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RIES ~ Make a move towards that someone that you’ve had your eye on! The timing couldn’t be more perfect! Go slow and be subtly sweet. Your ability to charm and attract always works in your favor. Don’t abuse it! Show off a new attitude. AURUS ~ Good deeds are in order this week. Perform all the random acts of kindness that you can. Everything you do this week is going to come back to you in triplicate, so enjoy storing up some future blessings! EMINI ~ You can help out a friend this week if you plan your schedule so that you’ve got time for kindness built in! Embrace your generous side while getting your own work finished. You are excellent at multi-tasking! ANCER ~ You may want to make this week a schmooze-fest! Whether you go out to a party or stay in with a friend, you’ll have a good time if you remember that charm is the only weapon that’ll work for you this week. EO ~ This week let your nurturing spirit shines through. Your tremendous adaptability will make it possible for you to show kindness even where it is not deserved. Know that you kindness is appreciated. All week long you’ll find yourself in helpful conversations with friends or family members. Heed what is said. IRGO ~ People can get on your nerves, can’t they? And this week is one of those weeks. Getting through it will be a test. You can get the highest grade on the test by smiling at the stupidity of those who oppose you. They don’t know any better and this week you can’t teach them.

IBRA ~ A secret may be revealed in a casual conversation. Your confidence is valued and appreciated. Take it all in! There’s no returning to what has been once you realize the gift you’ve been given. CORPIO ~ Drive the speed limit in all things this week or you could wind up with a ticket of some kind. Why rush? Serenity is available if you only stop and listen for it inside of you. Discharge your usual obligations with dignity and count your blessings. AGITTARIUS ~ Slow down and relax your brain-energies! The universe knows how to take care of itself and of you. Give it a chance by getting your mental schemes out of the way. Sometimes it is hard but trust! APRICORN ~ A friend from the past could suddenly appear in your life. This could be a highly beneficial reunion for both of you. Let bygones be bygones, and renew this friendship. Love isn’t used up just because it’s shared with many. QUARIUS ~ Be open to a new friendship that could bring public recognition, a new assignment, or a raise in income. You’ll also be pleased with romantic vibes that come from far away. Call! Someone special is waiting to hear from you. ISCES ~ You’ll radiate with confidence and enthusiasm this week. Important people will be impressed. Make sure you spend time in their presence. The week promises success in making new starts with old contacts. Refresh yourself by socializing just for fun.

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Almena Lomax, journalist and former editor, dies Almena Lomax, longtime civil rights activist, journalist and former editor of the Los Angeles Tribune, died March 25 in Pasadena after a short illness. She was 95, and is survived by four children. Hallie Almena Davis was born on July 23, 1915, in Galveston, Texas, the second of three children of a seamstress and a postal worker. She attended public schools in Chicago, where her family moved to escape Jim Crow, finally settling in California. Despite a more-enlightened racial climate in Chicago, Lomax’s mother, whose father was White, found it necessary to pass for White to work as an expert fitter and alterer in the exclusive women’s dress shops lining Michigan Avenue, which had a profound effect on her daughter’s life. A graduate of Jordan High School in Los Angeles, she studied journalism for a year-and-a-half at Los Angeles City College. In 1938, she went to work at a black weekly, the California Eagle, under Charlotta A. Bass, a future Independent Progressive Party vice presidential candidate. She left in 1940, when, as her reputation grew, she began a popular twice-weekly news and interview program for Gold Furniture Co. on Los Angeles radio station KGFJ, and Mrs. Bass gave her an ultimatum: choose between the newspaper and the radio program. She left the Eagle, starting the Los Angeles Tribune in 1941 with $100 she borrowed from her future father-in-law, Lucius W. Lomax Sr., proprietor of the legendary Dunbar Hotel on Los Angeles’ Central Avenue.

With the $100, Mrs. Lomax bought a weekly newsletter called the Interfaith Churchman for $50, and with the remaining $50 printed the first issue of the Tribune in July 1941, eventually transforming the newsletter into a 24-page, five-column tabloid, full of news, lively opinion pieces, book and movie reviews, and political commentary, with a circulation of 25,000 at its peak. Over the next two decades, Mrs. Lomax became a force in AfricanAmerican journalism, developing a nationwide reputation among politicians and journalists, both White and black, for fearlessness in battle — with Hollywood over the industry’s racial practices and the studio blacklist; with the White Republican power structure of California; and with federal officials over the timid, waffling civil rights policy of the federal government. With her reputation for controversy, and what one of her admirers, Langston Hughes, called her “impish humor,” in 1946 she was awarded the first prize in the Wendell L. Willkie Awards for Negro Journalism, sponsored by The Washington Post. During the 1940s and ’50s, the Tribune grew in importance, as did its editor. In 1952, Mrs. Lomax was selected to serve as a delegate to the Democratic convention.

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In the March 24, 2011, issue of the L.A. Watts Times Weekender, the newspaper published an incorrect caption for a photograph that accompanied a brief article titled “Tupac biopic needs you: online auditions being held.” The caption, in fact, should have read: “This is a 1993 file photo of Tupac Shakur.”

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Mrs. Lomax became the first Black journalist to be accredited by the Motion Picture Academy and led boycotts of the movies “Porgy and Bess” and “Imitation of Life,” which Mrs. Lomax believed “libeled the Negro race.” In 1959, Mrs. Lomax and her daughter Michele picketed the opening of “Imitation of Life,” the film remake starring Lana Turner of Fanny Hurst’s tearjerker novel of the same name. Mrs. Lomax recalled her readers’ eagerness for first-hand information of the 1956 Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott. Readers donated money to cover Mrs. Lomax’s traveling expenses for a trip to Montgomery, with some even

