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ANYBODY may occasionally have a week when their energy feels low. Your natural good health will see you through a possible down time if you just go with the flow and let yourself relax. Rest if you have the chance and you’ll feel like your wonderful self in no time flat! Soul Affirmation: I calm my emotions by forgetting about the past.

YOU are the center of attention this week and while you’ll be very busy you’ll love every moment. Enjoy your time in the spotlight! You may want to indulge yourself with some emotional theatrics this week. Add up the costs and benefits before acting out. If not count to ten and smile, smile smile! Soul Affirmation: All vibes are good, and good for me this week!

STAY flexible this week especially where a partner is concerned.

While they may be moody there’s no need for you to join them in their attitude unless you really, really want to!

Stay positive and go with the good vibrations that surround you.

Soul Affirmation: I exercise to lower tension this week.

DING-DONG! Destiny is at the door.

Let it in and enjoy the change of pace. You’ll be happy to make a few adjustments for this most welcome guest.

Follow through on instincts and hunches! Soul Affirmation: My spirit makes all things new.

STAY on course with your current decisions and dreams . You may doubt your progress this week but you really are moving toward a better tomorrow with your determined attitude. Soul Affirmation: I enlarge my happiness by forgetting about myself this week.

YOU feel great ! Your shining spirit attracts many seekers this week so let your best wisest self answer questions that are put to you by those who want advice. You’ll smooth over a sticky situation at work with ease.

Soul Affirmation: Distant love is sometimes sweeter.

BUSY week. You’ll want to get up with the birdies and you may even want to whistle a happy little tune. You’ll be very much in demand for your expertise and positive attitude.

Way to go! Soul Affirmation: I enjoy the act of adoring.

HAPPINESS arrives and sits on your shoulder like a bright butterfly this week.

A relationship can make significant progress if you stay open to love. Keep your evening free for romance in a social setting. Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for who I am this week.

TAKE charge of a project at work and get it finished up. It’s been languishing on someone else’s shoulders and desk for way too long. A sensible outlook will get you far this week.

Soul Affirmation: My hunches work well for me this week.

YOU may find yourself faced with many distractions this week but you’ll sail through and accomplish much if you stay focused on each task and take them one at a time. You know you can do it this evening.

Soul Affirmation: Money opens doors for friendship to enter.

CREATIVITY is favored and yours is especially favored with some project that you’ve been working especially hard on. For the next few days watch for a romance that will bring special gifts. Soul Affirmation: I care deeply about the feelings of others.

YOUR new ideas combine well with your will and skill. You get a lot done at work this week.

Be soft and forceful. Make time for family life tonight.

Your rewards come from those who are related to you by blood.

Soul Affirmation: I let positive emotions carry me through the week.

The LAPD and the Watts Bears are curtailing gang activity The LAPD coached Watts Bears is giving young boys an alternative to gang life

BY JASON LEWIS LAWT SPORTS WRITER There are several layers to youth football. Learning the fundamentals of the game; building a strong work ethic to achieve a goal; working as part of a team instead of being an individual; learning how to deal with the ups and downs of winning and losing.

For the Watts Bears, the layers go well beyond the football field.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Community Safety Partnership has partnered with the Housing Authority to field a team of boys from the Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts, and Jordan Downs housing projects. There have been several youth football teams in Watts and the surrounding areas, but none like this one.

This team, which debuted last year, is coached by LAPD police officers who have the goals of using sports “as a vehicle to introduce and reinforce the concept of strong character, positive values, personal responsibility and academic excellence.”

“The program has a mentorship component where we work with kids in the community to play football,” Officer Keith Mott said. “A part of the requirement for them to play is that we get their grades and behavior work from school. If the child is having problems at school, then they have to attend tutoring, also classes in anger management if they want to continue to stay in the program.”

Several of the players in this program do not have fathers in their household. Without a male role model on a daily basis, many of these boys have behavior issues in their neighborhoods, at home, and in the classroom, which can lead to gang involvement.

“We are being mentors to these

kids who do not have a male role model in their lives,” Mott said.

“They get to see police officers outside of policing. They see us as coaches, as regular people, and they see that we are just as human as anybody else. We’re somebody that they can talk to and somebody that they can look up to.”

It is important for the LAPD to show these kids, and the community at large, that they are there to serve.

“We built relationships with members of the community, and they have realized that we are there to help them,” Mott said. “It’s not like the old LAPD that is just looking to arrest people. As we have built relationships, people are letting us know when shooting are occurring, or before gang activity happens, we’re getting phone calls, which allows us to be more proactive. We talk to people, so they begin to trust us. So the word has gotten out to gang members who are not from that area that the LAPD is in this area, the LAPD is not playing, do not come into this area causing problems, because we will deal with you.”

The LAPD’s new interaction with the community has produced great results. Before their partnership with the housing authority there were 86 homicides over a three year period in the three housing projects.

But over the past year and a half there have been none.

“At one time the people in the housing development did not trust the LAPD, and the LAPD had an issue with them,” Mott said. “But through this program, and the different training that we have going on, our very positive relationships with kids and with families, we’ve given these kids an alternative to gang life.

We’re able to talk to the kids about their school work, when they’re not doing well we can tell their parents, {See WATTS BEARS, Pg. 4}

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Rediscovering history for the first time:

Historian Rev. Dr. Samson “Skip” Alexander reveals historical image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral

BY SHONASSEE SHAVER New Orleans civil rights advocate, Rev. Samson “Skip” Alexander is a legend among the many leaders

Rev. Dr. Samson “Skip” Alexander

who have helped affect social change.

Samson was a close friend of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and he is responsible for the treasured photo capturing Coretta Scott King, sitting front row with her children mourning her husband’s death. Samson had taken and retains many historical images. It is no surprise that he is the owner of this momentous photograph.

Rev. Samson aka “Skip” recalls that day where the FBI was on patrol, lurking for misconduct and suspicious behavior.

“They were hurt about their father’s passing. As we marched to Morehouse College for his memorial, I remember them looking somber as if they were sleep walking” said Rev. Samson. Legendary boxing champ Muhammad Ali, President Richard Nixon were among many of the influential people to flow from the balcony of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where Dr. King’s funeral was held.

“There were dignitaries at his funeral,” Samson recalled.

“Kings and queens from all around the world (Africa and India) came to show their respects for Dr. King.”

Samson had a hand in the funeral’s seating process, he said. He was also among the news press, accompanying Ebony Magazine, Pittsburg Courier, The Chicago Defender and Life and Times. “I was in charge of placing thousands people from around the world in the backyard of the church” he said.

“The FBI had told me I could not take any pictures because of the flash.

The flash would spark concerns of gun firing at Dr. Kings memorial.”

Not likely to abide by law officials, he went ahead and took the picture.

“I was able to use light that was available to me. I learned this technique in the air force,” said Rev. Samson. Not wanting to get caught taking a picture. He gave the photo to someone unknown at the time, later to be someone from JET magazine.

Samson seems modest about his accomplishments, remaining humble

PHOTO COURTESY OF REV. DR. SAMSON "SKIP" ALEXANDER

Corretta Scott King, wife of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was photographed

by Rev. Dr. Samson “Skip” Alexander during the funeral of Dr. King. and down to earth through all his triumphs.

“I was nobody special,” he stated when asked about his triumphs.

“I did not think I was making his-

tory at the time. We were doing what was needed during that time. We knew that in order to be free, we had to fight for desegregation.” {See HISTORICAL IMAGE, Pg. 15}

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Criminal justice leaders Harris, Govenor Brown signs Birotte, Brown and Lacey honored

Assemblymember Holden’s first bill

BY XAVIER HIGGS LAWT CONTRIBUTING WRITER

AB 72 – Water District Directors LAWT NEWS SERVICE

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(L-R) U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and L.A. District Attorney Jackie Lacey.

(L-R) U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, LA City Attorney elect Mike Fuer, LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, and LA County Public Defender Ron Brown.

John Mack says, “we should celebrate Andre Birotte, Jackie Lacey, and Kamala Harris because not only are they African Americans but they are at the top of their game. He adds, “they earned it and they are the absolute best.”

The ceremony, billed as a tribute to the “Champions of Justice” is a fundraiser for the BPLA Scholarship fund. More than 300 glittering guests — women in elegant gowns and men in black business suits and

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The Black Prosecutors Association of Los Angeles held its 2nd annual Alfred Jenkins awards ceremony last Thursday attended by the Who's Who of local legal society.

In a rare appearance together, the chief law enforcement officers in the State of California were honored together. The ceremony honorees included Kamala Harris, California attorney general, Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles district attorney, Andre Birotte, Jr., U.S. attorney Central District of California, and Ron Brown, Los Angeles County public defender.

It was a big moment for Lacey, who talked about the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s I have a Dream speech.

“I believe we are witnessing Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream,” she tearfully reminded the crowd.

She also emphasized the importance of black prosecutors in this society.

For Lacey, Birotte, and Harris this was the pinnacle of climbing the often-unjust world of politics. Each toiled away as low and mid level prosecutors before becoming the first African Americans to hold their respected positions.

tuxedos gingerly socialized with the four guess of honor.

Still, the evening’s festivities included photo ops with one or more of the honorees.

