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Vol. 49 No. 12

July 12, 2018 - July 18, 2018

This publication is a Certified DBE/ SBE / MBE in the State of California CUCP #43264 Metro File #7074 & State of Texas File #802505971 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 words or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they suppress.

—Fredrick Douglass (1849)

First Black Male Valedictorian Graduate of NY Prep School Silenced

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Police Officer Who Used Stun Gun on Black Man While He Was Already Sitting Won’t be Fired National News

School leadership's problem with a student's voice was not a problem for the Black female mayor

By Jayme S. Ganey

President and founder of University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men, Joseph Munno, denied Jaissan Lovett, the school's first Black male valedictorian, the opportunity to speak at his graduation. Lovett was given no explanation but believes it was because he spoke up against Munno about issues at the school.

The school's response: they wish "Jaision Lovett" (misspelled) well and will review poli-

cies. They also didn't respond to the mayor's office calling about it.

Thankfully, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren invited Lovett, her former intern, to speak at Rochester City Hall, posted the speech on her Facebook page and called out the school's leadership.

"It is easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men," Warren said, quoting Frederick Douglass.

Every valedictorian has given a

speech at graduation at the 8year-old school, except Lovett.

During Lovett's six years at the school, he led a five-day student protest to advocate for better safety equipment in labs. He claims a lot of wrong things happen at UPrep, and he wasn't afraid to say something. Lovett said Munno wasn't receptive to that.

The school's graduation rate is over 90 percent, but some reviews say that they don't actually pre-

pare students well enough for college. Students perform below average on state tests and take fewer advanced courses than state average, and the school has below average results in serving disadvantaged students.

Rochester, N.Y., has a majority population of color, with over 40 percent of it being Black, and the school's population of students is 92 percent minority.

During his speech Lovett made a statement, seemingly directed at Munno: "I'm here as the UPrep 2018 valedictorian to tell you that you couldn't break me. I'm still here, and I'm still here strong. And after all these years, all this anger I've had toward you and UPrep as a whole, I realized I had to let that go in order to better myself.

And I forgive you for everything I held against you."

Warren said in the video: "For some reason, his school — in a country where freedom of speech is a constitution right, and the city of Frederick Douglass — turned his moment of triumph into a time of sorrow and pain."

Lovett received a full scholarship to attend Clark Atlanta University in the fall and will study video game design.

OP-ED: Another Assault on the Black Press Black Newspaper Publishers Take a Hit with Trump’s Tariffs on Canadian Newsprint

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA)

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, says that the NNPA opposes the Trump tariffs on newsprint and demands an end to the disastrous trade policies that are hurting our businesses and communities. (NNPA)

Amid the rush to comprehend the ramifications of a full-scale international trade war initiated by the errant and backward tariff policies of the Trump Administration, there are results of the tariffs that need to be challenged by Black America. The financial sustainability of the Black Press of America is now facing a catastrophic and a possible deadly impact, because of these new tariffs.

The current dispute over the rising costs of the paper product termed “newsprint,” because of tariffs on Canadian newsprint threatens the future of member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and could further isolate and disenfranchise African American businesses and communities in cities and towns

across the United States.

Import duties the U.S. Commerce Department is now applying to Canadian-made newsprint is already increasing costs enough to prompt layoffs and scaled-back news coverage by some of the nation’s major dailies and weekly publications. If these tariffs remain in place, scores of newspapers with smaller circulations, notably those that serve African American communities, could be forced to cease publishing a print edition or close altogether.

During the past 191 years, the Black Press has survived, endured and overcome past firebombing and improvised explosive attacks, as well as other deadly manifestations of racial violence. The newsprint tariffs appear to have been put in place

by the Trump Administration after being encouraged by the interests of a single paper mill in Washington State called NORPAC. NORPAC argues that Canadian government policies give Canadian paper producers an unfair advantage in the U.S. market.

NORPAC says the added duties, or tariffs, at the border are protecting it. NORPAC can fight for its self-interest but the U.S. government has an obligation to consider the impact the tariffs are having on the nation as a whole, and in particular the impact on African American owned newspapers and businesses.

We forthrightly oppose the Trump tariffs on newsprint and demand an end to the disastrous trade policies that are hurting our businesses and communities.

Given that newsprint and labor account for most of the cost of running a newspaper, it is easy to see how jacking up the price of newsprint by more than 30 percent could spell the difference between these publications eking out a modest profit or going out of business. Around 2,000 newspapers have closed or morphed into something else in the last 15 years.

The NNPA is proud that its 215 member-publications are moving forward even in the face of these new contrived dangers and ob-

stacles in the marketplace. Our newspapers enliven and inform the debate within African American and other communities that we serve and help to empower with news, information, and the reaffirmation of the vitality of Black cultural genius and excellence in all fields of endeavor.

Our printed editions are especially important in communities where people are less likely to be able to afford or take full advantage of broadband Internet access. However useful today’s technological innovations are in sharing information, for many people, there is no substitute or affordable alternative to the local weekly newspaper of, by, and for the African-American community.

Our newspapers are the lifeblood for our communities.

The tariffs threaten more than local newspapers. Newsprint is used for promotional materials by retailers and civic groups. It is used by book publishers and printers. Often these are small businesses serving local communities. If newsprint goes up in price, printers will get fewer contracts and have fewer customers.

Ironically, the tariffs NORPAC wants in place will actually threaten paper producers and a range of related business. A coalition of these businesses, the STOPP Alliance, estimates some (continued on page 2)

Photo credit:Sean Williams Lancaster, PA — Sean Williams, a 27-year old Black man from Lancaster, Pennsylvania says he feels traumatized after being hit by a stun gun fired by a police officer even though he was unarmed and already sitting down.

He has filed a federal lawsuit, but the police officer who did that won’t be fired or suspended.

Lancaster Mayor Diane Sorace said that the officer who deployed a stun gun on a sitting, unarmed man has not violated any of the current policies regarding use of force. Therefore, he would not be suspended.

However, she said the policies are being updated and would only allow the use of stun gun when an officer is “faced with direct physical confrontation.” She added that she was upset by the video, noting that she was sorry for “the hurt, pain and turmoil this incident has caused for all involved.”

On June 28, police officers said they encountered Williams when they responded to disturbance complaints of a man allegedly confronting people with a bat.

Though there was no bat found on the scene, they had to arrest Williams on an outstanding warrant on charges possession of a controlled substance and public drunkenness.

In a video captured by a by-

stander and posted on Facebook, Police Officer Philip Bernot can be seen telling Williams to sit on the curb and stick his legs out.

After a while, Bernot used his stun gun on Williams while he was already sitting, facing away from the police.

Police said they warned Williams that they will use the stun gun if he refuses their demands.

Bernot ultimately used the stun gun when Williams allegedly failed to follow their instructions.

However, Williams said two police officers were giving him contradictory instructions about what to do with her legs, making him confused.

After the officer deployed the stun gun, Williams had hit his head on the ground. He said it caused him concussions, migraines, and pain in his neck and shoulder. He has now been going on physical therapy and seeing a psychologist.

Williams filed a federal lawsuit against Bernot and Lancaster Police Department Monday, saying they used excessive force and violated his civil rights. He is seeking over $75,000 in damages in the suit.

Brian Mildenberg, Williams’ attorney said it is “outrageous” that the officer involved won’t be suspended while the investigation is ongoing.

Statement by District Attorney Ramos condemning prosecutor's discriminatory comments posted online SB County News

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - On June 28, 2018, we received information regarding negative comments posted online by one of our prosecutors. At that time, we took immediate steps to initiate a personnel investigation.

The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office does not condone hate, discrimination or incitement of violence. Our community and the entire criminal justice system depends on having fair, ethical, and unbiased prosecutors.

Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem will be on administrative leave pending the conclusion of the formal investigation which could result in disciplinary action leading up to termination.

No further comment or information will be released at this time.

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COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING

SBCUSD Class Of 2018 Earns More than $8.1 Million In Scholarships Community Education News

The May 2018 Cajon High School Scholarship Awards Ceremony The 3,273 graduates in the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Class of 2018 earned a total of $8,101,934 in scholarships, which included $1,043,000 in military academy scholarships.

A full 100 percent of Middle College High School’s 65 graduates earned scholarships, averaging more than $10,000 per student.

Cajon High School and Arroyo Valley High School (AVHS) graduates also had impressive showings, with 75 percent of Cajon’s 649 graduates and 68 percent of AVHS’s 557 graduates earning scholarships.

Cajon High School’s graduates also earned $992,000 in U.S. Military Academy scholarships from the Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy.

San Andreas High School graduates earned seven U.S. Army and one U.S. National Guard Military Academy scholarships for a total of $51,000. Including non-military scholarships, San Andreas students earned $67,983 in scholarships.

SBCUSD’s oldest high schools, San Bernardino High School (SBHS) and Pacific High School, may have had smaller graduating classes than the other comprehensive high schools, but their graduates were no less motivated to succeed. Almost 65 percent of SBHS graduates shared in $566,050 in scholarships. Pacific’s graduates earned an average of $4,155 per scholarship recipient.

A total of $1.1 million in GI Bills and $400,095 in non-military scholarships will help San Gorgonio High School’s 213 scholarship recipients attend college in the fall.

Indian Springs High School, the newest of SBCUSD comprehensive high school, boasted $512,091 in scholarships for its graduating class.

Sierra High School graduated 167 seniors, who earned a total of $38,000 in scholarships.

Graduates of Inland Career Education Center (ICEC), formerly the San Bernardino Adult School, earned $27,425 in scholarships.

OP-ED: Our Children Are at Risk...continued could – be done.

Joevon, Jared, and Tamar aren’t alone. According to numerous reports, public schools are now less orderly and more dangerous. As Walter E. Williams has observed, the policy President Obama put into place has allowed “miscreants and thugs to sabotage the education process.”

