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Dallas County’s First Black Sheriff Sworn into Office

DALLAS (AP) - Dallas County has sworn in its first black sheriff to lead the nation’s seventh-largest jail system after former sheriff Lupe Valdez resigned to run for governor.

Marian Brown took the oath during a midnight ceremony Monday. The Dallas Morning News reports that Brown has been with the department for three years and was Valdez’s recommended choice for a successor.

The 52-year-old Brown will serve as interim sheriff until voters elect a new sheriff in November.

Brown has said her priorities will be learning more about jail issues and focusing on rebuilding trust between the community and the department.

Valdez stepped down in December after 12 years as Texas’ first openly gay, Hispanic sheriff. She’s now running for the Democratic nomination to try to unseat Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Man, 74, Dies in Fire at Los Angeles Senior Apartment

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Fire officials say a 74-yearold man died after flames swept through an apartment unit for seniors at a Los Angeles high-rise.

City fire spokeswoman Margaret Stewart says the blaze late Monday was contained to the victim’s apartment on the third floor of the 16-story building in the Koreatown area. He died at the scene.

No other injuries are reported.

Several residents were evacuated.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Pharmaceutical companies must give advance notice before big price increases, although a drugmakers' trade group is suing to block the measure.

It will be illegal to deny admission to long-term care facilities based on gender identity or sexual orientation or to repeatedly fail to use a resident's preferred name or pronoun.

CLIMATE CHANGE Old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs will start dis-

appearing from shelves because they can no longer meet energy efficiency standards under a 2007 federal law. That leaves compact fluorescent lights or light-emitting diode bulbs under the regulations, which take effect nationwide in 2020. The federal law let California impose the higher standards two years early. Although the industry is fighting the change in court, a federal judge is letting the restriction take effect while the case continues.

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The 62nd Annual Lawry’s Beef Bowl

By Earl Heath Contributing Writer The 62nd annual Lawry’s Beef Bowl is a Rose Bowl tradition that started with Richard Frank. In 1956 when Oregon State took on Iowa in what is known as the Beef Bowl. The event allows the two competing Rose Bowl team to eat up as much prime rib at a sitting.

This year’s edition featured Oklahoma vs. Georgia.

And the Schooners edged out the Bulldogs according to the ABC L.A. Ashley Brewer.

The event emceed by legendary Coach Harvey Hyde was a two night affair with each team taking turns on the prime ribs.

Hyde gave the Bulldogs some words to like by concerning the Rose Bowl game.

“When you enter the stadium take a moment. Look at the grass, look at the stands. Absorb everything you can before you play the game. There will be no other feeling like it,” said Hyde. “Years from now when to talk with your grandchildren, you can tell them I played in that Rose Bowl game.”

Rose bowl Executive V.P. Gerald Freeny with wife Trina entering Lawry’s (Earl Heath photo)

Human Remains Found Inside Burnt Motorhome LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Los Angeles authorities say firefighters who doused flames that engulfed a parked motorhome found human remains inside the vehicle.

City fire spokesman Brian Humphrey says the blaze early Tuesday was confined to the motorhome in an industrial area near Wilmington.

The gender and age of the person were not immediately known.

Cover Immigration, Marijuana,Education

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California state lawmakers in 2017 passed nearly 900 bills that Gov. Jerry Brown then signed into law. Most of them take effect Monday. The new laws cover topics ranging from the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, to the state's new recreational cannabis market, to the price of a college education.

Here are some of the laws taking effect with the new year: IMMIGRATION Police will no longer be able to ask people about their immigration status or participate in federal immigration enforcement actions under a law making California a sanctuary state. The law also allows jail officials to transfer inmates to federal immigration authorities only if they have been convicted of certain crimes.

It was among numerous bills designed to thwart the policies of President Donald Trump's administration.

Also starting Monday, immigration officials will need a warrant to access workplaces or employee records and landlords will be barred from disclosing tenants' citizenship. Another new law will prohibit university officials from cooperating with immigration officers.

An additional bill will bar law enforcement officials from detaining a crime victim or witness only because of an actual or suspected immigration violation, or turning them over to immigration authorities without a warrant.

CANNABIS Sales of recreational marijuana will be legal under a 2016 voter initiative that created the nation's biggest legal drug market.

But it will be illegal to take and drive a under bill taking effect Jan. 1 that outlaws smoking and ingesting marijuana, just as it's already unlawful for drivers or passengers to drink alcohol while driving. A separate law that took effect in June bars the possession of open containers of cannabis while driving.

ON THE JOB The state minimum wage will increase to $10.50 per hour for businesses with 25 or fewer employees and to $11 per hour for those with 26 or more employees.

Small businesses with between 20 and 49 people will have to offer 12 weeks of unpaid maternity and paternity leave to employees.

Employers can't ask job applicants about their past salaries, a measure designed to narrow the pay gap between men and women.

California will become the 10th state to require both public- and private-sector employers of five or more employees to delay background checks and inquiries about job applicants' conviction records until they have made a conditional job offer, a measure known as “ban the box.''

Those arrested but not convicted of a crime may ask a judge to seal their records, a move advocates say will help them get hired.

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Lawrys President Richard Frank as emcee Harvey Hyde looks on (Earl Heath photo)

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A 9-year-old boy is expected to fully recover after being struck in the shoulder by a bullet fired into the air during a New Year’s Eve celebration in South Los Angeles.

Police are searching for the person who fired the shot during a fireworks event early Monday.

The child’s mother, Claudia Montoya, tells KABCTV that her son initially yelled that he had been hit by a firecracker. Then the boy’s father found the bullet and they realized he’d been shot. The child is resting at home after being treated at a hospital. He’s expected return to school when classes resume on Jan. 8.

Police Lt. Jamie Bennett says the person who fired the gun could face charges including assault with a deadly weapon.

Person Struck and Killed on Freeway

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ The California Highway Patrol says a person was struck and killed while walking on Interstate 210 near Pasadena.

The CHP says the death was reported around 1 a.m.

