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Vol. 50 No. 18

August 22, 2019 - August 28, 2019

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

After Five Years, NY Police Officer Who Chokes Eric Garner to Death on Video is Finally Fired

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AFROBlack Congressional Leadership Grills JUUL Executives By Afro Staff

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor

Please go to our website sb-american.com to view On August 19, New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced the firing of Officer Daniel Pantaleo. Pantaleo. Pantaleo choked Eric Garner, 43, to death on a sidewalk in Staten Island New York on July 17, 2014, after Pantaleo stopped Garner for selling loose cigarettes. The video of Garner begging for his life and repeating the words “I can’t breathe” eleven times, catapulted the case into the

national spotlight and made it an often-mentioned example of police brutality. Pantaleo was later assigned to desk duty and had his salary raised. Five months after the Garner killing, a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict Pantaleo. Then-District Attorney Dan Donovan made the decision and was later elected to Congress. In his August 19 announcement, NYPD

Stacey Abrams Says She’d Serve as Vice President

Commissioner James O’Neill said he expects rank and file officers to be upset with him for firing Pantaleo. “If I was still a cop, I would probably be mad at me.” Police in New York have long been accustomed to winning political battles in public and rarely does the Commissioner admit mistakes by individual officers. “In this case, the unintended consequence of Mr. Garner’s

death must have a consequence of its own,” O’Neill stated. “There are absolutely no victors here today,” he added. “After five long years, justice finally breathes. But firing this guy is just the beginning,” wrote Professor Ibram Kendi of American University moments after the news was released. The head of the Police union in New York had another view. “He will lose his police department,” said Patrick Lynch, president of the city’s Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. Eric Garner’s death on video at the hands of Pantaleo occurred less than a month before the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. by police Officer Darren Wilson. Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke

Massive hemp farm — up to 1,280 acres — could rise in San Bernardino County’s Mojave Desert...continued

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’ve just come to the decision that my best value add, the strongest contribution I can give to this primary, would be to make sure our nominee is coming into an environment where there are strong voter protections in place,” Abrams told the New York Times. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia an environment where there are strong voter protections in place,” Abrams told the Times. “I would not have publicly raised the possibility if it was not a legitimate thought,” Abrams said. She said the current field, which “I would not have publicly raised includes former Vice President Joe the possibility if it was not a Biden; Calif. Sen. Kamala Harris; legitimate thought,” Abrams said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker; The overcrowded Democratic and Vermont Sen. Bernie presidential field has a record six Sanders, is talented. women seeking the nomination. Earlier this year when Biden But one prominent individual entered the race, he was who isn’t running for the top job reportedly considering Abrams as has thrown her hat into the ring a running mate. for vice president. YAHOO! Newsreported that Former Georgia Gubernatorial Abrams dismissed those rumors, Candidate Stacey Abrams said noting that at the time, Abrams she would be delighted to serve was considering a run for under one of the 22 candidates. president. “I would be honored to be Earlier this year, Booker said he considered by any nominee,” believed that a woman should be Abrams told The New York on the ticket. Timeson Wednesday, Aug. 14. Another candidate, former “I’ve just come to the decision Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, said that my best value add, the he would find it “very difficult not strongest contribution I can give to select a woman” as his running to this primary, would be to make mate. sure our nominee is coming into

Massive hemp farm — up to 1,280 acres — could rise in San Bernardino County’s Mojave Desert By SANDRA EMERSON | semerson@scng.com | PUBLISHED: August 19, 2019 at 7:00 am | UPDATED: August 20, 2019 at 1:33 pm The company behind a controversial water pumping project is adding hemp to its farming operations in the Mojave Desert.

Cadiz Inc., which owns about 35,000 acres of land with water rights in San Bernardino County, has partnered with Glass House (continued in next 2 columns)

Los Angeles-based Cadiz Inc. has partnered with Long Beach-based Glass House Farms to plant five acres of hemp on Cadiz’s agricultural property in San Bernardino County. (Courtesy of Cadiz Inc.)

Group, a Long Beach-based cannabis and hemp company, to find out how well the newly legalized crop grows in the desert. Hemp is related to marijuana, but doesn’t get you high and can be used to make textiles, clothing and body care products. Once planted, Cadiz officials say the farm would be the largest in San Bernardino County and potentially the state. In July, the companies, which formed SoCal Hemp Co., planted five acres of hemp on Cadiz’s 9,600-acre farm in Cadiz Valley, about 60 miles northeast of Twentynine Palms. The goal: figure out what works, what doesn’t and ultimately expand to 1,280 acres by the end of 2020. “We really liked (hemp) for a number of reasons,” said Scott Slater, CEO and president of Los Angeles-based Cadiz Inc. “The first reason, and the most important reason, is we think it’s a long-term sustainable crop that’s compatible with the desert environment.” Los Angeles-based Cadiz Inc. has partnered with Long Beachbased Glass House Farms to plant five acres of hemp on Cadiz’s agricultural property in San

Bernardino County. (Courtesy of Cadiz Inc.) Cadiz, which is facing a new hurdle from the state on its proposed Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project in the same area, has held agricultural permits for about 9,600 acres since 1993. It has grown organic grapes, citrus and seasonal crops relying on groundwater for irrigation. Today, the main crop is lemons, including pink lemons. The hemp will be organic and sun-grown on property surrounded by vacant federal land. This eliminates the concern of offending neighbors with the plant’s odor or the risk of pesticide overspray from surrounding agricultural farms, Slater said. The plants also use 20% of the water needed to water a lemon tree and there’s fewer pests in the desert, he said.

Carol McGruder and Dr. Valerie Yerger representing AATCLC at the 2 part-hearing “We are as committed, as ever, to combating youth usage, but don’t take our word for it, look at our actions,” JUUL Labs said in a statement. “We are looking at your actions, and they are deeply troubling,” Cummings told James Monsees, the billionaire cofounder and product officer of JUUL Labs. “Kids are especially attracted to flavored tobacco products,” Cummings continued. Federal and local regulations have attempted to curb youth usage, primarily focusing on policing retailers for sales to minors and proscribing flavors and formulas particularly appealing or solely appealing to children. When the FDA announced that new products entering the market would be subject to additional scrutiny, products already at market were given amnesty through a grandfather date. Questions remain unanswered by JUUL about what was the business’s mindset when a wide variety of JUUL products flooded the market just before the grandfather date elapsed. “What’s very disturbing about this, and problematic, is that it seems that you were looking to circumvent FDA regulation,” Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-D) told James Monsees, the billionaire co-founder and product officer of JUUL Labs. “And that’s what’s troublesome about this paper trail and what

you’re corroborating here, today.” Pressley’s questioning centered on whether or not JUUL juices and vaping paraphernalia were “rushed,” as Pressley put it, to market in order to avoid tightening regulations on a rapidly expanding nicotine delivery market. “Because JUUL did not want to quote ‘imply that they are going away,’ the next line acknowledges that many may not be available by the end of this year,” Pressley continued, questioning whether JUUL Labs was pushing a wide variety of flavors and nicotine concentrations on retailers, knowing ahead of time some such products were doomed to fail. Congressional Oversight is calling the rise in youth nicotine use an “epidemic,” and activists like The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) are applauding industry leaders coming under heightened scrutiny. “JUUL has been making power plays all over the country to engage top Black leaders and lobbyists to clear JUUL’s path to Black nicotine addicted smokers,” AATCLC said in a press release finding Cummings “standing strong for public health policy that protects Black folks too.” This article originally appeared in The Afro.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Celebrating 100 Years With Historic $100k Scholarship Community Education News

Zeta’s International Centennial, President,Valerie Hollingsworth Baker

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, an international

women's service organization with a focus on education, will celebrate its centennial year in January 2020 by awarding a historical $100,000 scholarship to a deserving young woman. Eligible students are encouraged to apply by January 16, 2020; a link to the application and detailed instructions can be found here: https:// zphib1920.org/eblast/2019/april/ Founders-CentennialScholarship-packet.pdf.

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Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory Offers Free Music Lessons for Youth

THE WORLD IN THEIR HANDS: ...continued

By Lauren Floyd

It’s no secret that when it comes to under-resourced communities in predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods, arts and music education is usually lacking. But the program director of the Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory & Youth Symphony, Billy Mitchell, says it’s not because the programs don’t exist. “The problem with under resourced areas is that they very seldom get information on all the opportunities that are out there,” says Mitchell. “There are college scholarships and grants and all kinds of things available.” One of those programs you should know about in the South Central L.A., Watts and Compton area, is the Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory, or WWC, which is now preparing for its tenth year of providing free music classes to youth, ages 6-18. WWC was established in early 2010 at the Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club in partnership with the Scholarship Performance Preparatory Academy, also known as SAPPA. The program offers high quality music education and exposure into the world of arts which builds selfesteem, discipline and creativity amongst its youth participants. “We stress learning music correctly at a very early age so you can create any music you want not only creatively, but effectively,” says Mitchell, a selftaught pianist who has had an affinity for music since childhood. Growing up with that natural inclination for music meant that Mitchell says he, like many students, struggled with the technical aspect of practicing and taking lessons. “I totally get it, I understand why young people are resistant [of music lessons] and why this

is kind of difficult. I did the same thing. But later, as I got back into music, I found myself in a professional setting, and I wasn’t prepared.” WWC Youth Symphony performs at their mid-year recital 2019. (Photo courtesy of WWC.) WWC Youth Symphony performs at their mid-year recital 2019. (Photo courtesy of WWC.) Mitchell went back to school to get professionally trained which he says was much more difficult as an adult. Now, Mitchell has instilled this lesson he learned in his outreach to youth.“It’s so important to learn music as a child. So, I brought that message to young people because once you got it as a child…you got it,” says Mitchell. “I have been judging music competitions for years and I am always disappointed that a lot of my inner-city students, who I know are qualified and talented, are not showing up. And when they do show up, they are not operating at the level that I would expect them to, and the level that I know they can operate at, because they’ve never had the exposure to these kinds of programs.” The students of WWC are being prepared to reverse these types of disparities in music. Participants attend one hour classes after school, twice a week. They learn to read music and play symphonic string instruments — violin, viola, cello and bass. These satellite programs are designed to be the network that forms the core of the Watts-Willowbrook Youth Symphony, made up of young people from the South Central L.A. and the Watts/Compton communities. Classes are offered at three locations in the Watts/ Compton area, including the WLCAC campus on Central

Ex-UCLA Employee Awarded Nearly $1.6M in Harassment Suit By City News Service

Black former UCLA phlebotomist who said she was subjected to racial harassment that included use of the N-word was awarded nearly $1.6 million in damages by a jury. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury rejected Nicole Birden’s claim that she was fired in 2016 due to her race, but the panel determined she was subjected to severe or pervasive harassment because she is black and that her supervisors failed to take corrective actions. The jury awarded the 48-yearold Birden $500,000 for past emotional distress and mental harm, $800,000 for future emotional distress and mental harm, more than $190,000 for past economic loss and more than $86,000 for future economic loss. “We are thankful that a diverse Los Angeles jury could come together and give Ms. Birden the justice she deserved after a hardfought jury trial,” Birden’s attorney, V. James DeSimone, said. Lawyer Stephen Ronk, on behalf of the UC Board of Regents, argued during the trial that Birden was fired because of a “clear pattern of performance issues.”

