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L.A.’s first Latina Council president has spent her entire life fighting for a higher quality of life for communities of color and those often excluded and underserved. And neither COVID-19 or attacks from the Police Union will detract her from her mission.

By Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. people sleeping on the Executive Editor streets, under and over freeways and through- Councilwoman Nury out the city. Then, there Martinez became president was the COVID-19 pan- of the Los Angeles City demic, which the entire Council in January of 2020. nation was unprepared Becoming the first Latina for, and the federal gov- City Councilwoman to ernment’s slow response serve in this position in the only perpetuated an al- history of the City. Need- ready critical disease that less to say, there was no is debilitating Los An- way that the newly elected geles. The fallout from madam president could COVID-19 forced busi- have foreseen all of the nesses throughout the city unprecedented events that to close, bringing about would rock the city and the record unemployment, nation when she took on the putting an overwhelming historic position. strain on our medical sys- Under Martinez’ presi- tem and virtually bringing dency, she has been instru- the Los Angeles economy mental in helping the city to a screeching halt. cope with and navigate In May of 2020, the through the tragic death nation also witnessed the of Lakers superstar, Kobe brutal murder of George Bryant. She is also leading Floyd in Minnesota, a efforts to bring resolution public killing that out- to an unparalleled homeless raged the world and lead crisis in Los Angles, while thousands, if not millions challenged by a court or- of people, to the streets der limiting how and what PHOTO E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS / LA SENTINEL all over the world, calling the city can do to address Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez stands in the John Ferraro Council Chamber located in Los Angeles the thousands of homeless City Hall. {See MARTINEZ A-10} Juneteenth—An American Holiday for Freedom Kendrick Lamar, Mayor Aja Brown march in Compton’s largest protest against police brutality in modern history.

By Jasmyne a. CanniCk Special to the Sentinel

At the time, the $12.3-million contract with the city of Compton was the most expensive among the 41 cities patrolled by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Led by then- Mayor Omar Bradley, the By Bertram keller slavery in all 50 states. five-member City council Contributing Writer Many Americans voted 4-to-1 in July 2000 to share the misconception disband the Compton Po- June 19, celebrated as that President Abraham lice Department in hopes “Juneteenth,” a special mo- Lincoln freed the slaves of getting a handle on the ment in American history, with the Emancipation high homicide rate that had our nation’s second Inde- Proclamation of January gripped the city and kept pendence Day. A day that 1, 1863. However, Pres. residents indoors in fear of established a progressive Lincoln’s proclamation PHOTO BY DAMION LOWE step for human rights, and {See COMPTON A-10} Compton Mayor Aja Brown marches in Compton against police brutality Jun 7, 2020. commemorates the end of {See JUNETEENTH A-14} The Struggle, As Well As Protest, Continues

By thanDisizwe Chimurenga trees in public spaces. Contributing Writer Twenty-seven-year- old Rayshard Brooks was Calls to #defundthepolice fatally shot June 12 in At- have become the rallying lanta by now former po- cry of a majority of protests lice officer Garrett Rolfe, against the Memorial Day a six-year veteran of the death of George Floyd by department. Brooks had fallen asleep in his car in a Wendy’s parking lot.

Police were called and Screenshot YAKOOZA/INSTAGRAM Brooks failed a sobriety Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder and organizer of Black Rep. Karen Bass and L.A. City Councilmember Marqueece test. Video from the event Lives Matter-LA Harris Dawson shows Brooks talking calmly with officers and cers after attempting to use ing from trees, as well as police in Minneapolis, Min- tors, including the taking of obeying their instructions it on one of them. He is then one in Manhattan and one nesota. The protests, which signs and banners, spewing while taking the sobriety shot in the back twice and in Houston, Texas. have been ongoing in sev- racist vitriol and physical as- test. falls to the ground. Twenty-four-year-old eral cities across the U.S. saults. Once the determination Demonstrations were Robert Fuller was found since that time, have also Most disturbingly, police is made to place him under held in the city and the Wen- dead near City Hall in created a backlash amongst have continued to use dead- arrest Brooks attempts to dy’s restaurant where Brooks Palmdale, approximately many Whites. Numerous ly force in questionable cir- escape from the custody was killed was burned to the 60 miles north of Los stories and viral videos have cumstances and, ominously, of the officers who even- ground. Protestors also shut Angeles, on June 10. shown White individuals, as of this writing, the bod- tually use a taser on him. down a nearby freeway. On May 31, 38-year old males and females, harass- ies of three Black men have Brooks can be seen run- In two California towns, www.lasentinel.net ing and assaulting protes- been found hanging from ning away from the offi- Black men were found hang- {See STRUGGLE A-10} A-2 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd’s Murder

BY GAIL BERKLEY have to work “to remove is something many organi- Special to California Black the negatives we’ve inter- zations have been doing Media Partners From The nalized about ourselves.” for many years,” she said. San Francisco Sun Reporter “For people who are “It’s really about get- not Black, there’s also ting a handle on how we’re For Black Lives Matter work to do.” She said it’s spending our money.” She co-founder Alicia Garza, not only about changing cited the fact that educa- the widespread global the rules, but also about a tion funds have been cut, protests and activism that culture shift. “That’s what the postal service is near followed the murder of I think we’re seeing now. bankrupt, and thousands of George Floyd, an unarmed It’s going to take all of us homeless are living on the Black man, by Minnesota staying committed.” streets. police have been hearten- She said the millions “We’re using police to ing — and they make her joining protests following deal with homeless. You feel hopeful for the future. the murders of George don’t send a nurse to deal At the same time, she said, Floyd, Ahmaud Auberry with a drug cartel.” “It’s bittersweet that it and Breonna Taylor were “We did the largest sur- takes someone being mur- sparked by “a powder keg vey of Black America in dered on camera to get to waiting to happen.” 2018 - The Black Census the point of conversation “People are mad about Project. The overwhelm- that we’re in.” a lot of stuff. We’re all ten- ing majority said in the “I was horrified,” der right now. It’s an elec- past six months they’d had Garza said of viewing the tion year. We find our- a negative experience with video of Floyd’s life being selves in a global pandem- the police.” taken by a White police ic. The lack of human She said what she sup- officer with his knee on touch… and being able to ports is “limiting the size, Floyd’s neck. “Every time gather. Because of that we scope and role police play a Black person is murdered also have the expansion of in our communities. by police there is some- an economic crisis. Not Police also need conse- thing disturbing about it.” only are people trying to quences when harm is

She added, in this case, FILE PHOTO stay healthy, they’re trying enacted. Police unions are “Just the callousness of it; Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza to pay their bills.” a huge, huge issue. They and him calling for his “What we can all agree block transparency for mother. There’s just so on is that policing is not officers.” much in there that’s horri- it and to have been a small na Gomez’ Instagram last She said it’s important serving the people that Speaking of another fying. It’s just a brutal part of it.” She is heartened week. It was awesome.” to change the people who they’re supposed to serve. campaign that’s getting reminder of how Black that people are awakening. She said people are really are making the rules and When we’re afraid of the national attention Project lives don’t matter in this Garza said she is also hungry for information. those who aren’t enforcing police that’s not serving. Zero’s “8 That Can’t country.” pleased that many celebri- “We’ve been doing a lot of the rules. She cited as an Whenever I see tanks, rub- Wait,” Garza cautioned, Garza, who lives in ties who have large plat- work and talk about what’s example the recent election ber bullets, and tear gas “We have to be wary of Oakland, is strategy and forms are using them now going on. When folks like in Georgia where voters in being used -we pay for things that are a quick partnerships director for to push for change. She Selena do that, it engages predominantly Black areas that. Are we keeping peo- fix.” the National Domestic said the Black Futures Lab people in issues of our waited hours to vote. ple safe? We’ve been She said ‘8 That Can’t Workers Alliance and Prin- has a strategy for helping time. I plan to work with Movement for Black Lives defunding the Black com- Wait,’s campaign that cipal at the Black Futures celebrities to use their plat- her through this election is not just about police vio- munity for a long time.” pushes proposals for police Lab. forms for the movement. cycle.” lence. It’s about how Black “Defund the Police” is reforms, “doesn’t deal with Seeing Black Lives “When they use their plat- Garza said she will also lives are devalued. a controversial slogan that the real issue here: nobody Matter (BLM) signs held forms to activate people, be taking over Lady Black Lives Matter is has been held by some pro- should be above the law.” by protestors in all 50 it’s an important way to Gaga’s social media in the for an opportunity for us to testors. Garza said that “Public safety is not states, including in many save our democracy. It coming week. “We’re recognize and uphold the slogan comes from the about bloated police budg- small towns with few makes us active and really focused on transfer- right to humanity and dig- Movement for Black ets. It’s about expanding Black residents, Garza engaged participants.” ring this energy into politi- nity for Black people. She Lives, a coalition that the safety net for Black said, “It’s humbling to see “I got to take over Sele- cal power.” said Black people also includes BLM. “This work people,” she concluded.

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Paid for by U.S. Census Bureau. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-3 A-4 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 Rep. Waters to Police: Do Not Kill Another Unarmed Black Person midst of all the protests of a taser -- which by no We are sick and tired of to reform its practices time demanding justice, we have stretch of the imagination being sick and tired, and and time again. All police learned of at least two addi- is a deadly weapon – when we are beyond the point of officers who choose to use tional unarmed Black men an officer fired three shot at accepting incremental deadly force on unarmed who have been murdered his back and killed him. change. The murder of citizens of this country COURTESY PHOTO by the police. Another unarmed Black George Floyd by the police must be arrested and prose- Congresswoman Maxine Waters “Video footage of the man, 28-year-old Maurice and the international calls cuted to the fullest extent of murder of 27-year-old Gordon, was killed by a for justice for George the law. Far too many Black SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE Jersey. Her statement fol- Rayshard Brooks revealed New Jersey state trooper Floyd, Breonna Taylor, men and women are contin- lows: a police officer making the after being pulled over for Ahmaud Arbery, and uing to be murdered with Congresswoman Max- “Over the past 19 days, choice to cast aside his speeding. These are two of countless other Black men impunity at the hands of the ine Waters (CA-43), Chair millions of protesters in this taser, reach for his gun, and the most recent murders by and women should have police, and the people of of the House Financial country and around the shoot down a Black man police that have garnered been a wake-up call. this country will not stand Services Committee, issued world have created one of who was found sleeping in media attention, but there Instead of justice and for such blatant disregard a statement on the death of the largest sustained his car. Rayshard Brooks may be other victims that reformed practices by the for human life any longer. at least two Black men who demonstrations in history to posed no threat to the we don’t have video police, we have been con- “As a Black woman, were killed by the police in make a clear and profound police and spoke calmly footage or national aware- fronted with more murder wife, mother, and grand- the past few weeks: statement of opposition to with officers for 27 min- ness of. and police brutality. What mother, I demand that Rayshard Brooks in the continuous murder of utes. Rayshard Brooks was “The African American more will it take? police officers do not kill Atlanta, GA and Maurice Black men and women by running away from police, community is beyond out- “Law enforcement has another unarmed Black Gordon in Bass River, New law enforcement. Yet, in the unarmed, and in possession raged. We are frustrated. been given the opportunity person.” Joe Biden Takes Firm Stand Against Police Murder of George Floyd

BY STACY M. BROWN skin puts your life at risk,” to 43 percent margin In his address, Biden NNPA Newswire Senior Biden pronounced. among registered voters. expressed concerned for Correspondent Between 2013 and CNN reported that the African Americans and 2019, police in the United context of individual polls other minorities who have After going out to per- States killed 7,666 people continues to show Biden is suffered under oppressive sonally meet with demon- according to data provided in one of the best positions government policies. strators in Delaware, pre- by Mapping Police Vio- for any challenger since He said Floyd’s last sumptive Democratic Pres- lence, a research and advo- scientific polling began in words speak to a nation idential Nominee Joe cacy group. The number of the 1930s. “where more than 100,000 Biden has taken a firm police killings in America “There were more than people have lost their lives stand against the police disproportionately affects 40 national public polls to a virus and 40 million killing of George Floyd and African Americans, who taken at least partially in Americans have filed for the overall plight of despite only making up 13 the month of May that unemployment – with a African Americans who’ve percent of the U.S. popula- asked about the Biden- disproportionate number of been targeted, brutalized tion, are two-and-a-half Trump matchup,” CNN these deaths and job losses and killed by law enforce- times more likely than reported. concentrated in the Black ment officers. whites to be killed by “Biden led in every sin- and minority communi- “I can’t breathe.” “I police. gle one of them. He’s the ties.” can’t breathe,” Biden said Biden’s address comes first challenger to be ahead “And they speak to a in a lengthy address on as uprisings continue AP PHOTO/DAVID J. PHILLIP, POOL of the incumbent in every nation where everyday mil- June 2. throughout the country and Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President May poll since Jimmy lions of people – not at the “George Floyd’s last as viral video and news Joe Biden speaks via video link as family and guests Carter did so in 1976. moment of losing their life words,” Biden explained. reports show police using attend the funeral service for George Floyd at The Foun- Carter, of course, won the – but in the course of living “But they didn’t die with tear gas to disburse peace- tain of Praise church Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Houston. 1976 election. their life – are saying to him. They’re still being ful demonstrators gathered Biden’s the only chal- themselves, ‘I can’t heard. They’re echoing near a church where Presi- demonstrators and he con- A new ABC lenger to have the advan- breathe.’” across this nation. They dent Donald Trump visited. tinues to publicly consider News/Washington Post tage in every May poll over “It’s a wake-up call for speak to a nation where too Trump has also sug- using U.S. Armed Forces to poll shows Biden up an elected incumbent in the our nation. For all of us,” often just the color of your gested that police shoot combat protesters. nationally by a 53 percent polling era.” Biden stated. Wesson, Martinez Call for Reforms to Replace Police Officers with Non-Law Enforcement Agencies For Non-Violent Calls

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE called for the development in the streets, supporting on this City Council to of an unarmed model of the People’s Budget LA, reimagine what public Councilmember Herb crisis response that would have asked us to reimagine safety looks like in the city Wesson and Council Presi- divert non-violent calls for public safety in the 21st of Los Angeles in order to dent Nury Martinez, sup- service away from LAPD, century, and that is what we better serve our communi- ported by Councilmembers replacing them with the are doing,” said Coun- ties, as well as our police Bob Blumenfield, Mar- appropriate non-law cilmember Wesson. officers,” said Council FILE PHOTO AP PHOTO queece Harris-Dawson, enforcement agencies. “Today my colleagues President Martinez. “Elim- Nury Martinez Herb Wesson and Curren Price have “Angelenos protesting and I continued our efforts inating non-violent response duties for police CAHOOTS provides many “I am excited to take this officers would be another different types of services, critical step towards major step forward in this including, but not limited reimagining how our city larger effort. We will not to: mental health crisis operates and responds to step back from our respon- intervention and counsel- the needs of our residents.” sibility to make our city a ing, drug and alcohol relat- better place to live for all ed de-escalation, family “The rumbling in the people." dispute mediation, welfare streets is being felt right This effort will focus on checks, basic-level medical under our feet and is reducing the need for care, and transportation to demanding all levels of LAPD to be first respon- social services. CAHOOTS government to be bold ders for non-criminal situa- is not meant to replace the enough to re-evaluate the tions. Budget cuts in social police, instead, it offers a future of what policing services have resulted in service that responds to looks like to better serve law enforcement taking on non-emergency crises so neighborhoods so that all a greater role in dealing police don’t have to. people feel safer and sup- with homelessness, mental “We have gone from ported,” said Councilmem- health and even COVID-19 asking the police to be part ber Price. “We’re seizing related responses. of the solution, to being the the moment by creating a Wesson and Martinez only solution for problems new model of public safety are calling the development they should not be called that includes non-emer- of a systematic crisis- on to solve in the first gency, unarmed crisis pro- response plan to directly place,” said the motion. fessionals and community- connect people in need to “Everyday LAPD offi- based service providers to city, county or community- cers respond to non-violent better meet the vast needs based service providers and calls because we simply of our city in instances replace police presence in don't have any other mech- when having a weapon non-violent, non-criminal anism to immediately present would only escalate situations with a range of address these needs,” said a situation.” unarmed service providers Councilmember Blumen- The motion introduced including medical profes- field, co-author of the today instructs the Chief sionals, mental health motion. “It’s unfair to ask Legislative Analyst and the workers, homeless out- officers to do the job of a City Administrative Offi- reach workers and other social or public health cer, with assistance from unarmed professionals with worker and it’s wrong to the Los Angeles Police specialized training. perpetuate the criminaliza- Department and LAHSA The motion calls for the tion of homelessness and and in cooperation with the Chief Legislative Analyst mental illness. The time is Los Angeles County to analyze and report back now to rethink how we use Department of Mental on programs such as our resources to meet these Health and other relevant CAHOOTS in Eugene, needs and get healthy out- government service Oregon as well other mod- comes.” providers, to develop an els of crisis intervention. “This legislation is a unarmed model of crisis CAHOOTS is a mobile cri- bold logical solution to response that would divert sis intervention service reduce unnecessary police non-violent calls for serv- integrated into the public interactions and improve ice away from LAPD to the safety systems of Eugene public safety,” said Coun- appropriate non-law and Springfield. cilmember Harris-Dawson. enforcement agencies. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-5 A-6 LASENTINEL.NET OPINION THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 • DR. MAULANA KARENGA •

