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EYE ON THE CITY

AROUND THE CITY

A Message from County Administrator Dr. Erika Torres GEORGE DOTSON

Dear Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) Students, Staff, and Families, In our continued commitment to serving our community and providing current information, we have some important updates in this week’s message.

Communication Survey Inglewood Unified School District is committed to providing relevant and timely communication to our students, staff, families and school community.

In order to ensure our methods of communication are effective, we have created a brief survey, where you have an opportunity to provide feedback.

To access our communication survey and help us maintain and improve our communication efforts, please click here to complete the survey by March 4, 2022.

Rams House!

Our District would like to congratulate our community partner, the Los Angeles Rams, on winning the Super Bowl LVI Championship against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, February 13, 2022. We are thrilled to share this historic win with the Rams and Inglewood, the City of Champions.

We would also like to thank the Rams for inviting the Inglewood High School (IHS) drumline, cheer, drill team and tall flags to participate in the Super Bowl Victory rally at Exposition Park.

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At the beginning of the football season in September, our students were invited to perform at the American Airlines Plaza at SoFi Stadium during the Rams Countdown to Kickoff show, making their participation at the victory rally a full circle moment. We are so proud of our amazing students as they continue to represent our District with pride and excellence!

Caroline Coleman Stadium Refurb Our District, in partnership with Nike, the National Football League (NFL), the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Los Angeles Rams, announced on Tuesday, February 15th that the Caroline Coleman Stadium will be remodeled, giving our student athletes and community access to state-of-theart facilities. IUSD Board Members, Inglewood Mayor, James T. Butts, Inglewood city council, labor partners and IUSD students and staff were present to celebrate the reconstruction of our facilities. Our students will soon have access to a state-of-the-art facility that will help them discover and further develop their athletic talents and support their dreams. Thank you to all who attended and continue to extend their support to our District.

ACS WASC Accreditation at City Honors College Preparatory Academy Our District would like to congratulate our students and staff from City Honors International Preparatory School (CHIPS) for receiving accreditation approval from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), where their purpose is to to foster excellence in elementary, secondary, adult and postsecondary institutions, and supplementary education programs.

The WASC Commissioners determined that CHIPS meets WASC criteria for grade levels 9-12, granting them a six year accreditation status through June 30, 2028. We are so proud of the collaborative success and continued educational advancements for our students.

Chargers Book Giveaway In partnership with the Los Angeles Chargers Impact Fund Literacy Program, 2nd grade students from Frank D. Parent, Highland and Kelso Elementary, were invited to participate in a book distribution and reading.

The distribution began at Frank D. Parent on Wednesday, February 16th and students received Ernie Barnes’,

ELOY MORALES

DIONNE FAULK

Pigskins to Paintbrushes, the Story of Football-Playing Artist.

Students also had the opportunity to participate during an in person reading with the Chargers football players. The next book distribution and reading will take place on February 23rd and March 2nd, to celebrate Read Across America Week and Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Our District is extremely grateful to the Los Angeles Chargers for their donation that supports and encourages literacy for our students.

Morningside High School Ground Art In collaboration with our Career and Technical Education programs, students who are a part of computer, animation, film and robotics at Morningside High School (MHS), had the opportunity to learn about and observe the creation of ground art during their beautification project on February 11th. The installation of the 80 x 100 foot ground art, completed by painter and muralist, Stan Herd, features Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel, author of the renowned book “Night”. The art was completed using natural elements, such as compost and MHS students were able to inquire about the technique as it was being applied to their field.

Thank you to Stan Herd and MHS staff members for coordinating such a memorable experience for our students.

Black History Month In an effort to recognize the significant contributions of African Americans, this week we want to recognize African American inventors. The history of African American inventions during the 18th century Industrial Revolution has gone unnoticed, due to the impact of racial segregation at that time. The birth of major advances in agriculture, transportation, communications, manufacturing, and electricity, which were influenced by the disproportionate number of African Americans who resided in southern states, helped fuel rapid economic growth throughout the United States. According to Brookings. edu, with a total 50,000 patents, African Americans accounted for more inventions than immigrants from every country except England and Germany.

