Vol. 48 No. 38
January 11, 2018 - January 17, 2018
This publication is a Certified DBE/ SBE / MBE in the State of California CUCP #43264 Metro File #7074 & State of Texas File #802505971 The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Recy Taylor, Who Fought for Justice After a 1944 Rape, Dies at 97
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Statement Regarding CRC Decision to Overturn Ron Cohen’s Illicit Coup Attempt : By San Bernardino County Democratic Party Website Administrator
By SEWELL CHAN STATEMENT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S RECENT DECISION UPHOLDING CHAIR ROBLES AND IN VALIDATING THE ILLICIT COUP
Recy Taylor in 1944
ISSUED: January 3, 2018
Recy Taylor in 2011 in Lafayette Park in Washington after touring the White House. Credit Susan Walsh/Associated Press Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old African-American sharecropper, was walking home from church in Abbeville, Ala., on the night of Sept. 3, 1944, when she was abducted and raped by six white men. The crime was extensively covered in the black press and an early catalyst for the civil rights movement. The N.A.A.C.P. sent a young activist from its Montgomery, Ala., chapter named Rosa Parks to investigate. AfricanAmericans around the country demanded that the men be prosecuted. But the attack, like many involving black victims during the Jim Crow era in the South, never went to trial. Two all-white, all-male grand juries refused to indict the men, even though one of them had confessed. Decades passed before the case gained renewed attention, with the publication in 2010 of “At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance — a New History of the Civil Rights Movement From Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power,” by the historian Danielle L. McGuire. The book prompted an official apology in 2011 to Mrs. Taylor by the Alabama Legislature, which called the failure to prosecute her attackers “morally abhorrent and repugnant.” Mrs. Taylor died in Abbeville on Thursday, December 28, 2017, three weeks after the release of “The Rape of Recy Taylor,” a documentary about the crime. She was 97. The death was confirmed by her brother, Robert Lee Corbitt. “Many ladies got raped,” Mrs. Taylor said in the film, interviewed by its director, Nancy Buirski. “The peoples there — they seemed like they weren’t concerned about what happened to me, and they didn’t try and do nothing about it. I can’t help but tell the truth of what they done to me.” Born on Dec. 31, 1919, to a family of sharecroppers in Abbeville, in southeastern Alabama, Recy (pronounced “REE-see”) Corbitt found herself caring for six younger siblings after their mother died when she was 17. On the night of the attack, she had gone to Rock Hill Holiness Church for a Pentecostal service of singing and praying and was
walking home along a country highway bounded by peanut farms. A friend, Fannie Daniel, 61, and Ms. Daniel’s 18-year-old son, West, were with her. They noticed a green Chevrolet passing by several times. Eventually the car stopped, and seven young white men, armed with guns and knives, stepped out. One of them, Herbert Lovett, the oldest in the group, ordered the three to halt, and then pointed a shotgun at them when they ignored him. The men forced Mrs. Taylor into the car at gunpoint and drove her to a grove of pine trees on the side of the road, where they forced her to disrobe. She begged to be allowed to go, citing her husband and their 3-year-old daughter. But Mr. Lovett was unmoved. Ordering her to “act just like you do with your husband or I’ll cut your damn throat,” he and five other men raped her. (A seventh young man, Billy Howerton, said later that he did not take part because he knew Mrs. Taylor.) Dumped out of the car, Mrs. Taylor removed her blindfold and stumbled toward safety. Her father, Benny Corbitt, had learned of the abduction and gone searching for her. Soon the county sheriff, George H. Gamble, arrived. Mrs. Taylor told Sheriff Gamble that she could not identify her assailants, but her description of the car matched only one vehicle in the county, that of Hugo Wilson. When the sheriff returned with Mr. Wilson and his father, Mrs. Taylor identified Mr. Wilson as one of her attackers, as did the teenage friend. Questioned at the county jail, Mr. Wilson acknowledged that he and five others — Mr. Lovett, Dillard York, Luther Lee, Willie Joe Culpepper and Robert Gamble — “all had intercourse with her,” but insisted that they had paid her and that it was not rape. The sheriff sent Mr. Wilson home. The next evening, Mrs. Taylor faced new threats: White vigilantes set her porch on fire. The following day, she and her husband, Willie Guy Taylor, and their daughter, Joyce Lee, moved in with her father and siblings. Mr. Corbitt, her father, would sleep in a chinaberry tree in the backyard, watching over the family while
cradling a double-barreled shotgun, going inside to sleep only after the sun rose. As word of the crime spread through Alabama’s black community the N.A.A.C.P.’s Montgomery chapter sent Mrs. Parks, who had spent much of her childhood in Abbeville, to interview Mrs. Taylor. The deputy sheriff, Lewey Corbitt (not a close relation), was not happy about Mrs. Parks’s presence. He drove past the house repeatedly and then forcibly ejected her. “I don’t want any troublemakers here in Abbeville,” he warned her. “If you don’t go, I’ll lock you up.” Mindful of the outrage surrounding the case of the Scottsboro Boys — nine black teenagers who had been wrongly accused of raping two white women in 1931 — the county prosecutor took care to provide a semblance of equal justice. But it was an empty gesture. When the grand jury met on Oct. 3 and 4, 1944, Mrs. Taylor’s loved ones were the only witnesses. None of the men had been arrested, and there had not been a police lineup, so Mrs. Taylor could not identify her attackers. The grand jury declined to indict the men. Word spread through union halls, churches, barbershops, pool halls and, significantly, through the black press. “Alabama Whites Attack Woman; Not Punished,” declared a headline in The Pittsburgh Courier, an African-American newspaper. It was the final year of World War II, and some blacks likened their struggle for equal rights to the fight against fascism. Eugene Gordon, a black writer for The Daily Worker, a Communist newspaper in New York, interviewed Mrs. Taylor and told his readers, “The raping of Mrs. Recy Taylor was a fascist-like brutal violation of her personal rights as a woman and as a citizen of democracy.” One of the men, Willie Joe Culpepper, however, backed up Mrs. Taylor’s account, saying she had been coerced. The civil rights activists eventually moved on, and Mrs. Taylor faded into obscurity. Fearing reprisals, she moved to Montgom-
ery for a few months with help from Mrs. Parks. Eventually the family moved to Central Florida, where Mrs. Taylor picked oranges. She and Mr. Taylor separated, and he died in the early 1960s. Their only child died in a car crash in 1967. Mrs. Taylor had two subsequent partners, both of whom died. She lived for many years in Winter Haven, Fla., before failing health prompted her relatives to bring her back to Abbeville. In addition to her brother, she is survived by two sisters, Lillie Kinsey and Mary Murry; a granddaughter; and several greatgrandchildren. The publication of Ms. McGuire’s book led to apologies from the mayor of Abbeville and from the county and state governments in 2011. The Alabama Legislature’s apology was formally presented to Mrs. Taylor on Mother’s Day that year at the Pentecostal church, now known as Abbeville Memorial Church of God in Christ, where she had worshiped the night of the crime. The governor, who was a mentor of the segregationist future governor George C. Wallace, came under considerable pressure as African-American activists like W. E. B. DuBois and Mary Church Terrell and writers like Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes took up Mrs. Taylor’s cause. The governor sent investigators, who found that Sheriff Gamble had lied about having arrested the men. By then, four of the seven men had admitted to having had sex with Mrs. Taylor, but they insisted that she had participated willingly. One of the men, Willie Joe Culpepper, however, backed up Mrs. Taylor’s account, saying she had been coerced. “She was crying and asking us to let her go home to her husband and baby,” he said. Despite the confession, a second grand jury, on Feb. 14, 1945, refused to hand up an indictment. In addition to her brother, she is survived by two sisters, Lillie Kinsey and Mary Murry; a granddaughter; and several greatgrandchildren. In Ms. Buirski’s film, Mrs. Taylor recalled how she could have easily been killed. “The Lord was just with me that night,” she said.
STATEMENT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S RECENT DECISION UPHOLDING CHAIR ROBLES AND INVALIDATING THE ILLICIT COUP The California Democratic Party has emphatically declared that Chris Robles has been and remains Chair of the San Bernardino County Democratic Party (also known as the San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee). A brief email summary of their unanimous decision was sent late Wednesday night: “The California Democratic Party Compliance Review Commission (CDP CRC) has considered the challenge pertaining to the validity of the meeting held by Mr. Ron Cohen on December 7, 2017, relating to the San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee (SBCDCC). In summary, the CDP CRC held that the cancellation of the SBCDCC December 2017 meeting by the SBCDCC Executive Committee on November 10, 2017, was valid, thereby invalidating the subsequent actions taken under the color of the SBCDCC, including but not limited to the meetings held and actions taken on December 7, 2017, and December 28, 2017. Further, the CDP CRC held that pursuant to Elections Code 7241 and the holding in Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee, 489 U.S. 214 (1989), the SBCDCC Bylaws supersede Elections Code 7243. Accordingly, the SBCDCC officers elected prior to the December 2017 meetings above shall remain duly elected and recognized by the CDP, including Mr. Chris
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Robles as Chair of the SBCDCC. A full written decision of the CDP CRC will be issued.” On December 28, 2017, Mr. Ron Cohen effectively resigned his position as Second Vice-Chair of the San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee in another unsuccessful bid to become the Chair of the SBCDCC. Although, his bid was disavowed by the CDP, his resignation was immediately accepted by Chair Chris Robles. Notably, Mr. Cohen touted the fact that he was no longer the second vice-chair when he issued a press release and only identified himself as the new Chair. Therefore, an election will be held to fill the second vice-chair position as soon as is practicable. This recent coup d’état by Mr. Cohen is the sixth time the California Democratic Party invalidated his actions. Mr. Cohen is dishonest about his purpose, and guilty in covering up his own transgressions by spreading discredited lies, making false accusations, and conducting personal attacks on members. Cohen has a history of insubordination and refusing to comply with our rules and bylaws despite being given every opportunity to do so. He has an established history of making false representations and failing to disclose his conflicts of interest. The Compliance Review Commission summed it up well: “The CRC finds disturbing the allegations of inappropriate behavior by the body and encourages all members to act in a courteous and respectful manner in accordance with our core democratic values and hopes and expects people conduct themselves appropriately at all Democratic Party meetings. The CRC notes that the actions of Mr. Cohen, including repeated attempts to circumvent the democratically and duly elected leadership, do not meet the aforementioned standards.” Because of these and other numerous transgressions, Cohen is the subject of an internal investigation by the San Bernardino County Democratic Party. Coolest Monkey InThe Jungle Ad By
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Champion for Equity in Education By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a champion for equity in education. Civil Rights Movement co-founder Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and his wife Mrs. Juanita Abernathy (not pictured) follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. The children are (left-right): Donzaleigh Abernathy in striped sweater, Ralph David Abernathy III, and Juandalynn R. Abernathy in glasses. Name of the White Minister in the photo is unknown. (Abernathy Family Photos/Wikipedia Commons) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in education remains a mystery to some. That fight began with his own education. “He clearly had an advanced, refined educational foundation from Booker T. Washington High School, Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University,” said Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. “His education in his speeches and sermons and writings were apparent and he wanted us all to have that type of education.” King completed high school at 15, college at 19, seminary school at 22 and earned a doctorate at 26. “Dr. King laid down the case for affordable education for all Americans, including Polish children—from the ghetto and the barrios, to the Appalachian mountains and the reservations—he was a proponent for education for all and he believed that strong minds break strong chains and once you learn your lesson well, the oppressor could not unlearn you.” Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder and president of the National Action Net-
work (NAN), said that NAN works with Education for a Better America to partner with school districts, universities, community colleges, churches, and community organizations around the country to conduct educational programming for students and parents. “The mission of the organization has been to build bridges between policymakers and the classrooms by supporting innovations in education and creating a dialogue between policymakers, community leaders, educators, parents, and students,” Sharpton said. “We’re promoting student health, financial literacy, and college readiness in our communities, just like Dr. King did.” King was a figure to look up to in both civil rights and academia, Sharpton told the NNPA Newswire. “Then, when you look at his values, he always saw education, especially in the Black community, as a tool to uplift and inspire to action,” Sharpton said. “It’s definitely no coincidence that a number of prominent civil rights groups that emerged during Dr. King’s time, were based on college campuses.” Sharpton added that King routinely pushed for equality to access to edu-
