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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them and these will continue till they have resisted either with words or blows or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance those of whom they suppress. —Fredrick Douglass (1849)

President Biden Proclaims January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

IN MEMORIAM: Gone But Not Forgotten...continued in the Black community about knowing your rights and Black representation in the court system.

Singer James Purify died of COVID complications on January 22. Purify, 76, scored a classic with the 1966 song “I’m Your Puppet” which he recorded with his cousin, the late Bobby Purify.

“Hammerin’” Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest allaround players, died January 22.

He was 86. The Hall of Famer finished his career with 755 home runs, a total surpassed by Barry Bonds in 2007 — though many continued to call the Hammer the true home run king.

Longtime NBA reporter and analyst Sekou Smith died of COVID-19 on January 26.

Smith, 48, was the creator and host of NBA.com’s “Hang Time” blog and podcast.

“During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, let us resolve to counter injustice and fortify our commitment to pursue dignity and freedom for all people,” said President Biden. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) Human trafficking – whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offenses – counts as an abhorrent abuse of power and a profoundly immoral crime that strikes at the safety, health, and dignity of millions of people worldwide,” President Joe Biden said in a statement declaring January as “National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.”

“We reaffirm our commitment to protect and empower survivors of all forms of human trafficking, to prosecute traffickers, and to bring an end to human trafficking in the United States and around the world,” President Biden stated.

The heightened awareness of human trafficking comes on the heels of an HBO documentary that finally spotlighted the world of the Black and Missing Foundation, headed by Wash i ng ton, D.C.-based sisters-in-law Derrica and Natalie Wilson.

The film, BLACK AND MISSING, pulled back the curtain and explored how systemic

behaviors and attitudes stem from centuries of deeply rooted racism.

It exposed the stark disparity in the media coverage of white and Black missing persons.

The intimate look at Derrica and Natalie’s personal crusade to locate missing Black people also highlighted stories of hope and closure as the Black and Missing Foundation contributes to the resolution of several highprofile missing persons cases.

Derrica and Natalie have both cited human trafficking as a significant hurdle in finding missing individuals.

“My Administration is committed to stopping human trafficking wherever it occurs.

We released the updated National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, a wholeof-government approach to combating human trafficking in the United States and abroad,” President Biden asserted.

The plan links anti-trafficking

initiatives to the administration’s wider efforts to counter illicit financing; advance gender and racial equity; expand the rights and dignity of working people; and promote safe, orderly, and humane migration.

“My Administration is also dedicated to ensuring that our justice system holds accountable any individuals or entities engaged in this horrendous crime – and that our domestic and global economic systems offer no safe harbor to forced labor or other abuses,” the president continued.

“In addition to helping survivors on their road to recovery, we must also learn from their expertise in order to better detect trafficking crimes that are often hidden in plain sight, bring perpetrators to justice, and improve our prevention efforts.”

The president added that since human t raff icking disproportionately impacts racial and ethnic minorities, women,

and girls, LGBTQI+ individuals, vulnerable migrants, and other historically marginalized and underserved communities, the administration’s mission to combat human trafficking must always be connected to broader efforts to advance equity and justice across society.

“During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, let us resolve to counter injustice and fortify our commitment to pursue dignity and freedom for all people,” said President Biden.

“I call upon businesses, civil society organizations, communities of faith, families, and all Americans to recognize the vital role we play in combating human trafficking, and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities aimed at preventing all forms of human trafficking.”

T he Nat ion al Hu m a n Trafficking Hotline (1-888-3737888) is an important resource to report a tip or ask for help.

IN MEMORIAM: Gone But Not Forgotten

By Genoa Barrow | Sacramento OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer After the coronavirus cut a swath through the African American community in 2020, we continued to experience a great deal of loss this year. From honored celebrities whose careers we’ve followed for decades to everyday folks who were largely unknown until they left this world, we said goodbye and “Rest In Power” far too often. As the year ends, we take a minute to reflect and acknowledge some of those who went on to glory in 2021.

Former Denver Broncos

running back Floyd Little died in his Nevada home on January 1 after a long battle with cancer; the Hall of Famer was 78.

Best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey, 59, died of cancer in Los Angeles on January 3. The prolific writer penned such novels as “Sister, Sister,” “Milk In My Coffee,” “Waking With Enemies” and his final book, “The Son of Mr. Suleman,” which came out three months after his passing.

South African food writer Dorah Sitole died of COVID-19

on January 3. Sitole, 68, was the author of the book, “40 Years of Iconic Food.”

Jamal Sutherland died in North Charleston, South Carolina on January 5. Sutherland was incarcerated at the time; a deputy used a stun gun on him multiple times when he allegedly refused to leave his cell for a bond hearing.

Media personality and author Dr. Barbara Young passed away on January 8. Dr. Young was a radio talk show host and motivational speaker who authored the

book “Dancing on Broken Legs: Journey of a D.I.V.A.” Duke Bootee who co-wrote the classic rap song, “The Message” died on January 13, he was 69.

Duranice Pace of the legendary gospel group The Pace Sisters died on January 14 after battling thyroid cancer. She was 62.

Detroit Judge Beatrice “Pennie” Millender died on January 16 at age 68. Judge Millender was active in a number of Black legal organizations and often spoke continued in next 2 columns

Actress Cicely Tyson photographed in 1976 in New York City. (Photo

by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) Legendary actress Cicely Tyson died on January 28. Tyson, 96, was one of the most revered and lauded Black actresses in history. She starred in films, theatrical plays and TV shows as “Sounder,” “ The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and in later years, “The Trip To Bountiful,” “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “The Help” and “How To Get Away With Murder.” President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and she was inducted into the Television

Hall of Fame in 2020. Her memoir, “Just As I Am,” was released just two days before her death.

Sheila Washington, the founder of Alabama’s Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center, died on January 29. Through the museum, Washington, 61, told the story of nine Black men falsely accused of raping two White women in the 1930s.

She also worked tirelessly to help clear their names.

Iconic college basketball coach John Chaney died on January 29, just a week after his 89th birthday.

Chaney led Temple University’s champion men’s team from 1982 through 2006. He was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Local pastor and real estate entrepreneur Bishop Ron Allen died January 30, he was 62. Dr. Allen became a real estate broker and established Ron Allen & Associated Real Estate Inc. and the Ron Allen School of Real Estate.

He would later go on to found the International Faith Based Coalition where he helped fight against the legalization of marijuana. In 2014, Bishop Allen was among a group of leaders saluted as The OBSERVER’s Persons of the Year.

TV writer and comedian Marc Wilmore died in Pomona on January 30. Wilmore, 57, worked on such television shows as “In Living Color,” “The PJs” and “The Simpsons.” He was the brother of fellow comic, writer and producer Larry Wilmore, who created “The Bernie Mac Show.”

Danny Ray, who was known for draping capes on legendary soul performer James Brown, had a cape laid across his casket after he died in Augusta, Georgia on February 2. Ray was 85 years old. continued on page 2

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California Adds Twist to New CDC Advice on Quarantines

Parents and Children Interacted More During COVID-19 Community/Education News

Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media

The Covid-19 pandemic upended many family dynamics but one positive consequence of this upheaval: Parents shared more dinners and read to their children more often, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Survey of

Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

Many families spent extra time together in spring and summer 2020, when lockdowns were in place in many parts of the United States.

IN MEMORIAM: Gone But Not Forgotten...continued from page 1

The Monday after Christmas, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortened its COVID-19 quarantine recommendation by half.

That same day, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Twitter that California will follow suit, recommending a five-day isolation period instead of the state’s former guidance of 10 days.

"California will align with the CDC’s updated guidelines for isolation and quarantine time," Newsom tweeted.

However, California’s updated guidance differs from the CDC’s in one important way.

The state is recommending that people who quarantine

after a positive diagnosis take a follow up test and get a negative result before ending isolation.

The CDC’s guidelines do not include taking another test af ter qu a rant i n i ng.

The CDC said its decision, in part, is based on science that shows people are most infectious during the first five days of catching the virus.

In an interview with NPR, CDC Di rector Rochelle Walensky said another rationale for the new shortened guidance is the concern for keeping industries that are critical to the national economy operating.

Sharing this concern, Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, along

with the company’s Medical Advisor Dr. Carlos del Rio and Chief Health Officer Dr. Henry Ting, sent a letter to Walensky less than a week before CDC’s updated recommendation, requesting a five-day isolation period for Delta's fully vaccinated employees.

The letter argued that the previous g uideli nes were out of date and did not account for vaccinations.

It also argued that the former 10-day isolation period would hurt business because with the spread of the Omicron variant, vaccinated workers who do catch COVID-19 would be out for a longer period of time.

