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Vol. XXX, No. 1187 PROCLAMATION’S DEPARTURE (AP) — A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War to free the slaves, has sat in the Oval Office since January. Initially, the proclamation, which was previously on loan to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, was to be moved from the Oval Office to the Lincoln Bedroom after six months. But now the copy’s owner, billionaire David Rubenstein, plans to move it to a new, unidentified location. Plans to reveal that location are imminent.
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Obama’s Special Guest Leaving Oval Office BY NANCY BENAC AP WRITER
WASHINGTON (AP) — A special visitor to President Barack Obama’s Oval Office soon will be moving on. A rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln during the U.S. Civil War to free slaves held in the rebellious southern states, arrived in the Oval Office for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January and has been hanging out just above a bronze bust of the mar-
tyred civil rights leader since then. The framed proclamation, often visible in the background when President Barack Obama is shown meeting with foreign dignitaries, is a hugely important symbol for many black Americans. On the day it arrived, Obama showed it off to a small group of African American young people and elders, including 102-year-old Mabel Harvey, who whispered in the ear of the first black president, See EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, page 11
ESSENTIAL KNIGHT — The 2010 Essence Music Festival took place July 2 to 4 in New Orleans. The star-studded lineup included legendary soul singer Gladys Knight (pictured), who performed July 3, stirring the crowd with her rendition of Ella Fitzgerald’s “Someone to Watch over Me,” according to USA Today. The singer also performed her own classics, such as “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination,” “You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” “Neither One of Us” and “If I Were Your Woman.” With two backup singers, she also belted out 1991 hit “Superwoman,” a song she first recorded with Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle, USA Today reported. To round out the show, Knight performed the song she’s arguably best known for —“Midnight Train to Georgia.” More photos of the Essence Fest are on page 9. Photo by HERBERT LEWIS
Deliberations Restarted in Transit Shooting Trial Held in Los Angeles BY GREG RISLING AP WRITER
A jury began deliberations anew July 7 in the racially charged trial of a former San Francisco Bay area transit officer accused of murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform.
A Million People ‘Love Being Black’ BY INDIA ALLEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
When Kumi Rauf began coining the saying “I love being black” in 2003, he never imagined 1 million people would become fans of it. But that’s exactly what happened. Now, many years later, I Love
Being Black has not only become a full-time business for Rauf but also a Facebook force to be reckoned with. On June 27 at 4:30 p.m., it was official: I Love Being Black had 1 million fans on Facebook. “I was blown away,” Rauf said. “I knew at some point that day we were going to hit the milestone, and
HAITIAN PRIDE — Pictured: Children in Haiti wear “I Love being Black” Tshirts donated by Kumi Rauf to the nonprofit Haiti Soleil. According to the organization’s director, Nadege Clitandre, the shirts helped the youths in the program understand their role in the global community and gave them a sense a pride.
when we did, I still kind of didn’t grasp it.” I Love Being Black is now more than a mere slogan. It’s an apparel company that sells a variety of garments from T-shirts to leggings, all with the slogan “I Love being Black” printed on them. Started up in 2005, I Love Being Black was originally a way for Rauf to inspire self-love in other black people, especially those he went to college with at the University of California, Santa Barbara. “Really the initial idea came from some racial tension at UCSB,” Rauf said. “I started to notice the self-hatred that many blacks had more … and it made me want to put out a positive message … not to put any other community down but to uplift ours.” Rauf printed the slogan on a few T-shirts, wore them and quickly realized there was a market for his idea. “In 2004, I went to the African Marketplace and I couldn’t go 10 feet without someone asking or commenting on my shirt,” Rauf said. See BEING BLACK, page 10
The jury restarted talks after a male juror who had a vacation commitment was replaced by a female alternate. The panel, now comprised of eight women and four men, was expected to break for the day before noon because another juror had a doctor’s appointment. Former officer Johannes Mehserle, 28, who is white, has pleaded not guilty in the shooting of 22year-old Oscar Grant when officers responded to a fight at the train station.
Mehserle claimed he mistakenly pulled his handgun instead of a Taser during the incident on New Year’s Day 2009 that was videotaped by bystanders. The case went to the jury July 2. The jury asked its first question July 7 relating to a possible conviction for voluntary manslaughter, seeking clarification on whether provocation can come from sources other than suspects. See OSCAR GRANT, page 10
NEWS IN BRIEF THE SOUTHLAND Mother Sues County Over Daughter’s Disappearance (AP) — A woman whose daughter disappeared after being released from a sheriff’s substation in Malibu has sued Los Angeles County.
Mitrice Richardson
Latice Sutton’s wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of herself and her daughter, Mitrice Richardson, was filed June 29 in Los Angeles Superior Court. Other allegations include civil rights violations and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Richardson has never been found. Sutton argues that her 24year-old daughter should have been given a mental health evaluation instead of being released at night without a car or identification, after she couldn’t pay a restaurant bill. Investigators say she was behaving bizarrely and had been suffering from bipolar disorder. The case seeks unspecified damages. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said he can’t comment on the suit. See BRIEFS, page 4
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OPINION EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON
Steele Got it Right About Afghanistan, But for the Wrong Reason Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has ticked off President Obama, most Democrats, nearly all Republicans, and much of the military brass. Steele’s sacrilege was to tell a partial truth about the war in Afghanistan. It has become Obama’s war, if not by choice, as Steele says, at least by default. Steele’s aim was to heap blame on Obama for waging a drifting, lethal, costly, and at times, confused war without end. It was yet another naked Steele partisan political attack on Obama. At first glance, it seemed strange, though, for Steele to sound like an anti-war dove. And GOP war hawks let him know that when they screamed for his resignation. But Steele gambled that he could float this attack line since polls show that a majority of Americans consistently either oppose the war or are befuddled by it. Steele, no surprise, backpedaled fast after the howls of protest and screamed for more troops to win the war. But Steele’s point about Obama and the war is valid. On two occasions as a presidential candidate, and once before he became a candidate, Obama said or strongly suggested that escalation of the Afghan war would be in the cards if he was elected.
In his anti-Iraq war speech at Chicago’s Federal Plaza on Oct. 2, 2002, Obama went on the attack. He blasted the war and called it a drain on American resources and a foreign policy nightmare. He repeatedly called it a dumb war. The “dumb-war” characterization implied that there are wars that are worth waging. He made it clear that he was not a reflexive opponent of all wars. The United States was simply fighting the wrong war, in the wrong place. He demanded that thenPresident George W. Bush fight an all-out, no-holds-barred war against terrorism. Though he did not mention Afghanistan directly, in the speech it didn’t take much to connect the terrorism dots to Afghanistan. Six months after he announced his presidential candidacy, in a speech in August 2007 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Obama left no doubt that Afghanistan would be his number one target for attack if he was elected. He made an impassioned promise to wage what he dubbed the war that had to be won. He spelled out in detail his plan of attack. It was virtually identical to the plan he laid out in his West Point speech.