Harris praised U.S. Attorney Birotte as one of the “finest U.S. Attorney’s in the United States.”

She also reminded the crowd that the penal code was not designed just to protect “snow white.”

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SACRAMENTO — Water District Directors has been signed

by Governor Brown. It is the first bill from freshman Assemblymember and Majority Whip Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) to be signed into law and goes into effect January 1, 2014.

“I appreciate Governor Brown’s support for this good government measure and applaud the overwhelming bi-partisan support for the bill shown by my colleagues in both the Assembly and the Senate,” stated Assemblymember Holden. Holden’s bill to standardize the start date of newly elected municipal directors.

“This bill will ensure water districts are able to move swiftly between terms and critical business is not delayed unnecessarily.”

AB 72 is a good government measure designed to limit the lameduck term for outgoing municipal

Watts Bears {Continued from page 2} and sometimes we just deal with them like they’re our own children.

Because of those relationships, the community sees that we are here to protect, we are here to serve, and we are not hear to harass.”

This partnership has helped curtail gang activity and keep young kids from joining. When a problem child is identified, that child is mentored and receives counseling. The LAPD works with the parents and the local schools to ensure that the kids are staying on the right track.

“The teachers noticed a change in the attitudes of the children," Mott said. “The fact that we were working with the school and their grades, and the kids knew that, they worked harder because they wanted to stay on the team.”

Last year 45 players came out to play, and according to Mott, they did not have any discipline or an understanding of a structured environment. Some of the kids quit because they did not like the idea of being told what to do, and the coaches faced challenges that they had to iron out from day one.

“The biggest challenge was teaching the kids discipline and the concept of a team sport, understanding rules, and understanding that this is not a one man team,” Mott said. “And a big thing was respect. A lot of them would talk back to the coaches.”

Assemblymember and Majority Whip Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) water district directors and permit water districts to proceed to new business in a timelier manner.

For the players that stayed, they saw a great improvement in work ethic, social skills, and they became better students in the classroom.

Football is what brought these kids to this program, but they are here for more than just playing a sport.

“This program is not just in football, but in leadership," Mott said. "Speaking abilities and education. And hopefully that kid will look to college.”

While many black children in South Los Angeles have rare opportunities to leave their area, the Watts Bears traveled to San Diego and Nevada for games.

This program has also created bonds between kids who would not have normally come together, and would have been potential gang rivals. There were some players who were family members, but never interacted because they live in rival gang areas. On this team it is not about which neighborhood that they are from, and they have learned to work together.

Outside of football, the LAPD has taken the kids sailing, fishing, and they took a trip to the Debbie Allen dance studio for lessons.

The LAPD has also been involved with the First Tee Golf program, the Girl Scouts, they are looking to partner with the Boy Scouts, and they have coached a track team.

Through this football team, and other partnerships, many kids are seeing a different path, one that does not lead towards gangs.

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South L.A. lawmaker Holly Mitchell wants rate raised above 50% of federal poverty level LAWT NEWS SERVICE SACRAMENTO – The Legislature has voted to increase basic CalWORKs grants by 5%, reversing a trend of annual cuts in aid to California’s neediest families since 2007 which Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), primary advocate for the increase, had argued was pushing too many children into deep poverty with irreversible impacts.

“This is a measured first step in our effort to reduce poverty in California, and it comes at the expense of no other program,” said Assemblywoman Mitchell, whose district includes low-income areas in south Los Angeles. “If you care at all about freeing children from the strangling yoke of poverty, this vote was the opportunity to join the freedom march.”

While supporting Governor Brown’s proposal to spend extra budget dollars on K-12 education in low-performing schools, Mitchell, who chairs the Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, argued for targeting state aid to meet other basic needs of children. Four out of five CalWORKs beneficiaries are children, yet the basic benefit equals only 39% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), despite the fact that 50% of FPL is the “deep poverty” threshold associated with life-long adversity. Initially seeking a 12% CalWORKs raise, Mitchell, welcomed the 5% increase approved in AB 85 as part of the final compromise on the 2013-14 budget adopted June 15.

“The maximum benefit for which a CalWORKs family can qualify now is $7,600 for up to two years – less than half of the Federal

Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) Poverty Level at $19,000,” the Assemblywoman pointed out. “Children can’t come to school ready to learn when their minimal needs go unmet, and most students in the state’s low-performing schools are poor. Poverty is toxic to our kids.”

AB 85 was one of several recommendations put forth by the Assemblywoman to increase support for families struggling with deep poverty. Dubbed the “Mitchell Plan” by advocates for needy families (see attachment), other elements of the plan, advanced by the Budget Subcommittee, were improved welfare to work and homeless assistance services, childcare subsidies, and an increase in the allowed value of vehicles owned by CalWORKs’ recipients.

AB 85 and the other budget bills now proceed to the Governor for signature.

Villaraigosa opens new park downtown CITY NEWS SERVICE Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined other city leaders Monday June 17 to open a new pocket park in downtown Los Angeles, while announcing the purchase of a twoacre lot for another park near City Hall. The Spring Street Park, sandwiched between two loft buildings in the “old bank” district near Fourth and Fifth streets, measures a little less than an acre and features a grassy lawn, walking paths and a children’s play area. It is the 16th park to be built atop “under-utilized” property as part of the mayor’s 50 Park Initiative that started in August of last year.

“Spring Street Park is an example of how the 50 Parks Initiative is bringing green space and recreation facilities where they’re needed the most,” Villaraigosa said.

With the downtown population growing in the last decade from 10,000 to 50,000 people, “one of our greatest needs is additional park space,” according to Councilman Jose Huizar, whose district includes the new park. Quimby Act funds — money subdivision developers pay to local agencies for parks — were used to build the park, which also includes an irrigation system and native plants. The mayor announced the $7.5 million purchase of a vacant lot at First Street and Broadway from the state. Part of the purchase price came Quimby Act funds and the rest from the city, officials said.

The lot was vacated 37 years ago after a state-owned building, damaged by an earthquake, was demolished. The city plans to “remove blight and build more healthy public space” on the site, Villaraigosa said. Homes will be found for several dozen stray cats living on the lot, city officials said.

Summary of Supreme Court actions WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday handed down decisions in five cases and agreed to hear two important appeals in the fall. Among the court’s actions: — Struck down, by a 7-2 vote, Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship law that asks would-be voters for additional documentation before allowing them to register using a federal form designed to make signing up easier.

— Ruled 5-3 that agreements between the makers of name-brand and generic drugs to delay the generics’ availability can be illegal, an outcome cheered by consumer groups.

— Held 5-4 that prosecutors in some instances may use a suspect’s silence at an early stage of a criminal investigation against him —

before the suspect has been arrested or informed of his constitutional rights.

— Agreed to decide in its next term a new dispute involving race, whether federal housing law requires proof of intentional discrimination.

— Decided 5-4 that judges may not increase mandatory minimum prison terms when sentencing defendants unless the facts justifying the increase have been found by a jury.

— Barred lawyers, in another 54 ruling, from obtaining state driver license records to recruit clients, saying the practice is prohibited by a federal law aimed at shielding motor vehicle information.

— Said it would review a state court ruling upholding a $1.24 million defamation judgment against a

Wisconsin airline that reported one of its pilots was potentially dangerous, despite a post-9/11 law that encourages airlines to report potential safety threats to federal officials.

Black Facts.com June 24, 1936 Mary McLeod Bethune, founder-president of BethuneCookman College, named director of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration.

She was the first Black woman to receive a major appointment from the federal government.

She educator held the post until January 1, 1944.

“This property has sat idle for far too long, needlessly costing taxpayers for maintenance and security,” said Fred Klass, director of the state Department of General Services.

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Congresswoman Waters’ statement on the Booker encounters bumps 50th anniversary of the assassination of on possible path to Senate Medgar Evers

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(L-R) Medgar Evers’ daughter Reena Denise Evers-Everette; Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43); Former President Bill Clinton; Evers’ widow Myrlie Evers-Williams; and youngest son James Van Dyke Evers.

LAWT NEWS SERVICE Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, who was 37 years old when he was killed by a sniper’s bullet on June 12, 1963: “Today marks 50 years since the

assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The horror of Mr. Evers’ untimely death made national news, galvanized the nation and pushed the Civil Rights Movement forward.

“After being named the NAACP’s first Field Secretary for Mississippi in 1954, Mr. Evers spearheaded local efforts to enact social change. In the particularly oppressive

racial climate of Mississippi, Mr. Evers organized boycotts of businesses that denied services to AfricanAmericans, set up new chapters of the NAACP and led voter registration drives. His murder was a loss to his family, the state of Mississippi and to the entire nation.

“I was pleased to join my dear friend, and his widow Myrlie EversWilliams, former President Bill Clinton, and many others last Wednesday at a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate his life and legacy.

Although his life was cut short, it was clear to all that Mr. Evers did not die in vain. Today, Myrlie works to continue her husband’s legacy through the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Institute.

“I thank Medgar Evers for his courage, dedication and resolve in the face of virulent racism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that ‘before the victory of justice is a reality that some may even face physical death.’

To no one is this quote more applicable than to Medgar Evers, whose death compelled this nation forward on its march towards justice and equality for all citizens.”

