It’s no secret that living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can take a real toll on your daily living, in all aspects including your love life. Navigating the dating scene is already challenging enough and living with MS can make it even more complicated. Young people in their 20s and 30s are often seeking out a…
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media About two years ago, Calvin Dubois, Executive Director of First Step Group Homes (FSGH) in San Bernardino County, says he made the right call when he subdued and held down an enraged child in his care. The 17-year-old boy was armed with a six-inch knife outside of…
By Dr. John Chang, senior medical director for UnitedHealthcare A sore throat. A headache. Body aches. A persistent cough. We’ve all had those symptoms and it’s easy to immediately chalk it up to a common cold. But what if it’s a more serious virus, like the flu? Last year’s widespread influenza season was the longest…
More than two dozen California cities receive funds for supportive housing programs Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced $10.5 million in grants from Housing and Urban Development’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program will be awarded to California programs that give homeless veterans access to supportive housing. “These grants will steer funding to more than two…
SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) and the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Cannabis Enforcement Unit (DOI-CEU) today announced a series of enforcement actions against illegal cannabis retailers operating in Los Angeles. Search warrants were served on 24 unlicensed locations over a 3-day period from December 10 to December 12 and resulted in the…
By Dr. Gail Christopher Years ago, the race equity community approved when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) acknowledged that social determinants of health – economic stability, education, social and community context, health and healthcare, and neighborhood and environment – are conditions that affect the quality of life for Americans. Deep down, we knew a…
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today voted to support a legislative package of eight appropriations bills to fund domestic functions of the federal government through fiscal year 2020. The Domestic Priorities and International Assistance Minibus (H.R. 1865) includes funding for: Labor-Health and Human Services-Education, Agriculture,…
By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic Look back on the most noteworthy films of 2019 and they all display a diverse array of superb talent—in front of and behind the camera. These movies entertained, educated and often inspired us. They challenged our opinions. They made us contemplate our fate and become more aware of…
WARRENDALE, Pa. and BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — rue21, a leading fashion retailer, along with Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Spike Lee’s production company, and Defend Brooklyn, have collaborated to offer a limited edition 30th Anniversary Do the Right Thing Collection exclusively at rue21. Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing 30th Anniversary…
By: Lou Yeboah As Paul challenged his readers, I too, challenge you to “Understand the present time in which we live.” [Romans 13:11]. We are living in a time like no other. The world is being turned upside down and we need to be ready! [Matthew 25:1-13]. You see, our generation is the first generation…
Bentley deBardelaben Phillips Executive for Administration and Communications, Justice & Local Church Ministries What lessons are we hoping to teach our children when, day after day, they are confronted with terror and trauma-inducing events conveying that human life is not precious, despite adults saying it is? Daily children are bombarded by images of fear, violence,…
Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana founder and organizer of the San Bernardino County Black History Month Parade for 52 year is Recognizing Phenomenal Women near and far. SAVE THE DATE SAT. FEB.21, 2020, FROM 10AM TO 12NOON EXPO TO FOLLOW, STARTING ON THE CORNER OF SUMMIT AND CITRUS AVE PROCEDING SOUTH TO…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In response to a strong surge in enrollment, Covered California extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for health insurance that would start on Jan. 1. They will now have through Friday, Dec. 20, to sign up and have their coverage go into effect on New Year’s Day. “Covered California is…
White Castle has initiated a voluntary recall of a limited number of frozen 6 pack cheeseburgers, frozen 6 pack hamburgers, frozen 6 pack jalapeno cheeseburgers, and 16 pack hamburgers, 16 pack cheeseburgers for the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenesis an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail…
21-year-old rising Chicago rapper Juice WRLD was pronounced dead this morning, Sunday, December 9, 2019, after experiencing a medical emergency at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. Juice WRLD, born Jarad Anthony Higgins and known for topping the album charts this year with his acclaimed work Death Race for Love, was rushed to a nearby hospital where…
Proposed Legislation Will Have Drastic and Debilitating Impact on Communities of Color Several state legislatures have recently proposed laws which are being directed towards what may only be viewed as a mephitic approach to issues as they relate to youthful use of e-cigarettes and vaping. We stress the concept that these proposed legislative acts would,…
By Khalil Abdullah/Ethnic Media Services Washington, D.C. (Ethnic Media Services) – Gilberto Amaya is a descendant of Africans of various tribes captured and transported in the 1700s to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean. Though intended for the harsh yoke of servitude, they ran the ships aground, then escaped inland where they intermarried…
By: Robbin Narike Preciado, Union Bank Regional President for Southern California The holidays are here and it’s a time when many of us tend to over-spend. In fact, Union Bank recently revealed findings of a national survey that uncovered some interesting spending habits among consumers a cross- section of generations, from Gen Z to Baby…
Bishop Daniel Frazier who has been a resident of San Bernardino, California for 40 plus years is celebrating 65 Year in ministry and his 70 Birthday. He was born December 23, 1949 to Bishop Horace and Mattie Frazier in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He started preaching at the tender age of five under the tutelage of his…
As part of its process for selecting new science textbooks, the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) invites all stakeholders to review the books and give input. The books are available for review now through December 13, 2019, at all Family Engagement Centers. The books are also available for review during business hours at…
WHEN Tuesday, December 10 at 11:00 am WHERE Family Car Show at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital |Hematology/Oncology Clinic 250 E. Caroline Street | San Bernardino, CA (LOS ANGELES, CA) – Three SoCal families with children who are currently undergoing medical treatment at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital will receive…
Fantasia rose to fame after winning American Idol, but the road to success wasn’t always a smooth one. She had issues with her music label, was a teenage single mother, had financial struggles, real drama in her love life, and all of it was well-documented. In August 2010, Fantasia overdosed on a sleep aid and…
Discovery Cube teams up with SoCalGas to produce the film on renewable natural gas, open for viewing at Southern California Discovery Cube locations LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9, 2019 – Just in time for the holiday school break, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Discovery Cube are releasing a fun adventure film about renewable energy. The…
New York, NY – The leaders of several influential law enforcement groups joined to condemn comments made last week by Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte who represents Brooklyn’s 42nd Assembly District. Ms. Bichotte made several irresponsible and inaccurate statements that downplayed the impacts that a menthol cigarette ban would have in New York’s communities of color. During…