He vowed to drastically increase troop strength, ramp up spending on an array of militaryrelated programs such as mobile special forces, pacification teams, intelligence operations, and to beef up military aid to Pakistan. He vowed to take the war to the Taliban in Northwest Pakistan. Eleven months after his Wilson Center speech, Obama was still only the “presumptive” democratic presidential candidate. Yet, in a CBS “Face the Nation” interview, he promised to “finish the job” in Afghanistan. These are the exact same words that he used to sell escalation in interviews in the build-up to his West Point speech. In the time he’s been in the Oval Office, Obama has hardened on the military option, and repeatedly pledged that he’ll redeploy troops as fast as he can from Iraq to Afghanistan. Obama has never cited Pentagon pressure as his reason for upping the military ante in Afghanistan, even during the flap with ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The Pentagon has certainly hammered hard for troop escalation. But the massive troop increase and billions more in spending on it is clearly his call — a call he made and See HUTCHINSON, page 3
Pink Princesses, Blue Commandos BY SIKIVU HUTCHINSON
My daughter is no princess. Loud, assertive and headstrong, she would just as soon stomp on a castle drawbridge with her size six feet than pine coyly from it, twirling a dainty lock of hair, waiting for a Ken doll suitor. Yet the multibillion-dollar media marketing regime is poised to shoehorn her 2-year-old self into being one. As any parent with eyes and a pulse knows, a trip to Americana’s favorite non-unionized big-box retailers is a crash course in the enduring power of gender segregation. Trundling through the “girls’ ” toy aisle, maneuvering the explosion of pink frilliness, one expects to bump into June Cleaver or Donna Reed. Baby dolls, play ovens, play houses, strollers, dressup kits, make-up and princess accessories, addle the senses. Around the corner in the boys’ commando-intraining section, trucks, science kits, building sets, blocks, action figures, guns and other rough ‘n’ tough paraphernalia signal a return to the jungle of discovery, adventure, violence and enterprise. In the ostensibly secular democratic West, this surfeit of consumer options represents “choice,” rather than cultural indoctrination. Unlike in the fundamentalist monolithically repressive Middle East, little American girls certainly aren’t programmed to be subservient. Women in power broker positions abound and capitalist consumption is politically “neutral.” Indeed, proponents of shattered glass ceilings point to recent job data
that suggest American women are actually making bigger employment gains than men are. The decline of the construction and manufacturing industries has severely limited men’s job opportunities. Coupled with the higher proportion of women in four-year colleges, American women would seem to be making out like gangbusters. There are serious flaws in this premise. First, the gender wage gap shows no signs of narrowing. According to the Center for American Progress, women are the primary breadwinners in more than one-third of American families. Women are still relegated to the lowest-paying service industry jobs in child care, clerical work, domestic work and teaching. And black women, who are more likely to be single working parents than women of other ethnicities, remain at the bottom of the gender wage ladder. Secondly, the new job data fail to account for the double and triple burdens of women’s work. Regardless of whether they are custodians or corporate execs, women continue to be saddled with the majority of child care, housework and adult caregiving. The minute a working mother hits the door, down time is sacrificed for cleaning, parenting, cooking and counseling duties. Sacrifice becomes a woman’s life creed. And it is this message that store flotillas of pink baby dolls, strollers and play houses instill in little sacrificial princesses in training. Recently, when my students
presented a workshop on gender stereotypes in retail to a group of their peers, the sole male participant commented that he had been tar- Sikivu Hutchinson geted for not conforming to the model of “hard” masculinity because he liked to do hair. For young men, any activity that is remotely associated with caring or nurturing is feminine and therefore “gay.” As feminist writer Derrick McMahon notes in his article, “Boys and Baby Dolls”: “Boys who wish to play with baby dolls are seen as punks, sissies, and weak … Parents are quick to tell little boys that they have no business playing with baby dolls.” While young girls who express interest in traditionally masculine pursuits like car maintenance or science are tolerated as tomboys going through a phase, boys are punished with the heterosexist stigma of being less “manly.” The consequences of this are exemplified by the epidemic of black male homicide. Trained to be hard, aggressive and indifferent to the value of each others’ lives, young black males are inured to the violence they inflict upon each other. What would it mean then, for the future of African American communities, if there were a paradigm shift, and boys were raised to be caring and nurturing? Biological determinists argue See SIKIVU, page 15
Honoring Our Legacies BY MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
All of us have a responsibility to honor the leaders who came before us and paved our way. We have a special obligation to preserve the homes and other physical places that serve as a tangible connection between history and the next generation. Thousands of people who never had the privilege of meeting Martin Luther King Jr. in person visit Atlanta every year to walk along Auburn Avenue, step inside the Heritage Sanctuary at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and tour the house at 501 Auburn Ave. NE where King was born. When they do, for a little while they have the chance to feel as if they were walking in King’s footsteps. There are many similar historical sites that play a key part in our shared story, and we need to support ongoing preservation attempts to keep these places — and the memories they hold — alive for our children and grandchildren. One is the W.E.B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite in Great Barrington, Mass. Many people know Du Bois’ name and know he was one of the first great black civil rights and intellectual leaders. He was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University, a founding leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the founding
editor of the NAACP’s journal, The Crisis. He wrote many influential books and articles, including the classic “The Souls of Black Marian Wright Folk,” and reEdelman mained a tireless crusader for the rights of black people around the world until his death in Ghana at age 95 in late August 1963, around the same time of the famous March on Washington, when King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. But not everyone knows that Du Bois grew up in New England. His childhood home in Western Massachusetts, which was on property that had been in Du Bois’ mother’s family for 200 years, tells its own stories about the legacy of free blacks in that region. Sadly, even though Du Bois treasured the property and was thrilled when he gained ownership of it as an adult, the house fell into ruins after his death. But happily the site is now a National Historic Landmark, and the group Friends of the W.E.B. Du Bois Homesite is working with the Du Bois Center of the University of Massachusetts Libraries to restore and maintain it. We need to support and champion their efforts. See EDELMAN, page 3
FOR THE RECORD In the July 1 article called “Grant Killing Garners Little Attention With Nat’l Media,” the L.A. Watts Times reported that Johannes Mehserle is the first California police officer to be tried for murder for killing someone in the line of duty. However, at least two other California police officers have also been tried for the same thing. Also, the Los Angeles Times disputes our source Earl Ofari Hutchinson’s comment about its paper having only written three stories about the Grant case. In fact, the Times has published several pieces and news briefs about the trial. The L.A. Watts Times publishes commentaries by writers with the intent of sharing a range of viewpoints. The opinions expressed by the newspaper’s writers are their own and not necessarily shared by the newspaper.
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BUSINESS BIZSHORTS Shades of Business to Present ‘Meet the Experts’ Mixer (Shades of Business) — Shades of Business will present “Meet the Experts” mixer, featuring local social media gurus July 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Kravings World Fusion Steakhouse, 18663 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. The event is for those seeking to figure out a new social media strategy. Participants will mix and mingle with the local experts that will show them how to create memorable profiles, get more “friends” and “followers” than ever, get the most out of search engine optimization and blog their way to more revenue. Information: www.kravingsfusion.com. More information: Nia Mansell, (888) 824-8700, events@ shadesofbusiness.com.
EDELMAN Continued from page 2 It was too late to save Du Bois’ actual home, but an example of an ongoing successful drive to restore a key historical site is the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, N.Y. Tubman bought land in Auburn in 1857 with the assistance of abolitionist Sen. William Seward, a few years before her final rescue mission trip South as “Conductor of the Underground Railroad.” Her house and several other buildings on the property became a haven for her family and other friends, boarders and guests. Like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, Tubman was a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church, and near the end of her life she deeded her property to the church so it could carry on her work there running the John Brown Home for the Aged. The home closed a few years after Tubman’s death in 1913, and the property fell into disrepair over
HUTCHINSON Continued from page 2 firmly decided on long before he ever got to the White House. Some hopeful Afghan war critics blame the Pentagon, GOP war hawks, defense contractors and oil interests for twisting Obama’s arm to escalate. This helps to rationalize their bitter disappointment at the president’s escalation decision. The truth, though, is that Afghanistan is the war that Obama passionately believes is the right war to fight and win. Steele got that much right, but despite his reversal under fire, Steele is still the consummate political animal. And the war, like much else about Obama and the GOP’s assault on him, oozes with political malice. As casualties mount, and public head scratching grows over the inability to deliver anything resembling a knock-out punch to the insurgents, and the corruption of the Hamid Karzai regime continues to grate, public frustrations and protests over the war will rise. Steele and the GOP will loudly remind any and all that Obama put his indelible stamp on the conflict, and if it’s a muddle, then it’s a mud-
Comerica Bank Named One of 40 Best Companies for Diversity by Black Enterprise Magazine DALLAS (Comerica) — Black Enterprise Magazine has named Comerica Bank as one the “40 Best Companies for Diversity.” Comerica received high marks from the publication for its strong commitment to supplier diversiLinda Forte ty, among other key areas measured. “Earning recognition from Black Enterprise Magazine is particularly gratifying given the key categories examined,” Linda Forte, Comerica Bank senior vice president of Business Affairs and the bank’s chief diversity officer, said
the next several decades. But in the late 1940s the AME Zion Church, women’s clubs, and the city of Auburn began raising money to restore the house, which was dedicated in 1953. The AME Zion Church was still supporting the Harriet Tubman Home when the Rev. Lula Williams began working there in the early 1970s. As Williams looked through a few pieces of Tubman memorabilia on display during her first visit to the house, her eye was drawn to several 19th-century newspaper clippings folded up in an old Bible, and she decided to see what she could do to preserve the articles properly. That first preservation work eventually grew into a drive to refurbish the entire house as a memorial to Tubman, supported in part by fundraising from AME Zion congregations across the world. From restoring the wood floors to searching for period antique furnishings to planting gardens on the property, Williams was involved in dle that he made. Three failed and flawed wars and the public’s distaste for those wars helped topple two sitting democratic presidents and hopelessly discredited a Republican president. Steele would love nothing better for the same public distaste for the war to politically damage Obama. That’s the wrong part of Steele’s initial outburst. The peril to Obama, though, of turning Afghanistan into a singleminded crusade remains. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a political analyst and author of “How Obama Governed,” among other works. His nationally heard talk show is on KTYM-AM 1460 AM Los Angeles, Fridays, 9:30 a.m., and KPFK Pacifica Radio 90.7 Los Angeles, Saturdays, noon, Pacific Standard Time. Hutchinson is also president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, which has weekly news, discussion and speaker forums. Attendees can come hear and dialogue with community leaders, elected officials and policymakers on Thursdays, 7 p.m., at the Lucy Florence Cultural Center, 3551 W. 43rd St., Los Angeles. Information: (323) 383-6145.
