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Resting is the best medicine for 104 year old Rosezell Roney Simplicity is key for Osage Senior Villas resident “Your skin like dawn Mine like musk One paints the beginning of a certain end. The other, the end of a sure beginning.” Passing Time, a poem by Maya Angelou By Kenneth Miller, Publisher
Wednesdays are bath day for the bubbly Osage Senior Villas resident Rosezell Roney and she can’t wait for the warm water soothing splash that her caretaker Alice Lovett provides for her. It is a comfort the 104 year old Roney has earned, out living her husband, children, a grandchild and surviving 19 presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Joe Biden. She says her favorite of all them was Barack Obama who was the 44th President of the United States and the first Black Commander in Chief. “I didn’t think I would ever see it happen (a Black President) but I am so thrilled that I did, and (First Lady) Michelle (Obama) is the best, I just love her,” Roney shared with Inglewood Today. Roney came to Inglewood 17 years ago from her birthplace of Philadelphia, and on May 28 celebrated her 104th birthday with a half dozen
senior friends at Osage and the following day she was treated to the Red Lobster by her daughter in law Ruth Roney. While growing up and residing in Philly, Rosezell worked as a beautician and owned Rosezell’s Beauty Salon. She was married to Wallace Roney whom she wed in 1938, but came west when he died in 1985 to live with one of her two sons, Wallace Roney Jr. Roney Jr., who has since past was the father of acclaimed jazz musician Wallace Roney III, who took lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie and studied with Miles Davis from 1985 until Davis died in 1991. Wallace III, who succumbed at the age of 59 to COVID, was the only trumpet player Davis personally mentored. Another son, Raymond Roney died at the age of 75. In the meanwhile, Rosezell is still sound of mind. She also subscribes to the Philadelphia Tribune newspaper
and reads it regularly. To put her longevity into perspective, Rosezell was 10 years old when televisions hit the market in 1927. Color sets didn’t come around until 1954 and of course computers would change everything in 1984. One hundred and four years ago, gasoline was seven cents a gallon for a silver dime, unemployment was at a miniscule 4.6. Slavery had long been abolished but segregation ran rampant throughout the nation. She had three grandchildren, but two remain in Krystal and Antione. Rosezell says that her secret success to living is rest.
Now that I am no longer working I believe in rest,” she added. She also believes in the lord and remains a member of Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia, but Rosezell has visited West Angeles with her late son on occasions. Although she enjoyed ice cream, cake and fried chicken at her birthday celebration at Osage she absolutely adores potato salad and when she can get her hands on one, a hot dog at Costco. And oh, keep your eye on her when some Hershey kisses are in the candy bowl. “I have to watch her because she’ll keep eating them,” said Lovett. “I believed in being a great worker It does get any sweeter than that. and coming home taking a hot bath.
Rep. Waters Remembers Tulsa Race Massacre 100 Years Later IT News Wire
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement to commemorate the Tulsa race massacre 100 years later on May 31st. This weekend, Congresswoman Waters traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma to commemorate the Tulsa race massacre. While in Tulsa, Congresswoman Waters served on a panel hosted by Angela Rye to discuss the need for
reparations for survivors and descendants. In 2005, Congresswoman Maxine Waters joined with Professor Charles Ogletree and three survivors of the Tulsa race massacre outside of the Supreme Court to call for justice and accountability. “The Tulsa race massacre that began 100 years ago on this day is a painful reminder of the ways in which Black people in this country have been oppressed and
harmed, and then erased from history. On May 31, 1921 a violent White mob, encouraged by city officials determined to destroy Black Wall Street, a symbol of Black excellence, captured and killed hundreds of Black men, women, and children; destroyed schools, hospitals, and Black-owned businesses; and to this day have yet to be held accountable for the terrorist attack they carried out. “It is my belief that hope, above all else, is the most powerful weapon in the world, and the Greenwood District – to this day - represents that hope. Continued on page 8
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Commentary: Together, We Should Seek Justice for the Tulsa Massacre 100 Years Later Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media
