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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)

55 Quotes of Inspiration Today, we at the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) honor the significant impact and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His teachings from Dr. Martin Luther on economic empowerment and social justice continue to influence our efforts in supporting the Black community.

Dr. King, a civil rights leader and visionary, recognized the importance of economic equality for achieving racial equality. His push for King Jr. economic empowerment and financial literacy has been instrumental in paving the way for the prosperity of Black businesses and their U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Legacy of Inspiration and a Call to Action A Message from Our President

substantial contribution to our national economy.

Dr. King's dedication to nonviolence and social change profoundly inspires our commitment to Black economic freedom. Advocating for policies that bolster Black entrepreneurship, we strive to realize Dr. King's vision of a society where economic success is accessible to all.

At USBC we are driven by Dr. King’s resilience and his proactive leadership. We are devoted to promoting initiatives that support Black entrepreneurial growth, ensuring equal opportunities, and nurturing an inclusive economic environment.

Today's economic landscape, with its unique challenges for Black businesses, echoes Dr. King's teachings. These challenges call for collective action, strategic planning, and continuous advocacy. The development of Black businesses is vital, not only for the African American community but for the diversity and robustness of the entire U.S. economy.

In commemorating Dr. King, we reaffirm our commitment to his ideals of equality, justice, and opportunity. USBC remains dedicated to empowering Black entrepreneurs and fostering a more equitable and prosperous future. We work tirelessly toward the day when economic equality, as envisioned by Dr. King, is a reality for every Black business owner and every American.

As I always say, "For there to be a great America there must be a great Black America and in order for there to be a great Black America there must be great Black businesses and in order for there to be great Black businesses there must be great Black Chambers". Let us all embody Dr. King's spirit, contributing positively to our communities and upholding values of equity and justice.

Together, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with our actions and commitments.

With hope and determination,

Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama, possibly on Turnaround Tuesday in March 1965. (Spider Martin, Birmingham News/ Alabama Department of Archives & History)

Ron Busby Sr. President & CEO U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.

Annual Black Caucus MLK Jr Breakfast Uplifts King’s Legacy; Need to Generate Wealth Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media On Jan. 11, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, at a breakfast celebration held at the Grand Ballroom of the Town and Country Event Center in downtown Sacramento.

The annual CLBC event was attended by about 200 people, including members of the Legislature from diverse backgrounds, community leaders, staffers from the State Capitol, among other attendees.

“It was an honor to host this year's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day breakfast. The California Legislative Black Caucus put on another lively event with great discussion on ways we can honor Dr. King's legacy and uplift all Californians,” CLBC Chair, Assemblymember Lori A. Wilson (D-Suisun City), posted Jan. 11 on the social media platform X. At the breakfast, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), a member of the CLBC, served as the master of ceremonies at the breakfast held four days prior to the date that would have marked King’s 95th birthday on Jan. 15.

CLBC members Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) provided the invocation and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) led the Pledge of Allegiance. Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood), Vice Chair of the CLBC, shared a message from members of the Black Caucus.

Bradford revealed a little unknown fact about Dr. King’s name. He was born Michael King, Jr., on Jan. 15, 1929. In 1934, his father, a pastor, traveled to Germany where he was inspired

by Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther, Bradford said.

“As a result, King, Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son,” Bradford shared.

To the delight of the audience at the event, sponsored by Vertex

The Birmingham Times

Kwame Anku, right, the founding managing partner and chief investment officer of Black Star Fund, participates in a fireside chat with California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) chair Asm. Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City), left, at the CLBC's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Sacramento on Jan. 11, 2024. CBM Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey.

Sen. Steven Bradford shared with attendees at CLBC's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast, revealing a captivating historical tidbit: the civil rights icon was originally born Michael King, Jr. His father made the decision to change both their names in 1934 after a visit to Germany. (Jan. 11, 2024; Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey, CBM) Pharmaceuticals, vocalist Nia Moore-Weathers performed a powerful rendition of the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn written as poem by National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900.

Wilson held a 30-minute fireside chat with guest speaker Kwame Anku about Dr. King’s life, achievements, and vision, and the importance of building wealth in Black families and

communities.

Anku is the founding managing partner and chief investment officer of Black Star Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund.

He got the idea to start the fund on the urging of Roger “Prince” Nelson, the singer, songwriter, multi-music instrumentalist who passed away in 2016.

Anku was named the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and was also among 21 distinguished

recipients of the prestigious Aspen Ascent Fellowship awarded by the Aspen Institute.

He said King’s famous 1963 address at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the “I Have a Dream speech,” could have been more aptly titled “America, It’s Time to Look in the Mirror” reflecting its core messages of accountability and denied justice.

“We’re telling ourselves how great we are but we’re not living up to the promise that we've made to ourselves because that’s the bedrock of what we do when he said we have come here today to cash the check,” Anku told Wilson. “So, we’ve come to cash the check because this check guarantees us the riches of freedom and the security of justice. So now we’re not just cashing that check. Now, we are writing those checks.”

This year marks the 57th Anniversary of the CLBC. For nearly six decades, the CLBC has been a key advocate for issues such as fair housing and the prevention of homelessness.

Historically, the coalition of Black lawmakers has actively resisted redlining in banking and insurance in California, and fought against apartheid in South Africa, among other issues.

The CLBC plans to continue the legacy of Dr. King by developing legislation around its current priorities, which include pursuing reparations for eligible Black Californians, criminal justice reform, environmental justice, and helping to ensure greater access to education and enterprise for African Americans.

During the 2024 legislative session, the CLBC aspires to secure funding for critical programs and organizations working to enhance the lives of Black Californians.

Today, there are 12 members of the CLBC serving in the California Assembly and Senate.

As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day on Monday January 15 here’s a look at some of his stirring and inspiring words which remain as relevant and inspiring today as when he lived.

1.“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

2.“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

3.“Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude.”

4.“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

5.“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

6.“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”

7.“Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.”

8.“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

9.“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”

10.“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

11.“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle.”

12.“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”

13.“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”

14.“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”

15.“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

16.“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”

17.“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”

18.“The time is always right to do what is right.”

19.“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a

sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.”

20.“We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now because I’ve been to the mountaintop… I’ve looked over and I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.”

21.“For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.”

22.“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.

This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”

23.“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”

24.“There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.”

25.“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”

26.“A lie cannot live.”

27.“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.”

28.“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”

29.“There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life’s July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November.”

30.“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”

31.“Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love.

Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one’s whole being into the being of another.”

32.“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”

33.“Rarely do we find men continued on page 3

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San Bernardino City Unified Board Ramos measure would require K-12 Bridging Health Gaps in LA County...continued of Trustees Elects New Officers education accurately reflect historical medical bill. I was uninsured 26 and 49 in October 2023, mistreatment of Native Americans

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Lawmaker’s bill is a follow up to AB 1703, the California Indian Education Act Community /Education News

Superintendent Mauricio Arellano (left) and newly appointed Board President Danny Tillman (right) honor Dr. Scott Wyatt for his service as Board President over the past two years. Dr. Wyatt continues to serve on the Board as a member at large.

(Photo by Corina Borsuk and provided courtesy of SBCUSD) SAN BERNARDINO, CA— The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education announced the selection of new officers to lead the governing body for the next year.

During the annual organizational meeting held on Dec. 12, 2023, the Board unanimously elected the following trustees to serve in key leadership roles: Board President: Danny Tillman Vice President: Mayra Ceballos Board Secretary: Superintendent Mauricio Arellano Ti l l m a n h a s s e r v e d continuously on the Board of Education since 1996.

He recently retired as Departmental Information Systems Administrator for the San Bernardino County Human Services, having worked for the County for more than four decades. He has served the community as a volunteer mentor and tutor for more than 40 years.

A school psychologist, Ceballos was elected to the governing board in 2020. She has worked in education for several years, tutoring, mentoring and teaching professional skills and career explorations to high school students. In addition, she has served on a variety of parent advisory committees.

These dedicated individuals bring a wealth of experience, passion and commitment to the education and well-being of the more than 46,000 students

SBCUSD educates in San Bernardino and Highland.

As representatives of the community, the newly elected officers are poised to lead the Board of Education in its mission to provide high-quality education and support for students and families in SBCUSD. The Board extends its gratitude to outgoing President Dr. Scott Wyatt for his exemplary service and welcomes the newly elected officers, confident in their ability to guide the District to new heights.

The newly elected officers officially assumed their roles during the Dec. 12 meeting, commencing their terms. The Board of Education looks forward to continuing its collaborative efforts with the staff, families and community partners to ensure the success and growth of all students in SBCUSD. The seven-member Board provides direction for operating the District through actions taken at its meetings. Board members develop the policies by which the educational programs and other business of the District are carried out. Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. and can be viewed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/ SanBdoCitySchools.

Meetings are open to the public, except for closed sessions, which the Board is permitted to hold to discuss confidential matters relating to employees, students or litigation. Actions taken in closed session are reported out to the public.