Tobacco Shops Associated With Crime in Urban Communities of Color UC Riverside-led study, focused on South Los Angeles, also suggests that medical marijuana dispensaries may not be closely linked to neighborhood violence By Iqbal Pittalwala On JANUARY 5, 2018
South Los Angeles. PHOTO CREDIT: ALFRED TWU.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Tobacco shops, also known as smoke shops, may represent potential “nuisance properties” in urban communities of color, a study led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has found. Nuisance properties are properties where unsafe activities affecting public health and safety occur repeatedly. Past research has shown that alcohol outlets such as liquor or corner stores may promote nuisance activities like robberies, drug use, or other crimes in urban communities, rendering them unsafe for residents to walk by or visit. Other examples of nuisance properties are motels, payday lenders, and vacant homes and lots. Add to this list now tobacco shops. “We know alcohol outlets can be associated with unsafe nuisance activities in urban areas, but this study appears to be the first to suggest U.S. tobacco shops may also impact public health,” said Andrew Subica, Ph.D., an assistant professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the School of Medicine, who led the study that focused on South Los Angeles, Calif. “Our analyses show that in South Los Angeles tobacco shops as well as liquor stores
were associated with high levels of violent and property crime around their locations. This finding is important because tobacco shops are common in many cities, but until this study have not been viewed as possible public health threats.” The study, which appears in Preventive Medicine, focused on 2014 violent and property crime data from South Los Angeles, a large urban community containing Los Angeles County’s highest concentration of African Americans, adults without high school education, and residents living in poverty. Residents also experience high rates of adult and childhood obesity, diabetes, HIV/ AIDS, and mortality from diabetes, coronary disease, and cerebrovascular disease. The area’s homicide rate is nearly four times the national rate. Subica and his colleagues chose to use data from South Los Angeles because residents informed the researchers that not just liquor stores but also tobacco shops were proving to be dangerous. “The community calling smoke shops dangerous came as a surprise to us, and it sparked our interest in doing the study,” Subica said. “After reviewing the re(continued in next 2 columns)
cation. “Just as importantly, he always made a point to refer education back to character—that we shouldn’t sacrifice efficiency and speed for morals,” Sharpton said. “A great student not only has the reason and education, but a moral compass to do what’s right with his or her gifts. It’s not just important to be smart, you have to know what’s right and what’s wrong.” Dr. Wornie Reed, the director of Race and Social Policy Research Center at Virginia Tech who marched with King, said when he thinks of King and education, he immediately considers the late civil rights leader’s advocating that “we should be the best that we could be.” “King certainly prepared himself educationally…early on he saw that education played a crucial role in society, but perceived it as often being misused,” Reed said. “In a famous essay that he wrote for the student newspaper at Morehouse in 1947, he argued against a strictly utilitarian approach to education, one that advanced the individual and not society.” Maryland Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings, who remembers running home from church on Sun-
days to listen to King’s speeches on radio, said King had a tremendous impact on education in the Black community. “Dr. King worked tirelessly to ensure that African Americans would gain the rights they had long been denied, including the right to a quality education,” said Cummings. “His fight for equality in educational opportunities helped to tear down walls of segregation in our nation’s schools.” Cummings continued: “He instilled hope in us that we can achieve our dreams no matter the color of our skin. He instilled in us the notion that everyone can be great, because everyone can serve and there are so many great advocates, who embody this lesson.” In support of education equality, civil rights leaders across the country are still working to ensure all students, regardless of color, receive access to experienced teachers, equitable classroom resources and quality education, Cummings noted further. For example, the NAACP has done a tremendous amount, across the country, to increase retention rates, ensure students have the resources they need, and prepare students for success after graduation—whether it be for college or a specific career path, Cummings said. During his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo, Norway, King said: “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.” The need for high quality education in the Black community is universal and the route to get there may be different, but education does matter, Jackson said. “Dr. King told me he read a fiction and a non-fiction book once a week. He was an avid reader and, in the spirit of Dr. King, today we fight for equal, high-quality education,” said Jackson. “We fight for skilled trade training, affordable college education and beyond.”
Tobacco Shops Associated ith Crime in Urban Communities of Color...continued search literature, we found no one in the U.S. seemed to have studied these shops’ relationship to crime before.” The study also looked for associations between medical marijuana dispensaries and crime in South Los Angeles, a timely topic given the recent legalization of recreational marijuana use in California. “Our research indicated that dispensaries were not linked to greater violent crime around their locations,” Subica said, “likely for several reasons including that they often appear and disappear quickly in these communities while liquor and tobacco stores stay at one location for many years. Many dispensaries also have property safeguards like security guards and cameras to deter crime that liquor and tobacco stores may not.” Next, the research team will study how the potential negative health impact of tobacco shops and liquor stores can be mitigated in South Los Angeles through community action and policy change. Subica believes strategies developed by South Los Angeles organizers and policy makers to reduce crime and violence around these properties may carry over to other large cities throughout the U.S., which also possess high numbers of tobacco shops and liquor stores.
“When residents and children cannot walk in certain areas in their neighborhoods for fear of being harmed, this poses a public health problem,” Subica said. “For example, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles residents living in areas with many nuisance properties will find it harder to do healthy activities that other communities take for granted like walking and exercising outdoors or letting their kids play in public parks. “Even though tobacco shops have rarely been targeted by the police or community for intervention,” he added, “based on our data, we believe tobacco shops in urban communities of color should be regulated to improve community health in the same way as alcohol outlets and other public nuisances.” The study was supported by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Community Coalition, a South Los Angeles-based social justice organization. Subica, a member of UCR’s Center for Healthy Communities, was joined in the research by Jason Douglas at San Jose State University; Nancy Kepple at the University of Kansas; Sandra Villanueva at Loyola Marymount University; and the study’s senior author, Cheryl T. Grills at Loyola Marymount University.
New CRL Research:
For-Profit Colleges Promise But Seldom Deliver Gainful Employment By Charlene Crowell
Mounting student debt is a nagging problem for most families these days. As the cost of higher education rises, borrowing to cover those costs often becomes a family concern across multiple generations including the student, parents, and even grand-
parents or other relatives. Today’s 21st Century jobs usually demand higher education and specialized skills to earn one’s way into the middle class. In households where educational loans are inevitable, it becomes an important family decision to determine which institutions are actually worth the debt incurred. Equally important is the institution’s likelihood of its students graduating. Higher education institutions (continued in next 2 columns)
New CRL Research: For-Profit Colleges Promise But Seldom Deliver Gainful Employment...continued that do not provide its students and graduates with requisite skills and knowledge become money pits that lead to deeper debt and likely loan defaults. New research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) analyzed student debt on a state-bystate basis. An interactive map of CRL’s findings reveal on a state basis each of the 50 states’ total undergraduate population, forprofit enrollment, and the top forprofit schools by enrollment for both four-year and two-year institutions. Entitled The State of For Profit Colleges, the report concludes that investing in a for-profit education is almost always a risky proposition. Undergraduate borrowing by state showed that the percentage of students that borrow from the federal government generally ranged between 40 to 60 percent for public colleges, compared to 50 to 80 percent at for-profit institutions. Additionally, both public and private, not-for-profit institutions on average lead to better results at a lower cost of debt, better earnings following graduation and the fewest loan defaults. “In many cases, for-profit students are nontraditional students, making sacrifices and struggling to manage family and work obligations to make better lives for their families,” noted Robin Howarth, a CRL senior researcher. “For-profit colleges target them with aggressive marketing, persuading them to invest heavily in futures that will never come to pass.” CRL also found that women and Blacks suffer disparate impacts, particularly at for-profit institutions, where they are disproportionately enrolled in most states. For example, enrollment at Mississippi’s for-profit colleges was 78 percent female and nearly 66 percent Black. Other states with high Black enrollment at for-profits included Georgia (57 percent), Louisiana (55 percent), Maryland (58 percent) and North Carolina (54 percent). Focus group interviews further substantiated these figures, and recounted poignant, real life experiences. Brianna, a 31-year-old Black female completed a Medical Assistant certificate at the now-defunct Everest University. Once she completed her MA certificate and passed the certification test, she found she could only find a job in her field of study that paid $12 per hour, much less than the $35,000-$45,000 salary that Everest told her would be her starting salary as a medical assistant. She was also left with $21,000 in student debt. As a result, she has struggled since matriculation with low credit scores and cramped housing conditions for herself and three children. For her, public schools, according to
Brianna, are “better in the long run” due to their lower cost despite having more requirements for attendance. Similarly, Elena, a 35-year-old Latina enrolled in a for-profit institution after seeing television commercials for the local branch of Everest College targeted at those without a GED, like herself. Assured by Everest that she would earn between $13-15 an hour working as a pharmacy technician, she thought that wage would have been enough for her to repay tens of thousands of dollars in student loans and interest she incurred. Yet, the best wage she could find with a pharmacy paid only $10.50 an hour. Elena also shared that the financial aid officers at Everest encouraged her to apply for “all these monies [grants and loans] that I could get. And they took it all – all of it. And yes, I am left with this bill.” These two personal experiences are magnified across the country with high female for-profit college enrollment. For example, the Midwestern states of Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin have femaledominated for-profit enrollment and disproportionate Black enrollment too. These were also states with some of the lowest for-profit graduation rates after six years of study. In Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and North Carolina, median for-profit student debt levels at graduation in these five states was much higher than that of their public peers, ranging from $29,947 to $34,891 for forprofit students compared to $21,605 to $23,638 for public students. Public colleges and private, nonprofit institutions in these same five states combined also had average Black enrollment rates that were noticeably smaller: Georgia (32 percent), Louisiana (31 percent), Maryland (28 percent), Mississippi (38 percent), North Carolina (23 percent). These disparate outcomes are even more grievous when one takes into account that for-profit colleges are primarily funded by taxpayers, receiving up to 90 percent of their revenues from federal financial aid such as Pell Grants and federal student loans. Veterans educational benefits are additional taxpayer-paid revenues. Finally, three years following graduation from a for-profit institution, former students in 44 states had double-digit default rates. These states included: Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. These and other findings document how Americans are investing heavily in higher education. But in large part, the choice of institution determines whether they will receive what they paid for: gainful employment.
