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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Volume 188 Number 3

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Remembering Barbara Morrison Alumna Lives On Through Her Legacy BY DIANA CAMPBELL

arbara Morrison, the jazz treasure who graduated from Los Angeles City College and received three Grammy nominations, died on March 16. She was 72. The LACMA’s “Jazz Treasure” first female award recipient made Los Angeles her home in 1971 after moving to the West Coast from Detroit. Barbara Morrison Shortly after her arrival, she joined the Johnny Otis Band with whom she sang for 21 years. Her singing career took her to perform at jazz festivals in the California neighborhoods of Montreux, Monterey, Long Beach and North Sea. She performed at Carnegie Hall and jazz venues in Southern California and toured Europe with Ray Charles. She had concerts in Japan and Australia where adoring jazz fans asked her back year after year. Widely known as a staple in the historic Leimert Park Village, Morrison opened the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center and the California Jazz & Blues Museum to educate her California community on notable jazz performers. Taking her expertise and talents into the classroom, Morrison served as an adjunct associate professor of global jazz studies at UCLA and in 2020 launched the Barbara Morrison Scholarship for Jazz at the university. Morrison was scheduled to perform at the Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood with Dante Chambers, on the day of her death. Now, a memorial honoring her covers the sidewalk in front of the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center.

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‘Ukrainians Only’: Africans, Indians Search for Safe Passage

COMPILED BY HANNAH COBURN AND DANIEL MARLOS

DISTRICT ANNOUNCES FIRST ‘MI GENTE GRADUATION’

African and Indian students are among hundreds of thousands of people trying to flee Ukraine. Dark skin and “no blue eyes” present roadblocks.

Kherson State University is one of the oldest colleges in Ukraine, located in the south of the country.

African students from Gabon, Nigeria, Cameroun and the Ivory Coast are stranded in a basement in Kherson, Ukraine on March 13, 2022. They have been living there with limited drinking water and food since the Russian war began against Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.

For the first time in the Los Angeles Community College District history, the Mi Gente Graduation Celebration brings together Latino students and their families from all nine college campuses. The cultural celebration of the district students’ educational achievement will be marked by Latino diversity, music, language, and nationalities. The Graduation is scheduled for June 5, 2022 at 4 p.m.

BY JUAN MENDOZA

ideos have emerged on social media that show Black and Indian students face difficulties as they try to flee the war zone and cross the border into Poland, Hungary or Romania from Ukraine. Thousands of Ukrainians began to flee their cities and towns in a desperate search for safety to neighboring countries after Russian tanks invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. At the same time, African and Indian students caught up in the chaos during the Russian attacks found themselves trapped in their university towns. Many students headed for the Ukrainian border where the Ukraine military prevented them from boarding trains, according to reports on “Democracy Now.” Some say they walked from nine to 10 hours without food and water under extreme freezing weather conditions to get to the nearest border crossing. At the border, Ukrainian officials made the African and Indian students wait in a separate line just for people of color. Augustin Akoi Kollie is a Liberian student who has been studying medicine in Chernivtsi, a city located in the southwest of Ukraine. He left home Feb. 26, for a six-hour journey by foot for the southern border with Romania, according to a "Voice of America" news report. Kollie stood in line all night in freezing temperatures before being granted entry and traveling to the nearby city of Suceava, Romania. “While you are in the queue, if a Ukrainian comes you have to shift and make way for that Ukrainian to go to the front,” Kollie said. “It was very cold, my hands, my feet and everything went numb from the cold. Some students passed out due to hypothermia.” “Democracy Now” reports Ukrainian authorities are racial profiling. They have prioritized Ukrainian nationals over foreigners trying to leave the country.

BLACK GRADUATION CELEBRATION OPENS REGISTRATION

The Los Angeles Community College District African American Outreach Initiative program (LACCD-AAOI) announces its 12th annual Black Graduation Celebration (BGC) on May 24, from 3:00 to 5 p.m. The BGC is a culturally affirming celebration of academic achievement. This year's event will be in-person following the latest Covid-19 state and local guidelines. For more information and to pre-register, contact LACCD African-American Outreach Initiative.

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EDUCATION

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tudents who participated in the California Humanities/ NEA program for emerging journalists called "Democracy and the Informed Citizen" have won a first place Gold Circle Award from Columbia University Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) for their work in 2021. Cal Humanities supported the work, which allowed four students to attend virtual sessions and receive feedback on their projects, which they shared with their peers in the newsroom.

