Political Strategist and Journalist Jasmyne Cannick Announces Run Gerald Freeny, Chaka Khan Lead for Delegate to California Demo- Black Participation in 2019 Rose cratic Party (See page B-1) Parade (See page D-1) VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 12 17,- 18, 2015 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO. 02, $1.00 +CA. Sales “ForTax Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years TheYears Voice The Voiceof Our of Community Our Community Speaking Speaking for forItself Itself” THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 SENTINEL STAFF REPORT Congresswoman Max- ine Waters (D-CA) has made history becoming the first woman and the first African American to Chair the House Financial Services Committee. Waters caught up with the Sentinel for an exclu- sive interview regarding COURTESY PHOTO the historic selection. April Verrett speaking at a rally in Los Angeles. Sentinel (LAS): Con- gratulations! .... What does SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE two years. Prior to joining the selection mean to you SEIU Local 2015, Verrett personally and what are The members of SEIU was Executive Vice Presi- your plans for the job? (Service Employees In- dent of SEIU Healthcare Maxine Waters (MW): ternational Union) Local Illinois and Indiana (HCII). Thank you very much. I 2015, the nation’s largest Verrett has been key in the am indeed honored to have long-term care union repre- successful unification of this opportunity to lead senting over 385,000 home healthcare unions in both the congress of the United care and nursing home Illinois and California to States on financial servic- workers throughout Cali- build greater worker power es matters. I have worked fornia, are celebrating the for its members. Such suc- hard, I have served on this new year with the start of cess was evident with the committee over 20 years. I April Verrett as their Presi- creation of SEIU HCII in am well prepared, to deal dent. Illinois and SEIU Local with the very complicated Verrett succeeds La- 2015 in California. issues of financial servic- phonza Butler as Presi- “Being a fighter and ad- es. I intend to represent not dent of SEIU Local 2015 vocate for working people only the women and peo- after having served as an is my passion,” said April ple of color, who have not Executive Vice President Verrett. “And there is no often times had an oppor- of the Local over the last {See SEIU A-7} COURTESY PHOTO {See WATERS A-8} Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) BY KIMBERLEE BUCK Staff Writer Winter break is over and school is back in ses- sion but this time without teachers? On December 19, 2018, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) an- nounced that they would be going on strike during the start of the 2019 school Photo By: Robert Maryland, California Black Media year if the Los Angeles Gov. Newsom gives his inaugural address. Unified School District (LAUSD) superintendent PHOTO BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS BY MANNY OTIKO backdrop of serene gospel Austin Beutner failed to (L-R) Jason Lewis, Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, Kimberlee Buck, Cheryl Hildreth, Austin California Black Media music provided by Comp- adhere to the following de- Beutner, David Miller, Gloria Zuurveen, Dominque Diprima and Brandon I. Brooks at ton-based choir Voice mands: the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper on Thursday, January 3, 2019. Former Mayor of San of Destiny. Newsom’s •use the $1.9 billion in Francisco and Lt. Gov. first speech as governor unrestricted reserves for fund our schools; education, and adult edu- •empower parent and Gavin Newsom was sworn touched on his vision for smaller class sizes; for •commit to more sup- cation; educator voices at the in as California’s 40th gov- California and his plans more nurses, counselors, port for special education, •end the toxic over school site with stronger ernor on Monday to the and librarians; and to fully early education, bilingual testing of our students; {See LAUSD A-13} {See NEWSOM A-7} CITY NEWS SERVICE personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene, ac- A woman who says she was a victim of sex trafficking when she killed a man in 2004 A man was found dead cording to Deputy Charles was granted clemency Monday by Tennessee’s governor and will be released from prison at the West Hollywood Moore of the Sheriff’s In- apartment of prominent formation Bureau. Homi- BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI sion, a horrific crime at the Democratic donor Ed cide detectives were sent to Associated Press age of 16. Yet, imposing a Buck, where another man the scene. life sentence on a juvenile was found dead of what The