The youth today is the future for tomorrow. Our youth must be given every opportunity possible to excel in their educational pursuits. Gamma Omega Chapter of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc remains faithful to the sorority’s vision of promoting higher scholastic standards for the youth in the community, They encouraged the youth to continue…
Please allow me to introduce you to the San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation 2018 Senior King & Queen, Don & Celeste Griggs. Congratulations Royalty! Mrs. Celeste Brown Griggs was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1963, where she was a class mate and sweet heart of Don Griggs. Mrs….
By Sandra Baltazar Martinez RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Lovers of experimental and contemporary dance will be immersed in eight days of queer, unconventional, and kaleidoscopic performances, workshops, and lectures at the University of California, Riverside. From Feb. 24.-March 3, UCR will host “NOT FESTIVAL: everyone&nomadic&queer&artist&la tino&immigrant&bla ck&other&everyone&,” an interdisciplinary dance and visual arts event that for…
Black History News Jane Bolin was a trailblazing attorney who became the first African-American female judge in the United States, serving on New York’s Family Court for four decades. Synopsis Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on April 11, 1908, Jane Bolin graduated from Yale Law School and, after relocating to New York City, became sworn…
By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service Fans, who bought a record-setting number of advance tickets, weren’t the only ones anticipating the Feb. 16 opening of “Black Panther,” Marvel’s historic first black superhero film. “I’ve been waiting a long time. I was just so, so excited because this was a movie [where] we all felt…