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OPINION & EDITORIAL

Los Angeles Collegian - Wednesday, March 23, 2022

EDITORIAL

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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You

Los Angeles City College Visual & Media Arts Department 855 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029 323.953.4000 ext. 2832 losangeles.collegian@gmail.com Editor-in-Chief SORINA SZAKACS Graphics Layout Editor BEATRICE ALCALA Copy Editors SORINA SZAKACS ANGELA JOHNSON MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ DANIEL MARLOS Opinions & Editorial Editor KATHRYN FORD

– Ask What You Can Do For Ukraine

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BY SORINA SZAKACS The current atrocities committed in Ukraine are unacceptable. We can sit in our living rooms feeling helpless because we cannot be there to help, or we can do something. We cannot go to Ukraine to assist the people devastated by Putin’s war, but we can still pitch in to help. The most obvious way would be with a monetary donation; however, many students are not able to help monetarily. I contacted the Ukrainian Cultural Center and the Ukrainian Orthodox churches, Saint Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which are in the communities surrounding Los Angeles City College. I asked for additional information about what, we as students and people in the surrounding communities can do to help. However, I found most of the information on the Internet. The Ukrainian Cultural Center in

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Los Angeles has many suggestions on their website, of things you can do to help the people in Ukraine. They’re looking for local volunteers to help "Stand With Ukraine" to organize rallies. They have a volunteer application online. They are asking Los Angeles area residents to host refugees in their homes, contact the White House and our Congresspersons and donate. The phone number and website to leave a message with the White House are also on the website, as well as the phone numbers to reach Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla in the Senate. They also have document tem-

plates on the "Stand With Ukraine" website for letters to the White House and Congresspersons. The Ukrainian Cultural Center website also has a long list of charities for donations. They even have instructions for how to assemble medical kits for Ukrainian soldiers. Also, you can get some information on how to join the Ukrainian International Legion of Territorial Defense (the Foreign Legion). There is a lot of information on the Internet about donating money. I understand why relief organizations prefer monetary donations. I know that there are complications with donating goods like coats

and winter shoes/boots. Donating goods rather than money is costly and takes time and getting goods into the country would be complicated. But, this leads me to my original question: How can we best help? If you are like me and cannot afford to donate money, donating your time is also welcome. The best source of information seems to be the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles. If you call to ask how you can help, you will get a message explaining that the center is overwhelmed with the volume of calls they received with offers of help and well wishes. You can leave a mes-

U.S. Bound by Agreement to Defend Democracy for Ukraine BY ANGELA JOHNSON Even though the Russian invasion of Ukraine is nearly 6,000 miles away, the United States is deeply vested in what is going on over there. Besides committing war crimes by bombing Ukrainian civilians, hospitals and pregnant women, Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a wholesale attack on democracy and the global rule of law. Putin has attacked everything for which America stands. The United States must live up to its word and stand by Ukraine to maintain its independence. In 1994, the U.S., Russia and Great Britain signed the Budapest Memorandum that guaranteed Ukraine's sovereignty. The three world powers agreed they would respect the independence, sovereignty and existing borders of Ukraine. They also pledged “to refrain from the threat or use of force” against the country. (Source: brookings.edu/"Order from Chaos: Why Care About Ukraine and the Budapest Memorandum" by Steven Pifer) Those assurances persuaded the Ukrainian government to relinquish 1,900 strategic nuclear warheads that had the capacity to basically

decimate America. (Those weapons could be in Putin's hands right now, if not for that agreement.) The Budapest Memorandum obligated the U.S. to strongly respond if Russia breeched the sovereignty of the Ukraine, which it most certainly did on Feb. 24, 2022. That is, of course, when Putin announced the "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine, which was tantamount to a comprehensive attack on the country. The Russian annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014 is really what got this fire started, in my mind. Russia reneged on virtually all the agreements it made with that action. The U.S. should have stepped up then, keeping in accordance with the Budapest Memorandum. Instead of pressuring Putin to do the right thing and get out of Crimea, the U.S. decided to throw money at the problem. Since 2014, the U.S. has given Ukraine more than $3 billion in reform and military assistance and over $3 billion in loan guarantees. Two months ago, on Jan. 19, National Public Radio affiliate WABE.org reported that President Biden had released $200 million in defensive military aid for Ukraine, including military equipment, artillery, munitions and similar hardware. Congress approved on March 10 a giant $1.5 trillion federal spending package that includes $13.6 billion in emergency military defense aid for Ukraine.

You Can Now Remove Your Mask BY LARA BARNEY

About a week ago, something drastically changed at my job. We were allowed to drop the mask as long as we were vaccinated and comfortable with it! Even though I had been waiting for this moment, I was still unsure about going totally bare. For the first day of freedom, I decided to wear my mask still while working with customers even

though I was within my right to go mask-less. The next day though, I was a little braver and decided to work my whole shift sans mask. Two days later, I was shopping in Target with my mask off, and it felt great. As of March 4, masks are no longer required indoors for LA County. When I read this I was surprised; I had grown dreary over the holidays with cases rising due to the new variant. In class, we had talks about the Pandemic of 1918 and how it lasted for over three years. There didn’t seem to be an end in sight, but after the CDC declared our community levels low, we got the go-ahead to drop the

