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“Who wouldn’t want to be on a video game? I was cket for ja ecstatic about it, to be honest. Initially,” O’Bannon told CNN, recalling the first time he came across his image in the game at a friend’s house.

“Then, he told me he paid x amount of dollars for it,” said Bannon. “I didn’t get a penny. That’s when it hit me.”

On Sept. 30, in an effort to bring about some equity to the college sports economy and address what California lawmakers are calling “the civil rights issue of today,” Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 206, also called the Fair Pay to Play Act. The governor and some legislators say, over the years, NCAA rules that bar student athletes Received by Newsfinder from earning money from their personas or performances from AP have led to the exploitation of California college players LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Sparks like O’Bannon. fired general manager Penny Toler on Friday, a move that Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Sen. Steven followed a postgame Bradford (D-Gardena) introduced the legislation. It tirade when the team allows college student athletes in California to receive lost Game 2 in the compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness second round of the in marketing activities like shoe endorsements, jersey WNBA playoffs. licensing, ticket sales or other for-profit ventures that The team said Eric benefit them.

Holoman, the team’s Lawmakers in New York and South Carolina are managing partner and pushing similar legislations but California is the first state Governor Newsom joined LeBron James, Senator Nancy Skinner, Senator Steve Bradford and former college governor, will replace athletes on UNINTERRUPTED’s The Shop. in the country to pass a law addressing the NCAA student Toler as GM and execathlete rules.

Sen. Skinner uses the story of UCLA gymnastics star utive vice president on “This puts California in the vanguard of leadership Player.’ interim basis while a After college, the power forward played two seasons in Katelyn Michelle Ohashi to illustrate the unfairness of the an as it relates to rebalancing the power in the NCAA,” Gov. national search is conNCAA student athlete policy. the NBA and eight more in Europe and South America, but Newsom said in a telephone interview. “Rebalancing the A video posted on YouTube of Ohashi doing a popular ducted. power now with student athletes on par with institutions. he never became a high profile, high-earning professional The Sparks fin- Penny Toler floor exercise routine in January this year generated 64 That balance of power has been perverted over the course of basketball player. ished atop the Western Conference with a 22-12 reguBy the mid 2000s, he was back in the U.S., selling cars million views, but the Bruins star couldn’t make a penny lar-season many, many years by the extraordinary amount of money record. But they were swept in three games by from it because of NCAA rules. at a Las Vegas auto dealership. in this system.” the Connecticut Sun in the postseason.

“For decades, college sports have generated billions Although O’Bannon won the lawsuit in 2014 and $40 The law will go into effect Jan. 1, 2023.

ESPN reported Thursday that Toler entered the In 1995, O’Bannon led the UCLA Bruins to a NCAA million in fees, plus $5,000 payments to the plaintiffs for for all involved except the very people most responsible for Sparks’ locker room after the loss on Sept. 19 and launched championship victory over the University of Arkansas each year they played college sports, the NCAA appealed creating the wealth. That’s wrong,” Skinner said.

There was broad bipartisan support in the legislature into an obscenity-laced speech that included racial slurs. that decision. A U.S. district court upheld the ruling against Razorbacks in the March Madness final.

Toler, who is black, acknowledged using the slurs but told In that game, the power forward - now a well-known the NCAA in 2015, but reversed the order to compensate for SB 206. Last month, it passed unanimously in the ESPN they weren’t directed at any of the players. She also advocate for rolling back the NCAA’s strict rules regarding the athletes whose likenesses were used in the video game. Assembly and made its way out of the Senate in May with said she shouldn’t have used racial slurs.

In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld those a 31-5 vote. student athletes - scored 30 points and grabbed 17 WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said there But there was also strong opposition to the bill. rebounds. He was named the NCAA’s ‘Most Outstanding decisions. will be no further action by the league on the locker room incident because Toler is no longer employed by the team.

Continued on page A3 “The type of language reportedly used has no place in our league,’’ Engelbert’s statement said. “The WNBA takes pride in being one of the most diverse leagues in professional sports that fosters an inclusive and respectful environment.

“We thank Penny for her contributions to the WNBA through her service to the Sparks organization and as a player over two decades.’’

In Game 3 of that series, first-year coach Derek Fisher benched the entire starting five near the end of the third quarter, including Candace Parker, Nneka Ogwumike and Alana Beard. ESPN reported that the decision may have had to do with Toler’s comments after Game 2.

Black Lives Matter Rolls Out Holoman thanked Toler for her tenure with the team that included 20 years as GM. The Sparks won the WNBA Nationwide Voter Registration championship in 2001, ‘02 and ‘06.

Toler played for the Sparks from 1997 to 1999 and and Turnout Initiative to Increase scored the first basket in WNBA history. After retiring in Voter Registration and Turnout 1999, she immediately became GM and began assembling the roster that led the Sparks to their first league title in for the 2020 Presidential Election 2001.

Holoman called Toler “a foundational figure’’ in the growth of the league and wished her the best in the future.

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Group Sues Over Racist School Mural SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – An alumni group has sued to challenge the San Francisco school board’s decision to cover a controversial mural displayed in a public high school that some criticized as racist.

The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education in August voted 4-3 to place panels over the ``Life of Washington’’ mural.

The artwork was created in 1936 and depicts the life of George Washington. It shows slaves working at Washington’s estate and pioneers standing over the dead body of a Native American. Activists said the mural at George Washington High was offensive for its depiction of Native Americans and African Americans.

KPIX-TV reports the school’s alumni association filed a lawsuit Friday asking that the board rescind its vote to remove the mural from public view and conduct an environmental review. The board didn’t immediately respond to the filing.

BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors (standing) announcing new ’What Matters 2020’ initiative while in Houston for the Democratic Party debate.

By Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA Newswire Contributor The 2020 presidential elections will definitely have consequences and it will be important that every vote is counted and accounted for.

Everyone and everything in this country is impacted by someone in a position of political leadership who shapes public policy and who makes decisions regarding the very legislation that we must all adhere to, in one way or another. This includes city councilmembers, mayors, governors, judges, county, state and federal representatives, and even our President.

Knowing how important it is to vote is one thing but getting engaged in the process is an entirely different thing altogether. One group that has made a major impact in this country and that has done a great job of engaging and energizing people of color relative to getting involved in social issues and politics has been the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Global Network.

Founded in 2013 by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman, what started as a hashtag, has now grown into a global chapter-based, member-led organization in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. The organization’s mission has been to mobilize determined activists who are committed to fighting anti-Black racism and discriminatory reforms worldwide.

In an exclusive interview, Cullors tells the NNPA Newswire that BLM was invited to attend the third installment of the Democratic Presidential Debate, which was hosted in Houston, Texas, at Texas Southern University (TSU), which is an HBCU located in the heart of Houston’s historic Third Ward - a place known for its rich Black history and culture. The debate marked the first presidential campaign debate at an HBCU since 2007.

While in Houston for the debate, Cullors announced

that BLM was rolling out a new nationwide initiative to help increase voter registration and turnout. Cullors, along with co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of BLM Melina Abdullah and Managing Director Kailee Scales, introduced the new nationwide initiative entitled - ‘What Matters 2020 - Issues That Impact Minority Communities’, with a dedicated focus on getting the vote out for the 2020 presidential election.

Cullors states that BLM’s goal is to hit all major cities where Black folks live and engage Generation Z to increase voter registration, turnout and overall engagement.

“Black voters have traditionally been the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency and younger voters represent the future of the party,” said Cullors. “We thought it was important that we use this platform to ensure that our constituency has the resources to be informed when tuned Continued on page A3

Wild Pigs Tear Up Bay Area City Park LAFAYETTE, Calif. (AP) – An official says more than two dozen wild pigs have been ripping up a San Francisco Bay Area city’s community park, soccer fields, lawns and landscaping all over town looking for food.