man’s name was A woman who says that would require her to not immediately released she was a 16-year-old sex serve at least 51 years be- and his cause of death was trafficking victim when fore even being eligible under investigation by the she killed a man in 2004 for parole consideration county coroner’s office, was granted clemency is too harsh, especially Moore said. Monday by Tennessee’s in light of the extraordi- COURTESY PHOTO Buck made headlines governor and will be re- nary steps Ms. Brown has Ed Buck when the body of 26-year- leased from prison later taken to rebuild her life,” old Gemmel Moore was this year. Haslam said in his state- authorities deemed a drug found at the same apart- Tennessee Gov. Bill ment. overdose in 2017. ment on July 27, 2017. Haslam granted clem- Brown, 30, will remain Deputies from the sher- The coroner’s office ruledency to Cyntoia Brown, on parole supervision for iff’s West Hollywood Sta- Moore’s death an acciden- who had been serving a LACY ATKINS /THE TENNESSEAN VIA AP, POOL, FILE 10 years on the condition tion responded about 1:05 tal methamphetamine over- life sentence but who will she does not violate any a.m. to the 1200 block of dose, to the dismay of his be released on parole on This May 23, 2018, state or federal laws, holds Laurel Avenue regarding a family. Aug. 7 — 15 years from file photo shows Cyntoiaa job, and participates in person not breathing. The Buck was present at the date she was first -ar Brown, entering her -clemregular counseling ses- caller performed CPR and the location when both rested. ency hearing at Tennesseesions. www.lasentinel.net called 911, and Los Ange- deaths occurred, according “Cyntoia Brown com- Prison for Women in - Nash les County Fire Department {See BUCK A-7} mitted, by her own admis- ville, Tenn. {See CLEMENCY A-7} E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS/L.A. SENTINEL A-2 A-6 LASENTINEL.NETLOS ANGELES SENTINEL NEWSNEWS THURSDAY,THURSDAY,JANUARY JANUARY 10, 2019 9, 2014 BY STACY M. BROWN business major, just “When I real- lenged by major players in NNPA Newswire graduating college,” ize what an impact the industry. Correspondent Rolle said. Western Air plays “To say the least I had “My Mom and in people’s lives to cut our way through a Although she acknowl- I went to Andros on the daily, it cer- number of legal red tapes, edges setting “big goals,” for my great grand- tainly motivates take the risk and seek ap- Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle mother’s funeral me to keep pushing proval from the authorities said the magic really hap- and on our return, and progressing to in the position to validate pens in the small steps it we were stuck at the better their experi- our right to operate. takes to reach those ambi- airport for almost the ence,” Rolle said. “Opening the passenger tions. entire day. I remem- While her fam- terminal was a pivotal point “That’s where the victo- ber her and I saying, ily counts as role for our company and was ries are won, in your daily to that there must be a models, Rolle said instrumental in securing do list,” said Rolle, whose better way to travel she’s also inspired market share on that route. boardroom and classroom from one island to by Oprah Winfrey, I was a fairly new attorney accomplishments likely the next,” she said. who is the “Aunty at that time. While it was a turn as many heads as her “It wasn’t diffi- in my head.” bit intimidating, it was a re- modelesque looks. cult to convince my “She inspires warding experience.” At 30, Rolle serves as Dad who is an avia- me because she Rolle said she refuses to vice president of opera- tion enthusiast. We seems to have mas- allow negative stereotypes tions and general counsel sought financing for tered the art of bal- to affect the way she does of Western Air Limited, her one aircraft and the ance and remaining business or carries herself. family’s company and the aircraft financier be- in a state of grati- As a successful Black largest privately-owned air- lieved so much in the At 30, Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle serves as vice president of operations and tude, all while woman attorney and execu- line in the Bahamas. idea and offered to fi- general counsel of Western Air Limited, her family’s company and the larg- being courageous tive in the airline industry, She’s climbed the cor- nance three aircrafts, est privately-owned airline in the Bahamas.PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER in various busi- Rolle isn’t easily intimi- porate ladder, but nothing zero down as a pack- ness and creative dated. was handed to her – Rolle age,” Rolle continued. pursuits,” Rolle said of the “For some, a lawyer or clearly has earned her Rolle’s family wasn’t in Boca Raton, Fla.