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SAuthorities by adied outhern Calsay ackman police ca in ea er ta 1 an in ia o BAKERSFIELD, (AP) – 9 ck lt p d G se 8 ro th er h 2 , st o v . u , e L fa er an v o Th n C er ag if ri ci te al d C d o n o es re li u rm al o rn o o in ty n e h p in r if f a ia av er w w o o in sw v B . rn ea f es e h es ea orn testim o Pennsylvan high exp pons were ti ch Policeafter eand By Darlene Williams ia. ped from three attacker the Orawere proseven people they were gressivother tations. se supporters on thth Office ia before ca nge Chospitalized sed in theecarbon Duri r Thom M oat “DNA teec unatySouthern e pexposed could have s who were Whoitny, Joshua Ryen sauid moving to Contributing Writer sommonoxide olitical Ltoef California R eg eo is st n te c in gued that nCg his murder trial, e’ r e. b g s h so ee pet when th t Feb He lateShe he saw e initially as should imm n racial lve the Ry Hispandiscrimination. most affected by poverty and The line began campus of CSUB r ooperonkilthe p te home. ro F thoug st ic se u . e en ifi . ed rt 1 cu ca ed 9 h ia Ryen, thforming t ca . to er le te d th se rs ar C co d ly at h te h su an m ia ta th u d cc p d sb n k ei ey li in g an e es andpm. fin r 10set as a about 4:00 pm for event tor-start 6:00 sa sfullupon placeKern tingearly namexperiences officials crews were initially sentfrto ont of h -yea and wif D draws y ar- her own McG say the pseventies ed Diana Rincathe to reCounty neighan old dat rose that DNA id during the campally ensure justicethe - Bakersfield ireSaturday bor Chinto auand ougperson cutiafter says whenfollowing ghteeveryone opinerjail beloeighteen and Peg ons’ claims, who spent and on trial, Suddenly, she walked the animaluon r Jessica aneinristothe is se house in reports nging tomonths evidence ca cam aign. “Not pherroom rv h e g y e ed fo g rw ,” b o a h H d w u t w er ar t u out to chec as an 1-yeaplaced n help law omon of ita fire. testing in th d with foMost inal rmer Wanted List”(www. on the side the Dore Theater at CSUB stood gtohestheir . 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SFBI’s,” r-o he turnTen proven Animal Cobigger than a house ce foThe 1being k, h forcemently is ed the evidboyfriend who wasbloody clothing Even thou is case would comen ntrbut ca e bloodield solve crFirefighters room began to fill with what seemed like an explosionunofd thcsub.edu/kie). t. o to l found no flames they did find what o an a violent cr ffi ence over to ce an e im d destroyed it. g rs at im h es ru is n N , al o sh b ew h co o im ed o ld so st sp th , m th Davis addressed issues within the scopee of to the st ital, wherewith multiple he is applause, cheers, and screams of excitement, not only in trau ’s d ision determined was police, but Africseveral ma.a medical emergency, an Amer ate.” it was diagenbleedin in the Cothey they issue that Califtreading carefully ec icans, H a notion she the Dore Theater but also in additional overflow rooms as “prison industrial complex,” people suffering from carbon monoxide exposure. oper ca osed w o isphelped D n o r. rn a anics antod popuK p ia se w ri o v te at st o ntially pola KBAK-TV i man ching. He ters across th Krauwas other mino well. As Dr. Angela Davis was escorted in and walked down larize, including prison abolition and gender violence. shereports se, a pronounced one dead. ex v is ri p et ec zi e k er n p ri ts ee in g o ti p the 11in-punknown liti es liv- Con arian, tells ing his focu “In touching on the prison crisis, I would like to talk backhospitalized the aisle and took her seat, the applause continued. I too oun (5-kcondition. Seven trumothers the ne tinued on into the w s on fairncaesl spec are were ilogram) ca page A2 ild after itd re s and juThe stood in amazement as the woman I had only read about in about how it has affected educational systems and how t to be cGuireinvestigation. sticeincident isMunder g ai n s st v isited rength. that if he se books or watched on the nightly news in the 70s walked in it is impossible to imagine a solution to the prison crisis es it again, the bobcat on Fri with such power, strength, and grace. Here I was witness- without reimagining our whole system of education, Davis day he’ll issue a ticket for ja. He ing history, such rich “black history” preparing to lecture said. To begin with, sexual assault and sexual harassment ywa on a stage just three rows in front of me about, “Education are now finally in the spotlight, am I right? Women all over or Incarceration: Activism and the Prison-Industrial Com- the world are letting their communities know that these forms of violence have been going on too long and that plex.” The 33rd Annual Charles W. Kegley Memorial Lecture demands are finally on the table; time is up. This violence, honors the legacy of Dr. Charles W. Kegley(1912-1986) this harassment, this violence has got to stop even those who” provided students and colleagues with a spirited ex- forms that are well-intentioned, as our former vice presiample of excellence in scholarship and teaching and an in- dent, recently learned.” “This is a dream come true, Dr. Joya