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If the U.S. Department of Education doesn’t have your income data, the Administration will launch a simple application available by early October.

He died of pneumonia on Wednesday at a hospital in Washington, according to Tom Johnson, CNN’s former chief executive.

Once borrowers complete the application, they can expect relief within 4-6 weeks.

With hundreds of thousands of individuals locked up in jails almost daily, many find it challenging to pay

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And while earlier reports revealed that about 13 states could still tax borrowers on the amount of debt forgiven, Mississippi and Virginia are the latest to come off that original list as officials said they would refrain from levying taxes on individuals who receive loan forgiveness.

The Los Angeles Times said Victory Baptist has played a major role in the spiritual and political history of SouthFoundedLA. in a local storefront on Easter Sunday in 1943, the church moved into its current building on McKinley Ave a year later. In the 1950s, its Sunday night services were broadcast on television nationally.

After the match, he got to speak with Obama and they walked out through the tunnel from the court together. He said goodbye before meeting up with his supporters that again included Washington Wizards star Bradley

“ObviouslyBeal. there was a lot of who’s whos in there tonight,” Tiafoe said. “Obviously we all know what she means. Crazy getting to meet her after. “Unbelievable, unbelievable night.”

2,850 local jails, 1,510 juvenile correctional facilities, 186 immigration detention facilities, and 82 Indian country jails, as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories,” the study authors discovered. With hundreds of thousands of individuals locked up in jails almost daily, many find it challenging to pay bail. Recognizing America’s ongoing mass incarceration problem and the difficulties families have in bailing out their loved ones, a new organization began in 2018 to offer some relief. The Bail Project, a nationwide charitable fund for pretrial defendants, started with a vision of combating mass incarceration by

LOS ANGELES (AP) – An arson investigation is under way after fire destroyed a historic church in South Los Angeles early Sunday, authorities said.

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Wake Forest police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a gas station on Wednesday, but couldn’t find a victim, police said in a statement. More than an hour later, police in neighboring Youngsville reported that a man arrived at the police department there to report a dead woman in his car in the parking lot.

NEW YORK (AP) – Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, had died. He was 82.

Following President Joe Biden’s announcement canceling student loan debt of up to $20,000 for specific borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education said applications for relief under the plan should be submitted by Nov.Department15. officials said they’ve made the application process simple, and if borrowers fail to apply by Nov. 15, they’d still have until the end of 2023 to file for forgiveness. However, by waiting until after Nov. 15, borrowers risk having to resume payments after the federal pause in repayment ends on Dec. 31.

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“I think I shanked a return,” he said, recalling that he thought “she thinks I’m a bum. Can’t make a return.”

Actually, Tiafoe gave her a good show, taking No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz to a fifth set before falling 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

NEW YORK (AP) – Michelle Obama waved her arms in the air and yelled, “Let’s go, Foe!”

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WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) – A man has been charged with murder after police said he turned up at a North Carolina police department to report a dead woman in his car.

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What do I need to do to receive loan forgiveness?

What does the “up to” in “up to $20,000” or “up to $10,000” mean?

Nearly 8 million borrowers may be eligible to receive relief automatically because relevant income data is already available to the U.S. Department of Education.

Borrowers are advised to apply before Nov. 15 to receive relief before the payment pause expires on Dec. 31, 2022.The Department of Education will continue to process applications as they are received, even after the pause expires on Dec. 31, 2022.

The blaze at Victory Baptist Church broke out shortly before 2:30 a.m. and quickly grew to major emergency status, said Nicholas Prange, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Shaw was at CNN for 20 years and was known for remaining cool under pressure. That was a hallmark of his coverage Baghdad coverage when the U.S. led its invasion of Iraq in 1991 to liberate Kuwait, with CNN airing stunning footage of airstrikes and anti-aircraft fire in the capital city.

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Your relief is capped at the amount of your outstanding debt.For example: If you are eligible for $20,000 in debt relief but have a balance of $15,000 remaining, you will only receive $15,000 in relief.

Everyone is encouraged to apply, but there are 8 million individuals for whom the Education Department has data and who will get the relief automatically.

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That ended the deepest run by an American man in the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick reached the 1996 final, and left Tiafoe one win shy of becoming the first Black man from the U.S. in a major final since MaliVai Washington was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 1996.

disrupting the money bail system. Adrienne Johnson, the regional director for The Bail Project, told NNPA’s Let It Be Known that the organization seeks to accomplish its mission one person at a time. “We have a mission of doing exactly what we hope our criminal system would do: protect the presumption of innocence, reunite families, and challenge a system that we know can criminalize poverty,” Johnson stated. “Our mission is to end cash bail and create a more just, equitable, and humane pretrial system,” she insisted. Johnson said The Bronx Freedom Fund, at the

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the church in 1964.An arson team with the House of Worship Task Force was part of the investigation, officials said.

Wake Forest officers responded and confirmed that the incident was related to the gas station shooting report.Police said Terrance Hartsfield, 33, has been charged with murder and possession of firearm by felon.

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Police identified the woman who was killed as Jacqueline Beckwith, 54. Police said Beckwith was in a relationship with Hartsfield.

As public support for criminal justice reform continues to build — and as the pandemic raises the stakes higher — advocates remain vigilant that it’s more important than ever that the facts are straight, and everyone understands the bigger picture. “The U.S. doesn’t have one ‘criminal justice system;’ instead, we have thousands of federal, state, local, and tribal systems,” Wendy Sawyer and Peter Wagner found in a study released by the nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative. “Together, these systems hold almost 2 million people in 1,566 state prisons, 102 federal prisons,

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Down on the U.S. Open court below, Frances Tiafoe was pleased to see he had a new fan.

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Biden said it’s vital for the more than 43 million eligible borrowers to take advantage of the loan forgiveness plan.“All this means people can start to finally crawl out from under that mountain of debt to get on top of their rent and utilities, to finally think about buying a home or starting a family or starting a business,” Biden stated.

establishing a policy institute that will focus on improving structures and practices that impact the lives of Black women and girls across the state. “The California Black Women’s Collective has diligently worked hard over the last year to make the Black Women’s Think Tank Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Funding Nation’s First Continued on page A7 Continued on page A7

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Obama had a seat in the front row behind the baseline to watch the American play Friday night in the semifinals in Arthur Ashe Stadium, giving him a thumbs-up and a shout-out when she was shown on the video“Shescreens.sees me and she’s actually excited to see me,” TiafoeAndsaid.to think, he feared he’d made a bad first impression on the former first lady.

Not long after he spotted Obama, even before she was shown to fans, Tiafoe remembered hitting a particularly bad shot.

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Your annual income must have fallen receive a Pell Grant in college and meet the income threshold, you would be eligible for up to$10,000 in debt cancellation.

Two firefighters were hospitalized with mild to moderate injuries after battling the flames, Prange said. One became trapped by a collapsing ceiling before being rescued, he said.

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Borrowers are advised to apply before Nov. 15 to receive relief before the payment pause expires on Dec. 31, 2022.

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Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget trailer bill approving Million in funding to the California State University at Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to the California Black Women’s California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC) Empowerment Institute will be a founding partner in the development of the policy research institution. legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 179, authored by Assemblymember Phillip Ting (D-San Francisco), for

How do you know if you’re eligible for debt cancelation? Here are the criteria set forth by the Department of Education:

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“Journalists are tasked with putting legacies into full context, so it is entirely appropriate to examine the queen and her role in the devastating impact of continued colonialism,” Hill tweeted.

“For us, for this union and the specifics around her race, there was an opportunity – many opportunities – for my family to show some public support,” Harry stated during the same interview.

“Theseracism.incidents aren’t just historical — royal family members have been ignoring accusations of racism since as recently as June 2020, when the Queen failed to respond to accusations that the royal honors medal is ‘highly offensive’ and resembles the killing of Floyd,” Royal Insiders Mikhaila Friel and Rachel Hosie wrote in 2021.

many talented, selfless, idealistic, good people working tirelessly every day to make the world better.”

