By Dianne Anderson Uprising art that captured the pain of the murder of George Floyd on storefront panels is now transformed to the greater message of survival, hope and inspiration. During the unrest, businesses in the city boarded up immediately, and what followed became a proving ground for creative angst at the Long Beach Rising ...

By Manny Otiko California Black Media Proposition 28 is one of seven statewide initiatives on the November 8 ballot. If passed, Prop 28 will boost arts and music education funding for 6 million public school students. The proposition requires California to dedicate 1% of the education budget to arts and music programs. If the proposition ...

By Dianne Anderson San Bernardino residents can stretch their imagination and express their inner muse through several upcoming programs and events at the Garcia Center for the Arts. Art with Jessie, a professional artist, is inviting the community to come out and try their hand at duplication and renditions of paintings by the ultimate professionals. ...

By Dianne Anderson Young aspiring entertainers are getting the creative space they need to work on becoming all that they can imagine they can be. As important, they  discover themselves  in the process. Josiah Bruny said his nonprofit Music Changing Lives is expanding to serve more kids and youth over the past five years “one ...