Local water utility hosting free community event to assist low-income households apply for financial relief on current and past-due water bills Community News APPLE VALLEY, CA — Liberty and Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County (CAPSBC) will hold a free event this Thursday, January 18, to support low-income households in Apple Valley that may be struggling to pay their water and/or sewer bills.

Attendees will receive help with applying for financial assistance through California’s Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP).

Staff from Liberty and CAPSBC will be at the event to help eligible customers with the paperwork needed to apply for LIHWAP — a program that provides a one-time grant to cover current and past-due water and/or sewer bills to residents facing financial difficulties.

The program ends on March 31, 2024, and the remaining funds are given on a first-come, first-served basis. Customers who qualify are urged to attend the event and apply now while funds are still available.

WHEN: Thursday, January 18, 9 AM – 2 PM (PT) WHERE: Liberty — 21760 Ottawa Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308 WHO: Staff from Liberty and Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County Apple Valley residents who are within Liberty’s service area WHAT: A free event for eligible low-income Apple Valley households to receive help with applying for financial assistance towards current or past-due water or sewer bills. Eligible customers include those with: A total household gross income at or below 60% of the state median income; A household member who is currently a recipient of CalFresh, CalWORKs or the Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); or A household with a water or utility system that is enrolled in LIHWAP.

SACRAMENTO—When teaching about the Spanish Mission and Gold Rush Eras, California public schools would be required to teach the true history of the impact on California Native Americans during those periods if AB 1821, is approved. Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), the first California Native American elected to the legislature, introduced the measure today.

Ramos said, “This bill builds upon my previous legislation, the California Indian Education Act, approved in 2022. For far too long California’s First People and their history have been ignored or misrepresented.

Classroom instruction about the Mission and Gold Rush periods fails to include the loss of life, enslavement, starvation, illness and violence inflicted upon California Native American people during those times. These historical omissions from the curriculum are misleading. I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass this bill and get it to the Governor’s desk.”

Late last year, a poll released by the Institute of Governmental Studies showed strong support

to require California schools to incorporate teaching about Native American tribes’ history and culture. An overwhelming 80% of respondents were in support of a requirement such as AB 1821.

In 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1703 – the California Indian Education Act – into law. It encourages local educational agencies to create California Indian Education Task Forces to develop curriculum about the history and culture of tribes native or residing in their region. Although AB 1703 was a significant step toward inclusion of native voices, it stopped short of requiring the change in curriculum. AB 1821 would take that extra step.

AB 1821 is sponsored by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians.

The bill is joint authored by Assemblymembers Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) and Devon Mathis (R-Porterville).

A s s e m b l y m e m b e r s D r.

Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-San Bernardino), and Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) and Senator Bob Archuelta (D-Pico Rivera) are coauthors.

and had no way to pay, but it turned out I was eligible for Medi-Cal and enrolled that day.

That bill went away. I am now a homeowner, an employer. I went to graduate school. That would not have happened with medical debt.”

Like medical access, medical debt too can change someone’s life, “steering them down a path of persistent poverty, and people can avoid it if they get the full care they’re entitled to — even without insurance, there’s still care available at these centers” she added.

The need for such care is rising countywide.

Carmen Muniz, COO of Family Health Care Center of Greater Los Angeles, said her center alone had 2,500 assigned MHLA patients between ages

As wealth and health disparities widen nationwide, California is bridging the gap by making care accessible to all.

As wealth and health disparities widen nationwide, California is bridging the gap by making care accessible to all.

On January 1, California expanded Medi-Cal, its version of Medicaid, to all lowincome individuals regardless of immigration status. This expansion is uniquely impactful in LA County, which will see the closure of its no-cost low-income health program My Health LA (MHLA) at the end of January, since all MHLA patients will now be eligible for Medi-Cal. At a Thursday, Jan. 11 briefing cosponsored by MHLA and the California Department of Health Care Services, LA County health workers and patients discussed what this transition from restricted (i.e. emergency) benefits to full coverage means for health access overall — especially for those who never had full coverage in the past.

Medi-Cal expanding, My Health LA sunsetting This dramatic expansion of Medi-Cal — the last in a series which began in 2015 to include children, then in 2020 to young adults, and then in 2022 to older adults — “opens the doors to full insurance for all ages for all low income undocumented immigrants,” said Anna Gorman, COO of Community Programs at MHLA. As a result, an estimated 700,000 individuals statewide will get full-scope MediCal, including “mental health care, medical care, vision, dental, long term care, substance use disorder services, transportation and in-

home care,” she continued.

“Previously, this population could only get emergency or restricted Medi-Cal.” This expansion coincides with the sunsetting of My Health LA, a decade-long partnership between LA County DHS and over 50 community clinics countywide that allowed hundreds of thousands of lowincome uninsured residents to receive primary or preventive care at these clinics while coming to DHS for emergency or hospital care.

Now that participants can get full Medi-Cal, they can apply through their community clinics, or by calling the LA County Department of Public Health at 833-540-0473, Gorman said.

“For state-funded benefits, your information is only used to determine if you qualify; state laws protect your privacy, and using benefits won’t hurt your immigration status except for a few small exceptions — a residential nursing home, or mental health institution care.”

“When I started my job almost five years ago,” she added, “I said I hoped that we would not need this program much longer, and today we’re finally here.”

Life-changing health access A transition to full coverage like this “changes people’s lives,” said Louise McCarthy, President and CEO of Community Clinic Association of LA County. “A couple decades ago, I was in the hospital looking at a $22,000 continued in next 2 columns

Full care “is like a gift” Amalia Torres, a patient of Muniz’ clinic since 2001 who transitioned from My Health LA to Medi-Cal on January 1, said this transition from restricted to full coverage will give her a chance to newly access dental care, and emergency situations — like a kidney stone diagnosis she received in the past — will no longer be as threatening. continued on page 6

First 5 Riverside County Accepting Nominations For 2024 Champion For Children Award Community/ Education News

Bridging Health Gaps in LA County

By Selen Ozturk

amounting to 2,239 visits and a 24% growth of patients from the previous year.

“No patient should feel that because they have limited income, they can’t receive the care they need,” Muniz said, “nor should your immigration status be a barrier for you to receive quality medical care.”

First 5 Riverside County recently named Betty Bash, founder and director of Town and Country Day School in Norco, as its 2023 Champion for Children Award winner Every child needs a champion, and each year First 5 Riverside County (F5RC) recognizes the difference-makers in our children’s lives. The annual F5RC Champion for Children Award is now open for nominations for individuals and organizations dedicated to the crucial and rewarding work supporting young children and their families. The winner will be recognized broadly and by the F5RC Commission. To celebrate their award, the selected Champion will be granted a $1,000 sponsorship in support of a community event of their choice. Nominations are due by Wednesday, February 21.

Past Champions have exemplified the F5RC vision in ensuring young children have the best start in life. They include: Carmela Garnica – Director, Escuela De La Raza Unida, Blythe, CA. Every day Carmela changes the lives of children by providing fun, safe, and nurturing educational environments in the

Palo Verde Valley.

Desiray Taylor – formerly a Child Care Director in Perris, Desiray organized community events and introduced the center’s first lunch program to ensure all children had healthy food to eat.

Solange Signoret – Advocate, First 5’s youngest Champion and now in her first year in college, Solange’s anti-bullying advocacy in high school extended throughout Riverside County, and nationally with speaking engagements in Washington D.C. Betty Bash – Founder and Director, Town and Country Day School. Betty is an early education pioneer who founded Town & County in Norco in 1961. Her leadership emphasized quality education for children before California Head Start brought greater recognition to this approach.

The next Champion for Children will be approved by the F5RC Commission in May and formally recognized in July.

Nominees must be a resident of Riverside County and have lived/ worked within the county for at least two years. The recipient selected will have achievements that align with F5RC strategic goals, including quality early learning, comprehensive health and development, and resilient families.

Visit www.First5Riverside. org for the complete nomination process and form. For additional information, please contact F5RC Public Information Specialist Sean Pravica at (951) 203-3097.

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Civil Rights Leaders 2024 Insights on Martin Luther King’s Courage How to Slash Unnecessary Monthly Bills... continued

NNPA NEWSWIRE — NNPA President and CEO Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., also an SCLC youth coordinator alum back in the 1960s, concurred. “Dr. King was a nonviolent freedom fighter who believed that we all are members of one humanity. His concept of the ‘beloved community’ was all-inclusive and not discriminatory to anyone,” Chavis insisted. “Today’s world realities of racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, oppression, war, hatred, and bigotry are void of love for one another. We need Dr. King’s wisdom, inclusive theology, and leadership courage today more than ever before.”

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) During his short life, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped on all kinds of powerful toes in his fight for civil rights, and he was a courageous and determined leader who refused to let prison or violence sway his end mission.

He also never lost sight of the fact that civil rights — addressing racial and economic injustice — were inextricable from liberation, freedom, equality, and world peace.

