SB American News Week Ending 6/24

Vol. 51 No. 9

June 18, 2020 -June 24, 2020

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

Publisher’s Corner Grisly Hanging Deaths of Three Black Men in Two Weeks Hark Back to Terror of Lynchings Past Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Publisher of The San Bernardino AMERICAN News

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Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd’s Murder

Ebone Monet and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media

By Gail Berkley | Special to California Black Media Partners From The San Francisco Sun Reporter

Robert Fuller, Palmdale resident found hanging from a tree.

Photo by Taisha Brown Protestors left flowers and candles around the tree that Robert Fuller was found hanging from in Palmdale, CA. Author and investigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a staunch crusader against lynching at the turn of the last century, would likely have been included among the hundreds of thousands of people calling for a thorough investigation into recent hanging deaths of two Black men in California and another in New York. Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 March 25, 1931) led one of the most aggressive anti-lynching campaigns through the Black press, beginning in the 1890s right up to her death about 40 years later. Wells wrapped statistics in touching stories that personalized the brutal lynchings and other race-based crimes happening in towns across the Deep South, bringing them to the attention of people across the country and in other parts of the world. Now more than 150 years later, Los Angeles County called in California state Attorney General Xavier Becerra to keep an eye on the investigation of a Palmdale man found hanging from a tree last week. Although local authorities have listed suicide as the likely cause of death in both instances, people

in California and across the county are demanding more transparency in the investigations of the separate hanging deaths of the African American men. On May 31, San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a man found hanging from a tree in Victorville, a desert city nearly 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. On June 13, authorities released information identifying the man, who was homeless, as 38-year-old Malcolm Harsch. He died at a makeshift encampment for unsheltered people where officials believed he lived, close to Victorville City Library. It took the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office 10 days to release information about Harsch’s death. The delay in releasing information about this case is the crux of many complaints being lodged against law enforcement in San Bernardino County. People are incredulous about authorities preliminarily deciding that Harsch’s hanging was a suicide. The comment sections of the Sheriff's social media accounts include calls for investigators to release more information about the case.

Malcolm Harsch, the Victorville man found hanging from tree. People are also questioning if Harsch was lynched. About 52 miles away, the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department is investigating another hanging in Palmdale. Saturday people gathered at Poncitlán Square park near a tree outside of City Hall. That is where 24-year-old Robert Fuller’s body was found hanging on Wednesday June 10. City officials have backpedaled since initially saying that Fuller’s death was likely a suicide. Last Friday, authorities in Palmdale told people who crowed into a City Council meeting on Friday that there is no security footage from outside of city hall. Activists are also calling on the New York Police Department to conduct a deeper investigation into the death of an unidentified Black man who authorities say died from another apparent suicide. He was discovered hanging from a tree in a park in the Inwood neighborhood of northern Manhattan near the Hudson River during the early morning hours of June 9. Investigators in New York are conducting an autopsy to get to the root of his cause of death. On Sunday, Los Angeles

County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced that State Attorney General Xavier Becerra will “monitor” the Fuller investigation. On Twitter Villanueva described his choice to bring in Becerra as part of his “commitment to transparency”. On Monday, Becerra told California Black Media he dispatched a team of investigators to Palmdale. "They will assess what has been done so far by the local investigators, with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, and we will assist moving forward,” said Becerra. “We are an independent agency and our work we do on behalf of the Department of Justice — and we will do that as best we can." A “Justice for Robert Fuller” petition has nearly reached its 300,000-signature goal. Petition organizers question if Fuller was possibly the victim of a lynching. They cite heightened emotions caused by recent Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests as a possible factor. Hundreds of people reportedly took part in Palmdale BLM demonstration a (continued on page 3)

'Listening' to Blacks Shouldn't Be Conditional By Rev. Dean Nelson

Rev. Dean Nelson Chairman, Douglass Leadership Institute Too many whites on the right and left only want to listen to Blacks who agree with them on everything. The horrifying murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd has sparked

unprecedented conversations about race in America on every imaginable platform. I have been touched by many white friends reaching out and asking about my experiences of being black in America, but I have also been

frustrated by how much of the conservation still seems to be dominated by whites, both conservative and liberal. Far too many of my black friends and family members have experienced whites of all ideological stripes lecturing them on what they should feel and think. Perhaps the most outrageous of these cases occurred when my good friend and mentor to countless conservatives-black, white, young and old-Mrs. Kay Coles James, penned a thoughtful and balanced reflection on the current state of affairs in our nation, I was deeply touched by her courage and eloquence. Her words reflected what nearly every black American conservative I know feels: we love our country, we refuse to use race as an excuse not to be and do our best, but we know America still has a race problem.

Tucker Carlson-a well-known figure with a popular show on Fox News-responded to Mrs. James' incredibly moving piece by accusing her on his television program of penning "a long scream denouncing America as an irredeemably racist nation." This is beyond absurd. Mrs. James wrote, "There is no other country like ours in the world - nothing compares to its greatness." Like countless black leaders before her, she is merely calling us to live up to America's best ideals. And you can't do that if you won't acknowledge there's a problem in the first place. The work of healing America's racial wounds is not done. Mrs. James has a responsibility, as not only the leader of America's preeminent conservative think tank, but also as a black female (continued on page 2)

For Black Lives Matter cofounder Alicia Garza, the widespread global protests and activism that followed the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by Minnesota police have been heartening — and they make her feel hopeful for the future. At the same time, she said, “It’s bittersweet that it takes someone being murdered on camera to get to the point of conversation that we’re in.” “I was horrified,” Garza said of viewing the video of Floyd’s life being taken by a White police officer with his knee on Floyd’s neck. “Every time a Black person is murdered by police there is something disturbing about it.” She added, in this case, “Just the callousness of it; and him calling for his mother. There’s just so much in there that’s horrifying. It’s just a brutal reminder of how Black lives don’t matter in this country.” Garza, who lives in Oakland, is Strategy and Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Principal at the Black Futures Lab. Seeing Black Lives Matter (BLM) signs held by protestors in all 50 states, including in many small towns with few Black residents, Garza said, “It’s humbling to see it and to have been a small part of it.” She is heartened that people are awakening. Garza said she is also pleased that many celebrities who have large platforms are using them now to push for change. She said the Black Futures Lab has a strategy for helping celebrities to use their platforms for the movement. “When they use their platforms to activate people, it’s an important way to save our democracy. It makes us active and engaged participants.” “I got to take over Selena Gomez’ Instagram last week. It was awesome.” She said people are really hungry for information. “We’ve been doing a lot of work and talk about what’s going on. When folks like Selena do that, it engages people in issues of our time. I plan to work with her through this election cycle”. Garza said she will also be taking over Lady Gaga’s social media in the coming week. “We’re really focused on transferring this energy into political power.” She said it’s important to change the people who are making the rules and those who aren’t enforcing the rules. She cited as an example the recent election in Georgia where voters in predominantly Black areas waited hours to vote. Movement for Black Lives is not just about police violence. It’s about how Black lives are devalued. Black Lives Matter is for an opportunity for us to recognize and uphold the right to humanity and dignity for Black people. She said Black people also have to work “to remove the negatives we’ve internalized about ourselves.” “For people who are not Black, there’s also work to do.” She said it’s not only about changing the

Co-Founder Alicia Garza rules, but also about a culture shift. “That’s what I think we’re seeing now. It’s going to take all of us staying committed.” She said the millions joining protests following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Auberry and Breonna Taylor were sparked by “a powder keg waiting to happen.” “People are mad about a lot of stuff. We’re all tender right now. It’s an election year. We find ourselves in a global pandemic. The lack of human touch… and being able to gather. Because of that we also have the expansion of an economic crisis. Not only are people trying to stay healthy, they’re trying to pay their bills.” “What we can all agree on is that policing is not serving the people that they’re supposed to serve. When we’re afraid of the police that’s not serving. Whenever I see tanks, rubber bullets, and tear gas being used we pay for that. Are we keeping people safe? We’ve been defunding the Black community for a long time.” “Defund the Police” is a controversial slogan that has been held by some protestors. Garza said that slogan comes from the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition that includes BLM. “This work is something many organizations have been doing for many years,” she said. “It’s really about getting a handle on how we’re spending our money.” She cited the fact that education funds have been cut, the postal service is near bankrupt, and thousands of homeless are living on the streets. “We’re using police to deal with homeless. You don’t send a nurse to deal with a drug cartel.” “We did the largest survey of Black America in 2018 - The Black Census Project. The overwhelming majority said in the past six months they’d had a negative experience with the police.” She said what she supports is “limiting the size, scope and role police play in our communities. Police also need consequences when harm is enacted. Police unions are a huge, huge issue. They block transparency for officers.” Speaking of another campaign that’s getting national attention Project Zero’s “8 That Can’t Wait,” Garza cautioned, “We have to be wary of things that are a quick fix.” She said “8 That Can’t Wait,” s campaign that pushes proposals for police reforms, “doesn’t deal with the real issue here: nobody should be above the law.” “Public safety is not about bloated police budgets. It’s about expanding the safety net for Black people,” she concluded.

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June 18, 2020

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Are America's Schools Ready for Tough Talk on Racism? By Corey Mitchell

Graduating seniors Shamar Poole, Amier Hatcher, and Fendi Garth, from left to right, raise their fists in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement before their commencement ceremony this month at Grand Blanc High School in Mundy Township, Mich. The May 25 death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis spurred protests around the country and provoked a larger discussion about racism in society, including in schools. —Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP

With school leaders across the country denouncing racism, Gale Satchel, a black superintendent in a majority white Alabama school district, saw an opportunity to talk about racism in education. At a protest rally, she told the crowd about the students who casually used racial slurs around her son. She said that in a Facebook post, an angry parent compared her husband, a tall black man and high school principal in the district, to a gorilla. That colleagues confront her about personnel decisions, implying that she hires too many black people in a district where more than 80 percent of the students are white. But Satchel learned the hard way that not everybody in America is ready for the race conversation. Satchel’s speech at the rally against racism and police brutality has sparked a sharp debate about whether racism even exists in the Colbert County schools, a largely rural district in the northwest corner of the state. One school board member told the Times Daily, a newspaper in nearby Florence, Ala., that he was disappointed with the tone of Satchel’s speech and that it “split us apart.” Less than 5 percent of the nation’s 14,000 superintendents are black. But many of those superintendents and their districts are taking a prominent role in the push to denounce racism in schools in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in the custody of police in Minneapolis—sometimes at a high personal cost and after anguish and soul-searching.

Whether the public and other school system leaders are ready to engage with them in that conversation remains an open question. Signs hanging on a fence near the White House speak to the debates taking place across the country this month over the treatment of people of color, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Signs hanging on a fence near the White House speak to the debates taking place across the country this month over the treatment of people of color, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. —Jacquelyn Martin/AP “The national conversation around racism is challenging,” said Kevin Hampton, a longtime teacher and now the executive director of communications in the Ferguson-Florissant, Mo., school district. After Michael Brown, a black teenager, was shot dead by a white police officer near Ferguson in August 2014, the problem with police violence in the United States captured national and global attention. He had just graduated from the nearby Normandy school system less than a week before. Brown’s death sparked weeks of protests in Ferguson. But six years later as millions march around the country in protest to Floyd’s death, racism remains a hard word for some educators to hear and say. For some people, “‘We want equity’ is easier to say than ‘We stand against racism,’” said Hampton, who is white.