Monday in westbound lanes.

Officer Stephan Brandt says the victim was struck multiple times. Investigators didn’t immediately know why the person was walking in lanes.

All westbound lanes were closed for more than three hours during the investigation.

Woman Falls from Crashed Car Dies

Lawry servers Sikira (L) and Michelle Akada (R) enjoy the heat before serving the University of Georgia. (Earl Heath photo)

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) _ Police in Southern California say a woman died after falling 10 feet from a crashed car into a flood control channel below.

The San Bernardino Sun reports the woman, whose name has not been released, was driving in San Bernardino when the car drifted to the driver’s side and hit a guardrail.

San Bernardino police Lt. Mike Madden says the car went partially through the rail and ended up leaning above the cement-encased channel and that the woman opened her door, falling to her death.

Madden wrote that several people rushed to the scene to help and that a tow truck driver was able to hook a cable to the car to keep it from falling but the onlookers were not able to stop the woman from opening her door.

He says alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash.

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No Black Armed Confederates COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Two South Carolina lawmakers want to build a monument at the Statehouse to honor black Confederate veterans, but pension records show the state never recognized armed African-American soldiers during the Civil War. The State newspaper reviewed pension records from 1923 that show three blacks claimed armed service in South Carolina units under the Confederacy. Two pensions were confirmed as cooks or servants, and none for armed service.

That didn’t surprise historian Walter Edgar at all.

“In all my years of research, I can say I have seen no documentation of black South Carolina soldiers fighting for the Confederacy. In fact, when secession came, the state turned down free (blacks) who wanted to volunteer because they didn’t want armed persons of color,’’ said Edgar, who spent 32 years as director of the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies and is author of “South Carolina: A History.’’

Any African-American who served in a Confederate unit in South Carolina was either a slave or an unpaid laborer working against his will, Edgar said.

A bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Chumley of Woodruff and Rep. Mike Burns of Taylors would create a commission to establish a monument to honor black Confederate veterans.

Chumley said his bill could honor any African-American who served in the Confederacy, whether they picked up a gun or not.

“We are all learning a lot. The purpose of the bill is education,’’ said Chumley, who filed a companion proposal to research the contributions of black people to the Confederacy in South Carolina and include teach about their service in public schools.

For much of the Civil War, South Carolina prevented blacks for carrying weapons because their feared it might lead to a slave revolt. The Confederacy allowed African-American soldiers in the final months of the war as their cause appeared doomed. African-American units did show up in states such as Virginia and Texas.

Democrats said at the time Chumley and Burns released their proposal that it’s only chance to get their support is if the monument honors blacks who fought for the Union.

A separate proposal from Sen. Darrell Jackson, a black Democrat, and Sen. Greg Gregory, a white Republican, would memorialize Robert Smalls with the first monument on Statehouse grounds to honor an individual African-American. In 1862, Smalls hijacked a Confederate supply ship he worked on, steered his family to freedom and delivered the ammunition-laden vessel to the Union. He went on to become a state legislator and five-term congressman.

Legal Recreational Pot in CA

What You Need to Know

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) _ California on Monday becomes the nation's largest state to offer legal recreational marijuana sales. Here's a snapshot of how the market will work and how the state will regulate a pot economy estimated to be worth $7 billion: THE BASICS California voted to legalize in 2016. The goal is to tighten regulation of the state's long-running medical pot sales while encouraging operators in the vast black market to enter the legal system.

In general, California will treat cannabis like alcohol, allowing people 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of pot and grow six marijuana plants at home. The state in December began licensing businesses for the new economy, including retailers who will sell it and distributors who will move it from fields to storefronts.

WHERE CAN I BUY LEGAL POT? The availability of legal weed will come down to this: location. What's emerged so far is a patchwork of local rules under which some cities will have legal cannabis on Jan. 1, but others will not.

Los Angeles has delayed accepting applications for legal sales until Jan. 3, and it will be weeks before any shops open. Kern County is among the places that have banned all commercial cannabis activity. Other cities have postponed taking action, waiting to see how the new market rolls out. Santa Cruz, San Diego, Shasta Lake, San Jose and West Hollywood have authorized businesses for recreational sales.

LOOK BEFORE YOU LIGHT UP Legal weed comes with a lot of restrictions, including where it can be smoked. First, there is no smoking in public, and state law has specific rules forbidding anyone from lighting up within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of a school or a daycare center when kids are around, or from smoking while driving. Another general rule: Don't smoke anywhere where tobacco is prohibited. Local governments are free to set rules for smoking at sales shops, what some call cannabis cafes or lounges, but that will vary city to city.

THE TAXMAN COMETH The state will impose a 15 percent excise tax on retail purchases of all cannabis and cannabis products, including medicinal cannabis. Cultivators will pay taxes on buds and leaves they sell, which is expected to be passed on to consumers at retail counters, too. Local governments can slap on additional taxes.

In Los Angeles, for example, new taxes and fees could push up the retail cost for a small bag of marijuana by as much as 70 percent. Operators fear that hefty new taxes will drive consumers into the black market. The state expects to bring in $684 million in pot taxes next year, with that number increasing to $1 billion in several years. Los Angeles has predicted that it could pull in $50 million next year.

WHY LEGAL, WHY NOW? Californians have gradually taken a more permissive attitude toward pot. Back in 1913, the state banned “loco-weed,'' according to a history by a major pro-legalization group, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. In the 1970s, felony possession of less

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than an ounce was downgraded to a misdemeanor, then state voters approved marijuana for medicinal purposes in 1996.

The reason the state is moving into legal cannabis is voters wanted it, overwhelmingly. Proposition 64, which legalized the sale and cultivation of recreational pot for adults, passed in November 2016 with 57 percent of the vote. There are other states with legal weed, including Washington and Colorado, but California will be the biggest by far. It is home to 1 in 8 Americans.

LEGAL AND ILLEGAL AT THE SAME TIME? Pot will be legal in California in January, but it remains illegal at the federal level.

