SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA – The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (SBCFPD) is deploying a new bulldozer and trailer specifically designed for fire suppression, enhancing the District’s capability to combat wildfires and ensure the safety of the communities within San Bernardino County. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians awarded County Fire a grant…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Last week, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) shared the results of its California vs Hate campaign, including its online reporting tool and telephone hotline, one year after their launch. The California Vs Hate digital platform is the state’s first-ever multilingual resource to tackle the surge in hate…
By Lou K. Coleman Planning for the future without planning for one’s eternal future. How crazy is that! Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. [James 4:14]. You can’t assume that you will even be…
Anissa Glaser-Bacon During the last weeks of April and early weeks of May, it felt as if our college campuses—most visibly at Columbia University but also elsewhere—were filled with activists, police, and violence. Demonstrations were attended by supporters and disrupted by police in the name of public safety. The New York City mayor warns of…
Kali Thorne Ladd, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Institute For many working in the early childhood field, we understand the need to offer our youngest children nurturing and caring environments that stimulate learning and healthy development. The neuroscience of brain development helps us understand why. In the first year of life, 1 million neural connections are…
By Ashlee Banks Special to the AFRO U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, (D-Ga-4) and other members of Congress have launched the “Court Reform Now Task Force” to restore balance and fairness to the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Reps. Johnson stated that he, Jasmine Crockett, (D-Texas-30), Madeleine Dean, (D-Pa-4), and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), launched this task force…
LAS VEGAS (May 28, 2024) – Brightline West announces updates to field investigation work in Southern California and Nevada within the proposed rail corridor within Interstate 15 right-of-way. Field investigation work includes geotechnical borings and samplings, utility potholing and land surveying. Work will take place primarily during daytime hours, with some work at night to…
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA – The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (SBCFPD) is deploying a new bulldozer and trailer specifically designed for fire suppression, enhancing the District’s capability to combat wildfires and ensure the safety of the communities within San Bernardino County. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians awarded County Fire a grant…
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking information from the public on protocols that may be considered for inclusion in a new Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program, the main program of the Growing Climate Solutions Act. The input is being collected through a Request…
A flood destroyed the city’s water infrastructure in 2022, but there were known problems for years prior — and they could have been fixed. When Michael Regan, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, went to Jackson, Mississippi, in 2021, he was supposed to visit a school. But when he went to Wilkins Elementary on…
Bo Tefu, Lila Brown and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The California Assembly approved a bill that bans admissions based on legacy ties and donor preferences at colleges and universities statewide with a 55-0 vote on May 21. Assemblymember Phil Ting (D- San Francisco) and Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) co-authored Assembly Bill (AB) 1780,…
Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Starting a business is a challenging task that requires a certain optimism, imagination, and perseverance. If you’re looking to start your own business, here are some important initial steps to consider: Know the business in and out. Whether you want to sell homemade sauces, open a place that serves…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California is moving towards officially apologizing for the horrors African Americans endured during chattel slavery after the State Assembly voted unanimously to approve Assembly Bill (AB) 3089 on May 16. Authored by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), the “California Apology Act for the Perpetration of Gross Human Rights…
By Soror Beverly Haynes SAN BERNARDINO, CA-Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated founded in 1942, the vision of eleven courageous and far-sighted professional women, was organized to promote higher scholastic standards, personal growth, career awareness and provide opportunities for community service. The Gamma Omega Chapter of San Bernardino, California is doing just that. The Gamma Omega…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media On May 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 5-0 to advance legislation that would require social media platforms to report cyberbullying incidents and remove posts depicting youth violence online. Senate Bill (SB) 1504, titled “Cyberbullying Reporting and Accountability,” “addresses the online safety for youth,” said the bill’s author…
Nationwide — 37-year-old Ron Lewis, Jr. was once a two-time high school freshman with a 1.3 grade point average, but now he holds three college degrees. In June 2024, he will be awarded his Doctorate in Business Administration degree from the International University of Leadership during their official Spring Commencement Ceremony in Morocco, Africa. The…
WASHINGTON – To mark the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board decision and Mental Health Awareness Month, EdTrust and AASA, the School Superintendents Association, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will host a panel of outstanding Black female superintendents discussing how they meet their students’ social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) needs. …
SACRAMENTO—On Thursday, May 16, the California Department of Education (CDE) released annual enrollment data for the 2023–24 school year, which showed a continued, though slowing, decrease in overall enrollment. Significant bright spots include a doubling of enrollment in transitional kindergarten (TK) over the last two years, from 75,465 in 2021–22 to 151,491 in 2023–24. …
By Sunita Sohrabji Abortion access and care also rank at the top among priorities for women of color. Surprisingly, immigration reform is not a front-burner issue. The perception of a floundering economy will loom large as women of color — a large and reliable, but often overlooked, voting bloc — head to the polls this…
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood), 64, says the “time is right” and he is “up to the challenge” of becoming the next Lieutenant Governor of California. Bradford, who serves as the Vice Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), announced his bid for the second highest…
(San Bernardino, CA) Omnitrans has upgraded fare payment options on its official app, Transit, to provide a one-stop digital location for community members to plan and pay for their trips on all of the agency’s service platforms. This upgrade includes fare payment options for the agency’s OmniRide microtransit service. OmniRide serves the communities of Chino/Chino…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Key provisions from U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill, which he co-led with Representatives Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.-33) and Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.-34), to support minority- and women-owned businesses were signed into law by President Joe Biden. The provisions from the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act, which were incorporated into the Federal…
As the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) continues to transform Medi-Cal, the state is expanding coverage to include behavioral health needs, like mental health care and substance use disorder services. Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, provides coverage for one in three — or 15 million — Californians. About 40% of California youth is also covered…
You may not have seen it, but the video of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs beating his then ex-girlfriend Cassie, has been unearthed and has sent shockwaves through the community. The sheer violence of the video has started conversations about what an abuser looks like, can he or she change, and what signs from an…