UCLA Health issued a statement Tuesday saying it was disappointed in the verdict and reviewing its legal options. “UCLA Health is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation of any kind,” according to UCLA Health. “Ensuring a respectful and inclusive environment is essential to the university’s mission, and her “lazy,” “dark woman” and “liar” in Spanish. In addition, some co-workers called Birden “the Black girl with the attitude,” DeSimone told the jury. “There was a culture of discrimination and harassment unfortunately at the lab,” DeSimone alleged. Birden was a dedicated worker who drew blood from as many as seven patients an hour, DeSimone said of his client, a single mother of a 28-year-old and 21-year-old twins. “She was good at her job, she loved her job,” DeSimone said. He said Birden made numerous reports to management about her alleged mistreatment, but “her complaints fell on deaf ears.” Birden has suffered financial (continued in next 2 columns)

(Left to right) Education coordinator Liz Fagbile, teaching artist Paulette Richards and collections manager Yanique Leonard are a few creative staff members helping to tell puppetry stories in Atlanta. (Photo: Reginald Duncan / The Atlanta Voice) WWC Youth Symphony performs at their mid-year recital 2019. (Photo courtesy of WWC.)

Registration for the WWC Fall 2019 session begins Sept. 10. (Photo courtesy of WWC.) Avenue. Classes are completely free with the exception of a $10 registration fee. Registration for the WWC Fall 2019 session begins Sept. 10. (Photo courtesy of WWC.) Registration for the WWC Fall 2019 session begins Sept. 10. (Photo courtesy of WWC.) The WWC program is free through the sponsorship and support of The Herb Alpert Foundation, The Ayrshire Foundation, California Community Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Southern California Edison, The Colburn Foundation, The California Arts Council and the Jerry & Terri Kohl Foundation. Still, Mitchell says as with most inner-city music programs, funding remains a continuous need for WWC. “We’ve been very fortunate from corporate funding, but we haven’t been so fortunate with community funding which has been an issue with me,” says Mitchell. He doesn’t know why exactly that is, but he says its troubling to see so much funding and attention from celebrities and

public figures, being invested elsewhere, while the communities they came from are still struggling. Regardless, the goal of the program remains focused on enriching the youth of South L.A., Watts and Compton with music. “My goal is to make sure our kids learn music correctly so that they can have control of their careers and control of their lives. I don’t want my hip-hop artists to go into a studio and the engineer has to tell them that there are three beats there, or four beats there,” says Mitchell. “In any genre we represent, I want us to know all the technical aspects of it so we can control it.” WWC’s Fall 2019 session begins September 10. Registration and orientation will take place Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 5PM in the City of Los Angeles “Old Library Building”’ at 1501 E 103rdSt., Los Angeles, CA 90002. Applications are available online at www.sappa.net and you can learn more about WWC at wattswillowbrookconservatory.com. This article originally appeared in The Los Angeles Sentinel.

with each gesture. It’s literally all in the hands, too. “The process starts with the puppet,” said Collins, 27, who is starring as Beauty in Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts’ rendition of “Beauty and the Beast.” “I find my voice, which this puppet’s voice is fun with sass. Then, I work on movements.” Beauty’s groovy Mama is played by Hunter, who naturally draws from everyone’s Southern hairdresser, aunts, cousins and friends, to develop the urbandwelling character. The two puppetry artists’ leading presence in this 2019 summertime love tale signifies a cultural shift in who exactly is telling the world of puppetry’s stories. African-Americans playing prominent roles both on the stage and behind the scenes isn’t taken lightly at the center — America’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of puppetry. It puts diversity and inclusion at the forefront of its productions and museum exhibits yearlong. “What we do is universal,” said Hunter, also 27. “It’s not about us. It’s about bringing our puppets to life in a way that’s relatable to different cultures and people coming from different places.” The Actors The center’s main stage is where the magic happens. For the past month, Hunter and Collins have given the popular musical a hip-hop spin in a puppetry style known as Czech black theater. The actors are clothed in all-black attire with a tight light only curtaining the puppets. The two collaborate with a

nearly 15-member crew of other puppeteers and stage/ musical/ lighting/ sound/ scenic designers to pull off the cleverly crafted, well-illuminated performance. A real “quitting time” horn blows in one scene. In another, leaves actually look and sound like they’re rustling in the wind. “From the sound to light effects, everything we perform is in sync,” said Collins, an experimental theater artist who also shows off her Baptist church singing vocals as Beauty. “Working together, we’re able to bring the puppets’ world to life.” In fact, Beauty is so in tune with Mama that young audience members instantly laugh, turn to their own mothers and whisper, “That’s you, momma. That’s you!” While Collins is in her fifth production at the center, this production is Hunter’s debut regarding his acting and singing chops. They both earn standing ovations and often random fistled jumps from kid viewers. “I play a character who says everything our moms say,” Hunter said. Hunter said he learned of the center’s acting opportunities after participating in a Pinewood Atlanta Studios puppet-animated show called “Moon and Me.” Pinewood, located in Fayetteville, Georgia, is the second-largest purpose-built film and entertainment studio in North America and where many of the Marvel films have been filmed. “I learned so much about how technical puppetry is,” Hunter said, “and that was something I wanted to continue. That’s how I ended up working here with such a great group of creative people.”

Ex-UCLA Employee Awarded Nearly $1.6M in Harassment Suit...continued losses as well as emotional distress, DeSimone said. She now works for Kaiser Permanente, but has fewer benefits, he said. Ronk told jurors during the trial that Birden never said in her initial complaints to management that she believed she was being treated different because she is Black. “All of that came after the fact,” Ronk said. Ronk said it is crucial that phlebotomists immediately answer calls from dispatchers to draw blood from patients because, depending on the situation, it can be a matter of life and death. Some

of those dispatchers complained that Birden would “disappear for long periods during her shift,” according to the defense’s court papers. “The number one goal is to make sure patient care comes first and foremost,” Ronk said. Birden had a “clear pattern of performance issues” and “none of it had to do with race,” he said. Birden described the co-worker who allegedly used the N-word “a good guy,” Ronk said. “He wasn’t doing it to try and offend somebody,” Ronk said. This article originally appeared in The Los Angeles Sentinel.

THE WORLD IN THEIR HANDS: The Center for Puppetry Arts’ creative AfricanAmerican ensemble are sharing art and inclusion with international audiences ATLANTA VOICE — Their hands morph into talking, singing, dancing mop heads. Using recycled materials, African-American puppeteers Greg Hunter and Jimmica Collins know how to command a performance stage, capturing kids’ and their parents’ hearts with each gesture. It’s literally all in the hands, too. By Candace Dantes The San Bernardino AMERICAN News Staff Samuel Martin Sr.-Founder

Atlanta-based artists Greg Hunter and Jimmica Collins on set for the Center for Puppetry Arts’ 2019 production of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ (Photo: Reginald Duncan / The Atlanta Voice) Their hands morph into talking, singing, dancing mop heads. Using recycled materials, African-American puppeteers Greg Hunter and Jimmica Collins

know how to command a performance stage, capturing kids’ and their parents’ hearts (continued in next 2 columns)

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Aguilar Works “Job for a Day” at Anita’s Snack Foods in San Bernardino Business News

San Bernardino, CA — Last week, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) took his Job for a Day tour of the Inland Empire to Anita’s Snack Foods in San Bernardino. Aguilar spent the day packing and preparing Anita’s products for shipments, providing him an opportunity to learn more about the business and hear from Inland Empire residents who work there. “Companies like Anita’s are creating good jobs in our community by focusing on quality and innovation, and I wanted to see up close what’s made their business a success. My Job for a Day tour is all about spending time with working people and learning how I can better serve Inland Empire businesses and families, and I’m grateful I had the opportunity to do that at a business with such deep roots in Southern California,” said Aguilar.

“It was a great pleasure to have Congressman Aguilar visit and work in the facility. It was great to hear that we all shared the same passion and point of view on the need to develop our workforce. The Congressman’s willingness

State Water Board Authorizes Nearly Quarter Billion Dollars to Provide Safe and Affordable Drinking Water

to meet the team and jump into some of our daily jobs shows his commitment and dedication to the people of San Bernardino County,” said Mauro Gomez, Vice President of Sales at Anita’s Snack Foods.

State Water Board Authorizes Nearly Quarter Billion Dollars to Provide Safe and Affordable Drinking Water...continued priority and core value.

New Web-based Tool Released to Track Progress toward Human Right to Water Goals State/Government News

SACRAMENTO – The State Water Resources Control Board today authorized spending nearly a quarter billion dollars to help local water systems provide safe, reliable drinking water to communities throughout the state and begin closing the safe drinking water gap for more than one million Californians. “Communities across the state have struggled for far too long without access to safe drinking water,” said State Water Resources Control Board Chair E. Joaquin Esquivel. “With today’s action, we can begin to close this gap and ensure that the essential human right to safe and affordable water is provided to all Californians.” The Board authorized spending $130 million this year and for the next 10 years from the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 200 (Monning), which created the fund to provide a reliable source of ongoing funding for safe drinking water needs using revenue from the state’s cap-andtrade program. The Board also voted to authorize spending $80 million in one-time appropriations from Proposition 68, the statewide bond measure voters passed in 2018, and $31.5 million in onetime, legislatively sanctioned General Fund dollars to provide emergency funding for projects serving disadvantaged communities. More than 300 communities and thousands of domestic well users across the state lack safe drinking water because of contamination by arsenic, nitrates and other chemicals. Many other communities served by small drinking water systems are also vulnerable to water quality violations and lack the financial capacity to build, operate and maintain necessary treatment facilities. Building a Comprehensive Program The new funding will allow the State Water Board to comprehensively address the full array of issues that prevent water systems from providing safe and affordable drinking water. This includes operating and maintaining modernized treatment systems, building the technical and managerial capacity of local water systems, and consolidating smaller systems with nearby larger ones. The funding also will allow small water systems to access additional resources for new treatment facilities and other needed infrastructure. Until now, many small systems could not access these resources because they lacked the funding and

technical and managerial expertise to operate this critical public health infrastructure. During the first year of implementation, most of the funding will be used to award grants and contracts with assistance providers to address immediate drinking water and public health needs in the short term, while beginning to plan and implement long-term solutions in hundreds of communities around the state. Board staff outlined their plan for implementing the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program at today’s Board meeting. “This funding is the keystone to a comprehensive program the State Water Board has built over the last several years to help local water systems,” said Chair Esquivel. “It will allow us to provide immediate safe drinking water supplies and help ensure the long-term sustainability of community water systems.”

