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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 SERVING OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1973

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RESPONSES FOR ADDRESSING HATE McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media Aaron Ellis, 43, has personally experienced the pain and animosity victims of hate incidents suffer.

Courtesy photo Compton City Clerk Vernell McDaniel

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N Jan. 30, Ellis, an editor for a press release service and a Black resident of San Dimas, was dressed in his workout clothes and wearing a backpack filled with bricks to increase the intensity of his workout when as he started to walk around his Charter Oak neighborhood in the San Gabriel Valley, a Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department cruiser pulled up and directed him to halt. Within moments, Ellis reported that the officer aggressively slammed him against the cruiser hood, frisked and handcuffed him, and tossed him in the backseat of the patrol car. Someone had accused Ellis of peeking into parked vehicles. Ellis, barely 10 minutes

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into his 45-minute workout, said he was dumbfounded and terrified. “The deputy said they got a call that someone matching my description was trying to break into cars,” Ellis recalled. “I said that was absurd because I just started walking. I was on the street so short of a

time I didn’t have a chance to come around cars.” The officer, Ellis remembered, acted like everything about him was suspicious. Not having his ID with him didn’t help. Two additional police cars arrived, and the n Hate, see page 8

City honors Compton Electric Speed On Nov. 4, the City of Compton hosted its official Champion Track Banquet at Dollarhide Community Center to honor both the Compton Electric Speed track team and the Imani Speed City Compton Track Club. During the Nov. 8 edition of The Bulletin, the newspaper highlighted the achievements of the Imani Speed City Comp-

ton Track Club. In this edition, The Bulletin celebrate and pays homage to the youths that make up members of the Compton Electric Speed track team. Among the luminaries attending the Nov. 4 event that honored both track teams were Compton Mayor Emma Sharif, Sen. Steve Bradford, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and Assemblyman

Mike Gipson. The Compton Electric Speed team originated in 2020. This was smack in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Compton Electric Speed found its footing as a legitimate AAU track Club. Keith Burroughs is the club’s head coach. Joe Hunter is the assistant coach of the team. n Speed, see page 8

Attention Compton! City Clerk Vernell McDaniel along with the City Clerk's Staff would like to remind you that you can always read about and get the most up-to-date City of Compton Election news and legal notices in the weekly edition of the Compton Bulletin, the only adjudicated paper that serves the Compton Community. The Compton Bulletin is the only "Official Newspaper" in the City of Compton. The Bulletin is published weekly, every Wednesday. Printed copies are n Bulletin, see page 8


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