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EYE ON THE CITY April 21-27, 2022 VOL. 37, No. 16

‘Rosters Released for Collision All Star Games...’ See Page 5

Inglewood readies for CFP Championship at SoFi

From left Jason Gannon, Managing Director, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, Bill Hancock, Executive Director, James Rishwain, Chairman, Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee College Football Playoff, James T. Butts, Mayor of Inglewood, Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, Kathryn Schloessman, President & CEO, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee and Britton Banowsky, Executive Director, College Football Playoff Foundation at SoFi Stadium on April 19 to welcome the 2023 College Football Championship Game to Inglewood on Jan. 9, 2023. (Jevone Moore/Photo) By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

After a successful Super Bowl, the renaissance of Inglewood as the sports and entertainment capital of the world continued when Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts, Jr. joined with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on April 19 to welcome the CFP Foundation and the LA Host Committee while announcing SoFi Stadium as the host of the College Football Championship on Jan. 9 2023. Each year, the CFP and CFP Foundation celebrate college football with a complete weekend of events, culminating this season with the CFP National Championship on Monday,

January 9, 2023. More than 100,000 Southern California residents and visitors from across the country are expected to attend the fan events preceding kickoff. All of the events and activities will take place January 7-9, 2023, in and around the Los Angeles area. On hand for yet another monumental achievement for the SoFi stadium and the region were Bill Hancock (Executive Director College Football Playoff); Britton Banowsky (Executive Director, College Football Playoff Foundation), Jason Gannon (Managing Director, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park), Butts, Garcetti,

James Rishwain (Chairman, Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee), Kathryn Schloessman (President & CEO, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host Committee). “If you just look at the evolution of Inglewood, particularly over the last seven years. We went from incredulity that we even had a chance to reopen the Forum to just disbelief that we would ever be a candidate for an NFL team to now. It’s expected that it’s going to be great event after great event in

our city,” Butts told Inglewood Today on an overcast morning with the SoFi stadium field in the background. Inglewood is also a finalist for the FIFA World Cup, will host Wrestle Mania, the Olympics in 2028 and the Clippers in 2024, is home to the LA Phil Harmonic, the Girl Scouts, and YouTube Theatre is also currently open. “So now we have blossomed and every event begets another great event and that’s where we are now,” Butts continued. Butts also referenced how he Continued on page 7

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EYE ON THE CITY GEORGE DOTSON

ALEX PADILLA

JAMES BUTTS

Military Vets Celebrate Bill That Would Exempt Their Pensions From Taxes

ELOY MORALES

DIONNE FAULK

AROUND THE CITY

INGLEWOOD TODAY INGLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC NOTICE COVID-19 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPTIONS Due to the existing COVID-19 health emergency and the social distancing measures currently in effect, and pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, please note that members of the public will only be allowed to observe and address the Planning Commission Meeting of May 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. by telephone, video and other electronic means, as follows: Written Public Comments: Members of the public may choose to submit comments electronically for consideration by the Inglewood Planning Commission by sending them to the Planning Manager at mwilcox@cityofinglewood.org. To ensure distribution to the members of the Planning Commission prior to consideration of the agenda, Staff will check and print emails prior to arriving in the Council Chambers. Comments received will be made part of the official public record of the meeting. Contact the Planning Division at 310-412-5230 with any questions. Viewing and Listening to Meeting: The meeting is available for viewing on Spectrum Cable Local Channel 35 with audio and limited video and live online through Facebook Live, with audio and limited video, at https://www.facebook. com/cityofinglewood.

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media

Last week, in Redlands -- a San Bernardino County city about 63 miles east of Los Angeles -- U.S. military vets joined Assemblymember James Ramos (D-Highland) at a rally in support of Assembly Bill (AB) 1623. The legislation would implement a statewide tax exemption for military retirees. Jeff Breiten, a Marine Corps veteran who lives in Redlands, says this bill would be a way to give back to service

