Dr. Robert Renteria shares the story of his life at West Aurora High School
Dr. Robert Renteria gives remarks to an audience at West Aurora High School Thursday, March 21.
Reader’s Voice: Restaurant, video-gaming, worthy
July 23, 2023Dear editor; A recently-opened restaurant and a very nice/new video gaming room are now available in North Aurora. They have a free, private, event room with a private bar available that holds approximately 85 persons with no cost for the room. The food is very good and the...
Dr. Renteria reflects on challenge of late martyr Dr. King, Jr.’s message
Civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for equality for all and brought monumental changes for America and African Americans in particular. Millions celebrated his birthday Monday this week and Illinois civic leader, Dr. Robert Renteria, of the Fox Valley reflected on Dr....
Dr. Robert Renteria at the Aurora Alive Center in downtown Aurora
Dr. Robert Renteria, above, offers remarks as the guest speaker Monday, Nov. 21 at the Aurora Alive Center in downtown Aurora with a focus on youth who can be provided positive leadership.
Fitting: Gun Violence Awareness Month
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month and the statistics for mass shootings in the United States are riveting. The gun homicide rate is 26 times that of other high-income countries (gunpolicy.org). Much of the loss is incalculable. Journalist Fran Briggs asked Dr. Robert Renteria about the gun violence epidemic, the...
Prevention key to safety in schools
Shootings such as at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas last week and threats aimed at other educational sites confirm that school can be a treacherous place. In many cases, school safety conjures up intervention. However, Dr. Robert Renteria said prevention is the key to safety, his publicist announced recently. For...
Aim: Solve student challenges
Dr. Robert Renteria is reaching out to superintendents across America his publicist said recently. Dr. Renteria is offering no-cost academic and faith-inspired curricula to address social and emotional learning (SEL) as part of his cross-country tour of schools. Although middle school and high school students develop new skills in academics,...
Reader’s Commentary: Alliance seeks to address suicide
By Fran BriggsYuma, Ariz. In response to the rise in suicide rates, Dr. Robert Renteria of North Aurora and Mariela Narvaez have formed an alliance to address suicide prevention education, Renteria’s publicist announced recently. “It’s important to be a partner with those who are serving the community and share core...
Dr. Robert Renteria: Humble start to youth empowering
We met on a frigid snow-filled February morning at the library. Dr. Robert Renteria was born October 13, 1960 in a barrio of Los Angeles, Calif.. It was a difficult childhood with drugs and gangs, an absent father, and abuse. He ran away from that environment and lived on the...
Listening session in Aurora with Dr. Robert Renteria
Host and author Dr. Robert Renteria, standing, and panel members, above, listen to those in attendance, approximately 60, at Saturday's listening session at the One E. Benton Street, the former Aurora Public Library building.
Listening session in Aurora Saturday
Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Latino author and civic leader, Dr. Robert Renteria, will be host to a listening session at the former Aurora Public Library, 1 E. Benton Street, Aurora. Residents are encouraged to share their stories of how mentors have helped change their lives,...
From the Barrio to the Board Room listening tour
From the Barrio to the Board Room book author, Robert Renteria, discusses the importance of his book at Java Plus on Waterford in Montgomery Saturday.