Some notable African American inventors include: George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist and inventor, developed hundreds of products using peanuts, but also invented soaps, lotion, paint and more.

Garrett Morgan created and improved the sewing machine and the gas mask, with his most significant invention being the three-light traffic signal.

Sarah Boone was one of the first African American women to receive a patent and helped improve the ironing board by adding features that included a narrower and curved design, making it easier to iron garments, particularly women’s clothing.

Maria Van Britton Brown invented the first home security system, which included peepholes, a camera, monitors, and a two-way microphone.

We celebrate their contributions and the great impact that African American inventors have on our everyday lives.

For additional information regarding African American inventors and their inventions, please click here.

Updated COVID-19 Protocols As we continue to work with IUSD staff to address any and all concerns that arise as a result of this pandemic, we want to share the updated Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) guidelines effective January 19th. LACDPH is best positioned to set guidance and protocols for school safety based on their knowledge, expertise and experience.

Our district will continue to work with LACDPH, in addition to collaborating with our staff and the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).

Their feedback is imperative as it helps drive our COVID-19 response and ensures that we are providing a safe environment for our students, staff and community. We will continue to provide updates regarding COVID-19 protocols and encourage all staff to adhere to any guidance from LACDPH. Please click here to access our latest communication regarding implementation of these guidelines.

COVID-19 Updates & Resources Vaccine Clinics To help in the vaccination process, our District, in partnership with Kedren Health, began hosting vaccine clinics.

The vaccine clinics are completely free and open to the community.

The remaining vaccine clinic dates, locations and times are as follows: Inglewood High School on March 8, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Centinela TK-8 on March 10, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Student Attendance Ensuring students are in school daily is a priority for IUSD. We continue to implement all safety precautions per the LACDPH guidelines. Should your child(ren) not feel well, please ensure they remain home and receive medical attention. Parents and guardians are always welcome and encouraged to call the school and report an absence.

Free At-Home Testing Kits Residential households in the United States are now able to order one free set of 4 At-Home COVID-19 Tests. Tests are limited to 1 order per residential address, which includes 4 individual rapid antigen tests, and will ship for free starting late January. To place your order to receive an At-Home COVID-19 Test, please click here. #WeAreInglewoodUnified Sincerely, Erika F. Torres, Ed.D., MSW County Administrator

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Melina Abdullah visits Inglewood Black Lives Matter co-founder holds court at LA Lounge

By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

Local business owner and contractor Aaron Moore scored a private discussion during the final days of Black History Month at LA Lounge when the co-founder of Los Angeles Black Lives Matter Melina Abdullah visited the Inglewood cigar club.

“I started this business to bring professional to middle class to join this lounge that shared common beliefs and wanted to make a positive impact on our community and having person of this caliber come here to dialog about what she has accomplished is huge,” Moore explained to Inglewood Today.

Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and was appointed to the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission in 2014 and is a recognized expert on race, gender, class, and social movements.

Her invitation was extended by LA Lounge member Tony Wafford who is President and CEO of I Choose Life Health and Wellness Center (ICL) an organization founded to address health inequities in the Black community.

During her more than two hours appearance, Abdullah spoke about many of the ongoing campaigns that she has implemented to identify Black businesses that we can patronize and build up.

“We come from an abolishment of strength and toppling white capitalism and recognizing that police are used by white capital interest who take our freedom and to put targets on the backs of Black people,” Abdullah said.

She pointed to the incident of the shooting of John Crawford III on August 5, 2014. Crawford was a 22-year-old African-American man shot and killed by a police officer in a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, near Dayton, while he was holding a BB gun that was for

sale in the store.

“Walmart doesn’t need our money and we should not be giving them our money and white capitalist interest that don’t care about Black people,” she added.