May 31-June 1, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the deadliest acts of racial violence in American history. The Black community in Tulsa, known as the Greenwood District, which has been referred to as the “Black Wall Street,” was decimated by a heavily armed White mob, with as many as 300 unconfirmed deaths of Black residents and property losses totaling about $27 million in today’s dollars. The murder, the unlawfulness, the catastrophe, the immorality, the untold suffering borne by innocent people experienced during the race massacre is emblematic of the devastation and destruction that happened in countless majority-Black towns in American history. In 1921, Greenwood was a thriving neighborhood of about 10,000 residents, which included Blackowned homes, grocery stores, hotels, nightclubs, billiard halls, theaters, doctor’s offices and churches. The area also had a Black-owned-and-operated newspaper called the Tulsa Star. The decimation of Black Wall Street was set in motion after Dick Rowland, a 19-year-old Black man was accused of sexually assaulting Sarah Page, a 17-year-old White woman, on May 30, and a group of armed Black men 1921. The next day, a scuffle between a protecting him set off the massacre. The standoff led to the White mob White mob aiming to Lynch Rowland attacking Greenwood near dawn on June 1. When they attacked, members of the White mob, some of whom had been deputized by city officials, shot Black people in the streets, ransacked
men for the riots, though no one was ever charged with a crime. Rowland was later exonerated when Page failed to appear as a witness, and authorities concluded that Rowland most likely tripped and stepped on Page’s foot. The Tulsa Race Massacre has become more well-known in mainstream America due to depictions
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homes, and set fires block by block. White pilots flew airplanes and dropped turpentine or nitroglycerin bombs on the neighborhood. As many as 300 Black people were killed and hundreds of others were injured. At least 8,000 Black Tulsans were left homeless and 6,000 were detained in internment camps. A 2001 Oklahoma state commission report found that the massacre led to $1.8 million in property loss claims from the residents of Greenwood. A grand jury later blamed the Black
on the popular HBO shows Watchmen and Lovecraft Country. Lovecraft Country recounted the events in depth, including portraying scenes with a family as they tried to protect their home. Watchmen offered a revisionist history of the Tulsa massacre. In that retelling, the descendants of the victims of the massacre received reparations and established new businesses in Greenwood. Most grade schools in the United States, including those in Tulsa, do not teach children about the massacre.
The residents of Greenwood were resilient after the massacre, despite most of their insurance claims being denied due to the massacre being designated a race riot. After 1921, Greenwood was rebuilt, and thrived as a business district from the 1930s to the 1950s, though not at the same scale. In the 1960s, many of the houses and businesses were claimed by the city through eminent domain for the purpose of blight removal, and a highway was built through the heart of Greenwood. Three known survivors of the massacre testified before a congressional committee considering reparations for survivors and descendants of the massacre on May 19. Viola Ford Fletcher, Hughes Van Ellis and Lessie Benningfield Randle were children in 1921 and are now 107, 100 and 106, respectively. In their testimonies, they recalled their lives before the attack, which felt safe and prosperous, as well as the events of that night. “I will never forget the violence of the White mob when we left our home. I still see Black men being shot, Black bodies lying in the street. I still see Black businesses being burned. I still hear airplanes flying overhead. I hear the screams. I have lived through the massacre every day. My country may forget this history, but I cannot,” said Fletcher. Fletcher, Ellis and Randle are plaintiffs in a reparation lawsuit levied against Tulsa city and county officials by survivors of the massacre and their descendants. They accuse Tulsa officials of enriching themselves by decrying the massacre while trying to turn the remains of Greenwood into a tourist attraction. The lawsuit also accuses city and county officials of implementing zoning ordinances that kept Black business owners and residents from rebuilding and diverting public funds to predominantly White neighborhoods instead of predominately Black Greenwood and North Tulsa. There is a straight line that runs from the horrors and injustices of the 1921 race massacre to the plight of the struggling Black community in Tulsa today – as is the case in many American cities. Black communities across America are still reeling from the effects of blatant acts of racial hatred and violence, including Jim Crow laws, redlining and the construction of highways through Black neighborhoods. Americans of all races and backgrounds all over the United States must stand with Greenwood in its current fight for reparations. The outcome will serve as blueprint to address the incredible losses of life and property Black communities all over the country have suffered throughout our country’s history.