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members. “California’s military retirees appreciate the fact that Assemblyman Ramos has stepped forward to carry this bill,” said Breiten. “This legislation will not only provide a well-earned benefit to those who served our country for 20 years or more, it will also help retain and attract to California these retirees who will lend their skills during second careers in a variety of key industries and professions across the great state of California.” Ramos, who is the only Native American in the California Assembly, introduced the bill in January along with Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta). “Military retirees bring benefits to our state such as stability, job skills used in second careers, and federal funding,” said Ramos. “These men and women have served our nation in a variety of valuable capacities, and they and their families have frequently done so at great personal sacrifice. California needs to acknowledge the contributions more fully they make.” AB 1623 would “require the Legislative Analyst and state Department of Veterans Affairs to produce an analysis of the tax exemption based on the number of retirees claiming it and to determine whether the tax relief has aided in the retirees’ financial security and increased the numbers of retirees choosing to remain in California,” according to the bill’s text. Ramos noted that California is one of only nine states that fully taxes the pay of its 146,000 former service members who are military retirees. Ramos says that he hopes AB 1623 will make California more appealing to vets, incentivizing them to move to the state and boost its economy. The California Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America (CALMOAA) has expressed support for the bill. Continued on page 8

Making Public Comments and Listening to the Meeting: The meeting’s telephone number and access code will be provided no later than 72 hours before the meeting on the meeting agenda published at https://www.cityofinglewood. org/AgendaCenter/Planning-Commission-4. Accessibility: If you will require special accommodations due to a disability, or need translation please contact the Planning Division Office at (310) 412-5230, One Manchester Boulevard, 4th Floor, Inglewood, California 90301. All requests for accommodations must be received 48 hours prior to the day of the hearing. Hearing materials will be available 72 hours before the meeting at https://www. cityofinglewood.org/AgendaCenter/Planning-Commission-4 and in the First Floor Lobby during regular business hours. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Inglewood, California, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the hour of 7:00 p.m., to consider the following: 1. A public hearing to consider Zoning Code Amendment 2021-003 (ZCA-2021-003) to Chapter 12 of the Inglewood Municipal Code to establish regulations for Hookah Lounges. A Notice of Exemption (EA-CE-2021-053) has been prepared stating that the proposed amendment is exempt from further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a copy of which is available for public review in the first-floor lobby of City Hall or via email request sent to mfewell@cityofinglewood.org. 2. A public hearing to consider an application by Ben Moradzadeh for Special Use Permit No. 2022-001 (SP-2022-001) to allow a 1,023 square-foot addition and exterior and interior alterations to an existing nonresidential structure that exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) on an approximately 17,000 square-foot, C-2 (General Commercial)/MEOZ (Medical Enterprise Overlay) zoned property at 945 South Prairie Avenue and legally described as Portion of Lots 39, 40, 41 and 42 of the north 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of W.H. Hardy’s subdivision of Section 33, Township 2 South Range 14 West(AIN 4024-009-003 and 005). A Notice of Exemption (EA-CE-2022-002) has been prepared stating that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a copy of which is available for public review in the firstfloor lobby of City Hall and via email at asalazar1@cityofinglewood.org. The Planning Commission will be asked to make a determination regarding the public hearing item. In making a determination for the public hearing item they must also make an environmental determination for the agenda item. If you challenge the aforementioned public hearing in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. In the event that the Planning Commission meeting of May 4, 2022 is not held or is concluded prior to this public hearing agenda item being considered, the public hearing will automatically be continued to the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. “Si no entiende esta noticia o si necesita mas informacion, favor de llamar a este numero (310) 412-5230.”

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Calif. Reparations Task Force Working to Repair Communications Strategy Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media

Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) summed up what he viewed as the reason for low turnout and public engagement at the ninth meeting of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans. “Rudimentary, basic communications of alerting the community about meetings must be mandatory. That’s the part where we failed. We have a great story to tell but we are not telling it,” Bradford said April 14 during the second session of the two-day meeting. “Frankly, I thought we’d have standing-room only these two days. I thought everybody in California wanted to be here. I think we missed the mark in promoting the first in-person meeting. That’s where the frustration is and where it is with me.” Held at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco, located in the city’s historic Fillmore District, the first inperson meeting since the task force convened in June 2021 was hosted by the Rev. Amos Brown, who is vice chair of the task force. Brown, who is also president of San Francisco’s NAACP branch, said the panel’s communication’s strategy, or lack thereof, “has been compromised.” The few dozen attending the meeting had no difficulty finding a seat in the large sanctuary of the historic church, which is a city landmark. Founded 170 years ago, the Third Baptist has been a spiritual and cultural hub for local community leaders and hosted national icons, including WEB DuBois, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Josephine Baker, Adam Clayton Powell Jr, and Paul Robeson. Leading up to the April meeting, there were simmering disagreements about the public relations strategy of the task force. The tensions came to a head when task force chair Kamilah Moore expressed her “concerns” with the firms contracted to handle communications at the March 29 meeting. For nearly two hours at that meeting, the panel discussed challenges it has experienced with the contracted communications teams. The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); Young Communications Group, a Los Angeles-based PR firm; and A/B Partners, a national social impact firm — were contracted to run the task force communication shop through the California Department of Justice. No representative from the communication firms showed up at last week’s meeting, which was attended by six of the nine task force members on the first day. Eight task force members were present the second day. Due to the high levels of tension that surfaced at the meeting in March, task force member Dr. Cheryl Grills said A/B Partners “resigned,” fearing harm

to its reputation and the “vote of no confidence” in the company’s work as reflected in the statements of some task force members. Concerns about the Bunche Center and two communications firms were related to “seven anchor organizations” charged with conducting community listening sessions. Aside from the task force meetings, the anchor organizations are responsible for hosting public-engagement sessions in April, May, and June. Grills, a professor of psychology at Loyola Marymount University, defended the Bunche Center, citing unique structural challenges hindering the organization because it functions under the umbrella state government. Grills said those problems delayed the center from performing its duties although it was “operating at warp speed” to make good on deliverables. The bottom line, Grills shared, is that the Bunche Center has to abide by UCLA’s snail-paced process of handling contracts. The staff at the center missed two important “deliverables” in January and February waiting for greenlights from higher ups. “The approval process is not under the purveyance of the Bunche Center,” Grills said. “We must understand that UCLA is a high-level bureaucracy of the state of California, which means that nothing happens quickly.” Task force member Jovan Scott Lewis, chair of the Department of Geography at UC Berkeley, supported Grills’ explanation by providing his experiences with the UC system of schools. UCLA’s Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) review and approve proposals and contracts before a research project is conducted. And each anchor organization is required to submit applications to be categorized as “vendors” by the university. “I think that there is something to be said for the complications of getting something out of this process,” Lewis said. “When you add in the actual

intellectual limits of the (anchor organizations), the requirements are typical for IRB. It’s quite reasonable to think about the delays. That’s the UC system’s (process).” Michael Stoll, professor of public policy and urban planning, the new director of the Black Policy Project, which is housed at the Bunche Center, addressed some of the panel’s concerns by phone. Grill said it has not been a smooth experience but offered assurances that the Bunche Center will respond to the anchor organizations’ needs and provide guidance for listening sessions. “I think we’ve been fairly responsive,” Stoll said of addressing the anchor organizations’ needs. “Our goal was to plan and execute the listening sessions to their best potential as possible, and I think we are doing it fairly well.” Young Communications Group (YCG), a Los Angeles-based public relations firm, did not attend the meeting in San Francisco. While operating without financial resources, Grills said the task force, YCG and A/B partners were in the process of finalizing contracts and were ready to proceed with directions from the nine-member panel. “Everything came to a halt at our March meeting,” Grills said. “Unfortunately, we may have put a negative spin on the reputations of communications firms that have spent years building credibility.” Since the start of 2022, national media coverage of the task force has increased, including Moore’s appearance on MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross Show to discuss the panel’s decision to use lineage over race as the factor that determines who is eligible for compensation. That decision squeaked through with a 5-4 majority vote. Lewis was interviewed by NBC Nightly News for a reparationsrelated clip involving Black Gold Rush pioneers who may have lost their land to the state in the 1940s. Other members of the task force have made

their media rounds as well. Members of the task force say they want the community-engaged listening sessions to happen without a hitch. Seven anchor organizations will host public listening sessions that will help the task force hear various perspectives of Black Californians as it assesses the state’s involvement in slavery and Jim Crow discrimination. Chris Lodgson, a founding member of the Coalition for A Just and Equitable California (CJEC), one of the host organizations, told the task force in San Francisco to add more communications firms. “I gotta keep it business with you but the performance of the communications firms has been subpar,” Lodgson said. “I want to encourage (the task force) to find additional firms to get the word out to the community.” Before the April meeting ended, Moore who is listed on the ballot as a candidate for the 28th District Senate seat, was officially appointed the task force’s spokesperson. She and Grills will serve on the “solutions-oriented” Advisory Board Committee working directly with the Bunche Center and Young Communications to “triage” media and public affairs activities, Moore said. “What we’re dealing with can be complex and convoluted,” task force member Monica Montgomery-Steppe said. “And getting that across on a national stage, because we are the example of what we hope for this nation, does need a larger strategy…a level of experience.” By statute, the task force will issue a report to the Legislature by June 1, 2022, which will be available to the public. Bradford said the communication shop can be instrumental in writing press releases and speeches, conducting research, problem-solving and disseminating information. “This (Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations) will sell itself if we get it to the right people,” he said.

