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Dr. Erika Torres thanks Rams and Lowes for Christmas Trees
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Rams’ Andrew Whitworth Saves The Serving Spoon Urban Eatery
(Third from left) Dr. Erika Torres, County Administrator of the Inglewood Unified School District, accepts Christmas Tree from Rams Mascot during event at Crozier Middle School. (IUSD/Photo IT News Wire
Rams Quarterback JARED GOFF and Lowe’s are teamed up to donate more than 200 Christmas trees to studentfamilies of Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD). During the drive-thru Christmas tree distribution, volunteers will load the pre-lit trees into vehicles in a socially distanced and safe manner. “In a continued effort to uplift Inglewood, I wanted to participate in doing something special for the city’s families during the holiday season,” said Goff. “When Lowe’s told me about its initiative to donate Christmas trees across the country, I was eager to get involved and humbled to be able to give a bit of joy to the families in our Rams community.” “The Rams and Jared Goff continue to give back to our IUSD school community during these challenging times,” shared Dr. Erika Torres, County Administrator of the Inglewood Unified School District. “We are grateful to the Rams organization for recognizing our students and families who have worked so hard during this year of distance learning.” On Giving Tuesday, Lowe’s announced it was donating and delivering $1 million worth of pre-lit Christmas trees in NFL cities nationwide. In Los Angeles, Lowe’s is distributing more than 430 Christmas trees in partnership with the Rams and organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hollywood, Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club, and Inglewood Unified School District. Goff, who is a Lowe’s Home Team player, identified Inglewood Unified School District families to be Christmas tree recipients.
By Francis Taylor, Senior Correspondent
The Rams announced last week that Andrew Whitworth and his wife Melissa are donating $50,000 to help save Inglewood’s The Serving Spoon. The Whitworths responded after The Serving Spoon’s owner Angela Johnson made a plea and a GoFundMe page seeking $75,000 to keep the doors open and the restaurant’s staff paid. The iconic Serving Spoon Urban, Dine-In Eatery had continued to serve breakfast patrons, as they have for the last 37 years, despite the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic that has crippled Continued on page 7
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As we rapidly approach the availability of three vaccines to deal with the Covid-19 virus, the topic at hand becomes, who will get the vaccine first and whether or not those designated as being of greatest risk will actually take the vaccine when made available? Among the skeptics, African Amereicans are at the top of the list and not without reason. In 1932, Tuskegee Institute partnered with the Public Health Service to conduct what was called, “The Tuskegee Study
of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male”. The study was done in the hopes of justifying a treatment program. This was before the development of penicillin, which became the preferred treatment for syphilis in 1947. There were 600 total participants. 399 men with syphilis, and 201 men in the study without syphilis, who were the placebo group. Both were without the knowledge of what they were being treated for. They were told it was “bad blood”. The study was done without the benefit of “Informed Consent “ on
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the part of the participants; they were never offered treatment or penicillin. There was no effort to cure the illness for more than 40 years. Not only were they never given treatment, they were not permitted to quit the study. In July 1972, an Associated Press story about the study caused such a public reaction that a review of the study found it “ethically unjustified” and stopped the study at once. A class action lawsuit on behalf of the men was filed a year later, which led to an out of Continued on page 2
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New Cal NAACP Chief Appoints Sac Woman Executive Director branches in California and Hawaii, enforcement agencies in Sacramento serving as a spokesperson and develop community partnerships that The new president of the National monitoring developments in politics at contributed to the reduction of crime Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) CaliforniaHawaii State Conference is keeping in step with a national movement making strides to level the playing field for Black women -- long underrepresented in both private and public sector leadership roles. Like organizations and companies around the country, California’s conference of the oldest civil rights organization in the country is leading by increasing professional opportunities and offering critical career support for Black