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Monumental Signing Day at Inglewood High School UCLA nabs trio as eight players earn scholarships By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

Inglewood High School Principal Debra Tate was speechless as she kicked off a remarkable signing day for eight graduating senior football players at the basketball gymnasium on the morning of Dec. 15. Since Tate made the bold step in hiring Mil’Von James as the Sentinels head coach three years ago, days such as this one where players and parents donned their new college polos and T-shirts to celebrate signing a National Letter of Intent is common place. “Five million kids play high school football, but only 3200 are going to college. That’s less than one percent,” James told the audience as he sat at the table flanked by his players on each side. “A higher percentage of kids go to jail or drop out of school, but if I continue to do my job as coach the championships will come but this is what it’s all about. We are sending kids to college.” For Kanika Mosley, the mother of Justus Ross-Simmons who was among two signing with Colorado State, it marked a moment of overcoming all of the trials and tribulations of a Black young man. ‘He’s made it out of high school and now he’s about to get an education and

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED—From left UCLA bound Tomarion Harden, Washington State signee Taariq Al-Uqdah, Justyn Martin (UCLA), Marshon Oxley (Colorado State), Inglewood Coach Mil’Von James, Clint Stephens (UCLA), Damon Williams (San Jose State), Louis Brown (Colorado State) and Justus Ross-Simmons (Colorado State) all signed their National Letters of Intent for college during a ceremony at the Inglewood High School basketball gymnasium on Dec. 15. (Jevon Moore/Photo)

continue his dream that he has always Acting Inglewood Unified School “It’s an amazing day in the Inglewood intended ever since he was first grade District Superintendent and County Unified School District. We are which is to be a college football player,” Administrator Dr. Erica Torres was also Continued on page 7 Mosley explained to Inglewood Today. on hand for the monumental occasion.

Oregon State to Battle Utah State in inaugural Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Game set for SoFi Stadium Dec. 18 at 4:30 PM

Omicron in California:

Officials Push Booster Shots to Stem Rise in Variant Cases

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INGLEWOOD, CA-Pacific 12 No. 5 team, Oregon State and Mountain West champion Utah State have been selected to meet in the first annual Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 18th at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are priced as low as $32 and can be purchased at www.SoFiStadium.com/ LABowl. The Oregon State Beavers concluded the regular season finishing third in the Pachome record this season at 6-0. Under 12 North with an overall record of 7-5 experienced head coach Jonathan Smith, and a conference record of 5-4. The Beavers managed to keep an undefeated Continued on page 7

As of Monday, there were 39 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in California, according to the California Department of Public Health. That number represents a 140% increase in new variant cases since Thanksgiving. As authorities monitor and work to stem the spread of the new strand of COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to promote booster shots for eligible Californians: Adults 18 and older -- or teens who are 17 or 16 – who have been fully vaccinated for at least six months. Additionally, the state has reinstated mask mandates in several counties that have been without them during the pandemic. “Yesterday California reinstituted –

in counties and in sections of the state where we don’t currently have any indoor masking requirement – a onemonth masking requirement indoors in public settings. This is intended to lean in, as we all have for a long time in California, to keep our guard up in a period of uncertainty and unknown with Omicron,” said California Health & Human Services Agency Dr. Mark Ghaly. “Requiring the indoor masking as California continues to learn more about Omicron gives us a chance to keep our guard up in a very purposeful and meaningful way during these critical weeks of celebration without needing to do what some other countries have had to do which is put further limitations Continued on page 2

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Cal Reparations Task Force Votes to Replace Economic Advisor Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media

One day after Darrick Hamilton testified before California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, the panel decided that it would not enter into a contractual agreement with the noted economist. Seven members of the nine-member panel voted to move forward without Hamilton. Two appointees, LoyolaMarymount psychology professor Dr. Cheryl Grills and UCLA law professor Lisa Holder, abstained. The group’s chair Kamilah Moore said Hamilton informed the task force that he would have to narrow the responsibilities of his role, from advising on both calculations and methodology, to a “renewed or narrower scope of work.” “I feel that the work is inseparable,” Moore said before the vote. Hamilton was expected to bring an economic perspective to the work the group is doing, helping to quantify past economic injustices African Americans faced in the state and elsewhere, and determining what or how much compensation should be for Black people living in California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state’s historic reparations bill into law, Assembly Bill (AB) 3121, in 2020. Former Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) authored the bill before she was appointed and sworn in as the state’s first African American Secretary of State in January 2021. AB 3121, titled “The Task Force

