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VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 12 17,- 18, 2015 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO 6 $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax“For Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years YearsThe Voice The Voiceof Our of CommunityOur Community Speaking Speaking for forItself Itself” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018 PHOTO CREDIT: LIROY WILLIAMS Mayor Eric Garcetti celebrates with the I Heart Watts Organization at the grant press conference. BY NIELE ANDERSON in the community Contributing Writer of Watts. The press conference was held The grant will at the site of the new help fund develop- Watts Healing Tech ment and infrastruc- Garden, located at PHOTO E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS ture projects that Edwin Markham L.A. City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Tony Cox, Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., Beverly White, Jim Hill, L.A. City achieve major envi- Middle School (1650 Council President Herb Wesson, Pat Harvey, Derrin Horton, L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price, Tony McEwing and other ronmental, health, E. 104th Street, LA). media professionals at the Los Angeles City Council presentation for African American Heritage Month. and economic bene- The initiative fits to the Watts com- was led by Hous- BY KIMBERLEE BUCK social justice, equal era and radio personali- local media profession- can Heritage Month, munity. ing Authority of the Staff Writer rights, women’s rights, ties, the digital media, als who have helped as a reminder of the Los Angeles - City of Los Ange- and human rights. print publications and shape Southern Califor- historic impact African Mayor Eric Garcetti les (HACLA). John Since the 1800s, These journalists and so many more who nia through the produc- Americans have made recently hosted a King, community African American jour- newsmakers made it have reintroduced the tion and dissemination in journalism and the press conference relations officernalists have worked their mission to pub- Constitutional meaning of news. Wesson, along news. celebration and cer- for HACLA stated, hard to tell the stories licly address and report of freedom of the press with Councilmember “I am so proud to- emonial tree planting “this is a huge ac- of those around them on the challenges faced and freedom of speech. Marqueece Harris- day because of individ- to mark the begin- complishment and and the events that by the Black commu- On Tuesday, Febru- Dawson and Council- uals who are surround- ning of the imple- something which impact their commu- nity. Throughout his- ary 6, the Los Angeles member Curren Price, ing me at my side, mentation phase of {See WATTS A-8} nity. Black newspapers tory, it has been the City Council (LACC), led a formal presenta- sitting, [and] standing a $35 million grant alone, are known for Black photographers, and its president, Herb tion in celebration being advocates for videographers, on cam- Wesson, honored Black of African Ameri- {See WRITE A-8} Villaraigosa continues to mobilize his home turf in statewide gubernatorial race ARNOLD TURNER/ A TURNER ARCHIVES Tavis Smiley’s Conversation: Women, Men and the Workplace panel (L-R) - employment attorney John Rubiner, VP of Professional Development (PIHRA) Darlene Cohen, psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman, Tavis Smiley and Dr. Melina Abdullah, L.A. City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson, former L.A. City Mayor Antonio Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. Villaraigosa and L.A. City Councilman Curren Price. Hurricane Irma hits Florida BY NIELE ANDERSON al misconduct or harassment Last week Tavis Smiley BY NIELE ANDERSON gosa kicked off his run Bass. As he continues Contributing Writer are in rehab or laying low, kicked off a 5-city national Contributing Writer for California Governor to travel up and down Tavis Smiley hits the road tour at the Nate Holden at Los Angeles Trade Tech the California coast, Vil- While most Hollywood to find understanding to thisPerforming Arts Center to Former Mayor of Los last year with the support men being accused of sexu- “out the closet” epidemic. {See SMILEY A-8} Angeles, Antonio Villarai- of Congresswoman Karen {See VILLARAIGOSA A-9} BY BRITTANY K. JACKSON Contributing Writer It seems that we’ve PHOTO BY ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ, GETTY IMAGES Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler stand in the presence of Wakandan warriors at Black Panther film premiere. been waiting for the re- wait. Recently, the Sentinel lease of the world’s very had the opportunity to see Members of the Congressional Black Caucus wear Kente cloth-inspired first Black Marvel film forthe a premiere of the film and prints, during the