Jonathan Katayanagi, Lafayette’s director of parks, tells the East Bay Times feral hogs have been spotted on occasion in Lafayette for at least the past decade. But he says they seem to be especially prevalent this fall.

Official say Lafayette’s maintenance staff has been working with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife to find the best way to protect the fields during the height of the busy soccer season. The city will install a temporary wire fence around the fields to deter the wild pigs and allow soccer players to use them.

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Homelessness is a National Crisis

By Charlene Crowell Communications Dep. Director Ctr for Responsible Lending For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers, and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment has declined as new jobs have been created, or Wall Street trading and major bank profits rising, some might be led to believe that all is well in America.

But as Sportin’ Life in the folk opera Porgy and Bess sang, “It ain’t necessarily so.”

On September 16, California Governor Gavin Newsom joined by state officials representing cities and counties wrote a letter that urged President Donald Trump to recognize homelessness as a “national crisis decades in the making that demands action at every level of government”.

“Mr. President – shelter solves sleep,” wrote the California officials, “but only housing solves homelessness.”

Governor Newsom and company were absolutely correct. State and local officials across the country also reckon with limited resources to house the nation’s half million homeless and its accompanying persistent poverty. Whether eastward from Washington, DC to Baltimore, New York, and Boston, or westward from Los Angeles, to San Francisco, and Seattle, or even other locales -- America’s homeless are a visible presence that not everyone has been a part of an economic recovery.

In 2018, 67% of America’s homeless people were individuals. The remaining 33% were families with dependent children, according to a report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

Further, according to a new 2019 report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Our nation is currently in the midst of a long period of economic expansion. Yet stagnant wages, rising housing costs and inaccessible job opportunities keep many children and families trapped in impoverished communities. And despite economic growth, we have not seen significant reduction in poverty.”

The Casey Foundation report also found that between 2013-2017, Black and Native American children were the most likely to live in concentrated poverty. For example, half of Michigan’s Black children live in high poverty. Other states where child poverty runs the risk of homelessness are Mississippi (43%), Ohio, (43%), Pennsylvania (42%) and Wisconsin (44%).

Yet despite the availability of homeless and poverty research, HUD Secretary Ben Carson sent Governor Newsom a stark rejection of California’s appeal for federal financial assistance to alleviate California’s homeless.

Secretary Carson’s September 18 reply said in part, “California cannot spend its way out of this problem using Federal funds…More vouchers are clearly not the solution the State needs. To address this crisis, California must reduce its regulatory burdens on housing.”

Advocates for homeless and low-income people strongly disagreed with Secretary Carson’s assessment.

“We know that the number one cause of homeless-

“California’s homeless may be the largest by state,” continued Torres, “but the problem is a national one that deserves to be recognized and acted upon.”

ness is the lack of affordable housing,” said Megan Hustings, managing director of the National Coalition for the Homeless.

“Consumers are already struggling with crushing debt from student loans and medical expenses, or facing triple-digit interest rates when they attempt to access small dollar loans,” noted Marisabel Torres, Director of California Policy with the Center for Responsible Lending, “When they also have to pay some of the highest housing costs in the nation, it is unfortunately unsurprising that there are such large numbers of homeless people in many of California’s large cities.”

“California’s homeless may be the largest by state,” continued Torres, “but the problem is a national one that deserves to be recognized and acted upon.”

In 1987 there was an expression of national will to respond to America’s homeless through enactment of the McKinney Homeless Act. That statute created the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness dedicating the ongoing support of 19 federal agencies to prevent and end homelessness. HUD is one of the participating agencies. The Council on Homelessness even has a written plan, Home, Together, that lays out federal remedies over

the fiscal years of 2018-2022.

According to the 2018 report by the Council on Homelessness, “Crisis services are the critical front line of communities’ responses to homelessness, helping people meet basic survival needs while also helping them swiftly secure permanent housing opportunities.”

Someone should give Secretary Carson a copy. And if that takes a while, here’s what Congresswoman Maxine Waters advised the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee this past June: “In the richest country in the world, it is simply unconscionable that this many of our neighbors across the country are living without a place to call home,” said Waters. “Several communities have experienced severe increases in their homeless populations, further illuminating that homelessness is a crisis. The federal government must recognize the national crisis at hand and support communities and local service providers who are on the streets helping.”

Charlene Crowell is the Communications Deputy Director with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

Dallas Cop Gets 10 Years for Murder Guyer: ‘People are so ungrateful. No one ever thanks me for having the patience not to kill them.’

After deliberating her fate, a jury recommended a sentence of just 10 years in prison for Guyger’s assassination of her neighbor, Botham Jean. The judge upheld the sentencing recommendation. The 26-year old Jean was an accountant at the prestigious firm of Price Waterhouse Coopers at the time of his murder.

Even after finding the defendant guilty after deliberating her fate for just three hours, the jury recommended a sentence of just 10 years in prison for Guyger’s September 2018 assassination of her neighbor, Botham Jean.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Many believe that former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger is a racist with a quick trigger finger. Her tweets and social media posts demonstrate a thirst for blood, and many observers believe that she represents white privilege at its most disgusting level.

Even after finding the defendant guilty after deliberating her fate for just three hours, the jury recommended a sentence of just 10 years in prison for Guyger’s September 2018 assassination of her neighbor, Botham Jean. The 26year old Botham was an accountant at the prestigious firm of Price Waterhouse Coopers at the time of his murder.

Judge Tammy Kemp upheld the sentencing recommendation.

Prosecutors sought at least 28 years.

“If you truly are sorry… I forgive you,” Brandt Jean, Botham’s 18-year old younger brother, told Guyger after the jury read her sentence.

“I think giving your life to Christ would be the best thing that Botham would want for you,” Brandt Jean said, before asking and receiving permission from the trial court judge to give Guyger a hug.

Unlike Brandt Jean, other family members weren’t so willing to offer Guyger forgiveness. At a press conference following the sentencing, Allison Jean, Botham’s mother, said, “My son’s life was much more valuable than ten years.”

Then she shook her head and said, “but there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Later, during an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, Allison Jean shared that she did not know that her son Brandt was going to make the statement that he made.

“So, I was very shocked when he did that,” she said to Cooper.

During the live broadcast of the hearing, protestors outside the courtroom could be heard yelling, “No Justice, No Peace,” from within the courtroom itself.

Activist Dominique Alexander said the sentence was much too light and called for additional protests.

Jean family lawyers said they’ll need to consult with their clients to determine where to go from here, including whether or not to push for federal charges against Guyger because of the comparatively light sentence.

It was a little more than one year ago that Guyger entered Botham Jean’s apartment and shot him for no apparent reason other than he was sitting in his house while black.

During the sentencing hearing, a series of text messages sent and received by Guyger were displayed in court for the jury and the world to see.

The picture painted by her words in those messages was ugly and Klan-esque, particularly from someone who is supposed to protect and serve all citizens.

They were egregiously disrespectful to African Americans and all people of color.

During a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Dallas in 2018, Guyger’s white supremacist-style attitude reared its ugly head.

“When does this end, lol,” read a text sent to Guyger purportedly from another officer on duty.

“When MLK is dead… oh, wait…” Guyger replied.

Later that year, Guyger received another text about the prospect of adopting a German Shepherd.

“Although she may be racist,” the individual texted to Guyger.

“It’s okay,” Guyger responded. “I’m the same. I hate everything and everyone but y’all.”

Prosecutors also showed jurors a text message exchange between Guyger and her partner and ex-lover Officer Martin Rivera.

The conversation took place six months before she shot Jean to death.

