Author Archives: Aryana Noroozi

Black Voice News photojournalist Aryana Noroozi was born in San Diego, California and graduated with a master’s degree from The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her love for visual storytelling led her to document immigrant and deportee communities and those struggling with addiction. She was a 2020 Pulitzer Center Crisis Reporting Fellow and a GroundTruth Project Migration Fellow. She is currently a CatchLight/Report for America corps member employed by Black Voice News. You can learn more about her at aryananoroozi.com. You can email her at aryana@blackvoicenews.com.

Guests walk past the 10-foot tapestry at the opening of the Afróntalo exhibit at California State University, San Bernardino’s (CSUSB) Anthropology Museum on September 21, 2023.

CSUSB Anthropology Museum Showcases Afróntalo Exhibition

by Breanna Reeves and Aryana Noroozi October 3, 2023October 3, 2023

Afróntalo, a historical and cultural examination of Mexico’s Afrodescendant population, was unveiled at California State University, San Bernardino’s Anthropology Museum on September 21st, and was curated by representatives of four Afrodescendant communities in Mexico.

Being hoisted to safety is Bethany Sloan from the top of Big Falls in January of 2018.

San Bernardino County Sheriff Seeks Assistance of U.S. Forest Service and Federal Legislators

by Aryana Noroozi August 20, 2023August 20, 2023

"Utilities represent one of actually the least diverse industries in the U.S. today, being 85% white and 80% male,” shared Amber Bolden, Strategic Communications and Development Coordinator for Voice Media Ventures as she opened the Juneteenth panel discussion on the the role and ongoing need for inclusion and diversity within the water and conservation industries.

Black Voice News Juneteenth Panel: A More Inclusive Water Industry

by Aryana Noroozi June 30, 2023June 30, 2023

In 2010, 17.1 million children were of Latinx origin. By 2020, that number rose to 18.8 million, with one in every four children in the U.S. being of Latinx origin.

Recently Released 2020 Census Data Reveals One in Every Four Children in the United States of Latinx Origin

by Aryana Noroozi June 13, 2023June 13, 2023

Attendees of the San Bernardino Planning Commission meeting exit the chambers for lunch on September 21, 2022, The Bloomington Business Park Specific Plan was approved during the session and passed to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors who later that year voted to approve the project. The developer of the project, Howard Industrial Partners, is also developing the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan which was approved by Rialto City Council last month.

Rialto Community Members Protest New Warehouse Development Plan

by Aryana Noroozi May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

Snow Capped mountains tower over a field of blooming flowers in Perris, CA on April 20, 2023.On April 19, 2023, Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced the introduction of (SB) 337 which would establish a statewide goal to conserve at least 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030. The legislation is also known as 30x30. According to the Sierra Club, a total of 42 endangered, threatened or otherwise imperiled species, 21 plant and 21 animal species, are present or potentially present in the San Bernardino Forest.

Proposed Legislation Will Protect California’s Lands and Coastal Waters

by Aryana Noroozi April 22, 2023April 22, 2023

Owner of Cellar Door Books, Linda Sherman-Nurick chats with longtime loyal customer, Steven Cason, Cason is an instrumental part of the store’s community of loyal customers, many of whom stepped up to support the store amid its upcoming move. With an abrupt lease termination, Riverside’s local bookstore Cellar Door Books looks forward to a new location and a continued fight against the assault on books and the history of diverse voices.

Forced Out! Owner of Cellar Door Books, Linda Sherman-Nurick, Shares Her Story

by Aryana Noroozi April 9, 2023April 11, 2023

Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris, regional medical director of YesCare and co-author of Focus on Your Best Health, shares a slide about effective communication with your doctor and maximizing limited time in order to best have your needs met during a visit. Her discussion, which focused on advocacy in the healthcare system, was hosted by Community Engagement & Outreach for the Center for Healthy Communities at the University of Riverside, California (UCR) on March 30, 2023.

Learning to Advocate for Yourself and Others When Dealing With Healthcare Professionals

by Breanna Reeves and Aryana Noroozi April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Step Up Board Member Amie Quigley, Mayor Helen Tran, Councilwoman Kimberly Calvin and Congressman Pete Aguilar cut the ribbon to unveil San Bernardino’s most recent permanent supportive housing for 76 chronically unhoused seniors at the repurposed All Star Lounge on March 16, 2023. Funding for the facility was made possible through financing from Shangri-La Industries and the State’s Homekey program. Organizers say that this public-private partnership represents successful community collaboration in efforts to alleviate the homelessness crisis in the city.

Supportive Housing for Chronically Unhoused Seniors Unveiled in San Bernardino

by Prince James Story and Aryana Noroozi March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Michelle Burroughs, director of Community Engagement & Outreach for the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) at the University of Riverside, California (UCR), poses with Dr. Marshare Penny, deputy director of Public Health at Riverside University Health System, at the fourth annual Health Disparities Research Symposium on Feb. 16, 2023 at the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Southern California headquarters in Riverside, CA.

Meet Michelle Burroughs, Who is Helping Her Community Save Themselves

by Breanna Reeves and Aryana Noroozi March 21, 2023April 27, 2023