Draft Human Right to Water Data Tool Released Also, at today’s Board meeting, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment presented a new interactive, webbased map tool for assessing water quality, affordability and accessibility for each of the state’s communities and water providers. The tool uses 13 indicators to provide a baseline assessment that will help the State Water Board track progress towards achieving the goals of safe and affordable drinking water that is accessible to all Californians. The draft report and tool are works in progress, and additional data is needed to provide a comprehensive assessment. During a 60-day public comment period, OEHHA and the State Water Board will conduct webinars and workshops to solicit public input that will be used to finalize the report and tool by the end of the year. Read the draft report, Achieving the Human Right to Water in California, An Assessment of the State’s Community Water Systems. View the Draft Human Right to Water Data Tool.

In 2012, California enacted Human Right to Water legislation (AB 685) recognizing that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.” The State Water Board adopted a resolution identifying that right as a top (continued in next 2 columns)

Aguilar began his Job for a Day in 2017 to work side by side with the employees and small businesses who drive the Inland Empire economy. This is the tour’s fourth stop in 2019, and twelfth stop overall.

Since 2014, the board has: Brought 250 systems that were failing to deliver safe drinking water back into compliance. Taken actions that led to the consolidation of 100 failing - or likely to fail - water systems. Helped more than 200 small disadvantaged communities secure funding for project planning and construction. Provided over $1.4 billion in low-interest loans and grants, benefitting approximately 7.2 million people in communities large and small, rich and poor, urban and rural.

The State Water Board maintains a list and map of these communities on its Human Right to Water portal. For more information on this ongoing effort, a frequently asked questions document poses important questions and answers. The Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.

STARKART Helps Small Businesses get Discovered and Ranked Higher Online Business News STARKART, the largest grocery cart advertising company in the U.S. and Canada, recently teamed up with the NALA’s Reputation and Directory Management (RDM) product to bring the best of traditional and digital together for local businesses. The NALA’s RDM platform is specifically designed for the marketing needs of small and medium-sized local businesses nationwide. The platform helps businesses get discovered on the most significant search engines and directories, as its features include Google Analytics, Google Promotional Posts, review widgets, and additional review sites, such as Zillow, Open Table, TripAdvisor, and much more. This gives small and mid-sized businesses a more active and positive online presence. “RDM, which utilizes online reputation and listing management software, lists and optimizes a business on up to 50 top directory sites and search engines, such as Google, Facebook, and Yelp,” said Keith H. Sonne, Executive Vice President of STARKART, whose mission is to help local businesses attract new customers and keep their existing ones through its successful grocery cart advertising program. “This better ensures your business is found and ranks higher in searches.” Added Eric Adams, Vice President - Production of the NALA, “Our RDM platform also assures your business listing is consistent so it will get more visitors, which means more business and more customer reviews. Keep in mind that the smallest inconsistency can be detrimental to your organic ranking.” To see how discoverable your business is online, try the NALA’s GET LISTED and REVIEW scan tools free at HERE. From realtors and attorneys to restaurants and doctors, and any businesses in between, RDM helps SMB owners request reviews from customers, while

increasing the number of positive reviews received from one easyto-use dashboard. RDM not only makes a business discoverable online, but stand out. “It isn’t enough just to be found these days, you must also have stellar reviews, so that once you are found the customer will choose you to do business with,” noted Sonne. Stated Adams, “Keep in mind that 92 percent of consumers read online reviews before doing business with any company and 84 percent trust online reviews as much as their friends.” RDM also includes revamped analytics, including Google Profile Analytics, which includes visits, clicks, number of calls and directions. It also monitors button clicks for Google posts, review traffic and more. Clients can also request reviews for custom sites including Zillow, which accounts for 48 percent of all site traffic for real estate searches online. Additionally, the RDM tool allows for a business to make updates whenever necessary, which automatically syncs across all of the sites managed. It is essential for a business to make updates when business hours change, due to a new season or to announce a new product or service. Every time an update is made, it shows as new activity on each of the listings, which can help with a business’ SEO and ranking. “Business owners don’t have time to spend making updates on 50 sites online manually and it will take some sites days, weeks or even months to update. RDM more efficiently updates such changes across all managed sites, making them consistent faster,” concluded Sonne. For more information about how to improve your online reputation, and/or become discoverable, check out our short video here. For more information about grocery cart advertising visit http://starkart.com/ or https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / STARKARTadvertising/.

State Treasurer Fiona Ma Announces $73.7 Million Green Bond Sale for Rice Waste Recycling Plant State/Government News SACRAMENTO – California State Treasurer Fiona Ma today announced that $73.7 million in tax-exempt green bond financing has been issued for CalPlant I, LLC, a company that will turn rice straw into medium density fiberboard at its Willows plant in the Sacramento Valley. The fiberboard can be used in manufacturing flooring, furniture, doors, shelves and other products. The plant, scheduled to open later this year, is expected to employ 115 full time workers and an additional 450 part-time workers during the harvest season, from September through November. It will also support 325 construction jobs as this first-ofa-kind project is being built. Rice straw is a waste product created when approximately 500,000 acres of rice is grown and harvested in California each year. Currently, much of rice straw is eliminated by flooding fields and allowing the straw to decompose, which releases methane gas. The new plant will avoid that process for about 275,000 tons annually and save an estimated 17.8 billion gallons of water and prevent about 57,000 tons of methane, a greenhouse gas, from being released into the atmosphere. The bond sale was authorized by the California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA), which is chaired by Treasurer Ma. “This project is overflowing with benefits,” Treasurer Ma said. “It’s a massive recycling effort that will assist rice growers, improve the environment by saving water, reduce greenhouse gases, produce high quality fiberboard for construction and renovation, and support much needed jobs in this rural community.” CalPlant 1 self-certified the bonds as green bonds because they are consistent with the Green

Bond Principles adopted by the International Capital Market Association. The 300,000-square-foot plant will recycle straw from up to100,000 acres annually. It will produce 112-million-square feet of medium density fiberboard (MDF) using a patented method of production that meets, or exceeds, the American National Standards Institute’s standards for wood-based MDF. Fiona Ma is California’s 34th State Treasurer. She was elected on November 6, 2018 with more votes (7,825,587) than any other candidate for treasurer in the state's history. She is the first woman of color and the first woman Certified Public Accountant (CPA) elected to the position. The State Treasurer’s Office was created in the California Constitution in 1849. It provides financing for schools, roads, housing, recycling and waste management, hospitals, public facilities, and other crucial infrastructure projects that better the lives of residents. California is the world’s fifth-largest economy and Treasurer Ma is the state’s primary banker. Her office processes more than $2 trillion in payments within a typical year. She provides transparency and oversight for the government’s investment portfolio and accounts, as well as for the state’s surplus funds. Treasurer Ma oversees an investment portfolio of more than $102 billion, approximately $20 billion of which are local government funds. She serves as agent for sale for all State bonds, and is trustee on over $100 billion of outstanding debt. For more news about the State Treasurer’s Office, please follow Treasurer Ma on Twitter at @CalTreasurer, Instagram at caltreasurer, and on Facebook at California State Treasurer's Office.

Cooperative Economic Empowerment Movement Announces its 2nd Annual CEEM Weekend at the LA County Fair: A Tribute to Black Influence in Popular Culture Use promo code ‘CEEM2019’ to receive $8 tickets (almost 60% off regular ticker price) at lacf.com/buy-tickets Business News

continue to disrupt the culture, shine a light on our experiences, and further CEEM’s mission to build wealth within our community.” stated CEEM’s CEO Kyle Webb. When: September 13 - 15, 2019 Where: LA County Fair, 101 W. McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA 91768

Los Angeles, California, August 2, 2019 – The 2nd Annual CEEM Weekend at the LA County Fair will feature a “Tribute to Black Influence in Pop Culture!” Come celebrate the incredible impact of AfricanAmerican contributions to this year’s fair theme: Pop Culture! The CEEM Weekend is sponsored by McDonald’s Black & Positively Golden Campaign. McDonald’s Black & Positively Golden campaign celebrates a new movement to uplift communities and empower excellence through education, empowerment and entrepreneurship. “Jean Luc Basquiat, Lebron James, Miles Davis, Grace Jones, Duke Ellington, Beyonce, Spike Lee, Diana Ross, Prince; there is no doubt that the AfricanAmerican community has had profound impact on all aspects of pop culture from art to film to fashion to sports to music. CEEM is proud to continue our partnership with the LA County Fair to offer the community a fun and interactive experience that will celebrate our rich pop culture heritage, offer a path forward by seeking creative ways to

The CEEM Takeover will feature: * Live musical and dancing performances * Inspiring panel discussions led by AfricanAmerican entrepreneurs and business owners * A student-led pop culture art exhibit * A fun and interactive Kids Zone * Delicious soul food and fare from a variety of Blackowned businesses and vendors * Inspirational Gospel Sunday Beginning August 2, CEEM is offering a special promotional ticket price for attendees. Fair goers will receive $8 tickets by using promo code CEEM2019 at check out when visiting lacf.com/buy-tickets. Attendees are encouraged to follow CEEM activities and share their own experience at the event space via the hashtag #JOINCEEM #CEEMWeekend #CEEMpops This event is produced by Deyaa Marketing. For a detailed schedule and more information, visit www.CEEM.coop/LACF, or follow CEEM on Instagram and Facebook @CEEMCoop and Twitter @ceem_ie.

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Planned Parenthood Names Pediatricians: Black Children Suffer Significantly From Racism Black President and CEO By The Tri-State Defender

Planned Parenthood named Alexis McGill Johnson as president and CEO of the organization and the National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, as well as other Black women’s organizations, expressed their support By Brianna McAdoo

During a critical time for reproductive rights, Planned Parenthood has made a shift in leadership, announcing that Alexis McGill Johnson will serve as the acting president and CEO of the organization. In a statement released by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda (NBWRJA), they expressed their support of the newly appointed McGill Johnson. In the U.S., where Black women are three to four times more likely to die during childbirth or pregnancy than White women, it is urgent for the intersections of race and access to quality reproductive care to be prioritized. “As a woman of color and champion of health equity, Alexis McGill Johnson brings crucial professional and personal experience as she takes the reins of Planned Parenthood,” NBWRJA highlighted in their statement. “ She surely understands the intersection of the issues connected to reproductive health and rights because of her own lived experiences.” McGill Johnson is far from new to the inner workings of Planned

Parenthood, she previously served as the Chair of the Board for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) from 2013 to 2015 in addition to being a board member for the Planned Parenthood Action Fund for over a decade. Aside from her work at Planned Parenthood, she is the executive director and co-founder of the Perception Institute, a research consortium focused on a myriad of identities including race, gender and ethnic, and finding solutions to discrimination. In 2018, McGill Johnson coconstructed Starbuck’s racial bias training curriculum. In a statement released by PPFA board Chair Aimee Cunningham and PPAF Board Chair Jennie Rosenthal announcing McGill Johnson’s appointment, they spotlight her service to the organization over the years. “She expanded the organization’s philanthropic reach and helped develop a strategic plan to increase access to Planned Parenthood’s health centers and identify new technologies to meet the needs of Planned Parenthood’s patients,” the statement said.

