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Kristi Eddy, Watts Assistant Dr. George McKenna to Host Principal Crowned Mrs. School Safety Town Hall Meeting California (See page A-3) in South L.A. (See page B-1) VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 12 17,- 18, 2015 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO 10 $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax“For Over “For Eighty Over EightyYears TheYears Voice The ofVoice Our of Community Our Community Speaking Speaking for Itselffor Itself” THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018 After Judge Steven O’Neill Rejects Dismissal, New Bill Cosby Trial for 2004 Sexual Assault Allegations Begins April 2 The NNPA will honor Senator Kamala Harris with the NNPA’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during Black Press Week.OFFICIAL PHOTO NNPA NEWSWIRE PA’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award,” said The National News- Dorothy Leavell, the paper Publishers Associa- chairman of the NNPA tion (NNPA) will honor and publisher of the Cru- Senator Kamala Harris sader Newspapers in Chi- (D-Calif.) with the 2018 cago and Gary, Ind. Newsmaker of the Year The NNPA will also POOL PHOTO Award during the NNPA’s celebrate the senator’s Bill Cosby’s new criminal trial on the 2004 sexual assault allegations begins April 2, 2018. Photo taken of Cosby 2018 Black Press Week. efforts to raise wages for spokesman Andrew Wyatt (left) leading the comedian into court during his trial last summer at the Montgomery The Newsmaker event working people, reform County Courthouse on June 5, 2017 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. will take place at the Ray- the criminal justice sys- burn House Office Build- tem, and expand health- BY STACY M. BROWN dian’s request to have the accuser Andrea Constand fided that she could “set ing on Wednesday, March care access for all Ameri- NNPA Newswire Contributor charges against him dis- lied when she claimed she Bill Cosby up” and “extort 14 at 7pm. cans. missed. didn’t know Marguerite him” by making false alle- “The Honorable Ka- “In all of my years Bill Cosby’s criminal Cosby’s attorneys, led Jackson, a fellow Temple gations. mala Harris, the second of covering news in our retrial on sexual assault by former Michael Jack- University employee, who Prosecutors continue to African American wom- community, Senator Har- charges is set to begin with son lawyer Tom Mesereau, used to share hotel rooms claim that Jackson’s tes- an and first South Asianris has been one of the jury selection on March 29 argued for dismissal on with Constand. timony would be hearsay American senator in U.S. smartest, most fearless, after Montgomery County, the grounds that prosecu- Jackson told Cosby’s and therefore inadmissible. history, is an outstand- {See HARRIS A-9} Pennsylvania Judge Steven tors disregarded clear and attorneys under oath in O’Neill also denied ing choice for the NN- O’Neill rejected the come- convincing evidence that January that Constand con- {See COSBY A-9} It’s All about the Money: Stats on African American Progress are Sobering BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE NNPA Newswire SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE Late last year, The Congresswoman Washington Post wrote that Nanette Barragán en- African Americans were dorsement list reads like the only group that showed a Who’s Who of Afri- no economic improvement can American Politi- since 2000. They based cal Leaders both locally their conclusions on Census and nationally. Senator data. This year, there was Kamala Harris, Senator even more sobering news Cory Booker, Congress- in a report by the Economic woman Karen Bass, Senator Kamala Harris Senator Cory Booker Policy Institute (EPI). The A recent Economic Policy Institute study revealed that Congresswoman Barbara new study issued found Blacks haven’t made any progress in homeownership, Lee, Congressman & “no progress” for Africanunemployment or incarceration in 50 years. PIXABAY Civil Rights Icon John Americans on homeowner- Lewis and Congressman ship, unemployment and “pervasive discrimination in ed African Americans has Emanuel Cleaver are but incarceration in 50 years. employment and education” close to tripled between a few of her colleagues Much of what was in- for African Americans, EPI 1968 and 2016, as Blacks in Washington DC who cluded in the EPI study was concluded that not much has are 6.4 times more likely have supported her bid stunning data on African changed. than Whites to be jailed or for re-election. Locally, Hurricane Irma hits Florida American economic prog- The EPI study stated the imprisoned. Homeowner- her list of supporters is ress. Fifty years after the obvious and pointed to glar- ship rates have remained just as impressive. She Con gresswoman