26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Walk-A-Thon: “Walking for Peace and Justice”

Join us on January 21st as we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! This year our theme is ‘Walking for Peace and Justice’. Our 5K walk will start at Stratton Center and end at the RCC Digital Library with a stop at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on Main Street.  Free shuttle services back to Stratton Center will be available every half hour beginning at 11 am.

Registration will begin at 7:30 AM at Stratton Center. The Walk will begin promptly at 10 AM at the entrance of the Center. Free shuttle service back to Stratton Center will be available every half hour beginning at 11 AM.

After the walk join us for a short program (honoring local honorees), booths, entertainment, performances and a contest for the organization with the most number of walkers.

This years Honorees are:

• Assembly Member Sabrina Cervantes
• Judge Irma Poole-Ashberry
• Congressman Mark Takano
• Justice Richard Fields

Proceeds from the Walk-A-Thon will benefit the Riverside African-American Historical Society to support:

The Civil Rights Institute, Clarke & Grier College Scholarships and for the maintenance and upkeep of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue. Click here to register.

Loma Linda University Health Cancer Center will use funds to provide patient transportation

The American Cancer Society wants to get cancer patients to their appointments, period, according to society representatives. That is why on January 16 the Loma Linda University Cancer Center received a $10,000 American Cancer Society Community Transportation Grant.

This is the first year the American Cancer Society provided the transportation grant. It was awarded to only three cancer centers in the San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Rachel Tolman, an American Cancer Society program manager for mission delivery in the western region, says the grant will help fill in the gaps of the current transportation assistance program.

Currently, their program called Road to Recovery uses volunteer drivers to help get patients to appointments. If there are no drivers available or if vouchers for public transportation are not a viable option, Tolman believes this grant will allow cancer centers to provide additional aid.

“Even the best treatment cannot work if a patient cannot get there,” Tolman says. “This grant is a way that, while we cannot do it all and help everyone, allows us to look at cancer centers to step in and provide another resource.”

According to Judy Chatigny, MSN, executive director of Loma Linda University Cancer Center, the biggest need for their patients is transportation. Chatigny says sometimes family members or friends have to step up to use their own money to help a patient. She says this grant will help break some of those logistical barriers, help get patients in for the treatment they need and help them focus on their medical journey.

“We know that the distress caused by a cancer diagnosis can negatively impact not only the patient’s moods, emotions and outcomes, but it impacts the entire family,” Chatigny says. “To be able to ease that burden is extraordinary because it gives patients hope, and hope is what gives energy to all of us.”

If you or a family member is interested in learning more about the full range of services offered at the Loma Linda University Cancer Center, call 1-800-782-2623.

By John Coleman

Tyisha Shenee Miller, (March 9,1979-December 28, 1998) was an African American woman from Rubidoux, California.  She was  shot and killed by police officers called by family members who could not wake her as she lay, unconscious in a car.”.

The press and the public don’t know whether the shooting of young Black men by police officers was less usual in 1998 than it has become;  only in 2018 have laws begun to require,  instead of forbiding  record-keeping and reporting of  on-duty shooting or other forms of ‘use-of-force’ by police officers….BUT, the shooting & killing of a 19-year-old, teen-age  GIRL (who several days after Christmas, was celebrating with other young female relatives & friends, but stopped at a gas station for help with car trouble,) was ‘outrageous!!!

The black community came close to erupting.

In the months (and years) that followed a lot happened.. but a lot did not immediately happen.  Voices were raised at the local, state, & national levels…Impacts originating in the Tyisha Miller death continue to emerge in American law, policy & practice.

In Riverside and surrounding Inland Empire communities the Riverside Coalition for Police Accountability (RCPA) as part of it’s program, & in concert with it’s partners:  the American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU-IE);  the Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC);  & the Environmental Justice Committee of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside  co-sponsored their (‘second’  first was held, December 28, 2008) memorial service, in memory of “the Death of Tyisha Miller, 20 Years Later: SAY HER NAME”: focused on keeping her alive in our & the communities hearts & minds. 

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, a leading women’s service organization, concluded its international executive board meeting at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, Nassau, Bahamas on Jan. 12, 2019 with the induction of Wynona Kidd as an honorary member. Kidd is the daughter of Viola Tyler Goings and niece of Myrtle Tyler Faithful, two of the sorority’s founding members. At 95 years young, Kidd is the oldest living descendant of the organization’s five founding members.