“Welcome home,” President Joe Biden declared to the Obamas.Biden, of course, served as Obama’s vice president for two terms beginning in 2008.

While her role in colonialism and its devastating impact on Black people continue to gnaw at many, the latest generation had an up-close view into the Queen’s relationship with her mixed-race daughter-in-law Meghan Markle.“Alow point was when [Prince] Harry was asked by a family member ‘how dark Archie’s skin might be,” Markle told Oprah Winfrey in a 2021 interview.

Lambert also authored White Creole Culture, Politics and Identity During the Age of Abolition, and Mastering the Niger: James MacQueen’s African Geography and the Struggle over Atlantic Slavery.

“The English settled St Kitts in 1624, Barbados, Montserrat, and Antigua in 1627, and Nevis in 1628,” Lambert“Aroundwrote. the same time, France established colonies in

“And for eight years and even longer for some of you, I drew on your energy and your dedication and your goodness. You inspired me, and I never wanted to

Former President Barack Obama declared a family reunion at the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as official portraits of him and former First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled during a ceremony in the East Room.“It’s great to be back,” Obama declared in a ceremonythat included several officials and staffers from his administration.Formerpresidents and first ladies usually have their official White House portraits unveiled by their successors. However, former President Donald Trump spent much of his presidency attempting to erase Obama’s legacy and never held the traditional ceremony.

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Immediately following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, notable media personality Jemele Hill urged her peers to put the monarch’s passing in perspective.

With a reported net worth of nearly $12 billion, Elizabeth has never publicly spoken about reparations.

documents that shed light on Elizabeth’s continued exemption from race and sex discrimination laws.

She told the BBC she and others would continue to demand“Englandreparations.hasenjoyed the benefit of our slave labor right up to today, and they need to be honest, admit it, and find a way to reconcile,” Mikael insisted.

“The exemption has made it impossible for women or people from ethnic minorities working for her household to complain to the courts if they believe they have been discriminated against,” the journalists found.

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“In school, I wasn’t taught African or Caribbean history. So I knew everything about British and European history and nothing about ours.”

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“We didn’t know as much about our history then as we do now,” Mikael related.

concluded.Antiguan businesswoman Makeda Mikael recalled how as a child, she attended ceremonies that celebrated the Queen against her will.

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“Along with a number of colonies in North America, the Caribbean formed the heart of England’s first overseas empire,” explained David Lambert, professor of Caribbean History at the University of Warwick.

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“Traditions like this matter, not just for those of us who hold these positions but for everyone participating in and watching our democracy.”

“It’s hard to imagine the Queen showing support for BLM — and anti-racism in general — when in her 69 years on the throne, she has failed to address the racism that undeniably exists in the institution of the royal family,” the duo concluded.Further,a 2021 exposé in The Guardian revealed

They said Buckingham Palace didn’t dispute their findings.Instead, officials offered without explanation that there’s a separate process for hearing discrimination complaints.In2020, when Antigua and Barbuda marked 40 years of independence from Britain, calls grew louder for slavery reparations.Frustration with the Queen and colonialism also grew palpable. “Ithink most Antiguans would want to replace the Queen now,” historian Ivor Ford told BBC News during the celebration.“Youngpeople can’t relate to the Royal Family; they don’t understand their purpose. Even older people like me would love to see us become a republic. The head of state should be someone who is elected like in America,” Ford

In a white paper for the British Library, Lambert explained that from the early 17th century, people from other European powers, including France and England, settled in the Caribbean.

House.“When people ask me what I miss most about the White House years, it is not Air Force One that I talk about, although I miss Air Force One,” Obama reflected.“It’s the chance that I had to stand shoulder to shoulder with all of you, to have a chance to witness so

Investigative journalists David Pegg and Rob Evans said they discovered papers at the National Archives as part of an ongoing investigation into the royal family’s use of an arcane parliamentary procedure, known as Queen’s consent, to influence the content of British laws secretly.“They reveal how the Queen’s chief financial officer once informed civil servants that “it was not, in fact, the practice to appoint colored immigrants or foreigners” to clerical roles in the royal household, although they were permitted to work as domestic servants.

“Reminder that Queen Elizabeth is not a remnant of colonial times. She was an active participant in colonialism. She actively tried to stop independence movements and keep newly independent colonies from leaving the Commonwealth. The evil she did was enough,” Twitter user @YaaAsantewaaBa wrote.

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“And I tried to reflect the same heart and character that you displayed every day. Even during the toughest times, it was all of you that kept me going. So, it’s good to be back to have a chance to see all of you and to once again say thank you.”

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“Believe it or not, it is still a bit odd for me to stand in this historic space, see this big, beautiful painting staring back at me,” Michelle Obama remarked about the portraits.Theformer first lady’s portrait was painted by Sharon Sprung, while Robert McCurdy painted the former president.“Growing up on Euclid Avenue, I never could have imagined that any of this would be part of my story, but even if it’s all still a bit awkward for me, I do recognize why moments like these are important, why all of this is absolutely necessary,” Obama insisted.

“I just didn’t want to be alive anymore,” Markle told Winfrey. “And that was a very clear and real and frightening constantHarrythought.” expressed frustration over the lack of family support when British media members and others launched racially motivated insults at Markle.

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“And I guess one of the most telling parts and the saddest parts, I guess, was over 70 female members of Parliament, both Conservative and Labor, came out and called out the colonial undertones of articles and headlines written about Meghan. Yet no one from my family ever said anything. That hurts.”

Earlier, many in Great Britain and around the globe called on the Queen to deal with the fallout over complaints that Buckingham Palace had no official response to the murder of George Floyd and the global Black Lives Matter Movement.However, the palace offered only tepid responses.

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She “Youcontinued:seethepeople; they make their voices heard with their vote. We hold an inauguration to ensure a peaceful transition of power. Those of us lucky enough to serve work, as Barack said, as hard as we can for as long as we can, as long as the people choose to keep us here. And once our time is up, we move on, and all that remains in this hallowed place are our good efforts and these portraits.

Elizabeth’s legacy isn’t necessarily complicated, but filled with enough ambiguity and action and inaction, that it might be easy to understand why people of color might view her different that the adoring throng mourning outside of Buckingham Palace.

Archie is Markle and Harry’s son.

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Pegg and Evans wrote that the Queen had remained exempted from equality laws for more than four decades.

Before and during Elizabeth’s reign, journalists claimed the royal family looked the other way – and even enabled –

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“Most people couldn’t care less if [Elizabeth] is head of state or not. The Queen is not a significant part of anybody’s agenda.”

“Portraits that connect our history to the present day. Portraits that hang here as history continues to be made. So, for me, this day is not just about what has happened. It’s also about what could happen because a girl like me, she was never supposed to be up there next to Jacqueline Kennedy and Dolley Madison.

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Markle revealed that she began having suicidal thoughts while pregnant with Archie in early 2019.

“She was never supposed to live in this house, and she definitely wasn’t supposed to serve as first lady.”

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In the house, the Hehns now plan to create a community space downstairs where people will be welcomed for meetings, to share food and stories and learn about a family that tried to point the South toward justiceafter the Civil War.

The Prices married in 1889 and built the home several years later along a two-block stretch of Gammon Avenue, flanked by the Gammon Theological Seminary and Price's general store and post office. It was the hub of what was then called Brownsville, an upwardly mobile community that prospered even as Southern whites crushed federal efforts to help Black people rise from slavery's political,

“For me, personally, I look and go: How did he do it, with no role model?” marveled Hudlin. “He's looking at a wooded forest and he just carves a path, always making the right choice. How did he always know the right thing to do without a road map? To single-handedly take on decades of racist imagery in cinema, right from its inception, and shatter all of that misbegotten imagery with the truth of who he was.”