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Obama’s War BY HERB BOYD SPECIAL TO THE NNPA FROM THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS Despite several days of pounding from Tomahawk cruise missiles, bombs, and attacks by coalition airplanes seeking to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s military ground capacity recently suffered only minor setbacks. Troops loyal to Gadhafi, particularly along the western coastline, continued to fire on rebels who maintained an eastern stronghold in Benghazi. Speaking to the press in El Salvador recently during a threenation tour of Latin America, President Barack Obama addressed one of the key issues for Americans concerned about the possible opening of another prolonged arena of combat. “When this transition takes place,” he began, referring to the shared role of the coalition forces in the campaign, “it is not going to be our planes that are maintaining the nofly zone. It is not going to be our ships that are necessarily enforcing the arms embargo. That’s precisely what the other nations are going to do.” British Prime Minister David Cameron, upon recently announcing that the airstrikes had effectively neutralized Gadhafi’s ability to use his warplanes against the rebels, said that the control of the operation will tran-

sition from U.S. control to a NATOled mission to implement U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973. It was this resolution, according to Obama, that the Senate approved, which authorized the implementation of the no-fly zone over Libya. Even so, a number of elected officials — Republicans and Democrats, including Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Congressman Charles Rangel — are incensed that the President made this decision without conferring with Congress. “What needs to be done at this point is a call by the President or the Vice President for a special session of Congress to inform us and to ask our position on this matter,” Rangel said during a press briefing Monday afternoon at the State Office Building. “Obama is going along with past presidents … (and) at the end of the day we pay the price physically and financially.” Protests by anti-war groups have also sprung up across the nation, including in New York in Times Square, where hundreds chanted, “No more war, we’ve seen this show before!” Larry Holmes, one of the demonstrators and a longtime activist affiliated with the International Action Center, said, “They say this attack is for humanitarian reasons, but they are not dropping bread, but bombs. It is

clear to me that we have not learned a lesson from the invasion of Iraq. It’s déjà vu.” Holmes said he didn’t know a lot about the opposition forces, “but I do know about American imperialism, and this is another war for oil and we can’t wait for change from our elected officials concerning the violation of the War Powers Act. We have to mobilize now.” Rangel, Kucinich and Holmes are not alone in their outrage against U.S. involvement in a coalition that does not include the African Union. Even the Arab League, which initially approved the no-fly zone initiative, is now a bit hesitant given the extent of the barrages and alleged collateral damage. Around 1,000 U.S. adults were recently polled by CNN and asked if they approved of the President’s handling of the situation in Libya. Fifty percent said yes and 41 percent said no. With only half of respondents approving of the war measures, the number is decidedly lower by some 20 percent than the expected popular approval in the first days of a war or foreign excursion. That 50 percent, according to the pollsters, breaks down in the following way: “Democrats approve 73 to 20 percent. Independents are exactly split, 44 to 44 percent, and Republicans disapprove 27 to 63 percent. And remember, 50 is probably his high point here. The American people are impatient, leery and above all adamant that no ground troops be involved. And they are more than a lit-

Gensler tapped to design proposed L.A. NFL venue LOS ANGELES (AP) — The company planning a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles has selected the architecture firm Gensler as the proposed venue’s designer. AEG said in a release Friday that the Los Angeles-headquartered architecture firm’s selection represented a milestone in the planned 64,000-seat stadium’s development. Gensler was one of three finalists, along with Kansas City, Mo.-based HNTB and

Dallas-headquartered HKS, that AEG was considering as architect for the venue that planners say will cost some $1 billion. The firm was also the principal architect of AEG’s adjacent Staples Center indoor arena. AEG is vying with planners of a rival NFL stadium proposal about 15 miles east of Los Angeles in the city of Industry. Neither has secured a team.

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President Barack Obama speaks about Libya at the National Defense University in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. tle worried about that.” When asked if they felt the U.S. would achieve its goals in Libya without introducing ground troops, the confident to non-confident score was only 55 to 42 percent; better than the obverse, but indicative of a fair degree of nervousness. Americans perhaps have reason to be nervous and a little apprehensive about the effectiveness of merely targeting Libya with missiles and bombs. Will this be enough to completely neutralize Gadhafi and his loyal sup-

porters? National anxiety will not be allayed when the inevitable reports of American casualties begin, already only narrowly avoided on Monday when a Marine F-15E jet crashed as a result of a mechanical malfunction. In his first appearance in public since March 15, Gadhafi told reporters in Tripoli, the nation’s capital where his partially damaged compound is located, that “We will not surrender … We will defeat them by any means.”

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Asomugha Foundation Host Gala Attended by Hundreds NFL star gives back during fundraiser to orphans and widows in Africa and minority students in America interested in college. BY MICHAEL BROWN CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Renaissance Hotel at LAX served as the venue for the Asomugha Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth annual fundraising gala, attended by hundreds of friends, family and NFL colleagues of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s namesake. During the recent event, guests were treated to dinner, entertainment and participated in live and silent auctions. Proceeds went toward former Narbonne High School standout and current NFL star defensive back Nnamdi Asomughaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization, whose core programming

began in 2005. The benefactors of the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proceeds are the Asomugha College Tour for Scholars (ACTS), which exposes minority students to college campuses via tours, and Orphans and Widows In Need (OWIN), a program that helps African children and women. The Rev. Cecil â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chipâ&#x20AC;? Murray, former senior pastor of the First African Methodist Church, received the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lifetime Achievement Award and served as keynote speaker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This night will help us help each other,â&#x20AC;? he said in an interview before the March 19 gala. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always special

SPORTS BEAT B Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. Take a guess at how many home runs Matt Kemp smacked spring training? Five. Hopefully, Kemp can keep his hot bat in action in the season opener this Thursday afternoon against the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Barry Bonds will be a noshow for the second straight season. Reason: Bonds is dealing with legal issues off the field. Torii Hunter and the rest of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim return to the Big A on April 7 to host the Toronto Blue Jays in their home opener. And the beat continuesâ&#x20AC;Ś Tiger Woods didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly set the world on fire in the $6 million Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando as a tune up for his fifth Masters championship bid coming soon.