Three ways Congress can lower seniors' pharmacy bills By Peter J. Pitts Medicare Part D is a lifeline to more than 43 million Americans age 65 and up. Since its creation more than 15 years ago, Part D has enabled seniors to choose between a variety of low-cost prescription drug plans. But no program is perfect. Here are three ways Congress can improve Medicare Part D to lower seniors' drug tabs. 1. Cap how much seniors pay for prescription medications

3. Protect Part D's market structure

One million Part D beneficiaries had out-of-pocket costs above $5,000 in 2017. This isn't okay -- especially since more than half of Americans don't have an extra $1,000 in savings to spot an emergency expense.

Part D has a unique structure that helps keep costs at bay. The government subsidizes coverage but private insurers administer plans. This model spurs competition among insurers, ultimately lowering costs for enrollees and improving access to quality drug coverage. Thanks in part to this competition, Part D came in $349 billion under budget in its first decade. Premiums are lower than expected, too -- just half of original projections.

2. Pass rebates on to patients Did you know that drug manufactures give out more than $150 billion in rebates each year? Probably not -- that's because those rebates don't always translate into savings at the pharmacy counter. Some of these rebates flow to middlemen in the drug supply chain. The rest trickle down to patients in the form of lower

increased risk of depression, obesity and greater susceptibility to sickness among children who are exposed to racism. Researchers have linked racism experienced by children to worsened sleep, higher rates of doctor visits and lower selfesteem. “One of the main mechanisms responsible for those effects, researchers say, is the way prolonged stress wears away at people’s bodies. Experiences of discrimination can flood the body with stress hormones such as cortisol — a chemical that readies the body to fight or flee. Studies have show that even the anticipation of discrimination can trigger the stress response. Over time, stress hormones can lead to inflammatory reactions that make the body more susceptible to chronic diseases. Though it can sometimes be difficult to parse out racism from all the other structural inequalities, including a disproportionate number of black children being jailed, poverty, violence and food insecurity, clearly there is a link to health outcomes in black children, according to researchers.” As Kyle Yasuda, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics notes to the Post: “It’s more than just medicine and genetic makeup. It means looking at all the determinants of health. And science has shown us racism plays a part in that equation.”

The new report will be issued to the AAP’s 67,000 members with an extensive list of recommendations, reports the Post. The AAP News and Journals, in summarizing the report, says that doctors of providers “might ask about recent events in the community that may have had an impact on the patient and family, determine the need for counseling or alternative forms of support such as affinity groups at school, and provide anticipatory guidance on effective communication and strategies to keep children and adolescents safe. Pediatricians can collaborate with local schools, school health systems and justice systems to ensure that all patients meet their developmental and vocational milestones.” In addition to diversifying the field and training pediatric staff to be more “culturally competent,” the policy also recommends that “pediatricians reflect on their own biases and integrate structural and individual-level strategies that optimize professional practice.” From the report: “By engaging patients and families in clinical care settings and through effective anticipatory guidance, pediatricians can help parents raise children and adolescents who can do the following:

Black Women Increasingly Suffer From Stress, Depression and Anxiety Health/Fitness News

premiums. But that does little to help patients who require multiple medicines each month; they pay costly co-insurance fees for each pharmacy visit. Congress should ensure these rebates flow to patients who need it. By one estimate, if all manufacturer rebates were passed to patients at the point of sale, seniors with diabetes could save $3.7 billion annually.

Thankfully, lawmakers have floated the idea of eliminating out-of-pocket costs for seniors who spend at least $5,100 on prescription drugs for the year. This type of reform would provide vulnerable seniors some much needed financial relief.

“She is a trusted and tireless advocate for reproductive justice. Her resume of accomplishments and experience is exhaustive,” stated the NBWRJA. “A longtime leader in Planned Parenthood and an expert on social justice movements, we are excited to stand with her on the front lines of the fight for reproductive rights, health equity and justice.” In addition to the endorsement from In Our Own Voice NBWRJA, the support statement was also signed by Black Women for Wellness, Black Women’s Health Imperative, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, SisterLove, Inc., SisterReach, SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW, The Afiya Center and Women With A Vision. McGill Johnson took to Twitter to share her excitement. “Having been part of the Planned Parenthood family for nearly a decade, and having spent my career working in movements for social justice, I can’t think of a greater honor or more weighty responsibility than leading an organization like Planned Parenthood in this moment,” the new President and CEO wrote. This article originally appeared in The Afro.

Surprise! Racism—that “thing” white people say doesn’t exist— has dire long-term effects on the health of black children and adolescents, according to a report released by the country’s largest group of pediatricians. The report, crafted into a firstof-its-kind policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, calls racism “a socially transmitted disease passed down through generations, leading to the inequities observed in our population today.” It draws on 180 studies to reach its conclusions and includes specific recommendations. It also notes that in Trump’s America (read: “the current political and cultural atmosphere,” according to the Washington Post), the danger to children is more acute and the work more urgent. “If you look at what’s in the news today, in social media, on Twitter, there is so much kids are exposed to,” said Jackie Douge, a pediatrician who co-wrote the policy, to the Post. “As much as you want to keep it in the background, it’s not in the background. It’s having direct health effects on kids.” The effects of racism have long been documented by the medical community and has dire effects on our health, as The Post reports: “Exposure to racism in adults has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, depression and other ailments. And researchers have increasingly identified dangers racism presents to the development of babies and children. Studies have found lower birth weights in babies born to African American mothers who experience discrimination. A recent analysis found an increased risk of premature birth among Latina women following Trump’s election, part of a pattern of poorer health outcomes among Latinos during his administration. Other recent studies have found an

Today, eight in 10 enrollees report satisfaction with the cost and coverage of their Part D plan. Few government programs can tout that kind of success. But lawmakers can boost Part D's popularity even higher with sensible, patientcentered reforms. Peter J. Pitts is a former FDA Associate Commissioner and is president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.

Dr. Adwoa Akhu and her bookcover Nationwide(BlackNews.com) -- Half of black American women report that they experience severe stress, while only a quarter of Caucasian women in the US report extreme stress. Research indicates that black women are also more likely to experience major depression and anxiety disorders, and Black women's symptoms are more severe than those of their white counterparts. In addition, African American woman are disproportionally affected by stress-related diseases like hypertension, obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Dr. Akhu, an expert in stress management, shows women of color how to stop running on empty so they can think, feel, and live better, with increased joy and decreased stress. "The first step toward alleviating the heavy weight

carried by the 'strong black woman', as well as addressing the resulting mental and physical damage, is the practice of selfcare," explains Dr. Akhu, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and founder of the Redefining the Strong Black Woman movement.

Cultivating Inner Peace makes it easy to draw in the positive, clear out the negative, and use even small windows of time to foster mindfulness, clarity, and joy in our daily lives, which will lead to better relationships with ourselves and others.

* Spiritually based and supported by science: powerful spiritual wisdom that is validated by psychological research.

Dr. Akhu is an author, speaker, and former president of the NY Association of Black Psychologists who regularly teaches NYPD Hostage Negotiators about mental health and mental illness. She is a master workshop facilitator, offering topics such as: Redefining What it Means to be a "Strong Black Woman," Working on Empty: The Antidote for Secondhand Stress, and Rewiring the Brain to Combat Stressful Involuntary Bias. Dr. Akhu is also a wife and mother of two girls.

* Easy to relate to: Dr. Akhu includes examples from her

Learn more at www.drakhu.com

Cultivating Inner Peace is: Dr. Akhu says that black woman can reduce their stress levels and increase joy by incorporating the following three tools into their hectic lives: * Focusing on gratitude

* A practical system: it provides maximum insight in minimum time from brief, specially formatted chapters that make it easy for busy people to consume in just a few minutes at a time.

* Learning to meditate * Engaging in daily self-care Dr. Akhu's new book, Cultivating Inner Peace: A Sustainable System for Professional Black Women, documents her simple to follow, time tested, powerful system.

personal experience as well as stories from people she has helped to illustrate real-world applications of the program.

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190008766 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 7/25/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 7/25/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Corporation Fictitious Business Name(s): HIGH DESERT SAFETY SOLUTIONS Business Address: 16333 GREEN TREE BLVD. STE 1146 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: HIGH DESERT CPR & FIRST AID INC. 16333 GREEN TREE BLVD. STE. 114 6 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 A1#: C4296916 State: CA Signature/Officer Title: Tommieselle Thompson, CEO BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 2019.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190008837 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 7/29/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 7/29/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): AHL ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES Business Address: 1645 N. MOUNTAIN AVE. UPLAND, CA 91784 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 35 CLAREMONT, CA 91711 Registrant(s)Address: KHALED A. ELKOUSSY 1645 N. MOUNTAIN AVE. UPLAND, CA 91784 Signature/Officer Title: Khaled Elkoussy BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper August 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190008797 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 7/26/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 7/26/2024 Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership Fictitious Business Name(s): PINCH LINER Business Address: 14190 SUMAC CT. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: OGOCHUKWU N. IWUORIE 2203 GRAND AVE. CLAREMONT, CA 91711 CHIZOBA N. MCSHAN 14190 SUMAC CT. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 URENNA O. IWUORIE 2203 GRAND AVE. CLAREMONT, CA 91711 Signature/Officer Title: Chizoba McShan, General Partner BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper August 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190008870 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 7/29/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 7/29/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): BUSTAMANTE CARRIERS Business Address: 17155 BASELINE AVE. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JOSE R. BUSTAMANTE 17155 BASELINE AVE. FONTANA, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: Jose R. Bustamante BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper August 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190008392 Date Filed: 7/17/2019 Filing Expires On: 7/17/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): HUIYE LAW FIRM County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 400 N. MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITE 212 UPLAND, CA 91786 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: MATRIX LAW FIRM, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C3870726 Residence Street Address: 400 N. MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITE 212 UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Fei Zhong, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190009167 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 8/05/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 8/05/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): 1. QHR REAL ESTATE SCHOOL 2. QHR ESCROW Business Address: 222 N. MOUNTAIN AVE. SUITE 202 UPLAND, CA 91786 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Phone Number: 626-664-8204 Registrant(s)Address: ANNETTE P. SEGURA 6154 SARD ST. ALTA LOMA, CA 91701 Signature/Officer Title: Annette Segura, Owner BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190009422 Filing Type: FBN Abandonment Date Filed: 8/09/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 8/09/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Related FBN Number: 20140009676 County Where Filed: SAN BERNARDINO Date Filed: 9/02/2014 Fictitious Business Name(s): HEALTHYVILLES Business Address: 5542 N. PINNACLE LN. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: ESTHER CHUANG 5542

