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VOL. LXXXVII NO. 25, $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years, the Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself.” THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2013

By Betti Halsell Contributing Writer

Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas is devoted to the growth of Leimert Park. The civic leader made the monumental plaza a priority after three years of the area being closed; it’s receiving heightened attention and councilmember Ridley-Thomas showcased some of the upgrades during the Juneteenth reopening celebration. On Monday, May 17, Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas visited the Leimert Park village while it was under construction. He stated, “As Council- member for the 10th Dis- trict, I am committed to working with local stakeholders to not only celebrate the rich cultural and social legacy of Leimert Park Village, but creating a future for the village that is safe, clean and welcom- Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas (center), along with political figures and community members, cuts the ribbon at the Leimert Park Village re- ing for all members of the opening / Juneteenth Celebration. E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS community to enjoy.” Dur- ing the reconstruction peri- ity to the restroom area. Leimert Park Plaza. When public servants to make elected representative for lage.” od, Ridley-Thomas shared Ridley-Thomas is look- reflecting on the work of sure that communities of this community, I am com- Reviving the Leimert that a portion of the teal- ing to bring justice to under- public duty, Ridley-Thomas color have access to op- mitted to investing in this Park Plaza was a collab- colored barrier was coming served communities seen said, “Equity matters – and portunities and resources. community and providing {See JUNETEENTH A-8} down for more accessibil- in the rehabilitation of the it is our responsibility as As a long-time resident and resources to uplift the Vil-

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Flavored tobacco products are moving closer to being banned from Los Angeles retailers with efforts led by the L.A. City Councilman Curren Price to protect the health of Af- rican Americans. Councilmember Price led the charge alongside fellow council colleagues Mark Ridley-Thomas and Councilman Curren Price Mark Ridley-Thomas Marqueece Harris- Dawson Marqueece Harris Dawson Former President Trump made it his mission to get with a motion presented to sized the actions being tak- are already at a higher risk advantaged communities rid of the law, which has provided millions of Americans City Council to remove an en toward the ban are steps for stroke, heart disease, than with the toll menthol with access to affordable health care, particularly during exemption of menthol fla- that are necessary to protect and cancer without being cigarettes has done to the the coronavirus pandemic. COURTESY PHOTO vored tobacco and include marginalized communities enticed by such a highly health of the Black commu- it in the proposed Citywide that have had to bear the addictive product,” said nity, and it is time to fight By stacy M. BRown who depend on affordable ban. brunt of generational effects Councilman Curren Price. back for the sake of saving NNPA Newswire Senior health care, the Supreme As a representative of attributed to the usage of to- “We talk a great deal about lives.” National Correspondent Court rejected the lat- a Los Angeles community bacco products. disparities that run rampant The L.A. City Council est challenge to President made up largely of Black “It is time for us to cut throughout communities of has asked the City Attorney In a significant victory Obama’s signature legisla- and Latino neighbors, our losses; there is too much color and there is no greater to proceed with drafting an for the Biden-Harris ad- tion. Councilman Price empha- at stake. Our communities burden that wears on dis- {See TOBACCO A-8} ministration and Americans {See OBAMACARE A-8}

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Gov. Gavin Newsom AP PHOTO cation-related benefits. COURTESY PHOTO www.lasentinel.net SEE FULL STORY A-10 SEE FULL STORY A-10 A-2 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 H.U.F. Awards Honor Dynamic Dads and Deserving College-bound Students The Mablean Ephraim Foundation recognizes dedicated fathers and awards $60,000+ in scholarships

BY CORA JACKSON-FOSSETT mentoring programs are the greater L.A. area. He Staff Writer supported by funds raised also acknowledged the sup- through the H.U.F. Awards port of the sponsors such as The 19th Annual Honor- Entertainer and comedi- Mae Stewart, Judge Anita ing Unsung Fathers (H.U.F) an Michael Colyar, the Carothers, Dr. Chaundra Awards was held virtually, Jones, Lonnie Bronny, but that didn’t decrease the Willie Ward, Donna Goodell level of excitement and and Goodell Productions, entertainment offered by the Byron Reed and United Par- Mablean Ephriam Founda- cel Service. “To all of you tion (MEF). who joined us today, may The inspiring event rec- your lives continue to thrive ognized dedicated, though and be blessed,” Jackson often overlooked, dads and said. saluted intelligent and “I told you,” Colyar focused college-bound stu- joked after Jackson’s KEEMON LEONARD/SEAN PENNINGTON dents. Also, top-notch remarks, “Freddy Jackson is Judge Mablean with the students who received scholarships. celebrities appeared to the 100-grand man. A lot of applaud the achievements of babies came into the world Dad Award honoree was CIT/One West Bank Actress and comedienne the honorees and the young FILE PHOTO because of the smooth Eddie C. Connor, who executive Byron Reed pre- Tiffany Haddish presented people. Judge Mablean Ephraim sound he was laying down!” served 24 years in the U.S. sented additional college the Founders Award to “The H.U.F. Awards Colyar gave equal kudos to Navy and teaches govern- scholarships to Nailah Byron Allen, CEO of Enter- were created to honor those show’s host, opened the pro- musician Michael Phillips, ment and economics in the Robinson, Jacob C. Scant- tainment Studios, a global fathers who go about their gram with an enthusiastic who gave a soulful and cre- Inglewood Unified School on-Belgarde Mackenzie D. media production and distri- day caring for and nurturing greeting. “I’m glad, glad, ative saxophone rendition of District. Davis, Asa E. Devers, Kyren bution company. their families, but are often The Fatherhood Forever Kennedy, Jalen Scott, Gary In her concluding unnoticed,” explained Judge Award, which recognizes White and Ramon Flowers. remarks, Judge Mablean Mablean Ephraim, the event divorced fathers who main- creator and producer. tain a viable presence in “Society tends to paint a their children’s life, was pre- broad, negative image of sented to Kerry Ephriam. Black fathers, but this event Cleveland Johnson, who is designed to dispel that was married for 55 years, myth that Black men are served decades in the U.S. ‘deadbeat dads’ and ‘no Air Force and is a member good men.’Each of our hon- of the Moreno Valley School orees shows us the best of KEEMON LEONARD/SEAN PENNINGTON Board, was the Living Lega- men. They are hard work- Byron Allen and Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard cy Award recipient. ing, take care of their wives Actress Renee Lawless and children, and have glad to be here. I’ve been Earth, Wind and Fire’s clas- announced the scholarship learned to balance career involved with at least 15 of sic, “Can’t Hide Love.” recipients, who are all grad- and family and they do it these shows,” he shouted as M.C. Lyte, a trailblazing uates of Thomas Jefferson well,” she insisted. he wore a variety of hats and hip-hop artist, presented High School where MEF “Also, this is an event delivered a running com- awards to five H.U.F. hon- focused its mentoring efforts with a purpose. The mentary of jokes throughout orees. They were Jason over the past school year. Mablean Ephriam Founda- the event. Edwards, an educator in Jeni Ortega-Leon, who will tion is on a mission to edu- Vocalist Freddy Jackson, New Jersey school system, attend UCLA this fall, cate minds and empower who served as honorary who received the Solo War- received the nursing schol- our citizens, thereby creat- chairman, applauded the rior Award. The Love Cares arship. The other recipients ing better communities,” foundation’s SAT, prep and Award went to Larry Fuller, were Marilyn T. Figueroa, said Ephriam, who added STEM programs, which a caregiver, mentor and enrolled at UC Irvine; and KEEMON LEONARD/SEAN PENNINGTON that MEF’s scholarship and have aided many students in sales executive. The Village Yahir Flores, bound for UC At top are Kerry Ephriam and Cleveland Johnson. At bot- Santa Barbara. tom are Edward C. Connor and Jason Edwards Four college students received scholarships to Vanessa Bell Calloway said, “I hope you walk away assist them in continuing bestowed the Board of today ready to nominate a GoingGoing back back to to work? work? PreparingPreparing to to travel? travel? their education. Sydney Directors Award upon the father for one of these Stephens, a sophomore at Right Rev. J. Drew Sheard, awards next year.” She Arizona State University; the newly elected presiding added that the MEF award- and Jasmin Melgar, a stu- bishop of the Church of ed more than $60,000 in DON’TDON’T GUESS. GUESS. dent at UC Mercer, were the God in Christ, Inc. His scholarships this year, “rec- recipients of the Returning wife, Karen Clark Sheard ognizing that the financial Scholar Award. Also, Miri- of the renowned Clark Sis- needs of our children in col- GET THE TEST! am Cannell and Debri Hen- ters, followed the presenta- lege are substantial.” GET THE TEST! derson received scholar- tion by singing, “We Are To learn more or to ships funded by the Bernice Not Ashamed of the donate, visit mableanephri- FAST AND FREE COVID TESTING AVAILABLE NOW. Jones Family Foundation. Gospel.” amfoundation.net. Activist Lora King Campaigns Against Racism The daughter of Rodney King participates in the unveiling of a registered trademark logo against racism.

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Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender © 2021 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. A-4 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 Michelle Avan – New Role with Bank of America 1994 with Morgan Stanley & Inclusion award as well being a ‘We See You’ in Delaware, quickly rising as a co-chair of the compa- Awards honoree from the in the ranks to an account ny’s Black Executive Lead- International Black executive at their New ership Council business Women’s Public Policy Orleans office. She joined initiative. Institute in addition to Merrill Lynch in 1998 at In 2019, Michelle was selection in the Los Ange- New Orleans as a regis- selected as one of Los Ange- les Business Journal 40 In Michelle A. Avan tered client associate, les’ Powerful & Influential Their 40s List. becoming a vice president Black Woman Leaders by Michelle earned a when she arrived in Los the Los Angeles Sentinel, bachelor’s of Arts in Busi- Senior Vice President, Head of Global Women’s and Angeles in 2000. She has and has been recognized as ness, with a concentration been the West Division one of Black Enterprise in management, from the Under-represented Talent Strategy supervision executive since Most Powerful Women in University of Phoenix. She 2011. Business - an exclusive list- also is studying at the Global Human Resources In addition to her coming of the highest-ranking Securities Industry Insti- munity contributions and and most influential African tute at the Wharton School board involvement, American female execu- of the University of Penn- SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE sity & Inclusion Organiza- Merrill, Michelle was a Michelle also contributes tives. She was also featured sylvania. tion leadership team as managing director, division in multiple ways to her in ESSENCE magazine as Michelle is committed Michelle A. Avan is a Head of Global Women’s supervision executive over- employer and colleagues, well as a speaker at not only to helping clients trailblazer and one of the and Under-represented seeing regulatory, financial starting with being a mem- ESSENCE Festival Path 2 grow their wealth and giv- most highly respected Talent Strategy. In this and reputational risk to ber of the company’s Black Power. ing back to the community, business women across role, Michelle will be ensure that 2,500 Financial Executive Leadership She has received but also to empower young multiple local and national responsible for the com- Advisors in 98 offices Council to provide insights numerous distinct ac- people, particularly Black groups serving the larger prehensive strategy and across nine states and and recommendations to knowledgements to in- women and girls. Her pas- community. enterprise efforts to attract, Guam adhered to regulato- better serve Black employ- clude the Regalettes, Inc., sion is working with youth Michelle’s career in the hire, retain, develop and ry and company policy ees, customers, and busi- President’s award, Greater to help them realize their financial services industry advance female and under- compliance for Merrill in ness owners. Among her Los Angeles African full potential through spans over 25 years. In represented talent across the west. accomplishments, Michelle American Chamber of financial acumen, higher her current role, Michelle the company. Michelle began her was a recipient of Bank of Commerce Community education, determination is part of the Global Diver- In her previous role at financial services career in America’s Global Diversity Service Award, as well as and drive. Board Chair of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School is Newest Member of TCS Education System Board of Trustees Community Leader Coachman-Moore is the First African American Female Chair of POCCS

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE for Pacific Oaks. She is a higher education institution from ally to accomplice civic and community leader tions across the nation. in matters of advocacy and Pacific Oaks College and has provided decades of “As a long-standing res- social justice. I am confi- and Children’s School excellence in service to the ident of Pasadena and dent that she will continue (POCCS) announces the nonprofit, governmental, Altadena, Valerie’s strong to bring her knowledge to recent appointment of educational, faith, and phil- leadership, history, and TCS Education System,” Board Chair Valerie Coach- anthropic sectors. commitment to Pacific said Dr. Jack Paduntin, man-Moore, M.P.H., as the Her recent election as a Oaks and the community president of Pacific Oaks newest member of the board member to TCS Edu- have been helpful in shap- College & Children’s Board of Trustees TCS Edu- cation System, a nonprofit ing our future. We are grate- School. cation System. Coachman- system of colleges advanc- ful for her active participa- Coachman-Moore’s Moore is a longstanding ing student success and tion and collaboration. In expansive career and volun- member of the POCCS community impact, will partnership with a diverse teer work are rooted in val- community and is the first allow Coachman-Moore to Board of Trustees, Valerie ues of mutuality, humility, African American woman bring insight and expertise has supported Pacific Oaks’ inclusive participation, to serve as the Board Chair to a broader consortium of goal of moving the institu- innovation, and accounta-

FILE PHOTO Valerie Coachman-Moore

bility; tenets that align with “One cousin, Alice Pacific Oaks’ values of Coachman, was the first respect, social justice, diver- African American woman sity, and inclusion. to win an Olympic gold Nearly 35 years ago, medal in London in 1948. Coachman-Moore founded Another, a special education an organizational and com- teacher, was a part of the munity development con- national standardization of sulting firm, Coachman- the Individual Education Moore & Associates Inc. Plan (IEP). Others have (CMA) specializing in lead- continued to set academic ership development and and scholarship records in capacity strengthen process- their fields. It is a privilege es that enable individuals to serve as a trustee for TCS and groups to realize and and POCCS which honors sustain change. CMA is both my family’s accom- highly regarded for its plishments through higher approaches to community education as well as the engagement, strategic plan- diverse hopes of our stu- ning, and project design and dents, mostly adult learners, implementation. She across our system of launched her consulting schools.” practice as the City of Coachman-Moore’s Pasadena’s first childcare commitment to POCCS coordinator, facilitating 100 began in the 1988 when she Pasadena early care and and husband Solomon education stakeholders and enrolled their children at wrote the first childcare pol- Pacific Oaks Children’s icy for the city in 1987. She School. Most recently, she is a pioneer in her own served as vice chair for right. Pacific Oaks prior to assum- “I come from a family ing the Board leadership of trailblazers who broke role. Coachman-Moore’s barriers and opened doors experience includes signifi- for others to excel. Most cant advisory and board were award-winning educa- roles with local organiza- tors who inspired many tions such as chairing the through their unwavering Pasadena Child Health commitment, talent, and Foundation and the Pasade- innovative ways of teach- na/Altadena chapter of Jack ing. Excellence was always and Jill of America. She the expectation for their stu- also co-chaired the Racial- dents – that they too would Justice Advisory Commit- succeed and pay it forward, tee and was a vestry mem- no matter the odds,” said ber at All Saints Church in Coachman-Moore. Pasadena. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-5 LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE OFFICIAL CENTENNIAL KICK OFF CELEBRATION HOSTED IN LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE

BY KELLY REDMOND reconnecting and gathering around current events with Urban League. She also Los Angeles Report will be ensured that the Urban Special to the Sentinel of staff, supporters, LAUL Rev. James Lawson and worked for the National occurring throughout 2022, League had special accom- Guild members, LAUL highlight advocacy in media Urban League for six years. and more information is modations and outdoor On a perfect Friday Young Professionals, and entertainment with San- afternoon in Los Angeles, beloved former staff, pro- dra Evers Manly and Pamela friends, partners, sponsors, gram participants and the Bakewell. staff and passersby converge community at large who President and CEO on Leimert Park Village at have not been able to con- Michael Lawson began his All Chill Hip-Hop Ice vene in person for 15 remarks, “Happy June- Cream to celebrate the 100th months. It felt like a family teenth! Although it’s our birthday of the Los Angeles reunion. birthday, we’re here to cele- Urban League on the date of As Stevie Wonder’s brate and thank all of you.” the founding exactly 100 Happy Birthday song played He thanked the Centennial years later. June 18, 1921, is the crowd sang, danced and Co-Chairs Baron Davis, a significant day in the Los cheered until the Centennial Gregory Annenberg and Angeles Urban League 100 Committee Chair and Board Dina Leeds. Next, he years history. On this day Member Candace Rohr acknowledged Centennial 100 years ago, the Tuskegee Industrial Welfare League merged with the National Urban League and created the Los Angeles Urban League. The LAUL tents and Los Angeles Urban League staff, supporters, guild members, young professionals, former music from KJLH and DJ staff, program participants and the community at large celebrated 100 years. DeVoux were the perfect draw to help participants She received a beautiful available at LAUL.org/Cen- space to celebrate in the locate the community birth- plaque and spa day. Bonnie tennial. I extended the invi- midst of the weekend’s day celebration and ice was shocked that she was on tation to text “LAUL100” to Juneteenth event planning cream social held at the new the planning committee but “44321” to give, and intro- and set up. Black and woman-owned, didn’t know about the sur- duced the new LAULYoung It was a beautiful day in All Chill Hip Hop Ice prise. Bonnie thanked Professionals President Ash- the newly renovated Cream shop on 43rd Place, everyone and told a heart- in Leimert Park Plaza. Upon Staff and consults, many of whom, were meeting each warming story about arrival, every guest received other for the first time, in person attended. beloved CEO John Mack a Centennial Swag Bag with and how he congratulated a ticket to get free ice cream. opened the program by Presenting Sponsor CIT for employees for milestone Guests also received lots of thanking the staff, consult- making this event possible anniversaries acknowledg- goodies from AIDS Health- ants and community for and named all of the Centen- ing them as marathoners care Foundation who came making this celebration pos- nial partners who have con- once they hit the 20-year in force along with their sible. She also recounted tributed to supporting all of mark. I exclaimed with joy CEO, Michael Weinstein, how they kicked off the Cen- the Centennial events and “We did it! We actually who has been an instrumen- tennial in service to essential the organization. COO pulled off the surprise for tal partner to the current workers at MLK Communi- Brian Williams thanked and Bonnie who knows every- leadership team. There was ty Hospital and at vaccina- introduced the staff and con- thing there is to know about dancing in the streets and a tion sites through their Cen- sults and several were meet- the LA Urban League,” As fun photo booth where tennial Surprise and Delight ing each other for the first the Centennial Consultant, I There was dancing in the streets and a fun photo booth guests stood on a stage plat- activities and events. Next time in person. There was a then closed the program by where guests stood on a stage platform and created a form and created a personal- there was the Black History surprise gift presentation to announcing the upcoming personalized LAUL branded video. ized LAUL branded video. Month livestream chroni- staff member Bonnie Centennial events including However, the highlight cling 100 Years of Black Los Thomas-Jeter for her 30- the Celebrity Golf Tourna- ley McCullough who Leimert Park Village to have of the afternoon was the Angeles and discussion year anniversary at the LA ment, Centennial Nights addressed the crowd invit- a party with a purpose cele- Cocktail Reception, and the ing the new generation of brating the community who Centennial Gala. These leaders ages 21-40 to join. has sustained a legacy Black FUND FOR GUARANTEED INCOME’S events in addition to the Councilmember Mark nonprofit organization in COMPTON PLEDGE INITIATIVE release of the State of Black Ridley-Thomas’ office Los Angeles for 100 years. SELECTED AS LA2050 FINALIST Compton Pledge in the running for a $100,000 grant to transform the LA Area

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE and inclusivity. The nomic justice and repara- LA2050 Grant challenge is tions. Simply put, no one The My LA2050 sponsored by philanthropic should live in poverty when Grants Challenge has rec- partners such as the Gold- we CREATE a justice sys- ognized the Compton hirsh Foundation and tem that refuses to crimi- nalize cyclical poverty and instead prioritizes community and care. An income floor below which nobody should fall is just the beginning. Angelenos can cast their votes to determine how a total of $1,000,000 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT will be awarded among twenty-five organizations to implement their transfor- mative proposals. Between to take paid time off now and June 28 at 5 pm PST, Angelenos and advocates for making the Great work for COVID-19 LA region a better community can head to LA2050.org to vote. related reasons. “By providing recurring income support to 1,770 residents regardless of their COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave is now Pledge as one of the top Annenberg Foundation. legal or employment status, available for workplaces with 26 or more employees ideas to transform LA. The Winning the top we are starting the path Compton Pledge is thrilled $100,000 prize in the CRE- towards a true safety net. and is just one of many leave rights for workers in to be one of 5 nonprofit ATE category would help We are showing what is California. If you or a family member are sick or have finalists in the category the landmark guaranteed possible, what is next— been exposed to COVID-19, supplemental paid sick CREATE: foster entrepre- income initiative to estab- and we hope you join us” - leave can cover: neurship, cultural diversity, lish a path towards eco- Nika Soon-Shiong, executive director, F4GI and co- • Up to 80 hours of leave in addition to permanent director, Compton Pledge. paid sick leave “By taking a few min- • Care for yourself or a family member with utes to vote for the Comp- ton Pledge, you are support- COVID-19 ing the human dignity of a • Getting tested, vaccinated or recovering community with limitless from vaccine side effects potential. Our guaranteed income program is catalytic Ask your employer what rights are available to you. and a source of hope in our great city,” Aja Brown, Mayor of Compton. Compton Pledge community members and supporters can head to chal- Learn more at saferatwork.ca.gov lenge.la2050.org to vote now or visit our digital toolkit to support us on social media @TheComp- tonPledge. A-6 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 Cal/OSHA Modifies Safety Regulations, Public Health Continues to Urge Everyone to Get Vaccinated Amidst a new normal, safety is still something everyone needs to keep in mind according to public health.