She encouraged the group to help topple systems that harm Blacks and build new systems that serve us.

Originally from Beaumont, Texas

who moved to Oakland before coming to Los Angeles, Abdullah highlighted her granddaughter who is a proud business owner.

Additionally, she hails from a family of business owners, her family owned a pharmacy in Beaumont where she remembers as a place where Black people gathered.

“I think of spaces like this that are

safe places for Black people to go and be on que and on message.”

Abdullah blamed Walmart for putting targets on the back of Blacks and minorities and questioned where do we go to be ourselves and she says that it is absolutely spaces such as LA Lounge.

Barack H. Obama the First Black and 44th President of the United States Inglewood Today News

Few presidents have walked a more improbable path to the White House.

Born in Hawaii to a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya, Obama was raised with help from his grandparents, whose generosity of spirit reflected their Midwestern roots.

The homespun values they instilled in him, paired with his innate sense of optimism, compelled Obama to devote his life to giving every child, regardless of his or her background, the same chance America gave him.

After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel

plants. That experience honed his belief in the power of uniting ordinary people around a politics of purpose, in the hard work of citizenship, to bring about positive change. In law school, he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review, then he returned to Illinois to teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago and begin a career in public service, winning seats in the Illinois State Senate and the United States Senate.

On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States, winning more votes than any candidate in history. He took office at a moment of crisis unlike any America had seen in decades – a nation at war, a planet in peril, the

American Dream itself threatened by the worst economic calamity since the Great Depression. And yet, despite all manner of political obstruction, Obama’s leadership helped rescue the economy, revitalize the American auto industry, reform the health care system to cover another twenty million Americans, and put the country on a firm course to a clean energy future – all while overseeing the longest stretch of job creation in American history.

On the world stage, Obama’s belief in America’s indispensable leadership and strong, principled diplomacy helped wind down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, decimate al Qaeda and eliminate the world’s most wanted terrorists, shut down Iran’s nuclear weapons program, open up a new

chapter with the people of Cuba, and unite humanity in coordinated action to combat a changing climate.

In times of great challenge and change, President Obama’s leadership ushered in a stronger economy, a more equal society, a nation more secure at home and more respected around the world. The Obama years were ones in which more people not only began to see themselves in the changing face of America, but to see America the way he always has – as the only place on Earth where so many of our stories could even be possible.

Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

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Calif’s New COVID Plan Includes Faith Community, Public Health Leaders

Tanu Henry | California Black Media

Black faith and public health leaders are hailing Gov. Newsom’s new COVID response plan.

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled the proposal designed to be more strategic, nimble and sustainable than it is reactive. California is the first in the nation to transition the Coronavirus crisis from a pandemic to an endemic.

Newsom made the announcement three days after he lifted the statewide indoor mask mandate.

Dubbed the SMARTER Plan, an acronym that stands for Shots, Masks, Awareness, Readiness, Testing and Rx, the state’s new COVID response plan will focus on precautionary measures and interventions rather than broad mandates on masking, sheltering in place or shutdowns.

“This has been a remarkable two years for everyone. No one has been immune from the stress and travails, the heartache and devastation. But many of us have shared those burdens disproportionately, unequally,” said Newsom. “Those issues are all part and

parcel of the consciousness that brings us to this moment.

The governor was speaking at a warehouse in Fontana that the state set up to handle logistics during the pandemic.

Pointing out that California has one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates in the country, Newsom added that the SMARTER plan will also focus on preparing the state in the event that there is a similar crisis in the future.

Ensuring that the plan is equitable and addresses the needs of Californians of all backgrounds is a priority as well, he emphasized.

“We are moving away from a crisis mindset to living with this virus,” said Newsom. “We have come to understand what was not understood at the beginning of this crisis: that there is no ending.”