women. Kickstarting his tenure, the NAACP State Conference President Rick L. Callender announced last week that Betty Williams has been hired as the organization’s executive director. Williams, a longtime president of the Sacramento branch of the NAACP, calls her new statewide position a “blessing.” “I had thought about it, and it was like, ‘God this is my passion, I love the organization, I love the advocacy of civil rights, and being that voice (of NAACP) for almost 10 years,’” Williams told California Black Media (CBM). “I want to be a part of an organization that I absolutely adore, part of the decision-making process, the transition, and Rick Callendar’s vision of taking all the branches to a whole new level.” Williams was appointed with the full the State Capitol. and safer communities in some of the support of the State Conference board. Under Williams’s leadership as most underserved areas of the city. In her new role, Williams will help the Sacramento branch president Williams was also instrumental in Callendar represent the organization of the NAACP, she helped law effecting changes to economic and and oversee the operations of 55 Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
social policies in the Sacramento region. Her peers praise her for pushing for reforms in policing strategies, including police-use-offorce procedures. “She is the right person at the right time to lead the CaliforniaHawaii NAACP into the future,” said Callender, who is also the chief executive officer of the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Callender has joined NAACP Chairman of the Board Leon Russell to fire up the organization’s members and delegates to become more engaged in the civic life of their local communities. He is also focused on promoting the participation of more Black women in politics in the state. Callender and the California-Hawaii NAACP supported a resolution calling for Gov. Newsom to appoint an African American woman to fill the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacant once Kamala Harris is sworn in as Vice President of the United States next month. “The California voters sent a Black woman to the U.S. Senate. She was, and is, the only Black woman in the U.S. Senate,” Callendar stated. “It’s the right thing that should be done. Let’s all mobilize to make this happen.” Callender, former president of the San Jose-Silicon Valley NAACP, was appointed president of the CaliforniaHawaii State Conference of the NAACP in November. He assumed duties Dec. 1 after Alice Huffman stepped down due to health concerns. Huffman held the position for 21 years.
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court settlement in 1974 for 10 million dollars. The U.S. government created the Tuskegee Health Benefit Program (THBP) to give lifetime medical and burial services to all living participants. In 1975 wives, widows and offspring were added. In 1995, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) was given responsibility for the program and the last study participant died in 2004. The following highlights the evil of this whole effort. In 1940, efforts were made to keep the men from getting treatment under the military draft effort. In 1947 the U.S. Public Health Service established “Rapid Treatment Centers’’ to treat syphilis, but men in the study were not treated. In 1969, CDC reaffirmed the need for the study and gained support of the local medical societies (American Medical Association and the National Medical Association chapters) to continue the studies. But this abuse of medical ethics in the treatment of Black people also extended to Black women. In 1960, the state of North Carolina enacted a voluntary sterilization law. This law provided the state with the ability to sterilize those thought to be feebleminded. This was primarily aimed at African American women on welfare. This practice went from 23% of Black women being sterilized in the 1930s to an increase of 64% between 1964 and
of the trial groups for each of the COVID-19 vaccines and where they are geographically located. Are there any differences in side effects that should be made known? Between these questions and the conduct of President Trump suggesting the use of bleach and other crazy ideas to treat the virus, it’s going to take more than a new President for some to feel safe. Many feel it’s going to take a major public policy campaign just to save lives. 1966. One of the most well known cases of this was revealed by the victim, Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, a renowned Civil Rights leader. She spoke of her own involuntary sterilization at the Sunflower County Hospital In Mississippi where she later testified that 6 out of 10 African American women going into that facility were involuntarily sterilized. Against such history, it is not hard to understand why African Americans would be reluctant to take the vaccine, even though we are among the highest risk groups in the nation. There are questions today as to what degree African Americans are currently a part
