www.lasentinel.net Cathay Bank Appoints Alan Wright to Sr. Kareem Abdul Jabbar returns to UCLA to Vice President (See page A-4) talk about new book (See page B-2) VOL. LXXXI NO. 22 $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years, The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself” THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER JUNE 17,1, 2017 2015 FILE PHOTO Compton Mayor Aja Brown Los Angeles Sentinel Editorial Board Make no mistake eating have made their about it, the city of way into Compton and Compton is moving for- jobs for residents are ward and not backward now mandatory for new and the decision before businesses opening up in Hub City voters on Tues- the city. Voters approved day, June 6 is a simple Measure P to aid in the one. Who is best to con- fight against Compton’s tinue leading Compton notorious potholes and forward in the 21st cen- aging street infrastruc- tury? ture and even though Over the past four personality politics have years, Compton has tried to block the voters’ seen a renaissance and will in fixing the streets, renewed interest in the for the first time in a long care of the city and its time there is a plan and residents from those in the money to back it up city hall. The city’s defi- to get the work done. cit was reduced from It’s for all of these $43 million to $36 mil- reasons and more that we lion. Balanced budgets see no need in a change in FACEBOOK.COM have been passed. 2015 leadership in Compton’s Lola Omolola used Facbook to create a network of one million Nigerian women in 60 cities. saw Compton’s lowest top office. Mayor Aja number of homicides in Brown has made good on over 20 years. Comp- her promises from four ton no longer has hourly years ago and despite be- BY SHANNEN HILL through Facebook. Her other women. she worked in the radio motel rentals in an effort ing fought every step of Contributing Writer group Female in Nige- Omolola never thought and television industries. to suppress human traf- the way with baseless, ria (FIN) has become the she would create a Face- She even had a couple of ficking and prostitution. unfounded and blatantly Lola Omolola has cre- first place where Nigerian book network that stretches her own shows. After a few More options for healthy {See BROWN A-8} ated a network of over a women can talk about their to 60 cities throughout the years of being successful, million Nigerian women struggles with thousands of world. As a young adult, {See OMOLOLA A-8} Three years since discovery of tainted water, little has changed CITY NEWS SERVICE BY D. KEVIN MCNEIR Authorities last Fri- FAMILY PHOTO The Washington Informer day were investigating A 17-year-old boy was NNPA Member the shooting death of a shot and killed Thursday, 17-year-old boy in an unin- May 25, 2017, in the un- Residents of Flint, corporated area near South incorporated Westmont Michigan have very little Los Angeles. area of Los Angeles Coun- to celebrate, three years The shooting occurred ty, authorities said. after the water crisis in the at 9 p.m., on May 25, in the city made national head- 1200 block of West 93rd one gunshot wound to his lines. Street, between Vermont upper body, Schrader said. On April 25, as citi- and Normandie avenues, He died at the scene. zens of the blue-collar city, said Deputy Trina Schrader Authorities were un- located about one hour of the Sheriff’s Informa- sure of a motive for the from Detroit, marked the tion Bureau. crime. third anniversary of the The boy, identified by “He wasn’t a gang announcement that over PETER SOUZA/WHITE HOUSE his mother as Isaiah Rog- member ... he didn’t do 100,000 men, women and President Barack Obama sips filtered water from Flint following a roundtable on the ers, was gunned down in no fights or nothing,” the children had potentially Flint water crisis at Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., May 4, 2016. the driveway of his resi- teen’s mother, Lakisha been exposed to high levels dence and suffered at least Walker, told Fox11. “I of lead in the drinking wa- The health crisis arose cided to switch drinking River. Before long, thou- {See SHOOTING A-8} ter, the suffering continues. shortly after officials de- water sources to the Flint {See FLINT A-8} COMMENTARY BY community clearly plays “consciousness of guilt”. ton in the head while he ATTORNEY CAREE HARPER a large part in whether or When other uniformed laid restrained and face- not the officer is crimi- officers joined the chase down on the pavement. The legal system