The IE Black Equity Fund is excited to announce an open call for proposals for its Powerbuilding and Systems Change Grant! This grant is designed to support transformative projects that advance systems change and power-building work in the IE’s Black community....
Honoring ancestral heritage, strengthening family ties, and embracing a right to birthwork all coalesce at Sankofa Birthworkers Collective of the Inland Empire. The intrepid organization comprises a dynamic variety of birthworkers from many professional backgrounds,...
Dance, drums, storytelling, and much more converge at African Soul International, a revered bi-coastal West African Dance Company that has been inspiring and educating locals in the region for decades. Led by professional artists with more than 50 years of combined...
“Fostering Thriving Communities” was the theme of Southern California Edison’s 2024 Black History Month event, where the Black Equity Initiative of the Inland Empire (BEI-IE) was a Community Partnership honoree! Dina Walker, Executive Director of BLU Educational...
Kyle Webb invokes an African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This idea underpins Webb Family Enterprises’ partnership with IECF to create the Webb Family Fund for Parity. The Webbs — Reggie and René and their children,...