Church Announcement Temple M.B. Church, of San Bernardino, will celebrate our 80th church anniversary, Sunday, January 14, 2018, at 3:30pm. Our guest speaker is Pastor Charles R. Jones, Saint Reed M.B. Church, Los Angeles, CA. We have invited local churches to celebrate with us. Senior Pastor is Dr. Raymond W. Turner. Church address: 1583 W. Union St. S.B., CA. Office phone number:(909) 8882038. The San Bernardino AMERICAN News Staff Samuel Martin Sr.-Founder Clifton Harris/Editor in Chief/Investigative Reporter Mary Martin-Harris/Editor Clifton B. Harris/Audio Engineering Editor Legal /Display Advertising & Sales (909) 889-7677 The San Bernardino American News was established May 8,1969. A legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation on September 30, 1971, case number 153913 by the Superior Court, of San Bernardino County. The San Bernardino AMERICAN News, a division of Don Roberto Group, Inc. is published every Thursday by Mary MartinHarris and Clifton Harris P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393, Telephone (909)8897677, Emails: samerisam1@earthlink.net., sbamericannews@gmail.com The San Bernardino AMERICAN News subscription rate is $58.00 per year. The San Bernardino AMERICAN New is committed to serving its readers by presenting news, unbiased and objective, trusting in the mature judgment of the readers and, in so doing strive to achieve a united community. News releases appearing in the San Bernardino AMERICAN News do not necessarily express the policy nor the opinion of the publishers. The San Bernardino AMERICAN News reserves the right to edit or rewrite all news releases.
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Statement from California Treasurer John Chiang on Justice Department’s Rescission of Obama-era Cannabis Policy State/Government News
John Chiang SACRAMENTO, Calif. – "Akin to the ill-conceived positions the Trump Administration has adopted on so many important public policy topics during the past year, Attorney General Session’s decision today is out of step with the will of the people of not only California, but the 29 states that have legalized either or both medicinal and recreational-use cannabis. "For years, red, blue and purple states have worked steadfastly to
bring the cannabis industry out of the shadows so that it can be properly regulated to prevent sales to minors, to protect the public’s health and safety, and ensure cannabis businesses behave as legitimate, tax-paying members of our economy. The action taken by Attorney General Sessions threatens us with new national divisiveness and casts into turmoil a newly established industry that is creating jobs and tax revenues. "Until the slow, clunking machinery of the federal government catches up with the values and will of the people it purportedly serves, states —like California — will continue to both resist and, more importantly, to lead.” For more news, please follow the Treasurer on Twitter at @CalTreasurer, and on Facebook at California State Treasurer's Office.
Federal Emergency Management Agency ADVICE:
HOMES NEAR BURNED AREAS CAN FLOOD (EVEN IF THEY NEVER HAVE BEFORE) State/Government News
With the rainy season upon us, your readers/listeners/viewers might consider giving themselves a present that will last all year long: protection from floods. People who live near (or downhill from) areas burned in this year’s wildfires should be reminded: Floods follow fires! Even areas that haven’t flooded before (and are not normally considered high-risk) can flood because water is much more likely to run off burned-over areas. Two more things to remind your audience: - Regular homeowner’s insurance doesn’t protect against flood damage, And - There’s a 30-day waiting period before most flood insurance policies are effective. Flood After Fire: The Increased Risk Floods are the most common and costly natural hazard in the nation. After a wildfire, the flood risk increases significantly. The time to buy flood insurance is now. Residents and business owners need to protect their homes and assets from the devastating financial losses from a flood, especially after a wildfire, before the next weather event occurs. WILDFIRES Large-scale wildfires dramatically alter the terrain and ground conditions. Normally, vegetation absorbs rainfall, reducing runoff. However, wildfires leave the ground charred, barren, and unable to absorb water, creating conditions ripe for flash flooding and mudflow. Flood risk remains significantly higher until vegetation is restored—up to 5 years after a wildfire. Flooding after a fire is often more severe, as debris and ash left from the fire can form mudflows. As rainwater moves across charred and denuded ground, it can also pick up soil and sediment and carry it in a stream of floodwaters. This can cause more significant damage. Residents and business owners are urged to purchase flood insurance now to assure financial protection from flooding. By law, there is a 30-day waiting period from the date of purchase until the flood insurance coverage takes effect with very few exceptions: • the purchase of insurance is in connection with the extension, or renewal of a loan;
• the initial purchase is in connection with a revision or update to a Flood Insurance Rate Map and within 13 months of the revision or update; and • FEMA determines that the property covered by the policy is affected by flooding on Federal land that is a result of, or exacerbated by, post-wildfire conditions. *Ask your insurance agent about these exceptions. REDUCE YOUR RISK A flood does not have to be a catastrophic event to bring high out-of-pocket costs, and you do not have to live in a high-risk flood area to suffer flood damage. Around twenty percent of flood insurance claims occur in moderate-to-low risk areas. Property owners should remember to: • Buy Flood Insurance. Most standard homeowner’s policies do not cover flood damage. Flood insurance is affordable, and important to protecting your investment. An average flood policy costs around $890 a year, and rates start at less than $516 a year for homes in moderate- to lowrisk areas. FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. • Prepare Now. Gather supplies in case of a storm, strengthen your home against damage, and review your insurance coverages. No flood insurance? Remember: it typically takes 30 days for a new flood insurance policy to go into effect, so get your policy now. • Plan Ahead. Plan evacuation routes. Keep important papers in a safe, waterproof place. Conduct a home inventory; itemize and take pictures of possessions and the inside and outside of your home. For more information about flood insurance, please call your insurance agent or contact the National Flood Insurance Program Call Center (NFIP) at 1800-621-3362 for information about the NFIP or questions about an existing policy. Visit the National Flood Insurance Program at www.fema.gov/ national-flood-insurance-program to learn more about flood risk and flood insurance.
Farm bill program supports rural businesses
Farm bill program businesses...continued third parties, such as nongovernmental organizations and community development financial institutions, to provide training, technical assistance, and loans to rural entrepreneurs. Many entrepreneurs served by this program are unable to access capital through traditional means. One beneficiary of the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program is Chatterbox Brews, a restaurant in Tekamah, Nebraska, a town with a population of 1,730. Owners Cindy Chatte and Britney Hansen saw an opportunity to invest in Cindy’s rural hometown and to give back to the community by offering a new type of establishment, a brewpub serving craft beers and homestyle food. With support from the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance
supports
rural Following Death of Erica Garner, National Civil Rights
Groups Renew Call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Press Charges In The 2014 Death Of Eric Program, loan experts from the Center for Rural Affairs provided Garner...continued the two entrepreneurs with oneon-one counseling and technical assistance to secure financing and realize their dream. Today, Chatterbox Brews is thriving with daily lunch specials and a seasonal farmers market. And, neighbors are responding. The excitement has spurred even more development in the rural community. Chatterbox Brew’s success is just one instance of a main street business gaining momentum, thanks to the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. The farm bill program supports small businesses and helps keep rural communities, like Tekamah, vibrant.
Bald eagle lays two eggs as public event approaches State/Government News SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Last week, a bald eagle near Big Bear Lake laid two eggs, just in time for the public January bald eagle count on Saturday, Jan. 13. The eagle and her mate are yearround residents of the area. The eggs should hatch after about 35 days – around Feb. 10. “This is part of the story of bald eagle population recovery nationwide. Only a few decades ago, bald eagles were considered an endangered species,” said Robin Eliason, a U.S. Forest Service biologist. “We think these are the first eggs laid by this young female. We do not know for sure because she’s not banded, but some of us are convinced that the female is the first bald eagle recorded to be hatched in the San Bernardino Mountains, which was in 2012.” Because bald eagles will abandon nests if disturbed, the Forest Service has closed the area to all public entry through June 22, the duration of the nesting season. "We're very concerned about people trying to get close for photographs, viewing, etc." said Eliason. Better viewing can be found from the comfort of one’s home, anyway. The nonprofit group Friends of the Big Bear Valley installed a livestream camera on the nest in 2016 which is still active today (choose “Big Bear Eagle Cam, Big Bear Lake” under the “Live Nest Cameras” list). Four eagles, including the nesting pair, were spotted around Big Bear Lake by 35 citizen scientists at the December bald eagle count. Nine total were spotted at all eagle count sites, which are located at six different lakes throughout the Inland Empire in San Bernardino National Forest and at two California State Park sites. The public is invited to come out and help with the eagle count on Saturday, which also happens to be on National Winter Trails Day (forest partner Southern California Mountains Foundation is hosting a number of events, including a talk by Eliason). The monthly winter events started as a way to monitor bald eagle populations when the species was listed as endangered. Although the species was delisted in 2007, the U.S. Forest Service continues to monitor the local population, which also gives the public an ongoing opportunity to view eagles and get a taste of scientific field work. Details for this Saturday’s eagle count are: · Big Bear Lake area volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at the Forest Service’s Big Bear Discovery
Center on North Shore Drive for orientation. Contact Robin Eliason (reliason@fs.fed.us or 909-382-2832) for more information. Please call 909-382-2832 for cancellation due to winter weather conditions – an outgoing message will be left by 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the count, if it has to be cancelled. Contact the Discovery Center (909-3822790) for information about Eagle Celebrations. There will also be a free slideshow about bald eagles at 11 a.m. after the counts. · Lake Arrowhead/Lake Gregory volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at the Skyforest Ranger Station for orientation. Contact Robin Eliason (reliason@fs.fed.us or 909-382-2832) for more information. Please call 909-382-2832 for cancellation due to winter weather conditions – an outgoing message will be left by 6:30 am on the morning of the count if it has to be cancelled. · Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area volunteers should plan to meet at the Visitor Center at 8 a.m. for orientation. Contact Mark Wright for more information about volunteering or taking an eagle tour (760-389-2303 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; or email: mark.wright@parks.ca.gov). · Lake Hemet volunteers should plan on meeting at the Lake Hemet Grocery Store at 8:30 a.m. for orientation. Contact Ann Bowers (annbowers@fs.fed.us or 909382-2935) for more information. ·Lake Perris State Recreation Area volunteers should plan to meet at the Lake Perris Regional Indian Museum at 8 a.m. for orientation. For more information call Lake Perris SRA at 951-9405600 or the Lake Perris Regional Indian Museum at 951-940-5657. No experience is needed. Signing up ahead of time is unnecessary — just show up at the designated time and location, dress for cold weather, bring binoculars and a watch. Observers meet at one of the count locations for a short orientation and then they proceed to their observation sites where they record their observations between 9 and 10 a.m. Then they return to the meeting location to turn in the data sheet. The biologists use those data to determine the minimum number of eagles in the area. For those who cannot make the event, the remaining two counts for the winter season are scheduled for Feb. 10 and March 10. The public can also try watching eagles on their own. Contact the Big Bear Discovery Center (909382-2790) or the Idyllwild Ranger Station (909-382-2921) for wildlife watching tips and etiquette on the San Bernardino National Forest.
Following Death of Erica Garner, National Civil Rights Groups Renew Call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Press Charges In The 2014 Death Of Eric Garner Call for Action Comes as Family Holds Funeral Service for Erica Garner, Daughter of the Late Eric Garner and Vocal Advocate for Police Reform Political/Government News
By Anna Johnson, annaj@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs Rural entrepreneurs are often important members of their communities. The upcoming farm bill offers a significant opportunity to support those entrepreneurs and their rural businesses through the
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. Created in the 2008 farm bill, the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program provides funds to (continued in next 2 columns)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the National Action Network on Monday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to present an indictment against New York City Po-
lice Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the 2014 death of Eric Garner. The renewed call for action comes in light of the recent and tragic death of Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner and (continued in next 2 columns)
prominent civil rights activist who opposed police brutality. The 2014 death of Eric Garner, an unarmed African-American man who was placed in a chokehold by Officer Pantaleo and could be heard on video repeatedly saying “I can’t breathe,” sparked a nationwide movement for police accountability and criminal justice reform. An autopsy by New York City’s medical examiner ruled Eric Garner’s death a homicide, yet the federal investigation into his death remains stalled, delaying justice to the Garner family. In their letter sent to Attorney General Sessions Monday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and National Action Network call on DOJ to conclude its pending criminal investigation and present charges to Officer Pantaleo without further delay. “Erica Garner’s heart was broken over three years ago when the justice system failed to provide her any kind of justice for
her father,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, president and founder of National Action Network. “After her father’s death, Erica committed her life to her father’s memory and we find it unacceptable that she was not able to see justice in her short lifetime. We must continue to fight to end police brutality and we will not rest until we do so.” “As Erica Garner is laid to rest, the exacting toll that police violence has on families and communities can no longer be ignored. The federal investigation into the death of Eric Garner was launched over three years ago and, to date, no officer has been held accountable,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “Justice was denied to the late Erica Garner and can no longer be delayed for the Garner family. The Department of Justice must conclude its investigation and immediately present charges against Officer Pantaleo to a grand jury.”