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Area Communities S e r v i n g L a d e r a , H a w t h o r n e , W e s t c h e s t e r, L a w n d a l e , G a r d e n a , C a r s o n

Tavis Smiley’s KBLA Talk Radio Station revisits LA Riots Will broadcast live from Florence and Normandie IT News Wire

LOS ANGELES – At 3:15 p.m. PDT on April 29, 1992, four police officers were acquitted for the use of excessive force in the videotaped arrest and beating of motorist Rodney King. And in response, Black people took their anger to the streets, setting South Los Angeles on fire with riots, looting and violence that lasted for days. “Can we all get along?” the late Rodney King pleaded at a press conference on May 1, 1992. For the 30th anniversary of the LA Civil Unrest, media personalities Tavis Smiley and Dominique DiPrima will co-host special programming during morning drive on KBLA Talk 1580 to delve into that very question of “getting along.” The show will air live from 6am to 12noon at the intersection of Florence and Normandie which is considered “ground zero” of the civil unrest. “Historic anniversaries, to my mind, are only worth pausing to commemorate if our reflections are instructive, informative and empowering for how to make America a nation as good as its promise,” said Smiley. Smiley and DiPrima will be joined by family members of King, community organizers, faith leaders, elected officials and everyday people to discuss, dissect and deliberate on the factors that led to a boiling point of civil

disturbance, and if the city has healed from it. How far have South LA and the nation come since 1992? What work still needs to be done to end systemic racism, poverty, and militarism to foster true law enforcement accountability? “We want to take this opportunity to amplify the voices of the African

American community in this moment of solemn reflection and continue the quest for accountability,” added DiPrima. In two months, KBLA Talk 1580 will be celebrating its one-year anniversary on the air. Smiley launched LA’s first and only “Unapologetically

Progressive” talk radio station for the African American listening audience on Juneteenth last year. KBLA Talk 1580 is the only Black-owned and operated talk station in Southern California! During the week, Smiley is on the airwaves with his own show, “Tavis Smiley” and he is backed by a great weekday lineup giving folks something to talk about!! With award-winning hosts like Dominique DiPrima and political commentator and comic DL Hughley, KBLA Talk 1580 boasts an all-star lineup of hosts who can speak candidly and passionately to the challenges people of color face daily trying to navigate life and realize their California hopes and dreams. On the weekends, more engaging talk continues with “Café Mocha,” hosted by Los Angeles Hip-Hop icon YoYo, comedienne and talk show host Loni Love and voice actress Angelique Perrin as well as civil rights attorney and child advocate Areva Martin with her show, “Areva Martin Out Loud” and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) radio show, “This Is Not A Drill,” hosted by BLM/LA co-founder Dr. Melina Abdullah. KBLA Talk 1580 serves an audience long ignored by talk radio in Los Angeles – that is, people of color and progressives. Interestingly, KBLA 1580 AM is a heritage station and the original home of the iconic Hip-Hop station KDAY.

Leaders: Asm. Patrick O’Donnell Must Address Black Student Underperformance Tanu Henry | California Black Media

A coalition of California educators, civil rights groups, religious leaders, parents, students and other concerned citizens are calling on elected officials in Sacramento to do something about the continuing underperformance of Black students on California state standardized tests. “We are in California, the Golden State, where Democrats hold a supermajority in the Legislature and where the governor is a Democrat. People that call themselves progressive have the authority and license to rectify the wrongs that have been served to African American Californians for generations,” said Dr. Margaret Fortune, an education advocate and founder of a network of seven charter schools in Sacramento and San Bernardino that focuses on closing the African American

achievement gap and preparing students for college. Fortune was speaking at a rally the National Action Network (NAN) Los Angeles Chapter held last week at the L.A. County office of Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), chair of the Assembly Education Committee. In the hall outside of O’Donnell’s office, Fortune was standing with other advocates, activists, elected officials and students, carrying placards, and punctuating speeches the group’s leaders made with chants of “no justice, no peace.” The demonstrators were calling on O’Donnell to schedule an Assembly Education Committee on Assembly Bill (AB) 2774. The legislation would provide additional funding aimed at improving the scores of the lowest performing subgroup of students on the

state’s assessment tests, according to the bill’s language. Assemblymember Akilah Weber (D-San Diego) introduced AB 2774 in February. The bill is co-authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Both Weber and Holden are members of the California Legislative Black Caucus. Referring to funding requirements included in AB 2774, Fortune said, “this would generate an additional $400 million a year in perpetuity for the schools that serve Black students – because Black students are the lowest performing subgroup.” Only 18 % of Black students in California pass Math on statewide standardized tests and only 23% meet the English Language Arts requirement, according to data compiled by the California Department of Education