ATLANTA (AP) – Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines reaching its rafters. Elegant features were scavenged long ago. The house's place in American history was at risk of disappearing.AnAtlanta couple bought the property nevertheless, hoping to fix it up and live there with their two children. Eventually they found partners who also recognized the importance of the house built by early civil rights activist Luther Judson Price.

“Whateverdied. pressure I was putting on myself basically doubled,” Hudlin said. “There was a disappointment to know that he would never see it, but I was glad at a time when everyone wanted to touch him and connect with him, we would have this movie.”

Clarkson's show is making a format tweak to give her more time to connect with guests, said Alex Duda, the show's executive producer and showrunner. It will open its fourth season Monday with a fan-oriented celebration of the 20th anniversary of the singer's “American Idol” victory.“We thought we would bring music to the masses, so we got this big box that is like a recording studio on wheels,” Duda said, and kicked off a road trip in New York where “anybody could come in and do a virtual duet with Kelly.”Hudson's show will be joining Shepherd's on Foxowned stations, a chance for the two to complement each other rather than compete in those markets.

“An old house that has fallen into disrepair is our bread and butter,” the show's host, Kevin O'Connor, said before a scene involving an antique door. “But Kysha and Jonathan continue to surprise me with their determination that anyone who walks through the house is aware of the legacy.”

It was the first of many conversations over the years.

“The film is an act of love for me for him,” Winfrey said as tears again welled up. “I don't know why I'm breaking down. My opportunity to do this was my offering to him.”

“What we've learned in our short time together is how much the audience loves Jennifer, and how much she loves the audience,” Connelly said. “We're going to have all the conventions of a talk show, but one of the thingsthat will make the show stand out is her interactions with the audience.”DavidPerler, executive producer and showrunner for “Sherri,” said Shepherd's depth of talk-show experience, including her tenure as a co-host on “The View” and subbing for the health-challenged Williams, is a big advantage.“It'sso easy to work with somebody who has done this for many years and different incarnations,” Perler said. The new show is built around her desire to “make you feel better when you leave at the end of the hour than you did before.”“At the root of it, which is just who Sherri is, is always going to be the comedic element. She's funny. She loves to laugh, and she's still going out there and doing stand-up,”PerlerBrown,said. whose entry is from the production team behind “Maury” and “The Steve Wilkos Show,” has said

Born enslaved by his plantation owner-father, Price was an early Clark College graduate who served as the federally appointed postmaster of South Atlanta, executive secretary of a Masonic order and superintendent of the South Atlanta Methodist Episcopal Church, while his wife, Minnie Wright Price, a graduate of Atlanta University, “shared each of these positions with her husband,” according to their obituaries in the Atlanta Daily World.

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Another cherished discovery was the Ashanti symbol of “Sankofa” they saw in wrought-iron bars protecting adownstairs window.

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“Talented people have tried to grace daytime. But if they don't have an every-person appeal and they don't interview people well” they wash out, said marketing analyst Stacey Lynn Schulman, founder and chief executive of Human Insight.

“I love the idea of a total freshness and newness to syndication in our blocks,” said Cicha, executive vice president of programming for Fox Television Stations. “Some shows have stayed on for years because they could, not necessarily because they should.”

The Prices also led voter registration drives for African Americans and organized support for the Republican Party of their time, according to the Atlanta Public Schools,which has a middle school named in his honor.

“Can you imagine seeing this mob of people coming toward you? Just imagine what your emotions would have been, with people coming to your house and neighborhood because of the color of your skin?” said Kysha Hehn, shuddering at the trauma they must have felt.

he wants to “connect with people from all walks of life” and plans to discuss issues including infidelity, race and parenting.Thenew hosts, all of whom are Black, are expanding daytime TV's lagging diversity. But veteran TV journalist Hall waves off the idea that they can be lumped together.

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TORONTO (AP) _ Oprah Winfrey was discussing her profound affection for trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier _ a longtime friend and mentor to her _ when she was overcome by emotion during an interview on the upcoming documentary “ Sidney,” a life-spanning portrait. She plunged her head into her hands and cried, “I just love him so Denzelmuch.”Washington, Spike Lee, Morgan Freeman, George Nelson, Robert Redford and Halle Berry were all interviewed in “Sidney,” and their reflections on the iconic performer and civil-rights activist are often illuminating. But “Sidney” means something intensely personal for Winfrey, a producer on the film.

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The massacre prompted an exodus of Black people from Atlanta, and those who stayed were legallydisenfranchised. While Luther and Minnie Price lived in the home until his death in 1936, their five children left Georgia, missing a chance at generational wealth through real estate. The home changed hands as the neighborhood declined, its assessed value falling below $7,000 before the Hehns bought it, tax records show.

cannot change, while moving forward with the intention of creating a more peaceful and compassionate world for everyone,” Kysha Hehn said.

And while they'll acknowledge the trauma, she said visitors should know “there were birthdays here. There were celebrations here. We lived in joy, even when that was not what was expected for us to do.”

Hudlin, the director of “House Party” and the Thurgood Marshall drama “Marshall,” estimates he had completed about 90% of the interviews on the film when Poitier

“Sidney,” which Apple TV+ will premiere Sept. 23, arrives eight months after the death of Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who paved the way for countless Black actors in Hollywood and single-handedly revolutionized how they were portrayed on screen. Directed by Reginald Hudlin, “Sidney” was made with the cooperation of Poitier's family. Much of it had been completed before he died in January at the age of 94, including his interview with ButWinfrey.theloss of Poitier _ whom Winfrey at the time of his death called “the greatest of the `Great Trees”' _ has made “Sidney” only more poignant.

Success with daytime's female-skewing audience isn't guaranteed no matter a contender's resume or fame, as illustrated by the short-lived runs of hosts including Queen Latifah, Megan Mullally and Harry Connick Jr.

“Remember `Tuesdays with Morrie'? I could have done `Sundays with Sidney,”' says Winfrey. “He was my person. He was my guy. He was my friend and my brother.”

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What Cicha terms daytime's “re-rack” has created openings for “The Jennifer Hudson Show” and “Sherri,” with Sherri Shepherd, both debuting Monday, and “Karamo” with Karamo Brown of “Queer Eye” fame, starting Sept. 19. They are joining a daytime lineup that includes continuing talk-variety series “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” “The Drew Barrymore Show,””Tamron Hall” and ratings leaders “The View,” “Dr. Phil” and “Live with Kelly and

There's an inevitable hodgepodge scheduling in syndicated TV because shows carried nationwide can have varying air times and stations. One way to get to an edge is to inherit the home of an established show _ the case with Shepherd, whose distribution includes Williams' Foxowned station DeGeneres'slots.NBC-owned station turf is going primarily to Clarkson. That upgrade, coupled with the “kind of America's sweetheart” appeal she's demonstrated on her show, could give her an edge in the revamped landscape, Schulman suggested.

Kysha and Johnathan Hehn's renovation plans shifted to fast-forward when a neighbor connected them with “ThisOld House.” The PBS show chronicled their renovation in eight episodes to stream Sept. 29, weaving Black history in with its usual home improvement tips.

“I was trying not to lose it, actually, because my love for him is as deep and as strong as for any human being I know,” Winfrey said in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, where “Sidney” premiered Saturday. “He was my adviser, my counselor, my friend, my comfort, my balm, my joy.”

should be doing that, he was the person I turned to,” said Winfrey. “He said, `It's always a struggle and a challenge when you're carrying other people's dreams.'”

“We are owed the respect to recognize what each of us bring to the table and how each of us are different. And I think that's very important at this time where we are seeing a number of shows hosted by people who happen to be Black,” she said. “We're not all the same, and to make us all the same is unfair.”