Civil Rights, Housing, and Community Development Organizations Urge HUD to Maintain Critical Fair Housing Tool Government News
WASHINGTON — Seventy-six national civil rights, faith-based, affordable housing, and other organizations have voiced their strong opposition to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s sudden decision to effectively suspend the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation. Nearly 50 years ago, Congress adopted the Fair Housing Act, landmark legislation necessary to end discrimination in housing and eliminate the barriers created by segregation. The AFFH regulation — designed with considerable public input and piloted extensively — was adopted in 2015 and was a critical and long overdue step in carrying out Congress’ intent. AFFH provided jurisdictions with a roadmap and tools for compliance and included measures for accountability. Without warning, HUD has effectively decided to suspend the regulation, leaving local jurisdictions confused, giving local residents less voice in important decisions about their communities, and reinstating an approach to fair housing that the Government Accountability Office found to be ineffective and poorly administered. The groups issued the following statements: Jennifer Bellamy, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union: “Any state or locality that receives federal taxpayer funding has an obligation to protect fair housing, and the department of Housing and Urban Development has an obligation to holding those recipients of federal funding accountable to expanding opportunity for all. By eliminating this rule, HUD leaves communities in the dark about how to achieve their housing and devel-
opment goals, without the tools and resources to eliminate discrimination.” Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO of PolicyLink: “HUD’s effective suspension of the rule does nothing to help local governments fulfill their fair housing responsibilities to create equitable, healthy communities and provide access to housing without discrimination. It is the wrong move, particularly at a time when housing needs are so severe and housing and community development resources are so scarce. And by taking this step, HUD is abrogating its duty to carry out the mission Congress assigned it 50 years ago.” Shanna L. Smith, president and CEO for the National Fair Housing Alliance: “Americans strongly believe that a zip code should not determine a child’s future, and that everyone – regardless of their race or national origin, the language they speak, or whether they have children or have a disability – should have access to the opportunities they need to succeed. But we are falling short of achieving that goal. Actions taken over many years by HUD, other government agencies and the private sector have left us more segregated than we were 100 years ago. That has led to concentrated poverty and weaker communities and undermines our prosperity. We need HUD to enforce this important rule, not suspend it.” Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition: “The administration’s abrupt decision to effectively suspend (continued on page 7)
JOB OPENING: SECURITY MANAGER POSITIONS: NEW HOPE CHURCH is accepting applications for a full-time Security Manager position at the New Hope Family Life Center, San Bernardino, CA. Applications are available at the New Hope Church Office. For additional information, please contact the Church Office at (909) 887-2526. The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. • Ability to read, listen and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. • Must have strong security knowledge and experience. • Ability to work independently and complete duties and projects with little direct supervision. • Ability to accurately work under pressure in meeting deadlines. • At least some facility manager experience.
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Internationally Renowned Trauma Trump Administration Proposes Rule that Surgeon Joins RUHS Medical Jeopardizes Health Insurance for People with Pre-existing Conditions and Older CenterTeam As Surgeon In Chief Dr. Raul Coimbra will lead expansion of RUHS trauma and acute care programs Health News
Adults while Destabilizing the Market Health/Fitness News
Washington, D.C. —The Trump administration today proposed a rule that would dramatically increase the number of people who are sold so-called “Association Health Plans” that are exempt from core insurance safeguards like covering any essential health benefits. Following is the statement of Eliot Fishman, Families USA’s senior director of health policy:
Dr. Raul Coimbra MORENO VALLEY, Ca.—World renowned trauma surgeon, Dr. Raul Coimbra, has joined Riverside University Health System Medical Center as surgeon in chief, hospital officials announced Monday. Coimbra’s academic and scientific experience will be instrumental in expanding the hospital’s regional leadership in trauma and acute-care surgery and in improving trauma services across Riverside County, said Dr. Arnold Tabuenca, chief medical officer at RUHS Medical Center. The 439-bed medical center in Moreno Valley is the largest and oldest teaching hospital in Riverside County and it houses one of the region’s busiest trauma centers. More than 1,700 critically injured victims from incidents such as car crashes and gunshots are admitted to the trauma center annually. The medical center also trains 800 resident physicians and medical students annually, and sponsors several medical residency programs including programs in general surgery, orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. “Dr. Coimbra has a broad base of experiences and tremendous expertise in trauma and acute care surgery,” Tabuenca said. “We are pleased to have him serve as an academic mentor and leader for our staff members and for new generations of doctors and
nurses.” Coimbra, 55, formerly the surgeon in chief at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, is well known for his activism in global health initiatives. He has long advocated for a statewide traumaresponse system to serve vast swaths of California where no trauma services exist, noting that less than one in 10 hospitals nationwide has a designated trauma center. During his tenure at UCSD, Coimbra is credited with building one of the most advanced free-standing trauma centers in the country. “We are going to take the trauma and acute care programs at RUHS Medical Center to a new level,” said Coimbra, who presides over the board of directors for the World Coalition of Trauma Care. He has authored more than 500 scientific publications in most clinical and experimental aspects of trauma medicine. Coimbra also serves on a number of national and international boards related to research, education, clinical practices and quality improvement. “We provide better care and we see better outcomes when we put patients at the center of our decisions,” Coimbra said. “These are major goals of the leadership team at RUHS Medical Center and they are aligned with my beliefs.”
“Under the rule by the Trump administration, junk health plans would compete against insurance that provides comprehensive benefits and abides by other safeguards protecting people who need and buy health care. This will endanger both those who are sold cheap, junk plans and the older adults and people with preexisting conditions who get left behind. Couched in terms of serving small employers, the proposed rule’s extraordinarily broad definition of employers will let substandard plans flourish in a way that is clearly calculated to gut the ACA’s core insurance safeguards that are critically important to people with pre-existing conditions, like asthma, diabetes or even cancer. “Before the Affordable Care Act, health insurers routinely discriminated against older people and those with pre-existing conditions. The ACA bans that discrimination, implementing safeguards that have received overwhelming support from the American people. Today’s proposed rule would take us backwards, creating again opportunities for insurance companies to sell millions of Americans health insurance in name only, free from any requirements to cover essential health benefits — prescription drugs, emergency services, mental health, hospitalization, maternity care and others — and allowing unlimited price discrimina-
tion based on age, residence in rural areas, and other factors associated with high health costs. These junk plans, immune from most state insurance department oversight, will destabilize insurance markets. Both the individual and the small-employer market will split in two: so-called ‘Association Health Plans’ will sell junk, cheap insurance to relatively young and healthy people, who will then find themselves denied coverage for essential care if they experience unexpected health costs; and other plans will provide an older, less healthy population with high-quality insurance that provides the full set of protections needed by people with health problems. This segregation will make premiums skyrocket in the more comprehensive market. Millions of people with pre-existing conditions and older adults who are covered through small companies or the individual market could ultimately lose access to the comprehensive insurance on which they now rely. “The proposed rule itself concedes that these kinds of arrangements have repeatedly been abused in the past. But the rule’s proposed guardrails offer families no meaningful protections from the serious dangers created by Association Health Plans. “This is just the latest step in the Trump administration’s sustained campaign to sabotage the Affordable Care Act. The Administration is attempting a backdoor repeal of basic insurance protections that people with preexisting conditions and other health problems are guaranteed by federal law. This rule would take us back to an era when health insurance was least available to the very people who needed it the most. Plain and simple, this rule knowingly and maliciously threaten access to essential health care for millions of hardworking families in America.”
Aromatherapy Can Soothe Your Spirit & Fight Against Free Radicals Posted on January 8, 2018Bryana Holcomb
Black-Owned Tech Firm Sues Kaiser Permanente Over Patent Infringement Health News
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Better Life Technologies Group, Inc., a small African-American technology company focusing on wireless wearable technologies, has sued Kaiser Permanente for $50 million on Wednesday, claiming the medical giant stole its trade secrets on wearable medical devices and shared them with its competitors which in its view may have contributed to the birth of a 30 billion dollar industry which focuses on wireless-wearable wellness communications between physicians and patients. The Better Life Technologies Group claims in federal court that Kaiser developed wearable medical devices with other companies after signing a nondisclosure agreement with Better Life in 2012. "On or about late 2016, plaintiff discovered that defendant had used plaintiff’s proprietary trade secrets to enter into business relationships with plaintiff’s competitors and had derived income from providing plaintiff’s trade secrets to plaintiff’s competitors and other unauthorized recipients," the lawsuit states. The trade secrets involved "a patent for technology for a wireless wearable device designed for patients suffering from diabetes, heart conditions, and other medical conditions which require monitoring," Better Life says in the complaint. Better Life representatives began speaking to Kaiser C-level Officers in 2011-2012 and had several meeting regarding their innovative Physician to Patient wireless-wearable communication
technologies. Kaiser signed a Non-Compete Non-Disclosure agreement with Better Life’s sister company ViQUAL Medical promising not to share Better Life’s disclosed intellectual property and trade secrets. At the time, ViQUAL Medical was created to be a medical device division of Better Life Technologies Group, Inc., which received intellectual property from Better Life and created its own unique patent-pending technologies which still have patent-pending status. Better Life has developed technologies that are designed to monitor human ailments ranging from diabetes to cancer. Better Life Technologies Group, Inc. has several prototypes of its intended technology but still seeks funding to get its products to market. Better Life was featured in the March 2017 issue of Essence Magazine, and has been interviewed by BET. Better Life has had its technology endorsed by the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Engineering Department. "One of our company’s objectives has always been to show the world that if the doors of diversity could open ever so slightly, the African-American science community has powerful technological developments that can have a huge impact on science and technology," says George McKinney; CEO/Founder of Better Life Technologies Group. For more information about Better Life Technologies and its team groundbreaking technology team, please visit www.betterlifetechinc.com.
