– The San Bernardino Valley College Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Edison International to benefit students looking to work in the automotive industry, specifically on electric vehicles. “The Edison Clean Energy grant will be used to develop stackable certificates for clean energy electric vehicle (EV) technician training,” Karen Childers, San Bernardino Valley…
By The Precinct Reporter News The Music Center welcomes one of America’s most popular dance companies, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, back to Los Angeles with the dance company’s 60th anniversary celebration tour at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion through April 7. Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Ailey’s remarkable dancers – including Danica…
“We are excited to partner with Lynwood Unified School District National College Resources Foundation to host an exclusive HBCU Basketball Showcase for Men’s and Women’s Basketball Showcase to give unsigned student athletes an opportunity to play there sport in college,” says NCRF Founder Dr. Theresa Price. MEDIA: 1. Please Feature in your Blogs, NewsPapers, Calendars…
Brooks Berndt Minister for Environmental Justice According to a recent news article from NPR, “the partisan clash” over the Green New Deal “is likely to be a continuing theme ahead of the 2020 election.” But what if the “partisan” divide is largely a myth outside the halls of Congress? What if the Green New Deal…
By: Lou Yeboah It’s called the principle of sowing and reaping. The nation of Israel had to learn this in a very personal way. Their waywardness and failure to do what God instructed them to do often placed them in a position where they would not have His blessings. The Lord gives principles in Scripture…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media Tomorrow, the California Assembly Education Committee will hold its first public hearing on two pieces of legislation California Charter School founder Margaret Fortune says are designed to dismantle taxpayer-funded independent public schools in the state. If passed, 52,800 African-American children enrolled in charter schools across California could…
About 300 students turned out for the first of its kind Disabled Resources Fair at San Bernardino Valley College, which helped raise awareness of numerous available services both on and off campus. For the first time, many students at San Bernardino Valley College are breaking through barriers to learning as they independently navigate college campus…
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By RICHARD WINTON, JACLYN COSGROVE, ANGEL JENNINGS and DORANY PINEDA A suspect in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle is in custody, authorities said, ending a two-day manhunt. Eric Holder, 29, was arrested in Bellflower on Tuesday afternoon. Los Angeles police detectives went to the L.A. County sheriff’s station in Lakewood to verify the identity…
By Vincent L. Hall, Activist, Texas Metro News/Garland Journal “Senior Political Correspondent” Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah of The Daily Show are co-creators. After another man-made catastrophe, Minhaj, an American Muslim and Noah unveiled a name for White terrorists: “White ISIS” or “WISIS.” They pointed to the ugliness of terrorism, which somehow becomes more tolerable…
More than 5,800 stores are expected to close in 2019. LifeWay said Thursday that it planned to close all 170 of its stores. Charlotte Russe, Family Dollar, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Chico’s recently announced more than 1,100 store closures in a span of 24 hours. Payless has said it plans to close all of its…
Houston, TX — Kevin Reese Jr., a 10-year old boy from Houston, Texas, shockingly ended his life after he was apparently bullied several times at school. According to reports, other students violently beat him and wrote on his tablet to “kill yourself.”“I never thought he would go this far, never. I’m still in disbelief. It’s…
By Sabrina Clay The life of a preschooler is filled with arts, crafts, indoor and outdoor play, making new friend and yes, band-aids and ouch reports, yet when parents decide to send their children to preschool for the first time, one of the most important considerations is that that their children are safe from harm….
You can help local high school graduates earn college scholarships by volunteering with the San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association. Every year, individuals and community groups donate thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving high school seniors. Federal tax law requires that someone outside the donor group help select the scholarship recipients. In order to comply…
Lynchburg, VA — Police officers in Virginia are under fire for handcuffing and detaining four Black male college students with at least one gun drawn. They were stopped for having a broken tail light, and of course, many believe this is yet again just another case of racial profiling. The students from Virginia University of…
When Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM PDT Add to Calendar Where Encore JR./Sr. High School for the Arts 16955 Lemon Street Hesperia, CA 92345 Give your kids a chance for a full day of FREE arts workshops at home in the high desert. The Kid’s Art Day is a FREE…
National Society of Black Engineers will recognize Edwards with prestigious Golden Torch Award at its annual convention on March 30 RESTON, Va., March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Kevin Edwards, global manager of the diversity and inclusion program at Bechtel, has been named a recipient of the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) Golden Torch Award….
San Bernardino, CA — San Bernardino County Tax Collector Ensen Mason warns taxpayers of a recent scam to obtain financial information from property owners. The Tax Collector’s Office received several reports from taxpayers that an individual posing as a Tax Collector employee contacted them in person at their homes in San Bernardino on March 28…
SB 22 Helps Ensure Justice for Survivors and Hold Rapists Accountable SACRAMENTO – With unanimous support, the Senate Public Safety Committee today passed important legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) requiring that law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories promptly analyze and test all newly collected rape kit evidence in California. Following federal best…
WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced legislation Thursday to extend and expand funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. If Congress doesn’t act by September 30th, community health centers will lose the federal funding they need to keep their doors open. Community…
LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2019 — The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education sued the University of California, Los Angeles yesterday for failing to fulfill a public records request filed over a year ago. In the 391 days since FIRE submitted a request for records related to a campus speaking appearance by U.S. Secretary of…
New PSA Starring Harry Lennix Urges African American Men to “Know the Numbers” LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the kick-off of its new national “Know the Numbers” campaign to raise awareness about how prostate cancer disproportionately affects African American men, who are 76 percent more likely…
New partnership with RIP Medical Debt forgives those earning less than two times federal poverty limit Mountain View, Calif. – April 1, 2019 – GetInsured, a leading provider of health insurance marketplace platforms, has abolished $1,856,771.28 of residents’ medical debt in its home state of California, to help alleviate some of the severe financial hardship…
By Peter J. Pitts Scientists searching for cures to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, andother deadly illnesses may soon lose their funding, due to a misguidedproposal from Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The proposal would gradually reduce Medicare’s reimbursement rate foradvanced drugs administered in hospitals and doctor’s offices by 30percent. Sec. Azar claims these…
Charlotte, NC — Alicia Tetteh, founder of a mental health and therapy organization, Building Endurance PLLC, has announced the launch of the company’s first mental-health focused all-mobile experience app, ATTUNE. Available this February, on iOS and Android devices, ATTUNE app will directly connect consumers to mental health and wellness providers for free. ATTUNE helps consumers…