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EYE ON THE CITY GEORGE DOTSON
ALEX PADILLA
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AROUND THE CITY
Assembly Member Autumn Burke Attends City Council Meeting By Francis Taylor, Senior Correspondent
Assembly Member Autumn Burke kicked-off this week’s city council meeting by presenting former Council Member Ralph Franklin with a commendation from the State of California for his 17 years of service to the City of Inglewood and by conducting the swearing-in of his replacement, 4th District Council Member Dionne Faulk. Following Member Burke’s presentation, Mayor Butts announced the City of Inglewood 2020 in Review Video that provided a comprehensive overview of the city’s progress during one of the most difficult years in our region’s and our nation’s history. The broadcast quality video depicted the MLK Parade, the Ed Vincent Park Clean-up, the city’s food give-away program, the Debit Card Relief Program, the Rental Relief Program, the opening of SoFi Stadium, the progress of the new Clippers’ Arena, the Market Street Corridor Development, the Grace Park Homes Development, the Wondalunch Program, the One-For-All Backpack Giveaway, the Norm’s restaurant reopening, Snoop Dogg’s Annual Turkey Giveaway and Member Padilla’s annual Toy and Food Giveaway, to name only a few of the city’s 2020 events. The council conducted a public hearing and approved the Draft Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Los Angeles Field Office by December 30, 2020. The council approved a sixth amendment to Agreement No. 15156 with The Arroyo Group to extend the term of agreement to December 31, 2021, for professional services associated with development of Transit Oriented Development plans and a first amendment to Agreement No. 20-174 with Terry A. Hayes and Associates, Inc. to extend the term of the agreement to December 31, 2021, to complete the preparation of environmental documents. The council adopted a resolution approving an appraisal of the fair market value of City parks, three (3) acres in size or larger, that are located in residentially zoned areas. Staff report recommending the adoption of a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Budget to rollover prior-year encumbrances into the current fiscal year. The council approved a two-year cooperative agreement with Xerox Corporation for the purchase of new copiers to replace aging copiers, and maintenance of the city’s copier fleet and an agreement between the City of Inglewood and the Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan
Los Angeles for the use of the ground floor depository and teen center at the Inglewood Main Library from January 13, 2021 to June 30, 2021. The council approved an agreement with PayByPhone Technologies, Inc. to conduct a 12-month pilot program for on-street parking meters mobile payment option and authorized the payment of invoices submitted from Botach, Inc., for uniforms and safety equipment. The council approved a Memorandum of Understanding agreement between the Department of Justice and the Inglewood Police Department to accept Grant Funds from the State of California DOJ Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Grant. The council agreed to pay an invoice submitted by Versaterm, Inc. for additional CAD and remote CAD licenses. The council approved a purchase order for one Vapor Wake trained canine, canine handler training and maintenance trainers course from VWK9, LLC. The council approved Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 19-054 with Iteris, Inc extending the agreement term by 12 months to December 31, 2021, to provide design and engineering services for the Traffic Management Center and Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 19-110 with the Kimley-Horn
and Associates, Inc., extending the contract term to December 31, 2021, for a total project amount not to exceed $1,807,989, for construction engineering support services for the Intelligent Transportation Systems Gap Closure Project. The council approved an agreement with Western Truck Exchange for the modification and installation of dump truck bodies and additional equipment and approved an agreement with Crosstown Electrical & Data for construction improvements for Traffic Signal Safety Improvements. During the council member comments, they each welcomed and congratulated the incoming City Clerk/ Secretary and Council Member and in their own way, extended holiday greetings and good wishes to the entire Inglewood Community. Member Padilla announced his districts annual holiday home decorating contest and reminded everyone that City Hall will be closed next Friday for the annual two week Christmas holiday. Mayor Butts bid a fond farewell to Member Franklin noting that he will remain an active member of the Inglewood community and congratulated and welcomed Dionne Faulk and Aisha L. Thompson for their new elected positions in the City of Inglewood.