In the wake of George Floyd’s May 25 death during an arrest over a counterfeit $20 bill, the calls for change came swiftly from black educators around the nation. In California, state Superintendent Tony Thurmond, a black man, announced plans on June 1 to lead a statewide effort to address racism in schools. A week later on June 8, in Akron, Ohio, where the superintendent is black, the city school board declared racism a public health crisis that “adversely impacts our students, our families, and our community.” However, others came to take a stand more cautiously. In a speech where he struggled to hold back tears, Superintendent Donald Fennoy II of the Palm Beach County, Fla., schools—the nation’s 10th largest district—told his school board that he, as a black man, operates in “this world as a scared human being” despite his position and that he often fears for the life of his 11-year-old son because of racism. “I hope we don’t take this as another dead black man in America and move on with our lives,” Fennoy said in an interview with Education Week. Washington resident Esther Newman was among those protesting last week in her city. Even with a supportive school board that expressed concerns about addressing racism in schools, Fennoy was still reluctant to discuss how it shapes his life. His chief of staff and communications director urged him to forgo prepared remarks and speak from the heart. In the end, he listened. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic,” Fennoy said. “Many of us are experiencing personal loss of life in the pandemic. We’ve got a looming budget crisis, there’s so much going on and no one has been able to decompress, at all. So I think the normal filters that a person like me would normally have were just worn down.” But a conversation with his son in the moments before the meeting convinced him.

“What I heard him say is, people in power shouldn’t abuse their power and people in power should use their powers for good and positive change,” Fennoy said. “Well, who I am I? I am a powerful person in the grand scheme of things, in terms of where I sit in this world, in terms of this job. I have a moral obligation to do something. That’s what it boils down to. And if I choose not to, then shame on me.” Jobs on the Line In stark contrast, a few school leaders have denounced the protests in provocative terms, or even suggested that Floyd was partly to blame for his death— and have lost their jobs as a result. The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools’ board fired its executive director, Ana Meyers, who is white, after she posted on Facebook that “All Lives Matter” and that the protests inspired by Floyd’s death left her disgusted. Meyers, the wife of a retired state police trooper, later apologized for her remarks, calling them “insensitive and inappropriate,” but could not save her job. In a statement, the coalition board said “its member schools share a mission that rejects racism and injustice.” In Grand Ledge, Mich., the school board fired its white superintendent, Brian Metcalf, after he wrote a Facebook post that suggested Floyd would be alive if he were a “law-abiding citizen.” “Had he not paid with counterfeit money, had he not resisted, had he not been under the influence—then there would be no contact with officers; that does not excuse the officer, it just eliminates the conflict to being with!! It starts with being a good citizen!” Metcalf wrote. Insisting his comments were taken out of context, Metcalf wrote an apology letter and offered to take a diversity

Assemblymember Reyes’ Legislation to Refocus Early Childhood Education Passes State Assembly With Bipartisan Support Community Education News Sacramento – Legislation by Assemblymember Eloise Reyes (D-San Bernardino) Chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee, to revamp California’s approach to early childhood education was approved by a vote of the full Assembly and now heads to the state Senate for further consideration. AB 2581 would create a workgroup focusing on key stakeholder concerns surrounding early childhood development program administration and governance in the event that early childhood development programs see a transition in their administration or governance from one state entity to another. The goals of this workgroup are to mitigate potential issues which can arise in program transitions, ensure greater alignment with early childhood development administration and governance as a whole, and identify ways to best support children, families, and providers building upon existing efforts. "Ensuring that our early childhood development programs are operating as effectively and efficiently as possible, within a whole child and whole family framework, is crucial for California's children, families, and providers,” said Assemblymember Reyes. “AB 2581 helps ensure this happens in the event any early childhood development programs see a transition in their administration

from one state entity to another. The data on child development is clear regarding long term benefits of quality early childhood education making it crucial to get this right for the current, and future generations.” The California State Assembly Speaker’s Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) released its draft recommendations on March 11, 2019. The report identified its findings including the need for a strong centralized office to direct inter-agency coordination, support parent and provider needs within childcare settings, and implement the growing expansion of Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs. Furthermore, the report showed that because of the multi-agency nature of ECE programs, many families end up having interruptions in the programs their children can attend due to the lack of efficient paperwork transfers and communication between state agencies, county agencies, and the family. Through AB 2581, the transition of administration on governance will include stakeholder input and direction to ensure greater stability. Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes represents Assembly District 47 which includes the cities of Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Grand Terrace, San Bernardino and the unincorporated areas of Muscoy and Bloomington.

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New Poll: Parents Call For Dramatic Action To Address Systemic Racism And Inequality In Schools Parents want school police officers to be less involved in disciplinary situations

‘Moral Obligation’ Educational News

'Listening' to Blacks Shouldn't Conditional...continued from page 1 conservative, to speak out on difficult issues regarding race relations. But Carlson's comments remind me that some- on the right and the left- want to engage blacks in the "national conversation" only when those blacks are saying exactly what they want to hear. If you are a black liberal, you'd better not challenge the liberal orthodoxy surrounding abortion or family structure. You will be cancelled. And if you are a black conservative, you'd better not acknowledge that racism exists or plays any role in the challenges our nation faces today. You will be denounced as an America-hater, no matter how many decades you have worked to make your country the best it can be. The black conservatives I know are not conservative because we think race is not a problem in this country. We are conservative because we think that economic prosperity, limited government and strong families are best for all Americans, including black Americans. We are conservative because we think black Americans deserve more autonomy over our own lives, not less, and we a government that protects our right to create the good life for ourselves rather than asks us to wait naively for a magical set of social services to rescue us. I am a generation younger than Mrs. James and enjoyed a very happy childhood in rural Fauquier County, Virginia. But I heard the N-word as a matter of course. There was a restaurant in our

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town that refused service to blacks well into the 1980's. As children, my cousin and I were chased into the woods by a white man with a gun. My high school guidance counselor told me not to take Latin because she said I would fail and encouraged me to enlist in the military instead of applying to college. Some friends who cheered my admission to Howard raised their eyebrows when I transferred to the University of Virginia. As an adult, I have-like nearly every black man in America-been pulled over by cops for no reason, as has my almost 19-yearold son. A white woman allowed her dog to bite me while I was jogging on a public sidewalk in my own neighborhood because she said I got too close to her. My daughter was falsely accused of shoplifting at 13. Like most, I could go on. I want to clarify that my experiences have been very, very mild compared to those of many of my friends and relatives and that I have never been traumatized or defined by them. I have raised my kids to love this country and to never use their race as an excuse for not working as hard as they can. But I will not raise them to deny the realities they and their friends and relatives experience, nor do I want to leave them a world where blacks are only allowed in the conversation to the degree that we make people like Tucker Carlson comfortable. Rev. Dean Nelson is chairman of the Douglass Leadership I n s t i t u t e , www.DLINSTITUTE.org .

June 12, 2020, New York, NY— More than half of all parents (54%) say schools should rely less on school police officers and move toward providing social emotional supports to address student needs with staff like counselors, psychologists, and social workers in disciplinary situations, according to a new poll released today by the National Parents Union. Just 35% of parents say schools should continue to rely on school police officers in the way they do now in disciplinary situations. HOW TO IMPROVE RACIAL EQUALITY IN SCHOOLS Parents also overwhelmingly say that requiring implicit racial bias training for teachers will be effective at improving racial equality in public schools. In determining the effectiveness of a variety of ways to address systemic racism and discrimination, parents said the following will be very/somewhat effective: Requiring training for school administrators, teachers, and staff on cultural awareness and implicit racial bias (73%) Providing trauma-informed school guidance and counselors (72%) Introducing culturally-inclusive curriculum in all public schools (70%) Increasing racial and ethnic diversity of school boards, administrators, teachers, and staff (65%) Replacing suspensions and expulsions for behavioral issues with alternative disciplinary programs that keep students in school (65%)

PARENTS OF COLOR ARE WORRIED 63% of parents of color say they worry a lot or some about their children being impacted by racist comments or actions by other students 55% of parents of color say they worry a lot or some about their children being impacted by discriminatory or unjust police actions at school. Nearly the same amount (52%) worry about this happening in the community to their children Nearly half (49%) worry about their children being impacted by racist comments or actions by staff at school “The National Parents Union was created with the core belief that there should be liberation, justice, and equity in education for all children,” said Keri Rodrigues, Founder and President of the National Parents Union. “We believe education systems must be transformed to eradicate generational institutions of oppression. Families across the nation have taken to the streets crying out for an end to systemic racism -racism that is an act of violence against our children not just in criminal justice, but in education as well. The school to prison pipeline begins in the classroom. It ends with us.” June 8-11, 2020 Survey of N=500 parents of public school students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade- Sampled from online web panel. Click here to view toplines & c r o s s t a b s h t t p s : / / mercuryllc.app.box.com/s/ 5 y g y m 2 4 f r m x 1 n5qrl3pgl9zz8yik3j2j

Are America's Schools Ready for Tough Talk on Racism?...continued awareness and sensitivity class, but public outcry led the board to terminate his contract. Satchel, Colbert County schools’ first black superintendent in its 106-year history, now realizes that her job may be on the line for entirely different reasons. In 37 counties in Alabama, school superintendents are elected. Four years ago, Satchel won her job in Colbert County, beating out a former coworker in the Democratic primary. But this November, she will face a Republican challenger. In the county seat of Tuscumbia, which has its own school system, three buildings are named for Confederate general James Deshler. In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump won two-thirds of the vote there. With the “Black Lives Matter” banner reflected in his sunglasses, Kellan Gray, 8, of Newark, Del., holds a sign at last week’s demonstrations in Washington. In her speech at the rally hosted by the local NAACP chapter, Satchel urged people to look out for hidden racism, warning that “We got to stop it now. It’s right here at home, it’s right here in church, it’s right here in school.” When she said bias leads to disparities in discipline for black children and that was just as much a concern for her as a superintendent as it was for other school districts, that was a step too far for some residents. Federal data do not show that

black students in Colbert County face greater rates of suspension and expulsion than their white classmates, but the district’s schools are effectively segregated by race and white students are far more likely to enroll in honors and gifted classes than their black peers. Colbert County school board member Ricky Saint, a fellow Democrat and retired teacher, told the Times Daily that he is familiar with many district employees, including some he worked alongside, and “I don’t know a single one who’s a racist. “There’s not been a word to me about any incidents of racism in our classroom in the six years I’ve served on this board,” Saint, who is white, told the newspaper. “I took her remarks as aimed at our system, and so did a lot of others. I’m disappointed in the tone of that speech.” Saint declined an interview request from Education Week. Satchel defended her remarks, saying she was discussing systemic racism in education as a national issue, not just in Colbert County. “Racism is alive and well, it does not always look like Mr. Floyd and what he went through,” Satchel said. “It’s subtle. Sometimes it’s not as plain, as black and white. Sometimes it’s gray, and people are not willing to have those conversations to address the tough questions.” “I thought that, by addressing that topic, that we would all have an, ‘Aha!’ moment. That wasn’t the case.”

