Devyn Nicole ‘Black Super Hero Magic Mama’ Saves the World with Makes Its Debut at the Geffen Zara (See page A-4) Playhouse (See page D-1) VOL. LXXXV NO. 12, $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself” THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019 Trump Denies the Rise of It’s That Time of Year—The Mothers In Action White Nationalism Amid 6th Annual Community Recycling/Clean Up is Back! New Zealand Massacre It’s Spring, time to clean house and recycle hazardous waste. AP PHOTO/VINCENT YU Mourners place flowers as they pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019. BY KIMBERLEE BUCK don’t really; I think it’s a Staff Writer small group of people that have very, very serious Since U.S. President problems. I guess if you Donald Trump took office, look at what happened in PHOTO E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS there has been an ongoing New Zealand, perhaps Mothers In Action’s Community Clean Up events helps prevent dumping in the community. nationwide conversation that’s a case I don’t know on the rise and the potential enough about it yet. BY BRIAN W. CARTER items that require special- bers come to shred sensitive The Community Clean threat of White national- They’re just learning about Contributing Writer ized disposal and recycling. documents, recycle elec- Up is well organized and ism. it and the people involved The Clean-Up is a drive- tronics, tires and responsi- received by residents, Last Friday (March 8), but it is certainly a terrible On Saturday, March 23, thru only, allowing the bly dispose of hazardous, bringing in nearly 1,000 during a White House press thing. the 6th annual free Commu- community the opportunity unwanted waste at no cost. community members. This conference, a reporter After making this state- nity Recycling/Clean Up to drop off items without Free paper shredding serv- annual event helps prevent asked Trump whether or ment, Trump began to kicks off in front of the L.A. leaving the comfort of their ices are only available 9:00 dumping in the community not he believes the rise in receive major pushback Sentinel office (off Cren- vehicles. a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and depends on the support White nationalism is a from the Democratic Party, shaw and Coliseum) from Mothers in Action, Taste “I am happy to be able of its sponsors. Voter regis- threat around the world. religious leaders, minority 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., rain or of Soul and their communi- to dispose of unwanted arti- tration opportunities will The question comes shortly leaders and activists. One, shine. The line of automo- ty partners have come cles from my home and be available as well. after the massacre of 50 in particular, was Con- biles starts at Bronson & together to make the annual clean out my garage,” said Empowerment Congress Muslim worshipers at two gresswoman Alexandria Coliseum. This free event event a success for the past B. Richards at a past Com- West Area Neighborhood mosques in New Zealand. {See WHITE offers the community a five years. Every year, hun- munity Recycling/Clean {See MIA RECYCLING/ Trump responded: “I NATIONALISM on A-8} chance to get rid of all those dreds of community mem- Up. CLEAN UP on A-8} Missing Black Girls and the Individuals Governor Gives Long Reprieve and Organizations Trying to Help to State’s Death Row Inmates BY STACY M. BROWN The list includes girls NNPA Newswire and women of all back- Correspondent grounds, an important dis- tinction because of the lack Have you seen Iniaya of media coverage of Wilson? African Americans who’ve Just 14, Iniaya has been gone missing. missing from her Colum- That has spurred bus, Ohio home since Janu- activists and some in Con- ary 25. gress to action. She’s African Ameri- In efforts to address the AP PHOTO/RICH PEDRONCELLI can, has brown hair and NCMEC problem of missing Black California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his decision to brown eyes; standing 5 feet Have you seen Skylar Mannie (pictured at left) from Lan- children nationwide, Reps. place a moratorium on the death penalty during a news 6 inches tall and weighing caster, Calif., Skylar is just 13 years old? She was last seen Bonnie Watson Coleman (D- conference at the Capitol, March 13, 2019, in Sacramen- 120 pounds. on Feb. 14. She has black hair, brown eyes, stands 5 feet N.J.