“Damn, I was at this area with five different black officers. Not racist but damn,” Rivera texted.

Guyger couldn’t resist in her reply: “Not racist but just have a different way of working, and it shows.”

If the text messages weren’t enough to show the kind of cop Guyger was, and what kind of person she is, Guyger’s Pinterest posts left little doubt.

She captioned one post of her with a military sniper weapon this way: “Stay low, go fast; kill first, die last; one shot, one kill; no luck, all skill.”

Another Pinterest post of Guyger’s reads: “I wear all black to remind you not to mess with me because I’m already dressed for your funeral.”

In that post, Guyger brandishes a gun, gloves, and a shovel. She wrote: “Yah I got meh a gun, a shovel, and gloves. If I were u back da f--- up and get out of meh f----g way.”

In still another post, Guyger wrote, “People are so ungrateful. No one ever thanks me for having the patience

not to kill them.”

During the trial, Guyger said she was tired after working a long shift when she returned home on September 6, 2018.

She said she approached what she believed was her apartment and found the door partially ajar. Guyger said she saw a man inside the apartment and thought he was an intruder. She was still in uniform and shot Jean to death.

Because her unit is one floor below Jean’s, Guyger tried to explain that as the reason for the mix-up. For jurors, she couldn’t explain why she’d execute a man who was sitting on his couch, eating ice cream, and watching television.

Although she claimed to have yelled, “Let me see your hands,” neighbors testified that they never heard her utter such a command. The only sound they heard was the gunfire: Guyger shooting an unarmed man.

Guyger’s conviction and imprisonment appears part of a new trend where law enforcement officers are facing the music for crimes against unarmed individuals of color.

Earlier this year, Jason Van Dyke, a white former Chicago Police Officer, was convicted of second-degree murder in the October 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, an unarmed black teenager.

Van Dyke, who shot Laquan 16 times, was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison.

Robert Bates, a white Tulsa County, Oklahoma volunteer sheriff’s deputy, was sentenced in 2016 to four years in prison for second-degree manslaughter in the 2015 death of Eric Harris, 44, who was unarmed and restrained.

Peter Liang, a rookie police officer in New York City, was convicted of manslaughter in 2016 in the 2014 death of 28-year-old Akai Gurley.

Gurley, who is black, was walking down the steps of his apartment building when a startled Liang panicked and open fire.

A judge reduced the conviction to negligent homicide and sentenced Liang to five years’ probation and 800 hours of community service.

Former Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer Roy Oliver was convicted of murder in August in the 2017 death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Oliver, who is white, fired his weapon into a car packed with black teenagers, killing Edwards.

North Charleston, S.C., Officer Michael Slager pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges after killing Walter Scott, a black man, in 2015.

Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2017.

This week, jurors in Georgia began deliberating the case against former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert Olsen.

Olsen, who is white, is accused of killing Anthony Hill, a 26-year-old black man and military veteran who was unarmed and naked at the time of the shooting.

It took jurors less than a day before convicting Guyger who was taken into custody immediately following the verdict.

“For black people in America, this verdict is a huge victory,” said Lee Merritt, one of the attorney’s representing the Jean family.

“Few police officers ever face trial for shooting deaths, and even fewer are convicted,” Merritt stated.

He added that the verdict shows that justice is finally coming for the family of victims.

“Police officers are going to be held accountable for their actions, and we believe that will begin to change policing culture all over the world,” Merritt told reporters.

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who also represents Jean’s family, said it was important to remember that there’s a list of unarmed African Americans who have been killed by police officers.

He said the verdict against Guyger was a welcome shift in the nation.

“For so many unarmed black and brown human beings all across America, this verdict is for them,” Crump stated.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019237995 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LUKE NUNEZ TRANSPORT LLC at 45241 7th St E Apt. #55, Lancaster, Ca. 93535 Mailing Address: Same County: LA REGISTERED OWNERS(S): LUKE NUNEZ TRANSPORT LLC CA, 45241 7th St E Apt. #55, Lancaster, Ca. 93535 The business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company SIGNED: DAVID BALMORE NUNEZ, PRESIDENT The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 09/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on: Sept 4, 2019 DEAN C. LOGAN, Los Angeles County Clerk By: ERICA SPENCER, Deputy NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES ST THE END IOF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTITY FORM. This statement expires on Sept 4, 2024 LOS ANGELES BAY NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019232997 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HOLCOMB at 45535 York Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca. 90042 Mailing Address: 4628 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 90027 County: LA REGISTERED OWNERS(S): DRM 5535 LLC CA, 4628 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 90027 The business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company SIGNED: DRM 5535 LLC, MANAGER The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on: Aug 28, 2019 DEAN C. LOGAN, Los Angeles County Clerk By: A. MOVSISYAN, Deputy NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES ST THE END IOF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTITY FORM. This statement expires on Aug 28, 2024 LOS ANGELES BAY NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� CITATION Freedom From Parental Custody and Control (ABANDONMENT) Re: ADOPTION) Case Number: BAT-19-003031 Superior Court of California, Count of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER LEE DANIELS JR., Minor A person who should be declared free from the custody and control of her parent or parents.

To CHRISTOPHER LEE DANIELS SR. and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of said minor person above-named.

By order of this Court you are hereby cited and required to appear before the Judge Presiding in Department C of the above entitled court on November 22, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. of that day, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of his parents according to the petition on file herein. For failure to attend, you will be deemed guilty of a contempt of court.

You are hereby notified of the provisions of Civil Code Section §237.5 which provide: “the judge shall advise the minor and the parents, if present, of the right to have counsel present. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel, and if they are unable to afford counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent the parents.”

Date: September 24, 2019 (SEAL) TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS County Clerk, By: A. RODRIGUEZ, Deputy NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual citee You are served on behalf of: C.C.P. §416.90 (Individual) The time when a citation is deemed served on a party may vary depending on the method of service. For example, see Code of Civil Procedure Section §§413.10 through 415.40 Prepared By: Kristy Schaeffer Prestige Legal Document Assistance 3719 Canadian St. Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 (661) 832-3033 LDA #2 (Kern County) Exp. 1/1/2020 LOS ANGELES BAY NEWS OBSERVER (PLDA) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2019 �������������������������������

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019257975 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLASSIC SOUL CRUISE / CLASSIC SOUL CRUISE AND TRAVEL at 6709 La Tijera Bl. #357, Los Angeles, Ca. 90045 Mailing Address: Same County: LA REGISTERED OWNERS(S): LINDA REGINA TAYLOR, 5916 S. Bedford Ave, Los Angeles, Ca. 90056 The business is conducted by: an Individual SIGNED: LINDA REGINA TAYLOR, OWNER The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 09/1996 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on: Sept 25, 2019 DEAN C. LOGAN, Los Angeles County Clerk By: JUANITA CARPENTER, Deputy NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES ST THE END IOF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTITY FORM. This statement expires on Sept 25, 2024 LOS ANGELES BAY NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 �������������������������������

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF VIOLA COTTRELL PUTNEY CASE NUMBER: 19STPB09411 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of VIOLA COTTRELL PUTNEY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MONICA DUHART in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, Ca. 90012 THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MONICA DUHART be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: Nov 4, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: 2D Room: 629 located at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, Ca. 90012 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.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided on Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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A request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

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Black Student Athletes in California “ ” Can Now Say, Show Me The Money

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The University of California system, California State University schools, Stanford and the University of Southern California all opposed the bill, saying they feared it would increase costs to ensure compliance with the law and lead to fines or even expulsion from the NCAA. The NCAA and the Pacific 12 Conference, the western collegiate athletic league commonly called the PAC-12, also opposed the bill.