Baker, Zeta International President. Zeta members voted to induct her as an honorary member during its 2018 Grand Boulé in New Orleans, La., along with Louisiana State Senator Regina Ashford Barrow.

Kidd, a native of Clairsville, Ohio, aspired to become a Zeta while a student at Wilberforce University, but was forced to drop out of college to help support her family when WWII began. She became a founding member of the local Jack and Jill of America chapter, but was not able to become a Zeta. When asked about how she felt about becoming a member of Zeta, Kidd stated, “I can’t believe it! I feel like Cinderella…I am so happy to be a member of Zeta!”

During the sorority’s visit to Nassau, Zeta leadership made a courtesy call to Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert A. Minnis, and Bahamian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest. While on the island, International President Hollingsworth-Baker also presented a $25,000 donation to the Ranfurly Homes for Children on behalf of the organization.  

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1920 on the campus of Howard University. The international organization’s 125,000+ initiated members, operating in more than 850 chapters, have given millions of voluntary hours to educate the public, provide scholarships, support charities, and promote legislation for social and civic change. For more information about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., please visit www.zphib1920.org.

By Lou Yeboah

You need to resolve that you will have “No More Drama” in your life. You know Mary J. Blige had a hit record entitled, “No More Drama.” In this song, “No More Drama”, Mary J. Blige talks about how tired she was from having so much drama in her life. She talks about how tired she was from having a broken heart. She talks about how tired she was from being burned by some so-called friends. She talks about how tired she was from being hurt, being in pain, being in tears. She talks about how tired she was from being in so much stress, being in bondage and that she wanted to be set free from all the drama, and from all the madness that was taking place in her life. And because Mary J. Blige said she was so tired of the drama that was taking place in her life, she decided, “No More! “No More Drama” in her life.

I tell you, if you are going to start the New Year off right, there are some things that you need to let go of: Hatefulness, unforgiveness, bad relationships, bad attitudes, lying lips, malicious gossiping, disobedience, drugs, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, anger, and anything that come between you and the Lord. Anything or anybody that hinder your relationship with Christ, and it brings nothing but drama in your life, you need to let it go! I’m talking about the “New You in the New Year.”  You are committed to things you really don’t need, and you are not committed to the things that could change your life. Apostle Paul tells us to forget those things that are in our past, those things that hinder us and press forward to achieve the goal that Jesus Christ has won for us.

I tell you, we would do good to follow the examples of the people we see in scripture and throw off every pain that hinders us and get busy running our race with perseverance. Jesus said in [Revelation. 21:5, “I am making everything new.” I don’t know about you, but I like that…. Everything new! It’s a New Day, It’s a New Season, and it’s a New Year…. Walk in it with Total Newness!

By Lou Dowdy

(ENN—EMPIRE NEWS NETWORK)—Couples Wanted is WHAT It Do! Who will be crowned king and queen?

LUE Productions is hosting its 1st Plus Size Couple Model Competition and Fashion Show! Male and female couples are wanted to compete for a $1000 cash prize along with other prizes. This event will bring awareness to body shaming while promoting team work and unity.

The winning couple will walk away with the following:

• $1000 cash
• Crown
• Trophy
• Photoshoot
• Newspaper/Magazine Feature

The registration fee is $100 before February 1 and $150 after.

Below are the requirements:

• Must be a size 14 and up
• Must be 18 and or older
• Must be willing to participate in all activities surrounding the promotion and success of the event
• Contestants can be related, friends, dating or married
• Must register no later than Marc

How to register:

• Registration fee can be made in person by texting (909) 567-1000, (909) 556-7637, or (714) 833-3196
• Once we receive your registration fee our application will be emailed to you requesting the following:

Two Photos of the contestants

Categories include:

1. Talent (show us your talent)

2. Super Hero’s (embody your favorite super hero)

3. Free Style (Let us see your personality through your clothing)

4. Formal Wear (Question and Answer)

Tap in with LUE Productions!

The award from Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center will expand PRC’s program in Compton, Lynwood, North Long Beach and Watts.

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center has awarded a $50,000 grantThe Positive Results Corporation to conduct four 12-week Youth Leadership Academies in 2019. The program called, Healing Stronger will be conducted in Compton, Lynwood, North Long Beach and Watts.

Healing Stronger focuses on youth and young adults age 16-24, incorporating Art, Music, Movement and Writing in a series of Leadership workshops to facilitate healing trauma, resolve conflict, learn financial empowerment and build leadership skills to keep participants positively engaged in school and community.