While Washington has kept its distance from medicinal pot in states where it is legal, Congress has yet to renew a little-noticed rule that shields state medical marijuana programs from federal intervention. And Attorney General Jeff Sessions, an outspoken opponent of cannabis, has hinted at a possible crackdown. The state's black market is vast: An estimated 15,000 illegal cultivation sites exist in Humboldt County alone, a prized growing area in Northern California's so-called Emerald Triangle.

GOODBYE MEDICAL CANNABIS? Not really. Medicinal sales are expected to shrink, but not go away. In Los Angeles, medicinal buyers will pay a lower city tax rate, which could be an inducement to stay in that market. Others are likely to stick with medicinal products they know, such as for sleep problems or pain.

One age group caught in a gap between medical and recreational marijuana are those 18 to 20 years old. You have to be at least 21 to buy recreational pot, but medicinal is legal for anyone 18 and older. Some in that age range are likely to continue seeking medicinal purchases.

Making it it Harder Harder for for Making Minorities to to Own Own Media Media Minorities Companies Companies Armstrong Williams NNPA Newswire Columnist As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, the necessity for that diversity to be reflected in business becomes all the more important.

As one of only three African American owned TV station licensees in the country, I recently wrote the FCC voicing strong support for the advancement of minority ownership and diversity. I saw the pending Tribune-Sinclair merger as presenting a historic opportunity for the FCC and Justice Department to advance minority ownership within the context of the divestiture requirements the government would require for regulatory approval.

The government generally, and the FCC specifically, has acknowledged the need to enhance minority ownership for 40 years. Congress also has recognized the poor state of minority ownership. The 1996 Telecommunications Act contains language aimed at increasing female and minority ownership of broadcast licenses (and other important communications mediums), and requires the FCC to limit and remove “market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses” and to do so by “favoring diversity of media voices.”

As the U.S. becomes increasingly diverse, the necessity for that diversity to be reflected in business becomes all the more important. Congress and the public both have an obligation to help the Department of justice understand the importance of minority ownership in broadcast television in a diversifying landscape. Diversity of thought, culture, and ideas should be equally represented. Giving more minorities access and opportunity to ownership will foster the right environment to do just that.

So, imagine my deep concern when I heard the Justice Department was wavering in its decision to allow station divestitures to my African American owned companies, where the transaction included joint sales agreements (JSA), shared service agreements (SSA), and loan guarantee agreements. Such arrangements were routine for the FCC until it hastily implemented television Joint Sales Agreement attribution rules in 2014, under the previous administration’s chairman, Tom Wheeler. Those rules, however, were reversed and eliminated on November 20, 2017. The Department of Justice should respect that decision. For example, broadcast ownership has permitted Howard Stirk

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EDUCATION The first year of community college may be free for full-time, in-state students under a law that waives the $46 per unit fee for one academic year for first-time students.

Lawmakers still must provide the money in the next budget. California follows Tennessee in creating the program, though California previously offered free tuition until 1984.

Public schools must test yearly for lead in their water supplies under a law passed in response to problems in San Ysidro schools.

Students in grades 7-12 must be taught about sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention.

Schools will be prohibited from “lunch shaming,'' or publicly denying lunch to students or providing a snack instead because their parents haven't paid meal fees.

Public schools serving low-income students in grades 6 to 12 must provide free tampons and menstrual products in half of restrooms.

FIREARMS Ammunition purchased in another state, online or through a catalog can't be brought into California except through a licensed ammunition dealer under Proposition 63, approved by voters in 2016. The initiative also sets a new process and deadlines for gun owners to give up their weapons if they are convicted of a felony or certain violent misdemeanors.

Superintendents can no longer allow people with permits to carry concealed guns on school grounds under a separate new law. Only about five school districts previously had such policies.

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Repeat drug offenders will no longer automatically get an additional three years added to their sentences.

Criminals who videotape or stream their crimes on social media could face longer sentences under a law that allows judges to consider the recordings as aggravating factors in sentences for certain violent crimes.

Officials must consider paroling inmates who are age 60 or older and have served at least 25 years under a law that largely mirrors a 2014 federal court order designed to help reduce prison overcrowding.

Intentionally transmitting the AIDS-causing virus HIV is being reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor, the same punishment as transmitting other communicable diseases.

JUVENILE OFFENDERS California inmates serving life sentences for crimes they committed as juveniles will get the chance to leave prison after 25 years, making state law conform to recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

Another bill expands California's youthful parole program to age 25. State law already required that inmates who were under 23 when they committed their crimes be considered for parole after serving at least 15 years.

Families of youths in the juvenile justice system won't be charged fees that advocates say many can't afford to pay under a separate law. Another will require offenders age 15 or younger to consult with attorneys before waiving their rights.

One more bill will require that records be sealed for dismissed juvenile court petitions or after a juvenile completes a diversion program, while another will let a judge seal juvenile records even for serious or violent offenses after the offender has completed the sentence.

Armstrong Williams says that as the U.S. becomes increasingly diverse, the necessity for that diversity to be reflected in business becomes all the more important.

Holdings to create an incubator for African American journalism students by providing tuition scholarships, while providing field experience outside of the classroom. If we were not broadcast owners, I am sure none of that would have been possible.

It also gives us the opportunity to cover the stories that others are not covering, for whatever reason. We tell the stories of everyday people that are often overlooked. As part of our public interest obligation, we vow to continue doing this with our live town halls across our regional affiliates where we discuss family, community and other critical cultural issues. Our town halls provide a unique platform for the long form discussion of key issues that are important to many American communities—both Black and White. We have covered in depth the water crisis in Flint, the Charleston church terrorist attack, the Las Vegas terrorist attack, the Manchester terrorist attack live from Europe, the moral challenges facing America, and many other topical issues. We need more of these forums and not less. This is critically important to African American communities, especially as media voices they identify with are diminishing daily.

