Tag: precinct reporter
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Time For Change Hosts 17th Awards Gala
By Dianne Anderson Since starting 17 years ago, the nonprofit Time For Change has broadened its scope to help more women and children escape deep cycles of poverty. So far, the organization has trained and empowered 1,200 women to independence, and reunited 282 children out of foster care with their moms. Vanessa Perez, who started ... -
House Chair Waters: Return Consumer Protection to CFPB
By Charlene Crowell On March 7, the House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Congresswoman Maxine Waters marked the first time that the new Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appeared for a hearing in this capacity. Entitled, Putting Consumers First? A Semi-Annual Review of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,” the session is the ... -
Demystifying Student Performance Via Parental Engagement
By Sharonica Nelson Once students reach middle school, parents often become less engaged with their child’s academic environment. They don’t walk them in the school’s doors anymore, they don’t communicate as often with teachers, and they are less like to visit the school unless there is a special program or sporting event after hours. This ... -
Community Garden Teaches Lessons For a Lifetime
By getting their hands a little dirty, Rose Lewis’ students at Etiwanda High School are learning some valuable lessons – about potential career opportunities, the future of the planet and even life itself. Now, with the help of a $5,000 grant, she’ll soon be able to turn a community garden program she started from scratch ... -
YWE Girl Talk Boosts Mutual Respect
By Dianne Anderson Middle school is a vulnerable time, an age when self-esteem either takes off toward a high point, or takes kids down the wrong road. An upcoming conference for students 11-18 breaks out an itinerary almost like the way grownups do it. They’ll have continual workshops in a collegiate setting, light breakfast and ... -
King Middle School Is SBCUSD Newest School To Watch
King Middle School is the District’s fourth and newest School to Watch. King joins just 15 other schools across California to earn the prestigious honor this year from the California Department of Education and the California League of Schools. Curtis, Golden Valley, and Serrano Middle Schools earned the Schools to Watch designation in previous years. Becoming a state and national ... -
Rep. Norton Fighting For D.C., Black Press in New Congress
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is a living legend with more than 50 honorary degrees and a list of accomplishments the size of her beloved District of Columbia. One of the ways that Norton remains updated through her book club. “I think the book that I enjoy is ‘On ... -
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” Panel Discussion
The San Bernardino Public Library will host a panel discussion on the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The discussion will take place on Wednesday, March 6, at 6 PM. Guest speakers will include Dr. Michael Chao, Biology Dept. Chair from Cal State San Bernardino and speakers from Loma Linda University. They will be discussing the ... -
Black Klan Leader Seeks Racial Reconciliation
By Dianne Anderson Stranger things haven’t happened. It’s not every day that a Black man takes over a neo-Nazi organization, along with the added bonus – a deed to 40 acres of land gifted from a deceased white supremacist. Rev. James Stern of Moreno Valley is the official leader of the nation’s largest hate group, ... -
SBVC Eases Financial Aid Process Via Technology
It’s too much money to pass up, and so little time. The San Bernardino Valley College Financial Aid office is still waiting for students to submit their Calgrant applications for the March 2 deadline. Depending on the need, this school year offers full-time students access to Pell Grants from $762 to $6,095. Among several types ...