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Unity In CommUNITY Day" Chill N Grillin BBQ ComPITiondancers, Heart and Soul Line Dancers, Chicago Steppers, The Tims, Route 66 Dancability with Miss Lisa and along with several other entertainers. "For $10.00 per person you will enjoy BBQ from each of the grillers in the competition." Ellen Turner, president of the Concerned Citizens explained, “Chill’ N Grillin’ has bridged the gap with the community and local law enforcement. It has been very successful every year. We invite the community to attend for great family fun, good entertainment, and good barbecue. It’s like a Fontana family reunion.”Other city dignitaries who are committed to attend are City Council Members Phillip Cothran, John Roberts, and Jesse Sandoval, along with City Clerk Germaine Key and City Treasurer Janet Kohler-Brooks. Judges of the barbecue competition include Draymond Crawford, Pastor Danny Vasquez, Phillip Cothran, and Pastor Dwight Cooper. Acquanetta Warren Mayor of the city of Fontana, who is a strong support of the event said “This event links all of us and helps unify communities throughout the Inland Empire And the barbecue is truly award winning." Please come join us.”
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The Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana, Fontana Police Officers Association, City of Fontana, and the Fontana Chamber of Commerce will host the 7th Annual “UNITY in commUNITY” Chill’ N Grillin’ Barbecue comPITition. The event continues to build on the excellent community – police relationship which Fontana enjoys. Jason Delair, president of the Fontana Police Officers Association said, “We believe this community – police event is very important because we have made friends and built trust with community members who initially were somewhat suspicious of police and why we do what we do to protect the community.” Chill ’ N Grillin’ will be held on Sat. Sept 10, 2022, 11- 3p.m. at Fontana Park’s Sports Pavilion, 15556 Summit Ave., Fontana, CA. The first event was held in 2016 and has been held every year since then except for 2020, which was cancelled based on the economic lockdown attributed to Covid-19. There will be activities for kids, vendors, and first responder emergency vehicles including a SWAT truck, historic and current police and fire vehicles.
challenges like this if we are to move forward successfully...... Under the Governor’s leadership, California is investing in technology, solutions, and people to build a more resilient, even as California leads the charge to combat climate change.” Newsom said constructions like Antioch project are part of the plan. “We are focused on creating more supply. We are focused on creating more water,” he said. “We need to be more creative and more aggressive in not just promoting this technology but delivering on its promise and more over its potential.”
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The “Water Supply Strategy” includes creating storage space for up to four million acre-feet of water, so that rain water from big storms can be captured and stored for dry periods and recycling and reusing at a minimum 800,000 acre-feet of water per year by 2030, reducing wastewater discharged to the ocean. Employing more efficient water conservation the state will free up 500,000 acre-feet of water to make up for water lost because of climate change. Additionally, new water captured by stormwater and desalinating ocean water and salty water in groundwater basins will be available for use. Officials across the state applauded plan.
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The governor made his remarks at an Aug. 11 press conference held in front of the $110 million Antioch Brackish Desalination Project facility, currently under construction at the city of Antioch’s wastewater treatment plant. When completed within the next two years. the first surfacewater desalination plant in the Bay Area will use large reverseosmosis filters to create six million gallons of fresh water per day.
Kate Poole, senior director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s nature program, told the LA Times some of the initiative was good. Poole said, “It’s really the things that aren’t in there that are most concerning,” she said. “Agriculture obviously uses 80 percent of our developed water supply in California. So you can’t really deal effectively with water use without dealing with Big Ag. And Newsom does not seem very willing to do that.” California is experiencing its second drought in the last decade. The sense of urgency is real, said Newsom. “The hots are getting a lot hotter and the dries are getting a lot drier,” he said. “We have to adapt.”
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In the past, it hasn’t always been clear when a recession loomed, let alone when it had already begun. However, the silver lining now is that unlike in previous downturns, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government have already taken action by making critical adjustments to fiscal and monetary policies to regulate economic activity. “The United States currently has certain interim policies and tools, such as automatic stabilizers like the Earned Income Tax Credit and Unemployment Insurance that are automatically triggered to inject funds into the economy and don’t require any government action to take hold in the event of a downturn,” said Mila Garcia, a finance expert, and the founder of iPaydayLoans. “And while such programs have proven effective, they should have an even stronger effect with congressional action being taken alongside them. So, if a downturn According to reports, the average U.S. corporation’s after-tax profit margin is around 16 percent. In traditional recessions, the rate drops down to single digits. does hit, we can at least expect to be less vulnerable to economic troubles than before,” Garcia stated. Amid rising inflation and concerns of a looming recession, many have shared their fears and what America should learn from the pandemicinduced economic downturn. “Given that Americans are struggling to pay their medical bills, inflation is rising quickly at a pace of 9 percent, and gas and food prices are at all-time highs, this subject is one of the most popular and alarming ones for all Americans,” said Rinor Zejna, a digital public relations specialist. Zejna offered some findings from research regarding bankruptcy in the United States, noting that one in three Americans struggle to pay medical bills and 750,000 file for bankruptcy each year. “Medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcies,” Zejna offered. “And 58 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.” Home sales and building have dropped substantially over the past year, and consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest point since the pandemic’s beginning. Still, President Joe Biden remains optimistic. “Coming off last year’s historic economic growth and regaining all the private sector jobs lost during the pandemic, it’s no surprise that the economy is slowing down as the Federal Reserve acts to bring down inflation,” Biden said in a statement. “But even as we face historic global challenges, we are on the right path, and we will come through this transition stronger and more secure,” the President continued. He insisted that the job market remains historically strong, with unemployment at 3.6 percent and more than 1 million jobs created alone in the second quarter. “My economic plan is focused on bringing inflation down without giving up all the economic gains we have made,” Biden asserted. “Congress has a historic chance to do that by passing the CHIPS and Science Act and Inflation Reduction Act without delay.” Still, corporations have experienced a decline in sales and earnings during recessions and continue to fear what may come. According to reports, the average U.S. corporation’s after-tax profit margin is around 16 percent. In traditional recessions, the rate drops down to single digits. Meanwhile, those corporations are collectively sitting on a record level of over $4 trillion in cash. “Companies may have raised these funds during the era of easy money and lowinterest rates over the past decade,” Vishesh Raisinghani wrote for Yahoo Finance. “Now, this cash is acting as a buffer and could allow companies to retain staff despite the economic slowdown.”