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June 18, 2020

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Black Lives Matter activist found dead one week after she went missing in Florida By Scottie Andrew and Tina Burnside, CNN

CNN)A 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist from Florida has been found dead one week after she went missing. Tallahassee police found the bodies of Oluwatoyin "Toyin" Salau, along with 75-year-old Victoria Sims, on Saturday. Their deaths are being investigated as homicides. Police arrested a suspect, Aaron Glee, 49, the Tallahassee Police Department said. Salau was last seen on June 6. Earlier that day, she'd tweeted that she was sexually assaulted. Her friend Chynna Carney confirmed the Twitter account belonged to Salau. The tweets said that Salau had left some belongings at a church where she was seeking shelter and a man who'd offered her a ride to recollect the items later molested her while she tried to sleep. It's unclear whether Glee is the same man Salau reported had molested her. CNN has reached out to Tallahassee Police to confirm Salau's account of sexual assault and is waiting to hear back. Sims was a longtime AARP volunteer. Her family declined to comment on her death. A 19-year-old activist and friend Salau had been Carney's friend since before high school, she said. The 19-year-old taught herself to sew, paint and design her own clothes. "She had so many dreams and she never gave up," Carney said. But she'd endured a tremendous amount of pain, too; Carney

described her as a sad person with the "happiest soul." And she was always a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. "When she started protesting with us, that was the happiest I've ever seen her," Carney said. Footage of Salau speaking at a protest in honor of Tony McDade, a trans man who was killed by Tallahassee police last month, has quickly traveled since her death. In the clip, she says he doesn't want to divide people, but unite them against police brutality committed against black Americans. Toyin Salau was a dedicated activist and a self-taught artist, her friends said. "At the end of the day, I cannot take my f*****g skin color off," Salau says in the clip. "Everywhere I f*****g go, I am profiled whether I like it or not... So guess what? I'm gonna die by it. I'm going to die by my f*****g skin. You cannot take my f*****g blackness away from me." Her passion endeared her to Alina Amador, a photographer who frequently recruited Salau to model for her. "Her beauty was so radiant, and modeling for her was so effortless," she said. "She was very calm and gentle." Carney said her friend's death has motivated her to fight for black women like Toyin. "I will never stop protesting," Carney said. "I will fight for her and for black people and people of color 'til I'm dead."

Self-Service Options Encouraged as Social Services Expands Lobby Hours Customers are asked to apply for and access benefits online whenever possible Riverside County News

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Ca.— The Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) is beginning a gradual and limited reopening of some of its lobbies starting Monday June 15, but encourages customers to continue using selfservice options to apply for and manage their benefits. New and existing customers can apply for food, cash and medical assistance on C4Yourself.com or the C4Yourself mobile app. C4Yourself is a onestop shop to manage CalWORKs, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal applications and benefits. “Our communities have significant needs right now and the available self-service options are an easy and convenient way for our customers to manage their benefits 24 hours a day from home without having to visit an office,” said Allison Gonzalez, assistant director of Self Sufficiency. The Self Sufficiency Division at DPSS has processed more than 100,000 new applications since the coronavirus pandemic surfaced in March. Cal-Fresh applications

have doubled in that time, with 4 out of every 5 customers accessing services through the C4Yourself portals. Increased use of self-service options also helps reduce foot traffic as DPSS gradually and safely expands business hours for the public. The expanded hours include a two-hour walk-in period for customers who don’t have phone or internet access. All other inperson service is by appointment only, which can be made by calling 877-410-8827. Several safety measures will be in place including screening questions at the doors. The number of people allowed in lobbies will be limited and determined by the size of the space. All who enter must maintain 6 feet of physical distancing and wear facial coverings over their noses and mouths. Face coverings will be provided to customers who don’t have them. Find out the hours and locations DPSS will be open to foot traffic by visiting www.RivCoDPSS.org or on social media @RivCoDPSS for additional updates.

2020 Census Workers to Count Population Experiencing Homelessness in September State/Government News

June 12, 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau has announced the new schedule for counting people experiencing homelessness in the 2020 Census. The operation was originally scheduled for March 30, March 31 and April 1, but health and safety concerns with COVID-19 forced us to delay these activities.

Between September 22 and 24, the Census Bureau now plans to send specially trained census takers to count people at shelters, soup kitchens, regularly scheduled mobile food vans, and locations previously identified by the Census Bureau where people (continued in next 2 columns)

2020 Census Workers to Count Population Experiencing Homelessness in September...continued are known to sleep outdoors (like under bridges) and at all-night businesses (such as transit stations and 24-hour laundromats). People experiencing homelessness will be counted where they are staying when census takers visit between September 22-24. In preparation for counting people experiencing homelessness, the Census Bureau is coordinating with local service providers and consulting with advocacy groups and other stakeholders, throughout the country to adjust our operations accordingly for this audience in response to COVID-19. We have also worked with the

administrators at these different service provider locations to utilize rosters to ensure a complete count of this population. Census takers will follow the latest local public health guidance regarding the use of personal protective equipment and social distancing. Census statistics are crucial to programs and service providers that support people experiencing homelessness. A complete and accurate 2020 Census can ultimately help organizations provide better services, more food and improved shelter options to those in need. For more information, visit 2020census.gov.

West Valley Water District Receives State Controller Review For 2016, 2017 & 2018, Works To Address & Correct Shortfalls In 2020 SB Community News RIALTO, CA – Today, the West Valley Water District (WVWD) received a document from the State Controller’s Office outlining shortfalls in controls for operations, financial reports, assets and proper use of public funds from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018. Prior to the release of the report, the new administration worked with the State Controller’s Office, to conduct the report and correct many of the issues detailed in the Controller’s report. Since December 19, 2019, WVWD worked extensively with a number of independent and nationallyrecognized firms and organizations, including Liebert Cassidy Whitmore and the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF), to help improve and conduct unbiased investigations and assessments of the WVWD operations. Many of these efforts led to the organization receiving SDLF’s District Transparency Certificate of Excellence, which was also announced earlier today. The award recognizes outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance. WVWD Board President Channing Hawkins stated, “Our future is certainly much brighter, but there is still so much more to do. This report represents a very dark time for the Water District,

but I’ve heard our community loud and clear and that is why we’re making significant improvements. From day one, since being sworn in December 2019, the West Valley Water District has taken swift and decisive action to increase accountability and transparency for our ratepayers. Chief Financial Officer Rickey S. Manbahal, MPA stated, “Our Water District has seen its turning point to ensuring financial responsibility and accountability. We are taking all the necessary steps to ensure ratepayer funds are invested responsibly. As directed by the board, I will hold our board, management and staff accountable for their actions because it’s what our ratepayers deserve.” The State Controller’s Office used the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book), established by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, to assess various aspects of the Water District’s previous internal control system from fiscal year (FY) 2016-2017 and FY 2017-2018. The Green Book outlines fundamental components, principles and (continued in next 2 columns)

Grisly Hanging Deaths of Three Black Men in Two Weeks Hark Back to Terror of Lynchings Past...continued from page 1 week prior to Fuller’s death. Despite creating some traffic issues, authorities say the demonstrations were peaceful. Over the weekend Fuller’s family and supporters held rallies to demand an independent investigation into his death. They reject the suicide claim presented by the Sheriff’s office. Instead in the Change.org petition they point to the community's past “history of racism and negligence”. The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that Victorville and the surrounding county is home to several anti-government and anti-immigration hate groups. In 2012, a man was found hanging from an electric wire in an incident police believed was a suicide. Still, Victor Valley News reports that San Bernardino Sheriff’s officials said there is no indication of foul play. A similar online petition is gaining signatures for Malcolm Harsch. Twenty-three thousand people have signed petition to seek a thorough investigation. The Harsch family told Victor Valley News that law enforcement’s assessment of suicide possibly linked to the coronavirus was off base. “He didn’t seem to be depressed to anyone who truly knew him. Everyone who knew our brother was shocked to hear that he allegedly hung himself and don’t believe it to be true as well as the people who were there when his body was discovered. The explanation of suicide does not seem plausible,” it reads, Sheriff Villanueva scheduled a virtual town hall on Monday. He said residents can talk with law enforcement and get more

information about the case. In both Palmdale and Victorville authorities say the investigations are ongoing. During her life, Wells-Barnett put all of her resources into journalism and bought a stake in the Memphis Free Speech newspaper. After three of her friends were lynched by a mob in 1892, her journey as a social reformer. She lectured about the atrocities of lynching all over Great Britain. Her three friends’ deaths changed her life. Today, the end of the lives of three Black men, brings back the memory of Wells-Barnett’s cause. Lynching is defined as a form of violence in which mobs, consisting mostly of non-Black people in the Deep South states, executed a person without the fairness of a jury trial. This practice soared after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in 1865 and continued for about 100 years. Graphic photos of lynchings, many in a spectator setting, still circulate in various forms of media, including U.S. postal cards. The National Memorial For Peace and Justice (NMPJ) in Montgomery, Ala., is the first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved Black people and Black people terrorized by lynching. In May of 2020, 89 years after her death, Wells-Barnett was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her journalism. “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them,” Wells-Barnett once wrote. https://www.change.org/p/ victorville-justice-for-malcomharsch

West Valley Water District Receives State Controller Review For 2016, 2017 & 2018, Works To Address & Correct Shortfalls In 2020...continued attributes of effective internal control systems. Since 2020, WVWD worked with the State of California and other independent firms and organizations to identify and address these shortfalls. Below, WVWD lists each of the issues identified in the report and remedies provided by the WVWD. Finding 1: District officials overrode established process for hiring and promoting employees. On December 19, 2019, WVWD Board of Directors voted to halt all hiring due to suspected irregularities. On January 16, 2020, the board hired an interim human resources and risk manager, Martin Piñon. During this meeting, the board unanimously approved a temporary hiring freeze resolution. On January 16, 2020, the board informed the public that Mr. Piñon will manage all recruitments, internal transfers, promotions, salary changes and performance evaluations until new policies and procedures are implemented. On January 16, 2020, the board ordered all documentation related to the recruitment process be retained in the human resources department. Finding 2: A costly board meeting was held outside of district boundaries. On April 16, 2020, the board decided to cancel future meetings of this magnitude and is currently researching options that will provide the same or greater results within district boundaries. Finding 3: The District paid directors’ questionable compensation for meetings. On March 5, 2020, President Hawkins introduced the following directives: Board members and employees must complete expense reimbursement forms with receipts attached for all travel, conference, meals, expenses, etc.

and submit them to the chief financial officer (CFO) for reimbursement. Board members must attach a meeting agenda to each reimbursement or stipend form for every meeting for which they request reimbursement. Finding 4: The district incurred expenditures that are excessive and questionable, and lacked proper approval. On March 5, 2020, Board President Hawkins introduced the following directives: Board members and employees must complete expense reimbursement forms with receipts attached for all travel, conference, meals, expenses, etc. and submit them to the CFO for reimbursement. Board members must attach a meeting agenda to each reimbursement or stipend form for every meeting for which they request reimbursement. All employees must attach receipts to each expense reimbursement form, which includes all incurred expenses (including credit card purchases). These forms must be submitted to the accounting department on a monthly basis. The CFO must prepare new travel and reimbursement policies and a new reimbursement request form that requires supporting documents for all reimbursement requests. The CFO, human resources director and legal counsel will develop a new reimbursement policy for board of directors’ paid long-term care. Finding 5: The District’s credit card practices are highly susceptible to fraud, waste, and abuse. On March 5, 2020, the board approved the following directives: The purchasing department (continued on page 5)

Urban NewsCAIR-LA Welcomes Independent Monitoring into Palmdale Hanging; Calls for Independent Monitoring and Review of Victorville Hanging LA County News (LOSANGELES, CA- 6/15/2020) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the decision by the state attorney general’s office and the FBI Civil Rights division to join the investigation into the death of Robert Fuller, a man found hanging from a tree in Palmdale on June 10. CAIR-LA also welcomed the decision of the L.A. County Coroner’s office to withdraw its initial preliminary assessment of death by suicide as the cause of the death of Fuller, 24. Additionally, CAIR-LA joins the multiple calls for an independent investigation into Fuller’s death and the May 31 death of Malcolm Harsch, who was found hanging from a tree in Victorville, less than 50 miles away from Palmdale. Like Fuller, Harsch’s death was ruled as a suicide. According to KABC/7, the state attorney general’s office and FBI will monitor the investigation conducted by the L.A. County Sheriff ’s Department, which initially ruled the cause of Fuller’s death as a suicide. The state and federal agency monitoring came after mounting calls for an independent investigation. WATCH:https://abc7.com/ robert-fuller-palmdale-hanging-

death-california/6248275/ ? e T y p e = E m ailBlastContent&eId=ff85ceb050f7-465a-8d03-0c211d5c01c8 Robert Fuller Palmdale death: Officials say 'thorough' investigation underway after man found hanging from tree In a statement, CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush said: “We join with the family and friends of Robert Fuller, the Black community in Palmdale, elected officials, allies and persons of conscience in calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into the cause of Mr. Fuller’s death and the death of Mr. Harsch. “It should not have taken a national call for a more thorough investigation into the death of Mr. Fuller to have happened. In the current climate of protests against racial injustice and police brutality, two Black men found hanging from trees in the same region should have been taken more seriously.” CAIR-LA is Southern California’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice and empower American Muslims.