"With the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the 10-day isolation for those who are fully vaccinated may significantly impact our workforce and operations," the letter read.

"Similar to healthcare, police, fire, and public transportation workforces, the Omicron surge may exacerbate shortages and create significant disruptions."

In December 2020, the CDC shortened its previous recommendation of a 14-day isolation period to 10 days.

California Black Media’s coverage of COVID-19 is supported by the California Health Care Foundation.

Parents Raise the Alarm About Violence in Schools, Say Their Votes Depends on Improvement

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

that there are enough counselors to help students cope with mental health issues,” Rodrigues asserted.

The poll also asked the parents who responded that they were concerned about the threat of violence, which worries them the most.

The top three most pressing concerns remain: About 52 percent said student mental health after coping with the pandemic is a significant issue, as well.

A new poll revealed that parents continue to express “legitimate concerns” about violence in schools, increased bullying, and a lack of mental health resources.

Alarmingly, the poll released by the National Parents Union found that 59 percent of parents are very or extremely concerned about how schools are teaching race and diversity.

“Many Black parents are worried that schools are being harsher on students of color compared to white students,” researchers noted in the poll.

The National Parents Union counts as a network of parent organizations and grassroots activists committed to improving the quality of life for children and families in the United States.

Conducted from November 19 to November 23, the survey included 1,233 parents who also

count as registered voters.

Researchers found that 84 percent of parents are concerned about how schools address the threat of violence, and 59 percent identified increased bullying or violence in school as a significant issue.

About 52 percent said student mental health after coping with the pandemic is a significant issue, as well.

“Parents have very legitimate concerns about violence in schools, increased bullying, and a lack of mental health resources,” Keri Rodrigues, co-founder, and President of the National Parents Union, said in a statement.

“Now, it is incumbent on schools to do something about these issues, especially given the federal funds available. It’s not rocket science. Rather than repaint a football field, first, make sure

44 percent: schools not having enough counselors, psychologists, or social workers to work with students 42 percent: schools not having resources to keep weapons out of schools 39 percent: schools not having school resource officers or police accessible on campus 59 percent of parents are extremely or very concerned about how schools are teaching about race and diversity; Among Black parents, 69 percent share this sentiment, which drops slightly to 67 percent among Hispanic parents.

Of the overall number of parents who are at least somewhat concerned (79 percent): 48 percent say what concerns them the most is schools are not teaching accurate information about the issue of race.

42 percent are most concerned about schools pushing a

progressive agenda onto students 56 percent of GOP parents who are concerned say this is their top concern 32 percent are most concerned that schools aren’t focused on the issue enough 46 percent of Black parents who are concerned say this is their top concern 78 percent of parents are concerned about how schools are handling disciplinary issues Nearly half (46 percent) of Black parents who said they are concerned about how schools are handling disciplinary issues are worried that schools are harsher on students of color compared to white students 38 percent of parents trust Democrats to do a better job of handling education; 31 percent trust Republicans; 14 percent trust both equally; 11 percent trust neither Among parents who identify as Independents, 28 percent trust Republicans and 20 percent trust Democrats.

“These findings underscore the importance of the very thing we have been imploring school leaders across the country to do – listen to the parents in your community,” Rodrigues stated.

“It also reinforces the need for those running for office to take the concerns of parents very seriously or risk losing elections.”

Pioneering gymnast Dianne Durham died in Chicago on February 4, after a brief illness. Durham, 52, was the first Black female athlete to win an all-around title at the USA Gymnastics National Championships, paving the way for future Olympic champions like Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Dominique Dawes.

Leon Spinks Former heavyweight boxing champ Leon Spinks died on February 5. Spinks, 76, was known for having missing teeth and famously beating an aging Muhammad Ali in 1978.

Mary Wilson of the best-selling female group, The Supremes died of hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on February 8. Wilson, 76, and the iconic group had hits with such classics as “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” “Stop! In the Name of Love” and “You Can’t Hurry Love.” Days before her passing, Wilson announced that she was about to release new solo music.

Apostle Frederick K.C. Price, founder of the Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles, died on February 12. Price, 89, was also known for his Ever Increasing Faith ministries. He was also the prolific author of books on faith and prosperity.

Robert Maraj, the father of rapper Nicki Minaj was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Long Island, New York on February 13. Maraj was 64.

Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead in a hotel room on February 15 near Tampa, Florida. Jackson, 38, played for the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His cause of death was listed as “chronic alcohol use.”

Business owner Cecelia Rose Huffman White — the sister of former California-Hawaii State NAACP Alice Huffman and late Sacramento NAACP President Ida Sydnor — passed away on February 16 at the age of 80.

Pioneering electronic engineer Kenneth C. Kelly died on February 27 after battling Parkinson’s disease. Kelly, 92, designed antennas that helped land an American on the moon and ground

satellites that tracked the Apollo space missions. His designs also enabled consumers to eventually have DirecTV and Sirius XM connections. Kelly fought for civil rights and inclusion in housing.

He notably helped convince “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles Schulz to add a Black character, Franklin, in the wake of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assasination.

Bunny Wailer, the last surviving founding member of the iconic reggae group The Wailers, died in his native Jamaica on March 2 at the age of 73.

Boxing great Marvelous Marvin Hagler died on March 13 at the age of 66. Hagler, the undisputed middleweight champion of the world from 1980 to 1987, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1983.

Veteran actor Yaphet Kotto died in the Philippines on March 15.

Kotto, 81, was known for roles in such films as “Live and Let Die,” “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “Alien” and “Brubaker.” His television credits included “High Chaparral,” “Hawaii 5-0” and “Homicide: Life on the Streets.”

Evelyn Williamson, the mother of local line dance aficionado Tina Baltimore died on March 17; she was 88 years old.

Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11time NBA All-Star who soared through the 1960s with a highscoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern player, died March 22. Baylor was also a longtime executive with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was 86.

Craig muMs Grant, who was best known for his portrayal of “Poet” on the acclaimed HBO drama “Oz” died on March 24.

At the time of his death, Grant, 52, was shooting a recurring role on the Starz series “Hightown” and on the BET streaming series, “All the Queen’s Men.” Attorney and legal commentator Midwin Charles died suddenly on April 6. Charles, 47, often appeared on MSNBC, CNN Bloomberg TV and TV One. Longtime Florida Congressman Rep. Alcee Hastings died of pancreatic cancer on April 6. He was 84.

Iconic New York rapper and actor DMX died on April 9.

Born Earl Simmons, DMX released a number of albums including “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot,” “Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood,” “And Then There Was X,” “Undisputed,” and ironically, “Exodus” which was released this year. DMX also appeared in films like the hood classics “Belly,” “Romeo continued on page 4

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Redistricting Monitors Say Their Efforts Helped Protect the Black Vote Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media

Commissioner Trena Turner An advocacy group that fights for fair political representation of African Americans in California says it is pleased with the results of the state’s recent redistricting process.

Last year, the California Black Census and Redistricting Hub coalition, a.k.a. the Black Hub, led a grassroots initiative to ensure the state’s electoral map drawing process did not water down the voting power of African Americans across the state.

Last week, the California Cit izens Redist r ict i ng Commission (CCRC) delivered finalized maps for the state’s U.S. Congress, State Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization voting districts to the Secretary of State’s office. The maps of the state’s electoral districts -- updated once every decade to reflect the 2020 census count of population shifts and other demographic changes -- will be used until 2031 to determine political representation in all statewide elections.

“All things considered, the (CCRC) had an arduous task.

We commend their commitment to including Black voices in the redistricting process,” said James Woodson, policy director of the Black Hub. Woodson said, in the Black Hub’s view, the CCRC did the best job possible within the rules of the “line-drawing process” to not disenfranchise “Black communities of interest.”

“Even in the areas where we didn’t get the perfect outcome, their attempts to consider the feedback of Black residents were fair. We are satisfied with the results,” Woodson continued.

Over the last three months, the CCRC drew four Board of Equalization districts, 52 Congressional districts, 40 Senator ial d ist r ict s, and 80 Assembly districts.

During the process, the Black Hub coalition submitted draft maps to the commission based on community feedback they collected from hosting 51 listening sessions throughout California.

The hub’s renderings, intended to guide the CRC’s decision-

.Commissioner Derric Taylor

Members of the California Redistricting Commissioners making process, reflected ideal boundaries for greater equity in redistricting while simultaneously identifying opportunities to protect and increase Black pol it ical re prese nt at ion.

The Black Hub is a coalition of over 30 Black-led and Blackserving grassroots organizations focused on racial justice throughout California. Two years ago, the alliance organized another initiative to maximize the participation of Black Californians in the 2020 Census count.

CRCC Chair Isra Ahmad, who is employed as a Senior Research

Evaluation Specialist with Santa Clara County’s Division of Equity and Social Justice, said the commission welcomed the feedback of people across the state.

