North Fontana Concerned Citizens Committee

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Title

North Fontana Concerned Citizens Committee

Description

Established by the late Jessie Turner and her daughter Ellen Turner, The Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana was incorporated as a non-profit organization in the 1970s. The Concerned Citizens organization advocates for the needs of the Black community in North Fontana and established the North Fontana Culinary Training Program along with the "Fontana Messenger", a local newspaper highlighting news in North Fontana’s Black community. Additionally, the Black Awareness Parade began more than 50 years ago to unify Black families in North Fontana.

Date

1970

Creator

The Bridges That Carried Us Over Project

Format

Information Sheet

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Rights Holder

The Bridges That Carried Us Over Project