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Keeping it Real: Points of View and Concerns Surrounding Claremont Institute’s Honor of Sheriff Chad Bianco
Rumor has it that the Claremont Institute (CI), an organization some describe as a conservative think tank and others as an institution of far right ideology, located in Upland, CA, will present Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco with its 2023 Sheriff’s Award. Depending on one’s point of view this...
New Law in California Protects Employees Experiencing Reproductive Loss
Trigger warning: This article discusses reproductive loss. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, employees will be allowed to take up to five days off following a reproductive loss event without any job repercussions under Senate Bill 848. Authored by Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill in late...
Black Equity Fund Celebrated in the IE
The Inland Empire Community Foundation hosted a celebration of the Black Equity Fund, reaching a milestone of over $6 million dollars raised to support Black-Led organizations located in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The event also recognized Dr. Robert “Bob” Ross, CEO of The California Endowment, the first to invest in the fund when it was launched in 2020. We reported last week the number of grants made by the fund: “Inland Empire Black Equity Fund Grants $1.027M to 71 Non-profits”. More to come on the event next week.
Riverside County Urges Awareness of Lead Dangers for Children
Riverside County health officials are urging parents and others to be aware of the dangers present in some everyday items that contain lead and how they can impact the health of young people. “The purpose of this campaign is to remind parents that lead poisoning can be harmful to young...
Inland Empire Black Equity Fund Grants $1.027M to 67 Non-profits
The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) and the Black Equity Initiative of the Inland Empire (BEI-IE) announced $1.027 million in grants to 67 nonprofits and fiscally sponsored projects. This is the second and largest grantmaking cycle from the IE Black Equity Fund. The Fund supports nonprofit organizations and initiatives that...
Chino Hills Hosts Popular Halloween Celebration with Trick-or-Treating
The City of Chino Hills welcomed thousands of community members for their annual Halloween Celebration at The Shoppes at Chino Hills on Oct. 31, 2023. The city hosted this event to foster a “fun and safe environment” for children to trick-or-treat and participate in activities, including arts and crafts, games, and a costume contest. Most of the shops, from Bath and Body Works to Panera Bread, distributed candy, with certain storefronts generating lines of about 50 trick-or-treaters.
Personalized Breast Cancer Screening for Black Women
For women in the U.S., breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), Black women have the highest death rate from breast cancer. Researchers partially attribute this to the fact that about one in five Black women with breast cancer have triple-negative breast cancer, which is more than any other racial or ethnic group.
Little Teeth, Big Responsibility: Raising Awareness for Children’s Oral Care
First 5 San Bernardino (F5SB) and Smile SBC were recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) in the health category for the “Little Teeth, Big Responsibility” comprehensive campaign designed to raise awareness about the importance of and need for proper oral hygiene and twice-yearly dental visits for children five years of age and younger. The county received special recognition for deploying the oral health program in English and Spanish.
Keeping it Real: Riverside County Jails: Calls for Oversight Grow Amid Increasing Lawsuits and Recent Deputy Arrests
On October 11, the families of Mark Spratt, Ulysses Munoz Ayala and Justin Kail, all housed at Riverside County’s Cois Byrd Detention Center in Riverside County at the time of their demise, joined a list of other grieving families who also lost loved ones in the county’s jail facilities in 2022, the deadliest year for people in the county’s custody in recent years.
Alleviating Hunger in Inland Empire: Feeding America Receives Generous Donation
The Feeding America Foundation of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties (FARSB), a non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of alleviating hunger in the Inland Empire, has received a generous donation from the Rauch Family Foundation. FARSB expressed profound appreciation to The Rauch Family Foundation for their remarkable generosity, helping to...
Keeping it Real: Hate Speech in San Bernardino and a Message About Accountability
The incident of hate speech that occurred during last week’s San Bernardino City Council meeting by a faceless, unknown coward who spewed his vile comments via telephone, certainly raised the ire of the community to a fever pitch with passion not seen since the uprising of 2020. In its...
Twelve individuals and groups being honored at regional education summit
The “Toward a Shared Vision Awards” ceremony will occur on Thursday, October 26th, at the Riverside Convention Center. Hosted by Growing Inland Achievement (GIA), a local nonprofit, the awards recognize contributions to educational attainment and economic success in the Inland Empire. Carl Dameron | VOICE Contributor. Seven...
Senator Laphonza Butler Opts Out of 2024 Senate Race
Recently appointed Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) will not seek election in 2024 to fill the Senate seat for a full term. The only Black Senator currently serving in the U.S. Senate, Butler was recently appointed to the seat by CA Governor Gavin Newsom to complete the term left open with the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein on September 29, 2023.
Controversy Deepens Over Val Verde Board President’s Conduct and Legal Issues
Asante-Ra The Val Verde Unified School District’s board president, Matthew Serafin, is facing mounting pressure to step down from his position following his second DUI arrest in less than five years. Serafin’s behavior extends beyond his legal troubles, with complaints of foul language and unprofessional conduct during board meetings....
Riverside Community Outreach Efforts: Understanding Medi-Cal Unwinding
Marivel Castaneda and Adrianna Rodriguez of the Riverside County Department of Public Services in partnership with Black Voice News shared information about MediCal (California’s version of Medicaid) unwinding to community members at the Civil Rights Institute of Southern California on Saturday, October 14. The community outreach effort was in...
Riverside Community Celebrate the Lives of William Howe Jr. and La Tonia Scoggins
Members of the community gathered at the Civil Rights Institute in Riverside “Recording and Preserving,” a celebration of life for two community members, William (Bill) Howe Jr. and La Tonia Scoggins, by sharing memories. The program featured words from loved ones about Howe Jr. and Scoggins. Friends and...
Keeping it Real: Investigative Report Exposes Discrepancies in the Justice System…Including An Unlicensed, Weapon’s Carrying Bounty-hunter
District Attorneys wield significant influence over criminal justice proceedings and yet they remain among the least accountable to the constituents they serve. “The community has to see us as tough and aggressive,” Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin told the Desert Sun during his bid for reelection in May 2018. “People may think they don’t want that, but trust me, when they’re the victim of a crime, that’s what they want — a tough, aggressive, and ethical [District Attorney’s] DA’s office.”
Rickerby Hinds’ Epic Poem Play “Blackbox” Blends Theater and Magic
Theater is its own form of magic, a medium that allows illusion and reality to co-exist to tell necessary stories. Playwright and University of California Riverside (UCR) professor Rickerby Hinds has successfully captured this magic in his adaptation of the autobiographical story of abolitionist, later turned magician, Henry “Box”Brown, in his epic poem play “Blackbox” that relates all Brown endured while he was an enslaved man until he decides to ship himself to freedom in a three feet long by two feet tall and two feet wide wooden box.
Remembering Eliza Daniely-Woolfolk: Advocate for Domestic Violence Victims
Eliza Daniely-Woolfolk who lived a fulfilling life of service to her family, friends and surrounding communities, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Among her many contributions to the community was her long and committed leadership as CEO of Alternatives to Domestic Violence (ADV), a multi-service agency serving the western Riverside County. Her relationship with the agency dates back 26 years to 1997. Under her stewardship, ADV evolved and expanded to provide a continuum of services ranging from prevention, to crisis intervention reaching thousands of domestic violence victims and their families.
California Campuses to Provide Fentanyl Testing Strips Amid Opioid Crisis
In the first five months of 2023, there were 208 “unintentional” overdoses due to fentanyl in Riverside County, according to Riverside County Overdose to Action’s (RODA) data. Last year, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health released a health advisory to bring attention to the dangers...
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