“We have a more prescriptive details and strategies to continue those efforts in partnership with 800 communitybased organizations, 200 mobile clinic sites, in partnership with our stateowned testing labs, in partnership with our schools and faith-based leaders,” he added.

Biz Advocate: New SoCal Clean Gas Program Is “Amazing Opportunity”

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media

Timothy Simon, CEO of the California African American Chamber of Commerce, says a new clean energy program in Southern California is an “awesome opportunity” for Black businesses.

Simon, who is an attorney and former Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission, says he looks forward to more Black entrepreneurs and companies participating in the emerging green economy.

Last Thursday, the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas)

announced a proposal to introduce green hydrogen infrastructure in the greater Los Angeles region, an early step in a broader statewide plan to help replace fossil fuels by 2035.

The system, called Angeles Link, seeks to replace diesel powered trucks with hydrogen fuel cell trucks, eliminate smog-producing nitrogen oxide (NOx) gasses, and convert up to four natural gas power plants to green hydrogen.

SoCalGas President Maryam Brown told California Black Media Continued on page 8

According to the governor’s office over 70 million COVID vaccines have been administered in the state. About 80 % of Californians have received one dose and about 70% are fully vaccinated.

Pastor Sam Casey, Executive Director of Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE) and Pastor of New Life Christian Church in Fontana, says he has been involved in the fight against COVID since the onset of the pandemic.

“We engaged in testing, bringing greater awareness as well as making sure some of the most marginalized communities had access to not only testing but more importantly vaccination,” he said.

“We are still engaged in that fight that’s relevant to the SMARTER plan,” Casey continued.

“We’ve helped individuals get shots in their arms. We’ve presented some 75,000 N95 masks to our congregations and communities. We have passed out some 15,0000 COVID tests and continue to create greater awareness in our communities.”

Dr. Jerry Abraham, Director of Kedran

Vaccines in South Los Angeles, runs a health center that provides COVID-19 inoculation to people in neighborhoods that have been historically underserved.

“We continue to see a continued decline in infection rates, in hospitalizations and in deaths -- and that’s really exciting,” said Abraham, speaking at a press briefing for the African American press organized

by VaccinateAll58, the California Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response program.

Although about 82,000 Californians have died from COVID-related causes and more than 8 million have been diagnosed with the disease, Abraham says he’s hopeful about entering this next phase of the state’s response.

“We are really in this transition period from pandemic to endemic, and there really is this new conversation about learning to live with COVID. That is how we are going to go about our business and how we are going to go about staying in business and staying in school, going to church – all of these Continued on page 7

Tia Johnson’s Road to Walking Again

By Michelle Lyons, Special to Inglewood Today

In 2016, Tia Johnson the daughter of Carolyn Johnson was injured while working at a paid internship in Seattle, Washington. Her job was working with at risk youth. One day, during a routine kid restraint, the kid broke loose from the restraint and kicked Tia in the back of the head near her medulla. Two weeks after the incident Tia had vision problems, headaches, and she was throwing up.

Eventually, Tia could not breathe, and she was placed on a respirator.

The doctor recommended she get an

angiogram because her health was fading rapidly. The angiogram went through the groin and up to the brain.

The angiogram showed that Tia had injured a part of her brain that controls her motor skills.

Prior to her injury, Tia was a basketball player with honors at Whittier College.

Presently, she is in a Power wheelchair.

She receives physical therapy at least five times a week and home care 24/7.

She is unable to walk and do most things by herself, but her family is optimistic.

“Doctors have not ruled out her ability to walk again. We just need to get to a better physical therapist that specializes in this type of injury.

Unfortunately, better physical therapy is not fully covered by insurance,” said Carolyn Johnson.

Carolyn Johnson is hoping to raise money to get her daughter into San Diego’s Rehab facility called NUERO PT. They are located a few blocks from Miramar military base. NUERO PT specializes in physical therapy that can help Tia walk again and regain other motor skills, returning to her normal self. To donate to Tia Johnson’s Road to walking again go to her Gofund me. https://gofund.me/b22ba0a5

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Sports & Entertainment Is LeBron’s endgame fantasy or folly?

