SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that California’s adolescent birth rate (ABR) continues to decline. A new state report indicates a record low of 13.9 births per 1,000 females between the ages of 15 and 19. Those numbers reflect an 11.5 percent decline between 2016 and 2017. Declining rates can…
By Charlene Crowell Each year as families beam with pride at seeing a son, daughter or another relative graduate from college, that achievement is nearly always the result of a family’s commitment to higher education. And when these institutions are among the more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), that pride is magnified…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia From the Miracles, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, and the shaping of the original Little Steven, to being the genius behind the launch of the man that would become known as “the King of Pop,” Berry Gordy long ago indelibly cemented his place as one of the…
By Tykiera Haley The two-part season finale of the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar saw Micah West, played by Actor Nicholas L. Ashe, inform his mother Charley (played by Dawn Lyen Gardner), that he has chosen not to attend Harvard University. In the 12th Episode of Season 4, Micah announces he wants to…
Featuring Acclaimed Authors, Musical Artists and Inspirational Speakers Coming Saturday, Oct. 19 to the Rancho Cucamonga Community Center RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. – (Oct. 5, 2019) – Women with Voices is celebrating its fourth annual book extravaganza coming to SoCal’s Inland Region on Saturday, Oct. 19 to the Rancho Cucamonga Community Center located at 11200 Base…
By: Lou Yeboah Listen, only God can satisfy our inner hunger. God put a longing in our hearts that was intended to lead us back to Him. The problem is that instead of turning to God and letting Him fill our souls, we turn to other things — alcohol, drugs, sex, money, pleasure, work; knowing…
Brooks Berndt Minister of Environmental Justice Prophets provoke a reckoning, a moment of truth that cannot be denied. The illusion of righteousness is dispelled. The mask of insincerity is ripped away. The mirror is held aloft, and we must consider our reflection without lie or deception. The complacency of the cautious and circumspect remains tenable…
Seeking to implement effective regional as well as local approaches to combat California’s growing homeless crisis, San Bernardino County Fifth Supervisor Josie Gonzales has joined eight other County Supervisors on the California State Association of Counties’ (CSAC) Homeless Action Team. CSAC formed the working group in August, which also includes its First Vice President Lisa…
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the proliferation of pink ribbons is about to start. Predatory capitalists will make breast cancer their cause, producing pink t-shirts, pocketbooks, everything. It’s a mixed blessing, this awareness, because too many will make this both a marketing and a profit-making opportunity, while…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to move for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump has rocked Washington. The news of the resulting investigation has also unified Democrats, particularly those like Rep. Maxine Waters of California, who has argued for some time that Trump should face impeachment. “Donald…
By Tanu Henry | California Black Media “I jumped on the mayor’s desk, I had a few bizarre interviews on CNN, I did a lot of cussing out of our officers,” said Stevante Clark, a Sacramento-based rapper-turned-activist. He was talking about experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after police officers shot his brother, Stephon Clark, eight…
By Dr. Eliz Dowdy, guest writer It is with sadness that we report the transition of Bishop Eldoris Bonner, the founding pastor of Faith Ministries in Apple Valley. She moved the church she had founded in Hollywood, Pentecostal Christian Church of Hollywood, to the high desert after the unrest in Los Angeles in 1992. Bishop…
By Lauren A. Jones Pro Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann resigned as the University of Southern California’s athletic director after three years atop the program, USC President Carol Folt announced in a letter on Monday. “Lynn has been a leader on and off the field at USC for nearly five decades, and he will…
All San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) schools, except Middle College High School and Inland Career Education Center (ICEC), are closed to all students on Friday, October 4 and Monday, October 7 for teacher training. Although October 4 and 7 are non-school days, students can still find fun ways to learn. Students can watch…
By Sentinel News Service Los Angeles Unified submitted a public comment letter on Monday to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in opposition of proposed eligibility restrictions for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The proposed rule change would impact millions of people, including 40,000 households in Los Angeles County. “These proposed changes will…
The Westside Community mourns the loss of a longtime resident, business owner and friend, Samuel Howard Johnson. Samuel was born March 30, 1931 and passed away, Friday, September 6, 2019. Samuel loved the auto body business and his dream came true of owning his own business in 1964. He enjoyed his trade for many years. …
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – San Bernardino Valley College announces the hire of Keith Candelaria as the new head athletic trainer. Candelaria is stepping into the role left vacant by Michael Sola, who retired at the end of the spring semester after 37 years in the position. Candelaria, a father of two, comes from Whittier College,…
By Tanu Henry Several political leaders as well as activists in California shared their reactions to U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ criminal justice reform plan. It calls for ending mandatory minimum sentences, legalizing marijuana, expunging marijuana convictions and shutting down for-profit prisons, among a number of other proposals, that could have a…
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the San Bernardino Community College District, San Bernardino, California, to modernize two existing buildings for a new workforce development facility. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and…
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) introduced the FAFSA Act (the Financial Aid Fairness for Students Act) to repeal a law that makes it all but impossible for people with a drug conviction, no matter how petty, to receive federal financial aid for higher education. The law in question,…
The County of Riverside released a summary of findings from an independent review of the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) Children’s Services Division (CSD). The public report also details how DPSS is enhancing and expanding safeguards to protect children from abuse and neglect. The county’s Executive Office requested the review last year to ensure…
Approximately 106,000 voter information guides started going out to Riverside County voters today, Sept. 27, for the general election on November 5. Material in the voter information guide will help voters make informed choices. Voters may mark their selections on the voter information guide and use it to help them complete their official ballot at…
By Bryan 18 X Crawford (The Final Call) – Many Black men and women today understand the social climate they’re living in. It’s a time when tension between Black and White grows more intense with each day. Where current administration policies, combined with centuries of systemic abuse and mistreatment by law enforcement and the judicial…
By Sentinel News Service The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced a multi-year partnership focused on bringing issues surrounding mental health out of the shadows and into the public through a multi-faceted awareness campaign. “Sports and the tremendous reach of players…
Riverside County health officials are urging the public to get vaccinated against influenza by taking part in a free flu shot clinic that is part of a public health exercise. The flu shot clinic is planned from 9 a.m. until noon on Oct. 8 at the Indio Senior Center, 45-700 Aladdin St., Indio. “If a…