This is a Kawaida po- ness about freedom, and a sition statement on rightly perverse and pathetic patri- celebrating Juneteenth as a otism that teaches hatred of day of freedom as distinct others, especially the weak, from a day of unreflective vulnerable and dark peoples Americana – red soda wa- of the world. Instead, let’s ter, boppin’, barbecuin’, man flourishing that leads news of Lincoln’s Eman- one, “enslaved,” not sim- mark off the fields for the flag waving, etc. It speaks Min. Malcolm to argue the cipation Proclamation. But ply collapse their iden- cultivation of a conscious- against fostering images of right to pursue and achieve that did not really free the tity and condition into one ness of our history and a a darker version of the 4th “freedom by any means nec- enslaved Africans, it only word, “slave,” as if it were commitment to our ances- of July without Frederick essary.” This phrase is not offered a legal ground for the natural condition of a tors in the righteous ways Douglass at the podium a claim to do even the un- it that was not always or nameless, cultureless, non- we live our lives, do our making necessary distinc- ethical, but is a cornerstone fully enforced. And even historical being. There is work and wage our strug- tions in our minds. It is to in his ethics of self-defense if it were rightly and fully no respect or rightful rec- gles. remind us of the long and against oppression, his reaf- enforced, the people, them- ognition of their identity, And in that conscious- continuing fight for free- firmation of the right of re- selves, would still need to dignity and humanity, if we ness and commitment, let dom, the awesome sacri- sistance to all forms of racist decide to be free and act in call them simply “slaves,” us reaffirm in practice that fices made, the hopes ful- violence – police, vigilante freedom in order for free- as if they have no ancestral in the final analysis, any filled and the long journey and general systemic vio- dom to take hold in any real home, history or culture, serious celebration of free- still to be travelled over lence. It also represents his and relevant sense. and as if Blacks are so iden- dom requires ongoing ef- rough and uneven terrain, call for a courageous com- So, it’s not the news and tified with enslavement one forts and struggle to secure steep inclines and envel- mitment to give all that’s troops alone that brought COURTESY PHOTO needs no qualifier. and sustain freedom and oping valleys. For as our necessary to be free men and freedom. It was the con- DR. MAULANA KARENGA Thus, we must call them pass it on as a legacy for fu- ancestors taught, “free- women, and stand upright scious decision of the en- enslaved Africans so that ture generations. Anything dom ain’t free.” Indeed, and worthy among persons, slaved Africans to be free, act in our own image is to when we tell their story it less is diversion and self- it’s not cheap, but comes peoples and nations of the to walk away from the act as Black people, Afri- reflects their and our real deception, hardly the hall- with great cost and many world. fields, to throw down their can people, who have both identity, rightfully links us mark and history of those casualties, but as they also So, when we celebrate tools in the yards, to take off the right and responsibility to the longest of human his- courageous ones among us promise us, victory is cer- Juneteenth, drink the red their aprons in the kitchens to exist as a self-conscious, tories, to a land and peoples who used to say, sing and tain. soda water, eat the barbecue, and their colonial costumes righteous, freedom-fighting of great learning, profound pursue in practice this bat- The celebration of free- turn up the music, and march in the parlors and walk de- and justice seeking people. spirituality, exquisite art tle-cry: “my mind is stayed dom is to be encouraged and dance in the streets, let’s fiantly out. And finally, it It is to celebrate ourselves and bodies of sacred texts on freedom and I ain’t gon’ and applauded everywhere not forget to stay focused on was their decision to stop and our awesome march second to none. And let it let nobody turn me ‘round.” and all the time, and the freedom. And let’s remem- the horses, get out of the thru human history with an remind us of their unjust Dr. Maulana Karenga, celebration of Juneteenth, ber and continue the strug- buggy, and let Miss Daisy unapologetic sense of iden- and savage enslavement, Professor and Chair of June 19th as Emancipation gles of our ancestors which (or Miss Ann) and her man tity, dignity and determina- the Holocaust it brought, Africana Studies, Califor- Day, is, of necessity, no ex- gave birth to hope and drive themselves or walk tion. And to act in our own the great sacrifice and suf- nia State University-Long ception. For freedom is so brought freedom into being. wearily back to that house interest is to act always to fering, and the morally Beach; Executive Direc- essential to our lives, our And let us say with the Hon. of horrors they called home. free and uplift the people, monstrous destruction of tor, African American Cul- concepts of ourselves and Marcus Garvey, “No better Secondly, we must rec- to imagine and build the human life, human culture tural Center (Us); Creator our understanding of what gift can I give in honor of ognize and respect the fact new and just communities, and human possibility. of Kwanzaa; and author it means to live and flour- the memory of the love of that there was a psychology societies and world we all Let us make this a day, of Kwanzaa: A Celebra- ish as human beings. In my foreparents for me, and of freedom needed then and want and deserve. And as then, a time of reflection, tion of Family, Community this context, Min. Malcolm in gratitude of the suffering the same is needed now. We our ancestors also taught, it remembrance and recom- and Culture, The Message X makes freedom the most they endured that I might must, as our ancestors, will is to speak truth, do justice, mitment, as well as one of and Meaning of Kwanzaa: essential value in his ethi- be free, no grander gift can ourselves to be free and act be kind, pursue peace, and food, festival and fun. In- Bringing Good Into the cal insistence on freedom, I bear to the sacred memory accordingly. Free men and always do what is good. deed, it is important that World and Essays on Strug- justice and equality as non- of the generations past than women are responsible per- Moreover, to celebrate we avoid transforming Ju- gle: Position and Analysis, negotiable needs and rights a free and redeemed Africa,” sons, responsible not only rightfully, we must call neteenth into a Black 4th www.AfricanAmericanCul- of the human person. Thus, i.e., both the Continent and for the consequences of their our people by their right- of July with imported min- turalCenter-LA.org; www. he states that “freedom is Diaspora. actions, but also for taking ful name, Africans, and iature flags, mindless bouts OfficialKwanzaaWebsite. essential to life itself” and To celebrate Juneteenth initiative and acting in their describe their condition as and binges of feasting and org; www.MaulanaKaren- equally, “freedom is essen- rightfully and righteously own image and interest. To an imposed and coerced drinking, false conscious- ga.org. tial to the development of as a day of freedom is first the human being.” More- of all to have the right in- •REP. ALMA ADAMS• over, he says, “if we don’t terpretation of what hap- have freedom we can never pened on that day, June 19, expect justice and equal- 1865, and to tell it in a way Weapons of War on Our Streets? ity.” For “only after we that honors and praises our have freedom, does justice people, not the oppressor. John Adams and his important than punish- of these incidents involved and equality become a real- Nor must we divert the dis- son, John Quincy, were ing every offender. This the U.S. Park Police using ity.” cussion to Whites, who may the only two of our first 12 goes to the heart of why chemical agents to disperse It is this ethical insight have assisted us in some Presidents who didn’t own hundreds of thousands of protesters in Washing- and emphasis on the prior- way or even worse introduce slaves. Americans have marched ton, D.C. so that President ity of human freedom as imaginary White saviors in I mention this for two since the killing of George Trump could walk across the condition and context the discussion. Surely, the reasons: first, to demon- Floyd: Black people are Lafayette Square to St. for justice, equality and hu- Union troops arrived with strate how the control and unable to feel secure in this John’s Episcopal Church devaluation of Black lives country because we are not for a photo op. The action the Los AngeLes sentineL formed the foundation of offered the presumption of was almost universally our political thought; and innocence. condemned, including by second, to reinforce that Over the past three many of my Republican Adams may be more quali- weeks, we saw the battle colleagues. fied than most founding fa- between innocence and COURTESY PHOTO The protesters commit- thers to speak about justice. punishment move from the REP. ALMA ADAMS ted no crime but were pun- DANNY J. BAKEWELL, SR. He wrote, “we are to traffic stop to the streets of ished anyway. The Presi- Executive Publisher / CEO look upon it as more ben- our cities. Chemical agents in armed conflicts. Weap- dent, in his narcissism, eficial, that many guilty – including tear gas, pepper ons that are illegal in war casually unleashed a vio- JENNIFER J. THOMAS persons should escape un- balls, and other lachryma- should not be used on our lent metaphor for the Black Publisher punished, than one inno- tors – have been fired at own people nor in our own experience in America. KENNETH R. THOMAS cent person should suffer.” peaceful protesters in cities neighborhoods. We should be even Publisher / CEO (1983-1997) As for the consequences including Austin, Minne- We should be gravely more concerned about the RUTH WASHINGTON of a criminal justice system apolis, New Orleans, Rich- concerned about the use of widespread use of chemi- Business Manager / Publisher (1948-1990) that values punishment mond, Sacramento, San these “riot control agents” cal agents by local police COL. LEON WASHINGTON JR. above innocence, Adams Diego, Seattle, and even on our soil. While they are departments. On the fifth Founder / Publisher (1933-1974) writes, “virtue itself, is no Beverly Hills. “non-lethal,” they do more night of Charlotte’s pro- PAMELA A. BAKEWELL security. And if such a sen- Chemical agents were than disperse crowds – they tests, scores of protesters Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer timent as this, should take originally designed for war punish and harm the inno- were trapped by the Char- DANNY J. 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•SANDRA J. EVERS-MANLY • We Hurt, We Cry, and We Continue to Ask Why The Killing of George Floyd June 12, 2020, marks hurt, and we cry. In fact, lived with me and wanted Tick tock, I watch the down the businesses in our the 57th anniversary of the we cannot stop crying; we to go out one Friday night. clock. communities. I expect us killing of my cousin, Med- are angry and well beyond The poem was called: The door opens and to take action. We need gar Evers. Who was shot being sick and tired. We thank God to decide how and where in the back in his driveway continue to see this type of A Black Mother’s Cry my son made it home we spend our money, in- by a white supremacist hatred and unjust killing, for another day. vest in our businesses, get and member of the KKK. time and time again. These It’s Friday (Saturday, involved in our commu- It took 31 years to get a incidents are often at the Sunday, Monday…) A Black Mother’s Cry nities. We must fight for conviction for his murder. hands of bad cops, but and my son wants to go things such as: criminal Some could finally call it there should be no such out and Throughout this time, justice reform, equal ac- justice, but justice is never thing as a bad cop. And play (go to the movies, we will see and feel a host cess to quality education served when someone you sometimes, others carry hang out with his friends, of emotions. The key for us and technology and other love is murdered. out these heinous crimes get a bite to eat). now is what we need do changes that will make a It was the same hatred as well. Tick tock, Tick tock, I to ensure REAL JUSTICE lasting difference. Not to in the man who killed I fear daily for the two COURTESY PHOTO watch the clock and pray for George Floyd’s fam- mention, reforms in voter Medgar and many others young Black men that SANDRA J. EVERS-MANLY to God ily, change in our country, mobilization and registra- because of their skin color I helped to raise, along Please let my son come government, and real sus- tion. We must get out and that we saw kill George with my partner, brothers, begins. back for another day. taining action that truly vote. Floyd on May 25. This nephews, cousins, friends, We all know racism. I Its Friday night and my makes a difference for all. To all the Black men time, unlike 57 years ago, colleagues, and all those know it well, and I know its son wants to go out and What will we do beyond and boys: we hurt, we cry, it was done in the light of who carry the title “Black affect. I also know what it is play the marching, beyond the and we continue to ask day and captured on cam- Man” or “Black Boy” in like to have racism and ha- I watch the clock; I praying, and beyond the “why?”. We know being era. It is unimaginable, America. You see, their tred as the cause of a loved watch the door and some- crying? What will we do ‘Black ain’t easy’ in this heartbreaking, and dis- life’s journey and walk in one’s death. Because of such times I fall to make our communities country, but we also know graceful that what we saw this country is very differ- hatred, I have faced death by to the floor and pray safe and our walks in life we must be a part of the continues to be played out ent from mine and others. murder on many fronts. This and pray, cry and cry better? solution. Until that time, in America. There was no Their walk is often one of is not new, yet it continues That my son comes We all want justice for when we are truly free from remorse. And yet again, being harassed, profiled, year-to-year and even day- back for another day. George Floyd and his fam- racism, discrimination, po- the killer carried the title full of fear, uncertainty, to- day. Every day, I live in ily. We all want justice for lice brutality, killings and of Police Officer, although and shock. Being parents, fear for our Black men and A Black Mother’s Cry Breonna Taylor and her fear for our black men and he does not deserve that guardians, family mem- boys in this country; known family. We all want justice boys walking the street . . . title. It should be a bad bers of Black males, our and unknown, because of Tick tock, tick tock I for Ahmaud Arbery and his We Hurt, We Cry, and cop, hater, racist, and cold- walk is also different; It is this wicked, abiding hatred. watch the clock family. We all want justice We Continue to Ask, Why? blooded murderer. His one of worry, anxiety, con- I still remember writing And pace back and for all of those who lost A Black Mother Still weapons of choice were stant prayer, and restless a poem in 1994 about being forth on my feet their lives unjustly. Cries (2020) his knee and hatred. nights. And days when a mother to Black males in And in my mind only to Some people expect {See MANLY A-8} Yes, so many of us they are out, the crying America, when my nephew watch and pray. many of us to loot and burn

•MARK T. HARRIS •

Special to california ll persons within the ju- The Supreme Court met Thanks to Allen, from this operates under the principle Black Media Partners risdiction of the United Allen’s challenge and re- day forward, any African of “stare decisis,” which is States shall have the same jected his legal arguments. American or ethnic mi- a Latin term meaning “re- Former comedian and en- right ... to make and en- The result is that the next nority, when attempting spect for precedent.” What tertainment mogul Byron force contracts ... as is en- person seeking to argue to enforce Section 1981 the Allen case represents is Allen filed suit against joyed by white citizens.” that racial discrimination of the Civil Rights Act of the creation of a new, al- Comcast in 2015 seeking The goal of this section was one element leading to 1866, will be required to most insurmountable, bar- $20 billion in damages. was to free the contract- their failure to be awarded prove that the “but for” rier to bringing subsequent Allen alleged that Com- ing process from the bur- a contract, would have reason for their denial of a cases for litigants who cast refused to offer many dens of discrimination and their case dismissed from contract was their ethnicity have nowhere near the fi- of his television programs ensure that newly freed any court in he nation be- no matter how egregious nancial resources that Al- as part of its cable televi- slaves were guaranteed the cause discrimination was the otherwise discrimina- len has at his disposal. sion offerings because he same opportunity to con- not the “but for” reason for tory conduct they suffered Before we rejoice Allen’s is African American. tract as Whites. Passage their rejection. may have been. In other victory over Comcast, we Earlier this year, Allen’s of the Fourteenth Amend- COURTESY PHOTO Many leaders in the Black words, thanks to Allen’s should be mindful of the legal challenge reached ment to the U.S. Con- MARK T. HARRIS community attempted to case, in order to receive loss for our community it the United States Supreme stitution, and its “equal talk Allen out of taking his enforcement under the represents. Court to determine wheth- protection” clause, soon sided with Comcast over By- battle with Comcast all the Civil Rights Act of 1866, er Allen could proceed followed in June of 1866. ron Allen. All of the justices way to the U.S. Supreme the racial discrimination Attorney Mark T. Harris with his civil action under In response to Allen’s ruled that to prevail, “(Al- Court, but Allen stub- suffered by plaintiff must practices civil rights law in Section 1981 of the Civil lawsuit, Comcast took the len) must initially plead and bornly persisted with his rise to the level of being Sacramento and is the Di- Rights Act of 1866. position that Allen must ultimately prove that, but for lawsuit. virtually the only cause for rector of Pre-Law Studies Immediately following the prove that his race was the race, (he) would not have After losing on the pro- the denial of a contract or at the University of Cali- Civil War and the ratifica- “but for” basis for Com- suffered the loss of a legally cedural interpretation of contractual rights, as op- fornia, Merced. Attorney tion of the 13th Amend- cast refusing to add his protected right.” the application of the “but posed to one of the causes Harris is the Managing ment to the United States Black-owned television Let’s take a breath here. What for” standard, Allen has for the denial. Partner of the Sacramento Constitution, Congress en- stations. In other words, Allen placed before our con- “folded” and has reached a Many in the civil rights Office of Ben Crump Law acted the Civil Rights Act if there were ANY other servative led U.S. Supreme settlement with Comcast! community, too, attempted and served as an appointee of 1866, which provided a credible reason for reject- Court, was the potential for Allen and Comcast have to convince Allen not to of former California Gov- wide-ranging ban on race ing Allen’s proposal to raising the evidentiary stan- agreed that three of Allen’s pursue his litigation to the ernor Edmund G. Brown, discrimination. Section carry his television sta- dard that every subsequent television stations will be point of the U.S. Supreme Jr. to the California Fair 1981 of the Civil Rights tions on Comcast, Allen litigant in the United States offered by Comcast. How- Court fearing the very out- Employment and Housing Act of 1866 is one of the would lose. — that’s any of us filing a ever, a victory for Allen is come that has now trans- Council. statute’s most critical pro- In a unanimous opinion, discrimination case — would an “L” for the Black com- pired . visions, ensuring that “[a] the U.S. Supreme Court need to prove. munity. American jurisprudence