As the founding leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. King led a nonviolent movement to abolish the triple evils crippling American society: racism, poverty, and militarism.

Associates said he believed those forces were contrary to God’s will for humanity and could only be effectively opposed by an interfaith-inspired, nonviolent, multiracial social change movement.

On April 4, 1967, King spoke publicly and eloquently against the tragedies of the U.S.-led war in Vietnam. Today, as the nation

observes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, civil rights leaders, including those who knew the slain leader, offered their thoughts on what his position might be on conflicts in the Middle East and Russia and on the twice-impeached and fourtimes indicted former President Donald Trump.

“At the March on Washington in 1964, Dr. King talked about Alabama Gov. George Wallace having his lips dripping with interposition and nullification,” said the Rev. Peter Johnson, who began working for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Plaquemine, La., and later was recruited by Andrew Young to work for King in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta. “What’s the difference between George Wallace and Donald Trump?

You’re not going to hear Trump publicly say the n-word, that’s the only difference,” Johnson remarked. “King would easily have seen that Trump is a bigot in the true sense of the word who

Swatting Wave Hits White House with Fake 911 Call Alarming Officials

by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

Over time, the motivations behind swatting have evolved as law enforcement analysts have identified various reasons. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) In a disturbing escalation of swatting incidents, even the White House fell victim to a false emergency call, adding to the growing threats faced by public officials. The incident unfolded on Martin Luther King Jr. Day when a fake 911 call claimed that the White House was ablaze, with a person trapped inside.

Emergency response units, including District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services and U.S. Secret Service personnel, rushed to the scene following the 7 a.m. report.

Fortunately, within minutes, authorities determined it was a hoax, averting a potential crisis.

During the incident, President Joe Biden and his family were safely away at Camp David.

What’s particularly concerning for authorities is the indication that the callback number for the 911 report was likely spoofed, suggesting a deliberate attempt to conceal the perpetrator’s identity.

The White House event is part of a broader trend where political

figures and judiciary members are increasingly becoming targets of swatting. On Christmas Day, Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., faced a false report of a shooting at his home, and, in recent weeks, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, special counsel Jack Smith, and federal judge Tanya Chutkan have also been ensnared in swatting incidents.

As noted by CNN reporters Josh Campbell and Kat Jaeger, swatting stands as a dangerous criminal deception wherein a fabricated report is orchestrated to prompt law enforcement to a specific location, leading them to believe a grave crime, such as a mass shooting, imminent bombing, or hostage situation, is unfolding.

The deceptive act often triggers an intense response continued in next 2 columns

actually believes he is superior to people of color.”

Johnson, Rev. Dr. Jesse Jackson Sr, Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr, and others said that the wars between Israel and Hamas, and Russia and Ukraine would have stirred Dr. King courageously to declare in King’s own words that “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Dr. King would again say, “Peace is not just the absence of war; it is the presence of peace.”

Rev. Jesse Jackson noted that King spoke of a deeper malady in American society. He believed that presidential administrations have been embroiling themselves in global conflicts for the wrong reasons.

“Dr. King was outspokenly anti-war and anti-racism,” said Rev. Mark Thompson, a civil rights leader who recently joined the National Newspaper Publishers Association as the trade association’s global digital transformation director. “There’s no question King would oppose

the war in Ukraine and seek diplomatic solutions. I believe he would also call for a ceasefire in Gaza.”

“I believe his posture on Congress’s dysfunction would be consistent with the words he used to describe segregationist intransigence in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech – interposition and nullification,” Thompson declared.

NNPA President and CEO Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., also an SCLC youth coordinator alum in the 1960s, concurred. “Dr. King was a nonviolent freedom fighter who believed that we all are members of one humanity.

His concept of the ‘beloved community’ was all-inclusive and not discriminatory to anyone,” Chavis insisted. “Today’s world realities of racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, oppression, war, hatred, and bigotry are void of love for one another. We need Dr. King’s wisdom, inclusive theology, and leadership courage today more than ever.”

Johnson said there’s little doubt where King would stand on today’s issues because the icon never wavered. “I don’t think he would have changed his position fundamentally,” Johnson determined.

The Black Press of America, through the NNPA, salutes and pays an eternal salute to the wisdom, vision, and courage of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. May the 2024 Marting Luther King National Holiday be a day of reflection, action, and freedom movement building, and constructive social change for all people in America and throughout the world.

Swatting Wave Hits White House with Fake 911 Call Alarming Officials...continued from local police and SWAT teams, as they operate under the assumption that the reported crime is legitimate, resulting in potentially dangerous situations.

The FBI said it’s been monitoring swatting for nearly two decades, with heightened attention following incidents involving prominent celebrities. In a 2008 assessment characterizing it as a “new phenomenon,” the FBI noted that convicted swatters were primarily motivated by “bragging rights and ego” rather than monetary gain, emphasizing their actions were driven by a sense of capability.

Over time, the motivations behind swatting have evolved as law enforcement analysts have identified various reasons. These

include personal or societal grievances, disruptions at schools and businesses, diversion of law enforcement resources from other crimes, and, more recently, instances driven by financial motives.

“We have a tendency to view these swatting incidents as not really ‘real’ because, by definition, they are a hoax, but there is nothing funny or pretend about them,” Juliette Kayyem, a national security expert who specializes in threat management, told CNN. “Rapidly responding police officers coming upon a startled bystander who is totally unaware of what is happening is a toxic mix for misunderstanding and danger,” Kayyem stated.

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Nothing pains some people more than having to think.”

34.“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”

35.“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”

36.“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”

37.“Hate is just as injurious to the hater as it is to the hated.

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Many of our inner conflicts are rooted in hate. This is why psychiatrists say, “Love or perish.” Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

38.“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”

39.“In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”

40.“We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering.

We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will. And we shall continue to love you.”

41.“If one loves an individual merely on account of his friendliness, he loves him for the sake of the benefits to be gained from the friendship, rather than for the friend’s own sake. Consequently, the best way to assure oneself that love is disinterested is to have love for the enemy-neighbor from whom you can expect no good in return, but only hostility and persecution.”

42.“That’s love, you see. It is redemptive, and this is why Jesus says love. There’s something about love that builds up and

is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies.”

43.“You know, a lot of people don’t love themselves. And they go through life with deep and haunting emotional conflicts.

So the length of life means that you must love yourself. And you know what loving yourself also means? It means that you’ve got to accept yourself.”

44.“All we say to America is, ‘Be true to what you said on paper.’ If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they hadn’t committed themselves to that over there. But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly.

Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press.

Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.”

45.“You can kill the dreamer, but you can’t kill the dream.”

46.“I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brotherin-law.”

47.“Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.”

48.“A right delayed is a right denied.”

49.“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

50.“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”

51.“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

52.“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”

53.“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

54.“The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.”

55.“I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.”

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STATE/HEALTH//LIFESTYLE NEWS

Doctors on a mission: A look at the health care professionals Dry January and Beyond: Stop Drinking for your Health....continued advocating for change Try breathing exercises: If you else: Even if you do well limiting Doctors on a mission: A look at the health care professionals advocating for change

Credit: Photo by Nappy on Unsplash “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane because it often results in physical death.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr. In the 55 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., we are still grappling with the institutional and systemic racism and oppression for which he sacrificed his life.

It affects every aspect of life for Black people, including health care.

Black people have fought health care disparities for decades largely due to lack of access to health care for people of color.

Dr. Roderick King believes progress will be made on health inequalities once the root causes are addressed within the community– not the hospital.

Credit: Courtesy photo Dr. Roderick King believes progress will be made on health inequalities once the root causes are addressed within the community– not the hospital.

Credit: Courtesy photo Dr. Roderick King, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), is a physician with deep roots in advocacy for health equity. His career spans nearly three decades, but his passion for health care equity stemmed from what he witnessed as a boy and young man growing up in

Brooklyn, N.Y. “My father cared for underserved populations and addressed issues of health in equalities experienced by his patients for nearly four decades, so I’ve witnessed the value of the role community plays in health care all my life,” said King.

King believes one of the reasons for the lack of progress regarding inequities in health care is the oversimplification of the problem.

“We don’t embrace the complexity of understanding that root causes will vary from one area to another and one community to another. The drivers of diabetes among Black men and infant mortality rates for Black women may differ for the rural population on the Eastern Shore of Maryland versus urban west Baltimore,” said King.

Under King’s leadership, each of the eight UMMS hospitals has an equity and patient care team. Each team takes on clinical metric such as pediatric asthma, diabetes, or unplanned return visits to hospital emergency departments, and is tasked with venturing into the community to learn the root causes of these disparities.

King’s wealth of experience includes being a clinician, professor and administrator at an academic medical institution. He also works in health policy with the federal government, which has made him an invaluable asset to building excellence in health equity across all the communities and people served by UMMS. “People didn’t really believe health disparities existed until a Congress funded report called ‘Unequal Treatment’ in 2003 – only 20 years ago! Its sole

purpose was to confirm that health disparities exist in the United States,” said King.