(Community Build) — A free summer festival and job expo, cosponsored by Councilman Bernard Parks, will take place July 31,
WASHINGTON (SBA) — In three years, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative has supported nearly $500 million in Patriot Express loans to small busi-
nesses owned and operated by veterans, reservists and their spouses. Patriot Express Loans, which can be used to start or expand a small business, increased over the past two years due in part to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which raised loan guarantees to 90 percent, and temporarily eliminated fees for borrowers on all SBA loans. To date, more than 6,000 loans have been made. The Patriot Express loan can be used for most business purposes, including start-up, expansion, equipment purchases, working capital, inventory or businessoccupied real-estate purchases. Local SBA district offices can provide lists of Patriot Express lenders in their areas. Details on the initiative can be found at www.sba.gov/patriotexpress. Information: www.sba.gov/vets. See BIZSHORTS, page 15
every effort. She founded the Harriet Tubman Memorial Library at the site and eventually became the curator when the restored house became the Harriet Tubman Museum. Tubman’s property is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. Williams remembered what a joy it was to be involved in recreating Tubman’s life in Auburn and how deeply she continues to be moved by Harriet Tubman’s legacy:
“She showed that a purposeful life keeps on giving and can inspire people beyond your lifetime.” Sacred places like these help all of us to keep a connection to these leaders and our legacy of struggle for freedom and justice. As these leaders continue to live on and inspire us, they also remind us that freedom is not free and that we must constantly be vigilant. We all need to do what we can to preserve and sup-
port these special sites for generations to come. Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund, whose Leave No Child Behind mission is to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information, go to www.childrensdefense.org.
in a press release. “This honor is a tribute to our senior leadership and employees who make a commitment to diversity each and every day at Comerica.” To select the 2010 companies recognized this year, Black Enterprise sent surveys to the nation’s top 1,000 businesses as well as to the 50 global companies with strong U.S. operations. The final scores, along with the results of reporting and research conducted by the editorial staff, were used to determine the “40 Best Companies for Diversity” and has been featured in the June issue of the magazine.
Summer Festival and Job Expo Scheduled
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Algin Sutton Recreation Center, 8800 S. Hoover St., Los Angeles. There will be employers on hand, activities for kids, a free health screening, free community services, giveaways and more. All are welcome to attend the job expo. Preregister with Community Build Inc. FamilySource Center to be eligible for the invitation-only portion of the event. Information/RSVP: (323) 789-9950.
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that became a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington. Also featured in the discussion will be Latricia Rogers, executive assistant at the Heal Foundation Inc., a nonprofit that provides health services. Admission is free. Parking is $8 at 39th and Figueroa streets. Information: (213) 744-7432, www.caamuseum.org. MUMMIES EXHIBIT — Mummies of the World, the largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled, has opened at the California Science Center. It’s a collection of more than 100 mummies, both intentionally preserved and accidentally made by nature. The mummies come from Egypt, Asia, Oceania, South America and Europe. The exhibition also demonstrates how mummification is often a natural process, one that occurs in the hot, dry desert sands of Peru or as a result of extreme acts of nature, as in the eternal ice of the Italian Alps. Information: californiasciencecenter.org. SEMINAR — A free Long Beach Business seminar will be held July 9, 8 to 11 a.m., with check-in at 7:30 a.m., at the Assistance League of Long Beach, 6220 E. Spring St. The free seminar will include representatives from the Board of Equalization, Franchise Tax Board, Internal Revenue Service, Employment Development Department and other agencies. Topics to be presented include state payroll and sales and use tax updates, enterprise zone tax
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credits and benefits, federal tax credits and incentives, and local resources for business owners. Registration: (888) 847-9652, www.boe.ca. gov/sutax/sbf.htm. FORECLOSURE PROGRAM — The California Foreclosure Institute will present a free two-hour workshop for beginner investors and realtors on how to find and buy foreclosure properties July 13, 6:30 p.m., at Hotel Current, 5325 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach. Reservations are required. RSVP: www.foreclosureworkshop.net, (888) 285-0101. TOURNAMENT — The second annual Nike 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will take place Aug. 6 to 8 at L.A. LIVE, Staples Center and along Chick Hearn Court in downtown Los Angeles. It is the largest organized basketball event in L.A., playing host to nearly 500 teams. Players of all ages, gender and skill levels are invited to participate. Individual brackets will be divided into appropriate divisions based on skill, age, gender and height to achieve “level” competition. Teams may consist of a maximum of four players, with a minimum of three players required. There will be live music, celebrity coaching clinics and prize giveaways. Registration for the tournament is open now until July 16. Teams can register online or by calling AEG at (213) 742-7115. Team registration is $160 for a team of four. Special Olympics and wheelchair divisions are free of charge. Information: www.nike3on3.com. BLOCK PARTIES — On the third Wednesday of each month from 5 to 9 p.m., summer celebrations will take place in downtown Culver City. Angelenos will be able to taste food from the area’s restaurants, sip wine and cocktails as the sun goes down, hear live music under the stars, shop and sample from one-of-a-kind boutiques and view art at gallery openings. The summer block parties will feature special offers and free goodies from more than 25 participating businesses throughout the downtown area, as well as outdoor entertainment and activities ranging from wine and food tastings to free poledancing lessons. Valet and free twohour parking are available. Dates for the parties will be July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15 and Oct. 20. Information: www.downtownculvercity.com. FA B F O U R — S u m m e r Soundzz will present The Fab Four July 9, 7:30 p.m., at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Plaza, 300 E. Green St. With live renditions of Beatles’ songs, the Fab Four aims to make you think you are watching the real thing. Their stage show includes three costume changes representing every era of the Beatles’ career. Hear live performances of such classics as “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Yesterday,” “A Day In The Life” and more. Gates open at 7 p.m. Single ticket prices are $20 for general admission, $30 for a table seat and $250 for a private table for 10. Season tickets for all four shows are $60 for general admission, $90 for a table seat, and $750 for a private table for 10. Ticket information: http://coolpasadena. com, Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000, ticketmaster.com.
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Schwarzenegger Announces $7.5M Anti-Gang Funding (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced $7.5 million in grants to help fund crime prevention and gang intervention programs in California.
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Speaking in Los Angeles on June 30, the governor said the money would go toward education, job training and placement programs for youths deemed to be at risk of gang involvement or currently in a gang. The money comes from federal Workforce Investment Act funds. Schwarzenegger also announced the California Highway Patrol would step up anti-gang activity in 15 cities it helps patrol around the state.
Audit: L.A. Fails to Collect Millions in Fines, Fees (AP) — An audit says Los Angeles is losing $260 million a year because it’s not collecting nearly half of parking ticket fines and various service fees. City Controller Wendy Greuel released an audit July 1 of six city departments: police, fire, housing, transportation, sanitation and building and safety. The audit concludes the city collected just 53 percent of some $553 million in fines and fees during the 2008-09 fiscal year. Greuel recommends creating a centralized billing process. City Councilman Paul Koretz said the uncollected money could have helped fill a budget gap that has forced the city to make hundreds of layoffs, including around 200 that took effect July 1.
SoCal Public Transportation Fares Jump 6 Percent (AP) — Public transportation fares have been raised in Southern California. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has raised fares 6 percent, starting July 1, on Metrolink trains, buses, subways and light rail systems. Metrolink serves five Southern California counties. It’s the first MTA fare hike in two years. The one-way cash fare is now $1.50, up from $1.25, and the daily pass now costs $6, up from $5. Monthly passes went from $62 to $75. Fares remain the same for students, people with disabilities, Medicare recipients and people who are 62 or older. The MTA had planned to raise fares a year ago, but the hike was postponed because of the passage of Measure R, the county’s latest sales tax to raise money for transportation projects.
State Bans Welfare Cards at Strip Clubs (AP) — The California Department of Social Services is in the process of deactivating state-issued debit cards in strip clubs following a report that welfare recipients used their cards to withdraw cash at the clubs. The Los Angeles Times reported June 30 that more than $12,000 from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was dispensed from 2007 to 2009 at several adult clubs, according to the department. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered the department to remove the clubs from the official list of businesses where welfare recipients can withdraw benefits using the state-issued cards. Last week Schwarzenegger also barred welfare cards at casino ATMs following a Times report that CalWORKS cards were used to withdraw cash in more than half the casinos in the state.
Israel Hicks, Founding Artistic Director of Ebony Repertory Theatre, Dies (ERT) — Israel Hicks, founding artistic director of Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT), died July 3 after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 66. Hicks was the co-founder and artistic director of Ebony Repertory Theatre, the resident company and operator of the Nate Holden PerIsrael Hicks forming Arts Center, a role he assumed in 2007. Most recently, Hicks staged ERT’s annual “Celebration of Black History: A Journey In Four Parts: History, Love, Men, and Women.” He received the 2009 NAACP Theatre award for his direction of ERT’s inaugural production of August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running” (Ovation Award winner, Best Play and NAACP Theatre Award winner, Best Production). Hicks also directed the critically acclaimed Los Angeles premiere of the hit musical “Crowns.” He is survived by his second wife, Renee Harriston-Hicks. He was preceded in death by first wife, Catherine, and daughter, Victoria.