• CHARLENE CROWELL •

The nationwide pro- from Here: Community or monumental surge has ex- pandemic. Often, many Reserve also took a pre- tests against the heinous Chaos?”, Dr. King drew ceeded states’ technologi- who were forced to work viously unused action of killing of George Floyd upon his visits to cities cal capacity to swiftly pro- during the pandemic have buying corporate debt, ul- by a Minneapolis police- across the nation to pen cess these claims, resulting not been financially com- timately saving the firms man, is reminiscent of the how substandard housing, in multiple attempts to pensated with hazard pay billions in borrowing costs. 1960s era of turmoil and failing schools, a dearth use online systems and while working during the Over the years, this col- voices that fervently called of job opportunities, and a lengthy waits, often 30 public health crisis. umn has reported on racial for social and economic myriad of other ills erupt- days or more. Although While these Americans disparities in homeowner- justice. Today’s turbulent ed into bloody riots. federal stimulus checks jeopardize the health of ship, family wealth, the times seem that history is Then and today, vio- were intended to provide themselves and their fami- lack of access to affordable repeating itself. lence is broadly con- a much-needed cash in- lies, Congress continues credit, and the pattern of al- In addition to George demned, but there still fusion, many consumers to brush aside attempts to ternative financial services Floyd, recent tragedies seems to be little concern were forced to endure an- raise the minimum wage, preying upon communi- took the lives of a Black or justification for the re- other lengthy wait for this or fund infrastructure that ties of color by charging Louisville EMT in the sulting backlash of mili- COURTESY PHOTO benefit. could create jobs while im- triple-digit interest rates on middle of the night while tarized communities, or a CHARLENE CROWELL Further, America’s le- proving transit, roads and small-dollar loans. Sadly, she was asleep in her president who has yet to gion of working poor often bridges. during the pandemic, this own bed. In another fatal grasp that Black lives mat- 1 letter called on Congress holds multiple jobs be- By contrast, investment financial exploitation has incident, a young Black ter. to “rectify these structural cause stagnant low wages and corporate interests persisted and falls on those Georgia man jogging in So once again, the wrongs through legislation have failed to keep pace have seen swift govern- hardest-hit with job losses, daylight was shot dead. question, “Where do we before another Black life is with the rising cost of liv- mental adjustments. illnesses, and loss of life. None of these three un- go from here?” is both needlessly lost.” ing. Today’s federal mini- Several monied inter- For example, as many armed people deserved to timely and poignant. But police violence is not mum wage is still $7.25 an ests received significant low-income people and die violently. For more than 386 or- the only problem that needs hour. In many cases, these funds through the Pay- especially those of color For Dr. Martin Luther ganizations, a written ap- to be eradicated. People who are the same workers who check Protection Program, realized that competitive King, Jr., a book begun peal to congressional lead- riot are usually those who walk or rely upon public even as many small busi- jobs markets essentially in 1966 while he was liv- ers noted that over the past have no hope. The most dan- transit where available to nesses - particularly owned required skills and train- ing in a Chicago tenement year, more than 1,000 peo- gerous person is not the one reach their places of em- by Blacks and Latinos – ing to access gainful em- reflected similar chaotic ple were shot and killed by who lost a job, but rather the ployment. It should also struggled to access the aid. ployment, millions were challenges against a back- police. Facilitated by the one who has no hope that an- be noted that these workers After the public outcry, the snookered into enrolling drop of seething racial Leadership Conference on other can be found. comprise many of those Treasury Department pub- in costly for-profit col- resentments. Published Civil and Human Rights Since March, 40 mil- who have not had the op- licly called for approved leges that failed to deliver the following year and en- and led by the NAACP Le- lion people have sought un- tion of working from home multi-million- dollar loans {See CROWELL A-8} titled, “Where Do We Go gal Defense Fund, the June employment benefits. This during the COVID-19 be returned. The Federal A-8 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL OPINION OPINION THURSDAY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER JUNE 18, 26, 2020 2013

• GREGORY C. SCOTT •

I still remember the first room, and career. In many dream externally, and si- other systems in our tril- time I had to encounter rac- respects, the death of George lently living the American ogy of race, politics, and ism growing up as a young Floyd reminded me of every nightmare internally. poverty to change all so- man in Paterson, NJ. On time I was called n***** on While there is a cur- cial justice issues that keep some level, it had become my college campus, to times rent focus on the murder people impoverished. normal for myself and other where I was made to feel I of George Floyd, this is The movement of young Black boys to be sit- didn’t belong, to being fol- certainly not the first bla- Black Lives Matter is not a ting on the curb in hand- lowed by security when I tant example of the physi- slogan or a temporary pro- cuffs with my head down walk into a store, to hear- cal tactics by certain police test until it happens again. in shame, in fear, in a state ing the click of doors being officers. We must also It’s the mirror in the face of confusion; and feeling locked because I walked by, remember Breonna Taylor, of every American citizen worthless. I’m not sure who to purses being clutched be- Walter Scott, Eric Gar- that says, WE ARE BET- I feared more; the police of- cause of my presence in the ner, Sandra Bland, Mike TER THAN THIS. It’s a ficers who were questioning elevator. Brown, Alton Sterling, reminder that Black lives me for walking home from All of this has a psycho- Philando Castille, Oscar are essential. It’s a unified school or my mother who somatic impact on many Grant, Amadou Diallo, and movement against racism had to come to get me, and Black lives who have expe- Tamir Rice. Each fatal in- on any level in America. I desperately wanted her to. rienced similar encounters. cident is our reminder of It’s putting a demand to I still don’t recall why I Even today, I still feel the the systematic racism that end the death against Black was stopped in my tracks as need to cross the street so the exists today. It’s a system people at the hands of po- I expeditiously walked home White people I am about to that is designed to keep lice officers and change the from the iconic Eastside cross paths with don’t feel poverty and socioeconom- system of policing. High School after my 6th- uncomfortable or when I de- ic injustice at the forefront This is our moment to period class. I do remember cline to get on the elevator at of the fabric of our society. STAND TOGETHER, no I was in a rush to get home to the City Club in Downtown Change is possible, matter what ethnic back- take the bus I needed to get Los Angeles because the ride COURTESY PHOTO and I’m optimistic about ground you are. As Martin to my part-time job at Burger to the 51st floor with a group GREGORY C. SCOTT our future when all lives Luther King, Jr. so elo- King. It was an episode in of people who don’t look will truly matter. Young quently stated, “Injustice my life that haunted me for like me is too long to bear We celebrate milestones in signed to inexplicably Black Americans are tired anywhere, is injustice ev- many years until I subcon- the awkwardness of being racial equity, but racial in- jail African Americans. and are saying enough is erywhere.” sciously learned to fear the “othered.” However, I am justices, not only continue, This level of policing enough. This is not just Gregory C. Scott, a vi- police even up to this day. I the speaker at the very event they have a renewed vigor, and bigotry for over a Black issue; this is an sionary business and non- also learned to bury it. It’s they are attending. especially during a double 400 years has built a American issue. profit Chief Executive, the “code-switching” that Watching the death of pandemic of COVID-19, and large gap between Black Our previous genera- an accomplished agent of many Black professionals George Floyd unmasked racism in America. African people and every other tions fought against slav- change, an innovative and have mastered to minimize every feeling of pain, anger, Americans still have the high- race of people. This rac- ery, Jim Crow; and fought inspirational leader, social our pain to fit in corporate frustration, and numbness. I est unemployment rate, low- ist strategy has kept the for civil rights, the right entrepreneur, community America. AM NOT OK! Black lives, est educational scores, fewest African American com- to vote, and women em- advocate, executive coach, At that time, I didn’t re- whether under the knee of a homeowners, and dispropor- munity excluded in the powerment. This gen- faith leader, and leadership alize it would be the first of cop or at the mercy of sys- tionately suffer from corona- process of the Ameri- eration will make history thought leader with over many occasions where my tematic racism in education, virus. can Dream. For many, by changing policies that 20 years of experience in race would be an issue in healthcare, and in the mar- Racism has created a sys- there’s a dichotomy of eradicate police brutality. philanthropy and commu- my community, my class- ketplace, are under attack. tem of legal enforcement de- living the American We still must change all nity development.

Crowell {continued from Pg. A-7} the Administration vetoed in policing, current Attor- All governments – federal, fee. a recent measure to over- ney General William Barr state, and municipal - need Now, while the nation turn a 2019 rule that would has been conspicuously si- to do their jobs. At the awaits additional Congres- weaken accountability for lent and invisible. same time, leaders in busi- sional action, several ma- these institutions. This ac- Under the current adminis- ness and commerce have jor bank CEOs have begun tion also prevents defraud- tration, regulations that held a role to play as well: ad- speaking out about racism ed students from access to illegal businesses account- vocating and ensuring that and their respective plans financial relief. The 2019 able for financial exploita- all consumers, regardless to ensure that institution- rule overhauled a previ- tion have been removed or of race, have access to the ally, their operations can ous one adopted during weakened. The Consumer credit they deserve. Just as eliminate discrimination. the Obama Administration Financial Protection Bu- the Federal Reserve took But to date, there has been that ensured direct and cor- reau (CFPB), created to be decisive action to support no large-scale or long-term rective response to release the consumer’s financial corporate and investor in- banking program that offers former for-profit students watchdog in the market- terests, working families the financial heft to effec- from the educational debts place, has consistently acted are equally deserving of a tively address the lack of incurred by false promises. in the interest of businesses governmental champion to credit – even as the Black “If Congress doesn’t over- instead of people, holding unclog the blocks on ben- homeownership rate re- ride the president’s veto,” that consumer information efits, loans and grants. mains at 42%. noted Ashley Harrington, – not protection or enforce- Right now, not sometime As Dr. King wrote, “[W]e Federal Advocacy Director ment - is their watchword. in the future, Black busi- need the vision to see in this and Senior Counsel with Additionally, the Office nesses need ready access generation’s ordeals the op- the Center for Responsible of the Comptroller of the to available grant aid and portunity to transfigure both Lending (CRL), “Secretary Currency recently fol- credit through mainstream ourselves and American so- DeVos’ 2019 harmful Bor- lowed through with its plan lending. Fortunately, in this ciety…Let us be those cre- rower Defense Rule will to dramatically overhaul market, there seems to be a ative dissenters who will go into effect this summer the Community Reinvest- window of opportunity for call our beloved nation to making it nearly impos- ment Act, which will cause real change. a higher destiny…to a new

COURTESY PHOTO sible for future defrauded further financial harms to Already a coalition of civil plateau of compassion, to students to access relief and low-to-moderate income rights advocates that in- a more noble expression of the training or credentials indicate that this industry taxpayers to recoup their families and communities clude the NAACP, Unidos, humanness.” necessary to live financially will once again achieve ex- wasted and misused dol- of color. and CRL appealed to Con- independent lives. With low plosive growth in the midst lars.” The onus for achieving fi- gress to fix the Paycheck Amen, Dr. King. graduation rates, many of of widespread economic in- Similarly, the Department nancial fairness rightfully Protection Program by these former students in- security. of Justice under the cur- rests with government. streamlining loan forgive- Charlene Crowell is a se- curred deep debt without Despite recent and bipar- rent administration, has not Consumers who have been ness for small loans and nior fellow with the Cen- the requisite skills nor a de- tisan support in Congress, pursued cases of discrimi- victimized by profiteers ensuring both reporting and ter for Responsible Lend- gree that enable them to se- the Trump Administration nation. Where former At- should not be asked to con- data transparency. In addi- ing. She can be reached at cure employment with ad- again chose to shield preda- torney General Eric Holder duct their own investiga- tion, and to assist the very Charlene.crowell@respon- equate wages to repay their tory for-profit institutions went to Ferguson, Missouri tions and have no standing smallest businesses, the co- siblelending.org. loans. Just as after the Great at the expense of students to find out first-hand that to prosecute whatever they alition supports instituting a Recession, emerging signs and taxpayers. Last week, community’s racial tensions might discover. minimum loan origination

But still young people have work, I pray that he will not A ring of the phone will Still a Black Mother Cries. {continued from Pg. A-7} Manly to live, and learn on their be hurt, make my heart drop, I might Sandra J. Evers-Manly, is I grew up somebody’s Until now that I have a own, When I don’t hear from collapse if I hear a knock, president of the Black Hol- child, child of my own, So, every day I sit and him and feel the fear, I cry a But when I hear that knob lywood Education and Re- Naive and ignorant of He’s naive just like me, pray, that my child makes mother’s cry, asking God to turn, my prayers have been source Center, and can be the things that waited for And thinks he’s invin- it home, bring him here, answered cause my child reached at: me in the wild, cible with not a worry in his Every day when he leaves On Friday nights when the has returned, Email: everssa@yahoo. I never understood the heart, for school, I pray that I will worry never stops, tick tock He has no idea when he sees com importance of my mother’s I’ve tried to prepare him see him soon, I watch the clock, and pray my eyes, just how much a Instagram: Sandraevers- home, as best I can from the start, Anytime he leaves for to God, Black mother cries. manly

both a 2014 study by the makes protests more vio- out a clear, audible warn- high Trust that is devolved War {continued from Pg. A-6} US Army concluded that lent, not less. ing given beforehand and a upon Us.” soldiers exposed to tear gas These “pain gasses” are be- reasonable amount of time We cannot lose the trust of hard to watch. Justin LaF- chemical munitions in its were more likely to contract ing used on protesters who to disperse, a criminal vio- the public by inflicting in- rancois, a local journalist, 2021 budget, without pro- respiratory illnesses, as well are predominately peaceful. lation. This common-sense discriminate punishments. reported “we’re trapped, hibiting CMPD from using as a letter signed by over a Across our country, entire proposal would set a federal Both wisdom and virtue tell they’re shooting pepper chemical agents. Seattle thousand public health pro- groups of people are being standard regarding the use us tear gas has no place in balls at us, they’ve thrown and other cities have gone fessionals that “Oppose[s] sentenced to choke on gas of chemical agents, hold- the arsenals of local law en- out tear gas, flash-bangs, further, declaring tempo- any use of tear gas, smoke, for the actions of a few pro- ing all police departments forcement. smoke ... we’re trapped rary moratoriums on using or other respiratory irri- testers. This goes against accountable for indiscrimi- here, they’re up top shoot- tear gas. tants” during the protests. the value of innocence that nate use against American Congresswoman Alma Ad- ing at us.” We can’t forget that these Finally, tear gas may not John Adams and others citizens. ams, a veteran of the Civil The protesters were the vic- protests come in the middle even work for crowd con- placed at the foundation of The doors to the Mecklen- Rights Movement and the tims of indiscriminate force. of a pandemic. There is trol. Scholarship on the sub- our criminal justice system. burg County Courthouse in chair of the Congressional They couldn’t breathe. growing concern that tear ject tends to reinforce the That is why I introduced Charlotte borrow a quote HBCU Caucus, represents After the incident, the Char- gas exacerbates the spread idea that escalation, includ- legislation to make the use from Adams as well: “God North Carolina’s 12th Dis- lotte City Council prohib- of diseases including CO- ing through the use of riot of riot control agents, as de- Almighty grant us Wisdom trict (Charlotte) in the US ited any police spending on VID-19. NPR highlighted gear and chemical agents, fined by federal law, with- and Virtue sufficient for the House of Representatives. THURSDAY,A-6 LOS JUNE ANGELES 18, 2020 SENTINEL NEWSNEWS LASENTINEL.NETTHURSDAY,JANUARY 9,A-9 2014 ADVERTISEMENT COVID-19 IS KILLING BLACK PEOPLE. PRESIDENT TRUMP, HELP US!

Covid-19 is killing us. Racism is our pre- PPE, syringes, swabs, vials, gloves, sterile wipes, existing condition. This is not hyperbole. We have and other critical items need to be produced under the a crisis within a crisis. This moment, our bodies DPA now! WE STILL DON’T have enough PPE. It is carry the vestiges of America’s hateful past. The delusional to think demand has lessened. It’s not lower; intergenerational trauma of slavery, hate, murder and we are rationing our supplies because we have to. And institutional injustice is carried in our DNA. Over 400 we’re compromising our healthcare workers and hospital years of exploitation and violence have literally made staff in the process. Proper medical standards for PPE us sick. Food deserts, expensive healthcare, pollution, usage must be reinstated. Public and private healthcare and endless microaggressions are all traumas of the systems are paying more for supplies and passing the mind and body — and they are killing us. Nationally, costs on to us! Blacks are dying from Covid-19 at a rate 3 to 4 times DPA must control prices on medical and higher than whites. household virus-related goods. PRE-PANDEMIC Today, Black people have higher incidences PRICES must be held in check at each stage of of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, production, distribution, and point of sale. The DPA infant mortality, and strokes. Trauma after trauma, producers must proportionally include our communities generation after generation, poverty, oppression, and for employment opportunities and as vendor partners. violence sit in our bodies as disease. This is not the time for corporate America to be greedy. Mr. President, right now, this minute, we need We need MANY, MANY MORE TESTS for those you to LEAD. I grew up in a family business. I’m no disproportionately affected! Let me define what I mean expert on pandemics, but I see desperation and pain by testing: ACCURATE with RAPID RESULTS (within spreading in our communities. We need decisive and hours, not days); adequate supplies to rapidly process urgent action. tests; and, ACCESSIBLE and free weekly testing for There are federal actions that only you can take. frontline and essential workers to be tested in their Please form an urgent response team to target Black, zip code. Latinx, and Indigenous populations. This team must Please don’t keep telling us that testing is not include the best and brightest from communities of necessary for everyone; only those with symptoms. color with expertise in: infectious disease and research; Don’t tell us “we can’t test 300 million people” and that targeted marketing and communications; general you are tracking cases to identify hot spots. Cases are expertise in hospital and institutional supply chains; PEOPLE. We are not numbers to be “tracked” by some retail supply chains and manufacturing operations; lag indicator. People who live in densely populated cities and, state and county healthcare coordinators. The or work the front lines need frequent testing. PERIOD. team must give weekly updates on C-SPAN with Those with positive or undetermined results need FACTS from each discipline. Journalists from affected temporary housing to self-isolate. Use federal or military counties, neighborhoods, and reservations must have housing. Allocate money to target states to pay for all virtual access to these press conferences. test-related expenses. We need mass quantities of PPE and cleaning We need a specific, detailed plan for every type of products. In some cases, we are paying $4 EACH for congregate housing, their residents, staff, and vendors. disposable surgical face masks and $9 for a 16-ounce This includes prisons, jails, nursing homes, assisted bottle of hand sanitizer if we can find them. CDC- living facilities, shelters, and other places. It is long recommended masks, sanitizer, disinfectant cleaners, overdue. We need a PLAN NOW . . . today! Families are and wipes are scarce and expensive. Our communities at risk. already spend more on basic household items as a We need your leadership. If you allow this virus to percentage of income. How can we get back to work hollow out essential workers and communities of color and protect our families? Must we choose between our with more sickness and death, our economic recovery livelihoods and our lives? Once schools reopen, there won’t be a “V”, it will be an “L” — and our morality will will be even more demand for virus-related supplies. never recover. How can families afford to keep children safe? This is America? Use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to get these products to our shelves urgently — within MR. PRESIDENT, PLEASE weeks, not months — at PRE-PANDEMIC PRICES. FOR GOD’S SAKE . . . HELP US! Flood the marketplace with products to save lives and end the price gouging. People of color are primarily the ones disinfecting our public spaces, cleaning hospital rooms Prayerfully, and common areas, providing daily personal care for the sick, driving the buses, working the cash registers, harvesting and cooking our food, delivering packages, and so much more. Businesses are already passing on their costs of pandemic-related overhead. Small businesses can’t carry these additional expenses unless they increase prices. We are paying more for food and household basics. Higher prices pour salt in the wounds of disadvantaged communities. Terri Gardner, Elder, Wer1tribe.org