It is incumbent upon the U.S. to keep its word and do all it can to stand up to Russia. No one knows how much harm this Russian-Ukraine war will cause to American national security. The best chance for continued peace on American soil is to support Ukrainian democracy and help them hold their own against Putin. The real and ever-present danger with this war is that it most certainly is a blatant attack on democracy that could spread globally like an aggressive cancer. China is watching. Venezuela is watching. South Korea is watching. This has the potential to undermine the sovereignty of other "vulnerable" countries and also entice other bully nations to takeover attractive territory with military might. I think Vladimir Putin is a disgraceful shame, a dirty, disgraceful shame and embarrassment to the whole of humanity for bombing children, schools, hospitals and pregnant woman. Putin must be stopped by any means, short of causing nuclear war. It is in the best interest of humanity; global peace is at stake here. If this war escalates any further, it is definitely going nuclear. Make no mistake, World War III will be a nuclear war. Putin is completely intoxicated with power and will not stop if the world leaders do not unite to put him down now. He is like a dog with rabies. We all know what to do with a rabid dog.

mask. This relaxed mask mandate seems more hopeful than others in the past. More age groups are able to get the vaccine now bumping up the vaccinated population to record highs. According to the Mayo Clinic, the United States is Over 50% vaccinated. Covid-19 numbers have also settled down after the holidays and the introduction of the Omicron variant. With these new factors, I believe the dropped mask mandate has the sticking power we need to carry us out of this pandemic. SEE “YOUR MASK” PAGE 4

sage, but the message you hear explains that it might take some time before they can return the call. The best way to find what you can do is to keep your eyes on the Ukrainian Cultural Center’s website. They have several pages dedicated to providing information about any Ukrainian issues. The first page on the “War in Ukraine” tab lists events related to helping, including days, times and locations where you can donate your time. There is also a page with a link to the war.ukraine.ua website, where you can find up-to-date information regarding the current situation in Ukraine.

Why Did the Beloved Pop-up Pantry Disappear?

Reporters JUAN MENDOZA, HANNAH COBURN, SORINA SZAKACS, CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ, LOUIS WHITE, POUPY GAELLE NGUESTOP, DULCE GALVEZ, ANGELA JOHNSON

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BY DULCE GALVEZ In the past, the L.A. City College Foundation’s pop-up food bank provided groceries to students and residents from the City’s surrounding neighborhoods. The Foundation offered registered students and their families groceries every week, from Monday through Friday, based on a government-issued or a student ID. They provided groceries to approximately 2,500 households, and to students on a first-come, first-served basis until the food was gone. The Foundation helped students with food insecurity and made sure they had enough to support their education. Students would line up around the Student Union Building in anticipation of groceries, while they focused on school necessities, such as paying tuition and other educational expenses. The pop-up food pantry helped distribute groceries to homeless students assuring they had enough nutritional assistance to succeed in classes. the "Food-for-Thought" program would open at 11 a.m. and last until groceries were gone. They even had reusable bags for everyone in line. The students were eagerly waiting in anticipation for groceries to arrive and would be late to class, but carrying bags of free goods. The Food-for-Thought program closed on March 16, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought restrictions, despite students’ increasing needs for assistance. The students await the return of the food pantry, especially with inflation pushing up prices. The LACC Foundation’s Jessica Duran says the "Food-for-Thought" program would hopefully be back in the fall of 2022.

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CITY VIEWS

How do you feel about using public transportation compared to using your car since gas prices have skyrocketed? COMPILED BY DULCE GALVEZ PHOTOS BY DULCE GALVEZ

LINDA RICO Major: Paralegal Studies I do not consider public transportation unless it is the last resort because I have kids and need to drive them to school and as well go to LACC. I run around all day and public transportation would take so much longer. I used public transportation and don’t feel safe when I have my kids with me, especially because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MIKE MESSINA Major: Music

JAY ALVES Major: Music

JOANNE CORDERO Major: Computer Science

Rising gas prices are not an inconvenience for me. My method of arriving at school includes skateboarding. Public transportation, especially by bus, is not necessarily safe. In my opinion, skateboarding is a good form of transportation when necessary.

I’m not considering public transportation because I can afford gas prices, and I like the comfort of driving my car compared to the inconvenience of waiting for the bus or the Metro.

I think using public transportation is not safe. … My method of transportation is scooters, Uber or Lyft. The gas prices relate to the Ukrainian War as well as history repeating itself.

LUIS GARCIA Major: Engineering Public transportation is not a problem for me. I tend to feel safe, but it depends on the time of day. Getting the bus during the night has a higher risk of getting mugged than using public transportation mid-day.

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FROM “YOUR MASK” PAGE 2 Working as a hairdresser, human connection is a very important part of my job, and I value the time I spend with clients. With people’s masks off, I feel more open to making that connection with my clients. Seeing people excited to take off their masks

makes me happy, and I’ve noticed that it is easier to have conversations with clients. People seem to be more receptive to conversation and, not to mention, the added benefit of being able to see their whole face! I know not all is better now, and we still have a

long way to go, but this restriction being lifted brightens the horizon. I know that I won’t be so comfortable everywhere without a mask, and I also know I’ll have to take calculated risks in the future, but for now, I’m excited to see people’s smiles again.