BY BRIAN W. CARTER She continued, “When physical distancing require- hubs; K-12 schools, child- macies, clinics, community of L.A. County and a total of Contributing Writer you’re vaccinated, you’re a ments. Face masks are care, camps and other youth sites, and hospitals. Also, 24,444 deaths. Cases across lot less likely to catch required for all unvaccinated settings. Masks are still there were 247 sites where the Southland: Los Angeles As of Monday, June 21, County shows 1,182,899 the L.A. County Dept. of cases, Long Beach with Public Health confirmed 3 53,525 cases and Pasadena new deaths and 124 new with 11,318 cases. cases of COVID-19. There According to race and were 213 patients hospital- ethnicity, COVID-19 statis- ized with COVID-19 with tics show: American Indi- 17% of nearly 6,960,000 an/Alaska Native with individuals testing positive 2,011; Asian with 56,783; with symptoms. Black with 47,349; Hispan- Los Angeles County ic/Latino with 634,259; continues to navigate a real- Native Hawaiian/Pacific ity closer to normal as it cel- Islander with 4,244; White ebrated the now federal hol- with 131,038; those of other iday, Juneteenth. Cal/OSHA race and ethnicity with has modified COVID-19 98,842 and 208,373 under regulations for the work- investigation. place and unvaccinated For more detailed infor- employees must take certain mation on COVID-19 vac- precautions. L.A. County cination plans in L.A. continues to make vaccines ISTOCKPHOTO County and to sign up for a available to the public Face masks are required for all unvaccinated employees when indoors or in shared vehicles. vaccination newsletter, through multiple sources. visit: www.VaccinateLA- “Currently, this is a pan- COVID-19 to begin with – employees when indoors or required for healthcare set- mobile teams are offering County.com. demic of unvaccinated peo- and even if you do, you’re a in shared vehicles. Fully tings, including long term vaccinations. The public can For more information ple, who are at increasing lot less likely to have vaccinated employees are care facilities; in state and obtain vaccines at County- and statistics on COVID-19 risk for unknowingly incu- enough virus in your system not required to wear masks local correctional facilities run sites, L.A. City run sites, in Los Angeles County, bating Delta variants and that you can spread it easily indoors at most workplaces. and detention centers as well almost all mobile sites and please visit http://pub- other variants of concern,” to others. Vaccination Employers must request as homeless shelters, emer- many of the community lichealth.lacounty.gov/ said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, remains the key to protect- document vaccination status gency shelters, and cooling sites without an appoint- For more information, MPH, MEd, Director of ing everyone in our commu- of employees to allow a centers and mega-events ment. Many sites are open visit COVID19.ca.gov/vax- Public Health. “Getting vac- nity.” workplace with no masks. with more than 5,000 atten- on weekends and have for-the-win. To schedule an cinated is still the best way Last week, Cal/OSHA Public Health requires dees. evening hours. appointment to be vaccinat- to protect workers and other modified safety regulations masks to be worn by vacci- As of earlier this week, Public Health identified ed, visit MyTurn.ca.gov or people you have contact temporarily for workplaces nated and unvaccinated on there were 767 sites offering 1,247,742 positive cases of call the CA COVID-19 Hot- with in your daily life.” and eliminates everyday public transit, transportation vaccinations including phar- COVID-19 across all areas line at 1-833-422-4255. Calif Govt Still Has Plenty of Goodies to Encourage People to Get Vaccinated

BY MANNY OTIKO created a lottery that gave Force, speaking during a California Black Media cash prizes to people who news briefing organized by received COVID-19 vac- California Black Media in If you haven’t yet won a cines. That part of the pro- partnership with The Center prize during the state’s Vax gram ended on Tuesday. at the Sierra Health Founda- for the Win campaign, there But there are still plenty of tion and the State of Califor- are still plenty of incentives goodies available, accord- nia titled “Get Smart on available for people who ing to Sammi Gallegos, COVID-19.” decide to get vaccinated. press secretary for the State Joining Gallegos were The original program COVID-19 Vaccine Task physicians Dr. Jerry Abra-

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ham from the Kedren Com- cards, tickets to amusement cines have been adminis- Crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum munity Health Center in parks, and vacation prizes, tered so far, said Gallegos. products can expose you to chemicals including toluene South Los Angeles and Dr. including $2,000 to go “Californians have wait- Andrea Goings, a pediatri- along with the trip. Gallegos ed a long time for June 15 as and benzene, which are known to the State of California cian in Los Angeles and the said they are still one mil- many of the restrictions that to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive founder of a mobile medical lion gift cards available. have defined our lives for care service called BabyDo- Local NBA teams have also over a year are beginning to harm. These exposures can occur in and around oil cHouseCalls.com. donated merchandise to be wind down,” said Gallegos fields, refineries, chemical plants, transport and storage Organizers say the included as prizes. in a press release. “But it’s “series is designed to equip The incentive program important we all still contin- operations, such as pipelines, marine terminals, tank Black journalists with the has worked. Gallegos said ue to stay vigilant by getting trucks, and other facilities and equipment. For more information they need to that since they implemented vaccinated and wearing a write authoritatively about the program, vaccination mask when needed to pro- information go to: www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/petroleum. COVID-19 vaccinations rates went up by 2%. The tect ourselves, our families and harm reduction meas- statewide vaccination rate is and our communities.” ures – topics where there is about 70% which is in the For more information The foregoing warning is provided pursuant to significant misinformation range of herd immunity about vaccinations, go to Proposition 65. This law requires the Governor of and widespread mistrust.” (between 60 % of 70%). MyTurn.ca.gov to schedule According to Gallegos, However, African American an appointment or call the California to publish a list of chemicals “known to there are a host of prizes vaccination rates are about COVID-19 hotline at 1- the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.” still available, including $50 45%. 833-422-4255 (833-4CA- This list is compiled in accordance with a procedure gift cards, grocery store About 40 million vac- 4ALL.) established by the Proposition, and can be obtained from the California Environmental Protection Agency. Doctor’s Orders: Don’t Post Your Proposition 65 requires that clear and reasonable warnings be given to persons exposed to the listed COVID-19 Vaccine Card Online chemicals in certain situations. BY MANNY OTIKO cards are the only proof ter at the Sierra Health California Black Media that an individual has been Foundation and the State inoculated against COVID- of California titled “Get SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US AERA ENERGY LLC Public health experts 19. Smart on COVID-19.” are warning vaccinated “Really the only piece Organizers say the people to not post photos of of evidence you have right “series is designed to PHILLIPS 66, EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION their vaccine cards on now, that is absolutely equip Black journalists including its divisions and subsidiaries its affiliates and subsidiaries social media or anywhere your confident verification with the information they (and under the trademarks 76) else online. is that CDC vaccination need to write authoritative- VALERO Refining and Marketing Company, “Don’t share it on card for COVID-19 vac- ly about COVID-19 vacci- PBF Energy Western Region LLC Ultramar Inc., and their affiliates social media because there cines that lists your first nations and harm reduc- is protected health informa- and second dose from tion measures – topics its affiliates and subsidiaries and subsidiaries tion on it,” said Dr. Jerry Moderna or Pfizer or just where there is significant Abraham, a physician who that one shot from Johnson misinformation and wide- works at the Kedran Com- & Johnson.” spread mistrust.” Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC munity Health Center in Usually on the back the Other consumer advo- (a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation) Los Angeles. series is completed after cates and public safety and its affiliates (and under the trademarks ARCO, He warned people who that. That data is entered experts have also shared Speedway, USA Gasoline, Shell, Thrifty, and ExxonMobil) get vaccinated to keep the and pushed to the Califor- their concerns about people information on the front of nia immunization registry, posting their vaccine cards the card away from the he said. online. They say some- view of scammers or other Abraham made the times criminals work for a For more information, please call: bad actors who could com- comment during a news long time piecing personal 1-800-523-3157 promise their security. briefing organized by Cal- information together about 06-21 Abraham says, for now, ifornia Black Media in possible victims, including the white CDC vaccine partnership with The Cen- birth dates. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-7 Carson Capitalizes on State’s $65 Billion Housing Program for its Middle-Income Professionals

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE COVID-19 pandemic, should be able to work, live units for low-income ten- rents and home prices have and play in the communi- ants. "The city is also pro- The California soared, with rents often ties they grew up in!" viding rental assistance Statewide Community consuming up to 50% of a Under a state program, grants, up to a maximum of Development Authority family’s income. We also the rent levels for these $10,000, to help house- (CSCDA) has issued more saw a shift to more people units will be lowered to holds that fall at or below than $65 billion in bonds working from home and 35% of household income 80% of the area median for over 1,700 public bene- employers wanting to relo- at 80% to 120% Area income." Mayor Davis- fit financings, including cate to communities with Median Income (AMI) lev- Holmes also said, "The creating or preserving accessible home prices. els making the units acces- applicants must have been Workforce Housing for To help address the sible to working profes- economically impacted middle-income profession- problem of affordability in sionals. during the COVID-19 pan- als. The City of Carson, the Southern California In addition, the rent lev- demic through job loss, under the leadership of its housing market, Standard els will be annually capped layoffs or deduction in first African American Communities has partnered and will always stay within hours or pay. More infor- Mayor, Lula Davis- with the City of Carson and this range of incomes for mation is available through Holmes, is taking advan- the California Statewide approximately 35 years. the City's website." tage of this program to Community Development Under the regulatory agree- Based in New York and attract employers who pro- Authority (CSCDA). ment, rent growth is direct- Los Angeles, Standard vide high-wage jobs and to Working together, they are ly tied to income growth, Companies has a national help Carson's professionals FILE PHOTO bringing broader afford- with increases not to portfolio of over 15,000 find affordable luxury Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes ability to the Union South exceed 4% annually. apartment units, including housing in the city. Bay Apartments and its 357 Located at 615 East approximately 11,000 As part of her COVID- eral judge vacated a nation- 19 recovery effort, the wide COVID-19 eviction mayor is also working with moratorium, and the State's the local South Bay Work- foreclosure and eviction force Investment Board moratorium will end on (WIB) to help her residents June 30, 2021. Although find high-wage jobs. the federal ruling does not Its Executive Director, affect California's morato- Jan Vogel, said, "This ini- rium or the one enacted by tiative increases disposable the City of Carson, people income for local Carson remain concerned about residents, stimulates the access to affordable hous- Carson economy, and ing in California. encourages sheriffs, fire- In the current Southern fighters, nurses and other California rental market, professionals to live in the middle-income families communities they serve." have difficulty affording Mayor Davis-Holmes’ rent and other necessities the U.S. Department of units with premium finish- Carson Street in Carson, affordable units, and has timing is perfect consider- such as food, clothing, and Housing and Urban Devel- es and a host of work-from- the Union South Bay completed more than $2.8 ing on May 5, 2021, a fed- medical care, according to opment. During the home lifestyle amenities Apartments were complet- billion of affordable hous- include a fitness center, ed in 2020 and is coming acquisitions and reha- rooftop deck, and a resort- prised of two five-story bilitation nationwide. The style swimming pool. buildings on an approxi- affordable housing division President Biden Seeks to "This effort to preserve mately five-acre site. In of the company is Standard housing for local profes- addition to the apartment Communities, which strives sionals aligns with my units and amenities, the to cultivate long-term pub- Expand Access to Legal COVID-19 recovery plan mixed-use community fea- lic and private partnerships to attract middle-income tures over 28,000 square to produce and preserve employers and the jobs they feet of commercial space. high-quality, affordable, Counsel and Courts for create." Mayor Lula Davis Carson has provided and environmentally sus- Vulnerable Citizens Holmes said, "Our children 593 affordable housing tainable housing.

BY STACY M. BROWN during the public health Legal Aid Interagency NNPA Newswire Senior and economic crises caused Roundtable will be co- National Correspondent by the COVID-19 pandem- chaired by the Attorney ic,” the administration General and the Counsel to President Joe Biden noted. the President or their directed the U.S. Attorney “At the same time, civil designees. General to submit a plan legal aid providers and It will convene federal within four months to public defenders have been agencies to identify ways to expand the Department of under-resourced, under- address some of the most Justice’s access to justice staffed, and unable to reach pressing legal services work. some of the people in great- challenges that we face today—including those posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The federal government has a critical role to play in expanding access to the nation’s legal system and supporting the work of civil legal aid providers and public defenders,”

FILE PHOTO administration officials remarked. The President also est need of their services.” “President Biden’s announced that he and Vice During the prior admin- executive action today will President Kamala Harris istration, the Department of reinvigorate the federal would re-establish the Justice’s access to justice government’s role in White House Legal Aid work, formally launched as advancing access to justice Interagency Roundtable to an initiative in 2010, was and help ensure that the prioritize civil legal aid and effectively shuttered. Administration’s policies expand access to federal According to a memo- and recovery efforts can programs. randum, to restore the reach as many individuals The directives are part Department of Justice’s as possible.” of the administration’s leadership in this area, The Presidential Mem- efforts to expand access to President Biden is directing orandum is the Biden-Har- legal representation and the Attorney General Merritt ris Administration’s latest courts. Garland to submit a report action to protect vulnerable “As President Biden to the President within 120 Americans, reform the jus- knows from his experience days that outlines the tice system, and advance as a public defender, timely Department’s plan to racial equity, the White and affordable access to the expand its access to justice House said. legal system can make all work. On his first day in the difference in a person’s The President ordered office, they noted that the life – including by keeping the Justice Department to President issued an execu- an individual out of pover- start this work immediate- tive order establishing a ty, keeping an individual in ly. government-wide initiative his or her home, helping an The administration also to put equity at the heart of unaccompanied child seek said it is re-committing to each agency’s priorities asylum, helping someone the White House Legal Aid and management plan. fight a consumer scam, or Interagency Roundtable “His discretionary ensuring that an individual mission, which was initial- budget request called for charged with a crime can ly established in 2015 to $1.5 billion in funding for mount a strong defense and raise federal agencies’ grants to strengthen state receive a fair trial,” White awareness of how civil and local criminal justice House officials commented legal aid could increase systems, including by in a Fact Sheet. employment, family stabil- investing in public defend- “But low-income peo- ity, housing security, con- ers. Improving access to ple have long struggled to sumer protection, and pub- counsel in civil and crimi- secure quality access to the lic safety. nal proceedings builds on legal system. Those chal- According to the Fact each of these efforts,” the lenges have only increased Sheet, the White House White House concluded. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-8

{continued from Pg. A-1} Angeles to enjoy the re- orative effort between com- opening of Leimert Park. munity stakeholders and the The celebration included office of Councilmember performances by Dj Qwess Mark Ridley-Thomas. The Coast, Mama Nae Nae of primary focus was divided S.H.I.N.E., and the Muwasi among supporting the local Drum Circle. In the heart of commerce, housing the un- the park, there were pony

L.A. City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas E. MESIYAH

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work for governance of, and tion is being presented in sustained investment by, the the wake of social change. City of Los Angeles.” Hap- Ridley-Thomas men- pening the same day of the tioned the motivation for Juneteenth festival, Ridley- the motion stemmed from Thomas joined Council- the death of George Floyd members Curren Price and and following uprising Assemblymember Isaac Bryan E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS Marqueece Harris-Dawson that happened in the city. to publicly fortify principles According to the vi- sheltered, improving the in- rides and an area for arts and that look to bring equity to sion outlined by the press frastructure, and reimagining crafts for the youth. Addi- underserved communities. release from the office public safety. tionally, there was miniature The motion calls upon of Councilmember Mark Black-owned businesses gymnastic course stationed the Civil + Human Rights Ridley-Thomas, Leimert line the street of Degnan adjacent to the staple piece and Equity Department, led Park is looking receive Blvd.; they are watching the of the park, near the water by Executive Director Capri “massive improvement.” renovations being made right fountain. Maddox. Within the motion, Targeting intersections outside their door-step. The During the Juneteenth there is an action requesting like Degnan and 43rd, vision statement released festival, many Black-owned by Councilmember Ridley- businesses lined the streets Thomas’ office, states that and welcomed new guests

a Racial Equity Audit to be Ridley-Thomas is look- performed in existing City ing to add a new 15ft- programs and policies. wide sidewalk with the Its looking to reflect the curbs and ramps redone. following benchmarks: The goal also includes ● Potential barriers that the landscape of trees and African Americans and un- repairing the light posts derserved communities may across the village. face to enroll in and access The Juneteenth cel- City services and programs; ebration was filled with ● Potential barriers that love of the community and African Americans and un- the acknowledgement of derserved communities may freedom. In reflection of face to secure procurement the community, Council- Leimert Park Village is a who were passing in the and contracting opportuni- member Ridley-Thomas homelessness.” celebrate its rich history “major tourist destination,” streets. Owner, Ani Mayo of ties; and connected as a longtime The councilmember and resilience.” For more due to the cultural authen- Bahari Organix, a business ● The sufficiency of in- resident, stating, “There is stated, “As a long-time information about the cur- ticity found in the food, art, that was stationed as a ven- stitutional resources avail- no greater challenge that resident and elected rep- rent antiracist framework entertainment and the com- dor at the Juneteenth celebra- able to City departments, this city faces more than resentative [City, County motion visit the official munal warmth surrounding tion, reflected on what the commissions, and agencies our moral consciousness and State] for this com- website for Councilmem- the Leimert Park Village. new federal holiday means to to effectively advance equity to the dignity of our neigh- munity, I am focused on ber Ridley-Thomas. Emphasizing the ultimate her. She stated, “Juneteenth and increase investment in bors, and to the health of bringing resources to bear PHOTOS BY E. MESIYAH goal, Ridley-Thomas stated, means freedom to me; it underserved communities, our city, than the crisis of to uplift the Village and MCGINNIS and BETTI HALSELL “My vision for Leimert Park means celebration—it means and an assessment of wheth- is that we not only remain community, when you arrive er adjustments or additional faithful to its customs, tradi- here everyone is so happy.” resources and/or support is tions and heritage, but also Mayo continued, “It feels necessary reinvest in programs that re- like you’re talking to your Included in the motion is {continued from Pg. A-1} flect the future we want to uncle, mother, grandmother, the following mission, “As see. I am eager to continue or sister, and I really need we move forward with re- The Challenge building on the progress be- that especially because my opening our economy, while Stemmed From Whether ing made and pull together family is not here—it’s a we honor and celebrate Ju- The Individual Man- as a community to make time to connect to your com- neteenth, we must remain date Could Be Cut From Leimert Park Village the munity, to learn who’s down intentional in our collective The Rest Of The Law strong, vibrant, culturally- the street.” efforts to create an inclusive Or Whether The Jus- enriched Afro-centric capital These public works led and equitable Los Angeles.” tices Should Strike of greater Los Angeles.” by Ridley-Thomas accumu- This was presented by civic Down The Entire Law. E. MESIYAH MC On Juneteenth Ridley- late to the “motion to ensure leaders from the 8th, 9th, Former U.S. President Betti H Thomas invited all of Los an ongoing antiracist frame- and 10th district. The mo- Trump made it his mission to get rid of the law, which has provided millions of COURTESY PHOTO Americans with access to affordable health care, unconstitutional,” wrote and Neil Gorsuch dis- particularly during the Justice Breyer. sented. coronavirus pandemic. “They have failed to Reportedly, 31 million The court ruled 7-2, show that they have the Americans have health {continued from Pg A-1} with Justice Stephen standing to attack as un- coverage connected to Breyer writing for the constitutional the Act’s the Affordable Care Act ordinance outlining the ban majority, striking down minimum essential cover- — also known as Obam- of flavored tobacco prod- a lower court ruling and age provision. Therefore, acare. ucts in Los Angeles, and determining that the plain- we reverse the Fifth Cir- Also, a guarantee of will be sent to full Council tiffs — Texas and 17 other cuit’s judgment in respect access to continuous in- to vote on later this year. GOP-led states — did not to standing, vacate the surance coverage is pro- Staying in line with show that they have the judgment, and remand the tected for more than 54 the recommendations the standing to bring the ini- case with instructions to million people with pre- California State Legis- tial suits. dismiss,” the Justice con- existing conditions be- lature made last August, “We conclude that the tinued. cause of the health care which includes a ban on plaintiffs in this suit failed “We do not reach these law’s provisions that pre- e-cigarettes and flavored to show a concrete, par- questions of the Act’s va- vent insurance companies tobacco including menthol, ticularized injury fairly lidity ... for Texas and the from canceling or refus- the measure will be put into traceable to the defen- other plaintiffs in this suit ing to establish policies the hands of California vot- dants’ conduct in enforc- lack the standing neces- because of pre-existing ers in 2022. ing the specific statutory sary to raise them.” conditions. Councilman Curren Price COURTESY PHOTO provision they attack as Justices Samuel Alito THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-9 L.A. Care Health Plan Commits $5 Million to a New Medical Degree Program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE on professionalism and wellness activities for med- L.A. Care Health Plan, ical students the largest publicly operat- • Enhancement of the ed health plan in the coun- current Simulation Center try, is proud to announce it to offer medical training is committing $5 million to activities for students and support a new medical faculty school in South Los Ange- • Establish a service les, which is being learning program for med- launched by Charles R. ical students to offer certifi- Drew University of Medi- cations as emergency med- cine and Science (CDU). ical technicians, communi- CDU is creating a new, ty health workers, and independent medical edu- patient navigators cation program on its cam- • Establish a center for pus that will be dedicated faculty development to to serving under-resourced focus on the recruitment, communities. L.A. Care’s retention, and development commitment is part of its of faculty Elevating the Safety Net The new CDU inde- initiative. pendent medical education “We launched Elevat- program will welcome its ing the Safety Net in 2018 first medical students in to help address a severe COURTESY PHOTO 2023. physician shortage and the (L-to-R): Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, College of Medicine dean; Dr. David Carlisle, CDU president and CEO; Dr. Richard This new grant is a con- resulting health disparities Seidman, chief medical officer, L.A. Care. tinuation of L.A. Care’s in the underserved commu- partnership with CDU nities that we serve,” said Revolt, has had a 40-year them to practice in the CDU president and CEO. graduating racially diverse through the Elevating the John Baackes, L.A. Care partnership with the Uni- communities where they “We are grateful for the students, estimates the new Safety Net initiative. With CEO. “COVID-19 put a versity of California Los trained. support from L.A. Care as school will increase the more than $8.4 million in spotlight on the disparities, Angeles to train 28 medical “CDU remains the only we solidify the legacy of number of Black medical funding from our initiative, and illustrated the critical students each year. But health professions institu- CDU, an institution that graduates in the State of CDU has awarded full need for doctors who much more is needed. The tion in a service planning stands as a beacon of hope California by approximate- scholarships to 16 medical understand these commu- new medical school pro- area with 1.35 million resi- in one of the most densely ly 30 percent and Latinx students and has funded nities. We hope the CDU gram will train an addition- dents. The forthcoming populated and under- medical students by rough- residents and faculty students will recognize al 60 medical students each medical school at CDU is a resourced urban areas in ly 20 percent after graduat- salaries while expanding its how much they are truly year. The students will be clear marker of progression the nation.” ing its first class of 60 med- Family Medicine and Inter- needed and will elect to recruited with an emphasis in our institution’s 55-year The new medical edu- ical students in 2027. nal Medicine Residency serve in an under- on their interest in alleviat- journey, and will serve as a cation program will L.A. Care’s financial Programs. resourced community ing health care disparities significant step towards address the need for commitment will be used The new grant aligns when their medical train- by understanding the needs improving health outcomes diverse healthcare profes- to: with L.A. Care’s commit- ing is complete.” in under-resourced com- for the residents of South sionals to help address • Develop a community ment to advancing health CDU, which opened in munities. This approach Los Angeles,” said David health disparities. CDU, health pre-matriculation equity for our members and the wake of the 1965 Watts was designed to encourage M. Carlisle, MD, PhD, which has a history of training experience focused their communities. Senate Republicans Block Sweeping Voting Rights Bill