Fast forward 20 years, and UMMS has what King calls a “watershed” moment of demonstrating how a health system can address equity and patient care.

“I don’t think there is any health system in the country doing what we’re doing – using data, identifying key disparities, driving action plans and measuring our impact within different communities. Others have already started to watch and take notice and begin to emulate what we’re doing at the University of Maryland system,” said King.

Dr. Patricia Matthews-Juarez says that in order to realize health equity, stakeholders have to diligently and consistently do the necessary work with likeminded individuals. Credit: Courtesy photo Dr. Patricia Matthews-Juarez says that in order to realize health equity, stakeholders have to diligently and consistently do the necessary work with likeminded individuals. Credit: Courtesy photo Community outreach is also a passion of Dr. Pat MathewsJuarez, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and innovation, and professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Meharry

Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. As a native of rural North Carolina, advocating for health care equity at the community level has been her life’s work in one way or another.

“Access to health care services is critical for good health and increased quality of life. People living in rural and underserved communities historically encounter extreme barriers to accessible heath care services.

This is deemed as common and usual in a rational health care system,” said Matthews-Juarez.

“I knew that from growing up in the rural South that my job was to become an instrument for doing what I thought was good. I understood it took much more than just having an idea.

People had to get involved at the community level.” MatthewsJuarez continued.

Matthews-Juarez has sought health care equity in communities around the United States including in New York, North Carolina, Boston, Los Angeles as well as London, England.

She believes community health workers help get information to underserved communities and help them leverage access to care.

Meharry Medical College along with CVS is working to expand the community health workforce. They will collaborate to increase local clinician diversity and decrease health disparities, and make sure historically oppressed and marginalized communities in the largely rural communities throughout Tennessee have equitable access to health resources.

“There are Black men in the Mississippi Delta that are losing their limbs and on dialysis because of diabetes.

There are Black women who are experiencing poor maternal outcomes. And it’s because they don’t have access to information and care. Why aren’t the men given information on managing their diabetes? Why are Black women just being told to watch their blood pressure but not being actively monitored to control it?” asked Matthews-Juarez.

“This collaboration will leverage our mission to improve health outcomes and advance health equity,” said MatthewsJuarez.

King and Matthews-Juarez have similar missions – to put ideas into action.

Dry January and Beyond: Stop Drinking for your Health.

By Dr. Archana Dubey, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare of California nation in excessive drinking, with 19.1% of adults reporting that they drink in excess, according to United Health Foundation’s 2023 annual America's Health Ranking Report.

Individuals who consume alcohol identified improving their physical health and mental wellbeing as the main reasons for drinking less.

Millions of people worldwide are participating in the health movement of Dry January, simply choosing not to drink alcohol for the month.

Because many Americans reported increasing their alcohol intake during Covid, there is concern that consumption has remained high even after the pandemic ended. Health professionals report they are seeing increased drinking habits, especially among women.

California ranks 34th in the

The health rewards of drinking less Keeping alcohol use to a minimum allows good things to start happening in your body.

You may find that you sleep better, your mood improves and you’re able to think more clearly. Depending on the rest of your diet, you may even shed a few pounds. You’ll certainly lower your risk of several types of cancer, including throat, esophageal, breast and colorectal cancers, per the National Cancer Institute.

If reducing how much you

drink is a personal goal, read on to learn tips and strategies that may help.

Tips and strategies for drinking less Keep a journal to track your feelings: Knowing when and why you reach for alcohol can help you figure out ways to cut back. But if you’re unsure of your reasons, keep a journal for a week. When you feel the urge to pour a drink, jot down what is making you feel that way, whether physical or emotional.

Loneliness and boredom are often big ones. You may also feel stressed, sad, anxious or irritable.

Review your journal at the end of the week and look for patterns.

Once you find some common themes, you can brainstorm ideas for working around them.

Drink mindfully: For many people, drinking alcohol is

almost an unconscious habit — they drink without even thinking about it. For example, maybe you sip wine while cooking dinner or open a beer when you turn on the TV. As you reach for that drink, give yourself a moment to think.

Do you really want it, or is it just part of your routine? That’s what mindful drinking is all about. If it’s the latter, you can concentrate on changing the behavior pattern.

If it’s the former, have the drink, but stay present in the moment — sit down and really savor it.

Change your routine: If you normally have your happy hour at 5 o’clock in the evening, postpone it to 6:30 or 7:00.

Distract yourself by taking a walk, going to the gym or flipping through your favorite magazine.

You may feel the urge to drink at first, but breaking your routine will help change your habits over time. It just takes practice. continued in last 2 columns

often turn to alcohol when you’re stressed, anxious or irritated, try diaphragmatic breathing — also known as box breathing — before you pour a drink. This deep-breathing method calms the central nervous system and can help you relax. Here’s how it works: Sit or lie down and slowly breathe out all the air from your lungs.

Breathe in through your nose for a slow count of four. Aim to fill your lungs and stomach, not just push out your chest.

Hold your breath for a count of four.

Exhale for another count of four.

Hold your breath again for a count of four.

Repeat the entire sequence three or four times.

Once you’re calmer and more relaxed, you may find that you no longer need a drink to help you unwind.

Swap alcohol for something

your alcohol at home, it may be harder to stick to your goals when you socialize, especially if your friends, family and coworkers are all drinking. If you feel pressured to drink when you go out — or you don’t want to draw attention to the fact that you’re consuming less, order something nonalcoholic that still looks like a regular drink. There are plenty of tasty nonalcoholic beverage options to choose from. It can be something as simple as club soda with fresh lime, kombucha or even a nonalcoholic version of your favorite cocktail. You could order a virgin margarita and nobody would be the wiser.

The bottom line: Taking action to drink less puts you in control, so that if/when you do decide to have a glass of wine or a cocktail, it’s a conscious decision, not a mindless habit. And while drinking less can take a bit of planning and effort, the health rewards — for both body and mind — are worth it.

How to Slash Unnecessary Monthly Bills... continued...continued from page 3 electricity and heating bills.

Consider investing in energyefficient appliances to save money in the long run.

Cut Back on Food Expenses Eating out and coffee shop visits can eat into your budget quickly. Saving money on food is achievable by reducing dining out and being mindful of grocery spending. Consider cooking at home more often, preparing meals in bulk, and taking advantage of leftovers.

Additionally, take advantage of sales, use coupons, and avoid impulse purchases at the grocery store to further help you trim your food expenses.

Eliminate Impulse Purchases Impulse purchases can quickly add up and strain your finances.

Practice mindfulness when shopping and take the time to ask yourself whether you need the item or if it aligns with your current financial goals. Consider using a shopping list to avoid buying unnecessary items. Wait a day or two before making nonessential purchases to determine whether you genuinely need them.

Use Public Transportation If you live in an area with reliable public transportation, consider using it instead of owning a car. Not only will you save on fuel and maintenance costs, but you’ll also help reduce your environmental impact.

Cut Unused Subscriptions Cutting unused subscriptions is a simple yet effective way to reduce monthly expenses.

By identifying and canceling subscriptions you no longer use or need, you can free up funds for more essential costs or savings. Regularly review your subscriptions to ensure you’re not paying for services that no longer add value to your life.

Consolidating debt involves combining multiple debts into a single, more manageable loan. This strategy can simplify your financial obligations and often result in lower interest rates, reducing the overall cost of your debt. It can help you regain control of your finances and pay off your debt faster by streamlining payments.

Check Out Your Local Library Utilizing your local library instead of purchasing books is a budget-friendly and ecoconscious choice. Libraries offer a vast selection of physical and digital books for free, allowing you to explore various genres and authors without the cost.

This saves you money while promoting a sense of community and reducing your environmental footprint.

Utilize Free Resources Saving on entertainment can be as enjoyable as it is costeffective. Look for free concerts, events, or local performances in your community, or take advantage of free days at museums, art galleries, and cultural institutions. These frugal choices can enrich your leisure activities while keeping your budget intact.

Reducing your monthly bills and cutting unnecessary expenses is a manageable task with the right approach. Creating a budget, analyzing your expenses, and making intentional choices can free up more money for your financial goals and priorities.

Remember that small changes can make a big difference, and the financial freedom that comes with these savings is well worth the effort. Take control of your finances today, and watch your money stress diminish as your savings grow.

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NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET 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 January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 2024.

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NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET 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 28, 2023, January 4, 11, 18, 2024.

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NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET 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 28, 2023, January 4, 11, 18, 2024.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230012066 Date Filed: 12/07/2023 Filing Expires On: 12/07/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): THE INSPECTOR REALTOR County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 8206 LA SALLE PL. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 #0f Employees: 1 Name of Individual Registrant: KRAIG O GLOSTER Residence Street Address: 8206 LA SALLE PL RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 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 07, 2023 Kraig Gloster, 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 January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 2024.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIVBA 2400007 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ANTANEISHA BRIANA MCKINNEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ANTANEISHA BRIANA MCKINNEY to Proposed name: LADI LA’ TONI LOVELY LE’DUFF 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 20, 2024 Time: 1:30 p.m.