“This legislation will lead to the professionalization of college sports and many unintended consequences related to this professionalism,” the PAC 12 statement read. “It imposes a state law that conflicts with national rules and will likely reduce resources and opportunities for studentathletes in Olympic sports and have a negative disparate impact on female student-athletes.”.

Before the governor signed the dotted line to make SB 206 law, NCAA President Mark Emmert wrote a letter warning the governor that the bill was “unconstitutional” and if it became law, the NCAA could possibly ban schools in the state from participating in championship competitions.

“It would erase the critical distinction between college and professional athletics,” the letter written on behalf of the 21 members of the NCAA board of governors stated, “because it gives those schools an unfair recruiting advantage.”

Gov Newsom, who signed SB 206 on a special episode of HBO’s “The Shop Uninteruppted” with Los Angeles Lakers’ star LeBron James, said the law particularly benefits Black athletes.

James said he chose to bypass college and go directly to the NBA in 2003 because he needed the money to take care of his impoverished family in Akron, Ohio.

SB 206 will benefit many young African-American athletes in California. The majority of whom go to college from some of the more disadvantaged census tracts of the state.

On a call with California Black Media, Gov. Newsom said “a foundational point to understand, too, is that the majority of college basketball and football players are Black and most head coaches are White. The financial imbalance, the governor said, is hiding in plain sight.”

Some college coaches in California “are getting a percentage of ticket receipts,” the governor added, while many of the student athletes only get “partial scholarships.”

“As I discovered when we went through the contracts just at the UCs (University of California system) - Country club memberships and the use of private planes are spelled out in these contracts,” said Gov. Newsom. “Somehow, everybody is on an unequal playing field.”

In California, Black students are still underrepresented among all college students while they are overrepresented among NCAA college athletes in the state.

During the 2013-14 school year at UCLA, for example, the school enrolled a total of 42,184 students, according to the UCLA Council of Academic Planning and Budget. Of that number, there were 21,664 undergraduates.

In the freshman class, there were 2,400 males but only 48 (1.9 percent) of those first-year undergrad menwere Black, Inside Higher Ed reports. A disproportionate sixty five percent of that number were undergraduate athletes.

Nationwide, colleges and universities make around $14 billion each year from student athletics and the NCAA takes in about $1 billion annually “You see time and time again where these student athletes on scholarships still can’t afford basic necessities

like food and clothing,” said Sen. Bradford. “We’ve seen the one-and-down scenario far too long, where student athletes leave school for financial burdens, assisting their families. SB 206 will give students an incentive to stay in school.”

Flying a Mission of Diversity Despite the limited amount of African Americans in the cockpit, Stanislaus said now is the time for people of color to join the pilot ranks. “There is about to be a mass exodus of commercial pilots, and their spots will need to be filled,” he said.

“African Americans should know that this is possible for them,” Stanislaus said.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Walking onto an airplane and seeing a black pilot is as rare as a blood moon sighting.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that of the approximately 690,000 active certificated pilots in the U.S., less than 3 percent are African American.

While a blood moon occurs about every two years, Jerome Stanislaus often takes the pilot’s seat in the cockpit of a private aircraft.

He pilots friends, family members, and others from New York to Philadelphia.

Sometimes, he flies further south to Virginia.

And, there are occasions where he traverses the skies above the Big Apple on a traffic-beating short flight to Long Island.

“Right now, I’m in San Antonio going through Flight Engineer School in the Airforce for the C5 Galaxy,” Stanislaus said.

The C5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft.

“It’s a huge cargo plane, and I would like to continue training to make it [as a commercial airline pilot] when I am done with this school,” Stanislaus said.

Despite the limited amount of African Americans in the cockpit, Stanislaus said now is the time for people of color to join the pilot ranks.

“There is about to be a mass exodus of commercial pilots, and their spots will need to be filled,” he said.

“African Americans should know that this is possible for them,” Stanislaus said.

The Brooklyn-born father of two said although he dreamed of becoming a pilot, he never believed he would.

And, that belief stemmed from a blunt observation: “I had never seen a black pilot,” he said.

Earlier this year, Stanislaus began donating his free time to a nonprofit that helps racially diverse children and young adults explore their interest in flying.

“My family has always been extremely supportive of my flying. I have two daughters, and they have their dreams and flying isn’t one of them,” Stanislaus said. “As far as they are concerned they don’t need to be pilots if I can just fly them where they want to go,” he said.

After graduating high school, Stanislaus trained to become an aircraft mechanic in the Marine Corps.

Later, he earned a degree in airport management and then went to work as a school teacher.

Flying, however, remained his foremost passion.

He signed up for flight lessons and, in 2015, Stanislaus took his first solo flight on a Piper Warrior II single-en-

Jerome Stanislaus , a Brooklyn-born father of two, said although he dreamed of becoming a pilot, he never believed he would. And, that belief stemmed from a blunt observation: “I had never seen a black pilot,” he said.

gine plane.

While he doesn’t own a plane yet, Stanislaus said that is a dream that will one day become a reality.

It also makes sense because of the number of free flights he’s doled out to family and friends. He said he’s focused on saving money and he’s started a Go Fund Me to help expedite the process.

“The demand for what I offer is growing and renting no longer makes the most sense. In the long run, buying a plane is the most cost-effective course of action, so that is where I am focusing my money,” he said.

Stanislaus hopes to raise $50,000, and officials at GoFundMe have reached into their pockets, too.

“As part of our Gives Back program, we’re grateful for the chance to donate to campaigns that have touched us,” GoFundMe officials wrote on Stanislaus’ page. They donated $750 toward his goal.

Flying isn’t the only sky-high activity Stanislaus enjoys.

He’s also a licensed skydiver.

“In April 2014, I went on my first skydive for my [ex] girlfriend’s birthday,” Stanislaus said. “I was really calm and excited until I got into the plane and it started to leave the ground. During the climb, I had this internal fear that intensified tremendously, but I was calm externally,” he said.

When the door opened, Stanislaus said he could no longer “keep it together.”

“I began to freak out. All of my dignity, pride, and masculinity went out the door,” Stanislaus said.

“It was hands down, the scariest moment of my life.”

He later found the courage to complete the jump and then began searching drop zones to other jumps.

“I saw myself living myself to the fullest and inspiring others to do the same. Most importantly, I saw myself finding the courage to face the biggest fear in my life and enjoying the fuck out of it,” he said.

“My ultimate goal in life is to inspire others.”

To contribute to Stanislaus’ GoFundMe,scan over the photo with this story using your “Observer Interactive” App.

What Matters in 2020

Issues that Impact Minority Communities

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into the debate and that the candidates know just how impactful our vote will be to this election.”

Working in conjunction with a cross-section of partners from all sectors, BLM leaders are seeking to directly impact the 2020 election cycle by ensuring candidates are held accountable for the issues that systematically and disproportionately impact minority communities across the nation. “‘What Matters 2020 – Issues that Impact Minority Communities’ will increase voter registration and turnout by deploying technology applications, establishing candidate accountability and employing grassroots strategies to access, inform and empower minority communities during the 2020 election cycle,” Cullors tells the NNPA Newswire.

Issues this initiative will mobilize around include: • Racial Injustice • Police Brutality • Criminal Justice Reform • Black Immigration Environmental Conditions • Voting Rights & Suppression • Economic Injustice • Healthcare • Education • Commonsense Gun Laws • LGBTQAI • Human Rights In addition to introducing this initiative, BLM plans to directly interact with candidates and students, and will be launching technology applications aimed at increasing voter registration and turnout in 2020.

“We will engage and empower all Black folks, our allies, and under-served communities to use their collective

voices and votes to achieve the outcomes we want, need and deserve in 2020,” Cullors tells the NNPA Newswire.

