The Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce recently held its third annual Business Summit in Ontario. Themed: Unity in Diversity Business Summit, the event featured presentations by a number of corporate sponsors as well as a number of government agencies that touched on the topic of supplier diversity. The three-day business summit provided excellent networking ...

By Dianne Anderson Flags will be whipping, steppers will be stepping, batons will be twirling, and marching bands will be on the move. Rain or shine next week, nothing is keeping San Bernardino from turning out for a high-energy tribute to Dr. King’s legacy and memory through community action. But first – the thing that ...

Healthy Heritage is excited to announce the return of “Laughing for the Health of It”, a Comedy Show and Mental Health Resource Fair, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, May 21st, at 4:00 PM, at the Ontario Improv. The show will feature the hilarious comedians Fritz ...

By Dianne Anderson Martin Luther King, Jr National Day of Service on-site events have canceled out as Omicron picks up speed, but local nonprofits are determined to mask and glove up for the community to honor the slain civil rights leader in all he represents. In the Inland Empire, local activist Trudy Coleman said that ...

By Dianne Anderson Not everyone is in a position to hand out mini-loans without interest, and most wouldn’t if they could. But Joe Rodgers gives what he can for family and friends to survive the past, and possibly the future government shutdown. Over the past two months, he has come out of pocket with quite ...

With the hit song, “Candy Girl” back in 1984, New Edition served as the model for the re-emergence of the “Boy Band” that took off in the 1980’s. Influenced by the Jackson 5, the young group had style, flair and dance moves that could rival the Temptations, The Pips and many other groups from the ...

By Dianne Anderson Working the family limousine business in the late 1980’s, Bruce Atlas, Chief Operating Officer for the Ontario International Airport Authority, was not looking for a job, and he had no background in aviation. He did, however, have a commitment to pay life forward by mentoring a young man at a job fair. ...

By Dianne Anderson Derek Williams is unapologetically chief. It’s not the worst job in the world, but even as his heart was set on joining the police force after he served in the military, his inner family circle heavily advised against it. Getting into police work is not without its challenges, but probably none so ...