PAID FOR BY TERRI GARDNER A-8A-10 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL OPINION NEWS THURSDAY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER JUNE 18, 26, 2020 2013

Martinez {continued from Pg. A-1} for justice and police reform. lars and we all have to share The outrage over Floyd’s in this sacrifice in order to be death also brought attention able to provide some of our and shed light to other tragic other critical services.” Black deaths at the hands of Martinez points out that police, including Breonna she values public safety and Taylor who was murdered values good officers and ap- in her own home when Lou- preciates the work that they isville police entered into do. She points out that “We the wrong house and subse- ask police officers to do jobs quently shot and killed her. that they shouldn’t have to Yet, through all the city’s be doing; they’re not mental challenges, Martinez has en- health workers, they’re not dured, pushed forward and homeless care providers and continued to lead her coun- we are relying on them to do cil district (#6, Pacoima/San work that they should not be Fernando Valley area) and doing. We are asking them the city council doing the to do too much.” people’s business. But, her decision to real- PHOTO BY BRIAN W. CARTER/L.A. SENTINEL “We are busy working for locate funds from the police L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez (middle, left) stands with council president emeritus Herb Wesson our citizens; people are hurt- and direct them to other de- (middle), councilman Curren Price (far right), councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson (middle, right) and service ing, people are not working. partments to re-think how providers at a press conference to mark the introduction of improvements to the Operations-South Bureau Human We are trying to re-open the the City and the police de- Trafficking Task Force. economy and unfortunately partment allocate their re- the detail in place and so rectly for tenants who have she did. been laid off or have been “My daughter’s room affected by COVID. is at the front of our home, With the help of her city so to have people out front council colleagues, Marti- yelling profanity, making nez has gotten a lot done, noise and being disrup- but her biggest challenge tive to my family and my to schematically reimag- neighbors was crazy.” The ine how to reinvest public protesters were not people safety and public safety from her community, but dollars for the betterment what she was really trying of all communities and the to avoid was her neigh- people who live them. She bors taking control of their is not shy about pointing street and confronting the out that racism in Los An- protesters, which Martinez geles and throughout this believes was certainly pos- nation is real. She says, sible. addressing racism requires Nury Martinez has al- the uncomfortable conver- ways been about her com- sations that many don’t munity; at a young age she want to have. She knows learned that it was Black there are good police of- and Brown and commu- ficers and that the few bad nities of color that were ones make it difficult for often disenfranchised and all of the good ones. She needed the most help. remembers growing up, This inspires her to bring she had never seen a La- resources into her com- tina police officer, and it COURTESY PHOTO munity and communities was not until she was 19 of color. She says she sees years of age that she had L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez provides low-income residents with a $60 shopping spree at Aldi Market and knows first-hand how ever met a police officer of Panorama City during the COVID-19 pandemic Black and Brown people color. are often the last commu- “I was organizing a some jobs may not come sources, has brought the ing her office and threat- protesters were not only nities to receive the des- community clean up and back online, and people are council president under fire ening her life. Because of disrupting me and my fam- perately needed resources someone suggested that I not going to be able to go from members of the rank these threats, she met with ily, but they were showing from the City and the fed- go to the police station and back to the jobs that they had and file, as well as from the LAPD and the recommen- up early in the morning, eral government. Through ask them for help. I had before COVID,” stated Mar- powerful peace officer’s dation was to assign a detail blocking driveways and all of the challenges she’s never even imagined you tinez. union. to protect her and her home, not allowing my neighbors faced in 2020, she contin- could ask the police to help Needless to say, 2020 has A Spectrum News report and to ensure that none of to get out of their driveway ues to provide and direct as on a community clean-up been a tough year so far, and brought to light that she had the protests and protesters and go to work.” Martinez many resources as she and project.” But there she she is quick to remind us that a security detail placed in got out of hand. has never had a protection her colleagues can to those met then Captain Kenny we are only halfway through. front of her home for several “I don’t live in a gated detail; she doesn’t have a most in need. She has Gardner, a well-known Af- She also wants to remind weeks providing the council community; I live in the driver. Only the mayor and worked tirelessly for the rican American police offi- the city that we have to still president with added securi- same neighborhood I grew the City Attorney have a COVID-19 Paid Leave for cer who passed away of a navigate through fire season ty for herself and her family. up in. I live in a working- full-time protection detail, Families Motion, which heart condition a few years (which the City is currently When asked for her version class community and these but when one of her neigh- ensures paid leave for ago. Kenny was a beautiful updating plans for). The of the story, President Mar- City is still trying to lock in tinez said, “Thank you for the 20-21 fiscal budget and asking; no one has asked me then, there are the challenges for my side of the story.” City Council faces with “De- Because of COVID-19, funding LAPD.” the entire city council was When asked about de- forced to change how they funding the police, the coun- did business, just as many cil president had this to say. businesses and governments “Sometimes, you have to throughout the nation have make a difficult decision that had to do. The City of Los makes some people uncom- Angeles has an old and anti- fortable. And since the pan- quated voting system. So, as demic, this council has had a result of the mayor’s Safer to make some very tough de- at Home Order, the City had cisions. So, when it comes to figure out how to conduct to the LAPD question, we its business remotely. This are in the middle of a pan- caused her to have to cancel demic and an economic cri- some city council meetings sis. We’ve been asking ev- while the city got up to speed eryone (City departments) to on how to handle meeting take a look at their budgets. remotely. Martinez’ decision We’re not asking LAPD to was not a popular one, with do anything that we are no protesters blocking her street asking other City depart- and protesting in front of Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis/L.A. Sentinel ments and employees to do her home. Threatening her themselves. We know there and her family (the council L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez sits at her desk in the John Ferraro Council Chamber located in Los Angeles is going to be a shortfall of president has an 11-year-old City Hall. hundreds of millions of dol- daughter), calling and email- bors asked a protester to people needing to care for person; he asked where the move so they could pull a family member affected clean-up was taking place? out of the driveway, the with COVID. She has That Saturday, he showed protester refused and al- also led the effort to cre- up with his then 6-year-old tercation escalated. At ate the Workers Retention daughter and helped with that point, Nury agreed Ordinance and Workers the clean-up. to allow LAPD to pro- Recall Ordinance to insure “Kenny was my first vide her, her family and when employees go back experience with commu- her neighborhood with to work, they return at the nity policing, and I know a patrol detail in front of same status or level they that most officers are good her home. were at pre COVID. She honest hard-working men After the city coun- fought for the creation of and women.” cil had worked out it’s the COVID Eviction Mor- We’ve made great remote meeting chal- atorium and included giv- strides, but she also be- lenges, Martinez office ing tenants the right to sue lieves we can still do bet- began rolling back the landlords who pressured ter by reallocating funds to protection detail, but them for stimulus monies the people who are better the threats to her and or who do not honor the trained to provide the ser- her family continued, so eviction moratorium. She vices to those in need; one Martinez went back to is also leading the council way that Council President

Photo by E. Mesiyah McGinnis/L.A. Sentinel LAPD and asked for ad- to provide over $100 Mil- Nury Martinez intends to Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez stands at the entrance of the John Ferraro vice on what to do. The lion for Residential Renter make a difference. Council Chamber located in Los Angeles City Hall. advice came back leave Relief paying landlords di- THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-11 Grisly Hanging Deaths of Three Black Men in Two Weeks Hark Back to Terror of Lynchings Past BY EBONE MONET AND demanding more transparen- prior to Fuller’s death. can talk with law enforce- ANTONIO RAY HARVEY cy in the investigations of the Despite creating some traffic ment and get more informa- California Black Media separate hanging deaths of issues, authorities say the tion about the case. the African American men. demonstrations were peace- In both Palmdale and Author and investiga- On May 31, San ful. Victorville authorities say the tive journalist Ida B. Wells- Bernardino Sheriff’s Over the weekend investigations are ongoing. Barnett, a staunch crusader deputies responded to a Fuller’s family and support- During her life, Wells- against lynching at the turn report of a man found hang- ers held rallies to demand an Barnett put all of her of the last century, would ing from a tree in Victorville, independent investigation resources into journalism and likely have been included a desert city nearly 100 miles into his death. They reject the bought a stake in the Mem- among the hundreds of northeast of Los Angeles. PHOTO BY TAISHA BROWN suicide claim presented by phis Free Speech newspaper. Malcolm Harsch, the Vic- On June 13, authorities the Sheriff’s office. Instead After three of her friends thousands of people calling torville man found hanging PHOTO BY TAISHA BROWN for a thorough investiga- released information identi- from tree. in the Change.org petition were lynched by a mob in tion into recent hanging fying the man, who was Robert Fuller, Palmdale they point to the communi- 1892, her journey as a social deaths of two Black men in homeless, as 38-year-old resident found hanging ty's past “history of racism reformer. She lectured about from a tree. California and another in Malcolm Harsch. He died at park near a tree outside of and negligence.” the atrocities of lynching all New York. a makeshift encampment for City Hall. That is where 24- The Southern Poverty over Great Britain. Her three Wells-Barnett (July 16, unsheltered people where year-old Robert Fuller’s On Sunday, Los Angeles Law Center reports that Vic- friends’ deaths changed her 1862 - March 25, 1931) led officials believed he lived, body was found hanging on County Sheriff Alex Vil- torville and the surrounding life. one of the most aggressive close to Victorville City Wednesday June 10. lanueva announced that State county is home to several Today, the end of the anti-lynching campaigns Library. City officials have Attorney General Xavier anti-government and anti- lives of three Black men, through the Black press, It took the San Bernardi- backpedaled since initially Becerra will “monitor” the immigration hate groups. In brings back the memory of beginning in the 1890s no Sheriff’s Office 10 days to saying that Fuller’s death Fuller investigation. On 2012, a man was found hang- Wells-Barnett’s cause. right up to her death about release information about was likely a suicide. Twitter Villanueva described ing from an electric wire in Lynching is defined as a 40 years later. Wells Harsch’s death. Last Friday, authorities in his choice to bring in Becer- an incident police believed form of violence in which wrapped statistics in touch- The delay in releasing Palmdale told people who ra as part of his “commit- was a suicide. mobs, consisting mostly of ing stories that personal- information about this case is croweded into a City Council ment to transparency.” Still, Victor Valley News non-Black people in the ized the brutal lynchings the crux of many complaints meeting on Friday that there On Monday, Becerra told reports that San Bernardino Deep South states, executed and other race-based being lodged against law is no security footage from California Black Media he Sheriff’s officials said there a person without the fairness crimes happening in towns enforcement in San outside of city hall. dispatched a team of investi- is no indication of foul play. of a jury trial. across the Deep South, Bernardino County. People Activists are also calling gators to Palmdale. A similar online petition This practice soared after bringing them to the atten- are incredulous about author- on the New York Police "They will assess what is gaining signatures for Mal- the Emancipation Proclama- tion of people across the ities preliminarily deciding Department to conduct a has been done so far by the colm Harsch. Twenty-three tion freed slaves in 1865 and country and in other parts that Harsch’s hanging was a deeper investigation into the local investigators, with the thousand people have signed continued for about 100 of the world. suicide. The comment sec- death of an unidentified L.A. County Sheriff’s petition to seek a thorough years. Graphic photos of Now more than 150 tions of the Sheriff's social Black man who authorities Department, and we will investigation. The Harsch lynchings, many in a specta- years later, Los Angeles media accounts include calls say died from another appar- assist moving forward,” said family told Victor Valley tor setting, still circulate in County called in California for investigators to release ent suicide. He was discov- Becerra. “We are an inde- News that law enforcement’s various forms of media, state Attorney General more information about the ered hanging from a tree in a pendent agency and our assessment of suicide possi- including U.S. postal cards. Xavier Becerra to keep an case. park in the Inwood neighbor- work we do on behalf of the bly linked to the coronavirus The National Memorial eye on the investigation of a People are also question- hood of northern Manhattan Department of Justice — and was off base. For Peace and Justice Palmdale man found hang- ing if Harsch was lynched. near the Hudson River dur- we will do that as best we “He didn’t seem to be (NMPJ) in Montgomery, ing from a tree last week. About 52 miles away, the ing the early morning hours can." depressed to anyone who Ala., is the first memorial Although local authori- Los Angeles County Sher- of June 9. A “Justice for Robert truly knew him. Everyone dedicated to the legacy of ties have listed suicide as the iff’s Department is investi- Investigators in New Fuller” petition has nearly who knew our brother was enslaved Black people and likely cause of death in both gating another hanging in York are conducting an reached its 300,000-signa- shocked to hear that he Black people terrorized by instances, people in Califor- Palmdale. Saturday people autopsy to get to the root of ture goal. Petition organizers allegedly hung himself and lynching. nia and across the county are gathered at Poncitlán Square his cause of death. question if Fuller was possi- don’t believe it to be true as In May of 2020, 89 years bly the victim of a lynching. well as the people who were after her death, Wells-Barnett They cite heightened emo- there when his body was dis- was posthumously awarded California Assembly Passes Bill to tions caused by recent Black covered. The explanation of a Pulitzer Prize for her jour- Lives Matters (BLM) suicide does not seem plausi- nalism. Set Up Reparations Task Force protests as a possible factor. ble,” it reads, “The way to right wrongs Hundreds of people report- Sheriff Villanueva sched- is to turn the light of truth BY TANU HENRY would be eligible to receive that held us back and robbed edly took part in Palmdale uled a virtual town hall on upon them,” Wells-Barnett California Black Media compensation. us of economic opportuni- BLM demonstration a week Monday. He said residents once wrote. “Until the end of the ties that were afforded oth- On June 12, the Califor- U.S. Civil War, California ers for centuries — both nia Assembly voted 61-12 to city and county law enforce- here in California and across approve AB 3121. ment authorities enforced a this land.” Standing with Weber, all the other members of the California Legislative Black Caucus co-sponsored AB 3121. They are Senator 0217$,5$ Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles), the group’s vice chair; Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles); A 1 UNIT AFFORDABLE Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), SENIOR (55+) H286,1* 23325781,7< secretary; Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Sacramen- :H DUH SOHDVHG WR DQQRXQFH WKDW ZH ZLOO EHJLQ DFFHSWLQJ DSSOLFDWLRQV IRU 0RQWDLUD RQ to), treasurer; Assembly- 0D\   7KH DSSOLFDWLRQ SHULRG IRU 0RQWDLUD ZLOO UXQ IURP 0D\   WKURXJK -XO\   $SSOLFDWLRQV UHFHLYHG DIWHU -XO\   ZLOO QRW EH DFFHSWHG AP PHOTO/RICH PEDRONCELLI member Chris R. Holden Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, chair of the (D-Pasadena); Assembly- 50% Area Median Income 60% Area Median Income Legislative Black Caucus, answers a question about police member Mike A. Gipson Unit Type Tenants Rent* Income Limit Unit Type Tenants Rent* Income Limit use of force, during a news conference in Sacramento, (D-Los Angeles); Studio $ from $2,0 - $,550 One Bedroom $1, from $, - $,80 Calif., Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Assemblymember Studio $ from $2,0 - $47 0 One Bedroom $1, from $,0 - $,00 Autumn Burke (D-South The “reparations” bill contract labor system, Bay, Los Angeles); Assem- One Bedroom $ from $2, - $,550 One Bedroom $1, from $,0 - $6,0 calls for the creation of a allowing slave holders to blymember Reginald Jones- One Bedroom $ from $2,40 - $4,50 Two Bedroom $1, from $,0 - $,00 task force to study and pro- effectively hold persons in Sawyer, Sr. (D- South Los One Bedroom $ from $2,40 - $,50 Two Bedroom $1, from $,0 - $6,0 pose ideas for how African bondage,” Weber said. “In Angeles); Assemblymember Two Bedroom $9 from $,0 - $4,50 Two Bedroom $1, from $,0 - $,0 Americans in California can other words, California Kevin McCarty (D-Sacra- be compensated for slavery state, county and city mento). 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African Americans James Gallagher (R-Yuba  5LGJH 9DOOH\ ment at the bill’s hearing to have loved this country, and City); Kevin Kiley (R- her colleagues on the Cali- we have served it, and we Rocklin); Tom Lackey (R- ,UYLQH &$  fornia state Assembly floor. have contributed to its might Palmdale); Devon Mathis The California state Sen- as much as every other (R-Visalia); Jay Obernolte ate is now reviewing the bill American,” said Hardy (R-Big Bear Lake); Jim Pat- and is expected to vote on it Brown, the founder of Cali- terson (R-Fresno); and $SSOLFDWLRQV ZLOO EH DFFHSWHG EHWZHHQ 0D\   WKURXJK -XO\   by June 25. fornia Black Media. Randy Voepel (R-Santee). )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ YLVLW KWWSZZZPRQWDLUDOLYLQJFRP If the bill passes the Sen- “We are not making this The Assembly Republi- RUFDOO   ate and Gov. Newsom signs up. 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Compton {continued from Pg. A-1} their lives. Twenty years calling for a change. later, Compton taxpayers Just days after the murder are paying $22 million a of George Floyd by Minne- year to the Sheriff’s De- apolis police officers--a cell- partment with only Lan- phone video surfaced on so- caster coming in higher at cial media showing a Black $24 million for a city of 94 man being beaten by Comp- square miles and 150,000 ton Sheriff’s deputies. residents. At 10 square The victim turned out to miles and 100,000 resi- be 24-year-old Dalvin Price dents, Compton is paying who said that on May 31, he the most money per resi- was just going home when dent and geographic area. the sheriff’s pulled him over. Today Compton resi- The cellphone record- dents and elected leaders ing begins when Price has no longer look at the Sher- already been forced to the iff’s Department as the an- ground by two deputies. Price swer, but more as the prob- can be heard on the recording lem. saying, “I’m on the ground,” On June 7, over five as a third deputy joins and thousand people partici- begins to strike Price’s right PHOTO BY DAMION LOWE pated in a march against torso with his knee. Over five-thousand Compton residents attend a protest against police brutality outside of the Compton courthouse police brutality--but to be Deputies broke several of on Jun 7, 2020

services are contracted in. our taxpayer’s investment million but incidents like what “It’s time for the Sher- in the Sheriff’s Depart- occurred with Dalvin Price are iff’s Department to be ac- ment is--especially when unacceptable and we will not countable to the cities that the Sheriff’s Department tolerate it,” said Compton city contract their service,” is asking for an additional Attorney Damon Brown. “The said Mayor Brown. “In one million dollars.” taxpayers of this city will not Compton, we’re not even “Compton residents fund our own destruction and allowed to dictate our deserve and demand eq- dehumanization. We expect own priorities as it relates uitable treatment. We are our tax dollars to be used for to law enforcement. The tired of dodging sher- our protection and for law sheriff tells us what the iff’s cars that have no enforcement to work coop- priorities are and it should regard for traffic laws or eratively with city leadership be the other way around. personal property, being to improve safety and quality For far too long the Sher- snatched out of our cars, of life. For this relationship iff’s Department has gone having our vehicles il- between the Sheriff’s and the