Andrew Whitworth named Los Angeles Rams’ Nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man Of The Year Award presented by Nationwide Inglewood Today News
The Los Angeles Rams announced ANDREW WHITWORTH as its nominee for the WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE. Considered the league’s most prestigious honor, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field. Each of the league’s 32 nominees were announced today. Since joining the Los Angeles Rams in 2017, Andrew Whitworth has been a leader on and off the field and active in a variety of charitable efforts. Not only was he having one of his best seasons in the NFL at the age of 38 before sustaining a knee injury, but he continues to showcase a unique ability to galvanize his teammates and others to support the community. In the wake of the civil unrest that struck the nation following the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, Rams players came together to establish a social justice fund and Whitworth
pledged to match all his teammates’ contributions. Last week, Rams players awarded $750,000 to 25 social justice non-profits across the greater Los Angeles region. Whitworth personally reached out to some of the non-profits to thank them and let them know that the players were donating to help support their important work. Yesterday, Whitworth and his family donated $50K to a black-owned business that was at risk of closure after being in business for 37 years in Inglewood. In March, Whitworth made a $250K donation to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank to serve as a lead gift to kick off the team’s virtual Te‘LA’thon for Los Angeles in partnership with KABC to assist with SoCal response efforts during the unprecedented global health crisis. Whitworth’s contribution financed a total of 1 million meals that were distributed to Angelenos in need. In addition, Whitworth funded STEAM Labs at an elementary school in Watts and a middle school in Boyle Heights to help close the technology gap for low-income students and provide them opportunities to achieve upward mobility. The two-time AllPro also served as the chairman for a
few of the team’s tentpole community events including the “LA Rams Night for Wishes,” raising funds for Make-AWish Tri-Counties to fulfill the wishes of children battling life-threatening illnesses, and United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ annual HomeWalk which raises funds to combat homelessness. “The greatest thing in life is to be able to invest in the people around you,” said Whitworth. “I’m always asking myself, ‘What can I do for this community?’ I want to put my arms around them. I want to stand right beside them. It’s never about me, it’s about all of us. It’s about a difference we can make together and how we can inspire each other to be there for one another. As great as it is to have people cheering us on every Sunday, it means the world to me to go out and pay that back. I want to show people that I’m not just an athlete that’s here to play ball, but that I’m here to make a difference. I believe that’s what will stand the test of time.” “From the moment Andrew became part of the Los Angeles Rams, he has inspired our organization and the Los Angeles community with his exceptional leadership and commitment to serving others,” said Rams Chief
Operating Officer Kevin Demoff. “We are grateful to have leaders like Andrew, a pillar of our team, who consistently leaves us in awe with his ability to rally his teammates and Angelenos to come together and address critical issues in our community.” In December of 2019, Whitworth funded a shopping spree for 77 youth with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County, providing each child with a $100 gift card to purchase items on their holiday wish lists. A few days later, he teamed up with United Way of Greater Los Angeles to help support local children and families who were battling homelessness or had recently transitioned into supportive housing. Whitworth purchased and wrapped gifts for 114 children and surprised 77 families living in temporary housing with a $500 Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions grocery gift card along with a catered holiday meal. To celebrate “Read Across America Day” in 2019, Whitworth visited a local elementary school to connect with students and announce a $20,000 donation to the “First Quarter for Continued on page 2
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Literacy” initiative designed to get books to children in underserved communities. In the wake of a series of tragedies that struck the Southern California region in 2018, the team captain donated his game check to the families of the victims of the mass shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill and hosted families in a suite for the team’s memorable “LA Together” game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. He also auctioned his game-worn jersey to raise money for families affected by the shooting and wildfires that displaced many across the region. During his first season in Los Angeles in 2017, Whitworth purchased new bikes and helmets for all 600 students at an elementary school in Watts, one of Los Angeles’ highest-need communities. During his visit to the school, he spoke to the students about displaying good character and led them in a character pledge before surprising each student with the new bikes and helmets. Aside from his efforts in the LA region, Whitworth has been a community champion in Cincinnati during his time
