S. E. Williams “He didn’t do nothing but run and dream,” said Marcus Arbery, Sr., the father of Ahmaud Arbery, commenting on the life and loss of his son in response to the guilty verdicts reached in the prosecution of the three men who murdered him. Guilty verdicts were delivered Wednesday, November 24, for all […]
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Valley View High School Alum Earns Rare “Perfect” Score on Advanced Placement Exam
S. E. Williams | Janaya Delone, a Moreno Valley, Valley View High School graduate earned a perfect score on a college-level Advanced Placement® (AP®) Exam in spring 2021. The scoring included her artwork featured as part of the 2021 AP Art and Design Digital Exhibit. In a statement issued by the Moreno Valley School District, […]
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Historic Fontana Community Baptist Church Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Drew Naté | The Community Baptist Church in Fontana hosted its 80th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, November 14. The church is historically significant to the community as it was a haven for early African Americans in the city. The celebratory service began with singers from the Sunrise Church in Fontana and during the service, Dr. […]
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Opinion: Get Ready to Safely Celebrate the Holidays, Get the Booster
Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D. | Last week, Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary of the California Health and Human Service, said that anyone who feels they would benefit from a booster should get one. That is a shift in eligibility that our community needs to know. Assemblymember Akilah Weber is lending her voice and expertise to the […]
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Keeping it Real: Rittenhouse Verdict – Modern Day Interposition and Nullification
S.E. Williams A century from now—provided this experiment that is America has sustained itself by having lived up to the promise and potential of its creed—young people will learn that on August 23, 2020, a 29-year-old Black man named Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by a white police officer in Kenosha, […]
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NBA’S Kwahi Leonard– A Star Both On and Off the Court
Drew Nate | Early this month the Los Angeles Clippers contemplated a less than stellar start to the season with a disappointing 1-4 record to show for their early outings. As of November 13, the team’s performance has shown some improvement with its current 7-4 record, however, the team still appears to be struggling to […]
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2021 California Economic Summit Highlights Resilience Funding for Local Communities
Breanna Reeves | The tenth annual 2021 California Economic Summit, provided an opportunity for Samuel Assefa, Director of the California Office of Planning and Research, to announce that public comment regarding the proposed 13 regions that will receive Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) grants was extended to November 19. The 13 proposed regions will receive […]
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The Barren Mile: Food Apartheid and San Bernardino Residents’ Quest for Fresh, Healthy Food as COVID-19 Persists
Breanna Reeves | Black Voice News Around 11 a.m. Cyrilene begins organizing the kitchen at the Highland Senior Center, as she does on most Mondays and Tuesdays. She grabs the metal container prepped with roast beef and cheese slices from the refrigerator and checks the temperature. Then, she starts the assembly line. Placing roast beef […]
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Pandemic pushes more Black Americans to take up urban farming to fight ‘food apartheid’
Karen Robinson-Jacobs During the pandemic, one in four Black Americans experienced food insecurity and activists say they want more members of the community to take an active role in solve the redlining-induced problem of “food apartheid.” Before coronavirus shutdowns gave Mike Daniels an unexpected furlough, he hadn’t thought much about urban gardening, though he’d heard […]
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CARB Celebrates Grand Opening of New Headquarters in Riverside
Breanna Reeves | IE Voice The California Air Resources Board (CARB) dedicated a new Southern California headquarters in Riverside on Thursday. Formerly located in El Monte and called the Haagen-Smit Laboratory (HSL), the new campus is named in honor of Mary D. Nichols, former CARB chair of 13 years. At 402,000 square feet, the 19-acre […]