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ask veteran television executive Frank Cicha to recall the last time the daytime TV schedule has seen such turnover, and he has a ready answer:“Never,”Never.he repeated. “There's been sort of signature tumultuous moments,” including Oprah Winfrey ending her 25-year run in 2011. But the “en masse” exit of shows and the relatively few new ones replacing them is

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Then came a nightmare in September 1906, when a white mob that had killed at least 25 Black people in downtown Atlanta ransacked the area, chasing rumors that Price had supplied his neighbors with weapons.

One small example: The Hehns urged the show's producers to avoid saying “master bedroom,” given its connotations of slavery. O'Connor said they made the switch to “primary bedrooms” a while ago.

“It's a bird that's facing forward, but its neck is craning backward and there's an egg on its back and the bird is picking up the egg, symbolizing how she's carrying the wisdom of the past and bringing it forward to the youth,” Kysha Hehn said. “To have this symbol of Sankofa all around where people gathered is just a dream for me.”

Jennifer Hudson, Sherri Shepherd

“The most graceful way to move forward is to be gentle and honest with the past, with pieces of our history that we

“Everyone has been so kind and nice,” she added, describing how one couple came over and said “Hey, we have Luther Price's mantlepiece, do you want it?” They had been keeping it in their basement nearby.

unprecedented, he said.

Winfrey has said her life was irrevocably altered when she saw Poitier become the first Black performer to win best actor at the Academy Awards (for 1963's “Lilies in the Field”). A life in show business suddenly became attainable to her. They later met for the first time when Winfrey's talk show was taking off. Poitier was one of the few who could understand what she was going through as a Black entertainer.“During the early days of navigating fame and all that comes with fame, being assaulted on all sides by Black people, white people, people saying you're not this or you

Ryan.”Gone from the picture are the long-running shows led by Ellen DeGeneres, Wendy Williams and Maury Povich. Others that have turned off the stage lights include “The Nick Cannon Show,” “Dr. Oz” and “The Real.”

Interviews with Poitier were conducted earlier, separate of the film, before the star's health deteriorated. But the footage of Poitier speaking directly to camera, and hearing that voice narrate his life story, makes for one last chance to be in his regal presence. Poitier, born in the Bahamas, talks about how his young identity was forged without racism's influence. It wasn't until he left for Miami at 15 that he encountered it.

Price was narrowly rescued, staying at the county jail for his own safety until the violence ended. “A lot of white people in Atlanta who had contact with him went out of their way to protect him,” said his grandson, Farrow Allen.

Restoration Honors Black Atlanta Postmaster

The producers behind Shepherd and Hudson's shows express confidence their respective hosts have the right touch.Hudson, the “American Idol” alum who went on to award-winning screen, stage and music success, is “funny, authentic and genuine,” said executive producer Mary Connelly, who held that job with DeGeneres' show.

“I left the Bahamas with this sense of myself,” Poitier says in the film. “And from the time I got off the boat, America began to say to me, `You're not who you think you are.'”“Sidney,” which draws on Poitier's memoir, “The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography,” touches on some of his seminal films, including “The Defiant Ones” (1958), “A Raisin in the Sun (1961), “In the Heat of the Night” (1967) and “Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.” It also delves into how he connected to Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement with Hollywood; his friendship with Harry Belafonte; and his move into directing with “Buck and Preacher” (1972). Above all, it captures how racism, or anything else, was never a match for Poitier's unshakable integrity.

Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime

Date:OBSERVERAugust 18, 2022 Gina

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes 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.

TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ESTHER VILLARREAL PINEDO, 5801 Canoe Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause

There are other legal requirements.

BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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 to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

ISABEL MENDEZ

Persolve Legal Group, LLP NOTICE! You have been sued.

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso):

SIGNED: KHWANN OLIVER, Managing Member

I 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 This statement expires on September 1, 2027

Order to Show Cause Hearing is set for 10/3/2022 at 8:30 A.M. in Department NEWSBAKERSFIELDL.OBSERVER(PLG) PUB: Sept 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THE COUNTY OF KERN CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 On September 27, 2022, the County of Kern Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to give the residents of the County and Co-operative Cities of California City, Ridgecrest, Shafter, and Tehachapi, the opportunity to comment on the County Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The report identifies progress on projects, programs and related accomplishments made from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, in carrying out three federal programs: the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). The hearing will be held on: Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m., or soon thereafter Location: Board of Supervisors Chamber - First Floor County of Kern Administrative Center 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California Subsequent to the hearing, the Board of Supervisors will be asked to approve the CAPER and authorize the Planning and Natural Resources Department (PLNR) Community Development Division to submit the CAPER to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). All written and oral comments received by the end of the public hearing shall be submitted to HUD as part of the final CAPER document. The draft CAPER will be made available for public review a minimum of 15 days prior to the public hearing at the following locations: Planning and Natural Resources Department (see address below); the Cooperative Agreement City Halls located in California City, Ridgecrest, Shafter, and Tehachapi; the Beale Memorial Library (701 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield) and all County library branches. The 2021-22 draft CAPER may be reviewed on or after September 9, 2022 at the County’s Community Development website: https://kernplanning.com/ community-development-2-2/ or Community Development - Kern County Planning & Natural Resources Dept. (kernplanning.com). Prior to the public hearing set for September 27, 2022, comments and/or questions concerning the CAPER and/or the County's performance during the 2021-22 program year may be directed to: Planning and Natural Resources Department – Community Development Division 2700 "M" Street, Suite 250, Bakersfield, California 93301 at (661) 862-5050 or James Golden, Supervising Planner at (661) 862-5130, or Lonnie Bell, Supervising Planner at (661) 862-8659 TTY Relay 1 (800) 735-2929 for persons with hearing impairment AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (Government Code Section 54953.2) The Board of Supervisors Chamber is accessible to persons with disabilities. Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors may request assistance at the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California or by calling (661) 868-3585. Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material available in alternative formats. Requests for assistance should be made five (5) working days in advance of a meeting whenever possible. Published Bakersfield News Observer September 14, 2022

By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy

Telephone: (805) 642-0055

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days, Read the information below.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A

noted above

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as

This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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 to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: September 1, MARY2022B

NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E)

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Kevin W. Yeam/SBN 126519

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

Date: Oct 25, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

Legal Notices

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response

FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JAQUELINE CANO CERVANTES for a decree changing names as Presentfollows: name JAQUELINE CANO CERVANTES

The business is conducted by:

This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: September 1, MARY2022B BEDARD County Clerk

This statement expires on August 31, 2027

on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte KERNes): COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1415 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301

NOTICE OF HEARING

(CITACIONSUMMONSJUDICIAL)

A6 Bakersfield News Observer Wednesday, September 14, 2022

SIGNED:Individual ESTHER VILLARREAL PINEDO, Owner

JAQUELINE CANO CERVANTES

NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CARLOS LEWIS SALINAS, 10325 Bay Colony Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312

Doing business as: SMOKE TREE MOBILE ESTATES at 4401 Hughes Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 580, Orangevale, Ca. 95662

Branch Name: Metropolitan Division - Justice PETITIONBuildingOF:

noted above IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

Business Name you wish to abandon: RETZI SHOP Street address of business: 5801 Canoe Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ESTHER VILLARREAL PINEDO, 5801 Canoe Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312

The business is conducted by:

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 580, Orangevale, Ca. 95662

Doing business as: TYNER RANCH at 4819 La Posta St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: 1300 K Street, Modesto, Ca. 95354 County: Kern Full name of registrant: TYNER RANCH TOWNHOMES, LLC, 1300 K Street 2nd Floor, Modesto, Ca. 95354 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company

FILE NO: 2022-B1510

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

PETER DETERDING, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 10, 2016 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: September 1, MARY2022B

Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on September 1, 2027

Doing business as: CS AND AS ENTERPRISES at 10325 Bay Colony Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312

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 This statement expires on September 9, 2027

I 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

Full name of registrant: HERITAGE FUNDING CORPORATION, 9152 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, Ca.