Supervisor famous and controversial ing statistics. unchanged for African has garnered most of this Karen Bass Mark Ridley-Thomas Kerner Commission Re- Regarding the justice sys- Americans, over the last port that identified “whitetem, the share of incarcerat- {See EPI A-9} racism” as the driver of BY KIMBERLEE BUCK Staff Writer Last month, authorities rushed to the scene after Senator Steven Bradford Congresswoman Con gressman receiving 911 calls that a Barbara Lee John Lewis school shooting was tak- support because of just how effective she has been as a leader representing the people of her district. Locally she has been en- dorsed by Los Angeles Students take part in a "lie-in" on the road outside of the Mayor, Eric Garcetti, Su- White House February 19, 2018 in Washington, DC , for three pervisors Mark Ridley- minutes at a time in an effort to symbolize the short amount Thomas, Janice Hahn and of time it took alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz to gun down Hilda Solis. State Senator numerous people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Steve Bradford recently in Parkland, Fla., last week.PHOTO BY OLIVIER DOULIERY/ABACA PRESS(SIPA VIA AP IMAGES announced his endorse- ment of the Congress- ing place at Douglas High On Sunday March 11, woman as well as Carson School in Florida. The inci- the Trump Administration Mayor Albert Robles and dent left 17 people dead and proposed providing certain a number of the Carson poised the rest of the U.S. to school personnel with “rig- City Council, Compton once again debate gun control orous” firearms training School Board President www.lasentinel.net laws and look to the Trump Congresswoman Nanette Barragán Administration for answers. {SeeTRUMP A-8} {See BARRAGÁN A-9} A-6 A-2 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,THURSDAY,JANUARY MARCH 15, 9, 2018 2014 Christine Keith of Elite Auto Network named GLAAACC Member of the Year ing to sell you a car. But fessionalism, and dedica- lenge. It’s not just about there’s so many more things tion assisting GLAAACC cars. It’s different and grow- you can do within the trans- as it advances the primary ing a division in the compa- portation (field), especially mission to advocate for the ny has been really reward- with technology and every- growth of small and African ing,” and she’s optimistic one’s going green, and so American owned businesses about the future of EAN, we support that.” and advocates excellence.” despite being a small busi- As part of growing the Being an advocate for ness whose main competi- company, Keith joined the excellence along with giv- tors are large dealerships Greater Los Angeles Afri- ing back to the community and conglomerates. can American Chamber of has been in Keith’s DNA “My main goal is to Commerce (GLAAACC) throughout her life. As a grow the business steadily to take advantage of the youngster, the Los Angeles and not too fast. I hope 10 information and opportuni- native accompanied her fa- years down the road that ties that the association of- ther to his clinic in Boyle we are not a small business fers. Being a GLAAACC Heights, which inspired anymore. That’s the vision member also allowed Keith her to become a physician I have. I’m pretty ambitious to fulfill her desire to help where she worked with her and I’m very persistent and other individuals and busi- family’s practice. I try to learn from everyone nesses as well. Keith also worked with I work with,” she said. “GLAAACC has a lot of the Los Angeles Mission “Bids that I don’t win, I resources like networking Health Center’s HIV Out- always ask for a debrief and sessions and business devel- reach Program on Skid I ask, ‘How could I have opment courses. I’ve also Row, an experience that won the bid, what could I tried to get more involved led her to convert her fam- do better?’ Because if you in supporting the communi- ily practice into a free clinic don’t know, you can’t im- ty services that GLAAACC that offered another location prove. Us, as a small busi- does. They provide scholar- for the Los Angeles Mission ness, to compete with a lot ships to high school stu- of large dents for college,” noted corpora- Keith. “We sponsored tions is their last event – their difficult, board meeting for high but we still Christine Keith COURTESY PHOTO school students - and bid.” provided transportation While to and from the event.” Keith BY CORA JACKSON-FOSSETT Keith’s husband, Todd, “I realized that there’s In fact, Keith’s en- loves her Staff Writer founded the Beverly Hills- a lot of advantages and the ergetic and consistent job, her based auto brokerage firm potential that the company participation in GLAAACC to provide free medical care career advice to others is to Business success in 1991. EAN provides a can grow on the commer- led to the group honoring in the community.