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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)
Transnational Solidarity: Linking Local Issues and Global Problems BlackPressUSA News
In both the Playbook and the focused work on tax justice, Countess says, the Project aims to provide information and analysis that is both thoughtful and actionable. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) WASHINGTON, DC — As the United States confronts the multitude of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a bright spotlight has been placed on the already gaping and growing inequalities far beyond the healthcare system, including housing, education, and the administration of justice. However, just like the virus, structural inequalities that disadvantage people by race, class, gender, or birthplace are not new or uniquely American problems. According to the recently published essay, the solution requires an all-inclusive approach, “Confronting Global Apartheid Demands Global Solidarity.” “In meeting this moment, we can take inspiration and guidance from the collective victories of earlier generations,” writes Imani Countess and William Minter, of the US-Africa Bridge Building Project, a Washington DC-based nonprofit geared toward fostering transnational solidarity primarily
around economic justice. “We must take seriously the truth that none of us are free until all of us are free.” The essay and the Project’s mission draw on the work of a diverse cadre of activists and movement— domestic and international—that successfully bridged divisions by race, class, gender and national borders by first focusing on justice for all. “The most important principle of transnational solidarity is recognizing common humanity,” says Countess, the Project’s founder and director. While that sounds simple, she says, it requires dispensing with the belief that our struggles in the US are wholly unique, when in fact, communities all around the world are confronting the same or similar issues. “We’re not trying to persuade folks in Atlanta or Minneapolis to shift their gaze to look at how they can influence US national policy around a country in Africa. Rather, I’m saying to
folks in Los Angeles or Atlanta, of course your economic inequality struggles have local dimensions. But they reflect global problems that require an internationalist perspective, so let’s share information and strategies.” Countess said the Project, which she launched in January, is focused on strengthening existing ties and making new links to forge transnational alliances between local economic justice activists in the United States and Africa. The Project’s primary issue focus is working to end corruption and tax injustice by linking local struggles and global problems and promoting mutual solidarity between Africans and Americans. Initially, the Project will publish a series of essays as part of a Transnational Solidarity Playbook, exploring transnational topics including racial, environmental, and climate justice, as well as women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and workers’
rights. The series is based on the premise that progressives must increase their “capacity and join forces across national borders, defeat authoritarian regimes and movements based on hate, and find the strength to build a future based on common humanity and justice for all.” The first essay is set against the backdrop of the anti-Apartheid and African liberation movements of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early 90s, culminating in Nelson Mandela’s release from prison and the ushering-in of democracy in South Africa. In both the Playbook and the focused work on tax justice, Countess says, the Project aims to provide information and analysis that is both thoughtful and actionable. The goals include influencing public discourse and contributing to reflection among progressive activists involved in grassroots organizing and policy advocacy.
Sen. Padilla on Reparations: “We Can Walk and Chew Gum” Manny Otiko | California Black Media California’s newest and first Latino Democratic Senator, Alex Padilla, says he supports reparations for Black American descendants of enslaved African people. He made the statement during an online news briefing with members of California’s ethnic press organized by Ethnic Media Services. “It’s the morally right thing to do,” said Padilla. “For me, it’s not a difficult conversation. Padilla said reparations would go a long way to “address institutional injustices.” For nearly two centuries now,
Black American descendants of enslaved Africans have been making the case to an unbudging U.S. government for reparations.
Advocates say payments would compensate for centuries of unpaid labor and an opportunity for the federal government to make
good on its promise to provide 40 acres and a mule to each formerly enslaved Black person after the Civil War. A shift in the national consciousness last year -- some attribute to organizing around Black economic and political empowerment led in part by the American Descendants of Slaves Movement and the national reckoning on race that began last summer after the killing of George Floyd -- has ushered in a political environment in the United States where many legislators are much continued in next 2 columns
Sen. Padilla on Reparations: “We Can Walk and Chew Gum”...continued more open than they have been in the past to reparations. “We have to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time,” Padilla said. “We should be able to negotiate and advance and infrastructure package, and immigration reform and protect the rights of voters, and work on environmental protection, and address historical injustices like this.” Earlier this month, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve forming a committee to study the idea of providing reparations to African Americans. Padilla is a veteran politician who's worked his way up the political ladder, previously serving as a Los Angeles city councilman, as a state senator and as secretary of State before he was nominated in January to replace outgoing Sen. Kamala Harris. Padilla said that he has been senator for less than 100 days, but he’s packed a lot into that short period. During his first couple of months, he participated in President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, and
voted to approve the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 intended to help Americans devastated economically by the coronavirus pandemic. In the Senate, he is pushing and supporting a number of bills on a range of issues, including proposals focused on immigration reform (providing a pathway to citizenship for essential workers) and hate crimes against Asian Americans. Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrants, grew up in the Pacoima, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. His father worked for 40 years as a short-order cook and his late mother cleaned houses. Both parents were local activists who fought against violence in their community. Padilla said they were the inspiration for his political career. “Through their hard work, we had a modest upbringing to put it mildly,” said Padilla. “We grew up with the values of service to others, and hard work, but we also saw our parents get very involved in the community.”
High Desert Residents Remember Former Mayor of Adelanto, Charley B. Glasper Obituary News
Charley B. Glasper Born: April 28, 1936 Died: April 22,2021 Charley B. Glasper, took up residence in Victorville, CA in December 1982 and retired from the Air Force in November 1983. After the passing of his former wife, Daisy M. Glasper in November 1997, he moved to the City of Adelanto. He married Evelyn Malcom in November 1999. Charley was a retired Military and Civil Servant. He was last employed as a Federal Civil Service Employee with the U.S. Army Airworthiness Flight Test Directorate at Edwards AFB, California from February 21, 1984 to December 20, 1996. During this period, he achieved the position of Chief of the Supply and Maintenance Division and retired as a Grade WS-17. On November 4, 2004, he was elected to the City Council for the City of Adelanto, CA. for a four-year term. After the 2006 election, he was appointed the Mayor Pro Tem for the City. In the November 2008 election, he was elected Mayor for the City of Adelanto for a two-
year term. In 2014 Election he was elected to another four-year term to the Adelanto City Council. Charley was active in the Community. He was the Victor Valley District and Technical Coordinator for the AARP/TAXAIDE Income Tax Program and Lead volunteer for preparing Electronic Tax returns in the Victor Valley High Desert areas for senior citizens and low-income families. In 2006 he was elected President of the Victor Valley NAACP Branch 1082 for two years. An usher, and member of the volunteer money counting team at the Gate Church of the High Desert in Victorville. A member of the AMVETS Post 20, VFW Post 9410, and AMERICAN LEGION Post 229 located in Adelanto, CA. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Adelanto Community Resource Center; 2010 Chairperson of the Air Quality Board of the Mojave District; Board Member of the continued on page 3
April 29, 2021
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Countering the Mid-Semester Blahs
Countering the Mid-Semester Blahs...continued
By Kristen DiCerbo, chief learning officer at Khan Academy
and retaining that information over time. Physical activity can be done inside: have an afternoon dance party in the kitchen, find a yoga routine on YouTube, or see who can climb a set of stairs the fastest. As the weather
warms up, encourage your kids to take a break from screens and schoolwork to go outside if they can. When a child is stuck on a math problem or having a hard time with a book report, fresh air and a quick walk can do wonders.