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Woods had four rounds of 7368-74-72 for a 287 total and a purse of nearly $49,000. Tiger is still seeking his first victory since his comeback from that sex scandal and divorce. Check this out: Neither Woods nor Phil Mickelson have won a tournament since the last Masters. See SPORTS BEAT, page 11

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Nnamdi Asomugha poses with members of the Ogone Umumma Dance Group. when dealing with groups such as orphans and widows because they often do not have anyone to speak to their plight.â&#x20AC;? He later added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not surprised that our L.A. hometown hero (Nnamdi) would choose to highlight this issue. If you merely look at his parents, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see why he takes an interest in the lives of the less fortunate.â&#x20AC;? Murray wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only award recipient at the event. Oral Lee Brown, founder of the Oral Lee Brown Foundation in Oakland, received the Visionary Service Award for her work

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toward helping students from underserved communities attend college. Seun Adebiyi was given the Humanitarian Award due, in part, to his efforts to recruit more Africans and African-American bone marrow donors. In addition to the awards and short videos detailing some of the accomplishments of the foundation in America and abroad, KTLA 5 Morning News co-anchor Michaela Pereira served as emcee and kept the crowd entertained with comical quips. However, during one moment of

the gala, Pereira turned toward where Nnamdi was seated and tearfully applauded his efforts. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was once one of those forgotten young people.â&#x20AC;? Foundation President Dr. Lilian Asomugha talked about Nnamdiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involvement in nonprofit work and how the gala has evolved. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of all of my children and what they have accomplished in life. Nnamdi does this event

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Snoop Dogg, Warren G attend service for Nate Dogg

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In this Feb. 8, 2004, file photo, singer Beyonce Knowles arrives at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards with her father and manager Mathew Knowles in Los Angeles.

Beyonce’s dad says business split shows her growth BY NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP MUSIC WRITER Mathew Knowles says Beyonce’s decision to part ways with him as a manager was part of her growing up. In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Knowles called his daughter a “very, very smart businesswoman” who is ready to take control of her own career. “It should come as no surprise that at 29 years old, almost 30, that she wants to have more control of her business,” he said. Beyonce announced on March 28 that her father would no longer manage her career. He had done so since she was a child, and took her from multiplatinum success with the group Destiny’s Child to a superstar solo career, with blockbuster albums, top movies, a clothing line and lucrative endorsement deals under her belt.

The Grammy winner didn’t indicate who her new manager might be, but Knowles said he hoped that person would sustain his daughter’s “level of success.” “Beyonce, I feel is the No. 1 artist in the world right now,” he said. “And that’s a great feeling, as a father and manager.” Knowles said he’s got his hands full with his Music World Entertainment label and its burgeoning gospel roster, which includes Trin-i-tee 5:7, Micah Stampley and Vanessa Bell Armstrong, so he won’t be tempted to offer Beyonce unsolicited business advice. However, he noted that he’s still manager for Destiny’s Child. Although the trio of Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams officially “retired” a few years ago, Knowles said they might reunite one day. “Hopefully one day they’ll surprise us all and have another tour,” he said.

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each year because it’s part of who he is as a person and these were the values instilled in him. The gala’s started small; however, there’s more interest each year. I can’t wait until next year because the event will be even bigger.” While the accomplishments of the honorees were being highlighted on stage, attendees were able to silently bid on items signed by prominent athletes such as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Manny Pacquiao and deceased former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. During dinner, the Ogone Umumma Dance Group entertained the

crowd with traditional Nigerian dances. Former and current NFL players were in attendance as well. Not only did many of them bid on items auctioned, some were inspired by Nnamdi’s efforts. “The things he’s doing in the community and internationally have encouraged a lot of people,” said Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell. “He’s got a warm heart, and more of us should follow his lead.” Also in attendance were some of the beneficiaries of the gala’s efforts.

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Rappers Snoop Dogg, Warren G and The Game joined family, friends and about 1,000 fans of Nate Dogg to remember the hip-hop singer, who died this month of complications from multiple strokes. The family of Nate Dogg — whose real name was Nathaniel Dwayne Hale — decided that the ceremony at the Queen Mary Dome would not be open to the public as they previously wanted, but they made 1,000 tickets and shuttles available to fans. The dome in Hale’s hometown of Long Beach is adjacent to the historic ship the Queen Mary and was the former home of Howard Hughes’ airplane folly, the Spruce Goose. Organizers had sought a more central location for the funeral, but none proved large enough for the numbers of expected mourners. A private dinner was planned after the service. Hale started out singing in church choirs, then formed a group with Snoop Dogg and Warren G while the trio was in high school in Long Beach. His almost monotone vocal stylings anchored some of rap’s most seminal songs and helped define the sound of West Coast hip-hop on tracks

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Rapper Snoop Dogg, right, and his wife Shante Broadus arrives at the memorial service for the late rapper Nate Dogg at the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Nate Dogg, whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, died on March 15. usually produced by Dr. Dre and performed by rappers like Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and Warren G. He remained sought after as a singer more than a decade after his original success, supplying vocals to more recent tracks by 50 Cent and Ludacris. Hale dropped out of high school,

was dishonorably discharged from the Marines and dabbled in the drug trade before finding success as Nate Dogg on Dr. Dre’s classic 1992 album “The Chronic.” Late in life, he was plagued by legal and health problems, including at least two strokes in 2008.

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LABOR RIGHTS Events are also scheduled to take place nationwide April 4. By Michael Brown Contributing Writer The eơects of the ongoing labor battle in Wisconsin reached L.A. on March 26, as tens of thousands hit the streets to protest for labor rights. And more events are expected to take place throughout the nation. Following the massive march and rally in downtown Los Angeles, the L.A. County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, are attempting to galvanize supporters during “A Day of Solidarity with Wisconsin” event on April 4. The signiﬁcance of April 4 wasn’t lost on labor organizers around the nation: In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while in Memphis, Tenn., advocating on behalf of sanitation workers on strike. The event, which is scheduled to be held at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, will feature two people who participated in the sanitation strike as organizers — the Rev. James Lawson and retired Secretary-Treasurer Bill Lucy of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Another featured speaker for the event, Laphonza Butler, president of the Service Employees Internation-

al Union-United Long Term Care Workers, said, “We’ve seen this movie before,” referring to corporate interests, who she says pit workers against each other. “They (corporations) have always divided workers along racial lines, but we’ll be talking about how to prevent that at the event” on April 4, she said in a phone interview with the L.A. Watts Times. At the March 26 rally, thousands of people marched from the Convention Center to Pershing Square. During the rally’s procession, the crowd — which was comprised of unions, non-unions and supporters — made four strategic stops in front of downtown businesses, where speakers talked about collective bargaining rights and what they said was the importance of organized labor. Carmen, who declined to give her last name because she said she feared reprisal by her employers at Ralphs, said, “I came out here today so that we could not only ﬁght for a decent living, but for the reason of being able to bargain for good health care and wages.”

