Leading Logistics and Supply Chain Experts to Discuss the Future of Logistics, E-Commerce, Supply Chain and Goods Movement Success POMONA, CA – The Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP) and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the keynote speaker lineup for its 2018 Southern California E-commerce and Logistics Summit presented by…
Top Companies in Tech, Insurance, Other Key Fields Don’t Come Close to Reflecting State’s Diverse Workforce OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Top corporations in the California marketplace have boards of directors that consistently fail to even come close to reflecting the diversity of the state’s workforce, according to a new analysis by The Greenlining Institute: Corporate Board…
HELENDALE, Calif. (April 5, 2018) — U-Haul Company of California is pleased to announce that Mitch’s Auto Paint has signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Helendale community. Mitch’s Auto Paint at 15401 Vista Road will offer U-Haul trucks and moving supplies. The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the…
NNPA/ESSA A hug may be comforting to many children, but for a child who has experienced trauma, it may not feel safe. That’s an example used by Julie Kurtz, co-director of trauma-informed practices in early childhood education at the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS), as she begins a trauma training session. Her…
By Seth Litt Executive Director, Parent Revolution | Special to California Black Media Who wants to know how California public schools are performing? There’s the usual assortment of policymakers, politicians, journalists, researchers and other professionals. But who needs to know? Parents. They’re the ones faced with choosing which school their children will attend – a…
Local associates read book on Dr. MLK Jr.’s legacy at Fontana Unified School District as part of national service effort Fontana, CA, April 4, 2018 – This April 4th will mark 50 years since the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his message and values of dignity, equality, justice and service still inspire…
Gail Fry Contributor After a $33.5 million judgment against the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, many are questioning the manner in which the sheriff is chosen in San Bernardino County and whether it is fostering what is alleged to be a corrupt good ole boys network running amok, administering justice in the streets and killing…
By Samantha Valencia, Staff Writer Department of Development & Community Relations San Bernardino Valley College SAN BERNARDINO, California?— The San Bernardino Valley College Foundation hosted its annual Valley-Bound Commitment Luncheon in February 2018 to highlight the continued success of San Bernardino Valley College’s Valley-Bound Commitment Program (Valley-Bound) and the support of the San Manuel Band…
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Delma Jackson’s New Year’s morning started with a shocking photo on her cell phone—an image of a man’s beaten, bloodied, swollen face. He was so badly disfigured; she initially could not tell it was her husband. Her husband, Miguel Jackson, was an inmate at a south Georgia prison, when…
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson (at podium) talks about the NAACP’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and the U.S. Census Bureau over management of the 2020 Census, during a recent press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Johnson, (left) a resident of Prince George’s County…
By Jesse Jackson April 4 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, shot down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time, we had come to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers seeking a living wage and a union. Dr. King was focused on…
By Antonio R. Harvey |California Black Media SACRAMENTO – The family of Stephon Clark’s independent autopsy revealed that the 22-year-old man was shot eight times by two Sacramento police officers in the backyard of his grandmother’s house on March 18. Six of the bullets hit Clark in the back, said forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu,…
By Madlen Grgodjaian/California Black Media John Chiang, the 33rd State Treasurer of the Golden State, is determined to become California’s next governor. In his role, the 55-year-old Democrat oversees trillions of dollars in annual transactions and is the largest issuer of municipal bonds. Chiang began his career as a tax law specialist and later served…
ROSEMEAD, Calif., April 2, 2018 — Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, has announced the names of 30 high school seniors awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to support their dreams to make a difference in the world through the study of science, technology, engineering or math — known as STEM. Each Edison…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Alexandru V. Roman, an associate professor in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration at Cal State San Bernardino, will give the opening presentation at the annual California Community Colleges Purchasing Conference, April 4-6, in San Diego. The theme for this year’s conference is Reimagining the Future of…
Collaboration between university and local school district yields scholarship fund, job placements for newly minted STEM teachers RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — It wasn’t an extraordinary teacher who inspired Maria Hernandez to become an educator. In fact, it was the opposite. “When I was younger, I remember being in a class where I felt confused all…
The Chavez Middle School Rattlers, logo seen here, are proud that one of their own won the annual spelling bee During an intense competition at Holcomb Elementary School on March 7, Chavez Middle School eighth-grader Galen Cholbi emerged as the winner of the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Collaborative Spelling Bee. The SBCUSD…
Rialto (April 2018) – Hoping to boost voter turnout for the upcoming mid-term and future elections, a collaborative of local nonprofit service organizations are pooling their resources to educate, empower, and motivate residents (ages 16 years and older) to register, vote, and become more involved in all levels of government that affect our lives. The…
Trump-Appointee Makes Changes to Help Companies, Not Consumers By Charlene Crowell In 1959, the late Dinah Washington (1924-1963) won a Grammy Award for her R&B hit song, “What a Difference a Day Makes”. The song tells the story of how a blossoming romance dramatically changed life – for the better. Its last lyrics, conclude that…
May 1, 2018 at Ontario Convention Center Tickets are on Sale Now!
Public Input Meetings April 7-12 (San Bernardino, CA)— Running sbX on Saturdays, better service to Colonies Crossroads, and no long accepting pennies on board are among the changes proposed by Omnitrans for 2018 and 2019. To gather public comments, the transit agency will hold a series of meetings between April 7 and 12. (meeting details…
Working a desk job is commonly associated with monotony. The idea is that you wake up each morning, show up to work, and go through the motions as you sit for hours. My schedule changes each day and I’m constantly moving around, which I personally love, so that sounds pretty awful to me. Luckily most…
National Kidney Foundation Launches Video Spot for April – National Donate Life Month and National Minority Health Month
“Lupus is not some distant disease,” Gabrielle Davis, founder of Lupus Sistas, tells Black Health Matters just days before the Black Health Matters Summit. In fact, lupus is an urgent matter. “It is rampant in the black community. It is having devastating effects on women, specifically black women.” It is with this same passion that…
If ethical and legally compliant behavioral health providers do not stand together, the behavioral health industry runs the significant risk of government regulation that is based on ill-informed and emotionally charged beliefs. Behavioral Health Association of Providers offers a platform for providers within the United States. LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — To effectively…