The Golden State is doing more than just praying for rain amidst the historic drought that is battering the state and the western United States. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan that would increase California’s water supply and combat the extreme weather patterns caused by climate change. The initiative, its scope captured in the 19-page “California’s Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future” document released by Newsom’s administration, will invest $8 billion in water recycling, storage, and desalination. The plan, Newsom said, is in response to a deeper understanding of how dire California’s water crisis is. “The hydrology in the state has begun to change pretty significantly,” he said. “The aridification that we are experiencing leads us now, the science and data leads us now, to understand we will lose 10 % of our water supply by 2040.”
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San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Sandra L. Kerl said the “Water Supply Strategy” is an important step to protect California’s economy and quality of life. “The governor’s approach aligns closely with the Water Authority’s 30-year strategy that combines new supplies, infrastructure upgrades, and conservation,” she said. There were some that disagreed with some of Newsom’s plan.
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Austin Gage | California Black Media As students and parents contemplate how best to be prepared for school after the summer break, engaging in summer education offers a way to recover from the trauma and learning loss caused by the pandemic. To address this vitally important issue, the U.S. Department of Education held a virtual roundtable on July 27th titled “Summer F.U.N. for Black Students: Families Understanding and Nurturing Learning at Home”. Hosted by Alexis Holmes, Policy Manager at the National Education Association, the virtual panel focused on how Black families can support and provide rich summer learning experiences for their children. The roundtable participants were Dr. Rosiline Floyd, Chief of Staff at Normandy Schools Collaborative; Kier Gaines, licensed therapist and Job Placement Specialist at District of Columbia Public Schools; Frances Frost, education advocate and the first Family Ambassador at the Department of Education; and Josh Davis, vice president of policy and partnerships at StriveTogether. The advice provided by the panel stressed engagement of Black students during the summer as valuable to academic success in the fall and for the students’ futures. Speaking to the roundtable audience, Holmes shared her appreciation with everyone present for understanding the importance of the topic. “We appreciate you taking the time to be here today to talk about something so important, and that is making sure that our students continue to have the outof-school/summer experiences that they need to support them and to get them ready for a very successful and rich fall and back to school season,” Holmes said. The panel maintained that Black families must provide support to their children due to its lasting impact on their educational future. Emphasizing this point, Floyd and Davis both agreed that because Black and other marginalized students face steeper challenges in their journeys for higher education, these obstacles must be dealt with efficiently and effectively. “I started out as an engineer at Purdue, and I noticed that students of color didn't have the resources that I had to make it to a Division I university, so I started researching why and a lot of what I found was the education level that they were getting inside the schools. They changed the standards to get into universities, but schools didn't even offer some of the classes that students needed to be able to enroll in universities,” said Floyd. When asked to identify resources and what they can mean to Black communities, Davis said “When I think about resources, it is the non-financial but oftentimes more important social and political capital that Black families and children do not have with equitable or equal access to those things other communities have that allow them to thrive.” Understanding the obstacles standing in the way of Black students’ academic potential success was the first step the panelists explored. Next, they discussed strategies to academically engage the students during the summer. “Try to find that sweet spot in between what some of the children are naturally good at and what they like to do, help them understand that those two things sometimes are two completely different things and then just allow an exploratory nature in introducing them to different options that they might not have had otherwise. Putting kids in the driver’s seat seems to be a really remarkable strategy,” Gaines said. Regarding specific teaching strategies, Gaines shared that, “What has been the most effective for me in the program that I've been in charge of is finding ways to integrate social media and technology into what you’ve
First Book, an Innovative Leader in Education Equity, Releases Groundbreaking Research Illustrating the Impact of COVID-19 on Emotional Wellness of Students in Underserved Communities
Nearly One Thousand Educators Participated; Report that over half (53%) of the students they serve struggle with their mental health
First Book, an Innovative Leader in Education Equity, Releases Groundbreaking Research Illustrating the Impact of COVID-19 on Emotional Wellness of Students in Underserved Communities...
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mental health partnered with First Book to offer a clinical perspective on survey questions and process. In the new survey findings, educators report that 53 percent of the students they serve struggle with their mental health and only 20 percent of educators feel prepared to support the mental well-being of their students. Of significant concern, 98 percent of educators say mental health challenges act as a barrier to children’s education. And notably, educators are facing their own mental health challenges. Student mental wellness issues have a ripple effect on educators who feel helpless and unsupported. “Educators across the country are speaking out about the urgency of the mental wellness issues that their students are facing, how they don’t feel prepared to address the issues, and how those issues act as a barrier to learning. Based on what we’re hearing from our Network of educators, this is truly a crisis,” said Kyle Zimmer, president and CEO, First Book. “First Book is committed to supporting lowincome communities that have been disproportionally impacted by the pandemic and the data revealed in this survey is guiding us in providing educators with high-quality, research-driven tools to nurture emotional wellness and develop healthy habits that prepare students to not only learn but thrive.”
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According to the First Book study, the top three life circumstances or experiences that contribute to children’s mental health challenges are 1) unstable or difficult home life; 2) hunger/ food insecurity and 3) isolation due to Covid-19. Because these three factors often intersect as children grapple with returning to normalcy post-pandemic, the resources First Book provides to educators are essential tools for helping them become better equipped to aid students who are still dealing with the effects of Covid-related depression, trauma, loneliness, and loss. First Book’s findings are particularly relevant given recent warnings issued by professional organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association. These groups have declared a national emergency in children’s mental health and have noted that psychological strains, made worse over the past few years by pandemic-associated isolation, anxiety, fear, and grief, have caused a crisis in several societal sectors including education. They also emphasize that children in communities of color have been disproportionately impacted due to previously unresolved inequities linked to structural racism. Additional key findings in First Book’s survey include: 72% of educators say the pandemic has introduced new mental health challenges among students/children; 65% of educators report the pandemic has exacerbated the existing mental health challenges students already faced; 80% of educators believe gaining access to mental health support is a high or emergency priority in relation to students’ overall needs at this time; 98% of educators say mental health challenges act as a barrier to children’s education; 93% of educators became aware that a student was struggling with mental health issues due to a noticeable change in behavior; 92% of educators indicated they are very or extremely interested in accessing support resources focused on promoting the general mental health and well-being of all students; 51% of educators report that a student’s race/racial identity is relevant to their mental health; 68% of respondents indicate that they take a child’s race and/ or culture into consideration when supporting their mental well-being (e.g. observe family/cultural norms, design a culturally inclusive curriculum, and foster open and trusting relationships with their students); 74% of educators are very or extremely interested in accessing support resources to help them approach mental health challenges related to race, identity, and intersectionality; Older children reportedly struggle more than younger children. Educators serving middle and high school students estimate that 59% and 60% (respectively) of the students they serve struggle with mental health, while early childhood and elementary educators estimate 50% and 52% (respectively) of their students struggle. This compares to the general population at 53%; Educators in urban and suburban communities consider addressing mental health as a stronger priority (83% high/emergency priority) vs. their rural counterparts (75% high/emergency priority). stigmas and educating families and advocates, because no child or family should struggle alone. Since the inception of On Our Sleeves® in 2018, more than 3 million people in every state across America have interacted with the movement’s free pediatric mental health educational resources at OnOurSleeves.org and educator curricula have reached more than four of five classrooms across the United States.