U.S. Department of Education Launches National Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative to Help Students Most Impacted by the Pandemic It is that time—after spring break—when the stretch from now to the end of the school year can seem like a long slog. Here are some tips to help kids beat the mid-semester blahs and lean into learning this spring. Switch things up. Routines are getting old and boring. Find ways to shake up the sameness of the day; this can be as simple as creating a new study spot or finding a new after-school snack. Even better, have a brainstorming session with your child to come up with a new learning activity together. Embracing a child’s natural curiosity encourages them to continue to ask more questions and engage in the world, which can help them succeed now and in the future. The new learning activity could be anything from origami to dribbling a soccer ball to understanding why the sky looks blue. Engaging the brain in something new stimulates fresh thinking and revitalizes our energy. Make sure kids know they can ask for help. By this point in the year, skills are starting to build on each other. If your child missed some school or didn’t quite master some of those earlier skills, they may start to struggle this time of year. Make sure they know they can ask for help from you and from their teacher. If they ask for help at an inconvenient time, try to stay
patient and offer them a specific time when you will be able to sit down with them. Remember, if you don’t know how to help, it is okay to admit that. You can then look for answers together or help your child feel empowered to ask the teacher. Some children don’t feel comfortable asking the teacher for help, sometimes because they are shy and sometimes because children are embarrassed to admit they don’t know something. You can ask your child why they aren’t comfortable. You can role play with them to help them advocate for themselves. You can say, “Pretend I’m your teacher” and have them practice what they will say. Embrace healthy basics. While it’s not always easy in our busy lives, the basic things that keep kids healthy also set them up to learn well. So, do your best to make sure kids eat well, get plenty of sleep, and have the opportunity to physically get moving every day. You’ve likely noticed the impact of sleep on your child’s mood. Lack of sleep also makes it more difficult to concentrate in school. Sleep is a time when children’s brains consolidate memories and process the things they learned during the day. So, adequate sleep is important for both acquiring new information
Community/Education News The U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched the Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative today, providing support to 46 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bureau of Indian Education, and three territories working together to use American Rescue Plan and other federal pandemic relief funding to support as many students as possible through enriching and educational summer programming. Summer programs are key in the nation’s efforts to address lost instructional and extracurricular time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. T h e C ol l a b o r a t ive — a partnership between ED, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the National Governors Association, and other national partners—follows President Joe Biden’s call to action at ED’s National Safe School Reopening Summit to, “work together to ensure that all children have access to high quality summer learning and enrichment opportunities this summer and beyond.” Biden added that, “This is essential for all students, particularly those disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, students of color, English learners, students with
disabilities, homeless students, and all those who went without in-person instruction this year.” The Collaborative brings together state and local leaders working alongside key stakeholders to design evidencebased summer programs that address the lost instructional, social, and extracurricular time students have experienced as a result of the pandemic, especially underserved students and those disproportionately affected by COVID-19. “Too many students have experienced interruptions in learning and negative effects on their social and emotional wellbeing due to time apart from friends and community,” said Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “Summer presents a key opportunity for school districts and community partners to accelerate learning and provide new avenues for students to safely engage with each other in fun activities. Let’s use this moment to reimagine what fun, engaging summer programming can look like, make it accessible for all students, and work together to make sure our communities recover and rebuild stronger than
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First Black Male Valedictorian at Oakland Tech Accepted at 11 Universities By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor
Ahmed Muhammad An A student at Oakland Technical High School with a 4.7 grade point average is set to become the school’s first Black male valedictorian in history. In completing that task, senior Ahmed Muhammad will make history and become a trailblazer. Muhammad has already been accepted at the top universities in America including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, and Howard Universities. Muhammad is 18 and will graduate next month. “I would have been happy to get accepted into just one of
them because you know you can only go to one school. But eleven of them — that’s pretty cool,” Muhammad told Sand Francisco TV station CBS affiliate KPIX5. “The first thing that I ever wanted to be was an archeologist and a paleontologist. Like I wanted to dig up dinosaur bones. Then I wanted to be an astronaut and go to the moon. Then I wanted to be a surgeon. And now I say I want to be an engineer,” Muhammad added. Muhammad has a score of 1540 with a perfect 800 in the Math section and a 740 in the reading
and writing sections. He is also on Oakland Tech’s varsity basketball team and is a stand-out athlete. “This is showing the younger generation they can do the same thing and so much more,” Muhammad said in an interview with Fox KTVU2. Muhammad says his college choice is down to Stanford, Harvard or Princeton. He credits his parents and fellow classmates with his academic success. In addition to all of his other success, Muhammad also founded a science education company, Kits Cubed, after the COVID-19
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pandemic began. The pandemic has been particularly devastating in California. The company offers affordable science kits that introduce elementary and middle school students to the basics of experiments in science. Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist for NNPA and the host of the podcast BURKEFILE. She is also a political strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@ gmail.com and on twitter at @ LVBurke
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U.S. Department of Education Launches National Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative to Help Students Most Impacted by the Pandemic...continued they were before the pandemic.” The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund provides nearly $122 billion to states and school districts and requires that states invest at least $1.2 billion on evidence-based summer enrichment programs. Under the ARP ESSER Fund, school districts are also required to use at least $21 billion for evidence-based initiatives to address the impact of lost instructional time, including summer programs. ED recently released the ARP ESSER state plan application template, which invites states to describe their plans for how they will engage their communities to distribute and utilize ARP ESSER funds. Over the next two days, ED will convene states for virtual learning sessions to kick off the Collaborative. The Collaborative aims to both take a national approach to understanding best practice and rapidly setting up fun, innovative, and engaging summer opportunities for students, while also facilitating regional and local level partnerships to ensure speedy and robust implementation of state- and district-level plans. The convening will include sessions on forming state-level coalitions; using evidence to inform summer programs; and using federal funds to promote equity through summer enrichment opportunities that support social, emotional, and academic development. Speakers include: Secretary Miguel Cardona, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Illinois State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala, Arkansas Secretary of Education Johnny
Key, Education Trust Interim CEO Denise Forte, National Summer Learning Association CEO Aaron Dworkin, and Founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone Geoffrey Canada. Participants will discuss how to design summer programming in ways that create safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments that reengage students socially, emotionally, and academically as they recover from the impacts of COVID-19. Summer activities can include opportunities to accelerate learning, along with a broad array of enrichment activities ranging from physical fitness and heal education; arts programs; science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities; and career and technical education (CTE) programs; to youth development. For older students, these opportunities can include a workbased learning or community service component. The Collaborative also emphasizes the importance of offering the necessary supports to ensure all students have access to summer learning and enrichment programs—including students with disabilities, English learners, students from low-income backgrounds, and students experiencing homelessness. In addition to the launch of the Collaborative, ED recently released Volume 2 of the COVID-19 Handbook, which outlines strategies to meet the needs of underserved students, including summer learning opportunities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released guidance for operating youth and continued on page 7
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Keeping it Real: Does Power Corrupt Good People or Do We Give Power to Corrupt People? By S. E. Williams | BVN Executive Editor
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” ― Carl Sagan A cursory scan of inland area media reports in recent years reflects a concerning reality of the dark, too often corrupt underbelly of politics in this region. The corruption has robbed taxpayers by taking money from municipal coffers in a variety of ways that might have been directed to programs and services for the greater good of residents. Consider the following head li nes f rom va r ious publications highlighting some of the scandals plaguing the area over the previous decade: “Six Jailed in $43 Million Beaumont Public Corruption Case; Former
Officer Alleges Corruption, Abuse in Hemet Police Department,” “Former Moreno Valley City Councilman Sentenced in Bribery Case,” “Grand Jury Investigation ‘Corrupt Misconduct’ in Riverside County Human Resources,” “After Numerous Delays, Grand Jury Indicts for Palm Springs Mayor, Associates in Corruption Case,” “San Bernardino County to Pay $65 Million Settlement in Colonies Civil Case,” “Adelanto Raid Just the Latest Inland Empire Corruption Probe,” “Ex-Upland Official Sentenced in Corruption Case,” “Apple Valley Developer Arrested in Connection with County Corruption Probe,” and “WVWD: A Never-Ending Story of Corruption and Malfeasance.” This is the Inland Empire’s past, but it does not have to be its future. Things are changing in the political landscape of this region. Admittedly, the change is slow and certainly long overdue—but change is happening, and it is happening at this moment. Maybe it is a sign of the times, a response to the pressures of COVID-19. Maybe members of the
community have just grown weary of the constant episodes of local corruption and the shameless politicians that manifest it. Maybe it is the realization that as citizens, we deserve better. Maybe it is a growing understanding and expectation for elected officials to live up to their fiduciary responsibilities to those they are elected to serve. Maybe it all boils down to taking a stand against public corruption with the understanding by our acceptance of it again and over again, we as voters have set the bar so low, those who facilitate these acts know the potential consequences to themselves for such behavior, if any, are so minimal it is worth the risk they take of getting caught. Or, maybe it is because, until we as citizens demand more accountability, those we elect will shirk it and continue lining their pockets with taxpayer dollars and political bribes from contractors and others. There are many ways to hold politicians accountable. We can watch what they do, demand answers regarding why they are doing it, test it against the rules and regulations designed to serve as guardrails to their decisions/action, and push for full disclosure and transparency once the initiative is in process. In other words, make sure they show us the “receipts.” Receipts can include any number of things: Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) and the associated bids; explanations related to the use of “no bid” contracts; audits and their findings; grand jury reports and
Housing Gains Could Grow Black Wealth More Than $500 Billion in a Decade BlackPressUSA News
If home values increased by five percentage points the reduction would be $31 billion. Combined, alleviating these two disparities could cut the wealth gap by about 40%, to $1.9 trillion. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) A new Zillow analysis finds Black households saw modest progress narrowing the racial wealth gap during the pandemic, and that housing factors will largely impact whether that gap grows or shrinks throughout the next 10 years. The typical Black household has only about 23% of the wealth of a typical White household Zillow analysis finds home value and homeownership rate disparities directly account for almost 40% of the $3 trillion wealth gap[1] If the typical Black-owned home was worth the same as the typical White-owned home, Black wealth would more than double (from $931 billion to $2.1 trillion) SEATTLE, April 26, 2021 – Incremental increases in homeownership rates and home values among Black households would help shrink the current $3 trillion racial wealth gap by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, according to a
new Zillow analysis. Today’s typical Black household has only about 23% of the wealth of a typical White household, down from 34.6% before the Great Recession. Housing factors — including lower home values and rates of homeownership — directly account for nearly 40%[2] of that gap, with assets like investments in stocks and bonds and retirement accounts making up the rest. “Housing will be a prominent factor determining the course of the racial wealth gap over the next decade,” says Zillow economist Treh Manhertz. “The issues caused by historic discrimination won’t be solved quickly, but addressing things like increasing access to credit, more-equitable lending standards and reducing exclusionary zoning could make buying more accessible and bring significant strides toward closing the wealth gap. In the most optimistic scenario, Black millennials could see housing
equality in their retirement, and finally pass on some real wealth to the next generation.” About 42% of Black households own their home, compared to 72% of White households, and Blackowned homes are typically worth about 18% less than White-owned homes. Zillow estimates that if Black homeownership rates and home values rose to match those of their White counterparts, Black wealth would more than double (from $931 billion to $2.1 trillion). Zillow analyzed home value growth and homeownership rate changes for Black households under five different scenarios through 2031. In the most optimistic, Black wealth would grow by more than half a trillion dollars — from $931 billion to $1.46 trillion. In the most likely, it would increase to about $1.18 trillion. In that most likely scenario — which projects Black home values growing 5% faster than home values generally and Black homeownership growing at 0.5 percentage points per year — equality in housing wealth wouldn’t come until 2183. If Black home values grow 15% faster than home values generally and Black homeownership grows at 1.5 percentage points per year — the most optimistic scenario explored in the analysis — the timeline for housing wealth equality is moved up to 2066. Opposite of the disproportionate hit taken during the Great continued on page 4
formal responses. These are just a few examples beyond observing council meetings or various board meetings (county, school, water, etc.) and monitoring what is being approved either by item or consent during these sessions. Although these types of citizen oversight are essential, perhaps the most critical action citizens can take to put the brakes on the carte blanche corruption in the inland region is to elect right-minded people to our boards and councils, the kinds of representatives who believe their power rests in the people they represent and not the approval of other electeds or their political financiers. Thanks to new representation on the San Bernardino City Council, we are bearing witness to this kind of voter power and elected officials’ accountability happening in real time. When news broke earlier this year there were serious questions about funding relationships between Mayor John Valdivia and two potential developers he was advocating to be selected for the multi-million dollar, multi-year development project for downtown San Bernardino, citizens, their newly elected council members and others, raised their collective voices in concern. They asked informed, pointed and probing questions, and as a result, successfully stopped what had the potential to be a devastating decision for continued in next 2 columns
Keeping it Real: Does Power Corrupt Good People or Do We Give Power to Corrupt People?...continued two reasons. Firstly, Valdivia might have gotten away with it and in the process assured future contributions from these and other contractors to his political coffers fattening his campaign war chest for future elections giving him an unfair financial advantage over any future political competitors. At the same time, approval of the companies he advocated for would have poured millions of dollars into a project poised to leave low income and minority residents without equitable opportunities for employment associated with the project and ultimately a lack of access to affordable housing that should be developed in association with the initiative. The combined efforts of the community in partnership with
newly elected council members and others on the council have helped change the future of the City of San Bernardino by halting the mayor’s plans in its tracks and forcing the selection of a contractor and plan focused on equity and meeting the needs of the community. In the process they proved how, with right action, a city that has long been bamboozled can wrestle power away from a charlatan. Of course, this is just my opinion. I’m keeping it real. The post Keeping it Real: Does Power Corrupt Good People or Do We Give Power to Corrupt People? appeared first on Black Voice News.
High Desert Residents Remember Former Mayor of Adelanto, Charley B. Glasper ...continued from page 1 San Bernardino Association of Governments; the City of Adelanto representative to the California League of Cities. A member of the Victor Valley African American Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Adelanto Chamber of Commerce. Lastly, he is member of the following Prince Hall Fraternities: High-Desert Lodge No. 107 F&AM, PHA, Victorville, CA; Rio Grande Consistory No. 24, El Paso, TX; Oro Temple No. 9, El Paso, TX; Grand Inspector General 33 Degree of The United Supreme Council A.A.S.R of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A. (PHA) Grand Orient
of Washington, D.C. He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Evelyn Malcolm Glasper and adult children: The following adult children are attributed to his past and present marriages to Daisy M. Glasper and Evelyn Malcom-Glasper: To Daisy: Patrick Bryan Glasper, Son Gerald Lance Glasper, Son (Deceased Oct 2010) To: Evelyn: Melissa Lorette Malcom, Stepdaughter Kevin Ian Malcom, Stepson Adria Mystique Malcom, Stepdaughter, Milton Malcom, Jr., Stepson
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Episode Two Of “Joyland,” Explosive And Housing Gains Could Grow Black Wealth More Timely New Scripted Television Series Set In Than $500 Billion in a Decade...continued Tumultuous 1960s, Takes On Racial Protests, be if every household had the States, Zillow® and its affiliates School Desegration Busing, And New York typical wealth for their race and offer customers an on-demand age group. experience for selling, buying, City Basketball Dreams Lifestyle News [2] Based on Zillow’s analysis of the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances and ZHVI, home value and homeownership rate disparities combined account for an estimated 38.4% of the overall racial wealth gap.
NEW YORK – April 26, 2021 – Hailed as “gritty and real,” the powerful second episode of the new explosive and timely eightepisode scripted television series Joyland – which takes viewers back to the tumultuous 1960s where today began – has dropped on the YouTube channel. Episode 102 tackles racial protests, hate crimes, political corruption, the looming start of school busing to achieve integration and an underdog battling the establishment to bring a pro basketball franchise to Brooklyn in the new American Basketball Association (ABA). Joyland begins in July 1964 in New York City, aflame with racial protests after a cop has shot an unarmed African American teen, and at a Catskills bungalow colony, the iconic summer getaway for New York’s working and middle class. Developed by criticallyacclaimed novelist-playwright Gary Morgenstein, Emmy Award-winning veteran network executive Russell Friedman and the award-winning Broadway performer and director DeMone Seraphin, Joyland is unique to its genre in that it was completely shot on Zoom. Said Morgenstein, Friedman and Seraphin: “In these postpandemic times, we’re redefining the way a television series can be
developed. Why spend a million dollars on a pilot that will more than likely be shelved? Why not present an entire eight-episode season by combining the Zoom medium and YouTube as a platform to showcase a gripping and timely story of ordinary people swept up in extraordinary times confronting issues that remain unresolved in 2021.” The cast features: Ellen Adair (Karen Lapidus); Rory Alcantar (Tiny Tim); Sandra Bargman (Edna Morton); Tiffany Beckford (Lateesha Bass); J. Dolan Byrnes (Kenneth Lapidus); Tarra ConnorJones (Evelyn); Jamyl Dobson (Julian Bass); Bernard Dotson (Elijah X); Michelle Fahrenheim (Deb Dent); Michael A. Green (Tony); Thomas Kane (Ray O’Brien); Nicole Korbisch (Neely Adams); Jackie Kusher (Arnie James); Ron Leir (Father Dowd); Darren Lorenzo (Mr. Wilt); Alison Mahoney (Franny); Robert Wesley Mason (Larry Lapidus); Madalyn McKay (Sheila); Robert McKay (Red Harrison); Angelo Mercado (Juan); Matt Provenza (Bob Cousy); Erich Rausch (John Kelly); Mike Roche (Joe Padrewski); Xavier Rodney (Connie Hawkins); Cassie Saunders (Laurie Lapidus); Roslyn Seale (Tyra Bass); Tony Serio (Punch Sulzberger); Morry Schorr (Chaim Herzog); Patrick continued on page 6
Housing Gains Could Grow Black Wealth More Than $500 Billion in a Decade...continued from page 3 Recession, Black households saw modest progress in narrowing the wealth gap during and leading up to the pandemic, a small start toward reversing trends that helped widened the gap over the past decade. This was largely due to housing gains. For example, the Black homeownership rate grew about one percentage point between early 2019 and early 2020, while the White homeownership rate stayed flat. Black-owned home values have also grown just over one percentage point faster than White-owned home values each year for the last three years. In February 2020, Black-owned home values were up 4.6% from a year earlier, while White home values were up 3.6%. In February 2021, Black home values were up 10.9% from the previous year, while White home values were up 9.7%. This faster appreciation among Black-owned homes narrowed the overall home value gap from 16.7% to 15.9%. Further, the analysis shows that Black homeownership rates and home values contribute equally to the housing portion of the overall wealth gap. If the Black homeownership rate increased by five percentage points the wealth gap would decrease by $74 billion. If home values increased by five
percentage points the reduction would be $31 billion. Combined, alleviating these two disparities could cut the wealth gap by about 40%, to $1.9 trillion. Lenders deny mortgages for Black applicants at a rate 80% higher than that of White applicants. The relationship between housing factors and the racial wealth gap underscores the urgency of efforts like expanding access to credit and other initiatives that break down color barriers to homeownership. “It’s abundantly clear that this issue won’t solve itself naturally or quickly. The problems run deep and perpetuate inequality,” said Manhertz. “Intentional, targeted and dedicated policy is necessary to repair this broken system.” Black – White Wealth Gap Home values based on Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) Home values based on Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) [1] In order to paint a picture of the majority of the population and not have our analysis swayed by the extreme wealth of the nation’s billionaire class, we measured the median wealth gap, tallying what the total wealth difference would continued in next 2 columns
[3] In order to paint a picture of the majority of the population and not have our analysis swayed by the extreme wealth of the nation’s billionaire class, we measured the median wealth gap, tallying what the total wealth difference would be if every household had the typical wealth for their race and age group. About Zillow Group: Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter. As the most-visited real estate website in the United
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“To Be Given The Greatest Gift – The Right to Choose But Not Choose…How Tragic!” By: Lou Yeboah
Lou Yeboah You know, God could force you to surrender. He could make you submit. He could appear before you, force you to bow before Him, force your mouth to declare Him the Lord of your life. God could do that. But he doesn’t. He simply offers Himself to you as a choice. He offers His love to you as a choice. He offers you his blessings as a choice. He offers his inheritance as a choice. But Naw, you want all that without committing. You are like Jacob wrestling with God. The only difference is Jacob was saying, I want you to bless me. And you are saying, Let me go! I want to live my own life. I tell you, you need to submit your will to God. Because whether you know it or not, the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.” That’s right! We were made for God. We were made to know God, to serve God, to love God, and to live forever with God. To be given the greatest gift, the right to choose, but not choose, how tragic! I want you to know that Jesus told a story in [Luke, chapter 20] about divine judgment that would take the unfaithful and shatter them into pieces. Jesus announced in [John, chapter 5] that He would come in the end, and that there would be a resurrection unto damnation. He will come with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, bringing judgment, retribution, punishment, full vengeance on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey God. [Isaiah 59:17; Ezekiel 25]. I tell you, to be given the greatest gift, the right to choose but you don’t, how tragic! Revelation, chapter 6 ─“I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon
became like blood; the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. The sky was split apart like a scroll when it’s rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Then the kings of the earth and great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; and they said to the mountains and the rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Listen, Joshua preached [Joshua 24:14-16] that man must make a decision to serve God or the world. You must choose who you will serve! The choice is up to you. God will not coerce you into serving him. It is up to you. You can accept or reject him. Adam and Eve Chose Death [Genesis 3]. Annanias and Saphirra Chose Death [Acts 5]. The Rich Man Chose Death [Luke 16]... BUT Lazarus, Abraham Paul, and Nathaniel chose life! Which way will you choose? "And as Paul reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee." But as far as we know, Felix NEVER found a convenient time, and he went to Hell! [Acts 24:25]. "Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. [Hebrews 3:7-13]. For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you. I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation. [2 Corinthians 6:2]. “All to Jesus I surrender, humbly at His feet I bow. Worldly pleasures all forsaken, take me Jesus take me now. Singing, I surrender all…. [I Surrender All - Israel Houghton]
Witness For Justice#1044
History Is Made Sekinah Hamlin History is made, and the United Church of Christ was part of it! On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, the U.S. House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee voted H.R. 40, “The Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act,” out of committee with a 25-17 straight party-line margin. The bill is now able to advance to a floor vote in the full U.S. House. Historic! First introduced in 1989 by the late Congressman John Conyers, and now sponsored by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, H.R. 40 acknowledges the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of slavery in the U.S. and sets up a commission to consider a national apology. The commission is also charged with studying proposals for reparations—both for the institution of slavery and the racial and economic discrimination against African Americans living today—and to make recommendations to Congress on proper remedies. The bill does not detail provisions for what reparations should look like but rather directs the commission to research and present such redress. As Christians, we believe H.R. 40 is a necessary step on the road to reparations for African Americans living under the legacy of slavery, racial terrorism, economic exclusion and exploitation, and police brutality in the United States. Our tradition has a rich history of reparatory justice, from the prophetic witness in Isaiah 58 calling Israelites to be “repairers of the breach” to examples from Jesus’ ministry, like the repentance of Zacchaeus the tax collector, who affirms “I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount” (Luke 19:8-10). We recognize that it is foolish and immoral to expect reconciliation with our black brothers and sisters without repentance and reparation. In order to move forward as a people, we need to do more than promote equity for our children; we need to repair the breach created by our ancestors and perpetuated by our own economic ways of being. The United Church of Christ has supported the study of reparations
and reparatory justice proposals since 2001 when the General Synod passed, “A Call for A Study on Reparations for Slavery.” Toward the goal of repair, there has been continuous leadership from the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) and the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA), along with a secular legislative campaign entitled “Why We Can’t Wait” coordinated by the Human Rights Watch. We are particularly encouraged by the solidarity of the Japanese American Citizens League and others in the Japanese community in support of H.R. 40. In 1980, Congress established the “Commission on Wartime Relocation and Interment of Civilians” to study the wrongful internment of Japanese Americans, U.S. citizens and permanent residents, during World War II. This led to the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1987, which issued a formal apology to Japanese Americans and provided reparations in the form of compensation to survivors of internment and their families. The concept of reparations is not new to the federal government. The H.R 40 bill is a historic chance for our nation to begin down the road of repentance for centuries of grave injustice created by chattel slavery and systemic oppression that were sown from the original sin of racism. You can join the effort by signing on to our faith coalition letter of support today! You can also help advocate through this social media toolkit, with graphics from Why We Can’t Wait, the United Church of Christ, and others. We are unshakably committed to this journey as followers of a God of justice who teaches us that reconciliation must be rooted in material repentance. We stand by H.R. 40 and urge our congresspeople to join us in our commitment by supporting and sponsoring the bill. It’s past time this nation did what we know is right. The time for reparations is now. Let’s repair the breach. Sekinah Hamlin is the Minister for Economic Justice for the United Church of Christ.
In light of COVID-19 and to support our community we will be having a “Pop Up, Pull up and Pick Up” Drive Thru Free Family Support Day for up to 500 Families Saturday May 15th, 2021 10:00AM - 1:00PM Location of giveaway will be at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church 1575 W. 17th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92411 For more information or to volunteer please contact Yoselyn Aldama (909) 513-4416 or (909) 723-1543
April 29, 2021
Page 5 LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210004334 Date Filed: 04/26/2021 Filing Expires On: 04/26/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ALL CARE RESOURCE SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4755 N. GENEVIEVE ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 Name of Individual Registrant: ANIA RODRIGUEZ 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: 4755 GENEVIEVE ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 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 Ania Rodriguez, 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 April 29, May 6, 13, 20 , 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003683 Date Filed: 04/08/2021 Filing Expires On: 04/08/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): BAMCIS INDUSTRIAL AND CLEANING SUPPLIES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 19230 CHESHIRE ST. RIALTO, CA 92377 Name of Individual Registrant: ALPHONSO CRUZ 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: 19230 CHESHIRE ST. RIALTO, CA 92377 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 24, 2021 Alphonso Cruz, 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 April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210004272 Date Filed: 04/23/2021 Filing Expires On: 04/23/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): WHOLESALE ACCESSORIES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2601 N. DEL ROSA AVE. STE. 104 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name of Individual Registrant: GEOVANNI ABARCA GUZMAN 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: 3329 N. STODDARD AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant: YESENIA MARTINEZ Residence Street Address: 3329 N. STODDARD AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 This business is/was conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Geovanni Abarca Guzman, 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 April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003104 Date Filed: 03/25/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/25/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): REGAL INSPECTIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 56816 ZUNI TRAIL YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Mailing Address: 56816 ZUNI TRAIL YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./ Org./Reg.: REGAL VENTURE GROUP LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202100712223 Residence Street Address: 56816 ZUNI TRAIL YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Mar 01, 2021 Adan D. Mendoza Castaneda, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003354 Date Filed: 03/31/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/31/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown
in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): FAST AUTO REGISTRATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:3262 NORTH E ST. STE. A SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: FAST FROG, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: C3385340 Residence Street Address: 3262 N. E ST. STE A SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jul 21, 2011 Deborah Harrison, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper April 8, Correction 15, 22, 29, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003317 Date Filed: 03/30/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/30/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): EXPRESSIVE CREATIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1265 KENDALL DR. APT. 4712 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 Name of Individual Registrant: KARINA LOPEZ LUNA 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: 1265 KENDALL DR. APT. 4712 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 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 Karina Lopez Luna, 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 April 8, Correction 15, 22, 29, 2021.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003415 Date Filed: 03/31/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/31/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CAMP CEDAR CREST County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 33325 CAMP CEDAR CREST RD. RUNNING SPRINGS, CA 92382-7404 Mailing Address: PO BOX 26902 LOS ANGELES, CA 90026 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./ Reg.: INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE FOURSQUARE GOSPEL State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: California Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C0126840 Residence Street Address: 1910 W. SUNSET BLVD., SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES, CA 90026 Name of Individual Registrant: This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/18/1946 Ron Thigpenn, Chief Financial Officer, 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 April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210004040 Date Filed: 04/19/2021 Filing Expires On: 04/19/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PLANT ODYSSEE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1358 YUCCA DR. APT. N SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name of Individual Registrant: CHRISTY L. GRAY 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: 1358 YUCCA DR. APT. N 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 Christy L. Gray, 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 April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2021.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003429 Date Filed: 04/01/2021 Filing Expires On: 04/01/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): LEO’S TRUCKING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 839 W. 10TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 Name of Individual Registrant: LEONARDO A. ALVIZU 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: 839 W. 10TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Apr 06, 2016 Leonardo A. Alvizu, 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 April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003035 Date Filed: 03/23/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/23/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CLUTTER PRO JUNK REMOVAL County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11230 LINCROFT RD. OAK HILLS, CA 92344 Mailing Address: 13312 RANCHERO RD. #570 OAK HILLS, CA 92344 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: CLUTTER PRO JUNK REMOVAL LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202107711143 Residence Street Address:11230 LINCROFT RD. HESPERIA, CA 92344 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Eric Petrzilek, Manager, 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 April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210002380 Date Filed: 03/10/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/10/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CINDERELLA’S CHATEAU County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:32 S. ASH ST REDLANDS, CA 92373 Name of Individual Registrant: KAITLYN S. CREHAN 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: 32 S. ASH ST. REDLANDS, CA 92373 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 01, 2021 Kaitlyn S. Crehan, 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 April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003560 Date Filed: 04/06/2021 Filing Expires On: 04/06/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SUMMERSPREP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 248 E. WILSON ST. RIALTO, CA 92376 Name of Individual Registrant: LYNN SUMMERS 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: 248 E. WILSON ST. RIALTO, CA 92376 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 18, 2021 Lynn Summers, 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 April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20210003001 Date Filed: 03/23/2021 Filing Expires On: 03/23/2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PRO INTEGRITY PLUMBING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 21931 BILOXI RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 Name of Individual Registrant: CHRISTOPHER L. IMSEN 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: 21931 BILOXI RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Mar 16, 2021 Christopher L. Imsen, Sole Proprietor, 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 April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2021.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2106243 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: MICHAEL STYLES filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MICHAEL STYLES Proposed name: to: MICHAEL ANTHONY STYLES 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: 5/17/20 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S16 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 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: March 11, 2021 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2021. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2105800 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: JAVEIL DEVORIA PEARSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. MELVANIE LEJAE ROBINSON Proposed name: to: MELVANIE LEJAE PEARSON b. TAJAH LARALLE ROBINSON to TAJAH LARALLE PEARSON 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: 5/14/2021 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: March 04, 2021 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2021.
PETITION/PROBATE
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MILDRED JARINA CASE NO: PROPS 2000326
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MILDRED
JARINA
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DEBRA SAPLAK in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: DEBRA SAPLAK 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: June 16, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S36P 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino District-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: Romelia “DeDe” Soto, Esq. 1101 Dove Street, Suite 200 Newport Beach, CA 92660 (949)945-0059 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper April 15, 22, 29, 2021.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD M. CASALMAN aka DONALD MONROE CASALMAN aka DONALD CASALMAN CASE NO : PROPS 2100227
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: STEPHANIE C. CASALMAN in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: STEPHANIE C. CASALMAN 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: 06/21/2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S37 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 Central Justice Center 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: Bryan C. Hartnell, Esq. Hartnell Law Group, A Professional Corporation 25757 Redlands Boulevard Redlands, CA 92373 (909) 796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper April 29, May 6, 13, 2021.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NORA H. MCRUNNEL CASE NO: PROPS 2100343
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: NORA H.
MCRUNNEL
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DANIELA M. PILKINGTON in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: DANIELA M. PILKINGTON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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: May 11, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S35P SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street , 2nd Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Central/Main 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: Guay P. Wilson 14 N. Eighth Street, Redlands, CA 92373 (909)793-2044 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper April 22, 29, May 6, 2021.
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE INVITING BIDS Project No. 801 0088 Pavement Rehabilitation for Various Local Streets (CDBG FY 20/21) Bids shall be received electronically prior to 2:00 p.m., May 13, 2021 only in the City of Moreno Valley Bid Portal through PlanetBids. The link to register to become a prospective bidder and electronically bid on this project can be found at the following address: http://www.planetbids.com/ portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=24660. The bid results will be available on the above website immediately following the time of bid deadline. PROJECT SPECIFIC SCOPE OF WORK The work to be done consists of furnishing all labor, materials, necessary tools and machinery, supervision and coordination, traffic control, and all utility and transportation services required for the reconstruction of access ramps, spandrels, local pavement repairs, slurry seal, pavement resurfacing, striping, permanent camera detector installations, and other related improvements on the streets as included in the Plans and listed in the Bid Schedule. The project includes Base Bid work items and Additive Alternate Bid work items as shown on plans and Bid Schedule. All work must be completed within Ninety (90) Working Days for the Base Bid only, and up to One Hundred Sixty (160) Working Days for Base Bid plus Additive Alternate Bids (1 through 5) after the date of commencement specified in the Notice to Proceed to Fulfill Preconstruction Requirements. All bidding documents shall be downloaded electronically on the City of Moreno Valley Bid Portal through PlanetBids at the address shown above. The cost for downloading is $75.00. For technical information relating to the details of this Project and bidding requirements, please submit all Requests for Information (RFI) via the “Questions and Answer” tab within the City of Moreno Valley Vendor Portal in PlanetBids. All RFI’s shall be submitted no later than May 6, 2021, by 2:00 p.m. Any RFI received after the date and time specified herein will not be considered. Dated: April 22, 2021 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper April 29, 2021.
‘Hey Siri, I’m Getting Pulled Over’: iPhone App Automatically Records Police World News
As of late, more and more people are speaking out in light of the murder of Daunte Wright, but how do we share with the world what we’ve known for decades: that our men and women have been dying at the hands of corrupt police officers? Apple launched a feature for Siri in 2018 called Shortcuts that lets you streamline tasks with a single Siri command, and now due to recent protests, it’s in the spotlight once again. That’s because one iPhone user created a shortcut that prompts your iPhone to record police interactions after saying the phrase: “Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over.” The app has gained popularity again with the spotlight on race and police brutality in the weeks leading up to and after the George Floyd killing. According to Business Insider, Robert Petersen of Arizona developed the shortcut, called Police, which monitors police interactions so you have a record of what happened. This is important because having something that automatically records the situation and your phone being encrypted behind Apple’s security can have your interaction secured and available for replay no matter what anyone does. Once the shortcut is installed and configured, you just have to say, for example, “Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over.” Then the program pauses music you may be playing, turns down the brightness on the iPhone, and turns on “do not disturb” mode. It also sends a quick text to a predetermined contact to tell them you’ve been pulled over, and it starts recording using the iPhone’s front-facing camera. Once you’ve stopped recording, it can text or email the video to a different predetermined contact and save it to Dropbox. To get it to work, you must first run another shortcut in the Shortcuts app, then open the “Settings” menu, choose “Shortcuts,” and toggle the “Allow Untrusted Shortcuts” switch. Many users are finding this useful even in the age of police departments across the country issuing body cameras on officer. But as we’ve seen in some police interactions that the bodycams have mysteriously been “turned off” or “malfunctioned” so they don’t have a record of the incident. One of my favorite features of this shortcut is the ability to send your location to a contact. That is vital when it comes to people coming for help, possibly your lawyer, family member, or assistant. While there’s nothing like the feeling when a Black person gets pulled over: your heart races, your blood pressure goes up, sweating starts and you start thinking about whether you might die during a simple traffic stop (smh), this may help those who want to help you. “It seemed to me that if you’re getting pulled over it couldn’t hurt to have a recording of the incident,” Petersen said to Business Insider in a direct message in 2018. “The police these days in many places have body cams, so this could be the civilian equivalent.”
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Courier Newsroom A man walks into a bar and asks the bartender why the NBA playoffs isn’t on the big screen television. The bartender says that the owner has banned all NBA games in the establishment because of LeBron James and his attitude. That wasn’t a lame attempt at a joke, that is actually happening somewhere in Ohio because some FOX News watching guy objects to an athlete actually speaking his mind (albeit poorly in this case) about an issue of the day. Just imagine if some of these folks like the bar owner would actually bring this type of energy and passion into trying to make the world a better place free of bigotry and ignorance. The country would be such a better place. LZ Granderson summed up my feelings about this issue perfectly in the following article: “The season finale of Marvel’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” was released Friday but I’m still processing a statement made in the previous episode: “They will never let a Black man be Captain America.” I wonder if LeBron James has seen it yet. Last week the Kid From Akron found himself in the crosshairs of another stick-to-sports maelstrom for posting, then deleting, a tweet about the police shooting of a 16-year-old Black girl in Ohio. From sports debate show hosts to members of Congress, someone from every walk of life seemingly was asking, “Why?” Why did he post it? Why did he delete it? Fox News did a story about how the other networks weren’t making a big enough deal about it. Opportunistic politicians — representing the proverbial “they” that won’t let a Black man be Captain America — piled on. “Lebron James truly has a lot of nerve targeting a police officer for doing his job,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) wrote on Twitter. “I’m not sure what China has on him, but his constant push for division in this country is obscene.” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said James’ tweet “could certainly be interpreted by some, even, as a call for violence,” a remark echoed on social media by Sen. Tom Cotton
(R-Ark.), who posted, “this is disgraceful and dangerous. Is the NBA okay with this? Is Twitter?” And so we found ourselves in the familiar space of debating more about how LeBron James said something than why he said it. James’ back story — a literal rags to riches story — should make him the paragon of American exceptionalism embodied by Captain America. But his politics, specifically his tendency to speak out on issues that are important to the Black community, makes him more of a villain than a source of inspiration for conservatives prone to be more upset about tan suits than such hard questions as the atrophied relationship between law enforcement and communities of color. The controversial, deleted tweet — in which James posted a picture of the white officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant along with the words “YOU’RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY” — was inarguably premature. Body cam video appears to show Bryant attacking another teen with a knife seconds before the shots were fired; many consider the officer’s actions justified. Others are skeptical because of years of simmering tension that resulted in Columbus’ current search for a new police chief because, according to the city’s mayor, the previous one “could not successfully implement the reform and change I expect and that the community demands.” Those details are germane to the larger issue of this country’s discomfort with Black leadership. And nowhere is that discomfort more evident than in the world of sports. Which brings me back to that line from “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” It’s easy to assume “they will never let a Black man be Captain America” was written to reflect a post-George Floyd world, the dangers of “woke culture.” The reality is that subject was approached more than three decades ago: Captain America, Volume I, Issue No. 333. It hit stores in 1987. Like the current streaming series, the question of “Who will be Captain America’s successor?”
is an essential element of the storyline in the comic book. In Issue 333, a committee of military and government officials is debating who should represent American exceptionalism when a Mr. Mathers holds up a headshot. “I imagine we could also rule out another of Rogers’ friends and ex-partners, Sam Wilson, alias the Falcon,” he starts. “I doubt the country is ready for a Black Captain America.” The issue hit shelves a few months after longtime Dodgers executive Al Campanis went on ABC’s “Nightline” and infamously said, when asked about the lack of Blacks in leadership positions in baseball, “No, I don’t believe it’s prejudice. I truly believe that they may not have some of the necessities to be, let’s say, a field manager, or perhaps a general manager.” The interview ignited a firestorm, and Campanis was fired less than 48 hours later. But here’s the rub: When Ken Williams was hired 13 years later as GM — the third Black GM in MLB history — , he said “no n— should run the Chicago WHITE Sox” was painted on the side of his house. More than 20 years later, Derek Jeter is baseball’s only Black CEO. So, did Campanis get canned for the substance of his remarks or for the act of giving voice to them? It’s not just baseball. In the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport 2020 report, of the 130 athletic director positions at FBS, white men accounted for nearly 77%; nearly 70% of conference commissioners were white men; roughly 84% of football head coaches were white men, who also make up about 59% of assistant coaches as well. Meanwhile the number of football student athletes who were white was less than 35%. The NFL’s Rooney Rule was enacted in 2003 to compel owners to interview candidates of color for head coaching jobs. How’s that working? The league just hired its first Black team president ever last year and I’m not sure if the Washington Football Team would have selected Jason Wright had Floyd’s murder not sparked a national racial reckoning. (I
write this confidently because until Floyd’s death, the team was still comfortable using a racial slur as its nickname.) It’s my sense many white conservatives prefer Black athletes like James to just play, because they don’t want to be reminded of their Blackness. They want feelgood stories about making it out of the ghetto without talk of why there is a ghetto in the first place. They don’t want discussions about racial inequality blended in with sports because they don’t want discussions about racial inequality anywhere. They pretend “I don’t see color” is a declaration of inclusion, when in fact it’s a denial of the trauma people of color experience regularly. Instead they lurk in the bushes, waiting to pounce on missteps as a way to stifle larger cultural debates because that’s easier than genuine problem solving. James’ tweet was a mistake. He was linking the circumstances behind one death with that of another without the facts. So, he deleted it, and instead posted about the pain that comes from seeing Black and brown bodies being gunned down by police. But individuals like Tom Cotton, who is constantly criticizing James about China, aren’t interested in James’ pain, or understanding how the confluence of the Derek Chauvin verdict and a police shooting of a Black girl in a city that has had four similar shootings in the past four months might inspire a rush to judgment. They’re not interested in his Blackness or the brand of leadership it inspires. He’s not the Captain America they want. The one featured in the first issue punching out Adolf Hitler, as an “America to the rescue” metaphor. No, LeBron James is allowed to rescue the Lakers. But anything beyond that is deemed a problem by those not interested in solving the ones he’s talking about.” [Article] “Just shut up and dribble” is what one right-wingnut told Mr. James to do. I’m glad he didn’t listen to her. We need more athletes like LeBron James, not less.
VICTORVILLE – The San Bernardino County Fair, in partnership with Helm and Sons Amusements, will put on a modified in person Fair that will include all your traditional Fair favorites including carnival rides and games, livestock, food and retail vendors, cold beer and live music from local bands. The SBC Fair will be held over three weekends beginning May 29th and running through June 13th. Allowing the community an extra weekend of Fair fun for the whole family. This year’s theme is “Reunite
at SBC Fair.” Organizers couldn’t be more excited to welcome folks on to the grounds for the first time since 2019. “We simply couldn’t let another year go by without treating our loyal attendees to the opportunity of coming in person to experience the best fair we can put on safely,” said CEO Jennifer Monter. More details will be announced soon so stay tuned and follow us on social media @SBC_Fair or visit us at www.SBCFair.com for future announcements. We cannot wait to see you and reunite for the 2021 Fair.
Episode Two Of “Joyland,” Explosive And Timely New Scripted Television Series Set In Tumultuous 1960s, Takes On Racial Protests, School Desegration Busing, And New York City Basketball Dreams..continued from page 4 Taafe (Ned Irish); Alphonso Walker Jr (Black Muslim); Timothy Weinert (Marty Dent); LB Zimmerman (Audrey Saks). Technical producer/editor: Paul Litwak. Stage Manager: Cassie Saunders. JOYLAND CREATIVE TEAM Gary Morgenstein’s novels and plays have been featured in national media from The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Parade Magazine, New York Post, Sports Illustrated to NPR. His sixth novel “A Fastball for Freedom” (the ‘Empire Strikes Back’ of the series”), the sequel to his critically-acclaimed dystopian baseball-science fiction “A Mound Over Hell” (`1984 Meets Shoeless Joe’), was recently published by BHC Press. In addition to the new post-pandemic play “A Black and White Cookie,” he is the author of the stage dramas “Saving Stan” and “A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx,” and the off-Broadway scifi rock musical “The Anthem.” Russell Friedman began a 30+ year career as a television executive after graduating from the University of Maryland, where he studied Radio, TV and
Film. The Emmy Award-winning Friedman has worked for the Syfy Channel, USA Network, PGA Tour Productions, ABC Sports, NBC News and Specials, and ESPN in his long and varied career. DeMone Seraphin is a Helen Hayes Award nominee for his direction of TOPDOG UNDERDOG. Other directing credits include the Off-Broadway revivals of SPLIT SECOND and THE EXONERATED, the world premiere musical “ONCE UPONZI TIME: A Tale of An American Scheme” at the McCarter Theatre, Off-Broadway premieres of “YOURS TRULY, ELLA! A Celebration of The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook,” "BACK O TOWN", the German premiere of August Wilson’s JITNEY and the regional revival of the musical RUNAWAYS. As an actor DeMone has appeared on Broadway, nationally, and internationally in MISS SAIGON, RENT, RAGTIME, J.C. SUPERSTAR, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN, and MAN OF LA MANCHA. DeMone is the Primary Producing Partner of the Avent Bard Theater in Washington, DC.
Five year celebration planned for California Welcome Center Visitors can pick up gift and have opportunity to win a $500 Simon Giftcard Entertainment News
Ontario, California – (April 27, 2021) During National Travel and Tourism Week – May 2 to May 8, 2021 – the California Welcome Center at Ontario Mills will be
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Riverside County health officials to Researchers test ways to encourage reinstate use of Johnson and Johnson healthier lifestyle in African-American men vaccine at local clinics Action follows guidelines by state and federal agencies National /Health News
The Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine will now be available at Riverside County run clinics after local health officials on Monday lifted the pause on the drug. The move follows recommendations by state and federal officials who had temporarily stopped use of the J&J vaccine after rare severe reactions were reported. The vaccine will be available starting Thursday at the clinic at Alessandro High School in Hemet. Its use will expand to other fixed locations and mobile vaccine teams next week. “Bringing back the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will provide us with another tool to help vaccinate as many Riverside County residents as possible,” said Dr. Geoffrey Leung, public health officer for Riverside County. “We are confident the vaccine is safe and effective.” Board of Supervisors Chair Karen Spiegel, who received the J&J vaccine, noted the importance
of the single dose vaccine to protect more Riverside County residents from COVID-19. “The single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine makes it more convenient for residents and helps our county teams vaccinate more people faster without the need for a second dose weeks later,” said Chair Spiegel, Second District Supervisor. “Safety is a priority in all vaccine.” R iverside Cou nt y has approximately 17,000 doses of the J&J vaccine on hand and it has been administered more than 17,000 times in the county without a severe reaction. Overall, more than 1.5 million doses have been administered of the J&J, Moderna and Pfizer vaccines in Riverside County among the county run clinics, and those operated by community partners and other providers. To make an appointment, click www.rivcoph.org/covid19-vaccine or call 2-1-1 for those needing assistance.
By Joy Franklin For Men’s Health Network
African Americans could expect to live 14.6 fewer years than white Americans in 1900 but the gap between the lifespan of African American men and white men was slightly smaller at 14.1 years. By 2015, the gap for both sexes had shrunk to 3.4 years, based on Centers for Disease Control statistics, though the gap between the life expectancies for African American and white men in 2015 was greater at 4.4 years, indicating that progress in closing the gap has been less for African American men than women. COVID -19, which has disproportionately affected Black and other minority communities, appears to have reversed the slow progress. CDC projections for 2020 show a gap of 6 years for both sexes, with African Americans’ life expectancy at 72 years compared to 78 years for white Americans. However, the life expectancy gap between African American and white men is projected to be 7.2 years. While there’s been some progress in closing the gap, much more needs to be done to address the systemic causes in society and in the health care system. Poverty, environmental threats and racism, along with inadequate and unequal access to health care all contribute to health disparities that result in earlier mortality among African Americans. These systemic problems also
contribute to individual factors, such as higher rates of obesity and hypertension, that lead to higher rates of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. The good news is that these individual factors can be modified by behavioral changes. In 2014, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funded a study designed to determine if a program called Active and Healthy Brotherhood (AHB) would help Black men increase their daily exercise in an effort to reduce their risk of chronic disease. The research team also looked at how AHB affected other healthy behaviors and signs of health problems, such as high blood pressure and blood sugar. Poor diet and lack of exercise that result in obesity and/or hypertension contribute to a daunting list of health destroyers that undermine quality of life. In addition to type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, these include gallbladder disease, many types of cancer, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. Obesity also puts people at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, according to the CDC. In fact, those who are obese, compared to those with a healthy weight, are at increased risk of dying from all causes of mortality. continued in next 2 columns
Five year celebration planned for California Welcome Center... continued from page 6 about the State of California, the local region, and Ontario Mills. To celebrate this milestone the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau and Ontario Mills will be offering visitors a gift, while supplies last, and the opportunity to win a $500 Simon Giftcard, good for any retailer at Ontario Mills. “We are very proud of our California Welcome Center” said Michael Krouse, President and CEO of Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Over the past five (5) years we have welcomed national and international visitors to our region and we look forward to our continued excellent service of providing our guests with the tools to make their adventure in our area the best possible.” Stop by the California Welcome Center located in Fashion Alley at Ontario Mills between May 2, 2021 to May 8, 2021 to enter to win the $500 Simon Giftcard - plus receive a complimentary tote bag and coupon book for Ontario Mills filled with hundreds of dollars in savings (Total value $15). We encourage you to snap a selfie with our surfboard, get to know our team, and learn more about the unique places to visit in the State of California and our local region. Pick up a Visitors Guide, Road Trip, Map and more – this year it’s time to explore your own neighborhood, take a drive, and learn about the regions’ treasures. Our destination experts can answer questions and help plan your itinerary. We look forward to your visit!
U.S. Department of Education Launches National Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative to Help Students Most Impacted by the Pandemic...continued from page 2 summer camps during COVID-19. The guidance is intended to help camp administrators operate camps while preventing the spread of COVID-19 and protecting campers, their families, staff, and communities. The Summer Lear ning & En r ich ment Collaborative will prioritize and maintain a clear and ongoing emphasis on health and safety in all summer offerings. Organizations participating in The Collaborative’s convening include:
National Governors Association National League of Cities National Rural Education Association, National Summer Learning Association National Youth Employment Coalition Nebraska Children and Families Foundation RAND Corporation
A ASA, T he School Superintendents Association American Camp Association American Federation of Teachers Boys & Girls Clubs of America Cha rles Foundation
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Council of Chief State School Officers Council of the Great City Schools National Association of Elementary School Principals National Association of Secondary School Principals
StriveTogether The Afterschool Alliance The Education Trust The National Comprehensive Center Wallace Foundation Additional information about the Collaborative is available here. Planning meetings as well as regional and theme based convenings will take place in May through July, and the Department will provide additional technical assistance to states and districts upon request. At the end of the summer, the Department will hold a second national convening to discuss implementation success and challenges.
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Researchers test ways to encourage healthier lifestyle in African-American men...continued
For the PCORI-funded study, conducted by Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Gramercy Research Group, researchers had hoped to recruit 400 African American men, but were only able to enroll 333 from four North Carolina counties. Those recruited, who had an average age of 51, didn’t exercise often or eat enough fruits and vegetables, or they had diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease. They were divided into two groups. The AHB group received a basic education session followed by 16 weekly sessions which focused on being active, eating healthy, and managing stress. The sessions included small-group activities that allowed the men to discuss health goals and support each other. After AHB ended, the men received three phone calls to talk about goals and ways to achieve them. A second group received the basic education session and information about improving healthy behaviors, but did not participate in follow-up sessions. Study participants wore fitness trackers which measured daily exercise and completed surveys about healthy behaviors at the start of the study and at follow-up visits 6 and 12 months later. Researchers found improved nutrition-related behaviors in the AHB group compared to the control group, but no improvements in daily physical activity. While the study’s findings were limited both because of under-recruitment and because only 218 of the 333 completed the final survey, there is an obvious need to continue this type of research.
Men’s Health Network reported that a recent survey found that men want to take control of their health. In the survey, 85 percent said they wanted to take charge of their fitness and 84 said they wanted to take charge of their diet and nutrition. The results were not broken out by race. But the survey indicates that this is an area where men want to be empowered. One conclusion of the study was that because African American men have historically been a relatively understudied group, little is known about effective strategies for engaging them in research and improving healthrelated behaviors. This study contributes to that knowledge. Hopefully, it will provide useful insight to support further research into ways to empower African Americans to lead healthier lives and continue to reduce the life expectancy gap. Men's Health Network Men's Health Network (MHN) is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men, boys, and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health awareness messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient navigation. Learn more about MHN at www. menshealthnetwork.org and follow them on Twitter @ Men sH lt h Net work a nd Facebook at www.facebook.com/ menshealthnetwork. Consider donating to MHN at www. menshealthnetwork.org/donate.
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Restorative Justice Seeks to Heal Families Facing Domestic Violence Cases of abuse skyrocketed during the pandemic. According to experts, prevention and reconciliation programs should engage abusers as well as survivors. By: Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services
From left to right: Rev. Aleese Moore-Orbih, Executive Director, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence; Monica Khant, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-based Violence; Tina Rodriguez, Restorative Justice Practitioner and Board President, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Jerry Tello, Founder/Director of Training & Capacity Building, National Compadres Network
As a child, Tina Rodríguez was a victim of domestic violence and sexual abuse and repeatedly called 911 to report mistreatment by her father against her mother and siblings. His attacks not only caused her serious eating disorders but also a deep trauma only healed after years of family therapy. This healing path however, led to an unexpected outcome: over time, Rodríguez reconciled with the man who destroyed her childhood. As part of her work with survivors of sexual assault, Rodríguez has invited her father to share his experience with other abusers on what punishment means in the criminal justice system. But what he considers more hurtful than prison is dealing with the harm done to his own family. "There is a gap in cultural accountability for both those that have been impacted with anger issues or violent impulses and the inability to control them, and those that have been victims of domestic
violence," Rodríguez said during a conference organized by Ethnic Media Services . "We rely on education for prevention and intervention from (criminal) systems that have helped create pain, and then want to keep us trapped in that pain ... We need to hold ourselves culturally accountable for educating our youth about domestic violence and prevention," added the advocate, who today serves as the California manager for Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice. According to a 2020 report from the New England Journal of Medicine, during the pandemic one in four women and one in 10 men have faced abuse from their intimate partner or spouse. Anecdotal reports point to a dramatic increase in domestic violence amid COVID-19. "It has been hard for victims to access resources or help when quarantining with their abusive partner," said Monica Khant, Executive Director of the Atlanta-
based Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-based Violence. "It is difficult to take time to run to the bathroom to make a secret call ... even accessing information on computers has been hard when a lot of immigrant families do not have the same technological access that we’ve needed to survive the pandemic," she added. The way the criminal justice system works in cases of domestic violence, especially for ethnic and immigrant communities, begins with a call to 911. Then a complaint is filed with the police and a court intervenes, issuing a restraining order or an anger management treatment, measures that may remove the abuser from the family, but do not resolve the causes of the violence. The solution often offered is to break up the family and not a path to reconciliation, even though abusers and victims will have to share custody of the children. Not to mention the fear of a black mother that the police will intervene and kill her partner or that of an immigrant mother that someone in the family will end up being deported because of a call to law enforcement. "Divorce or leaving the abusive situation is not the first choice," said Kant, who has represented hundreds of domestic violence clients. "It is important to reconcile using social services, rather than criminally endorsed systems in place.” However, these resources are
less accessible to immigrants due to language barriers or cultural nuances that sometimes force victims to stay in situations of violence to avoid “shaming the family”. The loss of jobs during the pandemic has also increased the financial dependence of the abusive partner, in situations where immigrant survivors are ineligible for unemployment benefits. A societal problem Rodriguez's father paid a prison sentence for the abuse inflicted on her family, after which he agreed to participate in a restorative justice process that she described as "brutal", full of "candid and vulnerable" discussions. “I learned that, like me, he also struggled with suicidal ideation,” said Rodriguez, for whom these encounters not only helped her to heal but also inspired her to lead a domestic violence prevention program at Valley State Prison. “Society has gender assignments, and assumes men are expected to be the provider of the household,” Rodriguez observed. “Nobody talks about the type of pressure for a black man who, whether he is college educated and highly skilled, is screened out of about five interviews because of his skin color… the anger comes from that trauma of being oppressed and screened out of opportunities to be a provider”, she added. Among Latinos, the multigenerational expectation of
being the provider of a family that migrates in search of a better future, can also generate the fear of failure and end in violent impulses. "We see domestic violence as a result of personal experience, but it’s really a societal and cultural problem," said Reverend Aleese Moore-Orbih, Executive Director of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. “It speaks to the health of our society, to the brokenness of our society. The trauma one experiences in domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, child abuse, any of those has a lifetime impact." In her work of more than 20 years with these victims, Moore-Orbih has observed how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is transferred from generation to generation, which hasn’t allowed them to “live into the fullness of their capacities as human beings.” "Women, girls, and those who identify with the feminine energy are always the most vulnerable," said Moore-Orbih. “But if we talk about healthy masculinity, how about a healthy femininity as well? We all need to be healthy individuals... How do we shift the paradigm? When we stop worshiping control and power as a glorified way to be, when we stop encouraging our children to seek to have power and control, then we can start to see the change that happens in our intimate relationships." For Jerry Tello, Founder and
Director of Training and Capacity Building at Compadres Network, it is impossible to talk about domestic violence without talking about oppression, racism, white supremacy, and generational trauma. “Where are the programs that understand this? There are none!" Raised alongside seven siblings in a neighborhood of black and brown families in Compton, California, Tello lost his father -an immigrant from Chihuahua- when he was very young. Because of a strong macho culture, he did not mourn his death. “I kept the grief inside me. I learned that in order to survive I couldn't feel. Feeling was going to make me vulnerable," he said. Tello also did not know how to express his pain when seeing many parents of his friends get locked up and sent away, or even get shot. "I couldn't cry." 32 years ago, together with another psychologist colleague, he created the Compadres Network to develop healing circles, and curriculum for rites of passage for young orphans, for teen fathers and for bringing families together. “We made the decision that the first step of healing is healing ourselves, we have to reclaim the sacredness of ourselves as men. We have the medicine within us and our neighborhoods,” he said. "Lifting us up is an important aspect of this transformation," he concluded.