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EYE ON THE CITY GEORGE DOTSON
ALEX PADILLA
JAMES BUTTS
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AROUND THE CITY
A Message from County Administrator Dr. Erika Torres
Dear Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) Staff, Students, Families and Community: In our continued commitment to serving our community and providing current information, we have some important updates in this week’s message. Class of 2021 Senior Graduation Updates We are excited to announce that our District will be holding in-person graduations for our senior graduates on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The graduation ceremonies will take place at the following times: City Honors at 10:00 a.m., Morningside High School at 2:00 p.m., and Inglewood High School at 6:00 p.m. Congratulations to our Class of 2021! Stellar Student Spotlight By Maygan Orr Genesis Aguilar is finishing this school year off right! As a top scholar at Crozier Middle School, this 7th grader has earned a 3.4 GPA in her honors classes, setting the bar high for being a stellar student as well as a student leader. Genesis attended Oak Street Elementary School, and while there, she assisted her math teachers with grading, and creating homework assignments that were interesting and meaningful to her fellow students. Math has always been her favorite subject because she enjoys problem solving. Her hobbies include drawing buildings and tropical scenes, and listening to Spanish music, specifically Banda and Corridos. Genesis would like to attend UCLA for college one day, and become a graphic designer. This school year, Genesis demonstrated her leadership skills in the Beverly Hills West (CA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated’s GEMS program- (GIRLS EMPOWERED, MOTIVATED, and STRONG). GEMS is an after-school program designed to prepare middle school girls to meet the challenges of adolescence and young adulthood, make positive life choices, and maximize their authentic potential as young ladies of color. Through the GEMS program, Genesis attended virtual workshops with guest speakers twice a month, and took on volunteer
leadership roles within the workshops, such as introducing guest speakers and creating slide shows. Some of the workshop topics during the 20202021 school year were: virtual field trips to Ghana, Senegal, and Paris, skin care, Earth Day, celebrating Women’s history, STEM, Black and Latinx artists, and also the inauguration of Links, Inc. member, Vice-President Kamala Harris. Genesis shared that her favorite event was the Womens’ History month workshop, because it increased her confidence and inspired her to become a woman that serves her community. Genesis has this advice to share with her fellow IUSD students: “We all start at 0, so we can all get to 100.” To nominate a stellar IUSD student to be spotlighted next month email maygan.orr@inglewoodusd.com. Memorial Day In observance of Memorial Day, our District Offices and schools will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021. School and District operations will resume on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Please join us to honor and remember our heroes who sacrificed their lives to ensure our safety and freedom. Senior Graduation Photos To Parents and Guardians of our graduating seniors: Our District would like to acknowledge all of the achievements of our seniors with a special recognition. We would like to include a photo of each of our graduates that will be displayed on our website and social media platforms. It is not required to have a professional take their senior portrait, however there are some image specifications that must be considered when submitting photos. Please click here to review specifications and to submit your senior’s photo. Dodgers Foundation Pull Up Neighbor Tour The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and partners at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health and the American Heart Association (AHA) are hosting a “Drive Thru Distribution” at Morningside High School on June 5, 2021 from 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Some of the items distributed will include
food boxes from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, UCLA Health hygiene essentials, Dodgers items, COVID Resources, vaccine education materials and more! The distribution is free and open to the public. Cars will be served on a first-come-first-served basis. Please click here to access the event flyer. Girls Conference: Amplifying Our
Girls’ Voices The Inglewood Teachers Association (ITA) and Instructional Leadership Core has collaborated with IUSD to host a virtual 2-day Girls Conference for high school aged students. The second session will take place on June 4, 2021 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. This event consists of a series of workshops, panels, and performances designed to inspire and support girls to reach their greatest potential and goals. Some of the themes will include civic engagement, health and wellness and the secrets of navigating community college and technical careers. Participants will have an opportunity to hear from students, District leadership, community partners, and more! To register for this virtual event, please click here. SoFi Hiring Inglewood Residents Students SoFi Stadium is looking to fill over 3,000 open positions with qualified candidates for the upcoming NFL season for both the Los Angeles Rams