N. PINNACLE LN. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 Signature/Officer Title: Esther Chuang BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190009404 Date Filed: 8/09/2019 Filing Expires On: 8/09/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TIMCORP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 10017 LIVE OAK AVE. FONTANA, CA 92335 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: TITAN INDUSTRIAL METAL CORPORATION State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C2684334 Residence Street Address: 10017 LIVE OAK AVE. FONTANA, CA 92335 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2014 Grant Tuttle, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1922840 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner:THUY-VI GENEVIEVE LUU NGUYEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. THUY-VI GENEVIEVE LUU NGUYEN to Proposed name: GENEVIEVE THUY-VI NGUYEN LUU 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: 9/12/19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S16 Superior Court Of California County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center 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: 8/01/19 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1900400 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner:STANLEY LEE TAYLOR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. STANLEY LEE TAYLOR to Proposed name: TAMIR ELIEZER ISRAEL 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: 9/13/19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 Superior Court Of California County Of San Bernardino SUPERIOR COURT 14455 Civic Drive Victorville, CA 92392 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: 7/30/19 Carlos M. Cabrera Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper August 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1904518 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JEFF STALIANS AKA JEFFREY STALIANS YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 Self-Help 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 St, 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): REESE LAW GROUP, Shiv Samtani, Esq., (Bar #320822), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 560121) DATE (Fecha): FEB 07 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Sabrina Jamison, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19 CNS-3281183# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1810117 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): FRANK F CARSON IV YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 Self-Help 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 St, San Diego, CA 924150210 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): REESE LAW GROUP, Golnaz Heidari, Esq., (Bar #317574), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 554679) DATE (Fecha): APR 24 2018 Clerk (Secretario), by Amanda Vice, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29/19 CNS-3280346# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso) CIVDS1828988 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JARED ISAAC LARA, ROGELIO J RO BLES AND DOES 1 TO 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY 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 Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion 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 telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesza 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 mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumpilmiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, pueda llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpia 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.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/) o poniendose en cantacto con la corte o el colegio de abagados locales The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion 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 direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Breanne L. Reese, Esq., Bar #314663, 3168 Lionshead Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92010 (File No. 283530) Telephone: 760/8425850 Date (Fecha): March 29 2019 by Karina Venegas, Deputy (Delegado) SEAL NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) To: JARED ISAAC LARA Plaintiff: MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: 1. General damages AMOUNT Pain, suffering, and inconvenience....$500.00 2. Special damages Property damage....$6,382.24 Date: July 23 2019 /s/ Breanne L. Reese, Esq. 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22/19 CNS-3278272# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1902134 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): DERALD L WEEKS YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 Self-Help 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 St, 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): REESE LAW GROUP, Golnaz Heidari, Esq., (Bar #317574), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 559693) DATE (Fecha): JAN 17 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Samantha Neubauer, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 8/15, 8/22, 8/29, 9/5/19 CNS-3282190# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1909526 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ADILENE VILLA YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 Self-Help 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 St, 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): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese, , Esq., (Bar #118226), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 560846) DATE (Fecha): MAR 29 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Paula Rogers, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/12/19 CNS-3283871# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

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the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: William M. Nassar 1461 Ford Street, Suite 203 Redlands, CA 92373 Telephone: (909)307-2000 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper August 8, 15, 22, 2019.

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MACIAS, LUZ E. MACIAS and LUZ MACIAS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ROSALIO MACIAS in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that ROSALIO MACIAS 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: September 18, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S36: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 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

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LEGALS/ LOCAL/NATIONAL NEWS

Another Black Man Targeted, Tasered and Beaten by Police

Rape and Murder by American White Males: Ideas for Change...continued less than it's population.

Incident Caught on Camera Months after Tragic Shooting of Black Woman in Same Texas City By Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Contributor

Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump and Baytown, Texas beating victim Kedrick Crawford at press conference held at Harris County Civil Courthouse in Houston, Texas Police brutality…Will it ever end? All eyes across the nation have been on the city of Baytown, Texas, ever since an unarmed Black woman, 44-year-old Pamela Turner, was shot to death on video by Baytown Police Officer Juan Delacruz back on May 13, outside of her apartment complex on Garth Rd. in Baytown. Since the incident, no charges have been filed against the officer, although the killing was squarely caught on video. Nothing has been done about the police killing of Turner since that time, except that Officer Delacruz returned back to work after being on paid leave for three days. Fast forward a few months later, and another high-profiled incident was also caught on camera, not too far from where Pamela Turner was fatally shot at close range by Officer Delacruz. Slightly before midnight on the evening of July 6th, an unarmed Black man, Kedrick Crawford, 45, is seen on camera being unsuspectingly and undeservedly assaulted by Baytown Police officers that left him having to be treated at Ben Taub Hospital for significant injuries to his face, chest, right eye, head and hands. Crawford states that he pulled into a local H-E-B parking lot on Garth Rd. to put an address into his GPS navigation app to get directions on his cell phone. As he was parked, he states that Baytown Police officers pulled up and approached his vehicle. After being confronted and questioned by police after claims that he looked suspicious while sitting in his parked vehicle, Crawford says that he gave police permission to search his vehicle upon their request. Crawford said he was not worried about giving police the consent to search his vehicle, because he was confident he had done nothing wrong. In the video, released by the Baytown Police department and obtained from the dash cam video of one of the officers, you can hear Crawford tell the officer that he had insurance and whatever else they needed to verify his identity and legitimacy, to which the officer is heard on camera responding, “And what does that have to do with anything?” After the officers’ response, Crawford then asks the officer, “So when am I free to go?” to which the officer responds, “Whenever man!” Crawford then asks a clarifying question to confirm that the

officer told him that he was free to go whenever he wanted to, and as he continues to look on in confusion as to why he was stopped, five seconds later, the officer who told him he was free to go, comes up behind him and commands him to “put your hands behind your back.” Confused and afraid for his life, Crawford asks why he is being asked to put his hands behind his back and why he is being handcuffed, repeatedly asking the officer, “What did I do?” The officer, seemingly hostile, sternly notifies Crawford not to resist and emphatically makes a threatening statement saying, “I will drop you!” According to a statement released by the Baytown Police Department, officials described the encounter as justified, proclaiming that Crawford’s “demeanor changes as he becomes increasingly nervous even though officers are being polite and cordial.” In looking at this disturbing video footage, it is clear that Crawford is visibly confused and extremely unaware of why he is being treated this way by the officers. Crawford then is seen on the video continuously asking the officers “What is going on?” until out of nowhere the officer is heard screaming out that he is about to use the Taser on him. In the video, you hear Crawford screaming and emphatically crying out that he was going to get killed, while continuing to profess his innocence, along with a plea to the officers to be told exactly what he did wrong. One of the most shocking things about the video footage, is when a third party in civilian clothing (blue shirt and blue jeans) is seen on the video appearing to place Crawford in a chokehold while wrestling with him on the ground. The Baytown Police officers do nothing to stop this individual from physically interacting with Crawford, nor do they identify the person in the video as being a member of law enforcement. To date, that person’s identity has not been publicly disclosed. After a few minutes of Crawford being tasered and beaten, the officer’s body camera goes dark, where at this point, all you can hear is audio of him continuing to scream and demand answers. After the incident, Crawford reached out to nationallyrecognized civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump to take on his case. Crump is already representing the family of Pamela

Turner. Crump, along with Crawford, his family and supporters, and the family of Pamela Turner, held a major press conference in front of the Harris County Civil Courthouse, where they demanded justice for Crawford, Turner and for there to be accountability for what Crump is calling a “pattern of excessive force” by the Baytown Police Department. “We are here to make this plea and this demand, that this pattern of abuse by the Baytown Police Department on minorities must cease immediately,” said Crump. “Baytown, you cannot continue to attack American citizens just because of the color of their skin.” According to a released statement by the Baytown Police Department, they state that, “at one point the officer searching the vehicle locates several small pieces of plastic bag, each of which contained several pills. Recognizing this to be consistent with narcotics packaged for sale, officers attempted to place Mr. Crawford in handcuffs at which time Mr. Crawford began resisting by pulling away from the officer.” Crawford states that the items found in his car were actually antibiotics prescribed to him and not drugs for sale. Crump states that Baytown Police Department has not provided any proof of their claims to justify the instantaneous ramped up attack on Crawford. “Remember, he (Crawford) committed no crime,” said Crump. “So the question is, how can you justify doing him (Crawford) like this after you just told him that he was free to go? It is unjustifiable and they (Baytown Police Department) haven’t offered anything to justify that because they cannot.” The Baytown Police Department acknowledged the physical claims brought forth by Crawford in their released statement, saying that “due to Mr. Crawford’s persistent resistance, and the fact that the Taser failed to momentarily incapacitate Mr. Crawford, one of the officers delivered a series of elbow strikes and a closed fist strikes to Mr. Crawford’s head area in an attempt to disorient him so they could get him into custody.” Crump says that the assault on Crawford was unnecessary and plans to exhaust all measures to get down to the bottom of how the assault transpired and what led to that action in the first place.

“We are going to analyze the video, once we hopefully get all the video, and allow our experts to look at every angle of it,” said Crump. “Once we finish our review, we hope that we don’t see police doing inappropriate maneuvers, as I have seen in other cases around America, where they try to create a scenario to seem like a person is resisting when they are not resisting.” The daughter and sister of Pamela Turner called on Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg to do something about the killing of their loved one and get involved before more things happen as a result of the actions of Baytown Police Department officers. “This is what happens when you stall District Attorney Ogg. When you push it to the side and sweep things under the rug, you keep getting instances like this,” said Chelsie Ruben, daughter of Pamela Turner. “The brutality keeps going on. It happens over and over, and it will keep happening until you do your job and do what you say you’re going to do. Thank God it’s not as worse as what happened to my mom.” “I’m asking you to do your job Attorney Kim Ogg,” said Antoinette Dorsey-James, Turner’s sister. “When we met with you D.A. Ogg, you told me that there will be an investigation and to be calm and to take one step at a time. How long does an investigation take? It is clearly on the video, that my sister’s life was wrongfully killed and her life was taken away from her. My sister’s blood is already on Officer Delacruz’s hands. Don’t let it be on yours too.” Crawford was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer, to which the Harris County District Attorney’s Office ironically has chosen to accept those charges. The Baytown Police Department says its Internal Affairs Division is still investigating the incident. All in all, Crawford states that he is just happy to be alive after seeing many other incidents like his end up with the loss of life, but remains focused on continuing his quest for justice due to the assault committed against him by the Baytown Police officers. “First of all, I am grateful to God that I’m still alive,” said Crawford. “I was, and I am, hurting all over my body. My chest is bruised. My ribs hurt. My face was all messed up. All you have to do is watch the video to see what happened to me. I just don’t know why they did this to me.” Both Crump and Crawford are calling on the federal government to look into this matter. Jeffrey Boney is a political analyst and frequent contributor for the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com and the associate editor for the Houston Forward Times newspaper. Jeffrey is an award-winning journalist, dynamic, international speaker, experienced entrepreneur and business development strategist. Follow Jeffrey on Twitter @realtalkjunkies.

