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Morris Media Studios Brings Rising NFL Star Jadon Mickens Internet Radio to Crenshaw Comes ‘Out The Mud’ To Give (See page A-2) Back (See page A-4) VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 12 17,- 18, 2015 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO 28 $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax“For Over “For Eighty Over EightyYears TheYears Voice The ofVoice Our of Community Our Community Speaking Speaking for Itselffor Itself” THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018 AP PHOTO/DEAN HARE AP PHOTO/KEVORK DJANSEZIAN PHOTOS BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS UCLA forward Tyler Honeycutt (23) UCLA's Billy Knight The funeral service for legendary civil rights leader John Mack, was held at West Angeles Church of God In Christ on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Inset Photo: Portrait of BY AMANDA SCURLOCK tives. Honeycutt attended double-doubles that sea- John Mack by Mohammed Mubarak. Sports Writer Sylmar High School beforeson, leading all the Pac-10 he attended UCLA fromfreshmen with that number. The UCLA Bruins re- 2009-2011. In high school, In 2011, Honeycutt was BY TALLEY MORTON A prominent leader from Atlanta to North cently lost two former -bashe excelled in basketballdrafted by the Sacramento Sentinel Intern wherever he went, Mack Carolina. Mack’s activism ketball standouts in a spanand volleyball. ESPN alsoKings in the second round was well known for his and dedication to improv- of a week. Former Sacra- ranked him the No. 4 smalland was with the organi- Friends, family, and transformative work with ing the livelihood of others mento Kings player Tylerforward in the country at the zation until 2013. Over colleagues came together the Los Angeles Urban was mentioned throughout Honeycutt, 27, was foundtime. two seasons, he played this Tuesday to remem- League, which he revi- the service. dead after exchanging gun- Honeycutt had a strong 24 games averaging 1.2 ber civil rights leader talized and used to aid Upon entering the West fire with police at his homefreshmen season with the points, 1.0 rebounds. John Wesley Mack (1937- 100,000 people annually. Angeles Church of God in in Sherman Oaks on Friday.Bruins, leading UCLA in Knight was a standout 2018). He made a tremendous Christ on Tuesday morn- On Sunday, Billy Knight,blocks with 1.2 blocks per player from Westchester in The funeral service for impact on the Los Ange- ing, people of all back- 39, passed away in Phoenix.game; he finished the sea- the late 1990’s, getting All Mack was held at West les community and others grounds embraced in love. Both deaths have beenson with 31. He also led the L.A. City first team honors Angeles Church of God around the nation. His leg- Until the moment that the ruled as suicides and bothBruins in rebounds with 6.5 and Christ, in South L.A. acy stretches from Wash- victims were Southland -na per game. He gathered four {See UCLA A-8} on Tuesday, July 10. ington, D.C. to Michigan, {See MACK A-9} SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL A Los Angeles native who was raised in Watts, On Tuesday, July 3, Adams was the son of an the longtime manager of African American mother legendary musician Ray and Jewish father. - Ad Charles and former Chair- ams’ father was a local man of the Board of The businessman who owned Ray Charles Foundation, Gold’s Furniture store on Joe Adams died at the age Central Ave. during the of 94 in Los Angeles. late 1960s and 70s, and it Charles and Adams was from him that Adams designed and built the attained his keen sense for RPM International of- business and the astute fice and studios on Wash- value of money. AP PHOTO AP PHOTO ington Boulevard in Los During the 1940s, as a Congresswoman Former FLOTUS Angeles. As the CEO in teenager Adams was the Maxine Waters. Michelle Obama. charge of RPM Interna- first African American tional, Admas supervised deejay at the Art Gro- BY MANNY OTIKO country. Over the weekend the many activities of the PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ADAMS FAMILY AND RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION gan owned Santa Mon- California Black Media it was revealed that Mi- parent company, includ- Joe Adams ica based radio station chael Selyem, a gang pros- ing its business holdings KOWL-AM. Within two The San Bernardino ecutor, made hateful com- and publishing companies, the activities of the Ray details from stage lights toyears, Adam’s daily radio County District Attorney's ments about former first Hurricane Irma hits Florida Tangerine and Racer Mu- Charles Orchestra and theCharles’ wardrobe--which show was the #1 rated Office has become em- lady Michelle Obama and sic. His work with Charles Raelettes. Adams produced he personally designed