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HEALTH/FITNESS/SENIOR NEWS

If You Have Relatives In A Nursing Home During Pandemic, Get Them Out, Advise Experts By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor

Clockwise from top left: Dr. Charlene Harrington, gerontologist and professor of sociology and nursing at the University of California San Francisco; Dr. Farida Sohrabji, Associate Department Chair, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Erika Hartman, Chief Program Officer for the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles; and Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, Director, Center for Policy Research on Aging, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. SAN FRANCISCO — The COVID 19 pandemic has laid bare the plight of U.S. seniors, who have been disproportionately infected and killed by the disease. Eight out of 10 COVID deaths in the U.S. are seniors, aged 65 or older, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. Up to 70 percent of COVID hospitalizations are of people aged 85 and older. The molecular impacts of COVID infections also increase the risk of depression and vulnerability to other illnesses for elderly people. And though only .06 percent of the U.S. population lives in nursing homes, more than 43,000 deaths and 210,000 infections have occurred in long-term care facilities, accounting for about 40 percent of all COVID-related deaths. “If you can take your family members home right now, that would be the best thing you could do,” said Dr. Charlene Harrington, a gerontologist and professor of nursing at the University of California, San Francisco, at a June 12 briefing organized by Ethnic Media Services. “Nursing homes have really been the center of the pandemic,” said Dr. Tung Nguyen, a professor of internal medicine at

the University of California, San Francisco. More than 20 percent of nursing homes reported they have less than a one week supply of personal protective equipment due to delays in delivery of supplies promised by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Nguyen, who also serves as the director of the Asian American Research Center on Health. Though women disproportionately make up the majority of the population at nursing homes, older men overall have the greater proportion of deaths from COVID. For example, seniors in the U.S. between the ages of 65 and 74 had a COVID death ratio of 75 deaths for every 100,000 males, and 39 deaths for every 100,000 females, according to a study by Global Health 5050. Over the past 20 years, there has been declining quality of care at nursing homes, 70 percent of which are for-profit facilities, said Harrington. “Before the virus hit, three-fourths of all the nursing homes in the U.S. had inadequate registered nurse staffing levels, and 63 percent had infection control violations. So then when the virus hit, it definitely has

spread like wildfire through nursing homes,” she said. There has been inadequate testing of staff and residents at nursing homes, said Harrington, noting that almost half of those infected with COVID are asymptomatic. Staff are largely low-wage workers who lack health insurance and sick pay, and thus are reluctant to stay home if they become ill. Many work more than one job, thus the virus can spread to many facilities. Harrington said she disagreed with new policies by states which grant nursing homes immunity from COVID-related lawsuits. “There’s definitely been negligence involved in many cases,” she said, citing inadequate staff and poor infection control. Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, director of the Center for Policy Research on Aging at the University of California, Los Angeles Luskin School of Public Affairs, said many hospitals had intentionally discriminated against elderly people in the initial stages of the pandemic, doling out scarce resources such as ventilators to younger people who had longer life expectancies. “Those who were older, those who have various types of disabilities were put at the back of the line, a clear example of ageism,” he said. Torres-Gil, who serves on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Master Plan for Aging advisory committee, said the group has been working to develop new care standards to ensure there is no discrimination based on age and disability. The committee is also working on proposals that would allocate resources to services that enable elderly people to remain in their homes, rather than living in nursing homes. “I’m hoping that the silver lining in all this is that the nation will begin to understand that we really need a dramatic expansion of home and community based longterm care and hopefully to educate younger populations that they too will be old someday, and they too will face a variety of physical limitations and disabilities,” said Torres-Gil.

Dr. Farida Sohrabji, Regents Professor and Interim Head, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, discussed the molecular impacts of a COVID infection on depression and an increased vulnerability to other illnesses. People in nursing homes have been forced to self isolate, she said, noting that several studies have linked social isolation as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks and strokes. Social isolation also increases the symptoms of autoimmune diseases, said Sohrabji, a neuroscientist whose area of interest is women’s health and strokes. It also increases the level of cortisol, a stress hormone. Cytokines, proteins meant to help resolve the virus, actually work in a “slash and burn” manner, killing off other things besides virus-affected cells, said Sohrabji. The COVID virus enters the body via the nose, which is somewhat exposed to the brain. “So the virus can actually end up in the brain, especially in a particular portion called the olfactory system, which is very, very strongly implicated with depression,” said Sohrabji. Like Harrington, Sohrabji also suggested taking elderly people out of situations where they are socially isolated. If they must remain there, she recommended engaging with them over platforms such as Zoom. Erika Hartman, chief program officer at the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles, said elderly homeless women have been hit hard by the COVID 19 pandemic. In recent months, there has been a 20 percent increase in the number of elderly homeless people, she said. The situation is especially acute for older women of color, who are experiencing poverty rates that are almost double that of white women. A woman’s life expectancy dramatically drops once she becomes un-sheltered, Harman noted. Women live on average to age 83; homeless women live on average to age 48, while homeless men live to 51.

Black Health Matters To Launch New Men’s Health Week Celebrates 26th Anniversary, Promotes COVID-19 Kidney Disease Channel Health News Awareness Passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1994 Health/Fitness News

Roslyn Y. Daniels, Black Health Matters Founder & President New York 6/15/20Black Health Matterswww.blackhealthmatters.com has launched a new Kidney Disease Channel. The channel features original, content that will be especially noteworthy to the Black community. Roslyn Daniels, President, Black Health Matters adds, "We are especially excited to add a kidney disease channel with an emphasis on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare kidney condition that is the leading cause of nephrotic syndrome (a kidney disorder) to our platform since African Americans are at a high risk to be affected by this disease." African Americans make up about 13 percent of the population, however they account for 35 percent of people with kidney failure in the United States. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading causes of kidney failure among African Americans. * Currently there are no medications approved specifically for the treatment of FSGS, but there are clinical trials to further understand how to help slow the decline of kidney function in patients with FSGS. A special highlight of this new channel is an upcoming Facebook

Nephrologist, Kirk Campbell, MD Live event with renowned Nephrologist, Kirk Campbell, MD of New York's Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Campbell will offer his thoughts and insights on kidney disease and its growing impact on the Black community. More importantly, he will discuss the need for greater participation in clinical trials—especially FSGS, that disproportionately affects African American men. This event will also kick-off a special 6-week FSGS Friday's newsletter that will feature articles and videos to address those at risk, patients and their caregivers with empowering kidney disease health and wellness information. The Kidney Disease Channel was created with support from Retrophin, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to identifying, developing, and delivering life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. Launched in 2012, Black Health Matters is a unique integrated health information and community engagement platform connecting with the Black community on their journey better health. For more information on Black Health Matters visit www.blackhealthmatters.com. Source: * https://nephcure.org/

WASHINGTON – National Men’s Health Week (NMHW) is celebrating the 26th anniversary of health awareness and advocacy during Men’s Health Month(www.MensHealthMonth.org) this June. NMHW is celebrated each year as the week that ends on Father’s Day, June 15-21 this year. The Week is celebrated around the globe as International Men’s Health Week. The legislation creating NMHW was sponsored by Senator Bob Dole and Congressman Bill Richardson and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on May 31, 1994. Since then, the Week has grown to include all of June as Men’s Health Month and is recognized by communities and jurisdictions throughout the country. Approximately 400 Governors, Mayors and Native American communities have issued proclamations in their jurisdictions. Those can be viewed at the Men's Health Month website here. The President issues a statement in honor of Men's Health Week and the Congressional Men's Health Caucus passes a resolution honoring the passage of National Men's Health Week, encouraging prevention and healthy behaviors. “With this being the start of a new decade, this Men's Health Month we encourage men to challenge themselves by looking ahead to their future health and well-being. Where do you want to see yourself in 10 years? What will your health look like?" said

Ana Fadich-Tomsic, VP of Men’s Health Network (MHN). “What you do today will affect you tomorrow and beyond, so go to your annual wellness check-ups, and be your own champion for good health!” During June each year, healthcare professionals, private corporations, faith-based community organizations, and government agencies plan activities that focus on the health and well-being of boys, men, and their families. These activities take the form of Wear Blue (www.WearBlueForMen.com) campaigns, informational articles in corporate newsletters, lunchn-learns, conferences, bulletin board displays, social media campaigns, videos, community health fairs, and more. Many take advantage of the posters, logos, and comprehensive social media toolkit available for free download on the Men’s Health Month web site. A national focus is Wear Blue Friday, celebrated yearly as the Friday before Father’s Day, which is June 19 this year. "In light of all of the events that have occupied our lives this year, it is no wonder that the mental health of men should be highlighted during Men's Health Week and Men's Health Month. When you consider the stresses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting unprecedented unemployment, children being kept home from school, stock market fluctuations, and multiple deaths of African Americans being reported almost (continued in next 2 columns)

Men’s Health Week Celebrates 26th Anniversary, Promotes COVID-19 Awareness...continued daily, many men's physical and mental health have taken a direct hit!," cautions Alphonso Gibbs, Jr., LCSW-C, Men's Health Network Advisor. "During this year's Men's Health Month, it is extremely important to acknowledge all of the issues already listed and identify warning signs and resources to address the needs of men struggling with their mental health, to prevent them from worsening." "I look forward to Men's Health Week each year, as it is not only a time to celebrate and highlight the work that has been accomplished in terms of improving men's health, it is also an opportunity to continue the conversations that are focused on the many health challenges and disparities that remain for all men," stated Anthony "Tony" Roberson, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN, FAANP, Visiting Professor at The George Washington University School of Nursing, and Advisor to Men's Health Network. A key part of the continued momentum is the annual social media campaign, even more important this year with social distancing discouraging inperson events, which includes: #ShowUsYourBlue campaign: People all over the world take pictures of themselves and others wearing blue to increase awareness for men’s health and posting the photos on social media with the #ShowUsYourBlue

hashtag June 19 this year is Wear Blue Friday, the #ShowUsYourBlue social media storm where individuals are encouraged to take selfies of themselves wearing blue during the day and post to social media using the hashtag #ShowUsYourBlue Free resources, including images for use in social media campaigns, are available in both English and Spanish at www.MensHealthMonth.com Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week are sponsored by Men’s Health Network (MHN), which maintains a list of experts and spokespersons on all areas of male health and wellness, including fatherhood issues. Men's Health Network (MHN) is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men, boys, and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health awareness messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient navigation. Learn more about MHN at www.MensHealthNetwork.org and follow them on Twitter @MensHlthNetwork and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ menshealthnetwork . For more information on MHN's ongoing Dialogue on Men's Health series, visitwww.DialogueOnMensHealth.com