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Participants at the event on March 26 in downtown L.A.

Collective bargaining is a key issue in Wisconsin and other states, where governors have said that budget shortfalls could be improved if public union employees compromised bargaining power and made other concessions. Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker has drawn the ire of organized labor after introducing legislation to restrict collective bargaining power. Governors throughout other states around the nation have followed suit. Hundreds of thousands of people have converged on Madison, Wis., throughout the past several weeks. A sea of workers donning union-aƥliated T-shirts also staged a mass demonstration in downtown L.A. — some of whom were from the Los Angeles Black Worker Center. “What’s happening in Wisconsin was deﬁnitely one of the reasons why I attended the rally,” Lanita Morris, a member of the center, told the Watts Times in a phone interview. “I think so many people showed up because they wanted to be a part of what was going on there, and this was our opportunity to let our voice be heard.” She later added, “It’s important that Black people especially take part in drives to better organize labor.

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The Rev. Lewis Logan of Ruach Christian Community Fellowship speaks in downtown L.A. on March 26.

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Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, along with Dave Gillotte (right), president of International Association of Fire Firefighters Local 1014, on March 26 in downtown L.A. Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO/Neil Jacobs Photos

We have a history of being at the vanguard of movements. We have to help set the example again.” Another member of the center, Preston Young, said despite possessing several certificates and working in the construction trade for almost 20 years, he can’t find work. “Black people are always hit the hardest during tough times,” he said in an interview days after the march. “Without unions, we’ll all be working for slave wages without any benefits.” “The people attacking organized labor are the same ones who used the Great Depression as an excuse to attack workers. They’re doing the same because of tough times,” he continued. Young’s sentiments were echoed throughout the day by rank-and-file union members and labor leaders during their speeches. “This is about an attack on me; this is about an attack on you,” Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, said during his speech at Pershing Square. “This is an emergency we have in Wisconsin and across the U.S. This is about an attack on the middle class. We need to reclaim our moral outrage … because we’re in a battle of a lifetime.” After Mitchell delivered his speech, he told the Watts Times at the event that, “It’s a pleasure coming out here to L.A. and seeing that we have all of this support.” “Usually, the saying is ‘As California goes, so goes the rest of the country,’ but there’s been a reversal this

time. Wisconsin’s at the forefront. We have to move collectively and not allow the Scott Walker types to divide us,” he continued. Mitchell was referring to a portion of his speech where he said Walker approached him and the president of Wisconsin’s law enforcement union, and said “they were in the clear” if they didn’t intervene on behalf of other unions. Mitchell said he told Walker, “Not only did I say ‘no,’ but I said ‘hell no!’ ” His comment elicited thunderous applause from the audience at Pershing Square. Another speaker who grabbed the attention of the crowd was United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) member Danielle Munroe, a teacher at The 68th Street School. Munroe told her story about being a single mother and raising a child with sickle cell anemia while facing a possible layoơ. She referred to the recent decision by the Los Angeles Uniﬁed School District (LAUSD) to issue the last of about 7,300 pink slips given to employees who could be targeted for layoơs. The LAUSD Board of Education voted in February to send out the notices to “help address the District’s current $408 million deﬁcit for the upcoming 2011-12 school year,” according to a district press release. Cuts to education weren’t just opposed by members of UTLA, but also by many students who attended the rally, including some in a marching band from Jefferson High School. Shortly after federation Treasurer-Secretary Maria

Elena Durazo and various clergy members spoke atop a truck with loud speakers, the throng marched through downtown’s streets toward the square, but not before making stops. Among the march’s strategic stops was a stop near a J.P. Morgan bank, where SEIU President Mary Kay Henry assailed the bank’s management for “sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars that they should be using to stimulate the economy after receiving taxpayer bailouts.” Musicians such as Tom Morello and Jasiri X helped wrap up the event by performing politically charged songs to the delight of many in the crowd. Ana Gutierrez, a 21-year-old member of the United Farm Workers, said she originally attended the rally to “just see Morello perform.” But then she added, “The thing that will stick with me is when one of the speakers said, ‘If we don’t bargain collectively, we’ll beg separately.’ ”

INFORMATION For more information about the April 4 “National Day of Action in Solidarity with Wisconsin” event at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, contact Priscilla Cheng at L.A. County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO (213) 381-5611, ext. 133. Photo by: Neil Jacobs Photos

Photo by: Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO/Neil Jacobs Photos

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 721 Vice President Linda Dent at the March 26 event in which thousands marched and rallied in support of labor rights in downtown Los Angeles.

Photo provided by Lanita Morris Black Workers Center

Charles Cooper, a Verizon technician and a member of the communication Workers of America, holds blue balloons at the event on March 26.

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EVENT 4-2011 CONSTRUCTION (EXPOSITION CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY) — As part of construction of the Expo Line project, work crews will implement a full intersection closure at the intersection of Normandie Avenue and Exposition Boulevard, along the Exposition right-of-way, to complete the final paving of the intersection for one day in early April. The closure will take place April 2 or 3 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: (213) 922-3976.

4-1-11 PUBLIC FORUM (FREEDOM SOCIALIST PARTY) — “In Defense of the Radical Press” will take place April 1, 7 p.m., at Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. Two speakers will highlight the role of independent journalism in publicizing battles for workers’ rights and civil liberties, as well as battles against war. A spring buffet with a vegetarian option will be served at 6:30 p.m. There’s a suggested donation for $3 at the door and $8 for the meal, but there’s a sliding scale for everything. More information: (323) 732-6416, fspla@earthlink.net, www.socialism.com.

4-2-11 “IDENTITY” — A panel discussion titled “Identity: You, Me and What Others See” will take place April 2, 1 p.m., at the California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles. RSVP: (213) 7442024. More event information: caamuseum.org/pp_2.htm#a20.

4-3-11 HATTITUDE! (LA GRANT COMMUNICATIONS) — The California African American Museum (CAAM) will present “Hattitude! With Tea on the Side” on April 3. The event will showcase stylish, fashionable, creative and elegant hats for men and women. The galleries open at 11 a.m., and the program begins at 1 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. CAAM is at 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles. More event information: (213) 744-7432.