with the Bengals and through The Big Whit 77 Foundation, which impacts the lives of youth and families in his home state of Louisiana. One of the foundation’s programs, Whit’s Warriors, offers financial assistance to high school seniors in Louisiana. The program has awarded $400,000 in scholarships and school supplies. Another program of the foundation is called Open Arms, which is one of the only programs in the state of Louisiana that offers financial assistance to families in the process of adoption. The Whitworths launched Open Arms with a belief that families who have the desire to adopt should not be turned away due to overwhelming costs. The Whitworths have provided $30,000 in funding to support 12 families in their dream of adopting a child. The most recent program developed by The Big Whit 77 Foundation is the annual Wish List event, which pairs college athletes from ULM and Louisiana Tech with local families for fellowship and fun during the Christmas season. To date, his foundation has helped provide more than $30,000 to families during the holiday season. As a nominee, Whitworth has been chosen to wear a Walter Payton NFL
Man of the Year helmet decal through the end of the season in recognition of his accomplishments on and off the field. However due to a knee injury sustained in Week 9, the Rams are placing 154 fan cutouts featuring the faces of those who have been impacted by Whitworth’s generosity and charitable spirit in SoFi Stadium seats for the team’s Thursday Night Football matchup on December 10th, to coincide with the NFL’s announcement of team nominees. The cutouts will be positioned to display a “77” in the seats during the primetime matchup. For the third year in a row, all 32 team winners will be highlighted as nominees and recognized for their important work during the weekend leading up to Super Bowl LV. The 2020 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year will be announced during NFL Honors, a primetime awards special to air the week of Super Bowl LV, on CBS. All 32 nominees will receive a $40,000 donation in their name to their charity of choice. The winner of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award will receive a $250,000 donation to the charity of their choice. All donations are courtesy of the NFL
Foundation and Nationwide. Fans are encouraged to participate in Nationwide’s 6th annual Charity Challenge, a social media campaign designed to support and promote team nominees. Fans can vote on Twitter by using #WPMOYChallenge followed by their favorite nominee’s last name. The player whose unique hashtag is used the most between Dec. 10 and Jan 17 will receive a $25,000 contribution to their charity of choice, while the second and third place finishers will receive $10,000 and $5,000 donations, all courtesy of Nationwide. Hashtag information and official rules can be found at nfl.com/ manoftheyear. New this year, fans can win NFL Shop gift cards and additional money for their favorite nominee’s charity. Each Monday during the #WPMOYChallenge, Nationwide will ask fans to respond on Twitter with their favorite nominee and one randomly selected fan each week will win a $100 NFL Shop gift card and $2,500 for their favorite nominee’s charity. More information about the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award can be found at http://www.nfl.com/ manoftheyear.
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Sports & Entertainment Power Ball Rich Paul is Lakers Secret Weapon
RICH PAUL & LEBRON JAMES By Kenneth Miller, Publisher
Underneath the fatal clouds of the evasive albeit ever intruding COVID pandemic, one of the Americas most glorified sports franchises returned to glory, national prominence and title dominance. It had lost its favorite son Kobe Bryant and prodigy daughter Gianna Bryant in a horrific helicopter crash that cast a pall over the Lakers franchise, suffocating Kobe’s cult like fanatics and paralyzing a close knit basketball community from grassroots
to the NBA fraternity. The year 2020 had barely began amid optimistic aspirations that LeBron James and Anthony Davis would lead the Lakers to their 17th NBA title healing a title starved city. As Kobe died, COVID was lurking, swarming and making its way from China to Europe to land on American shores altering all things living, most things dying or anything dead. If not for COVID, Kobe Brant’s death would still be the leading subject associated with the Lakers title run that concluded at Disney World in Orlando
and essentially virtual reality. LeBron captured championship number four, earning MVP honors, Anthony Davis survived without being injured and there were moments sublime after all. Jeanie Buss could finally exhale, but Laker Nation would make Kobe as much part of this wired NBA Finals culmination as LeBron and AD. Mere weeks thereafter the NBA season is already beginning anew with a 72 game slate that tips on Dec. 17 with the Lakers playing host to the Clippers in an empty Staples Center. Most of us wish that 2020 was just a bad dream decorated by some memorable moments and we’d awake to discover Kobe still here celebrating along with LeBron and the rest of Lakers Nation. The harsh reality is Kobe is NOT here and nobody was more responsible for the Lakers capturing NBA title No. 17 than LeBron Raymone James. Kobe fanatics may never accept this, but reality is reality. As much credit LeBron deserves for returning the Lakers to relevance and title glory, one man who cannot be forgotten is LeBron’s agent Rich Paul. Just call him Richie Rich if you will. Paul is the man most NBA executives loathe. He young at 38 years of age, as shrewd and cunning as a businessman you’d find, but he’s also Black. When former super agent Leigh Steinberg was wielding his power and influence representing some 300 of the top athletes across all three sports they ultimately made a movie Jerry Maguire for him.
