Category: Local & Community
Eat & Be Well Thanksgiving Day Dinner
At Your Service! Miss Black Awareness contestants, received their volunteer bracelets at Seville Park on November 21st to serve Thanksgiving dinner the residents of Fontana and surrounding communities. Please mark your calendar and come out and support these young ladies. The pageant is held on December 15th, Cypress Neighborhood Community Center, 8380 Cypress Avenue, …
Wealth Building Process of Tech Transfer Revealed and Supported Within Minority Communities
WASHINGTON (December 4, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced the launch of a 5-city tour to increase awareness among minority business enterprises of opportunities to improve businesses and create jobs using technology invented in Federal government laboratories. The MBDA InVision Tour begins in Atlanta, December 6 –…
Racial Justice Organization Reacts to Indictment of Amber Guyer for Murder of Unarmed Black Neighbor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement following the indictment of Amber Guyger, a white former Dallas police officer charged with the murder of Botham Jean, her Black unarmed neighbor: “The grand jury’s indictment of Amber Guyger is an important…
Celebrate Christmas and the Holiday Season at the County Library
The San Bernardino County Library invites residents to celebrate the holiday season at the Library Christmas Events. Enjoy an amazing experience and meet some favorite characters, including Santa Claus. Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, face painting, balloon artists, and more. These events are another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign,…
CNN Top 10 Hero Kim Carter Brings Successful Housing Model to Bay Area
Kim Carter, most notably recognized as one of CNN’s Top 10 Heroes, is opening the Brighter Futures home in Hayward CA, for women challenged by incarceration and homelessness wishing to reunify with their children. More recently Kim was also the recipient of the 2018 James Irvine Leadership Award, which recognizes those individuals who create innovative…
Black Women Will Soon Have Their Very Own Spa That Offers “Sistah Self Care”
While black women breakthrough barriers every day when it comes to employment and other kinds of success, studies show general health is an area where many are lacking. Inspired by the SistahSelfCare Movement Body, Soul, & Spirit Spa is raising funds to meet this vital need. Nationwide — It’s often been said, “health is the…
Know Your History Beautillion Knights!
Learning about African American History on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the Center for Youth & Community Development was engaging for all Beautillion Knights and their support group. Dr. N. Lawson Bush, V, Professor of Educational Leadership and Administration and Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and the former director of the…
Starbuck’s Breaks Its Promise To Filter Porn And Child Sex Abuse Images From Its Public WiFi: It’s Time For Starbucks To Filter More Than Coffee!
“Protecting the innocence of children in America is even more precious than green efforts and paper straws.” -Donna Rice Hughes, President & CEO, Enough Is Enough- Great Falls, VA – Enough Is Enough (EIE) is turning up the heat on Starbucks after it failed to follow through on its promise to filter pornography and child…
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Betsy DeVos’ Lies on Fox News
WASHNGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos attacked teachers’ unions today on the Fox Business Network: “Betsy DeVos is showing her true colors. We are fighting for the safe and welcoming public schools that kids deserve, healthcare protections so people aren’t one pre-existing condition away from bankruptcy, affordable college…
Omnitrans Hires Shawn Brophy as Operations Director
(San Bernardino, CA) Shawn Brophy has joined Omnitrans as Director of Operations, bringing over 25 years of experience in the transit industry. He fills a vacancy left by Diane Caldera who retired in September. Brophy’s career includes time in both the private and public sectors. He was employed by MV Transportation for the past…
Miss Black Awareness Scholarship Pageant Contestants
And here they are, your 2018-2019 Miss Black Awareness Pageant finalists. Event date is Saturday December 15th. The doors will open to the public at 5pm for your free professional keepsake photo included with the price of admission of $15. Location of this Royal event is Cypress Neighborhood Center 8380 Cypress Ave., Fontana, Ca. …
Aguilar’s Bill to Honor Jack H. Brown Heads to the President for Signature
San Bernardino, CA – Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) announced that the United States Senate passed his bill to name the United States Post Office located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino after Jack H. Brown, the late Inland Empire philanthropist and community leader who served as Executive Chairman of Stater Bros. Markets….