and Chargers, concerts, comedy shows, community events and more! SoFi Stadium has made a commitment to hire 35% of all Event Day staff from the Inglewood community. Graduating seniors who are interested in the sports and entertainment industry, are encouraged to apply for parttime positions. Please click here to access a list of jobs that include Guest Service Representative, Technical and Mobility Ambassadors, Concession and Landscaping and the dates for future hiring events. In addition, SoFi Stadium partners, Legends, ABM Industries and Contemporary Services Corporation are also actively seeking qualified candidates for over 2,000 open positions at the hiring fair as well. Please explore the available positions by visiting the following websites: Food and Beverage, and Merchandising Jobs with Legends Crowd Management Jobs with CSC Janitorial Jobs with ABM Grocery Kits Distribution Update Our District is providing ONE free Grocery Kit per student every Wednesday at the following sites: Bennett-Kew, Inglewood HS, La Tijera and Woodworth-Monroe and every Friday at Centinela and Worthington Elementary Schools to all children ages 18 and under. Food distribution hours are at 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The kits contain 5 days of breakfast, lunch and snacks, including a gallon of milk and fresh bulk produce. The kits may include various grocery items each week such as eggs, cheese, cherries, apricots, peaches, avocados and cucumbers. For more information, please contact the IUSD Food Services department at (310) 680-4870. Thank you staff, parents, students, and community members for your ongoing support and commitment to the success of our district. #WeAreInglewoodUnified Sincerely, Erika F. Torres, Ed.D., MSW County Administrator
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Local business owners and artists find support at Inglewood’s ‘Black & Brown Entrepreneurs Open Air Market’
By Brea Mitchell, Staff Writer
The Black & Brown Entrepreneurs (BBE) Open Air Market is a community space on Saturday afternoons for members have the opportunity to the parking lot of Inglewood’s Century shopping, music, and food. Black and support them. Art, jewelry, clothing, Community Charter School. And it all brown entrepreneurs showcase their food, and more– it can all be found in began with Founder DaVenar Johnson businesses and talents, and community and Creative Partner Kayla Salisburyboth are teachers at the school. Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic changed every aspect of the world as we knew it, sixth-grade math teacher, DaVenar Johnson, and eighthgrade art teacher, Kayla Salisbury, began to tend to their side projects. Johnson had been operating her online boutique, but by November 2020, she started to game plan on how to sell her accessories in person, and how to also include other Black and brown business owners throughout the community while doing so. “I asked my principal if I could use this space, and I was originally thinking, ‘Oh, we could try to have,
like, ten vendors– a few people that we know.’ And it ended up being, like, thirty,” Johnson recalls. By February of 2021, attendees were asking Johnson and Salisbury when the next BBE Open Air Market would be. So far there’s been a total of three, with more to come. Even as we begin to re-enter a sense of normal life as pandemic restrictions continue to ease, the Black & Brown Entrepreneurs Open Air Market still plans to be a reoccurring event. The Inglewood community can consider this one of the good things born during a turbulent year.
BLACK COMIC CHARACTER “KEMET” LAUNCHED ON JUNETEENTH Inglewood Today News
Hartford, CT – This month, Creator Joe Young will be launching his new comic character KEMET on Juneteenth. KEMET is a 10 year old character who travels through time in his time machine showcasing the accomplishments of African Americans by traveling through history in his time machine “Sankofa 82”. The character will be featured on weekly KEMET youth activity sheets that include fun and educational Black history facts, word searches, crossword
puzzles, comic strips, etc. “I am launching KEMET on Juneteenth because the character ties into the emancipation of slavery in the US and also celebrates the resiliency and accomplishments of African Americans in this country”, stated Creator Joe Young. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the
aftermath of the Civil War, slaves were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. “The KEMET property is unique, educational,, cultural and fun. Young readers and families are sure to embrace the character. During this climate of racial division, the KEMET character and activity sheets are well timed. ”The character will be a positive influence in our nation during these turbulent times”, says W. Reggie Hales, publisher of The Inquiring News.