Can Dairy Products Protect You From Diabetes And Hypertension? Health/Fitness News

Diabetes and high blood pressure diagnoses are on the rise in the United States and that’s especially the case in the Black community. Finding ways to fight against these conditions and improve people’s health is an effort that researchers all over the world are committed to. As a result, an international study that analyzed data from nearly 150,000 people found that a higher intake of dairy, especially whole-fat varieties, could be linked to a lower risk of diabetes and high blood pressure. The study, which was published in the journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, tested 147,812 people from 21 countries throughout the world who ranged in age from 35 to 70. Over an average of a nine-year period, people in the study who consumed an average of 179 grams of dairy each day— slightly less than a glass of milk or a cup of yogurt— were 11–12 percent

less at risk of having both diabetes and high blood pressure. This pattern was even stronger in instances where they consumed whole fat dairy. “Higher intake of dairy foods, such as milk, yogurt, and cheese, especially whole-fat dairy rather than low-fat dairy, is associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome and with a lower risk of developing hypertension and diabetes,” said co-author Andrew Mente, Ph.D., a principal investigator at the Population Health Research Institute. “Dairy foods and dairy fat provide high-quality protein and a wide range of essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamins A, B12, and riboflavin,” Mente explained. Today, experts estimate that more than 30 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and almost half of the adult population has hypertension, and the rate at which Black people are diagnosed is considerably higher than their white counterparts. Perhaps embracing whole fat dairy products—within moderation—could be the key to a healthier lifestyle.

COVID-19 Updates Statewide Health News Health Care Worker Infection Rates As of June 15, local health departments have reported 12,295 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 75 deaths statewide. Your Actions Save Lives Every person has a role to play. Protecting yourself and your family comes down to common sense: Staying home except for essential needs/activities following local and state public health guidelines when patronizing approved businesses. To the extent that such sectors are re-opened, Californians may leave their homes to work at, patronize, or otherwise engage with those businesses, establishments or activities. Practicing social distancing. Wearing a cloth face mask when out in public. Washing hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds. Avoiding touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands. Covering a cough or sneeze with your sleeve, or disposable tissue. Wash your hands

afterward. Avoiding close contact with people who are sick. Staying away from work, school or other people if you become sick with respiratory symptoms like fever and cough. Following guidance from public health officials. What to Do if You Think You're Sick Call ahead: If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough or shortness of breath), call your health care provider before seeking medical care so that appropriate precautions can be taken. More than 100 community testing sites also offer free, confidential testing: Find a COVID-19 Testing Site. For more information about what Californians can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19, visit covid19.ca.gov. California continues to issue guidance on preparing and protecting California from COVID19. Consolidated guidance is available on the California Department of Public Health's Guidance web page.www.cdph.ca.gov

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PAGE 5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004913 Date Filed: 05/28/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/28/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): HELPING MINDS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14499 BEGONIA RD. #69 VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Name of Individual Registrant: SANDY G. MENDOZA Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 14499 BEGONIA RD. #69 VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 26, 2020 Sandy Mendoza, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004546 Date Filed: 05/14/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/14/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SHINE BRIGHT CELEBRATIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12843 CAESAR LANE VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Name of Individual Registrant: DOMINIQUE K. ENGLISH-LOGAN Mailing Address: 12843 CAESAR LANE VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 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: 12843 CAESAR LANE VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Dominique K. English-Logan, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004843 Date Filed: 05/26/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/26/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SOLUTIONFINDERS8 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: GLORIA A. MONDRAGON 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: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: IRMA VARGAS ORTEGA Residence Street Address: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: DENISE O. URRUTIA Residence Street Address: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 21, 2020 Gloria Mondragon, Partner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 4,11, 18, 25, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004532 Date Filed: 05/14/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/14/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.):BIO-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 13581 SHAWNEE RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Name of Individual Registrant: TARA R. TORRES 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: 13581 SHAWNEE RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Name of Individual Registrant: ROBERT C. TORRES Residence Street Address: 13581 SHAWNEE RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 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: December 22, 2008 Tara Torres,Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 28, Correction June 4, 11, 18, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200005125 Date Filed: 06/08/2020 Filing Expires On: 06/08/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TACO HUT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11815 FOOTHILL BLVD., STE E RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Mailing Address: 18711 VIA TORINO IRVINE, CA 92603 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: MAX FORTUNE GROUP LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 201330310377 Residence Street Address: 9451 FOOTHILL BLVD. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 01, 2015 Robert Yang, Managing Member, 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 June 18, 25, July 2, 7, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004839 Date Filed: 05/26/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/26/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ESSENTIAL PEACE OF MIND THERAPY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9650 MILLIKEN AVENUE, APARTMENT 4211 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: SHARI L. MOSLEY 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: 9650 MILLIKEN AVENUE, APARTMENT 4211 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/01/2020 Shari L. Mosley, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004725 Date Filed: 05/20/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/20/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): JR & SONS LEGACY TRUCKING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 16639 DON QUIJOTE LN VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Name of Individual Registrant: MARCOS G. MUNOS 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: 16639 DON QUIJOTE LN VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Marcos Munos, 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 May 28, June 4,11, 18, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200005098 Date Filed: 06/04/22020 Filing Expires On: 06/04/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): HIBISCUS STREET NURSERY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 17433 HIBISCUS STREET FONTANA, CA 92335 Name of Individual Registrant: ELIZABETH L. FLORES 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: 17433 HIBISCUS STREET FONTANA, CA 92335 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 08, 2020 Elizabeth L. Flores, 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 June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2020.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1928120 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MATTHEW LEECH AND DOES 1 TO 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ANCHOR GENERAL INSURANCE CO.

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online 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 SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, APLC, Michael D. Schoeck, Esq., Bar # 277945, 3168 Lionshead Ave. Carlsbad CA 92010 760/8425850 DATE (Fecha): SEP 19 2019 by Daisy Bailon, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) To: MATTHEW LEECH Plaintiff: ANCHOR GENERAL INSURANCE CO seeks damages in the aboveentitled action, as follows: General damages Pain, suffering and inconvenience... $3,064.00 Special damages Medical expenses (to date)... $164.00 Property damage... $5,038.15 Date: September 9, 2019 S/ Michael D. Schoeck, Esq. 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/20 CNS-3371527# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: JESSIE RODRIGUEZ

PARTIDA Case Number: PROPS 2000309 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JESSIE

RODRIGUEZ PARTIDA A Petition for Probate has been filed by: GLORIA N. BLAYLOCK in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that GLORIA N. BLAYLOCK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 21, 2020 Time: 1:30 p.m. Dept:: S37 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO JUSTICE CENTER JUSTICE CENTER/ PROBATE If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: GLORIA N. BLAYLOCK 1091 Shannon Street Upland, CA 91784 Telephone: (909) 608-1507 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 18, 25, July 2, 2020.

West Valley Water District Receives State Controller Review For 2016, 2017 & 2018, Works To Address & Correct Shortfalls In 2020...continued from page 3 and all purchasing functions will report to the CFO. Board members and employees must complete expense reimbursement forms with receipts attached for all travel, conference, meals, expenses, etc. and submit them to the CFO for reimbursement. Board members must attach a meeting agenda to each reimbursement or stipend form for every meeting for which they request reimbursement. All employees must attach receipts to expense reimbursement forms from all incurred expenses (including credit card purchases) and submit them to accounting on a monthly basis. Finding 6: District officials failed to comply with contracting requirements and purchasing procedures. On December 19, 2019, Board President Hawkins called a special meeting on January 9, 2020 to review professional services contracts. The board reviewed all of these contracts on January 9 and January 25, 2020. On March 5, 2020, the board approved an agreement with a certified public accounting firm to prepare a new manual that includes new accounting and purchasing policies and procedures. Finding 7: Employees might not have been paid correctly because of inaccurate timesheets and excessive paid holidays. This finding occurred when timesheets were processed manually, which was conducive to human error. Since then, WVWD implemented an electronic time entry and management approval process, which corrects inaccurate timesheets and excessive pay. On March 5, 2020, the board approved an agreement with a certified public accounting firm to prepare a new manual, which includes new accounting, purchasing, time-entry and payroll policies and procedures. Flex-time holiday excessive pay is a result of the addition of a 4/10 schedule. This schedule is designed to pay an employee for holiday pay based on their work schedule. If an employee is on the 4/10 schedule, they are paid 10 hours for district observed holidays instead of 8 hours. This policy was changed under the new human resources policies. Finding 9: High turnover and lack of consistent leadership have hindered operational stability. On December 19, 2019, the board ordered the general manager to halt all hiring until a resolution is adopted. On January 16, 2020, the board hired an interim human resources and risk manager, Martin Piñon. During this meeting, the board unanimously approved a temporary hiring freeze resolution. On January 16, 2020, the board informed the public that Mr. Piñon will manage all recruitments, internal transfers, promotions, salary changes and performance evaluations until new policies and procedures are implemented. On January 16, 2020, the board ordered all documentation related to the recruitment process be retained in the human resources department. Finding 10: The district’s directors did not complete required ethics training. On June 6, 2020, WVWD announced that it obtained a District Transparency Certificate of Excellence via the Special District Leadership Foundation, which requires all board members to complete ethics trainings and submit a certificate of completion to the foundation.

BLS Data: Local Research Estimates from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Local News

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released research estimates for the largest 18 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on June 16, 2020. Estimates are for the largest 18 MSAs, those with 1.5 million or more employees. Estimates are for the total nonfarm level. The estimates are available from February 2001 through December 2019. These data are produced as a research series and there are no plans to produce these estimates on a recurring basis. We encourage you to provide input on these data at joltsinfo@bls.gov. To learn more about the MSA research estimates, please see www.bls.gov/jlt/jlt_msadata.htm.

