In honor of Black History Month, the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, Inland Cities East will host its annual Black History Awards Luncheon and Fundraiser. Themed “This Woman’s Work,” the luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, February 9, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. The luncheon will be held in the historic Rezek Pavilion Centre located at ...

By Dianne  Anderson Nearly every day this month, students are rallying the cause and rolling out numerous free Black History Month events on everything from financial literacy to political realism to the politics of food. On Thursday, February 7, Cal State San Bernardino presents nationally recognized speaker, minister and activist, Nyle Fort, on “Race, Protest ...

By Dianne Anderson A lot of hard-working volunteers have given time and talent through the decades at the San Bernardino branch of the NAACP, sometimes facing the most intense community concerns of any city in the nation. John Futch, newly elected president of the local branch, said over the years the organization has maintained its ...

By Dianne Anderson Unpaid federal employees are temporarily back to work, but still unclear on when they will receive their back pay, or how to keep the lights on, or put food on the table to survive the next potential Trump shutdown. To help impacted local workers, Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County has ...

By Christina Cauteruci There’s a crew of new women in Congress who’ve become fast friends since the election. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have become instant progressive icons and visible markers of a long-overdue shift in legislative demographics. They’ve posted loads of selfies together, called themselves a “squad,” tweeted support ...

By Dianne Anderson Black history, the current challenge to expand self-awareness, and the future of cultural unity will bring out the whole community for a long lineup of free consciousness-raising events at the Claremont Colleges. Those up for flexing their superhuman powers of deduction are invited to attend “Comics, Afrofuturism, and the Black Superhero,” a ...

By Eliz Dowdy, Staff Writer The Alumni chapter of Delta Sigma Theta held the 13th annual MLK Peace March in Victorville.  The day was blustery and cold, but the high desert communities came out to participate, be encouraged, and view the unveiling of the newest civil rights plaque added to the display on a grassy ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Commentary That Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris announced her candidate for president on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is no coincidence. For her supporters and those who know her well, Harris has long been a fighter for freedom, justice and equality and she’s often invoked the spirit ...

By Dianne Anderson Some people pay a lot of money for health and wellness coaches, stress management classes, Zumba and POP Pilates, Tai Chi, or any of the many other classes offered up free of charge at several locations across Riverside city. Participants just need to log in to the Riverside Community Health Foundation calendar ...

By Dianne Anderson Better programming, mentoring and tutoring helped push San Bernardino City Unified School District Class of 2018 graduating students to new heights, now at 91.8% and beating out the statewide graduation rate by more than 8 percent. Overall, school board member Danny Tillman said that he is pleased with the district’s increased graduation ...