Art & Culture Archives - Black Voice News

Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds discusses the origins of Black Voice News at BVN’S Black History Celebration at the San Bernardino County Museum on February 25, 2023.

Community Reflections at BVN’s Celebration of Black History

by Aryana Noroozi March 5, 2024March 14, 2024

Community members in the Inland Empire joined a discussion led by Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds and Hardy Brown II about Black history, the origin of Black Voice News and their work as local government watchdogs, and shared their personal celebration of Black history.

"This Little Piggy" by Guy Stanley Philoche

LA Art Show Kicks Off on Valentine’s Day with a Global Lineup

by BVN February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

Macy’s honors the achievements and history of Black Americans this winter through a partnership with UNCF (United Negro College Fund), and a commitment to Black-owned, founded and designed brands. On average, more than 300,000 students attend HBCUs each year. HBCUs are serving those who need it the most–more than 70% of all students at HBCUs qualify for federal Pell Grants and 80% of HBCU students receive federal loans.

Macy’s Honors Black Change Makers in Celebration of Black History Month

by Ellen Perrault January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry (left) and Paul Ekow Gyimah of the Gyimah Institute of Viticulture & Enology Research (G.I.V.E.R.), Ghana.

Ghana’s G.I.V.E.R. Leads Pan-African Vine and Wine Industry Movement

by BVN Contributor November 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Rickerby Hinds’s newest play “Blackbox” A Testament to Theatrical Magic and Revolutionary Storytelling.

Rickerby Hinds’ Epic Poem Play “Blackbox” Blends Theater and Magic

by Esther Gatica October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

Guests walk past the 10-foot tapestry at the opening of the Afróntalo exhibit at California State University, San Bernardino’s (CSUSB) Anthropology Museum on September 21, 2023.

CSUSB Anthropology Museum Showcases Afróntalo Exhibition

by Breanna Reeves and Aryana Noroozi October 3, 2023October 3, 2023

Creative Corps Inland SoCal prepared Listening Sessions across San Bernardino and Riverside counties to launch a $4.7M grant opportunity for invited artists, creatives, and interested community members to join in on.

Funding The Arts: How the Creative Corps Inland SoCal is Creating Social Impact

by Asante-Ra April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Brandi T. Biggles, known within the Southern California culinary community as Chef Brandi, shops for produce at Lazy Acres market in Hermosa Beach on February 28, 2023. Each month, she creates her signature fire-grilled vegan artisan pizzas at the Prosperity Market, a traveling farmers market featuring Black farmers, vendors and chefs. Biggles helped the founders develop the market as she shared a similar vision of a mobile market and recalled having the idea drafted on her vision board which she displays on her bedroom wall. Today, she calls it her results board because she wants the results to come to fruition and not remain a vision. Biggles hopes to soon purchase a vehicle to house a mobile kitchen and travel the country, serving food in cities across the U.S.

Black Female Entrepreneur Chef Brandi T. Biggles Blends Prayer, Whole Food Consumption & Creativity

by Aryana Noroozi March 30, 2023May 23, 2023

Queen Shamala Bessie Davis Fayemi Smith poses for a portrait in her home in Gardena, California, on November 19, 2022. Smith is a longtime artist and educator who recently released her book, “Breaking the Cycles of Pain: Soul Secrets, A Memoir.” The book is the first in a trilogy detailing her life story and trauma she overcame as a Black woman.

Breaking the Cycles of Pain: Soul Secrets

by Phyllis Kimber Wilcox and Aryana Noroozi December 2, 2022December 6, 2022