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ENTERTAINMENT/RELIGION/LIFESTYLE NEWS

(BPRW) Asian American Business Development Center in a Joint Partnership with 100 Black Men and the Hispanic Federation to Dispense Grants to Small Businesses Representing these Communities Hurt by COVID-19 Pandemic Partners with Hennessy’s Unfinished Business Initiative to help businesses get back on their feet Lifestyle News

Frank Miranda John Wang and Michael Garner (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) is proud to announce that it has been selected along with 100 Black Men and Hispanic Federation as partners by Hennessy in Unfinished Business, a new initiative that will dispense grants to Asian Americans, African Americans and Hispanic small businesses that apply for, and qualify, for funding. Small businesses are the bedrock of the U.S. economic ecosystem, and are often the

entry point for immigrants building new lives. The COVID19 pandemic and recent civil unrest in America have dealt crippling blows to many small businesses, with minority communities bearing a disproportionate share of the impact. Each organization will facilitate the distribution of $800,000 beginning in July, with applications open from June 22. In addition to capital, the initiative will also provide access to information, educational content and other assets to help

safeguard continuity during and after the COVID-19 crisis. “AABDC has long supported the spirit of entrepreneurism and business excellence in the Asian American community,” said John Wang, founder and president of AABDC. “We have also championed the value of crosscultural collaboration, and believe in actions that support other communities so that we can all progress together. In these difficult days, it’s more important than ever to promote unity, and Hennessy’s Unfinished Business aptly describes the hard work

ahead for society to support each other and to move past differences and divisions.” The eligible expenses for which the grants can be applied include payroll and operating expenses, rent, mortgage payments and utility bills. Details on eligibility and how to apply for the grants can be found on [https://bit.ly/ 37uHAjm]. AABDC MEDIA CONTACTS Pauline Barfield, Barfield Public Relations, Inc. 212 -7360404 / 917-620-1311Barfieldmedia@gmail.com

Rising Star of Upcoming Starz' “For Those Who Want to Say, “All Lives Matter!” By: Lou Yeboah Series P-VALLEY Lifestyle/Entertainment News

Brandon Gilpin Actor, dancer, musician and current Morehouse College student, Brandon Gilpin is ready to make his mark on the entertainment industry with an upcoming series regular role in Starz' highly anticipated series "PValley". Adapted from Katori Hall's play Pussy Valley, "PValley" is a provocative hour-long drama series that takes its audience deep down in the Mississippi Delta, to a sparkling oasis in a rough patch of human existence where beauty can be hard to find - the small town strip club. The series takes aim at the stigma often attached to strippers with the goal of showing their story through the female gaze. The show is set to premiere on Starz on Sunday, July 12th. The atmospheric series "PValley" centers on a little-stripclub-that-could and those that come through its doors - the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful, and the damned - and shows what happens when people in a small town dream big. In "P-Valley", trap music meets film noir, grit meets glitter, and the church clashes with the erotic. The show delves deep into the complex lives of its characters and the southern culture that surrounds them. Gilpin plays 'Neva Scared', the strip club's underaged DJ who is the rhythm and heartbeat of the establishment. A nerdy student by day, he takes on a completely different persona at night as the standout comic relief for the series which can get dark and gritty. With a long history of hypersexualized images of black women, it was important for Hall who is also the showrunner - to highlight these women in a different way and the series is in service of those who are marginalized and made to feel ashamed and dehumanized. This includes the character 'Uncle Clifford' who is a non-binary queer black male who identifies with the pronoun of she. With the primary goal of being told with the female gaze, the show also features all female directors. "P-Valley" TRAILER:https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=nGGnNkEuS3c

Born and raised in Amityville, New York, Gilpin originally started his career as an entertainer at the age of 3 when he began taking dance lessons. He instantly fell in love with performing for others, whether that was creating funny skits or starring on stage in a leading role. In the 10th grade, he started a dance party troupe and his nickname "ShowTimeBrando" was coined. Word quickly spread of his dance parties and bold and fun personality and before long, he had grown a strong social media following. Around this time he also began creating and performing his own music and in 2015, he released his first song "ShowTimeBrando - Ultimate Dance Challenge" along with a video of him dancing to the song and in less than a week it had over 50,000 views on Facebook. In 2017, he released another original song / dance video "ShowTimeBrando - Senior Anthem 2K17" that he created for his High School Pep Rally which quickly went viral overnight. Gilpin moved to Atlanta as a theatre and film major at the prestigious Morehouse College where he began auditioning for more professional acting roles. While attending classes, he saw that the BET show "The Quad" was being filmed on his campus. He headed to the production office and landed himself a job as a production assistant with series creator Felicia D. Henderson as his mentor. He began booking guest roles, including in HBO's "High Maintenance" and the upcoming MGM film RESPECT about the life and career of Aretha Franklin. His casting in the upcoming "P-Valley" marks his first series regular role. Gilpin always wears a smile on his face with the goal of using his talents to unlock happiness and joy in everyone he comes across. A dream of his is to play the liveaction black Spiderman from Marvel's INTO THE SPIDERVERSE. In his free time, he loves writing new music and will always be caught wearing Crocs. Whether he is dancing, singing or acting, he aims to be one of the biggest entertainers the world has known.

Lou Yeboah Of course, ALL lives matter. That sentiment is not negated by the notion that “Black Lives Matter.” Indeed, I believe that most people involved in the “Black Lives Matter” movement would affirm that ALL lives matter. Black lives matter. White lives matter. Brown lives matter. Red lives matter. ALL lives matter. It follows from this— that black lives do not matter more — only that they matter as much. One cannot argue the fact, that there are many expressions in our society that makes it clear that “Black” lives do not matter as much as Whites. If we just proclaim that “All Lives Matter” and stop there, we are ignoring the reality in America. There’s a major issue to address in this country, and if you’re unaware, then your ignorance is disturbing. This isn’t a war against other races — this is a war against injustice and a corrupt judicial system, because truth be told, ALL lives DO NOT matter in America. Blacks lives have been constrained and cut short. You see, there is no other race on this planet earth whose lives have been and continue to be dehumanized, tortured, mutilated, raped, lynched, beaten, strangled, bruised, hated upon, broken, and killed, more than the “Black” race. Why? Because as the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution states, it wants to control, suppress and decimate communities of color. Vice President Alexander H. Stephens of the Confederacy, in his 1861 “Cornerstone speech,” was as clear as he could possibly be: “But not to be tedious in enumerating the numerous changes for the better, allow me to allude to one other though last, not least. The new constitution has put at rest, forever, all the agitating questions relating to our peculiar institution African slavery as it exists amongst us the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution. Jefferson in his

forecast, had anticipated this, as the "rock upon which the old Union would split." He was right. What was conjecture with him, is now a realized fact. But whether he fully comprehended the great truth upon which that rock stood and stands, may be doubted. The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old constitution, were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically. Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested upon the assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. They assume that the negro is equal, and hence conclude that he is entitled to equal privileges and rights with the white man. If their premises were correct, their conclusions would be logical and just but their premise being wrong, their whole argument fails. They were attempting to make things equal which the Creator had made unequal. Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. With us, all of the white race, however high or low, rich or poor, are equal in the eye of the law. Not so with the negro. Subordination is his place. He, by nature, or by the curse against Canaan, is fitted for that condition which he occupies in our system. The architect, in the construction of buildings, lays the foundation with the proper material-the granite; then comes the brick or the marble. The substratum of our society is made of the material fitted by nature for it, and by experience we know that it is best, not only for the superior, but for the inferior race, that it should be so. I have been asked, what of the future? It has been apprehended by some that we would have arrayed against us the civilized world. I care not who or how many they may be (continued in next 2 columns)

“For Those Who Want to Say, “All Lives Matter!”...continued against us, when we stand upon the eternal principles of truth, if we are true to ourselves and the principles for which we contend, we are obliged to, and must triumph.” So you see, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said… There can be no gainsaying of the fact that racism is still alive all over America. Racial injustice is still the Negro’s burden and America’s shame. And we must face the hard fact that many Americans would like to have a nation which is a democracy for white Americans but simultaneously a dictatorship over black Americans. We must face the fact that we still have much to do in the area of race relations. For those who are telling [us] to keep [our] mouth shut, [we] can’t do that. [We’re] not going to segregate [our] moral concerns. And we know on some positions, cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks the question, “Is it popular?” But conscience asks the question, “Is it right?” And they're times when [we] must take a stand that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but [we] must do it because it is right …[An excerpt of a speech originally titled “America’s Chief Moral Dilemma.” © 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, © renewed 1995 Coretta Scott King] Let the statements of the United States Declaration of Independence be true, which

states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ALL men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." In aching for injustice, I ache for justice to be served and in this I don’t believe I am unique. Whatever the launching point of question, whatever the realm of application, whatever the level of motivation and concern and ensuing action or nonaction, I believe our collective desire in searching the word “justice” over and over has to be a common longing to see and experience justice meted out in some way and place. To see it alive and active. To see right and what we deem “fair” prevail. Saying “Black Lives Matter” does not mean ONLY Black lives. It is simply acknowledging the value and contributions specifically of Black members of our society during an arguably pivotal time for race relations in our country. It is an acknowledgment that ALL people are not affected by systemic racism or bias. ALL lives are not disproportionately ending at the hands of law enforcement. Our country wasn’t built on enslaving ALL lives. What words can possibly console broken souls who are overcome by tumultuous waves of grief, anger, desperation, and hopelessness? “Black Lives Matter!”

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Never Forget to Say Their Names Traci Blackmon Associate General Minister As George Floyd lay dying, pinned to asphalt by police, he could be heard calling for his mother whom we now know is deceased. Twice this 46-year-old black man, himself a father, called for his mama with his dying breath. In 8 minutes and 45 seconds, Mr. George Floyd was asphyxiated by a police officer who refused to remove his knee from his neck. He died calling for his mama when all other pleas of mercy failed. I’ve watched that video more times than is good for my soul. I’ve watched, not because I needed to see, but because I cannot turn away. I watched because too often in this country black children die by public execution and black mothers are helpless to save them. My mind traveled back to memories of Lezley McSpadden, the mother of 18-year-old Michael Brown, Jr., watching her son lie on the hot asphalt of Canfield Drive for 4 hours behind yellow tape, where an officer – selfappointed as judge and jury – found him guilty of being a black man and executed him with at least 8 bullets to his body from 8 feet away within 90 seconds of seeing him. I thought about Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant III, forced to watch the state sanctioned murder of her 22-yearold black son, held to the concrete by the knee of a police officer on his head while another shot him in his back. I thought about Sabrina Fulton, the mother of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, listening over and over again to the screams of her black son killed by a white vigilante who felt sanctioned to kill him becausehis black hooded body threatened his white existence. I thought about Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, left to

live with the knowledge that her 12-year-old black son was such a threat to armed white officers that one jumped from his car and immediately shot him on a playground without even asking his name. I thought about Wanda Cooper-Jones’ 25-year-old son, Ahmaud Arbery, who was not free to run in Brunswick without white vigilantes hunting him down and shooting him for sport. I thought about how the word of a white man was enough to justify the hunt to law enforcement until the public saw the tape. I thought about Khatiadu Diallo, the mother of 23-year-old Amadou Diallo, assassinated by firing squad at the hands of 4 officers who fired 41 shots, 19 of which riddled his body, in front of his NYC apartment. Tears flow with memories of Lucy McBath, the mother of 17year-old Jordan Davis, who was killed for playing his music too loud; Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of 28-year-old Sandra Bland, arrested for offending white fragility and found dead in a mystery with some usual suspects; Wanda McDade, mother of 38-year-old black trans man Tony McDade, killed by police in Tallahassee, Florida; Tamika Palmer, mother of 26-yearold Breonna Taylor, who couldn’t even sleep in peace. I think about Mamie Till, the mother of Emmett. And I think about Mary, the mother of Jesus, the Afro-Semitic Palestinian who many name God. George Floyd died calling for his momma. I believe she heard his plea. There is a strange fascination with the lessons black mothers teach our children in an effort to save their lives. I confess I wonder what lessons must white mothers teach to save the souls of theirs.

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Black with a Capital “B”: Mainstream Media Join Black Press in Uppercasing Race Tanu Henry | California Black Media Last week, Norman Pearlstine, the editor of the LA Times, sent a memo to staffers announcing that the publication will begin capitalizing “B” in the word Black in its articles when referring to a race of people. That move puts the publication with the largest circulation in California in line with the way the majority of the Black Press in California and around the country have referred to African Americans for decades since they retired “Negro,” beginning in the 1960s to the early 1970s. Pearlstine also announced that the LA Times is taking steps to add more diversity to its newsroom by increasing the number of Black and Latino journalists on its staff. “Within the next two weeks we shall form a group to work on overhauling our hiring process,” Pearlstine wrote to employees. “The global pandemic and the global financial crisis constrain our ability to make a hiring commitment by a specific date. We can commit, however, that the next hires in Metro will be Black reporters, as we begin to address the underrepresentation.” In the wake of the brutal murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the violent protests that followed it, across America, more and more people have begun to point out, own up to, and apologize for abetting racism and anti-Blackness in all of their forms — explicit, subtle and systemic. Americans from all backgrounds have begun to publicly acknowledge how discrimination, over the years, have hurt and held back African Americans for centuries. Last week, other media organizations across the country, including BuzzFeed News, NBC News, MSNBC, Metro Detroit, and others, announced that they have made the decision to begin

capitalizing the “B” in Black as well. The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the country’s largest professional organization of Black media professionals and journalism students, released a statement that said the organization has been writing Black with a capital “B” in all of its communications for about a year now. The NABJ is also recommending that “White” and “Brown” be capitalized, too, when referring to race. “It is equally important that the word is capitalized in news coverage and reporting about Black people, Black communities, Black culture, Black institutions, etc,” the NABJ statement said. Sarah Glover, past president of the NABJ, wrote a letter to the Associated Press (AP). “I’m writing today to request the mainstream news media begin capitalizing the “B” in Black when describing people and the community,” wrote Glover. “I’m also asking the AP to update its Stylebook to reflect this change, effective

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Virniecia Green-Jordan – Perris Elementary Board of Education Corey Jackson – Riverside County Board of Education Cleveland Johnson – Moreno Valley Board of Education Ty Liddel – Val Verde Board of Education Michelle Maisel – Perris Elementary Board of Education

David Star Rabb – Perris City Council Rita Rodgers – Perris City Council Dr. Carla Thornton – Moreno Valley City Council Colleen Wallace – Banning City Council The African American community has historically been marginalized and oppressed since the founding of this nation and county. Due to these historical atrocities, the African American community has biological, social, and emotional adverse outcomes that are being passed from one generation to another. Covid-19 and international protests against police brutality have only magnified the systemic inequalities that persist in the United States and Riverside County. And nonwhite Americans, especially African Americans, have been hit hard on nearly every front.

County wins 45 awards from National Association of Counties SB County.News San Bernardino County programs that celebrate art, promote mental health and improve the lives of children and families, are among 45 programs that won 2020 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo), including a Best in Category Award for the County Museum. “I congratulate all of our award winners who worked hard this year to serve our residents and make this county a great place to live,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman. “Each year our County departments have distinguished themselves on the national stage and they continue to make us proud.” The County Museum won a Best In Category Award in the Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation category for Old West Days: Broadening Myths and Legends to Reflect Authentic

Getting Ahead – Transitional Assistance Department Housing Disability and Advocacy Program (HDAP) – Transitional Assistance Department and Community Development and Housing In-Home Supportive Services/ Transitional Assistance: Collaboration for Customer Service and Staff Development – In-Home Supportive Services and Transitional Assistance Department Proactive Texting Outreach – Transitional Assistance Department

DPH Customer Satisfaction Mechanism: Collecting, Analyzing, and Responding to Customer Feedback – Department of Public Health GIS - PSPS – Environmental Health Services Remote Inspections Program – Environmental Health Services San Bernardino County Fire Damage Assessment – County Fire Where Do My Property Tax Dollars Go? - Auditor-Controller/ Treasurer/Tax Collector Category: Libraries

Safe Zone Program – Department of Aging and Adult Services Sanction Reengagement Program – Transitional Assistance Department Successful Implementation Techniques for FLSA in the IHSS Program – In-Home Supportive Services Supervised Field Experience (SFE) – Transitional Assistance Department and Performance, Education & Resource Centers (PERC) The Home Visiting Program – Transitional Assistance and Preschool Services Category: Information Technology Business-to-Business Enhancement - AuditorC o n t r o l l e r / Tr e a s u r e r / Ta x Collector Customer Service Expansion – Environmental Health Services

Library Training Module – County Library New Book Festival Redistribution – County Library Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training DPH Lunch and Learn Event – Department of Public Health DPH Stay Interview Program – Department of Public Health Field to Supervision Curriculum – Fleet Management From Trainee to Appraiser Appraiser Series Program – Assessor-Recorder-Clerk Hiring for Maximum Impact – Department of Child Support Services Leadership Development Program – Department of Behavioral Health

California Assembly Passes Bill to Set Up Reparations Task Force Tanu Henry | California Black Media

Black Elected Officials Unite To Save Black Lives In Riverside County Riverside County, CA – In the wake of a global call that Black Lives Matter, African American elected officials throughout Riverside County have formed the Riverside County Alliance of Black Elected Officials (ABEO) to fight for Black Lives. The mission of ABEO is the bend the arc of government and public agencies towards justice. The alliance’s first priorities are to dismantle systemic racism in Riverside County, end police brutality, and direct public funds to marginalized African American communities. Founding members include:

immediately,” Glover continued. “This book is the bible for working journalists and sets journalistic industry standards. The AP has tremendous impact as a wire service with more than 1,000 subscribers worldwide.” Larry Lee, the publisher and CEO of the Sacramento Observer, the oldest Black-owned news publication in California’s capital city said whenever he sees a lowercase “B” in Black, it feels like a “slap in the face.” I always felt that they were devaluing our community,” said Lee, who is a second-generation publisher of the Observer. He took the helm of the family-owned business from his father William Lee, who founded the newspaper in 1962 and passed last year. “This is wonderful. Its progress,” Lee continued. “I applaud other media outlets that are doing that. We thought it was important, in a journalistic sense, to recognize Black Americans and African Americans in the same vein that you stylistically recognize Hispanics and any other ethnicity.” Lee, who’s is 47, says for as

long as he can remember, the Observer and other Black-owned newspapers across the country have capitalized the “B” in Black also to affirm the humanity of African Americans, evoke a sense of cultural pride, and to align themselves with the 1970’s “I’m Black and I’m Proud” movement popularized in pop culture by James Brown and others. Lee says, for a while now, Black publishers have called on general market newspapers to adapt that policy, too. Paulette Brown-Hinds, Publisher of the Black Voice News in Riverside, is also a secondgeneration executive of an African American, family-owned newspaper in California. “As a newspaper, we have capitalized the word Black for decades,” said Brown-Hinds, who took over the day-to-day operation of the paper in 2012 from her parents, Hardy and Cheryl Brown. “We have always shared a PanAfricanist worldview, regarding Black as being more encompassing of people of the African Diaspora,” she continued. “I guess our counterparts, in what people call the mainstream media, are finally catching-up with something we’ve been doing all along.” In her letter, Glover said organizations moving to change their policy on capitalizing Black is a “good first step.” “This matters. It’s to bring humanity to a group of people who have experienced forms of oppression and discrimination since they first came to the United States 401 years ago as enslaved people. I ask for this change in honor of the Black Press,” she wrote. The New York Times, which adheres to its own style guide that is different from AP’s, also still uses Black with a lowercase B.

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Histories. In this program, Museum visitors get to see what life was like in the county in the 1800s and learn about its diverse and extensive history. The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, including its Environmental Health Services Division, won 9 awards, the most of any County department. “I am incredibly proud of our Public Health staff who not only work tirelessly but creatively every day to improve health, wellness, safety and quality of life to move our county forward,” said Corwin Porter, interim director of Public Health. “All nine of these innovative programs that our Public Health staff have developed truly deserve to be recognized.” Since 2010, San Bernardino (continued in next 2 columns)

County wins 45 awards from National Association of Counties...continued County has won 381 Achievement Awards from NACo, an organization that honors innovative, effective county government programs that enhance services for residents. Nationally, NACo Achievement Awards are given in 15 different categories that reflect the variety of services counties provide. San Bernardino County won awards in nine categories judged by NACo. This year, NACo reviewed 522 entries from counties in 30 states. The Board of Supervisors will recognize and honor the people and departments responsible for the winning programs and services below at an upcoming event: Category: Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation

Screening Rates in San Bernardino County – Department of Public Health Integration of Presumptive Transfer through Interagency Collaboration – Children and Family Services Open Case Investigations (OCI) Unit – Children and Family Services Category: Community and Economic Development Food Rescue Anti-Hunger Coalition – Department of Public Health State of the County 2020 Vision 2020 – Economic Development Category: County Administration and Management

Biodiversity in our Backyard: Engaging Environmental Education through Storytelling – County Museum

Contract Risk Assessment Scorecard – Purchasing Department

Call for Art – Department of Behavioral Health

Homeless Encampment CleanUp Program – San Bernardino County Flood Control District

Innovative Applications of Technology with Public Anthropology Collections County Museum

Request For Proposal (RFP) Directory – Purchasing Department

Old West Days: Broadening Myths and Legends to Reflect Authentic Histories - County Museum Pulp Culture: Recognizing the Shared Cultural Legacy of an Inland Empire Industry – County Museum Category: Children and Youth Children United Through Empowerment (C.U.T.E.) – Public Defender Continuous Quality Improvement Process in Child Welfare – Children and Family Services

Warehouse Marketplace, Fiscal Management – Department of Public Health

Category: Health Day Reporting Center Nursing Program – Probation InnROADs – Department of Behavioral Health Listen-Empathize-AgreePartner Implementation – Department of Behavioral Health Placement After Stabilization (PAS) Program – Department of Behavioral Health Category: Human Services

Department Diversity Program – Children and Family Services Improving Developmental

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On June 12, the California Assembly voted 61-12 to approve AB 3121. The “reparations” bill calls for the creation of a task force to study and propose ideas for how African Americans in California can be compensated for slavery and its “after lives,” as the author of the legislation, Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), describes the Jim Crow laws and other forms of injustice and state-sanctioned discrimination that have existed in the United States from 1865 until now. “The bill would require the task force to recommend, among other things, the appropriate mechanism for redress as it pertains to California’s role in the enslavement of Black people,” Weber read in a statement at the bill’s hearing to her colleagues on the California state Assembly floor. The California state Senate is now reviewing the bill and is expected to vote on it by June 25. If the bill passes the Senate and Gov. Newsom signs it into law, the state will appoint and commission an eight-member task force comprised of people from different backgrounds. The team would lead the study that defines what reparations should look like and who would be eligible to receive compensation. “Until the end of the U.S. Civil War, California city and county law enforcement authorities enforced a contract labor system, allowing slave holders to effectively hold persons in bondage,” Weber said. “In other words, California state, county and city authorities actively supported the institution of Black slavery both within and beyond California.” In May, the Assembly Judiciary committee voted yes on the bill. Nearly a month later, the Appropriations committee passed it, too, before it moved to the Assembly floor for a full vote last week. “Its time we took an honest look at our history. This is not about pointing fingers. It’s about getting to the truth. African Americans have loved this country, and we have served it, and we have contributed to its might as much as every other

American,” said Hardy Brown, the founder of California Black Media. “We are not making this up. The history is all there. City councils, state legislatures and the federal government crafted racist laws and adapted racially-biased public policies that deliberately excluded African Americans,” Brown continued. “They erected legal barriers that held us back and robbed us of economic opportunities that were afforded others for centuries — both here in California and across this land.” Standing with Weber, all the other members of the California Legislative Black Caucus cosponsored AB 3121. They are Senator Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles), the group’s vice chair; Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles); Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), secretary; Assemblymember Jim Cooper (DSacramento), treasurer; Assemblymember Chris R. Holden (D-Pasadena); Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Los Angeles); Assemblymember Autumn Burke (D-South Bay, Los Angeles); Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer, Sr. (DSouth Los Angeles); Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento). “Justice requires that those who have been treated unjustly need the means to make themselves whole again,” Weber told her colleagues. Twelve of the 17 Republican members of the state Assembly voted no on the bill. They are Assemblymembers Frank Bigelow (R-O’Neals); Bill Brough (R-Dana Point); Steven Choi (RIrvine); Jordan Cunningham (RPaso Robles); Megan Dahle (RBieber); James Gallagher (R-Yuba City); Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin); Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale); Devon Mathis (R-Visalia); Jay Obernolte (R-Big Bear Lake); Jim Patterson (R-Fresno); and Randy Voepel (RSantee). The Assembly Republicans have not issued a formal statement opposing AB 3121. However, Joshua Hoover, Kiley’s chief of staff, has said that he believes a discussion about reparations for slavery should happen on the federal level.

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Racial divide of coronavirus is real, so are innovations that can help By Allyson Y. Schwartz and Martha A. Dawson

News about the novel coronavirus, which has now claimed over 100,000 American lives, is all around us. A subtext told in this reporting is the painful story of the pandemic’s devastating effect on people of color. While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this disease. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study in Atlanta found that, in a cohort of 305 adults hospitalized with coronavirus, 83 percent were black. Similarly, in Washington, D.C., 80 percent of lives lost to coronavirus are black. Public health officials report that Latinx populations are overrepresented in coronavirus deaths, too. There will be lessons gained from this pandemic, giving us the insights and motivation to build on new ways to deliver care. A renewed call to confront racial inequality in health care should be at the top of the list both for policymakers, the educational system, and health care itself. As a former member of Congress who represented Philadelphia, the nation’s sixth-largest city with a minority population of over 60 percent (Schwartz), and the President of the National Black Nurses Association, a health system administrator and educator of more than 40 years (Dawson), this is a subject close to our hearts. Last year, we participated in a convening on racial disparities in health care hosted by Better Medicare Alliance that brought together representatives from the National Minority Quality Forum, NAACP, National Medical

Association, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and other health equity leaders. While we could not have predicted the havoc that coronavirus would wreak on our health care system the following year, we find ourselves reflecting on the solutions discussed that can be brought to bear today. This convening crystalized what we have already known: racial inequities elsewhere in our culture manifest today in the form of unconscious and conscious bias by health providers, lack of representation of minorities in high-level health professions, and lagging outcomes for minorities across the health care system. Our institutions in health care are not powerless to take on these inequities – many already are. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) explained at the convening the steps being taken to ensure greater diversity in the physician workforce, while providers like ChenMed and Oak Street Health are directly engaging minority communities and leveraging supplemental benefits to address health disparities. We believe that Medicare Advantage – the managed care option in Medicare where more than 24 million seniors and Americans with disabilities receive coverage – highlights successful remedies for the inequities in health care that are deeply felt amid the coronavirus pandemic. Increasing numbers of racial minorities are choosing Medicare Advantage for their health care needs. 57 percent of Latinx Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage and black seniors represent a higher proportion of beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage than in Traditional Medicare.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study in Atlanta found that, in a cohort of 305 adults hospitalized with coronavirus, 83 percent were black. Similarly, in Washington, D.C., 80 percent of lives lost to coronavirus are black. Public health officials report that Latinx populations are overrepresented in coronavirus deaths, too. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA Black and Latinx seniors are more likely to be affected by health conditions that can heighten the risk of coronavirusrelated complications. Black adults are 20 percent more likely to have asthma, 72 percent more likely to be diabetic, and eight times as likely to be diagnosed with HIV than white adults. Tackling these chronic conditions and slowing disease progression is essential to protecting these individuals, future generations, and their communities from future health crises. Medicare Advantage offers promising signs – with a 29 percent lower rate of avoidable hospitalizations among beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, and a 73 percent lower rate of serious complications among the most clinically at-risk diabetics. We also know that most seniors live on fixed incomes, including racial minorities who are more likely to experience poverty than white older adults. Medicare Advantage can help these vulnerable beneficiaries stay more financially secure, saving them nearly $1,600 a year in annual health expenditures compared to Traditional Medicare. Consider, too, the impact of hunger and food insecurity that is exacerbated amid the coronavirus pandemic. Even before this crisis took its toll, over 21 percent of black households struggled with food insecurity. Medicare Advantage’s flexible benefit design offers tools to help. Nearly half of Medicare Advantage plans provide supplemental coverage for meal

benefits and have stepped up in this moment of crisis to help get food in the hands of seniors in need. These achievements do not happen by chance. They are made possible by the unique incentives built into the framework of Medicare Advantage that reward the value of health services provided, rather than the volume. This allows for a greater focus on primary care, earlier clinical interventions, supplemental benefits tailored to address social determinants of health, and lower costs to the patient and the health care system. Medicare Advantage is not a panacea for the racial inequities that persist across our culture today, and there is more work to be done. A report that followed our convening outlines sensible recommendations for reform — from required unconscious bias and cultural sensitivity training, to more accurate and actionable data to pinpoint where and how disparities occur. Still, these successes offer us great hope that, even in this season of crisis, innovations are taking hold that can lead to a more just future in health care. Allyson Y. Schwartz is president and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance. She represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015. Martha A. Dawson, DNP, RN, CNS, FACHE, is President of the National Black Nurses Association and Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing.

President Donald J. Trump is Strengthening the Relationship Between Local Law Enforcement and The Communities They Serve Through His Historic Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities...continued engaging in excessive force that have been fully adjudicated in order to receive federal grants. Mental Health, Homelessness, and Addiction: The DOJ and HHS will promote co-responder programs that pair police and social workers, providing law enforcement additional resources for challenging encounters. Legislation and Additional Grant Programs: The Trump administration will work with Congress to provide additional resources to recruit and retain the best officers, more programs to build up community relationships, and offer mental health services for officers. President Trump Continues to Take Action Uniting our Nation and Ensuring Safer Communities for all Americans. Prior to today’s historic action President Trump met with the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Botham Jean, Antwon Rose, Jemel Roberson, Atatiana Jefferson, Michael Dean, Darius Tarver, Cameron Lamb, and Everett Palmer. “Many of these families lost their loved ones in deadly interactions with police. To all of the hurting families, I want you to know that all Americans mourn by your side. Your loved ones will not have died in vain. We are one nation. We grieve together, and we heal together. I can never imagine your pain or the depth of

your anguish, but I can promise to fight for justice for all of our people.”- President Donald J. Trump Today’s action is a continuation of President Trump’s focus on revitalizing communities. President Trump signed the First Step Act into law, is creating opportunity through second chance hiring and opportunity zones. Last year, the President established the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, examining how to improve community relations between the public and law enforcement. President Trump revitalized Project Safe Neighborhoods to help reduce violent crime in communities all around the country. Thanks to the President’s efforts, both the violent crime rate and murder rate in America have fallen for two consecutive years. Real community revitalization comes with equal opportunity for all, and that starts with a quality education. This is why President Trump continues to champion school choice. What is Joe Biden doing today? His campaign, which likes to bail out rioters who set fire to Black communities all over America, scheduled a virtual event on climate change Tuesday evening.

President Donald J. Trump is Strengthening the Aguilar Announces Over $53 Million Relationship Between Local Law Enforcement and The Coronavirus Relief Funding for Omnitrans Communities They Serve Through His Historic Executive Local /National News Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities Local/National News San Bernardino, CA – Rep. Pete Aguilar announced $53,266,820 for Omnitrans, the San Bernardino region’s primary public transit agency. The funding, made possible by the CARES Act, comes from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and is intended to offset costs incurred due to the coronavirus crisis. “Inland Empire residents count on Omnitrans to provide reliable, low-cost

transportation options throughout our region. I was proud to help pass the CARES Act to make sure public transit agencies like Omnitrans could continue to serve our communities,” said Rep. Aguilar. “Omnitrans appreciates the work Congressman Aguilar and his colleagues have done to prepare and pass the CARES Act. This critical funding will allow our agency to recover from ridership and

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revenue losses incurred by the pandemic and continue to provide essential transportation services to our community in uncertain economic times,” said Erin Rogers, Omnitrans Interim CEO/General Manager. Rep. Aguilar serves as the Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, the committee responsible for allocating federal funding to agencies like the FTA.

Stretched Nonprofits to Receive Financial Support During Economic Uncertainty “Americans believe we must support the brave men and women in blue who police our streets and keep us safe. Americans also believe we must improve accountability, increase transparency, and invest more resources in police training, recruiting, and community engagement. Reducing crime and raising standards are not opposite goals, they are not mutually exclusive; they work together. They all work together.” – President Donald J. Trump “This truly unprecedented Executive Order on policing signed by President Trump is a significant step in the right direction to help restore the public trust in law enforcement just weeks after the death of George Floyd. When the Black

community demanded action, the White House listened and responded with action that will make a difference and bring about the meaningful change and best practices we can all support.” – Paris Dennard, RNC Senior Communications Advisor for Black Media Affairs After listening to Black and faith community leaders, advocates, as well as law enforcement organizations, President Trump showing leadership by prioritizing law, order, fairness, and justice, in practical ways through his latest Executive Order that encourages law enforcement agencies to implement best practices and protect the communities they serve in four major ways: Certification and Credentialing:

Police Departments will be incentivized to provide deescalation training, build early warning systems to identify personnel issues through a nationwide database to track terminations, criminal convictions, and civil judgments against law enforcement officers, and reform use-of-force standards, including where these policies should include a prohibition on the use of chokeholds except in those situations where deadly force is allowed by law. Information Sharing: Transparency leads to accountability. Police Departments will be required to report on cases of officers (continued in next 2 columns)

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This week the Riverside County Board of Supervisors moved to provide up to $5 million in additional financial support to the nonprofit community, which are increasingly being stretched by higher demands for service and a reduction in revenue. Nonprofits may apply from July 1-July 31 for grants ranging between $2,500 $10,000, depending upon need and overall demand. “The nonprofit community that provides direct services fills gaps in service and needs that the county and other

government agencies cannot meet,” said Vice Chair Karen Spiegel, Second District Supervisor. “These agencies are some of the highest indemand agencies in the county, and they need financial support to get through this pandemic, just like our businesses.” There are currently 7,511 nonprofits registered in Riverside County and 5,331 nonprofits who recently filed tax returns. These nonprofits employ more than 69,000 employees in the Inland Empire.

“The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) is pleased to partner with the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to deploy these funds, and we are grateful that our Supervisors recognize the economic contribution of our sector in these times. “ said IECF President and CEO Michelle Decker. To learn more about the program, including how to apply after July 1, visit: https://www.iegives.org/ new-aid-available-forriverside-county-nonprofits/.