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WASHINGTON, First Book, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring education equity for children living in poverty, today announced the results of a national survey designed to identify emotional wellness challenges faced by school-age children. In addition to reinforcing earlier findings regarding the devastating mental health effects of COVID-19, this survey shed new light on the severity of this impact — especially in communities of need. It also established that emotional wellness issues have become a significant barrier to education for many students who attend schools in these communities – a majority of whom are children of color. Pediatric psychologists from Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s On Our Sleeves movement for children’s By BlackPressUSA
Founded in Washington, D.C., in 1992 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit social enterprise, First Book is a leader in the educational equity field.
On an ongoing basis First Book solicits input from its Network of more than 525,000 educators – all of whom serve children in need – to enable the organization to directly address the needs of practitioners and the children they serve. Mental wellness was spotlighted as a critical problem exacerbated by COVID-19, leading the organization to design focus groups and a survey to better understand the magnitude and scope of the issue, as well as what is needed to address this barrier to education. Nearly 1,000 educators responded to the survey providing startling data. The results provided a framework for the resource, which is now available, entitled: Taking Care: An Educator Guide to Healthy Habits for Student Emotional Wellness, a free resource created in collaboration with On Our Sleeves. The resource and study are now available through First Book. “Collaborating with First Book to provide educators with evidence-informed activities and curriculum is one more step forward in making sure they feel more prepared to support their students,” said Ariana Hoet, Ph.D., clinical director of On Our Sleeves and pediatric psychologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “Educators have been on the frontline supporting children’s mental health before and throughout the pandemic with limited resources. We know the pandemic has exacerbated worries around children’s mental health, so this need is even more crucial than ever.”
The National Black Farmers Association is worried that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will roll back debt relief provided Black, indigenous, and other farmers of color in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. When President Joe Biden signs the law, which just passed both houses of Congress, approximately 15,000 farmers of color across the country -- including over 400 in California -- will be affected, according to the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA). Of the 70,000 farms in California, less than 1% are Blackowned or managed, while more than 90% are White-owned or managed. In 2012, California had 722 Black farmers according to an agriculture census report released that year. By 2017, the number had decreased to 429. Nationally, 45,508 Black farmers (1.3% of all farmers) were counted in the 2017 agriculture census, making up 0.5% of the country’s farmlands. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan which included $4 billion to help Black and Antonio Ray Harvey
San Bernardino Community College District Chancellor Diana Rodriguez lauds Assembly Majority Leader Reyes for making KVCR a priority in the 2022-23 state budget
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California Budget Includes Historic Funding for KVCR Public TV and Radio
SBCCD is one of the few community colleges in the nation that operates both an NPR radio and a PBS television affiliate. KVCR is also the headquarters for FNX | First Nations Experience, the first and only TV network in the United States devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content. Rodriguez says that SBCCD plans to expand KVCR in-studio training for local students headed for journalism and media careers. “Our vision is for KVCR to help grow our local talent and prepare the next generation of journalists and media professionals to enter California’s billion-dollar media industry,” Rodriguez said. “It means diversifying the pipeline to Hollywood. It means training diverse journalists to cover their communities and teach how public media works.” She said planned partnerships will bring more Inland stories to the public rather than the LA-based stories that dominate the media now. For a time, the college district was unsure if it could afford both the student training and PBS and NPR programming. With the community’s overwhelming support of KVCR, PBS, and NPR, the college district made funding for KVCR an advocacy priority in Sacramento and Washington D.C. This one-time $15 million state allocation will allow the college district to implement a long-range plan to strengthen KVCR’s future. The plan for KVCR includes: Establishing a student training lab inside KVCR to train the next generation of journalists, radio, TV, and digital media professionals. Strengthening partnerships with tribal nations to broadcast FNX | First Nations Experience, the only TV network devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content. Growing communitybased TV and radio content relevant to Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Continuing airing PBS and NPR programming. Expanding staff capacity to boost community engagement, business partnerships, and donor giving. Read more about the plan for the future of KVCR: https:// sbccd.edu/news/kvcr-plan.php
NAACP Settles Lawsuit to Remove False Quote About Prop 26
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The lawsuit named Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber as the defendant because removing the quote from ballot materials, requires a court ruling. A declaration statement made by Hadley-Hempstead for the lawsuit describes how she was misled by the No on Prop 26 Campaign. The lawsuit also points out that the position ‘President Emeritus’ does not exist within the NAACP, and the only branch that can clear use of the trademarked term NAACP in support or opposition of any legislation is the state branch of the organization. It also claims the use of the term ‘We’ creates the belief that the NAACP supports a NO vote, which it did not. “We’re glad the card room casino operators did the right thing and removed the deceptive and inappropriate quote from their “No on 26” ballot arguments,” said Rick Callender, President of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP. “Despite the California-Hawaii NAACP’s strong support for Prop 26, opponents tried to deceive voters into thinking the opposite. Thankfully, voters will not be provided this false and misleading quote in the official voter guide sent to every voter.”
SAN BERNARDINO, CA –Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a state budget that includes $15 million to support KVCR, the Inland region’s public TV and radio station, thanks to leadership from Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes. Today, Reyes visited the KVCR studio to present a ceremonial check of state funds to the San Bernardino Community College District, which owns KVCR’s broadcast license. SBCCD officials advocated for funding in the state budget to support the station, which operates from the San Bernardino Valley College campus and airs on 91.9 FM, TV Channel 24 and streams online at kvcr.org. “Maintaining and expanding our inland region’s public radio and programming is essential to delivering non-partisan local news to residents,” said Assembly Majority Leader Reyes. “This funding is important to ensure the public will benefit from KVCR, their programming, and educational training for years to come.”