“We will educate BLM constituents about candidates and the issues that impact Black voters most, and promote voter registration and voter turnout among the Black community, our allies, and Generation Z. This initiative will inspire and motivate people to ask themselves and their candidates are you really addressing ‘What Matters in 2020?’”

In measuring the success of the initiative, Cullors states that they will be monitoring the results based off of the outcomes that come prior to the 2020 election.

“We will know that we are successful when each candidate has an acceptable and tangible comprehensive plan that specifically addresses racial injustice, criminal justice reform, police brutality and reparations, among other issues that impact the Black community,” Cullors states.

Since the organization’s inception in 2013, BLM has been on the frontline of many issues impacting minority communities including police brutality, criminal justice reform, education, Black immigration, public policy and more.

For these efforts, they have been widely recognized, received and in many instances, criticized. They continue with the work, however, and hope this effort will galvanize marginalized and minority communities all across this country. Perhaps more importantly, BLM has reminded the Black community of its own power and collective strength.

To find out more about this effort and initiative, people can visit blacklivesmatter.com/what-matters-2020, to learn about key issues and candidates, register to vote, pledge to vote and join the ongoing conversation by engaging them on social media platforms using #WhatMatters2020.

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Chargers Fall to 2-3 after 5 Games to get used to running guys hitting you and stiff-arming.”

When I asked about how long he thinks it would take an NFL Running back to get in playing shape to give 100% of Melvin Gordon, he answered honestly by saying, “I don’t know. I’ve never been in this position. Hopefully, the cobwebs are off after this game and next game I can get rolling.” As he went on to discuss getting in rhythm and hearing the play call and changes, I followed up to see if he was able to keep up with the plays that were being implemented. He said, “Yeah, I had my surface so I still watched camp. I still watched the plays that were going on.

I knew the plays; It’s just getting adjusted to guys coming to tackle you. In practice, guys are tagging off, in games you got guys shooting at your knees, and knocking you off balance.”

I would expect Gordon would be in rhythm, before too long, next game I would suspect. Though a more concerning issue would be the Chargers overcoming injuries! We already know All-Pro Safety Derwin James is not likely to return this season leaving a major void in their defense. Mike Pouncey going out with an apparent neck injury on Sunday does not help their offensive line out and

may have impacted this ability to run the ball on Sunday as well.

The coaches staff has their work cut out for them as they welcome in the 1-4 Pittsburg Steelers into town this weekend. The Chargers will be facing another loud fan base which will undoubtedly infiltrate their Dignity Health Sports Park eliminating any home-field advantage they may have. I expect them to come out hungry and assertive to show they are better than what we’ve seen from them last week and win this game fairly handily with a score of 24-10.

Please share your thoughts on this week’s matchup for the Chargers and share your predictions for the Steelers vs Chargers by commenting in the comment section of this article on www.whatsgoodinsports.com or by following me on Twitter at “Voice of the Fans” for immediate engagement. Additionally, subscribe to our weekly “Voice of the Fans Podcast” which is available for you on Apple and Google Podcasts including Spotify, TunedIn, and iHeart Radio. As always, we certainly appreciate you for making our voice your choice!

LA Chargers Austin Ekeler (#30) and Derek Watt give autographs to players on the Tochito’s, the Mexican Flag Football Champions. (Courtesy Photo)

By Cameron Buford Whatsgoodinsports.com As a kickoff to Hispanic Heritage Month, the Los Angeles Chargers welcome the guys of Tochito, the Mexican Flag Football Champions, to their facility on Friday to meet and greet the coaches and players. To continue their recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month the Chargers welcomed three division and four-time World Boxing Champion Abner Mares to be the honorary canon firer to kick off their game against the Denver Broncos at Dignity Health Sports Park. Coming off their second win of the season last week they also were welcoming back their leading rusher, from the past few seasons, back to the team.

For the second consecutive week, the Chargers face a winless team. Unhappy with losing to a winless or the inability to put up some points on the board, Head Coach Anthony Lynn was visibly not pleased during his postgame press conference when he stated, “If we play like that, we won’t beat anybody! That team came in their more desperate for a win; play harder and outcoached us! They play faster and harder!”

The Chargers appeared to be overwhelmed with working Melvin Gordon, their leading rusher from the last season, into their offensive game plan. Though According

to Coach Lynn, “Melvin’s a good football player. We welcome Melvin back to our offense!” Though there were a couple of moments in the game where they seemed to have too many options. Just before the half at the goal line, instead of pounding it in for a touchdown, they got too creative with their play-calling which lead to fumble and them not scoring at all.

A similar situation arose late in the third quarter, on the goal line, where they lined Phillip Rivers out wide and attempted a run play that fooled no one in the stadium.

After Gordon picked up 5 yards on the initial down, they may have been better served by allowing Gordon to just run it again, without the schematic creativeness that wasn’t warranted at the goal line.

Once the game was over and Coach Lynn made his feelings known about the game, I thought it would be beneficial to hear from Melvin Gordon on how he felt about his return to action. When asked how he felt, he responded by saying “I feel like we practiced pretty hard.

The energy wasn’t there like Coach Lynn said.” About being back out there he said, “Physically I was good. It’s different, you can’t immolate that (actually playing football), you got

Abner Mares was the honorary firer kicking off the LA Chargers games vs the Denver Broncos recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month. (Courtesy Photo)

What’s Good NFL Week 6 Supremacy Ranking

By Cameron Buford Whatsgoodinsports.com Hey there football fans, we are just past the quarter pole in the-season point of the NFL season. Now that we have had time to see what these teams are made of and what their potential maybe for the remainder of the season.

While some teams continue to prove their insignificance, other teams are proving their growth and dominance within their respective divisions. According to what we have seen thus far in the season, we have created our 2019 NFL What’s Good Top 10 Supremacy Rankings.

In reverse order we have listed what we believe to be the top-performing teams in the NFL through week 6: #10 Carolina Panthers- The emergence of Kyle Allen coupled with the stability and explosiveness of Christian McCaffrey, who is leading all RB’s in rushing yards and yards from scrimmage. Compliments their tough opportunistic defense which is led by Luke Kuechly, will keep them in most games. #9 Dallas Cowboys- Ezekiel Elliott leads this talented team, though maybe hindered by their head coach or Dak Prescott, take your pick. However, Amari Cooper, that offensive line and their defense can camouflage the warts of their quarterback. This team is talented enough to make a run in the playoffs, it will be interesting to see what they do throughout the season. #8 Buffalo Bills- The early success of the Bills is a surprise to most NFL fans. As they are a whisker away from being 5-0, their defense is continuing to make it tough for opponents to score, allowing 68 points through 5 games the least since 1993 (where they went to their 3rd consecutive Superbowl) while giving Josh Allen opportunities to get in their offense in the endzone and win them games. #7 Los Angeles Rams- Though they are fighting the stigma of the Superbowl hangover, they remain the most talented offense in their division. I expect Wade Phillips to have this defense tightened up by playoff time when they will be a formidable playoff team once again.

