North Fontana Black History Parade & Culture Expo

Ellen Turner, Community Organizer, Trudy Coleman; & Michael Townsend.

3 generations of the Diane Hall (left) Family.

Shelisha Williams, Sheriff Lieutenant, Frank Reyes, Board Member, SBCCD; Garry & Kay Maxwell, SBBCF Black Senior King & Queen; Eloise Reyes, Member California Assembly; Joseph Paulino, Chief of Police, SBUSD; Martin Sissac, Chief of Police, Fontana USD; Horace Boatwright, Sheriff Captain; & Carl Dameron.

Josie Gonzales, Member, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.

Ja’ Aliya, Tiny Ms Fontana Black Awareness

Kennedy McGhee, Ms Fontana Black Awareness

Christian Hunter, Hometown Grand Marshall.

John Roberts, Member, Fontana City Council.

John Coleman

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FONTANA, CA-The Concerned Citizens for the Development of  North Fontana works  annually, plan & present it’s Black History Parade & Culture Program.

This years program was held Saturday, February 23rd. The community organizer for this years program was Ellen Turner, whois the chair of the Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana.  The Sierra Lakes Home Depot Center was a major sponsor of this years parade and expo.

Josie Gonzales, member of the County Board of Supervisors presented several awards during the expo.

Kennedy McGhee was named  Ms. Fontana Black Awareness and  young  Ja’Aliya, was named Tiny Ms. Fontana Black Awareness. There were works by artist, Maurice Howard on display in the Black Art exhibit at the San Bernardino County Museum for the month of February.

Some of the participants in the Black History Parade were: the local and regional car clubs, Fontana Fire Dept., Pride of the Eagles Marching Band, Kaiser High School Marching Band, the Inland Empire Entertainers Drill & Drum Squad.