BY STACY M. BROWN changes, I think, hopefully, voters from voter rolls. for granted.” “Protecting the sacred nation’s challenges,” Sen. NNPA Newswire Senior the country would agree,” Among other provi- Georgia Democratic right to vote doesn’t just Warnock stated. National Correspondent Sen. Manchin said ahead of sions, the bill provides for Senator Raphael Warnock help secure our democracy. “Congress cannot stand the vote. He said the states to establish inde- insisted that his colleagues It helps ensure a future in idly by as efforts to sup- With Republican- changes “makes a lot of pendent, nonpartisan redis- on both sides of the aisle which Americans can come press voters’ voices are backed voter suppression sense for a lot of voters.” tricting commissions. should protect democracy. together to solve our being enacted.” bills sweeping the country, Before Democrats It sets provisions relat- the Democrat-majority in accepted Sen. Manchin’s ed to election security, the U.S. Senate has quickly amendments, he expressed including sharing intelli- WWW.IMWLAW.COM gence information with state election officials, protecting the safety of the voter rolls, and supporting states in securing their election systems. The “For the People Act develops a national strategy to protect the security and integrity of U.S. democratic institutions, establishes in the legisla- PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO / NNPA tive branch the National Senate Republicans have blocked the “For the People” Commission to Protect Act, which would have offered more voting rights and United States Democratic help fight voter suppression efforts. Institutions, and other provisions to improve the #1 BLACK-OWNED FIRM IN CALIFONRIA lost its grip on protecting a reticence to vote for the cybersecurity of election voters of color and others legislation. systems. PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES who are marginalized at the “Some in my party Even former President polls. have argued that now is the Barack Obama jumped into TO THE COMMUNITY On Tuesday, a proce- time to discard such bipar- the fray this week to criti- SINCE 1943 dural vote on the House- tisan voting reforms and cize opponents of the “For passed “For the People embrace election reforms the People Act.” Act” proved dead on and policies solely support- “Think about this: In arrival after falling well ed by one party. Respect- the aftermath of an insur- short of the 60-votes need- fully, I do not agree,” a rection, with our democra- ed. defiant Sen. Machin wrote cy on the line and many of “Donald Trump, with in an op-ed in the the same Republican sena- his despicable lies, has lit a Charleston Gazette-Mail tors going along with the fire under Republican state newspaper in West Vir- notion that somehow there legislatures, and they have ginia. were irregularities and launched the most sweep- Ironically, Republicans problems with legitimacy ing effort at voter suppres- used the filibuster to torpe- in our most recent election, sion in 80 years,” declared do the “For the People they’re suddenly afraid to Senate Majority Leader Act,” but Sen. Manchin even talk about these issues Chuck Schumer (D-New steadfastly has ignored and figure out a solution on York). cries to eliminate or modify the floor of the Senate,” “The GOP doesn’t even the rule. Obama said during a tele- want to debate,” Schumer “I will not vote to town hall with former asserted. weaken or eliminate the fil- Attorney General Eric Democrats hold the tie- ibuster,” the moderate Sen- Holder and grassroots breaking vote in the evenly ator wrote. activists about the bill. divided Senate. With voter suppression “That’s not acceptable.” However, all its mem- bills passing in Florida, The 44th president con- Rodney S. Diggs, Byron Michael Purcell, Marie Maurice, bers had to vote favorably Georgia, Texas, and other tinued: W. Keith Wyatt and Rickey Ivie for the measure, and at GOP-led states, many “Whatever else we may least 10 Republicans would Democrats in the Senate argue about, the one thing have to join. and President Joe Biden we should agree on the PERSONAL INJURY ■ ENTERTAINMENT LAW Sen. Joe Manchin (D- had hoped the “For the bedrock idea that we as CORPORATE LAW CIVIL LITIGATION West Virginia) had preemp- People Act” would over- Americans have been ■ tively broken ranks with ride restrictive legislation. taught to take pride in, this EMPLOYMENT LAW ■ CRIMINAL LAW the party and said he would The bill addresses voter is the fact that we’re a vote against the “For the access, election integrity, democracy. …AND MORE People Act.” election security, political “The issue of voting Party leaders spent con- spending, and ethics for the rights might not set off siderable time negotiating a three branches of govern- alarms for most of us. The compromise with Sen. ment. violence that occurred in P: (213) 489-0028 444 S. Flower St., Suite 1800 Manchin on amendments It would expand voter the U.S. Capitol on January F: (213) 489-0552 Los Angeles, CA 90071 he proposed. “I think we registration and voting 6 should remind us we put out an awful lot of good access and limit removing can’t take our democracy THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-10

By BO TEfu The day before the som also eliminated ex- California Black Media state’s reopening, Republi- ecutive orders he imple- can Sen. James Nielsen was mented at the start of the The California legisla- vocal about his opposition COVID-19 pandemic to ture approved Gov. Gavin to the newly approved bud- prevent the spread of the Newsom’s $267 billion get in a Senate Budget and coronavirus. New execu- state budget for fiscal year Fiscal Review Committee tive orders he signed lifted 2021-22. It is packed with meeting. the stay-at-home order and support for programs and “This is a fake budget. the county tier system fol- policy initiatives intended It’s a feel-good budget. It’s lowing the approval of the to drive California’s econ- a ‘let us get paid’ budget. budget and the reopening of omy out of the downturn But, what we’re voting on the state. caused by the global CO- is not going to be the [real] The California Depart- VID-19 pandemic. budget,” said Nielsen. ment of Public Health also Cash that will be “We already know released a new order that re- pumped into the general fund accounts for the major Gov. Gavin Newsom COURTESY PHOTO share of the budget, with a total of $96 billion direct- lic health, Gov. Newsom small business relief pro- continue to struggle in this ed to K-12 education and says he wants to focus on grams, and unprecedented pandemic,” he said. community colleges. That reviving the job market by investments to address However, since the amount is based on mini- supporting the tourism in- California’s most persistent legislature approved the mum funding requirements dustry and small businesses challenges such as home- budget, “we are in a much set by Proposition 98, a bal- to amend California’s eco- lessness, climate change better position than we ever lot initiative that voters ap- nomic crisis. and equity in our education thought given the circum- proved in 1998. Gov. Newsom an- system,” said Gov. New- stances. We are making Although California nounced the full reopen- som. robust investments for pri- lawmakers approved the ing of the state on June 15 Assemblymember Chris ority issues including our budget in time for the state at Universal Studios Hol- Holden (D-Pasadena), who economic recovery, edu- reopening, “And while we lywood as nearly half of is a member of the Cali- cation, and homelessness proudly embrace the Cali- California’s population is fornia Legislative Black while contributing at a re- fornia comeback, this last fully vaccinated. The state Caucus, shared the gover- cord level to our reserves,” year reminds us that we also lifted COVID-19 re- nor’s optimism about the said Holden. need to plan for the unex- strictions, including social newly approved budget. He Most Democratic law- Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) COURTESY PHOTO pected,” said Gov. New- distancing, mask require- highlighted the economic makers gave the budget a som. ments, and county tiers in inequality accelerated by thumbs up, but some Re- “We must maintain a most public settings state- COVID-19 and its impact publicans remained hesi- what they’re voting on to- moved restrictions in public strong fiscal foundation that wide. The state continues to on low-income families tant about the certainty of day, it’s kind of a fraud on spaces, including at schools does not overcommit the offer cash prizes to newly in California. Holden ex- California’s economic re- the people to make them and during major events. state to long-term spend- vaccinated residents as part pressed confidence that the covery based on the newly think, ‘Oh, look at all these As of June 15, people ing it cannot afford, which of the its “Vax for the Win” budget makes investments approved budget. wonderful things we’re get- in California are no longer could lead to future cuts,” incentive program which in priorities that will ad- Republican lawmakers ting,’” said Nielsen. required to wears masks or he said. started in June this year. dress the state’s most im- claim that the state’s budget The pushback from Re- social distance. But state Gov. Newsom first pro- The state’s fiscal year portant issues. is a “placeholder budget” publican lawmakers raised officials recommend that posed the budget in January starts, “With the largest sur- “This time last year, we used by legislators to take questions about the state’s non-vaccinated people still this year, and added some plus in California history, feared the pandemic would advantage of loopholes in final budget as Gov. New- protect themselves in public revisions in May, including we’re using this once-in-a- destroy our economy and California’s constitution. som and California legisla- places to prevent infection. funding to address issues generation opportunity to leave the state in a deep California’s constitu- tors negotiate and modify California Black Me- affecting Black and Brown create an economic recov- hole,” said Holden referring tion mandates that the leg- how funds will be allocated. dia’s coverage of CO- communities. Although ery that will leave nobody to the legislature’s decision. islature pass the budget by This process has to be com- VID-19 is supported by lawmakers say they aim to behind – with money going “Even though the out- midnight each year on June pleted by July 1, when the the California Health Care prioritize long-term issues directly back to Califor- look for beating the virus is 15 -- or lawmakers forfeit budget goes into effect. Foundation. such as childcare and pub- nians, the nation’s largest in sight, we know families their salaries. Last week, Gov. New-

By JESSICA GRESKO bring to their schools.” letes can stand. Kavanaugh legends, Oscar Robertson Associated Press Under current NCAA wrote that “traditions alone and Bill Russell, where an rules, students cannot be cannot justify the NCAA’s appeals court concluded The Supreme Court paid, and the scholarship decision to build a massive NCAA rules aren’t exempt ruled unanimously Monday money a college can offer is money-raising enterprise on from antitrust law. That that the NCAA can’t limit capped at the cost of attend- the backs of student athletes case ended with the Su- education-related benefits ing the school. who are not fairly compen- preme Court declining to — like computers and paid The NCAA had defend- sated.” weigh in. internships — that colleges ed its rules as necessary to “Nowhere else in Amer- As a result of Monday’s can offer their sports stars, preserve the amateur nature ica can businesses get away ruling, the NCAA itself a victory for athletes that of college sports, prevent- with agreeing not to pay can’t bar schools from of- could help open the door ing a blurring of the line their workers a fair market fering Division I basketball to further easing in the de- between them and profes- rate on the theory that their and football players ad- cades-old fight over paying with a lower court’s deter- limiting athletes’ compen- sional teams, with colleges product is defined by not ditional education-related student-athletes. mination that NCAA limits sation. trying to lure talented ath- paying their workers a fair benefits. But individual ath- Schools recruiting top on the education-related Justice Neil Gorsuch letes by offering over-the- market rate. The NCAA is letic conferences can still athletes could now offer benefits that colleges can wrote for the court that the top benefits. A lower court not above the law,” wrote set limits if they choose. tens of thousands of dol- offer athletes who play Di- NCAA sought “immunity had upheld the NCAA’s Kavanaugh, who as a col- “It is our hope that this lars in education-related vision I basketball and foot- from the normal operation limits on scholarships and lege student played on victory in the battle for col- benefits that also include ball violate antitrust laws. of the antitrust laws,” an cash awards, and the high Yale’s junior varsity basket- lege athletes’ rights will study-abroad programs The case is important in argument the court rejected. court wasn’t asked to weigh ball team. carry on a wave of justice and graduate scholarships. the short term for students Gorsuch said that allow- in on those. The case was brought uplifting further aspects of However, the case doesn’t who may see schools coming colleges and univer- Writing for only him- by former athletes, includ- athlete compensation,” said decide whether students peting for talent by sweet- sities to offer “enhanced self, Justice Brett Kavana- ing West Virginia football Steve Berman, an attorney can simply be paid salaries ening their offers with a education-related benefits ugh signaled where Mon- player Shawne Alston. It for the former college ath- for the benefits their efforts variety of education-related may encourage scholas- day’s decision may lead. followed a separate, ear- letes, in a statement follow- bring — measured in tens benefits. It’s also important tic achievement and allow He said there are “serious lier lawsuit brought by ing the ruling. “This is the of millions for many uni- in the long term because student-athletes a measure questions” about whether athletes, including former fair treatment college ath- versities. it sets the stage for future of compensation more con- the NCAA’s other restric- UCLA basketball player, letes deserve.” The high court agreed challenges to NCAA rules sistent with the value they tions on compensating ath- Ed O’Bannon and NBA

to campaign for national holiday The virtual three-day celebration aims to explore the diverse, lived experiences of the Black communities and seek support for the designation of a Juneteenth Emancipation national holiday.

SEnTInEl nEwS SERvICE (BSFSAA). “While it is part not taught in schools. that is celebration is so significant, the responsibility to teach neteenth, Collecting Oral of our country’s history, it is one of the reasons that this to teach others about June- the historic truth of Black Family History, Untold Why do we need to cel- teenth, its history, and what and African Americans in Stories of Black History in ebrate Juneteenth and why it means.” history, and other cultural- Redlands, How to Make should we fight to make it In addition to bring- related topics.” it Home Safe, Health and a national holiday? Those ing awareness to the effort Some of that history will Wellness, UoReal Talk, questions and more will be to make Juneteenth (June be learned during an event BlaQ Celebration and His- answered during the Uni- 19) a national holiday, the highlight scheduled on June tory, a virtual Black art mu- versity of Redlands Inau- three-day experience will 16 when U of R Senior Di- seum, historical foods dem- gural Juneteenth event June also explore many facets versity and Inclusion Office onstration, and more. 15-17, 2021 at redlands. of Black history, Black art, Christopher Jones, J.D. will The Inaugural June- edu/juneteenth. This virtual and Black culture. interview Opal Lee, a social teenth Celebration is pre- event is free and open to the “The entire celebration impact leader who at age 89 sented by the U of R’s public. is a form of teaching and began her quest to make Ju- Black Student Faculty Staff “There are still a lot of learning about history, and neteenth a national holiday Administrator and Alumni people who are unaware of the need for change in the with “Opal’s Walk 2 DC”. (BSFSAA) in collabora- what Juneteenth is,” said future,” said Tekia McNeil, The interview will be fol- tion with the Black Student Joy Clark, president of the The Juneteenth flag waves in front of the Administra- chair of the Juneteenth Cel- lowed by a live Q & A. Union (BSU) and Depart- Black Student Faculty Staff tion Building at the first inaugural celebration on the Uni- ebration. “As an instruc- Other event sessions ment of Campus Diversity

Administrator and Alumni versity of Redlands campus. COURTESY PHOTO tional institution, we have include: The History of Ju- & Inclusion (CDI). THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-11 Waters Joins Vice President Kamala Harris on the Initial Release of Funds for Minority Banks and Community Based Lenders

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE (MDIs) and community development financial insti- This week, Congress- tutions (CDFIs). These woman Maxine Waters (D- diverse and mission-driven CA), Chairwoman of the institutions have been House Committee on instrumental in ensuring that Financial Services, gave critical aid reaches small the following statement at businesses, vulnerable com- the White House, where munities, and those in dire she was joined by Vice need during the pandemic.

COURTESY PHOTO (L-R) Senator Mark Yellen, Vice President Kamala Harris, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Opportunity Finance Network President and CEO Lisa Mensah. COURTESY PHOTO (L-R) Maxine Waters, Lisa Mensah, Janet Yellen and Mark was also able to work with announced today I am so percent of minority business must acknowledge that we Warner Senators Crapo and Brown, proud that this is a game owners said that their firms’ carry the responsibility on Representative Meeks, and changing operation. So, I am financial conditions were our shoulders to make sure President Kamala Harris, “Over the past year, Sen- my Committee’s Ranking pleased to be here today for “fair” or “poor” during the that progress is made, that Treasury Secretary Janet ator Warner and I have Member, Mr. McHenry, to the initial release of $1.25 pandemic, whereas only Black and Latinx small busi- Yellen, Senator Mark teamed up to pass historical secure an unprecedented $12 billion in CDFI and MDI. fifty four percent of White nesses remain open and not Warner (D-VA), and legislation directing the Fed- billion in capital investments and applaud the Biden-Har- business owners endorsed boarded up, that pandemic Opportunity Finance Net- eral Government to make and grants to strengthen ris Administration for keep- their firms being in one of relief reaches every family work President and CEO capital investments, grants, MDIs and CDFIs. ing their promises of an these conditions. I see this and every community, and Lisa Mensah, on the initial deposits in our nation’s “Supporting our nation’s equitable recovery to vul- investment as a down pay- that our recovery is equi- release of funds secured by MDIs and CDFIs. Because CDFIs and MDIs has long nerable communities. So, ment on what we need to table across the country. Congresswoman Waters as communities of color have been a priority for me. Over under my leadership my restore our MDIs and to sup- “So, I thank you once part of the December stim- been among the hardest hit 40 years ago, I began work- Committee will continue to port our CDFIs. again for inviting me and I ulus package. by the pandemic, I worked ing with CDFIs in my home look at these issues. CDFIs “Earlier this month, we look forward to continuing “Good afternoon. Thank with Senator Warner to state of California and was a are high on our agenda and commemorated the 100th our work on behalf of you for having me today. include key provisions of my founding director of the we are continuing to anniversary of the Tulsa CDFIs and MDIs. Now, I Before I begin, I would like bill, the Promoting and CDFI, Pacific Coast strengthen them and make Race Massacre that would like to introduce to thank Vice President Har- Advancing Communities of Regional Corporation. The them more accessible to our destroyed Black owned someone who has been a ris, Treasury Secretary Color Through Inclusive lessons I learned back then communities. businesses and killed hun- long time advocate for Yellen, Senator Warner, and Lending Act, in last Decem- are just as relevant today: “While this is a historic dreds of Black men, women, CDFIs and MDIs, and Ms. Mensah for their unwa- ber’s COVID-19 stimulus CDFIs are critical lenders investment, our work does and children. So, as we someone who I have worked vering support and efforts to package. I’m pleased that for our communities of not end here. According to approach the commemora- closely on this issue with, strengthen our minority this issue is not only bicam- color, and infusions of capi- one news report, between tion of the end of slavery in my colleague Senator Mark depository institutions eral but also bipartisan as I tal like the one being sixty six and seventy nine America on Juneteenth, we Warner.” Rep. Bass Marks Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, Encourages Families to Be on Lookout for Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Beginning in July SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE lies: Who Qualifies? to sign up for the Economic bank account around the ments and more at How Much Is the Child Families will qualify for Impact Payments, should go 15th of every month until IRS.gov/childtaxcredit2021 Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) Tax Credit Expansion a full credit if their income is online and use the IRS Child the end of 2021. People who later this month. is encouraging hardworking from the American below $75,000 for single fil- Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up don’t use direct deposit will Watch out for scams families to be on the lookout Rescue Plan? ers, $112,000 for people fil- According to IRS.gov: for advance monthly pay- The American Rescue ing as head of household, or “The IRS urges everyone to ments of the Child Tax Cred- Plan expanded the Child Tax $150,000 for people who are be on the lookout for scams it of up to $300 per month Credit to up to $3,600 per married and filing jointly. related to both Advance per child beginning July child for children ages 0 to 5 How Do I Get My Child Tax Credit payments 15th through December. and $3,000 per child for Payment? and Economic Impact Pay- • Nearly all hardworking children ages 6 to 17. • Nearly all hardwork- ments. The IRS emphasized families should get their The American Rescue ing families should get that the only way to get monthly payments automati- Plan also authorized their monthly payments either of these benefits is by cally beginning July 15th advance monthly payments automatically beginning either filing a tax return with no further action of the Child Tax Credit July 15th with no further with the IRS or registering required. through December 2021. action required. If you’ve online through the Non- • Families who did not Beginning in July and run- filed tax returns for 2019 or filer Sign-up tool, exclu- file a tax return for 2019 or ning through December, 2020, or if you signed up to sively on IRS.gov. Any 2020 and who did not use qualifying families can get receive a stimulus check other option is a scam. the IRS Non-filers tool last up to: from the Internal Revenue Watch out for scams year to sign up for the Eco- • $300 a month per child Service, you will get this FILE PHOTO using email, phone calls or nomic Impact Payments, for children ages 0 to 5. tax relief automatically. Rep. Karen Bass texts related to the payments. should go online and use • $250 a month per child You do not need to sign up Be careful and cautious: The the IRS Child Tax Credit for children ages 6 to 17. or take any action. Tool to sign up today. receive their payment by IRS never sends unsolicited Non-filer Sign-up Tool to Families will get their • Families who did not • Families who got their mail around the same time. electronic communications sign up today. remaining expanded Child file a tax return for 2019 or refunds from the IRS • Families will be able to asking anyone to open Major Tax Relief for Tax Credit when they file 2020 and who did not use the through direct deposit will determine their eligibility, attachments or visit a non- Nearly All Working Fami- their 2021 tax return. IRS Non-filers tool last year get these payments in their check the status of their pay- governmental web site. A-12 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 FfrnqY Lifestyle HjfqyH THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 www.lasentinel.net B-1 South LA gets to Double Dip Celebrating the 2021 swim season with two new pools at Algin Sutton and Van Ness Recreation Centers

Sentinel newS Service the Water, See the Light,” for other swims activities, isting pool and bathhouse. and “Joy” was commis- for example, water aero- The existing bathhouse and This is one time when sioned for the east and west bics, swim lessons, free pool were originally con- it is more than okay to facades of the new Bath- play, etc. structed in 1958 and were double-dip! With two brand house Building at Van Ness The pool facility is in a dilapidated state and new swimming pools open- Recreation Center. Artist equipped with the latest closed since the Summer of ing at two different parks, Michael Massenburg pro- state-of-the-art equipment: 2007. South LA is summer-ready! posed murals and collabo- heating system, pool heat- The scope of the work On Saturday, June 26, Los rated with the community er, filter & pumps, etc., andincludes an approximately Angeles City Councilmem- to create artwork that cap- designed to allow for year- 5,000 S.F. new bathhouse, ber Marqueece Harris Daw- tures the joy of the people round operations. The pool a 75’x120’ swimming pool son of the Eighth District who use the pool. Using is surrounded by plenty of which includes eight com- will lead a ribbon-cutting figurative and collage- el seating areas, a Splash Pad, petition lanes in the middle ceremony at Algin Sutton ements the murals are a new aquatic equipment, and two shallow side ends Park in Vermont Vista, and beautiful interplay of water landscape planting, and for other swim lesson ac- Van Ness Recreation Cen- and light. Massenburg has irrigation to augment the tivities, a surrounding pool ter in the Crenshaw District to celebrate two newly installed swimming pools, water play areas, renovated bathhouses, and new land- scaping at each park. Mi- chael Shull, General Man- ager of the Department of Recreation and Parks, will join the Councilmember, along with community Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris members, neighbors, and Dawson of the Eighth District. COURTESY PHOTO families. The public is invited to join the festivities. community will to cre- being for everyone in our Both parks are hold- ate and upgrade the open community, but also creating events on Saturday, spaces where families and ing opportunities for people June 26th. Algin Sutton friends can gather,” said the of all ages to learn how to Park is located at 8800 Councilmember. swim, become a part of a South Hoover, Los Ange- All South LA parks will team, and begin anticipat- les, CA 90044. Program- offer a summer camp ex- ing the arrival of the 2028 ming for the ribbon cutting perience for children aged Olympic games coming to Algin Sutton Recreation Center Pool IMAGES COURTESY OF LEHRER ARCHITECTS goes from 12:00 to 1:30 6-14 years old with classes L.A.” pm. Van Ness Recreation such as yoga with the Tree This summer, LA City painted murals in the com- existing surrounding recre- deck, plenty of shaded seat- munity for decades and his ational park elements. ing areas, a splash pad area, work is known nationally With regard to the ex- new aquatic equipment, as well. For this project, he isting bathhouse building including pool heating sys- was assisted by Jonah Eli- centering 88th Street on the tem, pool filter, pumps, etc. jah. back of the park, a new can- necessary for year-round Algin Sutton Recre- opy shade structure stretch- operation for the pool fa- ation Center Pool and Fa- ing between the existing cility, and new landscape cilities bathhouse and 88th Street planting and irrigation to Algin Sutton will be to create a strong presence. augment the existing sur- open as a year-round pool The canopy shade structure rounding recreational park - engaging the neighbor- provides shading for spec- elements. It should be hood youth and family to tators’ seating between the noted, that if not for the use the park as a commu- new pool on the north side feedback and coordina- nal space. The park will and the new splash pad on tion provided by the com- be fully staffed and fully the south side. The security munity, the scope of work programmed year-round. light poles provide night would not have included This is an investment in lights at the perimeter of the addition of a splash pad