October 2019 WGS NFL Supremacy Rankings (Bing Photos)

#6 San Francisco 49ers- This record is also a surprise to most NFL fans. At 4-0 this team is a solid mix of youth and experience. Richard Sherman and Nick Bosa make the defense formidable as Jimmy Garoppolo gets healthy and in the rhythm, this offense should continue to improve and prosper throughout the season. #5 Seattle Seahawks- This team now goes as leading

MVP candidate Russell Wilson goes! Teamed with the league’s top running game and with the addition of Jadeveon Clowney to the already formidable defense makes this team a serious NFC Championship contender. #4 Green Bay Packers- Aaron Rodgers appears to finally have a stout defense and running game. In addition to having likely the best Wide Receiver in the game. This

is probably the most complete team that Rodgers has had in his career, which has these guys ranked so high in our rankings. #3 New Orleans Saints- With Teddy Bridgewater filling in for the injured Drew Brees, for the next few weeks. Alvin Kamara and their young opportunistic defense continue to have this team in position to be 2020 Superbowl contenders and claim the #3 ranking in our Supremacy Rankings. #2 Kansas City Chiefs- With last season’s MVP Patrick Mahomes leading the charge these Chiefs are easily the most explosive team in the NFL. It’s up to they’re revamped defense to slow down opponent long enough for the league’s most explosive offense to get points on the board. #1 New England Patriots- Until proven different this team is the class of the AFC and the NFL! Three-time league MVP Tom Brady leads this offense regardless of their receivers and running backs in the game. Paired with the defensive genius of Bill Belichick who will no doubt have this defense ready for a deep playoff run. This is why this team has earned the top spot in our first Supremacy Rankings of the year.

We will revisit our Supremacy Rankings based on what we see from the NFL over the next few weeks. This is just our first glimpse into how we see this NFL season progressing thus far, I’d be interested to know how you differently you may see our NFL Supremacy Rankings.

Feel free to share your thoughts on our What’s Good Supremacy Rankings by sharing your thoughts by commenting in the comment section of this article on www.whatsgoodinsports.com or by following me on Twitter at “Voice of the Fans” for immediate engagement.

Additionally, subscribe to our weekly “Voice of the Fans Podcast” which you can find on Apple and Google Podcasts including Spotify, TunedIn, and iHeart Radio. As always, we certainly appreciate you for making our voice your choice!

UCLA Comeback Falls Short

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer

The UCLA football team dug themselves a hole and nearly came out of it.

With just over nine minutes into the game the Bruins trailed Oregon State by twenty-one points on its way to a 48-31 win.

The bright thing about the Bruins were they fought back and at one point outscored the Beavers 31-10.

Austin Burton got his first start subbing for the injured Darian Thompson Robinson. Burton threw 236 yards and a touchdown while going 27 of 41 with no interceptions.

The 6-2 197 pound redshirt sophomore showed signs of readiness as he scrambled several times for key yards.

Demetric Felton rushed for 111 yards on 11 carries including a 75 yarder for a score.

“There’s no one more disappointed than we are right now, so that’s part of the process and we have to work through it,” said UCLA Head Coach Chip Kelly. ”When you’re a young team your going to make some mistakes.”

OSU QB Jake Luton completed 18 of 26 passes for 285 yards and five touchdowns for the Beavers (1-5). Isaiah Hogkins had 10 catches for 123 yards and 3 touchdowns.

UCLA QB Austin Burton completed 27 of 41 passes for 236 yards. (Courtesy Photo)

Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Entertainment

Groundbreaking Actress Diahann Carroll Dies at 84 domestic worker.

“For a hundred years we have been prevented from seeing accurate images of ourselves and we’re all overconcerned and overreacting,” Carroll said in a 1968 interview with TV Guide.

“The needs of the White writer go to the superhuman being. At the moment, we are presenting the White Negro.

And he has very little Negro-ness,” Carroll stated.

Prior to “Julia,” Carroll starred in the Broadway musical, “No Strings,” for which she earned a Tony Award for best actress in 1962.

In perhaps her most memorable role, Carroll earned an Oscar nomination for best actress in the James Earl Jones-led motion picture, “Claudine.”

She later starred in the hit nighttime soap opera, “Dy-

nasty,” and made recurring appearances on “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “A Different World.”

In 2011, Carroll was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

“The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) salutes the living legacy of Diahann Carroll, may she rest in peace,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. The NNPA is a trade association representing the broad expanse of African American-owned newspapers and media companies that make up the Black Press of America.

“Diahann Carroll was a courageous trailblazer, freedom-fighting sister leader in film, on stage, the TV screen, and in the African American community,” Chavis stated.

“God bless and long live the irrepressible spirit of Diahann Carroll.”

Several prominent celebrities also saluted Carroll on

social media.

“Diahann Carroll you taught us so much,” tweeted actress, dancer and director Debbie Allen. “We are stronger, more beautiful and risk takers because of you. We will forever sing your praises and speak your name,” Allen wrote.

Famed film director Ava DuVernay wrote that Carroll “walked this earth for 84 years and broke ground with every footstep.”

DuVernay noted that Carroll was an icon.

“One of the all-time greats. She blazed trails through dense forests and elegantly left diamonds along the path for the rest of us to follow. Extraordinary life. Thank you, Ms. Carroll,” DuVernay wrote.

According to NBC News, Carroll is survived by her daughter, Kay, and grandchildren, August and Sydney.

Apple TV+ First Film will Close AFI Fest 2019 Publicity photo of Diahann Carroll (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Diahann Carroll, the trailblazing actress and first Black woman to star in a non-servant role in a television series has died.

She was 84.

Carroll starred as nurse Julia Baker in “Julia,” the hit NBC show that aired from 1968 to 1971.

The show represented the first time a Black person – man or woman – was cast as in the title role of a show, portraying a character that wasn’t a maid or other type of

Carroll starred as nurse Julia Baker in “Julia,” the hit NBC show that aired from 1968 to 1971. The program aired on NBC from 1968 to 1971. (Photo: NBC Television / Wikimedia Commons)

The Banker Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie co-star in the World premiere of Apple’s The Banker, Apple TV’s first original film.

Motown Records Founder Berry Gordy attends The Paley Honors In Hollywood: A Gala Tribute To Music On Television, in Beverly Hills, California on October 25, 2018. (VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. The American Film Institute (AFI) announced that AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will close with the World premiere of Apple’s The Banker, Apple TV’s first original film, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie.

Michael Lumpkin, Director of AFI Festivals shared, “THE BANKER joins a remarkable group of films being released this year that openly confront centuries of racism and injustice in our country, while celebrating the brave individuals whose activism has created real change.”

Based on a true story, The Banker centers on revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream. Along with Garret’s wife Eunice (Nia Long), they train a working-class white man, Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult), to pose as the rich and privileged face of their burgeoning real estate and banking empire – while Garrett and Morris pose as a janitor and a chauffeur. Their success ultimately draws the attention of the federal government, which threatens everything the four have built.

The drama is directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment

Bureau), who also co-wrote and co-produced the film along with Anthony Mackie, Joe Viertel, Brad Feinstein, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jonathan Baker and David Lewis Smith.

The film is executive produced by Samuel L. Jackson, Joseph F. Ingrassia, Will Greenfield, David Gendron and Ali Jazayeri. Niceole Levy, David Lewis Smith and Stan Younger co-wrote the screenplay which was adapted from a story by David Lewis Smith, Stan Younger and Brad Caleb Kane.

AFI Fest 2019 opens November 14 with the highly anticipated film Queen & Slim written by Lena Waithe and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner Smith, Chloë Sevign and Bokeem Woodbine. The Closing Night Gala will take place on Thursday,November 21 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.

The Banker opens in theaters December 6, 2019, before it debuts on Apple TV+ in January 2020.

This article was written by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., entertainment and culture editor for NNPA/Black Press USA. Nsenga is also founder & editor-in-chief of the award-winning news blog The Burton Wire, which covers news of the African Diaspora. Follow her on Twitter @ Ntellectual.

Motown Founder Berry Gordy Retires

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent From the Miracles, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, and the shaping of the original Little Steven, to being the genius behind the launch of the man that would become known as “the King of Pop,” Berry Gordy long ago indelibly cemented his place as one of the true legends of popular music.

Known as “The Chairman,” Gordy is the founder and original architect of Motown Records — an American original that arguably featured the most exceptional assembly of talent in music history — has retired.

