LA County Library Director Skye Patrick Named 2019 Librarian of Peabo Bryson - R&B’s Most the Year by Library Journal Passionate Advocate (See page B-1) (See page C-1) VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 12 17,- 18, 2015 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO. 01, $1.00 +CA. Sales “ForTax Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years TheYears Voice The Voiceof Our of Community Our Community Speaking Speaking for forItself Itself” THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2019 COURTESY PHOTO Sharon Caples McDougle has been recognized as one of the Most Influential African Americans in the state of Mississippi. LeBron James AP PHOTO BY SENTINEL STAFF REPORT attended Moss Point High sition as a suit technician BY LAUREN A. JONES ter Cavaliers team to the “The Shop,” that pairs School. Right after high for Boeing. Given the fact Contributing Writer NBA Finals, making it his some of the world’s great- Behind every great as- school graduation, in 1982, that she had already gained eighth consecutive NBA est athletes, entertainers, tronaut is a great team suit- McDougle joined the Air experienced working with On Thursday, De- Finals appearance, James and business minds for a ing him or her up to travel Force and was stationed in pressure suits, McDougle cember 27, 2018, AP an- announced he would be candid barbershop conver- into space. While many his- California at the Beale Air thought she would be the nounced LeBron James moving west to join the sation. tory books discuss the story Force Base. During her sev- ideal candidate for the job. as the Male Athlete of the Los Angeles Lakers. Among his other non- of Mae Jemison, the first en years there, she worked At the time, she was the Year following what the What came with mov- basketball related accom- African American woman as an aerospace physiology only African American and publication described as ing closer to Hollywood, is plishments, James opened to travel to space, they often technician, worked with the one of two women in her his “most significant year.”growing his off-the-court the “I Promise” school in fail to mention how NASA altitude chamber, and the department. Though James continues to empire to produce mean- his hometown of Akron, spacesuit manager, Sharon hyperbaric chamber. Addi- McDougle worked as a dominate the NBA with his ingful content like his doc- Ohio, in July 2018, what McDougle, helped prepare tionally, she worked on the suit technician for 14 years elite basketball skills on umentary series, “Shut Up he described as his single astronauts like Jemison for SR-71 and U-2 reconnais- and during that time, she the court, his philanthropy and Dribble.” The series greatest career achieve- their launch and how she sance aircraft. was assigned to 20 mis- and social activism have tackles the intersection be- ment. “I Promise” is a made history herself. In 1990, McDougle who sions until 2004 when she allowed him to ascend to tween sports, culture and school under the Akron McDougle grew up in had finished serving in the newer heights. the socio-political world. Moss Point, MS where she Air Force, applied for a po- {See NASA A-7} After leading a lacklus- He also debuted, HBO’s {See JAMES A-7} BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE NNPA Newswire NNPA NEWSWIRE Contributor As the nation moves On Christmas Eve, Mil- into the Holiday season, waukee Congresswoman, it’s been a brutal eight- Gwen Moore became the weeks since that dreadful first sitting member of -Con day when Ferguson-based gress to demand that Presi- activist, Melissa McKin- dent Donald Trump resign nies, found her son Danye from the presidency. She Jones hanging dead from made her comments as the a tree in her yard; eight Dow dove 500 points on weeks with no answer December 24 in the worst from the St. Louis County Christmas Eve trading day Medical Examiner’s Of- ever. As of Christmas, the fice regarding the cause of market was on track to Photo: YouTube death. PHOTO: DAYNE JONES FACEBOOK PAGE suffer its worst December Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) While reports from Dayne Jones since the Great Depression. police say the death was “Some of this money to remove lead from Ameri- impeached or as opposed reported as a “suicide,” Baltimore, have been tar- transparency by police. for the doggone wall, I ca’s water infrastructure. to being indicted or hav- McKinnies says no, it was geted and monitored not “My son was mur- wish they would put into During an interview on ing the 25th amendment a “lynching.” She believes only by racists and White dered, point blank,” said places like Flint and Mil- the Scott Dworkin report, evoked. It’s really a very