BVN's Nyla Glover discusses the Kevin Epps murder trial, Loma Linda University Health Child Abuse programs, enhanced rights and protections for CA Workers in 2026, CA Senator Sabrina Cervantes appointed Chair of Senate Appropriations, and fighting back against Trump’s Attack on Childcare and Family Assistance Programs.

BVN's Esther Gatica discusses Truth, Resistance and Resilience: Editor’s Picks for 2025, photojournalist Aryana Noroozi, Fortune Schools closing the achievement gap for Black students, Bishop L. Kirk and Pastor Karen Sykes to Receive 2026 MVC MLK Legacy Award, and the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the right to vote.

BVN's Esther Gatica discusses Time for Change, local author Debbie Dee, AI's growing footprint, Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds being appointed to the California Transportation Commission, and FAC suing Riverside over transparency in quest for Sheriff Department jail deaths accountability.

BVN's Nyla Glover discusses Rev. Dr. Queen Shamala Smith celebrates Art and Healing at Solo Exhibition, Newsom announcing underutilized state property in Riverside to become 209 affordable homes, U.S. House Representative Eric Swalwell running for Governor 2026, San Bernardino’s Future Green Leaders Summit, and a major lawsuit settlement involving the maltreatment and arrest of a ten-year-old Black student with special needs.

BVN's Nyla Glover discusses the ACOM 2025 Expo and Awards event, the 2025 State of Black Women in California report, Black Panamanian author Tameka Burgess, Congressional Representative Eric Swalwell entering the race for governor of California, and Keeping It Real: Gratitude Can Transform Any Situation.

BVN's Esther Gatica discusses an essay by Kellie Todd Griffin, President and CEO of the California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute, health concerns at IE Health Matters Forum, how Charles R. Drew University navigated more than $20 Million in fed cuts, Riverside Unified Foundation’s launch of the Tom Hunt Memorial Scholarship, and a call to action by Civil rights leader Latasha Brown for a boycott of Amazon, Target, and Home Depot.

BVN's Esther Gatica discusses Prop 50 passage and approval, Federal judge ordering Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November, Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino recently appointing Telicia Lopez to the position of City Clerk, and Democrats unexpectedly caving on ACA Subsidies.

BVN's Nyla Glover discusses low-cost Insulin at $11 per Pen starting in 2026, Full Circle Player’s Mojada play highlighting immigration issues, Ready San Bernardino County App, CTA supporting Proposition 50, and Louisiana v. Callais.

BVN's Nyla Glover discusses the physical and mental toll SoCal wildfires have on residents, wildfire preparedness, voter information, Hospice Chaplain and Counselor, Mary Pearce, and Prop 36.

BVN's Nyla Glover discusses residents having to rely on their own wildfire preparedness, Corona Regional Medical Center to shut down Labor and Delivery services in 2026, Congressman Pete Aguilar as guest speaker at the Akoma Unity Center, the community-based story titled, Affordable Murrieta Housing Brings Peace to Resident and her Son, and the current shutdown of the federal government.