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The fact that she was a double amputee, because of complications from diabetes, did not keep her from international travel, working every day, all day. —Garcia-Segal said

orrison last performed at City College, on the same Camino Theatre stage where she studied, on Feb.14, 2013. Cathy Garcia-Segal has been Morrison’s long-time friend. When the artist was admitted to the hospital in early March because of cardiovascular disease, GarciaSegal created a GoFundMe page. Now, according to her, the money raised will go towards Morrison’s funeral expenses. Morrison was a hero and a brilliant light. Not only for her incredible musical gifts and contributions to the community, but also for her spirit and "I'm gonna keep going no matter what" attitude and actions. “The fact that she was a double amputee, because of complications from diabetes, did not keep her from international travel, working every day, all day,” Garcia-Segal said. “And sometimes having three gigs a day, traveling hours to each gig.” LACC music student Oscar Rospide worked for Morrison since 2011, as part of her weekly vocal workshop backup band. “Barbara made sure she provided jobs for musicians who found live music gigs scarce,” Rospide said. “She paid an 18 piece band for her one woman show ‘I Wanna Be Loved,’ in her tribute to her friend Dinah Washington.” “It’s just a big, big loss,” her agent Timothy Morganfield said. “Everybody I talked to [has] tears galore." Morrison’s funeral plans are to be announced. Her legacy lives on.

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Latino Theater Sends ‘Melancholia’ to City

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atino Theater Company teamed up with Los Angeles City College theatre department to bring "Melancholia" on the campus’ stage. The opening night is on March 24 at 7 p.m. on the LACC Quad. Jose Luis Valenzuela is the director. LACC Theater Academy students are part of the play. "Melancholia" was originally created by the Latino Theater Lab and produced in 2005 by The Latino Theater Company. The production is part of the Latino Theater Company’s Impact Initiative. The initiative encourages students from all nine community colleges in the district to participate in cultural dialogues with the Los Angeles community through preforming arts including access to shows, master classes and artist discussions. The Latino Theater Company included the Theater Academy in this production to empower students to be a part of the artistic and social community in the city. Inspired by true events, ‘Melancholia’ tells the story of a young Latino marine named Mario who has recently returned to his home in East Los Angeles from his deployment in Iraq. The experimental production delves into Mario’s struggles with returning

to everyday-life, after being traumatized by the war. Mario deals with his sorrows as he reenters life, reconnects with his friends and family. He frequently spins out of control, has nightmares and turns to drinking trying to deal with his depression and anxiety. The production does not have a credited playwright. The Latino Theater Lab worked collaboratively using research, improvisation and an exploration of new theatrical expressions to create and tell Mario’s story. The story of young men coming home from war is familiar to many. "Melancholia" takes an alternative approach in the way they explore the war utilizing dance, music, and highly theatricalized movements to show war’s devastating effects on the psyche. This creative approach to storytelling makes it an exciting show. Ryan Cura is one of the actors in the play and says "Melancholia" shares important messages with its audience. “We wanted to share this play because we feel like it’s important to tell this story,” Cura says. “For us actors and the directors I feel like we should bring this to everybody to feel like you’re not alone.” The play is scheduled March 24 to 26, March 31 and April 2, from 7 p.m. To RSVP, students may send an email to boxoffice@lacitycollege. edu. The production deals with mature subjects and viewer discretion is advised.

1- Artist Alberto Lule and L.A. City College President Mary Gallagher attend the "Alberto Lule: Under Investigation," VAMA Gallery Exhibit in Da Vinci Hall on March 10, 2022. 2- Mixed Media paintings are on display at Da Vinci Hall on March 10, 2022. This is one of the many works presented at "Alberto Lule: Under Investigation."

Alberto Lule Challenges the System VAMA Gallery Exhibit by Alberto Lule challenges students to examine prison industrial complex system. BY CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ

tudents, professors and artists attended the opening reception of "Alberto Lule: Under Investigation" art show. Packed with ready-mades, tools and other mixed media installations, the show fascinated attendees. The exhibit opened on March 10, 2022 on the first floor of DaVinci Hall. City College President Mary Gallagher addressed the crowd and spoke about the importance of art and what Lule’s show means for the campus community. “When I first read about Alberto Lule, I knew that there would be something remarkable and special about this,” Gallagher said. “To give yourself, your art, your heart and to allow us to share it, that is a gift that is beyond monetary value.” Lule is a graduate of UCLA School of Arts and Architecture, uses ready-mades, mixed media installations and tools to critique mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex within the United States. He uses his experiences to connect the prison industrial complex to other political issues such as immigration, homelessness, drug addiction and mental health. “To exist in a parallel universe

outside of the margins of this society or what we want to call ‘reality’ and come back and try to do something is really hard,” Lule said. “I’ve been focused on making the art space, gallery space, and museum space, as a space where activism can happen, where solidarity can happen.” Through his "Under Investigation" exhibit, Lule tries to explain and show what it means to come out of the prison system and drop into everyday reality without support. “I don’t feel like I am the exception, there’s plenty of other people in this gallery who know how to make these things because they have been in those spaces,” Lule said. “For people to come out and show their love, that is very important.” Summer Bernal, the show’s curator was impressed by the response Lule’s work generated. “The response to the work, to the space and to Alberto was more than what I could have hoped for,” Bernal said. “There are many doors, when one door closes another one opens. It’s about not giving up, making sure to stay on top of your purpose and the things you want to say with your artwork.” "Alberto Lule: Under Investigation" is open from March 10 until April 15 in the Da Vinci Hall Gallery.

