SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Dr. Alan Rowe founded the United College Action Network (U-CAN) with his wife Donna Rowe in 1988 and the couple has built it into an opportunity for young people to obtain educational freedom. As they prepare for the 20th-year of their signature college recruitment event this week, Dr. Rowe shared with the…
Sensors on NASA satellites Terra and Aqua captured a record of thousands of points of fire in Brazil in late August. The fires pose a threat to the Amazon rainforest and to people living in and around it. (Image: NASA Earth Observatory) Rampant fires in the Amazon present an ecological, international crisis. Scientists from the…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced legislation to address the growing crisis of food insecurity among college students across the country. The Enhanced Access to SNAP Act (or EATS Act) would amend the Food and Nutrition Act to include “attending an institution of higher education” as a form of qualification, expanding SNAP…
(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA – Celebrated Pastor, Business Woman, and Television Personality, Sabrina McKenzie, officially announces her newest role as the star of the highly anticipated BRAVO television show “In A Man’s World.” Produced by two time Grammy Award Winning Actress and Producer, Viola Davis, the show is set to premiere October 1st, 2019….
Friday, September 20, 2019 WHO: DJ Don Juan, DJ V.I.P., Letty Peniche (host), Ice Cube (headliner), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Roddy Rich, Dom Kennedy, DJ Quik, King Lil G, Suga Free, J Perico, Joe Moses, Malaynah, Stupid Young, Young Drummer Boy, J-Stone, Roscoe, E.D.I Mean (producer), and Jason Gazzini (Cabana Concerts). WHAT: After its sold-out inaugural year,…
Who The Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau invites the media to attend the 7th Annual Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion! What The annual Classic Car (1900-1988) event is unique because the cars actually cruise on the streets. Estimated cars – 1,000 Free Family Event – over 150,000 people last year attend When Friday, September 20,…
EVENT LISTING Los Angeles Libros Festival The inaugural Los Angeles Libros Festival will be held at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, September 28 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. A free bilingual book festival for the whole family that invites visitors to read, dream and celebrate… en…
By: Lou Yeboah Oh, how we so hate it, but, boy do we forever need it! Tough Love! Although difficult to give and difficult to receive, when we acknowledge the serious and eternal implications of our choices, we come to understand why tough love is so important. Case in point: When King David committed adultery…
Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer General Minister and President I made a visit to Senator Portman’s office recently. It was an opportunity to ask him to support HR 2214, known as the No Ban Act. With me on the visit were Peter Makari, Area Coordinator for our mission partners in Europe and the Middle East,…
Miss Cardinal Contestants Jaelynn Tate (left) and Karla Loria Cabrera (right), photos by Ricardo Tomboc On Saturday, September 21, 15 young ladies from San Bernardino High School (SBHS) will compete for the title of Miss Cardinal City and the privilege to represent SBHS, aka Cardinal City, and the community for a year. The pageant, which…
Billboards launch September 16th and will appear among highest traffic areas “Voters need to know that the San Bernardino County Supervisors aren’t making our most vulnerable residents and caregivers the county priority they need to be.” Leslie “Les” Berner IHSS consumer Victorville, CA. San Bernardino – Today, SEIU Local 2015 which represents San Bernardino County’s…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The African American community has been historically undercounted in the census. The Census Bureau estimates that African Americans were undercounted by more than 800,000 in the 2010 U.S. Census, and that approximately 7 percent of young African American children were overlooked by the 2010 Census, roughly twice the rate for young non-Hispanic…
By BlackPressUSA Social Lites, Inc. of San Bernardino launch the 53rd Beautillion Scholarship Season under the leadership of Mrs. Tina Darling, Beautillion Chairperson. Young men seeking scholarship opportunities in addition to being mentored by leaders in the community are encouraged to attend the upcoming briefings to learn more about the program. Parents are encouraged…
SAN DIEGO — Today, at the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium in San Diego, California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft National Water Reuse Action Plan that identifies priority actions and the leadership and collaboration that is needed between governmental and non-governmental organizations to implement these actions. Water reuse represents…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA-Think about a situation where you might encounter a law enforcement officer. For most people the situation they imagine is negative. In San Bernardino, local police are changing that perception while making our community a safer environment to live and do business. We’ve restructured the force, and these efforts are already paying positive…
PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS GROUP — Kids from Riverside and San Bernardino schools will converge on Bourns Inc. headquarters in Riverside for a conference sure to spark their young inventive minds around cutting-edge technology. If there is any doubt about how much they crave technology, last year about 5,000 students were put on the waiting list…
Memorial Services are being held for Ricardo Francisco Lopez who passed away, September 5, 2019. Ricardo was a United States Navy Veteran born February 16, 1932 The viewing will be held Saturday, September 28, 2019 From 10AM-11AM. Services will take place immediately following the viewing at Friendly Temple Church of God in Christ located at…
By Jennifer Bihm Former UCLA employee Nicole Birden said she feels “good about her victory” now that UC regents have been ordered to pay her $1.58 million, as compensation for her experience in what she and her attorney James DeSimone are calling a hostile and racist work environment. Birden, who is African American, said she…
SAN BERNARDINO, CA—SEPTEMBER 4, 2019— It’s going down in the I.E.! On Sunday, October 20, barbers from across the Inland Empire region will be showcasing their skill sets for a night of fun and cuts. Come get your cut between 7 p.m. and midnight at 320 S E Street, San Bernardino, CA 92404. Featured barbers…
By Dianne Anderson Angie Denisse Otiniano Verissimo, an associate professor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology at Cal State San Bernardino, was selected for the Wilmer Amina Carter Award from Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes’ (D-San Bernardino) office for her continued service to the Inland Empire community. She received the award during Reyes’…
By Regina Brown Wilson | California Black Media This is a direct appeal to Governor Newsom, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez and our entire state legislature. I’m writing this on behalf of the more than 20 African American-owned newspapers that operate in cities and towns across California. As the leaders we’ve elected to represent and protect the…
(Indio, CA) – Do you live in the Coachella Valley and are you looking for that first job, a new career or just to change to the 9 to 5 routine? If so, the 24th Annual Valley-wide Employment Expo may have the perfect opportunity for you. The expo is free and will be held Thursday,…
Grant is part of $4.25 million to universities on heels of memo from Administrator Wheeler to prioritize Agency efforts to reduce animal testing Riverside, Calif. – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $849,811 to University of California Riverside as part of a total of $4.25 million in funding to five universities to research the…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Over the next decade, the Education Department projects an $11 billion cost-savings from denying loan forgiveness. But for student loan borrowers, denying $11 billion in loan forgiveness adds an unwieldy and costly burden for an education, and earnings that were never realized.” By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor Photo caption Most consumers…
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The U.N’s office on AIDS has named a longtime activist on women’s issues to head the global health agency. Ugandan humanitarian Winnie Karagwa Byanyima’s career began as a member of parliament in the National Assembly of Uganda. She became the Director of Women and Development at the African Union Commission and…