Any number of good excuses could have stopped Nikia Chaney from finishing her GED, earning her bachelor’s and then two master’s degrees. The young single divorced mom worked as she juggled three children with one on the way while staying fully committed to her studies. Her journey through the layers of education and the energy ...

By Dianne Anderson Through years working her street ministry, Rev. Bronica Martindale Taylor has seen how women dealing with substance abuse are at greater risk of sexual assault and domestic violence. On the other side of sexual violence, she said there are the date rape drugs, or young men who fail to see the situation ...

San Bernardino Valley College will welcome respected scholar and anthropologist Juli Grigsby Ph.D., to ponder a headier discussion that may hit closer to home for some students than their traditional textbook studies. In these turbulent times, Dr. Grigsby raises the discourse up a few notches around her socio-cultural specialties, including critical race theory, feminist and ...

By Dianne Anderson Sonny Belvin, the legendary San Bernardino KVCR-FM soulful DJ of the disco dance floor when vinyl was king, passed away last Monday. He was 74. Better known among his fans as Sonny Love, he was a pioneering force for Black music in the Inland Empire at a time when no one else ...

By Dianne Anderson Local teens mixed and mingled over the weekend with potential collegians at UCLA, where they rubbed elbows with staff, took in the sites and sounds of campus life, and then off to the roar of a winning football game. It’s all in a typical lineup of learning by example offered at the ...