FEMA continues to provide COVID-19 funeral assistance through 2025
FEMA is still providing funeral assistance for those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, with qualified individuals able to apply for up to $9,000 per funeral until September 2025.
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Good Black Jobs
As a way to further efforts to mitigate challenges facing these communities, BVN is highlighting Black- owned businesses and the institutions that support them. The series will consist of stories, photo essays, and pop-up newsroom events that center on the lived experiences of Black-owned business owners and workers in the region.

IE Black Leaders in Education
As we push further into 2025, Black Voice News is proud to introduce a new series focused on the impact of Black academics in leadership roles at colleges and universities across the Inland Empire.

IE Black Alumni
The Black Voice News IE Black Alumni Success Series highlights news on and for Black alumni from colleges and universities in the Inland Empire.
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Tapestry series
Everything Revolves Around Food
Luca Martinez As a child, Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack would begrudgingly help her mother Vangie and grandmother Jesuista in the kitchen. Cooking Mexican food was a significant element of her Mexican family and their El Paso, Texas home. But unlike her two elders, Marquez-Sharpnack didn’t feel a connection to the food in…
A Restaurant Unlike Any Other
Luca Martinez Nearly 22 years ago, Jose and his wife Antonia Toledo made a gamble.…
The Taste of “Little Thumb”
Luca Martinez As a young girl growing up in La Libertad, a city in El…
Spreading Nicaraguan Culture through a Dream Come True
Luca Martinez | Photos by Aryanna Noroozi You could call it a restaurant founded on…
USATF Athletes Compete to Qualify for World Championships: Part 2
USATF athletes competed at Hayward Field in Oregon for a US National and Paralympic Outdoor Championship and an invite to…
Keeping it Real: Some Things You Just Can’t Make Up
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who announced plans to run for governor, has been criticized for his department’s poor performance…
OpEd: Is Trump a Racist or a Practitioner of Racism
President Trump has been accused of racism for deploying armed National Guard Troops and ICE Agents to cities with Black…
Black Breastfeeding Week Aims to Close the Breastfeeding Gap Among Black Mothers
Black Breastfeeding Week is an initiative to highlight the disparities in breastfeeding rates among Black mothers and provide support and…
Remembering the Life of Rev. Dr. Betty Hanna-Witherspoon
Reverend Dr. Betty Hanna-Witherspoon, a city planner turned pastor, spent over forty years in urban social planning and ministry, serving…
The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Went Dead. States Are Scrambling To Help.
The Trump administration eliminated the “Press 3” option from the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which provided specialized mental…