4-5-11 MEETING, WORKSHOP (METRO) — There will be a community meeting and workshop April 5, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., on proposed improvements at Adams Boulevard, including a new pedestrian plaza across the 110 freeway north of Adams, in support of the Metro ExpressLanes Demonstration Program. The event will take place in Andrew Norman Hall at Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, 2400 S. Flower St., Los Angeles. Parking is available on site. Let

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the security guard know you are attending the Metro ExpressLanes community meeting. RSVP to Bronwen Trice by April 1. RSVP information: (213) 922-4465, triceb@metro.net. More information on program: metro.net/expresslanes. MARKETING COURSE (PACE LA) — A small-business owner marketing course will take place on Tuesdays from April 5 to May 3, 6 to 8 p.m., at the PACE Business Development Center, 1055 Wilshire Blvd., suite 900B, Los Angeles. Fee: $50 (cash or check at the door, or online at the time of registration). Class size is limited. Seats are only reserved for paid registrants. More information: (213) 989-3169, mhartford@pacela.org.

4-7-11 LECTURE (KTRPROMO.COM) — Dr. Stuart Garber will lecture on osteoporosis April 7, 6:30 p.m., at Whole Foods in Pasadena (3751 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena). His talk will include information about the disease’s silent symptoms, the severity of the disease, and actions one can take to prevent this condition. The event is free and open to the public. More information: (626) 351-5994.

4-9-11 “PRESCHOOL PLAY DAY” (LAUP) — Residents interested in learning more about affordable and quality neighborhood preschools in their community can attend “Preschool Play Day in the Park” on April 9, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Earvin “Magic” Johnson Recreation Area, 905 E. El Segundo Blvd., Los Angeles. In addition to the presence of preschool providers, community resource agencies will showcase services available to local families and children. Parents will be able to enroll their children for the upcom-

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ing school year at little or no cost, due to funding by Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP). More information: (213) 416-1328, www.laup.net/playday.

4-16-11 “COLLEGE LIFE” WORKSHOP — The Concerned Black Men of Los Angeles will hold a workshop April 16, 1 to 3 p.m., titled “College Life and What to Expect.” The workshop will take place at the Hyde Park - Miriam Matthews Branch Library, 2205 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles. To preregister, call (213) 359-3378.

4-29-11 PERFORMANCE (CERRITOS) — Grammy-winner Norman Brown will perform at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on April 29, 8 p.m. Tickets, ranging from $37 to $67, are available at the CCPA Ticket Office, www.cerritoscenter.com, or by calling (562) 4678818. CCPA is at 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. More information: (562) 467-8818.

ONGOING “A RAISIN IN THE SUN” — Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” — directed by Phylicia Rashad — recently opened at Ebony Repertory Theatre and is scheduled to conclude April 17. Limited premium seating cost $75. For more information on the classic play, visit www.ebonyrep.org. UNCOMMON THREADS (EL CAMINO COLLEGE) — unCommon Threads, which features several garment works, will conclude April 29 at the El Camino College Art Gallery. The gallery is at 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., near Torrance. unCommon threads is a gathering of 12 Southern California artists who tell cultural and personal tales using garments and their structures as the framework. Information: (310) 660-3593, ext. 3010.

Norman Brown

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The power of ownership BY STAN SHEPPARD WATTS TIMES CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST Back in the mid 1990s, I was having a conversation with my father who was president of the 20th Century Fox Records Black Music Division at the time. And we were discussing the success of my rapidly developing music career. I had recently written, performed and produced the theme song for the hit television series called “Dance Fever,” and shortly thereafter, I had written and produced a major hit record on the first recording act I ever assembled for Island Records called “By All Means.” What made this record so special was that it was the first “Black Music Urban Hit” Island Records had in its history. We were also celebrating the fact that my father was having phenomenal success at 20th Century Fox Records, where he personally established the careers of platinum-selling recording artists such as Barry White, Stephanie Mills, Carl Carlton and Leon Haywood. I also took pride in his success because I was his A&R director. During this discussion, the conversation shifted to “how much money” 20th Century Fox Records was making off of Black music at the time and how little control Black music executives and artists had in this process. Being hungry for knowledge, I asked him why he thought things were set up this way, and he flatly stated “because we, as people of color, were always thinking locally and regionally when we should have been thinking nationally and globally and focusing on ownership rights.” That statement always stuck in my mind. As the years passed, I was blessed with continued success. And I was given a multimillion-dollar production deal in the mid-1990s by Motown Records president Jheryl Busby. And while there, I wrote and produced two No. 1 singles by artist Gerald Alston (“Slow Motion”) and The Temptations (“Special”) as well as five top 10 singles on the R&B charts. Life was great, I was making money. But in the back of my mind I always knew I was nothing more than the “hired help” getting a paycheck for services rendered. No ownership, no decision-making abilities.

Then one day, I got a call from my attorney and he told me that Mr. Berry Gordy wanted me to come to his home for a private meeting. Obviously, I was very excited and when I got to his beautiful estate, he sat me down and proceeded to set up a tape recorder in front of me before

Stan Sheppard the meeting started. I asked him why he set up the recorder, and he stated that he wanted to discuss a business proposal with me concerning Motown Records, but that all of his meetings were recorded and if I had a problem with that. I said no, but I also asked him why he recorded everything. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Because I am the owner of Motown Records; I make the rules, and I want every word we say on tape for accuracy purposes.” Gordy eventually offered me the position of president of Motown’s publishing company called Jobete Music for a period of 18 months. But … there was a precondition attached to the offer; Gordy wanted to “own my production company, my artists, my publishing rights and anything else I had under my control.” He stated, “I’m into ownership and this offer is nonnegotiable.” After a great deal of thought, I passed on the offer, but once again I saw the power of “ownership in action.” Fast forward to the year 2011. I look around and unfortunately not much has changed in Black music as

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Asuka Yanai, a student from the Bay Area who has been involved with ACTS for two years, closed out the event with a violin solo. After her performance, Nnamdi took the microphone and acknowledged her personally, and lauded her accomplishments as inspirational to him. “It felt really good to know that I stand out to Nnamdi like that,” said Yanai. “I like to think that performing is my forte, but for somebody as cool as Nnamdi to recognize that is really gratifying.”

Nnamdi discussed what the foundation means to him and why he will continue his work. “It just feels good to see not only people get helped, but also, the growing number of people who come out to support this event each year,” he said. “That’s what my organization is about: helping people. That’s always our ultimate goal and we’ll continue to strive towards it in an effort to affect change.” For more information about the Asomugha Foundation and its programs, visit asomughafoundation.org.

far as ownership is concerned, as it applies to people of color. Yes, we have some Black music labels that are making millions of dollars on a yearly basis, but each and every one of them is owned/distributed by a major corporation. The most successful of these labels are the ones who are headed by young guys from the “streets” and have rap music history at their core. I personally know how lucrative the money can be in rap music, because in 1996 I established a rap music powerhouse on the West Coast, and the artists and producers I launched and managed during these past 15 years have sold millions of albums worldwide, generating hundreds of millions of dollars for the major corporations we were distributed by. Again I thought, “we are creating and promoting the music, but we don’t truly own anything.” That leads me to my final thoughts on this ownership subject. Why don’t these young multimillionaire rap music label owners sit down with one another and pool their substantial financial resources into one pot and develop a new mega company that would finance the recording careers of new and established artists in rap/R&B music and buy publishing catalogs out in the marketplace today? Why don’t they set up a mega distributor for this music that will market it worldwide? It’s absolutely amazing to me why they have not done this yet! Every day I go to the Internet and visit various rap/R&B websites, and I read articles about artists who are locked in contractual disputes with the major labels they record for. They are screaming about how they are mistreated and cheated out of their money on a daily basis and how they want out because it is killing their creativity. Then when they get out of the deals, they run to another major corporation and get right back into another abusive situation! Yeah … that’s really keeping it real as they say! In my opinion, when they do this they should just shut up, stop crying, take the cash and forget about controlling their careers and owning their music. Please stop this madness and wise up, because it’s not too late to change things. We all know these corporations don’t respect you or even like your music to put it bluntly; yet you keep running full speed into the arms of the so-called enemy asking for assistance and love. Who’s the real fool in this business relationship? It sure isn’t the major corporation who owns your music … so who’s left? Case closed. Stan Sheppard has managed the careers of numerous platinum-selling artists such as DJ Battlecat, DJ Quik and Kokane selling more than 20 million albums worldwide. Sheppard also served as co-president of The Jackson Family’s Entertainment Division called Jackson Communications. Stan Sheppard can be reached at: stansheppard2011@hotmail.com.

Pardon of innocence for the Wilmington 10 BY DR. BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS JR. NNPA COLUMNIST About 40 ago in Wilmington, N.C., there was a serious struggle of Black Americans to end racial discrimination and violence over the manner in which public schools were desegregated. The NAACP, national and local, had won a series of important court battles in Wilmington and across America to desegregate public school systems. But, during the Nixon administration in the early 1970s, African Americans in the South, as well as in other regions of the nation, were being challenged with the systematic racial disparities involved in the details of how federal court-ordered school desegregation was being enforced. We are grateful that at the recent 2011 Black Press Week in Washington, D.C., the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) committed to lead a national initiative to get a “Pardon of Innocence” for the Wilmington 10. The NNPA is a vital association of our nation’s newspapers that for 184 years have served the news and journalistic interests of the Black American community in the United States and throughout the Pan-African world. While the specifics of case of the Wilmington 10 are unique, this case of political prisoners raised the broad issues and plight of the struggle for AfricanAmerican liberation and empowerment to a global level during the 1970s. Black students, parents and community leaders made a decision in Wilmington in February 1971 that they would stand up and fight to protect and secure the “quality” education of African-American students by attempting to preserve the high academic integrity and institutional legacy of African-American public schools such as Williston Senior High School. The United Church of Christ, as a progressive mainline Protestant denomination of 1.7 million members, and its Commission for Racial Justice, led by the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Cobb, decided to stand with the student-led coalition in Wilmington to demand fairness and equal justice. As a young civil rights activist, I was dispatched by the Commission for Racial Justice to give organizational assistance to our brothers and sisters in Wilmington. Because we dared to speak out and to engage in nonviolent street protests to the long, unprecedented history of racial violence and injustice in that port city, the African-American community became the targets of a violent, paramilitary, anti-Black terror campaign led by the Ku Klux Klan and the Rights of White People organization. Our movement’s headquarters in Wilmington — Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ — and the surrounding African-American community was placed in a state of siege by armed White vigilantes who opposed racial justice and equality. The Civil Rights Movement evolving from the 1950s, ’60s and into the ’70s had to grapple with the fact

that the Nixon administration took steps to counter and suppress the momentum and progress of the movement in the wake of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. in 1968. Thus, what we faced in Wilmington, N.C., in 1971 was not only the vile of local racial hatred and violence, but also we later found out that right-wing law enforcement officials in the Nixon administration aided and abetted the concerted frame-up, unjust conviction and imprisonment of the Wilmington 10. We are the Wilmington 10: Wayne Moore, William Joe Wright, Connie Tindall, Marvin Patrick, James McKoy, Ann Shepard, Willie Earl Vereen, Jerry Jacobs, Reginald Epps, and Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Because of our involvement in the struggle in Wilmington in 1971, we were unjustly charged, arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to a combined maximum total of 282 years in prison in North Carolina in 1972. We all were completely innocent of the alleged charges of arson and conspiracy to assault. In 1978, Amnesty International declared that we were “political prisoners.” We stayed in prison during most of the 1970s while our case was on appeal. On Dec. 4, 1980, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the unjust convictions of the Wilmington 10 because of “prosecutorial misconduct” in the unconstitutional and unfair frame-up. Yet, to date there has not been an official pardon of innocence issued by the state or by the federal government. NNPA Chair Danny J. Bakewell Sr. affirmed, “We are going to tell the story of the Wilmington 10.” The story of the Wilmington 10 is the story of Black Americans speaking out and standing up for equal justice and basic fairness. We live in a world where we have to tell our own stories and remind ourselves that our struggle for justice and empowerment is not yet complete. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is a senior adviser to the Black Alliance for Educational Options and president of Education Online Services Corp.