Prop 26, the in-person Tribal Sports Wagering Act would authorize in-person sports wagering at existing tribal casinos. All bets must be placed in-person at a tribal casino with safeguards in place to prevent underage and illegal gambling. Proponents of the proposition believe it will help create jobs and economic opportunities that support Indian self-reliance, while benefiting all Californians, generating new revenues for public schools, wildfire prevention and other state priorities. Opponents of the proposition believe it will force local cardrooms out of business and, in turn, cause the state to lose tax revenue. A statement from the “No on 26” Campaign, respectfully adheres to the wishes of Hadley Hempstead while standing behind the ballot initiative. “Californians from across the state have been clear with their objections to Prop 26 which includes a poison pill that will unfairly harm communities of color. We appreciate and respect Ms. HadleyHempstead and will honor her wishes to remove her previously approved quote from the ballot statement,” it read. Also named in the NAACP lawsuit, was Jay King, President of the California Black Chamber of Commerce. He told California Black Media opposition to Prop 26 is justified saying, “With the tribes, they want to oversee what cardrooms do and want to legislate cardrooms. We have a body to do that already. I stand on the opposite side of the NAACP statewide and that’s ok.”
A lawsuit filed by the CaliforniaHawaii NAACP Conference on Aug. 2 to remove an election ballot opposition statement to Proposition 26 attributed to a Los Angeles NAACP branch member has been settled. The statement will be stricken from ballot materials. The civil rights organization found the statement “false and/or misleading” because it supports Prop 26. Also, according to NAACP bylaws, a local branch is prohibited from taking positions opposite that of the state group. The statement against Proposition 26 found on the Secretary of State’s website reads as follows: “We oppose Prop 26 to protect young people from developing lifelong gambling addictions that often lead to ruined finances, relationships, even homelessness and crime.” Minnie HadleyHempstead, Retired teacher and President Emeritus of the Los Angeles NAACP Branch
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otherMedia“socially disadvantaged” farmers will be replaced with a plan that makes relief funds available to all United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) farmers suffering hardships. “I'm very, very disappointed in this legislative action," John Wesley Boyd, Jr., NBFA's founder and president, said in an Aug. 9 statement. “I’m prepared to fight for debt relief for Black, Native American, and other farmers of color all the way to the Supreme Court. I’m not going to stop fighting this.”
The NBFA is a non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families. It serves tens of thousands of members nationwide. NBFA’s education and advocacy efforts are focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education and agricultural training, and rural economic development for Black and other small farmers.
SBCCD Chancellor Diana Z. Rodriguez said the community owes a debt to local lawmakers, especially Assembly Majority Leader Reyes. “This $15 million in state funds is historic in the life of KVCR.” said Rodriguez, who is completing her inaugural year as chancellor. “I am grateful to the governor, Assembly Majority Leader Reyes, and her colleagues in the legislature for supporting KVCR. It’s a matter of educational equity for our region’s 4.6 million residents, not only to invest in our excellent community college district but to keep KVCR in the heart of it.”
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He’s the talk of Netflix. Streaming audiences watch Filipino comedian Jo Koy bring the house down as he headlines shows in L.A., Hawaii and the Philippines. This edgy, urban comic loves his Asian culture and now he’s sharing that joy in movie theaters. In Easter Sunday, screenwriters Ken Cheng and Kate Angelo keep Koy in familiar territory. He plays Joe Valencia, a successful comic being egged on by his trifling Hollywood agent (Jay Chandrasekhar, Super Troops) to do a demeaning Filipino accent so he can land a career-changing role in a TV pilot. Valencia pushes back and has other battles to fight. He and his sullen teenage son (Brandon Wardell) attend his family’s Easter Sunday dinner in Daly City, in Northern California, and that’s when the real conflict begins.
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PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This two-day California Soul Food Cookout and Festival is not only filled with food, fun and music, but purpose too. For 12 years running, this premier food and music event has grown to be a regional favorite. This year's festival will be held at the Alameda Fairgrounds on September 17 and 18, 2022 and will donate a portion of revenue to different charities in the Bay area who work to help the homeless and domestic violence victims. Upwards of 5,000 people per day are expected to attend and the food and entertainment is setting up to be off the hook. In addition to some of the region's top food vendors, Chef Milly, a Hell's Kitchen celebrity, will take center stage. For music lovers, R&B artists and gospel greats will include: Musiq Soulchild, Kevin Ross, Angie Stone, Marsha Ambrosius, Fred Hammond, James Fourtune, Karen Clark Sheard, Charles Jenkins and Bishop Cortez Vaughn.And, football fans have something to get excited about too. Several sports' greats will be there to meet with attendees through "Meet the Football Legends" supported by the NFL Northern California Former Player's Chapter. Shake hands with the likes of Anthony Bell of the Raiders; Honor Jackson from the Patriots and Giants; Mike Meriwether of the Steelers and Vikings; Anthony Simmons of the Chargers and Cowboys; and more.
