Throughout 2025, reporting by Inland Valley News (IVN) followed how decisions made at every level of government, from city council chambers in the Inland Empire to the halls of Sacramento and Washington, continued to shape the daily lives of Black residen... See more
Linda Hart, Founder and Executive Director, African American Health Coalition
San Bernardino, CA — Linda Hart’s advocacy work began long before she founded a nonprofit or helped shape statelegislation.
It began, she said, when she was a teenager navigatin... See more
San Bernardino, CA — For more than 25 years, educator Tamika Casey has worked inside classrooms, schooloffices, and district departments with one central goal: ensuring students in San Bernardino are given what she describes as “every opportunity to succe... See more
Pomona, CA — On Nov. 29, a red carpet Daddy-Daughter Dance filled the Metro Event Center in Pomona as dozens of fathers and daughters arrived in formal wear, celebrating family, community and creativity at the inaugural event launched by LionLike Mindstat... See more
Rialto Unified Taps Dr. Alejandro Alvarez as Superintendent Rialto, CA — Community pushback over the superintendent hiring process dominated the Rialto Unified SchoolDistrict Board of Education meeting on Nov. 12, where parents, activists and Bassett Unif... See more