Van Ness Recreation Center Pool IMAGES COURTESY OF BENNY CHAN

Center located at 5720 S. Yoga Cooperative, dance Parks pools will be provid- 2nd Avenue, Los Angeles, with CONTRA-TIEMPO, ing swim lessons, aquatic CA 90043, will begin the soccer, art, swimming and team sports, junior life- ribbon-cutting ceremony at so much more. Families can guarding, and recreational 2:00 to 3:30 pm. register at Summer Univer- swimming at over 50 loca- Harris-Dawson sal Play Youth Fitness. tions citywide. For more launched this project when Parks are where fami- information on pool loca- he was elected to the Eighth lies meet, friends are made, tions, hours, and to register District and learned the Van and the foundation of a visit www.swimla.org. Ness Recreation Center had community takes root. Es- Swimming pool CO- been without a pool for al- pecially so for people who VID-19 protocols include most a decade and that the might not have access to one swimmer per lane and pool at Algin Sutton Park transportation or the desire up to three swimmers in needed serious repairs. The to go to the beach. Neigh- one lane if they belong

Councilmember’s team bors, friends, and families to the same household or Van Ness Recreation Center Pool IMAGES COURTESY OF BENNY CHAN partnered with the Depart- at both parks will be able group. Face coverings will ment of Recreation and to stay cool and connected be required for all staff equity, these changes will the pool and throughout the play area and a water slide, Parks, Bureau of Engineer- this summer in the new and patrons while indoors. bring change to the neigh- splash pad area to address which have improved the ing, and Lehrer Architects Olympic short-course-sized While outdoors, wearing a borhood. The scope of the the community concerns on overall project significant- to assess the financial need.swimming pools, which face-covering is optional work includes constructing security issues on the back- ly. Once funding was secured, are outfitted with the latestfor both staff and patrons. a new 75’ x 120’ swimming side of the park. Public Art at Van Ness the community became part state-of-the-art equipment; Non-household members, pool and renovation of the Van Ness Recreation Recreation Center of the team and authored heating systems, filters, andother groups, and employ- existing Bathhouse. The Center Pool and Facilities Art elements are part the vision for their outdoor pumps, designed to allow ees must continue to prac- new pool is designed to The Department of Rec- of the landscape and the space. This is a major de- for year-round operation. tice social distancing and divide and operate in three reation and Parks and the Department of Cultural Af- velopment for the park and A shaded seating area will observe six feet distance sections, with the middle Council District 8 Office offairs was instrumental in the neighborhood and will provide respite from the from others. section containing eight Marqueece Harris-Dawson the coordination and instal- bring much-needed recre- sun, and both pools have a In coordination with the competition lanes, flankrequested the Bureau of lation of two murals on the ational resources to both Splash Pad where anyone Department of Cultural Af- on both sides by three feet Engineering (BOE) to re- east and west facades of the neighborhoods. can cool down. Those who fairs, two murals, “Above shallow waters that allow place the much-needed ex- new Bathhouse Building. “What a perfect be- swim at the Van Ness site Artist Michael Massenburg ginning to summer,” said can enjoy a ride on a 42’ collaborated with the com- Councilmember Harris- ft. slide that’s sure to bring munity to create two mu- Dawson, the pools, the joy and excitement to kids rals that enhance the park programming at every and to those who are kids at space. Both murals depict South LA park, and the heart. a sense of community and recreational spaces are all “We are grateful to be a carefully considered color part of restoring the social able to provide South Los palette that integrated with infrastructure of our neigh- Angeles neighborhoods the architectural elements borhoods. Our parks and with two new, state-of-the- of the new building. The pools play a key role in fa- art facilities,” says Mike east wall mural is 13’ x 38’ cilitating community life, Shull, General Manager of ft. and is acrylic paint and increasing well-being, and the City of Los Angeles De- the west wall mural is ce- reducing the social costs partment of Recreation and ramic tile and is 18’ x 34’ ft. of isolation and stress. Parks. “The Algin Sutton Massenburg was assisted This $17M investment in and Van Ness swimming by artist Jonah Elijah. infrastructure has been a pools will be critically im- long time coming. I’m glad portant not only to promot- we found the political and ing general health and well- Algin Sutton Recreation Center Pool IMAGES COURTESY OF LEHRER ARCHITECTS A-8 LOS ANGELES SENTINEL OPINION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2013 Celebration of Life Mount Saint Mary’s University Associate Vice President Leaves Rich Legacy In Passing

Special to the Sentinel by her achievements as a of nationally known Watts and Justice, the Los An- student at the Mount where community activist- icon geles Archdiocese and the A Mass of Resurrection she received the Laurel Day Ozie B. Gonzaque and sis- Los Angeles Police Depart- was held at Visitation Cath- Award and was the first stu- ter of Barbara J. Stanton ment. olic Church in Los Angeles dent to receive the Sister with whom she co-founded, Mrs. Robert leaves to for Bernadette Gonzaque Estelle Doheny Award on along with Dr. USC Profes- cherish and preserve her Robert, Associate Vice the Doheny Campus. Mrs. sor Dr. Richard H. Buskirk, legacy of love, kindness, President for Diversity, Eq- Robert was the first Cohort the Entrepreneur Educa- deep faith, and compas- uity, and Inclusion at Mount of Leadership Scholars in tional Center, Inc. Mrs. sion, Ozie B. Gonzaque Saint Mary’s University. the Mount’s Women Lead- Robert’s efforts to improve (mother), Barbara J. Stan- During her 38-year tenure ership Program. conditions date back to her ton (sister), Elise Robert Mrs. Robert, affectionally Once joining the appointment by then Mayor (daughter), Jonathan Robert known as “Bernie”, served Mount’s staff Mrs. Robert Tom Bradley to work on (son) and countless beloved the University in a vari- occupied a variety of lead- the “Revitalize Los Angeles nieces and nephews along ety of leadership roles and ership roles ranging from Committee” following the with a host of friends and leaves a legacy committed Director of Admissions & 1992 civil unrest. associates. to opening opportunities College Relations to As- Since then, until her ten- The family gives sincere for underserved youths to sistant Dean for the As- ure started at the Mount, thanks to Mrs. Robert’s achieve higher education. sociate in Arts program, to Mrs. Robert’s tireless com- care teams at Cedars Sinai Born in 1957 and raised Assistant Vice President mitment to give of herself and Providence hospitals in the Los Angeles commu- for Student Affairs and for the betterment of others and asked in lieu of flow- nity of Watts, Mrs. Robert Community Engagement. found her serving in vari- ers and cards to considered was keenly aware of the Her outstanding effort was Bernadette Gonzaque Robert COURTESY PHOTO ous capacities on boards of supporting these organiza- disparities facing minorities recognized when she re- advisors and directors for tions that Mrs. Robert held that led to the 1965 revolt. ceived the school’s high- 2021-2026 Strategic Plan pursuit of a college educa- organizations and institu- dear: Mount Saint Mary’s She understood that having est honor, the Mount Saint Committee. tion. The team went on to tions dealing with educa- University (1. Bernie Rob- access to higher education Mary’s University Caron- Perhaps the jewel in the design programs that have tion, economic and social ert Memorial Fund, 2. Cen- was key to opening doors delet Medal at the 2018 crown of her service at the reached youths as early as justice. Her outreach ini- ter for Diversity, Equity, leading to a brighter future. Commencement ceremony. Mount was a collabora- elementary school. tiatives, in collaboration and Inclusion) Visitation After graduating from St. Mrs. Robert also found the tive effort with faculty and Mrs. Robert will also with the Mount and other Catholic Church, Alexan- Michael’s Catholic School, time and energy to serve on students on the design and be remembered for sharing community entities have dria House, Entrepreneur she begins what would be- numerous University com- establishment of The Stu- her heart, her knowledge, gained recognition by local Educational Center,Inc., come a decades long rela- mittees along with oversee- dent Ambassador Program, and her time to many orga- and national authorities and Notre Dame Academy, and tionship with the University ing the University’s Diver- a 30-year-old flagship men- nizations seeking to lift the organizations including the St. Lawrence Brindisi. aka the Mount. sity Task Force, The Mount toring program serving quality of life for thousands YWCA, the Office of the Mrs. Robert’s future as Community Assault Re- thousands of high-middle in the beloved community Mayor of the City of Los a leader in the field of edu- sponse Education Support school youths and their of Watts where her journey Angeles, the United States cation was foreshadowed Team and Co-Chair of the families in support of their began. Being the daughter Departments of Education

Special to the Sentinel lated Immunodeficiency the thousands of African would be heard, whether in a call, in early 2021, to lo- to commemorate the thou- Disease(GRID). No one Americans/Blacks who the Board Room at the Los cal community advocates sands of African American/ It has been 40 years could have been further have died due to HIV/ Angeles County Board of who have been working in Black HIV/AIDS commu- since the Centers for Dis- from the truth. AIDS-related complica- Supervisors Office; the Los the HIV/AIDS arena in LA nity advocates who have ease Control and Preven- Today, worldwide, af- tions in the past 40 years in Angeles County HIV/AIDS County for decades to come worked tirelessly to ensure tion (CDC) issued their ter more than 76 million Los Angeles County. We Commission meetings; or together to join a local plan- the African American com- Morbidity and Mortality infections; over 33 million are also gathering today to “behind closed doors”. Jef- ning committee in order to munity obtained their fair Weekly Report on June 5, deaths and an estimated1.2 honor and acknowledge the frey King, Executive Di- work in partnership to plan, share of public and private 1981, which presented find- million people currently thousands of community rector of In the Mean Time coordinate, and install a sector resources to support ings about a “strange new living with HIV/AIDS in activists, advocates, policy- Men’s Group, Inc., a local Black AIDS Monument in People Living with HIV/ immunodeficiency disease” the U.S., we have all come makers and public health non-profit targeting African South Los Angeles to not AIDS (PLWHAs) and to which was primarily associ- to realize that this was nev- professionals who have American gay and bisexual only commemorate the 40th save lives. ated with young, previously er a “gay disease”. given of their time and life young men of color, was Anniversary of AIDS being The Black AIDS Monu- healthy, gay men. Forty Those of us who have to ensuring that the needs the impetus in advocat- recognized in the U.S, but ment (BAM) is represented years ago, it was thought worked in the community of the African American/ ing for the establishment to also commemorate the by a “tiered” Water Foun- that HIV/AIDS was pri- since the inception of the Black HIV/AIDS- affected of a “Black AIDS Monu- thousands of lives of Afri- tain and a Tekhenu with a marily a “gay disease”, HIV/AIDS pandemic are community were met, as ment” to be erected at the can American/Black indi- Sankofa Bird at the apex of and as a matter of fact, it raising our voices today well as, the HIV/AIDS af- Carl Bean House in South viduals who have died due had been labeled “Gay Re- to honor the memory of fected community’s voice Los Angeles. He put out to HIV/AIDS, as well as, {See BAM C-5} THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 www.lasentinel.net B-3

By CoRa JaCKson-Fossett return the land to the de- Galveston Bay on June Religion Editor scendants of the original 19, 1865, and read the ex- landowners. ecutive decree that granted The establishment of Juneteenth, like the il- freedom to the slaves. The Juneteenth as a national legal “land grab” that oc- day was eventually called holiday attracted cheers, curred at Bruce’s Beach Juneteenth, which some tears and applause across nearly a century ago, was speculate is a combination the country. Not to be out- instituted more than 100 of June and 19, by the new- done, the Tiye Cycling years ago. The celebration ly freed people. and Walking Sistas, who marks the end of slavery Not only do the Tiye describe themselves as “a and the date that African Cycling Sistas honor sig- faith-based group of God- Americans in the Confed- nificant events in Black loving women,” participat- erate state of Texas learned History like Juneteenth, but ed in a Freedom Day ride. that they were free, two the group also meets on a The Freedom Day route years after President Abra- weekly basis to walk and covered Southern Cali- ham Lincoln issued the cycle. fornia’s coastal cities and Emancipation Proclama- According to the Rev. COURTESY PHOTO tion on January 1, 1863. Dr. Brenda Maull, a mem- neighborhoods, extending The Tiye Cycling Sistas observed Juneteenth at Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach. from Marina del Rey to According to histori- ber of the Sistas, their goal Manhattan Beach, which fies Bruce’s Beach. tion of a resort for Black 1900s. Recent efforts by ans, 250,000 Blacks in Tex- is “to improve the health included a stop at the his- The site has been in people that the city took L.A. County and Califor- as were still enslaved when and well-being” of the toric landmark that identi- the news lately as the loca- from its owners in the early nia elected officials aim toUnion troops marched into women in the group.

By Rev. DR. Ken WalDen always better than our own for our lives. I have seen you…?” were kicked out of the Gar- Contributing Writer plans. God knows what is too many people walk by Many researchers know den of Eden. Disobedience best for us. what is best for them and it is important to check has consequences. The en- Scripture Genesis 3:8-15 God’s love for us can be fight for what is perceived the source. Is your source emy continues to attempt to The book of Genesis viewed as parental in some as BIG only to become mis- more reliable than God? Is disrupt God’s plans for hu- shows us how humanity’s ways. Some of you may re- erable. I observed a lot of your source more trusting manity at every level. relationship has evolved member your parents ask- people ignore what is best than God? I recommend Who told you that you with God. Genesis 3:11 ing you to be home before for their lives and cling on you utilize the three R’s: were not good enough? displays God asking the it gets dark outside. I never to what is BIG only to drop Recognize God’s Plan: Who told you that you following question, “Who felt like returning home be- it like a hot potato, because God’s Plan is constructive should disobey God’s in- told you...?” that continues COURTESY PHOTO fore dark, because I wanted they realized it was not re- rather than destructive. structions? Who told you to apply to us today. Rev. Dr. Ken Walden to stay out longer. ally for them. God’s Plan helps rather that other plans for you This scriptural passage As I grew old enough Lord, help us to not get than hurt. God’s Plan is pri- were better than God’s illustrates how obedience by obeying God. They to drive, my parents contin- confused or distracted by marily grounded in love. plans for your life? and disobedience impacts were able to enjoy the Gar- ued to give me a curfew to what we perceive as BIG. Receive God’s Plan: Check the source! Is our life. There are conse- den of Eden without inter- return home. I did not want May God help us to appre- Follow God’s instructions. the source more reliable quences to obeying God. ruption. Unfortunately, the to leave the party before it ciate and value what is best Reject the Enemy’s than God? There are also consequenc- enemy wants to disrupt our started! My parents’ plans in our lives. According to Interference: Do not give The Rev. Dr. Ken es to disobeying God. relationship with God. It is for my life were better for Genesis 3:11, God asked any time, attention, and en- Walden is the senior pastor Adam and Eve enjoyed important for us to realize me than my plans. Adam and Eve the follow- ergy to the enemy of Holman United Method- a season of constant peace God’s plan for our lives is God wants what is best ing question: “Who told Sadly, Adam and Eve ist Church in Los Angeles. C-1 LASENTINEL.NET OPINION THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 •DR. MAULANA KARENGA•

The latest outbreak and re- and women, brave, honest ing of the country through varied and interrelated. It The cultural dimension of surgence of raw and even and determined men and genocide, enslavement, carries within it a psycholo- racism seeks not only to rabid racism, culminating women. It is these women dispossession, colonialism, gy, politics, economics and deculturize the dominated in the violent insurrection- and men who know that occupation and conquest, culture rooted in domina- and oppressed and impose a ist attack on the Capitol, they must make the mira- or massacre, lynching and tion, deprivation and degra- dehumanizing definition of has sent the country into cles they hope and wish for, state and societal sanc- dation. Racism is a psychol- reality of them, but also to doldrums of conditional must model and mirror the tioned police and vigilante ogy, indeed, a pathology of discredit and degrade them. self-doubt, semi-traumatic values and vision they stand violence, violence is its oppression. It is a disorder In educational institutions, disbelief and televised and for, and must build the good signature feature. Also, of hatred, hostility and the there is the savaging of our twittered questions of how world they long and strug- racism expresses itself as will to be superior, the will minds and the breaking of did we come to this and gle for as a lived experience ideological justification for to dominate and degrade our spirits at an early age, will we ever get beyond this and enduring legacy. its violence. It may use bio- others different and vulner- undermining our love of monster side of “America, To defeat racism and de- logical and cultural claims able. It is delusional and learning, diminishing our the-would-be-beautiful?” stroy it at its roots, we must of superiority and inferior- imagines evil, threats and commitment and capac- After all, it has lasted so study and know its social DR. MAULANA KARENGA ity or religious claims, get- insults from those different. ity to develop a life of the long against all reason, re- anatomy, its structure and ting their god to underwrite It is a state of insecurity that mind. And the media dis- ligious and moral appeals functioning, its histori- demic systemic character their diabolical designs on requires degrading others to torts and criminalizes our and educational attainment. cal evolution and current of racism rooted in foun- and destruction of the lives allow its adherents to feel at image and aspirations and Moreover, it seems that for forms. For the hydra-heads dational thought and prac- and lands of the racialized ease in their inadequacies. of late, post artificial por- every form of racism we re- of racism appear in various tice. So, it’s not simply a other. And finally, racism The politics of racism is a traits of interracial couples strain, it regenerates itself forms: open, raw, rapacious case of backlash, a violent expresses itself as institu- zero-sum politics that pre- as a psychological and cin- in multiple other forms. and unrepentant or closeted or negative reaction to tional arrangements, i.e., fers domination to democ- ematic substitute for real These conversations and cloaked under the col- something they, the racists, institutions, organizations, racy, suppression of the sharing of wealth, power about resurgent racism or and camouflage of law, experienced from us, but structures and processes vote rather than encourag- and status. And as always bring to mind the Greek education, civil social ex- something clearly within which reinforce, promote ing it, and a monopoly of in this context of the pathol- mythological many-headed change, national interests, them and the system. To and preserve the imposition power over, rather than a ogy of racist oppression, snake-like monster that, if and blind justice which say backlash implies we and ideology at every level sharing of power with. It there is no reliable remedy you cut off one of its heads, miraculously gains its sight did something to them and and in every area of social makes laws that are essen- except resistance, no viable would grow back two more and applies its selective mo- that they are somehow jus- life. tially the will of the ruling strategy except struggle, in its place. And only the rality in matters of race. tified in doing something The key and overarching race/class and morality a se- and no promising way for- god-like superhero, Hercu- It is important here to note back to us. But we did not issue in this current re- lective concern and practice ward except on the battle- les, could kill it. But racism that the current outbreak do anything to them, and surgence of racism is the that empowers and privi- field for African and human is real, not a myth, in spite of viral strains of resurgent the question becomes why struggle around the color, leges the dominant race and good and the well-being of of fervent and faithful deni- racism is not to be under- are they doing these unjust, character and course of the over polices others. Like- the world. als by its most devout, delu- stood simply as a backlash. evil and oppressive things country. In other words, it wise, the economics of rac- sional and passionate prac- To talk of resurgent racism to us? And the answer is is a question of how do we ism is one of deprivation, Dr. Maulana Karenga, titioners. And there is no is to speak of racism rising that it’s because racism is conceive society? Is U.S. disparity and disadvantage. Professor and Chair of mythical hero, Hercules, to again into promise. It is a systemic and was/is always society a White finished It is the practice of a racial- Africana Studies, Califor- destroy it. Indeed, it is only current restoring to promi- there, waiting for an oppor- product or an ongoing mul- ized capitalism that sees nia State University-Long the people themselves, who nence attitudes, activity tunity and excuse to reap- ticultural, multiracial unfin- nothing wrong in the pro- Beach; Executive Direc- freed from myths and mysti- and acceptance of things pear. Thus, there is not re- ished project? A product is liferation of poverty in the tor, African American Cul- fications, must and will take racist formerly cloaked, ally a backlash, but rather a finished, but a project, as midst of unconscionably tural Center (Us); Creator their salvation and libera- closeted and camouflaged, continuous racist frontlash, used here, is open-ended obscene wealth disparities of Kwanzaa; and author tion in their own hands and but still existent. In a word, retreating and resurging at and ongoing. And if we are and resists providing mor- of Kwanzaa: A Celebra- exorcise the racist monster we speak here of a racist re- various historical junctures. to move beyond the concep- ally imperative reparations tion of Family, Community which is among and within vival, not a new thing. This Racism expresses itself in tual imprisonment of open, for the Holocaust of en- and Culture and Essays them. For only in this way brings to mind the religious three basic ways: as impo- closeted, cloaked and even slavement and subsequent on Struggle: Position and can they self-consciously revival and indeed, this re- sition, ideology and institu- “unconscious” racists, then, savage oppression. In a Analysis, www.AfricanA- and collectively achieve the surgent racism has a reli- tional arrangement. Racism we must dare to radically word, racism supports and mericanCulturalCenter-LA. just, good and democratic gious dimension to it. For is first of all a violent impo- reconceive and reconstruct sustains a level of exploita- org; www.OfficialKwan- society we all deserve and not only the Trump support- sition. Indeed, violence is the kind of country and so- tion and deprivation which zaaWebsite.org; www. must demand. ing evangelicals offer evi- its first, most fundamental ciety we want and deserve. denies its targeted victims a MaulanaKarenga.org. As A. Philip Randolph dence of this, but also the and defining feature of it. The sources of systemic life of dignity, decency and taught us, “the condition cult-like religious commit- Whether it is the found- racism and its savagery are security. of freedom, equality and ment and views of Trump •DR. JOHN E. WARREN• democracy is not the gift and of his “mission” by his of gods. It is the task of most devoted followers. men, yes men, brave men, What we have here, then, honest men, determined is not a new phenomenon, men.” That is to say, men but evidence of the en-

the Los AngeLes sentineL Sometimes it’s neces- ies of these organizations to teenth, let us remember that sary to be reminded who the Black community. we are not only free, but we are and who our friends Yet, neither of these ever capable of defending and are. It’s also important to mention the Black Press determining our futures, remember from whence we when taking both credit and if we get serious. Let’s re- have come. Such is the case dollars for outreach to the member how we got here, DANNY J. BAKEWELL, SR. this week with the Black Black community. on the backs of those like Executive Publisher / CEO Press. Our Black news- The African American the Black Press who bought papers are now celebrat- and Black communities us thus far; let us not forget JENNIFER J. THOMAS ing 194 years of being the of America should not be in the words of James Publisher keeper of the flame of lib- duped into believing that Weldon Johnson: that “ we KENNETH R. THOMAS erty and the source of infor- social media has become have come over a way that Publisher / CEO (1983-1997) mation in “our” struggle for a substitute for the Black with tears has been watered, RUTH WASHINGTON freedom and equality. DR. JOHN E. WARREN Press. The Black Press is treading our path through Business Manager / Publisher (1948-1990) With the advent of the now both print and electron- the blood of the slaugh- COL. LEON WASHINGTON JR. recent pandemic and the come “who is in touch with ic, its a newswire service as tered”. We are still being Founder / Publisher (1933-1974) visible disparity of Blacks the Black community” as provided by the National slaughtered today by others PAMELA A. BAKEWELL dying at greater numbers injustice, murder and social Newspaper Publishers As- as well as each other. Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer than others, getting fewer disparity continues to grow sociation (NNPA), provid- Let’s remember who is DANNY J. BAKEWELL, JR. vaccines, working the most among Blacks. The NAACP ing coverage of both news truly telling our story and Executive Editor / Chief of Staff high risk occupations and and the Urban League gave here in America and our obligation to keep and BRENDA MARSH-MITCHELL death at the hands of law the impression that they around the world. It is the support that effort. Pick up Executive Assistant to the Publisher Member of the Board of enforcement, our need for were in touch with the Black Press that has been a Black newspaper and get Directors (2004-2014) a “trusted” source of infor- Black community. the “Trusted Messenger” involved. You owe that and BRANDON I. BROOKS, Managing Editor mation is greater than social But the reality is neither to our communities for 194 more to keeping the June- Entertainment Editor/Sports Editor/Advertising media which has become an organization has ever been years and that says a lot. teenth principle of freedom ANGELA HOWARD, Production Designer alternative for many. in touch with the Black com- Our newspapers are the rear alive Today. Family Editor / Circulation / Distribution At the same time, the in- munity without the Black guard, the battle ground CORA JACKSON-FOSSETT, Religion Editor terest in reaching our com- Press. It is Black newspa- against the efforts to reseg- Dr. John E. Warren, Production Designer / Staff Writer munities has increased on pers and not CNN, ABC, regate America and return Publisher, The San Diego BRIAN CARTER, Staff Writer all levels. NBC or CBS that carries “Jim Crow” racism. Voice & Viewpoint Copy Editor The question has be- the articles and commentar- As we celebrate June- ALAN BRAXTON, Sports Writer Copy Editor E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS, Photographer / Videographer Copy Editor CLIFFORD RUSSELL, Advertising ALLEN MORET, Classified