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to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans,” created a nine-member commission to investigate the history of slavery in the United States, the extent of California’s involvement in slavery, segregation, and the denial of Black citizens their constitutional rights. In October, the task force approved the appointment of Hamilton, who is an economics and urban policy professor at The New School in New York City. According to Section F of Article 2, 8301.1, of the legislation, Hamilton would have been charged with affixing “what form of compensation should be awarded, through what instrumentalities, and who should be eligible for such compensation.” The contract would have paid Hamilton $90,000 for the scope and term of his work, Moore said. But the reduced assignment the economist requested decreases his compensation to $45,000. “Fast forward to (Dec. 7), Dr. Hamilton essentially communicated to the task force that while he’s still able to deliver on Section F, he will no longer be able to deliver on Section E,” Moore said. “That would be doing the actual calculations for what any compensation should be. He meant that there weren’t enough resources present in the given contract, he felt that he didn’t have enough time, and he also pointed out issues of clarity on how to tackle that part of the bill.” Hamilton told the task force that there was some misunderstanding about the work he could provide. “I don’t think we had complete clarity at the time the (Department of Justice) made its presentation in

October or September,” Hamilton said. “With F, I have great clarity given the time constraints as well as the potential budgets that are available.” Michael Newman, the Senior Assistant Attorney General of the California Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Enforcement Section, said the DOJ was still in negotiation with Hamilton before the task force’s fifth meeting and no contracts had been signed. “To my knowledge, he has not done any reimbursable work under the contract. The contract has not been signed,” Newman said. “Other than sort of scoping out the project, doing the initial evaluation, or preparing for his testimony (Dec. 7), he hasn’t done anything on the project. I think he’s accrued probably reimbursable time in his initial preparation, but we’ll have to talk about that.” Hamilton, a leading national authority on race and public policy, has been involved in crafting progressive policy proposals, such as Baby Bonds, which are trust accounts for low-income kids funded by taxpayers. Hamilton is also a proponent of the Federal Job Guarantee, a policy that would mandate the government to provide a job for any person that needs one. Those initiatives have garnered national media attention and served as inspiration for legislative proposals across the country at the federal, state, and local levels. In his defense, Grills said Hamilton’s knowledge, intellect and skill set are absolutely not “limited.” Hamilton is more than capable of performing the task, she explained, and said that he wanted to make sure both Section E and F would be completed thoroughly.

“I think he’s trying to caution us about what it really takes to do a careful set of calculations that are aligned with how we are defining some of the factors and understanding the costs,” Grills said. “He’s offering caution about what it takes and to do it in a way that minimizes the negative feedback that we will get on everything we do.” With five meetings left on the agenda, Moore said that the task force will consider the services of William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr., the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. He is also the Samuel DuBois Cook professor of public policy, African and African American studies, and economics at Duke University. Darity’s research focuses on racial, class and ethnic inequality and stratification economics; education and the racial achievement gap; North-South theories of trade and development; and the economics of reparations. Darity and his coauthor of the book, “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century,” Kirsten Mullen, testified before the task force during the first meeting in June. Task Force member Don Tamaki said that Darity absolutely has the “stature” in terms of notoriety and has arrived at a number in his and Mullen’s book “anywhere from $9 trillion to $14 trillion” in terms of reparations. As did Grills, Tamaki also warned that it doesn’t matter who does the work for 8301.1 Sections E and F. The report will get backlash, he said. “The report is going to get criticized, scrutinized, and really taken apart,” Tamaki said. “So, it really has to be a first-rate expert in this area.”