Photo Credit: Pinterest It’s no secret that in recent years more and more African Americans are turning to alternative medicine to help heal. Some would even suggest that it is an innate practice from our African ancestry that is slowly but surely finding its way back into our lives. Through home remedies and seeking natural aids, holistic health is on the rise. Aromatherapy is one healing alternative that even popular African American lifestyle influencers like HeyFranHey advocate for – putting conscious living right in the forefront of our everyday lives. What is Aromatherapy exactly? According to the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA), Aromatherapy, also referred to as Essential Oil therapy, can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit. It seeks to unify physiological, psychological and spiritual processes to enhance an individual’s innate healing process. What else can it do? Imagine inhaling a certain scent that would help protect your
lungs from damage if you found yourself in a smoke-filled room. A California scientist says his research into the healthy properties of aromas could make that a possibility one day. Kwang-Geun Lee, of the University of California at Davis, released findings at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston that suggest some smells could act as antioxidants, the healthful agents found in fruits and vegetables. “Exposure to these aromas may help to prevent (oxygen) damages, which are a factor in many diseases,” Lee says. Humans have known about the positive effects of smell for thousands of years, and “aromatherapy” has become a household word. Scientists have a good understandingof how smell works, from the sensors in the nose that take in information to the areas of the brain that process the data, says George Preti, a researcher at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia. However, Lee says, scientists still aren’t sure why odors seem to have healthy effects on the body. At his laboratory, Lee distilled and extracted 30 chemicals that produce aroma from 10 plants. (continued in next 2 columns)
Aromatherapy Can Soothe Your Spirit & Fight Against Free Radicals...continued Then, he tested them for the presence of antioxidants. In initial research, Lee found levels of antioxidants – similar to those in Vitamin E – in soybeans, mungbeans, kidney beans, eucalyptus leaves and several types of spices, including basil, thyme, rosemary, chamomile and cinnamon. Experts believe antioxidants block certain types of cell damage caused by molecules called free radicals, which are caused by exposure to tobacco smoke and some chemicals. Foods rich in antioxidants help destroy free radicals, and scientists think they reduce the risk of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke. However, more research will be needed to figure out if the antioxidants in the aromas actually affect the body, Lee says. If they do, he says, it’s possible they could be released in a room full of smokers to counteract the damaging effects of tobacco. Preti notes that some body creams have antioxidant proper-
ties, and it’s not “too far-fetched” to believe that odors could do the same. However, if researchers do try to put aromas to work to protect a person’s health, they’ll need to use a lot of them, Preti notes. “Most of the things you smell are at very low quantities. Your olfactory abilities are fairly sensitive. Most things aren’t in high enough quantities to cause any physiological or unhealthy sensations,” he says. Curious about other aromatherapy benefits? Check out the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy. Here you can explore how essential oils are extracted, methods of application, and a list of the most commonly used oils and their individual benefits. To learn more about research on antioxidant therapy for heart disease and other conditions, visit the National Center for Biotechnology Information. For more on Vitamin E, a major source of antioxidants, visit the National Institutes of Health.
Just two sausages per week may raise breast cancer risk Published Friday 5 January 2018 By Honor Whiteman Fact checked by Jasmin Collier
Researchers say that eating processed meats, such as sausages, could increase women's risk of breast cancer. New research provides some further evidence of the harms of processed meats, after linking consumption of these foods to increased risk of breast cancer. a sausage on a fork Researchers say that eating processed meats, such as sausages, could increase women's risk of breast cancer. From an analysis of more than 260,000 women, researchers found that the risk of breast cancer increased by more than a fifth for those who consumed more than 9 grams of processed meats per day, which is the equivalent of around two sausages per week. However, the team found no link between red meat intake and the risk of breast cancer. Study leader Prof. Jill Pell, who is the director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, and colleagues recently reported their findings in The European Journal of Cancer. Processed meats are those that have been modified to enhance their flavor or lengthen their shelf life. Sausages, bacon, hot dogs, and salami are just some examples of processed meats. But while these foods may tantalize the taste buds, they do little for our health. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that processed meats increase the risk of colorectal cancer, while red meats were deemed "probably carcinogenic" to humans. This conclusion came from a review of more than 800 studies. Previous research has also suggested that processed and red meats may raise breast cancer risk. Prof. Pell and colleagues sought to learn more about this association with their new study. Processed meats and breast cancer The research included data on 262,195 women aged 40–69 years. All women were a part of UK Biobank, which is an ongoing health study of 500,000 adults from the U.K. Prof. Pell and team used these
data to calculate the women's intake of red and processed meats, and breast cancer incidence was identified through cancer registry and hospital admission data. A total of 4,819 women were diagnosed with breast cancer over 7 years of follow-up. Key mechanism for aggressive breast cancer prevention found Key mechanism for aggressive breast cancer prevention found Scientists may have uncovered a way to stop aggressive breast cancer. READ NOW Compared with women who had the lowest intake of processed meats, those who consumed at least 9 grams of processed meats per day were found to have a 21 percent greater risk of breast cancer. There was no association found between eating red meat — such as beef and veal — and breast cancer risk. The researchers then combined their analysis with the results from 10 previous studies that looked at the intake of red and processed meats and breast cancer risk, enabling them to assess the link in 1.65 million women. This revealed a 9 percent increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer with processed meat intake. Again, no link was found between red meat intake and breast cancer risk. These findings remained significant after accounting for other dietary factors, as well lifestyle and sociodemographic factors and weight. Commenting on what the results show, study co-author Naveed Sattar — who works in the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow — says: "In addition to the previously known effects of processed meat on other kinds of cancer, this adds further evidence that it may have a deleterious effect on breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women." However, more research is needed to confirm the findings.
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Brandon Photianos, 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 January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20170013836 Date Filed: 12/18/2017 Filing Expires On: 12/18/2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): D’ARCA FORMAL WEAR County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 889 NORTH “D” STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./ Org./Reg.: CHRIS ENTERPRISES, INC. A CORPORATION State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg.: C0548063 Residence Street Address: 899 NORTH “D” STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/24/1968 John C. D’Arca, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE
EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 18, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20170013675 Date Filed: 12/12/2017 Filing Expires On: 12/12/2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PACIFIC HORIZON REALTY & ASSOC. County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2910 E. INLAND EMPIRE BLVD. STE. 107 ONTARIO, CA 91764 Name of Individual Registrant: THOMAS V. PRITCHARD Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./ Org./Reg.:State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 2910 E. INLAND EMPIRE BLVD. STE. 107 ONTARIO, CA 91764 Name of Individual Registrant: ANN PRITCHARD Residence Street Address: 2910 E. INLAND EMPIRE BLVD. STE. 107 ONTARIO, CA 91764 This business is/was conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Thomas V. Pritchard, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 21, 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20170013669 Date Filed: 12/12/2017 Filing Expires On: 12/12/2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): JABZ SALES & RENTALS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 3324 PLAID COURT CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 Name of Individual Registrant: REBECCA C. SOLIS Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./ Org./Reg.:State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 3324 PLAID COURT CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Rebecca C. Solis, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 21, 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180000270 Date Filed: 1/08/2018 Filing Expires On: 1/08/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ELITE SMILE DENTAL GROUP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 25 5TH STREET REDLANDS, CA 92373 Mailing Address: 245 TERRACINA BLVD. #207-A REDLANDS, CA 92373 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./ Org./Reg.: BECKLEY PROFESSIONAL DENTAL CORPORATION State of Inc./ Org./Reg.:CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 2987513 Residence Street Address: 245 TERRACINA BLVD. #207-A REDLANDS, CA 92373 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 1/08/18 Melisa Beckley, 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 January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1724911 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ANDREW JOHN CHAVEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ANDREW JOHN CHAVEZ to Proposed name: ANDREW JOHN SHARP 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
January 11, 2018
LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 1/29/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino, 247 W. 3RD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO JUDICIAL DISTRICT A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: December 18, 2017 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1723478 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ANDREW OMAR CORTEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ANDREW OMAR CORTEZ to Proposed name: ANDREW OMAR GOMEZ 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: 1/09/18 Time:8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino, 247 W. 3RD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Dec 1, 2017 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 21, 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 2018.
SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): HUBZONE, CORP.; CHARMAINE BURNETT; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you 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 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS 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 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 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 incumplimiento 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, puede llamar a un servicio de remision 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.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibido mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbiraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1700185 (Numero del Caso): The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District Civil Division 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): Drew A. Callahan Aldridge Pite, LLP (CA SBN 254257) 4375 Jutland Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92117 (858) 750-7600 (619) 590-1385 Date: Jan 05, 2017 (Secretario)Clerk, by Cuauhtemoc Nunez, Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 18, 2018. SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): BARRY R. SPILLMAN YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you 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 SelfHelp 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 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS 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 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 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 incumplimiento 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, puede llamar a un servicio de remision 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 poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: CIVDS1705366 (Numero del Caso) 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 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 direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese 118226, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, James E. Delaney, 292600, Dana N. Meyers, 272640 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No.552205) Date: (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 18, 2018. SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): SANDRA R. KECK YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you 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 SelfHelp 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 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS 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 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 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 incumplimiento 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, puede llamar a un servicio de remision 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 poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1712492 (Numero del Caso) 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 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 direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese 118226, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, James E. Delaney, 292600, Dana N. Meyers, 272640, Jenny T. Louro, 306535 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No. 552563) Date: June 29, 2017 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Sabrina Johnson, Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper December 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 18, 2018.