(CDE). There are nearly 310,000 Black students enrolled in California’s public schools. “Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell’s continued denial of a hearing for AB 2774 is intentional. It is yet another way the State of California and many of its elected representatives use their authority to hold back and manipulate the resources and conditions that would help our children overcome the racialized cumulative disadvantages in their K-12 Education,” said Christina Laster, NAN Western Regional Education Advisor and Liaison. “We are opposed to such tactics and urge O’Donnell and the State of California to firmly establish their investment into the lowest performing Continued on page 7

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Sports & Entertainment Rosters Released for Collision All Star Games

Donovan Dent, Corona Centennial; IT News Wire

Rosters have been released for the 22nd Collision All Star Games scheduled for Saturday April 30 at El Camino College in Torrance. Collision features the top senior girls and boys representing the CIF Southern Section and the CIF Los Angeles City Section in a clash for sectional bragging rights in a doubleheader which begins with the girls game at 4p.m. followed by the boys game at 6p.m. LA City Boys Team Kalib LaCount King Drew City Open Division Co-POY Tyler Bey Fairfax City Open Division Co-POY Charlie Moore Palisades ALL CITY OPEN Isiah Lewis Taft ALL CITY OPEN Larry Olyanika Birmingham All City Open Andre Gill Narbonne ALL CITY OPEN Jeremiah Windham Grant City D-1 POY Oscar Lopez Venice All City Open Karson Pheffer El Camino Real ALL

Caleb LaCount, King Drew;

CITY OPEN Tim Lopez Chatsworth ALL CITY D-1 Khalil Foster Granada Hills ALL CITY D1 Cornell Walker Jr. Washington Prep/ All Coliseum League COACH LLOYD WEBSTER, KING DREW Southern Section Boys Team Donovan Dent Corona Centennial OPEN POY NEW MEXICO Ben Shtolzberg Harvard Westlake CREIGHTON Khemanni Davis Rancho Verde Jack McCloskey Mater Dei Christian Estrada St. John Bosco ALL CIF D1 Jaden Henley Colony ALL CIF D1 MINNESOTA Koat Keat Crean Lutheran ALL CIF OPEN UC SANTA BARBARA Spivery Word Damien Ramsey Huff Corona Centennial East Bay Elijah Anderson Inglewood Jeremy Dent Smith Serra (Gardena) All CIF-SS D2AA/ Cal State Dominguez Hills

Janna Holly, Birmingham;

Jaaden Bush Saint Anthony (Long Beach) Dominican Univeristy Payden White Riverside Poly East Bay (roster subject to change) COACH JOSH GILES, CORONA CENTENNIAL City Girls Team Demonnie Lawgway Palisades All City Open CAL STATE FULLERTON Janelly Portillo- Palisades All City Open Chioma Okenwa Hamilton, All City Open Asiah Harris Fairfax Savannah Prasaad Westchester Mia Calderon Birmingham Open POY Janna Holley Birmingham All City Open Jasmine Jones Eagle Rock All City Open Audrey Quintana El Camino Real City D-1 POY Keilalani Chavez Eagle Rock all City Open Riley Keenan Taft COACH- ANDY LEVINE

Tatum Tamashiro, Rolling Hills Prep

PALISADES HIGH SCHOOL ASSTANT- Erika Guijarro ARLETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Southern Section Team Ashari Cassell Orange Lutheran CIF D2 AA CHAMPION Kylee Edger Hesperia Ciara Gallagher Oxnard ALL CIF D-1 Talia Garner Etiwanda Brittany Ishida North Torrance ALL CIF-SS D1 Christaeshia Jackson Mayfair Chloe McNellie Twentynine Palms ORANGE COAST COLLEGE Skylar Mills Long Beach Poly Jazmin Sheikh Sonora Tatum Tamashiro Rolling Hills Prep ALL CIF D-2 AA Allysan Tse South Pasadena ALL CIF-SS D-2 A Nala Williams Long Beach Poly All CIF-SS D-1 COACH-ELLIS BAREFIELD, LYNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT LINDSAY CHARITY, ORANGE LUTHERAN

Harlem Film Company Presents Benefit Screening, Theatrical Premiere of The Patterson: Another Bronx Tale IT News Wire

