‘Say her name’: City to pay Waters: “Trump the Biggest $12M to Breonna Taylor’s family Threat to Our Democracy Since (See page A-11) Civil War” (See page D-3) VOL. LXXXVI NO. 38, $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years, The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself.” THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2013 AP PHOTO AP PHOTO Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris, 2020 Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate BY DANNY J. BAKEWELL, JR. ganda is, we are not likely Executive Editor to see a vaccine for at least another 6 to12 months and WE MUST VOTE the realistic perspective of LIKE AS IF OUR LIVES what it will take to get life DEPENDED ON IT … back to a “new normal,” BECAUSE IT DOES! is like trying to figure out who has the coronavirus Noted activist, play- and who doesn’t? wright and novelist, James Whether you are a Baldwin, wrote “Not ev- political junkie, a Black erything that is faced can Lives Matter activist, or be changed, but nothing FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO just working every day to can be changed until it is Herb Wesson Mark Ridley-Thomas Jackie Lacey Reggie Jones-Sawyer do the best of your abili- faced.” His words are as failing at an unprecedented virtually, and while CO- have died at far higher and ties for yourself and your relevant today as they were The world is out of sync. rate, and unemployment is VID-19 has already killed disproportionate rate than family, this election will when Baldwin first wrote The economy is on the brink at an all-time high. Schools over 200,000, unfortunate- others. No matter what the them. of collapse, businesses are are forced to be session ly Black and Brown people current presidential propa- {See VOTE A-10} BY JASMYNE A. CANNICK Contributing Writer 33-year-old Compton native, Darnell Hicks, had no idea why his phone was blowing up Sunday night. Like every Sunday, he was working the swing shift as a client aide at a South Centra L.A. transitional housing program, when all of a sudden, he started re- ceiving back-to-back text messages and social me- FILE PHOTO dia notifications. Darnell (L-R) Gemmel Moore, Ed Buck & Timothy Dean could hardly believe what he was reading--that he SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE tims, has begun gathering COVID-19 while in jail was wanted in the shooting JASMYNE CANNICK/L.A. SENTINEL signatures for a petition due to his age and be- of two Los Angeles County Compton native, Darnell Hicks On the eve of the calling upon Magistrate cause he says he suffers sheriff’s deputies as they one=year incarceration of Judge Rozella A. Oliver to from gum disease and sat in a patrol SUV at the I hurried up and googled ing that I was wanted for Democratic donor and ac- deny bail to Buck. needs specialized cardiac Compton Willowbrook rail the number to the Compton shooting the two sheriff’s tivist, Ed Buck in the deaths The petition comes af- care. station. Sheriff’s Station and called deputies. I wanted to know of two Black gay men, the ter Buck, 65, petitioned the “Nah, he says he has “I was shocked and in. I told them that there group, Justice 4 Gemmel court arguing that he is at gum disease and a heart worried,” said Hicks. “So, are social media posts say- {See MISIDENTIFY A-8} and All of Ed Buck’s Vic- higher risk for contracting {See BUCK A-8} TASTE OF SOUL BLACK BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT BY BETTI HALSELL Tuesday September 15, Contributing Writer The County of Los Angeles has updated the community with critical news surround- ing COVID-19. The County remains cautious as num- bers reflect that the curve is flattening, and positive cases continue to decline. The Los Angeles Public Health department disclosed data reflecting stabilization in multiple state ordered benchmarks, which will re- sult in the County having more opportunity to reopen. Public officials continue to stress the importance of a communal effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. There has been a sig- Co-owners Amanda-Jane Thomas and Shanita Nicholas have created a hub for the community to get a cup of www.lasentinel.net {See LASD A-8} coffee and more. {See FULL STORY D-4} A-2 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Mark Ridley-Thomas Campaign Kicks Off 300 Attend Zoom Rally SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE expressed confidence that the speakers, participants with effective, experienced and organized labor for The race to the Novem- leadership, we can right the their support, then he called ber 3 General Election is ship. on their help with the work. on! The moment may be “We stand in the gap on The Mark Ridley- trying, but MRT is the man the question of homeless- Thomas for City Council, for the moment, said U.S. ness. We push for law District 10 Campaign offi- Rep. Karen Bass. enforcement reform and cially kicked into high gear “I used to say vote as if accountability. We stand last Saturday with a Zoom your life depended on it, for economic recovery and rally attended by over 300 and now I say this election an equitable distribution of allies, supporters, friends is about life and death. the resources that define and volunteers. "And while we all our very lives. We stand for Hosted by KJLH radio obsess on what's happening the environment being bet- star Dominique DiPrima, at the national level, we ter, and finally, we will not the #MRTforCD10 event have a number of issues relent until we deal with was part rally, part enter- here, right here in Los this issue of COVID-19. tainment, part call to action Angeles City. And I can’t “I need you to stand and a whole lot of fun. COURTESY PHOTO think of a better person to with me and take nothing The times, no doubt are Mark Ridley-Thomas lead the 10th District than for granted,” MRT said to challenging, and the chal- Mark Ridley-Thomas” she the audience. lenges facing District 10 the crisis of homelessness state, and even the ability to enthusiasm and determina- said, specifically calling And after the event, and greater Los Angeles are and affordable housing con- vote by mail is under attack. tion. out his work on civil rights, dozens did indeed stay to mounting: COVID-19 is tinues; wildfires are requir- So why was a zoom Speakers from all walks social and economic jus- volunteer. damaging the health and the ing an extraordinary campaign event fun? of life and neighborhoods tice. Because the times livelihoods of thousands; resources from the entire Because it was filled with throughout the 10th District The Supervisor thanked demand nothing less. Biden Campaign & DNC Announce New Vote-By-Mail Features on IWillVote.com BY STACY M. BROWN could use the site to check or automatically emailed to the Vote.com has been updated NNPA Newswire Senior update their registration and state. with new state-specific voter National Correspondent find voting locations. The • Printing and mailing education pages and new user experience will their request. A voter com- resources – to help voters On Monday, Sept. 14, also guide a voter through pletes a vote-by-mail easily find their states’ dead- the Joe Biden for President their best voting-by-mail request form on lines to vote by mail, early, campaign and the Demo- option based on their state IWillVote.com. The voter or in person, as well as other cratic National Committee and county regulations, then prints, signs, and mails important information about (DNC) have announced new including: the request form to the state. their states’ voting process. features on IWillVote.com – • Requesting a ballot • Requesting a prepaid “How ever voters the DNC’s voter participa- online. A voter will be return envelope: A voter choose to cast their ballots, tion website – that will help directed to their state’s completes a vote-by-mail these updates to the voters easily request and online vote-by-mail request request form on IWillVote.com site provide ISTOCKPHOTO/NNPA The IWillVote.com site will help visitors learn important return their ballot by mail. form. IWillVote.com and requests the tools necessary to exer- information about the voting process in their state as they According to the cam- • Requesting a ballot by a prepaid return envelope. cise their right to participate make their plan to vote. paign, the site will also help email. A voter completes a The voter will then receive in our democracy and visitors learn important vote-by-mail request form, their completed request ensure our community’s “Our lives and our liveli- the information they need to information about the voting including uploading a pic- form via mail to sign and voice is heard in this critical hoods are at stake this make a plan to vote and send process in their state as they ture of their signature return in a prepaid return election,” said DNC Nation- November, and we’re doing Joe Biden and Kamala Har- make their plan to vote. 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