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF COMPTON unchallenged regarding legally searched, being city to continue, there must be Police brutality victim, 24-year-old Dalvin Price speaks at a news conference in Comp- their accountability to the threatened and intimi- accountability.” ton, Ca. June 7, 2020 cities that pay them mil- dated, beaten and in some At Sentinel press time, the lions and millions of dol- cases murdered,” said Compton City Council was more specific--Sheriff’s Price’s ribs and then made they have seen squad deputy brutality. him sit in a Sheriff’s patrol cars parked outside their Led by Mayor Aja car for five hours after the homes and are in fear for Brown and Councilwom- incident, which happened their lives. an Michelle Chambers, around 11 p.m. near the in- Compton Mayor Aja thousands walked the 1.3 tersection of Rosecrans and Brown and City Attorney miles between the Gate- Pearl Avenue. Damon Brown sent a let- way Center and the Martin L.A. County jail records ter to Los Angeles County Luther King Jr. monument show Price wasn’t booked Sheriff Alex Villanueva in front of the courthouse. until six hours later, on the outlining what they say Among the marchers were morning of June 1. He was are non-negotiable reform Grammy award-winner and released without a charge. priorities. Compton native Kendrick “I was trying my best to Among the demands Lamar. He was joined by comply with everything they made on behalf of the fellow Compton native, were saying but I was still residents of Compton was DeMar DeRozan of the San treated like I didn’t have any that the deputies involved

Antonio Spurs and Hous- rights,” said Price at a press in the beating of Dalvin PHOTO BY DAMION LOWE ton Rockets Russell West- conference last week. “I was Price be immediately Compton native Andre Spicer, also known as Hub City Dre, marches with residents brooks. very scared. I knew I was transferred out of the against police brutality June 7, 2020. But celebrities were out- innocent. I knew I didn’t do Compton Station while numbered by Compton’s anything wrong. They treat- the investigation is pend- everyday citizens who are ed me like an animal, like I ing. lars each year. We are Mayor Brown. “We de- poised to consider an ordi- fed up with the lack of con- wasn’t a human being.” Other demands in- their bosses and not the mand the same treatment nance to establish a 11-mem- sequences faced by sheriff Last week, Price stood clude requiring that a ma- other way around.” that deputies provide to ber Law Enforcement Review deputies who kill and vic- alongside his grandmother jority number of the Sher- Councilmember Mi- the residents of Malibu, Board that in alignment with timize residents. and the woman who caught iff’s deputies assigned to chelle Chambers added Rancho Palos Verdes and Compton’s commitment to Community leaders, the incident online and told Compton have a certain “We want transparency other affluent communi- maintaining a safe environ- Compton Cowboy Randy the media about the harass- amount of years experi- from the Sheriff’s Depart- ties. And, according to the ment for all of its residents Hook, gang interventionist ment they’ve experienced ence and that the Sheriff’s ment. They freely tell us size of our contract with and recognizing the need for David Cox, Sylvia Nunn since the video became pub- Department stops sending the crime statistics in our the Sheriff’s Department, police reform, would indepen- Angel’s, Leroy Brown and lic. new deputies to Compton city but never tell us how we have $22 million rea- dently review allegations of hundreds from Compton’s “Since I pressed that re- and using the city as on many complaints were file, sons to expect it.” misconduct and increase ac- community-based gang re- cord button, my life has been the job training. They also sustained, or even what the “The City currently countability and trust with the duction and intervention turned upside down,” said want all of the patrol cars percentage of crimes be- contracts with Sheriff’s public, and those that provide initiative Compton Em- Asia Hall, the Compton resi- in Compton to have the ing solved is. We want to Department for law en- law enforcement services in powered all hit the street dent who recorded the video. city’s seal on them like in know and we have a right forcement services at a Compton. to join their community in Both she and Price say other cities the Sheriff’s to know what the return on price tag in excess of $22

{continued from Pg. A-1} exander of the Bronx. Al- budget. Struggle exander was found dead “Because I’m a moth- near the Hudson River on er, and you’re a [parent], June 9. Speaking to the and we all have chil- New York Daily News Al- dren that we are trying exander’s brother would to make this world better not comment on the cir- for. We’re all connected cumstances of his death. to each other. We have an Activists, organizers opportunity in this mo- and people of goodwill ment, you have an oppor- have followed up on the tunity in this moment to momentum of the protests be courageous. You have with policy demands for an opportunity now to local police departments. not just say ‘who am I as In Los Angeles a coalition a city council member?’ calling itself The People’s but, ‘whose are you?’ Do Budget-Los Angeles has you belong to the police called for the 50 percent protective league. … to of the general fund that your ambitions … to your the City of Los Angeles ego, or do you belong to consistently earmarks for the people.”

the LAPD to be invested “Overwhelmingly, the COURTESY OF THE HARSCH FAMILY in “care not cops”. Mayor call was that we wanted to Malcolm Harsch

courtesy of the Fuller family Garcetti announced on invest in universal needs Robert Fuller June 4 that $150 million and divest in traditional if we had that type of infra- tion of defunding the police. of the LAPD’s proposed forms of policing,” said structure already in place? What I absolutely do sup- Malcolm Harsch was found cause of death for both men $1.86 billion budget David Turner, a researcher Well now is the time to be port is the idea of putting hanging from a tree in the however autopsies have not would be reinvested in with Black Lives Matter- bold,” Turner continued. the investments in commu- city of Victorville, approxi- been completed. Addition- communities. Los Angeles. Speaking on ABC-7’s nities so the police depart- mately 80 miles to the east ally, families of the men say According to The “What would it look Eyewitness Newsmakers ment doesn’t have to pick of Los Angeles and 50 miles that their loved ones would People’s Budget website like if instead of law en- program LA politicos Karen up all of the problems.” east of Palmdale. not have committed suicide the group considered the forcement shooting peo- Bass and Marqueece Harris Harris-Dawson, coun- Harsch was found close and want their deaths to be move to be a victory but ple with rubber bullets and Dawson had slightly differ- cilman of Los Angeles’ to a homeless encamp- investigated fully. that more was necessary. tanks, we used some of ing opinions on the issue of 8th District, said “We have ment where individuals at- Officials from the FBI On June 15 Melina that money … to invest in defunding police. some of the lowest crime tempted to perform CPR and the US Department of Abdullah, co-founder and the protective equipment Bass, Democratic Con- rates we’ve ever had. No on him, as well as deputies Justice have announced they organizer of Black Lives for our city workers and gressional Representative of matter how low crime goes, from the San Bernardino will be reviewing the cases. Matter-LA, addressed the the protective equipment the 37th District and chair we give the police depart- County sheriff’s office. Ini- Suicide was also the ini- city council during what of the essential workers of the Congressional Black ment more money the fol- tial rulings by the coroner tial ruling in the death of turned out to be a very who are on the front line. Caucus, stated “I will say lowing year. That needs to have listed suicide as the 27-year old Dominique Al- emotional hearing on the What would it look like that I don’t support the no- stop.” NEWS A-7 THURSDAY,THURSDAY, JANUARYJUNE 18, 2020 9, 2014 NEWS/CLASSIFIED LOS LASENTINEL.NET ANGELES SENTINEL A-13

on the fact that our un- tain people (Black) down are too strong to be broken. alienable rights are not be- and oppressed. It has been said that people ing fulfilled and America If we are honest all who are overconfident and WINDOW has embraced a haughty of us struggle or have arrogant are likely to fail. spirit that will bring about struggled in some form or America must deal with its fall if we do not correct another with pride. If we our haughty spirit. We things now. want things to get better started as a great country Our country and the and change for the best, and yet we are still con- world are currently in dis- we must be willing to fronted with the very issue cussions around the sub- look within and see what of human rights. We must ject of racism and injus- necessary adjustments we deal with the shortcom- tice. According to Webster, need to make. This may ings of our country now racism has been defined even mean we have to put if we want to really live as, “a belief that race is our pride on the shelf and up to our potential. Our the primary determinant of admit that we have been generation is the hope for human traits and capacities wrong and judgmental in the future. Let’s stand up and that racial differences our thoughts and opinions together! America exhibits a a haughty spirit. When a ed States Bill of Rights we produce an inherent supe- on certain people, places, “haughty spirit” when Black man is out jogging, are all entitled to,” Cer- riority of a particular race.” and things. The question is HEALING WITHOUT HATE: the military can use tear and he is killed because a tain Unalienable Rights” A woman by the name of are we willing to take this IT’S A CHOICE. IT’S A LIFE- gas to push back peace- white man thinks he may that provides each of us Kennedy Mitchum in Mis- step? Are we willing to be STYLE. PASS IT ON! ful protestors at the wish be suspicious of stealing with “Equality Before the souri recently asked Mer- the generation that steps of President Trump even something, yet again is an- Law.” This gives the right riam-Webster to update its up and rights the wrongs Visit www.WendyGladney. though we have the right other example of a haughty for everyone to be treated definition because she did our country has made? com and www.forgiving- to protest peacefully, this spirit. When police officer equally, regardless of so- not believe it was inclusive We can change laws, forliving.org to learn more. exhibits a haughty spirit. Chauvin can put his knee cial status and yet we are and accurate to the current but without changing Wendy is an international When the police can enter on the neck of George seeing a destruction in so- times. The dictionary offi- hearts we will be back in coach, consultant, trainer, a (Black) woman’s home Floyd for 8 minutes and 46 ciety because of a failure cials agreed to do so. The the same situation as we author and speaker. She without warning and kill seconds with no regards to in providing these rights original definition did not are today, it would be just a can also be found live on her and her family is still his life, America is show- to all Americans. America consider the systemic rac- matter of time. Sometimes Instagram @Wendyglad- waiting for justice, once ing a haughty spirit. cannot breathe because we ism and oppression that the chains of habit are too ney on Wednesdays at 12 again this is an example of According to the Unit- are choking and strangling still exists that keeps cer- weak to be felt until they noon PST.

lege and careers. There is a systematic strong- fisted effort in place to prevent our children (Black and Brown) from receiving the best education available and deny parents a bet- ter choice. I have got- ten a bit carried away Dr. Jeanette Parker with the passion I have for education. Okay. I will pick up on this next time and hope my prophetic artwork, “The Cameraman” will be published this time too. I have some Well, it’s too late now. swered that by saying, “the upper left you see an image very interesting infor- Adam and Eve stamped 17-year-old who filmed it of a brown man flaying his mation to share with their “Self-Will” into the was “God’s angel”. You arms, his face is pinkish you on this same sub- world and gave up our know God has His people colored. That’s Mr. Floyd ject of “The Exaltation privileges and authority to in the right place at just the and the others are all over of Self-Will.” Please the adversary! It may be right time. I also shared him. This is my interpreta- stay with me and visit hard to understand, but, it’s my personal prophetic tion of my prophetic piece my website: www.ask- true. They poured out their drawing from my person- of art: “The Cameraman.” The Cameraman (Grattan) 1992 drjeanetteparker.com disobedience and rebel- ally drawn art collection in Let’s move on. Who are Teach the children. lion into the entire world. 1992. Oh. The little round the four men involved with any reforms to the system- and near Minneapolis which Thanks for reading! That’s why the scriptures circles are the coronavirus the “murder” of Mr. Floyd. atic-systemic racism. One is covenanted for the use of say, the whole world has germs disease! The name The “adversary” is looking tried to halt it, but his voice “white people” only. Please Jeanette Grattan Park- an infectious disease by of my piece of artwork is straight on into the camera. was ignored. That’s the age- understand, I have no preju- er, Ph.D., Superinten- the adversary. “For the entitled: “Suddenly and The adversary is bold, self- old status. People who can do dices against any specific dent-Founder Today’s whole world lies under the Without Remedy!” This willed expecting to escape something about the problem people of any race or na- Fresh Start Charter sway (influence) of the ad- piece of artwork, which visibility and punishment have failed to do so, thinking tionality or tribe. Timing has School www.today- versary.” You can’t touch hopefully will be placed as all times, before. BUT, the status quo will remain elevated systemic racism sfreshstart.org All anything without the ad- with this article is called: this time the cameraman unchanged. Their actions and its synicism to boiling! rights reserved copy- versary having dipped his “The Cameraman.” Study catches and captures him, have been too weak. And the There are some who may not right: Will You Marry rebellious, jealous finger it. You will see there is a takes his picture, seals problem cannot actually be understand how the rules are Me; Inquiring Minds into the soup of the world. little girl at the bottom. his identity and incarcer- blamed on any one person/s gripped into the bloodstream Want to Know © ©. Okay, let’s go on now that That’s the 17-year-old ates him! Game over for or politician. The contribu- of our nation and the edicts, www.Askdrjeanette- I have gotten that off my who was taking the pic- him. What about the other tors are not countable! Let laws and regulations are set parker.com tm; email: chest. Last week, I left off ture. The piece is called three immediate onlook- us not forget this systemic that detangling takes great askdrjeanette@gmail. answering my own ques- “The Cameraman,” who is ers? Who are they? They racism has been alive, liv- doing. Let’s take education. com askdrjeanette. tion: “Where was God God. He sees everything at are the world that has been ing among us for centuries. There is a stronghold grip on successontheway@ when Mr. Floyd’s life was all times, being omnipres- watching these injustices You may be appalled to learn education starting at the low- gmail.com askdrjea- being snuffed out?” I an- ent and omniscient. In the all along and didn’t make about the vast land around est levels ages through col- nette tm

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in the November 2020 gen- Photo by Antonio Harvey eral election. Assemblymember Reggie Jones Sawyer( D-Los Angeles) The ballot measure that speaks on the floor of the Assembly on ACA 5 on the could overturn Proposition measure to repeal Prop 209. (June,10 2020)

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fifty states received eman- This involves an absolute emancipation and remember ate state capital. Williams {continued from Pg. A-1} Juneteenth cipation; freeing a quarter- equality of personal rights the long struggle for free- states, “This year, June- million American slaves and rights of property, be- dom. The slaves in Galves- teenth will look like no did not immediately free and henceforward shall be residing in the state. tween former masters and ton were not told they were Juneteenth before. People American slaves. In fact, free.” Commanding Officer slaves, and the connection free until 2 years after Lin- of all ages and races, our Pres. Lincoln’s proclama- Thus, reducing the from the District of Texas, heretofore existing between coln’s Emancipation Procla- advocates and allies as tion freed few slaves. Lin- strength of the Confederate Major General Gordon them, become that between mation. More than 150 years well, will be together in coln’s executive order was Army by granting slaves in Granger, along with two employer and hired labor. later, our work is far from solidarity for Black peo- initiated as a calculated confederate states freedom. thousand federal soldiers The freed are advised to re- finished to achieve equality ple like never before … military strategy to remove Over 200,000 Black sol- of the 13th Army Corps main at their present homes, for all.” It’s already happening in resources from the confed- diers would be recruited to marched through Galves- and work for wages. They Today, Juneteenth has the streets,” Williams also are informed that they will an even greater significance said, of protesters. “And not be allowed to collect than ever before. In the light we love you for that. I’m at military posts; and that of recent Black Lives Mat- grateful for those that are they will not be supported ter protest, Juneteenth has standing with us.” in idleness either there or dramatically risen in promi- During firestorm of elsewhere.” (General Gor- nence to make June 19, a national uprising and pro- don Granger-1865) national holiday. A resolu- tests. The people firmly The reaction from slaves tion designating June 19 as stand together in an ever- and indentured servants “Juneteenth Independence lasting fight for freedom. ranged from pure shock Day” was passed by the This Juneteenth feels to jubilation. As Frederick Senate in 2018; however, different, we must take Douglass described it, “The there are several online peti- advantage of this time. It

FILE PHOTO Three Abyssinian - modern-day Ethiopian - slaves in chains in 1910. The country did not abolish slavery until 1942, during the Second World War.

erate south. Union ranks, under the con- ton, Texas where order, No. American soil was sensus that this was a war 3 was read to headquarters soaked in the blood of against slavery. at the Osterman Build-

its soldiers, with nearly Juneteenth, June 19th, ing, 1861 Custom House, FILE PHOTO 620,000 dead soldiers by 1865 two thousand Union courthouse, and then the Above is a picture of American slaves who escaped their imprisonment after fleeing the time of the procla- soldiers traveled to Galves- African American Church the Confederacy and reaching Union lines in Cumberland Landing, Virginia in 1861 - mation. With the Union ton, Texas to make the an- on Broadway, known as the same year the momentous Civil War began. Army in need of additional nouncement to residing the Reedy Chapel (AME man-power to defeat the slaves that they were of- Church). Order, No.3 issued scene was wild and grand. tions calling for the change is great a time for assess- Confederate Army; Pres. ficially freed. Enforcing by General Gordon Granger Joy and gladness exhausted nationally. ment, self-improvement Lincoln delivered the Lincoln’s proclamation of “19th of June”, 1865: all forms of expression, Well-known musician and for planning the fu- Emancipation Proclama- 1863, two and a half years “The people are in- from shouts of praise to Pharrell Williams, an- ture; truthfully, we must tion declaring “that all per- after the executive order. formed that in accordance joys and tears.” nounced the proposal to celebrate who we are sons held as slaves within Juneteenth, a memorable with a Proclamation from Current (CA) Senator make June 19 an official while preparing for the said designated States, day where slaves and in- the Executive of the United Kamala Harris stated, “On paid holiday in Virginia, in furtherment of equality in and parts of States, are, dentured servants in all States, all slaves are free. Juneteenth, we celebrate which was once a Confeder- America.