Teachers apparently agree. In anonymous surveys, they describe how badly school safety has deteriorated. As one stated, “We have fights here almost every day. The kids walk around and say ‘We can’t get suspended – we don’t care what you say.’”

That sentiment was echoed by another teacher: “Students are yelling, cursing, hitting and screaming at teachers and nothing is being done but teachers are being told to teach and ignore the behaviors. These students know there is nothing a teacher can do.”

This is crazy.

Every child deserves to get the tools they need to make their dreams come true. But if they are too scared to focus, they won’t get them. Many will drop out, lim-

iting their chance to get a job, raise a family, and pursue their life goals.

All because directives from Washington have made school districts fear they’ll be investigated for keeping their classrooms safe.

We can’t bring Joevon back, and Jared and Tamar may never forget the trauma they’ve experienced. But we can take action to fix the mistake that has been made.

For starters, the Education and Justice Departments’ school discipline policy should be rescinded. And if any threats remain, every family should be empowered with school choice so they can choose safer learning options for their children.

I know President Obama meant well, but his administration’s action was wrong. So it’s now time to make things right.

Our children should be at risk no more.

Kay Coles James is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

You can follow Kay on Twitter @KayColesJames.

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Executive Chef Selected for Culinary Hall of Fame Community News

OP-ED: Our Children Are at Risk

By Kay Coles James (President, The Heritage Foundation)

Kay Coles James, the president of the Heritage Foundation, says every child deserves to get the tools they need to make their dreams come true. (The Heritage Foundation) I’m sure President Obama’s heart was in the right place.

A few years ago, his Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, studied school discipline data and came to a troubling conclusion: African American students in the 2011-12 school year had been suspended or expelled at a rate three times higher than White students.

This news sent shock waves throughout the community and government. here were already concerns of a “school-to-prison pipeline” that funneled disadvantaged children to jail. Now, there was renewed agreement that things had to change.

And so, in 2014, the Departments of Education and Justice put public schools on notice. If they suspended or expelled students of any racial group more than any other, they could face a federal investigation. In place of discipline to punish bad behavior, they were urged to use positive reinforcement instead.

As the grandmother of five school-age kids, I watched this closely. And as one of the Black students who integrated an allWhite Richmond, Va., school in 1961, I was hopeful.

I hoped this policy would lead to safer schools. I prayed it would help students get a better education. And I felt confident it would open the door to a brighter future for our kids.

But like so many other parents and grandparents, I was wrong.

The federal government’s warning had an immediate impact.

Schools across America quickly changed their discipline policies and reduced their suspension and expulsion rates. In doing so, they avoided the investigation threat-

ened by the President. But at the same time, they put our children at risk.

Today, kids who bully and assault their classmates too often do so without fear of punishment.

They know teachers have lost control. And they realize they can get away with behavior that never used to be tolerated.

As a result, when this summer is over, many students will once again face the fear of going back to school. That’s a tragedy!

Schools should be joyous places where learning takes place. That’s what my classmates and I fought for in 1961. And it’s what should be the reality today.

Instead, danger lurks behind schoolhouse doors.

Joevon Smith is a heartbreaking example. A 17-year-old student with special needs who attended Ballou High School in Washington, D.C., Joeven was beaten up in his classroom and sprayed with a chemical. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but never recovered. A few weeks after his brutal assault, Joevon died.

According to media reports, Joevon’s assailants wanted to steal his cell phone. That may be so. But because they were repeat offenders, loosened school discipline policies are also at fault.

That’s the case up the road in Baltimore, too. There, Jared Haga (age 10) and his 12-year-old sister Tamar have been bullied and threatened with violence. Tamar has even been sexually harassed and assaulted. In school!

As chronicled by “The Daily Signal,” Jared and Tamar’s mother tried to get this to stop. But when she complained to the principal, she was told nothing would – or (continued in next 2 columns)

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Executive Chef, Joe Eidem, has been selected for induction into the American Academy of Chefs, Culinary Hall of Fame for 2018. This is the highest honor bestowed by the American Academy of Chefs (AAC). Chef Eidem earned this award for his continued support of the culinary profession, the American Culinary Federation (ACF) honor society, and its mission statement.

“We are very proud of Chef Eidem and his accomplishments,” said Hospital Director, William Gilbert. “Arrowhead’s staff knows how good he is, but it is nice to see that he is recognized by the American Academy of Chefs for his significant achievements.”

Associate Hospital Administrator Wesley Toh adds, “Congratulations Chef Eidem! ARMC is proud to have our Executive Chef receiving such a high honor.”

Chef Eidem will be attending the annual American Academy of Chefs Fellows Meeting on July 17, 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he will be inducted as a member of the Culinary Hall of Fame.

Chef Eidem has been actively involved with the American Culi-

nary Federation for more than 30 years. During his career, Chef Eidem has owned an Italian restaurant and has hosted a television cooking show. Currently, as Arrowhead’s chef, he serves more than 2,200 meals each day. Chef also hosts regular Lunch & Learns featuring seasonal dishes made with ingredients from the Farmers Market, held weekly on the hospital campus. His next Lunch & Learn is at 11:30 a.m. on July 11 in the Oak Conference Room at ARMC (400 North Pepper Avenue in Colton). Chef Eidem will demonstrate how to make summer dips including Pimento Cheese Dip, Volcano Dip, Homemade Hummus, and Pineapple Black Bean Guacamole Dip. Chef Eidem has received many awards including, “Most Professional Chef in America,” by the ACF in 2006. In July 2007, he was inducted into the Royal Order of the Golden Toque. He has also received the Antonin Crème Medal; the ACF Presidential Medallion; the AAC Regional Chairs Award, and was the ACF Western Regional Chef of the Year. Chef Eidem is also a distinguished Fellow in the World Master Chefs Society of Europe. He has authored two books.

OP-ED: Another Assault on the Black Press Black Newspaper Publishers Take a Hit with Trump’s Tariffs on Canadian Newsprint...continued from page 1 650,000 jobs could be at risk—all to help one company that has no allies or supporters within the U.S. paper industry.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is reviewing the facts in this case and is expected to announce its recommendations on what to do with the tariffs later the summer. In the meantime, members of Congress from both parties have introduced legislation to suspend the tariffs immediately.

The STOPP Alliance has also created an online petition to urge the ITC to end the tariffs. Consider adding your voice to this effort by clicking on this link. After all, the threat the duties on newsprint pose to daily and weekly print publications serving communities in urban and rural areas is especially acute.

If there was ever a time when the country needed a range of authentic and “trusted” outlets to share news and perspectives, it is today. In today’s world, the newspapers that serve African American communities will continue to play a crucial role. Errant trade policies and duties championed by a single company must not be allowed to diminish the meaningful role of the Black Press of America.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) based in Washington, D.C. Dr. Chavis can be contacted at dr.bchavis@nnpa.org.

Follow Dr. Chavis on Twitter @DrBenChavis.

This article was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

Black Valedictorian Gets Her College Scholarship Revoked After Giving Controversial Graduation Speech Community/Education News

Destiny Brannon DeSoto, TX — Destiny Brannon, a high school student from Texas who delivered a controversial valedictory speech during her graduation ceremony, has been stripped of her valedictorian status and will no longer receive the college scholarship that she was promised. The high school claims it is because of miscalculations of her ranking as a student, but Brannon’s family believes it is a punishment for her speech.

As the top student of DeSoto Independent School District class of 2018, Destiny already had plans for college. She was guaranteed to receive a one-year free tuition to a state university (as all valedictorians from Texas do) and she chose to study at the University of Texas at Austin.

But those plans came crumbling down when the school officials told her that she was not the highest ranking student. According to them, there were miscalculations and the school derived the rankings from just one semester instead of two. As a result of the final re-calculation, Brannon dropped from Top 1 to Top 3. The new valedictorian, Brian Uzuegbunam, moved from Top 4 to Top 1.

“It’s embarrassing, because I got so much publicity from them on being valedictorian, only to be told that’s a mistake,” Destiny

said.

Regarding the issue, Desoto ISD said that it “regrets that it failed to ensure that systems were in place to prevent this from occurring, but has since worked diligently to ensure that those at fault have been held accountable and that there is a system and process in place to verify student academic ranking as based on grades, grade point average and course weighting.”

District Spokesperson Tiffanie Blackmon-James also added that the people responsible for the errors were already fired.

However, Destiny and her mother Samantha Jones-Brannon, a secretary in the counselor’s office at DeSoto High, believe that the revised rankings were a form of punishment for her critical speech.

Destiny’s speech, which was approved by then-principal Arista Owens-McGowan and the board members, criticized the school and said that they were prioritizing athletics more than academics. She added that the school has “subpar teachers who honestly weren’t there to benefit the needs of DeSoto students.”

Blackmon-Jones, on the other hand, claimed that the “recalibrated rankings are in no way a form of retribution or in response to Brannon’s address.”

Moreover, Destiny said that no one from the school apologized to her yet and she doesn’t expect to receive financial support anymore. She was left with over $10,000 bill to pay to the university. With the help of her other scholarships and a GoFundMe page, she hopes to still reach her dreams.

How Private Prison Companies Are Influencing Immigration Policy Groundbreaking study finds increased support for punitive immigration legislation in districts with ICE-contracted private detention facilities

By Tess Eyrich

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Private prison stocks soared in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s 2016 election. Given his tough stance on immigration as a candidate, it’s easy to understand why.

According to political scientist Loren Collingwood, Trump’s proclivity for anti-immigrant rhetoric served as a signal to investors that the U.S. detainee pool would increase substantially in the wake of his election. The need for more facilities to house those detainees would also increase proportionally, which is where private prison operators come into the picture.

In recent years, Collingwood explained, more and more private prison companies have turned to a new money-making scheme as overall crime rates have dropped nationwide.

Their strategy involves partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain immigrants in facilities across the country.

Through lucrative government contracts, private prison operators have expanded their “carceral market” to potentially include millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. But as the scope of private imprisonment grows, is the industry’s influence on politics growing as well?