On Tuesday, May 17, 2022 the Harlem Film Company (HFC) will present a theatrical red carpet premiere of The Patterson: Another Bronx Tale, held at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This documentary tells the story of the Patterson Projects in the South Bronx by the people who lived there for over seven decades. Featuring interviews from long-term residents, archival footage and recent developments, the film tracks the punctured hope of the American Dream, spanning from the housing project’s beginnings in the 1940s through the continued fight for safety and dignity in the community today. Trailer: The Patterson

The film features Hall of Fame NBA star Tiny Archibald, one of the 50 best players in the NBA, and Bahati Adrian Best, Director and former Patterson Housing resident. Bahati Best is a veteran network cameraman with 40 years of experience. “For over twenty years I called the Patterson Houses my home. From those early years in the 1950s to the present, I’ve watched it change not necessarily for the better. Those changes are shared by other public housing facilities all over this country but this is our story. This is The Patterson: Another Bronx Tale.”Bahati Adrian E. Best, director. This insightful evening features a talkback and VIP reception. Panelists include the film’s director Bahati Adrian

Best, and other notables. A portion of proceeds from this red carpet affair will benefit Guns Down, Life Up, The Knowledge House, and a scholarship for youth in The Patterson housing complex. Guns Down, Life Up (GDLU) is an initiative that brings together public health experts and community leaders around New York City to stop the cycle of gun violence. Using a communitycentered public health approach, GDLU engages partners across all boroughs and mentorship, to prevent and interrupt violence and empower youth to fulfill their potential by leading safer, healthier lives. The Knowledge House, located in the South Bronx, empowers and sustains

a talent pipeline of technologists, entrepreneurs, and digital leaders, who will uplift their communities out of poverty. This social change organization educates young people and empowers them with the technology and workplace skills needed to launch successful careers in the technology industry. The Patterson College Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship to a young college student from the Patterson housing development each year. The event is produced by Moikgantsi Kgama, founder of ImageNation Film Festival, Inc.

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BUPPIE | BUSINESS

Critics Say Proposal to Shorten Workweek to 32 Hours Is “Job Killer” Manny Otiko | California Black Media

Some California legislators want to shorten the standard American workweek from 40 hours to 32. But critics of the proposed law say it will hurt productivity and slash business’ revenues. Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-San Jose) introduced Assembly Bill 2932 in February. The legislation aims to limit the work to eight-hour days and 32 hours per week for companies with 500 or employees. However, the bill forbids companies from reducing workers’ pay. If lawmakers approve the legislation, it will affect 50.4% of California businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy. The other 49.6 % of business in the state have between 1 and 499 employees. According to the proposed bill, which is currently under review in the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, work above 32 hours per week would count as overtime. “Any work in excess of eight hours in one workday and any work in excess of 32 hours in any one workweek and the first eight hours worked on the seventh day of work in any one workweek shall be compensated at the rate of no less than one and one-half times the

regular rate of pay for an employee,” the bill language reads. “Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay for an employee.” Last year, Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA41) introduced a similar federal bill. Takano says a 32-hour workweek would improve worker productivity and reduce employer premiums spent on healthcare. “I am introducing this legislation to reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours because -- now more than ever -- people continue to work longer hours while their pay remains stagnant,” said Takano. “We cannot continue to accept

this as our reality. Many countries and businesses that have experimented with a four-day workweek found it to be an overwhelming success as productivity grew and wages increased.” “After the COVID-19 pandemic left so many millions of Americans unemployed or underemployed, a shorter workweek will allow more people to participate in the labor market at better wages,” the lawmaker continued. The 32-hour workweek has been experimented with in Iceland, where it was deemed a success. According to the Association for Sustainable Democracy in Iceland, workers who tried the new workweek format reported less burnout,

improved productivity and health, and less stress. The proposed shorter workweek has also been tried in the U.S. at Kickstarter, a global crowdfunding platform, and D’Youville College, a private school in Buffalo, N.Y. However, some members of the business community in California have already criticized the proposed law, saying it is one more burden that lawmakers are placing on the back of businessowners in the state. Ashley Hoffman, a policy advocate with the California Chamber of Commerce, described the bill as “a job killer” in a letter to Low. “This significant rise in labor costs will not be sustainable for many businesses. Labor costs are often one of the highest costs a business faces. Such a large increase in labor costs will reduce businesses’ ability to hire or create new positions and will therefore limit job growth in California,” said Hoffman. American workers are infamous for working long hours and taking shorter vacations according to workers in other industrialized nations. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average American worker put in 1,770 hours a year. OECD also stated that American workers labor longer than all workers living in the world’s largest economies.

