The Salvation Army of San Bernardino County recently named the City of San Bernardino its partner of the year at the Salvation Army’s annual red kettle kickoff, honoring the city for its outstanding service, partnership, and commitment to supporting the organization’s mission to end homelessness. “We are incredibly grateful to The Salvation Army for recognizing ...

In a moving ceremony that blended celebration, reflection, and community unity, Valdez Educational Services dedicated its new headquarters facility on Friday, May 15, to Bonnie Cherie Johnson, a trailblazing civil rights advocate and champion of educational equity for Black and Brown children in San Bernardino. Johnson helped lead school boycotts, protests, and lawsuits that ultimately ...

By Dianne Anderson With the Primary Election only a few weeks away, Amy Malone is looking at both sides of the streets of San Bernardino, where, on one side, she sees the proliferation of homelessness. On the other, vacant boarded-up buildings could be recycled into housing for the homeless. Not long ago, she met a ...

The Making Hope Happen Foundation announced that NFL running back Alexander Mattison, a San Bernardino native and San Bernardino High School graduate, will attend its upcoming Making Hope Happen Gala. The Gala themed Denim and Diamonds is scheduled for Thursday, May 14 at the Hilltop Banquet Facility located at 670 N. Kendall Drive in San Bernardino. The ...

The City of San Bernardino has announced that six neighborhood groups, community organizations, and nonprofits will receive a total of $26,200 in funding to support high impact, community improvement projects through its “Love Your Block” initiative. Selected projects include murals, community cleanups, and a little free library focused on the historic Route 66 corridor ahead ...

U.S.VETS, in partnership with San Bernardino County, the City of San Bernardino and Kingdom Development, Inc., celebrated the groundbreaking of the E Street affordable housing development for veterans and their families—an effort made possible through the generosity of Holocaust survivor John Boruchin and his wife Dora, longtime residents of the region. After World War II, ...

Drill teams, marching bands, classic cars, and local dignitaries packed the streets at the annual San Bernardino Black History Parade and Festival with lots of activities to rally around, not to mention the overall built-in fun factor. “This is a celebration of success, a celebration of Black culture, Black excellence, and of our communities and ...

By Dianne Anderson Drill teams, marching bands, classic cars, and local dignitaries are ready to pack the streets at the annual San Bernardino Black History Parade and Festival with lots of activities to rally around, not to mention the overall built-in fun factor. Carl Dameron says the event is loaded with a lot of crowd-pleasing ...

San Bernardino celebrated the Dr. M.L. King Holiday weekend with several events. The Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce held a Service Awards gala on Saturday and a parade downtown on Monday. The IECAAC 46th MLK Breakfast was held on Monday at Entrepreneur High School. The Inland Empire Concerned African American Churches honored several community ...

“Crime rates in downtown San Bernardino have decreased by almost half over the past five years,” said Police Chief Darren L. Goodman. “This positive trend includes a decline in burglaries, aggravated assaults, and notably, there have been very few homicides this year.” Crime rates in the rest of the City have also declined by more ...