Jo’s pushy mom Susan (Lydia Gaston) makes a big spread—food galore. She also fights with her very competitive sister Teresa (Tia Carrere, True Lies), which cause family friction. Also, Jo loaned his deadbeat cousin Eugene (Eugene Cordero, Kong: Skull Island) money to invest in a food truck, then Eugene went into business with a menacing gangster who he now owes thousands of dollars. Hey, if it’s family, it’s drama! The similarities between Koy and Valencia are so glaring it’s hard to discern when he’s acting. He even does standup at a funeral. It almost feels like this project was designed to introduce Koy to movie audiences, up his popularity and earn him a shot at a television series. If he heads in TV land’s direction, he can use the “George Lopez” and “Black-ish” shows as road maps. Those successful, culturecentric comedy series, which featured comics who invited TV fans into their homes, are iconic. Actor and director Jay Chandrasekhar has two jobs. It’s a double duty he performed in films like Super Troopers and Club Dread. He directs this movie like he’s filming an SNL skit. The camerawork is immobile, not fluid (Joe Collins). He goes from setup to setup in a way that is far more suited for TV than film. And, the production design (Michael Joy), set decoration (Penny A. Chalmers, Andrea Mae Fenton), costumes (Lea Butler, Patricia J. Henderson) and editing (Steven Sprung) all scream “sitcom.” The entire production seems unextraordinary, until Joe Valencia goes home and introduces viewers to his extended family and lively Filipino life. Mom, aunt, cousins and the long list of supporting characters grow on you. The food envy between the sisters, the cousins who worship the comedian’s fame, the teen girl (Eva Noblezada) who befriends his son and the ex-girlfriend Vanessa (Tiffany Haddish) who is now a very profane policewoman ... all these subplots become increasingly amusing and charming. It's like you’re the guest who came to a dinner and family members misbehaved on purpose. By the time the clan sheds their rancor, pulls it together and belts out the karaoke classic “I Got a Feeling,” by Black Eyed Peas, you’re completely immersed. Warm emotions come over you and last until the film ends. Think Soul Food, This Christmas and the crazy A Madea Christmas. Jo Koy’s vibrant spirit leaves a lasting impression. As the comic ambassador for Filipino culture, he’s ready for new showcases and this serviceable film is living proof. Trailer: https://www.youtube. atFilmcom/watch?v=YIixb42aJPgVisitNNPANewsWireCriticDwightBrownDwightBrownInk.com. Sunday
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The American Rescue Plan debt relief program was expected to pay off USDA loans held by 15,000 Black, Native American, Alaskan Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino farmers, Kara Brewer-Boyd, NBFA’s Program and Event Coordinator, told California Black Media in a telephone interview on Aug. 12.
Improper Claim Denials Were Numerous More than half of the UI claims the EDD denies are overturned on appeal. Overturned denials cause lengthy delays for workers who appeal and raise concern that the state denies many eligible workers. Likely between $500 million and $1 billion in UI payments annually go unpaid each year due to improper denials.
“Socially disadvantaged Black, Native Americans, and people of color were automatically approved for 120% debt relief. They were to be paid in full,” said Kara BrewerBoyd. “Now they won’t get that money at all. It’s horrible. Those farmers were already identified and sent letters that their debt had been paid. These farmers are in a bad situation. Congress put them in a worse situation by telling them ‘You’re gonna get it.’ Now they are telling them ‘You’re not going to get it.’”
Objections raised by nonBlack farmers to the debt relief the federal government pledged to Black farmers has put the program in limbo. Those opponents have filed a dozen lawsuits against the American Rescue Plan Act, including one class action case. The courts are currently hearing the cases. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the USDA is authorized to provide $3.1 billion to distressed borrowers. Another fund has been established to supply farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who faced discrimination before 2021 with a package of $2.2 billion. “What they replaced (the American Rescue Plan Act 2021) with is Section 22006 that now states that any farmer can apply to see if they are economically distressed, get their loans written down, or have them restructured,” Brewer-Boyd said. “Now, can you tell me that’s not a big difference? You took $4 billion in debt relief at $120%, put it in a fund of $3 billion, taking $1 billion away, and you opened it up to every farmer.”
Chas Alamo, LAO’s Principal Fiscal & Policy Analyst, the report’s author links the UI program’s issues to its basic design which hasn’t changed much since the 1930’s. UI benefits are funded by employers. Over time, this has created a relationship with the EDD that employees don’t have. While an employee may apply for benefits once or twice during their entire career, employers have become the EDD’s primary customer because they’re interacting with them on a consistent basis. “There’s no ongoing relationship between workers and EDD in the same way that there is with business and EDD,” said Alamo. “We think this partnership or orientation towards the business community has sort of encouraged the state and the department to prioritize policies that would tend to favor minimizing business costs and eliminating fraud rather than prioritizing getting benefits to workers.”
A new report by California’s Legislative Analysist Office (LAO) offers recommendations for the state’s Employment Development Department (EDD) to improve their functionality and timeliness of their Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program. The UI program provides temporary wage replacement to unemployed workers to help alleviate their economic challenges and bolster the state economy during downturns. The increased volume of unemployment claims (both valid and fraudulent) and challenges out of work people faced caused by the pandemic highlighted the need to rebalance the program. Lengthy review processes and holds on valid claims caused hardship for workers and their families, hindered the state’s economic recovery, and spurred frustration among unemployed Californians with their government. During the COVID-19 pandemic, EDD delayed payments to nearly 5 million workers and improperly denied payments to an estimated 1 million people.
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Brewer-Boyd said Black farmers from California were approved under the original debt relief program. “Discrimination at USDA against Black farmers was rampant and severe. Section 1005 Loan Repayment program was a necessary step towards fixing those harms. To acknowledge and correct racism is not unconstitutional or racist,” James Wesley Boyd, Jr., stated. Last year, Lawrence Lucus, who founded the USDA Coalition of Minority Employees, told the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans that racism is prevalent in agriculture, and it is the primary reason why there are just a little over 400 Black farmers in California. “I’m sorry to say that it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better under the times we are faced with,” Lucus said. “You have White farmers, who own most of the land and get all the benefits from the land, they are the ones now bringing court cases around the country. They are saying that it’s discriminatory to have debt-relief for Black farmers.”
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“You've Been Had!”