CAMPUS LIFE ‘Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power’ Starts Women’s Month Celebrations

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March events showcase women in positions of leadership across various fields. BY MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ U.S. Rep. for California’s 13th District, Barbara Lee joined Women’s History Month celebrations at City. “Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, ” won "The 2022 NAACP Image Award for Best Documentary.” It tells the complex story of Representative Barbara Lee. Congresswoman Lee spoke with students during “An Historic Conversation at LACC,” on March 16. Julianna Roosevelt, greatgranddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt moderated the event. The City’s President Mary Gallagher opened the event both online and in the Student Union, in front of a live audience. “When I watched her documentary I listened, I learned,” “It was interesting, it was inspiring and I thing the word tenacious really defines how this woman lived,” Gallagher said. “There were so many phenomenal things in the documentary. … The admiration for someone such as Congresswoman Lee is beyond description. But I think that what really stays with me is the difference that one person can make.” Lee is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and the chair emeritus and former co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. She has played a major role in the antiwar movement, notably in her vocal criticism of the Iraq war and, following the September 11 attacks, for being the only member of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force. Ambasador Shabazz opened the Zoom session with the

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documentary’s trailer. She spoke about the importance and timeliness of Lee’s story. “I had the distinct pleasure of seeing the biographical documentary in 2020 and it riveted me beyond all measures,” Shabazz said. “ … Introducing this amazing woman of conviction to a new generation is essential, not to mention those of my generation and perhaps even those before who had no idea of the degree her contributions impact who we are today, what our freedoms are.” Juliana Roosevelt moderated the event and introduced four City’s scholar anchors who addressed Congresswoman Lee and asked questions related to her biographical documentary. “All around us we see images … reminding us of the legacy of great women … Eleanor Roosevelt told me that [Universal Declaration of Human Rights] was her greatest legacy,” Roosevelt said. “We are now, again, working with the same issues in economic and social justice. We know that Eleanor’s vision was linked to social security and respect for equal human dignity and we are still talking about that and we are fortunate to have Congresswoman Lee working for us.” In recognition of March as Women’s History Month the Los Angeles City College is celebrating with several online and in-person events throughout the month featuring guest speakers and trailblazing women leaders from a variety of fields. Women’s History Month celebrations culminate March 30 with the 5th Annual Women’s History Month Tea featuring

Reverend Canon Naomi Nontombi Tutu as keynote speaker. Reverend Nontombi is a Missioner for Racial and Economic Equity at the Cathedral of All Souls in Asheville, NC. The challenges she faced growing up black and female in South Africa during apartheid inform the foundation of her life as an activist for human rights. Students who are interested in attending in-person or virtually must register by navigating to the Campus Events Calendar on the L.A. City College website. Women in Leadership Career Panel presented by the L.A. City’s Career Center on March 22, focused on insightful discussions featuring women leaders in a variety of industries. Guest speakers for the panel included Los Angeles City College President, Dr. Mary Gallagher, Dr. Melissa Turcotte, Head Environmental Engineering Specialist at Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Naomi Rodriguez, Vice President of External Affairs at Los Angeles Dodgers, Desirée V. Castro, Policy Analyst, Producer, and L.A. City Alumna, Evette Rivera, FBI Special Agent, and Marjorie Brisco, Workforce Development Specialist at Sofi Stadium and Hollywood Park. Carolyn Darin one of the event’s planners said the panel focused on women in positions of leadership or in careers where women are not traditionally prominent. “Our hope is that attendees can learn how women leaders have forged their career path, and to open attendees’ minds to the possible careers that women might lead,” says Darin.

PHOTOS BY LOUIS WHITE P-1 Dr. Thelma Day moderates the in-person and online attendees of the Virtual Q&A with Rep. Barbara Lee via Zoom video conference on March 16, 2022 where LACC student scholars posed questions. P-2 Zoom screenshot Student scholars ask questions via Zoom during the Q&A with Rep. Barbara Lee, moderated by Julianna Roosevelt on March 16, 2022 in the Student Union.

Who Changed The World

“We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.” —Dolores Huerta

hey were inventors and scientists. They shaped the world or Arts and Entertainment. They became politicians and leaders in a male-dominated world and changed it, one idea at a time. They wrote, sang, raised their voices and fought for a better world. Some are no longer living, but their influence and accomplishments blazed the trails for generations to come.

Jane Austen, Anne Frank, Maya Angelo, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth are just a few names of women who changed the world. We now have Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, Jane Goodall, Oprah Winfrey, Emma Watson, Amal Clooney. The list could go on and on.

Some of the most influential women in California graduated from City. They walked the campus and its corridors, read the books in the college’s library and acquired the education they needed to shape every aspect of social, political and artistic life.