The question motivated Collingwood, an assistant professor of political science at the University of

California, Riverside, to look closely at legislative trends in districts that are home to privately owned or managed ICE detention facilities.

Along with Jason L. Morin, an assistant professor of political science at California State University, Northridge, and Stephen Omar ElKhatib, a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science at UCR, Collingwood assessed support for proposed punitive immigration legislation among members of the 113th and 114th Congresses, which spanned from 2013-15 and 2015-17, respectively.

The researchers published their findings online last week in the journal Race and Social Problems. In an article titled “Expanding Carceral Markets: Detention Facilities, ICE Contracts, and the Financial Interests of Punitive Immigration Policy,” they reported the discovery of a significant link between the presence of an ICEcontracted private detention facility in a federal legislator’s district and that legislator’s co-sponsorship of punitive immigration bills.

“Legislators representing districts where privately contracted companies manage or own detention facilities are more likely to introduce antiimmigrant bills by a factor of three,” they added.

To read the full release, please go here.https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/54426

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GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY GRAND JURY The Law Office of Sharon J. Brunner and The Law Office of James S. Terrell The Law Office of Sharon J. Brunner and The Law Office of James S. Terrell urge the public to come together to voice your concerns to the San Bernardino County Grand Jury. The San Bernardino County Grand Jury oversees all complaints concerning county employees to include local law enforcement and deputies. Both attorneys represent family members who have suffered the loss of family members at the hands of law enforcement and deputies, who are supposed to be trusted and safe individuals, and also represent clients who have endured brutal and unwarranted physical abuse due to law enforcement misconduct. By voicing your concerns and filing a formal

complaint with the San Bernardino County Grand Jury, the Grand Jury is then required to investigate the complaint and all San Bernardino County personnel involved. Many individuals have lost their lives at the hands of San Bernardino County deputies … Nate Pickett lost his young life at the hands of a San Bernardino County Deputy in the City of Barstow, which resulted in a verdict of $33.5 Million in March of 2018.

Despite two (2) shootings in his very short career as a Deputy (5 years), this Deputy still works for San Bernardino County. Unfortunately, this Deputy still works for the County and went on to shoot and seriously injure another citizen in January of this year. Unlaw-

Jeff Sessions Rescinds Documents Protecting Minorities Just Ahead of Independence Day The U.S. attorney general attributed the guidelines to "unnecessary or improper rulemaking."

Kaitlyn D'Onofrio

On July 3rd — the day before America was gearing up to celebrate Independence Day — Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was busy rescinding guidance intended to protect minorities. In a statement Sessions called the documents "unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper."

Sessions' action does not do away the protections, but it makes them harder to understand for people who are not attorneys. So the way they are interpreted may change.

Revocation 9, a 2016 Dear Colleague Letter, pertains to whether minority students are disciplined at disproportionate rates and reducing the school to prison pipeline. Studies have shown that more Black students are severely punished at school than white students — despite the fact that more white students are enrolled in schools.

Revocation 12 is Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination, a document issued in 2006. It was intended to educate people about their rights as they could be discriminated against based on their "national origin, race, color, religion, disability, sex, and familial status." It covered areas including education, employment, housing, law enforcement/police misconduct and voting — all areas the Trump administration has shown zero

regard for when it comes to minorities.

Revocation 13, a 2009 document, is titled "Look At The Facts.

Not At The Faces. Your Guide To Fair Employment." It protects people from discrimination in the workplace regardless of their legal status, if they are authorized to work in the United States. Similarly, Revocation 14, "Refugees and Asylees Have the Right to Work," from 2011, states plainly: "Refugees and asylees are authorized to work indefinitely."

Sessions in June announced that the U.S. would be turning its back on victims of violence seeking asylum, writing at the time: "The mere fact that a country may have problems effectively policing certain crimes — such as domestic violence or gang violence — or that certain populations are more likely to be victims of crime, cannot itself establish an asylum claim."

Revocations 18-24 all pertain to affirmative action, which President Trump has been attacking in recent days.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reversing 2011 and 2016 legal guidelines set during the Obama administration to "avoid racial isolation" as administration officials contend the guidelines "mislead schools to believe that legal forms of affirmative action are simpler to achieve than the law allows," according to The Wall Journal.

ful shootings are becoming a frequent occurrence in the City of Barstow. Jeffrey Sprowl was also gunned down in the City of Barstow and the fight for justice continues on his behalf.

Betty Lozano lost her life at a San Bernardino County jail in 2017, leaving behind two children, having been neglected at the High Desert Detention Center, which resulted in a $1.9 Million settlement. In-custody cases are on the rise despite a recent class-action lawsuit filed against the County by the Prison Law Office. Many of these deaths could have been prevented. Just last week, an Orange County Grand Jury determined 44% of their in-custody deaths could have been prevented and the

County’s written agreement to make the necessary improvements. This is an issue the San Bernardino County Grand Jury must investigate immediately!

Most recently, Diante Yarber, an unarmed young, black man, was also shot to death

by Barstow Police Department Officers. Most alarming is the fact one of the deputies involved in Mr. Yarber’s shooting was previously convicted of a hate crime and was required to donate to the NAACP as a part of his plea deal.

Even after his hate crime conviction, this Officer was still employed as a law enforcement officer in the City of Barstow. We are determined to seek legal justice for these losses and for the indi-

Where have all the bankers gone?

By Brian Depew, briand@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs The Center for Rural Affairs first examined consolidation in the banking industry in “Where Have All the Bankers Gone?”, a 1978 report. We have long understood the critical link between credit, who has access, who doesn’t, and how it shapes communities.

That’s why a recent report in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye. It detailed how banking in rural communities has fared in the years since the financial crisis.

Small business lending in rural areas has dropped by half since 2004, accounting for less than 10 percent of total small business lending.

This challenge is compounded by the closure of many rural banks. Larger banks often buy smaller banks, then close branches in more rural markets.

There are now 625 rural counties in the country without a community bank. There are 37 counties without a single bank, and 115 counties served by just one bank.

The report told the story of one small business owner who now drives 19 miles each afternoon to make deposits and get cash.

When we lose access to credit, we risk losing control of our future.

Access to credit is fundamental for the whole community. Few among us have started a business or bought a house without a loan.

Schools, child care centers, and community infrastructure all rely on credit.

In response to this challenge, individual communities are setting up revolving loan funds to invest in local businesses, housing, and new value-added agricultural enterprises.

A network of community banks, credit unions, and nonprofit lenders can knit a new fabric of local banking. Doing so will take our active involvement.

What credit gaps exist in your community? What local response might be possible?

viduals who were fortunate to survive the continued brutality of law enforcement.

Frances Pusok was brutally beaten in April of 2015 and continues to overcome the trauma of the attack. The prosecution of the three (3) deputies involved in Mr. Pusok’s attack were essentially a waste of taxpayers money as the Judge reduced a jury felony verdict to a misdemeanor.

As a community, we cannot continue to stand by and ignore the loss of these lives.

Together the San Bernardino County Grand Jury must hear the public’s outcry in this epidemic of police brutality and misconduct. In many of the cases we handle, the deputies involved have had repeated instances

tices has been focused on the growing Latino community – witness the Fisher case at the University of Texas and Proposition 209 in California. These efforts, in litigation and legislation, intentionally target two states with large and growing Latino student populations. Rapidly growing nationwide, the Latino community and its quest for equal educational opportunity threaten white privilege, with which Donald Trump has a lifelong affinity.

Today’s move is therefore not unexpected. Its timing, of course, is pernicious, and it is designed to encourage others to abandon important equal opportunity efforts.

“However, the effect of today’s actions – beyond further exposing Trump and Sessions for the kind of people they are – should

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“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

be minimal, and we all must work to ensure that that is the case.

Today’s action does not change the law at all. The Supreme Court has been very clear that narrowlytailored consideration of race (and the effects of ongoing racial discrimination) in admissions is constitutionally permissible in the service of diversity and in service of remedying racial discrimination. Military and corporate leaders have expressed their strong support for diversity and affirmative action in university admissions. Smart educators will therefore dismiss today’s effort as a regrettable indication of this administration’s failings, and continue to work assiduously to create a more equal educational system.”

Elon Musk's SpaceX making 'kid-sized submarine' for Thailand cave rescue

By Sommer Brokaw and Susan McFarland

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more politicized firecrackers for the alt-right. By reverting to guidance that discourages strong efforts toward racial integration and toward greater inclusion of Latinos and African Americans at prestigious, flagship universities, and doing so on the day before a national holiday, the Education and Justice Departments seek solely to catch the attention of delusional torch carriers, who are once again emboldened in their absurd and racist paranoia by Trump’s actions as president.

“In fact, it should be no surprise to anyone that an openly racist, anti-Latino president would seek to discourage efforts to be more inclusive at universities. Much of the recent activity to challenge affirmative action admissions prac-

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MALDEF Statement on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Federal Policy Guidance on Campus Diversity (LOS ANGELES) – The federal government announced today that it has rescinded policy guidance issued by the Obama administration to foster diversity in elementary and secondary schools and on college campuses. Please attribute the following statement to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund): “Feeding his seemingly insatiable fetish for white nationalism, Donald Trump – acting through his two most incompetent cabinet members, Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions – today abandoned wise and well-informed guidance on affirmative action in university admissions and on racial integration in elementary and secondary schools, issued by the Obama administration, in favor of yet

of excessive force and are not taken off of the streets. Many unjustified shootings result in no prosecution of the guilty deputies. It is time to take a stand to protect the future of our children and the community. We urge you to have your voice heard by submitting your concerns to the San Bernardino County Grand jury by filing a complaint on their website: http:// wp.sbcounty.gov/ grandjury/.

Members of the Royal Thai Navy along with volunteers from England, the United States, Australia and China attempt to rescue 12 members of a soccer team and their coach from the Tham Luang Cave network in Northern Thailand. On Saturday, billionaire Elon Musk said his SpaceX company is hours away from finishing a "tiny kid-sized submarine" that could be used to extract the team.

