Current and past members of Social Lites, Inc. along with over 100 family and friends were on sight Sunday, September 17, in San Bernardino to pay tribute to longtime resident and honorary member, Ms. Edna Noble, at her 90th birthday celebration.  Ms. Noble was among the charter members of the organization in 1956 to help ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent Four innocent young girls getting ready for Sunday services died when the Ku Klux Klan detonated a devastating bomb inside Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church sixty years ago. Today, as the nation commemorates the somber 60th anniversary of that fateful September 15, 1963, day, two remarkable ...

By Dianne Anderson Job seekers will break out their stylish power suits to check thousands of work opportunities around town – from the lowest entry level positions to the highest professional careers. Everyone is invited out, shake a hand, and hopefully, get the offer. Dr. Nosakhere Thomas with the Inland Empire Black Worker Center sees ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech in response to the surge in cases and hospitalizations. Both manufacturers have reported that their vaccines demonstrate effectiveness against the currently dominant EG.5 strain in the United States. The Advisory Committee ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent In the face of a sustained Republican campaign to stoke fears among white voters, Vice President Kamala Harris remains resolute, highlighting her trailblazing achievements and defending her legacy against racially charged attacks. Prominent figures within the Republican Party have continued the GOP’s attempt to cast doubt ...

By Mark Hedin, Lila Brown and Edward Henderson A Riverside County family is grieving — and a local community is stunned — after a 12-year-old boy suffered a fatal medical emergency during an excessive heat wave last week in Lake Elsinore. On Aug. 29, Yahushua Robinson, a student at Lake Canyon Middle School, allegedly did ...

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey ‌California‌ ‌Black‌‌ Media‌ The Ethnic Media Conference Awards and Expo took place at the Kimpton-Sawyer Hotel in downtown Sacramento on Aug. 31. The event celebrated the work of journalists, podcasters, photojournalists, and investigative reporters whose contributions have been published by media outlets serving ethnic audiences across California. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Ethnic Media Services ...

By Dianne Anderson It takes a good strong woman to drag a man down to the doctor’s office, usually kicking and screaming, at the thought of their annual prostate exam. But a lot of times, health advocate Michael Lexion sees men in his sessions who wonder why the women are allowed in the room at ...

The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) announced the appointment of MaryRone Goodwin as the District’s new Director of Communications and Community Relations. This cabinet-level position reflects the District’s commitment to building strong relationships with its education partners and furthering the goals and vision set forth by Superintendent Mauricio Arellano. “We are thrilled to welcome MaryRone ...

Unique Program is in its 17th Year The San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD) Positive Youth Development department hosted a successful Operation Student Recovery on Wednesday, August 23, visiting the homes of 409 students who have not attended school since the start of the new school year on July 31. Operation Student Recovery (OSR) is designed ...