Rape and Murder by American White Males: Ideas for Gray August 20, 2019 Change Heather Juatice Initiative Donald Trump keeps referring to virtually any male, other than white males, as being the problem with rape and murder in America. He's wrong in this assessment, as white males are the problem and mental health, as he also states repeatedly, is not the critical issue. There is far more at stake. Trump's strategy to divide and rule is an age-old practice of the ruling elite in capitalist systems. In America, it is the 1% upper class that desire this divisiveness along with the age-old directive that "People are treated differently for profit." Regarding Rape: White Males are the Problem in America

Demonizing Mexicans as rapists is a time-honored tradition of American letters and politics. The idea that hombres are fundamentally devious perverts hell-bent on violating the honor of white and Mexican women alike is soldered on the American psyche-even though it's based on goddamn lies. This canard gained national prominence recently when Donald Trump angered any American with a soul after saying, "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best...They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists." But his

stereotyping of Mexicans as sexual predators wasn't original. Ann Coulter boasted on Twitter "all that spicy stuff about Mexican rape culture came from" her giving Trump an advance copy of her book , ¡Adiós, America! And she wasn't even the first unfunny blonde to trot out that tired line: in 2013, comedienne-of-the-moment Amy Schumer joked, "I used to date Hispanic guys, but now I prefer consensual." (Politico) Yes, Trump accuses males from other countries as being rapists, yet as is usually the case he knows neither the history nor the

truth of the issue. Nevertheless, below is some information about statistics vis a vis white US males vs Latinos, noting that the white males account for 71% of all sexual assaults and Latinos at 9%. This was from a 2011 government report. Please note, as in the excerpt below from Politico, that 63% of the US population is white, so the percentage (71%) of rapists far exceeds the percentage of the white population; whereas 17% of the US population is Latino meaning that the percentage of rapists (9%) is far (continued in next 2 columns)

Donald Trump's Wrong. Mexicans Aren't Going to Rape You. White Americans are far more rape-y than Mexicans can ever hope to become. By GUSTAVO ARELLANO July 08, 2015 ...Latinos can-and better-rage at the cheap political points earned by sliming Mexicans with the rapist stereotype. And the best way to do it is with the truth: A 2011 U.S. Government Accountability Office study "Criminal Alien Statistics: Information on Incarcerations, Arrests and Costs" found that of the three million arrests of immigrants, legal or not, examined by investigators, only two percent were for sex offenses-two percent too many, but hardly an epidemic. It didn't break down the ethnicity or legal status of the offenders, but the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey breaks down such stats by victims. For 2013 (the most recent year available), it shows that whites accounted for 71 percent of all sexual assaults documented (above their total percentage of 63 percent of the U.S. population), while Latinos accounted for 9 percent, far below their total percentage of 17 percent. (Politico) Regarding Killing: Violent White Males are the Problem in America Trump also infers that those from other countries are the killers. This is simply not the case. White males far exceed the killing rate compared to any other group in America. Please see the chart below on mass shootings: This statistic shows the number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and August 4, 2019, by race and ethnicity of the shooter(s). Between 1982 and

August 2019, 64 out of 114 mass shootings were initiated by White shooters. The Las Vegas strip massacre in 2017 had the highest number of victims between 1982 and 2019, with 58 people killed, and over 500 injured. (Statistica) Attacking the Most Vulnerable with Assault Weapons How do serial killers get away with murder? For years, law enforcement, true crime writers, and journalists have portrayed serial killers as criminal masterminds. But, a closer look at serial homicide cases reveals a different story: Serial killers are opportunists who target marginalized and vulnerable populations. (Sage) Please also note that all these recent killers and other killers in the past will invariably attack our most vulnerable - school children, and/or adults who they know will not carry firearms. Stephen Paddock had numerous guns and used an "automatic" weapon to kill 59 people and injure more than 500 now suffering individuals. And Paddock's use of an "automatic" weapon for this killing spree was the first ever in an American massacre! And no authorities knew he had a sizable compilation of weapons? And/or there was no surveillance of him? That, in itself, is a tragedy. The same is true of these recent killers who also had assault weapons: Connor Betts (age 21) in Dayton, Ohio (shooting 26 and killing 9) and Patrick Wood Crusius (age 24) in El Paso (killing 22 people and injuring more than 2 dozen). So, what are white males trying to prove by attacking our most vulnerable? Clearly, these white males are feeling marginalized. But because, for one, of the serious lack of economic analysis and education in American society, due to the Cold War mentality from the 1950's and (continued on page 8)

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) TV Honors Winners Announced By Sentinel News Service

Angela Bassett (Photo by: David Shankbone | Wiki Commons) Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” earned four wins from the African American Film Critics Association, who today, announced the winners of its upcoming AAFCA TV Honors. The highly popular Netflix limited series about the infamous Central Park rape case that resulted in the arrest and false imprisonment of five Black youths, received the following group awards: Best Limited Series, Best Ensemble, Best Writing and Breakthrough Performance for Jharrel Jerome who plays Korey Wise in the series. Other big wins went to the popular Starz drama “Power,” which begins its sixth and final season August 25th, and the CBS comedy, “The Neighborhood” starring Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold now entering its second season. Angela Bassett and Sterling K. Brown earned Best Performance Female and Male awards for their respective portrayals in the series “9-1-1” on Fox and “This Is Us” on NBC. In all, the sixteen-year-old association will give out ten awards during its inaugural event, including honoring megaproducer Ryan Murphy with the AAFCA TV Icon Award and big three network, CBS, with the AAFCA Inclusion Award for its diverse programming and talent. “It is impossible to ignore TV’s popularity and remarkable influence on America’s pop culture landscape today,” says AAFCA president Gil Robertson IV. “As the stature of the small screen continues to expand, it has become increasingly more diverse

and inclusive, a movement that we at AAFCA wholeheartedly embrace and champion. The honorees for our first AAFCA TV Honors represent the very best of television programming. They all successfully put a mirror up to our world to tell stories that are refreshingly diverse and authentic. We feel that this new wave of innovative, thoughtprovoking storytelling is inspiring and deserving of celebration.” The honorees will be feted at AAFCA TV Honors during a private brunch on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey, CA. AAFCA TV HONORS 2019 Winners: Best Drama – “Power” (Starz) Best Comedy – Neighborhood” (CBS)

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Best Limited Series – “When They See Us” (Netflix) Best Performance Female – Angela Bassett (9-1-1) FOX Best Performance Male – Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”) NBC Best Ensemble –– “When They See Us” (Netflix) Best Writing – “When They See Us” (Netflix) Breakthrough Performance – Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us” (Netflix) AAFCA TV Honors Inclusion Award – CBS AAFCA TV Honors ICON Award – Ryan Murphy This article originally appeared in The Los Angeles Sentinel.

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LIFESTYLE NEWS/ADVERTISING/RELIGION

Grizzlies make Niele Ivey NBA’s 9th female assistant coach By Los Angeles Sentinel

The Memphis Grizzlies have hired former Notre Dame women’s associate head coach Niele (kneeL) Ivey among the new assistants on Taylor Jenkins’ staff. There are now nine women coaches in the NBA. The Grizzlies also announced Monday the hiring of Brad Jones, David McClure, James “Scoonie” Penn, Vitaly Potapenko and Neven Spahija. Jenkins says he’s thrilled to work with an experienced group of coaches with success at all levels as both players and coaches. Ivey spent the past 12 seasons at her alma mater with the last four as Notre Dame’s associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. She helped the Fighting Irish go 385-55 with seven Final Four berths, six appearances in the NCAA title game and the 2018 national championship. Notre Dame congratulated Ivey on Twitter, saying the Grizzlies hired a good one. Ivey played in two Final Fours with Notre Dame, including winning the 2001 national

championship. She played five seasons in the WNBA before starting her coaching career as an administrative assistant at Xavier in 2005. Jenkins kept Potapenko (poTAH-pen-ko) who was an assistant with the Grizzlies last season. He also has worked for Cleveland and Indiana in the NBA and in the G League. Jones was head coach of Memphis’ G League team last season and also spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz. McClure, who played at Duke, spent the past three seasons as assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers and started his coaching career in 2014 as a player development quality assurance assistant for the Spurs. Penn spent the past two seasons as director of player development at Ohio State. Spahija was an assistant with Jenkins in Atlanta between 2014 and 2017. The Grizzlies also named Jason March head coach of their G League team. This article originally appeared in The Los Angeles Sentinel.

‘The Last Word’Album from the O’Jays Has Multiple Meanings WASHINGTON INFORMER —According to Eddie Levert Sr., cofounder of the legendary O’Jays, that’s the truth. In a recent interview, he talked about how “The Last Word,” the final studio album from the platinum-selling group, serves as a platform to speak out on several issues. The lyrics tackle the current administration, the political climate, police-community relations, the state of our neighborhoods and the future of young folks.

From left: Walter Williams Sr., Eric Nolan Grant and Eddie Levert Sr. (Courtesy of 21 Century Artists)

Eddie Levert Talks Next Phase for Popular R&B Group By Brenda C. Sile Say it isn’t so! Is this really the last album and the last tour for the top-selling O’Jays? According to Eddie Levert Sr., co-founder of the legendary O’Jays, that’s the truth. In a recent interview, he talked about how “The Last Word,” the final studio album from the platinum-selling group, serves as a platform to speak out on several issues. The lyrics tackle the current administration, the political climate, police-community relations, the state of our neighborhoods and the future of young folks. “A lot of these things lead to division,” Levert said during the interview. “Division is gonna lead to war, death and fighting. That’s where we are heading.” From the album’s track list, you get a sense of messages the legendary R&B group attempts to deliver. “Do You Really Know How I Feel,” “Above The Law,” “I Got You” and “Stand Up” give thought-provoking direction to listeners for deeply exploring what’s going on in our lives. The track “Pressure” looks at the types of pressure individuals deal with daily. “Pressure comes in different forms and from different places,” Levert said. “There is always that pressure to be a better person.