PHOTO BY LOUIS WHITE 1- Former First Lady Michelle Obama 2- Vice- President Kamala Harris 3- Scientist Marie Curie discovered radium. 4. Judge Sonia Sotomayor 5. Dolores Huerta

Marni Nixon, Mimi Leder, Vaino H. Spencer and Rosie Perez are only four of the City’s stars. Read their stories in this month’s Los Angeles City College Foundation Newsletter. Go to https://www.laccfoundation.org and subscribe to the monthly newsletter. PHOTOS 1-4 COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA.ORG

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COVID-19 TESTING GOES ON

Biweekly testing is currently available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the Student Union Building. Students and employees receive an “LACCD Daily Reminder” via email. The ones who want to get tested can make an appointment online through the cleared4work system. The convenience of on campus testing is an incentive for employees and students alike. The Delta variant, Omicron, or the next new mutation or wave of the virus make continued vigilance to minimize the contagion the new normal for society and the LACC family.

‘IN PRAISE OF LIMES’ COMES TO CITY

LACC’s Book Club and the Ralph Bunche Scholars Program bring poetry to City. Shirley Geok-lin Lim will be reading from her newest poetry collection, "In Praise of Limes," on March 29, from 4 - 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. The collection touches on her place in an interconnected world as an immigrant, while simultaneously sparking the readers to act against social and ecological issues. Geok-lin Lim received the American Book Award, the MELUS, Feminist Press Lifetime Achievement Award, and was the first woman of Asian descent to receive the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. The event will conclude with an interactive discussion between the author and the attendees. Students can join the event using the Zoom ID: 986 5152 5696

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The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs reminds Los Angeles County tenants and landlords that COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance is available and applications are open through March 31, 2022. Eligible tenants and landlords are urged to apply immediately. Every eligible applicant seeking assistance for eligible costs submitted and incurred on or before March 31, 2022, will be assisted. Rental assistance helps tenants and landlords avoid the eviction process and makes sure that all rental obligations are paid. Eligible households may receive up to 18 months of assistance to cover rent debt accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 until March 2022. Those in need of rental assistance for unpaid rent and utilities owed from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022, should visit housing. ca.gov. For additional information, including eligibility and application help, residents should call the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Call Center at (833) 430-2122. Income-eligible applicants may qualify regardless of immigration status and will not be required to show proof of citizenship.

BREATHE: LA COUNTY’S GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM

Los Angeles County announced that enrollment for its groundbreaking Breathe: L.A. County’s Guaranteed Income Program will begin on March 31—ushering in one of the most significant programs of its kind in the nation. The program will award 1,000 randomly selected qualifying residents $1,000 a month for three years. The program will be overseen by the County’s Poverty Alleviation Initiative. A total of 1,000 participants who apply during the open enrollment period beginning March 31 will be randomly selected.

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“We want to go home, we want to go home.” -A group of African students from Kherson University via Twitter from a basement near campus on March 13, 2022. “Mostly they would consider white people first. Indian and Arabic people before Black people,” Ethel Ansaeh Otto, a student from Ghana told "The National News" YouTube channel. “As long you are Black, no one likes you.” The United Nations General Assembly has denounced the mistreatment of foreign students. The chair of the African Union and current president of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Nacky Salla says that he was disturbed about the reports of African citizens on the Ukrainian side of the border. Africans were singled out, beaten, discriminated against and refused the right to cross the border to safety. In a statement, he urged all countries to respect international law and show the same empathy and support to all people fleeing the war. “We went to the train station, and they will not let us in,” said Selma El Alaui, a student from Morocco. “And when they did let us in, they were like: ‘You have to give us money, because this is not free for you, because you are foreign. You have to pay for it.’” Some of the tactics used are documented on social media. Before the war, Ukraine was a haven for international students who enrolled for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). There are more than 200 universities, and they are famous for quality education and low tuition costs which run from $1,000 to $6,000 a year. Ukraine’s medical universities are recognized and accredited in the in-

ternational Medical Education Directory, which means that students are eligible to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination and enter residency training in the United States. This represents a great advantage for international students when they go back to their home country. Students from Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Senegal and India leave home to study in Ukraine. In 2020, about 76,568 international students enrolled in universities according to the Ukrainian State Center for International Education government data. L.A. City College serves 180 international students, according to Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Ana Badalyan. One international student found the treatment of students in Ukraine unsettling. “It’s unfortunate what is happening in today’s society,” said an L.A. City College student from Senegal named Muhammad who did not wish to provide his full name. “People should have equal access to flee Ukraine for the same purposes that Ukrainians are doing. If this would happen to me, I will feel very frustrated and discriminated against and unsafe.” Stranded in the Land of their Dreams “Help us, we're stranded,” a group of African students plead to the world in a video tweet that was posted on March 13. The Collegian has been following the students on social media who are still trapped in the Southeast city of Kherson, where Kherson State University is located.

