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.

BVN's Nyla Glover discusses the Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy (YVYLA), how eliminating SNAP survey will impact CalFresh benefits, the Mapping Deportations initiative, No Secret Police Act, and the government shutdown.

BVN's Esther Gatica discusses challenges for Black-led doula collective, Frederick Douglass and America’s Free Speech Crisis, Legislature approves five Black Caucus Reparations Bills, and President Donald Trump’s actions impacting Black women in America.

BVN’s Nyla Glover discusses takeaways from RFK Jr.’s New Make America Healthy Again Strategy, an abandoned warehouse project near San Bernardino Airport, a complaint against Inland Empire Health Plan, and a first anniversary celebration of a Moreno Valley Black-owned book store, Get Lit Books & Things.