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Sports & Entertainment What set Tutu Atwell apart from wide receiver draft classmates with similar skillset
Inside the Draft: Selecting WR Tutu Atwell | Ep. 2 Color-coded data collected by the Rams’ analytics team paints a good picture of receivers who fit the aforementioned criteria for the Rams. “We have a little bit new data this year, so it’s hard to compare year over year,” Bailey told theRams.com. “I don’t know the number off-hand, (but) I do know that in terms of color-coding things, you see a lot of bright colors, which means faster. There seems to be a lot of fast receivers, which is not too surprising, in my opinion. Just based on the way college games are played and the way they stretch the field, you do see faster speeds in general and it has been evolving even moreso.” Speed values can come from various sources, according to Bailey, such as through scouts and coaches grading a prospect’s speed in play by a visual eye test, actual data received from prospects’ pro days, or some film data to get a complete view of a prospect beyond traditional measurements. However, not all of those values are
By Stu Jackson, The Rams
A few hours after the Rams selected Louisville wide receiver Tutu Atwell in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, general manager Les Snead said the team had identified Atwell and “and a few other receivers” who had the “rare, unique ability to explode off the ball and keep running fast the longer the down went” – In other words, players who fit the mold of the speedy, deepthreat wide receiver Snead and Rams head coach Sean McVay had been asked about acquiring this offseason to help create more explosive plays on offense. Los Angeles seemingly already address the perceived need by signing DeSean Jackson. However, Snead said that “whether you have DeSean or not, you better attack while you can because it might be a couple drafts before you get a few of those guys, like Atwell. So what made Atwell so valuable to the Rams? Area scout Billy Johnson (Southeast, Western), manager of football analytics Sarah Bailey, wide receivers coach Eric Yarber and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone offer insight below.
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How is Kenneth Murray “Getting Back to His Roots” in 2021? Hayley Elwood, Team Reporter
In the past, general manager Tom Telesco has said that a player this team takes in the first round is someone he and the staff really love. Well in 2020, the Chargers took two, when they selected Justin Herbert at No. 6 overall and traded up to No. 23 for Kenneth Murray. Murray, now entering his second season with the Bolts, does so with a new defense led by defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill and head coach Brandon Staley. But with a few OTA sessions now under his belt, the linebacker is liking what he’s seen so far. “I think it’s a great first impression so far,” Murray said. “We’ve had a chance to talk and to see exactly what [Head Coach Brando Staley] wants me to do and how I fit in, so I’m happy. I feel like his scheme fits 100 percent to my strengths, so I’m excited. I think it’s going to be a great year.” Murray finished the 2020 season with 107 total tackles, one sack, five tackles for loss and one QB hit. His 107 tackles set the record for the most by a Chargers rookie since 2000, surpassing
Derwin James’ prior mark of 105. But breaking down the scheme a bit more, Murray said part of why he likes it so much is because it’s allowing him to get back to the roots of what he did best in college. It’s something Staley recognized. “The big emphasis from (Staley) was getting me to play more downhill,” Murray explained. “A lot of things in the scheme last year didn’t allow for me to play as downhill as I wanted to play.
In college, that’s pretty much what I did; every down was played downhill, so when he told me he wanted me to play downhill, it’s kind of like music to my ears. That’s what I’m really excited about; playing downhill, listening a lot more and being aggressive. That’s what I’m excited about.” Hill also said getting Murray back to what he does best will allow him to have even greater success on the field. “We want to put him into positions
where he’s using his skillset,” the defensive coordinator mentioned. “He’s able to run sideline to sideline and he’s big enough to plug it up in the middle. We see that he’s a flex guy. We want to try to use all those attributes to really get him going in this scheme.” But adapting to a scheme isn’t the only way Murray’s returning to the familiar in 2021. He’s going to do it wearing the No. 9. “When I got to Oklahoma, I told the equipment people I just wanted a single digit and they ended up giving me No. 9,” Murray reflected. “I think it was the second scrimmage that I started making a couple plays and one of my teammates said, ‘Yo, we’re gonna start calling you K9.’ The nickname stuck. You pretty much ask anyone about my name or who I am in college and everyone knows me by K9. The whole stadium knows me by K9. “I like to say that I didn’t choose No. 9, No. 9 chose me. Going back to it for me was like getting back to my roots. Especially with this defense, getting back into kind of what I was doing in college, playing more downhill, it’s only right I’m going back to No. 9.”