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How To File a Fictitious Business Name in California You must register an assumed name within 40 days of starting to conduct business (which can be different from the date of forming your business entity). For 30 days after registering, you must run a weekly notice in a newspaper of record for the county, and attest this afterwards by affidavit to the Clerk. The registration must be renewed every 5 years, but newspaper publication is not required unless details have changed. Registering a fictitious business name does not create a business entity. The document is actually known as a "statement" and it purely creates a record that gives the general public a way to know who they're dealing with, as well as allowing formal process to reach through a brand name to the legal structure underlying it. Additional statements can be filed to record that the assumed name has now been abandoned, or that a partner has withdrawn from a partnership operating under a fictitious business name, and is no longer to be connected with that name. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME REQUIREMENTS A fictitious business name cannot be the same as a name already in use, or so similar as to confuse or mislead. And while certain legal designations such as "Inc" and "LLC" cannot be used unless you are such an entity, certain unsupported designations such as "Company" or "Ltd" are allowed in California. If you're a self-employed contractor, you're a sole proprietorship by default, and the name of the legal "entity" doing business is you, under your name. You can use a business name that includes your surname without needing to register a fictitious name - for example, "John Doe Cars". But to obscure the name ("JD Cars") or to imply more owners or a different structure ("Doe & Sons", "Doe & Associates", "Doe Company") will require recording the name as an FBN. Frequently a sole proprietorship will do business under a fictitious name for ease of transactions. A partnership is also legally named from its owners' names, and will often make a similar choice. Filing an FBN will usually be necessary before a bank will open a business account under the assumed name. Obviously a business wants to receive payments made out to its trade name - and this is increasingly common with Internet domain-name branding, when many business names have a “DotCom” attached to them. Corporations and LLCs can choose their business name when they file their Articles to form the entity. But frequently they'll want to adopt a different name, or many such names, for branding or trademark reasons. If a company is launching a new product or service, marketing decisions may call for a new brand name. Or, if John Doe Texas wants to expand operations into California and finds John Doe California already in business use, a new fictitious business name will be required. HOW TO REGISTER YOUR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME State law (California Business And Professions Code Sections 17900-17930) requires you to register with the Clerk of the county housing your principal place of business, or with San Bernardino County if you're an out-of-state company. There's no limit to the number of names you can register, provided they're available and meet relevant criteria. The recording fee is set by law , but individual counties will vary . San Bernardino County, for example, charges $55, and $10 for each additional name in the same filing. Registration forms also vary by county. It's important to check a specific county's requirements with its Clerk's office. For additional information, go to www.sbcounty.gov/arc or call 1-855-RECCLRK(1-855-732-2575)
FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES/LAND ASSISTANCE FUND Job Announcement Director of Communications & Member Relations Please reply to: careers@federation.coop The Director of Communications & Member Relations reports directly to the Executive Director and is responsible for developing and guiding the strategy for all communications, website, and public relations messages and collateral to consistently articulate the organization's vision and mission. The Director of Communications & Member Relations will ensure that the organization is viewed as the primary source, disseminator, and conduit of information within its diverse network and membership base - including, but not limited to, black farmers and landowners, cooperatives and rural communities in the south. The Director of Communications & Member Relations will work closely with the Executive Staff and within the organization as the communications partner on a variety of strategic initiatives, including membership engagement, tracking and development. Responsibilities Develop, implement, and evaluate the annual communications plan across the organization's network in collaboration with the Executive Team, staff and membership. Lead the generation of online content that engages the membership, partners and supporters and leads to measurable action. Decide who, where, and when to disseminate. Put communications vehicles in place to create momentum and awareness as well as to test the effectiveness of communications activities. Manage and/or coordinate webpage maintenance-ensure that new and consistent information (article links, stories, and events) is posted regularly. Track and measure the level of engagement within the membership and network over time Manage the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, annual reports, e-newsletters and the organization's website. Play a lead role in coordinating and organizing annual meetings that engage the membership, staff, partners, supporters and the public. Manage all media contacts. Develop and manage membership contacts, baseline information and a platform to constantly engage them (the membership). Lead and/or support development efforts and donor relations, including proposal writing. Qualifications The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund is seeking an accomplished Director of Communications & Member Relations who has 5-10 years of communications experience, ideally in an "in-house" leadership role within a complex social justice nonprofit and/or membership based entity, and covering areas such as website content, newsletters, and member & donor communications. The ability to take knowledge and transform it into exciting and useful messages, and disseminate it to the right audiences through the best distribution channels is critical. Highly collaborative style; experience developing and implementing communications strategies Excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills A strong track record as an implementer who thrives on managing a variety of key initiatives concurrently Relationship builder with the flexibility and finesse to "manage by influence" High energy, maturity, and leadership with the ability to serve as a unifying force and to position communications discussions at both the strategic and tactical levels Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters Self-starter, able to work independently, and entrepreneurial; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, 2769 Church Street, East Point, GA 30344
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Resolution Song Sings Into Stores Everywhere By Tackling The Gray Areas Between Black & White Race Relations The cries of a tragic death cannot muffle the sounds of racial discord! Lifestyle/Entertainment News
Film artwork Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - Director Antonio James, announced today that Resolution Song will be released nationwide. The film's underlying faith, family, and racial components will resonate with all communities. Directed by award-winning Film Director, Antonio James (Trey, 2013), Resolution Song was acquired by Sony Pictures affiliate, Smith Global Media, in 2016 and will be released via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment division February 6, 2018. Beginning January 8, 2018, Urbanstylz will be initiating a 40city promotional tour complete with private and public red-carpet screenings, Q&A sessions, and local TV/Radio interview sitdowns. To request an interview, or propose a screening, please contact Director Antonio James (see more information below). The new trailer can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ 1RxE0xmA5Lo
son you lose faith," he concluded, "Resolution Song shows that dynamic." Resolution Song completed production in 2016 as race, social division and sexual transgressions echoed throughout America. In 2017, America became the forefront of race, social division, and sexual transgressions, all of which is part of Resolution Song's theme and appeal. With America's bipolar social climate into consideration, Resolution Song exposes racial tension, challenges faith, and directly questions the dynamics of the family structure by exploring the aftermath of a tragic situation. Within Resolution Song, no one is exempt of this tragedy, and similar to today, it is everyone responsibility to reclaim his or her faith and forgive thy neighbor. The film also stars John J. York (General Hospital), Kennedy Slocum (Nickelodeon's Witz Academy), and Ella Joyce (Set It Off).
Resolution Song, a dramatic faith-based film, follows Margaret (played by Kevin Hart’s exwife Torrei Hart), a submissive stay-at-home mom, as her family copes with the tragic death of her eldest son. Margaret struggles to keep her cheating husband (Lester Speight) and emotionally strained family, from losing faith. Commenting on the release, "I obtained a script about faith and family, but created so much more," said Antonio James, award-winning Resolution Song Director. "Faith is always challenged, yet no one talks about how the family can be THE rea-
About Director Antonio James Director Antonio James serves as president of Urbanstylz - an African-American multimedia company that distributes, produces, and acquires independent films and music from around the world with autonomous relationships. Urbanstylz is appended to several media companies such as Smith Global Media and Rock Em Hard the label. Antonio James has released two feature films, including Resolution Song, which has won dozens of film festival awards. For more information and tour dates, go to www.ustylz.com.
Simeon Booker to Be Memorialized at Washington National Cathedral January 29 Lifestyle News scholarship are matched by the Youngstown State U Foundation, to which checks should be payable, at 655 Wick Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44502. The biography of Simeon Booker is documented as follows at TheHistoryMakers.org:
Simeon Booker A memorial service for trailblazing civil rights journalist Simeon Booker will be held on Monday, January 29, 2018, his wife, Carol McCabe Booker, has announced. The service is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Booker, a journalistic icon, died Dec. 10 at the age of 99. Booker's more than half-century of civil rights reporting, most notably the brutal murder of 14year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, helped propel the civil rights struggle onto the front pages of newspapers across the country which had long ignored the oppression of Black Americans. Previously, he had been the first fulltime black reporter at the Washington Post. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Simeon Booker Scholarship at Youngstown State University. All gifts designated for this minority
Magazine and newspaper reporter Simeon Saunders Booker, Jr. was born on August 27, 1918, in Baltimore, Maryland to Roberta Waring and Simeon Saunders Booker, Sr., a YMCA director and minister. After his family moved to Youngstown, Ohio, Booker became interested in journalism through a family friend, Carl Murphy, the owner and operator of Baltimore's The Afro American Newspapers. In 1942, after receiving his B.A. degree in English from Virginia Union University in Richmond, Booker took a job at the The Afro American Newspapers as a young reporter. In 1945, he moved back to Ohio to work for the Call and Post. Five years later, Booker was the recipient of the Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University to study journalism and develop his talent as a reporter. After leaving Harvard in 1951, Booker became the first full-time black reporter at The Washington Post. In 1954, Booker was hired by the Johnson Publishing Company to report on current events in its weekly digest, Jet. In 1955, Booker helped to redefine the role of Jet and the entire Civil Rights Move(continued in next 2 columns)
Simeon Booker to Be Memorialized at Washington National Cathedral January 29...continued ment with his famous coverage of the Emmett Till murder and trial, turning an all too familiar event in the Deep South into a national tragedy that united the black community. Booker remained on the dangerous front lines of the Civil Rights Movement, reporting on the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1961, Booker rode with the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) Freedom Riders through the Deep South. When the buses were fire bombed in Anniston, Alabama, Booker arranged the Freedom Riders' evacuation with U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Continuing his work of in-depth reporting, Booker toured Vietnam and interviewed General Westmoreland for Jet in the mid1960s. In 1964, Booker outlined the importance of the ongoing Civil Rights Movement in his book, Black Man's America. Booker covered every Presidential election since the Eisenhower Administration in his fifty-three years with Johnson Publishing until he retired in 2007.
Among his journalistic holdings, Booker has also authored four books. They include a 2013 memoir, Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement, which was co-written with his wife, Carol McCabe Booker. In 1982, Booker received one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award. Booker was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Newspaper Publishers Association, The Black Press of America, in 2007. The National Association of Black Journalists' inducted Booker into its Hall of Fame in 2013. He also received a career George Polk Award for lifetime achievements in journalism and the top award among journalists upon the 70th Anniversary of the Capital Press Club, proclaiming him "Dean of Black Journalists, Iconic Trailblazer for Justice in America." He is survived by his wife, Carol, and three children, Theodore Booker, Simeon Booker III, and Theresa Booker. A third son, James Booker, died in 1991.
New Year Wishes And Work: Pursuing And Practicing Peace Los Angeles Sentinel, 01-04-17, p.A6
New Year Wishes And Work: Pursuing And Practicing Peace...continued leads to human solidarity and cooperation for common good. Here it is important to understand and act on the sobering reality that peace must be practiced at home as well as abroad, in our personal, family and communal relations, as well as our societal and world relations. And so, we wish peace for every heart and home, for every family and community and for this society as a whole. For it is difficult, if not impossible, to be at peace in our homes if we fear and are oppressed through vigilante or official violence, if society is hostile to us and uses its police power to profile, harass, imprison and suppress us. And we cannot be at peace in our families if we cannot walk freely in the streets or feel secure from the intrusion of violence from outside in our homes. Likewise, we cannot feel secure in our families and homes, unless each member renounces and rejects violence as a way to relate to each other and we all hold each other accountable. Thus, to talk of peace is first and foremost to talk about the end of violence in relationships, especially violence against children, women, the disabled, elderly, and other vulnerable persons and groups of various kinds. SEBA PTAHHOTEP TELLS US IN THE HUSIA that the violence
we do will return to haunt and harm us and can never yield a good and lasting end. Thus, he admonishes against use of terror and violence to steal, rob and suppress, and says to us “consider then living in peace (with others) and what they would give will come of itself.” Likewise, the Odu Ifa teaches us that “anyone who does good does it for themselves and anyone who does evil does it against themselves”. Thus, we wish for all of us to be able to say, in the words of the Husia, “I spent a lifetime in perfect peace”. Indeed, “my heart taught me peace and guided me to excellence. For I spoke truthfully and acted justly” in and for the world and my Maatian (righteous) work, striving and struggling to bring peace and other good in the world have been and are my essential witness and unwavering way forward. Dr. Maulana Karenga, Professor and Chair of Africana Studies, California State UniversityLong Beach; Executive Director, African American Cultural Center (Us); Creator of Kwanzaa; and author of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture and Essays on Struggle: Position and Analysis, www.AfricanAmericanCulturalCenterL A . o r g ; www.OfficialKwanzaaWebsite.org; www.MaulanaKarenga.org.