He announced his retirement during the 60th-anniversary celebration of Motown that took place in Detroit last month. “I have come full circle, and it’s only appropriate [to make the announcement] while here in Detroit, the city where my fairy tale happened with all of you,” Gordy said.

Sixty years ago, long before the lottery’s slogan of “A Dollar and a Dream,” was appropriated to describe “rags to riches” success, Gordy put up what little cash he had and launched Motown Records, forever and better known by its simpler singular moniker: “Motown,” out of his small Motor City home.

The determined businessman demanded the best from everyone passing through the illustrious halls of Motown.

Among his initial signings was The Miracles featuring Smokey Robinson. Smokey would go on to become a recording legend, but he is also the songwriting genius who penned tunes for artists like Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.

In 2001, Gordy told this reporter that the secret to success was, in part, understanding who to trust. Gordy made no bones that the foremost person he believed in is himself. However, he also knew when to comply.

“Her recollection is absolutely correct,” Gordy said with a respectful laugh when relayed a story told by Lula Mae Hardaway. Hardaway, who died in 2006, said she was probably the most hardened person Gordy had ever negotiated with. The negotiation involved her young son who would soon become known to the entire world as Stevie Wonder.

“For a year, I refused to sign a contract to let Steve work for Motown because I wasn’t sure if they’d provide a proper tutor for him to get a good education,” said Hardaway, who penned her life story in the 2002 book, “Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder’s Mother.”

“We were poor, but I wasn’t stupid, and I wouldn’t be taken advantage of,” Hardaway told this reporter.

“We could certainly use the money Berry was offering, which really wasn’t much, but it wasn’t about the money, even though when we did finally agree to sign, it was a whole lot more than what he originally offered,” Hardaway stated.

Gordy said he knew he was getting a genius in the young Stevie Wonder, and a decade after his initial signing, Gordy and Wonder would ink what at the time was the largest contract in Motown history.

Along with Robinson and Wonder, Motown would produce an extensive roster of hitmakers.

From Marvin Gaye’s groundbreaking “What’s Going On?” to the Diana Ross and the Supremes “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” the hits came nearly every day.

Perhaps Gordy’s most shrewd signing was that of the Jackson Five.

While the group never won a Grammy Award and enjoyed a handful of No. 1 hits, it was its lead singer that Gordy took a particular interest in.

“When people ask, ‘Did I know that Michael Jackson would become as big as he did?’ I tell them, ‘Why of course,’” Gordy stated. “Why wouldn’t I believe he’d break records and set new standards? No one worked harder, and no one worked as often as Michael Jackson.”

Even though his solo success came under a different record label, Jackson would rock the world with the ultra-successful “Off The Wall” album. The singer would then cement himself as perhaps the greatest pop music star in history with the release of his 1982 album, “Thriller.”

Two years after “Thriller,” Lionel Richie [former lead singer of the Commodores] released “Can’t Slow Down.”

The recording became the biggest selling album in Motown history.

It was the last major record under Gordy’s leadership.

He sold the label in 1988, and until this year, Gordy remained in the entertainment industry producing Broadway musicals and feature films.

“Motown records is one of the most successful Blackowned record labels of all time,” said Aaron Douglas of R.E.A.L. Music Entertainment.

“Its history is in concrete because of the mega artists and because Berry Gordy had an eye for up-and-coming talent. …a Black owner giving a Black up-and-coming talented artists a chance to show their talent to the world and to be a proven success over and over again. This would be a blueprint for other young aspiring Black people. Seeing is believing,” Douglas stated.

Gordy made a difference not just in the music industry, but also in the world, said music producer Linnette A. Harrigan.

“The Motown Sound has impacted millions worldwide, and it has influenced the popular music we hear even to this day.

“Berry Gordy paved the way for minorities in a way that had never been seen before. His Motown sound is now known as the sound that changed America, helping to bring together the nation then divided by race and segregation.

“As an African-American leader, businessman, entrepreneur, and important and historical agent of change, Berry Gordy is an inspiration and role model especially for African-Americans like myself,” Harrigan stated.

She added: “His legacy should and could never be forgotten.”

Reaction to the Death of Actress Diahann Carroll LOS ANGELES (AP) – Reaction to the death of Oscar-nominated actress Diahann Carroll, who died Friday at age 84.

“She was a mentor, trailblazer and dynamic talent that single handed integrated the Union by demanding to have a black hairdresser do her hair on her groundbreaking show “Julia.'' My deepest s condolences go out to her family and all that adored her.'' – Vanessa Williams on Facebook.

“Diahann Carroll walked this earth for 84 years and broke ground with every footstep. An icon. One of the all-time greats. She blazed trails through dense forests and elegantly left diamonds along the path for the rest of us to follow. Extraordinary life. Thank you, Ms. Carroll.'' – Ava DuVernay on Twitter.

“I never forgot about her even though she's been quiet. She was a great actress and a class act. She made us all proud and I hope if she sees my Mama, they can hug because my Mama worshipped her. – Terry McMillan on Twitter.

“Diahann Carroll you taught us so much. We are stronger, more beautiful and risk takers because of you.

We will forever sing your praises and speak your name.'' – Debbie Allen on Twitter.

“Diahann Carroll was a luminous, extraordinary,

performer, and an even more beautiful human being. I'll treasure memories of shared laughter, and of her incredible artistry. Farewell, beautiful Diahann.'' – Mitzi Gaynor on Twitter.

“She is, was, and forever will be AN ICON!! Simply everything, EVERYTHING!'' – Gabrielle Union on Twitter.

“I once met the legendary Diahann Carroll at a luncheon in Toronto. I told her that when she starred in `Julia,' people used to say my mother looked like her. Without blinking an eye, she said `Was she very beautiful?' Ms. Carroll was a Goddess.'' – Dana Delany on Twitter. “(hash)DiahannCarroll was a transformative force for freedom. She identified with Dr King in the civil rights movement with a simple kiss. She brought down ancient barriers & built bridges. She left the world better than she found it. We are in her debt. We miss her so much already.

RIP'' – Rev. Jesse Jackson on Twitter.

“I'm at an utter loss of words right now. The impact you have had on me, Hollywood, America, the World is telling that God exists. I love you.'' – Lee Daniels on Twitter.

“Rest in Peace Queen (hash)diahanncarroll'' – Sanaa Lathan on Instagram.

FILE - This Sept. 24, 1986 file photo shows, Diahann Carroll, John Forsythe, Linda Evans and Joan Collins from “Dynasty” cutting a cake to commemorate the production of 150 episodes of the show in Los Angeles.

Carroll died, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer. She was 84. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Local

Environmental Justice Advocates Say ’ ‘ ’ Climate Change isnt a White Thing “Far too often it is our communities – Black and Brown communities – that are not prepared enough, resilient enough, or adaptive enough when climate disasters hit,” Mabson said. “We look at the devastating impacts from Hurricane Katrina, and more recently Hurricane’s Maria, Harvey, and Dorian, and we see communities that look like ours, nearly destroyed,” said Michelle Mabson, a staff scientist for the Healthy Communities Program at Earthjustice.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent The climate crisis is real.

From the devastating of extreme weather events made worse by climate change to the public health implications of increased pollution like heightened asthma attacks, communities are feeling the impacts of this crisis first and worst.

Experts said real solutions to the climate crisis is needed now to protect the long-term well-being of communities, and for future generations.

“With the Trump administration rolling back environmental and public health safeguards, I am deeply concerned that we are running out of time to do something about this crisis,” said Dana Swinney, a New York-based public relations expert who works with several green organizations across the country.

Information provided by Swinney’s firm noted additional climate crisis health impacts on African Americans, including: • Number of African Americans that report having asthma: 2.6 million

• Black children are 4.5 times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than white children

• Black children are ten times more likely to die from asthma than white children.