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Homeownership is a middle-income Califor- increasing the cost of rent in nary buyers, and forcing - an honest approach to de- foundation for economic nians at every step towards the process. Currently, over low- and middle-income in- velopment - where ordinary progress and equity, it is homeownership. People of 500,000 housing proper- dividuals to rent at ever in- families who plan to move in fact the greatest factor color have been systemati- ties in California are owned creasing prices; ultimately into the homes they buy to building generational cally excluded from wealth- by corporations – 250,000 eliminating the possibility have a fighting chance to wealth. But in California building opportunities for are owned by entities that of saving for a down pay- build wealth. This includes the path to owning a home generations through redlin- own 10 or more properties. ment, and harming people building accessible homes has hit a major roadblock ing and ineligibility for VA While there is certainly an of color disproportionately. in high opportunity neigh- and is increasingly unattain- loans. Further compound- important role that corpo- Less than a fifth of Black borhoods and allowing able for many. This became ing the issue, the state has rate landlords can play in Californians can afford to subdivision of land, reeling even more evident as the not built enough housing, solving our housing crisis, it buy a median-priced home in the “wild west” specu- country withstood a global and prices of construction is critical that corporations in the state, while white lation of big, institutional pandemic, bringing to light and the cost of buying a and pension funds are not Californians are twice as investors, and incentiviz- the millions of people who home continue to increase. blocking Californians from likely to be able to afford a ing homeownership for all lacked stable, affordable Nearly 1,300,000 low-in- MIKE A. GIPSON homeownership by buying median-priced home. Cali- Californians. Policies like housing. To respond to the come California renters do out inventory, sometimes fornia needs to do more to these will put people first, housing crisis, we must cre- not have access to an af- their lifetime. entire new neighborhoods, make homeownership ac- giving first-time buyers and ate more opportunities for fordable home. With Cali- With housing supply as part of a professed profit cessible for everyone, and other working families a ordinary Californians - in- fornians, and particularly at a critically low point, strategy that is sweeping one way is to impose an fighting chance for home- creasingly people of color - people of color, facing un- Wall Street investors like across the nation. excise tax on large corpo- ownership. to become homeowners by precedented rent burden, Invitation Homes have pub- The lack of housing rations purchasing single- fostering the production of saving for a down payment licly admitted to bidding supply gives corporations family homes and creating Mike A. Gipson is a quality, affordable homes to is no small feat, often years up housing in areas where and institutional investors loan programs and pools to Democrat representing meet the housing demand. in the making. Most people community members op- a hall-pass to purchase help first-time homebuyers. Carson in the state assem- As it stands, the odds of color in California do not pose new construction, cap- single-family homes, thus Our communities de- bly. are working against even realize homeownership in italizing on NIMBYism and decreasing access to ordi- serve a fair playing field . •CHARLENE CROWELL•

Each year Harvard Uni- homeowners in 2019 was ing a near-term eviction or ing 12%, 1%, and 16% of billion. Voucher holders are housing choice vouchers versity’s Joint Center for $254,900—more than 40 the total U.S. population, required to pay 30% of their grew by 12%, but the rise Housing Studies (JCHS) times the $6,270 median respectively; income towards their rent in households receiving publishes a comprehensive for renters. Even exclud- Black men are more and utilities or a minimum vouchers only rose from 2.1 report on the nation’s chal- ing home equity, the me- likely to experience lifetime rent of $50, whichever is million to 2.3 million over lenges and prospects in one dian wealth of owners was homelessness due to lower higher and according to the same time period.” of life’s most basic needs. $98,500, or more than 15 incomes, and higher rates of the rate HUD determines A similar view was This year, its State of the times that of renters. incarceration and traumatic as local fair market value. shared by Mary Cunning- Nation’s Housing 2021as- That same year, 2019, events; and The balance of monthly fair ham, Senior Fellow and sesses the rippling financial wealth also differed widely Formerly incarcerated market rent is paid by the Vice President, Metropoli- effects of the COVID-19 by race and ethnicity: the people are almost 10 times state or local agency, usu- tan Housing and Communi- pandemic, while also warn- median wealth of white more likely to be homeless ally a public housing au- ties, Urban Institute. ing that despite substantial households was roughly than the general public. thority. “The housing safety federal government assis- eight times that of Black While the JCHS report Families served by the net was unprepared to re- tance, even more support is households and over five included a recommendation program include house- spond to the urgent needs of necessary to ensure that ev- times that of Latino house- to build more housing to holds with children (40%), the COVID-19 pandemic, eryone shares in an improv- holds. CHARLENE CROWELL address the nation’s short- non-elderly people with which is a public health ing economy. But by early 2021, the age of housing inventory, disabilities (36%), and the crisis layered on top of a According to the report, Black-White homeowner- foreclosure when current California’s Rep. Maxine elderly (29%). All agencies housing crisis,” testified throughout the country, ship gap of 28.1% repre- suspensions end. The feder- Waters, Chair of the House in the program are required Cunningham. “Unfortu- many rising housing costs sented only an incremental al moratorium on evictions Financial Services Com- to assist 75% of participants nately, the Housing Choice are attributable to shrink- improvement from that of will end in July. mittee, proposed expanded with incomes ranging from Voucher Program, like ing housing inventory that 2019 when the gap was Similarly, troubled housing vouchers to help below 30% of local median much of our housing safety favors consumers wealthy 30.8%. Much of that dispar- homeowners who received low-to-moderate income income, and no more than programs, has been woeful- enough to make cash of- ity is attributed to the racial loan forbearance and a families. 25% of recipients earning ly underfunded. Only one fers on homes or those with differences in median in- ban on foreclosures have “Today’s hearing has up to 50% of local median in five people who qualify savings substantial enough comes. While $71,000 was only 18 months to defer or highlighted the need to incomes. for housing assistance re- to cover both down pay- the median income of white ceives it. People wait years ments and closing costs. households, the same data on a waiting list, and many These market forces only point for Black households housing authorities have worsen housing options for was only $43,000, even simply closed their lists and low-to-moderate income lower than that of Latino are no longer accepting ap- households – those hardest households at $55,000. plications.” hit with the pandemic’s lay- In rental housing, hous- offs and/or reduced working affordability is so acute The following day, June ing hours. that even consumers with 10, HUD Secretary Marcia “For those households annual incomes as high as Fudge announced a $1.1 with secure employment $49,999 paid more than billion expansion of emer- and good-quality housing, 30% of their monies on gency housing vouchers their homes provided a safe housing in 2019. When made possible by the enact- haven from the pandemic,” the pandemic hit, one in ed American Rescue Plan. says Chris Herbert, Manag- five renters were in arrears These monies are expected ing Director of the Center. – with Black households to create 70,000 housing “But for millions struggling again suffering greater rates vouchers shared across 626 to cover the rent or mort- in late payments of 29%, public housing authorities gage, their housing situa- more than double that of reduce their monthly pay- move forward urgently on As Benjamin Metcalf, over an 18-month period. tions have become increas- white households at 11%. ments. In mortgage lending, legislation to make Housing Managing Director, Terner Agencies selected were ingly insecure and these “Housing cost burdens forbearance is a temporary Choice Vouchers univer- Center for Housing In- those determined to have disparities are likely to have also moved up the agreement between lend- sally available,” said Chair- novation at the University the greatest need as well as persist even as the economy income ladder,” says Al- ers and borrowers to delay woman Waters. “First, if we of California at Berkeley administrative capacity. recovers, with many lower- exander Hermann, a JCHS a foreclosure. As of this had this in place prior to the testified to the committee, “In America, the wealth- income households slow to Senior Research Analyst. March, 7.3 million had left pandemic, so that a housing “Coastal states, such as iest country in the world, regain their financial foot- “Seventy percent of renter this status but 2.3 million safety net kicked in auto- California, Washington, Or- the basic need for housing ing.” households earning be- more mortgagees were still matically like it does with egon, New York, and Mas- has gone unmet for many “Policymakers must tween $25,000 and $34,999 in forbearance. food stamps, we wouldn’t sachusetts, are top ranked people,” noted Christelle be attuned to the needs of and nearly 50 percent of ica’s growing housing have had to scramble to put for both having the larg- Bamona, a Center for Re- those who have fallen even renters earning between insecurity was also the fo- together the emergency re- est percentage residency sponsible Lending Re- further behind,” continued $35,000 and $49,999 were cus of a June 9 hearing held lief packages we did. We of extremely low-income searcher. “To rectify this Herbert, “ensuring that they cost burdened in 2019.” by the House Financial Ser- don’t reinvent FEMA and renters, as well as the least injustice, policymakers also benefit from the ex- JCHS’ survey of rent- vices Committee. Entitled, disaster assistance every available, affordable rent- should take a range of ac- panding economy. ers found that an estimated Ending Homelessness and time there is a natural disas- al-housing. The housing tions, including invest- Black America and 25% with COVID-related Expanding Economic Op- ter… It takes nearly three shortage in these states ex- ments in down payment other communities of color job losses had substantial- portunity in America, the times the federal minimum tends up the income ladder, assistance, rental assistance already suffered from per- ly depleted their savings. forum offered expert testi- wage to be able to afford a hurting those making up to and broad-based student vasive discrimination, of- About the same number mony that supported many modest apartment nation- the area median income as debt cancellation. The time ten the result of intentional borrowed from families and of the findings in the new ally. Many people who are well.” for action is now.” / structural barriers. Higher friends, and 10% turned to JCHS report. Among the experiencing homelessness “[F]ederal rental assis- unemployment and under- predatory payday or per- key concerns identified in a are in fact working.” tance has been inadequate employment, as well as sonal loans. committee memo were: The Department of to meet the need for some Charlene Crowell is a low levels of wealth are For these and other The lack of affordable Housing and Urban Devel- time,” continued Metcalf. senior fellow with the Cen- long-standing results. The households, the American housing is the nation’s pri- opment’s Housing Choice “Today, approximately 1 ter for Responsible Lend- lengthy pandemic wors- Dream of homeownership mary cause of homeless- Voucher (HCV) program in 4 eligible households are ing. She can be reached at ened these circumstances is a distant one at best. Ev- ness and housing instabil- is often known as Section receiving assistance under Charlene.crowell@respon- by imposing dual crises – in ery available dollar is need- ity; 8. By either name, it is the the current system, with siblelending.org health and personal finance. ed for food, utilities, and Over 67% of people largest federal rental hous- many cities’ housing choice Before the onset of the other essential life needs. experiencing homelessness ing program, currently serv- waitlists either years long pandemic, JCHS found Struggling to get out of debt are Black, Indigenous, and ing 2.28 million households or closed entirely. From that the median wealth for looms largest for those fac- Latinx, despite represent- at a FY2021 cost of $25.78 2010 to 2020 funding for

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longer threatened by this risk caused by travel and Anyone over the age of 12 horrible and insidious virus crowds. is now eligible to get a CO- or is it being done to reopen I personally look for- VID-19 vaccination. You the economy and make up ward to enjoying and can visit vaccines.gov or for lost tax revenues? spending my summer be- call (800) 232-0233. My I know for most of us ing a little lazy and relaxing advice to you is, do not WINDOW summer is the time we in my backyard reading a throw away your masks rest, relax and regroup but good book, enjoying sum- just yet, continue to wear we cannot let our guards mer fruits and a tall glass them when you are in down and we must stay of iced tea. My husband crowded areas and around vigilant and cautious and will help get my golf game people you do not know if follow CDC guidelines. together so I will be on the they have been vaccinat- There are still places you links trying to hit that little ed, also stay six feet apart will wear a mask such as: white ball long and straight. when in public areas where hospitals, long-term care I will also do some travel- you do not know the peo- facilities, homeless shel- ing to places where the sun ple you are mingling with. ters, and public transit. If is hot, the pool or beach Practicing these standards you are planning to go to waters are warm and the will help to continue bring big outdoor events like drinks are cold. Summer down the rise of the virus. concerts, festivals, sporting is the time of year where Whatever you plan to Last week I wrote terminating the Stay-at- administered and having events or conventions there we should spend more time do just play safe and use about the celebration of Home Order and officially one of the lowest case rates are guidelines. For indoor with friends and family, common sense. two memorable days in the permitting restaurants, in the entire country. But events of 5,000 people or especially after being quar- month of June, Juneteenth shopping malls, movie is now the time to elimi- more, attendees must con- antined for the last fifteen Healing Without Hate: and Father’s Day. There theaters, and most other nate physical distancing, firm proof of vaccination months. I plan on doing It’s a choice. It’s a lifestyle. is another day this month places of business to be capacity restrictions, and or negative COVID-19 sta- what the Sly & The Family Pass it on! that all Californians will open at full capacity is he masks for vaccinated Cali- tus in order to attend. For Stone song said, have “Hot remember and that is June helping or hurting us. We fornians? This bold move outdoor events of 10,000 Fun in the Summertime”. Visit www.WendyGlad- 15th. This is the day that can feel encouraged that may give the impression people or more it is recom- There are a lot of ways ney.com and www.forgiv- Governor Gavin Newsom the state has made substan- the pandemic is behind us, mended that attendees con- we can enjoy and have a ingforliving.org to learn decided to reopen the state tial progress in the fight even though by most cal- firm proof of vaccination or happy summer and stay more. Wendy is a life strat- and lift pandemic execu- against COVID-19, with culations it is not. Was this negative COVID-19 status safe. If you have not been egist, coach, consultant, tive orders. I question by nearly 40 million vaccines done because we are no to attend, due to increased vaccinated now is the time. author, and speaker.

to Moses and said, “We the snake in the wilderness, they neither glorified him ‘ sinned (they learned a good so the Son of Man must be as God nor gave thanks to lesson in a very hard way) lifted up (means exalted in him, but their thinking be- when we spoke against the Greek). We find that Jesus came futile and their fool- LORD and against you. talks about being lifted up. ish hearts were darkened. Pray that the LORD will He is speaking of his cruci- 22 Although they claimed take the snakes away from fixion on the cross and ex- to be wise, they became us.” So Moses prayed for altation into heaven where fools 23 and exchanged the the people. 8 The LORD he will be lifted up. Bring- glory of the immortal God said to Moses, “Make a ing this home to our pres- for images made to look snake and put it up on a ent day understanding, we like a mortal human being pole; anyone who is bitten find that when we look to and birds and animals and can look at it and live.” 9 So Jesus the Christ and Mes- reptiles.” God is not a man Moses made a bronze snake siah, our savior in faith, we who will lie. He is sover- (Nachash: a shining thing can be saved. When we call eign. His word is irrevo- of brass; saraph (Greek/He- on His name in faith and cable: (Psalm 119). Time brew translations) burning accept Him as Lord and is short ladies, gentlemen, because of their poisonous Savior, we can receive the sons and daughters. That The people tested His be the leader. They decided (in their shallow thinking). bite) (Isaiah 6:2 Genesis 3:1 free gift of salvation. This is why I must be very hon- patience. God became an- to make a “golden calf” Even though God had de- says serpent: a hissing crea- ancient healing and salva- est with you. It’s time for gry with the complainers while he was on the mount. livered them from horrible ture, the shrewdest beast”) tion experience of looking real change and we must during the 40 year wilder- In other instances the “peo- hundreds of years enslave- Seraphim) brass snake, at the bronze snake may be prepared through the ness experience and at ple” complained about wa- ment and working miracles shining one in appearance also infer to us that them miracle of salvation. The other times. Miriam and ter and food..unhappy with in their sight, they com- and “fiery serpents”)He by glancing at the cop- pandemic, floods, rains, Aaron complained against the heavenly menu God Al- plained against Moses and told Moses to put it up on per serpent, they are look- syberattacks and all these Moses’ leadership. Moses mighty provided. Their be- against God about food and a pole. Then when anyone ing to our heavenly father things are only a sampling married an Ethiopian wom- havior was not complimen- water. God held a confer- was bitten by a snake and for healing. Such was that (birth pangs) and nothing an. Their real complaint (I tary to themselves. It was ence with Moses. Numbers looked at the bronze snake, same for the bronze snake. even near to what and how think) was not about that; detrimental to their destiny. 21:4-8 “They traveled from they lived.. This may be The burning serpents might the end will be. Thanks for but more because of their Grumbling is expressions Mount Hor along the route referenced to also by the be viewed as the sting of reading! Jeanette Grattan selfish jealousy and envi- in a discontented manner. to the Red Sea,to go around snake logo demonstrated sin, which we can repent of Parker, Founder-Superin- ous nature. They wanted Complaining is similar: Edom. The people grew in the medical profession. and be healed of by looking tendent Today’s Fresh Start to be in charge and perhaps expression of dissatisfac- impatient on the way; 5 What is the message here? up to Jesus, the author and Charter School 323-293- wondered why God had tion or resentment. Mum- they spoke against God and Reading John 3:14,15 we finisher of our faith. After 9826 www.todaysfresh- not selected them (now we mering is complaining with against Moses, and said, receive clarity. We can im- they (those who survived it) start.org; Askdrjeanette® know why)! This the same a low indistinct voice about “Why have you brought mediately learn that not ev- had perhaps forgotten about www.askdrjeanetteparker. problem with Adam and being dissatisfied about us up out of Egypt to die eryone looked at the bronze the “fiery serpent” experi- com Askdrjeanette.succes- Eve listening to evil voice something. There are other in the wilderness? There snake in faith. If everyone ence, they began to worship [email protected] and allowing the serpent to instances of mummering is no bread! There is no had looked at the bronze the copper snake as a relic. “Inquiring minds want engage her and seduce and and complaining in the water! And we detest this snake (in faith) they would That was not the purpose at to know.”© All rights re- deceive, entrap her. She, bible. Numbers 21:4-8 is a miserable food!” 6 Then have all been healed. But all and that is a major prob- served. Ask Dr. Jeanette® as the mother of all living, great example and can be the LORD sent venomous that’s not what happened. lematic theme in the bible: Scripture references: Num- thought everything over directly linked to the New (poisonous, stinging, burn- Some died; those who had pagans worshiping false bers 21:4-9; John 3:14, 15; and made a pivotal deci- Testament and guidance to ing) snakes among them; not faith in looking at the gods and turning to wor- John 8:28-34; John 3:1-21; sion for all mankind. Same baptism and salvation. The they bit the people and bronze snake, did not live. ship of objects to be wor- Genesis 3:1; Romans 1 & 2 “type” here. The people grumblers are dissatisfied many (thousands) Israelites Reading John 3:14 & 15 shipped (Romans 1:21”For questioned Moses” right to and a long way from home died. 7 The people came (14 Just as Moses lifted up although they knew God,