There’s pressure you put on yourself to better understand other people’s side. That’s what we are really talking about.” Still, it was a surprise to hear Levert say that their current tour is the last one for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. D.C., has always been a great market for the O’Jays and fans always count on the group to make a stop a year in the District. For them to stop touring is hard to imagine. “I’m 77 years old,” Levert said, loud and clear with a chuckle. “How many times can I keep bending my back? How many times can I fall my knees? How many times can I run across a stage?” Levert is grateful for more than 50 years of great recording and performance success with O’Jays. With fellow O’Jays members Walter Williams Sr. and Eric Nolan Grant, audiences still look forward to singing along on the group’s classic hits. But the guys have individual projects they want to pursue. Levert confessed his love of many genres of music like opera and has incorporated many operatic styles in the way he sings. He wants to try some solo gigs. (continued in next 2 columns)

‘The Last Word’ Album from the O’Jays Has Multiple Meanings...continued “I’ve been loyal to the O’Jays. That’s been my mainstay around which I have based my whole career,” Levert said. “Now I have this desire I need to fulfill. I just have to see.” When the group comes to the Warner Theatre on Aug. 16, audiences will hear the new music, but the classics will still be on the bill. In fact, on “The Last Word” album, the O’Jays perform a new version of their hit “I’ll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today).” Think of it as an “unplugged” rendition of that love song. Listeners will hear that the O’Jays have voices that are just as strong and pure as on their very first recordings in the early 1960s. “We’ve always wanted to do a concert in a big theater in an

‘unplugged’ style with just a guitar or a piano and sing the big songs like ‘Backstabbers,’” Levert said. “That lets everybody see what we put into these songs and that it is really us singing.” This final O’Jays album and tour will definitely take fans on a journey. The new music is advocating that, together, we can make a difference. “I’m not just after the Trump administration, I’m after all of society,” Levert said. “I’m after all of the people that can be doing and should be doing something. Do it because you want to help mankind.” The O’Jays will perform Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. at the Warner Theatre. This post originally appeared in The Washington Informer.

Clippers Owner Celebrates Future While Forum Owner Cries “Foul!” S.E. Williams | Contributors

The Clippers recently unveiled additional details and renderings of its privately financed sports and entertainment center anchored by the team’s new basketball arena in the City of Inglewood. “My goal is simple,” explained Clippers Chairman Steve Ballmer. “I want the Clippers to have the best home in all of sports. “What that means to me is an unparalleled environment for players, for fans, for sponsors and for the community of Inglewood” He expounded, “Our goal is to build a facility that re-sets fans’ expectations while having a transformative impact on the city we will call home.” The Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center is expected to revitalize mostly vacant land under the flight path of the Los Angeles International Airport and transform it into what will hopefully be a vibrant campus. In addition to the arena, the campus will include team’s business offices, basketball offices and training facility, as well as both community and retail spaces. The arena as proposed will have a three-dimensional oval design with a unique exterior of diamond-shaped metal panels inspired by the concept of a basketball swishing through a net. In addition to the aesthetics, the panels are designed to provide solar benefit for maximum energy efficiency as part of the facility’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desire (LEED) design. LEED is an internationally recognized third party building certification system focused on improving the environment through sustainability. The Clippers campus is designed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions through a combination of carbon offset credits and sustainable design features.

Clippers Chairman Steve Ballmer (Photo by blackvoicenews.com.)

When Clippers’ officials unveiled the renderings and other details of the project, they highlighted what was identified as the facility’s “most striking” feature intended to highlight the temperate climate of Southern California—the integration of indoor/outdoor sky gardens for food and beverages. The sky gardens will be accessible from every concourse level. The Clippers’ Complex also envisions a multi-purpose plaza that will include a concert stage, community basketball courts and space for the community to gather and watch everything from Clippers Playoff Games and movie premiers on a supersized LED screen. The same day the Clipper organization unveiled renderings and plans for the arena and its new campus it also welcomed new highly acclaimed players Paul George and Kawhi Leonard to the team. And in that regard, no one during their introduction appeared more genuinely excited than Ballmer. “I’m just delighted and so proud right now…,” he exclaimed. I’m pumped to say hello as Clippers to Paul and Kawhi.” While Ballmer, the Clippers organization, their fans and the City of Inglewood celebrate what looks to be a very bright and mutually-beneficial future, New York billionaire and Jim Dolan CEO of the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) , who own’s the NBA Knicks, the Forum in Inglewood and several other high profile holdings, is continuing to be pilloried in the media for his ongoing attempts to block the development of the new Clippers’ arena in Inglewood and in the process stymie the economic potential of the city itself because he fears the competition it presents to his multi-million dollar investment in the Forum. Reports and court documents have detailed the obstruction efforts of Dolan and his partner(s) at MSG. The allegations range from funding an opposition candidate against Inglewood’s longtime mayor, James T. Butts Jr.; funding community groups to oppose the project; seeking to attract the Lakers back to the Forum as their home court and the list goes on. One of what is purportedly one of his most spurious and (continued on page 8)

“And You’re Wondering Why God Has Not Answered Your Prayers! By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah Well, I tell you why? Sin! You going around doing everything from A-Z and you want to know why God hasn’t answered your prayers. Don’t you know unconfessed sin separates you from God causing God not to even hear your prayers! He says in [Ezekiel 14:3] “Should I let

them inquire of me at all?” It’s not that the Lord’s hand is shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear, but your iniquities have separated you from your God; and yours sins have hidden his face from you, so that He will not hear.” You see, “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” [Psalm 34:15; 1 Peter 3:12] Wondering why God has not answered your prayers! Ain’t No need of Wondering! What makes it even worst, not (continued in last 2 columns)

“And You’re Wondering Why God Has Not Answered Your Prayers...continued only do you have sin in your life, “When you ask, you ask amiss? “You ask wrongly... You adulterous people, says the Lord! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us? Submit yourself therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” [James 4:3-10]. Wondering why God has not answered your prayers! Ain’t No need of Wondering! And, most importantly, you must belong to God before you can communicate with Him. Jesus said, “He who belongs to the Father hear what God says [John 8:47]. The bottom line: As Christians, we need to put God first in our lives to have an effective prayer life. If you’re doing that, God does hear your prayers, and he answers them. You just have to trust God that He’s giving you the best answer for you- for your life- and for all eternity. As [Proverbs 3: 5-6] says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding and in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will make your paths straight. I want you to know that you are not the first person to have your prayers go unanswered. In fact, the Bible is filled with stories of men and women who prayed to God in the moment of crisis, and God for reasons sometimes explained and more often not explained – why He didn’t answer their prayers. Habakkuk struggled with the unanswered pray. He cried out, “O Lord, how long shall I cry and you will not hear?” Job struggled with unanswered pray. In Job 31:35 he says, “Oh, that I had one to hear me! Oh, that the Almighty would answer me!” King David struggled with unanswered pray. In Psalm 13, he said, “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me, forever? How long will you hide your face from me”? Habakkuk, Job, David, all echo the frustrations that many of us have had at one time or another when it seems as if God is not answering our prayers. “ Three times God told Paul “No.” Paul prayed for God to remove the thorn in his flesh” so that he could get on with his ministry. And each time God said No! Can

you image that? The apostle Paul probably the greatest Christian who ever lived, prayed about this need in his life, found that God did not, would not, answer his prayers until he continued to persist, then God finally gave him an explanation. “… “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Listen, though we may rebel against this idea, God doesn’t always work the way we want Him to. Just because we don’t see Him immediately answer our prayers in the way we expect, doesn’t mean He isn’t working in our lives. Often, we want things that will ultimately be bad for us. And we like to use God to get what we want, the way we want it, and when we want it. But time and time again in Scripture we see that God is not in a hurry. For 400 years, the Israelites prayed for the deliverance that God gave them through Moses. God is the master of time and therefore the master of timing. Even Jesus knew this. Periodically, we’ll hear Jesus say, “His hour had not come,” and the Scriptures often mention events happening “ in the fullness of time.” As the saying goes, “Anything worth having is worth waiting for.” So if God is silent, pray for His peace. Pray for His will to be done. And pray that He gives you the kind of faith that will wait. As Job said, “I don’t understand this at all, but I’m hanging on to you, Lord, and I’m not going to let go.” [Job 13:15]. That’s the place to which God wants to bring us and sometimes unanswered prayer is the only way to get us there. “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding…. Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy” [Colossians 1:9-11]. “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” [Ephesians 3:20-21].

Witness For Justice #955

It's Raining Sandy Sorensen Director of the United Church of Christ Washington Office On Tuesday, August 6, with much of the news understandably focused on the aftermath of the tragic mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, a milestone civil rights anniversary passed with little public attention: the 54th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, one of the most significant and impactful legislative victories of the civil rights movement. The reality is that voting rights and gun violence are deeply intertwined. Indeed, voting rights are intertwined with every issue we care deeply about, from climate change to health care. This year’s anniversary is tinged with the painful irony that, as we approach a critical 2020 election season, we have fewer voter rights protections than when the bill was signed in 1965. In June 2013, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Shelby County v Holder that suspended the use of the most effective protections against racial discrimination in the Voting Rights Act, thus rendering the remaining sections of the VRA to be insufficient in ensuring voter protections. When the Shelby decision was rendered, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts declared in the majority opinion that key provisions of the VRA, including preclearance, were no longer necessary because the racial disparities they addressed no longer existed. In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote that “throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.” Following the Shelby decision, state lawmakers around the country adopted discriminatory

policies and restrictions that make it harder for Americans to exercise their right to vote. Voting discrimination remains a reality as reflected in recent election cycles, with documented cases of bias in purging voting rolls, restrictive voter identification laws, lastminute changes in polling locations, and instances of voter intimidation and suppression. These actions are just the tip of the iceberg of threats to the integrity of our electoral process. House-passed funding for enhancing election security is stalled in the Senate, along with the House-passed Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore the provisions of the Voting Rights Act that were gutted in the Shelby decision. In fact, there are a host of measures that could be taken to strengthen the integrity and fairness of the electoral process, including measures to address the flood of corporation and special interest money in election campaigns. If voting truly is at the heart of the democratic process, as many have said, we are in a terrible storm. It is all the more troubling that we have the “umbrellas” we need to be protected from the storm. What we lack is bipartisan political will. This crisis transcends partisanship. It goes beyond political party identification to our core values as a nation and the centrality of a citizen’s free vote, not limited by the powers of money, social class and unequal access to voting. It will take all of our voices, our persistent energy and action to demand that our national leaders respond to this storm. We have the way; we need the will. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sandy Sorensen is Director of the United Church of Christ Washington Office.

