New Orleans Queen of Creole Cuisine’ Passes Away at Age 96
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She has served notables such as Quincy Jones, Jesse Jack- {See CHASE A-8} Chef and civil rights icon, Leah Chase AP PHOTO City of Compton Election Results BY JENNIFER BIHM Contributing Writer SENTINEL STAFF REPORT Labor union leader, Rusty Hicks said he is The City of Compton held “humbled” by the outcome its elections for District 1 and of the June 1 election that 4 for council district seats on propelled him to the front Tuesday, June 4. of a group of seven candi- As of press-time, Michelle dates, and making him the Chambers took home the vic- new California Democratic tory winning the election, Party Chair. defeating incumbent Janna “Everyone, including JEFF CHIU / AP Zurita by a large margin of me, thought that with sev- Rusty Hicks 65% of the votes for the Dis- en candidates running for trict 1 seat. Party Chair, that the race them and know them as we Incumbent Councilwoman would result in a runoff,” all campaigned over the last Emma Sharif, defeated Justin Hicks said via a post-elec- four months. I believe that A. Blakely to retain the Dis- tion statement. the positive nature of our trict 4 council seat. Sharif “I applaud the other six respective campaigns has took home the win with 53 FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO candidates. I got to hear {See HICKS A-10} percent of the vote. Emma Sharif Michelle Chambers BY KRISTINA DIXON Theater Center’s, Art Di- BY ELIZABETH ity, nearly three-quarters of Contributing Writer rector Richard Lawson, MARCELLINO homeless people are living president and Tina Knowles- City News Service in cars, tents, makeshift The 3rd Annual Wear- Lawson, vice president. shelters or on the streets able Art Gala was held at Shea Moisture and Com- Homelessness in Los without any apparent cover Santa Monica’s Historic munity Commerce served as Angeles County spiked by from the elements. Landmark Barker Hangar, presenting sponsors and the 12% over the past year to “We have the largest on Saturday, June 1st. official gala auction galler- reach an estimated 58,936 unsheltered population in Presented by WACO ies were Gallery Myrtis and people, according to fig- the nation and one of the (Where Art Can Occur) Fort Gansevoort. ures released today, with largest homeless counts The night began with a the region’s housing costs across America. Only New star-studded red carpet en- outpacing wages and forc- York has more people ex- trance with Pan-Africanism ing people onto the streets periencing homelessness sprinkled throughout. Ce- faster than authorities can on any given night,’’ ac- lebrity friends and fam- find them shelter. cording to LAHSA execu- ily included Kelly Rowland, COURTESY PHOTO According to data re- tive director, Peter Lynn. From left are Magic Johnson, Cookie Johnson, Tina leased by the Los Angeles {See WACO A-10} {See HOMELESSNESS A-10} Knowles-Lawson and Richard Lawson at 3rd Annual Homeless Services Author- www.lasentinel.net E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS/L.A. SENTINEL THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-5 A-2 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 ment Los Angeles among paying bills, make sure to others. put some money away,” We started with a sim- says Miles Warren, of The ple question: Why is it im- Fellowship Institute. “It’s portant to save money? really key to put 10-20 per- Put yourself into the cent to put it away. Have shoes of a young person that money go somewhere today. And think about where no one sees it.” how important the answer Pay yourself first. is. It can change the tra- “You are your most impor- jectory of your entire adult tant bill, when you think life. This is especially true about electricity, phone when we read the news to- bills, student loans, cars,” day. said Carlson. As you get The youngest Ameri- older, those two to three can generations in or ap- bills will turn into 10 or 15 proaching adulthood --the bills.” Millennials (born 1981 to Pay attention to your 1996) and Generation Z spending. “Pay attention (born after 1996) -- will to the money you’re go- have less wealth, less ing to spend in one week,” property, lower marriage said George Weaver of rates, fewer children, and The Brotherhood Crusade. less savings compared to “Write it down and look at Kevin Frazier, Michael Lawson, Erick Carlson, George Weaver and Miles Warren PHOTO CREDIT: SEAN DANIELS any generation born since it. Whether it’s 10 bucks or the Great Depression, the a dollar. Write it all down. Wall Street Journal just re- You might then look at it BY BARRY SIMMONS, a check-up? Now, here’s a simi- Division Director for Cali- Many of us choose to take lar question: When was fornia, JPMorgan Chase care of our bodies, as we the last time you as- should, assessing our health sessed your own financial When was the last time and taking responsibility for health? Any good habit you went to your doctor for it. takes a lot of time, prac- Photo credit: Sean Daniels Members of the audience look on during Chase’s financial education seminar. Photo credit: Sean Daniels tice and discipline. And as ported. in one week and not real- Young adults aged 16 to 24 from across Los Angeles were invited to learn about how any good parent can attest, Couple that news with a ize you spend 80 percent to be financially healthy at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall. it’s more important -- and February USA Today story of your money on food.” sometimes harder -- when that reported that 44 per- Do your homework. it comes to getting our cent of Americans have no “You’ve got to do a lot of own kids to form a habit or retirement savings – and research in order to make healthy routine. it’s 57 percent for African a good plan,” said Frazier. With responsibility for American households. “In the end, something 1,000 Chase branches in We owe it to our com- will surprise you and your California, I love getting munity to help the next plan will get messed up our customers into healthy generations earn financialbut at least you will have financial habits. success – and avoid adding a good understanding of That’s why we hosted to these grim statistics. what you’re doing which is our very first community We want to help our what will make your plan financial education semi- youngest connect the dots better.” nar for young adults in Los and see how saving money Figure out your wants Angeles. We invited young can turn into a much larger vs. needs. That makes it adults aged 16 to 24 from and more important pic- easier to handle scenarios across Los Angeles to join ture. Of course, simply re- we face all the time, said us at the Baldwin Hills peating “save money” over Lawson. “Once you know Crenshaw Mall. and over isn’t going to cut what your needs are, then We created the event it. Nor will suggesting to you can decide what you to give tips and advice to any young person today want. Do you really want young people on how to to ditch their smart phone, to go to that restaurant that start saving early on. But do without the internet, or our friend loves? Is that we had to be creative, and stop hanging out with their video game really all it’s engage speakers who could friends. cracked up to be?” connect to the audience. So The key to this discus- Over the next year, we we invited a panel of lo- sion is to illustrate how at Chase plan to host simi- cal leaders and luminaries saving money can turn into lar events at Baldwin Hills including Kevin Frazier, a much larger and more Crenshaw and elsewhere co-host of Entertainment important picture. in the area to help our Tonight, journalist and en- Here’s some of their ad- neighbors – especially our trepreneur; Michael Law- vice that we think clicked youngest – get into healthy son of the Urban League the most: financial habits. of Los Angeles; and Erick Invest in yourself. Carlson of Junior Achieve- “Before you even start THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 NEWS LASENTINEL.NET A-3 TCG Footwear Talks Transforming the Shoe Game with Unconventional Street Style Looks Recently, the Sentinel caught up with the men behind the brand to discuss TCG’s upcoming projects and collaborations as well as their vision for designing unconventional street wear shoes.