With fewer clients in just one sport at the moment, Paul is feared by his peers, beloved by his clients and respected by all. Quietly, or perhaps loudly, Paul is the man who orchestrated the move of bringing Davis to the Lakers to pair with LeBron after the team whiffed on Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in free agency. Rob Pelinka is the Lakers General Manager, and also Kobe’s former agent and dearest friend, but he is also responsible for Magic Johnson bailing in a dust clouding back stabbing power grab. However to his credit, Pelinka turned to James and his childhood Northeast Ohio homeboy Paul to obtain the pieces to the puzzle that would stabilize the franchise. LeBron will not last forever, AD has signed on for five years at $190 million, and LeBron has extended for $88 million and two more years through 2023. Paul has Kentavious Caldwell Pope and Markieff Morris to go along with his big two on the Lakers roster, but his relationships and reach throughout the NBA culture is much broader. Keep you eyes on the $100 million man Paul and his growing business empire that is influenced by LeBron, the most brilliant mind in the history of basketball. Squeezing another title or two out of the LeBron/AD duo is not out of the question, but the sort of dominance sought by this franchise will require an ally such as Rich Paul to make it a dynasty again.
Clippers To Tip Off On NBA Opening Night
Clippers will play the Lakers at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22; announce first half schedule IT Sports Wire
The LA Clippers will tip off the 2020-21 season on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7:00 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Lakers on the NBA’s Opening Night, and have released their first half schedule. Fans can watch Opening Night on TNT. The Clippers’ second game of the season will be at the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day at 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN and Prime Ticket/FOX Sports San Diego, and then the team will return to Los Angeles to take on the Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers. The first half of the season includes six back-to-backs for the Clippers, and wraps up on Thursday, March 4 at the Washington Wizards.
During the 2020-21 season, the Clippers will play each Western Conference opponent three times, and each Eastern Conference opponent twice. The Clippers announced their
three preseason games last week, with the first on Friday, December 11 at the Los Angeles Lakers. All three will air on Prime Ticket/FOX Sports San Diego.
Prime Ticket/FOX Sports San Diego will televise all Clippers games not airing exclusively on TNT, ESPN or ABC. Additionally, all games airing on the regional sports networks will be available for live streaming via the FOX Sports GO app and FOXSportsGO.com, with Clippers CourtVision powered by AWS available there for regular season games. All games will air on the radio on AM 570 L.A. Sports and in Spanish on 1330 AM – Tu Liga Radio. The LA Clippers’ game and broadcast schedule will be found online at www.clippers.com/schedule, and a PDF is available here.