“There’s every reason to believe that the 43 people across the country who if you get vaccinated and boosted that have contracted the Omicron variant. on the things that we all miss,” Ghaly you would have at least some degree Only one of them was hospitalized and of cross-protection,” Fauci said in most experienced mild symptoms like elaborated. coughing or a runny nose. Ghaly says once the More than 75 % of them federal government were fully vaccinated and approves the booster nearly 33 % had received shot for children, the booster shots. state will issue a vaccine California Surgeon mandate for students General Dr. Nadine Burke in the state, adding to Harris took to Twitter to other immunizations calm Californian’s fears California requires. regarding the state’s At a recent press response to this new variant. conference, Newsom “While we are still said it is unlikely that learning about the there will be another Omicron variant, our focus lockdown due to the remains on protection new variant. and prevention. Our According to the best protection is getting Governor, the first vaccinated, wearing masks, confirmed case of the getting tested if you have variant in California, reference to the variant. symptoms, and staying home if sick,” which was reported in San Francisco Last week, Fauci said he expects the Burke Harris tweeted. two weeks ago, was someone who was “When these four interventions are not eligible for a vaccine booster shot. official definition of “fully vaccinated” to change from the current twotaken by all Californians, we help slow He expects the person to “fully recover.” vaccination requirement to including the the spread of COVID-19 – including the Across the United States, there are now over 43 confirmed cases of the third booster shot. He said it’s a matter Omicron variant,” her tweet continued. of “when, not if.” California Black Media’s coverage Omicron variant in at least 25 states. Last Friday, the Centers of Disease of COVID-19 is supported by the Chief Medical Advisor to the President, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the booster shot Control and Prevention (CDC) released California Health Care Foundation. is the surest method to combat the threat a five-page report sharing the results of study that focused on of the Omicron variant. Continued from page 1: Omicron...

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EYE ON THE CITY AROUND THE CITY Holiday Travel Season: Cal Black Churches Offering COVID Testing, Vaccinations GEORGE DOTSON

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media

The Rev. Dr. Lawrence E. Van Hook, pastor of Community Church in Oakland, says when COVID-19 vaccinations were first released late last year he did not want to get the shot. “As African Americans, we have a healthy distrust of the government based on our history,” said Van Hook. But after some soul searching, there was a shift in his spirit, says Van Hook. It led to a change of his heart. “It came to me through God’s visitation of the holy spirit that not only do I need to get vaccinated, but I need to become an ambassador in the community where we live work and worship. So that’s how my journey began.” A little over a year ago, Van Hook joined hands with 38 other Black pastors from around California and formed the African American Community Empowerment Council (AACEC). With help from the state, members began setting up testing and vaccination sites at their churches. “It is an initiative led by African American pastors, realizing that we need to pay special attention to our community – an affirmative action plan, if you please -- for Black Californians

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who are understandably skeptical and don’t want to get vaccinated,” Van Hook said. “Our healing, our hope, come through vaccination,” he continued. “That is how we will push past this pandemic in a healthy way to get to our new normal. Now, ahead of the holidays Van Hook and other pastors are encouraging Black Californians to get vaccinated and tested before traveling and getting together with relatives. “A majority of the cases and deaths are among those who are unvaccinated,” said Van Hook. “For those of us who have been waiting to see what was in it, what it was all about, we now have over a year of vaccinations and nobody’s eyes have fallen out. No bug has been placed in us where we can be tracked. There are so many stories we have heard in social media.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Black people in the United States are being hospitalized for COVID-19 2.6 times more than Whites. According to the agency’s website, Black people are also dying of COVID-19 at nearly twice the rate of White mortalities. During the thick of the pandemic, the AACEC website says the pastors

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“stepped up” responding to a call to action by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who asked all Californians to deploy every resource available to them to confront and defeat the deadly virus. “Through this effort, testing of at-risk, underrepresented, and under-resourced African Americans, and all community members appearing for a test, will be phased across the state beginning in Alameda County and extending in regular intervals to encompass San Francisco, Sacramento, Solano, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Gabriel, and San Diego counties,” the AACEC website reads. There are now also testing sites in San Bernardino County. Vaccination sites are located in Oakland, Pasadena, Sacramento and San Francisco. Across the country, another organization called Choose Healthy Life (CHL) has similarly united Black religious leaders to battle COVID-19, opting to focus on tackling misinformation and increasing vaccination rates. Black clergy members and civil rights leaders such as the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, are leading the charge for this

program. “Covid-19 has exposed health disparities, and more disturbingly, the impact of misinformation among our own people. But I have looked beyond the horizon of today’s headlines. After 750,000 deaths in America and more than 5 million worldwide, the pendulum is beginning to swing —and Choose Healthy Life is at the vanguard of that change,” Sharpton said. CHL spokesperson Judy Klym detailed the program’s scope. “After launching CHL in 50 churches in five major cities in January 2021, the program’s expansion has led to more than 50,000 members of the public being educated and empowered,” she said. “Through this collaborative effort, more than 6 million people have been impacted. Choose Healthy Life now has 120 participating churches in 13 states.” Klym cited the new omicron variant as part of the reason for the urgency of this program’s implementation. “As the threat from COVID continues with the emergence of the Omicron variant, the ongoing nature of the pandemic seems inevitable. Continued on page 7