THE STATE More Blacks at UC San Diego, Despite Racist Party SAN DIEGO (AP) — There will be more black freshmen on the University of California, San Diego, campus this fall, but statistics released by the university shows African Americans represent less than 2 percent of the incoming class. UC San Diego stepped up efforts to recruit black students after an off-campus “Compton Cookout” party mocking African Americans made national headlines and led to protests. The university says there will be 68 black freshman this fall, up from 50 last year. Of the incoming class of 4,206, Asian Americans make up 48 percent. White students are 20 See BRIEFS, page 6
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Continued from page 4 percent of the class and 16 percent are Hispanic. Other UC campuses plan to release their enrollment figures next month.
THE NATION Longtime Civil Rights Lawyer William Taylor Dies WASHINGTON (AP) — William L. Taylor, a Washington lawyer and civil rights activist who fought in courts and on Capitol Hill to desegregate schools, has died. He was 78. Taylor died July 5 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., of complications from a fall, said his daughter, Lauren Taylor. He lived in William L. Taylor Washington. Taylor began advocating for civil rights while working for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund alongside Thurgood Marshall, who would later become a Supreme Court justice. In 1958, Taylor helped write the NAACP’s legal brief for the Supreme Court case that compelled schools in Little Rock, Ark., to comply with the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 that outlawed public school segregation. Taylor went on to serve as general counsel and staff director to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He led research that contributed to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. In the late 1960s, he left government and launched two organizations that monitored the government’s efforts to enforce civil rights laws. Later victories included leading the negotiations that resulted in the voluntary desegregation of St. Louis schools in the 1980s.
Black History Site Excavated in S. Jersey WESTAMPTON, N.J. (AP) — A group of Temple University archaeology students and volunteers is excavating what they call an important African American historical site. They say an entire village is buried near Rancocas Creek in Westampton Township outside Mount Holly. It includes at least 18 houses, a church, roadways, an alley, several wells, and large parts of a cemetery, where 13 graves of African American troops from the Civil War are marked by headstones. The researchers say six times as many may lie in unmarked graves. David Orr, the Temple professor and historical archaeologist overseeing the project, says the site is one of the most historically
important in New Jersey. Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.philly.com.
THE DIASPORA Nigeria Escapes Ban Over Government Interference ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria escaped a worldwide football ban on July 5 after FIFA confirmed that the African country’s government had withdrawn its threat to suspend the national team for two years within the required deadline. FIFA released a statement saying it had received a letter from the government revoking the threat before the 6 p.m. local time cutoff point that football’s governing had recently set. FIFA had intended to suspend Nigeria from world football if the threat wasn’t revoked because its rules forbid governments to interfere in football’s affairs. Earlier on July 5, the office for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan released a statement rescinding the threat, which arose due to corruption allegations and the national team’s disappointing World Cup performance in which it only earned one point. The federation “assured the president of their commitment to evolving an enduring football development program, and grow a new senior national team that will bring glory, rather than consistent embarrassment to Nigeria on the world stage,” the government statement read.
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COMMUNITY MEETINGS, FORUMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Free National Flood Insurance Program Workshops Slated (L.A. County) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will host two free workshops on the National Flood Insurance Program on July 13. The workshops will provide an overview of the NFIP. Topics will include how the NFIP works, flood maps, flood zone disputes, mandatory purchase requirements, and recent and upcoming changes to the program. The 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. workshops are designed for insurance agents, lenders and realtors, while an afternoon workshop from 2 to 5 p.m. is geared for local community officials, floodplain managers, engineers, developers and contractors. Licensed California property and casualty insurance agents, and certified floodplain managers who attend, can earn three hours of continuing education credit. The workshops will be held at the Department of Public Works’ Alhambra Conference Room, 900 S. Fremont St., Alhambra. Preregistration is required and can be made online: www.w ater.ca.gov/floodmgmt/lrafmo/fm b/fas/nfip/workshop/dwr.cfm.
Calif. Children Missing Out on Meals During Summer Months (CAFB) — Almost 80,000 fewer California children took part in the Summer Nutrition Programs in July 2009 compared to July 2008, according to a new report, “Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation,” by the Food Research and Action Center. This represents a 13 percent decline in participation at a time when participation in other federal safety-net programs is on the rise. Nationally, the participation rate fell by 2.5 percent. Leaders of the California Association of Food Banks and the California Food Policy Advocates said the significant drop-off in summer meal program participation means many low-income children in the state were going without enough nutritious food. The Summer Nutrition Programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provide meals to children who rely on free and reduced-price school meals during the school year. Summer meals are offered at participating sites, such as public and private schools, city- or countyrun children’s summer programs or nonprofit programs, with federal funding provided to offset the costs. In California, families can find nearby summer meal sites by visiting: www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/ summersites10.asp.
Don Knabe Becomes Chair of Metro (Metro) — Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe took over as chairman of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board of directors, effective July 1. He replaces outgoing board chairman and Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian.
In a press release, Knabe said he would promote a balanced transportation plan that equitably benefits residents in all parts of Los Angeles County.
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Efforts must also include accelerating upgrades to highways and improving the existing mass transit system, he said. Knabe was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1996 and represents the Fourth District, which spans from Marina del Rey to the Palos Verdes Peninsula to Long Beach all the way east to Diamond Bar and dozens of cities in between. The Fourth District also includes Catalina Island and San Clemente Island. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will serve as the board’s first vice chair and L.A. County Supervisor Michael Antonovich will serve as second vice chair.
Poizner Announces Pay-AsYou-Drive Auto Insurance (Office of Steve Poizner) — Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that the Automobile Club of Southern California has submitted an application to offer a program that rewards California drivers who voluntarily drive fewer miles with lower auto insurance rates. The voluntary pay-as-youdrive initiative is a program that will allow insurers to offer plans
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based on more accurate mileage, so that people who choose to drive less will pay less for auto insurance, Poizner said in a press release. The Auto Club of Southern California is the second insurer to submit a rating plan in which drivers’ auto insurance rates will depend on actual mileage driven instead of estimated mileage. Assuming that the Auto Club obtains approval, its customers will have an option to remain under the current estimated mileage program, in which mileage is estimated by the policyholder and self-reported to the insurer, or they may move into one of two new verified mileage plans: “odometer verified” or “telematics verified.” The filing is now under review by the Department of Insurance.
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“Polluting vehicles harm the air. So here’s an idea. Help people retire them for good.” Actually, the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) already does that. Owners may receive $1000 to retire a vehicle that fails its Smog Check. To learn more and get an application, go to DriveHealthy.com.
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ARTS & CULTURE SHORT TAKES THEATER • The Attic Theatre is inaugurating a playwriting program for youth this summer. “The Young Playwrights in the Attic” program will provide students of all ages with the opportunity to study playwriting with professional writer and seasoned arts educator Craig Jessen, who is also a company member at the Attic. But the program is in danger of being cancelled this summer due to underenrollment. Two more students are needed for the program. Generous scholarships are available for qualifying youth. The Attic is at 5429 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. Information: (323) 5250600. • Caryn Ward, known as Erica Harrison on the television show “The Game,” reprises her role in Donald Welch’s stage play “The Bachelorette Party.”
what happens when boundaries are crossed and warnings are ignored. Additionally, Ward guest stars as Sexy Lexi on the new TV series “Love That Girl,” from the creators of “The Jamie Foxx Show.” Tickets for “The Bachelorette Party” are available at the Wilshire Ebell box office; Inglewood Tickets, which can be reached at (310) 671-6400; and all Ticketmaster locations. Information: www.CarynWard. com.
INTERNET • “The Proud and the Privileged” is a new African American online soap opera which can be seen at www.storiesourway.tv. Emma Young, former president and founder of the Black Screenwriters Association, is the show’s head writer. Darryl Manuel is the producer and co-director. Chip Eberhart is the show’s editor and co-director. And actors Christian Payton, Cynthia McWilliams and Cynthia “CJ” Maddox are on the soap.
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Ward, an original cast member of the play which first premiered in 2006, portrays a women suffering from a dark secret: domestic violence. The one-night-only performance will be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on July 10, 8 p.m., and features a star-studded cast, including Essence Atkins (“Are We There Yet?”) and Dawnn Lewis (of “A Different World” fame). “The Bachelorette Party” can be described as a celebration of friendship and the consequences of
• The 2010 annual Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo will take place July 17, 7 p.m., and July 18, 3:30 p.m., at the Industry Hills Expo Center, 16200 Temple Ave., City of Industry. Actors Glynn Turman and Reginald T. Dorsey will serve as the official grand marshal and co-grand marshal. Founded in 1984 by Lu Vason, the rodeo is a tool to educate the public about the African American West. Information: (310) 674-6700.