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The registrant(s) started doing LOS ANGELES SENTINEL in the residence address of at the end of five years from S/JUSTIN GLOSTON, Owner business on 04/2020. a registered owner. A new THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 www.lasentinel.net B-1 Student Athlete of the Week: Eric Peacock BY AMANDA SCURLOCK established during his soph- practiced them intensely. and athletics were a skill Sports Writer omore year would help him “Our first state game we Peacock learned gradually improve. played Mater Dei Catholic during his time at Senior guard, Eric Pea- King/Drew remained a of San Diego,” Peacock King/Drew. Through the cock was part of a transfor- competitive force during said. “They knew our old years, he improved his mative era in King/Drew the 2019-2020 season and offense, but we ran a new grades and found ways to boys’ basketball history. they recognized their tal- offense and we just put get his work done without During his time there, he ents during the Rose City them under the water staying up late. helped the Golden Eagles Roundball Classic tourna- because we were prepared.” “I would do work in win a City Section Champi- ment. Doing schoolwork dur- class and at lunch, nutri- onship in 2018 and make “We played Fairfax in ing the pandemic was easy tion.” Peacock said. “I their first Open Division the championship game, we for Peacock, a lot of his would try to do a lot of my appearance this past season. lost to them by one point,” classwork was done on work before study hall, so I As a sophomore, Pea- Peacock said. “We assured computers and he has expe- get home, have time to cock started playing on the ourselves that we are an rience using Google class- rest.” JV team, but was called up open division team.” room. Learning from home The Golden Eagles will to play varsity throughout Fairfax was ranked 20th also limited his distractions. also take time out to volun- the season. in the state while “It was good for me teer and help better the “By the time the play- King/Drew was 45th in because I have no problem community. offs started, I was already a California. The Golden doing work online at “The basketball team, starter,” he said. “Being a Eagles finished third in the home,” Peacock said. “I get we volunteer at a day care sophomore made me be City Section champi- to choose when to do my … we went there and gave AMANDA SCURLOCK/L.A. SENTINEL calm, know what to do, you onships and went deep into work, not being told when bikes out to some schools King/Drew senior Eric Peacock became a starter for the listen to coach (Lloyd) the Division II State play- to do it.” around the area,” he said. boys basketball team during his sophomore year. Webster, what he said to offs. Having a court at home “We gave them backpacks, do.” After their City Section allowed Peacock to get shirts.” learned about corrective experience,” Peacock said. The Golden Eagle’s run, they practiced every shooting in during the quar- Peacock will occasion- exercises and did an intern- “I was in there every Thurs- championship run and their day; their sessions would antine. He would occasion- ally go with his cousin to do ship at Martin Luther King day and I would call 30 long run in the Division IV last up to four hours. ally visit his cousin to lift beach cleanups with Heal Hospital during his junior patients … It made my State tournament taught King/Drew changed their weights to gain muscle. the Bay. He was a member year. speaking skills better over Peacock the game plan offensive schemes and Balancing academics of the club Hosa, where he “That was a pretty good the phone.” Sparks player Tierra Ruffin-Pratt shares wisdom on how to Fight for Social Justice BY AMANDA SCURLOCK From the experience, brutality. police brutality. Sports Writer Ruffin-Pratt learned how “We all kind of stood NBA All-Stars Russell support and momentum is together as a team, as an Westbrook and DeMar Professional athletes essential. In wake of her organization, and that was DeRozan marched with have been maintaining the cousin’s murder, people in what was kind of important protestors in Compton. momentum of fighting the city of Alexandria, VA to me,” she said. “That Golden State Warriors for- against police brutality in showed her family support everybody stood together, ward, Juan Toscano-Ander- the wake of the murder of and solidarity. it didn’t matter what race, it son spearheaded two George Floyd. Los Angeles “They still with us and didn’t matter where they “Walking in Unity” march- Sparks guard, Tierra Ruf- that’s what helped the most were from, we all kind of es early in June, with Steph fin-Pratt endured through because it wasn’t just us just took that moment and Curry, Klay Thompson and the tragedy of an officer fighting and like it isn’t used our platform for what other Warriors teammates involved shooting and is now. Everybody’s fight- was going on at that in attendance. Seattle using her personal knowl- ing,” Ruffin-Pratt said. moment.” Storm players Jewell Loyd edge to fight. “Still to this day we get The WNBA announced and Breanna Stewart spoke In 2013, Ruffin Pratt messages and different on Monday that the 2020 at a rally in Seattle hosted lost her cousin Julian things about my cousin and season will begin in late by pro athletes. Dawkins in an altercation people still support the July, all games are expect- “Now we see a lot of with an off-duty sheriff’s movement.” ed to be hosted at the IMG athletes, we see actors and FACEBOOK PHOTO deputy in Arlington, VA. The hardest part of the Sparks guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (left) marches to protest Academy in Florida. Social actresses, businesspeople He was shot and killed the justice system during that racial inequality. justice will be a key com- even speaking out. Even same night their family was time was anticipating the ponent of the season, colleges and universities celebrating Ruffin-Pratt arrest and trial of the will blow over at some social justice issues during according to WNBPA pres- have put out statements, signing a contract with the deputy, according to Ruf- point, but for the families post-game press confer- ident and Sparks forward, saying they stand with us,” Washington Mystics. The fin-Pratt. they’re still waiting.” ences. Ruffin-Pratt was a Nneka Ogwumike and Ruffin-Pratt said. “It’s Deputy was sentenced to “You got to wait for When Alton Sterling leader in the effort for the WNBA commissioner, going to take a lot more jail for voluntary them to be arrested then and Philando Castile were Washington Mystics. Cathy Engelbert. than that to end something manslaughter. you got to wait for the trial, murdered in 2016, multiple Although the WNBA fined Several professional that’s going on in the “The guy who killed you got to wait for a con- WNBA teams wore Black the players involved in the athletes have participated world. Not just police bru- my cousin got six years, viction and then it’s kind of Lives Matter t-shirts and demonstrations, Ruffin- in and spearheaded march- tality, but racism, and he’s out already,” Ruffin- like what now?” she said. hosted Media Blackouts Pratt was glad to see the es and public demonstra- everything that comes with Pratt said. “Like for most people, this after games to only discuss team unify against police tions to combat racism and it. But it’s a start.” Dodgers Foundation Host Drive Thru to Help RBI Players

BY AMANDA SCURLOCK meant for Dodgers RBI our folks know that the Sports Writer youth in the South Bay and Dodgers care about them LAX regions. Families had more than just out there The Los Angeles to fill out an assessment so playing baseball; they’re Dodgers foundation LADF could understand getting great food; they’re (LADF) is aiding the fami- their exact needs. In getting product from the lies of their Dodgers RBI response to the assessment, Dodgers.” baseball and softball players they provided food, books, LADF will provide by hosting a Dodgers Day shirts, jerseys, books, toys, 132,000 meals and spend Drive-Thru presented by diapers, baby wipes, catch- $480,000 to provide to the ARCO. Saturday marked ers mitts, athletic equipment youth. When the students the first of five Drive-Thrus and caps to the players. where registered Dodgers “We’ve pretty much lost

RBI players are given food, baseball for the year due to AMANDA SCURLOCK/L.A. SENTINEL) resources and treats while COVID-19 and they find Dodgers foundation volunteers pose at the Dodgers Day Drive-Thru. social distancing. ways to change it,” said Los The first installment Angeles County Parks and to the needs of those who and the Dodger foundation Dodgers today and to see was hosted at Alondra Park Recreation Deputy Director are struggling during this have not forgotten about the smile on kids’ faces is in Lawndale, the event is Carl Cooper. “It’s letting time,” said LADF CEO them.” awesome.” Nichol Whiteman. “At Several sponsors gave Later in June, LADF Alondra Park, we’re serving resources to the Dodger partner with Hunger Not about 800 families.” Day Drive Thru including Impossible to give 1,500 Volunteers loaded the the LA84 Foundation, the meals to Dodgers RBI fam- food and supplies into the Los Angeles County of ilies who earn less than cars of families to practice Mental Health, Nike, $20,000 per year. With the AMANDA SCURLOCK/L.A. SENTINEL) Dodgers foundation volun- social distancing. The fami- Dasani, and Baby2Baby. pandemic reducing the teer puts box in the truck of lies showed their apprecia- “The Dodgers founda- incomes of countless fami- a participants’ car. tion by honking while vol- tion contacted us after hear- lies, LADF wants to help unteers cheered and ing about our COVID relief the Dodgers RBI youth. can’t compete due to the applauded them. program that we’re doing, “I say to the team at the quarantine, Dodgers RBI “We wave at the kids we distributed over 25 mil- foundation this is what provided a virtual program and let them know that it’s lion items through our we’re built for,” Whiteman for their softball and base- okay, let’s have some fun COVID program,” said said. “It’s our responsibility

AMANDA SCURLOCK/L.A. SENTINEL) ball players to keep up their for a minute,” said Dodgers Baby2Baby disaster relief to the community so I feel LADF CEO Nichol Whiteman loads a box into a car of a athletic skills. RBI field champion Carter specialist Marisa Muma. very proud of what we’re Dodgers RBI participant. “This is about adjusting Kendrick. “The Dodgers “To actually be here with able to do.” B-2 www.lasentinel.net THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 Curtiss Cook – Reprising His Role in Season Three of Showtime’s ‘The Chi’

time's “The Chi,” which is Cage” and “Narcos,” to was needed to get ahead. and she came from that level best described as an invigor- name a few. LAS: Do you like Otis? of discipline and talk about ating series about a group of Here is what actor and CC: Do I like Otis athletes — they are the quin- African American’s holding father Curtiss Cook had to “Douda” Perry. Yes, I do tessential athlete in my opin- it down in their Chicago, share about his role in and I admire him, but he’s ion. Southside neighborhood. Showtime’s “The Chi” and not the kind of man that I LAS: So. What’s next? Curtiss as ‘Douda,’ is an following his dreams. would want to sit down and CC: You know what’s example of a man who used LOS ANGELES SEN- have dinner with. great is that when I started in what was left for him pour- TINEL: Thank you, Curtiss LAS: Understood. Can this industry, people who ing himself into his career as Cook, for chatting with me you share with us about your say that Broadway actors a Southside businessman about your role Otis ‘Douda’ early days? I understand that would never be cast for tele- and hustler with ties to Reg Perry in Showtime’s ‘The you struggled and it was not vision. (Barton Fitzpatrick) and Chi.’ Can you describe him a joke. LAS: Or movies. ‘The Chi’ returns on Sunday, June 21 willfully sticking his broad for me? CC: I did struggle. It CC: Or movies. Exactly, hands into different pots CURTISS COOK: was rough. But I stuck it out. exactly I mean I could not BY LAPACAZO SANDOVAL wood, that’s as rare as find- throughout his community Sure. He’s a guy who grew I was doing small auditions even get an audition. Contributing Writer ing a Black unicorn stomp- citing that it’s for the good up on the South Side of here and there while I was LAS: Preach and a little ing around in stiletto high of “his” people. Chicago, and like a lot of eating peanut butter and birdy told me that you just I would be as unwel- heels. Cook got the acting bug guys, he didn’t feel like he jelly sandwiches and Kraft finished working with ‘the’ come as a skunk at a dinner Where 2020 has been while in High School in had a lot of options. macaroni and cheese with Steven Spielberg in ‘the’ party if I provided any knocking down people, Dayton, Ohio, and so LAS: Sadly, that’s true some tuna fish in it, and call- ‘West Side Story’ — am I details on season three of industries, and expectations impressed his theater to life. ing it tuna casserole. right? Showtime and Lena Wait- for Cook, this year, is one teacher who passionately CC: Right. In season LAS: Tuna fish? You CC: (laughing) You are he's hit series “The Chi” filled with bounty and prom- encouraged him to seriously three, this year, we will get to were rich. Just kidding. right. which returns with a bang ise. Along with season three apply himself and he did, see some of Otis’ backstory. Please continue because I LAS: Can we talk again, on Sunday, June 21. of “The Chi” hitting the air- becoming the first American LAS: That’s exciting. know that the struggle is real. in November, so you can And stepping back into waves (Sunday, June 21) he to receive a full-ride scholar- CC: It is because despite CC: (laughing) Let me spill all the beans on work- his breakout role is Curtiss will next be seen in Steven ship to London's prestigious having goals he thought he say this, there were plenty of ing with Steven Spielberg? Cook who plays the highly Spielberg’s “West Side Mountview Academy of was just going to be another times that I could not make CC: Absolutely. motivated hustler Otis Story,” which is now sched- Theatre Arts. Later he relo- little Black boy from the ends meet. LAS: I’d also like to “Douda” Perry. uled to open, wide, on Fri- cated to New York and South Side of Chicago, not LAS: Amen. But now, interview your wife espe- How best to describe my day, December 18, bringing began performing on Broad- going anyplace but because things have looked up. I cially since Broadway has first impression of Curtiss to life a new character 'Abe,' way, including productions he was different — enough understand that you met halted because of the world- Cook? I have to ponder for a a mysterious NYC man who of “The Lion King” and — he was able to move your wife while you both wide pandemic. Will you moment. In reviewing our has his hands in everything “Miss Saigon.” through the oppression, his were performing in Disney’s share that with her, please? phone interview a few happening in the streets. As a single father of anger, the gangs and make ‘The Lion King,’ is that cor- CC: Thank you. I will. times, I realized that my face Based on the adaptation of three children, Cook experi- himself strong. rect? Thank you. hurt — because — I could the 1957 musical, “West enced financial challenges LAS: That’s a lot of CC: It is correct and we LAS: No. Thank you, not stop smiling and laugh- Side Story” explores forbid- but was assisted by family things to build from, I think. did. I played [the character] Curtiss Cook. Thank you. ing. The first impression is den love and the rivalry and loyal friends and finally CC: It is. It is. I always Banzai, on Broadway, for This interview has been that Curtiss Cook is a grate- between the Jets and the the auditions and roles in tel- say that Otis “Douda” Perry two years. edited for length and clarity. ful man. A grateful father, of Sharks, two teenage street evision and films began to is a smart, caring business- LAS: That’s what’s up. Showtime’s THE CHI three. A grateful actor and I gangs, one White and one happen. Some of those proj- man who for whatever was Broadway actors are amaz- back for season three - June stand on this description, not Latino, Puerto Rican to be ects include “Arbitrage,” stopped from being truly ing demonstrating solid dis- 21. just based on his sharing specific. Other cast mem- “The Interpreter,” and successful and so he realized cipline, creativity, and the https://www.sho.com/th about his early struggles bers include living legend “Shutter Island,” and on tel- early on that ‘they’ weren’t stamina of an athlete. I take e-chi (which were many), but Rita Moreno, Ansel Elgort, evision he secured roles in going to give him a seat at my hat off to you, and your INSTAGRAM: @cur- more on the sound of his Maddie Ziegler, and Corey FX's “Mayans MC,” NBC's the table, but he decided I wife, sir. tisscookjr voice. He sounds like an Stoll, to name a few. “Manifest” and Netflix's will create my own table. He CC: (laughing) Thank TWITTER: @Curtiss- honest many and in Holly- Now, back to Show- “House of Cards,” “Luke decided he will do whatever you, my wife, is a dancer Cook Review: ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Gives Life to a Modern Young Woman’s Struggles In theaters and on Digital and Turquoise manages a sim- ple, no-frills barbecue and On-Demand on June 19, 2020. bar joint, where she has BY LAPACAZO SANDOVAL teenage daughter. saved just enough in tips to Contributing Writer Again—this is a slow cover an expensive pageant film and not everyone’s dress for her very reluctant Channing Godfrey Peo- cup-of-tea but in its defense, 15-year-old daughter Kai ples' first feature (which he it does present the viewer (Alexis Chikaeze) to wear wrote and directed) stars with a look at a community in this year's Miss June- Nicole Beharie as Turquoise giving the indie film a teenth contest. Jones, a former pageant strong sense of place. Kai is not interested and winner, whose life remained The holiday for which is focused instead on per- the same despite winning the pageant is named is fecting her dance moves at the coveted Miss Juneteenth made to bring awareness to PHOTO COURTESY OF NICK PRENDERGAST school to join a crew. She’s pageant. Now a hard-work- the 1865 abolition of slav- Channing Godfrey Peoples not that good despite prac- PHOTO COURTESY OF VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT (L-R) Nicole Beharie as Turquoise and Alexis Chikaeze as ing single worker, she ery in the holdout Confeder- ticing. One of the perks in Kai in the drama, “Miss Juneteenth,” a Vertical Entertain- Turquoise Jones (Beharie) dreams of planning a better ate Lone Star state. These winning the Miss June- ment release. future for her daughter. White Texan men cared still admiring the tiara and teenth is receiving a full Turquoise Jones, the for- about money and it took a dress she wore, in 2004, scholarship to any tradition- Ronnie (Kendrick Samp- was a good mother? mer Miss Juneteenth, gives full two years after Lincoln when she won was crowned ally Black educational insti- son), a gambler who seems The set up of the pag- life to a modern young issued the Emancipation Miss Juneteenth. Here—in tution of the winner's broken by the system but eant is evident from the first woman’s struggles in the Proclamation that the slaves the first frames of the choice. It’s a very big win all-in-all is a loving man frame of the movie and this predominantly black suburb were freed. There is an film—we understand that but one that doesn’t seem to who truly wants Turquoise built-in destination is laced of Fort Worth, Texas. It’s a underpinning that Texas is Turquoise Jones is stuck have any weight with the and his daughter in his life. throughout the film but slow-moving, but tender still holding Black people and utterly unaware that teenager. The hustle is real and for when we finally get there — drama that leans heavily on back and making them “as a she’s moving in the same The story turns quickly Turquoise that includes well—it’s anti-climatic with this central character who is slave-like” as possible. Here space. Not going backward, into a typical and classic working, part-time, at a no surprises at all. reminded and humbled by in this community, the but not going forward mother-daughter dynamic funeral home where the Despite the hiccups of her former pageant queen American “dream” contin- either. using the pageant (past and owner Bacon (Akron Wat- Channing Godfrey Peoples’ status as she struggles to ues to pass them by. She’s a hard worker, a present) to massage the son) makes it clear that he first film and it’s snail slow insert her dreams into her The story opens with hustler without pretense. story, inch-by-inch forward. wants to marry her as they pace (yawn) — there is Again—this is a very slow expand his business. Bacon great promise in Peoples’ movie. is a romantic and in one ability and desire to share A rebellious Kai eventu- such moment he turns up at stories about the heroes that ally decides to find her way, her door in a fancy cowboy live in our ordinary world which includes “dating” a outfit to take her to a dance and I salute the filmmaker boy that her mother disap- on his horse. for doing just that. proves of and forbids her to What I enjoyed about “Miss Juneteenth” stars see. this very slow movie (it’s a Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Turquoise continues to loving warning) is that it Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, make bad choices. She presents the rhythms of Liz Mikel, Markus M. doesn’t pay the electric bill small-town life and we Mauldin, Lori Hayes, Akron to her house because she understand the obstacles in Watson, Jaime Matthis, used it to pay for the pag- Turquoise's path some of Phyllis Cicero eant fees. Her bad choices which she created and Directed/screenplay by continue as she continues to maintained herself. Channing Godfrey Peoples force her dream onto Kai. We also get a look at her “Miss Juneteenth” in Kai has a strange and alcoholic mother (Lori theaters and on Digital and PHOTO COURTESY OF VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT strained relationship with Hayes) who wonders On-Demand on June 19, A still from the drama, “Miss Juneteenth,” a Vertical Entertainment release. her father, an auto mechanic (aloud) and questions if she 2020 (103 minutes). THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT LASENTINEL.NET B-3 Yolanda Ross — a Quadruple Threat: Actress/Writer/Director/Producer — Tearing it up as Jada Washington on Showtime’s ‘The Chi’