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Chevy’s all-new Silverado sets the course for the next century of Chevy Trucks NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Chevrolet’s 2019 Silverado is a grand example of precision production of a truck for this age and time. Having the Silverado at the NNPA convention shows the breadth of the creativity and productivity of General Motors, who produces trucks for our readers across the country,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

“With the all-new Silverado, we’ve taken the best truck on the road and made it even better,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors executive vice president of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain. During the 2019 National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Annual Convention, member publishers, editors, writers and guests were greeted with the beauty of the 2019 Chevy Silverado stationed inside the Cincinnati Westin Hotel lobby. The NNPA is the trade association representing African

American-owned media companies throughout the country. “Chevrolet’s 2019 Silverado is a grand example of precision production of a truck for this age and time. Having the Silverado at the NNPA convention shows the breadth of the creativity and productivity of General Motors,

who produces trucks for our readers across the country,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. “The NNPA’s reach includes 47 million African Americans, and if any of them are in the market for a truck, there could be no better selection. The Silverado is the gold standard of trucks,” Chavis

added. Chevrolet introduced the nextgeneration Silverado in 2018, exactly 100 years after the brand delivered its first trucks to customers in January 1918. Experts said the all-new Silverado sets the course for the next century of Chevy Trucks with the most functional bed of

any full-size truck, weighs up to 450 pounds less for increased performance and offers a broad range of trims and engine/ transmission combinations to help each customer find their ideal truck. “With the all-new Silverado, we’ve taken the best truck on the road and made it even better,” Mark Reuss, General Motors executive vice president of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, said in a news release. “It has a longer wheelbase, more passenger and cargo volume, and yet, thanks to our mixed materials strategy and mass reduction expertise, the new truck is 450 pounds lighter than the current model,” Reuss said. The truck also comes with a larger, more functional and capable bed, the automaker said. The bed is the defining trait of every pickup, and bed construction has long been a strength of Chevy Trucks and to improve upon that strength, the 2019 Silverado 1500 bed features a best-in-class cargo volume and it offers storage bins that fit over the wheel wells, providing for nearly seven cubic feet of

lockable cargo space for shortbox models, while easily accommodating a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood flat on the cargo floor. As before, the Silverado has a roll-formed, high-strength steel bed floor. For 2019, a higher-grade steel is used, with yield strength increased from 340 to 500 megapascals of pressure for optimal strength and mass, officials said in a news release. The Silverado now has 12 fixed tie-downs, and their strength has doubled to 500 pounds of force before bending and it also has nine moveable tie points for even more cargo flexibility. “Truck customers value capability and functionality above all else,” said Tim Herrick, executive chief engineer of FullSize Trucks. “Every truck — including the luxurious High Country — is a work truck with a job to do. As such, we set out to create the best tool for the job at hand, one that makes work more productive and more enjoyable, no matter what they call ‘work,’” Herrick said. To learn more about the Silverado, visit www.chevrolet.com.

Rape and Murder by American White Males: Ideas for Change...continued from page 6 beyond, they don't understand the mechanisms of the class creations that benefit the 1% in the American capitalist system. What to do about violent white males? Some history! "It's the economy, stupid" (Carville) Violent "white" American males are the problem in America as they have killed and raped far more Americans than any other male group. Yet, just imagine the press and comments from Donald Trump if Las Vegas killer Stephen Paddock in 2017, or killers Connor Betts in Dayton, or Patrick Wood Crusius in El Paso in 2019 had been Black males or Mexican males or Middle Eastern males or Muslim males. Under those circumstances, I can just hear Trump saying, "See, I told you so! We need to control them or get rid of them!" So the question remains, when is the press and, especially, Donald Trump and his supporters, going to acknowledge that these were violent crimes by "white" males and that it is "white" American males who are far more dangerous than any other male group in the United States. Is it not time for white males in America who are concerned about the violence by other white males to begin addressing this issue? I think it is way past time for some action by concerned white males themselves and the white community overall to finally address this issue of violent white males. It is the white elite, after all, that call the shots. Black friends of mine in the South have told me that KKK members would never do anything without the approval of the white elite... and years ago the renowned civil rights leader Reverend Joseph Lowery has noted the the Klan no longer has white sheets over their heads. Instead, he said, that in today's world, the white leaders of the Klan are sitting in corporate board rooms. The inference from Reverend Lowery, then, is that it is many of these white corporate leaders that are determining and/or supporting much of Trump's policies that lead to this divisiveness and violence, along with policies that benefit the white corporate elite, and most certainly not the 99% of America.

Nevertheless, the white working class, in this capitalist US country, has always served as the pawns of the white elite. At the behest of slave owners in the South, the non-slave owning whites were the slave patrols in the back roads of the south searching for escaped slaves. The non-slave owning whites were also one of the major reasons why the Civil War began in the first place. This is because the slave owning South wanted to expand slavery into the west to appease the poorer white males who wanted and were demanding land and slaves of their own. The northern states and Congress said, in response, "no way" were they going to allow that. So, there was the Civil War starting in 1861, and then Congress issued the Homestead Act of 1862 and there was, of course, finally the Emancipation Act in 1863 that ended slavery. But to accommodate whites, the 1862 Homestead Act provided millions of acres of free land to the non-slave owning white America, while conversely the freed slaves were denied their 40 acres and mules. The 1930 Removal Act also took land away from Native Americans to give to whites: White Americans were also given a head start with the help of the U.S. Army. The 1830 Indian Removal Act, for example, forcibly relocated Cherokee, Creeks and other eastern Indians to west of the Mississippi River to make room for white settlers. The 1862 Homestead Act followed suit, giving away millions of acres - for free - of what had been Indian Territory west of the Mississippi. Ultimately, 270 million acres, or 10% of the total land area of the United States, was converted to private hands, overwhelmingly white, under Homestead Act provisions. (PBS) It's true that the US government gave free land in the west to whites but did not allow for slavery. Yet, none of these 'acts' have ever been enough to address the problematic mindset of white males in America, all of which is also compounded by the huge economic inequities of the US capitalist system in today's world which impacts the 99% of Americans regardless of color. Build Coalitions of Black, Brown and White Working Folks There have, in the past, been

important coalitions of black and white working class and/or farmers to challenge the white elite. You can be assured that this is not something that the US white elite wants. Instead, they prefer to use the white working class, in particular, for their own benefit as Trump is doing now. To repeat, Trump, in fact, is applying the Marxian analysis of it all. It was Marx, after all, who wisely noted that "People are treated differently for profit!" Nevertheless, one of the most profound coalitions in the US history of both blacks and whites was the Southern Tenants Farmers Union (STFU) created in 1934 in Arkansas. I was fortunate to go to the 50th anniversary of the STFU in 1984 in Memphis, Tennessee. As I noted, in my 2017 article of the STFU, there have always been attempts by the American white elite to maintain conflicts between whites and people of color which makes everyone easier to control. Briefly, below is from my STFU article about this issue: Historically, I have also found that the prevailing racism and white supremacy in America have hindered, to a large degree, the necessary organizing work and collaboration between working folks - black, brown and white to address and organize against these inequities and, instead, working toward a more just collective economic system. In the South, what the "white" capitalist elite have invariably done, under this essentially feudal-like system, is to create conflict between the white and black workers in order to control labor altogether. The white working class has, therefore, invariably served as the puppet of the elite and consequently against their own interests. Conclusion Recommendations

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I would also venture to say that those of us who are "white" Europeans along with Latino, African and Asian descent colleagues need to address this violent prone segment of white males in terms of: (1) Gun control? Now there's a unique idea that seems to get nowhere in the US Congress; (2) Education, historical and philosophical orientation

regarding appreciation of the other; (3) Begin to learn more about the vast array of the world's cultures presently and world history overall and how American culture is a blend of it all; (4) Learn about and understand our human history including that all of us humans originally come from Africa; (5) How different cultures in America have inspired prevalent cultural aspects, inventions, new markets, etc.; (6) How US foreign policies and military interventions have led to the destabilization of countries throughout the world leading to refugees seeking refuge from violence due to the US destabilizing policies and that these US militarized interventions need to stop; (7) Creation and support of more labor unions composed of black, brown and white workers of both genders - these need to be encouraged and created everywhere; (8) Medicare for All? Now there's a wonderful idea that Republicans keep denying Americans; (9) Reinstitute the taxes on the 1% in America that Trump outrageously ended; (10) The inequitable exploitative capitalist economic system that benefits primarily the 1% in America needs to change altogether so that job opportunities, health care, education, union rights, cooperative economic development, etc. etc, are available for all regardless of class, color or gender; (11) Importantly, address the issue of exploitative and unhealthy food produced by corporate chemical based American agribusiness and encourage altogether the growth of locally grown healthy organic produce; (12) And finally, and most importantly, the US needs to step away from the impact of the Cold War mentality and begin to educate to populace overall about capitalism and how it exploits labor, and all of us 99%, for profit. I know there's much more that needs to be addressed in America. Those of you who are recipients of the Justice Initiative, please send your ideas to Heather Gray. Clearly, we all have a lot of work to do!

Clippers Owner Celebrates Future While Forum Owner Cries “Foul!....continued from page 7 outrageous accusations is his claim that—as alleged in Vanity Fair—’Ballmer and Butts doublecrossed him after MSG spent a lot of money in Inglewood when few others were willing to do so.’ Although Dolan has continued to claim the contract with the city of Inglewood was exclusive and prevented similar venues from being established in the city it appears there was nothing in the MSG contract with the city that spoke to an exclusive arrangement. Dolan continues to claim he was tricked, bamboozled and taken advantage of regarding the Forum contract even though evidence clearly states otherwise. “My position is that we invested $140 million and were the first ones to do so in Inglewood and that we had an agreement with the city, both in paper and in spirit, that the city would help us with that investment to make it successful,” It appears rather than taking ownership for his failure and the failure of MSG to exercise judicious business acumen when negotiating the Forum contract with the City of Inglewood, Dolan has resorted to bullying tactics. In addition to some of his efforts

detailed above he has sued not only the city of Inglewood but also Mayor Butts, personally—a personal suit prevents the city from paying for Butts’ defense. While Dolan continues to fight against the mayor, Ballmer, the development of the Clippers arena, and by proxy—the city of Inglewood itself—plans for the new arena and its campus continue. “Inglewood is a diverse, dynamic community blessed with a skilled workforce, emerging infrastructure and a bold economic blueprint for the future,” said Gillian Zucker, President of Business Operations for the Clippers organization. Speaking directly to the Clippers proposed arena he continued. “In addition to the thousands of jobs this facility will create for the local community, we are equally committed to working with our new neighbors in the continuing renaissance developing in the City of Inglewood.” The proposed Clippers arena complex will be located on West Century Boulevard between South Prairie and South Yukon Avenues. This article originally appeared in Black Voice News.