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Justice On Trial Film Festival To Feature 12 Social Justice Films, Guest Appearances from Jennifer Siebel Newsom, David Arquette, Authors asha bandele & Donna Hylton
R & B Artist, Frankie “FRANX” Grinner, To Perform at the 2018 GLORY AWARDS By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief LOS ANGELES-The GLORY AWARDS are coming to the EXPO CENTER on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. The GLORY AWARDS is being held to honor those who have let their LIGHTS shine by serving youth and others in the community. Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Founder/President/CEO, Parent Action Coalition for Education (PACE), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, said, “This inaugural event is one you don’t want to miss.” Sponsors are CIT/One West Bank and NBC4. The GLORY AWARDS is a fundraiser to raise funds for the GLORY Thrift Store coming soon to help those who are homeless, low-income and at-risk youths and families when in need of appropriate attire for professional career-readiness opportunities. At the GLORY AWARDS, a host of distinguished honorees and guests will have an opportunity to hear the sultry voice of a Los Angeles born R & B artist, Frankie
Grinner. Grinner’s passion for music started young. She began singing in her school choir at 5 years old and never stopped. Throughout school life she was in choirs, private training, and was a performing arts kid in high school majoring in dance. After graduating high school, she studied music at the Musicians Institute. After becoming a mother with big dreams, defying those who say it couldn’t be done, she pursued her dreams and has found balance between motherhood, work, and music. “It wasn’t easy,” she said. “My web of support helps tremendously,” she added. At 25, she officially signed a management contract with Pink House Productions and released her very first singe “No Room” this year in February 2018 and a second single “Chocolate” in August 2018. Now, at the age of 26 she has found her vision and she has something to say and she is SO excited to be able to share it at the 2018 GLORY AWARDS For more details about tickets to the GLORY WARDS please see flyer on page 6.
“Building Justice,” a film by Ultan Guilfoyle about architect Frank Gehry’s work with students studying the inhumanity of prison design, and "The Real Background Check," an animated short by ANWOL codirector Tiffany Johnson, will also make their debuts at the film festival. Now in its sixth year, the Justice on Trial Film Festival, hosted by A New Way of Life Re -Entry Project (ANWOL), is putting justice-impacted people and their stories at the forefront for two days of films and talks at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, on September 29 and 30. This year’s schedule features 12 full length and short films. Two films will have their world premiere at the festival. The first is Building Justice, which follows architect Frank Gehry’s exploration of prison design with Yale and SCI-Arc architecture students, A New Way of Life, and Impact Justice. The second debut is from ANWOL co-director Tiffany Johnson: her autobiographical animated short, The Real Background Check, explores what happens to people before they
enter the criminal justice system. Other films include: Rikers: An American Jail Survivors Guide to Prison Let My People Vote The Bail Trap: An American Ransom Returning Citizens Filmmakers will be on hand after each screening to answer questions in short Q&A sessions. In addition to films, the agenda includes a lineup of panels and speakers. Saturday afternoon’s Women’s Power Panel will feature ANWOL co-director Tiffany Johnson, whose animated short, The Real Background Check, kicks off the festival; poet, activist and When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir co-author asha bandele; and Donna Hylton, activist and author of A Little Piece of Light. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the second lady of California and founder of the Representation Project, will also give remarks at 12:45 pm on Sunday afternoon. Other guests and panelists include producer David Arquette (Survivors Guide to Pris-
Actors Tony Todd, Tommy “Tiny” Lister and a Cast of Characters at Son of Monsterpalooza In Burbank
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen Tommy “Tiny” Lister known as Deebo wanted me tell all of his fans that he is back in Jesus Name and for them to look for the upcoming sequel to “Friday” where his bicycle–riding neighborhood bully character many of PACE NEWS readers remembers.
Climate Change is a Public Health Crises: Blacks Mostly Absent From The Conversation By Simeon Gant Special to California Black Media Partners SACRAMENTO— Governor Jerry Brown and his team gathered more than four thousand people from around the world in San Francisco for three days last week to sound the alarm: Climate Change is a public health issue! Hundreds of people protested and disrupted this gathering of environmentalist, policymakers and business executives because - wait for it – the Governor hasn't done enough to decarbonize California and reduce fossil fuel energy use. This, despite his recent signing of Senate Bill 100, which declared California only use clean, renewable energy by the year 2045.
The summit was organized to raise awareness of the need to reduce fossil fuel and coal-fired energy from our economy and continue the worldwide plan to reduce global greenhouse gasses agreed upon during the Paris accord in 2015. Reducing carbon, fossil fuel energy and greenhouse gasses is a big deal because scientist, global leaders, and the World Health Organization declare climate change as a public health crisis. Scientists contend we are living in the hottest days ever. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, the average temperature across the world's land and ocean surfaces was 58.69 Fahrenheit, or Please see Climate, page 3
on); Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-D 37th District); Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas; and Leonard Noisette, Justice Team director at Open Society Foundations. Non-film events at the festival include a solitary confinement virtual reality experience, available throughout the morning and early afternoon on Saturday, and a “living library” on Sunday, where festival goers can sit down with formerly incarcerated women and their children and talk to them about their experiences. To purchase tickets ($25 general admission, $10 students with ID) or to view a complete list of films and a full schedule of events, please visit www.justiceontrialfilmfestival.ne t. The Justice on Trial Film Festival originally grew out of a conversation between A New Way of Life founder Susan Burton and The New Jim Crow author Michelle Alexander in 2013. It creates a platform for the stories of those impacted by mass incarceration — narratives that often go unheard or are distorted by stereotypes.
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen Actor Tony Todd with Gregory Plotkin, Director of “Paranormal Activity: The Dimension” and editor of “Get Out” signing posters for hundreds of fans at Son of Monsterpalooza in Burbank.
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen & Malika Meads Malika Meads with Ghostbusters characters at the Son of Monsterpalooza in Burbank; (right) Dr. Gloria Zuurveen with “The Walker Monster, Anthony Jones, make-up artist from New York.
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Hello Readers,
Election time is up on us and there are some very serious issues on the ballot. Initiatives to repeal the gas tax is on there. There is an initiative for and against rent control. The problem I have with initiatives is that they get on the ballot with our help, that is, with signing of petitions and gathering groups of social organizations, like the NAACP and others to influence and make us vote to benefit them but how much do these ballot measure really help or hurt us is the crucial questions, because like Prop 209 it was backed by many who looked like us but today in our schools and work places we see the negative affect Prop 209 has had on the Black community. You barely see us any where and you can’t even mention race when it comes to discussion on hiring and education. As president of Parent Action Coalition for Education we need to for informed and educated on these ballot initiative coming in November. God would not have us ignorant about what pertains to us. Taxes do.
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VOTE: America is on the Ballot Black People are the Conscience of this Nation By Jeffrey Boney From the Forward Times The 2018 midterm elections are nearly upon us. The United States of America, in 2018, is at a major crossroads and there is too much at stake to simply ignore the importance of this critical election. If ever there was a time to vote, that time is now. And while there will be many candidates whose names will appear on ballots across this country, it is actually the future of the United States of America that is the most important thing on the ballot this November. These important midterm elections are shaping up to be some of the most important elections in modern times. The results of these midterm elections will not only determine the makeup of Congress, but they will also shape the overall future of this country. The current president has single-handedly emboldened the worst elements of society to openly express their racist views and bigotry in ways that have not been blatantly seen in America since the days of the Civil Rights struggle. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other legislation that was introduced, helped to deal with issues of racism, police brutality, economic disenfranchisement, discriminatory judicial practices and attacks on voting rights that have existed in this country since inception. However, the unrepentant hearts of racists in this country came to the forefront once again after the election, and subsequent re-election, of the nation’s first Black president in 2008 and 2012 respectively – President Barack Obama. The current administration has shined a light on the darkness of racism and bigotry that has long been ignored and swept under the rug in this country. The divisive rhetoric and activity that this current administration has boldly encouraged, has now trickled down to many cities and states across this country, which is why voting in local and state elections is so important. “All politics is local” is a popular political saying that is most often associated with former Democratic House Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. When you think about the phrase in itself, it makes sense that the things that impact you the most take place on the local level. Taxation without representation is a horrible position to be in. The President of the United States, whoever that elected person may be, plays an important role in what affects Black people, but the president can only do so much. All of the key decisions and pieces of legislation that impact Black people on a daily basis are made by individuals who are elected by regular citizens at the local, county and state levels of government. Those who are elected to office by regular citizens, then have the ability to appoint people to other key positions, as well as enact laws that will undoubtedly affect the quality of life of everyone, including those who didn’t vote. The detrimental outcome of Black people choosing to completely disengage from the political process and choosing not to vote is a costly one. A non-vote is still relevant and just as powerful as if a vote were actually cast. President Donald J. Trump understood that, and expressed his sincere gratitude for a great majority of Black people choosing not to come out and vote in 2016. After winning his election against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Trump told a crowd of supporters at a 2016 rally in Grand Rapids: “The African American community was great to us. They came through, big league. Big league. If they had any doubt, they didn’t vote, and that was almost as good, because a lot of people didn’t show up, because they felt good about me.” At another rally the following week, Trump once again expressed his appreciation for Blacks choosing to stay home and not vote, saying: “We did great with the African American community…They didn’t come out to vote for Hillary. They didn’t come out. And that was big — so thank you to the African American community.”
According to the Pew Research Center, the Black voter turnout rate in 2016 declined for the first time in 20 years in a presidential election, falling to 59.6 percent in 2016, after reaching a record-high 66.6 percent in 2012 when President Obama was reelected. The number of Black voters who went to the polls in 2016 also declined, falling by approximately 765,000 voters. In contrast, Whites were motivated to come out and vote, primarily because of the polarization of Trump, and had an increase in their voter turnout rate – 65.3 percent in 2016 versus 64.1 percent in 2012. Over the past few decades, the number of Blacks choosing to stay home and not vote, coupled with the Black vote being constantly targeted by voter suppression tactics, has contributed to the election of many individuals who have not had the best interest of African Americans in mind. Trump now has the potential of having a second Supreme Court Justice named to the highest court in the land, which could prove disastrous for many African Americans if he is confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate. The likelihood of this lifetime appointment, along with the other harmful pieces of legislation that have been introduced by this administration, only became a reality when Trump was elected to the office of the presidency by those who chose to vote and by those who chose to stay home and not vote. This November, Black people must take voting and politics seriously if they are going to see collective changes in their communities, in their social status and in their daily lives. At the recent Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Summit, Reverend Dr. William Barber challenged the attendees at the annual Phoenix Awards Dinner to step up and vote. “We are called to be the conscious of this nation,” said Rev. Barber. “Our vision has to be bigger than Trump. We have to come together to change the course of our nation. You better know who you are when you are under assault. We cannot fail to be who we are. We must vote.” There is no Black community in America that can grow and progress if there is no solid representation in place to make important decisions that impact the quality of life of its residents. Whether it is educating Black children, ensuring their tax dollars are fairly distributed, having access to quality healthcare, having community-based services available to them or receiving equitable treatment in the court of law, Black people must vote to ensure they have quality representation. If Black people don’t vote to ensure they have quality representation, then the potential of having ineffective representatives thrust upon them becomes a potential reality. Again, Black people need not downplay the significance of these upcoming midterm elections in November. While the races for Congress and the various governorships across the country are extremely important, there are many down ballot races that are even more important and should not be ignored, as they will impact the daily lives of Black people for years to come. In Harris County, Texas, which is the third most populous county in the U.S., there are 19 Black women running for various judicial seats on the ballot in the upcoming midterm elections. Whether it is the judge who has the power to sentence your loved one to a lengthy prison sentence or the judge who is responsible for dealing with a lawsuit or the judge who has the power to determine what your child support payments and visitation rights look like through the family court – one or more of these Black women could very well be elected in a position that will impact your life in some shape, form or fashion in the very near future. The same applies to all of the other important local and state races across the country. All elections, especially local elections, are too important to overlook and ignore. It is time for Black people to dig in, get in the fight and embrace their precious right to vote, which was paid for with a hefty price. More importantly, the fight to protect those precious voting rights is still being fought on a daily basis by those who understand the struggle to make a difference through politics and public policy. It is not the time to embrace non-voting. It is not the time to make a conscious decision to stay at home and avoid casting a ballot in 2018. It is time to VOTE, because America is on the Ballot in 2018!
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EDUCATION & COMMUNITY NEWS California Adopts First-Ever Computer Science Standards SACRAMENTO—The State Board of Education on Thursday approved California’s first-ever computer science standards—learning expectations that will help each student reach their creative potential in our digitally connected world. “As a forward-leaning state and home to Silicon Valley, California’s new standards will not only enable students to understand how their digital world works but will encourage critical thinking and discussion about the broader ethical and social implications and questions related to the growing capabilities of technology,” said State Board Member Trish Williams, who serves as the Board’s computer science liaison. Developed by educators, the standards are designed to help students move from passive users of technology to creators and innovators who interact with computers. Beyond simply learning to code, the standards push students to communicate as scientists and find creative solutions to difficult problems. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said the standards would help improve computer science education in California. “These standards will give our students a deeper understanding of computer science that will better prepare our students for careers and college and help them succeed in a fiercely competitive global economy,” Torlakson said. “California’s economy, including a high tech industry that leads the world, will also benefit because employers will be able to hire workers with a better understanding of computer science and technology, and the skills to use technology to solve problems.” The standards place a strong em-
phasis on equity by providing educators with examples of ways they can broaden participation in computer science to include diverse students. While 60 percent of California’s student population is Latinx or African American, only about 25 percent of students who take high school computer science courses are from these demographic groups. In the technology workforce, Latinx and African Americans represent about 15 percent of employees. Also at today’s meeting, the Board was presented with a resolution from Assemblymember Marc Berman’s staff designating September 2018 as Computer Science Month in California. The road to adoption of the standards began in 2014 with Governor Brown’s signing of Assembly Bill 1539, which directed California’s Instructional Quality Commission to recommend computer science standards to the State Board by July 2019. The state subsequently met with focus groups and later convened a Computer Science Standards Advisory Committee of teachers, professors, and administrators. That group developed the standards that were adopted today using work already in progress by the Computer Science Teachers Association. “The standards approved today were built off the most recent national consensus on what concepts and practices in computer science all students should have access to learning from kindergarten through high school,” Board Member Williams said. Computer science as a foundational discipline that should be accessible to all students is relatively new to K–12 education. It is the study of how technology
and computing systems are created and their impact on society. The standards cover six core computer science concepts (such as algorithms and programming) and seven core practices (such as creating computational artifacts and
recognizing computational problems). By contrast, learning to type, word processing, computer repair, and playing video games are not within the scope computer science as defined by the standards. A strategic plan for scal-
ing up computer science education in California, including providing appropriate support to educators and ensuring access and equity for all students, is expected to come before the State Board for approval in March 2019.
Climate Change is a Public Health Crises: Blacks Mostly Absent From The Conversation (Continued from page 1) 1.69 degrees above the 20th-century average of 57 degrees and the continued rise of heat on the planet is causing extreme weather patterns, unusual fire episodes, and poor air quality. Because of the rising heat on earth, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) released an exhaustive report detailing adverse health effects on impoverished communities from around the world and people of color at the top of the list of poor health outcomes due to climate change. There's an old saying in the Black community, "When white folks catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia." There are few studies analyzing the effects of climate change focusing specifically on the African American community, however, Norris McDonald, president of the African American Environmentalist Association (AAEA) has logged exhaustive reports concluding, "Two things are certain: African American advancement and health are inextricably tied to economic development and a clean environment." The historic gathering in San Francisco did not provide any specific plenaries or focus on African Americans; however, there was significant detail on impoverished communities around the world, which included people of all melanin type. Dr. Aparna Bole, Co-Chair
of Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) in Cleveland Ohio showed images of coal-fired plants in the Midwest. She made a case to be more cognizant of protecting people of color and people living in poor communities. "Air pollution from fossil fuel combustion affects the health of my patients every day," she warned, "Particulate air pollution from coal fire power plants can cause exasperated chronic lung conditions like asthma, contribute to morbidity from cardiovascular disease, contribute to premature birth and low birth weight and neurological disorders. One out of five of my patients has asthma. That's twice the prevalence of pediatric asthma nationwide and reflects the fact that African American and Latino children suffer disproportionally in Cleveland and communities around this country." Dr. Bole went on to tell a story about a young boy who was overweight and suffering from asthma felt good enough to go outside but she felt obligated to let him know he should check the air quality and may need to reconsider going out to play due to his poor health condition. While Blacks were mostly absent from most of the plenaries and with very few African American delegates, McDonald and the AAEA provide insight into the concerns of the Black community in relation to the entire global effort.
McDonald writes, "Empirical evidence demonstrates that humankind's emissions lead directly to smog, acid rain, dirty water and negative human health consequences in America's urban, suburban and rural areas. A measured response to our atmospheric climate management is prudent." Kaiser Permanente, Salesforce, Hyundai Motor Company, and other primary business interests lined up to tell their story about using renewables as their source of energy. Bernard Tyson, Chairman, and CEO of Kaiser announced with prideful exuberance, "Earlier this week we announced that we now have put additional agreements in place to achieve our commitment of being carbon neutral by the end of 2020." Summit protestors remain skeptical of California's pledge to eliminate fossil fuel use as they disrupted traffic and blocked one of the entrances at the Moscone Center and criticized Governor Brown's effort. They point to the unintended consequence of the states cap and trade program, proclaiming "it's a license to pollute" and a series of new oil drilling permits his administration recently approved. For his part Brown defiantly said, "We have a plan to phase out oil, to bring in total clean technology. If they have a better one, let me know."
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Pastors More Likely To Address Domestic Violence, Still Lack Training By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn.— In recent months, churches have been rocked by high-profile accusations of sexual misconduct among clergy. While the Catholic church’s continued abuse scandal has dominated the headlines, Protestant churches have also seen high profile pastors accused of sexual misconduct. More accusations are likely to come—from congregations big and small. One in 8 Protestant senior pastors say a church staff member has sexually harassed a member of the congregation at some point in the church’s history. One in 6 pastors say a staff member has been harassed in a church setting. Two-thirds of pastors say domestic or sexual violence occurs in the lives of people in their congregation. And many pastors believe the #MeToo movement has made their churches more aware of how common sexual and domestic violence are. More pastors say they are addressing these issues from the pulpit. Still, half say they lack training in how to address sexual and domestic violence, Those are among the findings of a new study on pastors’ views on #MeToo and sexual and domestic violence in churches from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. The study, sponsored by IMA World Health and Sojourners, is a follow up to a 2014 survey. Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research, says the #MeToo movement—and more public discussion of sexual and domestic violence—seems to have gotten pastors’ attention. “Pastors are starting to talk about issues like sexual harassment and domestic abuse more than in the past,” McConnell said. “They don’t always know how to respond—but fewer see them as taboo subjects.” Most aware of #MeToo For the study, LifeWay Research conducted a phone survey of 1,000 Protestant senior pastors earlier this year—then compared the results to a similar survey in 2014. Researchers also asked additional questions specifically about the #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements. Eighty-five percent of pastors in the survey say they have heard of the #MeToo movement. Fewer pastors (16 percent) have heard of the #ChurchToo movement, which focused specifically on sexual harassment and abuse in the church. Eighty-four percent have not heard of #ChurchToo. Three-quarters of pastors (76 percent) say they know someone who has been sexually harassed. Mainline pastors (82 percent) are more likely to say they know someone who has been harassed than evangelical pastors (71 percent). Twelve percent of Protestant pastors say someone on church staff has sexually harassed a congregation member at some point in the church’s life. Eightyfive percent say no staff member has been found to have done so. Three percent don’t know. Pentecostal (94 percent) and Baptist (89 percent) pastors are more likely to say there has been no harassment found. Christian/Church of Christ (79 percent) and Presbyterian/ Reformed (79 percent) pastors are less likely. Sixteen percent say a staff member has experienced sexual harassment in a church setting. Eighty-two percent say that has not happened. Two percent don’t know. Mainline pastors (22 percent) are more likely to say a staff
member has been harassed than evangelical pastors (11 percent). Eighty percent of pastors say their church has a policy for sexual harassment allegations against staff. Nineteen percent say they don’t have a policy. Two percent don’t know. A few pastors have firsthand knowledge of abuse. One in 5 pastors say they personally have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Four out of five say they have not. #MeToo Leads to Action, Confusion The #MeToo movement has prompted some pastors to action. It also appears to have led to some confusion among pastors and their congregations. Forty-one percent of Protestant senior pastors who have heard of #MeToo say they are more inclined to preach about sexual and domestic violence in response to the movement. Forty-eight percent say they are inclined to speak about the issues about the same amount as they had in the past. Twelve percent say they are less inclined to speak as a result of #MeToo. Methodist (57 percent) and Presbyterian/Reformed (52 percent) pastors are more likely to say they will preach more about sexual and domestic violence. Fewer Lutheran (37 percent), Church of Christ/Christian (36 percent), Baptist (30 percent) and Pentecostal (24 percent) pastors say they are now more inclined to preach on those topics. Forty percent of those who have heard of #MeToo say they understand issues of sexual and domestic violence better because of the movement. Twentyone percent say their understanding of the issues has not changed. Thirty-nine percent say they now have more questions. Congregation members also have questions, according to pastors. A third of pastors (32 percent) who have heard of #MeToo say their congregation is more confused about sexual and domestic violence. Sixty-two percent say their congregation has more empathy for victims. Fiftyeight percent say their congregation is more aware of how common sexual and domestic violence is. A few (14 percent) say their congregation has become callous toward the issue. Among other findings about pastors who have heard of #MeToo: • 49 percent of mainline pastors are inclined to preach more about domestic and sexual violence. • 32 percent of evangelical pastors are inclined to preach more about domestic and sexual violence. • 48 percent of main-
line pastors say they understand more. • 32 percent of evangelical pastors say they understand more. • 70 percent of mainline pastors say their churches have become more empathetic. • 57 percent of evangelical pastors say their churches have become more empathetic. • 44 percent of Christian/Church of Christ ministers say their churches have more confusion. • 27 percent of Methodist pastors say their churches have more confusion. • 18 percent of Baptist pastors say their churches are callous. • 10 percent of Presbyterian/Reformed pastors say their churches are callous. “We are encouraged that more and more pastors are speaking out and seeking training to
make their churches safer sanctuaries for survivors of violence, but the results also show that we—as a Christian community—still fall short,” said Sojourners President and Founder Jim Wallis. “If we believe that how we treat the most vulnerable is how we treat Christ, we must be in deep solidarity with the women and men who experience domestic or sexual abuse at some point in their lives,” Wallis said. “If we believe we are all created in the image of God, we cannot tolerate that only half of pastors feel prepared to respond to domestic and sexual violence situations.” Domestic abuse less taboo For the study, LifeWay Research asked Protestant pastors a series of detailed questions about how they handle the topics of sexual and domestic abuse. Three-quarters (77 percent) say they speak about domestic violence at least once a year. That includes 26 percent who speak about it once a year and 51 percent who speak about it more than once a year. By contrast, only 34 percent of Protestant senior pastors spoke about domestic violence more than once a year in a similar study in 2014. Many pastors (75 percent) who address sexual or domestic violence at least once a year or more say they do so because they have seen the impact of such violence firsthand. Eighty-seven percent say sexual or domestic violence is an issue in their community. Ninety-six percent know of resources to help victims. Only 1 in 5 (18 percent) say they address domestic or sexual violence because it is an issue in their congregation. Almost half (46 percent) speak about it because they have been trained in domestic violence issues. Almost half (46 percent) of pastors who don’t address sexual or domestic violence say it is not an
issue in their congregation. Twenty -nine percent say other topics are more important. Nineteen percent say they don’t know the issue well enough. Nineteen percent also say it is not an issue in their community. Sixteen percent say it is not appropriate to address domestic or sexual violence publicly. “Despite the widespread public conversation, 1 in 5 pastors don’t feel compelled to address domestic or sexual violence,” McConnell said. Action steps LifeWay Research found that pastors often take action when they learn about cases of domestic and sexual violence. Pastors believe victims need help from outside of their families when abuse occurs in the home. Eighty percent say in cases of domestic or sexual violence that occur in the home—including physical violence, child abuse, or marital rape—outside intervention is needed. Nine percent say such violence should be resolved primarily within the family. Eleven percent don’t know. In cases of domestic violence, 82 percent of Protestant senior pastors say they would counsel a victim to seek support from a domestic abuse expert. Eight percent say they would tell a victim to try and improve the relationship with their spouse. Ten percent don’t know what they would counsel a victim to do. Sixty-four percent of pastors agree that sexual or domestic violence occurs in the lives of people in their congregation— including 24 percent who strongly agree. Thirty percent disagree— including 13 percent who strongly disagree. Sixty-two percent say their church has taken action against domestic or sexual abuse at least once a year. Please see Domestic, page 8
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COMMUNITY NEWS At NAREB CBC Forum, Housing Experts Say Legacy of Discriminatory Policies and Practices Fuel Racial Disparities In Home Ownership Rates Washington, DC — Decades of discriminatory lending practices and government policies have created barriers for African Americans seeking to become homeowners, according to leading housing experts participating in a September 13 forum on fair housing, which was hosted by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative Conference. Fifty-years after the Fair Housing Act was enacted, panelists noted the continued disparity in homeownership rates – 41.6 percent for Blacks, compared to 72.9 percent for Whites – caused by legacy of discrimination. Blacks couldn’t fully enjoy benefits of the GI Bill, suffered “redlining” that prevented them from buying homes in white communities, and were charged higher fees and rates on their mortgages. “Blacks have experienced housing discrimination that has limited financial growth and fueled the wealth gap that exists today,” said NAREB President Jeffrey Hicks. “Far too many people of color missed out on the American Dream of Homeownership, and a pathway to prosperity that has been denied to many Black families. That must change.” Mr. Hicks moderated the lively forum discussion on remedies for housing discrimination. The panel included Lisa Rice, President and CEO National Fair Housing Alliance; James H. Carr, Coleman A. Young Endowed Chair and Professor in Urban Affairs at Wayne State University; Visiting Fellow with the Roosevelt Institute; Mark Alston, Owner, Skyway Realty and Alston & Associates Mortgage Co., Chair, Public Affairs Committee NAREB; Mau-
rice Jourdain-Earl, Managing Director and Co-Founder ComplianceTech; and Alanna McCargo, Vice President, Housing Finance Policy Urban Institute. Richard Rothstein, who authored, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America, said in his keynote address that segregated neighborhoods are not an accident, but “the result of laws and policies passed by local, state, and federal governments that promoted discriminatory patterns that continue to encourage hous-
ing segregation.” There was a collective call for substantial housing finance reform, including charting a new course for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Today, NAREB announced at the forum three guiding principles to lead that reform: * Promote homeownership as a high priority public policy with support for the mortgage interest tax deduction; creation of a tax-advantaged first-time homebuyer down payment savings vehicle; and preservation of the affordable 30year fixed rate mortgage.
* Create “loan level equality,” or the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions; prevent biases or privileges in the mortgage origination process, and ensure consistent pricing and terms for similarly situated borrowers, with no penalties or higher prices based on neighborhoods, zip codes or census-tracts. * Create a federal accountability structure for the expanding nondepository lender market that will monitor their origination, pricing and lending practices to ensure practices are fair, equitable and non-discriminatory. “We need reform that can help families overcome barriers to homeownership,” said Mr. Hicks, noting that NAREB commissioned two studies released today documenting the impact of discrimination and the need for significant reform – “Fifty Years of Struggle” and the “2018 State of Housing in Black America,” Both studies were by Mr. Carr, Michela Zonta, and Steven P. Hornburg. Ms. Zonta is a senior policy analyst for Housing and Consumer Finance Policy at the Center for American Progress; and Mr. Hornburg is a housing finance and policy consultant, with over 20 years of experience in national housing policy and mortgage finance. Their 2018 State of Housing in Black America takes aims at the flaws in the Fair Housing Act. “…The Fair Housing Act, even with its many amendments over the years, has not adequately addressed discrimination in the housing market,” the study states. “For this reason, the National Fair Housing Alliance continues each year to estimate the occurrence of
4 million instances of discrimination with only a handful ever being challenged.” Moreover, the study says Federal regulators have reinforced the negative impacts of decades of discrimination “through inadequate enforcement of antidiscrimination laws and inadequate oversight of lending practices to address the unique lending challenges experienced by Blacks due to decades of unequal and unfair access to mortgage credit and homeownership.” “Fifty Years of Struggle,” which depicts the impact of the Kerner Report and the Fair Housing Act, says, “The fact that the Black homeownership rate today is unchanged from its level in 1968 is testament to the power of convert acts of racial bias… the United States will never achieve its promise of a truly integrated and equitable society until the structural impediments to economic justice are torn down. That will require an honest, concerted, and consistent effort by Congress, the White House, and the courts.” The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) was formed in 1947 to secure the right to equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed or color. NAREB has advocated for legislation and supported or instigated legal challenges that ensure fair housing, sustainable homeownership, and access to credit for Black Americans along with promoting access to business opportunity for Black real estate professionals. NAREB annually publishes The State of Housing in Black America report. For more details, visit www.nareb.com
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NEWS Privatizing the Coast': are Wealthy Californians Seizing Public Beaches? As some try to seal off stretches of coastline for private use, the state wants to tackle a growing divide between rich and poor By Gabrielle Canon in Santa Cruz, California @GabrielleCanon Privates Beach is named not for its exclusivity but for a permissive attitude toward nude sunbathing. This small patch of paradise on the California coastline is adored by locals, and anyone is welcome to enjoy the clean and quiet spot. If, that is, they have a key costing $100 a year. A 9ft iron gate blocks the path to a beach staircase, set among expensive hillside homes in the tony surf town of Santa Cruz, south of San Francisco. Yet by California law, all the beaches along its 840 alluring miles of coastline belong to the people, and the state is cracking down at Privates and elsewhere in a push to mitigate a growing divide between rich and poor. Resistance from those who want to keep Privates private will be stiff – they say the situation is far more nuanced than a class war. “I am an advocate for this thing – everyone is who lives around here,” said the professional surfer Shawn Dollar as he loaded a paddle board into his car in the parking lot outside the gate. “It’s nice here. People pick up dog poop and there’s no trash.” Officials are well-versed in such disputes. The Coastal Commission has been working since the late 2000s to open Martins Beach, also south of San Francisco, after the billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla purchased the 89-acre Half Moon Bay property for $37m and promptly closed off the only road to the waterfront. Even though he has repeatedly lost in court, Kho-
A sign outside Privates Beach. Photograph: Dan Tuffs for the Guardian sla is now taking the issue to the supreme court – which could threaten public beach access across California by setting a precedent that limits the state’s regulatory powers. Khosla, for his part, told the New York Times last month that he has buyer’s remorse over the whole ordeal. “If I were to ever win in the supreme court, I’d be depressed about it,” he said. “I support the Coastal Act; I don’t want to weaken it by winning. But property rights are even more important.” “I mean, look, to be honest, I do wish I’d never bought the property,” he said. “In the end, I’m going to end up selling it.” Meanwhile near Santa Barbara, a homeowners association have blocked off 8.5 miles of coastline, and the only way for non-residents to access it is to rent a boat, anchor offshore, and swim or boogie-board the rest of the way in. The state is considering using eminent domain to regain access. It has also spent the last 40 years fighting property owners in Malibu who blocked their beach-
es, and at the end of 2016 it issued more than $5.1m in fines. Three reports released in 2017 by researchers at Stanford Law, Berkeley Law, UCLA and San Francisco State University all found that residents along California coasts are more affluent and more white, and that there are significant physical and financial barriers for others who want to enjoy the beach – even though it is legally a publicly owned resource. “Because disadvantaged communities typically have fewer economic and recreational resources and opportunities, foreclosing any of the ones they do have will disproportionately affect them,” the Stanford researchers wrote. According to advocates, what’s happening at Privates is different. They point to the care they lavish on their walkway, and staircase down to the sand and argue that overcrowding and mismanagement by the state, which is facing a parks maintenance backlog, will result in its degradation. “It is everyone’s favorite park,” said Mark Massara, the attorney representing the Opal Cliffs recreation district in its ef-
People on Privates Beach. Photograph: Dan Tuffs for the Guardian forts to keep the gate and fee structure. “It is only coastal staff, from their ivory tower, that wants to make this into some sort of Malibu scenario where you have elitists trying to privatize the coast.” Rather than a land-grab by rich property owners, he emphasizes that the community has held permits since the 1980s and has made the beach what it is today. The fee, Massara explains, is necessary to keep the area as polished as it is. “Wouldn’t it be a shame if the district goes out of business and then this turns into an ugly little overgrown horrible park with trash and everything else?” According to staff reports and court documents this is the only public beach in the state blocked by a privately issued fee, a direct violation of the Coastal Act, which holds that wet sand to the high-tide point can’t be privately owned or restricted. Jennifer Savage, a policy manager at advocacy organization Surfrider, sees the gate as an inequality issue. “There’s a growing
awareness of the intangible barriers that keep people from being able to access the coast because of income,” she said. “We hear the rationale that allowing public use of a public beach will result in crime and trash and the destruction of our natural resources. And, certainly, not all people in all instances are perfect stewards,” she added. “But if we wanted to really protect the natural ecosystems, then you could make an argument that people should not be allowed to go anywhere and all of our parks and beaches should be gated off from general use. That’s not the way that we do things, at least in California.” Oddly enough, Dollar, the pro-private Privates surfer, doesn’t even have a key, but says he always is able to get in. Recently, in an attempt to work with regulatory officials, the gate has often been left unlocked, and remains so throughout the summer. California regulators, he sniffed, are “putting their hands in everyone’s business”.
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NATIONAL NEWS Norton to Introduce Bill Requiring Federal Agencies to Advertise with Minority-Owned Media By Stacy M. Brown From NNPA BlackPress WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she will introduce a bill to require all federal agencies to include the amount they spent in the most recent fiscal year on advertising contracts with newspapers and media companies owned by minorities and women in their annual budget requests to Congress. Norton’s bill would also require the agencies to produce projections of their spending for the upcoming fiscal year. “The federal government is the largest advertiser in the United States, and it has an obligation to ensure fair access to its contracts for minority and women-owned newspapers and media companies,” Norton said on Thursday, Sept. 20. The congresswoman, who has served in the House of Representatives since 1991, said she will also send letters to all 12 appropriations subcommittees during the next appropriations cycle requesting that they require
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton stands with NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., and members of the Black and Hispanic press at a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2016 each agency under their jurisdiction to include this advertising data in their budget requests. “My bill would provide
the transparency to ensure federal agencies are striving to reach minorities, who often get their daily news from smaller media
Pastors More Likely To Address Domestic Violence, Still Lack Training Ninety-six percent of pastors say they have a responsibility to ask church members about possible abuse if they see signs of domestic or sexual violence. Three percent disagree. When responding to a case of domestic or sexual violence, 81 percent of pastors say they have provided a referral to an agency that assists victims. Seventy percent have provided marriage or couple’s counseling. Forty-six percent provided counseling for the abuser. Forty percent did a safety risk assessment for the victim. Despite their willingness to help, many pastors still feel ill-prepared according to the study. Only about half (55
percent) of pastors say they are familiar or very familiar with domestic violence resources in their community. And half say they don’t have sufficient training to address sexual or domestic abuse. “Pastors want to care for victims of domestic and sexual violence,” McConnell said. “And they are often called to care for victims. But they don’t always know what to do.” And some of the ways they respond can cause more harm than good according to experts, said McConnell. Domestic violence experts, for example, say providing safety for victims should come first. Yet, less than half of pastors have done an assessment.
And many pastors provide couples counseling in response to violence, something experts say can put victims at risk, said McConnell. “We know caring faith communities respond to need. But in responding to abuse and harassment, we have much work left to do,” said Rick Santos, president and CEO of IMA World Health. “Our next generation of faith leaders need to be prepared to preach about prevention from the pulpit, create a safe space within their churches and lend their voices to the movement for lasting change in our society.” For more information on this study, visit LifeWayResearch.com or view the complete survey report PDF.
outlets who serve communities of color,” Norton said. Two years ago, Norton led a group of Congressional members in requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the federal advertising contract obligations to small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) and those owned by minorities and women. During a news conference on Capitol Hill alongside numerous African American and Latino newspaper publishers and owners from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the National Alliance of Hispanic Publications, Norton demanded accountability. She drafted a letter asking for a report from the GAO that eventually contained signatures of dozens of her colleagues on the Hill as well as senators and others. In July, the GAO released a report revealing that fiscal year 2017 saw only 16 percent of the federal government’s advertising contract obligations spent with SDBs and those owned by minorities and women.
Further, the report concluded that, of the $5 billion spent on advertising by federal agencies over the past decade, just $50 million went to Blackowned businesses. After the report’s release in July, the NNPA called on Congressman Cedric Richmond, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to “forcefully raise their voices of discontent and reaffirmation of the demands for equity, for justice, for fairness and end to this kind of systemic refusal to treat African American-owned and Latino-owned businesses along with others in a just, fair and equitable manner.” “It’s time for all of us to respond and to act. There should be legislation introduced in Congress immediately to rectify this gross systemic inequity,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA National Chairman Dorothy Leavell called the results of the report, shameful. She said she too would call for legislation and, in the meantime, would try and set up a meeting with members of Congress to further explore the matter. On Thursday, Chavis said the NNPA wishes to “profoundly thank Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton for her continued leadership on this crucial economic and racial justice issue.” “The U.S. Government by law should advertise equitably with Black-owned newspapers and media companies,” Chavis said. “Congresswoman Norton’s timely legislative initiative is about ensuring equal justice, inclusivity and diversity, as well as a much-demanded end to the glaring pattern of racial exclusion and discrimination by the U.S. Government toward the Black Press with respect to annual advertising spending,” he said.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Rockin’ Blues Festival in the City of Lawndale By Ricky Richardson
LAWNDALE- The 6th Annual Lawndale Blues Festival and Charity Car Show was held on Saturday, September 15th, from 11:00am5PM in Jane Addams Park on Firmona and Marine Avenue. You were in the right place at the right time, if you were a fan of the blues, experiencing the blues, or
had a need to sing the blues during this years’ addition of the Blues Festival. The growing, awesome City sponsored events theme “Rockin’ Blues in Lawndale” didn’t offset your monthly budget, the festival was absolutely FREE!!! The 2018 line-up consisted of Brooks Project featuring Gregg
Gregg Wright
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Wright, Awesome Blue, Lawndale Blues Boys, Electric Caravan and Moondogg. Due to another engagement, I was only able to check out the opening act. Lucky for me and the festival attendees, Brooks Project Featuring Gregg Wright were making a return engagement after a fantastic closing act performance at last years show. Rosie Lee Brooks and Brooks Project honored and remembered the early blues pioneers who laid down the foundation for others to follow. The band wasted no time in getting
down with some good ole fashion down home blues. They opened their set with “Mother Nature” by Koko Taylor, followed by “Spoonful,” “Ask Me No Question,” by Albert King and “Smokin’ Gun,” by Robert Cray. Phenomenal guitarist Gregg Wright came front and center to perform “Cry Myself a River,” and “Born Under a Bad Sign.” Gregg Wright’s fiery guitar licks were flaring throughout their set. The band continued their crowd pleasing set with “I’ll Sing the Blues for You,” “I
Photo by Ricky Richardson Just Wanna Make Love to You,” by Etta James with a few choruses of “Born to be Wild,” to close out their hour long set. A fabulous showcase of classic cars from the 1920’s1970’s added to everyone’s enjoyment of the festival. Each year the Lawndale Blues Festival is a great event to enjoy some good food, hear some great music with family, friends, neighbors, co-workers and others from the greater Southern California blues community in a relaxing environment.
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