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Crowns & Hops Brewing Co. and Inglewood are ready content and events that actually physically brought people together. At the core of who we are, we’ve always been connecting with our community,” says Ashburn. “As we transition from just social media and talking about it, we now have enough of that foundation to physically be about it as well.” Ashburn and Hunter were cultivating spaces online, and offline, where Black creators and businesses owners could build community, collaborate, and support one another. The same can be expected as they transition from the digital space and makeshift meet-up locations, to an Inglewood storefront location. As a Black-owned brewery, in an industry where color is not so common, Crowns and Hops will continue to represent equity and Black inclusion. Inglewood’s Crowns & Hops Brewing Co. is anticipating a mid-to-late 2022 opening.

By Brea Mitchell, Staff Writer

Los Angeles will soon have its very first Black-owned brewery, and the 14,000 square-foot facility will reside in Inglewood. Founders Beny Ashburn and Teo Hunter have come a long way since the beginning of their brand, which was born on social media seven years ago. Ashburn and Hunter’s Crowns & Hops started as a lifestyle brand, curating digital content and meet-up events. The window of opportunity continued to widen as the brand’s following grew, and their events were attracting more and more people. “There were more people making money and getting brand awareness from our events than even us,” said Hunter. “It was one thing to project the beer that we love, but after the event, it was over. And afterwards, everyone would continue to patronize those businesses at our events.” So, Ashburn and Hunter decided to get in on the fun. “In starting on social media, that was really for us to find our community. We started curating

Celebrating Unsung Heroes:

Six Community Organizations Awarded $50,000 In Grant Funding IT News Wire

LOS ANGELES— The Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee on Sunday will honor six community organizations chosen to each receive a total of $50,000 in grant awards for their tremendous impact throughout the region. The winners were among the original 56 Champions announced in June as part of the Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program and were selected to receive the additional award for their outstanding contributions in the community. The grants aim to help the organizations further their missions and the long-term impact of their work. The six organizations represent communities from across the 88 cities in LA County and include 2nd Call, Angel City Sports, Jovenes, Loving Hands Community Care, Our Own Non Profit Inc. and Project Blue. All six organizations will be recognized this Sunday, December 19, 56 days before Super Bowl LVI, as part of a pregame ceremony at the Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks game at SoFi Stadium. The ceremony will take

place on the field prior to kickoff and will celebrate the organizations for the tremendous work they are doing across the Los Angeles community. “Through this partnership with the NFL Foundation and the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee, we are demonstrating how signature sports events can have a positive impact on communities across our region,” said Renata Simril, President & CEO of the LA84 Foundation, and President of the Play Equity Fund. “The Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program is shining a bright light on the spirit of hope, opportunity and access that these 56 organizations bring to the people and the communities they serve. We hope that the spotlight we are providing these unsung heroes inspires every resident to get involved in making Los Angeles a world-class city for all of us.” Last March, the Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program set out to identify 56 Champions from communities across the entire 4,753 square miles of Los Angeles County. The public nomination process asked Angelenos

to nominate local “unsung hero” organizations – the changemakers, inspirational leaders and those who embody the diversity of our region. The 56 Champion organizations cover a broad spectrum of needs with nearly 50% of the selected organizations working specifically with young people and on youth development, and more than 25% working on health, mental health and overall wellness. “We’re thrilled to work with the Los Angeles Host Committee to further honor these six grantees who are doing incredible work in their communities,” said Alexia Gallagher, NFL Vice President of Philanthropy and Executive Director of NFL Foundation. “We know that they will continue to impact this community long after the game is played and help those in need for years to come. This is a small token of our appreciation for them.” “The Super LVI Legacy Program is a great example of the tangible benefits that major events can bring to our region,” said Kathryn Schloessman, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment

Commission President & CEO. “These unsung hero organizations stand out for their impressive track record of uplifting their communities and represent the very best of what the LA region has to offer. We are proud to support their outstanding work and look forward to seeing even more broad, remarkable impact ahead.” The Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program is a partnership between the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee and the LA84 Foundation, the Play Equity Fund and the National Football League (NFL) Foundation. The initiative was launched to use the spotlight of Super Bowl LVI to showcase the achievements of local community organizations that often go unrecognized. The Legacy Program has awarded each of the 56 Champion organizations with a $10,000 grant, a professionally produced vignette-style video spotlighting their organization, and ongoing public recognition of their work in the leadup to the Super Bowl.