Tricked, backstabbed, [hoodwinked, bamboozled, lead astray, run amok and flat out deceived Malcom X] believing, the lies of Satan. Jesus clearly revealed Satan’s intentions: He said in, [John 10:10] “The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill and to destroy.” Satan’s ultimate goal is to promote death and destruction, as the Bible makes clear. I tell you; you’ve been had, tricked, and backstabbed. The devil was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. [John 8:44]. Be sober [watch], be vigilant [stay awake]; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour [1 Peter 5:8]. The devil is active and working to take hold over your entire life. His ultimate goal is to steal you away from God, through lies, distorting your view of God, and appealing to your fleshly desires. And so far, he has done well, got you believing that you can continue on the destruction path that you are on without any consequences. The devil is a liar! You better repent before it is too late! Cause living in sin means playing a game that you cannot win. And sooner or later, sin's consequences will catch up with you [Leviticus 20 and Deuteronomy 22]. I tell you; you’ve been had, tricked, and backstabbed, just like Adam and Eve in the garden [Genesis 2:16-17]. The devil showed up in the garden and deceived man into eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God told Adam that he could not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil because he would surely die if he had done so. Yet Satan came along and whispered in Eve’s ear that they would not die if they ate from the tree, and that they would be like God, knowing good and evil [Genesis 3:2-5]. Believing the lies of the devil, Adam and Eve ate from the tree and from that, both sin and death entered into the world. Don’t let his lies deceive you into compromising your obedience to God. You have an enemy. His number one weapon against you is a lie, and if you believe that lie, your onward progress will stop with God. You see, the Bible describes Satan as the prince of this world who opposes God and lies to you, to appeal to the appetites of your flesh. “I don’t want you to be ignorant of his devices.” He’s a schemer. [2 Corinthians 2:11]. Scripture tells us that those who end up falling for the devil’s tricks, and are fully convinced to follow him, that God will give them over to a debased mind [Romans 1:28] and that they will be condemned because they did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness [2 Thessalonians 2:11-12]. I tell you, you’ve been had, tricked, backstabbed, “hoodwinked, bamboozled, lead astray, run amok and flat out deceived.” It’s time to wake up! Do not give place to the devil [Ephesians 4:27]. Resist him and he will flee [James 4:7]. Learn to recognize the devil’s lies, reject those lies and replace them with the Truth of God’s Word. Only then can you live the way you were meant to live. The devil had your past, but he shall not have your future! Declare war on “You've Been Had!”...continuedhim–Makeupyourmind that you are going to resist him. Become indignant about the damage he has done in your life and the lives of those you love. Determine you are going to do everything to keep him from invading your life anymore. Verbally declare that he has no place in your life and mean it. Arm yourself – [Ephesians 6:10-17 – 2 Corinthians 10:4-5], and FIGHT! [1 Timothy 6:12] God has authorized you to stand against the enemy. [Ephesians 6:10-18]. Go to battle because your life depends on it! And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. [Revelation 20:10].
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Regaining the Momentum to End the HIV Epidemic MichaelAnyoneSchuenemeyerwholivespaycheck to paycheck knows they are a small crisis away from falling behind in ways that can lead to a cascade of negative consequences for them and their family. Even when you’re able to manage your resources efficiently and get a little ahead, something can come along and knock you off course. The news from AIDS 2022 is a bit like this. For the past several years, the HIV response has been living “paycheck to paycheck,” struggling to keep up with meeting the goals for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. So many things have been in place to realize this goal. While there is still no cure for HIV, effective treatment can keep HIV from damaging one’s immune system to the point that HIV becomes undetectable. When HIV is undetectable it is untransmissible, U=U. Treatment is a key tool for getting to zero new infections, one of three essential “zero” goals for ending the epidemic. Zero stigma and zero HIV-related deaths are the other two. In recent years, the goals were being met in some places and progress was being made in other areas that were falling short. We were living on the edge, our progress was a kind of “paycheck to paycheck” thing, and then came COVID-19. The UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022 reported in stark ways that the global AIDS response is under threat. There were 1.5 million new HIV infections in 2021, which is more than one million over the global targets. There were 650,000 AIDS-related deaths, even though effective treatment exists to prevent those deaths. In fact, the number of people accessing treatment increased slower in 2021 than it has in more than ten years. In his book, “HIV and AIDS in 2030: A Choice Between Two Futures,” David Barstow discusses the cascade of consequences the world would face if we failed to reach the goals for ending the HIV epidemic. The cost is huge in terms of suffering and loss of life. And there’s a different future that can be chosen. It is a future that depends on what we invest now to make effective antiretroviral treatment accessible to all and the actions we take to overcome stigma and discrimination. The news from AIDS 2022 couldn’t be clearer: we have lost ground over the past two years and the most vulnerable have been hit hardest. But the message coming out of AIDS 2022 also was encouraging. It stressed the vital importance of bringing together research, policy, activism, faith, and our resources to overcome this “paycheck to paycheck” mode of response, restoring the momentum in our HIV efforts, and keeping our promise to end the HIV epidemic. Michael Schuenemeyer is the Team Leader for Health and Wholeness Advocacy Ministries for the United Church of Christ and Executive Director of the United Church of Christ HIV & AIDS Network (aka UCAN).
The LAO’s report features 12 targeted changes for the EDD to make to improve their operations and relationships with employees seeking benefits. The changes acknowledged unemployment workers experience in 3 key areas:
More than half of UI claims were delayed during the peak of the pandemic, for many workers by several months. Between 15% and 20% of workers who apply for UI during normal economic times experience delays.
The UI Application Needs to be Simplified
The state’s UI application and ongoing requirements are difficult to understand and unnecessarily lengthy. Answers to many of the questions asked of employees are already on file in the EDD. Many of IU’s problem areas were magnified during the pandemic. An estimated $20 billion has been lost to fraudulent California claims, according to EDD estimates. All but $1.3 billion of that total involved claims from federally-funded COVID relief programs, which ended last year. The response to this has made it even more difficult for valid claims to be processed. “During the pandemic the state was under incredible pressure to cut down on fraud so the department ramped up some of its already high levels of fraud detection efforts. They took several steps that measurably and meaningfully reduced fraud in the federal program. And they should be commended for those steps. But they also took steps that really slowed down the process for otherwise eligible workers and led to these delays.”
While Alamo concedes that some of the reported changes the EDD plans to make will help, he also believes that a large number of the recommendations made in the report go beyond the steps the department has proposed to take. “The pressure really is on now to begin those efforts so that some of these improvements are in place the next time millions of workers turn to EDD for UI benefits during the next downturn. And if historical precedent tells us anything that’s going to be within 10 years. The clock starts ticking and there really is not a lot of time that the state or the legislature can wait before undertaking some of these improvements,” Alamo said.
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In response to the report, the EDD released a statement where they acknowledged changes needed to be made. “EDD appreciates and will carefully review the LAO's ideas for further simplifying processes and speeding up the delivery of services to Californians. Many of these ideas, such as limiting improper claim denials and minimizing delays, have been incorporated into EDD actions over the past year. As part of California’s commitment to improving EDD’s customer service, the recentlyenacted state budget includes $136 million for EDDnext, a major effort to modernize EDD and further improve the customer experience … We agree with the LAO that “EDD must balance the need to prevent fraud … with the priority to deliver payments in a timely and easy manner.”
At 100 years old, Mrs. Robinson herself was there to cut the ribbon herself in front of a crowd of several hundred which included her two remaining children, Sharon and David Robinson, and many of her grandchildren.
On July 27 in New York, NY, after years of anticipation and fundraising, the Founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and the wife of Jackie Robinson, Mrs. Rachel Robinson opened The Jackie Robinson Museum. The museum will educate visitors by showcasing the life, legacy, and accomplishments of Jackie and Rachel Robinson, and not just their role in transforming America’s pastime, but their social justice activism. The Jackie Robinson Museum is the only Civil Rights museum in New York City. At 100 years old, Mrs. Robinson herself was there to cut the ribbon herself in front of a crowd of several hundred which included her two remaining children, Sharon and David Robinson, and many of her grandchildren.