Married SIGNED:Couple ANN M. SALINAS

County: Kern Full name of registrant: PREMIERS TRANSPORT LLC, 15071 Tumbleweed Ln, Weldon, Ca. 93283 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, CEO

PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A

FILE NO: 2022-B6112

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

This statement of abandonment filed on: Sep 6, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ Deputy NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E) PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E) PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ISABEL MENDEZ CASE BPB-22-002437NUMBER:

NOTICE(SEAL)

The business is conducted by: SIGNED:IndividualFRANCESCA TERESA COLOMBO

DateFax: (Fecha): July 28, 2021 Tamarah Harber-Pickens Executive Officer / Clerk of Court (Secretario), by W. Khalid, Deputy (Adjunto)

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARIA LUNA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

(E)

PETER DETERDING, CEO

Doing business as: F BOMB CANDLES at 6908 Ranch House Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309

The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: October 20, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: J1 Room: Address of court: same as

FILE NO: 2022-B2111

I 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

FILE NO: 2022-B6164 Doing business as: PREMIERS ENTERPRISE LLC at 15071 Tumbleweed Ln, Weldon, Ca. 93283 Mailing Address: PO Box 1645, Weldon, Ca. 93283

Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: FRANCESCA TERESA COLOMBO, 6908 Ranch House Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309

Doing business as:

SIGNED:Partnership

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A)

County: Kern Full name of registrant: BAKERSFIELD PARKS, LP, 9152 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, Ca. 95662

Attorney for Petitioner: Robert I. 674LongCounty Square Drive, Suite Ventura,305 Ca. 93003

The business is conducted by: Limited

NOTICEBCL-21-014117TODEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) Mark Koelzer, an individual; and Does 1-100, inclusive

BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, Deputy

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B6047

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: September 6, MARY2022B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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 to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

By: C MARTINEZ, Deputy

Doing business as: LUNCH BOX MINI MARKET at 6508 Ambergrove St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE

SIGNED: JOSEPH MURATORE, Manager of the Manager / Co-CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 29, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: August 29, MARY2022 B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy

Business Name you wish to abandon: OINK LOVERS Street address of business: 5801 Canoe Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312

This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: August 31, MARY2022 B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, Deputy

This statement expires on September 6, 2027

SMOKE TREE RV PARK at 4435 Hughes Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARIA LUNA in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 2100 College Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Branch Name: Probate

Filed a petition with this court

NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E) PUB: Sep 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of

NOTE The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Petitioner:DEPUTYAndreaCOURTCervantesCOMMISSIONERSandersJaquelineCano Cervantes 11915 Tilbury Way Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Phone: (559) 644-6672 E-Mail Address: jackiie@ canosmithconsulting.com NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E) PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER

Proposed name JACKIIE CANO CERVANTES SMITH

Registrant(s) who wish to abandon the business name: LILIA GRACIELA RAMIREZ, 16731 E Tudor St, Covina, Ca.declare91722that 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.)

Limited SIGNED:Partnership

PERSOLVE LEGAL GROUP, LLP 9301 Corbin Ave Ste 1600 Northridge, CA 91324 Telephone: 818-534-3100

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NO: 2022-B6015

Full name of registrant: HERITAGE FUNDING CORPORATION, 9152 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, Ca. Full95662name of registrant: HERITAGE FUNDING IV, 9152 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, Ca. 95662

This statement expires on September 1, 2027

This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: September 9, MARY2022B BEDARD County Clerk

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE BCV-22-102071NUMBER

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 10, 2016

NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER(LORL)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B6107

Full name of registrant: ANN MICHELE SALINAS, 10325 Bay Colony Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301

County: Kern Full name of registrant: BAKERSFIELD PARKS, LP, 9152 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, Ca. 95662

FILE NO: 2022-B6111

FILE NO: 2022-B6239

BAKERSFIELD

NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E) PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KKDO LLC, 304 S. Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, Nv. 89107

Full95662name of registrant: HERITAGE FUNDING IV, 9152 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, Ca. 95662

PUB: Sept 14, 21, 28, 2022

PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

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.) Business was conducted by:

Business was conducted by: General SIGNED:PartnershipESTHER VILLARREAL PINEDO, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sep 6, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ Deputy NEWSBAKERSFIELDOBSERVER (E) PUB: Sep 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 2022

declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A)

noted that officials created cash bail to incentivize people to return to court. Instead, she said, judges routinely set cash bail well beyond most people’s ability to afford it, resulting in thousands of legally innocent people incarcerated while they await court dates. According to The Bail Project, Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by cash bail, and of all Black Americans in jail in the U.S., nearly half are from southern prisons. “There is no way to do the work of advancing pretrial reform without addressing the harmful effects of cash bail in the South,” said Robin Steinberg, Founder, and CEO of The Bail Project. “Cash

The CBWC Empowerment Institute falls in line with these initiatives to help Black women, Todd Griffin asserts.

The Bail Project Helps People Get Out of Jail

“We are thankful to the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) that included it as a priority-budget ask and CSUDH for partnering with us on it,” Todd Griffin said.

updated vaccine ... with COVID-19, we are moving in the same direction where we believe that it will be important to have at least an annual booster.”

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Bakersfield News Observer A7 Features

California Black Women’s Think Tank, the first of its kind in the nation, happen,” Kellie Todd Griffin, speaking for CBWC, told California Black Media.

The vaccines are also an important tool for preventing “long COVID,” where symptoms such as headaches, brain fog, and fatigue can be prolonged for more than six months.

AB 179, the Budget Act of 2022, implements funding for key priorities established by the California Black

whoever posted. So, if I posted $5,000 to bail someone out, we then help the person get back to court and resolve the case,” she continued. “The money then comes back to us, and we can use that money to help someone else. So, we recycle that.” Johnson said eliminating cash bail and the need for bail funds remains the goal. “It’s the just thing to do. It restores the presumption of innocence, and it restores families,” Johnson asserted.

in theCBWC’sstate. Think Tank intends to approach its work in a data-driven, strategic, and collaborative manner. Based on current information concerning Black women and girls in the state, the collective specifically aims to provide actionable policy solutions, remove persistent barriers that this group of women faces on a daily basis, and achieve racial and gender equity.

The Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent booster is available

“We are getting closer to an analogy with the flu vaccines,” Dr. Gil Chavez, Senior Medical Officer, Office of the State Epidemiologist, California Department of Public Health, said during a recent ethnic media sponsored COVID-19 panel discussion with other medical doctors and public health officials: Dr. Maggie Park, County Public Health Officer, San Joaquin County Public Health Services; Dr. Oliver Brooks, Chief Medical Officer, Watts Healthcare; and Dr. Eva Smith, Medical Director, K’ima:w MedicalAccordingCenter.to

In July, a surge in infections driven by the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant almost pushed Los Angeles County, for example, to reinstitute a universal indoor mask mandate.“BA.5 has been the predominant circulating variant since July and is still and now accounts for about 87% of all newly diagnosed cases of COVID, with BA.4 pretty much accounting for the rest,” said Park. “I want to say that the rollout of this new booster is actually quite timely, as many models are predicting that we’re facing another COVID-19 surge this fall or winter and we need to be ready.”

While scientists believe many people infected in the most recent COVID surge will have natural immunity for some time, this type of protection begins to wane after around 90 days. So, even people who have had COVID in the past should consider getting a booster around 3 months after being infected.

