Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media Relief is available for homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage due to financial hardships caused by the Pandemic. The California Mortgage Relief Program is providing a lifeline for qualifying California property owners, especially in underserved communities. Proponents of the program regard it as a safeguard to protecting generational wealth…
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Marc Philpart was named executive director of the California Black Freedom Fund in April 2022. The five-year $100 million fund is an initiative to ensure that Black power-building and movement-based organizations have the sustained investments and resources they need to eradicate systemic and institutional racism. On December 13th, the…
By Amy DiPierro and Corey Mitchell Center for Public Integrity This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, The Seattle Times, Street Sense Media and WAMU/DCist. For months, Beth Petersen paid acquaintances to take her son to school — money she sorely needed. They’d lost their apartment, her…
Building Block Event to Encourage Creativity and Collaboration To welcome San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) students back for the new semester, the District’s Expanded Learning Department is hosting a fun-filled Saturday morning of creativity and collaboration featuring Lego building blocks and more. Expanded Learning, also known as Sunrise/CAPS, has organized its First Annual…
Winter Break began Friday, December 16, 2022, for the vast majority of San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) students. Students return to class on Monday, January 9, 2023. The District’s non-school-based offices are open with limited hours December 19–22, 2022. Visitors may be required to make an appointment before in-person visits to District offices…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The fall of Cryptocurrencies, the recent wave of the investment craze that includes NFTs and trading cards, has not only ruined bank accounts for some but now has the federal government investigating its dramatic downfall. FTX, the Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange founded just before the pandemic paralyzed…
All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood Burning Prohibited Due to High Air Pollution Predicted for Monday, December 19 Through Tuesday, December 20, 2022 The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) has extended a residential No-Burn day alert from Monday, December 19 through Tuesday, December 20, 2022 for all those living in the…
San Bernardino, CA.- San Bernardino County, Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. completes his second full term in office with one success after the other -aiming towards the rise and growth of the Fifth District. “Over the past two years in office, I have provided residents of my district with the revitalization of several parks,…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. I will not be silent on the issues of racial hatred, violence, and prejudice. I am speaking out publicly in support of the recent call by billionaire African American business leader and philanthropist, Robert F. Smith, to stand up against the resurgence of racism and antisemitism in America. Blacks…
Fontana, CA, December 19, 2022- Do you have lots of “stuff” and not quite sure what to do with it? During this holiday season, make room in your closets and cupboards for your new wardrobe and home decor, by donating your old gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, books, blankets, and other home goods to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to close the gaps in our health care system that have left behind minorities and underserved communities by incentivizing increased health provider participation in disadvantaged areas. The Health Enterprise Zones Act would direct the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary to accept applications for…
By Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Using geolocation data has changed the way elections are fought and won. This last election cycle, the Democratic Party defied historical trends and a challenging national environment to expand its Senate majority and limit its losses in the House of Representatives. Democrats spent almost four times the amount…
Executive Director Bruce: “Keeping our current dysfunction on auto-pilot is bad for democracy and bad for Black and Brown communities who need real leadership in Washington.” Washington, D.C./December 20, 2022 – Today, Concerned Communities for America (CCA) Executive Director DaQuawn Bruce issued the following statement calling for the current Lame Duck Congress to avoid passing…
Saturday December the 17th at 9:45 p.m. the 2022 – 23 Miss Black Awareness Liyah Blevins was crowned by Mrs. California USA Tee Lee. Members of the 2022-23 court are Teen Princess Si’Yae Pernell, Jr. Teen Miss Princess Chardonna Dixon, Jr. Teen Miss Duchess Serenity Tim’s, Young Miss Princess Sencerity Tim’s, and Young Miss Duchess…
By Lou K. Coleman-Yeboah Take heed! Be on your guard! Things that will appear to be good, will not be good at all. Because the Antichrist is here, and not yet here. Not yet here in its consummation, but already here in significant fulfillments. Be on guard! Be alert! Because it won’t be long now…
Michael Neuroth A few weeks ago, I visited New York City with my family. As we walked through the bustling Times Square, I remembered that just over fifty years ago—December 15, 1969—a giant black-and-white banner hung in this sensorily overloaded center of American culture and consumption with a simple message: “War Is Over! (If You…
The Sorors of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; Gamma Omega Chapter of San Bernardino, CA designated the Highland Palms Healthcare Center in San Bernardino, CA to be this year’s recipient of the Christmas Outreach Program. Soror Barbara Jones, Committee Chair, arranged the December 14, 2022, visit. We delivered blankets, socks, and gloves for the residents…
Carol McGruder, co-chair, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council The tobacco industry has spent decades targeting – and killing – Black community members through predatory marketing tactics designed to hook us on deadly products like mint and menthol-cigarettes. What’s worse, in their efforts to protect profits, the industry pushed the lie that these products are…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m your newly elected mayor, and it’s time to build,” Mayor-Elect Jaylen Smith declared following his Dec. 6 election victory. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent At 18, Jaylen Smith recognizes the need for civic involvement. He believes his small city of Earle, Arkansas, would benefit from improved public…
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif.— Riverside County is looking for volunteers to get involved with the annual Homeless Point-In-Time (PIT) Count. The annual county helps agencies respond to homelessness. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up now for the annual survey of homeless adults and youth in cities and unincorporated communities throughout Riverside County. More than 700 volunteers…
Sacramento, Calif. – December 20, 2022 – A California law ending the sale of menthol cigarettes and most other flavored tobacco products, takes effect on Wednesday, December 21 despite the tobacco industry’s attempts to stop its implementation. In 2020, the State Legislature passed the popular and bipartisan law aiming to reduce youth tobacco use initiation…