FILM • On July 29, 7 p.m., more than 460 select movie theaters will screen “Elvis on Tour: 75th Anniversary Celebration,” featuring award-winning 1972 footage as well as never-before-seen Elvis tour scenes, montage sequences produced by Martin Scorsese, and a specially produced, exclusive retrospective from Priscilla Presley. “Elvis on Tour,” Elvis’ last
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film before his death in 1977, follows him as he embarked on a 15city U.S. tour in April 1972. More than 25 performances spotlight Elvis’ talent, range and showmanship in captivating on-stage performances and intimate backstage rehearsals with his band. Shot with multi-cameras and presented in a split-screen format similar to “Woodstock” the movie, “Elvis on Tour” combines concert, rehearsal and backstage footage. Concert performances include “Burning Love,” “Don’t be Cruel,” “Teddy Bear” and more. Tickets for “Elvis on Tour” are available at participating local box offices, including: • Century City 15 with IMAX, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. • L.A. LIVE, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. • Bridge De Lux with IMAX, 6081 Center Drive, Los Angeles. • Long Beach 26 with IMAX, 7501 Carson Blvd., Long Beach. • Burbank 16 with IMAX, 125 E. Palm Ave., Burbank. Tickets are also available online at www.FathomEvents.com.
• Andrionna Williams, author of “In-Laws from Hell,” will appear July 17, 2 to 4 p.m., at Zahra’s Books & Things, 900 N. La Brea Ave., Inglewood, (310) 330-1300; and July 24, 3 to 5 p.m., at Smiley’s Books, 20220 Avalon Blvd., Carson, (310) 3248444.
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his writings. He lives in exile in the United States, and currently is a distinguished professor of comparative literature and English at the University of California, Irvine. The event will also serve as a benefit for Revolution Books/Libros Revolución. Tickets are $15. Admission for students with identification is $5. More ticket information: DowntownIndependent.com, (213) 4881303, librosrevo@yahoo.com.
• Autry National Center, at 4700 Western Heritage Way in Los Angeles, will present the “Sizzling Summer Nights” music series featuring Orquesta Charangoa July 15, 6 to 9 p.m. Since 1997, Charangoa has helped keep the flame of traditional charanga alive in Los Angeles. One of the few women in salsa, bandleader and arranger Fay Roberts fires up her flute in this distinct Cuban charanga-style orchestra. Charangoa has appeared in some of L.A.’s top venues, on KTTV’s “Good Day L.A.,” and at many festivals. Information: (323) 667-2000, www.theautry.org.
BOOKS • Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o will read and discuss his new book, “Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir,” in conversation with Michael Slate, KPFK radio host and writer for Revolution newspaper, July 25, 2 to 5 p.m., at Downtown Independent Theater, 251 S. Main St., Los Angeles. Thiong’o is a novelist and theorist of post-colonial literature and was imprisoned in Kenya for
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Pharrell Pens Score for ‘Despicable Me’ BY DARLENE DONLOE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Go ahead, call Pharrell Williams “despicable” and see what happens. He’ll probably smile and thank you for the compliment. Known as an artist, musician, writer, producer and fashion designer, Williams, The Neptunes and N.E.R.D artist better known as just Pharrell, is ecstatic to have scored his first movie, “Despicable Me,” (Universal) out nationwide July 9. “Despicable Me,” a 3-D CGI animated feature, is about Gru, a, well, despicable bad guy who likes to burst kid’s balloons for kicks. In order to hold the title as the best bad guy with the ultimate theft, Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) plans the definitive robbery: He plans to steal the moon. On his way to taking the celestial object, he finds himself not only in competition with another bad guy, but also becomes the father of three little orphaned girls. For Pharrell, whose latest N.E.R.D. album “Nothing,” was released June 15, this story was right up his alley. A kid at heart, for the longest Pharrell has quietly yearned to score a Hollywood movie. His interest peaked after seeing Jack Johnson’s musical involvement in creating the soundtrack to Universal’s animated “Curious George.”
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So, when the opportunity arose for him to score a film, Pharrell, who has worked with such music heavyweights as Justin Timberlake, Usher and Madonna, jumped at the chance. At a Santa Monica recording studio, the closely coiffed, multi Grammy Award-winner, who also helms a clothing line (Billionaire Boys Club Apparel Collection and Ice Cream), cuts a fine, fashionable figure in dark black glasses, a white T-shirt, blue bandana around his neck, blinding diamond studs in both ears and heavily tattooed arms. The L.A. Watts Times caught up with the affable, 30-something musician with boyish good looks to discuss the process of writing original music for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s film and how much he enjoyed being “Despicable.” LAWT: How did you become
involved in this project? P: The music director at the time was Kathy Nelson at Universal Studios. She and I had done “Tokyo Drift” and two “Fast and Furious” projects. She had a project called “Curious George.” She worked with Jack Johnson, and he was able to not only score, but do original songs for the film. And, I was so envious. I was like, ‘Look, you know, I gotta be honest with you.’ Jealous is the word I used, but honestly it was envious. I am such a kid. I eat breakfast cereal at two in the morning when I don’t have much to do the next day. I’m up late at night eating cereal and watching Boomerang cartoons. Boomerang played all of the cartoons I was raised on. You know, Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Daffy and the gang. Also, the Smurfs, which was See ‘DESPICABLE ME’, page 10
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ARTS & CULTURE The Los Angeles premiere of “Sinners and Saints” took place June 30 at the Arclight in Hollywood.
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The 2010 Essence Music Festival took place July 2 to 4 in New Orleans.
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The Los Angeles Premiere of “The Fallen Faithful” took place June 21 at the Arclight in Hollywood.
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Review: Book Celebrates 50 Years of ‘Mockingbird’ BY KENDAL WEAVER AP WRITER
“Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird” (Harper, 210 pages, $24.99), by Mary McDonagh Murphy. A heartfelt appreciation of a novel loved by millions over generations, “Scout, Atticus & Boo” is a collection of interviews that Mary McDonagh Murphy conducted for a documentary film about the best-selling book “To Kill a Mockingbird” and its famous author, Harper Lee.
Lee has refused to be interviewed since the burst of celebrity she enjoyed in the 1960s when her novel won the Pulitzer Prize and was made into a classic movie, with Gregory Peck portraying the book’s Atticus Finch, the lawyer who defends a black man unjustly accused of raping a white woman in the 1930s small-town South. Lee would not be interviewed for this book, either, not even when wooed by Oprah Winfrey over a meal at the Four Seasons restaurant in Manhattan, N.Y.
BEING BLACK Continued from page 1 Jimmy Jam, the screen printer Rauf’s been using since 2005, remembers when I Love Being Black was in its infancy. “I was part of the movement with the (Black) Panthers and black organizations in the ’60s, and with all of the consciousness we had, we never thought of making a shirt that said, ‘I Love being Black,’” Jam said. “(Rauf) has been a trend setter without really being racial or stepping on people’s toes. He’s been an inspiration for a lot of people,” Jam said. Rauf’s cultural pride can be traced back to his parents, who made sure to instill in him a sense of black pride and knowledge of black history that was not readily available in Rauf’s hometown of Santa Cruz. “It’s not the blackest place on the planet,” Rauf said. “But my parents made sure to connect with other blacks in the community.” It wasn’t exclusive, and they didn’t say don’t make friends with whites, Rauf said. But they really wanted their kids to find a sense of identity and cultural pride through in any environment. In August 2008, Rauf opened a Facebook account for I Love Being Black. Since then, it continues to attract a committed following. At its peak, the account was adding 13,000 fans per day. Now it averages 3,000 fans daily, with the majority being from Atlanta, New York and Chicago. The site also has international fans. “About 20 to 25 percent of our Facebook fans are from countries other than the U.S.,” Rauf said. “This helps me to remember that this movement is international.” Though I Love Being Black
Murphy, instead, opts to interview a few celebrities of her own (Tom Brokaw, Rosanne Cash, Winfrey), a dozen or so writers, (Rick Bragg, Anna Quindlen, Scott Turow), along with friends and associates of Lee, 84, who lives in Monroeville, Ala. All give their take on the book and its impact, the author and her life. This book is for Lee’s most devoted fans. Perhaps they alone could enjoy its irritatingly repetitive structure — time and again interviewees ruminate over why Lee never published a second book, why she chose to avoid the public spotlight and her relationship with childhood friend Truman Capote. In between there is genuinely thought-provoking commentary, such as James McBride’s view that the book, hailed for its young heroine Scout’s resistance to racial injustice, falls short in its treatment of its black characters. McBride, author of “The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother,” says Lee is “an American treasure” who took an admirable stand, but he disagrees sharply with those who call her “a very brave writer because she wrote about those subjects.”