Armstrong Williams is the manager/sole owner of Howard Stirk Holdings I & II Broadcast Television Stations and Executive Editor of American CurrentSee online Magazine. Watch our “Right Side Forum” every Saturday Live Newschannel 8 TV 28 in DC, 10:30 am - 11:00 am and repeats 6:30 pm EST. Follow Armstrong Williams on Twitter @arightside.

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Meet LA Rams Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee, Rodger Saffold

The Rose Bowl Hall Of Fame

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer The inductees of this year’s Hall are truly legendary to the Rose Bowl.

Cade McNown (UCLA), Mack Brown (Texas), Charles Woodson Michigan) and Dr. Charles West (Washington and Jefferson).

Charles “Pruner” West was QB and defensive back and the first Black quarterback to play a Rose Bowl game.

He played for Washington and Jefferson College located in

Rodger Saffold (USATSI photo)

By Cam Buford whatsgoodinsports.com Rodger Saffold is a 6’5” 325 lbs. lineman who attended High School in Bedford Ohio, where football is a large part of the community. This High School also produced former Miami Dolphins Wide Receiver and Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver Lee Evans. Saffold was selected as First Team All Lake Erie and honorable mention all-state as a senior in High School.

As a 2-star recruit Rodger Saffold elected to attend Indiana University. Once he entered the starting line up as a left tackle, he never left the starting lineup. He ended up playing in 41 of 42 games in his career as a Hoosier. His versatility as an offensive lineman was a necessity in the Big Ten. This versatility also increased his draft stock in the NFL Draft following his senior season.

Rodger was eventually drafted in the 2nd Round by the St. Louis Rams in the 2nd round of the 2010 NFL Draft. As a Left Tackle, Saffold started in and played in all 16 games as a rookie. He aided, former Rams Running Back, RB Steven Jackson in gaining over 1000 yards rushing while allowing only 3 sacks in 590 pass attempts. After returning from an injury in 2011, Saffold returned to the Rams offensive line playing multiple positions across the line before settling in at the Rams Right Guard in 2015.

Rodger host many events that focus on increasing opportunities for single mothers through his partnership with ESA and Big Brother Big Sisters. Giving back to the community is important Rodger because, he “believes they have to use this stage and pedestal for good. No matter people say about football players, we are still entertainers.

So, the best way to help the world around us is to get out and help the community!” Rodger Saffold mentioned in our brief interview in the Rams locker room. His teammate and Team Captain Andrew Whitworth, says when talking

about Rodger, “He is the Standard when it comes to work ethic, discipline and commitment to improvement each and every day. Guys can learn so much from him on how to devote themselves daily to becoming the player they want to be.”

This passion is displayed throughout Rodger’s multiple off the field partnerships that impact the communities he’s lived in. His work with Big Brother Big Sisters, Children’s Miracle Network, and the Extra Life Efforts are just some of the foundations that he has been working with in St. Louis. Since the Rams have relocated to Los Angeles Saffold has supported the Heart of Los Angeles, Ceder-Sinai Hospital the Los Angeles Food Bank, and the Inglewood Unified School District, including the Operation Progress (a program which pairs LADP officers with underprivileged youth in Watts, CA.).

Rodger recognizes the honor that it is to simply be named the Los Angeles Rams nominee for the Walter Payton’s Man of the Year Award. A panel that includes the Commissioner, Roger Goodell, Connie Payton and a number of players including the previous years winner selects the NFL’s Man of the Year. This epic award is presented to the NFL players honoring their volunteering and charity work in addition to their excellence on the field. The winner is presented with a $50,000 donation in his name, to a charity of his choice; while the other finalist will also receive donations of $5,000 to the charity of their choice.

Saffold’s involvement within the community he was raised in as well as his multiple partnerships with various foundations he has matched with highlights his willingness to give back which makes him an ideal candidate for this Walter Payton Man of the Year award. Please let me know your thoughts and any feedback you may have in regards to the recipient of this prestigious award, at whatsgoodinsports.com.

Washington, Pennsylvania. The school had an enrollment of about 800 students. The Presidents finished the 1921 season with a 10-0 record. After their invitation to the Rose Bowl they took a four day train ride to Pasadena, with 17 players. Only 11 played in the game meaning all eleven went both ways.

They were heavy underdogs and battled Cal to a 0-0 tie the first in a Rose Bowl game.

Dr. West went on to Howard University medical school and the year he began his practice the stock Market crashed (1929).

“He did a lot of free medicine for the community because a lot of people had no money,” said daughter Linda West-Nickens.

Cade McNown Led the Bruins to 1997 and 1998 PAC 10 titles. In the 1999 Rose bowl McNown threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns as the bruin set a record for most total yards in a Rose Bowl 538.

Charles Woodson finished tone of the best years ever for a player. He won the Jim Throrpe awards (best defensive back ), Bronko Ngurski Award (best defensive player) and was named Heisman Trophy winner and Walter Camp Player of the Year.

Mack Brown led Texas to Rose Bowl wins in 2006 and 2006. He was named Coach of the Year. He led his teams to a bowl game 21 of 22 years.

UCLA QB Cade McNown and John Anderson of ESPN (Earl Health photo)

Mack Brown (L) and Charles Woodson (R) (Earl Health photo)

Executive Vice President-Gerald Freeny Linda West-Nikens (Earl Health photo)

Meet LA Chargers Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee, Casey Hayward

By Cam Buford whatsgoodinsports.com Growing up in Perry, Georgia, Casey Hayward became a three-sport star athlete at Perry High School. He excelled in basketball, track and football in high school.

Hayward was a starting guard on his basketball team while being a multiple event participant on the track team. As a Quarterback and Defensive Back of his High School team, he was named Player of the Year in the region and an All State Defensive Back. Though he was not highly recruited as a Quarterback he chose to attend Vanderbilt University, largely because of their academic standards in addition the opportunity he would have to play right away.

Casey earned a starting spot on the Commodores Defensive Backfield as a sophomore and was also named the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Back that same year. As a Junior Hayward claimed the 3rd ranking in passes defended as well as being names to the 2nd team All SEC defensive back by the coaches and media. As a senior he became the

Casey Hayward vs Colts (Bing Photos)

first Vanderbilt Commodore, in four years, to be named to the All-American team as a second team nominee.

Selected in the second round, Casey Hayward’s stellar play as a defensive back continued to progress as he moved up in competition. As Hayward was named to the All Pro team as a rookie for the Green Bay Packers. In 2016, he was named to his first Pro Bowl and he followed that season up with another Pro Bowl season this year.

Having “that corner is that is very, very important to us…” states Defensive Coordinator Gus Bradley, when asked about Casey Hayward. “Teams are going to attack our perimeter, we understand that. So, you got to be able to stand up. So, to have that corner, that can move around, or can stay on one side is a very important part of our team.”

In his 6th season in the league, Hayward has also become a leader in the Chargers locker room as well as off the field.

More evidence of this comes by Casey Hayward being

named the Los Angeles Chargers nominee for the Walter Payton’s Man of the Year Award. This monumental Awards is presented to the NFL players honoring their volunteering and charity work in addition to their excellence on the field. A panel that includes the Commissioner, Roger Goodell, Connie Payton and a number of players including the previous years winner selects the NFL’s Man of the Year. The winner is presented with a $50,000 donation in his name, to a charity of his choice; while the other finalist will also receive donations of $5,000 to the charity of their choice.

Hayward’s involvement within the community he was raised in as well as his willingness to give back to the communities he has played in makes him an ideal candidate for this Walter Payton Man of the Year award. The Hayward’s Hands Foundation, which was created in the 2014, has a mission to reach people through programs through

love and compassion. Thanksgiving meals, Christmas Toy Drives and Youth Football Camps including Scholarship program for the children of Perry, Georgia are among the activities initiated by Hayward Hands.

Having recently lost his mother to breast cancer, Casey and the Hayward Hands foundation has dedicated their efforts to his new community, by way of a Backto-School Shoe distribution, the 2017 Cancer Awareness Themed Crucial Catch campaign. Casey has even donated his time to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey during a recent food drive to benefit the Houston Food Bank. His passion for societal issues and underprivileged people in and around the communities he lives in is further evidence of his worthiness of him being a deserving candidate of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Please let me know your thoughts and any feedback you may have in regards to the recipient of this award at whatsgoodinsports.com.

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Erica Garner Remembered for her

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Relentless Campaign for Justice

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Erica Garner, who became an activist for all who were wronged by the American justice system, died on Saturday, December 30.

She was 27.

A Twitter account associated with Erica Garner spoke of her compassion for humanity. CNN reported that her family is controlling the account.

“When you report this you remember she was human: mother, daughter, sister, aunt,” Garner’s account tweeted.

“Her heart was bigger than the world. It really, really was.

She cared when most people wouldn’t have. She was good.

She only pursued right, no matter what. No one gave her justice.”

Garner famously and fiercely sought justice for her father, Eric Garner, who died from a police chokehold in Staten Island, New York on July 17, 2014.

She led marches and demonstrations in New York City and other places, and even appeared on national television imploring the Department of Justice to review the circumstances that led up to her father’s death.

Erica Garner’s mother, Esaw Snipes, said, “She was a fighter, she was a warrior and she lost the battle. She never recovered from when her father died,” according to CNN. Snipes said that Garner suffered from the effects of an enlarged heart after giving birth to her son three months ago, CNN reported.

“I warned her everyday, you have to slow down, you have to relax and slow down,” Snipes said.

According to Erica Garner’s Twitter account, the activist went into cardiac arrest and suffered major brain damage from a lack of oxygen.

In a statement about Erica Garner’s work as an advocate for criminal justice reform, Rev. Al Sharpton called her a warrior.

Sharpton famously joined the Garner family in their push for justice against the New York City Police Department.

“Many will say that Erica died of a heart attack, but that’s only partially true because her heart was already broken when she couldn’t get justice for her father,” Sharpton said. “Her heart was attacked by a system that would choke her dad and not hold accountable those that did it.”

On a summer day in July 2014, officers approached Eric Garner whom they said was selling loose cigarettes near a store in Staten Island.

A video released showed Officer Daniel Pantaleo grabbing Garner from behind and applying a chokehold while other officers helped tackle Garner, whom family members said had asthma.

On the video, in a plea that has resonated around the world, Garner is heard saying, “I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe,” repeatedly.

He died shortly after the incident. A grand jury failed

By The Associated Press

Today in History Today is Friday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2018.

There are 360 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 5, 1953, Samuel Beckett's two-act tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot,'' considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd, premiered in Paris.

On this date: In 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of England, died after a reign of nearly 24 years.\ In 1781, a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Virginia.

In 1895, French Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, was publicly stripped of his rank. (He was ultimately vindicated.)

In 1905, the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals was incorporated in New York State.

Activist Erica Garner died on December 30, 2017 after suffering cardiac arrest and brain damage from a lack of oxygen.

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to indict Pantaleo and, in 2015, the city settled a civil claim

by Garner’s family against New York for nearly $6 million.

Before and despite the settlement, Erica Garner pushed for justice and, with a national platform, her voice became as big as any in the fight for freedom, justice and equality.

“I had the honor of getting to know Erica and I was inspired by the commitment she made working towards a more just world for her children and future generations,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted. “She was a fighter for justice and will not be forgotten.”

Erica Garner supported Sanders’ 2016 campaign for president, even appearing in an ad for his campaign.

“Though Erica didn’t ask to be an activist, she responded to the personal tragedy of seeing her father die while being arrested in New York City by becoming a leading proponent for criminal justice reform and for an end to police brutality,” Sanders said.

The police “killed her unarmed, nonviolent father with an illegal chokehold and got off with nary a word,” activist Brittany Packnett wrote in a Twitter post. “Erica had to fight for justice. Then for her own life…she didn’t de-

serve this, her father didn’t deserve this. Her family doesn’t deserve this. All this for being Black in America. I can’t.”

In a March 2015 interview on NBC News, Erica Garner spoke passionately about the Black Lives Matter movement and other protests that sought justice.

She recalled the August 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and how it wasn’t until months later, when the video of her father’s death was released, that the Eric Garner incident received national attention.

Garner described seeing her father die via a cellphone video “a thousand-million times,” and when a grand jury failed to indict police officers, she said it was time to take her fight for justice to the streets.

“To me, it was just saying, ‘you know what? I’m just going to march,” she told NBC News.

Even when there weren’t television news cameras, Garner said she was determined to keep marching, to keep fighting.

“That’s the most annoying question I get. People ask, ‘when will you stop marching? What do you want from marching?’ He was my father,” Erica Garner said during the interview. “I will always march.”

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Call for writers Ages 18-26

(Los Angeles, January 1, 2018) If you’re under the age of 26, and you’re writing for musical theatre, Walt Disney Imagineering and New Musicals Inc. would love to hear from you.

New Musicals Inc. in Los Angeles is sponsoring its sixth annual New Voices Project, in which young playwrights, composers and lyricists receive workshops and concerts of their work, with feedback sessions from executives from Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment and New Musicals Inc. Selected finalists will have their work presented at an in-house concert at NMI in April and will receive critical feedback from industry professionals. After an opportunity to revise their work, selections by finalists will be presented in concert in Los Angeles in May. Writers are encouraged to submit up to three selections, either from a single work, or separate works, for a total of 20 minutes of material. The staff of New Musicals Inc. will select up to six teams of writers for presentation and critique.

“We’re looking for writers in whom we see potential,” says NMI’s Executive Director Scott Guy. “We’re not pigeon-holing that potential: that is, we’re not looking for ‘Broadway musical’ writers per se, or ‘ground-breaking’ or ‘commercial’ or ‘avant-garde’. We’re looking for writers who are exploring their voices through the blend of music and voice. The stronger your voice and vision are, the more likely we’re going to respond to your work.”

Previous New Voices Project were: Anderson Cook, Amanda D’Archangelis, Luke Davidson, David Gomez, Cristian Guerrero, Edison Hong, Jonathan Horn, Oliver Houser, Oscar Jacques, David Lancelle, Ariel Mitchell, Andrew Moorhead, Jude Obermüller, Eliot Rhys, Steven Schmidt, Jackson Teeley, Rebekah Allen, Ben Boecker, Benedict Braxton-Smith, Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour, Blake Dylan Pilger, Alex Ratner and Laurel Durning-Hammond, Marina Toft and Benji Goldsmith, Zach Spound, Jacob Combs & Madeline Myers, Bill Nelson and Joseph Trefler, Michael Finke, Mark Sonnenblick, Andre Catrini, Sam Chanse and Bob Kelly, Ben Boecker, Danny K. Bernstein, Santino De Angelo, Zach Zadek, Amar Benkhoukha, Ion Constantine, Nick Jester, Christopher Byron Pratt, and Noah Reece.

“We have been continually impressed with the level of talent of the young writers who have submitted to the New Voices Project in the past,” says Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry. “Just last year, one of our finalist teams - made up of Cristian Guerrero, Andrew Moorehead, and Steven Schmidt, went on to win our annual Search for New Musicals and will be receiving a concert reading of their fulllength new musical Bravo this coming summer.”

Writers may apply online at http://nmi.org/develop/ new-voices-project/ Timeline: Open for Submissions: January 1, 2018 Deadline for Submissions: February 15, 2018 Winners Announced: March 1, 2018 There is no application fee. For finalists who are not Los Angeles locals, participation will be available via video conferencing.

In 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office as America's first female governor, succeeding her late husband, William, following a special election.

In 1933, the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, died in Northampton, Massachusetts, at age 60. Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. (Work was completed four years later.)

In 1943, educator and scientist George Washington Carver died in Tuskegee, Alabama, at about age 80.

In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.

In 1964, during a visit to the Holy Land, Pope Paul VI met with Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople in Jerusalem.

In 1970, Joseph A. Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, was found murdered with his wife and daughter at their Clarksville, Pennsylvania, home. (UMWA President Tony Boyle and seven others were convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, the killings.) “All My Children'' premiered on ABC-TV. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Elizabeth Dole to succeed Drew Lewis as secretary of transportation; Dole became the first woman to head a Cabinet department in Reagan's administration, and the first to head the DOT. In 1998, Sonny Bono, the 1960s pop star-turned-politician, was killed when he struck a tree while skiing at the Heavenly Ski Resort on the Nevada-California state line; he was 62.

Ten years ago: Republican Mitt Romney won the Wyoming caucuses, picking up eight delegates; in a debate three days before the New Hampshire primary, Romney clashed with Mike Huckabee on foreign policy and John McCain on immigration. In a Democratic faceoff, Hillary Rodham Clinton accused campaign rival Barack Obama of changing his positions on health care and “a number of issues''; Obama replied that he'd been “entirely consistent'' in his position. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won The Associated Press 2007 NFL MVP award.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama hailed a last-minute deal with Congress that pulled the country back from the “fiscal cliff,'' but warned in his Saturday radio and Internet address that he would not compromise over his insistence that lawmakers lift the federal debt ceiling.

One year ago: President-elect Donald Trump, in a series of tweets, urged Republicans and Democrats to “get together'' to design a replacement for President Barack Obama's health care law. Four black people in Chicago were charged with hate crimes in connection with a video broadcast live on Facebook that showed a mentally disabled white man being tortured. Friends and family members gathered at the next-door homes of Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher in the Hollywood Hills for an intimate memorial to mourn the late actresses.

Today's Birthdays: Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale is 90. Actor Robert Duvall is 87. Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, is 80. Singer-musician Athol Guy (The Seekers) is 78. Former talk show host Charlie Rose is 76. Actress-director Diane Keaton is 72. Actor Ted Lange (lanj) is 70. Rhythmand-blues musician George “Funky'' Brown (Kool and the Gang) is 69. Rock musician Chris Stein (Blondie) is 68. Former CIA Director George Tenet is 65. Actress Pamela Sue Martin is 65. Actor Clancy Brown is 59. Singer Iris Dement is 57. Actress Suzy Amis is 56. Actor Ricky Paull (correct) Goldin is 53.

Actor Vinnie Jones is 53. Rock musician Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) is 52. Actor Joe Flanigan is 51. Dancer-choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba is 50. Rock musician Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age) is 50. Actress Heather Paige Kent is 49. Rock singer Marilyn Manson is 49. Actor Shea Whigham is 49. Actor Derek Cecil is 45. Actress-comedian Jessica Chaffin is 44. Actor Bradley Cooper is 43. Actress January Jones is 40. Actress Brooklyn Sudano is 37. Actor Franz Drameh is 25.

Thought for Today: “Wisdom is divided into two parts: (a) having a great deal to say, and (b) not saying it.” - Author unknown.

Thursday, January 4, 2018

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Jenifer Lewis Shares Secrets to Hollywood Success in New Memoir

By Lauren Poteat NNPA Newswire Contributing Writer Jenifer Lewis, affectionately nicknamed “Auntie” in Black Hollywood, recently made a special appearance at the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. where she shared the trials, tribulations and triumphs of her journey to superstardom, while sending a strong message to millennials to stand up and find a purpose.

“There’s no foolproof way to live this thing called ‘life.’

I can’t save the world, I can’t save you and ain’t nobody coming to rescue you,” said Lewis. “Do the work, look in the mirror and know this ain’t no rehearsal. This is life.”

Lewis continued: “Live, pursue happiness—sometimes it’s easier said than done—but we have to strive for that. You’ve laid down in front of these police barricades, now get up, stay up and keep it moving, but don’t miss the beat of feeling...don’t just go willy nilly into the world.”

Detailing traumatic and heroic moments from her past throughout her special performance, Lewis talked about being molested as a teenager, her first encounter with illegal substances and growing to understand and cope with a bipolar disorder diagnosis.

“Feel your feelings. If you’re disappointed you feel, if you’re hurt you feel,” said Lewis. “Don’t you stay in a dark room and be quiet and if somebody inappropriately touches you or abuses you, you tell somebody.”

Hollywood legend Jenifer Lewis shares memories from her rollercoaster career, during a special appearance at the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Compelled by the actress’s gripping, yet comedic words, audience members gushed over the opportunity to engage with the Hollywood legend and to share their own personal stories.

“Ms. Jenifer, I just wanted to say my daughter, she would of been 27, she was bipolar,” one district resident said. “We discovered it when she was 13. When she was about 16 or 17 she heard you talking about being bipolar and it made her feel a little bit more comfortable with her treatment. She didn’t get all the way better, she passed away, but I’ve always wanted to meet you just to tell you, ‘Thank you,’ for giving my daughter that little extra of amount of time on Earth to feel better.”

The always amusing co-star of the hit ABC sitcom “black-ish,” recently published a deeply personal memoir titled “The Mother of Black Hollywood.”

Filled with comedy, sex, glamour, sorrow, pain, and good advice, Lewis’ latest over the top production—the story of her life—is a terrific read for anyone who has ever felt like they were ignored, but longed to have a voice.

Lewis said that she recently completed work on a new Disney animated TV series based on the movie “Big Hero 6” and plans to reprise her role as Jackie Washington in the mockumentary “Jackie’s Back! 2,” that will pick up where the original 1999 Lifetime channel movie left off.

Crown Heights, Get Out, Girls Trip Among the

Best Films of 2017

Heights” is a godsend.

Director/writer Matt Ruskin’s understated style makes the film seem real. Lakeith Stanfield shines in the lead as a wrongfully convicted suspect.

Nnamdi Asomugha plays the friend who never gives up on him. Pure inspiration.

D a r k e s t Hour (****) Sure, Gary Oldman chews up the scenery as the stalwart Winston Churchill in this World War II film about Germany’s impending invasion of Britain. He deserves an Oscar for his interpretation and so does his makeup man who turns the slim actor

By Dwight Brown into the stout world NNPA Newswire Film Critic As we look back on the highest caliber films of 2017, leader. Brilliant directhe array is diverse, the talent is strong and the entertain- tion by Joe Wright.

Smart script by Anment value is solid.

These are the films that will make you laugh, cry, thony McCarten. Superb cinematography think, hug someone or wish you had super powers.

The following films opened in 2017, are still at a the- by Bruno Delbonnel.

Get Out (***) It’s ater near you or will be on a streaming service shortly. Enquite surprising and fresh that in his first outing as a filmjoy. maker, Comedy Central star Jordan Peele gets so much Best Films Battle of the Sexes (***1/2) In the 1970s, Grand Slam right about the art of making a drama/horror movie. Aptly tennis champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and over- he captures that insular foreign feeling black people have the-hill tennis pro Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) duke it out when they are in a room full of awkward-acting whites. in the pivotal tennis match of the century. Their battle is Then he cranks the horror up a notch to a high crazy/weird stil socially relevant today. Stone brings King’s raw cour- decibel. Daniel Kaluuya is the face of the common man. age to life and the dawning of her new sexual identity is Milton “Lil Rel” Howery is his hysterical wingman. Best profound. Carell gives Riggs the right dose of bluster. Well First Film of the year, hands down.

Girls Trip (****) This hilarious and relentlessly bawdy directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valarie Faris (Little Miss take on a girls’ weekend reunion in New Orleans is a cross Sunshine).

Coco (****) This American-made animated film shows between Bridesmaids and The Hangover, only more outsuch great respect for Mexican culture. It takes you to un- rageous. Praise to screenwriters Kenya Barris (TV’s Blackimaginable places where humans and spooky creatures ish) and Tracy Oliver and director Malcolm Lee. Rain collide all synched around the holiday Day of the Dead accolades on Tiffany Haddish for her impressive comedy (Día de los Muertos). Rich palette of colors. Lively musical chops and equal doses of love to Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett score. Firmly and affectionately voiced by Anthony Gonza- Smith and Queen Latifah for giving us a great laugh. Best lez, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal and Renée Victor. Comedy of the Year.