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TO ALL INTERESTED exceed one thousand dollars an Individual (are) doing business as: PERSONS: The registrant(s) started doing R & D FACILITATION, CNSB# 3484659 ca.gov/selfhelp), your county ($1,000)). law library, or the courthouse Petitioner filed a petition CAL-D INC business on 05/2021. 2190 W. 29TH PLACE, Los nearest you. If you cannot pay with this court for a decree S/ LAFAYETE R. DORSEY I declare that all information Angeles, CA 90018 County of PERSONS: the filing fee, ask the court changing names as follows: SR., President in this statement is true and LOS ANGELES Petitioner JaJuan Walter clerk for a fee waiver form. If Mekeirla Natasha Bryant to This statement was filed correct. (A registrant who Mailing Address: 2190 W. CITY OF LOS Adkins filed a petition with this you do not file your response Natasha Mekeirla Bryant with the County Clerk of declares as true any material 29TH PLACE, Los Angeles, ANGELES court for a decree changing on time, you may lose the The Court orders that all Los Angeles County on matter pursuant to Section CA 90018 names as follows: case by default, and your persons interested in this 06/02/2021. 17913 of the Business and Registered owner(s): JaJuan Walter Adkins to MR wages, money, and property matter appear before this NOTICE-In accordance with Professions code that the DEANNA CHERRY J. Adkins El may be taken without further court at the hearing indicated Subdivision (a) of Section registrant knows to be false CONSULTING, INC., 2190 The Court orders that all below to show cause, if any, is guilty of a misdemeanor W. 29TH PLACE, LOS NOTICE OF ESCHEAT TO warning from the court. 17920, a Fictitious Name persons interested in this There are other legal why the petition for change of Statement generally expires punishable by a fine not to ANGELES, CA 90018; State THE matter appear before this name should not be granted. exceed one thousand dollars of Incorporation: CA CITY OF LOS ANGELES requirements. You may at the end of five years from court at the hearing indicated want to call an attorney right Any person objecting to the the date on which it was filed ($1,000)). This business is conducted by NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, below to show cause, if any, name changes described S/ MIA FARRIS, Owner a Corporation that for the past three years, away. If you do not know an in the office of the County why the petition for change of attorney, you may want to call above must file a written Clerk, except, as provided This statement was filed The registrant(s) started doing there remained unclaimed name should not be granted. objection that includes the with the County Clerk of business on 04/2021. with the Police Department of an attorney referral service. If in Subdivision (b) of Section Any person objecting to the you cannot afford an attorney, reasons for the objection at 17920, where it expires Los Angeles County on I declare that all information the City of Los Angeles monies name changes described least two court days before 06/04/2021. in this statement is true and held in the account known as you may be eligible for free 40 days after any change above must file a written legal services from a nonprofit the matter is scheduled to in the facts set forth in the NOTICE-In accordance with correct. (A registrant who the “UNCLAIMED MONIES objection that includes the be heard and must appear Subdivision (a) of Section declares as true any material SEIZED INCIDENTAL TO legal services program. You statement pursuant to Section reasons for the objection at can locate these nonprofit at the hearing to show cause 17913 other than a change 17920, a Fictitious Name matter pursuant to Section ARREST TRUST FUND” least two court days before why the petition should not be Statement generally expires 17913 of the Business and which were seized between groups at the California in the residence address of the matter is scheduled to Legal Services Web site granted. If no written objection a registered owner. A new at the end of five years from Professions code that the November 17, 2014 and April be heard and must appear is timely filed, the court may the date on which it was filed registrant knows to be false 1, 2018. The amount of the (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), Fictitious Business Name at the hearing to show cause the California Courts Online grant the petition without a Statement must be filed in the office of the County is guilty of a misdemeanor unclaimed monies is: why the petition should not be hearing. Clerk, except, as provided punishable by a fine not to $585,139.21 Self-Help Center (www. before the expiration. Effective granted. If no written objection courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or Notice of Hearing: January 1, 2014, the Fictitious in Subdivision (b) of Section exceed one thousand dollars Claims for return of these is timely filed, the court may Date: July 19, 2021, Time: 17920, where it expires ($1,000)). monies held must be filed with by contacting your local court Business Name Statement grant the petition without a or county bar association. 10:00 AM, Dept.: 74, Room: must be accompanied by the 40 days after any change DEANNA CHERRY the City of Los Angeles Office hearing. 735 in the facts set forth in the CONSULTING, INC. of the City Clerk, Room 395 NOTE: The court has a Affidavit of Identity form. Notice of Hearing: statutory lien for waived fees The address of the court is The filing of this statement statement pursuant to Section S/ DEANNA CHERRY, City Hall, 200, North Spring Date: July 26, 2021, Time: 111 North Hill Street, Los 17913 other than a change President Street, Los Angeles, CA and costs on any settlement does not of itself authorize 11:00 AM, Dept.: 26, Room: or arbitration award of Angeles, CA 90012 the use in this state of a in the residence address of This statement was filed 90012 BEFORE THURSDAY, 316 A copy of this Order to Show a registered owner. A new with the County Clerk of AUGUST 19, 2021. $10,000 or more in a civil Fictitious Business Name The address of the court case. The court’s lien must Cause shall be published at in violation of the rights of Fictitious Business Name Los Angeles County on THE AFORESAID MONIES is 111 N. Hill Street, Los least once each week for four Statement must be filed 06/07/2021. WILL BECOME PROPERTY be paid before the court will another under Federal, State, Angeles, CA 90012 dismiss the case. successive weeks prior to or common law (See Section before the expiration. Effective NOTICE-In accordance with OF THE CITY OF LOS A copy of this Order to Show the date set for hearing on January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Subdivision (a) of Section ANGELES ON AUGUST 19, ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. 14411 et seq., Business and Cause shall be published at Si no responde dentro de 30 the petition in the following Professions Code). Business Name Statement 17920, a Fictitious Name 2021 least once each week for four newspaper of general must be accompanied by the Statement generally expires DATED: MAY 27, 2021 días, la corte puede decidir Original Filing successive weeks prior to en su contra sin escuchar su circulation, printed in this 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 Affidavit of Identity form. at the end of five years from DIANA MANGIOGLU, CITY the date set for hearing on county: Los Angeles Sentinel CNS-3485318# The filing of this statement the date on which it was filed TREASURER versión. Lea la información a the petition in the following continuación. Date: June 2, 2021 LOS ANGELES SENTINEL does not of itself authorize in the office of the County OFFICE OF FINANCE newspaper of general MICHELLE WILLIAMS the use in this state of a Clerk, except, as provided CITY OF LOS ANGELES Tiene 30 DÍAS DE circulation, printed in this CALENDARIO después COURT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Fictitious Business Name in Subdivision (b) of Section 6/24, 7/1/21 county: Los Angeles Sentinel Judge of the Superior Court NAME STATEMENT in violation of the rights of 17920, where it expires CNS-3479626# de que le entreguen esta 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 LOS ANGELES SENTINEL Date: June 9, 2021 citación y papeles legales File No. 2021131698 another under Federal, State, 40 days after any change CNS-3482905# The following person(s) is or common law (See Section in the facts set forth in the Elaine Lu para presentar una respuesta LOS ANGELES SENTINEL Judge of the Superior Court por escrito en esta corte y (are) doing business as: 14411 et seq., Business and statement pursuant to Section 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 hacer que se entregue una UNIVERSITY OF THE Professions Code). 17913 other than a change CNS-3485331# ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ‘HOOD, 1125 SO. HOLT Filing with Changes in the residence address of LOS ANGELES SENTINEL copia al demandante. Una FOR CHANGE OF NAME 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 CIVIL carta o una llamada telefónica AVE. APT. 3, Los Angeles, a registered owner. A new Case No. 21LBCP00159 CA 90035 County of LOS CNS-3483076# Fictitious Business Name ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE no lo protegen. Su respuesta Superior Court of California, LOS ANGELES SENTINEL por escrito tiene que estar ANGELES Statement must be filed FOR CHANGE OF NAME County of Los Angeles Mailing Address: 8306 before the expiration. Effective Case No. 21STCP01665 en formato legal correcto Petition of: James Edward FICTITIOUS BUSINESS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE si desea que procesen su WILSHIRE BLVD #792, January 1, 2014, the Fictitious FOR CHANGE OF NAME Superior Court of California, Reed Jr for Change of Name BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 NAME STATEMENT Business Name Statement County of Los Angeles caso en la corte. Es posible TO ALL INTERESTED File No. 2021127327 Case No. 21STCP01947 que haya un formulario que Registered owner(s): must be accompanied by the Superior Court of California, Petition of: Wayne Edwards PERSONS: MAE GORDON, 1125 SO. The following person(s) is Affidavit of Identity form. for Change of Name usted pueda usar para su Petitioner James Edward (are) doing business as: County of Los Angeles respuesta. Puede encontrar HOLT AVE. APT. 3, LOS The filing of this statement Petition of: George May TO ALL INTERESTED Reed Jr filed a petition ANGELES, CA 90035 1. ALLWINE NO BEER does not of itself authorize PERSONS: estos formularios de la corte y with this court for a decree PRODUCTIONS, 2. ANB Hayes for Change of Name más información en el Centro This business is conducted by the use in this state of a TO ALL INTERESTED Petitioner filed a petition changing names as follows: an Individual PRODUCTIONS, 943 N Fictitious Business Name with this court for a decree de Ayuda de las Cortes de James Edward Reed Jr ORANGE GROVE AVE #6, PERSONS: California (www.sucorte. The registrant(s) started doing in violation of the rights of Petitioner George May Hayes changing names as follows: to PrinceJames Edward business on 04/1998. West Hollywood, CA 90046 another under Federal, State, Wayne Edwards to Wayne ca.gov), en la biblioteca de ReedWilliams County of LOS ANGELES filed a petition with this court leyes de su condado o en I declare that all information or common law (See Section for a decree changing names Holloway The Court orders that all in this statement is true and Registered owner(s): 14411 et seq., Business and The Court orders that all la corte que le quede más persons interested in this ALISON ALLWINE, 943 N as follows: cerca. Si no puede pagar correct. (A registrant who Professions Code). George May Hayes to persons interested in this matter appear before this declares as true any material ORANGE GROVE AVE #6, Original Filing matter appear before this la cuota de presentación, court at the hearing indicated WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 Georgia Mae Brown pida al secretario de la corte matter pursuant to Section The Court orders that all court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, 17913 of the Business and 90046 CNS-3482900# below to show cause, if any, que le dé un formulario de why the petition for change of This business is conducted by LOS ANGELES SENTINEL persons interested in this exención de pago de cuotas. Professions code that the matter appear before this why the petition for change of name should not be granted. registrant knows to be false an Individual name should not be granted. Si no presenta su respuesta Any person objecting to the The registrant(s) started doing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS court at the hearing indicated a tiempo, puede perder el is guilty of a misdemeanor below to show cause, if any, Any person objecting to the name changes described punishable by a fine not to business on N/A. NAME STATEMENT name changes described caso por incumplimiento y above must file a written I declare that all information File No. 2021128071 why the petition for change of la corte le podrá quitar su exceed one thousand dollars name should not be granted. above must file a written objection that includes the ($1,000)). in this statement is true and The following person(s) is objection that includes the sueldo, dinero y bienes sin reasons for the objection at correct. (A registrant who (are) doing business as: Any person objecting to the más advertencia. S/ MAE GORDON, Owner name changes described reasons for the objection at least two court days before This statement was filed declares as true any material YAGUL, 526 WILSHIRE least two court days before Hay otros requisitos legales. the matter is scheduled to matter pursuant to Section BLVD., SANTA MONICA, above must file a written Es recomendable que llame a with the County Clerk of objection that includes the the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear Los Angeles County on 17913 of the Business and CA 90401 County of LOS be heard and must appear un abogado inmediatamente. at the hearing to show cause Professions code that the ANGELES reasons for the objection at Si no conoce a un abogado, 06/11/2021. least two court days before at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be NOTICE-In accordance with registrant knows to be false Mailing Address: 968 E. 66TH why the petition should not be puede llamar a un servicio de granted. If no written objection is guilty of a misdemeanor ST., INGLEWOOD, CA 90302 the matter is scheduled to remisión a abogados. Si no Subdivision (a) of Section be heard and must appear granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may 17920, a Fictitious Name punishable by a fine not to Registered owner(s): is timely filed, the court may puede pagar a un abogado, grant the petition without a exceed one thousand dollars LORENZO OLIVERA, 968 E. at the hearing to show cause es posible que cumpla con Statement generally expires why the petition should not be grant the petition without a hearing. at the end of five years from ($1,000)). 66TH ST., INGLEWOOD, CA hearing. los requisitos para obtener Notice of Hearing: S/ ALISON ALLWINE, Owner 90302 granted. If no written objection servicios legales gratuitos the date on which it was filed is timely filed, the court may Notice of Hearing: Date: 07/20/2021, Time: 8:30 in the office of the County This statement was filed ADELA OLIVERA, 968 E. Date: July 19, 2021, Time: de un programa de servicios AM, Dept.: 26 with the County Clerk of 66TH ST., INGLEWOOD, CA grant the petition without a legales sin fines de lucro. Clerk, except, as provided hearing. 11:00 AM, Dept.: 26, Room: The address of the court is in Subdivision (b) of Section Los Angeles County on 90302 316 Puede encontrar estos 275 Magnolia, Long Beach, 06/07/2021. This business is conducted by Notice of Hearing: grupos sin fines de lucro 17920, where it expires Date: 08/09/2021, Time: The address of the court CA 90802 40 days after any change NOTICE-In accordance with a Married Couple is 111 N. Hill Street, Los en el sitio web de California A copy of this Order to Show Subdivision (a) of Section The registrant(s) started doing 10:00 am, Dept.: 74, Room: Legal Services, (www. in the facts set forth in the 735 Angeles, CA 90012 Cause shall be published at statement pursuant to Section 17920, a Fictitious Name business on N/A. A copy of this Order to Show lawhelpcalifornia.org), en least once each week for four Statement generally expires I declare that all information The address of the court is el Centro de Ayuda de las 17913 other than a change 111 North Hill Street, Los Cause shall be published at successive weeks prior to in the residence address of at the end of five years from in this statement is true and least once each week for four Cortes de California, (www. the date set for hearing on the date on which it was filed correct. (A registrant who Angeles, CA 90012 sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose a registered owner. A new A copy of this Order to Show successive weeks prior to the petition in the following Fictitious Business Name in the office of the County declares as true any material the date set for hearing on en contacto con la corte o el newspaper of general Clerk, except, as provided matter pursuant to Section Cause shall be published at colegio de abogados locales. Statement must be filed least once each week for four the petition in the following circulation, printed in this before the expiration. Effective in Subdivision (b) of Section 17913 of the Business and newspaper of general AVISO: Por ley, la corte county: Los Angeles Sentinel 17920, where it expires Professions code that the successive weeks prior to tiene derecho a reclamar las January 1, 2014, the Fictitious the date set for hearing on circulation, printed in this Date: June 8, 2021 Business Name Statement 40 days after any change registrant knows to be false county: Los Angeles Sentinel cuotas y los costos exentos MICHAEL P. VICENCIA in the facts set forth in the is guilty of a misdemeanor the petition in the following por imponer un gravamen must be accompanied by the Date: May 21, 2021 Judge of the Superior Court Affidavit of Identity form. statement pursuant to Section punishable by a fine not to newspaper of general sobre cualquier recuperación 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 circulation, printed in this Elaine Lu The filing of this statement 17913 other than a change exceed one thousand dollars Judge of the Superior Court de $10,000 ó más de valor CNS-3480782# in the residence address of ($1,000)). county: Los Angeles Sentinel recibida mediante un acuerdo LOS ANGELES SENTINEL does not of itself authorize Date: June 17, 2021 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 the use in this state of a a registered owner. A new S/ LORENZO OLIVERA, CNS-3485330# o una concesión de arbitraje Fictitious Business Name Owner Michelle Williams Court LOS ANGELES SENTINEL en un caso de derecho civil. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Fictitious Business Name Judge of the Superior Court in violation of the rights of Statement must be filed This statement was filed Tiene que pagar el gravamen FOR CHANGE OF NAME before the expiration. Effective with the County Clerk of 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 Case No. 21STCP01714 another under Federal, State, CNS-3485380# ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE de la corte antes de que la January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Los Angeles County on FOR CHANGE OF NAME corte pueda desechar el caso. Superior Court of California, or common law (See Section LOS ANGELES SENTINEL 14411 et seq., Business and Business Name Statement 06/08/2021. Case No. 21STCP01810 The name and address of the County of Los Angeles must be accompanied by the NOTICE-In accordance with Superior Court of California, court is (El nombre y dirección Petition of: Jerry Lee Martin III Professions Code). ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Original Filing Affidavit of Identity form. Subdivision (a) of Section FOR CHANGE OF NAME County of Los Angeles de la corte es): SUPERIOR for Change of Name The filing of this statement 17920, a Fictitious Name TO ALL INTERESTED 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 Case No. 21CHCP00216 Petition of: Markeisha Renee COURT OF CALIFORNIA, CNS-3485313# does not of itself authorize Statement generally expires Superior Court of California, Blount for Change of Name 111 N. HILL STREET, LOS PERSONS: LOS ANGELES SENTINEL the use in this state of a at the end of five years from County of Los Angeles TO ALL INTERESTED ANGELES, CA 90012, Petitioner Jerry Lee Martin III Fictitious Business Name the date on which it was filed Petition of: Dulce Bacon for PERSONS: (CENTRAL DISTRICT) filed a petition with this court FICTITIOUS BUSINESS in violation of the rights of in the office of the County Change of Name Petitioner Markeisha Renee The name, address, and for a decree changing names NAME STATEMENT another under Federal, State, Clerk, except, as provided TO ALL INTERESTED Blount filed a petition with this telephone number of plaintiff’s as follows: File No. 2021131540 or common law (See Section in Subdivision (b) of Section PERSONS: court for a decree changing attorney, or plaintiff without Jerry Lee Martin III to Jerry The following person(s) is 14411 et seq., Business and 17920, where it expires Petitioner Dulce Bacon as names as follows: an attorney, is (El nombre, Lee Martin Jr (are) doing business as: Professions Code). 40 days after any change guardian for Amelia Bacon- Markeisha Renee Blount to la dirección y el número The Court orders that all KING OF CLEAN PRESSURE Original Filing in the facts set forth in the Correa filed a petition with this Sis. Markeisha Adkins El de teléfono del abogado persons interested in this WASHING, 4293 LEIMERT 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 statement pursuant to Section court for a decree changing The Court orders that all del demandante, o del matter appear before this APT 2 2, Los Angeles, CA CNS-3482919# 17913 other than a change names as follows: persons interested in this demandante que no tiene court at the hearing indicated 90008 County of LOS LOS ANGELES SENTINEL in the residence address of Amelia Natalia Bacon-Correa matter appear before this abogado, es): LEGRAND H. below to show cause, if any, ANGELES a registered owner. A new to Amelia Natalia Bacon court at the hearing indicated CLEGG II, 872 W. ALONDRA why the petition for change of Registered owner(s): FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Fictitious Business Name The Court orders that all below to show cause, if any, BL., COMPTON, CA 90220 name should not be granted. VICTOR MICHAEL NAME STATEMENT Statement must be filed persons interested in this why the petition for change of (310) 605-0963 Any person objecting to the FRANCISCO, 4293 LEIMERT File No. 2021127020 before the expiration. Effective matter appear before this name should not be granted. DATE (Fecha): 07/10/2020 name changes described APT 2 2, LOS ANGELES, CA The following person(s) is January 1, 2014, the Fictitious court at the hearing indicated Any person objecting to the Sherri R. Carter Executive above must file a written 90008; State of Incorporation: (are) doing business as: Business Name Statement below to show cause, if any, name changes described Officer/ Clerk of Court, Clerk objection that includes the CA TEACUP JEWELRY CO., must be accompanied by the why the petition for change of above must file a written (Secretario), by C. Monroe, reasons for the objection at This business is conducted by 1120 SOUTH HOOVER Affidavit of Identity form. name should not be granted. objection that includes the Deputy (Adjunto) least two court days before an Individual STREET APT 2, Los Angeles, The filing of this statement Any person objecting to the reasons for the objection at (SEAL) the matter is scheduled to The registrant(s) started doing CA 90006 County of LOS does not of itself authorize name changes described least two court days before 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 be heard and must appear business on N/A. ANGELES the use in this state of a the matter is scheduled to CNS-3485271# at the hearing to show cause Registered owner(s): above must file a written LOS ANGELES SENTINEL I declare that all information Fictitious Business Name objection that includes the be heard and must appear why the petition should not be in this statement is true and TEACUP CREAMERY LLC, in violation of the rights of reasons for the objection at at the hearing to show cause granted. If no written objection correct. (A registrant who 1120 SOUTH HOOVER another under Federal, State, why the petition should not be ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE is timely filed, the court may STREET APT 2, LOS least two court days before FOR CHANGE OF NAME declares as true any material or common law (See Section the matter is scheduled to granted. If no written objection grant the petition without a matter pursuant to Section ANGELES, CA 90006; State 14411 et seq., Business and is timely filed, the court may Case No. 21LBCP00161 hearing. of Incorporation: CA be heard and must appear Superior Court of California, 17913 of the Business and Professions Code). at the hearing to show cause grant the petition without a Notice of Hearing: Professions code that the This business is conducted by Original Filing hearing. County of Los Angeles Date: July 19, 2021, Time: a limited liability company 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 why the petition should not be Petition of: Cesar Abello Sta. registrant knows to be false granted. If no written objection Notice of Hearing: 11:00 A.M., Dept.: 26, Room: is guilty of a misdemeanor The registrant(s) started doing CNS-3482896# Date: July 19, 2021, Time: Maria and Liliana Sta Maria 316 business on N/A. LOS ANGELES SENTINEL is timely filed, the court may for Change of Name punishable by a fine not to grant the petition without a 10:00 AM, Dept.: 74, Room: The address of the court is exceed one thousand dollars I declare that all information 735 TO ALL INTERESTED 111 North Hill Street, Room in this statement is true and FICTITIOUS BUSINESS hearing. PERSONS: ($1,000)). Notice of Hearing: The address of the court 118, Los Angeles, CA 90012 S/ VICTOR FRANCISCO, correct. (A registrant who NAME STATEMENT is 111 N. Hill Street, Los Petitioner Cesar Abello Sta. A copy of this Order to Show declares as true any material File No. 2021126264 Date: 08/24/2021, Time: 8:30 Maria and Liliana Sta Maria Owner AM, Dept.: F47 Angeles, CA 90012 Cause shall be published at This statement was filed matter pursuant to Section The following person(s) is A copy of this Order to Show filed a petition with this court least once each week for four 17913 of the Business and (are) doing business as: The address of the court for a decree changing names with the County Clerk of is 9425 Penfield Ave., Cause shall be published at successive weeks prior to Los Angeles County on Professions code that the 1. DAILY AGENDA $TACKIN least once each week for four as follows: the date set for hearing on registrant knows to be false HUNDREDS CLOTHING, 2. Chatsworth, CA 91311 Sergio Cesar Sta.Maria to 06/11/2021. A copy of this Order to Show successive weeks prior to the petition in the following NOTICE-In accordance with is guilty of a misdemeanor DA$H, 2145 W. 80TH ST., the date set for hearing on Sergio Cesar Santa Maria newspaper of general punishable by a fine not to LOS ANGELES, CA 90047 Cause shall be published at The Court orders that all Subdivision (a) of Section least once each week for four the petition in the following circulation, printed in this 17920, a Fictitious Name exceed one thousand dollars County of LOS ANGELES newspaper of general persons interested in this county: Los Angeles Sentinel ($1,000)). Registered owner(s): successive weeks prior to matter appear before this Statement generally expires the date set for hearing on circulation, printed in this Date: May 27, 2021 at the end of five years from TEACUP CREAMERY LLC JONATHAN PERRY, 2145 W. county: Los Angeles Sentinel court at the hearing indicated Elaine Lu S/ JESSICA PARKER, 80TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA the petition in the following below to show cause, if any, the date on which it was filed Date: June 4, 2021 Judge of the Superior Court in the office of the County Member 90047 newspaper of general why the petition for change of 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/21 circulation, printed in this Michelle Williams Court Clerk, except, as provided This statement was filed This business is conducted by Judge of the Superior Court name should not be granted. CNS-3477687# with the County Clerk of an Individual county: Los Angeles Sentinel Any person objecting to the LOS ANGELES SENTINEL in Subdivision (b) of Section Date: June 22, 2021 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 17920, where it expires Los Angeles County on The registrant(s) started doing CNS-3485325# name changes described 06/07/2021. business on 05/2021. David S. Gelfound LOS ANGELES SENTINEL above must file a written 40 days after any change Judge of the Superior Court in the facts set forth in the NOTICE-In accordance with I declare that all information objection that includes the Subdivision (a) of Section in this statement is true and 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15/21 SUMMONS statement pursuant to Section CNS-3485340# reasons for the objection at FICTITIOUS 17920, a Fictitious Name correct. (A registrant who (CITACION JUDICIAL) least two court days before 17913 other than a change LOS ANGELES SENTINEL in the residence address of Statement generally expires declares as true any material CASE NUMBER (Número del the matter is scheduled to BUSINESS at the end of five years from matter pursuant to Section Caso): be heard and must appear a registered owner. A new ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Fictitious Business Name the date on which it was filed 17913 of the Business and FOR CHANGE OF NAME 20STCV26188 at the hearing to show cause NAMES in the office of the County Professions code that the NOTICE TO DEFENDANT why the petition should not be Statement must be filed Case No. 21STCP01807 before the expiration. Effective Clerk, except, as provided registrant knows to be false Superior Court of California, (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): granted. If no written objection in Subdivision (b) of Section is guilty of a misdemeanor Albert Woods, an individual, is timely filed, the court may January 1, 2014, the Fictitious County of Los Angeles Business Name Statement 17920, where it expires punishable by a fine not to Petition of: JaJuan Walter Forward and 777 LLC, grant the petition without a FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 40 days after any change exceed one thousand dollars Patricia Brent, an individual, hearing. NAME STATEMENT must be accompanied by the Adkins for Change of Name Affidavit of Identity form. in the facts set forth in the ($1,000)). TO ALL INTERESTED and DOES 1 through 10, Notice of Hearing: File No. 2021123641 statement pursuant to Section S/ JONATHAN PERRY, A-10THURSDAY, LOS JUNE ANGELES 24, 2021 SENTINEL NEWS/CLASSIFIEDOPINION THURSDAY, LASENTINEL.NET DECEMBER 26, C-5 2013

