Lalah Hathaway Discusses New McBride Sisters Album, Tour, and Her Father, the Create a Wine Collection Late Donny Hathaway (See page A-4) (See page D-1) VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 12 17,- 18, 2015 2013 VOL. LXXXI NO 44 $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax“For Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years YearsThe Voice The Voice of Our of CommunityOur Community Speaking Speaking for for Itself Itself” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017 The actress talks about her career, making it in Hollywood and Amazing Grace Conservatory celebrating 20 years. SENTINEL FILE PHOTO Congresswoman Karen Bass and activist and profes- sor Dr. Maulana Karenga are among those calling for ra- dio host Bill Handel’s resignation BY JENNIFER BIHM and sexist verbal assault Staff Writer on Congresswoman Fred- erica Wilson (D-Florida) The call for radio host by KFI radio host Bill Bill Handel’s resignation Handel,” said organiza- for calling Congress- tion members via a re- woman Frederica Wilson cently released statement. a whore has gained mo- “Using the racist and mentum across the nation, sexist slur ‘whore’ with and local black leaders various other degrading and activists have joined descriptives [sic] multiple COURTESY OF BET PHOTO the campaign. The latest times to attack Rep. Wil- Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Actress and co-founder of Amazing Grace Conservatory, Wendy Raquel Robinson group to put out a state- son, he would not correct ment, the Black Commu- himself or be corrected BY BRIAN W. CARTER The multi-talented actress is Robinson attended many Washington High School. nity, Clergy and Labor even after being chal- Staff Writer in the midst of celebrating schools, which included Robinson is a graduate of Alliance, includes activist lenged by a fellow host. as AGC turns 20 years-old La Salle Avenue Elemen- Howard University, cum and Cal State Long Beach His vulgar and vicious Wendy Raquel Robin- on November 5. The Senti- tary School, Hughes Junior laude with a bachelor of professor Dr. Maulana slur and accompanying son is one of L.A.’s hidden nel sat down with Robinson, High School, Byrd Junior fine arts in drama. Before Karenga. Congresswom- rant, represent a pattern jewels, who you could catch who spoke about her career, High School and Horace the acting bug bit her, Rob- an Karen Bass has also of practice he and oth- sweeping the grounds on a life for the Black actress in Mann Junior High School. inson pursued another pas- weighed in on the matter. ers have engaged in over Friday afternoon in front of Hollywood and AGC’s 20th She also attended Hol- sion. “The BCCLA con- the years on KFI AM 640 her passion child, Amazing Anniversary. lywood High School but “I initially started as a demns in the strongest which is in urgent need of Grace Conservatory (AGC). A Los Angeles native, eventually graduated from {See AMAZING A-9} terms the recent racist {See ACTIVISTS A-11} Appellate justices affirm lower court decision against former pastor VALERIE GOODLOE PHOTO BY CORA JACKSON-FOSSETT members of his and other Staff Writer local churches. “This outcome is a The nearly five-year blessing to our commu- battle to obtain assets nity and all who believe belonging to First AME in the promise of the pro- Church of Los Angeles gram,” said Hardwick. “It (FAME) has ended in vic- gives rise to the belief that tory for the historic min- DAMON CASAREZ PHOTO all of us – no matter what istry. Rev. J. Benjamin Hardwick and attorney William A. community you are from – On Oct. 10, the Cali- Brewer III met recently at the Praises of Zion Baptist Church have the right to be treated fornia Court of Appeals in South Los Angeles. fairly.” affirmed the 2016 lower MICHAEL ELLISON-LEWIS PHOTO Hardwick’s relationship court decision that Rev. FAME Pastor J. Edgar Boyd (at podium) announces the BY CORA JACKSON-FOSSETT Praises of Zion Mission- with Transamerica began John Hunter; his wife, De- court victory by the church. Joining him are members of Staff Writer ary Baptist Church in South in 2004 when the church nise Hunter; and several FME’s leadership and staff members of FAME Assistance Los Angeles, was recently joined with investors, others for inappropriately and FAME Housing Corporations. Reminiscent of David awarded a $5.6 million judg- DCD Partners, LLC, to separated and removed versus Goliath, the Rev. Dr. ment from Transamerica af- purchase investor-owned properties and resources, the congregation. sortment of public benefits J. Benjamin Hardwick took ter a jury found the company life insurance for parishio- including FAME Assis- The court’s ruling de- service programs back to on the