By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

Another NBA All Star Game has come and gone and the league anointed its 75 greatest players during the annual showcase in Cleveland where LeBron James stole the show with a game winning fade away jumper to win the exhibition for Team LeBron.

During the homecoming to his nearby Akron, LeBron made all of the head waves with a notion that he may return to Cleveland after his contract is up with the Lakers and that he plans to finish his career playing side by side with his son Bronny, a high school junior at the school of the rich kids school Sierra Canyon.

Once upon a time, the ‘Just A Kid From Akron’ was obsessed with winning championships and eclipsing Michael Jordan as the GOAT, but now it seems as if LeBron’s interest have transformed to more selfish motives.

All the while, the Lakers the team he is employed by now is withering away, a COVID title in tow that nobody seems to remember except for LeBron who desperately wanted to have the Lakers share the Rams world championship parade.

I have always been fascinated with LeBron and admired his remarkable journey to the mountain of basketball Mt. Rushmore, but I must say that I am incredibly disappointed in his lack of community involvement since he came west from Northeast Ohio.

He’s gone Hollywood.

There will not be any I Promise

Schools here.

His one prep hoops showcase is admittingly more than any other Laker or Clipper player has done, but those players never professed to be the second coming of Muhammad Ali and steadfastly challenged the status quo in sports and humanity.

LeBron put that cap on way before he was losing all of his hair.

He revolutionized player representation by empowering his childhood friends, stomped politically for Hillary Clinton in red meat Ohio, spoke out against police brutality and shunned Fox host Laura Ingraham when she told him to shut up and dribble.

LeBron James is my favorite athlete

of all time and when I was in Cleveland for four years running the Call & Post, the hometown Black newspaper I noticed for the first time the crack in his glorious armor.

The hometown Cavs were more relieved that he was leaving for LA instead of disappointed.

They couldn’t wait for his massive Witness billboard to come down. It was thanks for the title and good riddance.

I am not so sure that Cleveland will be waiting with abated breath for him to return to their talented nucleus that is thriving without him.

Of course, they would welcome him home for a one day contract to retire as a Cavalier, but his act has since passed

there.

The onus is on the Lakers.

What do you do when your star player undermines your general manger, floats his exit scheme while still under contract and appears to bail while the boat is sinking?

Did the Lakers make a deal with LeBron for his son to play alongside him when he came on board?

There is a way for LeBron to play with his son for a whole season.

Buy a team!

Other than that, I do not see any team in the NBA willing to acquiesce to a fading star and his prodigy son for novelty’s sake to be on the same team.

Prep Hoops Titles at Stake

By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

The high school basketball season in the CIF Southern Section and Los Angeles City Section, respectively will host their championship games Feb. 25 and Feb. 26.

Among the most anticipated games on the menus will be Open Division titles in both sections as Harvard Westlake takes on reigning and defending campion Corona Centennial in the Southern Section and Watts King Drew collides with traditional power Fairfax in the City Section.

King Drew coach Lloyd Webster has elevated his squad to the top of the heap in the City and a few years ago had the opportunity to knock off the winningest program in City history, Westchester, but did not get it done.

“I am just praying that God

has it in the plan for us to finally get it done,” Webster told Inglewood Today.

No. 1 player in City Section basketball, point guard Kalib LaCount finished with 37 points to help King/ Drew defeat top-seeded Taft 72-59 in the other Open Division semifinal.

In the girls Open Division, arguably the greatest girl player in the history of high school basketball Juju Watkins, only a sophomore, will be on display when Sierra Canyon travels to undefeated Etiwanda.

Watkins went scored 23 points in an all-around performance that helped propel Sierra Canyon to an 80-53 victory over Corona Centennial and send the Trailblazers (26-1) into Feb 25 Southern Section Open Division championship game against unbeaten Etiwanda (27-0).