State of the Union address on January 30. The CBC members while now, but let’s just say, attend a full-house press stood in solidarity with the Americans, Haitians and the African nations the Marvel Cinematic Uni- day to hear directly from the smeared by President Trump’s comments during a bipartisan meeting about www.lasentinel.net verse superhero film “Black immigration at the White House. (LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE/NNPA) Panther” is well worth the {See MARVEL A-9} {See FULL STORY A-10} A-6 A-2 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,THURSDAY,JANUARY FEBRUARY 8, 9, 2018 2014 Robertson Young Entrepreneur Tavere Johnson Jr. Says He’s Just “Your Average Genius” migrated to the U.S. and settled in Florida, when he was 13. Johnson said he’d al- ways been a “hustler,” who played sports and loved sneakers. “I had a lemonade stand and then I went to work at a car wash,” Johnson said. “I was a sponge, though, who put himself around the right people, because I always had that entrepre- neurial and hustler spirit.” BY STACY M. BROWN “Most people look at In a lot of ways, John- NNPA Newswire the word stress and they son said he’s like his fa- frown upon it,” he said. ther, Tavere Johnson, Sr. At 28, Tavere Johnson “I actually enjoy stress. If “He’s my mentor and Jr. has established himself you are stressed, it means he motivates me,” John- as an author, creative en- something that you care son said. “I’m a hybrid of trepreneur and, as many about is at risk, so the him, but I’m a little more who know him say, a for- question becomes, ‘What tenacious, especially in ward thinker. are you going to do about this digital age, but he’s The Jamaican-born it” the root of it and is what’s Johnson has still another Johnson’s friends note got me going. Everything way of describing himself: that he approaches life and springs from there.” “Your Average Genius,” business with an eye on Johnson began his ca- or “YAG” for short, which what’s applicable. reer in the corporate world also happens to be the title He said “YAG – Your of call centers just three of his new book that should Average Genius,” is for the years after he arrived from hit book stores this year. budding businessperson, Jamaica. As he climbed the “I just try to reveal the the titan of the industry corporate ladder, Johnson very simple idea of the or even the everyday go- said he also attended trade average genius, who lives getter. shows and seminars to fur- inside all of us,” Johnson The tome is a way of ther his knowledge and ex- said. “I used the word av- sharing how a spiritual— perience. erage not to downplay the but not religious—and At just 21, Johnson greatness of us, but to en- positive approach will founded his first lead- gen courage and promote cour- bring success by maximiz- eration call center with a TAVERE JOHNSON JR. age, work ethics, drive, ing individuals’ resources, group of partners, and later Black millennial entrepreneur Tavere Johnson Jr. is the author of “Your Average self-confidence and theapproaching obstacles with he used his own capital to Genius.” willingness to risk it all for positive energy and taking start a healthcare lead gen- what you believe in and to time to consider a person’s eration agency call center, away that he didn’t want together,” he said. what I have and what I will, be great.” goal and the consequences which he said is currently to just distribute the book Johnson continued: “I so I want to be of encour- In fact, Johnson has a of obtaining them, he said. valued at more than $4 to his parents and family am the average genius. agement.” unique view of stress. “At this point in my million. friends. That’s the cornerstone of If there’s one message In one chapter of his life, I want to make a posi- “It’s one of the more “I want to make an im- what drives me and encour- Johnson said he wishes ev- book, subtitled “Enemies tive impact on people I rub dynamic call centers,” pact, a positive impact, so ages me to instill this in ev- eryone would take from the and Obstacles,” Johnson shoulders with,” Johnson Johnson said. for six or seven months and eryone that I rub shoulders book, he said its positivity. explains the need to battle said. Writing the book, he from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., after with. I don’t think I’m a “Positivity always adversity and not being Born in Jamaica, John- said, was a personal mile- I got out of the daily grind, cliché genius and I feel like wins,” Johnson said. overcome by stress. son and his family im- stone. Johnson knew right I wrote and put this book everybody can accomplish 50967_N8010057F.indd 1 1/29/18 8:32 PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-3 PHOTO TODD GRAY {See OBAMA A-?} A-4 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018 When asked how more BY BRITTANY K.

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