Rauf’s commitment to the black community goes beyond his business and self-pride. I Love Being Black has contributed to a number of black nonprofits, including the Black Women’s Health Conference; the National Society of Black Engineers; and the Los Angeles-based Sisters Against Drugs and Alcohol Abuse. Nadege Clitandre, founder and executive director of Haiti Soleil, a nonprofit that focuses on youth education in Haiti, said Rauf’s contribution to the organization was LOVING BLACKNESS — Kumi Rauf is credit- essential in young Haied with coining the phrase “I love being black.” An tians understanding their apparel company of the same name sells a variety of role in the global comgarments — from T-shirts to leggings — bearing the munity. slogan. In late June, “I Love Being Black” garnered Rauf sent some Tmore than a million Facebook fans. The company, shirts to kids in the youth founded by Rauf in 2005, strives to use its positive summer program and it message to uplift the black community. gave them a sense a pride, Clitandre said. It has enjoyed great success, Rauf said not everyone is always happy provided them with an understanding of how to place Haitian identity to hear the message. “Some non-black people get in a larger black community, she offended,” he said. “A few times added. With his sights on the future, someone said, ‘Oh, that’s a funny shirt.’ But I just laugh inside Rauf plans to expand I Love Being because I know that some people Black. “Aside from fashion, we basi… respond like that because they think if we were given one wish, it cally want I Love Being Black to become an umbrella that branches would be to not be black. “When it’s quite the opposite, out as a resource for others to learn because we’ve been through a lot, about black culture and history,” and our history is checkered with Rauf said. “We want to be a hub for success and hardship. But overcom- everything black and give back to ing extreme oppression is where our different efforts that are furthering the black community.” pride comes from.”
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Novelist Mark Childress (“Crazy in Alabama”) was born in Monroeville, and he believes Lee’s novel was “a radical book at that time in the South.” “It gives white Southerners a way to understand the racism that they’ve been brought up with and to find another way,” he says. As for those much-chewedover questions — Why no second book? Why the years of silence? —
Lee’s sister, Alice Finch Lee, and Winfrey provide succinct answers that they say came from Lee’s own mouth. Neither answer is a surprise — she couldn’t top “Mockingbird” and she’s a private person like the novel’s Boo Radley — but they give the book a telling, firsthand dimension that it often lacks from one admiring interview subject to the next.
‘DESPICABLE ME’ Continued from page 8 around ’82 when I was a kid. … That’s a big part of my personality. So, in explaining my affinity for animation and how it would be completely a dream come true to be a part of it, she said, ‘OK, fine, I understand.” Cause she could see in my eyes that I was hurt. Like, ‘Why wouldn’t you ask me?’ You ask me for like hip-hop records. I was saying, ‘Man, don’t you know enough about me. We’re friends. I’m a big, huge kid. I’m the first person you should ask.’ She said, ‘The next thing that comes on my desk, you’re going to be the first person I call.’ And, so, she did, and it was “Despicable Me.” LAWT: You’ve never written anything depressing, sad or mean. How did you get in a despicable state of mind? P: When you look at Gru, he’s a guy that has issues. Now that I’m the age, I am I know why personalities are the way they are. They are weathered entities. We’re all just walking molds. You can see what we’ve been through. Gru was much like that. He was so mean, but had a lot of fun. I thought he had a Grinch type of feel. But, you begin to realize the Grinch did it to be dastardly; Gru did it because he thought that was the way, because that’s the way he was treated as a child. He learned to have more enjoyment in being mean to people because he thought that was the only way. It was me, Chris Meledandri (producer), Kathy Nelson and my manager. We were all sitting around in the control room on the couches and I was like, “I’m having a bad, bad day. It’s about time that I get my way.” And, I just thought about it from the per-
spective of someone sitting in traffic. That’s where Gru’s theme comes from. LAWT: What is your creative process for this film, versus working with an artist? P: When I’m producing for an artist, usually I look at them. I usually do deductions. I look at them and deduce what is missing. With this, it is not looking at a personality and choosing out of four or five templates for how a song goes. You gotta figure out a way that when they go down, you feel it. LAWT: Take us into your world. How do you work? P: You score scene for scene. You’re not scoring like one thing all the way down, which would be interesting to try to do. It happens in fragments. Most of the time when I would see something, I would just play what’s in my head right then and there. Then when you put against a film, maybe this part didn’t work, but then it gives you a really brilliant idea. It gives you a great option and that option ends up being even better and you just stand back. LAWT: Are you going to work on any solo projects soon? P: Solo projects. If there’s anything like that — I’m speaking hypothetically. If I were to ever do anything solo again, it would probably be for a film. And, it would probably feel a lot like Curt (Curtis) Mayfield. And, if that were going to happen, it would probably happen in the next year and a half or something. LAWT: Hypothetically (wink). “Despicable Me” is directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin and produced by Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy and John Cohen.
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cation was sufficient and how another police officer would have reacted in the same situation knowing the same facts. Grant and several of his friends were being detained by Bay Area Rapid Transit police officers. Moments before Grant was shot, three friends were seen on videos approaching officers.
Continued from page 1 To convict Mehserle of voluntary manslaughter, jurors must determine he acted in the heat of the moment or he had an unreasonable belief he needed to use lethal force. Jury instructions noted that members must consider if the provo-
Facts July 9, 1893 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open heart surgery without anesthesia at Provident Hospital in Chicago. July 11, 1766 Olaudah Equiano, writer of one of the earliest accounts of traveling on the Middle Passage, buys his freedom from a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia. Source: blackfacts.com.
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EDUCATION NOTEBOOK Publisher to Keynote at Langston Univ. National Alumni Luncheon (LUNA) — The Los Angeles Chapter of Langston University National Alumni Association Inc. will hold its eighth annual Roaring Lions Scholarship Luncheon July 18, 1 p.m., at The Proud Bird, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles.
Joe C. Hopkins
The keynote speaker for this event is Attorney Joe C. Hopkins. Hopkins is the owner and publisher of the Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal News and past president of the West Coast Black Publishers Association. The L.A. chapter provides scholarships to young college students attending Langston from the greater Los Angeles area. Members include the Los Angeles Inter Alumni Council in conjunction with The United Negro College Fund, which consists of representatives from Historical Black Colleges and Universities. Tickets are $50. Information: (323) 466-3670, www.lunet.edu.
L.A. School District Payroll System Remains Unstable (AP) — A grand jury has found the payroll system used by the Los Angeles Unified School District remains at risk of collapse
because officials failed to follow through after the system malfunctioned three years ago. The L.A. County Grand Jury annual report released June 30 says most of the 47 recommendations made in the wake of the 2007 crisis were accepted by officials. However, the district didn’t make sure that employees acted successfully on the recommendations. The report concludes that completing the payroll system could take up to 36 months and cost up to $30 million, but there is not enough personnel to finish the job because of recent layoffs. Beginning in February 2007, thousands of LAUSD employees were overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all because of the faulty payroll system.
Missouri College Honors First Black Person to Apply SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State University is honoring a black woman who was denied admission 60 years ago. The Springfield school plans to give Mary Jean (Price) Walls an honorary bachelor’s degree at the summer commencement on July 30. She was the first black person to apply to the Springfield school, then called Southwest Missouri State College. At the time, Missouri mandated “separate but equal” education. Black students attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, but Walls could not afford to travel there. Earle Doman is the vice president for student affairs and dean of students. He said in a news release that there is more work to
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Continued from page 1 “This must be the Lord’s doing, because we’ve come a mighty long way.” Just before he signed the proclamation, Lincoln said: “I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper.” The document declared that all slaves in rebel states were “thenceforward, and forever free.” The original plan was for the proclamation, which previously had
been on loan to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, to move from the Oval Office to the Lincoln Bedroom after six months. But now its destination when it leaves the Oval Office in mid-July is something of a mystery. Owner David Rubenstein, a billionaire businessman, plans to move it to “a new home where many people will get to see it,” said spokesman Christopher Ullman. “It will soon be revealed where that will be.” Wherever the document ends up, though, it probably will rest in the dark for a time and take a break from the harmful effects of light exposure. Replacing it in the Oval Office will be a rare period painting of the capital from 1833, George Cooke’s “City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard,” which previously had occupied that same spot to the left of the fireplace. Michael Strautmanis, chief of staff for The Emancipation Memorial in Capitol Hill’s the White House Office Lincoln Park. of Public Engagement
do to diversify the campus. But he adds that Walls’ story shows how far the school has come. Its student body now includes more than 600 black students.
Boot Camp for High School Students and Recent Grads to Take Place (Powerline) — The free High School Powerline Academy Camp will be held at the East L.A. Skills Center from July 26 to Aug. 6, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The center is at 3921 Selig Place, Los Angeles. In the program, funded by Southern California Edison, students will be taught academic and technical skills and learn about powerline training, alternative “green” energy careers, math, knots, rope and rigging, replacing poles and transformers and first aid and field safety training. The camp provides an opportunity for students to find out about careers in the utility industry. Applicants must sign up in advance. Space is limited. Interested students can go online to www.elasc.org and click on the box called “Powerline Waiting List - High School 2010 Boot Camp” to sign up. They can also call the center at (323) 224-5970 to get details on how to register. Selected applicants will be contacted by the camp staff with more details about the program.