“We drew district maps in an open and transparent manner that did more than merely allow public input -- we actively sought and encouraged broad public participation in the process through a massive education and outreach program, afforded to us by the delay in receiving the census data,” she explained.

The CRCC is composed of five Democrats, five Republicans, and

Redistricting Monitors Say Their Efforts Helped Protect the Black Vote...continued four Californians unaffiliated with either political party.

They represent a variety of personal and professional backgrounds and come from different parts of the state.

During the map drawing process, the commission received letters and comments from a wide range of interested citizens, activists and advocacy organizations, all offering suggestions for how the CCRC should set geographic boundaries for districts. Often times, those requests offered opposing ideas.

“This was a very complicated process to understand and there were so many people who organized calls, developed social media campaigns and distributed information,” states Kellie Todd Griffin, Convening Founder of the California Black Women's Collective, which launched a public awareness campaign to increase Black Californians participation in the CCRC public hearings. “Their actions helped ensure that the voices of our community were heard and valued when understanding our interest and our assets. It's important that we keep this engagement active and continue to elevate the voice of California's Black population.”

Last November, the California Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP informed the CCRC that it was “prepared to take legal action” if draft maps released to the public for comment last fall remained the way they were drafted.

Rick Callender, president of the California-Hawaii NAACP, said those iterations of the Assembly and Senate district maps for Los Angeles County and areas of the East Bay would have diluted Black political

power. Los Angeles County and the East Bay are regions in the state where the highest numbers of Black Americans live.

During a news conference held before the commissioners delivered their final report to Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office, the CCRC said it stood by its work and and took pride in the fact that the maps were drawn by hand.

CCRC commissioner Trena Turner (Democrat), a pastor and the Executive Director at Faith in the Valley, a multicultural, multi-faith community organizing network in the San Joaquin Central Valley, said the commission read as many public statements and news articles about redistricting as it could.

Tu r n e r s a id s p e c i f ic feedback like that heightened the commissions’ awareness.

“What that did, by writing the articles that they did, they served noticed. So, we were mindful that we were hearing their voices,” Turner told California Black Media (CBM). “‘let’s make sure we’re not breaking up historical areas’ to the best extent possible.’”

Redistricting commissioner Derric Taylor (Republican), a Black investigator with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and active volunteer, mentor, coach in the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley areas, told CBM that the only way to address Callendar’s and other interested parties’ concerns was by reading reports by the media.

If the concerns were not voiced in a public meeting, the commission had to adhere to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. California’s Bagley-Keene continued on page 6

People Who California Sterilized Can Now Apply for Reparation Payments Tanu Henry | California Black Media People who the state of California had a hand in forcing or coercing to undergo vasectomies or get their tubes tied are now eligible for compensation.

The payments will come from a $7.5 million state fund.

Some of those victims, both men and women, were sterilized without their consent or knowledge.

“California is committed to confronting this dark chapter in the state’s past and addressing the impacts of this shameful history still being felt by Californians today,” said Gov. Newsom last week when he announced the program which began Jan 1 and is included as a line item in the state’s 2021-22 budget.

The Gover nor’s off ice estimates that there about 600 survivors, eligible and alive, who underwent the now-illegal method of birth control either at state medical facilities or in prison.

The survivors have until Dec. 31, 2023 to apply for compensation. $4.5 million of the fund will be used for payments evenly divided among people who apply and are approved.

Each will receive a check for an amount up to $25,000 dollars.

Another $2 million will be used for public information campaigns promoting the program. $1 million will be used to create and install commemorative plaques at locations where “the wrongful sterilization of thousands of vulnerable people” happened, according to the Governor’s office.

Last year, Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) wrote and introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1007 that proposed the program and served as the basis for funding the policy, which was included in the state budget after negotiations with legislative leaders.

Carillo said the launch of the program represents a victory that “comes to fruition after decades of advocacy.” She also highlighted the fact most of the victims were low-income, living with disabilities, or were people of color.

“We often discuss a woman’s right to choose, which includes the choice of becoming a mother, to become a parent. California’s eugenics laws have taken that away from many people,” said Carillo. “This is only the first step in addressing this wrong.”

She was referring to the practice, legal in California, that authorized state-r un healthcare facilities to sterilize people that they considered “unf it for reproduction.”

“The compensation finally admits that California was in violation of human rights and reproductive justice. As a state, we must and can do

more to recognize the horrific impact of eugenic sterilization prog rams on Califor nia families, and the devastating consequences of this failed attempt to eradicate populations.”

California’s sterilization law remained in effect from 1909, when the Assembly approved it, until 1979 when it was overturned.

During that period, an estimated 20,000 people were sterilized.

In 2003, Gov. Gray Davis issued an apology to survivors.

“California led the way in eugenics as legislation was copied across the United States and used as a model for Adolf Hitler throughout World War II,” according to a statement Carillo’s off ice released.

State-sponsored sterilizations, however, continued in California prisons at least until 2010, according to the State Auditor’s office.

That policy was banned in 2014.

Survivors can apply for payments through California's Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Comp e n sat ion P rog r a m , according to Gov Newsom’s office. The California Victim Compensation Board is responsible for administering the program.

The board says the identities of applicants will be kept confidential and payments will not impact a claimant’s trust, or Medicaid or Social Security status or benefits. The state will also not consider compensation survivors continued on page 8

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FILM REVIEW: The Best Films of 2021

By Nsenga K. Burton, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor

In 2021, the box-office did not disappoint with outstanding films on the big screen and streaming apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Apple TV +. Films like Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, Denzel Washington’s A Journal for Jordan, Ridley’s Scott’s House of Gucci, Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos, Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall and the Marvel Universe’s first Asian superhero film ShangChi and The Legend of the Ten Rings have made a variety of lists as they should. I wanted to use this list as an opportunity to elevate some films that may have been undervalued or overlooked for a variety of reasons including subject matter, perceived lack of star power, genre or release date.

Check out some of the top films of 2021, some of which you may not have heard of and others you may not wish to forget as we head into 2022.

BOXING DAY (Amazon Prime Video) Looking for global Black love or remembering what being in love feels like? You’ve found it in this funny, heartwarming film that takes viewers from the Dirty South to South London. Inspired by writer, director, and star Aml Ameen’s life, Boxing Day follows Melvin (Aml Ameen), a British writer and former soap opera star living in America, who returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée, Lisa (Aja Naomi King), to his energetic British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test as she discovers the world her fiancée has left behind including a superstar former girlfriend named Georgia (Leigh-Ann Pinnock).

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives an endearing performance as Shirley, Melvin’s mother who is getting her groove back following a painful heartache. Ameen and King show the magic that can happen when the Diaspora comes together in life and love.

KING RICHARD (Warner

Bros.)

If teamwork makes the dream work was a film, King Richard would be it. King Richard is the engrossing story of a father’s determination to write his talented daughters into the sports history books, 78 pages at a time. Will Smith plays Richard Williams, the father who understands his daughters’ greatness and the context in which they are living, from the moment they were born.

Partnered with a dedicated and focused mother Oracene “Brandy” Williams played brilliantly by the white hot Aunjanue Ellis, the Williams family endeavors to take Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton) to the top of a tennis world resistant to their presence or participation. Williams uses strategy, humility and confidence to engage legendary tennis coach Paul Cohen (Tony Goldwyn) who helps Venus hone her skills while Brandy literally keeps Serena in the game of life and tennis.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (Premature, Gun Hill Road) and executive produced by the Williams sisters and Smith, the film offers a humanistic view of Richard Williams as a loving father who makes sure two Black girls from Compton, can rewrite their destiny, rise to the highest heights and belong wherever they choose to be.

MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY (Amazon Prime Video) The life of Rev. Pauli Murray is American history that is as important to the present as it is to the future. This documentary takes you on the journey of Murray, a non-binary African American woman, who was the first Black woman ordained as an Episcopalian priest and co-founder of the National Organization of Women (NOW). The filmmakers make plain that Murray lived many lives – a professor, lawyer, poet and activist — all of which changed the course of society for the better. Murray’s legal theories continued in next 4 columns

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IN MEMORIAM: Gone But Not Forgotten...continued from page 2 Must Die,” “Exit Wounds,” and “Cradle 2 the Grave.” Often plagued by drug use, DMX was hospitalized due to a cocaineinduced heart attack. He was in a coma for a week and fans the world over prayed for his recovery.

Duante Wright, 20, was fatally shot by White Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop on April 11. Potter said she meant to use her taser while struggling with Wright, but accidentally pulled out her gun. She was convicted of first and second degree manslaughter in the case just this week.

Skylar Herbert, 5, became the first child in Michigan to die of COVID-19 on April 19. Both her parents are first responders who worked diligently to save lives during the pandemic.