Dept.: B1 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 235 East Mountain View Barstow, CA 92311 Barstow District A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Jan 04, 2024 James R. Baxter Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 2024.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GAIL GWEN HUNEYCUTT DECEDENT CASE NO: PROVA2300318 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: GAIL GWEN

HUNEYCUTT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARGARET HUNEYCUTT in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: MARGARET HUNEYCUTT 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: 02/27/2024 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: F1 FONTANA SUPERIOR COURT 17780 Arrow Blvd.

Fontana, CA 92335 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.

Petitioner: Margaret Huneycutt 17794 Sandhurst Avenue Fontana, CA 92336 (572)424-4595 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 11, 18, 25, 2024.

AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DELFIN ANGEL PEREZRODRIGUEZ ALSO KNOWN AS DELFIN A. PEREZ DECEDENT CASE NO: PROVA2300206 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: DELFIN

ANGEL PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ ALSO KNOWN AS DELFIN A. PEREZ

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 3/11/2024 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: F1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 17780 Arrow Boulevard Fontana, CA 92335 San Bernardino-Fontana 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.

Petitioner: Sammy Perez 2859 Campo Raso San Clemente CA 92673 (949)280-3149 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 11, 18, 25, 2024.

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO VICTORVILLE COURTHOUSE In re: ESTATE OF: PATRICIA ANNE LEE CASE No.: PROSB2301027 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE (PROBATE CODE §§10300, 10304) 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, subject to confirmation by this court, on March 8, 2024 at 9:00 A.M, or thereafter within the time allowed by law, in Department V12 of the San Bernardino Superior Court located at 14455 Civic Center Drive, Victorville, CA 92392, Angelo Torres, Administrator of the Estate of Patricia Anne Lee, will sell at private sale to the highest and best net bidder on the terms and conditions stated below all rights, title, and interest that the estate has acquired in addition to that of the decedent at the time of death, in the real property located in SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, California.

2. This property is commonly referred to as: 11021 Kiowa Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308, and is more fully described as follows: Lot 29 of Tract No 5883, in the Town of Apple Valley, Çounty of San Bernardino, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 73, Pages 24 to 27, inclusive of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County.

Recorder of said County. APN: #0434-351-39-0000.

The property will be sold subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, and easements of record, with any encumbrances of record to be satisfied from the purchase price.

4. The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, except for title.

5. The Administrator has given an exclusive listing to: LAURA ABBOTT, DRE #02152161 Coldwell Banker Home Source 18484 US Hwy 18 Ste. 150, Apple Valley, CA 92307 Tel. No. (760) 662-4771 or (760) 242-6043 Laura.A@cbhomesource.com 6. Bids or offers are invited for this property and must be in writing and can be submitted to the seller’s attorney, Noreen T. Fontaine, 400 Ramona Avenue, Suite 212-N, Corona, CA 92879; By Fax. On (951) 934-1376; Email: noreen@ attyfontaine.com, or personally, at any time after first publication of this notice and before any sale is made.

7. The property will be sold on the following terms: Terms of sale cash in lawful money of the United States on confirmation of sale and acceptable to the court on confirmation of sale, e.g., 10 percent (10%) of the amount of the bid to accompany the offer by certified check, and the balance to be paid on confirmation of sale by the court.

8. Taxes, operating and maintenance expenses, and premiums on insurance acceptable to the purchaser shall be prorated as of the date of recording of conveyance, transfer taxes, and any title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers.

9. The right is reserved to reject any bid.

10. For further information and bid forms, contact Noreen T. Fontaine at 400 Ramona, Ste 212-N, Corona, CA 92879; Tel. No (951)278-8290 ; Fax. No. (951)934-1376 Date: January 12, 2023 Noreen T. Fontaine Attorney For Administrator Angelo Torres Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 18, 25 , February 1, 2024.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): COLEMAN LEE, an individual; TIMOTHY MOY, individually and as Trustee of the Moy Timothy and Chan Peggy 2013 Trust dated July 1, 2013; PEGGY M. CHAN, individually and as Trustee of the Moy Timothy and Chan Peggy 2013 Trust dated July 1, 2013; MINDY CHEN, an individual; DOES 1 through 25, inclusive; and ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a

copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response.

You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.

The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas.

Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB 2304834 The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 247 W. Third St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Robin L. Thornton (SBN 255736)/ Matthew C. Maler (SBN 343580) Fennemore Wendel 1111 Broadway, 24th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 834-6600 DATE (Fecha): April 25, 2023 Clerk of Court (Secretario), by Abrianna Rodriquez, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2024.

are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response.

You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.

The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): HARLAN M. REESE, ESQ., (CA BAR NO.: 118226), REESE LAW GROUP, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 568481) DATE (Fecha): OCT 24 2022 Clerk (Secretario), by SAMANTHA BECERRA, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) 12/28/23, 1/4, 1/11, 1/18/24 CNS-3767882# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

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Attorney General says Insurances New California Laws Improve Health Care Access and Address Virginia Should Cover 'Life-saving' Proton Radiation Administered at HBCU...continued Opioid Crisis

By Breanna Reeves

New laws related to healthcare expansion, protecting reproductive rights, ensuring privacy and increased penalties for those trafficking in opioids will impact Californians beginning this year. Credit: Chris Allen, BVN New laws that took effect with the new year will impact the lives of millions of Californians, including more than 700,000 undocumented Californians, ages 26-49, who are now eligible for full-scope MediCal coverage.

This expansion makes California the first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented residents, further closing the coverage gap in the state. Researchers from UC Berkeley and UCLA estimate that nearly one million undocumented Californians will have gained access to Medi-Cal through the ongoing expansion.

Under the expansion, known as the Ages 26 through 49 Adult Expansion, full-scope coverage includes access to primary and preventive care, as well as prescription drugs, vision care, mental health care and specialists.

In addition to expanding access to more Californians, the state is taking more steps to protect reproductive rights and ensure privacy with Assembly Bills 254 and 352, which set out to protect and restrict the sharing of health records related to abortion, pregnancy loss and menstrual health data.

“I’m thrilled the Governor has

signed my reproductive privacy bills. Patients seeking care in California will be safer when they return home,” Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) stated in a press release last year.

“Currently, information sharing through digital charts and period tracking, including abortions, can be seen, reported, and criminalized once patients leave California. AB 352 and AB 254 will secure this data to keep abortion seekers, providers, and helpers from being arrested.

Additional reproductive laws include the Contraceptive Equity Act of 2022 (Senate Bill 523), which expands coverage of contraceptives by a health care service plan without co-pays for prescriptions at in-network pharmacies.

As these new California laws double down on improving health care access to residents, another new law that took effect seeks to double down on drug penalties related to the opioid crisis.

According to state officials, nearly 7,000 Californians died due to opioid-related overdoses in 2022.

Assembly Bill 701, signed into law last year, adds three years to the sentence for dealing more than one kilogram of fentanyl,

and sentencing increases as the weight of a substance gets larger. AB 701 also classifies fentanyl on the same list of controlled substances that include heroin and cocaine which carry harsher penalties and sentencing enhancements for drug traffickers and dealers.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug that can be fatal if even a small dose is taken.

While this bill aims to target high-level drug traffickers through the criminal justice system, Wendy Hetherington, chief epidemiologist for the County of Riverside Department of Public Health, explained that due to the complex drug situation in the U.S., it will take a “multidisciplinary effort” to address the opioid crisis.

“I know law enforcement needs to work on addressing the cartels and the drugs that are getting into the United States illegally, but then also be supportive of prevention efforts, like harm reduction and treatment and addressing trauma,” Hetherington said.

Harm reduction focuses on engaging with people who use drugs and incorporating prevention, risk reduction, and health promotion strategies to

promote health and safer living.

“It has to be a full, comprehensive picture. I think, oftentimes, that focus is on the law enforcement side of control and prevention, when it really has to be a more holistic approach,” Hetherington emphasized.

According to Hetherington, 2023 preliminary data in Riverside County showed a relatively similar or slightly lower rate of overdose data compared to 2022. While official data will not be available until June, this preliminary data hints at a slowing rate of overdoses in the region, which is “good news,” said Hetherington.

This suggests that harm reduction and prevention strategies are working such as expanding the availability of Narcan and ongoing awareness campaigns about the dangers of using fentanyl alone.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 701 last October along with a series of bills that focus on fentanyl treatment and education.

Authored by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Senate Bill 10 requires local education agencies in California to include protocols for responding to student opioid overdoses in their mandatory school safety plans. The bill, called “Melanie’s Law,” is named after a 15-yearold who died as a result of a fentanyl overdose in her high school bathroom.