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Sports & Entertainment Intuit Dome construction is underway Inglewood residents gather with project leaders

By Brea Mitchell, Staff Writer

An informational community meeting regarding the construction process of Inglewood’s Intuit Dome was hosted by representatives from the AECOM/ Turner Joint Venture Project Team on December 9. The Intuit Dome, future home of the Los Angeles Clippers and located on the southeast corner of Century Boulevard and Prairie Avenue, is expected to be complete by the 202425 NBA season. It will be an 18,000seat sports and entertainment facility sitting on 28 acres. Held at Southside Christian Church, the purpose of the meeting was to answer construction-related questions from the community, as an increasing number of road closures, periodic noise increases, pothole construction, water line installation, and other standard construction practices are in the near future for Inglewood residents in the area. Beginning on January 10, upcoming sewer work on 103rd Street, east of Prairie Avenue, is expected to take about 2.5 months, and will affect a lot of residents. The construction engagement team will be notifying homes beforehand. Potholing on the west side of Prairie Avenue will begin in mid-December and is expected to last about two weeks. Water line upgrades will also take place on the west side, beginning January 17 and lasting 2.5 months.

“Right now, we’re in the earthwork business. We’re working on a lot of shoring and tiebacks, and exporting dirt. We’ve exported about 270,000 cubic yards of dirt to date,” said Ryan Nordin, Turner Construction Company’s head of field operations for the Intuit Dome. However, one common concern throughout the evening was the alarming increase of dirt and dust particles in the area, bringing poor air quality into neighborhoods- including front lawns, backyards, and school playgrounds. Once the AECOM/TURNER team

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opened the floor to questions at the end of the presentation, one of the concerned residents, who’s noticed an increase in coughing from his kids who regularly play outside, requested the arrangement of a broadcast alert system of some sort, for the community to know when not to be outside. His family also suffered from poor air quality during the SoFi Stadium construction era. And to put things into perspective of just how bad the dust has been in his neighborhood, he added, “I wash my car every day. In the morning I’ll wash the car, in the afternoon it’s dirty.”

According to Ryan Nordin, a street sweeper continuously travels the worksite, along with water trucks, which are used to dampen the dirt to restrict its air travel. Both arrangements should help to limit dust and excess debris. But still, “It’s dust mitigation,” says Nordin. “We can’t prevent it all.” The construction team will continue to keep the site as moist as possible throughout work days. The next Intuit Dome construction community meeting is scheduled for January 6, 2022, at Southside Christian Church at 6 p.m.

Los Angeles Chargers’ Players Bring Awareness to Personal Causes This Weekend Through NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats Initiative Chargers.com

This Weekend Through NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats Initiative QB Justin Herbert, OLB Joey Bosa and C Corey Linsley are among the Chargers who will be wearing customized cleats vs. New York this Sunday, December 12 at Sofi Stadium Los Angeles Chargers players will showcase the causes that are most important to them through the NFL’s Bryce Young My Cause, My Cleats initiative when they take the field Sunday, December By Stacy M. Brown outstanding player award. NNPA Newswire Senior National Bryce Young isn’t even eligible for 12 to face the New York Giants at Sofi Correspondent the 2022 NFL Draft, but his gridiron Stadium. The Alabama quarterback became Since the inception of this League the fifth sophomore to win the Heisman initiative in 2016, the Chargers have Continued on page 8 Trophy, college football’s most had more than 60 different players

participate to bring awareness to various local and national causes. The player-led campaign has provided a platform to bring causes to the forefront on the biggest day of the NFL week gameday. This year’s causes include topics such as tackling social injustice, supporting youth, addressing mental health, raising awareness for disability Continued on page 8

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Gov. Newsom to Allow Californians to Sue Gun Manufacturers for Up to $10,000 Tanu Henry | California Black Media

On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he will push a bill that would allow Californians to sue gun manufacturers and distributors. The Governor was registering his opposition to a United States Supreme Court decision handed down Friday that failed to strike down an anti-abortion law in Texas law that took effect in September. The law restricts abortion by allowing ordinary citizens in Texas to sue individuals or organizations they accuse of assisting women to terminate pregnancies six weeks or more into gestation. “I am outraged by yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Texas’s ban on most abortion services to remain in place, and largely endorsing Texas’s scheme to insulate its law from the fundamental protections of Roe v. Wade,” Newsom said in a statement. “But if states can now shield their laws from review by the federal courts that compare assault weapons to Swiss

Army knives, then California will use that authority to protect people’s lives, where Texas used it to put women in harm’s way,” the Governor continued. Newsom said he has already asked his staff to work with state legislators on a

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bill that would allow private citizens to file lawsuits for up to $10,000 in damages against “anyone who manufactures, distributes, or sells an assault weapon of ghost gun kit or parts in the State of California.”