In City Open Division girls’ play, Birmingham will face Westchester in the final. Janna Holley scored 30 points in Birmingham’s 58-47 victory over Palisades. Westchester knocked off No. 1-seeded Granada Hills 49-42.

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Calif. Reparations Task Force: This Week’s Mtg Honored Movement’s History Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media

The California Task Force to Study and Development Reparations Proposal for African Americans is holding its seventh meeting this week.

During the two-day virtual conference, the task force paid homage to Black History Month as well as African American heroes who initiated the fight for reparations – and kept it alive over the years -- in the United States.

“Happy Black History Month!

The first-in-the-nation California Reparations Task Force met again on Wed-Thurs Feb 23-24,” tweeted Kamilah Moore, chair of the task force.

Moore, a Los Angeles native, is an attorney and activist whose scholarship and work has focused on the study of reparations.

On Feb. 23, the committee members and guest speakers revisited the origins of Black History Month, followed by a commemoration of past and current reparations movements that have fought for restitution from the government for formerly enslaved Black people in the

Assembly of American Slavery Descendants – Los Angeles, spoke to the panel during the segment of the program recognizing current reparations movements.

During the second half of the first day, the panel hosted historian, attorney and University of Pennsylvania professor Mary Frances Berry. She will led a discussion titled “Recognizing Current Efforts at Reparations” discussion.

Berry is the author of “My Face is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations.”

The book tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman named Callie House who spearheaded a movement for reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black people 70 years United States. before the Civil Rights Chad Brown, a member of the National Movement. A widowed washerwoman

from Nashville and mother of five, House (1861-1928) fought for African American Union soldiers to get pensions denied them, strategically targeting $68 million generated in taxes on seized cotton from Confederacy states.

The nine-member panel will also voted on operational details of the project as outlined in Assembly Bill (AB) 3121, the law that authorized the task force.

The same day, the task force’s Advisory Committee Members: Moore, Jovan Lewis, who is chair of the Department of Geography at UC Berkeley, and a representative from the California Department of Justice discussed how the task force will employ expert consultants to assist with their work.

In 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state’s historic reparations task force bill into law. It was authored by California’s current Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber when she was a member of the Assembly representing the 79th District in the San Diego area.

Experian Go: New App Helps “Invisibles” Build and Access Credit Edward Henderson | California Black Media

Your credit score, that three-digit number, can dramatically expand or restrict access to purchasing property, goods or services you may need. Personal finance experts say knowing your credit status is the first step to becoming credit worthy.

But for nearly 50 million American adults, making this first step is not possible because they don’t have a credit history, or it is limited.

Those “credit invisibles,” as some financial services companies identify them, have trouble securing emergency funds, housing, transportation and are often subject to predatory lending practices.

To help address this problem, Experian, the financial services and credit reporting company, has created a first-of-its-kind program to help individuals establish lines of credit without having to go into debt.

Experian Go, which officially launched in January, is an app that allows users to create a credit report, tradelines and credit history within minutes. Users also have instant access to financial offers.

Experian Go is the first step in establishing a credit profile and report.

Another app the company provides, Experian Boost, puts the users’ new credit information on their credit report.

Early analysis of the pilot release of the program showed that 91% of users with no credit history input their recurring cell phone, streaming service, internet and utility bills directly to their Experian credit report and became scoreable with an average starting FICO Score of 665.

“Living with a nonexistent or limited credit history can be a significant barrier to financial opportunity in America,” said Craig Boundy, CEO, Experian North America.

“We believe every individual

deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest financial potential,” Boundy continued. “Innovations like Experian Boost and Experian Go help to ensure people can access the credit they need when they need it. This new program is a direct reflection of our mission to bring financial power to all.”

African Americans make up more than 5 % of California’s population, but they secure only 3 % of all home loans. And women of color make up about 30% of the state’s population but account for 8 % of all home loan recipients, according to the

Greenlining Institute, an Oaklandbased non-profit committed to creating to helping build an inclusive economy.