Sixteen-year-old Makhia Bryant was shot and killed by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio on April 20, after getting into an altercation with the adult daughters of her foster mother that involved knives.

Irene B. West Pioneering local educator Irene B. West died of a heart attack on April 21. West, 88, was the first African American teacher in Elk Grove. She was the beloved mother of fellow educator Dr. Cornel West.

Forty-two-year-old Andrew Brown, Jr., was shot in the back of the head by the Sheriff Department in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on April 21 while deputies were serving warrants on him for possession with intent to sell three grams of cocaine. Body cam footage brought deputies’ accounts into question, but the local district attorney found their actions to be justified and they were never criminally charged.

Shock G of the famed Bay Area rap group Digital Underground died of an accidental drug overdose in a Florida hotel room on April 22. The rapper, born Gregory Jacobs, was 57.

Joseph W. Hatchett, who in 1975 became the first Black man to serve on the Florida Supreme Court, died on April 30. Hatchett was 88.

Early rock ‘n roll singersongwriter Lloyd Price died of complications from diabetes on May 3. Price, 88, had hits with such songs as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,”

“Personality” and “Stagger Lee” and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Two-year-old Amari Nicholson was beaten to death in Las Vegas by his mother’s boyfriend on May 5 after he wet himself. The boyfriend hid little Amari’s body and reported him missing. He was found a week later in a parking lot of the complex where he lived not far from the Vegas strip.

Former prima ballerina Natalia Johnson passed away suddenly on May 7. After traveling the globe as a dancer and instructor, Johnson, 38, founded the NaTalia Johnson Conservatory of Dance in Sacramento and fought to bring dance instruction to girls of color. She also taught classes at Roberts Family Development Center’s Freedom Schools sites.

Merle Wright, a beloved staple of Sacramento’s Del Paso Union Baptist Church, passed away on May 9 at age 93.

Nedra Ruffin, the daughter of legendary singer David Ruffin passed away in Detroit on May 9. Rufflin, 58, died of COVID-19.

Reggie Wortham, a well known panhandler in the Alta Arden area, died on May 13. Wortham, a veteran and burn survivor, was 65.

Zoey Hughes, a 16-year-old from Modesto, and 19-year-old Alayasia Thurston of Stockton, were killed in Oakland on May 18. The two teens were celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday aboard a party bus when it was fired upon approximately 70 times by at least two people inside another vehicle.

Legendary comic and writer Paul Mooney died of a heart attack at his Oakland home on May 19.

Mooney, 79, was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner. He was known for his commentary on race and racism in America.

Former Olympian turned humanitarian and track coach Lee Evans died in Lagos, Nigeria on May 19. Evans, 74, famously wore a black beret in bringing awareness to the Black struggle at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

His college teammates Tommie Smith and John Carlos were sent home that same year for raising their fists on the medals stand.

Melvin Mack, the first Black mayor of Laurel, Mississippi died on May 28, his 72nd birthday.

Kansas City rapper and visual artist Vonza Wastson, was fatally shot at a bar in Lake Ozark, Mo. on May 29, during Memorial Day weekend. Wastson, who went by the stage name VNZA, was 27.

Sacramento area poet and motivational speaker Akronems the G.R.E.A.T. died on June 2.

Akronems was a member of the spoken word group, Writers Block and championed the importance of young people valuing literacy.

Veteran actor Clarence Williams III died at his Los Angeles home on June 4 after a battle with colon cancer. Williams, 81, was best known for his portrayal of Linc Hayes in the groundbreaking 70s television show, “The Mod Squad.”

Williams’ credits also included “Purple Rain,” “The General’s Daughter,” “American Gangster,” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.”

Temitope Balogun Joshua, one of Africa’s most popular televangelists, died June 5.

The Nigerian-born pastor, known as T.B. Joshua, was 57.

Pioneering pitcher Jim “Mudcat” Grant died on June 11.

Grant, 85, was the first African American to win 20 games in Major League Baseball’s American League and helped the Minnesota Twins win their first World Series in 1965. He also played for teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics.

After retirement, Grant worked as a broadcaster and also advocated for more Black participation in sports. He wrote about the legacy of Black pitchers in his 2006 book, “The Black Aces.”

Rapper Timothy Parker, aka Gift of Gab, who performed with the Bay Area duo Blackalicious died on June 18. Parker was 50.

Local beauty expert Kali “Toochie” Salaam Cuffee died of ovarian cancer on June 21.

Cuffee, 50, was an entrepreneur and the sister of SacCulturalHub founder Pleshette Robertson.

For mer Flor id a A&M University and Tennessee State president Frederick S. Humphries died on June 24 at age 85. His own academic career included becoming the first African American to earn a Ph.D in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.

Lauren Walker, the 4-year-old daughter of rapper Fetty Wap, died on June 24. Walker was born with an irregular heart beat.

Gloria Richardson, an unsung civil rights hero, died in New York on July 15. Richardson, 99, was captured in a 1963 photograph, pushing away a National guardsman’s bayonet while protesting racial inequality in Cambridge, Maryland. She organized sit-ins to desegregate restaurants, bowling alleys and movie theaters and fought for better jobs, health care access and housing for Blacks.

Biz Markie, the New York-

based rapper known for such songs as “Just A Friend,” “Vapors” and “Pickin’ Boogers,” died on July 16. Born Marcel Theo Hall, Biz was 57. He earned a new generation of fans after appearing as a beatboxing alien in the 1997 movie “Men In Black,” starring fellow rapper Will Smith and as a DJ on the children’s show “Yo Gabba Gabba.”

Troubled reality TV personality Frankie Lons died of a drug overdose in Oakland on her 61st birthday, July 19. Lons, the mother of R&B singer Keyshia Cole, made a name for herself and fans of her own appearing on her daughter’s reality shows and spin offs with her other children.

Patricia Lovan, the mother of local rapper and music producer Terrin Young died of COVID-19 on July 21. Lovan was 70 years old.

New Orleans boutique owner Angelle Mosley died of COVID-19 on July 25 despite being fully vaccinated.

Mosley was just 33. Her family urged others to get vaccinated against the coronavirus despite losing her to a “breakthrough” case of the Delta variant.

Local crafter and entrepreneur Gloria Grandy passed away on July 25. Grandy, 72, was known for her beautiful quilts and handmade Black dolls. She was a member of the Black Crafters Guild and the Sisters Quilt Collective and owned Cre8tiv Designs.

Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his home in the capital of Port-auPrince on July 27. Moise was 53.

South Carolina Black newspaper founder and publisher James “Jim” French died July 31. French, 94, founded The Charleston Chronicle in 1971 and oversaw its operation until he retired in 2016.

Charles Connor, a drummer who performed with iconic stars such as Little Richard, James Brown and Sam Cooke died at his Glendale home on July 31.

Connor, 86, was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2010; he was working on an autobiographical documentary at the time of his death.

Historian and author Runoko Rashidi died on August 2.

Rashidi, 66, was an expert on ancient Egypt and died while there on a tour. His books include “Beautiful, Royal and Divine: The Black Image In Antiquity,” “Uncovering the African Past: The Ivan Van Sertima Papers” and “Assata-Garvey and Me: A Global African Journey for Children.” continued on page 7

FILM REVIEW: The Best Films of 2021...continued were so brilliant and influential, Supreme Court justices Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg used them to win some of their most historic cases. This documentary offers few bells and whistles – simply Murray telling and extraordinary story of a fully evolved human being in pursuit of justice and happiness.

CANDYMAN (Universal Pictures) In the fourth installment of the Black horror cult classic Candyman (1992) Director Nia DaCosta takes viewers on a journey into the modern-day horror that is gentrification and police occupation in Trump’s America. Against the backdrop of one of America’s most storied

housing projects Cabrini Green in Chicago, Anthony (Yahya AbdulMateen II), a visual artist, delves into an old tale about a murder in the housing projects. Anthony, who lives a bourgeois life with his lover Brianna (Teyonah Parris) who manages an art gallery, seeks inspiration for his latest painting in all the wrong places.

Researching the story of what happened to Helen Lyle leads Anthony to roads less traveled and an introduction to Burke (Colman Domingo), a dry cleaner that holds many secrets. Written

by DaCosta, Win Rosenfeld and horror maestro Jordan Peele, Candyman implicates all of the characters in the conjuring of this evil presence that refuses to die.

With stunning visuals including

art and cinematography and DaCosta’s intelligent reimaging of who Candyman is and what created him, makes the film feel more like a psychological thriller than a slasher like its predecessors.

Candyman offers a smart window into the precarious world in which we’re living and why we should all be horrified.