“SB 10 was our top priority because fentanyl has left a trail of devastation across California, and our bill establishes a series of concrete solutions to protect young people,” said Senator Cortese in a press release last October.

Melanie’s law also requires the California Department of Education to distribute informational materials containing awareness and safety advice regarding opioids.

This article is published as part of the Commonwealth Health Equity Reporting Fellowship.

Virginia Attorney General says Insurances Should Cover 'Life-saving' Proton Radiation Administered at HBCU Opinion could save thousands of Black Lives

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The announcement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer has hit home with millions of families across the nation. But in Virginia, the announcement is particularly relevant as the state’s legislature is gathering on the heels of an opinion by the state attorney general that said insurances should be covering a specific prostate cancer treatment that could save more lives.

Proton beam cancer therapy, administered by the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, was casted front and center just before Christmas as Attorney General Jason Miyares issued the opinion, which clarified that those insurance companies that cover radiation as a cancer therapy should not deny coverage for proton beam therapy when a patient meets the clinical standards in the policy for coverage, an issue that has raged in the state due to repeated insurance denials.

Miyares clarified in the threepage opinion that a section of the Virginia code that covers the topic “prohibits an insurance carrier that provides coverage for cancer therapy from denying a patient coverage for proton radiation therapy when the coverage determination is based on the carrier’s application of a higher standard of clinical evidence to such treatment than

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin it uses for treatments it otherwise approves.”

The recent announcement from the Pentagon concerning Austin’s diagnoses did not include the type of treatment he is receiving. However, the fact that Austin is Black draws new attention to the health disparity between Black and White men with a prostate cancer diagnosis.

According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the risk of Black men dying from low-grade prostate cancer is “double that of men of other races" and Black men are slightly more likely than White men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In Virginia, the city of Portsmouth has the highest African-American cancer death rates in the state and the city of

Petersburg, Virginia, leads the nation with Black men dying from prostate cancer. Both Portsmouth and Petersburg are less than an hour from Hampton University.

Miyares pointed to the Hampton center, at a historically Black university, as being crucial to saving lives. “The Hampton University Proton Cancer Institute is a world-class academic and research institution that not only serves Virginians, but also treats people from around the world. They save precious lives. It’s essential that the prior authorization process is streamlined and patient access to proton radiation therapy is expanded and made accessible so that every patient can get the treatment that is right for them,"

he wrote.

The opinion came as welcome news to families who have been repeatedly denied by insurance companies that have refused to pay for the treatment simply because it may cost more than other therapies and for reasons that many say are unexplained when their carriers provide coverage for other types of radiation treatment.

Mary Lambert of Richmond whose 52-year-old husband died of prostate cancer in 2019 after his insurance refused to pay for the proton beam therapy, applauded the attorney general’s opinion.

“I am elated to know that the state’s attorney has written a formal opinion,” she said. “No one’s family should have to go through what my husband and what our family went through.

Our children were 9 and 12 when he passed.”

Ironically, the Virginia Legislature had already passed HB #1656 into law in 2017 stating that “each policy, contract or plan issued or provided by a carrier that provides coverage for cancer therapy shall not hold proton radiation therapy to a higher clinical standard of clinical evidence for decisions regarding coverage under the policy, contract, or plan than is applied for decisions regarding continued in next 2 columns

coverage of other types of radiation therapy treatment.”

Yet patients continue to report that the insurance companies are denying access. In some states, patients and patient families have successfully sued their insurance carriers in court to get them to cover proton therapy for their cancer.

Mary Lambert went on to stress the sad story of Congressman Donald McEachin (D-Va.), who recently died after beating his cancer, but his family highlighted that he died from the terrible side effects from other forms of treatment that are far more invasive than proton therapy.

“It’s been law for five years.

So why are people still going through this? And I’m hoping that this administration can do what they’re supposed to do. I would not wish this on anyone,” Lambert said.

During the current session of the Virginia General Assembly, legislators will have a choice whether to further define and clarify clinical evidence that can be used to make determinations for proton treatment with HB #907.

The legislators can clarify the law to assure that when proton treatment is recommended by a patient’s physician or oncologist, it may be an acceptable clinical standard for coverage. This will simplify insurance coverage determinations and make them faster for patients who have no time to fight cancer and no time to fight their insurance company over coverage.

Bill Thomas, associate vice

president of governmental relations at Hampton University and a national advocate for proton therapy puts it this way: “No one wants cancer. No one wants to be radiated. No one wants side effects from any form of cancer treatment. But if you are diagnosed with cancer, if you must have treatment and the doctor prescribes proton radiation therapy, shouldn’t you be allowed to follow the doctor’s orders?”

Thomas continues, “I am advocating for people all across – not only Virginia – but, the country because it is painful to see people suffer or die unnecessarily. I lost my Mom, Dad, and other family members from the horrible disease that wreaks havoc in the Black community. To help save one life from death or human suffering is worth all the fight in me.

“For an insurance company not to cover proton radiation therapy when they cover other forms is plain wrong. People are dying while companies – not medical doctors - are choosing what form of treatment they will pay for,” Thomas says. “It is just a shame that Hampton University has invested over $225 million in developing the Hampton University Proton Cancer Institute with little to no financial support from the State or local community. It is time that Virginia invests in its HBCUs and other institutions that provide life-saving modern medical treatment to the most vulnerable among us.”

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Bridging Health Gaps in LA County...continued from page 2 Having come to the U.S. from Puebla, Mexico 22 years ago, she received prenatal care for all three of her children at FHCCGLA, and said the new eligibility of her husband, too — the sole source of income in her household — gave her great peace of mind.

Guadalupe Ramirez, a Maternal Health and Child Care Access (MHCCA) patient for nearly 15 years — since the Affordable Care Act — said full coverage granted her son life-saving heart surgeries, and now that she’s eligible for it alongside her three children it’s been “like a gift. My priorities are always on my children, and knowing I won’t have to worry about expensive care for myself is a true weight lifted off my shoulders.”

Lorena Prieto, Managed Care Lead at Eisner Health in LA County, added that as Medi-Cal expands, some state counties like LA are transitioning from some “managed care” or primary provider insurance plans to others.

As this happens, local clinics are also making sure that patients

already getting the care they need “remain with their medical homes through the transition,” Prieto explained. So far, “over 90% of our My Health LA patients are successfully enrolled into full Medi-Cal, and they already have access to crucial benefits that weren’t covered before — like hearing aids, glasses, walkers, canes, wheelchairs and timely mental health services.”

She added that “Medi-Cal enrollment is not subject to public charge; nobody needs to fear receiving the benefits they need.”

Celia Valdez, MHCCA Director of Outreach and Education, emphasized the importance of mental health care under full Medi-Cal for children and parents, especially those facing financial difficulties and those impacted by the pandemic “with the stress that presents.

Knowing that our families no longer have to choose between, say, an invasive surgery, or even getting new glasses, and putting food on the table or paying your utility bill … It makes me feel good to be a Californian.”

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Anyone can serve! Be a "King For A Day."

“Wisdom Shouts in the Streets!”

By Lou K. Coleman

Inland Empire News

Lou K. Coleman

She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she utters her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and how long will the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? [Proverbs 1:20-21].

Don’t you know that dismissal of God’s messages led to disastrous outcomes. [Proverbs 29:1]. For every violation of the law and every act of disobedience is punished [Hebrews 2:1-2].

On February 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, encouraged us to be in service of others he delivered a sermon entitled "Drum Major Instinct". This was his last sermon before being assassinated.

On January 15, 2025 his heartfelt sermon still resonates in throughout San Bernardino County. Events where held everywhere. 9 year old Miss

Black Awareness Queen Khaleena Brown and Princess Jewels Holley served by participating in the MLK parade in San Bernardino. Miss Black Awareness Princess Kalani and Duchess Pharrah Gray with hundreds other's were serving in Fontana making personalized greeting cards to be delivered to seniors, and veterans for Valentine's Day by R. Dale Evans

Wisdom shouts in the streets; Do not ignore the warnings because before God sends down a judgment against a people, He always sends a warning and when a warning is given, it also come with instructions on what to do to prepare for the destruction.

State president of the Exchange Club.

Miss Black Awareness Duchesses Amber and Lauren Keys served as hostesses at the

annual MLK breakfast in Ontario at the DoubleTree sponsored by Juneteenth America. Pictures here escorting pilot Captain Millionaires.

For Asian Americans, January Brings Riverside County’s Mobile Crisis Memories of Tragedy and Hope for Response for Behavioral Health Change Goes 24/7

By Helen Zia

Inland Empire News

Memorials for those killed in attacks targeting the Asian American community are a reminder both of the pain and of how activists are turning tragedy into a chance for real change.

Above: Vicha Ratanapakdee Way in San Francisco, named for the elderly Thai immigrant whose killing became a rallying cry against anti-Asian hate.

For most Americans, January brings with it the same seemingly intractable divisions that plagued the country last year and years prior. Yet for Asian Americans, the month is a solemn time of remembrance, filled with painful reminders of the violence that has targeted their communities.

It also brings important lessons on the potential that tragedy has to be a catalyst for real change.

Among the prominent January incidents: January 6, 2020: 89-year-old Yik Oi Huang died after injuries from a severe beating as she walked in a neighborhood park near her San Francisco Visitacion Valley home; January 11, 2023: a public bus rider in Bloomington, IN vowed to rid the country of Chinese while repeatedly stabbing a 17-year-old student; January 15, 2022: 40-year-old Michelle Alyssa Go was fatally pushed in front of an oncoming subway train in New York’s Times Square; January 17, 1989: a white nationalist with a semiautomatic rifle killed five children at a Stockton CA elementary school yard and injured about 30 others; January 21, 2023: an elderly Asian man with a semi-automatic pistol killed 11 people and injured 9 as they celebrated the lunar new year at a ballroom in Monterey Park, CA;

January 23, 2023: in Half Moon Bay, CA, a 66-year-old male farmworker killed five fellow Chinese and two Latino coworkers; January 28, 2021: Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai American grandfather, died after being violently shoved as he went for a walk near his San Francisco home.

I’ve been tracking lists like this for 41 years, ever since I was part of the civil rights movement to seek justice for Vincent Chin after he was beaten to death in Detroit by two white killers in a climate of hate. While such incidents are but a fraction of what Asian Americans have long experienced, most recently after 9/11 and Covid, these tragic events offer a window into a much more dynamic, nuanced and hopeful picture.

This January, Asian American communities across the US have been actively organizing efforts to address the systemic fault lines that contribute to violence.

Instead of being depicted as disempowered victims, several remembrances highlight their communities’ resilience and efforts to build bridges.

For example, at Indiana University, a Chinese American graduate student in the music department was so outraged by the lack of official response to the stabbing that she composed a musical score and organized a public event to bring diverse communities together to remember and support the attacked student. In addition, a grass roots feminist group is launching HAAP, Hoosier Asian American Power, to organize and educate in every corner of the state.

The Half Moon Bay shootings exposed the terrible living conditions of farmworkers in the scenic Pacific coast town— continued on page 8

Listen, massive changes are coming. Wars will be fought on a scale never seen before, and weapons of mass destruction will be used. The level of nuclear devastation from the

RIVERSIDE, CA (January 16, 2024) – Now Riverside County residents can rely on Riverside University Health System Behavioral Health (RUHS-BH) Mobile Crisis Response service for assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Mobile Crisis Response Teams include therapists, behavioral health case managers, substance abuse counselors and peer support specialists who are equipped to handle suicidal thoughts, substance use and misuse emergencies, and other behavioral health crises that community members may be experiencing. Intervention is crucial for de-escalating a behavioral health crisis, saving lives, and avoiding unnecessary emergency department care, psychiatric hospitalization, and law enforcement involvement.

"A behavioral health crisis can happen at any time, so it's important that our residents have access to the support they need when they need it. We serve everyone, anywhere, any time," said Dr. Matthew Chang, Director of Behavioral Health at RUHS. Mobile Crisis Response Teams successfully diverted 70% of contacts experiencing a crisis from law enforcement and inpatient hospital admissions in fiscal year 2021-2022, demonstrating the effectiveness of a compassionate approach in handling crises without the

need for further law enforcement involvement.

The move to round-the-clock mobile response is part of RUHSBH's expansion of services, which includes five new vans staged throughout the county to give community members privacy and discrete respect on scene. The vans augment RUHSBH’s substantial mobile crisis fleet.

RUHS-BH has partnered with Sycamores, a Southern California-based organization specializing in behavioral health outreach and crisis support, to expand its already-robust Mobile Crisis Response by ensuring overnight coverage 365 days a year.

“We welcome the opportunity to support Riverside County.

We've experienced firsthand the significant impact these teams can have during a behavioral health crisis, and we are eager to extend our services to the residents of Riverside County,” said Debra Manners, President & CEO at Sycamores.

RUHS-BH also offers mental health urgent cares, Take My Hand Live Peer Chat, Peer Support & Resource Centers, Transitional Age Youth Centers (TAY), and numerous county youth and adult wellness clinics.

Mobile Crisis Response and other behavioral health services and resources can be accessed by calling 951-686-HELP. For more information, visit RUHealth.org.

Just as God warned the people of the impending doom through Noah, in Noah’s time, most people will ignore the warnings.

Noah preached to the people for 120 years, trying to warn them of what was going to happen, but none would listen. They mocked and ridiculed him as he gave the warning. They laughed and insulted as he constructed the ark.

The people would not believe Noah and because they did not believe it, the flood came and took them all away. [Matthew 24:30].

Wisdom Shouts in the Streets…. Heed the Warnings of God!

WITNESS FOR JUSTICE Issue #1186

Hope in the Bleak Midwinter Rebekah Choate Minister for Global Advocacy and Education I love the end-of-year holiday season. Starting with Thanksgiving and running through Christmas, it’s a time of anticipation, family, fun, and food for me. Growing up in central Maine, it was usually snowy and just cold enough to remind you it was Christmastime.

Starting in January, however, my mood shifts. I get tired of being cold all the time and long to see the sun. Living now in Cleveland, Ohio, I’m lucky if we get a truly sunny day once a week. Most of the time it’s overcast and gloomy and chilly.

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events of this Fifth Trumpet is prophetically revealed to destroy a third of the United States, which also means the death of over one hundred million people. “One Woe is past, and behold, there are two more Woes coming after this” [Revelation 9:12]. And it is at this juncture that the world is warned of even far greater destruction that will follow. [Revelation 9:13-16]. I know this is unimaginable, but it is soon going to come to pass. Do not ignore the warnings. Wisdom Shouts in the Streets. Warning comes before destruction. Heed the warnings.

This year I particularly feel the bleakness of winter. Wars, drought, famine, election turmoil, and poverty are all I seem to see in the headlines. When I open my Instagram feed, instead of seeing the holiday family photos, now I’m seeing images of war.

Even some of the language around the new year like, “new year, new you” or “it’s a fresh start”, feels tone deaf. 2023 was a difficult year and 2024 has not started off any better in terms of what we see happening around the world. It feels hopeless and overwhelming and like nothing I do can make any difference.

When I feel discouraged and hopeless, I turn to our global partners. Even amid war, famine, forced migration, and election turmoil our partners are present serving their communities and those who have been marginalized. And we are accompanying them and witnessing their work in many ways.

In Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leone Council of Churches helped monitor the elections held in early 2023 and are a trusted arbiter of the peace forged in the early 2000s after a civil war.

Despite an attempted coup in November 2023, they still have hope for and are working towards a peaceful future.

In Ukraine, the Hungarian Reformed Church is serving internally displaced Ukrainians

in western Ukraine and those who fled to Hungary. In Gaza, the Al-Ahli Hospital has and will continue to do what they can to heal and treat the wounded despite blockade and constant bombardment.

In Haiti, despite having their buildings looted and burned by gangs in August 2023, House of Hope remains committed to their mission, to rebuilding, and to serving their community.

In India, our partners are doing what they can to support the victims of ethnic violence in Manipur, most of whom are Christian, and in other parts of India, where there has been a rise in Hindu nationalism leading to violence against non-Hindu communities.

In the Philippines, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines is speaking out against extrajudicial killings and other state-sanctioned violence.

Individual pastors and lay leaders have been red-tagged and become targets for statesanctioned repression because of this activism. Yet, they still speak out and provide places of refuge and sanctuary for others.

In the bleak midwinter, there is still hope. We only have to look for the helpers, as Mr. Rogers said. Our partners are the helpers and I know you all are helpers and have helpers in your communities.

My New Year’s resolution is to stop obsessing over and reading every depressing headline and to focus on the stories and news we get from our global partners. You can join me in that resolution by going to www.globalministries. org and signing up to receive our monthly updates and weekly prayers and reading about the hopeful work being done amid difficult situations.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rebekah Choate is the Minister for Global Advocacy and Education, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ.

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San Bernardino Prepares to Celebrate Cajon High School’s Jayden Daniels After Heisman Trophy Win Jon D. Gaede | BVN Sports

Cajon High School graduate Jayden Daniels wins the coveted Heisman Trophy, college football’s most prestigious honor. His hometown prepares to celebrate. Credit: lsureveille.com

Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels (L) and teammate Darren Jones (R ) from their senior year at Cajon High School. (Photo: Jon Gaede BVN/NNPA)

Many thought his frame was too thin at 6’3” 165 lbs. to play quarterback at the highest collegiate level, but San Bernardino’s Jayden Daniels (LSU) filled in at 6’4” 185 lb. and proved them all wrong by winning college football’s most prestigious honor, the Heisman Trophy. Daniels was also honored with the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. The City of San Bernardino will honor its hometown hero with a parade on January 20th from 10 am to 12 noon, starting at Northpark Blvd

winning seasons for his Cajon Cowboys. Daniel’s was the AllArea Player of the Year in 2018, guiding his team to State CIF runner-up honors.

