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“People Without a Voice Vol. Vol.57 59No. No.3526 | | Thursday Thursday,August June 27, 31,2019 2017
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BLACK PARENTS TO GOV. NEWSOM:
REJECT
CHARTER SCHOOL BILL
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media
Christina Laster made a special trip from Southern California up to the State Capitol last Wednesday, June 19th. Deon Winters, San Diego Continuing Education Culinary Arts Graduate. Photos: San Diego Continuing Education
By Allura Garis SDCCD
Deon Winters wanted to cook his whole life and that decision is what saved him from the criminal justice system. He enrolled in the free Culinary Arts certificate program at San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE), located just a few miles away from his home in Lincoln Park. Before wearing a personalized chef’s uniform, Winters spent most of his twenties in between prison and probation, although he had always tried to pursue his academics. “I am one of the stories you read about or see in the movies, from the streets to the classroom. But my story is nonfiction. Growing up in Southeastern San Diego you’re already labeled by law enforcement.” See STUDENT page 2
The grandmother of a sevenyear-old charter school student said she came to Sacramento to make sure Gov. Gavin Newsom knows she - and tens of thousands of Black parents and guardians like her across the state - are opposed AB 1505, a controversial charter school bill the Senate Education Committee is expected to debate July 10. In May, the state Assembly voted 44-19 in favor of the legislation. If passed and signed into law, AB 1505 would strip away the existing right charter schools have to an appeal process if a local school board denies its petition for authorization or renewal. Laster joined leaders of the California chapters of two prominent civil rights organizations, the National Action Network
gospel with the clarke sisters at the county fair See page 9
Shown left to right are Simeon Gant, Rev. Jonathan Moseley of NAN Los Angeles, Rev. Dr. Tecoy Porter of NAN Sacramento, charter school grandparent Christina Laster, Ray King from the San Diego Urban League, charter school grandparent Joette Spencer Campbell, and Cassandra Jennings of the Greater Sacramento Urban League. These leaders met with the governor’s administration to express their concerns of a bill that would remove appeal rights for charter schools. (CBM photo by Antonio Ray Harvey).
(NAN) and the National Urban League (NUL), for the meeting held at the Governor’s office at the Capitol. Both groups have been outspoken opponents of the legislation. “I let them know that our hope as Black parents is in charter
JUNETEENTH REPARATIONS HEARING ON H.R. 40 PUTS
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VIOLENT PROTESTS
HAITI AT A STANDSTILL
“These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don’t want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College.
By Stacy M. Brown
schools, which are free public schools,” said Laster. She told California Black Media that her protest of the bill speaks not only for her grandson – but for all African-American children and their parents. “Generationally, we haven’t had
See BILL page 2
CUMMINGS HOLDS AG BARR AND COMMERCE SECRETARY ROSS IN CONTEMPT
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underground railroad foundation awards scholarships See page 7
Newswire
“These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don’t want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College.
“We are extremely troubled by news reports coming out of Haiti that describe a country in a state of emergency as protests continue and at least two lives have been lost.
Malveaux testified at a House hearing on legislation that would set up a commission to study reparations
“Congressional lawmakers have made several trips to Haiti and have witnessed
On June 25th, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, filed the Committee’s bipartisan report recommending that the House of Representatives hold Attorney General William Barr and ComRep. Elijah E. Cummings. merce Secretary Wil(Photo: ecummingshouse.gov) bur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas for documents about the real reasons behind the Trump Administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
See REPARATIONS page 2
See HAITI page 2
Se e CENSUS page 2
Washington, D.C.— Representatives Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Val Demings (D-FL), Alcee Hastings, (D-FL), Debbie Murcarsel Powell (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Donna Shalala (D-FL) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) have issued the following statement in response to violent protests in Haiti:
NNPA Newswire Contributor
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By Lauren Victoria Burke
juneteenth at george stevens senior center
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