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The Lion Queen Women’s Mental Health During Corona Virus Pandemic
By Michelle Lyons, Columnist
Is Coronavirus making you crazy? You are not alone. According to We Are Agenda, “Mental illness amongst women is on the rise. One in five women experience a common mental disorder, such as anxiety or depression compared to one in eight men.” Ronisha “Ronnett” Hayden, a Peer Specialist certified through Loyola Marymount University and her partner Aumahn Washington, a student at CAL State Long Beach, created Womb Stories. Womb Stories is a safe space that focuses on helping women heal themselves from traumatic past by coaching them with energy healing. Hayden believes if the psyche can return to the womb then one can be reborn. Since 2014 Hayden has been coaching women to improve mental health by energy shifting. Energy shifting also known as energy medicine “a branch of alternative medicine based on pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel healing energy into a patient and effect positive results”. For the past six years, each month Womb Stories host pop-ups and group counseling sessions where women gather to share their trauma, triumphs, and help each other overcome pain. “Group counseling is the best therapy. We facilitate big groups and small breakout groups with Continued on page 7
BUPPIE | BUSINESS The Business of Preparing for Our Future What Pre-K Students Needs to Know
can be taught with colors. answer the following questions: What Days of the week can be taught in a city do we live in? What state? What As Inglewood families adjust to fun way. Use the tune of the “Addams country? What continent? Purchase school closures and elementary, middle school and high school students are completing their studies online at home, older children may be frequently interrupted by their pre-school siblings whose pre-schools are also closed. Since my grandson faced this, as a former Inglewood Unified School District teacher and a semi-retired grandparent, I sought to identify a plan for my ‘Sidekick’.’ Following is what my four-year-old, pre-school student and I are working on that may serve as a guide for grandparents who are similarly situated. Your pre-school child should be able to recognize their first name and then Family,” theme. This can be found an inexpensive globe. Show him the their middle and last. They should online. “Days of the Week, snap snap… oceans and mountain regions and know how to spell their name and repeat…repeat…There’s Sunday and the continents of Asia, Africa, North attempt to write their first name which there’s Monday, there’s Tuesday and America, South America, Antarctica, doesn’t have to be perfect. The lined there’s Wednesday, there’s Thursday Europe, and Australia. paper that is used for pre-school is and there’s Friday and then there’s General Knowledge: Your student good. Also, the Ticonderoga Beginner Saturday. Days of the week, snap, snap, should know their age and birthday, pencils (can order on Amazon) are the repeat, etc.” address, parent and grandad’s phone best for preschoolers developing their Even though we are in California, numbers. gross motor skill. teach the seasons of the year. Again, *Read to them* as much as possible, They should be reciting the alphabet you can enlist Shawn Brown’s help. short easy reading books about things by rote. The proper name is not the Also, show Sidekick photos of the he likes or peaks his interest. You can ABC’s. Recognize the letters of the beautiful colors of fall, winter snow ask comprehension questions. Who alphabet -capital and lowercase letters. scenes, spring flowers blooming and was in the story? (day or night, season) Math: Counting by rote. Preschool summer. Make it personal and tell What happened? When did this story students should count all the way to how you witnessed the changing of take place? Where were they? Was 100. Consider getting Shawn Brown’s the seasons in other parts of the nation there a problem? If there was a problem video, “Can You Count with Me?” using the globe or map. How was it solved? Math: Pre-K children should be Science: the basic seed principle is a You’re probably doing all this, along counting objects. When they count, great start. Planting something that will with teaching him to be a responsible for example; “1,2,3, (blocks or cookies grow in a cup of dirt. Teach that plants and respectful young person as they or objects). Ask, “How many do you need light, air, water and nutrients (soil) grow up. have?” Or how many do you have in to grow. Also, they need space to grow. This was accomplished by acquiring all?” They should be able to answer, Art and Music teach sidekick any the Character Super Heroes: Brave, “3,” and not have to go back to artistic or musical grandparents or other Responsible, Honest, Cooperative and recounting them. This may take time. family members. This also comes under Kind! *Math: Identify the basic shapes. Social Studies and African American or Good luck with your Pre-K teaching Circle, triangle, square, rectangle, star, Latina History and your child’s learning. rhombus, (diamond), and oval. Shapes Geography: Teach your child to Francis Taylor, Senior Correspondent
