By Dianne Anderson Across the Inland Empire, John Hoover Coleman could be found almost any day of the week, and at most important events, with his camera in hand documenting the faces and places of civic action, celebrations and the people who shaped local Black history. Coleman, known as the “People’s Photographer,” died earlier this ...

The Memorial Services for Photographer Henry Hooks are: December 15, 2021: Viewing 10AM Services 11AM Community Memorial Chapel of San Bernardino 738 E. Highland Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92404 December 16, 2021: Burial Service Riverside National Cemetery 22495 Van Buren Boulevard Riverside, CA 92518

By Dianne Anderson Henry L. Hooks, the Precinct Reporter’s own veteran photojournalist, realized his love of close-ups and Kodachrome back in the Air Force, where he was first handed a “TM 1-219 training manual for photography” and told to shoot. Spanning decades, Hooks will be remembered for his award-winning portfolio that drove the perspective of ...

By Eliz Coleman Dowdy, Staff Writer After the weekend celebration of thanksgiving, the Inland Empire awakened to the news that our famed photographer, Henry Hooks, had transitioned Friday, November 26. For over five decades, Henry Hooks showcased the African American community’s social events, weddings, proms, cotillions, and the first building of New Hope Missionary Baptist ...