The Supreme Court Justice’s 8-1 decision Friday, however, allowed abortion providers to move forward with federal lawsuits against the Texas law. For now, it remains in effect. In her dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the decision opens the door for states to circumvent federal laws they oppose. “The Court clears the way for States to reprise and perfect Texas’ scheme in the future to target the exercise of any right recognized by this Court with which they disagree,” she wrote. “What are federal courts to do if, for example, a State effectively prohibits worship by a disfavored religious minority through crushing ‘private’ litigation burdens amplified by skewed court procedures, but does a better job than Texas of disclaiming all enforcement by state officials?”

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Registered Owner(s): Jehcara Yalon Nelson, 13915 S. Zamora Ave., Compton CA 90222

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This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on November 17, 2021.

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Southern Eatzla 7549 E. Alondra Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723 5634 Myrtle Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805

My Road Trip Transportation 3424 W. 108th, Inglewood, CA 90303 2801 W. 141 Pl., Unit 4, Gardena, CA 90249

Registered Owner(s): Linda Payares, 5634 Myrtle Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805; Terrance Stephens, 1713 W. 109th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90047

Registered Owner(s): Bridgette Bender, 2801 W. 141 Pl, Unit 4, Gardena, CA 90249

This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on November 04, 2021. 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.) Linda Payares, Terrance Stephens, Owners.

This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on November 16, 2021. 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.) Bridgette Bender, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on November 04, 2021.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on November 16, 2021.

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CHL is rising to meet the challenge by building a sustainable infrastructure to help Black communities throughout the pandemic and future health crises,” Klym stated. Debra Fraser-Howze, founder of CHL, says the Black church’s involvement in the COVID-19 fight is critical.

“The Black church and clergy have been a steadfast center of strength and leadership during so many of our crises and struggles in the past. Now, through the Choose Healthy Life Action Plan, they are once again leading the way by ensuring that Black communities are better informed and safer throughout the pandemic,” she said. Van Hook says when vaccination began at his church earlier this year

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celebrating our athletes and all of their achievements. They have unveiled to us where they are going to attend college and they are excelling in sports and academically as well,” Dr. Torres told the newspaper. “They are doing such an amazing job in representing the Inglewood Unified School District and The City of Champions.” Running back Tomarion Harden is one of three players that will be attending UCLA in the fall of 2022 and his mother LaTanya Harden could not be prouder. “I am overwhelmed and very proud. I don’t have words to explain it. It’s been a long time coming, ever since flag football and all the way up to now. I am just so excited and so blessed that I don’t have a son that’s in the streets,” Latanya said. One of my favorite Inglewood football players this season was the all-purpose dynamic playmaker on defense and offense Washington State bound Taariq Al-Uqdah whose parents sported his future college colors of crimson at the ceremony. “I am humble. We feel blessed. This is a result of prayer and hard work, inspiration from the Lord, parents, grandparents, the coaches. I am just grateful to everyone and I want him to keep working hard and come back and make an impact on this community,” added Sheriell Al-Uqdah. Father Esston spoke about the significance of being a father in the household. “I was blessed to have my father in my life, so because of that experience there was no way that I could not be there for mine. I am probably more of a fan than I am a father. I am amazed of the things that he does.” While dad is a USC man and the Trojans did make an offer, Taariq stayed true to Washington State although the head coach had been dismissed for not taking the vaccination. “Loyalty is a big thing to me and they (Washington State) have always been there since the start of my recruitment. They never wavered and didn’t show any signs of wavering throughout this process and that’s the best place for me,” said Tarriq. So with UCLA bound Justyn Martin, Marshon Oxley (Colorado State), Louis Brown (Colorado State), Damon Williams (San Jose State) and Clint Stephens on his way to UCLA, James says that he’s pushing to get at least a dozen more signed by February.

who has held the role since 2018, the Beavers are 3-3 in their last six games. Sophomore quarterback Chance Nolan finished the regular season with a 149.47 quarterback rating, and he also earned First-Team All-Pac 12 honors for his efforts this year along with senior wide receiver Trevon Bradford. Bradford recorded 40 receptions and five touchdowns. Another key contributor to Oregon State’s success this season was junior running back B.J. Baylor, who was the Pac-12 leader this season in total yards (1,259) and yards per game (105), while scoring 13 touchdowns. The Beaver defense is highlighted by linebacker Avery Roberts, who has a Pac-12 best 128 tackles to go along with 9.5 tackles for loss. The Beavers also boast a talented special teams’ group, with junior punter Luke Loecher earning AllPac 12 Second-Team honors. The Utah State Aggies (10-3) surprised everyone coming off a 1-5 campaign a year ago. First-year coach Blake Anderson instilled a positive attitude and work ethic. The 10 wins are the most by any first-year coach in the country and it is just the fourth 10-win season in school history. He won his debut, a first in 48 years for the Aggies, as his team came from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Pac-12 power Washington State, 26-23. The Aggies are led by quarterback Logan Bonner, the running back duo of Calvin Tyler Jr. and Elelyon Noa, wide receiver Deven Thompkins and linebacker Justin Rice. “We are thrilled to welcome Oregon State and Utah State to our inaugural bowl game,” said Jason Gannon, executive director, Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel. “These two teams will play the first college football game at SoFi Stadium, and we look forward watching this competitive match-up on December 18.” The Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel will also benefit community partners One For All, Boys and Girls Club LA Harbor and Boys and Girls Club LA Metro. The bowl game is committed to working with Inglewood’s One For All to support youth through social programs that emphasize the importance of personal growth and community involvement. Similarly, Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl will continue to work with the Boys and Girls Clubs of LA Harbor and LA Metro by helping to end food insecurity in those communities.

on Resurrection Sunday, he drew a parallel. “Vaccinations equal resurrection. Both of them give life as opposed to the death that this invisible, deadly virus has ministered all over the world,” he said.

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achievements certainly are pro-worthy. The Alabama quarterback became the fifth sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, college football’s most outstanding player award. Young, 20, also becomes the first Crimson Tide quarterback to win the Heisman, and it marks the second consecutive year an Alabama player has won the award. “I’ve always been labeled as someone who’s not the prototype, being an African-American quarterback and being quote-unquote undersized and not being that prototype, I’ve always been ruled out and counted out,” Young stated during his acceptance speech. The six feet and 194-pound field general has thrown for more than 4,300 yards this season with a 68 percent completion rate. During the 2021 season, Young has passed for 43 touchdowns with just four interceptions, and he enjoys a 175.5 passer rating. “People a lot of times have told me that I wasn’t going to be able to make it,” Young exclaimed. “And for me, it’s always been about not really proving them wrong but proving to myself what I can accomplish. So, I’ve always pushed myself to work the hardest, and I try my best to do all I can to maximize all that I can do. And thanks to the people around me and through the grace of God, I’ve been able to make it here, and I’m truly grateful for that.” Young led the Crimson Tide to a 12-1 record, including an explosive 41-24 victory over then No. 1 ranked Georgia

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in the SEC Championship. Young broke the single game passing record, 559 yards against No. 22 Arkansas, and shattered SEC Championship record for total offense and passing yards after going 26 of 44 for 421 yards and three touchdowns during his first year as a starter. Bryce is the 8th African American quarterback to win the award. Andre Ward was the first in 1989. Since 2010, 6 of the 10 quarterbacks selected to win the Heisman are African American. Tim Tebow (Florida 2007), Sam Bradford (Oklahoma 2008), Mark Continued from page 5: Los Angeles... Ingram Jr. (Alabama 2009), and Lamar Jackson (Louisville 2016) are the only research and empowering veterans, other sophomores to win the Heisman among others. Below is the list of participating in the award’s 86-year history. players: Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M 2012), and Jameis Winston (Florida State 2013), are the only freshmen to win the award. “The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) profoundly congratulates Bryce Young, the African American star quarterback of the University of Alabama, for winning the Heisman Trophy,” NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., stated. “Young’s outstanding achievement on the football field epitomizes the genius and excellent talent of African American athletes in all sports,” Dr. For the fourth straight year, the Bolts Chavis declared. have partnered with local artist Blake Barash at BStreetShoes to help create many of the custom-designed cleats featured on Sunday. New for 2021, the team has added a second design artist

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