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Registered Owner: Ads Up Advertising, Inc., 9111 S. La Cienega Blvd., Suite 100, CA 90301 This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business(s) listed above on November 20, 2020 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.) Ads Up Advertising, Inc., Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on November 20, 2020. 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 December 3, 10, 17, 24. 2020 IT0042230120020146 Inglewood Today Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2020198670 The Following Person Is Doing Business As: Super Flash-Income Tax 661 East 41 Place Los Angeles, CA 90011 Registered Owner: Claudia Carolina Rodriguez Veliz, 661 East 41 Place, Los Angeles, CA 90011 This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business(s) listed above on November 25, 2020 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.) Claudia Carolina Rodriguez Veliz, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on November 25, 2020. 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 December 3, 10, 17, 24. 2020 IT0042230120020148 Inglewood Today Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2020192775 The Following Person Is Doing Business As: Secure Dotted Line Notary 701 Walnut Street, Apt B Inglewood, CA 90301 Registered Owner: Carla Brunella Stigger, 701 Walnut Street, Apt B., Inglewood CA 90301 This business is conducted by a company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business(s) listed above on November 19, 2020 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.) Carla Brunella Stigger, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on November 19, 2020. 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 December 3, 10, 17, 24. 2020 IT0042230120020147 Inglewood Today
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interactive discussion and creative activities that aid in self-healing. Women can overcome their struggles with depression and anxiety when they know they are not alone”, says Washington. In March 2020, Hayden was featured on Ted X: Compton Blvd Women’s Empowerment Edition. Hayden spoke about the journey from “Womb to Worthy”. This is a series in Womb Stories where their clients discuss their journey from the womb to feeling worthy. Hayden believes that a woman’s lack of worthiness is the cancer of society. She says, “The hardest part for most women is pinpointing when they started devaluing themselves. Scientific research even shows evidence that many of our behavioral patterns started in the Womb. We help women tap into their wombs with meditation, reiki, and emotional tools that have been tested and proven to change their narrative; leading them to a life of vitality and self-love”. Prior to Covid-19, Womb Stories had a constant flow of clients since its inception. However, since Covid-19, their clients have doubled and are about to triple. Coincidentally, Hayden did Ted X when Covid-19 first began so that helped promote the company, but Hayden believes the increase of depression is what is driving her business expansion. “Covid-19 has caused everyone to isolate. Which means everyone must deal with themselves. A lot of people are struggling with depression right now. The good thing is, we each can build a healthier relationship with ourselves. If you are always on the go it is easy to run from your issues. When you are still, you are forced to face your shadow side. The part of you that needs love and attention for you to release, grow, and heal,” says Hayden. At Womb Stories, everyone is held accountable to their wellness goals and guided through the process. Because Covid-19 is not making people depressed, it’s revealing depression that’s been suppressed. Fortunately, Womb Stories transitioned online to a Zoom platform at the beginning of Covid-19. “Ironically, everything just fell right into place. I had known for years we were missing out on revenue because so many of our clients work and were missing our workshops, so I had already planned to launch online after my Ted X. Everything just lined up. Now, we have doubled our clientele, and after Covid we will have both options, in person or on Zoom,” says Hayden. To Schedule a counseling session with Womb Stories go to www. ourwombstories.com or call Ronnett Hayden at 310-654-7678.
small businesses, especially restaurants, bars and cafes, throughout the region. Their ‘ain’t no better breakfast,’ slogan continues to satisfy local patrons as this writer observed over a dozen individuals waiting outside in the parking lot for their meal to be delivered. Despite the recent court ruling that permitted Los Angeles area restaurants to continue to allow outside dining, The Serving Spoon had already removed their outside tables and chairs making take-out meals the only possibility. Familiar wait staff was observed hand carrying the bagged meals to the waiting patrons. Home delivery has not been established by the restaurant. Among the dozen or so waiting patrons, one who appeared to be quite familiar with the restaurant and its operations suggested that. Like many other restaurants, The Serving Spoon is struggling to survive. She indicated that she heard about a recently posted ‘Go Fund Me’ page that had been established and had raised over $20.000 to help raise money to keep the restaurant open. The Whitworth’s generous donation will certainly allow the restaurant to endure during this Pandemic.
The restaurant operates four spaces in this strip mall and the owners of the restaurant probably have a combined monthly rent burden of four retail establishments. The loss of eat-in dining and outside dining strongly suggests that there just is not enough revenue being generated to sustain business operations. If outside dining resumes and carry-out continues, this patron hoped that there would be enough revenue to keep the restaurant open. I have been eating my breakfast here for over 20 years she concluded and I am not interested in changing that pattern now. The Whitworth’s deserve special recognition from all of the patrons who have enjoyed the best breakfast in the City of Inglewood for over 37 years.
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