Photo by Royal Thai Navy/UPI | License Photo July 7 (UPI) -- Elon Musk on Saturday said SpaceX engineers are hours away from finishing a "tiny kid-sized submarine" that could be used to extract a soccer team trapped inside a Thailand cave.

The 12 boys and their coach had gone into the cave on an ex-

cursion after a soccer game on June 23 and became stranded by heavy rains and flooding.

Via Twitter, Musk has been updating progress on finding a solution.

"Got more great feedback from Thailand. Primary path is basically a tiny, kid-size submarine using the liquid oxygen transfer tube of Falcon rocket as hull. Light enough to be carried by 2 divers, small enough to get through narrow gaps. Extremely robust," he tweeted Saturday.

Musk said the construction will be "complete in about 8 hours, then 17-hour flight to Thailand."

On Saturday, the boys sent notes to their parents through divers. The hand-written letters from the boys soccer team, ages 11-16, were filled with love and hope.

NBC News reported food supplies for the youth soccer team accompanied by one adult include mostly high-calorie gels, so some boys letters showed a desire for (continued on page 7)

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HEALTH/FITNESS NEWS

Brooklyn Initiative Addresses Economic, Racial Inequalities in Breastfeeding The project is breaking down barriers to breastfeeding resources and education.

By Casey Leins, Staff Write For many women in Brooklyn, New York, the ability to breastfeed doesn't seem like a reality, according to Francesca Stephen-Alexis, a 37-year-old mother of two.

"I think a lot of women, especially in my area, see breastfeeding as a luxury that middle class housewives get to have. It's not seen as a reality for us," Stephen-Alexis says.

She adds that a lot of women in her community don't have the luxury of maternity leave and need to keep working to pay for housing and food, making it difficult to commit the time to breastfeeding.

At 22.7 percent, Brooklyn's poverty rate is nearly double the national average of 12.7 percent.

The borough also has a large minority population, with nearly two-thirds of residents identifying as a race other than "white alone, not Hispanic or Latino," according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That figure includes Stephen-Alexis, who identifies as Afro-Latino. Nationally, 40 percent of the population identifies as a race other than "white alone, not Hispanic or Latino."

The Health of Black America Research shows that women in high-poverty neighborhoods and women of color face more barriers to breastfeeding than other women. Not only are low-income women more likely to return to work quickly, but they often do not have the flexibility to breastfeed at work; they are less likely to be educated about the benefits of breastfeeding; and they tend to lack social support from family and friends.

In terms of race, African-American mothers – who also are more likely than white mothers to live in poverty – face racially biased health care, meaning they are less likely to receive support or treatment for their health-related needs, according to a 2015 report published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine.

This inequality is clear in New York City, where 40 percent of white non-Latina women breastfed for eight weeks or more in 2012. That percentage dropped to 25 percent for both black nonLatina women and Latina women.

An initiative (which began in 2014) in Brooklyn called the Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone (BEZ) aims to change this trend and break down barriers to provide community members with the resources to breastfeed.

Part of eliminating these barri-

ers includes educating the community about breastfeeding through state programs and community partners.

Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, BFEZ focuses on two Brooklyn neighborhoods (Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville) with low breastfeeding rates.

A 2014 NYC Health Department study looking at mothers in these neighborhoods revealed that most Brooklyn mothers do want to breastfeed. They viewed breast milk as nutrient-rich, among other health benefits, and saw breastfeeding as a chance to bond with their baby. Yet, very few – 1 percent in Brownsville and 3 percent in Bedford-Stuyvesant – exclusively breastfed for the recommended six months in 2011.

A major aspect of BFEZ is community involvement, according to Dr. Torian Easterling, assistant commissioner of the NYC Health Department's Brooklyn Neighborhood Health Action Centers, which administers the project.

One of BFEZ's programs, Brooklyn Daddy Iron Chef, teaches fathers about breastfeeding and other skills, including how to perform the Heimlich maneuver on infants and how to cook nutritious meals. "(BFEZ supports) male involvement and really engaging men and fathers in their role in becoming better breastfeeding advocates," Easterling says.

Stephen-Alexis' husband, David Alexis, joined Brooklyn Daddy Iron Chef when she was pregnant with her first child, who is now 2.

Alexis, who identifies as AfroHaitian, learned about the program at a community event, where he was motivated by other fathers to participate. "These were men in the community who wanted to acknowledge that the preeminent

Your Body Has A Bone To Pick With You About Your Diet Health/Fitness News

Most people know that when you look for a house, you want a place with “good bones.” In other words, if the structure of the home is in good shape, most people feel they can fix up the rest.

If a home doesn’t have good bones, the rest of it doesn’t matter.

The same can be said of your body. If you don’t take care of your bones, the rest of your body will quickly fall into disrepair.

“Taking care of your bones doesn’t require a lot of maintenance, but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked,” says Dr. Victor M. Romano, a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and author of Finding The Source: Maximizing Your Results – With and Without Orthopaedic Surgery (www.romanomd.com).

“Just a little moderate exercise and eating some of the right food and drinks is all that is required.”

Vitamin D, for example, is important for the absorption of calcium and aids in improving muscle strength and balance, Dr. Romano says. A deficiency of Vitamin D can cause soft, thin, brittle bones. It’s also associated with depression, Parkinson’s disease and seizures. Moderate weight training is always recommended to keep bones strong, even for senior citizens.

Dr. Romano recommends that instead of taking calcium pills, the

best way to get calcium into the body is with a healthy diet. He suggests a few ways to add calcium to your diet to keep bones healthy: Start the day with calcium-fortified orange juice.

Cook cereals with skim milk or almond milk (instead of water) or add two tablespoons of nonfat dry milk.

Spread low fat cream cheese on bread or toast instead of butter or margarine.

Add low-fat cheeses to sandwiches, salads and pizzas.

Add sardines to salads or sandwiches.

Include higher calcium greens, such as spinach, broccoli and kale, in your salad.

Enjoy low-fat or fat-free yogurt with berries for dessert.

Make smoothies with frozen fruit, fortified orange juice and low-fat or fat-free yogurt.

“A poor diet can lead of a lot of health complications, but poor bone density is usually overlooked by many people trying to get healthy,” Dr. Romano says.

“Getting enough Vitamin D and calcium in the diet is well worth the effort.”

narrative that men, especially men in some of the lower income predominantly black Hispanic communities, are not a part of or were not interested (in parenting involvement) was not as true or not as prevalent as was previously indicated," he says.

Francesca Stephen-Alexis, David Alexis and their daughter Davina pose in December of 2016 at a "fatherhood town hall." The event, convened by the New York City Health Department, celebrates fathers who demonstrate excellence in their community.

(KEMPE HOPE/BROOKDALE HEALTHY FAMILIES) Alexis identifies as HaitianAmerican and Stephen-Alexis identifies as Afro-Latino.

Alexis, 29, was so inspired by Brooklyn Daddy Iron Chef that he participated in trainings for fathers coordinated by New York City's health department. The classes focused on breastfeeding, including legislation and social issues regarding breastfeeding, in addition to other parenting skills.

He earned a certification from New York City's health department and now serves as a peer educator for other fathers in his community.

Stephen-Alexis says she thinks this male involvement is especially important because there are so many single fathers who lack parenting (including breastfeeding) resources.

"Single fathers in our neighborhood are not given resources single mothers would be given in a heartbeat," she says.

Another aspect of BFEZ is talking with owners of local businesses and encouraging them to become breastfeeding-friendly spaces, Easterling says.

Though businesses are legally required to allow mothers to

breastfeed, they can still make women feel more comfortable by displaying decals that identify the facility as being breastfeeding friendly. Business owners can also make breastfeeding easier for women by providing chairs and proper breastfeeding spaces for nursing mothers.

Breastfeeding Builds a Better Jaw, and Other Benefits for Babies Regardless of the public's reaction, Stephen-Alexis says she and many other Brooklyn moms are more confident about their right to nurse.

"When I became a first-time mom, I was awkward. I didn't know what I was doing and I was embarrassed," she says, adding that she was raised to believe women "shouldn't do certain things outside of the house."

With her second child, she no longer felt embarrassed and also didn't let negative comments bother her.

"Do I still get some negative comments and awkward stares?

Yes," she says. "(I know) I'm not doing anything vulgar. I'm not doing anything illegal. I'm feeding my child and I'm providing them with the best I can give them in the moment."

Easterling has a more positive view of the community's changing reaction to breastfeeding.

"The conversations have been positive. …(Businesses) are signing on. They're putting the (breastfeeding) decals up.

They're having the conversations and providing spaces (for breastfeeding)," he says. "Having that type of buy-in from businesses lets us know there's a shift going on."

Clarified on July 5, 2018: This article has been updated to clarify BFEZ's affiliation with the New York City Health Department.

One Choice is No Choice: Florida Governor Rick Scott Denies Critical Healthcare Coverage to Those Living with HIV After a nearly two-decade partnership, Governor Rick Scott and Florida Medicaid officials are denying renewal of an HIV care contract with AHF’s Positive Healthcare— a respected non-profit which has been providing critical health insurance coverage for people living with HIV in Florida since 1999 and forcing HIV patients to use forprofit companies that don’t currently cover their sustained medical provider. AHF says move is certain to disrupt care for a population of nearly 2,000 vulnerable Florida HIV patients..

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FT LAUDERDALE (July 7, 2018) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider and largest global AIDS organization, is blasting Florida Governor Rick Scott for denying critical healthcare coverage to those living with HIV/AIDS. The organization is calling out Scott in response to he and the states Medicaid officials failure to renew an HIV care contract with AHF’s Positive Healthcare— a respected non-profit which has been providing critical health insurance coverage for people living with HIV in Florida since 1999. AHF says the state’s move will recklessly disrupt care for a vulnerable population of nearly 2,000 Florida HIV patients.