Brooks shared a concept to combat vaccine hesitancy by responding to the common points of resistance in his

The CBWC’s goal for the Think Tank is for it to be “relevant and accessible” in providing an “independent, academic, research entity that provides a “rigorous analysis approach to policy,” CBWC explained in a written overview.Thestate and CLBC are in support of addressing the need to expand work that drives systematic change, brought forth by CBWC. The Think Tank is an effort to serve as a research institution and resource for lawmakers, elected officials, business leaders, and advocating organizations willing to impact sustainable and scalable change.

time a new revolving bail fund that launched in New York, planted the seed for The Bail Project more than a decade ago. “Because bail is returned at the end of a case, we can build a sustainable revolving fund where philanthropic dollars can be used several times per year, maximizing the impact of every contribution,” Johnson stated. In addition to posting bail at no cost to the person or their family, The Bail Project works to connect its clients to social services and community resources based on an individual’s identified needs, including substance use treatment, mental health support, stable housing, and employment. Johnson

The coalition utilizes Black women’s expertise and collaboration skills in political, community, and social justiceactivism to amplify their voices, knowledge, and issues throughout the state.

Legislative Caucus (CLBC) for this legislative session, including CBWC’s Think Tank.

Nation’s First Black Women’s Think Tank Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation Funding

On June 20, Newsom signed a $308 billion state budget that helps address rising costs for Californians, tackles the state’s most pressing needs, builds reserves, and invests in the state’s future.

patients, called the three C’s - complacency, confidence, and convenience.Complacency afflicts those who think that COVID is over -- or are fatigued and overwhelmed by the fact that, for the past couple of years, the virus has dominated many facets of life. Yet, it is still evolving to become more highly transmissible and more evasive of immunity from infection or vaccination. According to statistics from the Los Angeles County of Public Health, the Omicron variant killed people in all age groups at a higher rate than motor vehiclePeoplecrashes.are concerned about the safety of the vaccines because of “misinformation that’s being perpetuated in our communities,” according to Park. “But with all the millions of doses that have been given in the United States and around the world today, we have so much information about them, and we do know that they’re safe,” she said.

“There are approximately 1.1 million Black females in California. However, there are 75% of Black households headed by single Black mothers and 80% of Black households have Black women breadwinners. There are economic,health,educational,andelectoral barriers confronting Black women every day. In California, 23% of Black women live in poverty, according to the Women’s Well-Being Index from the California Budget and Policy Center,” CBWC stated.According to the Status of Black Women report from the Women’s Policy Research (WPR) and information provided by CBWC, the median income for Black women in California is $43,000 a year- compared to $52,000 for White women and $69,000 for White men. The report by WPR also shared that the average cost of childcare for an infant makes up 28% of a Black woman’s average income

“The goal, and our hope, is to continue on a path of a low number of cases and prevent a surge in COVID cases this winter. That is why public health officials urge individuals to get the updated booster,” Chavez said.

CBWC in partnership with Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA), is a coalition of more than 1,500 Black Women leaders throughout California.

In California, vaccine hesitancy persists. Seventy-two percent of all people have received primary vaccinations, but only 58.8% of people eligible for boosters have received a booster.This is worrisome because, according to Dr. Brooks, “unvaccinated people [account for] 2.4 times more cases, 4.6 times more hospitalizations, eight times more deaths.”

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Chavez, “Whereas you know every year we have to get an influenza vaccine to ensure that we get the

Many in the community have expressed concerns that the vaccine was created too fast to be safe and reliable,” Brooks said, “The mRNA platform… that’s been around for 11 years or so; it was developed when we had SARS CoV1 so a lot of people forget because it didn’t go pandemic and then MERS, which was Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, which similar, so we use that mRNA platform.”

Officials reiterate that, though boosters will prevent disease for some people, they are critically important to prevent people who contract COVID from getting seriously ill, to the point where they may be hospitalized and potentially die.

Many people are also contending that the shots don’t work, as they are still getting infected. Park said, “People say[ing] ‘My friend is fully vaccinated and boosted but she’s still got COVID,’ and to that, I say yes, but is she still alive? And yes, of course, she is. We never promised that the vaccinations would mean you wouldn’t get COVID… What we know is that your chance of getting COVID decreases with vaccines, but the decrease is even greater when it comes to your chance of being hospitalized or dying.”As for convenience, vaccines are now available at locations across the state with relative ease of access and at no charge. There are no anticipated supply constraints. So, there are no groups that are being given priority. Those seeking vaccines or boosters can book an appointment at Myturn.ca.gov.

for people 12 years and older, while the Moderna bivalent booster is approved for those 18 years and older. The bivalent boosters have not been authorized for children under the age of 12.

Maxim Elramsisy California Black Media California has started administering updated COVID-19 booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use of new versions of boosters of the vaccine for people aged 12 and older.The Western State Scientific Safety Review Workgroup independently reviewed the boosters and recommended that they be given to people who have already received primary vaccinations, regardless of the booster status.

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The updated boosters will be “bivalent,” offering protection against the original coronavirus strains, as well as improved immunity to the currently dominant BA.4 and BA.5 strains, also known as the Omicron variants.

bail fuels racial and economic disparities in our legal system, and we look forward to supporting the community in Greenville as we work to eliminate cash bail and put ourselves out of business.” Since its launch, The Bail Project has stationed teams in more than 25 cities, posting bail for more than 18,000 people nationwide. Johnson said the organization uses its national revolving bail fund, powered by individual donations, to pay bail. The Bail Project has spent over $47 million on bail. “When we post bail for a person, we post the full cash amount at court,” Johnson stated. “Upon resolution of the case, the money returns to

“The magnitude of this funding allocation will be transformative as we continue the work to improve the quality of life of Black women and girls throughout California,” Todd Griffin said.

“In the past few days, I’ve learned of Kyle the Hooligan’s experience with Meka which is deeply at odds with my core values. I believe that artists must always be at the center of the creative process and must be compensated fairly,” Martini stated.

Martinique and Guadeloupe. In this way, the Caribbean came under the control of many competing European countries, joining Spain, which had established its first colonies in the region more than a hundred years before.”

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Martini is no longer associated with the FN Meka project and Factory New. In his announcement, he sided with Kyle the Hooligan.

“Back when we were just beginning to navigate life as President and First Lady, she welcomed us to the world stage with open arms and extraordinary generosity. Time and again, we were struck by her warmth, how she put people at ease and brought her considerable humor and charm to moments of great pomp and circumstance.”

“And, in this case, the popularity of FN Meka and other virtual artists might make it easier for creative industries to forgo actually increasing the diversity and inclusion of their artists’ roster and production teams in favor of creating their own caricatures of Blackness, or any other combination of identities,” Day continued.

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While AI technology is making massive strides, it is still limited to processing massive amounts of data based on parameters set by the programmer, according to Josh Lovejoy at Google’s Privacy and Data Protection Office. Consequently, AI is not an independent entity but an extension of its creators and thus inherits their biases.

President Joe Biden said Elizabeth had a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her.

Almost as quickly as it began, the music industry may have seen the end of the infamous Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) rapper referred to as “FN Meka”, a computergenerated character being widely condemned for appropriating Black culture and saying the N-word.

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Media watchers say FN Meka is modeled after rap artists like Lil Pump and Travis Scott and was voiced by real-life rap artist Kyle the Hooligan.

“In the case of FN Meka, comparing what an A.I. (character) does to what an artist does is a false equivalency and misses the point of why so many people are upset about the representation of this A.I. rapper,” Day said. “The real issue is that FN Meka is an example of what Adam Clayton Powell called ‘high-tech blackface’ and what more recently has been called ‘Digital blackface’, a phenomenon that we have seen for decades in video games, chat rooms, and socialDaymedia.”said there is an extensive history in music and entertainment of appropriating Black culture without compensating the African American originators of various art forms.“Due to the fact that within America and the Western world, there is a history of those in power freely benefitting from the cultural and material production of BIPOC individuals, it only makes sense that the same ethos would continue in the digital realm,” Day said.

