By Dianne Anderson A young Black teen knocks at the wrong house to pick up his kid brothers and is shot. An 18-year-old Asian woman is stabbed on a public bus, mistaken for Chinese. A white nationalist massacres 23 people after ranting online about the “Hispanic invasion” of Texas. Five were shot dead and 17 ...

By Dianne Anderson Before Chief John Gutierrez got into law enforcement 32 years ago, police chiefs had only a few things to worry about, usually involving budgets, reducing or addressing crime that looked a lot different then than it does today. The list grows longer for himself and many other police chiefs in general. Since ...

Angela Davis, American political activist, philosopher, academic and author, will visit Cal State San Bernardino on April 17. The talk, to be held noon to 1 p.m. in the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU) North Conference Center, will be moderated by Angie Otiniano Verissimo, CSUSB associate professor of health science and human ecology, and Alexandra ...

Social activist Terrence Floyd visited Cal State San Bernardino on March 2 to spread one significant message: love and unity. Moderated by Daria Graham, associate vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, the Social Justice Summit was an opportunity for CSUSB students to hear Terrence discuss various topics, including how to promote change, ...

Five years ago, Roryana Bowman moved with her two children and partner from her hometown of Columbus, Ohio to California, with plans to complete her degree in American Sign Language. “I’m passionate about the deaf community. I’m passionate about sign language. I want to be an ally to the deaf community,” said Bowman, interim coordinator of ...

Southern California’s rare snowfall on Feb. 25 could not keep the more than 120 people from attending a celebration of Mexico’s Afro heritage on the first day of a two-day event presented by Cal State San Bernardino’s Anthropology Museum at the Garcia Center for the Arts in San Bernardino. The event featured the history, heritage, art, food, ...

By Dianne Anderson Formerly incarcerated students are making it to the finish line with their baccalaureate or master’s degrees in hand at Cal State San Bernardino, thanks to Dr. Annika Anderson where her program participants go on to become teachers, lecturers, and engineers. They’re not just squeezing by in life, they’re doing good work and ...

The ninth annual Cal State San Bernardino Coyote Cares Day saw about 350 students, alumni, staff and faculty volunteers participate in helping the community’s underserved and needy, which this year was done over a two-day period, Friday, Feb. 18, and Saturday, Feb. 19. On the first day, the volunteers, which included CSUSB President Tomás D. ...

The Black Faculty, Staff and Student Association (BFSSA) at Cal State San Bernardino will host the 10th annual Pioneer Breakfast on Friday, Feb. 24, celebrating the accomplishments of individuals who have made an impact at CSUSB. “Celebrating Black Excellence: Leading and Shaping Our Future,” will be from 9-11 a.m., in the Santos Manuel Student Union ...

By Dianne Anderson For its 43rd year, the Riverside Black History parade is ready to roll again with a long stretch of attractions that keeps family and friends coming back to reconnect around the city’s biggest cultural event. Russel Ward said he is extremely excited to have it back in the public eye. “Our Grand ...