Tag: Riverside
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College Focus of Talk by CSUSB President at Riverside Church
Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás D. Morales came to Allen Chapel AME church in Riverside on Feb. 23 to share with congregants a simple message on the importance of a college education for their children and for themselves. “Those of you who started college and for some reason had to leave or perhaps always ... -
Start RIGHT, End Strong Challenge Returns to Riverside
Riverside Community Health Foundation (RCHF) in partnership with the City of Riverside, will present a year-long opportunity for Riverside residents to adopt healthy behaviors with health education classes and physical activity opportunities through the Start RIGHT (Riverside Is Getting Healthy Together), End Strong Challenge. The Start R.I.G.H.T. (Riverside Is Getting Healthy Together), End Strong kick-off ... -
Stater Bros. Celebrates Holidays with over $840K in Donations
Stater Bros. is spreading cheer this holiday season by giving back to the loyal communities it serves. To brighten the holidays for those in need, Stater Bros. Charities donated over $840,000 to local non-profit organizations that benefit hunger relief and children’s well-being initiatives. Stater Bros. Charities supports critical needs in the communities where Stater Bros. ... -
Juvenile Justice Settlement: $1.4M for Local Nonprofits
By Dianne Anderson Finding Riverside nonprofits that want to get some of the $1.4 million coming each year for the next five years shouldn’t be as hard as it’s been for Corey Jackson as he continues the fight for juvenile justice. Jackson took the lead last year in a major lawsuit to stop the county ... -
Habitat for Humanity Offers Vet & Senior Services
By Dianne Anderson Seniors 50 or older who can’t afford a contractor or handyman to take care of their homes can now learn how to do it themselves. It’s not quite an extreme fixer-upper makeover, but a Riverside Habitat for Humanity program’s two-hour free workshop could save a lot of money in the long run ... -
Beat the Holiday Blues: Akoma Toy/Coat Giveaway
By Dianne Anderson Feeling a little down? Feeling a little blue? Grab an extra coat and head over to the Akoma Unity Center to enjoy the holiday bustle with hundreds of families and children at the annual toy and coat giveaway. On December 21, organizers are calling on all those who want to come out ... -
Street Renamed After Local Civil Rights Icon
By Dianne Anderson It’s a rare occasion when a city council reaches a unanimous agreement on any single point of interest, but there are exceptions. And, Waudier Rucker Hughes was exceptional in her own right. The lifelong community activist drew undisputed support last week from seven Riverside City Council members who voted to rename a ... -
Tech Big Draw for Kids
By Dianne Anderson Kids from Riverside and San Bernardino schools will converge on Bourns Inc. headquarters in Riverside for a conference sure to spark their young inventive minds around cutting-edge technology. If there is any doubt about how much they crave technology, last year about 5,000 students were put on the waiting list to attend ... -
Precinct Reporter May Not Be Here Much Longer
The Precinct Reporter recently observed 54 years of continuous publication. It is quite a milestone for a newspaper dedicated to telling the story of the Black community and keeping it informed about available resources and issues of the day. However, the Precinct Reporter may not exist much longer! The media landscape has changed dramatically, actually ... -
Sigma Beta Xi, ACLU Slow School Pipeline to Prison
By Dianne Anderson For what it’s worth, some good is coming out of the long winding school to prison pipeline, which just got a little shorter in Riverside County thanks to an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit, and local education activist Corey Jackson Jackson, founder and CEO for Sigma Beta Xi, Inc., said he got ...