SUMMER OF SOUL (Fox Searchlight) Iconic musician and bandleader Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson makes his filmmaking debut with the documentary that is as much a historical document as it is an homage to Black musical excellence. Thompson, founding member the legendary Roots crew and son of a jazz musician, escorts

viewers into a world of Black music, fashion and culture at the Harlem Cultural Festival held at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) over the course of six weeks in 1969, one hundred miles from Woodstock. This documentary features electrifying performances and chronicles the socio-political times in which Black people in America were living. Black musicians from all genres of music – funk, blues, jazz, classical, rock and roll, folk, gospel – played simultaneously personifying the influence of Black innovation and creation in historic Harlem, ground zero for Black Arts and culture in the 20th Century. Footage with spine tingling performances from continued on page 6

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210012252 Date Filed 12/13/2021 Filing Expires On: 12/13/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 1. GREEN BUDDY SO CAL 2. GREEN BUDDY SOUTH County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 16666 SMOKE TREE STREET A4 HESPERIA, CA 92345 Number of Employees:1 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: GENERAL VERDE ORGANICS INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4248504 Residence Street Address: 16666 SMOKE TREE STREET #A4 HESPERIA, CA 92345 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 01, 2021 Agnes Sinclair, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210012298 Date Filed 12/15/2021 Filing Expires On: 12/15/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): REGAL TERMITE SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 56816 ZUNI TRAIL YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Number of Employees: 2 Name of Individual Registrant: ADAN D. MENDOZA 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: 56816 ZUNI TRAIL YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Name of Individual Registrant: ALFREDO MENDOZA Residence Street Address: 7718 VICTOR VISTA AVE. YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 This business is/was conducted by: Copartners Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jun 03, 2021 Adan D. Mendoza, CoPartner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210012290 Date Filed 12/14/2021 Filing Expires On: 12/14/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): INFUSION FOR HEALTH County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 440 N. MOUNTAIN AVE. SUITE 103 UPLAND, CA 91786 Mailing Address: 135 S. STATE COLLEGE BLVD. SUITE 350 BREA, CA 92821 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: INFUSION MANAGEMENT INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: C3731180 Residence Street Address: 135 S. STATE COLLEGE BLVD. SUITE 350 BREA, CA 92821 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 05, 2021 Dan McCarty, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210012227 Date Filed 12/13/2021 Filing Expires On: 12/13/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): AA AFFORDABLE AUTO County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 3998 MT. VIEW AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant: AARON V. IBARRA 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: 619 E. 40TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name of individual Registrant: DARLENE BURNEY Residence Street Address: 619 E. 4OTH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 This business is/was conducted by: A Joint Venture Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Oct 26, 2016 Darlene Burney, Partner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 16, 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210012203 Date Filed 12/10/2021 Filing Expires On: 12/10/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): REVOLVETECH County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 10310 REGIS COURT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Number of Employees: 10 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: R.J. VALADEZ ENTERPRISES, INC. State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C2880318 Residence Street Address: 10310 REGIS COURT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Nov 01, 2020

Robert J. Valadez Sr., CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210012638 Date Filed 12/27/2021 Filing Expires On: 12/27/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): INTERNATIONAL RACK, CA. County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11157 CHICO AVE. POMONA, CA 91766 Mailing Address: NESTOR MEDINA PO BOX 9008 PMB., 233 PAULIN AVE. PMB 7102 CALEXICO, CA 92231 Name of Individual Registrant: NESTOR L. MEDINA 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: 11157 CHICO AVE. POMONA, CA 91766 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Nestor L. Medina, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 20, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210012261 Date Filed 12/13/2021 Filing Expires On: 12/13/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CROSSFIT N20 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9565 C AVENUE UNIT E HESPERIA, CA 92345 Name of Individual Registrant: TIMOTHY VISOSKY Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 9565 C AVENUE UNIT E HESPERIA, CA 92345 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 08, 2021 Timothy Visosky, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 16, 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210011741 Date Filed 11/22/2021 Filing Expires On: 11/22/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): VICTOR VALLEY SMOG CENTER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14810 SEVENTH ST VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Mailing Address:15252 TAWNEY RIDGE LN VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 Number of Employees: 1 Name of Individual Registrant: MARSHALL PENA 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: 14810 SEVENTH ST. UNIT A VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Nov 16, 2021 Marshall Pena, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 16, 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210011770 Date Filed 11/23/2021 Filing Expires On: 11/23/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ELITE CARDIOLOGY GROUP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 5450 JEFFERSON AVE. SUITE 2 CHINO, CA 91710 Mailing Address: 5150 E. PACIFIC COAST HWY STE 500 LONG BEACH, CA 90804 Number of Employees: 3 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: PROHEALTH PARTNERS, A MEDICAL GROUP, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C1914948 Residence Street Address: 5150 E. PACIFIC COAST HWY STE 500 LONG BEACH, CA 90804 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Oct 04, 2021 Barry Allswang, M.D., President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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 FORT 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 December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 2022.

PETITION/PROBATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAVID EUGENE LANGILLE CASE NO: PROSB 2101104 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DAVID EUGENE LANGILLE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JAMES MICHAEL LANGILLE in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: JAMES MICHAEL LANGILLE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 20, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S36 SUPERIO R COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District-Probate 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 personal 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 DE-154) 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: RENE S. ABRAHAM Dolen, Tucker, Tierney & Abraham 1710 Plum Lane, Suite A Redlands, CA 92374 (951)683-6014 Published in T he San Bernardino American Newspaper December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PATRICIA S. LILES aka PATRICIA SMALLWOOD LILES aka PATRICIA LILES CASE NO: PROSB 2101078

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

S. LILES aka PATRICIA SMALLWOOD LILES aka PATRICIA LILES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MARQUIS SMALLWOOD in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: MARQUIS SMALLWOOD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

Date: Jan 24, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: S37 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Central 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 personal 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 DE-154) 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, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 25757 REDLANDS BOULEVARD REDLANDS, CA 92373-8453 (909)796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: VERNON E. ARRITT aka VERNON EDWARD ARRITT aka VERNON ARRITT CASE NO: PROSB 2101131 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: VERNON E.

ARRITT aka VERNON EDWARD ARRITT aka VERNON ARRITT

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 02/07/2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: S35 Superior Court Of California, /county Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Central 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 personal 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 DE-154) 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 25757 Redlands Blvd.

Redlands, CA 92373-8453 (909)796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 6, 13, 20, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RUDOLPH SEVARO ESTRADA aka RUDOLPH S. ESTRADA aka RUDOLPH ESTRADA CASE NO: PROSB 2101072 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: RUDOLPH SEVARO ESTRADA aka RUDOLPH S. ESTRADA aka RUDOLPH ESTRADA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: LEE E. ESTRADA in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: LEE E. ESTRADA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 01/19/2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S-35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 W. Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District-Probate Division 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 personal 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 DE-154) 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: WILLIAM M. NASSAR, ESQ. 1461 FORD STREET, STE. 203 REDLANDS, CA 92373 (909)307-2000 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2200079 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: DAQING WANG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

DAQING WANG Proposed name: to: PETER D. WANG 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: 2/15/22 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S17 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street 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: Jan 4, 2022 John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022.

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2127596 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JESSICA HENRY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. JULIA JENE STROUSE Proposed name: to: JULIA JENE HENRY 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: April 14, 2022 Time 8:30 a.m.

Dept.: S17 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street 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: Dec 15, 2021 John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2128690 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: IVAN SANDOVAL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

DALEYZA L’YVETTE ZUNIGA Proposed name: to: DALEZA SANDOVAL 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: Jan 18, 2022 Time 9:00 a.m.

Dept.: S17 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street 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: Nov 12, 2021 John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 23, Correction 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2132980 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ROBERTO ALEXANDER ORTIZ ARCHILA & GABRIELA CARRILLO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. JAIDYN GRACE CARRILLO Proposed name: to: JAIDYN GRACE ORTIZ CARRILLO 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: Feb 8, 2022 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S16 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street 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

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2126862 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: NIELA HARRIS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MICHAEL TIMOTHY DAVID HARRIS Proposed name: to: MICHAEL TIMOTHY DAVID MCGUIGAN 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: Feb 09, 2022 Time 9:00 a.m.

Dept.: S16 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street 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: Dec 02, 2021 John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 16, correction 23, 30, 2021, January 6, 2022.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2131214 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MICHAEL DAVID VARGAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MICHAEL DAVID VARGAS Proposed name: to: MICHAEL DAVID ZARAGOZA 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.

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LIFESTYLE//NATIONAL/RELIGION

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The 42nd Annual Black History Parade And Unity Festival Lifestyle/National/ News states Dwayne Shipp.

PARADE PARTICIPANTS: sponsor s, orga n i zat ions, p e r for me r s , c om mu n it y dig nitar ies, Cou nt y and City officials whom seek to participate in the parade, please complete form online at http://OC-HC.org/ or email OrangeCountyHeritageCouncil@ gmail.com Credit: Shutterstock

The 42nd Annual Black History Parade and Unity Festival Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Downtown Anaheim Accepting parade talent, vendors, sponsors Presented by the Orange County Heritage Council WHAT: The 42nd Annual Orange County Black History Parade & Unity Festival Parade Route: Starts at Anaheim Blvd/Lincoln Avenue, marches south to Water Street and return to Anaheim City Hall.

Unity Festival: Center Street Promenade 201 S Anaheim Blvd Anaheim, CA 92805 Website Info: http://OC-HC. org/ M E D I A F E AT U R E S / CREDENTIAL: KimiRhochelle/KRPR Media, llc/ media@krprmedia.com

December 12, 2021, Anaheim, CA.: Orange County’s most celebrated event focused on African American history and culture takes place on Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 9 am - 5pm. It’s the 42nd Annual Orange County Black History Parade & Unity Festival with great food, entertainment, vendors, celebrities, college fair, art contest and more!

Produced by the Orange County Heritage Council (OCHC) under the leadership of OCHC President Dwayne Shipp, the goal for the annual event is to continue the traditions and culture of African Americans by honoring the achievements and contributions of black history.

“This year’s theme is ‘Our Heritage: Reflecting, Advancing, Uniting’, with that said, we are here to give back to the community and to continue the legacy established by my mother, Helen M. Shipp.

The Legacy Never Ends…New Vines Grow from Strong Roots!”

FILM REVIEW: The Best Films of 2021... continued from page 4 Nina Simone, the Staples Singers, Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, the Fifth Dimension, Sly and the Family Stone and so many more, Summer of Soul shows the magic that happens when Black creatives and artists come together and reminds viewers of the cultural significance Black music played in a revolution that was not televised.

PASSING (Netflix) With a cast that includes Ruth Negga, Tessa Thompson, Alexander Skarsgard and Andre Holland and a story based on a novel written by American novelist Nella Larsen, Passing is a must-see movie about the reality of passing at a time when being Black equated to having no rights and a life with no value to empowered Whites other than as unpaid or low-wage labor. One wrong move by a Black person could result in certain death or an uncertain future. The story takes place in Harlem where Irene (Thompson), a light-skinned Black woman married to Brian (Holland), a Black physician, unexpectedly runs into a former high school friend Clare, a light-skinned Black woman who is passing for White and married to a wealthy White man John (Skarsgard) from Chicago. Writer, producer and director Rebecca Hall, captures the tension between the women as their lives become increasingly connected. The psychological dance between Irene and Clare as they literally sidestep landmines in a race war — some of their making — in which they have

the most at stake. With beautiful Black and White cinematography that makes one feel as if they are looking through a photo album, Hall visually demonstrates that issues of race, sex and class aren’t always as Black and White as they may seem.

FATHERHOOD (Netflix) Fatherhood is a film about a happy family rocked by tragedy.

In a refreshing departure from his usual role as the funny lead or sidekick, comedian Kevin Hart convincingly plays Matt, a broken-hearted father trying to raise his newborn daughter after the unexpected loss of his wife Liz (Deborah Ayinde), one day following childbirth. Matt tries to balance the difficulty of raising a happy and productive child as an only parent with professional and romantic aspirations while navigating the precarious terrain of dealing with parents and inlaws yearning to maintain their connection to their deceased daughter. Alfre Woodard delivers a powerful performance as Marian, Matt’s mother-in-law who is working through grief and the fear of losing her granddaughter.

Hart holds his own in scenes with Woodard and Frankie Faison who plays, Liz’s father Mike. Lil’ Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise and Paul Reiser round out the cast playing the chorus to a devastating tragedy.

SWAN SONG (Apple TV+) Cameron, a loving father continued in next 2 columns

ACTIVITIES & SCHEDULE AT THE UNITY FESTIVAL: · Youth Village · Food, Court Vendors · Food Trucks · Live Music Fest · Health Village · College Faire · OCHC Exhibit Art Exhibit at the MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center · 9 am Parade Pre-show / 200 S Anaheim Blvd · Celebrity Meet & Greet · 10 am The Parade steps off on Anaheim Boulevard (featuring marching bands, floats, community units, dignitaries). · 12 pm – 5pm Unity Festival (Music Fest, Health Village, College Faire, Youth Village, Vendor Booths, Food Court & Food Trucks, Custom Car & Motorcycle Show) In addition to the parade and unity festival, OCHC is proud to announce The 9th Annual Orange County Heritage Council Youth

Art Contest. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place artwork for each grade level will be exhibited in the Muzeo Studio Gallery in Anaheim, CA, from Saturday, January 22, 2022, through Sunday March 20, 2022.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Deadline: All artwork must be submitted with a completed entry form by January 9, 2022. Please include your name and the title of your work with your entry.

For entries or questions please contact the contest Coordinator, Wanda Reynolds: text/call 714310-1053 OCHC Black Excellence Art Exhibition will also be at the Muzeo in the Kabel Gallery.

Visual art by freelance artists who received a special invitation to express the event theme.

VENDORS: The OCHC is accepting vendors/ food trucks.

Applications are online at http:// OC-HC.org/ MEDIA / SPONSORS / CELEBRITIES: For media feat ures, or sponsorship support, please contact publicist KimiRhochelle of KRPR Media, llc at media@ krprmedia.com For Talent / Celebrities whom seek to participate in the parade, please email talent@krprmedia. com.

Subscribe to The San Bernardino American News to get your newspaper Weekly! go to website: sb-american to subscribe Redistricting Monitors Say Their Efforts Helped Protect the Black Vote...continued from page 3 Open Meeting Act requires all state boards and commissions to publicly notice their meetings, prepare agendas, and accept public testimony in public unless specifically authorized to meet in closed session.

“The commission is bound

by Bagley Keene,” Taylor said, adding that CCRC members could only discuss or address public comments “in a meeting or open forum to adhere to transparency.”

Because the federal government released the U.S. Census data the commission relies on to draw maps

late, the CCRC made a request to the California Supreme Court to move their Dec. 15 deadline for final maps back by nearly a month, to Jan. 14. The state Supreme Court compromised and set the deadline for Dec. 27.

“I want to than k the Redistricting Commissioners for their hard work under challenging circumstances. We will now send these maps to the Legislature and to all 58 counties for implementation,” Secretary of State Weber responded after her office received the final maps.

FILM REVIEW: The Best Films of 2021...continued played brilliantly by Academy award-winning actor Mahershala Ali finds out he is terminally ill just before learning he has a second child on the way with his beautiful and doting wife Poppy (Naomie Harris). Presented with a life-saving and life-altering solution to his demise, Cameron must decide whether or not to change life’s trajectory or to stay the course and accept the future he knows instead of the

unknown. Through this process, Cameron learns more about life, love and his full humanity as a man. Mahershala Ali performs the hell out of this role taking viewers on this precarious ride of uncertainty. Academy awardnominated actresses Harris and Glenn Close deliver stoic and weighty performances. It-actress Awkwafina plays Kate and Kate’s duplicate giving Cameron more insight into his decision.

Issue #1080

Peace Is the Work of All Our Hands and All Our Hearts Rhina Ramos “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom God’s favor rests.” NIV Luke 2:14 The arrival of Jesus is the desire of peace for our hearts and for the earth. It is the gift of heaven to the people waiting for a messiah. That is why Christmas is a season full of light.

These past two years have been different because of COVID. Christmas 2020 was uncertain, and thinking of gathering together with family or faith communities was not an option as a new surge of the virus was still affecting the United States. The constant fear of being infected with COVID-19 made our vision and hope difficult to access.

I, for instance, lost two dear cousins to COVID-19 during 2021, and in 2020, my aunt Maria—my second mother— also almost died when she got COVID, and her heart was giving out. For many people, including faith leaders, the pandemic has made it hard to find inspiration to continue working for justice.

I have been feeling depleted in my faith and my soul. I needed to find this new source of hope and I decided to take a group of ten people down to El Salvador this past November. El Salvador is my homeland and the place that gives me a sense of belonging; something that I often lacked as an immigrant in the United States. I left El Salvador at age fourteen and did what many Central American immigrants do: cross the US border illegally to survive. In our case, we were fleeing the civil war of the 1980s in El Salvador. My mother and aunt brought us to the US because they considered it safer. When we arrived, we began our new life in a place where we were cruelly discriminated against and laughed at for having heavy accents. I go to El Salvador every chance I get because it reminds me of who I am and what formed me. I feel proud to have had a cultural upbringing that shaped my social justice commitment.

