By Dianne Anderson No one needs a degree in political science to know that something weird is afoot. Big challenges ahead have advocates coalescing around the single goal –  do whatever is necessary to get the community ready for what’s coming in November. Alton Garrett said Westside Action Group (WAG) held one of several community meetings ...

By Dianne Anderson Celebrations for the entire family are just getting started with Black History Month in Riverside, now including the newest ceremony on the block – the raising of the flags. On Thursday, February 1, the BLACK Collective leads the energy and focus with the raising of the “Black History Month” flag starting at ...

By Dianne Anderson Competition is always stiff for small mom and pop nonprofits just trying to survive, partly due to the maze of scattered grant information, or they don’t know where to look and how to access funding. Equity is the big buzzword since the fallout of the pandemic that spurred billions in federal funding ...

By Dianne Anderson Some of the more popular advice that Kayla Booker remembers hearing all the way up through adulthood never panned out for most people she saw in her community, herself included. Going to college, buying a house, and having a family looked good in theory, but seemed out of reach for her generation. ...