DR. MAULANA KARENGA
“For Those of You Who Think [I’ve] Gotten To Radical with My Message…?” By: Lou Coleman-Yeboah
THE ENDAND BEGINNING OF THE YEARS always find us in a critical period of transition in which, responding to the mandates of our moral tradition and the human urgencies of our history as African people, we are compelled to continue forward and turn our best New Year wishes into our most committed work. And we must continue to move forward with our work and struggle, without surrendering the achieved good of our past, misreading the meaning and tasks of our present or sacrificing the possibilities and pro-mise of our future. In the tradition of the ancestors, we must engage in a reaffirming and re-enforcing process and practice of remembrance, reflection and recommitment to our central mission to bring, increase and sustain good in the world and enjoy the peace and prosperity central to this. Indeed, the Odu Ifa says, we must “Think deeply about things, cultivate character, acquire wisdom and come forth and sacrifice so that you may have peace inside and out.” Thus, as we reflect deeply on the awesome tasks before us during the coming year, the pursuit and practice of peace must remain a central and ongoing goal. This is so, not only because of the good of peace in and of itself, but also because real peace requires and presupposes the presence and practice of other vital goods, i.e., justice, freedom, security and well-being—personal, collective and material. Affirming this conception, the Husia praises an official for his Maatian, i.e., righteous behavior, saying “He has done good justice. He has made and practiced peace for the one who loves and wills it for its goodness.” Moreover, even on the battlefield, Ramesses II’s assembled soldiers counsel him to practice peace saying, “Exceedingly good is peace and there is no blame in it for those who practice it.” Thus, the pursuit and practice of peace is a millennia-old moral emphasis and obligation in the sacred texts and social teachings of African people and is posed as an indispen-sable social goal and human good, indeed vital to the well-being of the world. For as the Odu Ifa says, “War ruins the world.” And whether in New Year reaffirmations and recommitments or in the daily longing and practices in the lives of everyday people, peace has always had a center place in the goods wished and worked for in the interest of our people, humanity and the world as a whole. So, we wish a good and lasting peace for our people everywhere and for all the people of the world
as well. Especially do we wish peace for the people of the Congo, Somalia, Southern Sudan and Western Sahara; for the people of Haiti; and the Rohingya of Myan-mar and for the people of Palestine, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan and wherever else war and waste, disease, deprivation, death and devasta-tion are daily and persistent realities of life. And we wish for them, not the brutal peace of the home-grown or imposed tyrant or the criminal peace of the invading army and apartheid occupier, or the peace of corporate plunderers with their private armies and pilfered public funds, destroying lives and livelihoods, fields and forests as an act of progress, security or some other well-tailored and media-manipulated lie. Nor do we wish the imposed peace of the selfanointed overseas savior, pretending humanitarian aims of saving the people from themselves, while relentlessly destroying their lives, robbing them of vital resources, violating their rights and dignity, and structuring chaos, depen-dency and countless other manufactured reasons to remain or return in still more brutal forms. NEW YEAR WISHES AND WORK: PURSUINGAND PRACTICING PEACE Los Angeles Sentinel, 01-04-17, p.A6 DR. MAULANA KARENGA ontrary, we wish for them a peace undergirded by justice, inclusive of freedom, material, physical, psychological and spiritual well-being, security of persons and peoples, power of peoples over their own destiny and daily lives, and conditions for ongoing human development. Here, it is important to remember Dr. Martin Luther King’s distinction between a “negative peace” which strives for the mere absence of tension and a “positive peace” which requires the presence of justice. In a word, he says, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension, but it is the presence of justice and brotherhood.” King offers here an echo of ethical concern and focus put forth by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, who stated that her life’s vision, work and service have been dedicated to a “paradise of peace”, progress and plenty, achieved and assessed by “the great measuring rod of justice and fellowship.” Both Bethune and King, who follows her along this path and pursuit of peace, insists on justice as an indispensable element in any true and real concept of peace, but they are also concerned with the quality of human relations—what King calls “brotherhood” and Bethune calls “fellowship,” a sense of human relatedness and respect that (continued in next 2 columns)
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“Well I got news for you, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Glory, Glory! “[Lyrics Kirk FranklinStomp]. I tell you, Jesus loves you so much that He sent a messenger to warn you, that you are heading down the wrong path. But naw, you find Sin so pleasurable that you want to be mad at the messenger. Well Boo, Boo, the message is and always will be a straightforward command to repent. A call for a radical, 180 degree turning from Sin. That is repentance. Instead of getting mad you ought to be like the people who heard Peter in [Acts 2] and ask what
response was expected of them. Plainly, Peter told them…Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin… [Acts 2:38]. So what’s your problem? No one is excluded from Jesus demand to repent. [Luke 13:3]. Listen, you can ignore the call of repentance if you want to, but God will not be mocked. The wages of Sin is death. Cleanse your hands, you sinner, and purify your heart, you doubleminded. And know that if you continually refuse the salvation call of Christ, one day you will die and end up in Hell. “Submit therefore to God. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Otherwise, be miserable and mourn and wept; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. The danger of knowing, but not obeying. Tragic!
Witness For Justice #875
Uprooting the Sources of Harassment Amy Johnson UCC Our Whole Lives Coordinator Sexual violence against women is not new. Stories are disturbingly abundant in our ancient texts and flow like a river through to contemporary times. But now, due to some invisible conglomeration of tipping points, something seems to be shifting. Many women who are disclosing sexual harassment, and sometimes even sexual assault, are being believed. Actions are being taken. More people are being held accountable. It's enough to make us feel righteous. I can't tell you the number of times I've heard, “It's about time!” in recent weeks. But is all this enough to make a real difference? Not even close. The attitudes that have fertilized the idea that women's bodies are for male pleasure instead of sacred in their own right; the beliefs that have pollinated the practice of men taking credit for work women have done; the politics that have reinforced the abuse of power—all of these have been around since before scripture was written, and they have poisoned the very foundation of our relationships with each other as human beings. If we hope to grab that arc of history and bend it a little more toward justice, it will require more than lawsuits against prominent figures. To replant this garden of denial necessitates us to truly see what we have been doing, to lament the violence being done to women, to own our complicity in
that violence, to have deep and painful conversations, and to insist that we all behave differently within our new awareness. We have the duty, as people of faith, to examine gender roles and stereotypes, to decry toxic masculinity, to respect true strength, and to foster compassion over competition. We have the duty, as people of faith, to insist on people being respected for who they are as children of God, and not to be judged for the clothing they are wearing or the shapes of their bodies. We have the duty, as people of faith, to examine the behaviors and ideas that have maintained a system so predictable and engrained that we send our daughters to programs about how not to get raped instead of teaching our children how to truly respect one another. To replant a garden with poisoned soil will take time. It will take commitment. It will take energy and education. And it will take a whole lot of faith. It will require understanding and respecting people with whom we disagree-- without infecting them with name-calling, social media shaming, or harassment in any form. Seeing perpetrators fired and resigning may feel like justice, but don't be deceived. And don't give up. Real justice will be reaped when no one is less than, and when we live and work humbly together, toward a just world for all people.
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Judge Rules in Favor of Obama Rule That Will Help 200,000 Low Income Families in 2018 National News
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Obama rule to be executed starting January 1, 2018. This is great news to low-income families because they will have more chances for better housing in a more affluent neighborhood. The rule, created on Obama-era, was intended to separate regions of concentrated poverty in two dozen metro regions, from Atlanta and Charlotte to San Diego and Honolulu. It would work by considering the rental costs in particular neighborhoods, as opposed to averaging it to over a whole metropolitan area. Through that, it is much easier for low-income families to afford better apartments in a well-to-do neighborhood with good schools, higher-paying jobs, and lower crime rate. Previously, public rental assistance for low-income families usually allow them to reside only in segregated communities with high-poverty rates. The Section 8 vouchers that they receive are either not accepted by individual landlords or too low to cover the rent in more affluent communities. On November 2016, after years of research and public debate, then-HUD Secretary Julian Castro issued a rule requiring house agencies in 23 metro areas to take on "small area fair market rents" making way for a redestribution of voucher value, higher government subsidies for units in more affluent neighborhoods, and lower subsidies for apartments in
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Civil Rights, Housing, and Community Development Organizations Urge HUD to Maintain Critical Fair Housing Tool...continued from page 3 Former President Barack Obama poor communities. However, late last year, Ben Carson, the secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Trump administration, announced that the rule will be postponed for about two more years to allow the recent administration to fully understand it and prepare for the changes. Many civil rights organizations rallied against it and sued the Trump administration. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell, appointed by Barack Obama to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, found HUD's decision to be "arbitrary and capricious." On December 23, Howell
The Indefensible and Unjust State of America's Children Demands Action to End Child Poverty NOW!
stated that there are no enough reasons for the delay and that it would negatively affect the plaintiffs wanting to move to a safer suburban community. This restored rule will give better opportunities for more than 200,000 families to choose where to live. "This represents a new opportunity for tens of thousands of families with housing vouchers," said Philip Tegeler, president and executive director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council. "It's about the right to choose where to live and the right not to be segregated. Good housing policy does not confine families
to high poverty neighborhoods." The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Funds, one of the groups that disputed HUD's attempts to delay the rule, also thought that it's about time that the blacks, Latinos, and all other low-income Americans have an fair righst in all aspects, including housing settlement. "Suspending this rule was yet another attack by this administration on communities of color," said Sherrilyn Ifill, the president and director-counsel of NAACP. "By restoring the prior rule, this injunction is a key step toward expanding equal opportunity in all aspects of American life."
The Weeknd, ‘Deeply Offended’ by ‘Coolest Monkey’ Ad, Severs Ties with H&M Other celebrities are also criticizing the retailer, including LeBron James, who said, “We as African Americans will always have to break barriers.” By Sheryl Estrada / January 9, 2018
Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native children cannot read at grade level. Child Welfare: Every 47 seconds a child is abused or neglected, and the number of children in foster care is increasing rapidly as the opioid crisis spins out of control. Juvenile Justice: Every day 2,805 children are arrested—one every 31 seconds. Gun Violence: Eight children and teens are killed with guns daily. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for Black children and teens. The report addresses the dire needs facing children in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands even before the hurricanes; offers a portrait of immigrant children; and describes how America ranks among rich countries for investing in children. Despite our great wealth, the U.S. lags behind other industrialized nations in investing in our children and consistently ranks among the worst on key child outcomes. We should be ashamed. "This is one of the scariest times America's children have faced in the struggle to level the playing field as the last 50 years of progress in child health coverage, nutrition, and education are under assault," said Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children's Defense Fund. "We should be building on what we know works and moving forward, not backwards, to improve the odds for children who need our protection. We urge the American public to stand up and stop this war on children now." Download The State of America's Children® 2017 and a volume of one-page factsheets summarizing children's status in individual states, the District of Columbia and nationwide here. The Children's Defense Fund's Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
this critical regulation is misguided. The federal government, states and local communities have been required by law since 1968 to work to undo the segregated communities that federal housing policy created in the first place. Suspending the tools that help communities meet that obligation, without any input from key stakeholders, is a step in the wrong direction.” Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. “The obligation of local governments to ‘affirmatively further fair housing’ is essential to fulfill the promises of the Fair Housing Act, particularly this year, the 50th Anniversary of this key civil rights law. HUD’s proposed suspension would roll back one of the law’s most critical tools to correct structural inequality and racial segregation and represents yet another attack by this Administration on communities of color across the country.” Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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Child Population: The U.S. has 73.6 million children. Children of color, who are disproportionately poor, will be a majority of our children by 2020. Child Poverty: Nearly 1 in 5 children are poor—more than 13.2 million. Nearly 70 percent of poor children are non-White. Income and Wealth Inequality: Unjust income and wealth inequality is soaring. Since the end of the Great Recession, income of the top 1 percent has grown 27 percent compared with 8 percent for the bottom 99 percent. White families' average wealth is seven times greater than Black families' and five times greater than Hispanic families'. Housing and Homelessness: More than 1.2 million public school children are homeless, excluding younger children and youths not enrolled in school Child Hunger and Nutrition: Nearly 1 in 5 children—14.8 million—live in food-insecure households. Child Health: Despite progress 3.9 million children lack health coverage and Congressional inaction in funding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) places nearly 9 million at risk of losing coverage. Early Childhood: Only 5 percent of eligible infants and toddlers are in Early Head Start and 54 percent of eligible 3- and 4-year-olds are in Head Start. Education: The majority of all public school fourth and eighth graders cannot read at grade level. More than 75 percent of
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2018 / PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It is a national disgrace that children are the poorest Americans. The Children's Defense Fund's The State of America's Children® 2017 details the immoral and preventable poverty, homelessness, hunger, health problems, poor education and violence plaguing children who are America's responsibility and future. Children's Defense Fund logo (PRNewsFoto/Children's Defense Fund) The most recent data suggest:
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“HUD’s decision to suspend a critical rule that has helped promote fair housing across the country is firm demonstration of Secretary Ben Carson’s hostility to fair enforcement and implementation of the Fair Housing Act. We will not stand by idly as HUD works to roll back the important gains that have been made to promote fair housing opportunities across the country.”
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The fallout from H&M’s racist advertisement on the global company’s U.K. website featuring a Black boy wearing a green hoodie with the phrase “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” continues with Grammy Award-winning artist The Weeknd tweeting to his more than 8 million followers that he will no longer work with the brand. The Weeknd addressed the Swedish retailer, which is led by CEO Karl-Johan Persson and has an all-white board of directors, in the following tweet Monday afternoon: The Weeknd @theweeknd woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo. i’m deeply offended and will not be working with @hm anymore...