Frank Randle(who spired concern for the importance of the Humanities in the INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A Bakersfield man charged education of the whole person. The annual lecture brings drove from Palmdale, Ca.) said. As a kid, I read her book, with making online threats to bomb two suburban India“The Autobiography of Angela Davis,” my parents were acscholars to CSUB who also exemplify these values.” napolis high schools is facing new federal charges involvDavis, the author of nine books, has lectured through- tivists and always kept me abreast of the times. I would’ve ing alleged sextortion and intimidation. out the United States as well as in Europe, Africa, Asia, driven all day to see her.” Twenty-eight-year-old Buster Hernandez of BakersDavis not only addressed violence against women, she Australia, and South America. Her work deals with a wide field, California, was originally indicted in 2017 on 26 range of social problems directly associated with incarcer- wanted to clarify her use of the category of women,” I am counts stemming from bomb threats that temporarily Dr. Angela Davis lecturing At CSUB Dore Theatre ation and the generalized criminalization of communities Continued on page A8 closed Plainfield and Danville high schools and a shop(Dr. Joys Frank Randle photo) ping center in 2015. The Indianapolis Star reports that a newly filed superseding indictment lists 40 new charges, including child pornography, coercion and enticement of a minor, and threats to extort, kill, kidnap and injure. The charges allege Hernandez coerced or threatened online hundreds of victims, mostly girls, to share sexually explicit photos, and threatened to injure their classmates, By Antonio Ray Harvey friends, family and others if they didn’t comply. California Black Media A message seeking comment was left Thursday for The California Act to Save Lives, AB 392, cleared its Hernandez’s public defenders. first hurdle at the State Capitol. The Assembly Public Safety Committee voted 5-2 in favor of the legislation which is now headed to the Rules Committee for review. Authored by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), the legislation aims to restrict the use of deadly force by police officers, which has ended the lives of more African Americans and Latinos in California than any other state in the nation. In 2017 alone, cops in California killed 172 civilians. Of that number, Latinos made up a disproportionate 47.1 percent and Blacks accounted for 15.1 percent. BAKERSFIELD, (AP) – A man who conspired with Weber says her goal for introducing the bill, which has drawn wide and vocal opposition from police unions and two Bakersfield, California police detectives to sell methlaw enforcement support groups, is to change the culture amphetamine and marijuana stolen from police evidence of policing in California and prioritize the sanctity of huhas been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison. man life – not to victimize law enforcement. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Noel Carter must also “This bill does not in any way put any officer at harm. forfeit more than $285,000 in drug trafficking proceeds That is not the intent,” said Weber. “It is written to address and pay $70,000 in restitution. the critical issues we’ve faced in this nation for over 400 The Bakersfield Californian reports prosecutors years: how we treat others who don’t look like us. This bill agreed to recommend a penalty on the low end of the strikes a balance.” sentencing range for Carter’s cooperation in the case. Advocates of AB 392 from across the state - many of them social justice activists along with friends and family In 2016 his co-conspirators, former detectives members of people injured or killed by police - came to Damacio Diaz and Patrick Mara, were each sentenced to Sacramento to witness the process and express their supfive years in federal prison. port. They filled the gallery of the Jesse Unruh room in the State Capitol and packed onto the main floor of the Assembly, many eyes full of tears as the moment called up Malaki Seku Amen president of the California Urban Partnership with Khalil Ferguson at a rally at the State memories of their loved ones. “I think AB 392 is a necessary bill that needs to be Capitol hold a flag with names of victims who were unarmed and killed by law enforcement. (Photo by passed. It will help preserve life,” said Ciara Hamilton Russell Stiger Jr.) whose first cousin Diante Yarber was fatally shot in 2018 by Hamilton said she attended the rally on behalf of Yar- “necessary.” Officers would only be allowed to use deadly four police officers in Barstow. “If any officer goes outside ber and his three daughters. force if there is no other option. It would also amend the of de-escalation tactics, they would face criminal charges. AB 392 calls for redefining the state’s existing legal California Penal Code regarding “justifiable homicides” by I think that is equal, fair and just plain common sense.” measure of “reasonable” force, replacing it with the word Continued on page A5 