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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 Pro-Basketballer Eugene ‘Pooh’ Jeter III Johana Harewood-Pope: An Eight Year- Champions Entrepreneurship with Old’s Journey to Becoming a National Laced. (See page A-2) Judo Champion. (See page A-4) VOL. LXXXV NO. 04, $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself” THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 BY JENNIFER BIHM “The first num- Contributing Writer bers are a demonstra- tion of early strength Senator Ka- and serve as a way mala Harris has an- to measure initial nounced her intent excitement [for Har- to run for president ris]. Harris grew the in the next U.S. campaign’s email Government elec- list by 20 percent on tion, but she will Monday. Her video make her formal an- announcement teas- nouncement during ing a Sunday rally in a rally in Oakland Oakland was viewed on Jan. 27. six million times “I love my coun- and her Instagram try,” Harris an- account gained more nounced to the pub- than 100,000 new lic via a teaser video followers, the cam- on social media. paign said. The cam- “This is a mo- paign also said it ran ment in time that I 25,000 Facebook ad feel a sense of re- variations.” sponsibility to stand “Kamala Harris up and fight for the is for the People,” best of who we are. reads her campaign My entire career slogan for the 2020 has been focused on election, something PHOTO BY KRISTINA DIXON keeping people safe she says she has it is probably one of been throughout her the things that has entire political ca- motivated me more reer. Harris has sup- than anything else.” ported Medicare for FILE PHOTO Right away, Har- all, legalization of Dr. Burke Harris, 43, of San Francisco, will be sworn ris raised over $1.5 recreational mari- in as Surgeon General on Feb. 11. million for her cam- juana, sanctuary cit- {See FULL STORY A-8} paign. According to FILE PHOTO reporters at Politico: Senator Kamala Harris will run for POTUS in next year’s {See HARRIS A-10} election. A organization advocating for clean air equality for all people. E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS / LA SENTINEL FACEBOOK / UTLA Pamela Bakewell, Assemblyman Chris Holden, Melonie Holden, Yvonne Brath- UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl (Middle) discusses the deal between UTLA and waite Burke, Dr. William Burke, Dr. Clark E. Parker, Sr., Senator Steve Bradford, Dr. LAUSD to end teacher’s strike on Tuesday, Jan. 22, sending teachers back to the class- Joseph Lyou, City Council president Herb Wesson, and Fabian Wesson, at SCAQMD’s room as early as Wednesday. 6th Annual MLK Jr. Day of Service Forum, at CAAM. BY KIMBERLEE BUCK ic agreement that is said to the proper support staff. It BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS Martin Luther King Jr. for the purpose of honoring Staff Writer change the future of public gets to community based Staff Writer “Day of Service Forum,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., education. schools, to special educa- with approximately 350 and advocating for clean Los Angeles Unified “This is a good agree- tion, adult education, ex- South Coast Air Qual- people in attendance at air for all people. School District (LAUSD) ment; this is a historic panded green spaces, and ity Management District, CAAM, on Saturday, Janu- Fox 11 news reporter, wrapped up day six of the agreement. It gets to lower better known as SCAQMD ary 19. The event gath- Leah Uko hosted the gala- teacher strike with a histor- class sizes and it gets to {See STRIKE A-8} hosted their 6th Annual ered a diverse community {See SCAQMD A-10} WIRE AND STAFF REPORT BY JENNIFER BIHM Contributing Writer Thousands filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles Satur- day Jan. 19, to join the rest of the country in L.A. COUNTY BOS the third annual Truth L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas addresses to Power Women’s the audience at the Empowerment Congress Summit on March. Both men and Jan. 19. women filled the streets with picket signs that Nearly 1,200 people 27th Annual Empowerment decried a variety of is- came to celebrate the many Congress Summit on Jan. sues including immi- PHOTO BY KRISTINA DIXON ways that civic engagement 19, during the Martin Luther gration, the government Marchers hold a variety of signs at the third annual www.lasentinel.net can transform communi- Women’s March, dubbed “Truth to Power” on Saturday ties for the better during the {See CONGRESS A-8} {See MARCH A-10} Jan. 19, 2019 in downtown Los