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You Subdivision (a) of Section the date on which it was filed statement pursuant to Section must be accompanied by the the Online Vendor Portal. CA 90012 may want to consult with an 17920, a Fictitious Name in the office of the County 17913 other than a change Affidavit of Identity form. IF YOU OBJECT to the attorney knowledgeable in Statement generally expires Clerk, except, as provided in the residence address of The filing of this statement granting of the petition, you California law. A Non-Mandatory Pre SOQ at the end of five years from in Subdivision (b) of Section a registered owner. A new does not of itself authorize should appear at the hearing YOU MAY EXAMINE the file the date on which it was filed 17920, where it expires Fictitious Business Name the use in this state of a Meeting will be held. Meeting details will be included at the and state your objections or kept by the court. If you are in the office of the County 40 days after any change Statement must be filed Fictitious Business Name file written objections with the a person interested in the Clerk, except, as provided in the facts set forth in the before the expiration. Effective in violation of the rights of Online Vendor Portal. in Subdivision (b) of Section statement pursuant to Section January 1, 2014, the Fictitious another under Federal, State, court before the hearing. Your estate, you may file with the 17920, where it expires 17913 other than a change Business Name Statement or common law (See Section appearance may be in person court a Request for Special 40 days after any change in the residence address of must be accompanied by the 14411 et seq., Business and All questions shall be directed or by your attorney. Notice (form DE-154) of the in the facts set forth in the a registered owner. A new Affidavit of Identity form. Professions Code). to the Online Vendor Portal. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR filing of an inventory and 6/24/21 statement pursuant to Section Fictitious Business Name The filing of this statement Original Filing CNS-3483317# or a contingent creditor of appraisal of estate assets 17913 other than a change Statement must be filed does not of itself authorize 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/21 LOS ANGELES SENTINEL the decedent, you must file or of any petition or account in the residence address of before the expiration. Effective the use in this state of a CNS-3477650# LOS ANGELES SENTINEL your claim with the court and as provided in Probate Code a registered owner. A new January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Fictitious Business Name LOS ANGELES COUNTY Fictitious Business Name Business Name Statement in violation of the rights of mail a copy to the personal section 1250. A Request METROPOLITAN representative appointed by for Special Notice form is Statement must be filed must be accompanied by the another under Federal, State, TRANSPORTATION before the expiration. Effective Affidavit of Identity form. or common law (See Section AUTHORITY (LACMTA) the court within the later of available from the court clerk. January 1, 2014, the Fictitious The filing of this statement 14411 et seq., Business and GOVERNMENT INVITATION FOR BID either (1) four months from In Pro Per Petitioner Business Name Statement does not of itself authorize Professions Code). the date of first issuance of BARBARA GOODMAN must be accompanied by the the use in this state of a Original Filing letters to a general personal 1820 MIDDLETON PLACE 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1/21 Affidavit of Identity form. Fictitious Business Name LACMTA will receive Bids/ representative, as defined in LOS ANGELES CA 90062 The filing of this statement in violation of the rights of CNS-3480174# LOS ANGELES SENTINEL Bidding Opportunity with Proposals for MA76878 section 58(b) of the California 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 does not of itself authorize another under Federal, State, CNS-3485287# LACCD - BOOSTER PUMP Probate Code, or (2) 60 days the use in this state of a or common law (See Section ASSEMBLY at the 9th Floor LOS ANGELES SENTINEL Fictitious Business Name 14411 et seq., Business and FICTITIOUS BUSINESS from the date of mailing or NAME STATEMENT For future bidding Receptionist Desk, Vendor/ in violation of the rights of Professions Code). opportunities please visit Contract Management personal delivery to you of a NOTICE OF PETITION another under Federal, State, Original Filing File No. 2021121054 The following person(s) is the Online Vendor Portal Department, One Gateway notice under section 9052 of TO ADMINISTER or common law (See Section 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1/21 which can be accessed by Plaza, Los Angeles, CA the California Probate Code. ESTATE OF: 14411 et seq., Business and CNS-3480184# (are) doing business as: LOS ANGELES SENTINEL 1. STEVIEDREAMA visiting the website www. 90012. Other California statutes and OPAL FAYE JOHNSON Professions Code). build-laccd.org under Filing with Changes FASHION TRENDS, 2. legal authority may affect CASE NO. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS SHONUFF ATHLETIC “Contractors and Bidders” your rights as a creditor. You 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 then clicking the PlanetBids 21STPB04493 CNS-3482887# NAME STATEMENT WEAR, 3. HUNGER BRAND A Pre-Bid conference will may want to consult with an link. not be held. All Bids must be To all heirs, beneficiaries, LOS ANGELES SENTINEL File No. 2021109513 CLOTHING, 622 W SPRUCE attorney knowledgeable in The following person(s) is AVE, Inglewood, CA 90301 submitted to LACMTA, and be creditors, contingent creditors, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS (are) doing business as: County of LOS ANGELES filed at the reception desk, 9th California law. and persons who may NAME STATEMENT 1. LA PLUSH BOUTIQUE, Registered owner(s): NOTICE IS HEREBY floor, V/CM Department, on YOU MAY EXAMINE the file otherwise be interested in the File No. 2021 127948 2. LA PLUSH COSMETICS, STEVEN DION MONROE GIVEN that the Los Angeles or before 11:00 a.m. Pacific kept by the court. If you are WILL or estate, or both of The following person(s) is 3. LA PLUSH, 4. LA PLUSH SR., 622 W SPRUCE AVE, Community College District Time on Thursday, July 22, a person interested in the OPAL FAYE JOHNSON. (are) doing business as: HOME, 7606 CRENSHAW INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 (“District”) invites B Licensed 2021, at which time bids will estate, you may file with the General Contractors to submit A PETITION FOR PROBATE GENESIS SANTA MONICA, BLVD., LOS ANGELES, This business is conducted by be opened and publicly read. court a Request for Special Statements of Qualification Bids received after the above has been filed by JOY C. 1100 SANTA MONICA CA 90043 County of LOS an Individual Notice (form DE-154) of the BOULEVARD, Santa ANGELES The registrant(s) started doing (SOQ) for the following date and time may be rejected WEST in the Superior Court Monica, CA 90401, County of Mailing Address: 4155 business on N/A. procurement: and returned unopened. Each filing of an inventory and of California, County of LOS Los Angeles; 1/2 DALTON AVE, LOS I declare that all information Bid must be sealed and appraisal of estate assets ANGELES. Articles of Incorporation or ANGELES, CA 90062 in this statement is true and marked Bid No. MA76878. or of any petition or account THE PETITION FOR Organization Number: AI Registered owner(s): correct. (A registrant who Request for Qualifications as provided in Probate Code PROBATE requests that JOY (RFQ) from Contractors for #ON: 202113411200 JENNIFER J MOORE declares as true any material section 1250. A Request C. WEST be appointed as Registered owner(s): WILLIAMS, 4155 1/2 DALTON matter pursuant to Section Los Angeles Pierce College, For a copy of the Proposal/ for Special Notice form is SLE-SOM Classroom Bid specification visit our personal representative to GENSM, LLC, 1100 SANTA AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 17913 of the Business and available from the court clerk. MONICA BOULEVARD, 90062 Professions code that the Modernization & ADA Solicitation Page on our administer the estate of the SANTA MONICA, CA 90401; This business is conducted by registrant knows to be false Improvements. Vendor Portal at https:// In Pro Per Petitioner decedent. DE an Individual is guilty of a misdemeanor business.metro.net or for TARA PERRY THE PETITION requests the This business is conducted by: The registrant(s) started doing punishable by a fine not to further information email 3756 SANTA ROSALIA DR. decedent’s WILL and codicils, a Limited Liability Company business on N/A. exceed one thousand dollars The project scope of work Tanya Allen at allentm@ #326 if any, be admitted to probate. The registrant commenced to I declare that all information ($1,000)). includes but not limited to metro.net. LOS ANGELES CA 90008 The WILL and any codicils are transact business under the in this statement is true and S/ STEVEN DION MONROE the replacement of electrical 6/24/21 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 system including, switches, CNS-3483249# CNS-3485297# available for examination in fictitious business name or correct. (A registrant who SR., Owner LOS ANGELES SENTINEL names listed above on N/A declares as true any material This statement was filed conductors, panels and LOS ANGELES SENTINEL the file kept by the court. installing new LED lighting THE PETITION requests I declare that all information matter pursuant to Section with the County Clerk of REQUEST FOR in this statement is true and 17913 of the Business and Los Angeles County on fixtures in all buildings. NOTICE OF PETITION authority to administer the Replacement of HVAC PROPOSALS Notice is given correct. (A registrant who Professions code that the 05/28/2021. that Los Angeles County TO ADMINISTER estate under the Independent declares as true any material registrant knows to be false NOTICE-In accordance with equipment, upgrade of audio- ESTATE OF: Administration of Estates Act. visual information technology Public Works is requesting matter pursuant to Section is guilty of a misdemeanor Subdivision (a) of Section proposals from qualified firms ANNIE LOU AMICKER (This authority will allow the 17913 of the Business and punishable by a fine not to 17920, a Fictitious Name and security systems in all buildings. Work also includes to provide On-Call Emergency CASE NO. personal representative to Professions code that the exceed one thousand dollars Statement generally expires Facilities Repair Services for registrant knows to be false ($1,000)). at the end of five years from acoustical mitigation on 21STPB05961 take many actions without main hallway, replacement various flood control and To all heirs, beneficiaries, obtaining court approval. is guilty of a misdemeanor S/ JENNIFER J MOORE the date on which it was filed stormwater improvement punishable by a fine not to WILLIAMS, Owner in the office of the County and installation of new roof creditors, contingent creditors, Before taking certain very gutters, and new seating in facilities located throughout exceed one thousand dollars This statement was filed Clerk, except, as provided the County of Los Angeles and persons who may important actions, however, ($1,000)). with the County Clerk of in Subdivision (b) of Section cinema room in Business Ed otherwise be interested in the the personal representative buildings. Abatement will be (BRC0000272), Proposals are S/ MICHAEL D. SULLIVAN, Los Angeles County on 17920, where it expires due no later than 4:00 p.m., WILL or estate, or both of will be required to give notice Manager 05/12/2021. 40 days after any change needed in various locations thoughtout the project. July 13, 2021. A pre-submittal ANNIE LOU AMICKER. to interested persons unless GENSM, LLC NOTICE-In accordance with in the facts set forth in the virtual conference will be held This statement was filed Subdivision (a) of Section statement pursuant to Section Work also includes exterior A PETITION FOR PROBATE they have waived notice or concrete and asphalt site on June 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. has been filed by BARBARA consented to the proposed with the County Clerk of Los 17920, a Fictitious Name 17913 other than a change The RFP and link to the virtual Angeles on June 8, 2021 Statement generally expires in the residence address of work around Fine Arts and GOODMAN in the Superior action.) The independent Music buildings and in various conference may be obtained NOTICE-In accordance with at the end of five years from a registered owner. A new by accessing the link at http:// Court of California, County of administration authority will be Subdivision (a) of Section the date on which it was filed Fictitious Business Name locations a depicted in the LOS ANGELES. granted unless an interested contract drawings. dpw.lacounty.gov/general/ 17920, a Fictitious Name in the office of the County Statement must be filed contracts/opportunities/ or THE PETITION FOR person files an objection to Statement generally expires Clerk, except, as provided before the expiration. Effective will be emailed to you upon PROBATE requests that the petition and shows good at the end of five years from in Subdivision (b) of Section January 1, 2014, the Fictitious request by calling (626) 458- the date on which it was filed 17920, where it expires Business Name Statement How the Procurement BARBARA GOODMAN AND cause why the court should 2593. TAYLOURE RICHARDSON not grant the authority. in the office of the County 40 days after any change must be accompanied by the Process for this Project will 6/24/21 Clerk, except, as provided in the facts set forth in the Affidavit of Identity form. take place: CNS-3481197# be appointed as personal A HEARING on the petition in Subdivision (b) of Section statement pursuant to Section The filing of this statement LOS ANGELES SENTINEL representative to administer will be held in this court as 17920, where it expires 17913 other than a change does not of itself authorize the estate of the decedent. follows: 09/13/21 at 9:30AM 40 days after any change in the residence address of the use in this state of a This procurement process THE PETITION requests the in Dept. 44 located at 111 in the facts set forth in the a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name will take place in two steps: decedent’s WILL and codicils, N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, statement pursuant to Section Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of (1) the instant Request for 17913 other than a change Statement must be filed another under Federal, State, Qualifications step (i.e., PROBATE if any, be admitted to probate. CA 90012 in the residence address of before the expiration. Effective or common law (See Section a project specific pre- The WILL and any codicils are IF YOU OBJECT to the a registered owner. A new January 1, 2014, the Fictitious 14411 et seq., Business and qualification) (“RFQ”); and available for examination in granting of the petition, you Fictitious Business Name Business Name Statement Professions Code). (2) a subsequent Invitation the file kept by the court. should appear at the hearing Statement must be filed must be accompanied by the Original Filing for Bid step (“IFB”) (i.e., NOTICE OF PETITION TO THE PETITION requests and state your objections or before the expiration. Effective Affidavit of Identity form. 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1/21 lowest competitive bid). Upon ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CNS-3479480# authority to administer the file written objections with the January 1, 2014, the Fictitious The filing of this statement receipt and evaluation of the LARDRICK GILBERT estate under the Independent court before the hearing. Your Business Name Statement does not of itself authorize LOS ANGELES SENTINEL Statements of Qualifications HANEY Administration of Estates Act. appearance may be in person must be accompanied by the the use in this state of a (“SOQ’s”) submitted in CASE NO. 21STPB04788 Affidavit of Identity form. Fictitious Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS response to this RFQ, the (This authority will allow the or by your attorney. The filing of this statement in violation of the rights of NAME STATEMENT SOQ’s will be scored, To all heirs, beneficiaries, personal representative to IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR does not of itself authorize another under Federal, State, File No. 2021112756 evaluated and the Pre- creditors, contingent take many actions without or a contingent creditor of the use in this state of a or common law (See Section The following person(s) is Qualified Contractors for the creditors, and persons who (are) doing business as: obtaining court approval. the decedent, you must file Fictitious Business Name 14411 et seq., Business and Project identified. Thereafter, may otherwise be interested Before taking certain very your claim with the court and in violation of the rights of Professions Code). SWAGOUT STORE, the District will publish and 13337 SOUTH ST. #217, in the WILL or estate, or important actions, however, mail a copy to the personal another under Federal, State, Original Filing issue an Invitation for Bids both of LARDRICK GILBERT 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1/21 CERRITOS, CA 90703 the personal representative representative appointed by or common law (See Section only to the Contractors who HANEY. 14411 et seq., Business and CNS-3480179# County of LOS ANGELES have pre-qualified. Only will be required to give notice the court within the later of Professions Code). LOS ANGELES SENTINEL Articles of Incorporation or Pre-qualified Contractors A PETITION FOR PROBATE to interested persons unless either (1) four months from Original Organization Number: LLC/AI are permitted to submit a has been filed by TARA ALIZE they have waived notice or the date of first issuance of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS No 4708959 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 bid (Public Contract Code PERRY in the Superior Court consented to the proposed letters to a general personal CNS-3481000# NAME STATEMENT Registered owner(s): section 20651.5). Award of of California, County of LOS LOS ANGELES SENTINEL File No. 2021124363 SWAGOUT STORE, action.) The independent representative, as defined in the Construction Services ANGELES. administration authority will be section 58(b) of the California The following person(s) is 13337 SOUTH ST. #217, Agreement will be made to FICTITIOUS BUSINESS (are) doing business as: CERRITOS, CA 90703; State THE PETITION FOR granted unless an interested Probate Code, or (2) 60 days the lowest responsive and PROBATE requests that TARA NAME STATEMENT LITTLE THINKERS FAMILY of Incorporation: CA responsible bidder. The award person files an objection to from the date of mailing or File No. 2021114246 DAY CARE, 709 SOUTH This business is conducted by of the Construction Services ALIZE PERRY be appointed the petition and shows good personal delivery to you of a The following person(s) is CLYMAR AVE, Compton, a Corporation Agreement will be made as personal representative to cause why the court should notice under section 9052 of (are) doing business as: CA 90220 County of LOS The registrant(s) started doing pursuant to, without limitation, administer the estate of the not grant the authority. the California Probate Code. 1. EDISON AVENUE, ANGELES business on 03/2021. the authority provided to the decedent. 2. EDISON AVE, 454 W Registered owner(s): I declare that all information A HEARING on the petition Other California statutes and District under Public Contract THE PETITION requests the will be held in this court as legal authority may affect AVENUE 46, LOS ANGELES, KENISHA EDWARDS, 709 in this statement is true and Code section 20651, and CA 90065 County of LOS SOUTH CLYMAR AVE, correct. (A registrant who decedent’s WILL and codicils, follows: 07/16/21 at 8:30AM your rights as a creditor. You other applicable law(s).All if any, be admitted to probate. ANGELES COMPTON, CA 90220; State declares as true any material Statement of Qualifications in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. may want to consult with an Registered owner(s): of Incorporation: CA matter pursuant to Section (SOQ) must be submitted The WILL and any codicils are HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA attorney knowledgeable in TIMOTHY K. MCNEAL, This business is conducted by 17913 of the Business and through the Online Vendor available for examination in 90012 California law. 454 W AVENUE 46, LOS an Individual Professions code that the Portal no later than: the file kept by the court. IF YOU OBJECT to the YOU MAY EXAMINE the file ANGELES, CA 90065 The registrant(s) started doing registrant knows to be false THE PETITION requests DONNA MICHELLE business on N/A. is guilty of a misdemeanor granting of the petition, you kept by the court. If you are ANDERSON, 14622 I declare that all information punishable by a fine not to authority to administer the should appear at the hearing a person interested in the July 7, 2021 before 2:00 PM estate under the Independent VENTURA BLVD #333, in this statement is true and exceed one thousand dollars Local Time. and state your objections or estate, you may file with the SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 correct. (A registrant who ($1,000)). Administration of Estates Act. file written objections with the court a Request for Special This business is conducted by declares as true any material SWAGOUT STORE (This authority will allow the court before the hearing. Your Notice (form DE-154) of the a General Partnership matter pursuant to Section S/ LAFELL GALATAS, CEO personal representative to appearance may be in person filing of an inventory and The registrant(s) started doing 17913 of the Business and This statement was filed The Online Vendor Portal can be accessed by visiting take many actions without or by your attorney. appraisal of estate assets business on 04/2021. Professions code that the with the County Clerk of obtaining court approval. I declare that all information registrant knows to be false Los Angeles County on the website www.build-laccd. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or of any petition or account in this statement is true and is guilty of a misdemeanor 05/17/2021. org under “Contractors and Before taking certain very or a contingent creditor of as provided in Probate Code correct. (A registrant who punishable by a fine not to NOTICE-In accordance with Bidders” then clicking the important actions, however, the decedent, you must file section 1250. A Request PlanetBids link. declares as true any material exceed one thousand dollars Subdivision (a) of Section the personal representative your claim with the court and for Special Notice form is matter pursuant to Section ($1,000)). 17920, a Fictitious Name will be required to give notice mail a copy to the personal available from the court clerk. 17913 of the Business and S/ KENISHA EDWARDS, Statement generally expires to interested persons unless representative appointed by In Pro Per Petitioner Professions code that the Owner at the end of five years from The Applicant assumes full and sole responsibility for they have waived notice or the court within the later of JOY C. WEST registrant knows to be false This statement was filed the date on which it was filed consented to the proposed is guilty of a misdemeanor with the County Clerk of in the office of the County timely receipt of its SOQ and either (1) four months from 8528 GEREN ROAD punishable by a fine not to Los Angeles County on Clerk, except, as provided any other documents required action.) The independent the date of first issuance of SILVER SPRING MD 20901 exceed one thousand dollars 06/03/2021. in Subdivision (b) of Section to be submitted with the SOQ, administration authority will be letters to a general personal 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/21 by the District. The District granted unless an interested CNS-3483372# ($1,000)). NOTICE-In accordance with 17920, where it expires representative, as defined in LOS ANGELES SENTINEL S/ TIMOTHY K. MCNEAL, Subdivision (a) of Section 40 days after any change will have no responsibility person files an objection to for SOQ’s not submitted in a section 58(b) of the California Partner 17920, a Fictitious Name in the facts set forth in the the petition and shows good Probate Code, or (2) 60 days This statement was filed Statement generally expires statement pursuant to Section timely manner, no matter the reason. cause why the court should from the date of mailing or with the County Clerk of at the end of five years from 17913 other than a change not grant the authority. Los Angeles County on the date on which it was filed in the residence address of personal delivery to you of a THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET C-6 PRIDE — LA PRIDE 2021 —WE COME TO SLAY!