Reel Sisters Gives $15K to 3 BIPOC Women Creatives from their Micro Budget Film Fellowship

Each fellow will receive $5,000 to produce a project from script to screen!

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New York, NY- Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series, the first Academy qualifying festival devoted to women filmmakers, recently announced their winners for their Micro Budget Film Fellowship. The fellowship offers creators an opportunity to produce the pilot for a web series or a short film!

“We received more than 110+ outstanding short scripts by women of color from Brooklyn to Kenya! With the COVID-19 pandemic making funding more challenging during these times for BIPOC creatives to get their projects off the ground, it was important for us to be able to give back,” says Carolyn Butts, founder of African Voices (parent company of

Reel Sisters) and Reel Sisters. Each fellow will receive $5,000, access to mentors and scholarships to Scriptwriting Essentials: The Art of Creating Strong Female Characters™ and Reel Sisters film production workshops! Introducing The 2022 Reel Sisters Micro Budget Fellows: FILM PROJECT: Gro Up

Ollie, BK, and Carmichael are three girls who are NOT going back to Juvie. When given the opportunity to stay locked up or to “GRO UP”, they decide to spend the summer sifting through soil and their shit. “GRO UP”, a web series, was written by a writing Continued on page 8

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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022063101 The Following Person Is Doing Business As: 1 DCF Logistics 3502 W. 85th Street Inglewood, CA 90305

Registered Owner: DCF International, Inc., 3502 W. 85th Street, Inglewood, CA 90305 This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 22, 2022 I (We) declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) DCF International, Inc., Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 22, 2022 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et.seq., Business and Professions Code.) Original March 31; April 7, 14, 21, 2022 IT0042230120020196

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has been instrumental in elevating Inglewood in the marketing sphere that is dominated by naming rights of sports teams that play in Inglewood. “That’s not something that happens by accident the reality is the term Los Angeles refers to a media market and that’s very important to all the entities that invest all this money and we recognize that, but one of the things that we insist upon is the reality of the anchor point is Inglewood and this doesn’t happen without the work of the Inglewood City Council, without the work of the mayor, without the belief and the insistence of the residents of 110,000 people in Inglewood. We’re proud to

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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022057916 The Following Person Is Doing Business As:

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022075515 The Following Person Is Doing Business As:

Jumi Aluko Consulting 12244 Burbank Boulevard, 308 Los Angeles, CA 91607

Scan Global Logistics; SGL Express Line 5422 W Rosecrans Ave., FL2; Hawthorne, CA 90250

Registered Owner(s): Angeles, CA 91607

Dunnweddings, 12244 Burbank Blvd., Los

Registered Owner(s): Horizon International Cargo, Inc., 5422 W Rosecrans Ave., FL2, Hawthorne, CA 90250

This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 15, 2022

This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on April 7, 2022

I (We) declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Dunnweddings, Owner

I (We) declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Horizon International Cargo, Inc., Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 15, 2022

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on April, 7, 2022

NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et.seq., Business and Professions Code.)

Original April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 2022 IT00422301200201100

Original April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 2022 IT0042230120020199

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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022070047 The Following Person Is Doing Business As:

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022073621 The Following Person Is Doing Business As:

Sky Lighting Technology 25618 Bani Ave. Lomita, CA 90717

Wise Choice Notary Solutions 4513 W 115th Street, #4 Hawthorne, CA 90250

Registered Owner: Kevin Yang, 25 Pepper Tree Ln, Rolling Hills Estate, CA 90274 This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 31, 2022 I (We) declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Kevin Yang, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 31, 2022 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et.seq., Business and Professions Code.) Original April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 IT0042230120020197

Registered Owner: Burnita Smith, 4513 W 115th Street, #4, Hawthorne, CA 90250 This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on April 6, 2022 I (We) declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Burnita Smith, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on April 6, 2022 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et.seq., Business and Professions Code.) Original April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 2022 IT0042230120020198

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be that vessel for the return of so many things to the Los Angeles region, but it cannot be forgotten this happens in the center of this nice square mile in the city and that’s Inglewood, California.” For Banowsky, Inglewood was a homecoming of sorts since he was born in The City of Champions. “I was born here not too far from the stadium, spent considerable amount of time growing up here went to school down the street (now closed Lockhaven Christian School), so it is special to be here. A lot has changed in 50 years since that happen, but I love LA, grew up here, graduated high school in the valley, so I know the town,” Banowsky explained. He and his wife share a son who teaches school in the region so he comes to town from time to time, but he admitted that it all hit him when he got off the plane and rolled out of that congested airport area, saw downtown LA and remembered the feeling of being the freeways before and the busyness of the town. “The people here are cool and it’s a very diverse place which I love, so I just feel really home here,” he concluded. The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 ranked team vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game.

