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Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay Bishop Clement W. Fugh to Assume Discuss Women in Film as ‘Queen Sugar’ Presidency of Council of Bishops Season 2 Returns (See page D-2) (See page E-1) SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 VOL.VOL. LXXVV, LXXXI NO. NO49 • 24 $1.00 $1.00 + CA. +CA Sales. Sales Tax Tax“For Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years YearsThe Voice The Voice of Our of CommunityOur Community Speaking Speaking for for Itself Itself” THURSDAY THURSDAY,, DECEMBER JUNE 12 15, - 18, 2017 2013 Former FBI Director testifies and the GOP sets the bar on Donald Trump even lower. Webb creates a family business through encouraging, preparing and mentoring his children. James Comey NNPA PHOTO BY LAUREN VICTORIA tion, that he was uncom- BURKE fortable being in a room NNPA Newswire alone with him. Contributor Trump fired Comey on May 16, shortly after During dramatic tes- he requested additional timony before the U.S. resources from the Justice Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Senate Select Committee Department for the in- on Intelligence, James vestigation into Russia’s Comey, the former Direc- interference in the 2016 tor of the Federal Bureau presidential election, ac- COURTESY PHOTO of Investigation and the cording to The New York Reginald Webb and his children take on owning 16 McDonald’s nation’s top law enforce- Times. ment official, called Pres- Comey gave a stun- BY SHANNEN HILL Between the three of them, the regional vice-president decided that she wanted to ident Donald Trump a ning and blunt account Contributing Writer the family owns 16 Mc- and the company presented join him. A few years later, liar five times and told 17 of his interactions with Donald’s restaurant loca- him with the opportunity his son came on board to U.S. senators and the na- President Trump, be- Reginald Webb is creat- tions in the Inland Empire. to own a location of his the family business. ing a generational legacy Webb worked with the own. After owning six lo- “We let them come to {See COMEY A-8} with two of his children. McDonald’s corporation as cations, Webb’s daughter {See WEBB A-8} VALERIE GOODLOE PHOTO Hundreds of fathers will be given a day of appreciation and acknowledgement at Judge Mablean’s Awards Brunch Requests Documents Relevant to SSCI Investigation BY SHANNEN HILL answers to questions re- Contributing Writer garding his involvement with Russia, including Judge Mablean Ephriam his meetings and com- will host her 15th Annual munications with Rus- Honoring Unsung Fathers sian officials as a top Awards and Scholarship Trump campaign surro- Brunch on Sunday, June 18 gate. at the Long Beach Hilton Harris pressed Ses- Hotel. sions on the need to pro- The day will be filled duce relevant documents with music, laughter and to support his repeatedly inspiration as hundreds of inconclusive recollec- fathers come together for U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris AP PHOTO tion of events. Harris the Father’s Day celebra- asked, “[Y]ou have sev- tion. The brunch will honor SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE hearing, U.S. Senator Ka- eral times this afternoon fathers who are giving their COURTESY PHOTO mala D. Harris probed prefaced your responses Judge Mablean (middle) honors KJLH’s Aundrae Rus- During a Senate Select Attorney General Jeff {See H.U.F A-8} {See HARRIS A-8} sell (L) with Founders Award at the 2016 H.U.F. Awards Committee on Intelligence Sessions on his evasive CITY NEWS SERVICE Rapper-turned-actor and PHOTO BY RICHARD SHOTWELL/INVISION/AP Ice Cube attends a ceremony honoring him with a COURTESY PHOTO star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, June Members of the Ivie, McNeil and Wyatt law firm, the largest Black owned law 12, 2017, in Los Angeles firm in the nation movie producer Ice Cube ny in front of the Musicians SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE one of Southern Califor- team: Chaena Dade and Monday became the latest Institute on Hollywood nia’s premier full-service Tiffany Rollins. Dade’s celebrity to be added to the Boulevard, Ice Cube gave Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt, law firms, has opened its practice includes medical Hollywood Walk of Fame. thanks to his parents and the largest black-owned Leimert Park office and malpractice, and Rollins www.lasentinel.net Speaking at the ceremo- {See ICE CUBE A-8} law firm in the nation and added two attorneys to its {See IMW A-8} A-2A-6 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,JANUARYTHURSDAY, JUNE 15, 9, 2017 2014 said Burris, who will part- given the opportunity to ner with Ayron Lewallen at meet with representatives The Carolinian this sum- from the NNPA member mer. newspapers, where they The scavenger hunt end- will work this summer; (courtesy photo) ed with a tour of the Charles Shalon Bell from The At- H. Wright Museum of Afri- lanta Voice; Adria