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June 10, 2021 Thursday Edition
Volume 52 No. 8 Mailing: P.O. Box 837, Victorville, CA 92393
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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them and these will continue till they have resisted either with words or blows or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance those of whom they suppress. —Fredrick Douglass (1849)
President Biden Puts Focus on Financially Assisting Parents By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor
After the historic COVD19 pandemic has killed over 575,000 in the U.S. and damaged the economy widely, President Biden is putting increased focus on policy to assist parents. According to Oxfam, over 50 million people in the U.S. live in poverty. The federal minimum wage, has remained at $7.25 an hour since 2007. One of the largest groups in poverty are single women with children and the working poor. Twenty five percent of African Americans in the U.S. live below the poverty line according to CENSUS data. Before COVID-19, childcare, pre-school and basic parental spending has been an uphill battle for middle class parents. With COVID-19 threatening jobs and economic stability, Biden is now set to propose and push monthly checks of up to $300 to parents through 2025. During his first State of the Union speech, Biden emphasized the American Families Plan,
As the President moves forward with Democrats in Congress on his plans to strengthen the social safety net, he has to move quickly before the potential change in power after the 2022 elections. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) which would pay for paid leave for caregivers and partially fund day care. The President is proposing an
increase in the corporate tax rate and an increase in capital gains taxes to pay for his plans.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich also detailed how Biden’s proposals could be paid
Music Producer’s `Racial Profiling’ Suit Against L.A. Tentatively Settled By Fred Shuster, City News Service
Michelle Michlewicz and Antone Austin (Courtesy Antone Austin/ Michelle Michlewicz) A settlement has been tentatively reached with the city of Los Angeles in a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a Hollywood music producer who fought in court to have police body camera video made public to prove allegations he was racially profiled before his arrest, his attorney said today. Antone Austin, 42, was taking in his trash cans at his apartment on May 24, 2019, when two Los Angeles Police Department officers suddenly pulled up and ordered him to turn around, according to video footage unsealed by a federal judge in April. Without explanation, the officers — responding to reports of a domestic violence incident in which the suspect was the white boyfriend of a neighbor — attempted to handcuff
Austin, who is Black, and became upset with him when he didn’t comply, according to the lawsuit filed last year. As Austin was being detained, his girlfriend came running out of the apartment and was also arrested. Both were held in jail for hours, paying a total of $57,000 in bail, their lawyer said. The settlement was reached in principle last week, according to Faisal Gill, the couple’s attorney. Gill said he could not disclose the amount of the settlement until the agreement is brought before the City Council for a vote sometime in the next few weeks. “I think the city realized this was not a case they wanted to take to trial,” Gill told City News Service. “I’m just sad it took this long for them to realize something they should have
known at the very beginning. I’m happy they finally realized settlement is the best option.” City Attor ney’s Off ice spokesma n Rob Wilcox said he could not comment on a pending settlement. The lawsuit asked for at least $2 million from the city and was set for jury trial in October. A federal judge ordered the suit dismissed Tuesday after learning of the pending settlement, according to court records. The 11-minute video, which was made public by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian as part of the lawsuit, shows the couple being detained by LAPD officers as Austin and his girlfriend proclaim Austin’s innocence. Apparently most damaging for the city are the first minutes of the video showing officers expressing confusion whether Austin — a music producer who goes by the name Tone Stackz — is the actual suspect they are looking for, even though they were told it is a white man they’re after. As the patrol car passes Austin and then turns back, one officer asks, “This dude?” and his partner responds, “Probably.” Gill said charges of resisting arrest and assault on a police officer were eventually dropped against Austin, and a charge of interfering
in the arrest lodged against Austin’s girlfriend, Michelle Michlewicz, was also tossed. A n LA PD spokesma n previously said that according to policy, the department does not comment on pending litigation. In court filings earlier this year, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office argued that the couple’s claim was without merit and should be dismissed, and that Austin and his girlfriend were to blame for the incident. Attorneys for the city also maintained that the two LAPD officers are immune from liability. Gill previously said the officers didn’t know who they were looking for when they arrived at the scene in response to a domestic disturbance call involving a white neighbor. “It was racial profiling,” Gill alleged in April. “No question about it, and to add injury to insult, they arrest my clients, put them in jail … Even the woman who called 911 tried to tell the officers that they had the wrong person.” As for Austin’s reaction to the settlement, Gill said “he’s satisfied with it. He’s just relieved it’s over.” The post Music Producer’s `Racial Profiling’ Suit Against L.A. Tentatively Settled appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
for by directly saying the tax rates for wealthy Americans should be higher.
“Repeal Trump tax cuts: $500B, raise top marginal tax rate by 1%: $123B, wealth tax: $2.75T, Wall St transaction tax: $777B, eliminate loopholes: $119B and Fund the IRS: $1.75T,” Reich wrote adding that the result would be a revenue increase of $6 trillion over 10 years. Biden has also already announced an increase in IRS enforcement for those earning over $1 million a year to raise revenue. As the President moves forward with Democrats in Congress on his plans to strengthen the social safety net, he has to move quickly before the potential change in power after the 2022 elections. Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist for NNPA and the host of the podcast BURKEFILE. She is also a political strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@ gmail.com and on twitter at @ LVBurke
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The Federation Declares June 19th an Organizational Holiday! The Federation of Southern Cooperatives is requesting our partners, friends, supporters and members to join us in the celebration of Juneteenth to honor and acknowledge the historical struggles of Black people and celebrate the resilience, creativity, and sacrifice that built our country. We believe a holiday deserving of great celebration and federal holiday recognition and status is June 19, 1865. Known as Juneteenth, it commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. Also called Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, it was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, slaves were declared
free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. The stakes are higher this year than ever before as a few of our black farmers may finally see debt relief and other efforts that may allow them to continue the proud legacy of farming. In 2021 we still have many struggles related to racism, voter suppression, and inequality. In the month of June, we will feature educational topics, historical exhibits, and advocacy statements for Juneteenth to be a national US holiday. Like any grand celebration, bring out the fireworks, the food, the fun, and also fierce determination to support equality for black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives!