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March 11 2021- March 17, 2021

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

As California Reopens, Black Doctors Answer Nagging COVID Questions

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Can COVID vaccines affect fertility? Were Black people used in the COVID vaccine research studies? Do you still need to get vaccinated if you’ve already had COVID-19? What is emergency use authorization? These are just four out of about 50 resurfacing questions a group of Black doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals answers in a video intended to penetrate clouds of misinformation about COVID-19 as it provides vital information that address lingering questions, still unanswered, that many people have about COVID-19. T he v ide o t itle d “A Conversation: Between Us, About Us,” is moderated by Palo Alto native, comedian and San Francisco resident W. Kamau Bell. The video is produced with the support of a partnership between the Black Coalition Against COVID (BCAC), a national advocacy group, and the San Franciscobased Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a philanthropic non-profit focused on generating data and resources to equip policymakers and the general public with important health information. B e r kele y- b a s e d Ja c ob Kornbluth Productions worked with KFF and BCAC to create the videos. California Health Care Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund and Sier ra Health Foundation also contributed to funding the production and distribution of the video. “I was a part of the expert African American panel, which is a group of providers like myself – with doctors, nurses, community people, et cetera. This is a group that was created through National Institutes of Health to review the

various vaccine protocols for the different companies that were developing the vaccines,” said Orlando Harris, a public health researcher, during the introduction of the video featuring him. The healthcare professionals’ push to educate African Americans with the intention to reduce “vaccine hesitancy” is just one of many other similar campaigns around the country organized by civil rights organizations, government agencies, professional organizations, community groups, foundations and others. The information they are providing comes at a time when California is taking major steps to relax social isolation guidelines, reopen large businesses like theme parks and restart in-person learning for children attending K-12 public schools. Last week, Gov. Newsom announced that the state is investing $6.6 billion into recovery efforts that include facilitating the safe reopening of schools. On Friday, Mark Ghaly, California Health and Human Services Secretary, said he believes as more Californians become vaccinated the safter it would be to change the stateissued guidance on restricted activities. Theme parks could reopen as soon as April 1, he said. “We feel like now is the appropriate time to begin to reintroduce these activities in some fashion and, again, in a guarded way, in a slow and steady way, with the other protective factors of the blueprint all sort of wrapped around it,” Ghaly said during the news briefing. The medical professionals who participated in “Conversation” project say the information they share in the videos will

facilitate discussions among family members and arm health workers with credible information they need to answer questions patients may have. “Taking off my hat as a clinician and a researcher, I have to go home and have conversations with my mom, with my dad, and my grandparents about the vaccine and why taking the vaccine is important,” explained Harris, who is also a family nurse practitioner and assistant professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing. “Being on that panel with the rest of my colleagues and reviewing the protocols, gave me great insights,” he continued. “So, now I can have the conversation with you. I can have it with my family, and I can say, actually, we were represented in the trials and these are the numbers, et cetera. Black Americans are among groups least likely to get the vaccines even though their COVID-19 mortality rates are among the highest in the U.S., according to KFF. The report states that 34 % of Blacks across the country say they will “wait and see” if the vaccines are working on others before they take it. “As Black health academicians, researchers, and clinicians, we understand our empathy-based responsibility to provide our community with the resources and guidance on surviving this pandemic,” said Dr. Reed Tuckson, a member of BCAC. “As such, we appreciate this partnership with KFF to produce one of the largest of its kind campaigns to creatively provide trustworthy information that will save Black lives.” In California so far, there have been 54,128 COVID-19 deaths

as of March 7. Across the state, there have been about 3.8 million confirmed cases with about 1.2 million of them registered in Los Angeles County alone. Dr. Pamela Simms-Mackey is chair of Pediatrics and Chief of Graduate Medical Education at Alameda Health System in Oakland. She says much of her work has been centered around promoting equity and reducing health disparities for African Americans and other minorities who have been underserved. “When people in their minds think of side effects, they think of something that happens that is not supposed to happen,” she said. “Soreness at the injection site, headaches, fever, a swollen lymph node. Those are vaccineanticipated reactions. That shows your body is reacting to the vaccines. Those are good signs. You want to see that. That shows that the vaccine is working in your body.” Dr. Rhea Boyd, a physician at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Chief Medical Officer of San Diego 211, a community health organization, says she believes roadblocks that prevent African Americans from getting COVID-19 vaccines have little to do with hesitancy. “The barriers are accessible facts about the COVID-19 vaccines and convenient access to receive a vaccine,” said Boyd. She co-developed the project with KFF and the Black Coalition Against COVID. “This is a comprehensive effort on behalf of Black health care workers across the cou nt r y,” she said. To watch t he v ideo, visit Greaterthancovid.org

Black officials and health advocates across the state have thrown their support behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s equityinformed plan for safely reopening California’s schools and economy. The plan includes an increased education budget, as well as vaccine distribution protocols informed by data to minimize the threat of COVID-19 spread. Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, said the vaccine equity plan addresses the injustices and health disparities in the communities most affected by the pandemic. “The virus has magnified the systemic and structural racism our communities have experienced in the criminal justice, education, and health care systems for generations,” Sen. Bradford said. “We are first in line for infection and death but last when it comes to the vaccine. Black Californians need to be included in practice and not just in a promise if we want to truly be a California for all.” The state has set aside 40 % of its vaccine doses for distribution in communities the most impacted by the coronavirus, as part of its Blueprint for a Safer Economy initiative. Last week, Gov. Newsom signed a $6.6 billion bill to accelerate the safe reopening of schools and expand student support statewide. An additional $30 million was administered to 180 community organizations that will prioritize underserved populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic through outreach programs and healthcare resources. Rhonda Smith, executive director of the California Black Health Network, said many lowincome individuals in underserved communities seek health care services at community health care centers. State officials funding local community health centers addresses the challenge of limited supplies and resources for vaccine distribution, said Smith. “Working with tr usted resou rces providers and community partners is important. They are key influencers in our communities where there are concerns and hesitancy

about the vaccine,” Smith said. Racial disparities in the healt hca re system have contributed to the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on the African American population, said Smith, emphasizing that chronic diseases and underlying health issues have put African Americans at greater risk of being infected with the coronavirus. The state’s goal is to administer two million vaccine doses for communities that were the most affected by the coronavirus. State officials also updated protocols and metrics – such as effective testing locations, contact tracing, and quarantine procedures – to reduce the spread of the coronavirus while maximizing vaccine efficacy. Once authorities successfully vaccinate two million people in the hardest hit communities in the state, which represents about 25 % of eligible Californians, the governor’s office will readjust its “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” a color-coded, four-tiered system California currently uses to tighten or loosen restrictions county by county. The tiers will be updated to allow for somewhat higher case rates. The purple (widespread) tier will shift from greater than 7 cases per 100,000 to greater than 10 cases per 100,000; and the Red (Substantial) tier will be widened to 4-10 cases per 100,000. Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), vice-chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, said the vaccine equity plan helps close the privilege gap between the “haves and the have-nots.” “Vaccines are the ticket to the end of the pandemic. For too long, those tickets were taken by people with a wealth of time and resources,” Kamlager said. “The playing field has been leveled so those in our community who work for a living and can’t sit on their computer all day will now have the opportunity to get their fair share of vaccines.” Last week, Kamlager won a special election for state senator representing California’s 30th District, which covers areas in Los Angeles County. continued on page 2

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Page 2 COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING

SBCUSD Police Stop Catalytic Converter Crime Ring

CA COVID-19 Rent Relief

Community/Education News

We have some very exciting news regarding the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program established by the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/ faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_ id=202120220SB91), the strongestin-the-nation eviction protections signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 29. First, we are continuing to make preparations to bring the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief application portal online. The landing page is now online and is accessible by visiting HousingIsKey.com and clicking on one of the two buttons below. These pages explain what tenants and landlords need to do to prepare for rent relief, and will include links to the application once it's online. We are also making steady progress to establish a robust local partner network across the state. A total of 60 partner network organizations have been selected through Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), with a goal of having 100 organizations signed up by March 15. These community partners will be working closely with us to provide assistance to tenants and landlords, and to help connect individuals to the rent relief program. We are still accepting applications, as our goal is to have 200 local partner network members. For more information and guidance, please visit bsch.ca.gov.

San Bernardino City Unified District (SBCUSD) Police Department made arrests in a three-person theft ring that cost taxpayers more than $30,000. The three men are suspected in the grand theft of catalytic converters at the SBCUSD Nutrition Services Center and may also have been involved in the theft of other catalytic converters in the community. At the time of arrest, the suspects were in possession of illegal firearms, according to District Police officers. “Catalytic converters contain precious metals that have a high value and that criminals are willing to risk arrest and jail for,” District Police Sergeant John Guttierez said. “It also means that the thefts come at a high financial cost to victims.” Catalytic converters reduce

the toxic emissions released by gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. Although some vehicles can operate without a catalytic converter, it’s illegal to operate one without a converter in most states, and personal vehicles will fail a smog check. Catalytic converters can cost upwards of $2,000 to replace. For the SBCUSD Nutrition Center and local families, the thefts are more than a financial burden on taxpayers. They impact the ability of food services providers to deliver food to the Grab ‘N’ Go Meal distribution sites. Drivers may not notice right away if the catalytic converter is missing, especially if the car hasn’t been moved. If your vehicle makes a loud roaring sound when you start the engine, especially if it gets louder as you

press on the gas pedal, that may be an indication your catalytic converter has been stolen. “Although these suspects are in custody, there are other criminals committing similar crimes in our city,” Guttierez said. “Stay alert for suspicious activity and report any thefts to law enforcement. Don’t confront the criminals yourself, as they may be armed.” SBCUSD Police recommend that community members park in well-lit or secure areas if possible to reduce the likelihood of a theft. Installing motion-activated lights, home or business security cameras, or etching a VIN (vehicle identification number) or license plate number on the catalytic converter can also help prevent thefts and assist officers in recovering the property.

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WE ARE ALL BETTER Black Lawmakers Back Gov. Newsom’s $6.6 Billion Plan for Reopening Schools...continued from page 1 Gov. Newsom said it is “morally right” to increase vaccinations in communities most affected by the pandemic. As more people get vaccinated, the state’s longterm goals are to lower the infection rate, facilitate equitable vaccine distribution and create an accelerated path toward reopening, administration officials said. Gov signs $6.6. billion bill to reopen schools and provide st udent suppor t Gov. Newsom’s $6.6 billion bill aims to provide adequate academic, mental health, and social-emotional support for students across California. The proposed education budget includes $2 billion for in-person instruction and safety measures such as personal protective equipment, ventilation upgrades,

and COVID-19 testing. The remaining $4.6 billion is set to fund expanded learning opportunities such as summer school and academic tutoring. Legislative leaders at Franklin Elementary School in the Elk Grove Unified School District near Sacramento are taking the lead, working closely with the governor to reopen grades K-6 in Mid-March and grades 7-12 in early April. Gov. Newsom said his plans are based on “reimagining the school year,” in addition to building confidence and trust for caregivers, educators, and parents who are hesitant about schools reopening. “We incentivize opening up our schools, by providing real resources to do it,” Gov. Newsom said. The federal government also approved Medicaid funding to

expand coronavirus testing for low-income students nationwide. The California Department of Health Care Services has requested permission to provide testing in K-12 schools through Medi-Cal, the state’s primary health care system. MediCal provides coverage for more than half of California’s population under age 20. Gov. Newsom said the federal government’s approval to expand testing in efforts to boost health equity helps, “ensure schools can reopen safely in underserved neighborhoods that are bearing the brunt of pandemic hardships.” California Black Media's coverage of COVID-19 is supported by the California Health Care Foundation.

TOGETHER Across the nation, the Black community is disproportionately affected by COVID-19 cases.

In California, Black residents are the 4th most affected group by COVID-19, making up 4% of all California cases. Historically known as advocates and providers, Black churches across the state are stepping up to bridge the gap between the government and free access to community-based testing. As leaders in the community, the church testing sites are exemplifying the way to properly engage the Black community in providing resources and reducing the spread of COVID-19.

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March 11, 2021

Page 3 STATE/GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS

Op-ed by Benjamin F. Chavis: Universal Peace Requires Universal Justice: The Global Significance of the 5th Rally of Hope

State Updates Blueprint to Allow Additional Activities That Can Be Conducted Outdoors and with Consistent Masking, Which Reduces Risk of COVID-19 Spread for Safe and Sustainable Reopening... continued

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis

capacity will be limited to 100 people or fewer and attendance will be limited to regional visitors. Advanced reservations will be required, and no concession or concourse sales will be allowed. In the Red tier, capacity will be limited to 20 percent. Concession sales will be primarily in-seat (no concourse sales). In the Orange tier capacity will be limited to 33 percent and in the Yellow tier capacity will increase to 67 percent. Attendance will be limited to in-state visitors in the Red, Orange and Yellow tiers. A musement parks are eligible to reopen in the Red tier beginning April 1. Capacity

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis I believe The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. words from the past are still true and relevant today: “Peace is not the absence of war, but it is the presence of justice.” The recent international 5th Rally of Hope was sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation, an NGO organization with consultative status with Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The global virtual Rally of Hope reached over 320 million people on more than 4oo digital platforms in addition to print, TV and radio media coverage on February 27, 2021. World leaders from Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America issued a united call for peace throughout the world.

Dr. Hak Ja Jan Moon, co-founder of the Universal Peace Foundation delivered a major address at the Rally of Hope under the theme “Building Partnerships for Peace based on Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity, and Universal Values.” Mark Phillips, the Prime Minister of Guyana, in his address, asked and answered a pertinent question: “What does a future build on peace look like?” It is when “World leaders, decisionmakers, and even religious leaders joining to collectively plan and develop ways to respond to the requirements of peacebuilding…. and building strong partnerships.” It was the President of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, as an African leader respected

Diverse Businesses Awarded Over $884 Million in SoCalGas Contracts in 2020, 42% of Total Spending Minority, women-owned, disabled veteran and LGBT-owned business get largest share of SoCalGas’ spending ever, breaking record for the 28th consecutive year State/Government/Business News LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 8, 2021 – Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced today the company achieved another record year of spending with over 550 diverse business enterprises in 2020—at $884.2 million, the highest in company history. SoCalGas exceeded the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) goal of 21.5% for the 28th consecutive year by procuring nearly 42% of total goods and services from women, minority, service-disabled veteran, and LGBT-owned businesses. “During these unprecedented times where our world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, massive economic challenges and glaring racial inequities, SoCalGas is proud to have worked with over 550 diverse suppliers in 2020,” said Jeff Walker, chief administrative and diversity officer and senior vice president at SoCalGas. “As SoCalGas looks to build the cleanest, safest and most innovative energy company in North America, our diverse suppliers will be a crucial part of our mission and we look forward to continuing our work with these business enterprises for years to come.” “I commend SoCalGas for their continued commitment to supplier diversity, thus supporting the growth and development of diverse business enterprises,” said California State Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena). “Supplier diversity is a critical component of the business environment in California. The late Honorable Gwen Moore worked tirelessly to create focus on this issue, emphasizing the importance of utilizing diverse businesses and helping them to build a sustainable business. SoCalGas

is a true leader in this space.” In addition to spending with diverse enterprises, SoCalGas also invests in the development of these firms. Development opportunities include business assessment prog rams, entrepreneurship courses, organizational and operation strategy programs, mentorship and technical assistance. The programs are designed to help diverse suppliers enhance their operations and help ensure success in their business partnerships. “Things really took off for us when we began providing services for SoCalGas’ Pipeline Integrity Management Program and Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan and were awarded a master service agreement to provide engineering and surveying services,” said Mary Josenhans, co-founder, president and CEO at WestLAND. “In 2014, we had 70 employees; now, we have about 100 employees. The increase is almost entirely due to SoCalGas — more than half of our employees are working on the company’s projects,” said Craig Bingham, vice president at Johnson-Peltier. In 2020, SoCalGas purchases with women-owned businesses were surpassed for the 32nd consecutive year, totaling nearly $243 million. The company also marked spend with 135 new diverse firms as well as $192 million in spend with diverse subcontractors. Other 2020 highlights include: $568 million spent with minority-owned businesses (category includes both minority men and women-owned) 41.3% tot al pu rchases w it h d ive r s e s u p pl ie r s $61 million spent with disabledcontinued in next 2 columns

throughout the continent of Africa, who made a direct response and applicable observation that was aligned with the enduring legacy and memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. President Fonseca emphasized, “More than just the mere absence of war, peace, as a value and as an asset, is a blessing that is achieved through tolerance, solidarity, and respect for people’s differences…. I believe that in order to build a better world, to strengthen democracy and encourage citizenship, it is not only the economy that is important, values are also fundamental and … change must begin now.” A midst the continuing international spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was important that global leaders did join together virtually to commit leadership, resources, and a focus of social justice, health justice, economic justice, and global partnerships to strive for peace throughout the world. Speaking on behalf of the Black Press of America, via the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), I know that the Rally of Hope was timely and a much needed event. Now the work of makingpeace and justice-seeking should

accelerate in all the nations that participated in the Rally of Hope. The pendulum of history is now swinging steadily in the direction of millions of people throughout the world who are crying out for freedom, justice, equality, equity, empowerment and peace. It is strategically wise, therefore, for world leaders not only to hear the cries of their people, .”but also to respond in a manner that ensures both justice and peace. I remain optimistic hopeful because here in the United States, millions of people at the grassroots level are organizing and building effective movements and engagements for equality, justice and peace. Dr. King’s concept of a “Beloved Community” is more relevant today than back in the 1960s. Let’s continue to rally. Let’s continue to pray. Let’s continue to mobilize peacefully and internationally. Let’s continue stand up and speak truth to power. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and is Executive Producer and Host of The Chavis Chronicles (TCC) on PBS TV across America.

Diverse Businesses Awarded Over $884 Million in SoCalGas Contracts in 2020, 42% of Total Spending... continued veteran business enterprises 15 firms among the top 25 SoCalGas suppliers are diverse firms 92% of suppliers are based in SoCalGas’ home state of California In 2021, SoCalGas plans to continue its best practices in supplier diversity and identifying oppor tunities for diverse suppliers as the company looks toward the future of energy in California. More information

on the company’s mission and strategic priorities can be found at socalgas.com/mission. More information about SoCalGas' commitment to supplier diversity can be found in the newly released 2020 Supplier Diversity Annual Report. To apply to the SoCalGas Supplier Diversity Program please visit socalgas.com/foryour-business/supplier-diversity.

State Updates Blueprint to Allow Additional Activities That Can Be Conducted Outdoors and with Consistent Masking, Which Reduces Risk of COVID-19 Spread for Safe and Sustainable Reopening Ballparks, Stadiums, Theme Parks Can Open Outdoors Beginning April 1 with Capacity Restrictions and Other Safety Modifications as Science Indicates Outdoor Activities are Safer State/Government News SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released updates to the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening framework focused on activities that can be conducted outdoors with consistent masking, two factors that are scientifically shown to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread. The updates allow outdoor ballparks, stadiums and theme parks to open with significantly reduced capacity, mandatory masking and other public health precautions. These changes take effect April 1. Following on yesterday’s announcement of how vaccine equity will be linked to future Blueprint case rate tier changes, tod ay CDPH an nou nced how, guided by science, other sector changes can be introduced into the Blueprint. “With case rates and hospitalizations significantly lower, the arrival of three highly effective vaccines and targeted efforts aimed at vaccinating the most vulnerable communities, California can begin gradually and safely bringing back more

activities, especially those that occur outdoors and where consistent masking is possible,” said Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency. “Even with these changes, California retains some of the most robust public health protocols in the country.” “Throughout the pandemic, California’s business community has been committed to protecting the health and safety of workers and customers – and that won’t change now,” said Dee Dee Myers, senior advisor to Governor Newsom and director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). “We will continue to work together with our partners across all sectors of the economy, as we reopen safely, sustainably and equitably.” Changes to the Blueprint include: Outdoor sports and live performances (with fans/ attendees) are eligible to begin April 1. In the Purple tier, continued in next 2 columns

will be limited to 15 percent in the Red tier. In the Orange tier, that limitation will increase to 25 percent, and then 35 percent in the Yellow tier. Attendance will be limited to in-state visitors. California will continue to update the Blueprint periodically based on science and vaccination progress. View the updated sector chart to see which activities and businesses are allowed in each tier. https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ C DPH % 2 0 D o c u m e n t % 2 0 Library/COVID-19/DimmerFramework-September_2020.pdf w w w.c d ph.ca .gov

In Memoriam, Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Activist and Lawyer... State/Government News

Vernon Jordan, who grew up in the segregated South and became an influential leader in the American civil rights movement, Washington politics, and Wall Street has died at the age of 85. Jordan grew up in the housing projects of Atlanta and was the only Black person in his class at DePauw University in rural Greencastle, Indiana. He earned a law degree from Howard University and returned to Atlanta

to work for a civil rights attorney. He later worked for the NAACP and the United Negro College Fund before becoming the head of the National Urban League in 1971. Jordan was close to President Jimmy Carter, who reportedly offered him cabinet jobs in the 1970s. Jordan eventually became critical of Carter, saying he had not delivered on his economic promises to Blacks. continued on page 6

Chronic Tacos Announces Newest Location in San Bernardino, CA Business News The California-inspired taco shop introduces the #TacoLife to San Bernardino, CA WHAT: Chronic Tacos is excited to announce the successful opening of the fast casual chain’s newest location in San Bernardino, California. The new taco shop opened on March 1, 2021, for take-out and 3rd party delivery. To ensure the safety of all guests and employees, the brand is taking precautions including: social distancing, enforcing masks and the removal of tables. Founded in 2002, the California-based company has over 50 locations operating across North America and is committed to serving only the highest quality menu items, made with fresh ingredients and 3rd generation recipes. WHEN: Monday-Sunday 9AM-9PM WHERE: Chronic Tacos 806 Tippecanoe Ave San Bernardino, CA 92408 Phone: #909-381-0666 WHO: About Chronic Tacos Chronic Tacos is a Californiainspired Taco Shop that celebrates authenticity and the individuality of guests through the #TacoLife. They respect tradition and keep it real. Founded in 2002, the Southern California-based brand has over 60 locations operating across the United States, Canada and Japan. The #Tacolife consists

of undeniable tacos and the most authentic recipes, a laid back So Cal vibe with an irresistible edge, and only the most personal, friendly service. Chronic Tacos prides itself on serving the highest quality ingredients, with bold flavor profiles, made from authentic Mexican recipes. On the menu, you’ll find a wide variety of traditional Mexican items including tacos, burritos, and bowl-ritos, along with some nontraditional items such as California burrito and Chronic Fries. Guests are able to walk down the prep line, and see their items being made, whilst adding all the toppings they can imagine. The menu also features kid’s meals, all day breakfast, and an array of vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan options, as well as choices of: Carne Asada (Premium, Grass-Fed Steak, Carnitas (Pork), Al Pastor (Pork), Pollo Asado (Chicken), Beyond Beef (100% Plant-Based Protein), and BeerBattered or Sauteed Mahi Mahi (Fish) and Shrimp. The #Tacolife is all about good food, good vibes and good experiences, so to capitalize on this, each taco shop features original artistic designs inspired by traditional “Day of the Dead” art along with lively, engaging music. No matter what Chronic Tacos you visit, you are sure to have an unforgettable experience. For more information, or to find the nearest Chronic Tacos, visitwww.chronictacos.com

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“You Hear Them Talk About A New Wave of COVID-19 and...” By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah How it will be worst than what we are experiencing now. Well I tell you they are certainly right about one thing, what is to come cannot be compared to any other thing in the history of mankind. The Bible speaks of these days. [2 Timothy 3:1] warns us that “in the LAST DAYS perilous times will come.” Jesus himself spoke of a time that will be so frightening that men would faint from fear and foreboding because of what is coming upon the world. [Luke 21:26]. that they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us’ and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. [Isaiah 2:10; Hosea 10:8; Luke 23:30; Revelation 6:16]. And when the ordeal end, those who have not repented would have just one thought: What must I do to be saved? [Malachi 4:1-3, 5]." I tell you, I tremble as I try to speak of this “coming wrath” because, divinity enters into the essence of it. God’s wrath conceived in heaven, confirmed through man, [it will be worst than], final result, reaped through judgment. [Romans 1:18-32]. I tell you, there has already been judgments that could be called

the wrath of God, but what is to come is the great day of wrath. [Zephaniah 1:14-16]. This day, the great day of the Lord which is near and hastens quickly is a day of wrath, a day of trouble, distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of fury and judgment all in one as the prophets have warned and the New Testament writers have warned. [Joel 2:1; Ezekiel 30:3; Joel 3:14; Obadiah 15; Zephaniah 1:7 Revelation 6]. Although this great wrath to come is delayed for a time; it will not always be delayed. The floodgates of God’s wrath will one day be opened, and the awful torrents will come pouring out, and will utterly overwhelm everyone exposed to their fury. For thus saith the Lord, "I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth. I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. I will overthrow the wicked; I will bring distress on men, so that they shall walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the Lord; their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung. [Zephaniah 1:17-18]. Behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble, says the Lord of hosts. So that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go

Witness For Justice#1037

Telling Trauma’s Story Rachel Hackenberg Book publishing and church pastoring share a vocational aim: meaningful storytelling. A book can change your life with its story. So can the church. The church can mold your personal story, help you make sense of good and evil, shape your imagination for what is possible. So can a book. Stories inform our identity, our worldview, our beliefs, our values. Until those stories are disrupted. For the past year, our lives and assumptions have been upended by Covid-19 – a mass trauma,[1] as a recent BBC article described the global pandemic. The story of our identities as workers has been thrown into chaos by unemployment. The story of our identities as people who are loved has been tested by social distancing. The story of community has had its cover blown as people refuse to protect one another by wearing facemasks. This is what trauma does. Trauma disrupts our expectations, our worldviews, our beliefs. It forcefully interrupts life and dares us to make meaningful stories out of pain. In response, we reframe, retool, and reassess our existing stories. We mourn, we deny, we rage, we take a nap. We wrestle until finally our stories are stretched to hold the disruption in perspective. (By contrast, the response of stress to a life disruption indicates that our existing stories have held up to the challenge, leaving our identities and worldviews intact – if perhaps a bit bruised and weary. To the other extreme, the development of post-traumatic stress disorder reflects the utter displacement of our stories, mocking our

cornerstones of meaning through the sustained interruption of experience or memory.) Every person and community have been disrupted this past year, no matter if our experience of Covid-19 can be characterized as stress, trauma, or PTSD. Collectively, we have a desperate need to make sense of what has happened and what we will do next. We need stories, which presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the postpandemic church (as well as post-pandemic publishers). For the hard and necessary storytelling work ahead of us, a few quick tips from one traumasurviving storyteller to another: The best stories – whether in a book or in church – will be those that make room for pain without easy answers. The best stories will take evil seriously, but they also will challenge the swift hero. (Anyone who can remedy a story’s trauma lickety-split should be considered suspect. That includes God, the pastor, the gallant knight, the rallying politician … and everyone in between.) The best stories will be multidimensional, appreciating that every person is complex and contextual. I am not my PTSD, you are not your grief, we are not our Zoom images. We are whole people, with whole stories that we need to tell and have heard. The world needs honest storytellers to renew the stories that have been upended by Covid-19, to make room on our spiritual pages for the breadth of hope and the depth of pain, to continued in next 2 columns

out leaping like calves from the stall. And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts. But behold, before that great and awesome day come, I will send My prophets to warn you. [Malachi 4:1–3, 5]. Take heed to the warnings. Flee from the wrath to come. For the end of all things is at hand.” [1 Peter 4:7]; Behold, I am coming soon. [Revelation 22:7]. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door. [James 5:8–9]. Listen! God is trying to get our attention! These SOONCOMING events are real. They will happen. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.” [John 8:45]. But, God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses his wrath every day.” [Psalm 7:11]. And, whoever does not believe stands condemned already [John 3:18, 36]. I tell you, you must “flee from the coming wrath;” or else, as surely as you are living, the wrath would come upon you, and you will perish under it, and there is only one means of escape from the wrath to come, and that is through Jesus Christ. [1 Thessalonians 1:10]. I want you to know that just as John did not come to say what men wished him to say, but came to discharge the burden of the Lord, and to speak out plainly what was best for men’s eternal and immortal interests, so do I. Necessity is laid upon every person that has been called by God

to preach the WHOLE COUNSEL of God and that includes preaching on judgment to come. For I have never spoken on My own initiative or authority, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment regarding what to say and what to speak. [John 12:49]. As God’s servants, this is, in a nutshell, what we’re all called to do. We’re called to do whatever God tells us. There are no ifs, ands, or buts here; there are no conditions for our obedience. Therefore, I plea to you with tears in my eyes, "Flee from the wrath to come and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ." For a voice from heaven tells seven angels, to “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” These bowls contain plagues, reminiscent of the plagues of Egypt in the book of Exodus. But just like those plagues were designed to get Pharaoh and the Egyptians to repent, to worship God, and let God’s people go, the seven bowls of wrath are designed to get those perpetrating evil in the world to turn and acknowledge God as Lord. This image of God’s judgment at the end of the Bible is just a snapshot of what the text has been saying all along since Genesis. “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. [Mark 1:15]. Because what is to come cannot be compared to any other thing in the history of mankind!

Telling Trauma’s Story...continued ensure that no trauma survivor is left alone without a good word that tucks them into the folds of love. This is the church’s work. The Word calls us to it. [1] https://www.bbc.com/future/ article/20210203-after-the-covid-

19-pandemic-how-will-we-heal The Rev. Rachel Hackenberg is the Managing Editor for The Pilgrim Press and FaithForming Publications for the United Church of Christ.

What Should You Do If Your Loved One Goes Missing? NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Children are detained and subject to further abuse,” Sherri Jefferson of the African American Juvenile Justice Project (AAJJP) told NNPA Newswire this week. In many cases, when a child goes missing, parents are told to delay reporting for 24 hours. Jefferson called such a delay a denial of justice that [could] lead to the death of those missing. “Police misinform or misuse information provided by the families to include an emphasis on depression, behavior or conduct disorders, and isolation,” Jefferson demanded. “These factors lessen the chance of defining the person as missing.” Ultimately, the missing person is viewed through the lens of voluntarily being absent or willfully not wanting to be located, Jefferson added. AAJJP officials also expressed concern about trafficking. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

“We cannot go it alone. Why are we missing? Our community lives in isolation with a no-snitch, no one sees or hears anything attitude,” Sherri Jefferson of the African American Juvenile Justice Project (AAJJP) told NNPA Newswire this week. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

According to the most recent statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, approximately 40 percent of the 425,000 missing children in America are Black. Specifically, 156,000 African American children under 18 are missing and unaccounted for.

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) continues its series on the plight of missing African American girls and boys who have disappeared. Throughout the series, which continued in next 2 columns

What Should You Do If Your Loved One Goes Missing?...continued began in 2019, a common theme emerged: Black children who go missing receive far less media coverage and police priority than White children. “For preliminary matters, the media reports what police report or what is trending and deemed newsworthy,” Sherri Jefferson of the African American Juvenile Justice Project (AAJJP) told NNPA Newswire this week. “Therefore, Black children are less likely to get Amber Aler ts or other Aler ts, including the ‘America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response,” Jefferson noted. Founded in 2007, the AAJJP is a program that focuses on community accountability and responsibility, youth leadership, and legislative initiatives for juvenile justice transformation. Jefferson added that ​A AJJP recognizes that Black children in America leak or SEEP – Systemic. Endemic. Epidemic. Pandemic – through holes of racism, classism, and capitalism. AAJJP’s mission is to provide programs and services for social justice and reform, engaging the African-American community, the school system, and the child welfare and juvenile justice system. Jefferson noted several other factors that explain why missing people of color still get little attention in the media and police. They include how police and families define missing children. “Often, police do not inform the Black community of the process of reporting missing people,” Jefferson remarked. “Therefore, children are generally defined as a runaway and not missing.” Runaways are not given priority. Throughout the United States, author ities issue warrants for runaways who face formal charges when located. Further, Jefferson added that police “misinform parents and families that this process will speed up locating missing persons and that is false and damaging to the missing person because it criminalizes their victimization plus it leads to police and system involved process.” “Children are detained a nd subject to f u r t her abuse,” Jefferson declared. In many cases, when a child goes missing, parents are told to delay reporting for 24 hours. Jefferson called such a delay a denial of justice that [could] lead to the death of those missing. “Police misinform or misuse information provided by the families to include an emphasis on depression, behavior or conduct disorders, and isolation,” Jefferson demanded. “These factors lessen the chance of defining the person as missing.” Ultimately, the missing person is viewed through the lens of voluntarily being absent or willfully not wanting to be located, Jefferson added. AAJJP officials also expressed concern about trafficking. “Our children and young adults are often adulterated and are less likely seen as victims. We see this in addressing just JUST US – Juvenile Urban Sex Trafficking in the United States – where Black, African American, and Afro Latinas are less likely seen as victims of kidnapping or missing by force or coercion. Instead, they are perceived as willing participants engaged in

sex for profit,” Jefferson said. She said AAJJP implores communities of color to become proactive in searching for missing loved ones. For example, a parent or caregiver knows their loved one’s routine. So, when a child does not report to school or return home after school, a search should begin immediately. Jefferson offered that parents and caregivers consider adding GPS tracking devices via a cell phone, bracelet, watch or necklace, to their children and elderly parents. “Call 911 to make an official, recorded, and documented emergency call,” Jefferson advised, noting further that all calls made to 911 are monitored and recorded, unlike non-emergency police station phone numbers. “Respectfully, but vigorously request to file a missing person report. Do not suggest that they are missing due to mental health illness, which police prompt Black people to divulge to justify missing persons,” Jefferson declared. “While there could be a correlation, until it’s proven, just pursue it as a missing person. Make fliers with their photos and last known location and full descriptions of what they were wearing,” she continued. AAJJP officials said it’s vital that parents know what their children are wearing each day. They note that parents may leave for work before their child goes to school. In that case, Jefferson said parents should have their children send photographs or use facetime or a video device each morning. She recommends using social media to post information and photos of anyone missing, using hashtags like #Breaking, #Missing, and tagging @ MissingKids, @JeffersonandCo, @BlackGirlTragic, and @ I H a v eVa n i s h e d . Jefferson said it also helps to add media outlets like @EbonyMag, @ Essence, and @BlackPressUSA. “Go door-to-door. Question friends,” Jefferson said. “This is why parents need to get a list of names and contact information of their children or loved ones’ friends and associates. “Retrieve phone records – this is why it’s important to put all cellular phones in the name of a parent to avoid needing a court order or warrant to retrieve records and creating delays – and know their social media account handles to search for information.” Jefferson demanded that communities must embrace the “each one, teach one to reach one” approach. “We cannot go it alone. Why are we missing? Our community lives in isolation with a nosnitch, no one sees or hears anything attitude,” Jefferson said. “It’s hurting our community. Our children and families are suffering. Hence, there is a big difference between a snitch and a good Samaritan.” If every major television network, cable outlet, news program, and social media feed posts a picture of a missing person at the bottom of the screen and the Department of Transportation uses digital billboards to showcase missing people 24/7, 365, that would help locate the missing. “What if our Black magazines, both digital and print, would do a pull-out section every issue? We would find our missing people.”

March 11, 2021

Page 5 LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210002078 Date Filed: 03/02/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/02/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TUNJIA FASHION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:16218 SOLITUDE AVE. CHINO, CA 91708 Name of Individual Registrant: STELLA K. TUMENTA-HASHEMI TARI 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: 16218 SOLITUDE AVE. CHINO, CA 91708 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Feb 23, 2021 Stella K. Tumenta-Hashemi Tari, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. 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NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210001834 Date Filed: 02/24/2021 Filing Expires On: 02/24/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ANAHUAC TRANSPORT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2635 E. PALM PASEO, #1257 ONTARIO, CA 91764 Name of Individual Registrant: GABRIEL VILLASENOR 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: 2635 E. PALM PASEO #1257 ONTARIO, CA 91764 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Feb 15, 2021 Gabriel Villasenor, 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 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210000721 Date Filed: 01/26/2021 Filing Expires On: 01/26/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): BLEEDMONEY CLOTHING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:11611 VILLA ST. ADELANTO, CA 92301 Name of Individual Registrant: LADALE E. WILLIAMS JR. 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: 11611 VILLA ST ADELANTO, CA 92301 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 21, 2021 Ladale E. Williams Jr., 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 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210001429 Date Filed: 02/11/2021 Filing Expires On: 02/11/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ABC AUTO REGISTRATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 228 E. 40TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant : FADI YEHIA

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: 2150 S. GLENWOOD AVE. COLTON, CA 92324 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 Fadi Yehia, 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 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210001752 Date Filed: 02/22/2021 Filing Expires On: 02/22/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): JULIO’S AUTO CENTER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 25436 E. 3RD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA92410 Mailing Address: 5383 PARK LN. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name of Individual Registrant: JULIO C. OROPEZA 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: 5383 PARK LN. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 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 Julio Oropeza, 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 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210001138 Date Filed: 02/04/2021 Filing Expires On: 02/04/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SOCAL GARAGE DOOR SERVICE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:14870 FARMINGTON ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 Name of Individual Registrant: MARK A. VEGA 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: 14870 FARMINGTON ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 01, 2015 Mark A. Vega, 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 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210001362 Date Filed: 02/10/2021 Filing Expires On: 02/10/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): R & I COMPUTER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9431 HAVEN AVE. SUITE 100 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Mailing Address: 14332 MOUNTAIN AVE. CHINO, CA 91710 Name of Individual Registrant: ROBERTO L. DE BELEN 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: 14332 MOUNTAIN AVE. CHINO, CA 91710 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Feb 03, 2021 Roberto De Belen, 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 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210001515 Date Filed: 02/16/2021 Filing Expires On: 02/16/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SILVER STAR AUTO II County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 224 E. 4OTH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name of Individual Registrant: FADI YEHIA 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: 2150 S. GLENWOOD AVE. COLTON, CA 92324 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 Fadi Yehia, 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 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2021.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS 2007145 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): BRIAN JOHN MADSEN aka BRIAN J. MADSEN aka BRIAN MADSEN aka BRIAN KERRY MADSEN aka BRIAN K. MADSEN aka BRIAN MODSEN aka BRIAN S. CANMADSEN aka BRIAN S. MADSEN and Does 1 through 100, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE) BOPTI FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINOUNLIMITED JURISDICTION 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Courthouse 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): A. Lysa Simon, SBN 94884 9846 White Oak Avenue, Suite 205 Northridge, CA 91325 DATE (Fecha): 3/02/2020 Clerk of Court (Secretario) by, Felix Garza Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2021.

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO-JUSTICE CENTER IN re: ESTATE OF MARY ROBERTA BURDICK CASE No.:PROPS 1100294 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE ( P R O B AT E CODE §§ 10300,10304) 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, subject to confirmation, on March 29, 2021, or thereafter within the time allowed by law, Roberta Burdick, Administrator of the Estate of Mary Roberta Burdick, will sell at private sale to the highest and best net bidder on the terms and conditions stated below all rights, title, and interest that the estate has acquired in addition to that of the decedent at the time of death, in the real property located in SAN BERNARDINO County, California. 2. This property is commonly referred to 1126 W. Berkeley Court, Ontario, California 91762 and is more fully described as follows: Lot 17 of Tract 4792 in the City of Ontario, as per plot recorded in Book 58 of Maps, Pages 4 and 5, Records of said County. APN# 1010-121-140000. 3. The property will be sold subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, and easements of record, with any encumbrances of record to be satisfied from the purchase price. 4. The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, except for title. 5. The Administrator has given an exclusive listing to Amber Keith of Keller Williams Realty, 1473 Ford Street, #200, Redlands, CA 92373. Tel. No. (909) 213-7703. 6. Bids or offers are invited for this property and must be in writing and can be submitted to seller’s attorney, Noreen T. Fontaine, 400 Ramona Avenue, Suite 212-N, Corona, CA 92879 Tel. No. (951) 278-8290; Fax. (951) 268-9454; Email: noreen@ attyfontaine.com or deliver to Noreen T. Fontaine personally, at any time after first publication of this notice and before any sale is made. 7. The property will be sold on the following terms: Terms of sale cash in lawful money of the United States on confirmation of sale and acceptable to the court on confirmation of sale, e.g., 10 percent (10%) of the amount of the bid to accompany the offer by certified check, and the balance to be paid on confirmation of sale by the court. 8. Taxes, operating and maintenance expenses, and premiums on insurance acceptable to the purchaser shall be prorated as of the date of recording of conveyance, transfer taxes, and any title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers. 9. The right is reserved to reject any bid. 10. For further information, contact Noreen T. Fontaine at 400 Ramona Avenue, Suite 212-N, Corona, CA 92879; Tel. No (951) 278-8290; Fax. No. (951) 268-9454. Date: February 18, 2021 Noreen T. Fontaine Attorney for Roberta Burdick Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 25, Correction March 4, 11, 2021.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIAM J. HEDGE CASE NO : PROPS 2100175

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: WILLIAM

J. HEDGE

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CHRIS HEDGE in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: CHRIS HEDGE 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: March 29, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Family Law And Probate Division 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: Sasha L. Collins 5425 Everglades Street Ventura, CA 93003 (805)644-7188 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 4, 11, 18, 2021. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2102754 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SZU-HAN CHANG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. SZU-HAN CHANG Proposed name: to: SALLY SZUHAN JEHNG b. SALLY SZUHAN CHANG to SALLY SZUHAN JEHNG THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 4/26/21 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S-16 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino Justice Center 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Jan 22, 2021 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2021. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2102373 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SERGIO DANIEL MONTEJANO ORTIZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. SERGIO DANIEL MONTEJANO ORTIZ to Proposed name: DANIEL LEVI MONTEJANO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 01, 2021 Time a.m. Dept.: The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: February 18, 2021 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021. AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 2101283 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MALE SALUZZI and filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MALE SALUZZI to Proposed name: MICHAEL SALUZZI THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 4/19/21 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S-16 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2021.

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FILM REVIEW: Coming 2 America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The commissary at Tyler Perry’s studios must have been packed during the shoot. Hefty main cast. Lots of supporting roles. Extras in abundance. Murphy plays a prince, but he is truly the king of Black comedy — and luminous. The Nigerian sounding accent, wicked smiles, dramatic acting and horsey laughs. He plays a host of other characters too, the most frenetic is rock/soul musician Randy Watson, a Rick James knock off in a powder blue outfit warbling “We Are Family.” Equally disarming is Wesley Snipes as the duplicitous snake Izzi. He’s wonderfully evil. By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic

Arsenio Hall (left) and Eddie Murphy are back in Coming 2 America, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Nothing wrong with a little nostalgia. But if you’re looking for a comedy revelation, this isn’t it. It’s an ‘80s throwback with a comic superstar, his merrymen/women and a tinge of Wakanda fever. Grab a seat and be prepared to yawn before you laugh hysterically. If 1988 feels ancient to you, you’re young, go sit in a corner. If that era brings back pleasant memories, step up. Things have happened since back in the day. The larger public has learned what the African American community has known all along, being Black is cool and being Black in Africa is mythically awesome. That’s what made the original Coming to America iconic. A long, long time ago, Akeem Joffer (Eddie Murphy) was the young prince of Zamunda, a fictional country over in the motherland. Rather than taking part in an arranged marriage, as expected by his father the king (James Earl Jones), Akeem eschewed tradition. He and his wingman/coat-holder Semmi (Arsenio Hall) went to Queens, New York, looking for a wife. He found Lisa (Shari Headley), a commoner, the daughter of Cleo (John Amos) a man who owned a fast-food restaurant named McDowell’s. The two lovebirds married and lived happily ever after—until… That’s the old plot. The step

off point for screenwriters Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield. It’s like they cheated off an old term paper to write the new formulaic one. Innovation, wild imagination, uncanny scenes or profound dialogue—nope. Expect, with Barris at the helm, inside culture jokes, bawdiness (an attempted male adult circumcision. Ouch!) and Black-ish humor. Prepare for a few surprises (a welcomed touch of female empowerment). There are plenty of laughs, one-liners, sight gags, rivalries and problems to solve. None add up to much more than an excuse to give Eddie Murphy one more run at Akeem before we all go to the elephant burial ground. Director Craig Brewer, who guided Murphy to a careerredefining performance in Dolemite Is My Name, helms the project. Comedy is his stomping ground, but not much else. He works in a Black Panther angle with a few martial arts warrior fight scenes—none particularly convincing. Romantic moments are shallow at best. Settings in Africa and New York’s largest and most diverse borough provided opportunities for stunning exteriors of African plains or bustling streets, but few exist. That’s because the production was largely shot at Tyler Perry Studios. Pageantry,

elaborate processions, fancy royal bedrooms, neighborhood barbershops, it all looks fake. What isn’t bogus are the comic performances, which Brewer nurtures perfectly. These days, King Jaffe Joffer is ailing, old, contemplating succession and mortality. He turns to Semmi with certain derision: “I will be dead soon. Why couldn’t it be you?” Old laws dictate that Prince Akeem’s successor must be a male heir. That displeases the prince’s eldest daughter Meeka (Kiki Layne, If Beale Street Could Talk) and his two other offspring (Akiley Love and Murphy’s real offspring Bella Murphy). Marrying Meeka off to General Izzi’s (Wesley Snipes) useless son Idi Izzi (Rotimi Akinsosho) could have two benefits: A future male prince and uniting the two, potentially warring nations of Zamunda and Izzi’s country Nexdoria. It’s a plan, until Akeem discovers that, due to an old indiscretion, he has a son back in Queens. When Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler), his mom (Leslie Jones) and Uncle Reem (Tracy Morgan) show up at the palace, things get complicated. The slow, tedious buildup may make viewers doze off before any signs of action appear, like Lavelle being tasked with

outsmarting a lion or a women vs. men crucial action scene. Otherwise, the rhythm is slow (editors David S. Clark, Billy Fox, Debra Neil-Fisher) and the cinematography (Joe “Jody” Williams, TV’s Empire) unremarkable. Campy, garish costumes (Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther), extravagant sets (Douglas A. Mowat, Inception), a funky musical score (Jermaine Stegall) and a host of cameos (En Vogue and Gladys Knight) fill in the cracks nicely. The commissary at Tyler Perry’s studios must have been packed during the shoot. Hefty main cast. Lots of supporting roles. Extras in abundance. Murphy plays a prince, but he is truly the king of Black comedy — and luminous. The Nigerian sounding accent, wicked smiles, dramatic acting and horsey laughs. He plays a host of other characters too, the most frenetic is rock/soul musician Randy Watson, a Rick James knock off in a powder blue outfit warbling “We Are Family.” Equally disarming is Wesley Snipes as the duplicitous snake Izzi. He’s wonderfully evil. Arsenio Hall in drag could give kids nightmares. Whoever hit him with the ugly stick should be properly credited. Also begging for laughs and attention are Jones and Morgan with more nuanced performances by Layne, Headley and Nomzamo Mbatha as Lavelle’s love interest. Tune in looking for the old days, Afrocentric culture and silly comedy and you’ll be satiated. Expect something earth-shatteringly new, and you won’t. Remember how two African interlopers once changed audiences’ perception of Queens, New York? Zamunda forever! Trailer https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=sY8gUtyeAKE Premieres on Prime Video Fr iday, March 5, 2021. Visit NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dwight Brown at Dwig htBrow n I n k.com and Black PressUSA.com.

Leading CEOs Champion Equity for the Black Community in Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines...continued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that only 5 percent of the limited supplies of vaccines so far have gone to Blacks. And nearly half of vaccination records are missing race and ethnicity data, according to the CDC, which further hampers abilities to address disparities that may widen as demand grows. Additionally, a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that approximately one third of Black Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine. AARP, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the International City/ County Management Association (ICMA), the National League of Cities (NLC), and the YMCA are joining forces on this effort. Together, the six organizations have a combined reach of more than 60 million Americans. The effort will: Marshal the resources of all participating organizations to equip Black Americans with accurate information from medical professionals, health officials and other trusted sources and to combat misinformation

about COVID-19 vaccines; Engage community leaders and organizations of all backgrounds at the local, state and national levels to amplify the importance of reaching Black Americans about COVID-19 vaccines and providing equitable access; and Provide resources to reach and engage the Black community about the COVID-19 vaccine more effectively. “The pandemic’s toll on older Black, Indigenous, and people of color is staggering and must be addressed urgently to avoid even greater loss of life. Americans age 50 and older represent nearly 95% of COVID-19 deaths, and Black and Hispanic nursing home residents have died at three times the rate of other residents, making up a substantial number of these deaths,” said AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins. “It’s a national disgrace, but through information, advocacy, and outreach, our nation can and must do better. That’s why AARP is committed to providing trusted information about vaccines, and advocating nationwide for officials to improve continued on page 7

In Memoriam, Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Activist and Lawyer...continued from page 3 In the 1980s Jordan was badly wounded by a white supremacist sniper in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as he exited the car of a white woman who was an Urban League member. Joseph Paul Franklin, a former Ku Klux Klansman, admitted to the ambush but was acquitted. Jordan's role as a Washington insider took him all the way to the White House, where he was a close friend, golfing buddy, and advisor to President Bill Clinton. Jordan

never held a formal government job, but it was said that no one knew better than Jordan how favors, access, and requests worked in Washington. Clinton called him a "wonderful friend," and instrumental in desegregating the University of Georgia in 1961 among his accolades. Ver non Jordan worked well into his 80s and died peacefully "surrounded by loved ones," his daughter Vickee Jordan said in a statement.

Singer Jody Whatley Appears On The Wendy Williams Show For The First Time! During her recent appearance on America's favorite talk show, singer Jody Watley shined and brought back a lot of 80s nostalgia to celebrate the 34th anniversary of her first Grammy award-winning album. She also celebrated the recent launch of her signature candle line called 'Sanctuary.' Entertainment News

Leading CEOs Champion Equity for the Black Community in Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines NNPA NEWSWIRE — Led by a diverse group of Black CEOs, this initiative gathers resources from respected and trusted community and business leaders, health professionals and public officials to ensure that accurate and transparent information about the COVID-19 vaccine is available to Black Americans. Our country’s long history of unethical medical practices in the Black community has increased distrust around medical science and may contribute to hesitancy among Black Americans to take the vaccine. By BlackPressUSA

AARP, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the National League of Cities (NLC), and the YMCA are joining forces on this effort. Together, the six organizations have a combined reach of more than 60 million Americans. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) Black executives of AARP, ADA, APA, ICMA, NLC, and the YMCA join forces to equip Black Americans with accurate information about COVID-19 vaccination efforts WASHINGTON—Six of the nation’s largest non-governmental, n o n - p r of i t m e m b e r s h i p

organizations announced the launch of a vaccine equity and education initiative. The effort

aims to help Black Americans make informed personal decisions about vaccination by providing them with accurate information about the COVID-19 vaccines from medical professionals and health officials and combating misinformation about the vaccines. All six organizations are also committed to raising awareness and the importance of equitable access to the vaccine for Black communities. Led by a diverse group of Black CEOs, this initiative gathers resources from respected and trusted community and business leaders, health professionals and public officials to ensure that accurate and transparent information about the COVID-19 vaccine is available to Black Americans. Our country’s long

history of unethical medical practices in the Black community has increased distrust around medical science and may contribute to hesitancy among Black Americans to take the vaccine. This initiative seeks to ensure Black Americans can get answers to their questions so they can make informed decisions about protecting themselves, their families and their communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted Black Americans and Blackowned businesses. It has revealed and exacerbated long-standing racial disparities in the nation’s health system. The initial vaccine outreach and distribution has not reflected equity as a priority, the CEOs said. Available data from continued in next 2 columns

Nationwide -- For the first time ever, music icon Jody Watley guest appears on The Wendy Williams Show. Watley recently joined Wendy Williams for a chat on the show and talked about the 34th anniversary of her first album, working on new music and her new signature candle line ‘Sanctuary.' "Wendy was awesome and we had a fun conversation full of gems and facts on the show," says Watley. The Grammy award-winning multi-platinum icon has paved the way as a trendsetting pioneer in music, video, fashion, and style. She is one of the architects of 21st-century pop. From her groundbreaking marriage of rap & R&B (1987’s “Friends,” a collaboration with hip-hop

legends Eric B. & Rakim) to her vision-forward marriage of high fashion, street fashion, and music in the ‘80s (long before it became the norm), to her fusion of jazz and underground club culture with keen pop instincts, and the ease with which she crossed and still crosses genre, Jody Watley forged the template that is now everybody’s playbook. For all links to Jody Watley’s website, blog, social media & more visit https://direct.me/jodywatley Watch Jody Watley's interview on The Wendy Williams Show: Y o u T u b e . c o m / wa t ch? v = vE P i hv 0 j2h Q For press inquiries, contact BNM Publicity Group at bn motionpr@g mail.com

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The ‘Roots’ of Slavery and its Lasting Effects NNPA NEWSWIRE — Still, those names come with a price because many agree that hate is as American as Apple Pie and baseball. And, victims of such hate not only include the once enslaved African American, but America is a country where it once was illegal for all women to vote. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Slave quarters at the McLeod Plantation, which has been turned into a museum on the outskirts of Charleston, S.C./ Photo by Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. (Read the entire series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11) Kunta Kinte: What’s snow, Fiddler? Fiddler: Never you mind, boy, never you mind. Let’s get on back to home. I got enough trouble teaching you the difference between manure and massa. ‘Course there ain’t all that much difference when you gets right down to it.

were having, a lie they were telling themselves: that goodness can come from badness, that it’s possible to be civilized with one another without treating as human beings those whose blood, sweat, and mother’s milk made possible the life of privilege they led.” ― Alex Haley, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.”

“The first time he had taken the massa to one of these “highfalutin’ to-dos,” as Bell called them, Kunta had been all but overwhelmed by conflicting emotions: awe, indignation, envy, contempt, fascination, revulsion—but most of all a deep loneliness and melancholy from which it took him almost a week to recover. He couldn’t believe that such incredible wealth actually existed, that people really lived that way. It took him a long time, and a great many more parties, to realize that they didn’t live that way, that it was all strangely unreal, a kind of beautiful dream the white folks

“I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed

into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…” — Martin Luther King, Jr. The year was 1976 and America was still feeling the aftershocks of the Civil Rights Movement, the murder, some eight years earlier, of Martin Luther King Jr., and the end of the Vietnam War. King’s death along with the murders of President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Sen. Robert Kennedy – both of whom were proponents of civil rights and equal opportunity for African Americans and other minorities – were reminders to many that America still had not come close to achieving the slain leader’s “Dream.” What’s more, in 1976, author Alex Haley released his family’s autobiography, “Roots.” It would not only go onto become a best-selling book, but

a much-watched and talked about ABC Television mini-series that re-awakened everyone to the darkness, horrors and inhumanity of the transatlantic slave trade. “Alex Haley tapped into something very special, the idea that black Americans have been, are, and will always be compelled to understand their history,” said Dr. Kellie Jackson, an assistant professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley University. Jackson’s research focuses on slavery, abolitionists, violence as a political discourse, historical film, and black women’s history. That “Roots” spawned an era where African Americans would give their newborn children African-themed names was no surprise and counts as an important moment in self-recognition, said Jackson, whose new book, “Force & Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence,” examines the conditions that led some black abolitionists to believe slavery might only be abolished by violent force. “For many African Americans giving their children names with meaning is incredibly important. What’s remarkable about ‘Roots,’ is that despite the master’s attempts to rename Kunta Kinte, ‘Toby,’ the name in popular culture and memory never stuck,” Jackson said. “Kunta Kinte is only referred to by his African name. I think this is a signal of the value African Americans place on names. In the 1970s and beyond, giving black children Afrocentric names provided not only a feeling of pride, but a sense of heritage in history.” Jackson continued: “Naming children after great rulers such as Nzinga, Kenyatta, or Chaka still resonates with many black parents today. I know parents who have given their children the continued in next 2 columns

Leading CEOs Champion Equity for the Black Community in Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines... continued from page 6 information and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines now.” “This country’s health inequities have been heightened by this pandemic for millions of Black and underserved communities, especially those Americans living with diabetes, and once again we see more alarming numbers coming out of the vaccine distribution where only 5% of the limited supply of vaccine has gone to Black Americans,” said Tracey D. Brown, CEO of the American Diabetes Association. “If we don’t make these communities a priority now then we will continue to see mounting devastation with severe complications and deaths from this virus. The ADA has made it a goal to address health inequities like these through our Health Equity Now platform and we will continue to advocate and drive change. Inaction is no longer an option; we must do better for all citizens.” “Once COVID-19 vaccines were developed, the country’s attention turned immediately to the logistics of dissemination. These plans, however, have not reflected enough of what we know about human behavior to encourage consistently strong vaccine uptake, particularly for communities that have historically been wary of our health care system,” said Arthur C. Evans,

PhD, APA chief executive officer. “We know from research that populations differ in their understanding of what vaccines do and their effectiveness. Additionally, for Black Americans, there is research documenting the widespread discrimination they face in interactions with our health care system, which further inf luences this population’s beliefs about vaccines. As a result, people are likely to form biased perceptions and beliefs about negative outcomes – like the severity of the vaccine’s sideeffects – affecting them at higher rates relative to other populations. We must better understand people’s perceptions of the vaccine and then deliver evidence-based information through trusted community sources in order to enable people to make informed decisions about the vaccine.” “All of us, especially our local leaders, have the power to stop the spread of disinformation and misinformation and educate our communities about the COVID-19 vaccine. ICMA will continue to support our members and all local leaders by providing the resources to combat this virus and support equitable distribution of the vaccine,” ICMA Executive Director Marc Ott said. “Vaccination is an opportunity for us to prevent further health and

financial hardship in communities of color. We encourage Black Americans and people of color to utilize these resources to learn more about the safety of the vaccine.” “The COVID-19 pandemic is once again exposing the longstanding health and economic disparities that have existed since the founding of our country. Black Americans are dying at nearly three times the rate of White Americans, and Blackowned businesses have closed at more than twice the rate of nonminority firms since the start of the pandemic,” NLC CEO and Executive Director Clarence E. Anthony said. “As leaders of some of the largest member organizations in the United States, and also as Black Americans, we understand the critical importance of providing Black communities with the facts and data to help build confidence in the science behind COVID-19 vaccines. I am proud to work alongside my outstanding colleagues to help uplift the Black community during this critical time for the future of our nation.” “Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the Y has worked tirelessly to meet the most pressing needs of the 10,000 communities we serve across the country,” YMCA of the USA President and CEO

Kevin Washington said. “Now that the COVID-19 vaccines are beginning to reach the broader population, the Y is committed to doing our part to ensure equitable access to accurate information about the vaccines and to the vaccines themselves, especially in Black and Brown communities, which have been disproportionately affected by the health and economic impacts of the virus. I am excited to partner with these esteemed colleagues and their organizations to increase awareness about the critical importance of equity in vaccine education and distribution.” For additional information and resources on COVID-19 response and vaccination facts from each organization, please visit the following web pages: AARP: Coronavirus Latest News and Guidance A DA: Diabetes a nd Coronavirus A PA : C OV I D -19Bi a s , Discrimination, and Equity Resources ICMA: Coronavirus Crisis Response: Resources for Your Community NLC: COVID-19 Pandemic Response YMCA: COVID-19 Vaccine Information

The ‘Roots’ of Slavery and its Lasting Effects... continued name Obama. Names that are also signposts to historical moments. What’s more powerful than your name?” Still, those names come with a price because many agree that hate is as American as Apple Pie and baseball. And, victims of such hate not only include the once enslaved African American, but America is a country where it once was illegal for all women to vote. It’s also a country that not only devastated Native Americans, but today still prevents those living on reservations to cast a ballot despite the historic amount of bloodshed and despair brought upon that group. “I believe America does owe Native Americans the chance to cast a ballot,” said Shawn Halifax, a cultural history interpretation coordinator at the MacLeod Plantation Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. “I understand that what the law is and what people who are attempting to exercise their rights are told the law is can be two different things,” Halifax said. America has always had a system of discrimination and prejudice against all groups who were not identified as “White Anglo-Saxon” native, said Walter Palmer, the founder of the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School in Philadelphia and current faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches urban studies and social policy and practice. “Because historically American indigenous native’s language, culture, history, customs and way of life has been wiped out and they have been a ward of the government, they lost their personhood,” Palmer said of Native Americans. “As American citizens, native indigenous people should be entitled to all the same privileges, rights and entitlements as all other American citizens,” he said. Palmer said America has continued to try and hold onto slavery, but in more legal forms like hate groups and prisons. “After the abolishment of slavery and the end of the reconstruction period, there was the rise of the Klu Klux Klan, which was a replacement of the slave patrols after this period,” Palmer said. “America always used the prison system as a means of threat, intimidation and social control and this was later enlarged to use Chain Gangs and Jim Crow laws to further control the African Americans,” he said. Palmer said “Roots” was built on the legacy of prior black historians over the past two hundred years, like Fredrick Douglas, William B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, G. Carter Woodson, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. “The connection that African Americans have had to the African Diaspora goes back to the “Back to Africa” movement of the early 19th century like the American Colonization Society American that was created in 1821,” Palmer said. For the 20th Century, “Roots” proved a watershed moment, Halifax said. “I imagine it inspired an incredible number of people to seek to learn more about their family’s past, because they knew

little about it or had not been listening carefully to the stories of their elders,” Halifax said. “I think ‘Roots’ influenced some white Americans. I think the movie helped place the notion in the minds of many whites that enslaved populations were families and communities that experienced pain and suffering, that experienced joy and wonder, that were founders and builders of this country. That they were more than property,” he said. Halifax continued: “I think ‘Roots’ helped usher changes regarding the placement of African Americans within the context of our national history. Of course, this did not happen just because of ‘Roots.’ “In fact, I think ‘Roots’ was a crashing wave into America’s consciousness that had been pushed by a swell generated during the Civil Rights and Black Power movements that preceded it. Stories from America’s history were to be highlighted as “American History” for so long were decided by white male academics. “I think ‘Roots’ helped send a message. Historians needed to be more inclusive in their storytelling. It was during the 70s and 80s that more inclusive social histories were being researched and pursued in academia and academia began to become more diversified. “By the 90s museums and historic sites began recognizing that there is more to America’s story than just rich white guys, their families, and the wars they waged. And equally important it was by then that people began demanding more of these stories. Unfortunately, following the crashing wave of Roots there has been a very slow seep into the American conscious as a whole.” “I think evidence of its importance is in the fact that its remake was released the same year as the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture,” Halifax said. “I suspect that was not an accident. We have a long way still to go. The study by the Southern Poverty Law Center on how Slavery is taught in American schools is damning.” Halifax pointed out that it took 100 years for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to open. To lesser fanfare and just before the opening of that museum on the National Mall, two other smaller museums opened within a few months of each other. Both state that their purpose is to share the history of enslaved people and their descendants. Both are former slave labor camps, known euphemistically as plantations – the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana and McLeod Plantation Historic Site in Charleston, South Carolina. “As far as I know they are the only two former plantation sites who have rejected the white dominated narrative, to look at these sites as places of memory for those held captive and enslaved and for those whose families survived,” Halifax said. “These two sites hold promise as places of healing where slavery, its legacy, and American racism can be examined. In the end, I think Roots has had an important and lasting impact.

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