In the Fade (****) A mother (Diane Kruger) loses her Co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. A joy to child and husband in a bombing in Germany and she seeks watch.

Crown Heights (***1/2) Everyday heroes are on view justice and revenge. The sociopolitical aspects of the racin this simple yet courageous story about two friends whose ist attack against her Kurdish-born husband are so topical bond is stronger than a crooked Brooklyn District Attor- it’s as if the movie was ripped from a newspaper headline. ney. In the wake of misguided films like “Detroit,” “Crown Director Fatih Akin also wrote the screen adaptation of a

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novel by Hark Bohm. Riveting from beginning to end.

Lady Bird (****) A precocious high-school student, Christine (Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn), goes by the name Lady Bird and is in a constant verbal battle with her pessimistic mother (Laurie Metcalf, TV’s Roseanne). Teen angst colors her relationships with her first boyfriend (Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea) and second lover (Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name) Hilarious. Heartwarming. Written and directed by actress Greta Gerwig (Jackie) and based on her life.

Stars Wars: The Last Jedi (****) Wow. This is the event movie of the year. So much action. So much haunting drama and raw emotion. And it doesn’t just build to one climax. It crescendos up to climax, after climax, after climax...

The mix of the old generation, with Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), with the new warriors, like Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega), is seamless. The surprising plotlines by writer/director Rian Johnson and the astonishing art direction, production design, costumes and cinematography make this saga a fun experience with lots of eye candy.

Wonder Woman (****) Best comic book hero turned action film movie of the year. Director Patty Jenkins, with Gal Gadot as her muse elevates the legendary Amazon warrior way above the current tepid Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) to an upper stratosphere. Perfect blend of beauty and strength. Great special effects. Tight script by Allan Heinberg. Robin Wright and Chris Pine co-star.

Best Directors Joe Wright — Darkest Hour Dee Rees — Mudbound Christopher Nolan — Dunkirk Rian Johnson — Star Wars: The Last Jedi Patty Jenkins — Wonder Woman Best First Films Get Out, Patti Cake$, Thank You for Your Service, Novitiate, Menashe Best Foreign Language Films In the Fade, The Insult, First They Killed My Father, Felicité, The Square Best Documentaries I Called Him Morgan, Last Men in Aleppo, Whose Streets, Step, Quest Best Actors

Gary Oldman—Darkest Hour Denzel Washington—Roman J. Israel, Esq. Daniel Kaluuya—Get Out Jake Gyllenhaal—Stronger Josh O’Connor—God’s Own Country Best Actresses Annette Bening—Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Sally Hawkins—Maudie/The Shape of the Water Diane Kruger—In the Fade Charlize Theron—Atomic Blonde Emma Stone—Battle of the Sexes Best Supporting Actors Jason Mitchell—Mudbound Ethan Hawke—Maudie Ian Hart—God’s Own Country Michael Shannon—The Shape of Water Idris Elba—Molly’s Game Best Supporting Actresses Tiffany Haddish—Girls Trip Michelle Pfeiffer—Mother!

Laurie Metcalf—Lady Bird Mary J. Blige—Mudbound Tatiana Maslany—Stronger Best Screenplays The Shape of Water—Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Girls Trip—Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver Get Out—Jordan Peele God’s Own Country—Frances Lee The Big Sick—Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Best Cinematography Mudbound—Rachel Morrison Dunkirk—Hoyte Van Hoytema The Shape of Water—Dan Lausten First They Killed My Father—Anthony Dod Mantle Darkest Hour—Bruno Delbonnel Best Animation/CGI Coco, Loving Vincent, Despicable Me 3 Other Great Films Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, The Big Sick, Dunkirk, Call Me by Your Name, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, God’s Own Country, “I, Tonya,” The Lost City of Z, Lowriders, Maudie, Mudbound, The Post, The Shape of Water, Stronger, War for Planet of the Apes, Wind River Worst Movies Chips, Detroit, Downsizing, Mother, The Mummy, Suburbicon, Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

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The Floats -Family Affair- LaMayer,(son) Shanidah (mother) and Azariah Metoyer daughter of Lakewood volunteer for the Cal Poly Pomona float. The family spent several hours a week volunteering to get the floats read for Rose Parade. Azariah attends Artesia high and plans to attend college

Recipe of the Week Oxtail Soup

Earth Wind & Fire were a big hit in the 129th Rose Parade. The helped celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Forum. The forum opened its door in December 1967 with a performance by super singer Aretha Franklin. since then its has hosted The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Music Awards and lets not forget the World Champion Lakers.

Okay some of y’all city folks might not know about oxtail soup, but for those who do “Can I hear you holla…”Oxtails are one of the most flavorful cuts of beef. The longer they are braised the more they fall off the bone which only means that your soup is going to be nothing less than succulent!

Ingredients 2 -3 tablespoon cooking oil 1- 2 pounds oxtail (medium size) 1 chopped onion 1 cup carrots 1/2 cup stewed tomatoes 1 tsp. thyme 2 tbsp. minced garlic Dash of smoked paprika 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 beef bouillon powder or cube Dash of Worcestershire sauce 1 can of butter or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 1 can of lima beans Instructions 1.) Season oxtail with flour, salt and pepper. Set aside 2.) In large pot, heat oil over medium heat, add oxtails sautee stirring, frequently after the oxtail mixture has browned, remove and set aside.

To the pot, add the onions, carrots, and garlic, thyme, worcestershire, tomato paste, beef bouillon and smoked paprika, stir for a minute or so.

3.) Then add 2 cans of beef broth and 2-3 cups of water, bring to a boil and let it simmer until tender 2-3 hours, occasionally stirring the saucepan.

4.) About 20-30 minutes before completely cooked add beans. If soup is too thick add water or stock.

5.) Add salt or more seasonings if needed.

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