“We have no food, no water,” a student named Christopher said. “The stores are dry … the experience is traumatic. Even at the sound of the door, I think it's the sound of gunshot or something.” It is not clear how students keep posting, but Christopher says there is no reliable internet—no way to stay in contact with their families back home in Africa. Christopher is taking leadership of the students who come from five different countries in Africa. He says that many students are traumatized, and some girls are crying. The girls are staying in a separate room but in the same basement. He says they call their embassies, and there is no answer. The students are between the ages of 19 and 21. “They told us ‘Just wait and wait,'” he said. “This is not our war; this is not our war. We are just students who want to go home. We are not Ukrainians.” A student worker at L.A. City College who is from Brazil says he is sympathetic and understands what the students are going through in Ukraine. He was somewhat surprised because he has not seen the plight of the students in other media reports. “When there is a crisis, people always put African people toward the end,” said Batista, whose full name was not clear on the interview recording. “Coming from a place that there [are] a lot of African descendant people, I can see that. This is always happening in my country too.” Batista says he feels good about Brazil, but if he needed his country

PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ High school students visit the campus as part of the "Gear Up," Peer Mentor Program on Feb. 26, 2022. After the visit, they all line up and return to the school buses to head back to their high schools.

'Gear Up' Brings Future to City For the first time since the pandemic started, interested high school students visit the college campus. BY CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ ‘Gaining Early Access and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs’ (Gear Up) returned to Los Angeles City College on Feb. 26, 2022. High school students toured City’s campus as part of the Peer Mentor Summit. A group of high school students sat on the Student Union steps and ate Subway sandwiches. Others threw footballs or looked around. All of them had something in common. They look forward to the day they can enroll in classes at City. The group was as diverse as the high schools they came from: Edward R. Royball Learning Center, Belmont High, Robert F. Kennedy Community and the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex. "Gear Up" is a program that aims to support low-income students by helping them obtain a high school diploma, and to prepare and succeed in colleges or universities. The opportunities provided by "Gear Up" allow students to access information about colleges they might want to attend. A visit to a

potential college or university campus is important and might increase a student's chances for success. Constantine Lopez and Al Bonifacio are two high school students from Royball. They are still undecided on their choices, but both agree that the summit is a great experience for students who want to learn more about prospective schools. Bonifacio praised the L.A. City College landscape. “It has good space,” Bonifacio said. “It is perfect if you want to study on your own time.” Lopez talked while holding his skateboard. “'Gear Up' is chill and pretty fun,” he said. “You get to learn new things everyday and go on trips.” Both students are considering the move to LACC for transfer credits toward their general education certificates after completing high school. This is one of the advantages students who are part of the "Gear Up" program take into consideration. The program helps and guides future college students on their path to higher education. Djelani Hamm is a program co-

ordinator for the Peer Mentor Summit. He highlighted the benefits of students venturing onto new campuses. “The mentors are the ones who learn the lessons about college access through "Gear Up" and in return inform other students about those opportunities,” Hamm said. “It’s always exciting to see the students come to a college campus. Many of our students in Los Angeles don’t get to go out of their neighborhood often.” Jill Manning is also a program coordinator, and she is excited for the "Gear Up" participants and for their future. “We’ll be following the classes of 2024 and 2025 and getting them to pursue their life post high school whether that’s in a four-year institution, two-year institution or trade school,” Manning said while she ensured students threw away their trash properly. “We just want them to be ready to have a powerful future. There are many students who have chosen LACC and see it as a great start for their post high school academic career.”

and that happened, he would feel abandoned and sad. Mainstream Accused of Bias The mainstream media ignored the problem by not reporting the discrimination and harassment against Blacks and Indians at the border of Ukraine. Thanks to social media and #africansinukraine, the subject has been trending on Twitter in video clips that show the treatment of Africans trying to get out. “As a Black, African woman without the benefit of blue eyes or blonde hair, it's been equally emotional to see the number of racist and ignorant comments in the coverage on Ukraine that have passed unchallenged by the interviewers and media platforms that have aired them,” said Moky Makura who is the executive director of Africa No Filter, a group working to shift stereotypical and harmful narratives within and about Africa through storytelling and community building. “The main media have all reported the invasion in ways that illustrate deep bias, informed by a belief system that screams of an oldworld, white-led, order.” Journalist Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) is posting a series of video clips that he says are racist and show the biased coverage of mainstream media. One of the video clips posted on MacLeod’s Twitter account said: “These aren’t like other children that we’ve become accustomed to see suffer on TV. These children are blond with blue eyes. This is very important,” said a Spanish TV news host on "La Sexta."