BY LAPACAZO SANDOVAL they are roaring back and prised when you read the labs you are helping the Contributing Writer taking no prisoners. Joining scripts? filmmaker work out the season three is two-time YR: Well, we don’t roughest scenes of their film In interviewing actress, Grammy® nominee Luke know details [about the new and doing shorts with new director, producer, and James (“Little”), La La season direction] instead of filmmakers and a few fea- screenwriter, Yolanda Ross Anthony (“Power”), and the end of the season [the ture films with first-time is currently holding it down, Lil Rel Howery (“Get talk] is at the beginning of filmmakers, I realized that I as Jada Washington, in Out”). Also, writer Justin the season when the writers’ had experiences that maybe Showtime’s “The Chi.” On Hillian (“Snowfall”) has room starts. We have con- they have not had. I was able the phone, I experienced a been named showrunner versations with them about to help and fix something sense that I was chatting and executive producer. where they see the charac- and getting to a resolution of with a woman of power and Birgundi Baker ters going this season. a problem that might come purpose. It was in the tone of (“Empire”), who plays LAS: Cool. Got it. I’ve up. her voice, and in the pauses Kiesha, has been upped to a yet to step into a writer's LAS: So that was part of where space hung like rain series regular. room. I am always curious your inspiration? Watching clouds over a dry and thirsty Along with Ross “The about how that works. other filmmakers problem stretch of land. And then …. Chi” also stars Ntare Guma YR: We really talk solve? she spoke allowing the rain Mbaho Mwine (“Queen of before they start filling the YR: I wanted to see if I, to fall and I felt myself sit- Katwe”), Jacob Latimore characters out. We listen to myself could communicate ting up — straighter — and (“Sleight”), Alex Hibbert what they have to say and my vision to a crew, and to engaging in that time-hon- (“Moonlight”), Shamon we share our ideas with actors in make it come to ored tradition (so necessary Brown Jr., Epps, and Baker. COURTESY PHOTO them as well. It’s still that fruition, and in order to do for a reporter) to listen and Produced entirely in its Yolanda Ross they are the writers and we that I wanted to learn all of to hear. Yolanda Ross namesake city, “The Chi” is are the actors. the things needed to make a demands to be heard and I produced by Fox 21 Televi- behind the camera for her amazed on how timely the LAS: And brilliant film. A to finish [it] myself. respect that positive Black sion Studios. television directorial debut show is, circa 2020. actors may I add. Sorry, So I knew all of the moving female energy. Ross is so Back to Omaha, Nebras- in “Breaking Night” which YR: Yes, it is. please continue. parts and who was moving gifted that David Mamet, for ka native Ross, the quadruple aired on VH1 Classics. In LAS: How has your YR: When we start the the parts. “The Unit” wrote the part threat: actress/writer/direc- the theater world, Yolonda is character Jada Washington whole season is not finished LAS: Yolanda, that’s for her himself. Yolanda tor/producer has slowly a member of New York's transformed from season-to- but as we are doing these what’s up. Ross is a queen, no doubt. been building a reputation famed Labyrinth Theater season? episodes I feel that the writ- YR: I had a great crew. Now back to “The Chi.” and has has been recognized Company. YR: I think that season- ers view the dailies, they see LAS: That’s the key. I choose to live my life in by her peers. She is a two- This year Ross to-season all the characters things and network [execu- YR: It is. It really is. the light of truth as much as time Film Independent Spir- appeared in the indie film [in ‘The Chi’] have grown. tives] sees things and they LAS: What’s next? humanly possible. To that it Award nominee and “Bull” — opposite Rob With my own, I feel that decide what they want to YR: Well after ‘The end, I will admit that I, in Gotham Award winner for Morgan and as a director Jada she is growing into play upon. Chi’ fans can go to my 2020, am just getting into her feature film debut as a she made her feature film her own, into herself, learn- LAS: I feel that I was YouTube channel for ‘Talk- the lives of the interesting leading actress in HBO’s directorial debut with her ing herself. Coming out of lucky because I got to binge ing Back’ because that will people that populate the “Stranger Inside” and John romantic drama, “Scenes the mother zone and com- the first two seasons of ‘The be live. show. Season one and two is Sayles’s “Go For Sisters.” From Our Marriage,” ing into the Jada zone. As a Chi’ and a select episode LAS: And what about chilling and I admit, I In the film world, some which was chosen for Film single woman, she is still a from season three. I was all your directing, writing, and watched the advance of her credits include Viola Independent’s 2018 Fast mother but now she has to in. producing? episodes of season three Davis and Jennifer Lopez's Track Lab and the Cannes learn herself as a woman. YR: (laughing) I under- YR: I can’t share details more than once, hell, more “Lila & Eve,” Angela Bas- Marche’ du Film Producers LAS: That’s a great stand. about my new project … yet than four times because I sett’s “Whitney,” and Den- Workshop. description and I think a lot LAS: Listen. I feel that but it’s coming for sure. was intrigued and downright zel Washington's “Antwone Here is what Yolanda of the viewers would iden- when the full run of ‘The LAS: Bet and I will be entertained. Fisher Story.” Ross had to share about tify with completely. Chi’ is completed that it will there — for sure — to share Created and executive In Television, Ross has life, working on “The Chi” YR: She’s been a moth- have the same impact as when the time is right. produced by Emmy® win- worked on “24,” “Law and and sharing with the fans in er so long and being young. HBO’s ‘The Wire.’ This interview has been ner Lena Waithe and execu- Order,” and the aforemen- her series “Talking Back” Having him at a younger YR: I would hope so. I edited for length and clarity. tive produced by Academy tioned “The Unit” by David that will be live on her age and having her whole love being compared to that http://yolondaross.com/ Award®, Emmy and Gold- Mamet and the two teamed YouTube channel. life be about taking care of show. Thank you very blog en Globe® winner Common up again on HBO's “Phil THE LOS ANGELES this young life. Now it’s much. YolondaRoss.com (“Selma”), “The Chi” is a Spector.” Ross appeared as SENTINEL: Thank you time for her to take care of LAS: Now let’s talk @YolondaRoss Insta- timely coming-of-age story Claudia on “How to Get for taking the time to speak herself. about your working as a gram centering on a group of resi- Away With Murder,” por- with us. I understand from LAS: Do the actors director. That’s so exciting. @Yolondaross_creator dents who become linked by trayed the memorable Ms. your public relations team have conversations with Walk me through this, F a c e b o o k - coincidence but bonded by Green, in the Baz that you are busy, busy, the executive producers of please. https://www.facebook.com/ the need for connection and Luhrmann/ Netflix series, busy. ‘The Chi’ to talk about the YR: (deep sigh) I was YolondaRoss- redemption. “The Get Down,” and YOLANDAROSS: growth of your characters? not really thinking about 66689121050To learn more From what I can tell played a documentary film- You are welcome. Just curious. being a director but after about THE CHI, visit from the aforementioned maker in HBO's “Treme” LAS: I’ve just become a YR: No. doing a lot of labs with Sun- SHO.com and join the con- episodes of season three, which inspired her to step fan of ‘The Chi’ and I am LAS: So you are all sur- dance as an actor, in those versation using #TheChi. BHERC BRINGS BACK POPULAR INDEPENDENT AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL IN VIRTUAL FORMAT STREAMING ON BHERC TV Fresh from the success of the online debut of the 27th annual “Sistas Are Doin’ It for Themselves” film festival in May, BHERC is bringing back the popular and longstanding Indie film festival on its new streaming service BHERC TV. SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE promote to the film indus- Rated PG 15m34s future. Unrated 17m26s try, the incredible talent in Harlem Blues – Nicole Retribution – Benmio Black Hollywood Edu- the African American com- L. Thompson, Director- McCrea, Director-Writer- cation and Resource Center munity that exists both Writer; Gabriel Bradley, Producer - A poignant and (BHERC) announced the behind the scenes and in Producer - Filled with sur- timely tale of a father’s revival of “Doin’ It the front of the camera. 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Film lovers can Sandra Evers-Manly, Exec- spouses, becomes drawn to wants to be a rapper but is June 20, 2020. by a Q&A with filmmak- play, pause and resume utive Producer - A man that inquisitiveness one night met with opposition from The “Doin’ It the Inde- ers,” stated Evers-Manly, watching without commer- desires a bond with his eld- towards her husband. She his aristocratic son. Rated pendent Way” film festival president of BHERC and cials. BHERC – TV has erly father. He realizes that hits him with questions PG 24m49s launch follows the success- Founder of BHERC TV. positioned itself and stands he is running out of time after questions. Out of frus- Squirrel Man – Jeffrey ful online streaming debut “We look forward to your ready as the launchpad for a due to his father slipping tration, he ends up giving Lynn Shepherd, Director- of the 27th annual “Sistas support as we promote and new generation of African further into dementia. He her an answer that she did Writer; Jeffrey Lynn Shep- Are Doin’ If For Them- showcase filmmakers from American filmmakers who comes to realize he needs not expect. Funny thing, he herd, Jan Johnson Gold- selves” film fest that was across the globe. Kicking want to share their stories to turn his attention toward may not be able to recover berger, Stephen Kamifuji, held in May. A record 1600 off this year’s showcase in on a larger platform. his own son. Rated PG - from that answer. Oops! Sonji Shepherd, Producers plus viewers logged over a the month June, we will fea- Admission is $10.00 for 21m39s Rated G 3m48s - A squirrel bite leads an two-day period from across ture films about fathers in the festival. 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It speaks three years ago by BHERC Offering an affordable Writer; Dave Norris, Pro- mise in hopes of making bad choices led to ultimate- to the often-unspoken fact founder, Sandra Evers- streaming entertainment ducer - A tired and worn, some extra money will lead ly tearing the family apart. that everyman wants to be Manly, the showcase was service with paid member- would-be father pens a her to a destination she Mark seeks to mend his a hero to someone. Unrat- designed to highlight and ships in over seven coun- hypothetical detailing of his could never have expected. past so he can heal his ed 20m05s FfrnqY Lifestyle HjfqyH C-1 www.lasentinel.net THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 105-Year-Old Compton Woman Celebrates her Birthday with Community BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS police captain, wanted McCoy and Emma Sharif, Staff Writer something special. who presented her with a His neighbor, Joanne special happy birthday res- Matilda Roberts of Cain, contacted the City of olution. “Even though we Compton, CA, turned 105- Compton Sheriff’s Depart- are quarantined, we just years-old and celebrated ment, Compton Fire want people to know that with a social distancing Department, and LAPD, we love them and want to party of well-wishers, some who participated in a drive- celebrate their birthdays, driving, waving and honk- by parade of squad cars and and for you to be 105 is a ing their horns in her honor. fire engines, including a truly a blessing,” Sharif Miss Roberts was born in special happy birthday said. PHOTO BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS Matilda Roberts with her family, including grandsons, Texas on May 31, 1915, the daughters-in-laws, great grandsons, son and nephew, cel- year Billy Holiday and ebrating her 105th birthday. Langston Hughes are born. They were her favorite reflected on her life. “It’s he said. Miss Roberts says artists as well as BB King beautiful to have a her biggest honor is living and Louis Armstrong. monarch in your life, some- long enough to vote for a PHOTO BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS one who helped raise you,” Black president. She talked about her Matilda Roberts special day. “I feel good! I feel fine. This my what … workout machines at her 101 or 105th birthday,” she Will Rodgers Park. She kids. “So, “I’m celebrat- just recently stopped her PHOTO BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS Compton Sheriffs Department, Compton Fire Department ing and everyone else is bowling hobby. and LAPD celebrate 105-year-old’s birthday with a drive- celebrating with me. All Her Son, Percy by parade. my friends, family and Roberts, was happy to give neighbors are here with me. his mother this special day. wish from an LAPD heli- "Thanks to everyone. I So, it’s a great day.” “We’re here today, cele- copter flying overhead. think Compton is a great

At 105, Ms. Roberts brating my mom’s 105th On behalf of the City of city to live in; I’ve lived PHOTO BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS still maintains a stringent birthday. It’s a Blessing; Compton, Miss Roberts here for years,” said Miss Compton Councilmembers, Emma Sharif (left), and Tana exercise regimen of walk- God is good,” Roberts said. was honored with a visit Roberts. Her nephew, who McCoy (right) present 105-year-old Matilda Roberts (mid- ing and using the outside Roberts, an ex-Inglewood from councilmembers Tana grew up on the same street, dle) with a special happy birthday resolution. Sneaker Culture is Focus of Outreach to Youth by ArtCenter College of Design Workshops encourage kids to make dreams come true through education and careers in creative industries

