Keeping it real: Celebrating Environmental Activism in the Inland Empire
The People’s Collective for Environmental Justice Action (PC4EJ) recently celebrated a major victory as the Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) board voted to abandon the Inland Valley Infrastructure Corridor Project (IVIC) near the San Bernardino Airport, while a report highlighted the TDL sector as the major source of employment in San Bernardino County, but providing…
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Good Black Jobs
As a way to further efforts to mitigate challenges facing these communities, BVN is highlighting Black- owned businesses and the institutions that support them. The series will consist of stories, photo essays, and pop-up newsroom events that center on the lived experiences of Black-owned business owners and workers in the region.
IE Black Leaders in Education
As we push further into 2025, Black Voice News is proud to introduce a new series focused on the impact of Black academics in leadership roles at colleges and universities across the Inland Empire.
IE Black Alumni
The Black Voice News IE Black Alumni Success Series highlights news on and for Black alumni from colleges and universities in the Inland Empire.
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Tapestry series
Everything Revolves Around Food
Luca Martinez As a child, Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack would begrudgingly help her mother Vangie and grandmother Jesuista in the kitchen. Cooking Mexican food was a significant element of her Mexican family and their El Paso, Texas home. But unlike her two elders, Marquez-Sharpnack didn’t feel a connection to the food in…
A Restaurant Unlike Any Other
Luca Martinez Nearly 22 years ago, Jose and his wife Antonia Toledo made a gamble.…
The Taste of “Little Thumb”
Luca Martinez As a young girl growing up in La Libertad, a city in El…
Spreading Nicaraguan Culture through a Dream Come True
Luca Martinez | Photos by Aryanna Noroozi You could call it a restaurant founded on…
Chargers Now 3-0 in Fourth Drama Over Denver 23-20
The Los Angeles Chargers (3-0) defeated the Denver Broncos 23-20, with a late fourth quarter touchdown by Keenan Allen and…
Frederick Douglass and America’s Free Speech Crisis
Frederick Douglass’s defense of free speech in his 1860 address, A Plea for Free Speech in Boston, is still relevant…
Keeping it Real: President Trump’s Animosity Towards Black Women Sparks Outrage
Black women in America are the most educated demographic in the country, yet they face significant economic disadvantages due to…
BlackLash Part 2: Black-led Doula Collective Faces Challenges as Trump Targets Diversity Programs
The Sankofa Birthworker’s Collective of the Inland Empire, a nonprofit organization that supports Black doulas and birthworkers, is at risk…
Legislature Approves Five Black Caucus Reparations Bills, Sending Them to Newsom
Assembly Bill 62, authored by Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, has passed in the Assembly and is now awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom’s…
Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s new Make American Healthy Again Strategy
The Make America Healthy Again Commission released a report identifying four potential drivers of childhood chronic disease and recommending policy…