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VICTORVILLE, CA --(8/16/22) Today, the Derek Marshall for Congress campaign announces that California Senator Alex Padilla and California House Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes have endorsed Marshall’s bid for Congress in California’s new 23rd District. Padilla and Reyes join a growing list of California Democratic Leadership throwing their support and resources behind Marshall’s insurgent campaign after Congressman Ro Khanna, Pete Aguilar, and Ted Lieu endorsed Marshall earlier this summer. Marshall has shown strong momentum in the lead-up to the general election race, having outraised his incumbent opponent, Jay Obernolte, for the second straight quarter. “"I’m proud to endorse Derek Marshall for Congress. Derek is a progressive community leader who is focused on helping California's working families get ahead. I urge every Californian in CA-23 who wants better-paying jobs, more affordable housing, and health care for all to support Derek Marshall for Congress." said Alex Padilla. "Now more than ever, we need leaders in Washington who will fight for California's families. I believe Derek Marshall will deliver for our hard-working families who are in desperate need of better-paying jobs and more affordable housing. The Inland Empire can trust Derek Marshall,” added Eloise Gómez Reyes “We are proud of the grassroots, people-powered campaign we are running here in the Inland Empire and I’m excited that California’s top Democrats trust that we have what it takes to flip this red seat blue in November. Now more than ever, it’s important to protect and expand Democratic majorities across the country, and with these leaders in our corner, I’m confident we’re headed to victory in November, ” said Derek Marshall. “The hard-working families of California’s 23rd District are sick and tired of career politicians like Jay Obernolte blaming rising prices and inaction in Washington on workers getting a raise, but I guess that’s the type of warped logic we’ve come to expect from a representative so utterly beholden to his corporate donors and one who used his first vote in Congress to try to decertify a Presidential election. We’re bringing something new to the table – we’re fighting the working families of this district and that’s why California leaders are backing our movement and we’re happy to have them on our side .” Derek Marshall is an openly gay progressive Democrat, community organizer, and longtime LGBTQ+ rights activist. After studying politics and international relations, Derek graduated in 2006 and moved to Germany to help found a global research initiative for the United Nations. From there, he joined the online travel agency KAYAK as Director of Internationalization. When he returned to California, Derek organized for affordable housing and climate justice, continued his lifelong LGBTQ+ activism, and cut his teeth on several Democratic races. Marshall spent much of the 2020 cycle in Nevada as a staffer for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential bid. In June of 2022, Marshall successfully advanced to the November general election run-off after placing second in the CA-23 primary. He currently resides in Victorville, CA, where his 2022 campaign is based.
Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark and Vice President of the MLB Players Alliance C.C. Sabathia gave their opinions on what needs to be done to get more African Americans back on the playing field, and as managers and owners. Clark said, “There is a long answer and a lot of moving pieces to that… As it relates to ownership, as it relates to management, those are decisions that ownership and management are going to have to make…We are hopeful that at some point in time the light will indeed come on and the folks that are making decisions on that side of the equation will appreciate the value of a more diverse ownership group and a more diverse management group…” Sabathia said, “That is a big issue…That is [The Players Alliance’s] big mission, to get kids back playing. When I was playing, I thought the kids were not playing baseball, but that is not true. Kids are playing baseball at a high clip, especially in our community. We just got to give them more opportunities.”
Sabathia shined a light on Major League Baseball’s development programs like the Hank Aaron Invitational and Elite Development Invitational. Sabathia mentioned some of the players drafted this year that came up through those programs. He said, “It is just about making [the programs] bigger and expanding and doing a better job of identifying those kids that want to play baseball.”
New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman articulated what the opening of the museum meant to him: “The Yankees were there for the beginning and we have stepped up. [Former Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner] had a great relationship with Rachel Robinson… It means everything. First of all, I did not grow up a Yankee fan. I grew up a Dodger fan so I know the history of Jackie Robinson, the impact he had not only on the game of baseball, but on the world, especially here in America. He was a game changer. We celebrate his life, his impact, and obviously a lot more work to be done. He is a pillar of hope and strength for so many. To remind us of where we were, but also where we need to keep going. It is a pleasure to be here for the opening. It is my trade deadline,
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Jackie Robinson Foundation CEO Della Britton described what she wants young people to get out of the museum: “We want them to become knowledgeable about Jackie Robinson and Rachel Robinson and their legacy. We want them to be inspired by that. We want them to learn from the challenges Jackie had, from strategies he had for how to create change. Primarily, interested in equal opportunity, interested in economic empowerment. He spent his entire life working to close the achievement gap to get a level playing field. So, we want them to learn the story and then we want them to be inspired to continue the work, and to create a society that is more just.”
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The Long-Awaited Grand Opening of the Jackie Robinson Museum
Former Attorney General Eric Holder shared how Jackie Robinson inspired him as he grew up: “Jackie Robinson was a hero of mine…Jackie Robinson was the key to my interest in the Brooklyn Dodgers. The first team to integrate. You could not be a young Black man in New York without rooting for the Dodgers. To see this museum, it is the culmination of recognition that I think he deserved. I think this is not only a testament to the past, it is also a call to people to be engaged in the future in the way that Jackie and Rachel want.”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed how he felt about the impact Jackie Robinson had on his life: “Just the belief that because something seems impossible, it is possible. We cannot always find the safest pathway. He just inspired me… I was the first Black Borough President and I am the second Black mayor. Going through the challenges of breaking down those barriers, I just think so many of us can look at his story… Other people think it is not possible or doable, but he did it. It is also about partnership. You cannot By Menra Mapfumo get away from his love affair with his wonderful wife and even as he transitioned, she continued. That is why this museum is open. That is why the [Jackie Robinson Foundation] is doing well.”