Participants will be provided with the tools and resources necessary to achieve higher levels of success, a meaningful and relevant voice in the world around them, and position them to be positive contributing leaders and thinkers.

“We are excited to provide a safe place for participants to feel supported, a place for youth to connect with each other in a nonjudgmental and positive environment and a place where young leaders can cultivate their personal leadership skills and explore how to make a positive impact in their community,” said Kandee Lewis, PRC Executive Director.

Their target audience is youth and young adults, 16-24, low to no income, at-risk, parenting, prone to violence or has a family history of trauma-related violence (gang, gun, domestic or family violence), homeless, in or former foster youth, or recently reconnected to the community.

Their goal is to build a positive and engaging rapport between youth and family, schools, faith and community-based partners, law enforcement, social services, and local Chamber of Commerce to create healthy personal and professional relationships, understand resources each organization provides and understand no matter the position, each man or woman is a real person, worthy of respect.

With this grant, the PRC welcomes community partners to conduct workshops and provide expanded mentoring and networking opportunities with professional men and women such as Captain Brent Burton – member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles CARES Mentoring and chairman of the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles’ See Your Future Menoring Program.

To learn more about The PRC and Healing Stronger, to collaborate on this grant, become a speaker or mentor, or share your resources with the youth, contact us at http://www.PRC123.org, email info@prc123.org or call (323) 787-9252.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a social worker? How about a teacher or maybe a negotiator? How about all three jobs at the same time?

The District invites community members and business leaders to experience the rewards and challenges of leading a public school by participating in Principal for a Day on Thursday, March 14. Since its launch more than two decades ago as a collaboration between the District and the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce, the Principal for a Day program has hosted hundreds of private and public sector professionals.

Participants spend nearly half a day leading a District school alongside the actual principal. Besides a brief gathering first thing in the morning and an afternoon review, little else is scripted. A typical day for a guest principal may include greeting students, meeting teachers, and eating lunch in the cafeteria.

“As a principal, no two school days are alike,” said Hunt Elementary School Principal Kristin Kolling. “Today, I may spend half the day visiting classrooms and training teachers. Tomorrow, we could have a fire drill at the same time I’m comforting a kindergartner whose dog passed away. And then, on my way to a parent meeting, I’ll be summoned to mediate a disagreement between fourth graders. Still, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

If you’re interested in serving as a Principal for a Day, please complete an application at www.sbcusd.com/pfad or call the Communications Department at (909) 381-1250. Applications must be submitted by February 1.

By Lou Yeboah

Please don’t take it for granted! Know that grace is an opportunity for us to make our hearts right with God, not a chance to take advantage of it and live as crazy and on the edge as we can. Do not take the Lord’s grace for granted by continuing with the same attitudes, desires and carnal actions. Instead, let that grace transform you bit by bit every day. Think about your way of living. Examine your hearts to see if there is anything in you that is not beneficial. Do a spiritual check. And please, if you have not given your life to the Lord, “behold now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation.”

May this year be one of great spiritual growth for you.  May it be one where you learn the name of Jesus, and never fail to see him for who he is, and what he is doing.  May it be one where God does new things in your life, not just on one day, but on all of them.  And may it be one where you resolve to live with hope, and with love for God. Christ’s blessing be upon you in 2019, and always.

” Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- ” [Psalms 103:1-2]

” Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ” [Lamentations 3:22-23]

By Lue Dowdy

Model Bootcamp is What it Do! Catch me CEO and Founder of LUE Productions as I speak Saturday, January 12 in Los Angeles at Coffee Browns 1st Bootcamp for models.

I’ll be giving a few tips. Come sharpen your skills and gain more knowledge in the modeling industry.

Coffee Brown Ent is launching our first Model Boot Camp

Date: January 12th, 2019

Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn about deferent poses (Body/Facial/Angles)

How to walk like your on the Catwalk

Quick and easy hair and makeup tutorial on the go

Financial Education 101 (Savings, Protection, Investment, and Retirement Planning)

How to build your model portfolio Q & A with Guest

(More to be announced)

There will also be a mini Photoshoot with team #Brandfusion with Tradzmenzlounge and Long Beach Photographer. The first 10 guest to RSVP will receive a FREE GIFT Raffles, Wine, and Appetizers.

Contact Coffee Brown for information: 424-202-7351 or by email at coffeebrownsuga@gmail.com