in nally charged. It should it became obvious that the Garcia continued to our country provides that not be the case, but let’s plainclothes person was a administer elbow blows criminal defendants are face it: “Justice” could police detective. Detective and punches to Mr. Al- presumed innocent until not be more “UN-blind” Razo would later testify ford’s face and head proven guilty- that pre- than when police officers that he mistook Mr. Alford area while other offi- sumption is even stronger are accused of excessive for a robbery suspect. cers looked on. LAPD if that criminal defendant force on citizens of color. This detective’s mis- Officer Joshua Tornek, is a police officer accused On October 16, 2014, take caused Mr. Alford to son of Pasadena Mayor of excessive force. COURTESY PHOTO 22-year-old Clinton Al- Caree Harper run for his life near 54th Terry Tornek, stood on When a citizen is ford was “riding his bike and Avalon Avenues. Mr. top of Clinton Alford’s beaten by a police officer, while Black” in South Alford surrendered shortly feet and ankles during the focus shifts from what Los Angeles when an like many other youths and thereafter, but there would the attack. the suspect/ officer did to undercover LAPD detec- adults, he was unaware that still be pain. After beating the re- what that victim did to the tive abruptly started to there is a belief in court- Video surveillance strained and non-com- officer. chase him. Unaware that room settings that “flight” footage captured 250-lb. bative youth, Officer Who the victim is and the plainclothes detective (aka running from the po- LAPD Officer Richard Richard Garcia punc- his or her standing in the was a police officer and lice) could be evidence of Garcia violently kick Clin- {See VETTING A-8} A-2 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017 BY KIMBERLEE BUCK Shortly after graduat- King Now Boarding Boarding for the launch think the only thing you Staff Writer ing, King moved to Cali- went on to Corporation. of the event. King hopes can be is a tattoo artist, and fornia, where he began express On May to launch the first travel you haven’t even gotten to Rickkay King is a col- attending Pepperdine Uni- his love 11, the or- abroad program in 2018. the scope that you can be lege educated businessman versity for graduate school for trav- ganiza- Once the organization a cartoonist working for who decided to use his and working in the finance eling, tion held reaches its’ fundraising Nickelodeon. Getting that passion for traveling and department at Cedars-Sinai through a launch goal, the first program and exposure component to re- adventure to provide travel Medical Center. men- event venture will begin with a alizing there is a lot more opportunities for young After receiving his de- toring at the trip to London. that you can do with your minority males through gree in psychology from and Nickel- King believes it is future career, education, his Los Angeles based Pepperdine, he left his reg- ad- odeon important to have orga- and yourself as a whole, non-profit, Now Board- ular nine-to-five job to do vanc- Studio nizations similar to Now that there is a lot more to ing Corporation. The mis- something more “meaning- ing the in Bur- Boarding in the Black com- see out there than what you sion of Now Boarding is ful” with his life. Black bank, Cali- munity to help Black male are used to in your immedi- to increase the number of “I started thinking, what commu- fornia. The youth expand their world ate circle.” minority male youth study- I can do with the rest of my nity; thus network also view of possible career op- King encourages par- ing abroad, and to allow life that is going to make founding partnered portunities. ents and students who are high school students liv- me happy and not be some- the with Now “You won’t know how fearful and or uncertain ing in low-income areas, thing I dread getting up to far you can go in a career, about studying abroad to to become exposed and ac- do in the morning. I sat you don’t even know what stop the negative thoughts climated to traveling and down and start- the career is that before they formulate and cultural education, with ed- you have to conduct research on their no out-of-pocket expense. the po- own. The program is composed tential “In our community, we of three tiers; travel edu- for,” have this stigma that trav- cation, cultural education, said eling is a luxury and that and study abroad educa- mentality, that this is white tion. people stuff,” said King.