The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) presented the Outstanding Community Partner Award in April to the Making Hope Happen Foundation for its unwavering commitment to improving the lives of local youth. The Making Hope Happen Foundation, a local nonprofit that supports the educational mission of SBCUSD, has been a steadfast supporter of District schools and ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent A recent study by the Pew Research Center reveals deep-seated mistrust among Black Americans toward U.S. institutions, highlighting concerns that these institutions intentionally or negligently harm Black people. Conducted from September 12 to 24, 2023, the survey of 4,736 Black adults sheds light on the extent of these ...

By William J. Barber, II If you’re an ordinary American who goes to work to pay the bills or takes care of a loved one most days, it’s easy to feel down when you see the headlines about the 2024 election. Donald J. Trump has been convicted of 34 felonies for falsifying business records to ...

Rep. Pete Aguilar marked two years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion guaranteed by Roe v. Wade.  One in three American women now live under an abortion ban and one in five have traveled out of state to seek abortion care. In 2023, the number of women traveling ...

Concert will include fireworks and a world record-breaking piccolo performance The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Anthony Parnther, will present its annual concert under the stars with fireworks, “America, the Beautiful,” on Saturday, July 6, at 7:30 p.m. on the football field at San Bernardino Valley College. Explained Maestro Parnther, “Our ...

By Dianne Anderson Decades of hard statistics show how little things have changed for Black men with prostate cancer, and it’s still mind-blowing for Cornelious “CJ” Page Jr., who tries to hit the community with the truth. He hopes for a shock effect. But changing people’s minds about taking their health into their own hands, ...

The Black and Brown Opportunities for Profit (BBOP) Center, held its inaugural Fast Pitch Competition aimed at investing in Black and Brown women entrepreneurs. Twenty-eight applicants submitted their fast pitch videos, with the hopes of being selected as one of twelve finalists to pitch their businesses for grand prize investments of $3,000, $5,000, and $10,000 ...

By Dianne Anderson Kids and teens will have lots to do this summer – for some, it’s all about fun, and for others, it’s more money. Fresh out of high school, teens without a plan and unsure which way to turn, whether a minimum wage delivery driver or warehousing, might want to consider a $33,000 ...

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ The 2024 State of Black Education: Report Card was recently published by the American Civil Liberties Union California Action (ACLU California Action). It states that California is the third most segregated state for Black students. Co-author of the report, policy counsel Amir Whittaker from ACLU Southern California explained the criteria the ACLU ...

Vaccines have not kept pace with the rapid evolution of Covid-19 variants and sub-variants. By Sunita Sohrabji The new KP.2 subvariant shows an amazing ability to evade immunity, and will likely spur on a summer surge of COVID-19 infections. “This is one of the more aggressive versions of the virus that we have ever seen,” ...