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE relevant than, learning how to video game design and more. school,” said Brown who design sneakers.’’ Our youth are going to be loved to draw from an early ArtCenter College of The first of two sessions challenged this summer with age. Instead, he pursued a Design will provide free took place virtually, Monday, finding activities to partici- degree in engineering Sneaker Science workshops June 15 for middle schoolers, pate in, given the COVID-19 because he excelled in math. to kids ages 11 through 18 with over 30 students in atten- pandemic and this could be a It wasn’t until he learned to encourage them to pur- dance and Thursday, June 18 great solution to keeping them about ArtCenter from a pro- sue higher education and, for high schoolers and above. engaged.” fessor at California State ultimately careers in the “This is a great opportuni- The events are being University Los Angeles that creative economy. Leverag- ty for our youth to not only be organized by ArtCenter’s he discovered degree pro- ing the tremendous popu- introduced to the Science of Diversity, Equity and grams in industrial design. larity of the sneaker culture, Sneaker Design, but to be Inclusion department. For The sneaker culture has the college hopes to raise COURTESY PHOTO exposed toArt Center, one of information on how to long been a destination for awareness among middle Roosevelt Brown, an associate professor in ArtCenter’s the most prominent art enroll, questions or accom- ArtCenter grads. Throughout and high school students Product Design department’s wearables and soft-goods schools in the world, learn modations, please email the years, some of the biggest track, will teach the free Sneaker Science workshops about degree programs and from a leader in product [email protected]. players in the footwear indus- online. professional opportunities design the soft-goods, Roo- The workshop is designed try have benefited from hav- in the footwear field. South Los Angeles-based ents become energized to sup- sevelt Brown, and explore the to help attendees understand ing ArtCenter alumni leading “Our goal is to help kids Brotherhood Crusade, a youth port that dream and find the world of innovation,” said how many viable employ- and contributing to shoe discover the educational and development, nonprofit dedi- resources and mentors to Leonardo Cablayan, Brother- ment opportunities are avail- design, including Nike, Adi- career pathways available to cated to improving quality of make that dream come true hood Crusade Program Man- able to them along the sneak- das, New Balance, Vans, transform their passion for life and meeting the unmet for their children.” ager. Cablayan has been er supply chain. The curricu- Skechers and Under Armor. sneakers into a solid vision for needs of youth, to enroll stu- “Brotherhood Crusade is working with Aaron Bruce, lum includes sneaker history, Currently, Martin Lotti (BS their future and a reality that is dents in the workshop series. pleased to partner with The VP, chief diversity officer, in the design process of shaping 97 Product) is Nike’s vice absolutely attainable,” said “We’ve all heard the Art Center to provide our looking for ways to partner an idea into a product for sale president of design Jordan, Roosevelt Brown, an associ- starving artist stereotype,” youth with a tremendous and when the opportunity in a retail store, research, andAl Van Noy (BS 87 Prod- ate professor in ArtCenter’s said Brown whose mother opportunity to be introduced became available to begin the ideation, concept and proto- uct) is Adidas’ senior vice Product Design department’s would tell him ‘you can’t just to The Science of Sneaker partnership with the Sneaker type development, packaging, president in charge of its wearables and soft-goods draw your way to a living.’ Design,” stated Curtis R. Sil- Design Workshop. marketing, photography, Future Team. And, before co- track and a 25-year veteran “It’stime to move beyond that vers, Jr., executive vice presi- According to Silvers, advertising and more. founding athletic shoe think footwear designer. myth and enlighten the world dent of the Brotherhood Cru- “The response to this work- “Trust me, if someone tank Speedhack, Product An ArtCenter alumnus, about economically viable sade. “We’re always explor- shop has been so tremendous had told me in middle Design alumni Dave Dom- Brown is leading the initiative careers in art and design. We ing new ways to engage our that we’re already discussing school that design was a brow (BS 00) and Kevin Fal- with Aaron Bruce, vice presi- know that when a seed is youth and offer them ways to holding additional workshops practical career option, there lon (BS 96) served as Under dent and chief diversity offi- planted for youth to develop a explore different ways of in the summer and beyond, is no doubt in my mind that Armor’s chief design officer cer atArtCenter. Together, the clear vision and they decide to learning, that are relevant to offering classes in fashion I would have continued on and vice president of footwear team is working with the pursue a creative career, par- them, and what can be more design, animation, toy design, that trajectory after high innovation, respectively. NIH study links cigarette smoking to higher stroke risk in African Americans Black men and women with- 6.6% of those were smoking this risk to vulnerable popula- who smoked 20 or more ciga- Smoking cessation could be a path to out a history of stroke and up to 19 cigarettes a day, and tions, especially with the rettes a day had higher CIMT fewer strokes, researchers say who were enrolled in the 7.2% of those smokers smok- growing popularity of new compared to never smokers. Jackson Heart Study, the ing more than 20 cigarettes a tobacco products.” Researchers said this suggests SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE Disparities (NIMHD), both largest study of cardiovascu- day had experienced a stroke, Michael E. Hall, M.D., that the buildup of plaque in part of NIH, will appear lar disease in African Ameri- compared to 3.4% of never associate professor of medi- the major blood vessels of the African Americans who online in the Journal of the cans. Researchers classified smokers. cine at the University of Mis- brains of African American smoke are nearly 2.5 times American Heart Association. the participants, who were 54 After accounting for mul- sissippi Medical Center, smokers could play a role in more likely to have a stroke Numerous studies have on average, into three groups tiple risk factors for stroke, Jackson, and corresponding the development of stroke. than those who never shown the link between based on their self-reported such as high blood pressure, study author, agreed. He The Jackson Heart Study smoked, while former smoking and stroke, but few smoking history: current diabetes, high “bad” choles- noted that while smoking has is supported and conducted smokers show a similarly have directly assessed the smokers, past smokers who terol levels, and older age, been shown in major studies in collaboration with Jack- lower risk as never smok- relationship solely in African smoked at least 400 ciga- researchers calculated that to raise the risk of stroke 1.5 son State University (HHS ers, according to a new Americans. This new study rettes in their lifetimes, and current smokers carried a risk times for the general popula- N268201800013I), Tougaloo study funded by the did that and also analyzed tra- never smokers. for stroke that was more than tion, “these adverse health College (HHSN268201800 National Institutes of ditional risk factors for cardio- The researchers further double the risk for never effects seem to be magnified 014I), the Mississippi State Health. vascular diseases and inflam- classified current smokers smokers. And, the risk nearly in African Americans.” Department of Health (HHS The findings from the mation. based on smoking intensity. tripled for those smoking 20 In their analysis, the N268201800015I/HHSN268 Jackson Heart Study sug- “This study provides fur- One group included partici- or more cigarettes each day. researchers also looked more 00001) and the University of gests that even after years of ther strong evidence of the link pants who smoked up to 19 But past smokers showed an closely at the already-estab- Mississippi Medical Center smoking, African Ameri- between cigarette smoking cigarettes a day; another almost identical risk as never lished link between inflamma- (HHSN268201800010I, cans—who as a group are and stroke in African Ameri- included those who smoked smokers. tion and atherosclerosis and HHSN268201800011I, and twice as likely as Whites to cans,” said David Goff, M.D., 20 or more cigarettes a day. “The bottom line is the smoking. They measured for HHSN268201800012I) con- have a stroke and die from Ph.D., director of the Division Researchers followed partici- more a person smokes, the C-reactive protein (CRP), a tracts from the NHLBI and the it—could significantly of Cardiovascular Sciences at pants from their initial evalu- greater their chance is of hav- marker of inflammation, and National Institute on Minority reduce their risk if they NHLBI. “We know that quit- ations beginning in 2000 ing a stroke,” said Ade- carotid intima-media thick- Health and Health Disparities. kicked the habit. The study’s ting smoking is one way to through 2015. bamike A. Oshunbade, M.D., ness, or CIMT, to assess the Study: Cigarette Smok- findings, funded by the lowertheriskforstroke,which At its start, the study M.P.H., the lead study author buildup of fatty plaques in the ing and Incident Stroke in National Heart, Lung, and is particularly important for the included 781 past smokers, and postdoctoral research fel- carotid arteries that supply African Americans of the Blood Institute (NHLBI) and most vulnerable populations 546 current smokers, and low at the University of Mis- blood to the brain. Jackson Heart Study. the National Institute for during this pandemic.” 3,083 never smokers. By sissippi Medical Center. “It’s The researchers found that DOI: 10.1161/JAHA. Minority Health and Health The study included 4,410 2015, 5.2% of past smokers, important to communicate African American smokers 119.014990 THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 www.lasentinel.net C-2

By Cora JaCkson-Fossett prayers,” insisted Ulmer. Religion Editor With the event occur- ring on Father’s Day, Ul- The important role mer said he wanted to re- of fathers takes center mind people and especially stage at “Daddy Changed fathers that everyone is the World: The Pain and needed in the battle against Power of Fatherhood,” an racism and the fight starts online event sponsored by with voting. Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer “We must stand against and Faithful Central Bible injustice; we must stand for Church. VALERIE GOODLOE/L.A. SENTINEL ESSENCE.COM COURTESY PHOTO E. MESIYAH McGINISS/L.A. SENTINEL our children and we must The program will Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer Bishop T.D. Jakes Priscilla Shirer Kirk Franklin stand against institutional stream live on FCBC’s racism and systemic rac- YouTube channel on Fa- ter, who made the com- times, and a brother is friends of different races,” “I wanted my White ism at the ballot box,” he ther’s Day, Sunday, June ment, “Daddy changed the born for adversity.’ The said Ulmer. friends and the viewers declared. “We must engage 21, at 3 p.m. Several world,” after witnessing guests were chosen based Noting that the event to understand that Black the political system that guests will appear includ- the international outrage on my personal friendships occurs as the nation reex- people can not end racism. allows racism and oppres- ing Bishop T.D. Jakes, Kirk sparked after the killing of with them and respect for amines racial injustice and It will require the involve- sion within the fabric of its Franklin, Priscilla Shirer, Floyd by a White police of- each other that would be police brutality, he said ment and commitment of institutions. Tyrese Gibson, Sugar Ray ficer in Minneapolis, Min- the context of my com- that he hopes the program’s White men and women “After we march in the Leonard, Dr. Eric Mason nesota on May 25. ments, complaints, anger multi-ethnic guests, as well - especially the White streets, let’s march to the and Hillsong United. “The gathering is an and questions. I wanted it as the viewers, will appre- church - to stand with us in ballot box and demand the Ulmer said the service expression of the biblical to be a conversation among ciate the value of conversa- protesting injustice as they long awaited changes that was inspired by the words truth of Proverbs 17:17 friends about an issue that tion and dialogue to change are willing to stand with are mandatory for progress, of George Floyd’s daugh- – ‘A friend loveth at all is seldom discussed among society in America. us to sing songs and say freedom and equality!”

SUEDE M. WILLIAMS/ECM KHARI JONES/L.A. SENTINEL KHARI JONES/L.A. SENTINEL Pastor Shep Crawford welcomes the crowd. LAPD officers met one-on-one with young community members. Councilmember Curren Price, left, attended the meeting

By khari Jones conversation and under- salvaged overnight and timidated, I want them to efforts to the community by our community forward,” Contributing Writer standing from each side - that police officers needcome to together and don’t being a part of a program Price said. young adults from the Afri- be held accountable, many feel intimidated anymore.” called Community Service “We’ve been going “It’s time for people to can American community, young people acknowl- Another young member Partners (CSP). “I know for through turmoil and ten- get comfortable with be- along with the LAPD com- edged that it was great to commented, “It seems as a fact that I’ve been doing sion these last couple of ing uncomfortable,” said munity - to come together hear some of the officers’if it is the complete oppo- change because I’m a part weeks but I think the man- LAPD Sergeant Kenji Ina- and get different perspec- point of view. site. Seems police officers of CSP where we go out in date is clear - they want to ba at the meeting on June 10 tives of each other. We have Inaba said, “This event are afraid of the commu- the community. That’s our have more accountability between young Blacks and to make sure we can unify here, Pastor Shep and I got nity members. Every time job. We try to help and edu- of the police and they want members of the Los An- and start understanding and together and we decided someone is approached by cate instead of writing that to see a greater distribution geles Police Department. walk in other’s shoes.” that we need to get the an officer they already have ticket,” he remarked. of resources. As a member Twenty-five LAPD- of Dr. Shalonda Crawford, community together, law their hand on the gun. It is L.A. Councilmem- of City Council, I hear that. ficers and 25 young Africanhis wife and co-pastor, enforcement and have real hard to ignore the fact that ber Curren D. Price, Jr., Also, as a 69-year-old man, Americans in South L.A. shared, “Whenever you conversations in a group there is some level of in- showed his appreciation I hear that.” held an hour-long, one-on- deal with different people, setting. We decided to ar- timidation.” and support for ECM on What Inaba aspired one conversation to get dif- you are also dealing with range one-on-ones so they Inaba told the L.A. organizing this event and to gain from this event is ferent perspectives on their different perspectives, dif- can have real talks.” Sentinel, “We believe bet- mentioned that it will im- change, not to be on TV relationships. The goal of ferent experiences. If we Crawford indicated that ter communication needs pact kids positively. just to say this is what this event was to bridge the can come together, talk when planning the event, to happen between law en- “I’m enthusiastic about they are doing, but actual gap between officers and about it, hash them out and one of the questions that forcement and the commu- the prospects of the future. change. Inaba and his fel- community members. gain understanding, [then] came up is should officersnity. I was born and raised This exemplifies communi- low officers plan to- con The Rev. Shep Craw- iron sharpens iron.” dress in plain clothes to in this community. I was ty-based policing. We are tinue these community ford, event host and pastor According to partici- make people feel comfort- afraid of the police myself excited because CSP is not events and have follow-up of Experience Christian pants, the event was a great able. He recalled, “We and I remember seeing a new program. This com- conversations with these Ministries (ECM) said, starting point to have real decided to let the officersthe police car lights. I had munity knows police, we individuals. “It’s a mindset “We are here to build com- dialogues. While admit- dress up in regular uniforms this little feeling inside my worked with police before. that I would like to change munities the way we know ting that decades of built- because that’s how we see heart and stomach.” It’s an ongoing opportunity throughout our department how and that’s through up frustration will not be them. If anyone feels in- Inaba is contributing his to have discussion to move and the nation,” he noted.

By Cora JaCkson-Fossett of Jesus Christ, which is Religion Editor the gospel of liberation. Je- sus came to liberate those More than 2,000 peo- who are oppressed and em- ple came out to the Unity power them through the March and Rally sponsored Gospel of Jesus Christ,” he by Christ Our Redeemer said. AME Church (COR) on As for the next steps, June 13. Williamson will work with The event, which fo- other Black pastors, law cused on eliminating injus- enforcement and commu- tice and encouraging voter nity leaders, to form ways registration, featured a to initiate positive change multicultural and ecumeni- in race relations and polic- cal crowd of all ages led by COR CHURCH COR CHURCH ing. COR Pastor Ralph E. Wil- Pastor Ralph Williamson speaks during the event. A huge crowd participated in the march and rally on June 13. “We will look at what liamson. Also, Pastor Ja- is missing and what are the son Aguila of Arise Church to march just to be march- Along with voting reg- tenure as pastor of First to unite to change policies issues and policies. We will in Irvine, Pastors Chad ing. This was a mobiliza- istration, said Williamson, AME Church in Las Vegas that had a negative impact see how we can implement Halliburton and Brian Hill tion to bring people togeth- people need to converse before being assigned to on the community. He ap- those changes and hold of Rock Harbor Church er for a common cause in with one another, under- COR. plied that knowledge at people accountable to en- in Mission Viejo, Orange the interest of injustice and stand the issues facing the Williamson led the COR to address similar sure that justice is served,” County Sheriff Don Barnes change,” explained Wil- community and develop Faith Organizing Alliance, concerns in that city. he explained. and Irvine Police Chief liamson. “Change comes strategies to change poli- a group that aimed to im- “It was a natural transi- “This is the role of the Mike Hamel were among about when you educate, cies and laws. He success- prove the lives of minori- tion for me and what I do church – to be out in the the participants. mobilize and get people fully implemented this ap- ties through voting educa- for a living. I’m a pastor community to meet the “The purpose was not registered to vote.” proach during his 16-year tion and engaging people and I believe in the Gospel needs of the people!” C-3 LASENTINEL.NET THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020 COMMUNITY ICON ESO WON BOOKSTORE RECIEVES OVERWHELMING SUPPORT ON BHERC ‘OPERATION LOVE’ DAY As part of its continuing effort to support the revitalization of the Black community BHERC rallied support for ESO WON Bookstore a business critical to the Los Angeles area that provides access to Black literature of all genres.

SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE vital business member of the be emulated throughout the community for more than 28 community with other busi- The Black Hollywood years. BHERC continues to nesses.” Education and Resource encourage consumer to Shop BHERC “Opera- Center (BHERC) “Opera- choose to shop at ESO tion Love” all month at ESO tion Love” assembled WON instead of the big WON at 4327 Degnan Blvd, along with many of its fol- online giants. June repre- Los Angeles, CA 90008, lowers Saturday, June 6 to sents a great month for Los Phone: (323) 290-1048 demonstrate community Angeles consumers to shop website: www: esowon- support of African Ameri- ESO WON for the many bookstore.com, email: can businesses in South offerings of books, music esowonbooks@ yahoo.com. Los Angeles. On this par- and gifts for Graduation, Shoppers may also choose ticulate sunny afternoon, June Black Music Month, to browse online, place their they came in force to Juneteenth Celebration, orders online and select pick patronize the beloved icon Father’s Day Gifts or to pick up in store. Regular store ESO WON Bookstore. up something for someone hours are Monday thru Sat- “We were very pleased who is sheltering in place. urday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the turn out,” stated Make at least one purchase, Everyone is encouraged Tom Hamilton, co-owner take a picture, and post it on share this message with their of Eso Won Bookstore. the BHERC face book friends and networks and to COURTESY PHOTO “There were new and regu- William and Helen Young support BHERC at ESO WON Day and/or #BHERCSupports- visit during the BHERC lar customers of all races BlackBiz and tell us about “Operation Love” month to looking for a variety of ical to the revival of the the BHERC “Operation es in the heart of the Black your purchase or experi- show strength and solidarity. subject. The most popular South Los Angeles. Love” event. While the pan- community in which we ence. Please wear your mask and being tiles about race rela- The event took place in demic has severely impact- live. We stand with BHERC “We are asking individu- practice social distancing. tions and activism. As Los historic Leimert Park, while ed all business however, just in supporting Black busi- Angeles turns its focus the city was still gripped as the virus has physically nesses, promoting economic toward economic recovery, with protests calling for disproportionately impacted development and positive BHERC believes this effort peace and justice for George African Americans, so has social change in our com- the impact on business. munity,” explained actor- Resources that have not director, William Allen reached minority businesses Young and wife, Helen P. to the type of businesses Young, project director, CA owned have played a part in Community Colleges Trans- the problem. Some organi- fer Guarantee Agreement to zations and celebrities have Historically Black Colleges stepped in to try to provide & Universities. grants and loan programs, ESO WON Bookstore is however, this problem will a rare gem of a store that still COURTESY PHOTO be long lasting and will take offers the buyer a personal Customers wait patiently the efforts of everyone to shopping experience, a make the African American diverse selection of books als and organizations to join For more information

COURTESY PHOTO business community eco- from all genres, personal us in supporting ESO WON about BHERC and its pro- Happy customers nomically stable. “BHERC’S recommendations from the bookstore. I believe if grams log on to Operation Love in support store owners, music, book everyone in the community www.bherc.org or email to spotlight Black Busi- Floyd, who had been mur- of Eso Won Bookstore was a signings and lectures, cus- made a purchase in June, the [email protected] or call nesses and their need for dered by police in Min- phenomenal success! We tom orders, online shopping impact would be immeasur- 310.284.3170 or continued support from neapolis. Several powerful were honored to join with and is a place where, “every- able,” stated Sandra Evers- 213.400.3489. #BHERC- their community con- and peaceful protests left Sandra Evers-Manly and body knows your name.” Manly, President BHERC. OperationLove #BHERC- sumers is essential and crit- from the same area during others to celebrate business- ESO WON has been a solid, “Then that example could StrongerTogether