In late April, Florida Medicaid officials announced the awarding of Medicaid contracts, worth up to $90 billion dollars, to five for-

profit managed care plans, excluding several other companies, including Positive Healthcare (PHC), the only non-profit healthcare provider that offers insurance coverage for the critical, sensitive healthcare needs of those living with HIV. As a result of the initial decision, several of the denied agencies, including PHC, filed formal protests with Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA), which manages the state’s Medicaid program, all challenging the state’s decision, citing severe defects in the RFP and decisionmaking process. Following the submitted protests, state Medicaid officials met with each of the denied agencies, and subsequently have provided settlements with a select list of the forprofit providers, while continuing to shut out PHC, the only non(continued in next 2 columns)

One Choice is No Choice: Florida Governor Rick Scott Denies Critical Healthcare Coverage to Those Living with HIV...continued profit agency whose focus is on providing care to thousands of clients living with HIV in Florida, that have relied on this critical coverage to get the necessary care they need, by the doctors of their choice, to live a healthy life.

“Given the increased number of those now living with HIV in Florida, it is deplorable that Governor Scott has continued to play with people’s lives, while padding the pockets of a small group of for-profit companies,” said Donna Stidham, Chief of Managed Care for AHF. “Many of these patients, currently covered by PHC, have been seeing their doctor for years, even decades, and are thriving in care. These same patients will suffer disruption of treatment and can suffer substandard care if they are simply dumped into the general patient population, or if their care is jobbed out by huge, for-profit insurance companies for treatment by a family medicine doctor or general practitioner without HIV expertise.”

While Scott and his cronies continue to play “business as usual” politics, the 2,000 HIV patients currently covered by PHC have become vulnerable to maintaining the care they critically need to stay alive, as they will be forced to choose for-profit companies that don’t cover the doctors they have come to rely on and trust for over a decade of quality, life-saving care. AHF and the numerous community supporters across the state that have come out in support of PHC, implore Governor Scott to put people first and not big for-profit businesses and give this vulnerable population a choice.

Scott’s irresponsible actions and lack of transparency occurs while the State of Florida, and

specifically Miami-Dade and Broward counties, continue to rise as the nation’s epicenter of the HIV epidemic. PHC, currently offers coverage to those living with HIV in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, which rank #1 and #2, nationally for reported cases of new HIV diagnosis.

The facts about HIV in Florida: Nearly 5,000 people in Florida were infected with HIV in 2016 alone, which means one out of every eight new HIV infections in the United States occurred in Florida.

South Florida leads the nation in new HIV diagnoses at 38.7 new infections per every 100,000 people. In contrast, the overall rate in the United States is 12.3 new infections per every 100,000 people.

Nearly 136,000 Floridians are estimated to be living with HIV, but one in six is still not aware of his or her HIV-positive status.

More than 30,000 Floridians currently living with HIV are not receiving care for their infection.

“If we are to address the continual rise in individuals newly diagnosed with HIV, it is critical that Gov. Scott and all public servants, guarantee that everyone is at the table to ensure the necessary care is provided for those living with HIV,” stated Michael Kahane, AHF Southern Bureau Chief. “As the leading non-profit agency addressing the HIV epidemic across this nation, our primary focus is on quality patient care and not profit. All who are living with a chronic illness, like HIV, have the undeniable right to choose the medical provider that they trust, that provides the care that they need and the insurance coverage to sustain this care.”

Virulent Newcastle disease detected in Riverside County Health/Fitness News

A confirmed case of virulent Newcastle disease was found in northwest Riverside County on June 30. The disease affects birds and can cause serious illness or death in an entire chicken flock in a single day.

The Riverside County location is close to other occurrences of the disease in southwest San Bernardino County. At this time, the single location is the only known incidence in Riverside County. All locations, including in Riverside County, involve backyard exhibition chickens.

“This disease is so virulent it could significantly affect the poultry industry nationwide if it reaches commercial flocks,” said Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo.

“We are taking extra precautions to reduce the risk of tracking disease on and off farms by limiting farm visits to those that are essential to health and safety.”

Virulent Newcastle disease can cause serious illness or death to an entire flock of chickens within a single day. Riverside County officials urge backyard chicken owners to protect their birds and prevent the spread of the disease by taking the following precautions, known as biosecurity measures: · Do not move chickens from your home until the situation is resolved. · Restrict traffic onto and off of your property. · Disinfect shoes, clothes, hands, egg trays or flats, crates, vehicles and tires. · Avoid visits to other poultry farms or bird owners. If you

visit, be sure to change clothes and clean your hands and shoes before entering your own bird area. · Wash hands and scrub boots before and after entering a poultry area. · Isolate any birds returning from shows for 30 days before placing them with the rest of the flock.

“Owners of backyard chickens should not buy new birds, trade their birds or move their birds until this matter is resolved,” said Dr. Allan Drusys, Riverside County’s chief veterinarian.

If your chickens die suddenly or show signs of illness, call California’s Sick Bird Hotline at 866-922-BIRD (2473). Symptoms of the disease include sneezing, gasping for air, nasal discharge, coughing, greenish diarrhea, reduced activity, tremors, drooping wings, twisting of the head and neck, circling, complete stiffness and swelling around the eyes and neck.

No human cases of Newcastle disease have ever occurred from eating poultry products, which are safe to eat if thoroughly cooked.

In rare instances, people working directly with sick birds can become infected. Symptoms usually are mild and limited to conjunctivitis. People can easily prevent infection by wearing protective equipment, such as gloves, goggles, face masks, boots and disposable coveralls.

Additional information is available on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biosecurity for Birds website, as well as the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Virulent Newcastle Disease Alert website.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180007361 Date Filed: 6/22/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/ 22/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SHELL ROOFING SOLUTIONS GROUP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4790 CHINO AVE., STE. A CHINO, CA 91710 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SHELL ROOFING SOLUTIONS GROUP State of Inc./ Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C3436413 Residence Street Address: 4790 CHINO AVE. STE. A CHINO, CA 91710 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/23/2012 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Rudy Gutierrez, President, CEO

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NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180007313 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/21/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/21/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): JC’S VENDING MACHINE SERVICES Business Address: 14968 GENOA DR. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 14968 GENOA DR. FONTANA, CA 92336 Registrant(s)Address: JASMINE J. CORONADO 14968 GENOA DR. 92336, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: Jasmine J. Coronado

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 28, July 5,12, 19, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006982 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/14/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/14/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): PREEMINENT APPRAISAL Business Address: 5492 WITHERS AVE. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JOHN Y. IBRAHIM 10659 REDWOOD AVE.HESPERIA, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: John Y. Ibrahim, Owner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

July 12, 2018

LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180007237 Date Filed: 6/20/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/20/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TM COMMODITY TRANSPORT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 3535 RANCHO RD. PHELAN, CA 92371 Name of Individual Registrant: TAE K. LEE Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.:State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 3535 RANCHO RD. PHELAN, CA 92371 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/04 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Tae Lee, Owner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 2018.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814972 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEHDI ETEHADIEH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MEHDI ETEHADIEH to Proposed name: CYRUS TAFT THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 07/30/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino East Gilbert St. 860 East Gilbert St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 Juvenile A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 15, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814020 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: EDDIE CALDERA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. EDDIE CALDERA to Proposed name: EDDIE EDMUNDO CALDERA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 07/19/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 7, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HILDA

C. DANNER aka HILDA CATHERINE DANNER aka HILDA DANNER Case Number: PROPS 1800635 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : HILDA C. DANNER

aka HILDA CATHERINE DANNER aka HILDA DANNER

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814761 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: HOLLIE MORTENSEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

RAYDEN JOSEPH MORTENSEN to Proposed name: RAYDEN JOSEPH PURSCHE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 7/30/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. 3rd St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 14, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814620 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: RACHAEL NICOLE SPADY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

RACHAEL NICOLE SPADY to Proposed name: NICOLE SPADY ROBERTS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 07/24/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. Third St. San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 14, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CARLA J. VARGAS in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that CARLA J. VARGAS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 09, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County Of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino Justice Center If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Bryan C. Hartnell Hartnell Law Group, APC 25757 Redlands Blvd. Redlands, CA 92373-8453 (909 ) 796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 12, 19, 26 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) NOTICE OF ADMINISTER

PETITION TO ESTATE OF:

MARGRETE E. BOM aka MARGRETE EDWINA BOM aka MARGRETE BOM Case Number: PROPS

1800637

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

BOM aka MARGRETE EDWINA BOM aka MARGRETE BOM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MARILYN L. JOHNSON in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that MARILYN L. JOHNSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 13, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S37 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County Of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino Justice Center If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Bryan C. Hartnell Hartnell Law Group, APC 25757 Redlands Blvd. Redlands, CA 92373-8453 (909)796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 12, 19, 26, 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) NOTICE OF ADMINISTER

PETITION TO ESTATE OF:

VALERIE POPTELECAN Case Number: PROPS 1800601 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : VALERIE

POPTELECAN A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MONICA FINARU in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that MONICA FINARU be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 8/02/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County Of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 -0212 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Roger von Kaesborg Law Office of Roger von Kaesborg 8460 Nuevo Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 ( 909) 822-4445 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 5, 12, 19, 2018.

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July 12, 2018

LIFESTYLE NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/RELIGION

AME Church and Black Banks Launch New Partnership for Black Wealth

By Hazel Trice Edney

Witness For Justice #901

Guided By My Grandmother’s Wisdom: Faith and Reproductive Justice Rev. Dr. Chris Davies Program Manager, Congregational Assessment, Support and Advancement

AME Church Bishops pose with Black bankers and business leaders after announcing historic partnership.

PHOTO: Klarque Garrison/Trice Edney News Wire

Bishop Reginald Jackson, president, Council of AME Bishops

Bishop Vashti Murphy Mckenzie, General Board Chair, AME Church (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The Black church, among the most prosperous institutions in America, has long led movements for the spiritual, social and civic uplift of Black people. When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, he had just launched the Poor People's Movement, which quickly fizzled after his death.

