By Kymyona Burk and Sylvie Légère (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As a parent, do you think your child is reading at grade level? The Learning Heroes’ National Parent Survey, conducted annually since 2016, consistently found that many parents tend to overestimate their child’s academic performance, including their reading levels. According to Be A Learning Hero’s Hidden in…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Whether we accept it or not, obesity continues to be a complex, chronic disease that kills thousands of Black Americans every year. Indeed, nearly half of Black Americans live with obesity, so we cannot afford to ignore this national emergency any longer. The public discourse around weight loss that…
Antonio Ray Harvey| California Black Media The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans is recommending that the State Legislature fund a governmental department dedicated to assisting reparations applicants prove their ancestry to enslaved people in the United States. The task force’s proposal to establish a “genealogy branch” within the…
Updated April 27, 20234:42 PM ET By The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of whistling at her — causing his 1955 lynching in Mississippi, which galvanized a generation of activists to rise up in the Civil Rights Movement — has died at 88. Carolyn Bryant Donham died in hospice…
Addy Bink Updated: APR 27, 2023 / 11:16 AM CDT (NEXSTAR) — Jerry Springer, the legendary talk show host and former mayor and news anchor, has died, according to a statement from his family shared with multiple outlets. He was 79. Springer passed away peacefully at his home in Chicago Thursday, a spokesperson for his family…
by: Vivian Chow Police found over 300 pounds of methamphetamine and 90,000 fentanyl pills during massive drug busts in San Bernardino this week. On Wednesday, San Bernardino officers along with a SWAT team served a search warrant at an undisclosed location where 305 pounds of meth were discovered. The drug’s total street value is estimated at…
by Dwight Brown film critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire It’s not the same as it was. This retelling of 18th century French violinist-composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ life is steeped in history but rocked with a modern imagination. Screenwriter Stefani Robinson’s (Atlanta) research and ingenuity resurrects Bologne (Kelvin Harris Jr.) as a…
It’s been over 30 years since Justice Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court seat once held by the great Thurgood Marshall, and it’s safe to say that his reputation for unethical behavior – which was poor to start with – has only gotten worse. What are we supposed to think about a justice’s career…
BY KRISTEN HWANG Medication abortion is still legal in California and across the U.S. A preliminary U.S. Supreme Court order today preserves the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone until the full merits of the case are heard by the high court. “The U.S. Supreme Court is right to take…
With what’s going on in healthcare, there are many things up in the air, especially when it comes to the health of African Americans. But instead of waiting to see what Congress or the government is going to do, some are taking their health in their own hands and coming together Just outside of Raleigh,…
Karen Georgia Thompson My Holy Week musings about change and transformation included thoughts about the change of season—from winter to spring—and encompassed familiar themes of lilies and new life emerging after the winter. Except, I was in South America, where the season was changing from summer to fall. I adjusted my thinking on these familiar…
Kindergarten students from across San Bernardino and Highland participated in the KinderCaminata events in March and April, as part of a nationwide initiative that aims to promote college going among young children and their families. Students dressed in matching, colorful t-shirts visited San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) where they were welcomed by students and staff…
Financial illiteracy is harming California’s students. The issue of young people being unprepared for adulthood is often attributed to a lack of financial literacy. However, we believe that the root of the problem lies in the fact that many adults in California are themselves financially illiterate and therefore unable to impart this knowledge to the…
By BRIAN WHITEHEAD | bwhitehead@scng.com | The Sun PUBLISHED: April 24, 2023 at 11:01 a.m. Wearing matching white hard hats and orange safety vests, San Bernardino city leaders took turns Monday morning, April 24, with sledgehammers to kick off the demolition of Carousel Mall. Mayor Helen Tran took the first whack at an empty concrete…
by DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network a little over two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, CNN announced Monday. “CNN and Don have parted ways,” CNN chair Chris Licht said in…
Playing among us in real life and ain’t nobody paying attention. Everybody just doing their own thang. Well let me put you on game, before you get your head took off by these cats. The “Sneak Attack Platoons” [Satan and his minions] is going to lead you into strange pastures where smiling faces will greet…
You’d never believe these foods are zero calories. You can eat them all day and not gain weight… The whole thinking behind “zero-calorie foods” is that they contain fewer calories than the body uses to break them down. But just because they have very few calories doesn’t mean they have to have very little taste….
by MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, government researchers said Thursday. Stroke death rates increased for both Black and white adults in 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. But the…
He is survived by his wife Pamela, four children, two stepchildren, and eight grandchildren. The Root is sad to report that actor, EGOT winner and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte has died at age 96. On Tuesday, a rep for Belafonte confirmed that the legendary singera pssed away due to congestive heart failure at his…
BY SAMEEA KAMAL Every other week, the 21 members of the Problem Solvers Caucus gather for lunch to hear presentations on different policies. This session, they’re focusing on clean energy and homelessness — issues they say impact every legislative district in California. Inspired by a similar group in Congress, the caucus is an experiment —…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond was recently given an award for Excellence in Leadership by one of the state’s premier financial literacy organizations, the California Council on Economic Education. Thurmond championed financial literacy during his time as a legislator and previously established a nonprofit program for helping at-risk youth develop their entrepreneurial skills…
A new website launched by the state on Earth Day steers electric car buyers to thousands in savings, along with other incentives that make going green more affordable. By Mark Hedin With climateaction.ca.gov, a new website unveiled on Earth Day, California is extending its global environmental leadership, providing guidance on making environmentally conscious green choices…
The month brings attention to the dangers of distracted driving and empower people to put their safety first ELK GROVE, Calif. — April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are encouraging people to do their part to help reduce traffic crashes, pedestrian…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Last year, America mourned the tragic suicides of two Black men who were celebrated for their exceptional talents and renowned for their achievements in the entertainment world and their links to Hollywood. The first was Stephen “tWitch” Boss, a co-executive producer and guest DJ on the Ellen DeGeneres…
Join SBCUSD for the upcoming Multilingual Programs College and Career Readiness Fair at San Bernardino Valley College! April 22, 2023 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Click on the flyer below to register!