11:20 AM - Jan 8, 2018 7,372 Replies 109,997 Retweets 248,557 likes The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye to Ethiopian immigrants, had previously partnered with H&M on two collections — its 2017 Spring Icons campaign and XO, a fall 2017 collection that he designed. He has an estimated (continued on page 8)
Health Officer urges county residents to get the flu shot Local/National News The Public Health Officer is strongly encouraging County residents to get the flu shot. Initial influenza reports have sharply increased nearly 300% in the last week, going from 38 reports to 150 reports. Within the last two weeks, the County has also confirmed three (3) flu-related deaths. “These deaths are a reminder that the flu can be serious and sometimes deadly,” said Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare, Health Officer. “Flu shots are the most effective protection from the flu, and it’s not too late to get one.” In light of the recent sharp increase of influenza activity, getting vaccinated, and proper hand washing are your best bet to prevent the flu. A flu vaccine is the first and best way to protect yourself and the people around you from influenza and its potentially serious complications. Once vac-
cinated, it takes approximately two weeks before you are fully protected against the flu. An influenza vaccine is especially important for pregnant women and those with immune-compromised systems, children, and the elderly. Getting vaccinated against the flu can reduce flu illnesses and prevent flu-related hospitalizations or unnecessary trips to the emergency room. Residents are encouraged to visit their primary care physician or urgent care if they have flu-like symptoms. If you get sick with flu symptoms and are at high-risk of flu complications, or you are concerned about your illness, call your health care provider for advice. If you go to the emergency room and you are not sick with the flu, you increase your risk of getting (continued in next 2 columns)
The groups said that HUD’s announcement today is a serious loss for fair housing and puts the promise of making every neighborhood a community of opportunity further out of reach. They called on HUD to reverse its decision, withdraw this notice, and move ahead with implementation and enforcement of this important fair housing rule. They also we called on Congress to provide policy and budgetary oversight of HUD to ensure it is delivering on the promise of fair and equitable housing. This statement is issued on behalf of: Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute American Civil Liberties Union Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living Autism Society of America Autistic Self Advocacy Network California Reinvestment Coalition CarsonWatch Center for Popular Democracy Center for Responsible Lending Center for Social Innovation Center for the Study of Social Policy Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Coalition on Human Needs Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Housing Task Force Consumer Action Consumer Federation of America Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) Enterprise Community Parnters Equal Justice Society
First Focus FORGE, Inc. GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality Grounded Solutions Network Housing Assistance Council Impact Fund Japanese American Citizens League Lambda Legal LatinoJustice PRLDEF Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Local Progress LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors Low Income Investment Fund NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations National Alliance on Mental Illness National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities National Association of Human Rights Workers National Center for Lesbian Rights National Center for Transgender Equality National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (CAPACD) National Community Reinvestment Coalition National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients) National Council of Churches National Disabilty Rights Network National Education Association National Equality Action Team (NEAT) National Fair Housing Alliance National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Housing Law Project National Housing Trust National Juvenile Justice Network National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty National LGBTQ Task Force National Low Income Housing Coalition National Network to End Domestic Violence National Urban League Paralyzed Veterans of America PFLAG National PolicyLink Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign Poverty & Race Research Action Council Pride at Work Prosperity Now Public Advocates Inc. Public Citizen Smart Growth America Technical Assistance Collaborative The Arc of the United States The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Transgender Law Center Treatment Communities of America UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza) United Way Worldwide
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Golden Globes: A Stunning Lack of Gender and Ethnic Diversity Oprah says, “A new day is on the horizon,” but results show that horizon may be on Mars. By Kaitlyn D'Onofrio / January 8, 2018
The 2018 Golden Globes Awards placed a huge focus on sexual harassment awareness taking the entertainment industry by storm. But diversity once again took the backseat as nearly all white winners accepted awards. Of 25 awards given, 10 (not including best foreign film) are not gender-specific. Of these 10, only one was given to a production with only a female director. Three of them had a mix of white male and female directors. Guillermo del Toro, who won best director for a motion picture, is from Mexico. No films or shows with Black directors won, and all the shows and movies that garnered awards had at least one male director on board (with the exception of “Lady Bird,” which won for best musical/comedy and was directed by Greta Gerwig). Denzel Washington lost for his role in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” “Get Out,” Jordan Peele’s critically-acclaimed racial film, garnered no awards. Mary J. Blige and Hong Chau both lost the award for Best Supporting Actress for their respective roles in “Mudbound” and “Downsizing.” Anthony Anderson did not receive the best television performance by an actor award for a musical/comedy for his part in “Black-ish”; however, Aziz Ansari made history as the first Asian actor to win in this category for his role in “Master of None.” Similarly, Sterling K. Brown became the first Black actor to win best performance by an actor in a TV series drama for his role in “This Is Us.” Despite the usual lack of diversity that accompanies most award shows, Oprah Winfrey delivered a powerful, noteworthy speech. Winfrey on Sunday became the first Black woman to receive the
REUTERS Cecil B. DeMille Award — and once again raised hope and speculation that she would also become the first Black woman to become president. Winfrey opened her speech by recalling being a little girl and watching Sidney Poitier win the Oscar for best actor in 1964. “Up to the stage came the most elegant man I had ever seen,” Winfrey shared. “I remembered his tie was white, and of course his skin was black, and I’d never seen a Black man being celebrated like that.” “In 1982, Sidney received the Cecil B. DeMille Award right here at the Golden Globes, and it is not lost on me that at this moment, there are some little girls watch-
ing as I become the first Black woman to be given this same award.” She thanked various people who helped her along in her career, from her beginnings as a host on “AM Chicago” to playing Sofia Johnson in “The Color Purple.” She then spoke about the “complicated times” we live in. “What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have,” she stated. Winfrey acknowledged that the reality of women facing sexual abuse and assault is “one that transcends any culture, geography, race, religion, politics or workplace.”
“So I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue. They’re the women whose names we’ll never know. They are domestic workers and farmworkers. They are working in factories and they work in restaurants and they’re in academia, engineering, medicine and science. They’re part of the world of tech and in politics and business. They’re our athletes in the Olympics and they’re our soldiers in the military. And there’s someone else: Recy Taylor, a name I know and I think you should know, too.”
Taylor was a Black woman in Alabama who in 1944 was abducted and gang-raped by half a dozen white men in Alabama while she was walking home from church. The men blindfolded her and left her on the side of the road. Her attack was reported to authorities, but two separate juries — both consisting of all white men — failed to indict any of the rapists, despite the fact that some of them confessed to their crimes. Taylor passed away last month just days before her 98th birthday. “She lived as we all have lived — too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men. And for too long, women have
not been heard or believed if they dared speak their truth to the power of those men,” Winfrey said of Taylor. “But their time is up. Their time is up! Their time is up.” Winfrey ended her speech by declaring this “a new day.” “So I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, are fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say ‘me too’ again. Thank you.” Winfrey spoke with another powerful Black woman following her speech, according to The Los Angeles Times: “#MeToo founder Tarana Burke, who accompanied actress Michelle Williams to the ceremony, was visibly moved after Winfrey’s speech. Burke told The Times afterward what transpired when Winfrey spoke to her. ’She thanked me and gave me a hug and said something like, ‘We’re doing it together.’ It meant so much to me because when I was in the early days of doing workshops with women, it was Oprah and Gabrielle Union whose stories I used.’ ‘So to hear her say #MeToo up there was such a full-circle moment,’ Burke added. ‘I don’t even want her for the presidency. I just want to create something new for her.’” Hardly for the first time, calls for Winfrey to make a White House bid were renewed. Many celebrities took to Twitter to give the entertainment mogul an early-bird endorsement.
Award-winning short film creator Courtney Glaude releases feature-length debut in partnership with AMC Theaters
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continue to be subjected to abusive behavior. Blink will premiere at select AMC theaters in Houston, March 2-9. It is Green Eyed Theater’s first feature-length film, sure to inspire conversation about this important topic throughout the community and beyond.
Green-Eyed Theater is a Houston-based independent film production company that recognizes the importance of creative and honest storytelling. For additional information, please contact Green Eyed Theater at cglaude@greeneyedtheater.com.
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(HOUSTON, JAN.07 2018) Houston native storyteller and community leader Courtney JáPaul Glaudé makes his featurelength debut with Blink in March. The award-winning writer and producer’s short film, Row, was recently recognized with the Los Angeles Short Film Festival Best Short Drama 2017 honor. With Blink, Glaudé brings his passion for filmmaking to the next level. Blink follows Nailah Belle as she tries to navigate the depths and effect of domestic violence, discovering that the calmest seas are often the most turbulent below the surface. From the outside, the meticulous facade of Nailah and husband Derek’s relationship looks perfect. Those in the community don’t suspect the violence it takes to maintain that immaculate front. Nailah’s class doesn’t imagine that Derek verbally and physically
beats Nailah in the endless, and ultimately impossible, thepursuit of perfection. Although life may look flawless, Nailah’s story shows how everything can change in just one blink. Domestic violence affects a startling number of people in the United States, with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reporting that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner. Though Texas family violence programs received more than 170,000 hotline calls in 2016, the topic of domestic abuse still carries a shameful stigma. The film explores these issues and explores the psychology behind abuse including why someone may turn to violence, as well as the science of behavior surrounding why a person may stay in an unhealthy relationship and (continued in next 2 columns)
net worth of $30 million. H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, removed the image from its U.K. website on Monday and issued an apology after threats of boycotts began on social media. "H&M: have you lost your damned minds?” New York Times columnist Charles Blow tweeted. On Tuesday morning, the company issued a statement on Twitter, again apologizing. “We understand that many people are upset about the image of the children’s hoodie,” the statement said. “We, who work at H&M, can only agree.” The company said it “regrets the actual print” and in addition to removing the photo of the hoodie from its websites the sweatshirt will be removed from the product line, and the “mistake” is being investigated.
H&M @hm 2:47 AM - Jan 9, 2018 1,553 Replies 2,470 Retweets 4,602 likes NBA superstar LeBron James took to Instagram Monday to criti-
cize H&M. “H&M you got us all wrong!” James said on his account that has more than 34 million followers. “And we ain’t going for it! Straight up! Enough about ya’ll and more of what I see when I look at this photo. I see a Young King!! The ruler of the world, an untouchable Force that can never be denied! We as African Americans will always have to break barriers, prove people wrong and work even harder to prove we belong but guess what, that’s what we love because the benefits at the end of the road are so beautiful!” Artist Chris Classic created the image James included with his statement. Classic said in an Instagram post Monday that he didn’t want to see “this young king’s face anymore with the shirt he was hired to wear by H&M.” He continued, “I’m almost certain the Persson Family and their $31 billion won’t care in Sweden but… this lil’ guy will see his pics and the mockery one day because the Internet doesn’t erase. So I just hope he gets to see this (continued in next 2 columns)
one or any like it that celebrate him.” Questlove, a member of the hip hop band “The Roots,” inferred to his 1 million Instagram followers on Monday that the advertisement stemmed from a lack of diversity in H&M’s boardroom. “I’m sure the apologies are a coming,” he said. “And the ads will be pulled. I’m certain there will
be media fixers and what not and maybe a grand gesture like a donation to some charity (donations under these circumstances are the corporate version #SomeOfMyBestFriendsAre move if there ever was one) all this tells me about @HM is that the seats in the boardroom lack something … wanna take a guess?”