that she and other activists Nationalists, but also agen- McKinnies. “We are de- waukee,” said Rep. Moore Rep. Moore said that Presi- palliative approach to ask who have protested police cies within the US govern- manding the Medical Ex- during the interview. The dent Trump “resigning is him to just go quietly and brutality, including the ment. She believes there aminer’s office to release Congresswoman worked to a dignified way for himspare to us all this pain.” deaths of Michael Brown was foul play in the death {See NAACP A-8} secure millions of dollars leave as opposed to being {See TRUMP A-8} Jr., and Freddie Gray in of her son and is calling on BY ROGER CALDWELL NNPA Newswire Contributor In 2018, many Black people in America believe that it is not important or COURTESY PHOTO SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE Mark Ridley Thomas and or socio-economic status. COURTESY PHOTOS Kerman Maddox in re- Going forward, the goals Our dignity and respect must begin as Black people in Suits in Solidar- sponse to the national epi- of Suits in Solidarity are to our families, and then our community, our country, and ity members recently cel- demic of unarmed African reform the criminal justice then the world. ebrated their end of year American men killed by system, reduce dispropor- meeting with a holiday law enforcement officials.tionate police discipline relevant to consider them race card and stop thinking reception with City Coun- Originally, they were try- against students of color Black. They see their race Black. cil President Herb Wesson, ing to get the broader me- in schools, promote eco- as human, and they have no Many genetic experts Supervisor Mark Ridley- dia to understand the issue nomic growth of African faith in the Black or African and people around the globe Thomas and Kerman Mad- of police misconduct in the American businesses and American culture and race. believe there is no scientif- dox, co- Founder Suits in African American commu- contribute in ways to em- There is only one race, and ic basis for race, and it’s a Solidarity. nity was widespread and power the African Ameri- www.lasentinel.net that is the human race, and Suits in Solidarity was affected African American can community. it is time to let go of the {See BLACK A-8} founded by Supervisor men no matter their age E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS/L.A. SENTINEL A-2A-6 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,THURSDAY,JANUARY JANUARY 3, 2019 9, 2014 for those looking for in- to support us but I’m like, structors called Black Girl ‘This is a safe space and Pilates Tribe. “As Black you being here would make women teaching Pilates, it unsafe for us.’ I had a few you’re not going to run into conversations in the initial a hell of a lot of us nor are part of starting a group and you going to run into a hell then after, I decided that it of a lot of Black clients ei- wouldn’t be good to have ther. We are in very White those conversations.” spaces. It’s pulling together The group meets annu- all of this amazing talent ally in New York City for and expertise but also giv- a huge mashup. In 2019, ing each other support as there will be an even big- Black women.” Herbert and ger, international meeting some of the members are taking place in Barcelona now developing their own Spain. Excitedly, Herbert certification program. “Our shares, “I’ll be meeting a certification will be classic lot of women I’ve never exercises that Joseph taught met before.” himself, with modern Trying to create what components.” Their certi- she jokingly terms “Pi- fication will also include lates Wakanda,” Herbert is knowledge of the impact of coordinating a number of two women of color on the smaller local meetings that history of Pilates. “Kathy will take place throughout Grant, a Black woman and the year in locations such Lolita San Miguel, who’s as New York City, Wash- Puerto Rican,” Herbert ex- ington D.C., Maryland, Vir- plains, “were certified by ginia, Georgia and Texas. Joseph Pilates himself.” Herbert finds it hard Pilates Instructor, Sonja Herbert.COURTESY PHOTO Herbert at one point to pinpoint just one great had to defend herself and benefit she received from BY NADINE MATTHEWS recalls. “I started follow- years among dancers, it is created specially for it. the group against charges creating this community, Special to the AFRO ing them and then becameparticularly effective Her- Herbert became hooked of reverse racism, going so but said, “I’ve never really Facebook friends.” Now bert explains, “For overall after one class when her far as writing an essay in a had the opportunity to have If you can’t find what that group has increased coreto body strength.