• The increased health burden of particulate air pollution on African Americans compared to the American population overall: 54 percent

• Sixty-eight percent of African Americans live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant.

• 6.7 million African Americans live within a county that is home to a refinery.

“There is a familiar phrase that goes something like this: if you’re not at the table then you’re on the menu,” said Michelle Mabson, a staff scientist for the Healthy Communities Program at Earthjustice.

Mabson is also a volunteer chief advocacy officer for Black Millennials for Flint.

“Far too often it is our communities – Black and Brown communities – that are not prepared enough, resilient enough, or adaptive enough when climate disasters hit,” Mabson said.

“We look at the devastating impacts from Hurricane Katrina, and more recently Hurricane’s Maria, Harvey, and Dorian, and we see communities that look like ours, nearly destroyed,” she said.

“It is imperative for us to be at the table when decisions, like rebuilding and increasing adaptive community capacity, are discussed so we can get the resources we need to be prepared for the impacts from the next storm. Make

“We have folks in environmental justice communities that feel that way every day,” she said.

“When we’re having conversations about the environment, climate change, pollution, and climate policy, we have to include the people who are most impacted – our black and brown families,” Noble said.

“For far too long, our communities have been on the receiving end of the devastating impacts of climate change and pollution. For example, our communities tend to live near power plants and other types of polluting plants which emit toxic air into the environment. These are making our families sick,” she said.

Noble continued: “It’s not that our communities are looking for homes located near power plants, but rather it’s a regular practice to place dirty emitters into communities of color and often in neighborhoods where low-income families live.

“That’s not fair. As a nation, we can do better. We know those clean energy solutions work. We need climate policy that supports 100 percent clean energy and cleans up the air so we can breathe. We also need policy that leads to good green jobs in our communities.”

The current election cycle is crucial for several reasons, said Kerene N. Tayloe, an environmental justice and clean energy solutions advocate for WE ACT. The election presents a great chance to mobilize votes for candidates who are not climate deniers and understand It is critical that African American, if they aren’t already, become aware of all of the ways climate change the need to address environmental justice, she said.

“We must become active at the local level where shows up in their lives. so many decisions about land development and water no mistake, the next one is on its way, and we can no longer “Climate action is the social justice movement of our infrastructure, for instance, are decided,” Tayloe said. afford to react once it’s here – we’ve got to be prepared,” time. African-Americans should demand action from state, “We should also be keenly aware of how the demand Mabson said. local and federal leaders on climate action now,” Toney for energy efficiency, renewable and clean energy can African Americans must heavily engage in climate said. create jobs right in our communities. We must lead in justice and environmental conversation taking place “We must support 100 percent clean energy and the creation of solutions to ensure that the benefits flow globally, said Heather McTeer Toney, the national field require equity in policy that promotes a clean energy creating opportunities for economic development.” director at Mom Clean Airforce. economy. We prepare for extreme weather emergencies by Tayloe said caring about the climate is not a “white More than half of the African American population working with our churches and community organization thing.” live in the south, where they’re four times more likely to to develop action plans for severe weather events,” she said.

It is critical that African American, if they aren’t be hit with catastrophic flood, hurricane or other extreme Further, “we must talk about ways to become more already, become aware of all of the ways climate change weather-related event, Toney said. resilient and sustainable in our home, churches, and shows up in their lives, she said.

“As the impacts of climate change increase, more and schools. We must vote often and always for candidates that “Those record hurricanes, storms, flooding, extreme more of our communities are devastated. Moreover, An talk about climate action now. Our voices are necessary for heat, and bitterly cold days that we are experiencing are NAACP study found that African American communities this movement, and together we can ensure climate safety because of climate change. In addition to climate change, are subjected to air that is 40 percent more polluted than for generations to come,” Toney said. for far too long black and brown communities have other communities,” Toney said.

Kim Noble, the director of operations for Green been the sacrifice zones for wealthier and frankly whiter “When combined with the health impacts such as The Church, said environmental justice touches on many communities,” Tayloe said. asthma, cancer, and heart disease; addressing the climate issues, including climate, the economy, health, social, and “It is not a coincidence that our communities are crisis is vital to our continued existence and protection of racial injustices. disproportionately the location of dangerous toxic facilities our children’s future,” she said.

African Americans learned about racism and injustices and are adjacent to the busiest highways. All of these Toney added that it’s not too late to act. at an early age, and some know what being marginalized systemic problems impact our health, our property value, feels like, Noble said. and the ability to gain economic independence,” she said.

Improving CA Black Student Test Scores, Learning

California Association of Black School Educators President, Micah Ali (Courtesy Photo)

By Tanu Henry California Black Media A group of Black educators are heading to San Diego this week from around the state, and across the country, to meet with each other. Their goal is to leave their conference with strategies that school districts and policymakers can adapt to close the achievement gap for Black students in public schools.

From Thursday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, Oct. 12, the group will convene in San Diego at the 2019 conference of the California Association of Black School Educators (CABSE). They plan to share research findings, best practices and actionable information that organizers say will “usher in a golden age of education policy.”

The theme of this year’s CABSE’s meeting is “Transforming the Playing Field.”

From common core and trauma-informed practices to multi-tiered systems of support and project-based learning, CABSE’s president Micah Ali says, there has been no shortage of strategies created to improve education outcomes for African-American students.

“Yet, why have we not seen much change? These interventions seem to each address a singular distinct problem at the heart of educational disparity without looking at how they interlink and overlap,” says Ali. What CABSE does differently – and plans to do at this year’s conference - is bring together educators from varying backgrounds and all levels of education, some who have been traditionally opposed to each other like charter school operators and traditional school district officials.

Ali says his goal is to cross “sector lines” to advance a singular mission: “expanding pre-k through community college opportunities for under-represented and underserved Black students and students of color.”

At the end of the conference, CABSE will unveil its new “Educational Equity Blueprint.” According to CASBE, the document is expected to include guidelines that “emphasize a holistic “cradle-to-career” learning approach; embrace technology as an equity equalizer; challenge inherent biases; and promote positive education

climates.”

“We are about empowering our children – teaching students that they can achieve anything that they set their mind to given they put in the hard work,” Ali added.

Nationwide, there is a 28-percentage-point test score gap between 17-year-old Black students and their White counterparts, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

In California, there is more than a 40 percentagepoint gap between African-American public school students’ standardized test scores and that of their White counterparts. In math, the disparity is more than 50 percentage points.

“Seven years ago, we invested $47.3 billion in our schools,” Gov. Newsom said in his 2019 State of the State speech in January. “But it’s not enough. We’re still 41st in the nation in per-pupil funding. Something needs to change. We need to have an honest conversation about how we fund our schools at a state and local level. But at the same time, let’s remember that the measure of a school system’s excellence is more than the sum of its budgets.”

The CABSE conference is happening at a time when Black high school graduates seem to be facing steeper

climbs to get accepted into California’s public universities.

California State University, for example, is proposing requiring an additional year of math for all high school students in the state as a requirement for admission.

In 2015, only about 30 percent of African-American high school graduates in California were admitted to the California State University system. If another year of math is required, that number will drop to 21 percent, according to a study conducted by RTI International.

Speakers at the CABSE conference will include Bryant T. Marks, Sr., founder of the National Training Institute on Race and Equity; Tyrone C. Howard, director of the UCLA Black Male Institute; and Dr. Kenneth Wesson, an education consultant and neuroscience expert.

Ali says solving inequities in public education will require looking at the roots of social and racial injustice that lie beneath the problems.

“It is imperative that we unlock our student’s locked potential – this can only be done by fixing the inequitable systemic disparities in education, not through one-off interventions,” he said. “Instead, we must bring our best thinking forward around how these interventions can work together most effectively”

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