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One of the best love stories, that I’ve ever read is Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room.” “Gio- vanni’s Room” is set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart. Kacen Callender is a powerhouse of today’s queer fiction, writing books spanning from middle grade and YA to adult. Their newest book, “Felix Ever After,” is a story about a queer, black, trans teen looking for his own happily ever. Other books include “Hurricane Child,” “This is Kind of an Epic Love Story,” “King,” and the “Dragonflies”; all explore heartfelt stories of identity and belonging. Akwaeke Emezi has a voice like no other writer today. “Freshwater” is the surreal story of a Nigerian woman living with fractured selves and was nominated for the Lambda Liter- ary Award. Pet explores the realities of a society striving for peace to the point of willfully ignoring the monsters in their midst, all from the perspective of a young trans girl. And their upcoming novel, “The Death of Vivek Oji,” comes out later this year. Samuel R. Delaney is another classic author of African American queer SFF. “Babel-17” explores the power of language against the backdrop of an intergalactic war. “Dhalgren” takes place after a strange disaster begins affecting a Midwestern city, with the marginalized left behind to deal with the aftereffects. And “Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand” explores gender and sexuality in interstellar politics. D-1 www.lasentinel.net THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 Black Films Glow at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Part I

BY DWIGHT BROWN trait of this rock/soul/punk artist who lived life hard and Muhammad Ali. Gregory has earned this lionization. NNPA News Wire Film Critic fast: rocky childhood (marred by sexual abuse), fronting Rock, Wanda Sykes, Kevin Hart and others attest to his rock bands in Toronto (with Neil Young), deciding to wear deeds and impact. Finally, a groundbreaking humorist has For the 20th annual Tribeca Film Festival necessity braids (influenced by Masai women) and writing “Super been properly extolled. was the mother of invention. To accommodate social dis- Freak” (he needed a pop tune dog whistle for Whites), “Sisters on Track” (***) We know sports bring peo- tancing and other COVID concerns, the innovative fest hosting orgies (he liked to watch). It’s all thoughtfully rec- ple together and can pull kids out of poverty. That’s so evi- took its screenings outdoors. Venues like Battery Park in ollected by two ex-wives, band members, industry stal- dent in this doc where three homeless New York junior Lower Manhattan, Pier 76 on the Hudson River, Brook- warts and his children. Photos, live performance clips and lyn’s MetroTech campus and other open-air places hosted reimagined epochs done in cheesy animation are grouped movie fans. together by editor Jason Pollard and fill in the gaps. Doc- umentaries can only be as fascinating as their subjects. That’s why this bio/doc will have legs, because even in the afterlife Rick James gives his fans something to talk about. “Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away” (***) He learned how to master his guitar from blues legends Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Still here today at age 84, Buddy Guy is one of the last links to a music form that dates back to the deep south in the mid 1800s. In FILE PHOTO 1957, Guy left Lettsworth, Louisiana to hook up with his “Sisters on Track” idols in Chicago, where he learned the magic of blues high school sisters (Tai, Rainn and Brooke Sheppard) gain fame after becoming Sports Illustrated’s Kids of the Year and landing on the magazine’s cover. Directors Corinne van der Borch and Tone Grøttjord-Glenne’s prying, near- FILE PHOTO invisible camerawork becomes a three-year visual diary that puts the track stars and their single mom Tonia in the Films were played on gigantic screens under the sun, spotlight. Prepping for meets, navigating around fame, moon and stars. And many of the feature films, docs and getting good grades and applying for high schools propel shorts well-represented Black life. Missives from African them. Their beacon and guide is their very savvy coach diaspora directors, actors and tech crews were on view in Jean Bell: “Education is the key and that’s the only way a festival that opened with “In the Heights” and closed they’re going to make it.” If you loved the Williams sis- with Dave Chapelle’s documentary “This Time This ters’ story, you’ll love this one too, which also candidly Place.” Some of these productions will be in theaters or on follows the angst, bravura and vulnerabilities of streaming services down the road. tween/teen life. What’s on view is as inspiring as it is grip- “All These Sons” (***) “We look at young men as the FILE PHOTO ping. The harsh realities upwardly mobile lower income problem. They’re actually the solution if you give them a “Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away” people confront can be quite sobering. When you find out chance.” Those wise words come from Marshall Hatch Jr., only seven Black kids got into the freshmen class of New one of the mentors in this illuminating examination of power: “Funny thing about the blues, you play them York’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School and the sisters how the MAAFA Redemption Project and the Inner-City because you’ve got them. You play them and you lose didn’t, the film makes that point. And it ticks you off. them.” Documentarians Devin Chanda, Charles Todd and “The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Matt Mitchener film Guy deep in thought and reflecting Show” (**) Back in February 1968, Johnny Carson hand- on a life and career that saw a sharecropper’s son leave the ed over the hosting of his popular “The Tonight Show” to cotton fields, win eight Grammys and play a gig at Obama’s White House. Gary Clark Jr., Carlos Santana and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram are among the disciples who tout his influence on their guitar playing. Glimpses of Guy’s electrifying past performances cement his reputa- tion. He’s a legend. An octogenarian guitarist still slinging his polka dot Stratocaster with a verve and dexterity few can muster. Guy is more than worthy of the respect show- FILE PHOTO ered upon him in this enlightening doc. “All These Sons” “The One and Only Dick Gregory” (***) Long Muslim Action Network (IMAN) have shepherded young before Chris Rock, Dick Gregory slayed audiences with men away from Chicago’s gang life. They motivate them, biting, heady social satire. He dedicated his life to the civil FILE PHOTO teach responsibility and give roadmaps to better lives. On rights movement, marched with MLK, was arrested over “Sisters on Track” view are consciousness-raising groups, adolescents voting 100 times and shot in the leg while being a cultural dis- for the first time and churches with stained glass windows rupter. Or as he put it and J. Edgar Hoover saw it, an “agi- Harry Belafonte, a celebrated actor/singer and civil rights depicting Black religious leaders. Documentarians Bing activist. That engagement meant that for five nights, Liu (“Minding the Gap”) and Joshua Altman capture these White and Black America would have a Black man visit- precious moments of hope adroitly. Editors Jennifer Tiex- ing their homes and tucking them in. The guest host talked iera (“17 Blocks”) and Joe Beshenkovsky pull all the visu- about topical subjects. He assembled an impressive array al clues together as two righteous community organiza- of singers (Aretha, Dionne, Buffy Saint-Marie), comedi- tions give impressionable, at-risk men on Chicago’s South ans (George Kirby), actors (Paul Newman), politicians and West sides a path forward. (Robert. F. Kennedy) and civil rights leaders (MLK). The “Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James” ratings went through the roof. In its infinite wisdom, NBC (***) When some wondered if he still had it, Rick James had the habit of recording over tapes. So, director Yoruba uttered these classic words at an awards ceremony: Richen can only use two nights of video tape, five nights “Never mind who you thought I was. I’m Rick James bi-- of audio tape and opinions by artists Questlove, Tamron -!” Filmmaker Sacha Jenkins paints a very colorful por- FILE PHOTO Hall and Belafonte himself to recapture that seminal “The One and Only Dick Gregory” moment. References to other timely events are made (MLK and RFK assassinations), insights about Carson’s tator.” His crusades took an emotional toll (Medgar Evers’ willingness to promote racial justice feel dubious at best death tore him apart), and a controversial anti-Vietnam and archival footage of Belafonte’s career seem like filler. War protest fast greatly endangered his health. Yet, he What should have been an intense half-hour documentary could still make audiences of African Americans or even short film feels stretched into 77 minutes of well-inten- southern Whites laugh their faces off: “I’m America’s tioned fluff. Yes, this doc is historically significant, but it’s soap. All the dirt you see coming off me, is America’s way too long for the slim source material at hand. If you dirt.” Andre Gaines, in his directing debut, documents the think of this as a companion piece to the 2011 Belafonte comedian’s personal evolution. He and editors Cinque doc “Sing Your Song,” it makes more sense. Northern, Ron Eigen and Jason Pollard pull together clips For more information about Tribeca Film Festival go and stills of the droll jokester doing live shows, cigarette to: https://www.tribecafilm.com. FILE PHOTO in hand, and juxtapose that against shots of him as a Visit NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dwight Brown at “Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James” vegan/nutritionist sharing wisdom with John, Yoko and DwightBrownInk.com and BlackPressUSA.com. Aiming for a California Comeback: Tavis Smiley Returns to Radio

BY TANU HENRY time, not only as a talk to be on air 24 hours a day For now, Smiley says California Black Media radio host but also as an seven days a week. he’s focused on the launch owner, putting his mark on “We just want to be a of the station, its potential Popular radio and tele- a format that is both voice for those who have impact and the adventure vision personality, whose “unapologetically” pro- been voiceless for too long ahead. career first began to sky- gressive and African Amer- in this city, speak a truth “The opportunity to rocket in the 1990s on ican. that is otherwise not being have a Black-owned and Black Entertainment Tele- Smiley owns the major- considered,” Smiley said of Black-operated talk radio vision and proved its stay- ity share in KBLA 1580 the station. station in this city, where ing power until about four Los Angeles. Smiley along In 2017, Smiley, who talk radio for too long years ago in 2017 -- is aim- with a group of investors was born in Mississippi has been all day, all ing to once again become a dropped $7.5 million to and raised in Indiana, was night, all White, is an familiar face and name in purchase the radio station fired from National Public opportunity that is beg- American media. with a reach of about 12 Radio (NPR) and the Pub- ging for someone to take This past weekend, million people in Southern lic Broadcasting Service advantage of it. So. I’m Smiley reentered the game California. for having romantic affairs dumb enough to try,” on Juneteenth. But, this The station is expected SCREENSHOT with people on his staff. Smiley said. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 www.lasentinel.net D-2 Student Athlete of the Week: Hercy Miller

BY AMANDA SCURLOCK narrative, not just me, but around.” game.” Sports Writer for everyone. Put a spotlight When he attends, Miller Miller’s favorite class at on for all the HBCUs aspires to major in architec- Minnehaha is physics. He Hercy Miller has been a knows to stay in sound aca- strong contributor during his demic standing because the senior year at Minnehaha school will not allow players Academy in Minnesota. He to compete if they are not helped the Redhawks secure turning in assignments. a 20-1 overall record and the “Minnehaha, ever since 2021 MSHSL Boys Basket- the first day, it’s like they’re ball State Championship. a school that’s not just Miller has committed to focused on sports,” he said. attend Tennessee State, con- “They’re on you about tinuing the trend of big- schoolwork.” name prep prospects Basketball has been an enrolling into HBCUs. ever-present force through- “It’s a place where I can out his life. His older broth- change the culture,” Miller COURTESY PHOTO er, Romeo, played for the said. “I can just change the Hercy poses with his father, Percy “Master P” Miller. USC Trojans men’s basketball team for two years. His tural engineering with a father, Percy “Master P”

minor in business and mar- Miller, played for a brief COURTESY PHOTO keting. He noted that he stint on the Charlotte Hor- Hercy Miller holding the MSHSL Boys Basketball State wanted to study a subject nets and the Toronto Rap- Championship trophy. that he enjoys. tors. “Ever since I was a “I’ve always had a love working hard.” how [if] you don’t work, young kid, I always watched for basketball,” Miller said. As he continued to work you don’t eat, so I always the house shows,” Miller “Just growing up, being on his craft, his love for bas- had the work ethic.” said. “I fell in love with real around it just made me want ketball grew stronger. Miller Miller noted that his estate.” to play.” then evolved into a Varsity effort that he put as a point In February, Minnehaha While playing in a bas- basketball player by his guard permeates to his team- suffered their only loss of ketball tournament in his freshman year in high mates. He enjoys being a the season to the IMG Acad- youth, he realized that he school. He became a starting key factor of the Redhawks emy, 53-73. Miller learned was good at playing the guard and team captain. offense. how tough matchups will sport. Miller mentioned how lead- “Everything goes help him improve. “It was my first time ership skills had been around me, I feel like I’m “I was always taught scoring crazy numbers, I instilled in him in his youth one of those players where I don’t take an ‘L’ as a loss, had like fifty-something by his father. have a high IQ,” Miller said. take it as a lesson,” he said. points,” Miller said. “If I put “He always taught me “My effect on the ball, it’s COURTESY PHOTO “One thing you got to the work in, I play hard, I how you don’t want to be just contagious. I love to win Miller wants to major in architectural engineering when remember is you’re not can do what most people like everyone else,” Miller … everything has to run he attends Tennessee State University. always gonna win every dream of, so I just keep said. “He also taught me through me.” Marquis Curtis Remembered For Overcoming Obstacles BY AMANDA SCURLOCK said. “Devin Hollis … he football stadium and 10th,” he said, “Then after During his junior year, played against Taft in the Sports Writer trained him up, taught him played their first prime that, he got way better.” Curtis broke his femur and division I City Section how to really play and Eric time game. Many of the players was out for the season. Championship game. An The story of Marquis Scott took him under his Crenshaw football’s then 85-yard touchdown pass on “Bin Laden” Curtis is that wing.” trainer Victor Pulido PhD, a fourth down helped Cren- of resilience and triumph. Although he had the ATC helped Curtis rehab. shaw secure the victory. His talents at the quarter- skills to play basketball, he Curtis bounced back from “He rolls out to his left back position made the lacked the size and speed to what could have been a and guys are chasing him Crenshaw Cougars football play football. It was a career ending injury to play and (Darian) Hagan is run- team a competitive force in struggle to find him a posi- in his senior year. ning across,” Scott said. the mid 2000s. Curtis led tion on the football team, “It meant everything to “[Curtis] launches the ball the Cougars to their first until one day he tossed a us,” Reese said. “We got from the left side all the Division I City Section title football for 70 yards. Curtis our quarterback back; we way to the right … that was in school history. became a starting quarter- wouldn’t have did it with- the straw that broke the Marquis took on to back by his 10th grade out him.” camel’s back.” football at an early age. His year. Curtis had a way of It was a defining cousin and father-figure “I don’t know how he threading the needle when moment for Crenshaw Chris Reese noticed his did it,” Scott said. “We had he completed passes and he football, Scott noted how affinity for football when a big line. A lot of times he could make big plays. His that play switched the watching Curtis play in a couldn’t see over the line, leadership also played a momentum to Crenshaw’s Pap Warner football game. but he knew how to throw crucial role in their success. favor. Being a coach, Reese knew it to the right guy.” “He is the picture-per- “For [Curtis] to see that Curtis would attend A teenager who was MAXPREPS PHOTO fect definition of practice how he grew from “Bin whatever high school he charismatic, rebellious, and Marquis Curtis was the starting quarterback for the Cren- made perfect,” Scott said. Laden” to this awesome would be coaching at. By mischievous had found his shaw Cougars football team from 2004-2006. “He asked a whole lot of quarterback … it’s what we the time Curtis was old niche; Curtis’ personality questions, very inquisitive do it for,” Scott said. “It’s enough to attend the ninth and skill complemented the Reese mentioned how around that time inherited … he wanted to be the why a lot of us coach foot- grade, Reese was coaching Cougars and the players he put on a strong perform- nicknames and Curtis was best.” ball it’s why a lot of us give at Crenshaw High School. bought into his leadership. ance as a sophomore. nicnamed “Bin Laden,” With Curtis at the helm, our time back.” “He was there with me His sophomore season was “He didn’t really have after the late founder of the the Cougars had a 11-3 Curtis will be remem- and with the help of a the same year that Cren- his spiral down pact, but he Islamic organization al- overall record during the bered for his ability to per- bunch of others,” Reese shaw installed lights in the did pretty good in the Qaeda Osama bin Laden. 2005-2006 season and severe and be a leader. Sha’Carri Richardson Bolts into History and into Tokyo Olympics BY STACY M. BROWN and field star to greats like Track & Field Team Trials NNPA Newswire Senior Florence Griffith-Joyner, in Eugene, Oregon. National Correspondent and Gail Devers. Jumping out to a fast Richardson has start, Richardson appeared With lightning-like remained humble, and she to purposely slow down quickness and a will to credits her grandmother, toward the end of the race dominate, Sha’Carri Betty Harp, for much of her and point toward the clock, Richardson is on her way success. which registered her dra- to the Olympics in Tokyo. “My grandmother is my matic timing. The 21-year-old native heart, my superwoman,” “Nobody knows what I of Dallas, Texas, won the Richardson told Runners go through,” Richardson women’s 100-meter final World. said in a post-race inter- during the U.S. Olympic “To have her here at the view with ABC. Track and Field Trials. biggest meet of my life, it’s “Everybody has strug- Richardson’s victory just amazing. That proba- gles, and I understand that. came in just 10.86 seconds bly felt better than winning But y’all see me on this – amazingly, it was an eye- the races, just being able to track, and y’all see the lash slower than her head- hold her after becoming an poker face I put on. But spinning performance in Olympian.” nobody but [my family] the semifinal heat, where Already turning heads and my coach know what I she crossed the finish line in and around the sport, go through…and I’m high- in just 10.64 seconds. Richardson further raised ly grateful to them. Without Richardson’s victory came in just 10.86 seconds – amazingly, it was an eye-lash slower Many are comparing eyebrows when she domi- them, there would be no than her head-spinning performance in the semifinal heat, where she crossed the finish the Olympic-bound track nated the U.S. Olympic me.” line in just 10.64 seconds. D-3 LASENTINEL.NET SPORTS THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 Intersport Launches ‘The John Shippen’ to Identify Historical Barriers and Expand Black Representation in Golf NNPA NEWSWIRE STAFF “The John Shippen” will and resources. also created to address the sional working at the PGA in Southampton, New York, REPORT cover all travel costs (airfare Historical barriers for lack of Black representation Tour,” said Sommer Woods, and after playing in his first and hotel) for participating Black golfers include: in business and leadership co-founder of Woods and of six U.S. Opens in 1896, Intersport, in collabora- Watts Effect, Tournament was hired as the golf profes- tion with Rocket Mortgage, Lead for “The John Ship- sional at the Maidstone Club Trion Solutions, Dow, The pen” and Volunteer Vice in East Hampton, New York Children’s Foundation and Chair of the Rocket Mort- later that year. Sommer Woods (co-founder gage Classic. Shippen later worked as of Woods and Watts Effect), “Collaborating on ‘The a golf professional at Aron- announced the launch of a John Shippen’ affords imink Golf Club near new national golf event: Woods & Watts Effect the Philadelphia and spent the “The John Shippen” to iden- opportunity to address an majority of his working life tify historical barriers and issue that we are passionate at Shady Rest Golf Course expand Black representation about, which is equity in in Scotch Plains, New Jer- in the sport of golf. sports. We are excited sey – the first African Amer- The event will be held at about our partnership with ican owned and operated Detroit Golf Club from June the Rocket Mortgage Clas- golf club in the United 27 to June 28, with a one- sic and Intersport, and we States – where he served hour TV special about “The look forward to this trans- from 1924-1960. John Shippen” airing on formative event. This event The John Shippen CBS leading into final- USGA ARCHIVES can change the world, start- Memorial Golf Foundation round coverage of the Rock- John Shippen became the first African-American to play in a U.S. Open in 1896, and ing with the world of golf.” was founded in 1995 by would compete in the championship six times. et Mortgage Classic on Sun- Rocket Mortgage has Thurman and Ruby Sim- day, July 4. signed on as presenting mons in Scotch Plains. The event, designed to players. affordable and consistent roles in golf and across pro- sponsor of “The John Ship- They began studying his showcase Black collegiate “‘The John Shippen’ access to championship fessional sports. pen.” Trion Solutions, the legacy in 1988 and have and professional golfers, is aims to address barriers that courses; quality golf equip- To create an avenue for nation’s largest minority- spent more than 30 years named after John Shippen, have prevented talented ment; top-rated swing awareness and opportuni- owned Professional elevating Shippen’s name Jr., who was the first Ameri- Black golfers and aspiring coaches; sponsorship; and ties, “The John Shippen” Employer Organization, has and recognizing his place in can-born golf professional business professionals from access to capital for housing Sports Business Summit for agreed to become the first of American history. and also the country’s first realizing their dreams of and travel. high school and college stu- six national sponsors for the In addition to funding Black golf professional. playing professional golf or “We at Intersport believe dents will be held virtually event. paid internship and scholar- Shippen was bestowed working in the golf indus- ‘The John Shippen’ will June 29-30, allowing ath- “The John Shippen” ship opportunities, a portion PGA of America member- try,” said Rocket Mortgage serve as a springboard from letes, influencers, and busi- will be held during the week of the proceeds from “The ship posthumously in 2009. 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Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Vanessa Bryant, her children and relatives of other victims filed a settlement agreement notice Tuesday with a federal judge in Los Angeles but terms of the confidential deal weren’t disclosed. If approved by the court, the settlement — first announced by KABC-TV — would end a negligence JOHN SALANGSANG/INVISION/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK and wrongful death lawsuit Vanessa Bryant filed against the estate of the the crash. The NTSB said a didn’t properly train or pilot and the owner and series of poor decisions led supervise Zobayan and that operator of the helicopter Zobayan to fly blindly into a the pilot was careless and that crashed into a hillside wall of clouds where he negligent to fly in fog and on Jan. 26, 2020. became so disoriented he should have aborted the Bryant, his 13-year-old thought he was climbing flight. daughter, Gianna, and six when the craft was plung- Island Express Helicop- other passengers were flying ing. ters has denied responsibili- from Orange County to a The agency also faulted ty and said the crash was “an youth basketball tournament Island Express Helicopters act of God” it couldn’t con- at his Mamba Sports Acade- Inc. for inadequate review trol. It countersued two Fed- my in Ventura County. The and oversight of safety mat- eral Aviation Administration helicopter encountered thick ters. air traffic controllers, saying fog in the San Fernando Val- The settlement agree- the crash was caused by ley north of Los Angeles. ment would end legal action their “series of erroneous Pilot Ara Zobayan against Zobayan’s estate, acts and/or omissions.” climbed sharply and had Island Express Helicopters The settlement agree- nearly broken through the Inc. and its owner, Island ment wouldn’t include the clouds when the Sikorsky S- Express Holding Corp. The countersuit against the fed- 76 helicopter banked abrupt- suit alleged the companies eral government. ly and plunged into the Cal- abasas hills below, killing all nine aboard instantly before flames engulfed the wreck- age. The others killed were Orange Coast College base- ball coach John Altobelli, his wife, Keri, and their daughter Alyssa; Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant coach his daughter’s basketball team; and Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton. Alyssa and Payton were Gianna’s teammates. The National Trans- portation Safety Board released a report in February BEN MARGOT/AP IMAGES that blamed pilot error for Kobe Bryant