Jervay can American History. Ken of The Carolinian, based in Barrett, the chief diversity Raleigh, N.C.; David Baker officer for GM, gave brief of The Louisiana Weekly, remarks about the impor- based in New Orleans; and tance of the program and Kevin McNeir from The the role of journalists in so- Washington Informer, based ciety. in Washington, D.C. The final day of the In these breakout ses- Detroit immersion event sions, the senior newspaper included an inspirational staffers shared their expec- speech from Dr. Chavis tations with their new writ- at GM headquarters. The ers. Anxious to get started, DTU fellows sat quietly the fellows asked questions around a conference room and marveled at the his- table, focused closely on tory of the newspapers they his words, as he reminded were soon to join. There FREDDIE ALLEN/NNPA them that they represented was a fresh excitement in The 2017 NNPA “Discover The Unexpected” Journalism Fellows (from left-right): Noni Marshall, Alexa Spencer, an emerging generation of the air after the student Darrell Williams, Tiana Hunt, Ayron Lewallen, Taylor Burris, Jordan Fisher and Kelsey Jones. journalists. scholars connected with the Chavis also noted that editors and representatives BY NONI MARSHALL AND Ayron Lewallen and Darrell Trip Navigator, Jamilah clearly through the speak- this year marks the 190th from the NNPA member ALEXA IMANI SPENCER Williams from Morehouse Lemieux, the vice presi- ers of the Equinox and anniversary of the Black publications. NNPA/DTU Journalism College. dent of News and Men’s they were off to navigate Press in America. Next on the schedule, Fellows The trip commenced Programming for Interac- the city. The clues led the “This is an opportunity was a trip to the Content with a welcome ceremony tive One’s, expressed the teams to four, distinct lo- not just to reaffirm [our] Studio, an organization The National Newspa- at a repurposed firehouse importance of Black me- cations: Dilla’s Delights, 190 year legacy, but to rep- within GM, that develops per Publishers Association that serves as the commer- dia. Detroit vs. Everybody, resent that legacy in new communications resources (NNPA) kicked off the cial studio of Ed Welburn, “I am a firm believer in N’Namdi Center for Con- and more profound ways for the brand and improves second year of the “Dis- the former vice president of the urgency of protecting temporary Art, and the that match the challenges how the company operates cover The Unexpected” Global Design at General the future of Black media, Charles H. Wright Mu- and opportunities we face efficiently, strategically, (DTU) Journalism Fellow- Motors (GM). Represen- of making sure that we seum of African American in our communities,” Cha- and consistently within the ship program with an “Im- tatives from GM and the have ample opportunity History. vis said. public social web. There, mersion” event in Detroit, NNPA greeted the fellows. to not just tell our stories At each stop, the stu- The DTU fellows were Mich. Chevrolet, the spon- The all-new 2018 Chevrolet well, because we’ve al- dents interviewed the shop {See HBCU A-14} sor of the program, hosted Equinox was parked at the ways been able to tell our owners, clerks, curators, the student scholars and a entrance. stories well, but to amplify and museum guides, doc- handful of NNPA publish- Chevrolet sent an all- them,” Lemieux said. umenting their visits for ers and editors for an inter- new Equinox to each of the After Lemieux’s poi- their first assignments as active experience designed participating NNPA mem- gnant remarks, the schol- DTU fellows. Burris said to prepare the fellows for ber publications for the ars were led outside of the that speaking to the clerk a summer of working with DTU fellows to use for a firehouse where one bright at Detroit vs. Everybody, the Black Press. month during the program. red and three splashy or- a boutique clothing store, The 2017 DTU jour- After a joyous welcome ange Chevrolet Equinoxes was her favorite part of the nalism fellows are: Alexa from the program’s team, awaited them. The DTU scavenger hunt. Imani Spencer and Noni Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., fellows in teams of two, “It was obvious that Marshall from Howard Uni- the president and CEO of accompanied by Chevro- Sade, the clerk, was very versity; Kelsey Jones and the NNPA and Michelle Al- let staffers and coordina- knowledgeable about Taylor Burris from Spel- exander, the diversity mar- tors from the program, what their brand means man College; Jordan Fisher keting manager for Chev- piled into the four SUVs and how it is continuously and Tiana Hunt from Clark rolet, delivered remarks. ready to explore Detroit. uplifting the community Jordan Fisher, a 2017 NNPA DTU Journalism Fellow Atlanta University; and Serving as this year’s Road Scavenger hunt clues rang and defying the odds,” and student at Clark Atlanta University, poses for a photo with the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox.