Category: In My Opinion

Reopening School: Key to Bouncing Back is Being Ba...

Apr 21, 2021 | In My Opinion

Equal Justice USA Statement on Derek Chauvin Court...

Apr 20, 2021 | In My Opinion

Op Ed: Who Holds Space for Black Survivors?

Nov 1, 2020 | In My Opinion, Point of View

Keeping it Real: Hard Work

Sep 6, 2020 | In My Opinion, Keeping It Real

S.E. Williams “Turnin’ nothin’ into something is good work and you get nothin’ without...

Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green Takes Defense Skills to New Arena: Politics

Jul 21, 2020 | In My Opinion, In The News

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Draymond Green, 30, who has won three National...

Uncage Our Children

May 2, 2020 | In My Opinion, Point of View

Corey Jackson | Contributor A nation has lost its soul when it begins to throw away its children....

Pointing the Way: Stirring Our Conscience to Provoke Us to Action

Feb 18, 2020 | In My Opinion

From the Editor: Beginning this week the IE Voice/Black Voice News welcomes the insights of Rev....

Carpetbagging in San Bernardino’s Westside—Here We Go Again! Let’s Re-elect Bessine Richard

Feb 11, 2020 | In My Opinion

Four years ago, a Republican Mayor (whom I supported) moved one of his commissioners into San...

California needs you: A veteran’s call to service

Nov 10, 2019 | In My Opinion

By Josh Fryday | Special to CalMatters I am thankful on this Veterans Day. I had the honor to...

It Is Time to Tell OUR Story

Aug 20, 2019 | In My Opinion

Dr. Enrique G. Murillo Jr., Graciela Torres, Kareem Gongora | Contributors The Editorial Board of...

I Refuse To Be Bullied

Mar 30, 2019 | In My Opinion

(Photo by Benoit Malphettes. benoitmalphettes.com) Hardy Brown Sr. | Contributor It was after the...

Local Leaders Tour Hydro Electric Generation Plant

Mar 22, 2019 | In My Opinion

Hardy Brown Sr. | Contributor West Valley Water District Ratepayers Association President Don...

The Wheels of Justice are Turning at West Valley Water District

Mar 18, 2019 | In My Opinion

Hardy Brown Sr. | Contributor Photo by Benoit Malphettes Civil cases are currently pending against...

Clifford Young from President to Nitpicker of West Valley Water District Board of Directors

Jan 25, 2019 | In My Opinion

“A nitpicker is a person who finds faults, however small or unimportant, everywhere they look. To...

A Conflict of Kings

Jan 19, 2019 | In My Opinion

As we prepare to honor the memory, teachings, accomplishments and courage of America’s greatest...

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ACROBATIC MATHEMATICAL THINKING (6)

A powerful Creative and Critical Thinking exercise is to first learn shapes of the Pyramid, Square, Trapezius, Trapezoid, Rectangle, Triangle, Circle, Octagon, Ellipse, Lunette; study which are Cosmic and/or and human-made; and determine what are indications for using...

MATHEMATICS OF AFRICAN TRADITION FOR BLACK YOUTH (5)

Patterns, Shapes, and Forms are fundamental tools to help one see and give meaning to Real, Surreal, and Unreal Things. These contribute to understanding and the explaining of Principles (unchanging realities), Events (changing realities), Settings, Situations, and...

***AFRICAN UBUNTU IS SPIRITUAL “ME/WE” (1)

“ME/WE” is an: "All for One, One for all" concept of African Zulus, called Ubuntu. The Nguni Bantu define it as connection of all “Humanity”—meaning its “Sameness” creation is the Cosmic Force. They translate it as: “I am because we are”; or “Humanity towards others”...