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Trustee Sale # CA0955392-2 Loan# 162791680 Order # 955631 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/07/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/16/2011 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/15/2007 as Document No. 20071449081 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, HENRY HERNANDEZ, JR. AND ANA MARIA HERNANDEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustor, SBMC MORTGAGE, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6060-023-014 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1054 WEST 102ND STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $341,964.24 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 03/17/2011 MTC FINANCIAL INC., DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 RPRequests@trusteecorps.com Ad #10832 2011-03-17 2011-03-24 2011-03-31 Trustee Sale No. CA09002164-10-1 . Title Order No. 100644590CA-LPI Loan No. 1009555630 APN 5044-021-002 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 13, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 19, 2011, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc., dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on March 21, 2007, as Instrument No. 20070637498 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: JOSE MARIO GUANDIQUE AND ROSA AMELIA GUANDIQUE HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2406 EXPOSITION PLACE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90018 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $437,451.06 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: March 24, 2011 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09002164-10-1 . 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #10950 2011-03-24 2011-03-31 2011-04-07 Trustee Sale # CA0940167-1 Loan# 1010678686 Order # 090244157 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A

Thursday, March 31, 2011 DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/13/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/22/2011 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/20/2007 as Document No. 20072578706 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, ANA PREZA A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 5042-003-011 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3421-3421 12 ARLINGTON AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90018 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $586,883.50 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 03/31/2011 MTC FINANCIAL INC., DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 RPRequests@trusteecorps.com Ad #11183 2011-03-31 2011-04-07 2011-04-14 Trustee Sale # CA0940075-1 Loan# 1009697465 Order # 090243917 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/02/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/22/2011 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 04/10/2007 as Document No. 20070856510 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JOAQUIN VILLASANO, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 5115-021-019 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4160 MCKINLEY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $268,651.46 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 03/31/2011 MTC FINANCIAL INC., DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (949) 252-8300

FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 RPRequests@trusteecorps.com Ad #11185 2011-03-31 2011-04-07 2011-04-14 Trustee Sale # CA0955002-1 Loan# 125399322 Order # 955119 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/25/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/22/2011 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/01/2006 as Document No. 06 0240483 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JOSE CRUZ, AND MARIA CRUZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6026-029-008 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8400 GRAPE STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90001-4132 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $329,393.40 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 03/31/2011 MTC FINANCIAL INC., DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 RPRequests@trusteecorps.com Ad #11226 2011-03-31 2011-04-07 2011-04-14

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Trustee Sale No. CA09001248-10-1 . Title Order No. 100460142CA-LPI Loan No. 0012833919 APN 5469-035-007 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED September 26, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 26, 2011, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc., dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on October 4, 2005, as Instrument No. 05 2386063 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: MONICA BARRON AND FLAVIO RUIZ, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of JUST MORTGAGE, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5646 ALDAMA STREET UNIT 1&2, LOS ANGELES, CA 90042 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $319,747.10 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: March 31, 2011 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09001248-10-1 . 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #11265 2011-03-31 2011-04-07 2011-04-14

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work on the city desk of the San Francisco Chronicle, then moved to the paper’s rival, the San Francisco Examiner, as a reporter covering the turbulent social and political environment of the late 1960s and early ’70s in the San Francisco Bay Area, including the kidnapping of Randolph Hearst’s daughter, Patty, by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Mrs. Lomax once described her most fearful day as a journalist being not in Alabama but in Oakland, during the Black Panthers’ heyday. Lomax was credited with ferreting out the hiding place of the Black revolutionary Angela Davis, who provided guns and ammunition to inmate George Jackson in the Marin County Courthouse shootout, leaving five dead. A fervent agnostic, Mrs. Lomax nonetheless believed in biblical retribution for wrongs committed against her people. She later justified a hardnosed political style as being required by the times in which she lived. “I’m not Jesus Christ,” she was fond of saying. “If you slap me, I don’t turn the other cheek.” Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to the United Negro College Fund.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011 NOTICE INVITING BIDS

GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP# 7546) OFFICE RELOCATION & RECONFIGURATION SERVICES The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites proposals from qualified firms interested in providing Office Relocation& Reconfiguration Services. Copies of the RFP may be obtained beginning March 21, 2011 online at www.hacla.org/ ps. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 P.M., April 11, 2011. 3/24, 3/31/11 CNS-2065422# WATTS TIMES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP# 7543) PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites proposals from qualified firms interested in providing Program/Project Management Services. Copies of the RFP may be obtained beginning March 21, 2011 online at www.hacla.org/ps. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 P.M., April 22, 2011. 3/24, 3/31/11 CNS-2064168# WATTS TIMES INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) NO. 1707 THE RENOVATION OF THE 1st AND 2nd FLOORS AT 515 COLUMBIA AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites vendors to submit bids for The Renovation of the 1st and 2nd Floors at 515 Columbia Ave., Los Angeles, Ca 90017. Copies of the IFB may be downloaded online beginning March 20, 2011, at www.hacla.org/cgs. Bids will be accepted at 2600 Wilshire Blvd., #3100, Los Angeles, CA 90057, until 2:00 p.m. (local time), April 20, 2011. 3/24, 3/31/11 CNS-2060820# WATTS TIMES

OBAMA’S WAR Continued from page 3

“We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one, we will be victorious in the end,” he declared. “There are demonstrations everywhere against this unjustified assault, which breaches the United Nation’s Charter. This assault … is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.” On more than one occasion since the turmoil began, Gadhafi has asserted that he is willing to be a martyr, and people who know him and his fortitude believe he will not capitulate and is determined to die fighting. Activist Gerald Perreira has lived in Libya for a number of years. He has some understanding of Gadhafi and the aims of the rebels. “The battle in Libya is not about peaceful protesters versus an armed and hostile state,” he said in an email. “All sides are heavily armed and hostile. The battle being waged in Libya is essentially a battle between those who want to see a united and liberated Libya and Africa, free of neo-colonialism and neo-liberal capitalism. “They want be free to construct their own system of governance compatible with African and Arab personalities and cultures,” Perreira continued. “And both sides are willing to pay the ultimate price to defend their positions. Make no mistake about it, if (Gadhafi) and the Libyan revolution are defeated by this opportunistic conglomerate of reactionaries and racists, then progressive forces worldwide and the pan-African project will suffer a huge defeat and setback.” Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam shared similar sentiments about the status of Gadhafi, with whom he has immutable emotional and economic ties. “Why don’t you organize a

