Thursday, 22 Jan 2026
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Black History Month Events to Span Inland Valley Through February

Cities across the Inland Valley are preparing a wide range of Black History Month events scheduled from...

Laws Targeting Trucking, Police Stops and Housing Costs Could Hit Black Inland Valley Residents Hardest, Research Shows

New rules governing warehouses and trucking routes, longstanding policing accountability requirements...

San Bernardino County Board Honors Community Leaders, Votes on ADU Rules and Storm Recovery at Jan. 13 Meeting

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors opened its Jan. 13 meeting with prayers, proclamations...

Black History Month Events to Span Inland Valley Through February

Laws Targeting Trucking, Police Stops and Housing Costs Could Hit Black Inland Valley Residents Hardest, Research Shows

San Bernardino County Board Honors Community Leaders, Votes on ADU Rules and Storm Recovery at Jan. 13 Meeting

Former Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown Delivers Keynote at Black Caucus MLK Breakfast

Former Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown Delivers Keynote at Black Caucus MLK Breakfast

A group photo of attendees at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Sacramento on Jan. 15. From left to right: Assemblymembers Mike Gipson (D-Carson), LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa), Corey Jackson...
Former Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown Delivers Keynote at Black Caucus MLK Breakfast

Former Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown Delivers Keynote at Black Caucus MLK Breakfast

A group photo of attendees at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Sacramento on Jan. 15. From left to right: Assemblymembers Mike Gipson (D-Carson), LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa), Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), Sade Elhawary (D-Los Angeles), Isaac Bryan (D-Ladera Heights); keynote speaker...

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Black History Month Events to Span Inland Valley Through February

Cities across the Inland Valley are preparing a wide range of Black History Month events scheduled from late January through theend of February, offering...

Laws Targeting Trucking, Police Stops and Housing Costs Could Hit Black Inland Valley Residents Hardest, Research Shows

New rules governing warehouses and trucking routes, longstanding policing accountability requirements andpersistent housing cost pressures are converging...

San Bernardino County Board Honors Community Leaders, Votes on ADU Rules and Storm Recovery at Jan. 13 Meeting

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors opened its Jan. 13 meeting with prayers, proclamations and a series of recognitions before moving into business...

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Black History Month Events to Span Inland Valley Through February

Black History Month Events to Span Inland Valley Through February

Sacramento- Survivors of Violence Demand More Resources for Prevention and Support at State Capitol

Sacramento: Survivors of Violence Demand More Resources for Prevention and Support at State Capitol

Local

San Bernardino County Ratifies Emergency Declaration After Holiday Storm

San Bernardino County Ratifies Emergency Declaration After Holiday Storm

San Bernardino County supervisors on Dec. 29 of last year unanimously ratified a local emergency declarationfollowing...

Your Vote Could Help Decide New AI Rules for California

California voters could soon decide on new rules governing artificial intelligence (AI) products, particularly...
A New Year, A Clear Purpose- Building the Future of Local Journalism

A New Year, A Clear Purpose: Building the Future of Local Journalism

Ta Lese Morrow, Publisher, Inland Valley News Upland, CA — As we celebrate the dawn of 2026, the...
Riverside School Board Weighs Removing Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement Amid Funding Uncertainty and Broader State Debate

Riverside School Board Weighs Removing Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement Amid Funding Uncertainty and Broader State Debate

Screenshot of the Riverside School Board meeting held on  December 18, 2025. Riverside, CA — A...

Statewide

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New Survey: The Economy Is Top Issue for California Voters

Statewide — A Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) survey released last week shows that...

California’s CARE Court Expands to Include Psychotic, Bipolar Disorders

A new California state law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October, is set to expand California’s CARE...
2025 in Review- Seven Questions for Assemblymember Mia Bonta, an Outspoken Advocate for Maternal Health and Working Families

2025 in Review: Seven Questions for Assemblymember Mia Bonta, an Outspoken Advocate for Maternal Health and Working Families

Assemblymember, CA’s 18th District, Mia Bonta, (D-Oakland) Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) serves...
Assemblymember Jackson’s AB 422 Raises the Bar for Civic Engagement in California Schools

Assemblymember Jackson’s AB 422 Raises the Bar for Civic Engagement in California Schools

Statewide — On Jan. 1, Assembly Bill (AB) 422 — legislation authored by Assemblymember Corey Jackson...

National

Black Woman’s Groundbreaking Federal Disability Lawsuit Advances Federal Recognition of Endometriosis as a Disability… and She Did It All Pro Se

Black Woman’s Groundbreaking Federal Disability Lawsuit Advances Federal Recognition of Endometriosis as a Disability… and She Did It All Pro Se

Christian (Cece) Worley — a Black, second-year law student — has successfully reached a settlement in...
Family-The Census Restricting and The Republican Conspiracy

Trump's Distractions From the Real Issues

Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper and Chairman of the Board of...

Year in Review: Inland Valley News Coverage in 2025 Traced Local Decisions, State Policy, and National Debates Shaping Black Communities

Throughout 2025, reporting by Inland Valley News (IVN) followed how decisions made at every level of...
November Jobs Report Shows Rising Unemployment and Worsening Outlook for Black Workers

November Jobs Report Shows Rising Unemployment and Worsening Outlook for Black Workers

Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA Nationwide — The U.S. labor market showed further signs of strain in...

Feature

Why Peace on Earth Begins with Birth, a Q&A with Midwife Nikki Helms

Why Peace on Earth Begins with Birth, a Q&A with Midwife Nikki Helms

Nikki Helms is a midwife and full-spectrum birthing care advocate. Midwife and full-spectrum birthing...
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Protecting California’s Black Moms and Babies: Policies and Programs Struggle to Fix Deep-Rooted Maternal Health Inequities

Gnae Dismuske and her children Statewide — Gnae Dismuke experienced a miscarriage at 11 weeks in...
Black Lawyer Delivers Powerful Commentary on Racial Injustices on the American Court System

Black Lawyer Delivers Powerful Commentary on Racial Injustices on the American Court System

Attorney Zulu Ali, Principal attorney, Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP Attorney Zulu Ali,...
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What’s Behind the Medicare Advantage Care Gap for California’s Black Seniors

Photo Caption: CBM Photo by Max Elramsisy.  Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people...

Education

Why Tracking Racial Disparities in Special Education Still Matters

Why Tracking Racial Disparities in Special Education Still Matters

Stockphoto / NNPA. Classrooms should be places of opportunity, not obstacles. But for many students with...
Affirming Black Children Through Books Stories That Help Them See Their Light

Affirming Black Children Through Books: Stories That Help Them See Their Light

Aundrea Tabbs-Smith, Emotional Well-being Literacy and Curriculum Coordinator, Friends Center for Children I...
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Superintendent/President Henry D. Shannon Honored for Leadership, Bradley Franklin Named State Award Finalist

From L to R: Chaffey College Student Government President/Trustee Matthew Caddell, Chaffey College Superintendent/President...
Pearls of Service Honors Scholars, Community Leaders at Annual Scholarship Event

Pearls of Service Honors Scholars, Community Leaders at Annual Scholarship Event

One of the evening’s featured speakers was Taelen Cobb Pomona, CA — Pearls of Service Inc., a...

Health

Sticker Shock- Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers

Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., at a news conference calling...

Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson Explains How Medi-Cal Cuts Will Hurt Families

California State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) says the federal government’s decision to cut...
California Health Officials Outline Major Medi-Cal Changes Coming Through 2028

California Health Officials Outline Major Medi-Cal Changes Coming Through 2028

Yingjia Huang, DHCS Deputy Director for Health Care Benefits and Eligibility Statewide — California...
Sacramento- Lawmakers Hear From Health Advocates on “State of Black Maternal Health”

Sacramento: Lawmakers Hear From Health Advocates on “State of Black Maternal Health”

Adjoa Jones (right), Sandra Poole (left), Chief Director of the African American Infant and Maternal...

Lifestyle

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Only Love Can Defeat Hate: Forgiveness and Nonviolence Are a Choice

Wendy Gladney, The Purpose Partner Upland, CA — As we honor and prepare to celebrate the birthday...
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Dope Dating Advice with Dr. Kerry Neal: The Deception of Time and Youth

Fontana, CA — There is a haunting moment in a conversation between Bishop T.D. Jakes and former...
Public Policy Playback News You Might Have Missed

CalPERS Hires Shari Slate as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Shari Slate, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, CalPERS The California Public Employees’...
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Dope Dating Advice with Dr. Kerry Neal: When Should You Get Married?

Dr. Kerry Neal Fontana, CA — Longtime celebrity Claudia Jordan recently went viral on a podcast,...

Sports

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Rain, Resolve, and a Reckoning: Indiana’s Rose Bowl Triumph Redefines the College Football Landscape

A Rare Wet Rose Bowl Morning For only the second time in the past 19 years, rain greeted the New Year...
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‘Let’s Go’ Beyond the Mound Joe Black’s Legacy of Brotherhood and Resistance

Joe Black (Wikimedia Commons) By: Stacy M. Brown,Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent As the...
Randolph Ross, an African American Olympic Gold Medalist, returns to the sport after 3-year suspension

24-Year-Old HBCU Olympic Gold Medalist Returns After Three-Year Ban

Randolph Ross, an African American Olympic Gold Medalist and former HBCU track athlete from North Carolina...
Black Woman Makes History as First Full-Time HBCU Female Football Announcer in Alabama

Black Woman Makes History as First Full-Time HBCU Female Football Announcer in Alabama

Huntsville, AL — Thai Floyd, an African American woman from Huntsville, Alabama, has made history...