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subgroup of students statewide,” Laster added. In California, funding for local educational agencies (called L-E-As for short by state government insiders) is determined by the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which was first implemented in 2013. The LCFF is based on a three-tiered structure. The first provides general funding to all education agencies. The second directs supplemental funding to agencies that meet specified criteria. The third approves concentrated funding, “which is generally required based on persistent performance issues over a specified period of time,” according to the CDE. Approximately, 80,000 Black students in the state do not meet receive any additional funding under the LCFF, according to data compiled by the CDE. Among the demonstrators at the Long Beach rally were Dr. Tecoy Porter, who serves as California State President of NAN and the organization’s Sacramento chapter president. The Rev. Jonathan E.D. Moseley, Interim President of NAN’s L.A. County chapter, also attended and spoke. “We are going to come back if we don’t hear from O’Donnell in the next five to 10 days,” said Moseley. “We will be back because our children’s education and future are at stake,” he ended.

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team of 3 BIPOC women (African American/Jamaican, Puerto Rican/ Italian, and South Asian American) Camille Simone Thomas (she/her) Camille Simone Thomas is still looking for a concise way to define the identities that matter most to her. She’s a fifth generation native Detroiter. A fourth generation Black college graduate. A third generation way maker. A second generation oldest daughter of an oldest daughter and a half first generation JamaicanAmerican. Maybe one day she’ll have a neater way to say that but being messy also defines who she is. Camille is a creative actor,writer, and producer who believes it is her duty and her honor to tell the stories of all the various generations contained inside of her. Her plays have been featured at The National Women’s Theatre Festival, Lime Arts Theatre Company, American Slavery Project, Blackboard playwriting series, The Red Curtain Theatre and The Playground Experiement. Currently she is working as a teaching artist for Broadway’s Manhattan Theatre Club and Dreamyard in the Bronx as well as line producing for Moxie Theatre company and working as an Associate Artist for Sanguine Theatre Company. Follow Camille on Instagram @ Camille4reel. View Camille’s website. Nina Lucia Rodriguez (she/her) Nina Lucia Rodriguez is a multidisciplinary artist based out of Brooklyn, New York. She

received a degree in acting and a minor in comedy (yes, that’s real) from Emerson College in 2019. Her work spans across mediums but always centers on community and authenticity. She strives to tell truthful stories that encapsulate and enhance the communities that surround her art. A proud Latina, she works hard to represent the underrepresented and is not above squaring up to do so. Follow Nina on Instagram @ ninaluciarodriguez. Visit Nina’s website. Jasmine Sharma (she/her) Jasmine Sharma is a South AsianAmerican actor/writer/activist based in Los Angeles, and a recent graduate of Northwestern University. Jasmine and her writing have recently been supported by AlterTheater Ensemble (First Acts commission), The Road Theatre (Under Construction 2), AGE: Ignite the Arts, Ashland New Plays Festival (New Voices), and Lime Arts Productions. Jasmine has also contributed to iWeigh, worked with the 24 Hour Plays both as an actor and writer, and serves as Script PA on several Broadway musicals. Currently, Jasmine is commissioned by Moxie Arts NYC, Jackalope Theatre, North Shore High School, and developing her first world premiere with Shattered Globe Theatre. She is elated about bringing GRO UP: A Web Series to life with this team. jasminesharma.org | @jasminesharmaa

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“Military retirees have a steady income and bring stability to the community,” said Fred Green, president of CALMOAA and a retired Navy lieutenant commander. “It should be noted that not all military retirees collect their retirement immediately. Reservists and National Guard members collect retirement at age 60. Regardless, we continue to support our community and our economy after our retirement from the military.” As the bill is currently written, California Assembly would have until Jan. 2033 to implement the tax exemption.

California’s Personal Income Tax Law currently only excludes combatrelated compensation. “We contribute to job growth and boost sales tax revenues. Thirty states understand this and do not tax military retirement income,” Green continued. “Most military retirees pursue second careers where they utilize their training, technical skills, leadership, and knowledge. After my service in the Navy as an engineer, I became an elementary school teacher and adjunct college professor to give back to my community.”