CMG terminated its contract with Factory New less than two weeks after they signed it amid the controversy surrounding the A.I. artist’s lyrical content and depiction of rapOneculture.ofthe A.I. rapper’s questionable lyrics is in the song ‘Moonwalkin’. It says “boom, police on my back, hot pursuit (Skrr)/ Know that they mad that this A.I. gettin’ [inaudible],” along with several uses of the N-word.

Martini suggested that critics of his A.I. rapper have taken a hypocritical stance.

The post’s caption read: “POLICE BRUTALITY?? What Should I Do ?!?! This Guard keeps beating me w/ his BATON because I won’t snitch. I ain’t no RAT. Life in Prison is so Depressing.... I wish I could get out so I could start making music again.”

A system called “Apprenticeship was put in place from 1834 to 1838 across most of the Caribbean,” Lambert offered“Thisfurther.wasintended to provide a transition to freedom for the formerly enslaved people and the planters who relied on their labor. Even after Apprenticeship was ended, things remained very unequal.”

Abbey.Elizabeth also gave birth to Princess Anne in 1950, Prince Andrew in 1960, and Prince Edward in 1964.

“An enduring admiration for Queen Elizabeth II united people across the Commonwealth. The seven decades of her history-making reign bore witness to an age of unprecedented human advancement and the forward march of human dignity,” Biden stated.

CMG issued a formal apology for its involvement with Factory New saying, “CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately. We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about equity and the creative process behind it.”

“In the years ahead, we look forward to continuing a close friendship with The King and The Queen Consort. Today, the thoughts and prayers of people across the United States are with the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in their grief.

The couple’s first child, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, was born on Nov. 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace.

Her father, Prince Albert, was the youngest son of King George V, and Albert’s place in the family presumably gave Elizabeth little chance to ascend to the throne.

“If you’re mad about the lyrical content because it supposedly was A.I., why not be mad about the lyrical content in general?” Martini was quoted saying to the New York Prof.Times.Day found that comparison grossly oversimplifies

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With Elizabeth’s death, Charles became the first King since his grandfather’s death more than 70 years ago.

On Feb. 6, 1952, King George VI died after a monthslong illness, and Elizabeth became Queen – though her coronation took place more than a year later at Westminster

Kyle the Hooligan says that he will be suing the company responsible for the A.I. rapper. The Houstonbased artist says he had not been paid for his work and he wasn’t aware that his voice had been sold to Capitol Music Group (CMG) until he saw it in the news.

“In addition, while it is important to stay aware of racist AI, we also have to think about intersectionality and the fact that AI isn’t just racist, it can also be sexist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, and many other things that speak to the fact that oppression acts in a matrix,” Day said.

The former Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, Philip then took the titles of duke of Edinburgh, earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich.

“Michelle and I were lucky enough to come to know Her Majesty, and she meant a great deal to us,” former President Barack Obama said in a statement.

Born Apr. 21, 1926, the eventual Queen’s given name was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary.

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what some people are concerned about.

Further, Lambert noted that the system of slavery saw its dismantling in the early 19th century, and the enslaved received freedom in the British Caribbean in the 1830s.

On Nov. 20, 1947, Elizabeth married her distant cousin, Lt. Philip Mountbatten of the Royal Navy.

The A.I. project attracted more criticism when Factory New posted on its Instagram account an animated video depicting the program’s avatar on the ground being assaulted by police.

“We send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, who are not only mourning their Queen, but their dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her legacy will loom large in the pages of British history and the story of our world.”

The A.I. rapper was developed by Anthony Martini and Brandon Le, cofounders of Factory New, a Metaverse media company. Some critics claim that the creators who are not Black are trivializing Black art and the Black experience, tantamount to what some are calling “digital blackface.”“Inmany ways, digital blackface is an example of …. the ‘digital afterlife of slavery’ and Jim Crow, where you have real people and virtual characters engaging in a kind of machine-automated minstrelsy that disrespects and disregards the artistry and production value that goes into the creation of Black culture,” Dr. Faithe J. Day, Assistant Professor of Black Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), told California Black Media.

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Day is still optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence as more Black and other minority-led projects become a reality, such as NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism (NSAF) from Hyphen Labs, a global team of women of color doing pioneering work encompassing art, technology, and science.“Bydrawing on both speculative and liberatory approaches to art and design, I believe that there are many artists that are poised to build a more diverse and justice-oriented future within, and outside of, the creative industries by using technology and artificial intelligence for social good,” Day emphasized.

However, in a stunning move, Albert’s brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry an American woman, which allowed for Albert’s ascension as King George VI – thus making Elizabeth heir to the throne.

“This is 20 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. marched on Washington,” said Sanders. “He was killed in ‘63 and people were still worried about whether we (African Americans) have the knowledge, understanding or knowhow and education to do this.”

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Hard work and faith were what Sanders says got her through some of the most contentious parts of her political career. Now in her eighties, she is not done yet. She has been reappointed by Gov. Newsom to the Executive Committee of the California Commission on Aging Commission, where she has been serving since 2016.

In a moment of reflection backstage, Sanders recalled how her political career began. The mayor of El Centro wanted her on the Board of Trustees of El Centro Community Hospital in 1982 but he warned her that she would need to be appointed to the position.

Sanders has achieved a long list of accomplishments and received several awards over 30 years in California politics. She has been mayor of El Centro, the president of the League of California Cities, a two-year member of the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities, a member of the Taskforce on Rural Competitiveness appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, and the Vice-Chair of the Rural Development Council.

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“So those who look like me, meaning of the same gender, those who may look like me, meaning the same ethnicity, and those who may look like me, because you’re my age or more,” said Sanders, “know that if you live long enough, work hard enough, all things can be accomplished.”

Sanders described her accomplishments as those of a “small town gal” from a “rural community” acknowledging the difficult job of governing, particularly with the recent pandemic. She emphasized the importance of a diverse, fair representation in government.

“What I’m hopeful for is that the presentation I made today in my acceptance speech will inspire someone so that they can see that they can do this.”

president of the league, presented the award.

“Today we recognize a true champion of local government,” Viegas Walker said, voice wavering. “One of my dearest friends and mentors who has been not only a champion of local government but a champion of qualityof-life issues, making our cities better places to live, to work to raise our Sandersfamilies.”delivered her acceptance speech with a combination of wit and humor. Thanking the audience for coming, she asked those who did not come to see her to “refrain from saying so.” Her speech recalled events of the last 80 years of her life and how they contributed to making her “part of the greatest generation.”

For the first time in history, a Black woman, Sedalia Sanders, was honored by the League of California Cities Past Presidents Council with its 2022 Past Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award.

On stage were some of the past winners — but no African Americans. Cheryl Viegas Walker, also a past

Sanders has had a lifetime of firsts, pushing boundaries in local politics. As a past president of the California League of Cities, elected in 1995, she was given the President’s Council’s highest honor at the opening of the organization’s three-day conference last Wednesday, at the Long Beach Convention Center.

remembers meeting him and being asked how she was able to do it. She answered. “it wasn’t easy,” to which Bradley responded, “tell me about it.”

For Sanders, the message is clear— no one should be told they are not as good as someone else. Everyone should be able to participate in the governing process.

Carolyn Coleman, left, watches as Sedalia Sanders, center, embraces her colleague, Cheryl Viegas Walker. Coleman and Walker name Sanders as a friend and mentor. Long Beach, California, Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith)

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But she persisted. Sanders said she won them over with her willingness to work hard and her tenacity. She went on to win, and defend a seat as a city councilwoman, and later mayor, of El Centro, in Southern California from 1984 to Leaders1999.that were inspirational to Sanders at the time included former Los Angeles mayor, Tom Bradley. She

Bradley was the first African American to win the Lifetime Achievement Award.

downtrodden-ness of youth consciousness and lifestyles today in impoverished communities in urban and rural areas.While the status quo wants to keep young people down and disillusioned, God via hip-hop has reawakened the masses of millions of youth to speak out, stand up, and to become empowered with truth, resilience, vitality and a transformed vision to strive to make the world a better place for all people.

