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Myrlie Evers-Williams Visits President Obama
By April Ryan Washington, DC— On June 12, 1963, Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers was assassinated for his efforts to overturn segregation in Mississippi. Fifty years later, President Obama met with Evers widow, Myrlie Evers, and the Evers children and grandchildren in the Oval Office before the official ceremony commemorating his death. Valerie Jarrett Senior [...]
COE 2013 Scholarship Reception
Upland, CA– The Inland Valley News (IVN) recently held a reception in honor of the scholarship recipients of the 16th Annual Celebration of Excellence Awards. Family, friends, IVN staff and the Publishers’ Advisory Board members were present to participate in this momentous occasion. The Publishers’ Advisory Board (PAB) members presented the recipients with their awards. [...]
ASPiRE Features Special Dad’s Day Programming
Atlanta, GA – This Father’s Day, ASPiRE will feature special programming that showcases a range of fathers and reflections on fatherhood. “Bill-A-Thon,” a marathon of classic “The Bill Cosby Show” episodes, at 4-8 p.m. EDT leads into the world television premiere of the critically-acclaimed, conversation-starting documentary From Fatherless To Fatherhood, which thoughtfully explores the impact [...]
PFF’s 2nd Annual Picnic
Pomona, CA– Pomona’s first Families (PFF) is a group formed to promote a consciousness of love and community between the families who lived and loved the place called Pomona. PFF recognizes the black first families who came to the City just east of Kellogg Hill to grow a legacy of love. With that recognition, PFF [...]
Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day
Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration of freedom was born America’s birthday is fast approaching. But let’s not wait for July 4th to light the fireworks. There is another Independence Day on the horizon. Juneteenth falls on June 19 each year. It is [...]
The Economic Origins of Black Music Month
The man who helped create it tells us that marketing was always the goal. The rest is gravy. – Since 1979, June has been designated as Black Music Month. The annual celebration was the result of a collaboration between songwriter and producer Kenneth Gamble, of Gamble and Huff, and broadcasters Ed Wright and Dyana Williams, [...]
Mt. SAC Professor Honored
Counselor Wanda Fulbright-Dennis maximizes the power of mentorship to inspire students to succeed. WALNUT, CA- Longtime Mt. San Antonio College counseling professor Dr. Wanda Fulbright-Dennis was recently honored with the prestigious “Inspiring Women of Mt. SAC” award for her career accomplishments and for motivating students to pursue personal excellence and success. She was one of [...]
Public/Private Partnership Breaks Ground for New Student Housing
Irvine, CA– Award-winning national architecture and planning firm KTGY Group, Inc. and private developer, Hanover Pacific, LLC, announce the ground breaking of a new, mixed-use, 173,000-square-foot graduate student housing community, adjacent to the campus of Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU), a private, non-profit graduate school for health professions. The four-story mixed-use development located in [...]
Ten African American Child Prodigies Making a Difference
Los Angeles, CA– Throughout the world there are Children and Young Adults who are exceptionally smart, talented and gifted. Listed below are several African American Child Geniuses who are changing the World around them. If you know of a Child or Young Adult that is making a difference, besides encouraging them to continue doing well, [...]
Sell-the-Bees Workshop
Don’t Miss Sell-the-Bees Workshop this Week. How to Get Corporate Sponsors for Your Projects and Programs Upland, CA– On Thursday, May 30, 2013, Urban Leadership Dynamics will present “Sell-the-Bees: How to Get Corporate Sponsors for Your Projects, Programs and Special Events.” The workshop will take place at Inland Valley News’ Training Center; 2009 Porterfield Way, [...]
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