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FIVE WAYS BLACK WOMEN CAN FEEL EMPOWERED ON JUNETEENTH
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New York, NY, - On June 19th, 2021, millions of Americans will come together to honor a key piece of American history; Juneteenth -- the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. “Understand the history,” says Dr. Sonja Stribling, Life Coach for the Black American Woman, “but utilize this date to empower yourself, as empowerment is what this day is all about!” Stribling, a Certified Life and Business Coach recently featured in Black Press of America, Good Day D.C., and KDRVTV, has coached and mentored over 300,000 women. As the daughter of a farmer and housekeeper from Arkansas, Dr. Sonja Stribling is a retired US Army Major who spent 21 years in the United States Military. Stribling went from poverty to millionaire. Here, Dr. Stibling offers five tips to help Black women feel
empowered this June 19th, 2021: Understand Your History: Juneteenth can be a launch point to delve into your own personal history. Try journaling to understand how your past has shaped who you are today. Know When to Say NO: Evaluate Your Boundaries, find power and strength in knowing when it’s best for you to say no to an event, a person, or anything you don’t want to do. Equally important is knowing when to ask for help. Draw Your Road Map To P.O.W.E.R: (Possibilities, Opportunities, Wealth, Wellbeing, Worth, Excellence and Responsibility). Seize the possibilities and opportunities open to you, recognize your worth, reinvest in yourself to build wealth, prioritize your wellbeing, approach ALL aspects of life with excellence and share the responsibility of helping others. Make A Routine Ritual: Treat yourself, every single day. Start by finding something you love to do. Each day, set aside at least five minutes to do that exact same thing. The mind will look forward
CA Reparations Task Force Elects Chair, Vice Chair at First Meeting Bo Tefu | California Black Media
The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans hosted its first public meeting June 1. The virtual gathering marked the official launch of the first-in-the-nation initiative organized to investigate how a state engaged in and benefitted from slavery, and how it practiced or condoned racial discrimination, excluding African Americans from economic and other opportunities. During the meeting that lasted over four hours, the 9-member task force elected Kamilah V. Moore, a Los Angeles-based activist and attorney, as its chair. The group also elected Dr. Amos Brown, pastor of Third
Baptist Church in San Francisco and president of the San Francisco NAACP branch, as vice chair. The newly elected leaders represent an inter-generational team, bridging the millennial and baby boomer generations, which are known for their oftenconflicting worldviews. Moore, who passed the California bar examination in January, intends to use her studies in domestic and international human rights to provide perspective on, “how the recommendations comport with international standards of remedy for wrongful injuries caused by Continued on page 8
to this routine selftime. Share Your Story: Don’t just post to social media, talk to people in your life. Share your story to empower your loved ones and yourself. You never know who needs to hear what you’ve been through. Dr. Sonja’s Bio: Dr. Sonja Stribling, Ph.D. is a Business Strategist, Public Speaker and the Founder of the Born to Be Powerful Academy, a company that empowers women with the confidence and skills to dominate their personal and professional lives. A former clinical counselor and 21-year Army Retired Major, Dr. Sonja uses her training and experience to lead thousands to their victory by using their inner power to ascend to their next level in life and business.
This mother of three boys and divorcee, knows all too well the mindset of a woman who wants more but has to constantly fight multiple times harder than others. Becoming a mother at 15, before being raped and left for dead at 17-years-old, Dr. Sonja joined the military and spent the next 21 years serving three combat tours in a maledominated field. Known as the ‘General to Giants’ and is the Best-Selling Author of “The Divorce That Saved My Life,” this 21year Army Retired Major and recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award (by President Barack Obama), is a National Speaker for the Think & Grow Rich The Legacy World Tour, and former TV Host on Bravo Network. Dr. Sonja has been featured in outlets such as Bustle, KTLA, Good Day DC, The Ladders, Influencive and more. Instagram: @IamDrSonja Facebook: @IamDrSonja
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the same and translate to from college to the NFL. The context of those values also matters. “So for us, it was interesting to be able to see all of those different thresholds, and then it comes to a matter of, ‘Okay, well, which of those speed variables are actually important, and which matter at the next level?’” Bailey said. “Because you can have 30 guys run 19 miles per hour, but does that matter? What type of play was it? And breaking it down so that you can really figure out and differentiate between who is fast, and then who’s fast, fast in certain situations. So that’s really fun to do, and just looking at, who uses their speed to create separation, and how does that separation equate to their completions? So really taking it to the next level, but keeping in mind that it’s speed at the at the basis that’s helping to influence those next steps.” One way to understand that context is GPS trackers, which colleges have been using during practices and games to record data such as player speed, player distances by speed, acceleration, deceleration, directional changes, orientation changes and explosive moments. It creates a more holistic view compared to traditional drills like
New Covid-19 Cases Among Blacks Finally Hits a level below the Spring Plateau Black Vaccination Rates Moving in The Right Direction IT News Wire