No Agreement Reached Between Students, District

The L.A. City College project that won first place from CSPA for Best News Video Package was produced by Beatrice Alcala and reported by Matthew Rodriguez. It focused on the mass arrests of journalists in Echo Park one year ago. LAPD officers arrested journalists, a Collegian reporter, legal observers, protesters, and unhoused persons, among others after police declared an unlawful assembly. A coalition of journalists challenged the police actions. The State Assembly passed a new law, Senate Bill 98. It requires that journalists be given "unfettered access" to closed-off protests. It also prevents law enforcement from obstructing or interfering with journalists. DM39 Video News package 1. Beatrice Alcala and Matthew Rodriguez, “Echo Park Night,” Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA; 2. Sarah Gill, “Students Lose Their Home to Winter Storm,” The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University, Waco, TX; 3. Andrew Gotshall, “Bon App Scrambles to Feed Students During Massive Power Outage,” The Beacon, University of Portland, Portland, OR; CM. Veronica Backer-Peral, “Election 2020: When Did Climate Change Become Political?” Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA; CM. Anna Brown, Mallorey Daunhauer and Sam House, “Seminary Park Homeless Camp Evicted by Bloomington Police,” Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; CM. Grace Smith, “Destruction of Bridge Causes Problems,” The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University, Waco, TX.

POLICE WIRE

BY SORINA SZACAKS Both parties in the Payan, Mason vs. Los Angeles City College District have been in negotiations since the first week of March. The district decided not to petition the Supreme Court on March 2, 2022, after a Board of Trustees meeting. The board’s decision followed public comments from more than 60 people who spoke against the district’s intention to take the case to the High Court. According to a press release sent by the institution on March 3, 2022 both sides agreed to meet by March 14 and discuss the settlement agreement. The parties did not reach an agreement by March 23, 2022. Another round of negotiations is scheduled for March 30, 2022. “If successful, the settlement agreement will be presented to the Board at its April 13, 2022 meeting for approval. If the next round of settlement talks fails, it is likely the matter will go back to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for re-trial,” the press release states. Patricia Barbosa, Roy Payan’s lawyer does not have high hopes about a future settlement in the case. “We continue to negotiate but I can’t discuss anything raised in mediation,” Barbosa said. “When we come to a decision LA Board of Trustees will have to vote on it and the vote will be public. Although we are all trying hard, not sure we can reach an agreement. “

COMPILED BY SORINA SZAKACS March 3, 2022 –Sex misdemeanor in the North West Quad area March 3, 2022 – Hit and run in Parking Lot 3/4 March 4, 2022 –Petty theft in Parking Lot 3/4 March 4, 2022 –Traffic collision in Parking Lot 1/2 March 18, 2022 –Petty theft in the Student Services Building

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CHANNELS TV Students arrive in Abuja, Nigeria after a flight from Romania on March 4, 2022. The group includes students from neighboring African countries that the Nigerian government flew to their capital. At least four students from Tanzania and Cameroun died of hypothermia as they tried to escape the Russia-Ukraine war, according to student accounts.

African Students Find Help Through Social Media BY SORINA SZAKACS Korrrine Sky packed her belongings and left Dnipro, Ukraine, one day before the war started. She arrived in the U.K. on March 4, after traveling for a week through Ukraine and crossing the border into Romania. On March 8, she posted a message on Twitter: “Every single step has been difficult and although many of us have made it out of Ukraine,” Sky wrote. “There are still 1,000+ stuck in Sumy” Her documentation of African students trying to flee Ukraine caught the attention of social media and news outlets, but it was not enough to evacuate the students stuck in Sumy Operation to evacuate Sumy students began on March 8, 2022, and the Black Women for Black Lives (BW4BL) organization was at the center of the evacuation. Before the war started the three women of BW4BL didn’t know each other. By March 8, Korrine Sky, Patricia Daley and Tokunbo Koiki created the organization, raised money and helped rescue hundreds of African students out of Russian-occupied Sumy. Ukraine has 76,548 international students from 155 countries in their universities. India sends 25% followed by Morocco, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Nigeria, China and Turkey.

Los Angeles Collegian - Wednesday, March 23, 2022

SPORTS

PHOTOS BY LOUIS WHITE 1. No mask for miles as athletes of all levels run through the streets of Los Angeles starting from Dodger stadium and finishing 26.2 miles at the Avenue of the Stars, Sunday, March 20, 2022. 14300 entrants representing 45 nations and all 50 states running the 37th LA. Marathon. Los Angeles, Calif.

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2. Thousands of runners take part in the 37th edition of the LA. Marathon only a select few are actual world-class athletes. Well off the pace of the elite runners many are running for personal goals and for various charities. Sunday, March 20,2022 Los Angeles, Calif. 3. Wheelchair racer speeds through the streets of Los Angeles for the 37th LA. Marathon, Sunday, March 20, 2022. Official race start at 6:30 A.M. wheeled racers followed at 6:38 A.M. Los Angeles, Calif. 4. Thousands of runners take part in the 37th edition of the LA. Marathon very few are world-class athletes. Well off the pace of the elite runners many are running for personal goals and for various charities. Sunday, March 20,2022 Los Angeles, Calif. 5. A well earned finisher medal for those crossing the finish line at the Avenue of the Stars in Century City. The average runners time of completion is four to five hours. The race winner John Korir (Kenya) at 2:09:07.13 and Delvine Meringor at 2:25:03.27 (Kenya) women’s race winner. Sunday, March 20, 2022 , Los Angeles, Calif.