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Paul Holmes. “Well, I think it’s a loss, and, tragically, the Libyan upsurge ran out of steam,” Ali concluded. “They were hoping that the military would split and some of it would come over to their side. Some did. A few pilots fled the land, but it wasn't enough to sway the thing. My own feeling about the Western intervention is that it's a disastrous intervention that will strengthen Libya. And, of course, the Libyan propaganda outfits are saying, you know, ‘Who are these people to attack us? They were doing deals with us. We are paying (French President) Sarkozy’s election campaign money and the Brits money’ — all these sort of questions.” If the so-called experts are not sure what to make of the situation in Libya, then what are we to do? And the uprisings in Bahrain, Syria, Morocco and Yemen adds complexity, particularly with the tribal differences in Libya, to the turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, making it mighty difficult for the U.S., if it seeks to continue its role as world cop. Obama inherited the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but now he can claim Libya as his own.

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SPORTS BEAT Continued from page 4

Nevertheless, Tiger and Phil are cofavorites to win at the Masters in Augusta, Ga. And the beat continues… The back-to-back NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers are presently one of the hottest teams in the game. Kobe Bryant is still the man and Lamar Odom is being touted as the best sixth man in the NBA. Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Derek Fisher are playing some of the best basketball of their careers. The other team that also calls the Staples Center home, the L.A. Clippers, has a candidate for rookie of the year — Blake Griffin — who is earning Kobe Bryant-type of headlines. Griffin is truly the most exciting “dunk master” in the NBA today. And it’s going to be difficult not to make Griffin an all-NBA first-team pick. The Miami Heat bounced back from that embarrassing loss to one of the worst teams in the league, with a resounding 125-119 win over

the Houston Rockets. Here’s what the Big 3 did: LeBron James (33 points, 10 rebounds), Dwyane Wade (30 points and 11 rebounds) and Chris Bosh (31 points and 12 rebounds). With this kind of production, the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic will have to be on their jobs when they meet the Heat. And the beat continues… Check this out: The Florida Gators’ Leonard Hamilton was the only Black head coach to direct his team to the NCAA’s Sweet 16. The Final Four this weekend will feature VCU vs. Butler and UConn vs. Kentucky. My pick for the title game is Butler vs. Kentucky. And the beat ends. Brad Pye Jr. can be reached at switchreel@aol.com.

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‘Raisin in the Sun’ gala brings out L.A.’s theater elite BY JOY CHILDS SENTINEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Native Angeleno theater-goers — and transplanted New Yorkers — who yearn for good Black theater in the community have, since 2007, taken solace in the fact that it is alive and well at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.

But a new bar has been set with the center’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” A spectacular gala heralding the opening of “Raisin” brought out a host of stars of stage, screen and television and their spouses — among them Hattie Winston and Harold Wheeler, La Tanya Richardson Jackson, Blair Underwood, Tavis Smiley, Forest Whitaker, Don Cheadle and several more.

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Phylicia Rashad Photos by Malcolm Ali

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Of course, Phylicia Rashad was there — not in her Tony-winning role as matriarch Lena Younger; Rashad was making her Los Angeles directorial debut. And if you think there’s no way an L.A. production at its only AfricanAmerican professional theater company could come anywhere near any wellknown production — e.g., the 1959 Broadway play or the 2004 Broadway revival — you’d be sorely mistaken. Yes, the play about the Younger family living on Chicago’s Southside was written in 1959. Yes, it didn’t have a big-name cast. But in the hands of a cast Rashad called “accomplished actors,” there was little doubt that the cast, the sets and the dialogue all hit their marks. With L. Scott Caldwell (matriarch Lena), Kevin Carroll (the son), Deidrie Henry (Ruth) and Kenya Alexander (Beneatha) and others, much of the play, its humor, its pathos and emotion

still resonate today, as many of the stars attested to: Hattie Winston: I thought this production was flawless. I thought the acting was great, and I thought the direction was superb. I was just telling my husband that a lot of times, people, when they do this play, because they think they know it, they tend to overact. And with this production you got all the subtleties of Miss Hansberry’s writing. Glynn Turman, who at age 13 originated the role of Travis Younger on Broadway opposite Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil and Diana Sands, called this production “fresh,” adding that he was saying many of Brandon Brown’s lines in unison in his head during the play. When he was asked how he felt having Turman in the audience, Brown responded: “It felt very good.” LAS: Were you excited? BB: Yes.

LAS: Nervous? BB: No, not really. I’ve been in an acting group before ... He elaborated: He’s been acting five years — “professionally, for 3 years.” He’s 10, by the way. As managing director of the Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT), Gayle Hooks “absolutely loved it. I have watched it evolve over the past month, and the intensity in that room — all of the actors coming together — I mean, really touching each other — really deep emotion, it was — this is the best I’ve seen ... Phylicia Rashad brought so much to it — after having done it on Broadway and won the Tony Award ...” The play runs through April 17 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. More information: (323) 9649766, www.ebonyrep.org.

San Fernando Valley Links to honor Danny Bakewell On April 30, The San Fernando Valley Chapter of The Links Inc. will honor businessman and humanitarian Danny Bakewell. This celebration will take place at the Sheraton Universal Hotel with the cocktail hour beginning at 11 a.m. At high noon, The Links will commence this recognition with humble hearts and high spirits. For roughly three decades, Bakewell was at the helm of the Brotherhood Crusade. Due to his leadership and guidance, the organization has grown considerably and the Brotherhood Crusade is now a nationally recognized fundraising organization providing more than $60 million to community programs and services throughout Southern California. These are just a few among many significant contributions that Danny Bakewell has made to and for the AfricanAmerican community throughout southern California. For more than 37 years, The San Fernando Links have served African-Americans in the valley by providing college scholarships, school supplies, educational programs, care and support for senior citizens, and more than 1,200 hours annually of hands-on community service. Through their Top Hat Award Luncheon, The San Fernando Valley Links have recognized trailblazers within the African-

American community for more than 20 years. For more information and tickets, email: sfvlinks@gmail.com.