Angeles. E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS/L.A. SENTINEL AUDITION IN 3 WAYS ON-LINE, MOBILE APP, OR IN - PERSON A-2 A-6 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,THURSDAY,JANUARY JANUARY 24, 2019 9, 2014 VALERIE GOODLOE PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO Former Sacramento Kings point guard “Pooh” Jeter poses at his store, Laced. in Eugene “Pooh” Jeter poses with four generations of Jeters, his grandfather (R), fa- Lawndale, Calif. ther (L), and son. Olympic gold medalist and thing that no one else has.” has now become a platform World Champion. With that in mind, Jeter to highlight other Los An- In 2015 while Jeter was opened a premiere shoe and geles based Black-owned playing in China, he re- clothing boutique called businesses by regularly turned home and sat in a Laced (Los Angeles Cre- partnering with compa- barbershop with one of his ates Endless Dreams) in nies to host events, pop-up closest friends turned busi- Lawndale that celebrates its shops, and food trucks. It ness partner, James “JB” three-year anniversary this is run as a family business. Booker. Inspired by his year. The day-to-day operations family to figure out how“We’re able to showcase are handled by Jeter’s busi- else he could move the cul- that you can still be fly in ness partner Booker, his fa- COURTESY PHOTO (L-R) Eugene Jeter II, track and field Olympic gold medalist Carmelia Jeter, and Eugene Jeter III pose for a photo at the L.A. Basketball Skills clinic. BY LAUREN A. JONES fessional basketball player grandfather owned a bar- Contributing Writer from Gardena, Calif. has bershop in Detroit and always been challenged by had his hands in real es- The satisfaction of giv- his family to think about tate, while his father Eu- ing back and defying the his passions beyond the gene Jeter II owned Hey odds has not been limited court. Both his grandfather Love Records and Videos, to basketball for former and father passed down the a record store that was in Sacramento Kings’ point legacy of working as suc- Inglewood for 25 years. guard Eugene “Pooh” Jeter cessful entrepreneurs. His older sister, Carmelita III. The 5-foot-11-inch pro- Eugene Jeter Sr., Jeter’s Jeter is a track and field COURTESY PHOTO “Pooh” Jeter playing for the Ukrainian national team against Spain. VALERIE GOODLOE PHOTO A look inside Laced. in the South Bay. ture forward, Jeter thought the South Bay, you don’t ther and cousin, who is the about his love of exclusive have to go to Melrose,” said store’s manager all while shoes and apparel. the Gardena native. Jeter plays overseas. “I’ve been playing in In Jeter’s wildest Jeter realized his dream China and I’ve been coming dreams, he would have of playing basketball at the back home with exclusive never thought that his store highest level after going un- kicks that nobody has, that would be the only Black- drafted in 2006. He signed don’t come out for three or owned shoe and clothing his first NBA contract with four months,” Jeter stated. boutique to secure a Nike the Sacramento Kings in “Everybody wants to be the account. With the whirlwind 2010 despite being consid- first person to wear some- success of the store, Laced ered undersized for a posi- VALERIE GOODLOE PHOTO Laced. is the only Black-owned apparel and footwear store to have a Nike contract. {See LACED A-14} A-4 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-3 SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT’S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 2019 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR ALL EVENT A-4 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 the sport. Soon after, she combined judo and jujitsu BY KIMBERLEE BUCK wanted to follow in his program. Staff Writer footsteps. When Harewood-Pope “I’m the kind of par- isn’t in judo or jujitsu Two years ago, eight- ent where I don’t want to practice, she can be found year-old Johana Hare- make it feel like it is to- playing the viola in her wood-Pope became a stu- tally forced on her, but music lessons, drawing, dent of judo and jujitsu kai. given that I have done judo and spending time with her Now, she is the best judo and I have had a success- family and cat Mimi. competitor in her division ful career back in my col- What’s next for the judo in the entire country, after lege days and still enjoy champion? More practice winning the 2018 Winter the sport, I thought, well and a trip to Tokyo to see Nationals in December! let’s give it a try and just the 2020 Olympics. Recently, the Los An- see what happens,” said “We are planning to see geles Sentinel spoke with Blaine.