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In a Saturday, June 8, 2013 file photo, Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces his plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat that opened with the death of Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) during a news conference in Newark, N.J. Booker, 44, is currently serving in his second term as mayor. At center is former Sen. Bill Bradley.

BY ANGELA DELLI SANTI ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — In an accelerated election for a new U.S. senator from New Jersey, the Democratic field is Cory Booker vs. everyone else.

The Newark mayor’s name recognition and deep-pocketed pals would give him an advantage in any statewide race. But the charismatic Booker — who clearly has national political ambitions and has spent significant time raising his profile on social media and giving speeches around the country — may be more familiar to talk show viewers than to New Jersey voters. His ride to Washington got bumpier when the election was moved up a year because of Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s death this month.

Booker, 44, hasn’t raised as much money as he hoped. He hasn't finished his second term in Newark, something he promised to do when he decided not to challenge Gov. Chris Christie’s re-election bid. And he didn't have time to try to discourage other Democrats from competing against him in a party primary.

Booker is still the odds-on favorite to win the Aug. 13 primary, which is akin to coronation because a Republican hasn’t held the seat for more than 40 years.

One recent poll had him up by 40 points among other Democrats. It also showed him well ahead of the likely Republican challenger, former Americans for Prosperity state director Steve Lonegan, in the Oct. 16 general election, which will settle the seat for a year.

As few as 200,000 voters could decide the outcome, an anticipated

turnout so low it adds to the uncertainty.

It’s almost certain that Booker, a Stanford graduate and Rhodes scholar who grew up in the New York suburb of Harington Park, N.J., will be criticized during the primary for his fast-paced ambitions. One opponent, Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, offered a glimpse of what is to come by proclaiming, “I don’t bring a sense of entitlement” to the race. Oliver, who like Booker is black and from Essex County, could peel away minority and female votes that would otherwise go to Booker.

The two others in the race, Rep. Frank Pallone, a 24-year veteran of Congress with deep ties to organized labor, and Rep. Rush Holt, an astrophysicist and son of a former senator, both have voting records more liberal than Booker’s. Additionally, the powerful public teachers union could come out against him because of his push for charter schools, school vouchers and other urban education reforms the union opposes.

Booker’s mere entry into this race meant backpedaling on his publicly stated intent to finish his second term as mayor of New Jersey's largest city, which expires next June. Asked about the turnabout during his campaign kickoff at a downtown dot-com, Booker acknowledged that his campaign plans had been upended.

“The reality is we have put so much into the pipeline here in Newark,” he said. “The momentum is clear. There is about $1 billion worth of development projects rolling into the city. As much as you might think I am necessary to complete those projects, this {See CORY BOOKER, Pg. 10}

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In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday June 17.

One of Mandela's daughters, Zenani Dlamini, gave what appeared to be the most positive update yet on his situation as she looked at well-wishers’ cards hanging outside the hospital.

“He’s doing very well,” she told reporters without giving any more details.

As the anti-apartheid hero spent a 10th day in the hospital, Graca Machel expressed the family’s gratitude for the support “from South Africans, Africans across the continent, and thousands more from AP PHOTO/BEN CURTIS across the world ... to light- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of en the burden of anxiety; former president Nelson Mandela, leaves the bringing us love, comfort Mediclinic Heart Hospital where Nelson and hope.”

Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Machel already has Africa Monday, June 17, 2013. experienced the loss of a husband.

Mozambican President Samora Machel, her first husband, died in a plane crash in 1986.

Machel and Mandela married in 1998, marking Mandela's third marriage and her second.

People have carried “get well soon” placards outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria where Mandela is being treated. They have prayed for him in churches across this nation of roughly 50 million.

Schoolchildren have come to his home in Johannesburg to sing. Even though he was not there to hear them, the voices gave solace to his family, she said.

“The messages have come by letter, by SMS, by phone, by Twitter, by Facebook, by email, cards, flowers and the human voice, in particular the voices of children in schools or singing outside our home,” Machel said in a statement. “We have felt the closeness of the world and the deepest meaning of strength and peace.”

President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday June 16 that Mandela remains in serious condition but that his doctors are seeing sustained improvements. Zuma also said that Mandela is engaging with family during visits.

The leader of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, Mandela spent 27 years in prison during white racist rule. He is vulnerable to respiratory problems since contracting tuberculosis during his long imprisonment.

The bulk of that period was spent on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town where Mandela and other prisoners toiled in a dusty stone quarry.

He was freed in 1990 and became South Africa’s first black president in 1994. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate divorced his second wife, Winnie, in 1996. However in recent years she has joined him and Machel at family events. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been a frequent visitor to Mandela during his latest hospitalization. This marks Mandela’s fourth hospital stay since December.

Mandela “once said: ‘What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made in the lives of others,’” Machel said. “I have thought of his words on each occasion the world stood with him, making a difference to him, in his healing.”

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BY CANDICE CHOI ASSOCIATED PRESS Here’s the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.

When stretching out the dough for its premium “Artisan Pizzas,” Domino’s workers are instructed not to worry about making the rectangles too perfect: The pies are supposed to have a more rustic look.

At McDonald’s, the egg whites for the new breakfast sandwich called the Egg White Delight McMuffin have a loose shape rather than the round discs used in the original Egg McMuffin.

And Kraft Foods took more than two years to develop a process to make the thick, uneven slabs of turkey in its Carving Board line look like leftovers from a homemade meal rather than the cookie-cutter ovals typical of most lunchmeat.

“The goal is to get the same action as if you were cutting with a knife,” said Paul Morin, a Kraft engineer.

Food companies are responding to the adage that people eat with their eyes. Americans still love their fast food and packaged snacks, but they’re increasingly turning their noses up at foods that look overly processed. Home-cooked meals — or ones that at least look like they were home-made — are seen as more wholesome and authentic.

The result is that companies are tossing out the identical shapes and drab colors that scream of factory conveyor belts. There’s no way to measure exactly how much food makers are investing to make their products look more natural or fresh.

But adaption is seen as necessary for fueling steady growth.

Over the past five years, the overall packaged food industry in North America grew 14 percent to $392.5 billion, according to market researcher Euromonitor International. The fast-food industry meanwhile rose 13 percent to $225.6 billion.

In many cases, food products get their wholesome appearance because of the different or stripped-down ingredients companies are using to make them more natural, said Michael Cohen, a visiting assistant professor of marketing at NYU's Stern School of Business. But in other cases, companies are making tweaks just to achieve a desired look.

“Food manufacturers are adapting by the way they mold the product or the end color or texture they want the product to be,” he said. {See FOOD COMPANIES, Pg. 15}

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L.A. Watts Times WEEKENDER

T BY KENNETH MILLER | ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR The National Basketball Association (NBA) is clearly the number one sports league when it comes to the hiring of Black head coaches, but are Black coaches being treated fairly?

With 30 teams under its umbrella, the NBA has 12 Black head coaches led by the dean Doc Rovers in Boston (416-305 and one NBA title), Toronto’s Dwane Casey (57-91), Tyron Corbin of Utah (87-89), Golden State’s Mark Jackson (70-78), Monty Williams of New Orleans (94-136), Jacque Vaughn of Orlando (20-62) and New York’s Mike Woodson (74-34) who has the highest winning percentage between all of the current Black coaches. New hires Mike Brown returning to Cleveland, Maurice Cheeks in Detroit, Larry Drew fired in Atlanta and hired in Milwaukee, and Jason Kidd went from playing to the coaching bench in a surprised hiring in Brooklyn with the Nets.

Drew led the Hawks to the playoơs in each of his three seasons in Atlanta and finished no worse than third each season, but was let go after compiling a 128-102 record.

Woodson has been fantastic with the Knicks after also being successful in Atlanta, taking over the basically the same team Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni failed to win with and leading them to the brink of the conference finals in his first full season.

Jackson flirted with being the coach of the year in only his second season with the Warriors eliminating Denver in the first round of the Western Conference playoơs and stretching the Spurs to six games in the second round before losing with a short roster.

Corbin has been steady for a Jazz franchise that has been a constant playoơ team, but with a young overhauled roster it’s taking him some time and to the credit of management Utah is staying patient with him.

Meanwhile both Vaughn in Orlando and Casey in Toronto have been handed the keys to two bitter lemons. Vaughn without any previous coaching experience took over the Magic after they traded Dwight Howard to the Lakers and Casey’s Raptors have not endured a consistent roster during his reign there.

With coaching openings in Los Angeles with the Clippers, Philadelphia, Memphis and Denver, qualified Blacks such as Lionel Hollins, Byron Scott, Brian Shaw and Nate McMillan are waiting to see if their phone rings.

Hollins is likely to get the nod over Shaw for the gig in Denver any day now. He led Memphis to the Western Con-

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ference Finals where the Spurs swept it, but Hollins has been among the best coaches in the NBA the past two-seasons going 97-51 in Memphis.

His five-year mark with the Griz of 214-201 is better than many during that span, but for some odd reason he was not even oơered a new contract after the season.

Scott, a former Morningside High School star and member of the Lakers Showtime era, has coached in the league for 13 seasons compiling a 416-521 record with two berths in the NBA Finals with the Nets.

However, after being fired in Cleveland he wasn’t aơorded the opportunity to continue the rebuilding eơort with the Cavs, which in essence was a college team, riddled with injuries. Cleveland fired him to rehire the guy they fired after LeBron James left via free agency.

Scott is a prime candidate to land with the Clippers, particularly because of his relationship with Chris Paul. He coached the star point guard in New Orleans and the Clippers job would be his first with a legit team since he was with the Nets.

Shaw is the one candidate that almost everyone concurs is the best coaching candidate without a head coaching job.

The associate head coach with the upstart Pacers, Shaw was supposed to be the heir apparent to replace Phil Jackson when he left the Lakers, but was passed over by Brown whom they abruptly canned after just five games into his second season.

He reportedly turned down both the Magic and Bobcats jobs, was a candidate for the Warriors job that went to Jackson and is now being considered the leading choice for both the Nuggets and the Clippers gig.

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It was Phil Jackson who publically stated that the Nets job was perfect for Shaw, and then they went out and hired Kidd who has never called a timeout.

Could it be that the reputation of being linked with Phil Jackson is hurting Shaw?

He is credited with the development of Andrew Bynum while an assistant with the Lakers and the emergence of Pacers star Paul George.

Could it be that Shaw is just a better assistant coach than he would be a head coach? We don’t know because he hasn’t got the chance, while other assistant White coaches are being hired instead.

Frequently when Blacks are hired as head coaches it is with a team that is rebuilding, but they seldom are granted the time to see the job through.

The tasks for Cheeks in Detroit, Drew in Milwaukee, Brown in Cleveland is brutal. The Nuggets hire will have a chance for success and the Clippers hire will be under intense pressure to do better than their first place division finish.

No one is complaining or feeling sorry for any of these men who are each handsomely paid for the job they do.

However, with the lack of Blacks in front oƥce positions and in ownership (Michael Jordan is the only Black owner), the question is fluid as to whether any of these current coaches will really get a chance to be successful.

Doc Rivers was the last Black coach to win an NBA championship, who will be the next one?

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Inner cities need disaster relief, too

BY JESSE JACKSON

Michelle Alexander reports that “about 90 percent of those senNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tenced to prison for a drug offense in recently spoke at a conference sponIllinois are African American,” sored by the Clinton Global though studies show that whites are Initiative in Chicago on dismore likely to use and sell aster recovery in the wake drugs. of Superstorm Sandy, which The inner city deserves caused an estimated $39 bila disaster relief plan — one lion in damage in New that includes things like Jersey. Christie talked insurance relief, federal through the plans for aid, a development bank rebuilding after the initial and loans. The inner city steps to get power and water needs reconstruction and back up and return the area infrastructure. Just as the to “normalcy,” using some shore communities of New $60 billion in federal relief Jersey needed a plan for contributions. recovery and development A disaster like Sandy after a natural disaster, so causes a structural dislocado our inner city neighbortion beyond local capacity. hoods ravaged by forces Storms, tornados, earthbeyond their control. quakes and sudden deindusThe disaster that has trialization are all disasters. afflicted our inner cities is Houses and roads are as remorseless and as powdestroyed; the local econoerful as that that ravaged my is ruined; small busithe shores of New Jersey, nesses go belly up. In the wildfires spreading in response, the federal govColorado, the tornadoes ernment steps in, provides that have devastated parts aid, works with governors of several states. It is time and local officials to lay out for action. a plan for redevelopment.

When there is a disaster, LAWT FILE PHOTO few complain about federal The shore neighbor- Jesse Jackson hoods slammed by Sandy help, few say the relief and the communities hit by torna- buildings reported in Chicago. On should come only from the state or does in Oklahoma or floods in North average, 19 new buildings are private entities. No one says that the Dakota all deserve aid. Yet we wit- reported every day. Many neighbor- people in the path of the storm are on ness a disaster in cities across our hoods suffer from sharp reductions their own. As Gov. Christie said at nation that is equally devastating, in public services — transit, postal that Chicago conference: equally beyond anyone’s fault, and service, health services. Schools are “No one in my state was arguing yet essentially ignored at the nation- closed and teachers laid off. to me that Tuesday, Oct. 30, al level.

Instead of a plan for recovery, ‘Governor, you should privatize the In our inner city neighborhoods, these neighborhoods are provided a response to this storm from here on we witness mass unemployment, plan for containment. School disci- out,’ ” he said. “This is one of those with businesses going bankrupt. By pline policies force students out of things that, regardless of where you 2010, in 25 of the nation’s largest school and toward detention. fall on the ideological spectrum, you metropolitan regions, fewer than 55 Drug policies are used for mass would agree that this is governpercent of working-age black men arrests. Ohio State law professor ment’s responsibility.”

Cory Booker {Continued from page 6} momentum will continue, and I will continue to be a part of it.”

Though he swears his allegiance to his adopted city, critics say he cares more about building his national brand than fixing the city’s systemic problems of crime and joblessness.

“Our infamous name for him is ‘Mayor Hollywood,’ because he's never here,” said Newark community activist Donna Jackson. “Or we call him ‘Story Looker,’ because every time you look around, he has another story.”

Black Facts.com June 20, 1967 Muhammad Ali is convicted in Houston, Texas, in federal court for violating the Selective Service Act by refusing induction into the armed services. He was fined $10,000 and sentenced to five years in prison. Ali, an opponent of the Vietnam War, had refused to report for service on grounds that he was a Muslim minister.

were employed. The afflicted neighborhoods suffer radical housing depletion from foreclosures and abandonment. Since Jan. 1, 2010, there have been 18,949 vacant

Critics see the rescue of a woman from a burning house and subsequent tweets about the experience (he has 1.4 million Twitter followers) as selfpromotional, and say his investment in the downtown has come at the expense of neighborhoods where blight and crime persist. Critics say his trip to California the day after announcing his Senate candidacy for a fundraiser hosted by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is more evidence that he has already put Newark, and New Jersey, in his rearview mirror.

Supporters say Booker has reinvigorated the city.

He has attracted hundreds of millions in philanthropic money — including a $100 million grant from Zuckerberg to improve city schools — cleaned up parks and revitalized a once-moribund downtown that now boasts Panasonic’s headquarters, a sparkling new hotel, loft apartments with exposed brick walls, and increased commerce, including a trendy restaurant specializing in gourmet mac and cheese.

Don Katz, founder and CEO of Audible.com, an audiobook producer and Amazon subsidiary that relocated its headquarters to Newark six years

ago, sees a vibrant city that abounds with cultural, culinary and entertainment options, and says he has never regretted moving the company from suburban Wayne to urban Newark.

He said he found Booker to be “an incredibly articulate visionary” whose ideas for urban transformation through the political system resonated with Katz. Both are also like-minded on school reform; among Katz’s 600 employees in Newark are interns and graduates of Newark charter schools.

Booker is aware of his detractors but is undeterred by them, beginning with former Mayor Sharpe James, who won re-election against the upand-coming-councilman in 2002 after a bruising battle documented in the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Street Fight.”

“I’ve heard it,” he said, “too much Twitter from the mayor, too much exposure. There’s not a criticism I haven’t heard over the years.

I’ve heard it all. But there’s one thing everyone has to admit about my life as a professional, from my days working in housing high-rises here in Newark as a tenants’ rights attorney to my time as mayor, is that I do not run from challenges. I run toward them.”

Religious liberty and inclusion

BY JULIAN BOND By the mid-1960s, the civil rights movement had made significant cultural, legal and political progress in advancing the cause of racial justice and equality under the law - a struggle that continues to this very day.

This was a rapidly evolving, heady time in American history.

It was a time when individual men, women and, yes, children came together to literally bend the moral arc of their nation in the direction of justice.

In our current day, we have approached a very similar point in the struggle for basic fairness and equality under the law for our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender brothers and sisters. The incredible progress this community has made over the past four decades is remarkable on many levels and is a testament to what is possible when everyday people come together to make real the promise of America.

Today, gay and lesbian people are widely visible in popular culture, increasing numbers of elected officials are "coming out" in support of fairness and equal treatment, and landmark cases related to marriage for same-sex couples are pending at the Supreme Court. This barrier is even starting to be broken in professional sports.

We did not arrive at this point by happenstance. It took a great deal of courage and decades of advocacy and activism on the part of many.

However, as LGBT people have gained greater equality under the law, we are hearing similar objections to the ones I heard in response to the civil rights gains of AfricanAmericans in the 1960s. We hear people asking for exemptions from laws - laws that prohibit discrimination - on the ground that complying would violate their religious beliefs.

I heard this argument in Maryland last year when working to secure the freedom to marry for committed and loving same-sex couples.

And now we are hearing it in Congress with respect to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, critical federal legislation introduced in Congress in April that would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in most American workplaces.

ENDA follows in the mold of life-changing civil rights laws that, for decades, have prohibited employment discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, age and disability. However, there are some who feel that ENDA must allow religiously affiliated organizations - far beyond churches, synagogues and mosques to engage in employment discrimination against LGBT people.

We haven't accepted this in the past, and we must not today. In response to the historic gains of the

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civil rights movement in the 1960s, opponents argued that their religious beliefs prohibited integration. To be true to their religious beliefs, they argued, they couldn't serve AfricanAmericans in their restaurants or accept interracial marriages.

Indeed, during consideration of the landmark Civil Rights Act in 1964 (and again in 1972), there were attempts to provide religious organizations with a blank check to engage in discrimination in hiring on the basis of race, sex and national origin - like the one now proposed for ENDA - and both times we said no to those efforts. We weren't willing to compromise on equality. We weren't willing to say that African-Americans were only mostly equal. Today's struggles are similar in that we shouldn't accept only partial equality for LGBT people.

Let me be clear. Religious liberty is one of our most cherished values.

It guarantees all of us the freedom to hold any belief we choose and the right to act on our religious beliefs.

But it does not allow us to harm or discriminate against others. Religious liberty, contrary to what opponents of racial equality argued then and LGBT equality argue now, is not a license to use religion to discriminate.

Today, discrimination against individuals based on their race, sex, national origin, age or disability is almost universally viewed as unacceptable. That is because people of goodwill came together to make it so.

At this critical moment in history, we should also come together to make clear that our LGBT brothers and sisters deserve full equality under the law, not just 80 percent. I believe in America's promise of equality under the law for all. I hope that Americans from across the political spectrum will stand with me.

Julian Bond is Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP and a Professor at American University in Washington.

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e v e n t CALENDAR L.A. Watts Times Calendar This Week 6/21 NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES INSTALLS REV. LARRY D. HOOKS, II AS NEW PASTOR: The leadership of New Hope Baptist Church in Los Angeles celebrates the beginning of a new season of ministry and leadership with a full weekend of spirit filled activities culminating with the installation of Rev. Larry D. Hooks II as the new pastor of this historic institution.

REV. LARRY D. New Hope called Rev. HOOKS II Hooks, formerly of Oklahoma City, OK, this past March, to serve with the distinction of being only the fifth pastor in 106 years of New Hope.

WHEN: Opening installation ceremonies start on Friday, June 21, at 7 p.m. with local ministers of the city presiding together in a spirit filled worship service designed to welcome Rev. Hooks and his family to Los Angeles. On Saturday, June 22nd, notable artists will perform in a Welcome Musical slated at 5 p.m. On Sunday, June 23rd, Pastor Ronald L. Boyd of Antioch Missionary Baptist from Duncan, Oklahoma will bring the Sunday morning service at 11 a.m. The Celebration weekend activities will culminate with the official installation ceremony at 3 P.M. in the main sanctuary. The public is welcomed to attend all services taking place at New Hope Baptist Church. WHERE: 5200 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles 90011. For further information call the church office at 323-232-4326, or email newhbc@pacbell.net.

6/22 EDUCATIONAL CAREER DAY: Zoe Christian Fellowship of Los Angeles is hosting an Educational Career Day. WHEN: Saturday, June 22, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: 5315 West Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016. Those that attend will get information about careers in the fields of nursing, engineering, computers, medical, plumbing and various other trades and professions. The people who work in these fields will be there to answer any questions.

There will also be a seminar on interviewing techniques. This event is free and open to the public. If you are a teenager trying to decide your career options or you are older and considering a career change, come out to Career Day. For further information, call 323-931-1477, ext 21.

THE LOS ANGELES AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (LAARC) FIELD DAY: Field Day is a yearly event where Amateur Radio Operators from around the world set out to the "fields" and simulate emergency operations by using temporary locations, power sources, and antennas. The goal is to make as many contacts as possible in a two-day period and have a good time while doing it.

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Field Day is on the last weekend of June.

WHEN: June 22 and 23, (Saturday and Sunday). 12:00 noon Saturday and contact as many ‘Hams’ as we can and end at 12:00 noon Sunday. Everyone’s welcome to come and operate “Ham” radio. We do need some dedicated licensed operators to man the other Field Day stations and make contacts. We will have a CW (code for the uninformed), SSB (single side band) and VHF/UHF stations all working on different bands and modes. WHERE: We will set up our stations in Parking Lot 1 of the CSUDH campus located 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747 at the northeast end of the school.

6/23 CICLAVIA: No cars, open streets and the opportunity to view one of the most legendary boulevards in Los Angeles by foot, bike, skates or other nonmotorized transport. More than 150,000 people are expected to participate in this seventh CicLAvia, which has been expanded by two hours, keeping the boulevard car-free.

WHEN: Sunday, June 23 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CicLAvia is free and no registration is required. WHERE: Wilshire Boulevard between Downtown Los Angeles and Fairfax Avenue. Participants can enter the boulevard at any point along the route.

Participants will stroll through a snapshot of the city’s architectural evolution from Victorian vision to modernist experimentation; massive towers of business to intimate houses of worship; world class museums to working class mercados. Many businesses along the CicLAvia route will offer special deals for participants. In addition CicLAvia hubs will offer food truck options as well as the opportunity to purchase CicLAvia merchandise. Hubs will also have restrooms, water, bike repair and first aid available. For more information contact (213) 355-8508 or email robert@ciclavia.org.

6/26 CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE JOB FAIR: Centinela Hospital is looking to fill key clinical and non-clinical positions. If you have more than one year of experience working in a hospital setting, then this job fair is for you.

Entry-level positions are also available.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 26. Experienced healthcare workers: 9:00 a.m. – Noon.

Recent healthcare graduates: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. WHERE: Centinela Hospital Medical Center IKP Auditorium 555 East Hardy Street Inglewood, Ca. For more information call (310) 680-1407.

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BLOOM COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING “A LOOK BACK, A LOOK AHEAD”: In celebration of Building a Lifetime of Options and Opportunities for Men’s (BLOOM) one-year anniversary, the California Community Foundation (CCF) will host a community town hall event at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The community is invited to join BLOOM, an initiative of CCF, for an LARENZ TATE important discussion on the future of black male youth in South Los Angeles. BLOOM is a five-year, $5 million grant-making initiative focused on Black male youth between 14-18 years of age in South Los Angeles who have been involved with the Los Angeles County probation system. By 2017, BLOOM seeks to help 1,200 black male youth complete high school, as well as find employment resulting in taxable income for 1,000 young black men (18 and older). Special guests include BLOOM spokesperson actor Larenz Tate and others to be named. WHEN: Wednesday, June 26, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

WHERE: Los Angeles Trade Tech College is

located at 1937 S. Grand Ave, North Tent, Los Angeles, 90015. The BLOOM Town Hall Meeting is free and open to the public.

Up & Coming 6/29 DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. PRESENTS DELTAS IN THE PARK: Los Angeles South Bay Alumnae Chapter, Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter, Inglewood Alumnae Chapter, Long Beach Alumnae Chapter, Century City Alumnae Chapter, and Tau Delta Chapter presents Deltas In The Park. WHEN: Saturday, June 29, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Alondra Community Regional Park 3850 W. Manhattan Beach Blvd. Lawndale, CA 90260. Please join us for fellowship, food & fun.

On Going ADVISING FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: Business plans, applying for loans, marketing strategies, licensing and permits. WHEN: Free orientation every Monday 9 a.m. WHERE: St. Lawrence of Brindisi Church 10122 Compton Av. Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Martha Castro (562) 212-0312 or email wattsadvising@gmail.com.

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Sixteen and out for Venus and Donald Penn promotes fundamentals at St. Wimbledon

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OUT: Venus Williams has decided that she will not compete at Wimbledon this year, but her No. 1 ranked sister Serena will play in the all grass event.

ASSOCIATED PRESS WIMBLEDON, England — After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.

Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, never had missed Wimbledon since making her debut there in 1997, although she lost in the first round a year ago. She won the singles trophy — it happens to be called the Venus Rosewater Dish — in 2000-01, 2005 and 200708, to go with two more major championships at the

U.S. Open in 2000-01.

But Williams has been dealing with a bad back for a while, playing only three matches in the last two-plus months. She was clearly hampered by the injury during a three-set, three-hour loss to 40th-ranked Urszula Radwanska of Poland in the first round of the French Open last month, then cited her back when she and younger sister Serena withdrew from the doubles competition in Paris.

The older Williams said after the singles loss at Roland Garros - her first opening-round exit there in a dozen years - that the inflammation in her back made it painful to serve hard, limiting one of the best parts of her game.

Once ranked No. 1, Williams is currently No. 34.

Still learning to live as a professional athlete with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease, Sjogren's syndrome, she has two first-round losses in the past four Grand Slam tournaments. That includes her defeat at Wimbledon last year, the first time she’d left a major championship that early since she lost in the first round of the Australian Open in 2006.

“With what I've gone through, it’s not easy. But I’m strong and I’m a fighter. You know, I don’t think I’m just playing for me now. I think I’m playing for a lot of people who haven’t felt well,” Williams said after her loss to Radwanska. “I think for me today, it’s a positive to be able to play three hours. I’m constantly finding ways to get better and to feel better.”

Play begins at Wimbledon next Monday.

Serena Williams, who is ranked No. 1, will be a big favorite to win what would be her sixth Wimbledon title and 17th major championship overall. She’s won 31 matches in a row, the longest single-season streak on the women’s tour since Venus put together a 35-match run in 2000.

Deal for Doc and Garnett not dead yet LAWT NEWS SERVICE

he has expressed concern about staying with the team if One day after negotiations it began a massive rebuilding were declared “off” by both program. teams, the Los Angeles “(Rivers) wants another Clippers and Boston Celtics championship or at least resumed talks on a blockanother chance at it,” said a buster trade that would send source close to Rivers. “He Celtics head coach and star doesn’t want to go through a Kevin Garnett to the Clippers, rebuilding process.” according to multiple media Rivers also has the option reports. of leaving Boston and not Speculation had it that a coaching at all, perhaps deal could be achieved by late working as a broadcaster next Wednesday. season.

In return for Garrett and ESPN’s report did not Rivers, the Clippers would indicate which side contacted send DeAndre Jordan to the the other to reignite talks for a Celtics in exchange for reported third time, although Garrett, while Rivers would other media reports indicate it likely command a price of was Clippers star point guard two first-round picks from Chris Paul that urged his team L.A. to try one more time for Citing unnamed sources, Rivers’ services. Paul is a free ESPN reported that Rivers agent, but has hinted that he and Boston president of baswould re-sign with the AP PHOTO Clippers if Rivers becomes ketball operations Danny Ainge met Wednesday to GONE FROM GREEN? Celtics star forward their head coach. finalize Rivers’ future with Kevin Garnett is the key player in a proposed deal The Clippers, who reportthe team — or whether he will that would send him to the Clippers in exchange edly are willing to pay Rivers be granted the opportunity to for draft picks. $7 million per year, similar to go to the Clippers. Rivers said what he was making with a decision by team management move which appeared heightened Boston, are keeping their options when talks between both clubs open, continuing interviews with could come by Thursday morning.

Ainge wants Rivers, who has broke down Tuesday. It was at that additional clients Byron Scott and been in his post for nine seasons, to point that Rivers appeared likely to Brian Shaw, according to media remain the Celtics’ head coach, a remain with the Celtics, even though reports.

Bernard High School

St. Bernard alum provides a free learning experience for youth of all ages at annual football camp

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DONALD PENN FOUNDATION

ST. BERNARD & THE GREAT: (L-R) St. Bernard alumni Joselio Hanson of the Oakland Raiders is joined by arguably the greatest running back in the history of the NFL Eric Dickerson and alumni and Tampa Bay Bucs star lineman Donald Penn at his annual football camp held at St. Bernard High School in Playa Del Rey last Saturday. Penn who sponsored the event taught more than 100 youths fundamentals about football and life experiences.

BY JASON LEWIS LAWT SPORTS EDITOR Over 100 local children were treated to a visit from Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson, St. Bernard High School alumni Joselio Hanson of the Oakland Raiders and Donald Penn of the Tampa Bay Bucs, as Penn returned to Playa Del Rey to host his annual football camp.

Last year St. Bernard was forced to suspend its varsity football team for a season because of financial reasons, but the program will resume play this year under Head Coach John Bibb who was extremely appreciative of Penn's support.

“For alumni to come back, especially with what St. Bernard has been through, and what a lot of schools are going through, to come back for a free football camp, to do that for young kids to teenagers, even kids who are transitioning to college next year, that’s what life is all about,” Bibb said.

After graduating from St. Bernard, Penn played football at Utah State, and he is now a Pro Bowl left tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Penn puts on this camp as a way to give back to his community.

“The camp was remarkable,” Bibb said. “It was an outstanding thing for the community and the boys. That pigskin brings together a lot of things that inner city kids need, outer city kids need, youth as a whole need. Discipline and teamwork.”

Many children do not have the opportunity to be coached by NFL players, especially because of the cost of many camps.

“This day and age the economy is rough,” Bibb said. “So I want to emphasize that this camp was free.

There are camps from here to Alabama to Texas, and locally at UCLA and USC. Camps have to get the money to run the camps.

They have to pay for the coaches, and to pay for the facilities. One thing Donald Penn did was give this to us for free.”

Even though the camp was given at no cost, they still gave quality coaching to the kids on hand.

“We go hard or we go home,” Bibb said. “That’s one of our mottos here at St. Bernard. But we weren’t stressing pushing the kids, but learning the techniques and the fundamentals. They were being coached by players who played the game for five to ten years. So they were really getting hand on coaching. And it was good for them to hear something coming from another person besides myself. I like to scream and fuss a little bit, but it’s good to hear from a guy that you see on Sundays. A guy that you see on Saturdays. You know, college guys and NFL guys. To hear the different terminology coming from a player with a lot of experience.”

Penn is doing a great thing for kids that are in a similar position that he was when he was a teenager, and he is an asset to the black community.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

“ I read, Therefore I Am” : The Leimert Park Book Fair Returns

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Expert testifies AEG created conflict The 7th Annual Leimert of interest with Conrad Murray deal Park Book Fair graces Former head of Capitol Records claims concert promoter shouldn’t have negotiated directly without notifying Michael Jackson’s representatives the Vision Theater 7th Annual Leimert Park Book Fair pays Homage to the 1960’s

BY TROY TIEUEL LAWT CONTRIBUTING WRITER “It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive,” said the American novelist, playwright, poet and social critic James A. Baldwin, the 2013 Legacy Honoree for the 7th Annual Leimert Park Book Fair, occurring June 29 in the Vision Theater’s back lot.

The Leimert Park Book Fair, founded in 2006, promotes literacy in the African American community. Cynthia Exum, Founder and Executive Director of the Leimert Park Book Fair, has prepared a quality line up of events for this year’s fair, which includes LAWT FILE PHOTO celebrities, well known authors, Author and actress, Victoria Rowell and outstanding political officials.

This year’s book fair also pays homage to the legacy of the 1960’s featuring the music, politics, and of course notable writings and writers of that era.

Among this year’s Featured Authors are actress Victoria Rowell, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Associate Professor of Economics at Loyola Marymount University Robert Singleton, author Gary Phillips, and Rev. James Lawson who will speak about “Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy in the Era of Obama.”

The Fair will host five literary pavilions that will feature poetry performances, writers, publishers and a storytelling stage along with the Memphisbased “Stax Museum of LAWT FILE PHOTO American Soul Music” that will Judge Mablean Ephriam provide the sound track of 1960’s that helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement.

Panels include “From Page to Screen: Adapting Books Into Screenplays” moderated by Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn, journalist, author and producer. The panel is designed to offer tips to aspiring and established writers on how to transform novels, non-fiction books and articles into scripts for television and feature films.

“This panel is a very unique one for the book fair this year as it focuses both on the creative process of writing as well as the business end of Hollywood” added Littlejohn. “I am very excited to have author Mishna Wolff on the panel. Her bestselling memoir, ‘I’m Down’ was one of my favorite summer reads a few years ago.”

LAWT FILE PHOTO For additional information on Associate Professor of Economics this free event call 323.730.0628 or at Loyola Marymount University visit the website at Robert Singleton www.leimertparkbookfair.com.

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The promoter of Michael Jackson’s ill-fated series of comeback shows created a conflict of interest with the singer’s physician when it negotiated terms of his deal, an expert testifying for the superstar’s mother told a jury on Monday.

David Berman told jurors hearing a negligent hiring lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live LLC that the company should not have negotiated with Jackson’s physician without notifying the singer’s representatives of the discussion.

The former head of Capitol Records and high-level positions at several other record companies is being paid to testify for Katherine Jackson in her lawsuit against the concert company.

Asked whether it was appropriate for AEG Live to attempt to hire a doctor on Jackson’s behalf, Berman responded, “I believe that it’s highly inappropriate. It is highly unusual.”

A more appropriate relationship would have been for Jackson to hire cardiologist Conrad Murray without any involvement from AEG Live, Berman said. Based on draft contracts and emails between company executives, Berman said he believed AEG Live thought it controlled the physician.

Berman retired from the music industry in 2001 to become an expert witness for music industryrelated lawsuits. He said he had never heard of a situation in which a tour promoter hired a doctor on behalf of an artist. He began working in the music business in 1969 as a transactional attorney before making the leap to record executive, working with acts such as The Eagles, Van Halen, The Beach Boys,

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The Doors and numerous other bigname acts.

Berman said he believed that music companies owe a higher obligation to artists than to music buyers or concert goers and, in this instance, AEG failed Jackson.

He was shown emails in which a tour accountant traded emails with Murray without including any of the singer’s representatives.

To prepare for his testimony, Berman said he had reviewed numerous documents, including 26 depositions and testimony from AEG executives during the trial, which is now in its eighth week. He said he is being $500 an hour for his work on the case.

Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011, was never paid his $150,000 per month fee for working with Jackson.

The superstar died from an overdose

of the anesthetic propofol before signing Murray’s contract.

AEG denies it hired Murray. The company’s executives and lawyers have said the company was merely advancing Jackson the money to pay Murray, and a valid contract never existed. Its executives also have stated that it agreed to pay Murray’s salary only because Jackson insisted on him coming on tour.

The company’s lawyers have yet to question Berman but already have objected to his expertise. An AEG Live defense attorney has noted that Berman was never a tour producer or promoter — functions that AEG Live was serving as during preparations for Jackson’s comeback shows.

Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos reminded jurors on Monday that they will ultimately decide whether AEG Live hired Murray.

Lil Wayne denies stepping on flag in video (AP) — Lil Wayne says he wasn’t intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video.

Video of the rapper from his music video shoot for the song “God Bless Amerika” hit the Web on Monday. In it, he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag. But he said in a Facebook post Tuesday the flag on the ground will not appear in the clip.

He writes it was never his intention “to desecrate the flag of the United States of America.”

He says the flag will reveal a group of people behind him in the video.

The New Orleans-based rapper says in the statement his environment helped shape the way he views America and his song and video represent the people he grew up with.

Lil Wayne

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A Taste of Soul Spices-up the BET Experience Inaugural BET Experience weekend introduces Fan Fest with free entertainment SHANNEN HILL LAWT INTERN Black Entertainment Television (BET) is partnering with Bakewell Media’s ‘Taste of Soul’ franchise to bring the biggest weekend in live entertainment to downtown Los Angeles on June 28-29.

BET will be hosting their first ever BET Experience at L.A. Live to precede the annual BET Awards show on June 30. Now the event is more than an awards show, it’s an experience.

The BET Experience is about connecting with the fans, so they

Marsha Ambrosius

have created BET Fan Fest, a festival full of free daytime activities on Friday and Saturday. Some of the best entertainers in the music industry will be at the festival, which will start at 10a.m. – 7p.m. While activities are free and open to the public, online registration is required.

Taste of Soul, which will continue to host its annual Family Festival on Crenshaw Blvd. on Oct. 19th has attracted nearly a million patrons in less than a decade. Presented by Bakewell Media, A Taste of ‘Taste of Soul’ will bring local food vendors with the best flavors to the BET Experience.

‘Taste of Soul’ is the largest food festival in Los Angeles, bringing the community’s favorite food vendors to one place.

Introducing ‘Taste of Soul’ in a limited form at the BET Experience with a taste of ‘Taste of Soul’ for the weekend, bringing L.A.’s favorite food vendors and community performances out to L.A. Live.

The smells of Harold and Belle’s, Chef Marilyn’s Soul Food Express and Cobbler King will fill the air along with 25 other Los Angeles vendors. Some of the performers that will grace the BET & Taste of Soul Community Stage, include Debbie

Pharrell Williams

Snoop Dogg

MC Lyte

Allen’s Dance Academy, the Crenshaw Elite Choir and Jada Grace, one of Berry Gordy’s latest music acts. ‘Taste of Soul’ is showcasing to BET and the people flying in from across the country the local Los Angeles community has to offer.

While ‘Taste of Soul’ highlights community acts, the BET Music Matters stage will present artists such as Marsha Ambrosius and Big K.R.I.T. along with some up-andcoming artists that are taking the

music industry by storm. 106 & Park will also be broadcasting live from the festival and there will be celebrities throughout L.A. Live all day.

For the people who are into being part of the show, instead of watching, Sprite is having a Sports Court where there will be a dance-a-thon with the one and only Chris Brown. The Sprite Court will also have other activities including a slam-dunk competition, celebrity basketball game and high school drum line competition with celebrity judges.

Throughout Fan Fest, there will also be a free film festival and celebrity panel discussions. The panel discussion speakers will include Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, MC Lyte, Laila Ali and many others. They will be discussing topics such as sports, gun violence, finances and marriage. For more of a BET Connection, the Grammy Museum will have an exhibit of all of the winners of BET’s Lifetime Achievement Awards throughout the years.

BET Fan Fest activities are completely free and open to the public, but participants are required to register online at bet.com. There will be on-site registration at the L.A. Convention Center as well, but BET highly recommends registering online because space is limited.

Aside from the free, daytime activities, there will also be concerts of big name celebrities, which require a ticket purchase. Some performers include Beyoncé, Miguel, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. Other artists that can take you back to the old school will have concerts as well, including New Edition, The Roots and the Jacksons.

Sunday’s Best Live, hosted by Kirk Franklin, will also be broadcasted during the BET Experience at L.A. Live.

Along with musical concerts, funny men Mike Epps and Cedric the Entertainer will have comedy shows.

To purchase tickets for these concerts and find out more information about who’s performing, go to bet.com.

Not only will there be daytime and evening activities. The BET Experience at L.A. Live is partying with us in Los Angeles. There will be exclusive after-parties at the Conga Room in Downtown Los Angeles, in which a Diamond VIP Package must be purchased.

Laila Ali

Chris Brown The BET Experience at L.A. Live will provide an experience like no other award show. There will be free events and concerts all weekend leading up to the 2013 BET Awards show on Sunday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m., hosted by comedian Chris Tucker. Some of the performers will include Chris Brown, R. Kelly and honoree Charlie Wilson. For more information, visit bet.com

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CIVIL SUMMONS (Family Law) CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar) CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE CASO): KD086215 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name) AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): HAYWARD LAMONT WILLIAMS You are being sued. Lo están demandando.

Petitioner’s name is Nombre del demandante: Deborah Johnson You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelp california.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas.

Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifor nia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees.

AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas.

1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SUPERIOR

Food Companies {Continued from page 7} Appearances have always been a part of food production. But some experts say the visual cues food makers are using to suggest their products are wholesome fuel confusion about what’s natural and what isn’t.

“They can’t change the fact that they’re making processed products so they have to use these other tricks to pretend,” said Michele Simon, a public health lawyer and author of “Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back.”

A little dressing up can work.

Bernell Dorrough, a 31-year-old web marketing coordinator in the Mobile, Ala., area, recently opted for the store brand lunchmeat at the local Publix supermarket in part because the slices came loosely packed in folds rather than in the traditional tight stacks where the meat is peeled off.

“It was folded as though someone held a bag under a machine,” he said. “I know it wasn’t hand sliced but something about the aesthetic quality appealed to me.”

Food companies are banking on customers like Dorrough.

15 COURT, EAST DISTRICT 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91765.

2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): Deborah Johnson, 954 Grand Ave. #3, Pomona, CA 91766.

(909) 622-1621 Date (Fecha): Jan 10, 2013 JOHN A. CLARKE, Clerk, by (Secretario, por) V. JASPER, Deputy (Asistente) (SEAL) WARNING—IMPORTANT INFORMATION WARNING: California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from 1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children; 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

ADVERTENCIA – INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE ADVERTENCIA: De acuerdo a la ley de California, las propiedades adquiridas por las partes durante su matrimonio o pareja de hecho en forma conjunta se consideran propiedad comunitaria para los fines de la división de bienes que ocurre cuando se produce una disolución o separación legal del matrimonio o pareja de hecho. Si cualquiera de las partes de este caso llega a fallecer antes de que se divida la propiedad comunitaria de tenencia conjunta, el destino de la misma quedará determinado por las cláusulas de la escritura correspondiente que describen su tenencia (por ej., tenencia conjunta, tenencia en común o propiedad comunitaria) y no por la presunción de propiedad comunitaria. Si quiere que la presunción comunitaria quede registrada en la escritura de la propiedad, debería consultar con un abogado. ÓRDENES DE RESTRICCIÓN NORMALES DE DERECHO FAMILIAR En forma inmediata, usted y su cónyuge o pareja de hecho tienen prohibido: 1. Llevarse del estado de California a los hijos menores de las partes, si los hubiera, sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de la otra parte o una

orden de la corte; 2. Cobrar, pedir prestado, cancelar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nombre de los beneficiarios de cualquier seguro u otro tipo de cobertura, tal como de vida, salud, vehículo y discapacidad, que tenga como beneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es); 3. Transferir, gravar, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cualquier manera de cualquier propiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o separada, sin el consentimiento escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte, con excepción las operaciones realizadas en el curso normal de actividades o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y 4. Crear o modificar una transferencia no testamentaria de manera que afecte el destino de una propiedad sujeta a transferencia, sin el consentimiento por escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte.

Antes de que se pueda eliminar la revocación de una transferencia no testamentaria, se debe presentar ante la corte un aviso del cambio y hacer una entrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte.

Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otra sobre cualquier gasto extraordinario propuesto, por lo menos cinco días laborales antes de realizarlo, y rendir cuenta a la corte de todos los gastos extraordinarios realizados después de que estas órdenes de restricción hayan entrado en vigencia.

No obstante, puede usar propiedad comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o suya separada para pagar a un abogado o para ayudarle a pagar los costos de la corte.

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It’s one reason why Wendy’s softened the edges of its famously square hamburger patties. The Dublin, Ohio-based says it changed the patty to a “natural square” with wavy edges because tasters said the straight edges looked processed.

At Kraft Foods Group Inc., executives took the quest for a turkey slice that looks home-cooked even further. A team at its Madison, Wis., research facility studied the way people carve meat in their kitchen, using the variety of knives they typically have at their disposal.

Instead of the traditional slicers found in delis, the goal was to build a machine that would hack at the meat as a person might, creating slabs with more ragged edges, said Morin, the Kraft engineer.

It wasn’t as easy as it sounds since the meat still needs to fit neatly into a package and add up to a certain weight. Morin declined to provide details of the process for competitive reasons but said that no two packages are exactly alike.

“We have a way of making sure that the blade cuts the piece of meat differently with each cut,” he said.

At Hillshire Brands Co., which makes lunch meats, hot dogs and

sausages, executives also are attuned to the fact that more people prize foods they feel are natural. At an industry conference in February, CEO Sean Connolly noted that in addition to taste, the appearance of its food needed work.

Specifically, Connolly said people wanted a more natural look for lunchmeat that was “moist but not wet.” They also wanted the turkey to look “a little bit grainier.” Without providing details, a representative for Hillshire, which is based in Chicago, said those changes were achieved through the manufacturing process.

Reggie Moore, the company’s vice president of marketing, concedes that the meaning of “natural” is hard to pin down and varies from person-to-person. But as the definition evolves, Hillshire is taking care to signal the natural qualities of its meat visually.

In revamping its turkey slices, for example, one of the cosmetic touchups the company made was darkening the edges of the meat with caramel coloring to give the impression that it was just sliced from a Thanksgiving roast.

Ultimately, Moore said the change didn’t really impact the taste.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAMES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013100951 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. The Festival of Elements, 2. The Green Festival, 3. The Green Project, 3039 W Vernon Ave Suite 3, Los Angeles, CA 90008, County of Los Angeles, 9461 Charleville Blvd., Suite 545, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Registered owner(s): Person Cathy A, 3039 W Vernon Ave Suite 3, Los Angeles, CA 90008 Sao Silman, 3039 W Vernon Ave Suite 3, Los Angeles, CA 90008 This business is conducted by Copartners The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/19/2008 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

S/ Person Cathy A This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 15, 2013.

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 forth 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).

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January 10, 2013 at 2:00 pmPacific Timeat the address listed above, sent to the attention of Zachary Munoz, Senior Contract Administrator.SOQ’s received later than the above date and time may be rejected and returned to the proposer unopened.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013101091 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. CAPS Consulting and Production Services, 2. The African Tour, 3. Africa’s Talent, 3039 W Vernon Ave Suite 3, Los Angeles, CA 90008, County of Los Angeles, 9461 Charleville Blvd Suite 545, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Registered owner(s): Cathy A Person, 3039 W Vernon Ave Suite 3, Los Angeles, CA 90008 Silman Sao, 3039 W Vernon Ave Suite 3, Los Angeles, CA 90008 This business is conducted by Copartners The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2007 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

S/ Cathy A Person, Copartner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 15, 2013.

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 forth 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).

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You may obtain a copy of the RFQ by download at www.metro.net/EBB/bids1.asp.

For further information please email, Zachary Munoz, Senior Contract Administrator at munozz@metro.net.

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GOVERNMENT LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (LACMTA) REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS LACMTA will receive Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for C1045 Westside Subway Extension Project Section 1 Design-Build Request for Qualifications(RFQ) per specifications on file at the LACMTA Office of Procurement & Material Mgmt, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (9th Floor).

The Contract is for the design and construction of the heavy rail transit subway extension of the existing Purple Line from its current terminus at Wilshire/Western Station to a new Wilshire/La Cienega station. The extension will be approximately 3.9 miles and will include a total of three (3) new stations: Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. This design-build Contract for Section 1 will include tunnels, stations, trackwork, and systems for an estimated construction value of $1.3 billion.

All SOQ’s must be received on or before Thursday

Historical Image {Continued from page 3} He candidly recalls the day when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot.

“I was stunned and dumb founded. The FBI told me not to leave. I remember blood coming down the 2nd floor. I was a young guy” said Rev. Samson.

King had been the president of the Southern Christian Leadership (SCLC). Rev. Samson worked for the International Representatives of the American Federation of the Sate County and Municipal employees AFI-CIO. “SCLC had no money and we would help them raise money for the organization, while he spoke to unions” he said.

In Memphis, Rev. Samson conducted a strike with the sanitation workers. Coincidently this was done while staying at the Lorraine Hotel where King was staying when he was assassinated. His goal, to get sanitation cards signed, was short lived by the incident.

Many were uncertain if the Civil Rights Movement could go on. Rev. Samson had his doubts that the movement would not be as effective with

LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) INVITATION FOR BIDS Metro will receive bids for IFB No. C1055 Westside Subway Extension Project – Advanced Utility Relocations (Fairfax Station) per specifications on file at the Office of Procurement & Material Mgmt, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (9th Floor).

The Work generally includes the relocation of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) water lines and installation of LADWP underground power ductbanks (for power cable relocation by LADWP) in the vicinity of Wilshire Blvd. / Fairfax Ave. This work is required as the existing water and power services are in conflict with the future Westside Subway Extension Project, Wilshire/ Fairfax Station construction. Metro’s Project Labor Agreement (PLA) will apply to this project. The resultant Contract, if awarded, will be federally funded and is subject to fiscal year funding.

All Bids must be submitted on forms furnished by Metro, and must be filed at the reception desk of the Office of Procurement & Material Mgmt on or before Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.Pacific Time, at which time bids will be opened and publicly read. Bids received later than the above date and time will be rejected and returned to the bidder unopened. Each bid must be sealed and marked IFB No. C1055. A Pre-Bid conference will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. in the Gateway Plaza Conference Room located on the 3rd floor at the address above.

You may obtain bid specifications, or further information, by emailing Sonia Gomez at gomezso@metro.net.

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All Proposals must be submitted to Metro, and be filed at the reception desk of the Office of Procurement on or before July 16, 2013 at 2: 00 PMPacific Time. Proposals received after the above date and time may be rejected and returned unopened. Each Proposal must be sealed and marked Proposal No. PS135420006 Metro Fare Media Production and Delivery Services.

You may obtain a copy of the RFP by visiting www.metro.net under solicitations or by email request to rickertl@metro.net.

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King gone. “I thought so. No other man in the world was spontaneous as he was. He could rally up a crowd. He could bring together good men and bad men”. Dr. King was a phenomenal man.

Sampson fondly remembers the police shouting at him to get out of the way.

“I had no identification or anything,” he said.

“I ‘boguarded’ my way through. I had to take the picture, even if I was going to jail.”

Leaders Honored {Continued from page 4} Attorney, and considered the Godfather of many in the room, says it’s overwhelming to be a part of the pipeline of young black people succeeding in the law.

“It’s wonderful to get your recognition while you are here to appreciate it,” says Jenkins. “It’s a marvelous feeling.”

Birotte echoed the sentiment of the other honorees. “I am in this position because of all the people that supported me.”

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Mother of Kendrec McDade responds to Carrillo plea barging

BY XAVIER HIGGS LAWT CONTRIBUTING WRITER Anya Slaughter, mother of slain teenager Kendrec McDade, on Tuesday expressed frustration that the two police officers who fatally shot her unarmed son in March 2012 haven’t faced significant punishment.

She spoke out just one day after, Carrillo-Gonzalez, the man who sparked the incident with a false 9-1-1 call was sentenced to 90 days.

During a press conference in

front of Pasadena City Hall, Ms. Slaughter refused to comment about Mr. Carrillo but added her focus is on the prosecution of the two Pasadena police officers.

A tearful Ms. Slaughter said “My son did not deserve to be shot down.”

“They took my son’s life when they could have just arrested him.”

According to Attorney Dale Galipo, who represents Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Carrillo’s 90-day sentence was not unreasonable.

“Mr. Carrillo was wrong but it

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Anya Slaughter being comforted by her friend Elvira Davis.

does not excuse the police for shooting an unarmed man,” says Galipo.

In a written statement Pasadena City Attorney Michele Beal Bagneris said, “We believe we reached an appropriate sentence that reflects the seriousness of the crime committed.”

According to the terms of Carrillo-Gonzalez plea deal he was placed on 36 months of probation.

Furthermore he must he defendant was placed on 36 months of probation with the following terms perform 90 days of Cal Trans in lieu of additional jail time. Pay $3,078.69 as victim restitution to the Pasadena Police Department as well as pay court costs and fees.

Attorney Caree Harper, who represents Kenneth McDade, responded via email, that if a police officer would have died that night, no matter the method, “Mr. Carrillo would have surely been charged by the DA with a serious felony whether the charge stuck or not.

On December 17, 2012, The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office concluded after an investigation that Pasadena police officers Mathew Griffin and Jeffrey Newlen acted in “Lawful self-defense and defense of others.”

Prosecutors for the City of Pasadena concludes the false armed robbery call by Mr. CarrilloGonzalez set off a series of events

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(L-R) Attorney Dale Galipo, Anya Slaughter and Attorney Thomas Seaaugh. that ultimately led to the death of Kendrec McDade.

But Attoney Harper disagrees.

“Mr. Carrillo was not the triggerman, and officers receive false calls daily, but Kendrec's life was just as important as a man in a suit, sweat pants or a uniform.”

The McDade case, Galipo added, resembles situations of police claims when they opened fire after seeing a suspect reach for a waistband. This could result in a multimillion dollar law verdict an outcome he hopes

would send a message that police should be held responsible for shooting unarmed suspects.

An emotional Ms. Slaughter says her life has been traumatized.

“It kills me to spend 50 cent in the parking meter for this press conference, she said. “I grew up in this city, when they took my son; they took my love for this city. I want my son back. But since that cannot happen, I want the officers prosecuted. I do not want my son’s death to be swept under the rug.”