With this historic backdrop, the African Methodist Episcopal Church - with a legacy of leadership in its own right - has announced an innovative economic partnership with Black-owned banks across the country. The partnership aims to be a catalyst to spur business development, homeownership and wealth in the Black community.

"We are now pleased to announce a partnership with the presidents of the nineteen (19) Black banks in the United States, with the goal of increasing Black wealth," said Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, president of the Council of AME Bishops. "This initiative will strengthen Black banks across the United States and increase their capacity to lend to small businesses, to secure mortgages, to provide personal lines of credit, and to offer other forms of credit to AME churches and our members. This, of course, includes enabling members and their families to become homeowners."

Bishop Jackson made the announcement during a press conference held during the 2018 Council of Bishops and General Board Meeting in Atlanta June 26. The specific details of a memorandum of understanding are being formulated and will be announced this summer. But the goals are as follows: · Increase deposits and loans with Black banks; · Increase Black homeownership to over 50 percent nationwide. This means 2,000,000 more Black homeowners than now exist; and · Grow the number of Black businesses from 2.6 million to 4 million and total gross receipts from an average of $72,500.00 to $150,000.00.

"The spirit in which you all have shared the commitment to the community, to the banks and to what we can do together is outstanding," responded Preston Pinkett, III, chairman and CEO of the City National Bank of New Jersey and chairman of the National Bankers Association. "Thank you for your willingness to step outside of the norm to do something that I would say is extraordinary here in America and extraordinary in the world."

Pinkett says the church-bank partnerships are already beginning around the nation. "It is safe to say that this kind of commitment; this kind of demonstration will go a long way in supporting our banks and the banks to be able to support the community...With God's blessings, we will accomplish great things."

Amidst an atmosphere of excitement, the bankers, bishops and supporters of the movement packed into a meeting room in a Downtown Atlanta hotel. Jackson was surrounded by all 20 Bishops of the 231-year-old denomination as well as supporters of the movement. They included principals of the growing economic movement, Black Wealth 2020, which Jackson credited as inspiration for the idea.

"This partnership grows out of an initiative formed in Washington, DC in 2015, called Black Wealth 2020 which is providing an economic blueprint for Black America," Jackson said.

Michael Grant, one of the founders of Black Wealth 2020, presided at the press conference. He connected the new partnership directly with the movement begun by Dr. King.

"The great civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others has now morphed into a full-fledged movement for economic empowerment," Grant said. "The offspring of African slaves and their unrewarded labor have catapulted a small Colonial outpost into the greatest industrial giant the world has ever known. Now, as a people, we are turning our efforts toward our own enrichment. We must now create those economic opportunities for ourselves."

Opening the press conference, Grant underscored the historicity of the moment. "For those of you who are students of history, you would not be surprised that the Church of Richard Allen would be leading an effort to close the wealth gap across the United States of America." Allen, among America's most influential Black leaders, founded the AME church in 1794. It was the first independent Black denomination in the U. S. "And we do this with malice towards none," stressed Grant.

Bishop James L. Davis, of the Second Episcopal District, likened the partnership to a marriage - a marriage between a church and its community. "It is a marriage that says a church that is concerned about its people, concerned about

Preston Pinkett, chairman, National Bankers Association

Her Excellency Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, ambassador for the African Union, addressed the Council of AME Bishops the day before the press conference. the good and the bad, all of the things our people have had to go through."

The prophetic voices of Black church leaders not only articulate ideas, but strategies.

"In the next decade in the global church and in the AME church and in Black banking, we will see both evolution and revolution. Banks must reinvent themselves, not just to respond to the pressures of the day, but to be flexible enough to adapt to the world of tomorrow. The ecclesia, the church, must also evolve its business knowledge, educational platform, and its missional thrust without losing its stance in the Word of God," said General Board Chair Bishop Vashti Murphy Mckenzie. "Both of our institutions are dealing with increasing assertive governmental intrusion, higher membership and customer demands along with increasing change in the wider world."

The announcement of the new partnership was met with applause from national civil rights leaders.

"Thank you and your fellow bishops for making economic development a priority of your denomination," wrote civil rights icon Georgia Congressman John Lewis in a letter to Bishop Jackson. "Hopefully, your visionary leadership will inspire other denominations to replicate your efforts nationwide."

National Urban League President/CEO Marc Morial also weighed in with a letter: "I want to express the support of the National Urban League for your leadership and initiative in addressing the challenges of Black homeownership and the need to increase the support, viability and profitability of our AfricanAmerican businesses," he wrote.

Morial is among economic leaders who have determined that among the reasons homeownership among African-Americans is disparately low is, in part, because of discriminatory lending practices.

Mortgage Banker Lois Johnson, president/CEO of Salt Lake City-based United Security Financial, said she takes "great pride in our HUD designation as a fair practice lender. We provide loans to all who meet the minimum criteria, especially people of color who have been denied the opportunity to have their own homes."

Johnson, who is licensed to operate in 49 states, says she intends to travel to each of the AME church's episcopal districts to "create hope and opportunities."

The principals agreed that the key to the success of the partnership must be mutual respect for Black spending power and mutual support of Black businesses.

"We hear about Black folks have a trillion dollars in spending power," said Ron Busby, president/CEO of the U. S. Black Chamber, Inc. and co-founder of Black Wealth 2020. "But that's usually White folk talking about our dollar sand how can they get their share of it. We came together to say how can we deal with the Black wealth, the gap of it and really to move our agenda forward inside our own community."

Busby pointed to the USBC's new AP called the USBC Mobile Directory with 109,000 Black-owned businesses in order to help consumers make targeted purchases inside the Black business community.

Robert James, CEO of the Carver State Bank in Savannah discussed how the movement will be sustained. "There was a time that no church got financed in Savannah Georgia unless we financed them at Carver State Bank," James said to applause. "This program will get us back on the path."

James says he knows the relationship can be sustained because the bishops have authority to oversee and encourage AME church leaders to do business with Black-owned banks. "We can talk to the Bishops about those local churches.

And you can talk to your elders and your preachers," he said.

Bishop Jackson underscored the fact that the U. S. partnership is only the beginning. He indicated that the movement will also expand abroad. "The possibilities extend throughout the Diaspora. The African Methodist Episcopal Church has over 4,000 churches in Africa, the Caribbean, West Indies and Europe.

These churches and members can also benefit from this partnership," he said.

To augment this expansion, Her Excellency Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, ambassador for the African Union, spoke to the Bishops the day before the press conference, promising to encourage Africans in America to also put their deposits in Black banks. She stressed the need for Black-owned institutions to unify, cooperate and not turn on one another.

"I hope we will all come together and support the idea of putting all of our money in Black banks. I have already taken the initiative and listed all of the Black banks in the country on our website," Chihombori-Quao said. "I'm already encouraging all Black people when I do presentations to say we've been stupid for too long. We drive past Black banks to give our money to people who don't give a hoot about us. And they take our money so they can get rich; not only here, but in Africa. We've got to change this."

My grandmother taught me how to be a Christian, and told me about marching for abortion rights prior to Roe v. Wade. She shared stories with me about how her advocacy for women’s rights connected to her faith. She reached into her charismatic roots and pulled out the Jesus and Justice for which her faith and feminism had room.

Access to abortion is an issue divided by so many polarities.

Stigma and the barriers between women and providers are making it harder and harder for women to access the information and care they need to make decisions that impact the whole of their lives.

The United Church of Christ has been an advocate for women’s rights and access to choice regarding abortion since before Roe v. Wade, with our first theological resolution in 1971. And as the conversation continues to evolve through feminism from a matter of access to care, to one of reproductive justice, the UCC has continued to affirm the need for choice in this climate of restrictions, powerfully proclaiming at our 17th General Synod: We deplore the willingness of many legislators, at all levels, to restrict the access of poor women to safe, comprehensive reproductive health care with a full range of options.

So when a local abortion provider in Cleveland, Preterm, asked me to serve on the board, I couldn’t help but hold gratitude both for my grandmother and the church that has called me into faith and leadership. Preterm asked me to bring a faith perspective into their work, because often the only experience their patients and staff have with people of faith is through encounters with protestors who stand outside with signs telling them that

God hates them.

There are many reasons that people seek out abortion care.

Some patients are forced to make choices based on systems of oppression that do not give them the resources they need start or grow their family as they are called, while others choose to remain child-free. Still others are survivors of trauma who do not want a living reminder of that trauma. Regardless of their circumstance, they must walk past signs that say that God hates them.

I believe there is nothing more aghast to the God (who demands that we always seek to serve those who are on the margins) than telling people in the midst of what can be one of the most difficult decisions of their life, that they are worthless. I believe God wants the choice of women to be informed by their faith, but also free of the structural circumstances that limit women’s spectrum of choice, be they lack of fair wages, affordable housing, healthcare, a healthy environment or a safe community in which to raise a child.

Like my grandmother and the women who have come before, I continue to ask: how can I continue to advocate for my faith and for access to abortion? Access to abortion is only part of reproductive justice. Alongside the women of color who have been on the forefront of this holistic work from its conception, alongside the feminists who have fought to establish and maintain clinics like Preterm, and alongside those of us who seek to connect to intersectional movements of oppression in all the work we do; God is pushing us into action, for the sake of bringing about the kindom on earth.

“You Best Get Your House in Order!”

By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah “Because warning comes before destruction and you have been warned, says the Lord!”

I want you to know that when Noah and Lot warned their respective people of God’s coming judgment and destruction, the people would not listen. Instead they treated Noah and Lot as “extremists.” Then the destruction that did come found the people unprepared. As in the days of Noah and Lot, the soon return of the Lord will be a snare unto the people who do not heed the warning and give their lives to Christ. [Luke 17:2630]. I tell you, this world is hearing and seeing the last warning message from God. [Joel 3:14].

PLEASE HEED GOD’S – FINAL WARNING AND CALL OF MERCY! You see, throughout the Bible God has always given mankind a chance to repent. He would send a warning through one of His messengers. God is still sending warnings. “He, who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.”

