San Bernardino American News

12/03/2025

🎁 It’s Giving Season!
The National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund continues its mission to uplift the next generation of Black media professionals. Since 2011, Black publishers have we’ve awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships to students at HBCUs pursuing multimedia journalism and communications degrees. Your donation today fuels their dreams and keeps our stories alive. 💛 Join us this Giving Season:
BlackPress BlackExcellence

12/03/2025

2025 in Review: Seven Questions for Civil Rights Attorney Areva Martin

Areva Martin Edward Henderson | California Black Media Areva Martin is an award-winning civil rights attorney, talk show host, commentator, author, and keynote speaker who offers commentary on politics, women’s rights, children’s rights, disability rights and civil rights. She is President and CEO of the Special Needs Network, which she founded to advance disability rights and support individuals across the autism spectrum, inspired in part by her experience as the parent of a child with autism…...

12/03/2025

2025 in Review: Seven Questions for California Black Health Advocate Rhonda Smith

Rhonda Smith Edward Henderson | California Black Media Rhonda Smith is an experienced leader with a diverse background spanning nonprofit leadership, cancer advocacy, health equity, corporate consulting and international business. Smith is currently the Executive Director of the California Black Health Network(CBHN), a trusted resource conducting outreach, education and advocacy to achieve health equity for African Americans and Black immigrants....

Rhonda Smith Edward Henderson | California Black Media Rhonda Smith is an experienced leader with a diverse background spanning nonprofit leadership, cancer advocacy, health equity, corporate cons…

12/03/2025

Seven Steps to Help Your Child Build Meaningful Connections

Happy mother spending quality time with her adorable baby daughter and son, playing together on the floor in their cozy living room By Niyoka McCoy, Ed.D., Chief Learning Officer, Stride/K12 Swinging side by side with a friend on the playground. Sharing chalk over bright, colorful sidewalk drawings. Hiding behind a tree during a spirited game of hide-and-seek. These simple moments between children may seem small, but they matter more than we think: They lay the foundation for some of life’s most important skills....

12/03/2025

FTC Takes Action Against Education Technology Provider for Failing to Secure Students’ Personal Data

Illuminate Education will be required to implement an information security program to address data security failures after a breach involving data of more than 10 million students The Federal Trade Commission will require education technology provider Illuminate Education, Inc. (Illuminate) to implement a data security program and delete unnecessary data to settle allegations that the company’s data security failures led to a major data breach, which allowed hackers to access the personal data of more than 10 million students....

Illuminate Education will be required to implement an information security program to address data security failures after a breach involving data of more than 10 million students The Federal Trade…

12/03/2025

Pride and Sacrifice: The family side of duty

Alexis Taylor is managing editor of AFRO News. This week, she speaks on the service required by the military family when a loved one enlists. Shown here, Taylor with her father, Provost Marshal Protection Sgt. Maj. (Retired) Allen Taylor Jr. Credit: Courtesy photo By Alexis Taylor AFRO Managing Editor One of my earliest memories as a child is a night from the early 90s....

Alexis Taylor is managing editor of AFRO News. This week, she speaks on the service required by the military family when a loved one enlists. Shown here, Taylor with her father, Provost Marshal Pro…

12/03/2025

ETA PHI BETA Sorority, Inc. Progressing In 2025-2026

Myrna Torrence-Washington Eta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Gamma Omega Chapter celebrates its new President, Myrna Torrence-Washington, for the year 2025 2026. She is a 13-year member who has served in many positions including President, Vice President, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Intake Membership Coordinator, and Assistant Intake Coordinator. Since her induction, time has progressed rapidly. In October, we celebrated our 83rd Founders Day, observed Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and assisted with a food giveaway at Loveland Pantry....

Myrna Torrence-Washington Eta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Gamma Omega Chapter celebrates its new President, Myrna Torrence-Washington, for the year 2025 2026. She is a 13-year member who has served in…

12/03/2025

Los Angeles Charger Improve to 8-4 With 31-14 Win Over Division Rivals Las Vegas Raiders

The Los Angeles Chargers vs Las Vegas Raiders Wk 13 2025 Kimani Vidal photo By Korbin McCarthy The Los Angeles Chargers are proof that a bye week can be very beneficial for your program. The time off helped the Chargers reset, recharger and get healthy. After coming off the bye week they delivered a dominating performance against their AFC Division rival, the Las Vegas Raiders....

The Los Angeles Chargers vs Las Vegas Raiders Wk 13 2025 Kimani Vidal photo By Korbin McCarthy The Los Angeles Chargers are proof that a bye week can be very beneficial for your program. The time …

12/03/2025

The Time Is Now: Congress Should Not Leave Small Community and Minority Banks Out of the Digital Asset Future

By Kevin Harris and Cleve Mesidor Congress is actively working on groundbreaking legislation that would provide much needed regulatory clarity. The Digital Assets Market Structure legislation being developed by the U.S. Senate Agriculture and Banking committees can be better positioned to foster economic growth, promote financial education, and support guard rails for the early and vibrant segments of Americans who actively leverage digital assets....

12/03/2025

FBI Report Warns of Fear, Paralysis, And Political Turmoil Under Director Kash Patel

By Stacy M. Brown Six months into Kash Patel’s tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a newly compiled internal report from a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI agents and analysts delivers a stark warning about what the Bureau has become under his leadership. The 115-page document, submitted to Congress this month, is built entirely on verified reporting from inside field offices across the country and paints a picture of an agency gripped by fear, divided by ideology, and drifting without direction....

By Stacy M. Brown Six months into Kash Patel’s tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a newly compiled internal report from a national alliance of retired and active-duty FBI ag…

12/03/2025

After 43 Years ‘Thriller’ Still Outpaces Modern Music

Michael Jackson By Stacy M. Brown Forty-three years after “Thriller” hit the world like a lightning bolt, its anniversary still behaves like a global holiday. This weekend the celebration stretched from one continent to the next. In London, a Brixton record stall blasted the bassline of “Billie Jean” as shoppers argued over vintage vinyl. In Paris, a street musician near Châtelet blended Jackson’s melodies into a Metro platform performance....

Michael Jackson By Stacy M. Brown Forty-three years after “Thriller” hit the world like a lightning bolt, its anniversary still behaves like a global holiday. This weekend the celebration stretched…

12/03/2025

It’s Time to Dream Bigger About What School Could Be

By Dori McCarroll “If you were asked to design a school and had no limitations on what you could do and what you could offer students, what would you create?” That was the question our group received during an October gathering in Atlanta of educators, legislators, faith leaders, parents, and other school choice advocates. The goal was to dream of what the future of education could be....

By Dori McCarroll “If you were asked to design a school and had no limitations on what you could do and what you could offer students, what would you create?” That was the question our group receiv…