mammoth Transam- guilty of improperly raising ners who couldn’t afford it. tance Corporation (FAC) finitively returns assets ofthe management and oper- erica Life Insurance Com- insurance premiums by 50 Those who were insured and FAME Housing, from 325 units of low-income ation of FAME, explained Hurricane Irma hits Florida pany and won. percent on 2,400 predomi- the control of the church housing, a diverse portfo- Hardwick, the pastor of nately African American {See TRANSAMERICA A-8} without the knowledge of lio of real estate, and an as- {See FAME A-8} BY NIELE ANDERSON BY FREDDIE ALLEN Contributing Writer NNPA Newswire Reverend Jesse Jack- son, Sr., the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Co- alition, called for a “full- scale” boycott of BMW, the German automaker, for refusing to reply to the survey for the group’s an- nual diversity scorecard. Not only did BMW refuse to complete the EICOP COURTESY PHOTO survey, the German au- FREDDIE ALLEN/AMG/NNPA EICOP Executive Director Stacy Milner and CBS tomaker also refused to Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., the founder of the Rainbow “The Talk”co-host Sheryl Underwood host HBCU intern meet with the civil rights PUSH Coalition (at the podium), called for a “full-scale candidates on the set of “The Talk”. leader. boycott of BMW,” during the 2017 Rainbow PUSH Jackson made the an- Coalition Global Automotive Summit in Detroit, Mich. Historically Black Col- The HBCU in L.A. sum- nouncement, during a leges and Universities stu- mer internship program was press conference at the dents have an opportunity introduced last year under 2017 Rainbow PUSH Co- turer’s success at building met with all of the auto- to come to Hollywood by the Obama administration alition Global Automotive and sustaining ethnic di- makers that participated in way of the Entertainment and stems from many of Summit. versity and inclusion, with the survey. Industry College Outreach former President Barack “The diversity score- a primary focus on people The diversity scorecard Program (EICOP) with the Obama’s initiatives, such card was developed in of color,” the survey’s re- participants included: Ford help of SAG-AFTRA and as A Call to Arts and My 2012 to provide a snap- port said. {See BMW A-8} www.lasentinel.net the White House. {See HBCU A-8} shot of each manufac- Jackson said that he A-6 A-2 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,THURSDAY,JANUARY NOVEMBER 2, 9, 2017 2014 Robertson (courtesy photo) After overseeing the television, film and gospel categories of the Grammys, Jollivette takes her expertise to "Greenleaf." BY SHANNEN HILL positions available for Hip and felt like it was time to Contributing Writer Hop and R&B, but there try something new. was an opening for a posi- "God answered my Angela Jollivette is tion working in the Gospel prayers and aligned me per- breaking barriers as the new categories. fectly," said Jollivette. "If I music supervisor for Oprah "Between a prayer and would've never been in gos- Winfrey's “Greenleaf” tele- a birthday wish in 2007, I pel and never been in tele- vision show. went to a songwriter panel, vision and film, I wouldn't Jollivette grew up in that I was adamant about have had the opportunity to Compton and knew from a going to that day," said go into network television young age that she wanted to Jollivette. "That was June off the bat and do Oprah work in the music business. 24 and I started working Winfrey's Greenleaf." Some people join the mu- for the Grammy organiza- Jollivette's career has sic business to be on stage, tion on July 19, not even come full circle, as she singing and dancing, but Jol- a month later. Originally, I is now nominated for a livette wanted to be on the thought that gospel was just Grammy award for her business side. From a young going to get my foot in the work as the music supervi- age, she looked up to differ- door, but God was like, 'no, sor for Greenleaf. She has ent moguls and executives; this is where you're going also started her own media her first job in the music- in to stay.'" company, Moonbaby Me- dustry was interning with Jollivette stayed at the dia. Jollivette is in a small Coolio's Crowbar Records, Grammy organization for group of music supervi- then she went on to work 10 years. She worked her sors of color. There isn't with Magic Johnson's music way up to being the proj- as much diversity once the company and became known ect manager of gospel and position gets to the point of as DJ Moonbaby. eventually was given the calling the shots on what "It was just job after job, position to oversee the music gets played on tele- industry wise. I had been out television and film catego- vision.