When I go to El Salvador, I usually take people to see the history of faith leaders who put their lives on the frontlines because they couldn’t withstand the repression suffered by the poor.

On this trip, we visited the crypt of San Oscar Romero. Archbishop

Romero was a strong courageous voice during the 1980s. He asked the government to stop killing and disappearing people whose only crime was demanding a dignified life. Romero was murdered on March 24, 1980 while presiding over communion, and he became a martyr and sign of resistance for thousands. He once said in a homily: “If I die, I will resurrect in the people of El Salvador.” And he did, and those of us who grew up listening to his message were impacted by his determination to not be silenced. During the trip we also visited the burial site of the six Jesuit priests that were brutally assassinated at the Catholic University of El Salvador in 1989.

Their death brought international attention to the armed conflict in El Salvador, which helped propel the peace negotiations that culminated in the signing of the peace accords between the guerrillas and the government in 1992. Romero, the Jesuits, and the thousands of innocent civilians who died in the conflict are symbols of a faith that demands that we sacrifice comfort to stand up for our values. This is why visiting El Salvador always brings me new life and I know it did too for the pastors that were traveling with me. Witnessing the lives of the martyrs of El Salvador was one piece of our visit. We also visited rural areas and learned about important work to safeguard mangroves, the habitat of turtles and water. We were inspired by the work of local communities doing whatever it takes to save their towns and the planet. We also heard of groups advocating for the human rights of the LGBTQI community in El Salvador.

We witnessed and blessed the affirmation of a trans man at a special service held by Comunidad Magdala, an open and affirming congregation in a country where hate crimes go unpunished.

This trip gave me the needed spiritual fuel to continue fighting in my corner of the world. I pray we keep finding ways to restore the holy vision of a world built by people who believe in peace.

Reverend Rhina Ramos is the National Coordinator for Encuentros Latinx for the United Church of Christ and also serves as the pastor of Ministerio Latino in Oakland, CA.

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IN MEMORIAM: Gone But Not Forgotten...continued from page 4 Chicago house music DJ and producer Paul Johnson died from complications of COVID-19 on August 4. Johnson was 50.

Bad Boy Records producer Chucky Thompson died in Los Angeles of COVID-19 on August 9. Thompson, 53, had stellar credits including Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa,” Faith Evans’ “You Used To Love Me,” and Mary J. Blige’s “My Life” album.

Local photographer and entrepreneur Sharon Ann LewisDee earned her wings on August 9. Lewis-Dee passed away from COVID-19 complications, after battling kidney disease.

The 60-year-old was the sister of former Sacramento OBSERVER sales team member Debor a h L ew is - G r i me s.

Blues guitarist Roy Gaines died on August 11, the day before his 84th birthday. Gaines played for legends like Ray Charles, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight and was also an accomplished songwriter.

He performed his song, “Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)” in the 1985 film, “The Color Purple.”

Geraldine Rivers Long-time educator Geraldine Rivers passed away on August 14. Rivers, 85, was the mother of f requent OBSERVER consultant and public relations entrepreneur Cheryl Brownlee.

Joyce Graham Johnson, the beloved mother of longtime OBSERVER photographer Ray Johnson, died peacefully on August 15. She was 89.

Johnson was a former substitute teacher for the Sacramento Unif ied School District.

Famed Oakland Symphony composer Michael Morgan died August 20. Morgan, 63, was credited with diversifying participation in and appreciation of classical music. Morgan was also music director of the Sacramento Ph il ha r mon ic O rchest ra.

Local entrepreneur and literacy champion Dana Maeshia, 48, died of a COVID-19-related illness on August 30. She was the owner of several businesses including All Things Literacy and More and creator of the Boyz N The Hood and Around The Way Girls book clubs, through which she encouraged young people to read and make their voices heard.

Lee Williams, the lead singer of the Mississippi-based gospel quartet, The Spiritual QC’s, died August 30. Williams was 30.

Award-winning Chicago TV news reporter and anchor

Allison Payne died on September 1 after battling a number of health issues. Payne was 57.

Stand-up comic Fuquan Johnson, 43, was found dead on September 3 alongside fellow comedian Enrico Colangeli, 48, in a home in Venice Beach. The two, and a woman, died after apparently using fentanyl-laced cocaine.

Actor Michael K. Williams, who starred in memorable roles in such TV series as “The Wire,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Lovecraft Country” died of an accidental fentanyl overdose on September 6.

Former San Francisco 49er linebacker Parys Haralson died in San Jose on September 13.

After retirement, Haralson, 37, served as the 49ers’ Director of Playe r Engage me nt.

Albert Raboteau, a leading expert and lecturer on African and African American religions died on September 18. Raboteau, 78, taught at Princeton University and authored such books as “Slave Religion: The “Invisible Institution” in the Antebellum South” and “American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social Justice.”

Because of him, the revolution was televised. George Holliday, the White amateur videographer who captured the 1991 police beating of Rodney King, died on September 19. Holliday was 61.

Iconic filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles died on September 21.

Van Peebles, 89, was most known for his Blaxploitation era work, most notably the 1971 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.”

The body of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day, 25, was found in the Illinois River on September 4 after he’d gone missing August 4. Famed attorney Ben Crump is representing Day’s family and has called on the FBI to investigate his death as a hate crime.

Groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician Melvin Van Peebles, whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s, passed away on September 21. He was 89.

Local music director and community champion Rev. Charles Cooper, Jr. died on September 29. Rev. Cooper, 60, was the cofounder of Sacramento’s Images Theatre Company and vowed to continue presenting quality Black productions when creative partner Lisa Lacy died just last year. Cooper also provided music for Unity Church of Sacramento.

Clara McLaughlin, publisher of the Florida Star and the Georgia Star newspapers passed away on October 3 at the age of 81 years old. McLaughlin was best known for being the first Black woman to own and be the majority shareholder of a network-affiliated TV station in the United States.

Upon securing ownership of

KLMG-TV in East Texas, she also became the first Black person to own a CBS affiliate station.

Lillian Mitchell, one of the first Black journalists to work for API, died locally on October 7. During the 1950s and 60s, Mitchell, 90, traveled extensively with famed Black artists, politicians and entertainers to write stories on them.

Comic Ricarlo Flanagan, who appeared on the standup competition, “Last Comic Standing” and in episodes of “Insecure” and “Shameless,” died on October 13. Flanagan was 41.

Cleopatra Johnson, a 45-year-old mother of five was found dead at a bus stop in Phoenix on October 15.

Johnson was shot dead, the victim of an apparently random crime.

Dorothy Steel, who starred as an elder in the movie “Black Panther” and its yet-to-be-released sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” died on October 15 at age 95.

Local barber Stephen L. Grey died on October 18.

Veteran military leader and the nation’s first African American Secretary of State, Colin Powell died on October 18 from COVID-19 complications. Powell, who helped shape America’s modern foreign policy, also served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Although fully vaccinated, Powell lived with a number of serious ailments including multiple myeloma and Parkinson’s disease.

Beverly Tate Broadus Green, the 70-year-old mother of rapper Snoop Dogg, died on October 24, just days after he turned 50.

Pastor Joe Reginald Moore, Sr. was shot and killed in front of his Compton church, Upper Room Christian Center, on October 24. Moore was 67.

Terrance Long, a 32-year-old heavy equipment operator, and Daron Turner, a 22-year-old landscaper from Antioch, were shot and killed on October 30 while attending a Halloween party at the Royal Castle Banquet Hall near Foothills Farms.

John Cole, a local entrepreneur and co-founder of The Sacramento OBSERVER died November 1.

In his heyday, Cole, 103, owned a variety store and repair shop in Oak Park and was influential in the radio success of the gospel song “Oh Happy Day.” In his later years, he sang with the Soul Crusaders gospel group.

Ronnie Wilson, a co-founder of the GAP Band, died on November 2 after suffering a stroke. Wilson, 73, and the group had hits with such songs as “Outstanding,” “You Dropped a Bomb On Me” and “Early In The Morning.”

Ed Bullins, a prominent playwright in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, died of complications of dementia on November 13. Famed writer August Wilson counted Bullins, 86, as an influence. Known on

both the East and West coasts, Bullins once served as the Black Panther Party’s Minister of Culture. He also taught at Contra Costa College, City College of San Francisco and Northeastern Un ive r sit y i n B o s t o n .

Ezra Blount, a 9-year-old Travis Scott fan, died on November 14 of injuries sustained while trampled at an Astroworld Festival in Houston. Blount was one of 10 concertgoers who died.

“King of Memphis” rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis on November 17.

Born Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., Young Dolph was 36.