I want you to know that in [Revelation 7] God suddenly holds up the plagues of the Day of the Lord, UNTIL certain events happen — the sealing of the 144,000 and the emergence of the Laodicean Church.

He has held events back before.

Yet he says that, when HIS time comes, he will make a speedy

work in the end time and cut his work short.

In [Matthew 24:32-35] Jesus said that when we see world events now occurring, we are to KNOW that this END is very near — even at the doors. Yet of the day and hour [verse 36] we cannot know. Yet when it strikes it will strike suddenly, unexpectedly, like a trap that springs shut on a hapless rat without warning.

So the question is, has ANYTHING changed in that warning? And the answer is, absolutely NOT! If anything, we should be able to SEE how much CLOSER we are to these things being fulfilled, and fulfilled SUDDENLY at ANY time!

So the message TODAY for God’s people and nations, is to WAKE UP! Be REMINDED and become AWARE of these things which will soon affect every single one of us! Time will NOT just “continue on” the way it has, so says the Word of God. “... And even AS it begins to happen, God is faithful, and His Word says that someone will SEE [Ezekiel 33:3] the sword coming upon the land, and this someone is commanded to give WARNING or indeed lose his own life also!”

Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among you. [Jeremiah 6: 18].

The Trumpet is sounding……who will hear?

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set beore you life and death, blessing anf cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...”

[Deuteronomy 30:19].

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Thai cave rescue: All 12 boys, coach pulled to safety

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By Susan McFarland July 10 (UPI) -- Divers on Tuesday rescued the final four boys and their coach from a deep cave in Thailand, where they'd been for more than two weeks.

Thai navy SEALs, who'd led the operation, made the announcement on its Facebook page Tuesday.

"Today, the boar's pack will be reunited again," the post read, referring to the name of the boys' soccer team, the Wild Boars.

The rescues moved quickly Tuesday, hours after divers and cave experts brought the first eight boys to the surface. They are being treated in isolation at Chiang Rai hospital, where officials say they appear healthy and fever-free, mentally fit and in high spirits, a medical official told CNN. Dr. Jedsada Chokedamrongsook, secretary of the Thai Health Ministry, said some had very low body temperatures and two could have lung

An ambulance evacuates a boy to hospital after he was rescued from the Tham Luang cave Tuesday at Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA-EFE inflammation. A boy from the second group had a very low heartbeat, but they have all responded to treatment well, he said.

Medical teams are likely look for signs of Histoplasmosis, also known as "cave disease," an infection caused by breathing in spores of a fungus found in bird and bat droppings, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Kavanaugh visits Senate as Democrats lay out bid to block By Susan McFarland

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shakes hands with Vice President Mike Pence as the two meet with Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Supreme Court justice.

Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

July 10 (UPI) -- The Senate on Tuesday began discussions about Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's appointee to replace Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, even before he arrived on Capitol Hill.

Trump announced Kavanaugh late Monday as his much-anticipated choice to fill the vacancy.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened Tuesday's meeting with a strong endorsement, saying Kavanaugh's resume is superb.

Kavanaugh later met with McConnell, Vice President and Senate President Mike Pence and a number of other lawmakers during a visit Tuesday.

McConnell also said he expects Senate Democrats to grill Kavanaugh on decisions he might make, which he characterized as atypical for the confirmation process. Instead, he asked them to weigh the judge on his qualifications.

"Justice Kennedy's resignation letter had barely arrived in the president's hands before several of our Democratic colleagues began declaring their blanket opposition to anyone at all," McConnell said. "We should evaluate this president's nominee fairly. ... And we should treat this process with the respect and the dignity that it deserves."

The fight to block Kavanaugh from the bench, though, was in full swing Tuesday.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer laid out a plan to impede the appointment, which he hopes will "lead to a more independent,

moderate selection that both parties can support."

Republicans control the Senate, 51-49, which means Schumer needs at least two GOP lawmakers and opposition from every other Democrat to block Kavanaugh. He needs only one Republican to switch if Arizona Sen. John McCain can't vote.

"If we can prove to the American people, which I believe is truly the case, that this nominee will lead to a court that repeals women's reproductive freedom, repeals ACA with its protections for pre-existing conditions, we will get a majority of the Senate to vote for it," Schumer told CBS News Tuesday. "If we can make that case, we will get a majority."

Several Democrats have already said they will oppose Kavanaugh on the bench, and Schumer said senators need time to review his writings because "this new justice will be so pivotal in determining the future of our nation for so long."

Legal watchdog Fix the Court, represented by American Oversight, filed complaints in federal court Tuesday to seek documents from Kavanaugh's previous government service -- including his work on Special Counsel Kenneth Starr's team in the 1990s that investigated President Bill Clinton, and his time as White House staff secretary from 2003 to 2006 under President George W. Bush.

"Given the potential impact of this nomination, it is essential for the American people and the Senate to fully vet Judge Kavanaugh," American Oversight executive director Austin Evers said. "The public has a right to examine Judge Kavanaugh's track record before the Senate votes on his confirmation."

Kavanaugh has served on the bench of the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals since 2006, appointed by Bush. He would take the bench in August, as Kennedy retires July 31.

Chairs of CA Assembly & Senate taxation committees react to recent SCOTUS decision on South Dakota v Wayfair, Inc. State/Government News Sacramento, CA – On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in South Dakota v.

Wayfair, Inc. In this case, the Court was asked to revisit the issue of sales and use tax remittance by out-of-state retailers.

In two earlier decisions, the Court had held that an out-ofstate retailer's obligation to collect tax was based on a retailer’s "physical presence" in the taxing state. For over 25 years, this "physical presence" test has complicated California's efforts to collect its use tax. For example, when a California consumer would buy a laptop from an out-of-state retailer through a catalog or online store, the consumer's use of the computer in California would trigger a use tax liability. If the out-of-state retailer lacked a "physical presence" in California,

however, California was barred from requiring the retailer to collect the tax. If the consumer then failed to remit the tax, the purchase would completely escape taxation.

The Wayfair decision has now reset the stage, by explicitly overturning the "physical presence" test. The Court noted that by giving some online retailers an arbitrary advantage over their competitors, the physical presence rule has limited states' ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants, both large and small, from competing on an even playing field.

Some have called for modifications to state law expanding the universe of retailers required to collect California's tax. Others have called for maintaining the (continued in last 2 columns)

The boys will likely remain under observation for at least seven days and in quarantine to protect them from potential infections while they regain strength. They are also being slowly re-acclimated to bright light.

Several others remained in the cave after the last of the boys and their coach were removed, includ-

ing a physician and SEAL divers.

The group was stranded for nine days before two British divers discovered them a week ago. They became trapped when heavy rains produced flooding underground, a common occurrence at the cave this time of year.

The group's well-being became a serious concern due to the depth of the cave, the rising floodwaters, the lack of rescue options and the possibility that they could be forced to stay there for months.

As family and friends wait to see the boys, plans are being made for the reunion.

At the Prasitsart School in Mae Sai, friends of the youngest boy trapped, told CNN they were looking forward to sharing a big plate of fried chicken, the boy's favorite and something he mentioned to his parents in a letter delivered from inside the cave.

Chairs of CA Assembly & Senate taxation committees react to recent SCOTUS decision on South Dakota v Wayfair, Inc....continued status quo.

“Whatever we do, it must reflect a thoughtful and deliberative process that takes into account the interests of all stakeholders, including local governments, California retailers, and the e-commerce sector, while simultaneously promoting a balanced marketplace for California’s consumers and protecting small businesses,” stated Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D- Inglewood), Chairwoman of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation. “That is why, in the weeks and months ahead, Chairman McGuire and myself will be convening a series of stakeholder meetings to analyze the Wayfair decision, its implications and the best path forward.”

“The United States Supreme Court finally established tax fairness for mom and pop businesses in every corner of America and repealed the antiquated physical presence requirement for out-ofstate retailers,” remarked Senator Mike McGuire (D- Healdsburg), Chairman of the Senate Governance and Finance committee.

“We are committed to carefully analyzing the decision with Chairwoman Burke and we look forward to working with her to advance a potential implementation

plan. Fundamentally, this decision should help millions of California’s small businesses who have always collected tax, but were put at a competitive disadvantage to out-of-state online juggernauts who never paid a dime in taxes.”

Senator Steven Glazer (DOrinda) has authored Senate Constitutional Amendment 20 which would require that online sales tax revenue is distributed to the community where the purchaser resides. “The collection and distribution of sales taxes from online transactions is an important issue for California consumers and local governments.

The Wayfair court decision will help level the playing field for California’s brick and mortar businesses.” said Senator Glazer. “We need to make sure the decision is implemented fairly and in a way that is sensitive to the growing problem of cities and counties competing for online sales tax revenue by rebating a share of taxes collected from consumers back to the retailers rather than spending that money on the public services for which it was intended” he concluded.

The question now becomes: “How will California respond to this landmark ruling?”

Give Blacks Equal Voting Rights: Put an End to Schemes That Dilute the Black Vote, Black Leaders Say Government News Washington, DC - Although poll taxes and literacy tests have been illegal for many decades, blacks are still being denied their rights to fully participate in elections today, according to the black leadership network Project 21.

While the techniques used now to restrict the black vote are more subtle and sophisticated, Project 21 says, the end result is the same: Blacks aren't being given an equal voice in elections.

To ensure that every black citizen has an equal voice in selecting elected officials at all levels of government, as intended by the 1963 Voting Rights Act, Project 21 recommends specific voting reforms in its "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America."

The Blueprint is Project 21's 57point plan for ensuring blacks have a fair chance at the American dream.

"Today's voter suppression doesn't come from men wearing hoods. It comes through voter dilution due to phony voters on the rolls convicts, illegals and ghosts," said Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper, a former professor of constitutional law and senior counsel to congressional leadership. "The effect is the same - bona fide black citizens have their votes cancelled or drowned out."