Daniel’s prep statistics at Cajon are second best all-time in California to Jake Browning with 13,732 total passing yards, 2,828 yards rushing and an incredible 168 touchdowns. He decided to play for Coach Herm Edwards in the PAC 12 at Arizona State, where he played his first two years.

Taking advantage of the college football portal, Daniels

near Cal State San Bernardino and ending at Cajon High School, his alma mater.

Since 1935, the NCAA has

honored the very best college football players in the land at the downtown Athletic Club in New York City. This year’s finalists included three quarterbacks and one wide receiver. Jayden Daniels (LSU), Bo Nix (Oregon), Michael Penix Jr. (Washington) and Marvin Harrison (Ohio State).

Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels (L) and teammate Darren Jones (R ) from their senior year at Cajon High School.

(Photo: Jon Gaede BVN/NNPA) Daniel’s had a very impressive prep career at Cajon High School.

especially in that 2023 season, by having a year most players can only dream of. Daniels led the nation in passing with 4,946 yards and 50 total touchdowns.

Ten of those touchdowns and 1,100 of those yards with his feet as Daniels is also the most prolific passer and runner in college football.

Daniels did not play in the Reliaquest Bowl against Wisconsin, as he will continue to prepare for the upcoming NFL Draft on April 25th.

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Competing in CIF’s Southern Section, Citrus Belt League, Jayden filled the local sports columns with lofty statistics and

transferred to LSU to play in the SEC for coach Brian Kelly. In those two years at LSU, Jayden caught the eyes of the nation,

honor Jayden’s extraordinary accomplishments with a parade featuring entertainment, food, and community spirit.

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say nearly 10,000 COVIDWorld health officials say nearly related deaths officials in December signal deepening health crisis...continued 10,000 COVID-related deaths in territory.” the rampant spread of diseases, December signal deepening health Palestinian He said Gaza continues to face including cholera. The WHO an unprecedented humanitarian t e m p o r a r i l y s u s p e n d e d crisis catastrophe to go along with operations in Gezira due to

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Though COVID-19 is no longer classified as a global health emergency, the virus remains a formidable threat, WHO DirectorGeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyeus warned. He said newer cases, driven by holiday gatherings and the prevalence of the JN.1 variant, led to a 42 percent increase in hospitalizations and a 62 percent rise in ICU admissions. (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons) (NNPA NEWSWIRE) — The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a staggering total of nearly 10,000 global deaths in December, raising alarm bells about a worsening worldwide health crisis stemming from the continued threat of COVID-19.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also noted pressing humanitarian crises in Gaza, Sudan and Ethiopia that exacerbates the ongoing challenges related to COVID-19.

While COVID-19 is no longer classified as a global health emergency, the virus remains a formidable threat, Ghebreyeus warned. He said newer cases,

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driven by holiday gatherings and the prevalence of the JN.1 variant, led to a 42 percent increase in hospitalizations and a 62 percent rise in ICU admissions.

Ghebreyeus urged governments to maintain surveillance and sequencing and ensure access to tests, treatments and vaccines. He also noted other emergencies the WHO is responding to, including in Gaza, Ukraine, Ethiopia and Sudan.

Ghebreyesus called it “indescribable” that “this Sunday marks the 100th day of the conflict in Israel and the occupied continued in next 2 columns

rising health concerns borne out from the pandemic. The conflict has displaced nearly 90 percent of Gaza’s 1.9 million residents, who continue to endure “excruciating conditions with long queues for limited water and nutritionally inadequate bread,” the director general lamented.

He said only 15 hospitals are partially operational, and the absence of clean water and sanitation creates a breeding ground for diseases. WHO’s humanitarian aid efforts have encountered “insurmountable challenges” due to intense bombardment, movement restrictions, fuel shortages, and communication breakdowns, Ghebreyeus stated.

“People are standing in line for hours for a small amount of water, which may not be clean, or bread, which alone is not sufficiently nutritious,” he said. “The lack of clean water and sanitation and overcrowded living conditions are creating the ideal environment for diseases to spread. We have the supplies, the teams and the plans in place.

What we don’t have is access.”

Further, the director general stressed the need for the release of hostages and an imperative for all parties to uphold international humanitarian law, ensuring healthcare protection. He also sounded an alarm about the ongoing situation in Sudan, a nation that’s grappling with nine months of conflict where there’s escalating violence and mass displacement.

Ghebreyeus said Sudanese residents have also experienced

security concerns, disrupting the annual harvest and heightening the risk of food insecurity. Even before the conflict, Ghebreyeus said Sudan faced food shortages, intensifying the crisis for vulnerable groups, particularly children under five and pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Meanwhile, in Ethiopia, the north-western region of Amhara is in the grip of a severe health crisis due to ongoing conflict since April 2023, he said.

Communication challenges, damaged health facilities, and restricted movement impede humanitarian assistance. Conflict, drought, and displacement exacerbate hunger and disease outbreaks, with cholera, malaria, measles, leishmaniasis and dengue spreading. Urgent access to affected areas is crucial, the director general affirmed.

Finally, Ghebreyeus insisted that just as governments and individuals take precautions against other diseases, “we must all continue to take precautions against COVID-19.” The WHO plans to release its Health Emergency Appeal for 2024, outlining how much there’s a need to protect the health of the most vulnerable people in 41 emergencies globally.

“In 2024, we aim to reach almost 90 million people with lifesaving support,” Ghebreyeus declared. “The coming year will be a test for humanity, a test of whether we give into division, suspicion and narrow nationalism, or whether we are able to rise above our differences and seek the common good.”

and the surprising cluster of elderly, non-English speaking Chinese workers. Spanish language services were available for the Mexican workers, but local officials scrambled to find language access for the traumatized Chinese workers.

The mass shootings at Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park were not hate crimes in legal terms, but Asian American advocates against hate violence mobilized into a cooperative, inter-county effort with coastal officials.

San Francisco based groups from StopAAPIHate/Chinese for Affirmative Action offered emergency assistance; Self-Help for the Elderly managed inlanguage social service support of housing, medical and mental health assistance; and the Asian Pacific Fund raised money to help the service agencies with their additional load. Collaboration with Latino farmworker groups and local officials has launched a groundbreaking farmworker housing project.

In the 1980s, a depressed American economy fueled widespread anti-Japan hatred and anti-Asian attacks throughout the decade. But Asian Americans were so invisible that liberal lawyers even argued that Vincent Chin wasn’t protected by federal civil rights law because, they wrongly claimed, Asians weren’t in the US in the 1800s (Asians have been documented in America since at least the 1700s).

To counter such ignorance and erasure, Asian Americans in Detroit organized a national, multiracial civil rights movement calling for equal justice and an end to hate violence.

Turning tragic events into action and change has been a continuing legacy in Asian American communities.

Even though the Stockton elementary school where Cambodian, Vietnamese and Lao schoolchildren were shot to death was overwhelmingly Southeast Asian, the police chief declared on that same day that race was not a factor. But the community activists called on the state attorney general to lead an investigation—which soon found the killer’s white supremacist ties and that he was known for his anti-Asian racism.

Asian American activism in the wake of violence has been critical because many other families and communities have also

encountered systemic refusal to acknowledge anti-Asian racism.

As recently as 2022, a gunman in Atlanta drove miles in search of Asian American spa businesses for his killing spree that left eight people dead, including six Asian American women workers. Within 24 hours, the county sheriff dismissed race as a motive, saying the killer was just having “a bad day.”

Asian Americans around the country raised their voices, even prompting the White House to speak out.

Memorials this month in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay also stand as recognitions of cross-sector, pan-Asian and multi-racial efforts to advance the community healing process through solidarity. On January 28, Monthanus Ratanapakdee has planned a remembrance of her father, Vicha, to be joined

by Justin Go, Michelle’s father.

The national “Remember Vicha” organizing efforts have succeeded in getting streets named “Vicha Ratanapakdee Way” in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The park where Yik Oi Huang was fatally attacked has also been renamed in her honor through the efforts of her granddaughter Sasanna Yee, who has worked with Asian and Black communities to keep the attack from inflaming racial tension.

A shining example of how acting for change can lead to personal transformation, Brandon Tsay, the 27-year-old hero who stopped the Monterey Park gunman from continuing his rampage in Alhambra, organized a commemoration event this week at his family’s dance studio to remember and “to celebrate resilience and unity.” After last year’s shootings, Tsay has spoken at Asian American events around the country, inspiring others, especially young people like himself, to get involved in their communities, and started a fund to raise mental health awareness with money that was donated to him.

While January brings remembrances of lives lost to violence, the efforts of Asian Americans and others also show how healing can come when people act together in solidarity to build a beloved community of equity and justice, where violence and hate towards any people has no place.