Black Wednesdays COVID-19 – The Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported 181 new Covid-19 cases among Blacks (down by 224) over the last week. The County also recorded 16 deaths among Blacks since last Tuesday (up by 09 souls). In Los Angeles County the total number of diagnosed Black cases are 46,322 with 1,872 deaths. Black Women Rally for Action – Los Angeles County mourns with all the family members, friends, and individuals who experienced losses and illness. COVID-19 RATES Los Angeles Country Black Covid-19 cases were significantly lower than the spring plateau with an average in the mid-400s. If the downward turn continues, the rates will reach the lowest weekly new case rates reported last year before each surge. Black deaths double over the week and may be a lagging indicator of the previous high case rates. Two or three weeks after the Memorial Day weekend will provide indication on any new trends. COVID-19 VACCINES As of May 21, 2021, Blacks and Latinos were the only populations that had not achieved at least a 50% vaccination rate among county residents who had received at least 1 dose of
COVID-19 vaccine (40.3% and 47.3% respectively). There was no racial/ ethnic vaccination data available for 12-year-olds and older on the County data dashboard as of May 26, 2021. The “vaccine-hesitant” label = stigma, shaming, and blaming. Blacks who are unvaccinated have various reasons why they have not been vaccinated and culturally appropriate outreach strategies need to match those barriers. Last night two local news casts labeled residents as vaccine-hesitant. Both stories referred to the drain on resources
the 40-yard dash, which effectively measures straight-line speed and acceleration and may not accurately reflect how a player uses it in a gamelike setting. A prospect’s 40-time may confirm how fast a scout or coach believes that player plays from the eye test, but the number of variables from GPS data helps provide more thorough confirmation. According to Johnson, the Rams’ analytics team dubbed Atwell the fastest player in college football this year based on GPS data and how they track players. “The way he outruns angles, and the way he covers ground, I mean it stands out,” Johnson told theRams.com. “I really think he’s one of the fastest guys I covered. This year we had (Alabama wide receiver) Jaylen Waddle and guys like that, but he was very comparable. Sometimes you think you’re fastforwarding the film because he’s running that fast. It was pretty evident when you turned (the tape) on that he plays at a different speed than most.” Putting it all together Yarber has more than two decades of experience coaching wide receivers at both the college and NFL levels. In evaluating Atwell, he saw a receiver with both “elite” quickness off the line
of scrimmage and top-end speed – a rare combination of traits in receivers coming out of college. “Usually you don’t find that combination in guys,” Yarber told theRams.com. “Usually they’re quick and they probably don’t have the topend speed. Or, they have the top-end speed but they’re not quick enough to get off the line of scrimmage, they’re just straight-line guys. He has the good combination of both that you rarely see in receivers. He has elite quickness, elite start and stop. A lot of times those fast guys can’t stop, but this guy can stop on a dime. At the line of scrimmage, he’s as quick as two cats, he’s going to make you miss in a phone booth. That’s what he brings.” According to Yarber, some of the other receivers he evaluated in this year’s class who had the speed didn’t have the quickness off the line of scrimmage to actually utilize it. The ability to do both is what separated Atwell from the rest, in addition to his ability to track the ball. “Catching the ball over his outside eye, tracking it like a centerfielder, he was one of the elite ball-trackers in the draft,” Yarber said. “There were some guys with top-end speed, but he’s on the top of the list, though.” That innate ability to combine ball
needed to reach the unvaccinated and that they may be responsible for the delay in reopening. What we know about America is that when some residents believe someone is a burden to others, they are less likely to show compassion and community support for them may wean. During the Memorial Day Weekend, Black Women Rally for Action urges residents to follow the CDC mask guidance for the unvaccinated: Masks should still be worn in addition to staying at least 6 feet apart, especially when indoors around people who do not live in your household. The fully vaccinated should follow at minimum the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s guidance for the fully vaccinated: 1. Visit indoors with a small number of other fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask or physically distancing; 2.Visit indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household without wearing masks or physical distancing, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19; and 3.Travel, provided they take Continued on page 8
tracking with speed was also what Rams director of scouting strategy James Gladstone said made the team confident about the type of player they were acquiring, knowing that those skills came naturally and did not have to be taught. Ultimately, Gladstone sees that skillset blending in well with what the rest of Los Angeles’ receivers bring to the position group, and worth selecting Atwell with the 57th overall pick based on where they expect their future selections will be slotted. “Thinking beyond just 2021, we’re now in a position where we have a group of receivers who are very complementary in what they have to offer, and won’t necessarily ever put ourselves in a position where we’re forced to address that need, because typically those are the type of players that go earlier in the draft than what we anticipate we’ll be selecting at moving forward,” Gladstone said. “So when you do face them, and you are seeing them staring at you in those mid- to late-second round picks, it’s hard to to pass that up when you know the future picks aren’t necessarily going to be early.”