Blacks are more likely to be victims of voter fraud than other Americans, the group says.

Former New York political operative Anthony DeFiglio, who pled guilty to falsifying business records, explained to the police why this is: "[We] targeted [for

voter fraud] those who live in lowincome housing… there is a sense that they are a lot less likely to ask questions."

Project 21 contends that voter fraud is a significant problem for black communities, noting that when identity thieves cast votes of registered voters or on behalf of people long deceased, the votes of legitimate black voters are diminished. This, it argues, is akin to the discriminatory polling tactics practiced in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The potential for such fraud is significant: According to an analysis by Aristotle International, more three million dead people were found on America's election rolls in 2009. The same analysis found that 12.9 million people were on voter rolls were listed at addresses where they no longer lived. In total, the study found about 8.9% of all registered voters fell under the category of "deadwood" voters who should not be allowed to vote. Additionally, a 2017 state-by-state analysis by Judicial Watch's Election Integrity Project yielded 462 counties where the registration rate exceeded 100 percent, and found that 3.5 million more people were registered to vote nationwide than the amount of living adult American citizens.

Project 21's Blueprint includes six specific recommendations for giving black Americans a better deal by making sure their votes count: Require proof of citizenship to register to vote.

Require proof of identity to cast (continued in next 2 columns)

ballots.

Require states to purge election rolls on a regular basis to remove people who are deceased or have moved to other jurisdictions.

Require states to purge election rolls of registered voters who have not cast ballots in six years.

Prohibit the practice of mailing ballots to those who have not requested them.

Prosecute organizations or individuals systematically targeting black communities for voter fraud.

"I don't believe black voters are underrepresented, as some selfproclaimed civil rights leaders suggest; they are misrepresented.

The lack of voter integrity weakens our true voice and causes many of us to become disillusioned," said Project 21 member Donna Jackson, a veteran of Arkansas political campaigns. "A purge of invalid and fraudulent names from election rolls allows the spirit of our communities to be better reflected in election results. Project 21's proposals can help ensure the interests of black voters win on election day."

Every Monday since April, Project 21 has released policy recommendations addressing the 10 specific subject areas contained in its "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America." The last release, on the topic of "ending ex-

cessive regulation," will be published on July 9. Project 21 leaders have also briefed key staff at the White House and with congressional leadership about the 57 policy ideas - covering education, criminal justice, economics and more - available in the Blueprint.

Project 21, a leading voice of black conservatives for over 25 years, is sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research. Its members have been quoted, interviewed or published over 40,000 times since the program was created in 1992. Contributions to the National Center are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated, and may be earmarked exclusively for the use of Project 21.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX making 'kid-sized submarine' for Thailand cave rescue...continued from page 3 tastier food in their letters home.

The youngest boy, Tun, 11, wrote, "Mom and Dad, please don't worry, I am fine ... Get ready to take me out for fried chicken.

With love."

"I'm fine, but it's a little bit cold, don't worry and don't forget my birthday," one boy wrote.

Navy divers found the 12 boys and one adult, 25-year-old coach, Ekaphol "Ake" Chantawong, were alive Monday after a nineday search in the Tham Luang cave complex in Chiang Rai. The team had gone into the cave on an excursion after a soccer game on June 23 and became stranded by heavy rains and flooding.

The coach, who has faced criticism for taking the boys out in the cave, also wrote an apology note addressed to his players' parents.

"To all the parents, all the kids are still fine. I promise to take the very best care of the kids," The Guardian reported Chantawong wrote in his letter. "I want to say thanks for all the support and I want to apologize to the parents."

Rescuers have to dive through flooded tunnels for six hours to

reach the team and it takes another five hours to return to the entrance, CNN reported.

The danger became more apparent when a former naval diver died Friday while placing air tanks in the cave.

The former Thailand Navy SEAL, Saman Kunan, died from lack of oxygen while attempting to return to a command center located a mile inside the cave, government officials said.

Earlier this week, officials said it could take months to get the team out of the deep cavern because floodwaters have blocked the exit. And rescuers said the boys may have to scuba dive to get out.

Chiang Rai Gov. Narongsak Osot-tanakorn, who commands the rescue operation, said at an overnight news conference that the boys who are being trained to swim "cannot dive at this time" and added rescuers mustmove quickly because "we cannot wait until the rain," which may come in days. Rescuers are also looking at alternatively drilling down and hoisting the team out of the cave, but the governor said that would be extremely difficult.

Older Americans Who Neglect Oral Care Put Overall Health At Risk Lifestyle News

Conscientious parents constantly remind their children to brush and floss, and routinely schedule dental checkups to make sure their teeth and gums are healthy – and staying that way.

But youngsters aren’t the only ones who who can use such reminders. Older Americans need to put a priority on their oral health as well, and research shows that as a group they aren’t doing so.

In fact, the statistics are grim.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that almost every single American over age 65 (96 percent) has had a cavity, and 20 percent have untreated tooth decay. Another 65 percent suffer from gum disease, an ailment that has been linked to a host of other problems, such as strokes, heart disease and diabetes.

“Anyone who thinks they can ease up on dental care as they age is making a big mistake,” says Dr. Harold Katz, a dentist, bacteriologist and developer of TheraBreath Healthy Gums Oral Rinse (www.therabreath.com).

“Not only do poor dental habits affect what’s going on in your mouth, they also affect your overall health.”

Some of the CDC’s findings that Katz says are troubling include: Tooth loss. Nearly one in five adults aged 65 or older have lost all of their teeth. Complete tooth loss is twice as prevalent among adults aged 75 and older (26 percent) compared with adults aged 65 to 74 (13 percent). The CDC

points out that having missing teeth, or wearing dentures, can have a detrimental effect on nutrition. “It’s not surprising that people who have lost teeth, or wear denture, often are going to choose soft food they chew easily,” Katz says. “They will pass up fresh fruits and vegetables that are more nutritious, but are more difficult for them to eat.”

Oral cancer. Cancers of the mouth (oral and pharyngeal cancers) are primarily diagnosed in older adults; median age at diagnosis is 62 years. “That’s another reason it’s important for older people to have regular checkups,” Katz says. “Your dentist can check for signs of oral cancer during those visits.”

Dry mouth caused by medications. Most older Americans take both prescription and over-thecounter drugs, many of which can cause dry mouth. Reduced saliva flow increases the risk of cavities.

Saliva helps prevent tooth decay, gum disease and bad breath, and also lubricates the mouth, making it easier to eat, swallow, speak and taste food. “Sometimes dry mouth might just cause mild discomfort,” Katz says. “At other times it can lead to significant oral disease that can compromise the person’s health, dietary intake and quality of life.”

“As you age, proper oral care is just as important as ever,” Katz says. “It’s not something you want to ignore because your overall health is at stake.”

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Ford Motor Company Receives The NNPA’s 2018 National Meritorious Leadership Award

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

Jessyka Faison said that the Black Press has been in the trenches, keeping the spotlight on a host of issues that are important to the Black community. Faison delivered remarks during a luncheon session at the 2018 NNPA Annual Convention in Norfolk, Va. (Mark Mahoney/NNPA) Ford Motor Company sent one of its millennials to host a session at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) annual summer convention in Norfolk, Virginia.

Jessyka Faison, the automaker’s product communications coordinator specializing in SUVs, delivered a spirited message in a session titled, “The Black Press: Our Community Advocate and Champion.”

Faison touted the history of the NNPA, and the Black Press in general, shared her reverence for publishers past and present, and implored publishers associated with the 220member newspaper trade group to continue its mission of telling and recording African American history.

“As a young millennial, my parents knew the value of the Black Press. For me, the Black Press represents history,” Faison said. “One hundred and ninety-one years of life-changing history.”

Faison spoke passionately about the monumental achievements of the Black Press in reshaping and diversifying the print media industry, which has successfully influenced the mainstream society.

As a staunch supporter and the oldest automotive partner, Faison said that Ford has remained a legacy partner and has shared similar values with NNPA in promoting the importance of educational STEM programs and

higher education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

“The Black Press has been in the trenches, keeping the spotlight on a host of issues and they are so important to the African American community,” Faison said. “Without the Black Press there would be no Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; there would be no Rosa Parks; there would be no Booker T. Washington or Thurgood Marshall or Malcolm X.” To that list, Faison added current NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., himself a civil rights icon; and NNPA National Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell, the publisher of the Crusader newspapers in Gary, Indiana, and in Chicago. Leavell recently announced the purchase of the Chicago Reader, an 85,000 weekly-circulation newspaper, which had been owned by the Chicago Sun-Times.

“The Black Press has been on the frontlines for social change for almost 200 years,” Faison said.

Chavis and Leavell presented Ford Motor Company with the 2018 NNPA National Meritorious Leadership Award for their outstanding support of the Black Press and its contributions to the Black community.

Together, the unique collaborative partnership will continue to make a difference in the Black community, Chavis said, noting that the Ford Motor Company regularly promotes its unique

partnership with the NNPA, which counted as one reason for the award.

The NNPA hosted its 2018 Annual National Convention at the Hilton Norfolk The Main in Norfolk, Virginia.

Faison said that the Black Press consistently been the incubator for news that makes history and impacts the entire country. As the largest and most influential Black-owned media resource in America, the NNPA continues to deliver relevant news, information and commentary to over 20 million people each week, Chavis said.

This year’s convention theme, “Celebrating 191 Years of Black Press in America: Sustaining, Engaging & Mobilizing Black Communities” focused on the importance of remaining on the frontlines for reporting and distributing the news and ongoing advances in the mission of progress relevant to the African-American community.

“We need you now more than ever,” Faison told the NNPA publishers. “The Black Press has been a means to tell the authentic stories of our culture and no one can tell the story like the Black Press.”

Stacy Brown is an NNPA Newswire Contributor and co-author of “Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask: An Insider’s Story of the King of Pop.” Follow Stacy on Twitter @stacybrownmedia.

This article was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

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