California’s Top Democrats Rally Behind Derek Marshall for Congress As He Outraises Opponent for Second Straight Quarter ...continued Who’s minding your business? The FTC invites you to comment on commercial surveillance and data security By Seena Gressin Many of us have grown used to the idea that companies constantly collect information about us as we go about our daily lives. It may be information we give up willingly, like a credit card number for a purchase. But it also may be information that we don’t know we’re surrendering, and may not want to share. Companies are able to collect enormous amounts of personal data about virtually every conceivable aspect of our lives, often in ways that we might not expect or understand. The FTC calls this “commercial surveillance,” and it’s the subject of the Commission’s newly announced Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In this Notice, the FTC asks for your comments about data practices that you might believe are unfair or deceptive, and how the FTC can best address those practices. The Notice offers lots of food for thought. Among other things, it discusses the wide range of personal data that companies collect, including information as varied as our movements, friend networks, menstrual cycles, web browsing, and faces, and how companies might use that information to draw conclusions aboutTheus.Notice also discusses how companies collect, store, and manage personal data. Data is often collected in ways that are unclear or invisible to people. Or, data may be collected for one purpose, but then also used for another purpose that people don’t expect. People’s information is so valuable that companies have incentives to collect information they don’t need, and to keep that information indefinitely, heightening the potential harms from a data breach if companies fail to secure the data. Read the Notice for more information about the issues the FTC is examining. Section IV contains the questions the Commission invites people to address. The Notice will be published in the Federal Register soon. Once it appears, you’ll have 60 days to file a public comment. Section V of the Notice includes detailed instructions on how to do that. To save some time, file online at Onwww.regulations.gov.September 8, the Commission also will hold a virtual public forum focused on commercial surveillance practices. Learn more about the forum on the Commercial Surveillance and Data Security ANPR Public Forum page.https://www.ftc.gov/ security-anpr-public-forumcommercial-surveillance-data-news-events/events/2022/09/
The museum will educate visitors by showcasing the life, legacy, and accomplishments of Jackie and Rachel Robinson, and not just their role in transforming America’s pastime, but their social justice activism.
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The California – Hawaii State Conference National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (“NAACP”) NAACP and Conference President Rick Callender have taken legal action against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber asking that a statement included in the Argument Against Proposition 26 in the ballot pamphlet for the Nov. 8, 2022, statewide general election be removed. Prop 26 would permit federally recognized Native American tribes to operate dice games, roulette and sports wagering on tribal lands. On-site wagering at privately operated horse-racing tracks in four specified counties for betters 21 years or older would become legal as well. The proposition also imposes a 10% tax on sports-wagering profits at horseracing tracks and directs portion of revenues to enforcement and problem-gambling programs.
The lawsuit is challenging a statement from the “No on Prop 26” opposition using a quote from Minnie HadleyHempstead, former president of the NAACP’s Los Angeles branch. Hadley-Hempstead’s opposition statement read as follows: “‘We oppose Prop 26 to protect young people from developing lifelong gambling addictions that often lead to ruined finances, relationships, even homelessness and crime.’ Minnie HadleyHempstead, retired teacher and President Emeritus of the Los Angeles NAACP Branch.”
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California-Hawaii NAACP Conference Sues Sec. of State Shirley Weber
The lawsuit claims the quote gives “the false and misleading impression” that the NAACP opposes Prop 26. The NAACP endorsed Prop 26 in February 2022. In addition, the Los Angeles branch of the NAACP has not endorsed the No on Prop 26 campaign. The
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California-Hawaii NAACP Conference Sues Sec. of State Shirley Weber
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“The card room casino operators responsible for the deceptive No on 26 campaign have a welldocumented and deplorable track record of flouting the law,” Callender told CBM. “They’ve been fined millions for violating anti money-laundering laws, misleading regulators, and even illegal gambling. We are suing to prevent their misleading statements from appearing in the voter information guide sent to tens of millions of voters.” The Elections Code provides for a 20-day period to review the ballot materials and file any legal challenges. Because all legal challenges to ballot materials for the November 8, 2022, statewide general election must be completed by August 15, 2022, the lawsuit was filed on August 1. The post California-Hawaii NAACP Conference Sues Sec. of State Shirley Weber first appeared on Post News Group. This article originally appeared in Post News Group.
Director Spike Lee, and renowned journalist, biographer and the author of the text on the very walls of the Jackie Robinson Museum, Howard Bryant opined on what most impressed them about the museum and what the opening meant to them. Lee said, “…This is something that the queen Rachel Robinson wanted for her husband and herself. This is a place where this should be one of the top museums. Not just in New York City. Not just in Washington D.C., but the United States of America. You cannot underestimate the significance, the importance, of Jackie Robinson… April 14, 1947, is a delineation… the day Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and it is one of the greatest days in the history of this country. That is what it means.” Bryant said, “It means more than I can say… The thing that means most to me is that Rachel is here to see it. To be able to see a vision come through. She’s wanted this for more than 20 years and to be able to see it with your own two eyes, it brings you to tears. It is really special. To me, what I am really impressed about is the dedication of seeing a project through because this was hard to get done. We always say things like ‘Do not talk about it, be about it.’ The number of people who were committed to make this happen, it tells you how important this is and it tells you how when you are really committed to something worthwhile see it through. You fight for it. You make sure that everybody else around you builds you up. This is a testament to… Jackie’s commitment, Rachel’s commitment, to the commitment of everybody who wanted to see this happen and now it is here.”
NAACP bylaws prohibit local branches from taking positions contrary to the state branch. The lawsuit also raises concern about how the quote was obtained. “The NAACP is proud to stand with Indian Tribes in strong support of Prop 26 to help further Indian self-reliance,” Callender said in a statement given to California Black Media (CBM). “We are outraged that the card room casinos and their No on 26 campaign would deceptively use the NAACP name in its arguments despite our strong support. We are suing to have these dishonest statements removed from the ballot arguments so it does not mislead voters.” Callender’s lawsuit further points out that the position ‘President Emeritus’ does not exist within the NAACP and the only branch that can clear use of the trademarked term NAACP in support or opposition of any legislation is the state branch of the organization. A declaration in support of the lawsuit from Hadley-Hemp. stead describes how she believes she was misled or misunderstood when she was asked to give the statement by Betty Williams, former President of the Sacramento Chapter of the statethatthatHadley-HempsteadNAACP.declaredshewasundertheimpressionWilliamsstillworkedforthebranchandbelievedthather statement against Prop 26 was in solidarity with Callender and the position of the state branch. In her declaration, HadleyHempstead says “If I had known that Ms. Williams wasn’t working on behalf of NAACP, I would have said no right away…… As a longtime NAACP member, I would not agree to lend my name to a public document that took a contrary position to the official NAACP position and would not knowingly violate the NAACP’s bylaws.”