In verse 2 Lil Wayne testifies about how God made him to be creative:

First, I was pleased and inspired by the lyrical summons from “God Did” that called all of us out of the graveyards of despair and hopelessness to stand erect and upright before the divine God of all creation and liberation.

Verse 3 was the longest verse. It was another hiphop classic with Hov, i.e.: Jay-Z, who upfront eloquently acknowledges that because God did, Hov did. Jay-Z reminds the world that, “Hov did”

Mass incarceration is not the answer. Voter suppression is not the answer. Poverty and economic inequities are not the answer. “God Did” is the answer that requires activism, struggle, compassion, creativity, and empowerment.

Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Rihanna all shattered previous recording industry achievement records that propelled each of them into the billionaire stratosphere on earth and in the heavens. Yes, God did. Yes, Hov did. God did and God is still doing!

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In the pre-chorus to “God Did,” Fridayy and Rick Ross set the dramatic curtain riser with the verse:

Then in a forceful staccato affirmation by Rick Ross and Fridayy the chorus begins: “But I know God did, God did (Oh, yes, He did).” DJ Khaled in his street-powerful voice shouts out in refrain:

Yes, God did. And, yes, consequently DJ Khaled did.

“God did His thing when he made me With the odds stacked against me, I could crack Da Vinci I know only God can judge us.”

Jay-Z said it best:

“I pray none of your people die over jailphones again All this pain from the outside, inspired all the growth within So new planes getting’ broken in Highest elevation of theNoself.”one album alone will give all the answers to all the perplexing questions of society. Yet, I salute “God Did” as a welcomed and timely give back and cultural blessing to all of humanity. Hip-hop is a global antidote to the poison of racial oppression and economic inequalities. Thank you, DJ Khaled, for “God Did.”

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr (Dr Ben) is President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Executive Producer/Host of The Chavis Chronicles weekly on PBS TV stations throughout the U.S. and can be reached at dr.bchavis@nnpa.org

“Please, Lord forgive me for what the stove did Nobody touched the billi’ until Hov did How many billionaires can come from Hov crib? I count three, me, Ye, and Rih.”

unappreciated. Those of us who love and respect hip-hop know what time it is.

Hip-hop culture continues to transcend the divisions that prevent a universal acknowledgment of the sacred affirmation of the oneness of all humanity. As soon as DJ Khaled dropped his latest album with that transformational featured production entitled, “God Did,” I knew that as an elder OG supporter of the culture I needed to publicly respond.DJKhaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z , John Legend and Fridayy were all masterful in their contributory segments. At a time when world communities are experiencing increasing devastations from climate change, poverty, and human oppression, what are the enduring lessons that are being articulated and portrayed in our music, poetry, and art forms?

“God did Oh, yes, God did Oh, God did (God is great) But I know God did.”

When the player haters of the culture refused to hear and listen to the truth about how hip-hop continues to shed a radiant light on systemic oppression, racism, addictions, and economic inequities, God did not permit those profound spitters of truth to be silenced and

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In verse 1 Rick Ross hints at the importance of stopping any form of disunity and self-destruction, and to begin the God-inspired journey to acquire enough money to buy and own a bank.

Young people, especially Generation Z and millennials across America and throughout the world will connect, resonate, and engage with these lyrics and musical symphony because of how this hymn exposes the prevailing misperceptions about the so-called irredeemable,

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“They wanted us down But look at us now They counted us out They didn’t think that we would make it They didn’t believe in us.”

What emerged out of the South Bronx, NY with youthful creative power, authenticity, raw vibes, and artistic genius over 50 years ago is today an unstoppable global cultural phenomenon that is contributing to a positive and irrevocable transformation of the world’s consciousness and demands for freedom, justice, equality and equity.

An increase is also happening within Kern County according to the Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (Kern BHRS).

Bailey also noted that it is just as important for teachers to listen to their students and know the signs to look for. Listen to your students, be aware of warning signs, and talk with their parents early when you observe a concern. The more meaningful adults working together in the teen’s life, the better,” said Bailey.

As the world attempts to return to a sense of normalcy after the pandemic, the shift is not that easy for some teens. Teens are experiencing higher rates of anxiety and depression statewide and, according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, 1 in 10 kids between the ages of 12 and 17 suffered from at least one major depressive episode in the last year.

Family physicians are also seeing this inside their clinics. Dr. Nadeem Goryaya spoke about how he has seen an increase in teens with anxiety over the past five years. One factor he has seen go into this increase is social media. One reason for this is that the social stresses from school no longer stay at school. “The stresses come with them via social media, for instance, if a child used to be bullied in school, previously in our generation we went home to mom and dad and you felt better,” said Goryaya stating that children used to get a sense of a break from being bullied.

“Nothing really helped until I got around positive people I felt like cared about me,” said Vasquez.

“We are seeing a steady increase in teens who have anxiety and depression accessing behavioral health services,” said Liz Bailey, Behavioral Unit Supervisor II from the Children’s team at Kern BHRS. Prior to the pandemic, we would primarily see teenagers having mild to moderate anxious or depressive symptoms, whereas now we are working with teens who have moderate to severe symptoms.

Bailey and Vasquez emphasized to teens that it is okay to reach out for help. Reaching out for help can include talking to friends and family or calling the 988 crisis care center to be connected to a counselor. “Talk to your teachers, friends, pastor, holding in thoughts and feelings over time can be counterproductive and, in some cases, harmful, ” said Bailey. “Human connection is key and an incredibly vital component of how to help yourself when experiencing challenging behavioral health symptoms.”

Goraya encourages parents to get involved as early as possible if they see signs of anxiety or depression in their teens. He said for parents to trust their parental instinct with their kids because they know their children better than anyone else.

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“They should try to schedule their child for an evaluation. It’s better to over-evaluate than to under-evaluate or to miscalculate or underestimate the level of your child’s anxiety or depression without getting them evaluated,” said Goraya.

Vasquez explained that once she asked for help, the support from her family and friends significantly helped as

“Spend time with your teens, get to know who they are as people, get interested in their life, and spend time together. Listen to your teen, know the warning signs of self-harming behaviors and substance use,” said Bailey.

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Other specific signs he said to look for are withdrawal, sleeping too much or too little, and expressing new negative emotions. Additional signs from the help guide website are extreme sensitivity to criticism and unexplained body aches and pains. Goryaya said it’s best to bring a child in for an evaluation as soon as you start noticing these signs.

Vasquez said one reason she started to feel better after asking for help is because of the people she surrounded herself with. She also started to appreciate the people in her life more.

“Right now social media has made it such that it’s really a 24-hour, seven days a week, 365 days non-stop stressor for kids. To that extent we’re seeing significantly more anxiety and depression as a result,” said Goraya.

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17-year-old Essence Vasquez dealt with depression when she was 14 years old. First, it started because of being bullied by girls in her high school leaving her feeling helpless and unsafe. Her depression then progressed when she lost a family member.“Every day kind of felt like a blur, it’s like days just melted into one. It kind of just felt like I was living in a weird dream,” said Vasquez.

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she tried to ‘find herself again’ and advised other teens that it’s okay to ask for help and step away from toxic situations.

Physical activity can also help combat depression in teens, Goraya said 30 to 60 minutes of exercise is good for teens and helps flush out background noise. Bailey stated that a healthy lifestyle is important to maintaining mental health.

“Incorporating a healthy lifestyle of eating good foods, getting enough rest, limiting screen time, and engaging in physical activity helps create a stable foundation,” said Bailey.

Another thing Goraya suggests is having an open line of communication between parents and children so that they can always know they can go to their parents for help. Also, by spending time together over a meal. Bailey gave a similar suggestion for parents to be present with their children.

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