Thanksgiving Holiday School And Meal Schedule

San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) will celebrate the Thanksgiving Break November 23–27, 2020. Students are not expected to participate in distance learning but may have homework or other assignments that are due when they return to online instruction on Monday, November 30, 2020. Middle College High School students follow the San Bernardino Valley…

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Come Together to Protest Police Violence Against Black Women Along With 100+ Other Artists In #ShowMeTheSigns, An Exhibition and Auction of Artists’ Protests Signs  Auction is now live for bidding, with 100% of proceeds supporting the African American Policy Forum’s #SayHerName Mothers Network Nationwide public art project accompanies the exhibition and auction and features artists’…

Riverside University Health System Receives $625,000 Grant to Expand Access to Primary Care

Initiative Funds Institutions that Train Primary Care Health Professionals to Provide Care for Underserved Communities MORENO VALLEY, CALIF., November 10, 2020 — Riverside University Health System (RUHS) received a $625,000 grant from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) to expand access to primary care, making it the only hospital in the Inland…

California Counties Encouraged to Apply for Mental Health Wellness Grants for Children and Youth

Sacramento – California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced today the availability of approximately $36.7 million in mental health wellness grants for children and youth. This competitive grant program funds facility acquisition, construction and/or renovation, equipment acquisition, and applicable program startup or expansion costs for crisis residential treatment facilities, crisis stabilization facilities, mobile crisis support teams,…

Raycom-Legacy Content Company & Mattel Launch First Ever Hot Wheels® Ultimate Drive Thru

Exciting New Attraction Delivers a Contactless and Immersive Family Experience Featuring Everyone’s Favorite Legendary Hot Wheels Cars, Monster Trucks & More! Coming Soon to the Inland Empire – Tickets on Sale Friday, October 30th at 10AM October 26, 2020: [Ontario, CA] – Raycom-Legacy Content Company, in partnership with Mattel, Inc., announced today the all-new Hot…

‘Millennials’: Kyle Massey, Keraun Harris, Philip Bolden, Aaron Grady, And Teresa Celeste To Star In New UMC Multi-Cam Comedy

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Millennials, the multi-camera comedy series recently greenlit by the popular AMC Networks streaming service, UMC, has officially named its cast. Kyle Massey (That’s So Raven), Keraun Harris (viral social media star @KingKeraun), Philip Bolden (Are We There Yet?), Aaron Grady (Everybody Hates Chris), and Teresa Celeste (Tales, Wild N’ Out)…

Educators Are Using BLACKHISTORY.COM To Teach Students What Textbooks Leave Out

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Textbooks are failing public schools, community colleges, and universities when it comes to African American history. Therefore, many teachers and professors are teaching their students from credible web sites like BlackHistory.com that reveal little-known facts about Black culture, inventions, and more. The web site was launched more than two years ago and…

The California Endowment Pledges 10-Year Support for Black-Led Organizing & Activism

LOS ANGELES – The California Endowment Board of Directors today announced it has approved a 10-year, $225 million pledge of funding support for Black-led organizing, activism, and advocacy in California. “The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the African-American community, in combination with recent tragic events of racial injustice, remind us that we must push further…

SBCUSD Assistant Superintendent Named CALSA Administrator Of The Year

The California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA) named San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD’s) Dr. Rachel Monárrez as the Central Office Administrator of the Year for the state for her distinguished leadership and excellence in advocating on behalf of Latina/Latino/Latinx children. Dr. Monárrez is the assistant superintendent of Continuous Improvement, which is…

ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Dismissal of the Disproportionate Police Killings of Black People

WASHINGTON — When asked in an interview today why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country,” President Donald Trump responded: “So are white people. So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people,” Trump told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge at…

(BPRW) Asian American Business Development Center in a Joint Partnership with 100 Black Men and the Hispanic Federation to Dispense Grants to Small Businesses Representing these Communities Hurt by COVID-19 Pandemic

Partners with Hennessy’s Unfinished Business Initiative to help businesses get back on their feet (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) is proud to announce that it has been selected along with 100 Black Men and Hispanic Federation as partners by Hennessy in Unfinished Business, a new initiative that…

Statement By Ellen Turner, President of Concerned Citizens For The Development of North Fontana On The Murder of George Floyd

Ellen Turner,  president of Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana stated;   Make no mistake about it the murder of George Floyd by police is an unspeakable, unacceptable, unforgivable tragedy. The Black community has suffered from PTSD since slavery.  It is comforting to see the country unified, calling for the arrest and conviction…

USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses and Ag Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers that are not eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency loans may receive…

The loneliness of COVID

You can make a difference during the lonely days of the COVID lockdown, especially among lonely seniors whether they be friends or family, says AMAC WASHINGTON, DC, May 22 — If you don’t have the heebie-jeebies by now, you soon will if you don’t take precautions during this new era of self-isolation due to the…