Across the United States, the average credit score for Blacks is about 677 as compared to an estimated 730 for Whites and 745 for Asian Americans, according to data compiled by a number of personal finance and credit payment processing companies.

Once a consumer downloads Experian’s free mobile app or (visits online here) and enrolls in a free Continued on page 7

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PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case # 21TRCP00455 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: Tianique A. James, has filed a petition with the Superior Court Of California, County Of Los Angeles, 825 Maple Ave., Torrance, CA 90503, to change his name.

FROM: Tianique A. James – TO: Ayanna James Kimani

Tianique

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing on, March 11, 2022, 8:30 AM, Dept. M, to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name change described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Publication Dates: Feb 10,17, 24; Mar 3, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022021808 The following Person is doing business as:

First Response Healthcare, First Response Health Care, 1st Response Healthcare, 1st Response Health Care 11035 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90303 Registered Owner(s): First Response Healthcare, Inc. Doctor Of Nursing Practice, 11035 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90303 This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on January 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.)

First Response Healthcare, Inc., Doctor Of Nursing Practice, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on January 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 February 10, 17, 24; March 3, 2022 IT0042230120020186 Inglewood Today

PUBLIC NOTICE

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022017905 The following Person is doing business as: 3RC Realty 6715 Wooster Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90056 Registered Owner(s): Angeles 90056

Robert Drewery, 6715 Wooster Ave., Los

This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on January 26, 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.)

Robert Drewery, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on January 26, 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.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2022038831 The following Person is doing business as: Party Planning Tami 8910 S. 6th Ave. Inglewood, CA 90305

Registered Owner(s): Tamika Laquan Williams, 8910 S. 6th Ave., Inglewood, CA 90305 This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on February 16, 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.)

Tamika Laquan Williams, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on February 16, 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.)

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things are a part our strategy to move forward.”

Abraham encouraged people to continue to be vigilant, wear masks when necessary, and take steps to protect themselves and the people they love.

Black Californians, who make up about 6 % of the state’s population, currently account for about 7 % of confirmed deaths from COVID and more than 5 % of all cases.

Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren, who is African American, welcomed the governor to her city and thanked him for leading the fight against COVID. “California has led the nation’s fight against COVID-19 with early, robust, public health measures that have helped to save countless lives,” she said. “In Fontana, we remain focused and ready to adopt to the evolving pandemic.”

Keeping incidents of COVID low in the state, will require the participation of everyone, said Kirsten BibbinsDomingo, Chair of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the UC San Francisco.

“California’s success in this next phase of the pandemic depends on our focus on those who have borne the brunt throughout: essential workers, older adults, Latino, Black, and Pacific Islander communities, and those with more limited resources,” she said.

“The equitable response is the smarter response, and I hope the plans outlined here receive sustained attention and investment.”

Andy Slavitt, former Senior Advisor for COVID-19 Response in the Biden administration, says Newsom’s postpandemic strategy should be a model for states around the country.

“California’s SMARTER plan should represent a turning point in managing the pandemic from taking whatever the virus brings us to being prepared to manage whatever challenges come next,” he said.

Newsom said the state will also be analyzing wastewater to track the evolution of the virus.

“As we enter the next phase of the pandemic, the state is better equipped than ever to protect Californians from COVID-19 with smart strategies that save lives and advance our ongoing recovery,” said Newsom. “Building on proven tools – rooted in science and data – that have been honed over the past two years, we’re keeping our guard up with a focus on continued readiness, awareness and flexibility to adapt to the evolving pandemic. As we have throughout the pandemic, the state will continue applying the lessons we’ve learned about the virus to keep California moving forward.”

Aldon Thomas Stiles contributed to this report.

Experian membership, they’ll be asked to authenticate their identity using a government-issued ID, Social Security number and a face picture.