Hampton University Launches New Online Degrees, Virtual Campus HAMPTON, Va. (HU) — Hampton University has launched and Intergovernmental Affairs, helped arrange the proclamation’s visit to the Oval Office, and he said he will miss it when it moves on. “I’m going to really just stare at it and try to imprint it on my mind,” he said. The document’s presence in the Oval Office, Strautmanis said, was a powerful reminder of how far the country has come. Strautmanis said that on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Obama first sat down with the African American elders in the Roosevelt Room for a discussion about civil rights. Then, White House staff surprised the elders by taking them across the hall to the Oval Office to see the Emancipation Proclamation. The original, handwritten Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, is in the National Archives. The document on display in the Oval Office is one of 48 souvenir printed copies that were signed by Lincoln in June 1864. The souvenir copies were sold for $10 each to raise money for medical supplies for Union soldiers. About half of them still exist, mostly in museums and libraries. Lincoln signed the original proclamation after entertaining hundreds of visitors at a New Year’s Day reception. According to a 1993 essay by historian John Hope Franklin, Lincoln said that when he took up his pen to sign the paper, his hand shook so violently he could not write. “I paused, and a superstitious feeling came over me which made
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the web-based, virtual campus HamptonU Online, offering a range of degree programs entirely online. HamptonU Online offers students located anywhere in the world the freedom to study online anytime to earn certificate, undergraduate and graduate degrees from HU. Courses begin Aug. 2. HamptonU Online offers three doctoral degrees, two master’s degrees, eight bachelor’s degrees, two associate degrees and two certificate programs. Through HamptonU Online, the university introduces two new online doctoral programs, the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Leadership and the Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Management, to add to the existing Doctor of Philosophy in nursing. Targeted toward furthering the education of working adults, HamptonU Online will offer a variety of student support services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Information: (877) 633-9150, http://huonline.hamptonu.edu.
Millennium Momentum Foundation to Have Summer Benefit Reception (MMF) — The Millennium Momentum Foundation’s 2010 President’s Summer Benefit Reception & National Headquarters Grand Opening Ceremony will take place July 24, noon, at Museum Square Promenade, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. The organization, a provider of higher education financial aid and leadership development training, has garnered support for its service delivery and efforts in the region, led by pro-diversity higher education strategies, extensive public-private partnerships, and service delivery results. Civic leaders, corporations and educational institutions around the nation have joined in launching the organization’s Millennium National City of Opportunity Initiative, which provides avenues for implementing, sustaining and promoting its leadership training service delivery city to city around the nation. Information: www.millennium-momentum.org/events/grandopening.php.
Tech Boot Camp Offered for Youth (CommunityBuild) — Foundation for Successful Solutions (FSS) and the Community Build FamilySource Center are now offering free summer learning programs for youth ages 9 to 18 in the Vermont/Manchester community to give them media, video production and other technical skills. The Youth Media Program is for juveniles between the ages of 14 and 17. It will run Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. The DigiKids Tech Boot Camp is for youths ages 9 through 14 and will run me hesitate,” the president said. “In a moment I remembered that I had been shaking hands for hours with several hundred people, and hence a simple explanation of the trembling and shaking of my arm.” Lincoln laughed heartily and went on to sign the document, Franklin wrote. According to a fact sheet from the National Museum of American History, while the proclamation did not free all the slaves, “it effectively transformed advancing Union forces into armies of emancipation. Lingering reservations about the legality of this executive order convinced Lincoln that only a constitutional amendment would permanently guarantee black freedom after the war.” The CivIl War ended on April 9, 1865. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery or involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime, was added to
the Constitution on Dec. 6, 1865. Online: The Emancipation Proclamation: http://tinyurl.com/2c8ndnr.
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THE PULSE Cedars-Sinai Hosts Brain Tumor Conference (Cedars-Sinai) — Dr. Keith L. Black and other neurosurgeons at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will join cancer specialists, nurses, a psychologist, dietitians and an expert in complementary medicine to present a brain tumor conference for patients, families and caregivers July 10, 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dr. Keith L. Black
In addition to a session on brain tumor basics, topics will include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, conventional and minimally invasive surgery options, new therapies, cancer vaccines and more. Also included will be a patient’s story of survival. The program will be held in the Harvey Morse Auditorium of Cedars-Sinai, plaza level, South Tower, 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. “Outsmarting Brain Tumors” is free and open to the public, with lunch and validated parking included. Preregistration is required, though. Information: (800) 233-2771, www.cedars-sinai.edu/braintumorconference.
Schwarzenegger Signs Bills Creating Insurance Pool SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed two bills designed to provide medical insurance for thousands of people who have been denied coverage because of preexisting conditions. The bills enable the state to collect $761 million from the federal government to create an insurance pool for people the insurance industry considers highrisk. The pool should help an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 individuals buy health insurance. That’s only a fraction of the estimated 250,000 Californians who have been denied coverage because they have asthma, diabetes, cancer and other conditions. The program is intended to help bridge the gap until 2014, when insurers will be banned from denying coverage to adults for such reasons. Under national health care reform, children with pre-existing conditions will be protected starting in September.
L.A. Care to Celebrate Anniversary of Resource Center (L.A. Cares) — L.A. Care will celebrate the first anniversary
of its Inglewood Family Resource Center with an island-style event, free giveaways, food, games, face painting and more July 17, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be free vision screenings, blood pressure and glucose screenings, and gait and balance screenings, as well as an opportunity to sign up for free health education and exercise classes. KJLH radio host Adai Lamar will make a guest appearance. Children can take part in super summer smoothie demonstrations, craft activities and Wii bowling games. Caribbean Island and KJLH will provide music. All Inglewood residents are invited to the event. The center is at 3111 W. Century Blvd., Inglewood. Parking is free. Information: www.lacare.org/ aboutlacare.
Research: Neighborhoods Influence Health of Black, Latino Boys OAKLAND (PRNewswire) — New research funded by The California Endowment finds that African American and Latino boys and young men are much more likely to experience poor health outcomes than white boys and young men. Most of these differences in health are directly related to the neighborhoods where they grow up. To improve health outcomes for boys and young men, researchers suggest the need for systems-based solutions that are implemented at the community level. The Houston Institute researched how neighborhoods where African American and Latino children live and go to school create and exacerbate the poor health outcomes they experience. RAND Corp. examined the racial and ethnic disparities for boys and men of color. While boys and young men generally suffer worse health outcomes than girls, RAND found that health and social outcomes for boys and young men of color are far worse than they are for white boys and young men. For instance, African American boys and young men are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Latino boys and young men are 4.1 times more likely to suffer from PTSD. Some of the greatest disparities in the RAND research were for African American homicide-related death rates. Young African American men have a homicide death rate at least 16 times greater than that of young white men; young Latino men have a homicide rate 5 times greater than that of young white men. Information: www.calendow.org/bmoc, www.calendow. org.
