By Dianne Anderson A fresh round of $1.7 million targeting resilience in Black children and youth within San Bernardino County for more mental health service is coming soon for some in-the-know Black nonprofits, provided they get their proposals in on time. The deadline to respond to the RFP for the San Bernardino County Department of ...

By Robert Daniels Very few things in life are more impressive than the brilliance of the youth, except when that intellectual prowess is matched by the courage and conviction of a true leader. That statement describes Taryn Thomas to the tee. The 18-year-old Stanford University student is the best version of the next generation. Poised ...

By Dr. Maulana Karenga Part 2. Nana Harriet Tubman possessed not only a hearing heart developed and defined by rightful attentiveness, empathetic understanding and appropriate action as requested and required. She also, possessed an amazing mind, a deep thinking, strategic planning mind. She is brilliant and audacious in her mastering the lay of the land ...

State of the Black Press: Breaking News, Global Media App Take Center Stage By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The State of the Black Press in America in 2023 is strong, resilient, and getting stronger day by day. Black Press Week culminated with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. ...

The Mind and Heart of  Harriet Tubman: A Hearing Heart and An Amazing Mind By Maulana Karenga   Part 1. This is in homage to Nana Harriet Tubman: African woman, Black and beautiful woman; fierce and fearless freedom fighter; womanist warrior for all the people, up all night with her weapon on her knee, waiting ...

By Dianne Anderson Felicia Alexander may be relatively new to the San Bernardino Unified School Board, but generally speaking, the school board is not new to her. With both parents as teachers, her childhood was steeped in the educational tradition, and school board meetings were the typical dinner-time conversation. Her mother was an educator for ...

By Edward Henderson California Black Media Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state’s #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program which has so far provided $10,000 grants to some 6,500 low-income college students as a stipend in exchange for their community service work. Nearly a year after the paid-service program was first announced, the Governor’s office is ...

Women Go For B-BOP Power By Dianne Anderson Women who are not typically the first to be invited to boardroom tables, namely women of color in low to moderate income communities, now have a place where they can hold their own boardroom meetings. The newly renovated 10,000 square-foot Black and Brown Opportunities for Profit (B-BOP) ...

By Dianne Anderson Brainstorming with the crew on how to keep kids and youth off the street, away from gang violence and into sustainable jobs is starting to pay off for Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy. Half the battle for Terrence Stone for the past 22 years in nonprofit service is finding the money to ...

By Dr. Maulana Karenga Author’s Note: This is my standard article in celebration of Black History Month II: Women Focus. This is the month for celebrating the miracles and wonders we call Black women, that other half of our community which makes us, as a people, whole, these equal and most worthy partners in life, ...