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – A California woman has been arrested on suspicion of stealing from people by falsely promising to negotiate home purchases. The Fresno Bee reports that 39-year-old Maria Teresa Flores-Morales was arrested Friday on suspicion of grand theft and theft by false pretenses. Authorities say the Fresno woman stole more than $110,000 by showing people the outside of homes that By Lauren Victoria Burke were in pre-foreclosure but still occupied and telling vicNNPA Newswire Contributor tims she would buy the properties for them if they proNipsey Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Joseph vided her with down payments. Asghedom, was shot to death in Los Angeles on March 31 Police say Flores-Morales would cease contact after outside of his store Marathon Clothing. He was 33. taking money from the victims, primarily people who Though he arrived on the music scene in the early were living in the country without legal permission. 2000s, Nipsey Hussle was known not only as a musician Police say she has posted bail and is awaiting a court but as an entrepreneur and community activist. He rose from being a high school dropout at 14 to becoming a hearing later this month. prolific creator of impressive rap and hip-hop mixtapes he would sell for $100 each. His debut studio album, Victory Lap, was released by Epic Records in February 2018 and was a commercial success. A letter from former President Barack Obama in part read, “While most folks look at the Crenshaw neighborhood where he grew up and see only gangs, bullets and despair, Nipsey saw potential. He saw hope. He saw a community that even through its flaws, taught him to always keep going.” Hours after his death, Los Angeles Police Chief MiGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – An Indiana man is chael Moore said, “I saw the name Nipsey Hussle, and I suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography looked at that again, and I looked at it again, and it was collection, which he estimates is worth $29,000. like I could not believe it... this is a voice that was trying to The 40-year-old man last week filed a lawsuit in fedhelp. His choice to invest in that community rather than eral court in Michigan, where he moved in with his parignore it, to build a training center, to build a co-working space in Crenshaw, to lift up the Eritrean-American coments in 2016 following a divorce. munity, he set an example for young people to follow. I He says that when he moved out 10 months later, hope his memory inspires more good work in Crenshaw they delivered his things to his new home in Muncie, Inand communities like it.” diana, but that his 12 boxes of pornographic films and Hussle’s memorial service took place on April 11 at Hussle’s memorial service took place on April 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Over 21,000 free the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Over 21,000 free tickets tickets to the service sold out in less than an hour. Hussle’s longtime partner was the actress Lauren London, magazines were missing. His parents admit they dumped the porn, which included titles such as “Frisky Business’’ to the service sold out in less than an hour. Hussle’s long- who he began dating in 2013. (vigil photo Brandon I. Brooks, Los Angeles Sentinel) and “Big Bad Grannys.’’ time partner was the actress Lauren London, who he began Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece HarThe man filed a complaint with police, but the Otdating in 2013. “One of the first times me and Nips were hanging out, Delivering eulogies were Snoop Dogg, Louis Farra- he came up to me and said, hey cuz, you need to do an ris-Dawson announced on April 9 that the intersection of tawa County prosecutor declined to press charges. The khan, London and Stevie Wonder, who delivered a message amusement park, call it Doggyland. The sixth time he said Crenshaw Boulevard and West Slauson Avenue in South lawsuit includes an email excerpt from the man’s father, on gun violence. it to me, I said Nip, why don’t you just do it for me, dog? Los Angeles, where Hussle was killed, will officially be re- who told his son, “I did you a big favor by getting rid of “It is heartbreaking to again lose a member of our fam- Because I don’t understand the dynamics of what you’re named “Nipsey Hussle Square.” Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist all this stuff.’’ ily. It is a heartbreak because it’s so unnecessary. It is so saying. I’m old school. I’m A-B-C-D. You’ve done and The man is seeking triple financial damages of and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and stratpainful to know that we don’t have enough people taking a gone into the Matrix. But Nip ended up buying a whole roughly $87,000. egist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be position that says: Listen, we must have stronger gun laws,” square. He ended up doing things for the community. He contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @ Wonder said. built his own Doggyland,” said Snoop Dogg. LVBurke
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