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Greenwood became known as the Black Wall Street and served as a symbol of Black prosperity and wealth. “So, it is no surprise that the Greenwood District was targeted by a violent White mob, and it is no surprise that city officials weaponized and deputized this mob to terrorize an entire community of thriving and prosperous Black people. It is no surprise that officials did everything in their power to stop the community from rebuilding, and it is no surprise that justice has yet to be served. They tried to take our hope away, but they did not succeed in that. “When reflecting on the day before their lives changed forever, survivors of the Tulsa race massacre describe a peaceful sleep on May 30, 1921 in which they went to bed in a community where they felt safe, loved, protected, and empowered. In just a few days’ time, they would never be the same. Still, they relive the massacre every single day. They see images of their neighbors being killed, of their businesses being burned, and they remember the moment in which they were told to hide to avoid being captured. As is the case in the struggle for Black liberation, this was too often left out of the history books, and the pain of the community was and still is ignored or forgotten. “To those suffering with the memories of the events that transpired 100 years ago today, I stand with you in this fight for justice. I am reviewing and assessing how the Financial Services
June 3-9 2021 Committee, which I chair, can honor the research that proves that thousands of survivors lost their savings because bank books were burned, and insurance companies refused to payout claims by falsely citing that the massacre was instead a riot. I am honoring the research that identifies both banks and insurance companies that should be held responsible for reparations regarding life and wealth. “In the final analysis, Black people know and understand that the violent White mob did not destroy our community – they took lives and destroyed buildings, but they did not destroy us. We must push forward with hope and passion. Justice will be ours.”
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the state, that includes all reparations and special members measures as understood by various international protocols laws and findings,” she said. In her term as chairperson, Moore says she will provide expertise on, “how the state of California will offer a formal apology on behalf of the people of California for the perpetuation of gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity against Black Americans who descend from chattel slavery in the United States.” A history buff and student of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights veteran Brown has dedicated more than six decades of his life to fighting for
racial justice and equality. “I’m concerned about our people and making sure that we stay on point in terms of delivering the sons and daughters of Africa what belongs to them,” said Brown. The task force will be collaborating with the California Department of Justice to conduct research and provide recommendations for compensation based on the requirements of Assembly Bill 3121, the legislation that paved the way to set up the task force. The reparations task force will work with renowned researchers and scholars to both quantify and qualify the damage slavery had on African Americans in California. The collaborators will conduct extensive research to examine the economic, educational, and social injustices suffered by descendants of enslaved Black people in the United States. Coauthors of the book, ‘From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century,’ Kirsten Mullen and William A. Darity, Jr., will provide general guidance for ways the state needs to implement reparations. History professor Stacy Smith will offer expertise on the impact of slavery specific to California and how racial injustices affected the descendants of enslaved Africans. African Studies professor Marne Campbell will lead a research team that includes students at Loyola Marymount University to compile a report on various federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and practices that discriminate against African Americans.
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precautions described in the LA County travel advisory; http:// www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/ media/Coronavirus/docs/vaccine/ AfterFullyVaccinated.pdf Trust your judgement and stay safe! Black Women Rally for Action – Los Angeles County is a coalition of individuals and groups who provide a mechanism for Los Angeles County Black women to advocate on behalf of their health and well-being. The coalition, which does not accept government grant funding, is dedicated to advancing health, economic, and social equity for all Los Angeles County Black women through direct action and connection to effective resources. In April 2020, the group launched a COVID-19 social media outreach campaign to prevent and reduce Covid-19 impact in the Black community. h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / blackwomenrallyforaction unnamed (24).jpg unnamed (40).png Efuru Flowers Co-Chair, Black Women Rally for Action - Los Angeles County Helena Johnson Co-Chair, Black Women Rally for Action - Los Angeles County Brenda Watson Co-Chair, Black Women Rally for Action - Los Angeles County