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), to, Calif. Have you seen Skylar 5 inches and weighs 130 pounds. Iniaya Wilson (right) is and Yvette D. Clarke (D- just 14 and has been missing from her Columbus, Ohio Mannie? NY) initiated the Congres- BY JENNIFER BIHM on the procedure here. As home since January 25. She has brown hair and brown From Lancaster, Calif., eyes; standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 120 sional Caucus on Black Contributing Writer governor, Newsom said he Skylar is also Black and pounds. Women and Girls in 2016. could not “in good con- just 13 years old. She was Through the caucus, they “You cannot deny the science” sign off on killing last seen on Feb. 14. estimated 64,000 Black number of young people hope to create public policies racial inequities when it people, some of whom are She has black hair, girls and women across the listed in the “critically that “eliminate significant comes to the death penal- undoubtedly innocent, as a brown eyes, stands 5 feet 5 United States that have missing” section of the barriers and disparities expe- ty,” said California Gover- result of a pre planned, pre inches and weighs 130 gone missing. Iniaya and expansive database of the rienced by Black women.” nor Gavin Newsome, meditated process. That is pounds. Skylar are also among an National Center for Miss- {See MISSING BLACK which is why he recently {See CALIF. DEATH The two are among the unfortunately growing ing & Exploited Children. GIRLS on A-8} announced a moratorium PENALTY on A-10} Comcast Formally Launches Afro and Nearly 80% of CDU’s College of Cleo, Two New Black-Centric Networks Medicine Class of 2019 Will Train— BY STACY M. BROWN evening complete with a two television networks and Likely Practice—in California NNPA Newswire Red Carpet entry at the that highlights the compa- Statistics show that the majority of residents remain in the area where they train. Correspondent Newseum in Washington, ny’s commitment to D.C., Comcast formally {See COMCAST During a star-studded announced the addition of LAUNCHES on A-10} COURTESY PHOTO Match Day at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE their paths would take them into primary care specialties, on Friday, March 15, with 76 percent of students Twenty-two College of Match Day, which is the pursuing fields such as Medicine (COM) graduates day medical school gradu- family medicine, internal at Charles R. Drew Univer- ates find out into which res- medicine and pediatrics. COURTESY PHOTO sity of Medicine and Sci- idency programs they’ve The remaining 24 percent Urban One Founder Cathy Hughes (left) with Urban One ence (CDU) joined their been accepted. will pursue sub-specialties President and CEO Alfred Liggins III (Center) and Cleo TV peers across the nation Most CDU College of {See CDU COLLEGE OF www.lasentinel.net “New Soul Kitchen” Star Chef Jernard Wells when they learned where Medicine graduates matched MEDICINE on A-10} A-2 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019 Alfred Liggins is the Other Half of Urban One’s Success Story BY LEO ADAM BIGA a success. He’s since taken they don’t realize how long sales department and start- The Omaha Star it to unimagined heights. I’ve been at the company ed to be successful pretty But even he is in awe of and that it was really a joint early on,” Liggins said. The oft-told entrepre- his mom. effort. They tend to think He kept doubling his neurial success narrative of “Yeah, I marvel at her it’s a traditional family earnings from year to year Urban One founder and gumption and her fearless- business. until, by his early 20s, he chair Cathy Hughes tends to ness,” he said. “You have to “But my mother is very was pulling down leave out a crucial part of remember, she’s only 17 good at giving me credit. $150,000. the story: her son and com- years older than I am. The She did it when we were in “I was young making a pany CEO Alfred Liggins business was founded in Omaha.” lot of money. That was the COURTESY PHOTO III is an equal partner in the 1980. I joined full time in Last May, Omaha feted time I realized this would Company CEO Alfred Liggins III is an equal partner in the journey of this Black multi- 1985 when we had the one Hughes at events celebrat- be a great career path if we journey of this Black multimedia and entertainment media and entertainment radio station, so I’ve had a ing her life, including nam- could grow the business enterprise. enterprise. front-row seat on the busi- ing a street in her honor. beyond where we were.” thousand dollars.” But there was no getting By now, the tale of this ness journey from almost Liggins was content letting Between his earnings Reaching a more around that radio was “a ter- single mother’s rise from the beginning.