for deejay show in Los An- broiled in a scandal that Rep. Maxine Waters. extended to Ray Charles Ray Charles’ numerous -ap not only Charles but thegeles. During an era when is symptomatic of the po- Enterprises, which covered pearances overseeing every Raelettes as well. {See ADAMS A-8} litical problems facing this {See WATERS A-8} BY JENNIFER BIHM BY JENNIFER BIHM County via three grants to Contributing Writer Contributing Writer support the development of affordable apartments The Los Angeles Coun- “Accessible, afford- and related infrastructure ty Board of Supervisors able housing is the glue projects in the County’s recently approved the final that keeps communities unincorporated areas, said environmental impact re- together,” said Supervisor county officials. The proj- port for the Consolidated Mark Ridley-Thomas, in ects will generate more Correctional Treatment light of a recent grant to than 320 new affordable Los Angeles County for apartments in a region affordable housing. beset by “skyrocketing “Right now, we are housing costs”, they said. AP FILE PHOTO seeing too many of our “Countless residents in Members of the group Reform L.A. Jails, said neighbors struggling to the unincorporated areas a planned expansion to Downtown Los Angeles’ make ends meet. Through FILE PHOTO of my district have experi- Men’s Central Jail is a “wasteful spending of over diverse investments in Supervisor Mark Ridley enced skyrocketing rental $2.2 billion for an already failing jail system.” the development of af- Thomas (above) said that rates in their neighbor- fordable housing, we are accessible, affordable hoods,” said Supervisor Facility--otherwise known 4,000 new jail cells forworking an to prevent home- housing is important for Hilda Solis. as the new “mental healthalready failing jail system.”lessness, drive local eco- keeping communities “Others live in their jail”. The approval green “Los Angeles County nomicis growth, and build together. Los Angeles cars, stay with family or lights, what opponents theto largest county in the strongerU.S. communities.” County recently received friends, or are living on the project are calling with“a the largest jail systemThe state of Califor- $40 Million for affordable the streets with nowhere wasteful spending of overin the world,” explained- Renia recently awarded $40 housing and infrastructure to go. Without safe and Crenshaw Christian Center www.lasentinel.net $2.2 billion to build nearly {See JAIL A-9} million to Los Angeles projects here. {See HOUSING A-9} A-2A-6 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,JANUARYTHURSDAY, JULY 12, 9, 20182014 The studio in the heart of Crenshaw is producing and broadcasting voices of the community. dio, Morris looked in Holly- To get everything up money for equipment and wood, Culver City, Burbank and running, Morris had everything on the inside of and all over Los Angeles. to fundraise. She had a the studio. One person who One day, she got a call from savings, but it took a lot gave a generous donation a friend who told her that she of the fans and donations was rapper Kid Ink, which had to come see a space on to make up the rest of the really helped open the studio in 2015. His dona- tion helped get the micro- phones, computers, mixers and other equipment. More recently, Morris won an es- say contest put on by Wells Fargo this year that won her a $10,000 renovation. The renovation, payed for a new backdrop, a higher table, new chairs, window covers and more. Along with a new look, Morris Media has qualities PHOTO CREDIT: TYRONE RICHARDSON that are under the surface. Felicia "The Poetess" Morris is the boss, owning her very own studio. The media company has an audience and follow- BY SHANNEN HILL and vibe of the studio," After working at the ing, so recording there can Contributing Writer said Morris, the owner. "I Foxxhole, Morris and her give more exposure. The want people in our com- dad were offered a job to podcasts can be heard on Felicia "The Poetess" munity to be able to ex- put together an internet www.morrismedialive. Morris has upgraded her press themselves with this radio studio for Roscoe's com, but the studio is also recording studio in the new technology and new Chicken and Waffle's open for music recordings, heart of Leimert Park. information highway." CEO, Herb Hudson. After voiceovers and more. To Located on W 43rd St. Morris has radio in her building that studio and find out information on and Crenshaw Blvd., Mor- genes as her father has network, Morris knew that booking a studio session, ris Media Studios is more worked in the radio indus- she didn't want to work for PHOTO CREDIT: FELICIA MORRIS visit www.morrismedi- than a place to record mu- try for 52 years. In 1985, anyone anymore. In 2013, The Poetess and her father are all smiles as they astudios.com. sic.