Gail Fry | IE Voice News & Black Voice News Contributor At a February 23, 2023, press conference, California State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced he is opening an investigation into the Riverside Sheriff’s Department seeking to determine whether the sheriff’s office has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing. Bonta […]
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4th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium Focuses on Health Justice
Breanna Reeves “Equity is the path to justice. Justice is when we have complete elimination of systems of power that cause the inequities to begin with,” Dr. Medell K. Briggs-Malonson explained. Dr. Briggs-Malonson is the chief of health equity, diversity and inclusion at UCLA Health System. As one of the keynote speakers during the fourth […]
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Keeping it Real: Black Women, Black History
S.E. Williams | For thousands of years before the slave trade and colonization of Africa, before Christianity became a substitute for ancient spiritual traditions, many African societies were matriarchal. The enslaved were forced through these systems to adopt and adapt to existing in a white-washed world similar to what was experienced by many who remained behind […]
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Uncovering and Honoring the Contributions of Queer Black Sheroes and Heroes
Asante-Ra | This February, in honor of Black History Month, let’s celebrate the contributions of Black LGBTQ+ individuals who have made significant impacts in history. These sheroes and heroes have overcome adversity and pushed for change in their unique ways, and their legacies continue to inspire and guide today’s and future generations. The following three […]
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A Black Woman, Amanda E/J Morrison, Created New, FDA Approved Morning After Pill Brand
Breanna Reeves | Roughly 19 million women of “reproductive age” who live in the U.S. are in need of publicly funded contraception and lack access to full service health centers, according to Power to Decide, a nonprofit organization that advocates to reduce teen pregnancy. Since the overturning of Roe last June, access to reproductive services […]
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Mayor Helen Tran, Leading San Bernardino into the Future
An earlier version of this article noted an incorrect date for the public swearing in ceremony of Mayor Helen Tran as January 21, 2023. The article has been updated to reflect the correct date of January 25, 2023, and to include the date of her official swearing in ceremony that occurred December 21, 2022. Prince […]
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Inland Area Youth Envision the Future at So Cal Youth Futures Summit
Breanna Reeves | Ahead of California 100’s first Youth Futures Summit to be held on Mar. 12, 2023 at the West Side Lawn of the state Capitol in Sacramento, the Center for Social Innovation at the School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside hosted the Southern California Youth Futures Summit on Feb. 10, 2023. […]
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Help Prevent an Outbreak of Strep Zoo and Reduce Overcrowding at San Bernardino Animal Shelter
Asante-Ra | In an effort to combat the risk of a potential outbreak of streptococcus zoopidemicus (Strep Zoo), officials at the City of San Bernardino Animal Shelter are urging residents to adopt a dog or offer their homes as a temporary foster home for the animals. The Shelter is facing overcrowding which increases the danger […]
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Keeping it Real: Temecula: Confederacy of the Inland Empire
S.E. Williams | The name Temecula, comes from the Luiseño Indian word, Temecunga. In their language, ‘temet’ means sun and ‘ngna’ means “place of”. So it seems appropriate that we should shine some light on the cesspool of racists sentiments that currently pervade this modern day city. Racism in Temecula, like most of America, is […]
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Reach Out Partners With Ontario Fire and Police for Medication Takeback Initiative
Asante-Ra | Inland Empire-based non-profit Reach Out partnered with the Ontario Police Department and Ontario Fire Department to install two Medication Drop Boxes to help mitigate the opioid crisis in the region. One Drop Box is located in the lobby of the Ontario Police Station, and the other is at the Ontario Fire Station on 425 […]