Black Voice Foundation

The Black Voice Foundation for Media, History, & the Arts 501(c) (3) was founded in 1988 with a mission to train and educate individuals in print media. With the digital revolution, the rapid growth of technology in the world of communications and media, and the need to impact lives through a diverse set of multi-media platforms, the Foundation has expanded its mission to include digital and electronic media and a burgeoning set of projects in the fields of education, professional development, media, history, and the arts.

BV Foundation ongoing programs: BV College Internship Program: For 16 years the Black Voice Foundation had managed an internship program that yielded a number of success stories for local students who gained experience working with the Black Voice News, blackvoicenews.com, and other related community-based projects. The program goal has been to educate, train, and empower the students.

Footsteps To Freedom Study Tours: For 15 years The Black Voice Foundation Footsteps to Freedom Study Tour has partnered with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Riverside County Office of Education, and National Park Service to lead a unique study tour experience for Inland Empire educators and college students. For eight days each summer, tour participants learn first hand about the incredible courage of the people who sought freedom or who helped others achieve it along the central and lesser-known route of the Underground Railroad from Kentucky to Canada.

Califest Studio Workshop combines education with the arts. Its first project, Buck World One fuses spoken word, interactive video projections, and dance in telling the story of urban youth living in some of the Inland Empire’s most depressed communities. California Black Media: In 2001, California Black Media was developed as a statewide information and education network of over 40 African-American media outlets in the State of California reaching over 1 million readers, viewers, and users in the state. The group has met with governors, state elected officials, and statewide corporate leaders in an effort to better inform the African-American community about key issues that affect their lives.

The Opportunity of a Lifetime: The program is mission is to develop diverse talent through creative professional development that will provide them the “Opportunity of a Lifetime”. The program is targeted to students who are passionate about showcasing their talents and abilities to prospective universities, employers and global opportunities. Broken up in (4) distinct parts; this year around program has been developed to assist students by working on national diversity case studies, participating in multiple virtual professional development workshops, attending the most creative HBCU tour and joining us here in Southern California for 150 hour internship that will change their lives.