From Africa’s Emerging Markets Come Emerging Designers
Marketplace Africa puts the emerging African fashion industry in reach for American style-setters Michelle Obama is well known for discovering and supporting up-and-coming designers from a variety of backgrounds and cultural influences and bringing them to prominence. From Taiwanese-Canadian Jason Wu to Finnish Teija Eilola to Nigerian Maki Oh, the former First Lady has placed…
Inland Empire Student Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions
SAN BERNARDINO, California—Submissions are now open for the 8th Annual SBVC International Student Film Festival. All student filmmakers at SBVC and worldwide are invited to submit films at http://www.filmfreeway.com/iema. Categories include narrative and documentary short, animation, and experimental. The deadline to submit is March 31. Works in progress will be considered. The Inland Empire Media…
Tzu Chi USA Spreads Love After California Wildfires – Camp & Woolsey Fire
Chico, CA, Nov. 13, 2018 – The Camp Fire, which began on November 8, is now the deadliest wildfire in California history with 44 fatalities.It razed through more than 117,000 acres in Northern California and destroyed over 7,000 buildings.The Woolsey Fire, too, has burned through more than 93,000 acres and destroyed at least 435 structures…
Free Bus Rides for Veterans on Veterans Day
(SAN BERNARDINO, CA) — To thank and honor the men and women who have served in our nation’s armed forces, Omnitrans again is offering free bus rides to US military veterans on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11. Veterans just need to show a veteran-status ID when boarding any Omnitrans bus to get a free ride….
CDPH Encourages Consumers to Participate in Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that consumers who have prescription drugs that are no longer needed or are expired can safely dispose of them on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, October 27. Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety concern because they are highly susceptible to…
South Fontana Park Dedication Ceremony – Monday, October 22, 2018
Fontana, Calif.- The City of Fontana invites the public to attend the land dedication ceremony for the future South Fontana Sports Park on Monday, October 22, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at 10941 Cypress Avenue. The proposed 18-acre park will be located on Santa Ana Avenue between Cypress Avenue and Juniper Avenue. “The dedication ceremony…
Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Celebrates Their Founders
Gamma Omega Chapter’s Youth Group of San Bernardino, California attended the Grand Celebration of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 76th Founder’s Day. The celebration was held on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Doubletree by Hilton Ontario, Airport. All of the chapters in the Western Region participated in the celebration. It was a grand affair…
RUHS—Behavioral Health Leads Effort to Expand Mental Health Access for Kids 0-5
First 5 Riverside Will Fund the New Three-Year Countywide Project with $7.5 million grant RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Ca.—Riverside County children through age 5 will receive expanded access to early intervention and mental health services through a new program that aims to position them for emotional, social and academic success in school and life, mental health advocates…
Angels Opt-Out of Anaheim After more than half a century, Angels Baseball may leave
A Statement from Anaheim Council Member Kris Murray Today, Angels Baseball exercised their legal option to terminate their lease with the City of Anaheim. This is further evidence that Anaheim’s toxic political environment has very real consequences. First the city lost thousands of local jobs and millions in future tax revenue when Disney cancelled their…
Settlement Requires L.A. Superior Court to Consider Drivers’ Inability to Pay Traffic Fines
LOS ANGELES – Under a settlement signed, the Los Angeles County Superior Court has agreed to procedures to ensure that no motorists will be saddled with traffic fines they simply cannot afford to pay. The lawsuit Alvarado v. Los Angeles Superior Court, filed in 2016, alleged that courts throughout Los Angeles County illegally assumed that…
New Studies Affirm PTA’s Concerns About School Funding
SACRAMENTO – A decade ago, a research project called “Getting Down to Facts” presented evidence that California needed to simplify its school funding system and provide schools with significantly more funds. During the years since, passage of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) accomplished the simplification. However, a substantial infusion of additional funding did not…
Schools to Participate in the October 18 Great California ShakeOut
All San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) schools and offices will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, October 18. Beginning at 10:18 a.m., all SBCUSD students and staff will drop, cover, and hold on. Sites will also practice emergency response procedures, such as evacuations, accounting for all persons, and reporting and coordinating…