Malikah Shabazz, one of Malcolm X’s six daughters, was found dead in her Brooklyn home on November 22. Betty Shabazz was pregnant with Malikah and her twin, Malaak, when her husband was assassinated on February 21, 1965. Malikah Shabazz, 56, died just days after the exoneration of two men who had been convicted of killing her father.

L ong t i me Sa c r a me nt o community organizer Tommie R. Whitlow passed away from leukemia on November 23. She was 77 years old. Whitlow was the past president of the Sacramento Valley Section of the National Council of Negro Women and spearheaded a number of the organization’s signature events such as the Sweet Potato Festival, the Christian Women of the Year Awards and the Children of Promise Workshops.

Delisa Tucker, 34, was shot and killed in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago on November 24 while placing candles at the site where her 14-year-old son Kevin Tucker was killed just days before.

Former Maryland police chief Charles Moose died November 25. Moose, 68, led the police department during the 2002 manhunt for the “DC sniper” that gripped the nation.

Jonshel Alexander, the former child actress who starred in the 2012 movie “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” was shot and killed in New Orleans while sitting in a car on November 27. Alexander was 22.

A former University of Alabama track star and Olympian Emmit King was killed in a shootout with another man in Bessemer, Alabama on November 28. King, 62, was a sprinter and a member of the U.S. relay team for the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988, but he didn’t compete.

Fashion entrepreneur Virgil Abloh died of cancer on November 28. Abloh, 41, was the first African American to serve as artistic director of a luxury French fashion house, Louis Vuitton.

Pioneering golfer Lee Elder died on November 28. Elder was the first African American to play in a PGA Masters tournament. He and others faced

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Marvell Reed, general manager of the local radio station 97.5 KDEE, passed away on December 1 after battling with diabetes.

Reed, 52, built the station from the ground up and served in many capacities. He was called the “glue” that held it all together.

Ja c q u el i n e Av a n t , a philanthropist and wife of Los Angeles music producer Clarence Avant, was murdered in their home by a would-be burgler on December 1. Avant was 81.

Zen Scott Cannon, the five-month-old son of actor/ TV host Nick Cannon and model Alyssa Scott died of brain cancer on December 5.

Former New Orleans Saints player Glen Foster died on December 6 while in police custody in Alabama. Foster, 31, was arrested for speeding and allegedly beating another inmate while trying to steal his socks. Foster was said to be dealing with mental illness.

Harry C. Alford, President/CEO and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce,, transitioned December 6, in Washington, D.C. Alford often spoke before Congress on behalf of Black businesses, and for many years, he served as a board member of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (the Black Press of America).

Curtis Clark, a coach with the Sacramento Raiders youth football organization, died on December 7; he was 44.

Demaryius Thomas, who played nine seasons with the Denver Broncos died at his home in Roswell, Georgia on December 9. Thomas was 33.

Tqarontarion “TQ” Harrison, the older brother of Kansas City Chiefs’ cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was stabbed to death December 10 in Minden, Louisiana. Harrison was 32.

Decades after his remains were found in a garbage bag in a wooded area of Ohio, Frank “Frankie” Little, Jr. , a former guitarist and songwriter for The O’Jays, was identified on December 14. While DNA technology finally gave a name to the bones, how and why Little died remain a mystery.

Groundbreaking author, educator and activist bell hooks, 69, whose explorations of how race, gender, economics and politics intertwined helped shape academic and popular debates over the past 40 years, passed away on December 15.

Wanda Young of The Marvelettes, 78, died of heart disease on December 15.

Young sang on timeless classics like “Please Mr. Postman” and “Don’t Mess With Bill.”

Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, a

former bass guitarist for The Roots died on December 16.

Hubbard, 62, played on albums such as “Things Fall Apart” and “The Tipping Point.”

Shaun Shiller Fequiere, better known as Kangol Kid of the rap group UTFO died of colon cancer on December 18. The rapper, producer and songwriter who co-wrote the classic, “Roxanne, Roxanne,” was 55.

Mixed martial arts fighter Jordan Young, 27, died in Florida on December 18.

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed on December 19 while backstage at a music concert in Los Angeles. The rapper who was born Darrell Wayne Caldwell had just turned 28.

Award-winning singer, writer and producer Bruce Lacy died on December 20, Lacy, 68, performed throughout Northern California with the group Hip Service.

Local music entrepreneur Kenneth Hall died on December 26.

Hall owned the artist management company, Tack Entertainment Group and acted as stage director for events like the Black Music Awards and the Black Expo.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Archbishop Desmond Tutu worked tirelessly to end apartheid in South Africa. The iconic priest and Nobel Peace Prize winner died on December 26 at the age of 90.

Gail Cordelia BerkleyArmstrong, legendary awardingwinning Bay Area journalist and Sun-Reporter Editor, died December 26 after a lengthy illness. She was 74. Prior to joining the staff at the Sun-Reporter Publishing Company, BerkleyArmstrong was the longtime Executive Editor and Assistant to the Publisher of the Post Newspaper Group in Oakland.

The Post Newspaper Group was founded by her late father – Attorney Thomas L. Berkley.

Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, the third generation editor and publisher of The Wilmington Journal, died December 28 at the age of 78. Thatch was the proud daughter of publisher Thomas C. Jervay, Sr., and granddaughter of founder R.S. Jervay, a Black printer who started The Journal originally as the Cape Fear Journal in 1927.

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Assemblymember Chris Holden Appointed Chair of the Assembly Committee on Appropriations First African American Chair in 27 Years County/Political News Sacramento, CA – California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (AD – 63) appointed Assemblymember Chis Holden (AD – 41) as Chair of the California State Assembly Committee on Appropriations.

“I thank Speaker Rendon for appointing me as Chair of the Appropriations Committee,” said Holden. “I appreciate his confidence in my ability to chair this important committee.”

Former Speaker, Willie Brown chaired the Ways and Means Committee from 1971 to 1974 and in 1995, this Committee was split into two Committees: Appropriations and Budget.

The Assembly Committee on Appropriations primary jurisdiction includes all fiscal bills including bonds and alternative public financing. Holden is the first African American to Chair Appropriations in 27 years.

“After serving nearly 24 years

on the Pasadena City Council, and nine years in the California State Assembly, I have learned the important balance of maintaining fiscal responsibility and advancing effective public policy. I look forward to working with my colleagues as we endeavor for another impactful legislative session,” said Holden.

Holden formally chaired the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy for five years where its primary jurisdictions included public utilities, the California Public Utilities Commission, energy companies, telecommunications and international trade, among others. He will continue as a member of this committee as well as the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance and the Assembly Committee on Environmental Science and Toxic Materials.

Senator Leyva Announces She Will Not Seek Reelection to State Senate in 2022 County/Political News SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today issued the following statement: “For the past seven years, I have had the incredible honor of representing the residents of the 20th State Senate District. During that time, I have worked on and passed groundbreaking legislation to empower survivors of rape and sexual assault, strengthen enforcement of wage theft violations, expand career technical education programs that lead to solid well-paying jobs, ban secret settlements in cases of workplace harassment and discrimination, increase access to safe and equitable reproductive health care, reduce truck pollution, and protect California’s environment.”

“Like many of you, COVID-19 has allowed us to reevaluate our priorities and what truly matters in our lives. This past week,

while celebrating the holidays with my family, I came to the ultimate decision not to run for reelection to the State Senate so that I can be home more often when I complete my term later this year.

It continues to be an honor to serve the families and communities of San Bernardino County and the Inland Empire in the Legislature—and I will continue working just as hard to deliver the quality representation that families in our region deserve through the remainder of my time in office.”

“I thank my family, friends, staff, colleagues and everyone that has supported Team Leyva through this journey. Our work is certainly not over and I will continue delivering over the next few months on the vital legislative and constituent work that Californians have come to expect from our team.”

Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC The news is filled with images of long lines at in-person COVID testing sites and reports of limited supplies of at-home test kits. It’s not a surprise that, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, fake and unauthorized at-home testing kits are popping up online as opportunistic scammers take advantage of the spike in demand.

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Compare online reviews from a wide variety of websites. You can get a good idea about a company, product, or service from reading user reviews on various retail or shopping comparison sites. Think about the source of the review.

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Learn more about COVID-related frauds at ftc.gov/coronavirus/scams.

People Who California Sterilized Can Now Apply for Reparation Payments...continued from page 3 receive as income for state tax or child support purposes.

Gov. Newsom said the program is part of a broader state initiative to redress historical injustices.

“While we can never fully make amends for what they’ve endured, the state will do all it can to ensure survivors of

wrongful sterilization receive compensation,” the governor said.

To apply, survivors should visit www.victims.ca.gov/fiscp, reach out to CalVCB at 800-777-9229, or send an email to fiscp@victims.ca.gov to obtain an application. They can also send a letter to P.O. Box 591, Sacramento, CA 95812-0591