From there, personalized recommendations will help users add accounts, also known as tradelines, to their Experian credit report. Users may also receive information about becoming an authorized user or be invited to apply for a credit card designed specifically for those new to credit. Others may contribute their on-time bill payments directly to their Experian credit report with Experian Boost.

As part of their free Experian membership, users will receive education about how credit works and recommendations to further build their credit history, including access to free Experian credit reports, credit monitoring and more. Consumers can also get help setting and meeting financial goals through Experian’s Personal Finances tool.

Users must be 18 years of age of older.

The program aims to be a tool for minority communities disproportionally affected by financial illiteracy and accessibility. A recent Experian survey revealed 1 in 5 Black consumers and one-third of Hispanic consumers don’t have any credit in their name, with 65 percent of Black consumers and 51 percent of Hispanic consumers unsure of the steps to take to establish or improve their credit.

Wil Lewis, Experian’s Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Officer recently shed some light on these figures during a virtual briefing organized by the company.

“Twenty-eight million consumers have been excluded from access to mainstream credit today. Out of that 28 million that have been excluded from access to mainstream credit, 28% of those folks are African American consumers. 26% are Hispanic consumers. 16% are White and Asian consumers. I bring that up because you can see that this cuts across all demographics. This is not a problem just for a few, this is a problem for many. At Experian we’re committed to helping more consumers get access,” he said.

To aid in this effort, Experian has partnered with Operation Hope. The nonprofit founded in 1992 focuses on equipping people with tools that help them secure a more stable financial footing. Operation Hope clients are counseled on improving their spending habits and developing personalized plans for building their own businesses, raising their credit scores or buying homes.

“We recognize the correlation between credit scores and opportunity in America and view credit worthiness – or the lack thereof – as a barrier to financial mobility and success,” said John Hope Bryant, CEO and Founder of Operation Hope. “We are thankful for our partnership with Experian and stand with them as we work together to amplify an actionable plan that increases financial access to all.”

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that Angeles Link will help advance California’s climate goals.

“We plan to target it to power the sectors of the economy that are often called hard to electrify,” said Brown.

“It positions California, in particular Southern California, to be a clean fuels hub of the nation.”

Simeon praised SoCal Gas for its “exemplary record” contracting with Black-owned business for past infrastructure projects.

“From financing, environmental planning and construction, the Gas Company has walked the walk. I expect the same in the building of the Angeles Link,” he said.

Brown says she expects a “dramatic” decrease in greenhouse gas and NOx emissions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his support for the Angeles Link project during a press conference held last Thursday.

“I want to acknowledge what Southern California Gas did today as a step in the right direction, promoting something the state continues to promote and will be promoting more in the next number of years,” said Newsom.

Brown expressed SoCalGas’s commitment to support the governor’s zero-emissions goals.

“It’s about renewable electricity, from solar to wind, being complemented with clean fuels -- like hydrogen, like renewable natural gas

February 24 - March 02, 2022 -- so we can drive to that net zero number,” she said.

Newsom emphasized the impact climate change is having on California, including the ongoing drought, that is the worst in 1200 years, according to a team of researchers from NASA, Columbia and UCLA. “There’s no bigger issue, outside of this issue that brings us here today, than the existential issues of climate change,” said the governor.

“There’s no state more responsible for addressing this issue than the state of California because no state is more impacted by extremes than the state of California. What more evidence do I need to give you than your 90-degree weather down here in the last week?”

The governor also spoke about the role big industry plays in helping to mitigate the effects of climate change.

“The issue of addressing heavy industry -- not just residential solar, not just wind, not just conversion of electric vehicles-- but really going after big industry is critical in advancing our efforts of low carbon green growth,” said Newsom.

According to Brown, California has set an example in responding to the climate crisis.

“We pride ourselves in California on being a leader in energy and environmental policy,” said Brown.

“This is the next big step in California’s leadership in the climate space.”

Supporters say the project is a job creator.