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HEALTH Healthy Living: Counting Calories, Preventing HIV Transmission, Getting More Vitamin D Thanks to Health Care Reform, restaurants are now required to post the calorie content of their meals. Does that mean people will make healthier meal choices? For some, the answer seems to be yes, and no. According to a study in Pediatrics, parents shown the nutritional content of McDonald’s meals selected meals averaging 106 fewer calories for their 3 to 6 year-olds compared to parents not shown the nutritional content. There was no calorie difference between what both groups of parents ordered for themselves, however. So it remains to be seen if older children and adults will actually begin to choose healthier food fare now that calorie content will be posted by restaurants. There’s new data on the health dangers of too much TV. A study recently published in Preventive Medicine shows that obese children who watch more than four hours of TV a day are three times as likely to have high blood pressure than obese children who watch for two hours a day. Other studies have already demonstrated that watching TV at mealtime leads to overeating. On the other hand, children who watch less TV, get adequate sleep, exercise, or eat dinner with the family are all less likely to become obese. Experts are now concerned that, with younger Americans becoming obese, they face the potential for strokes, heart attacks, and diabetes earlier in life. The journal recommends that children watch TV, and use a computer, less then two hours a day. A report from 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections on the “Partners in Prevention” study of HIV positive/ negative African couples, revealed the chance of HIV transmission to an uninfected partner is reduced by over 90 percent if the positive partner is on antivirals. The sub-study also revealed that infected partners with CD4 counts under 200 cells who were not on antivirals were more likely to transmit HIV to an uninfected partner than those untreated partners with higher CD4 counts, above 350 cells, probably due to higher viral load levels. Whether on treatment or not, however, study presenter Deborah Donnell emphasized that these positive/negative discordant couples should still practice safe sex. Meanwhile, with an effective vaccine years away, health officials are now considering using HIV antivirals as a means of containing, and possibly even ending, the worldwide HIV pandemic. Brian Williams of the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis, told officials at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting that such worldwide scale testing and treatment could save tens of millions of lives and end the epidemic within 40 years. Although the costs could be significant, it may not be much more
Meanwhile, kids can use Bayer’s Didget glucometer on gaming devices like Nintendo to monitor their blood sugar levels. What might seem a little too futuristic for comfort, if not downright Orwellian, are the “Smart Pill,” and the “iPill.” They contain computer chips that can monitor drug dosing and vital signs via wireless biosensors. It is hoped that these high tech pills will be used than already projected costs of the epidemic. Such an approach is already being tried at several sites in the U.S. to see if it can significantly contain the epidemic. A new study on asthmatics low on vitamin D reveals that their lungs may not function as well or respond to steroidal asthma treatment than those with higher vitamin D levels. Published in the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers tested lung function and airway responsiveness on 54 asthmatics. Those with higher blood levels of vitamin D tested well, while those with low levels had diminished lung function. Part of the problem is that asthma steroid therapy itself lowers vitamin D levels; it helps in some ways but hurts in others. Researchers recommend supplements of vitamin D for those with asthma. That and moderate amounts of sunshine (see below) can raise vitamin D levels. Low on vitamin D? How about a quick sunbath? One study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, shows that short bursts of sunlight, three times a week, can sufficiently raise vitamin D levels. The study exposed vitamin D-deficient subjects to the equivalent of 13 minutes of summer sun, three times a week, for six weeks, while dressed in shorts and T-shirts. It resulted in a return to sufficient blood levels of vitamin D for most in the study and even higher vitamin D levels for others. The study was done in winter when people in the northern hemispheres have the lowest vitamin D levels. All the subjects in the study were fair-skinned, however, so those with darker skin would need somewhat longer sun exposure to achieve the same vitamin D increases. A new report, Pharma 3.0, highlights new health monitoring technologies going well beyond medication reminder phone apps like the Pill Phone. For diabetics, for example, there is now Lifescan, an iPhone app that lets you upload your blood glucose monitor levels to your iPhone. C E L E B R A T E
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SPORTS BEAT Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. The Southland will become the center of Major League Baseball on July 13 when the annual All-Star
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Torii Hunter
Games comes to the home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The stars of the American and the National leagues will be on display. Included among the group representing the American League are the Angels’ Torii Hunter. Hunter is his team’s only representative. Making the American League All Star squad earned Hunter a $100,000 bonus prize. The Dodgers’ National League All Stars include starting outfielder Andre Ethier and closer Jonathan Broxton. Two of the best designated hitters in the American League are the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz and the Texas Rangers’ Vladimir Guerrero. Both are American League All Stars. And the beat continues‌ Uruguay knocked Ghana, the last African team in the World Cup, out of the soccer tournament, 4-2, in a penalty shootout July 2. Venus and Serena Williams failed to win the doubles tournament
at Wimbledon for the first time in years. Nevertheless, Serena, the youngest of the two, captured her fourth Wimbledon singles title by dumping Vera Zvonareva, 6-3, 6-2. This was the 13th major victory of Serena’s illustrious career. Tiger Woods reportedly will pay his wife, Elin Nordegren, one of the largest total divorce settlements in history. Reportedly, she could receive $750 million, but other media have reported Nordegren could get 100 million pretty little green ones. And Woods’ four-round total of 73-70-70-71 in the $3.5 million A&T National earned him only $16,581 of the total. Tiger has yet to win a tournament since his sex scandal broke on Thanksgiving 2009. And the beat continues‌ In other NBA news, Sports Illustrated suggests that Kobe Bryant needs Phil Jackson to win another ring. SI reporter Lee Jenkins explains: “The Lakers. They won a second straight title because they’re the best team, with the best player and especially, the best coach. But is this the start of a dynasty or the end?â€? And the beat continues‌ Is Michael Vick’s NFL career history? There was a shooting at Vick’s recent birthday party at a Virginia restaurant. Early reports indicated that Vick had left the party before the shooting. Now it is being reported that the shooter had an argument with Vick before the
annual event June 19. Plus, I’d like to thank the California Boxing Hall of Fame, headed by Don Fraser, for inducting me into its Hall of Fame on June 26 in Studio City. And I can’t forget my colleague Lena Ward for nominating me for the induction into the hall. Sitting next to Wave columnist Betty Pleasant and Dr. and Mrs. (Demetria) Vaughn at my table was like adding icing to the cake. Dr. Vaughn is a former college basketball player and one of the world’s leading ophthalmologists. President Barack Obama recently named New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and gymnast Dominque Dawes co-chairs of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. Others
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selected as members include Allyson Felix, Grant Hill, Michelle Kwan and Chris Paul. And the beat ends. Brad Pye Jr. can be reached at switchreel@aol.com.
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Philadelphia Eagle’s departure. It was reportedly over Vick’s fiancĂŠe. Now, word on the street is that the Eagles will cut Vick. And the beat continues‌ How great was Hall of Fame pitcher Leroy “Satchelâ€? Paige? Paige reportedly pitched a no-hitter against the Homestead Grays on July 4, 1934, fanning 17 and winning 4-0. According to Legacy Magazine, “Paige always claimed that later that same day, he drove non-stop to Chicago and, without taking a break, threw a 12-inning shutout for the American Giants.â€? And the beat continues... I’d like to thank my wife and children for treating me on my birthday June 11 and on Father’s Day. Also, thanks to the NAACP Youth Council headed by Merelean Wilson and its president, Daniel Smith, for saluting me as one of the group’s Men of Valor at its 12th
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PUBLIC NOTICE Trustee Sale No. CA09000553-10-1 . Loan No. 1769328232 Title Order No. 4414925 APN 2647-027-006 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 5, 2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On July 23, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on March 11, 2008, as Instrument No. 20080413785 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: NELSON CHAVEZ AND NORMA CHAVEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 14456 MERCER ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 91331 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $396,288.48 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: July 1, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000553-10-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #4498 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0930563-3 Loan# 1010167292 Order # 090000326 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/18/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/15/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 07/03/2007 as Document No. 20071587893 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, RUBEN SILVA, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor, PACIFICONE, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6008-023-017 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1431, 1431 1/4, 1431 1/2 E 59TH PLACE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90001 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $403,134.50 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 06/24/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4734 2010-06-24 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 Trustee Sale # CA0949783 Loan# 70840228 Order # 090482475 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/22/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/15/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/30/2008 as Document No. 20080952275 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, CARLOS MENDOZA AND LORENA MENDOZA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, EZ FUNDING CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, WILL SELLAT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6066-011-070 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID
DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2072 EAST 103RD STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90002 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $355,086.47 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 06/24/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4735 2010-06-24 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 Trustee Sale # CA0930736-1 Loan# 1009677715 Order # 090000193 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/19/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 03/29/2007 as Document No. 20070733452 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, ZACARIAS HAY, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, HOME LOAN FUNDING, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6054-011-003 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 705 WEST 102ND STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $ 392,930.21 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 06/24/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4791 2010-06-24 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 Trustee Sale # CA0933998-2 Loan# 1010046306 Order # 090111382 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/15/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/22/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 5/24/2007 as Document No. 20071262236 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, ARTEMIO M. CORTEZ, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, MEGA CAPITAL FUNDING, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 5135-034-011 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1354 VALENCIA STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $456,792.22 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with
California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4895 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0933361-2 Loan# 1009411339 Order # 090097410 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/14/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/22/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/28/2007 as Document No. 20070428704 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, SANTA CHAVEZ A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6022-013-019 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 203-205 EAST 76TH PLACE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90003 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $422,406.23 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52  Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE Dated: 07/01/2010 CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4905 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0933099-1 Loan# 1006823114 Order # 090090348 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/13/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/22/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 12/22/05 as Document No. 05 3158113 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, ANTONIO P CERVANTES, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6051-013-015 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1127 E 107TH ST., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90002 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $365,586.94 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4922 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0929978-3 Loan# 1009963826 Order # 080165434 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/23/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/27/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/31/2007 as Document No. 20071315881 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, GILBERTO MENDOZA AND ROSALINA MENDOZA HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6022014006 LOT 157 OF TRACT NO. 1889, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 21, PAGE 29 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM THE NORTH 25 FEET AND THE EAST 7 FEET THEREOF CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR STREET PURPOSES. THE LATEST TAX ROLL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR SHOWS THE SITUS ADDRESS ON SAID LAND AS 246 E. 76TH PL, LOS ANGELES,CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 246 - 248 EAST 76TH PLACE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90003 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $341,985.67 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4923 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0926816-2 Loan# 1009166545 Order # 080041098 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/17/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/27/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/28/2006 as Document No. 20062621500 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, CAROL A POWELL, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, SBMC MORTGAGE, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6033-013-029 LOT 91 OF TRACT NO. 4512, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 49 PAGE 3 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THE LATEST TAX ROLL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR SHOWS THE SITUS ADDRESS ON SAID LAND AS 1218 W 85TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1218-1220 WEST 85TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $407,460.86 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #4924 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale No. CA09000330-10-1 . Loan No. 501235138 Title Order No. 4373847 APN 5013-002-009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 17, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 3, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on October 24, 2006, as
Instrument No. 06 2356070 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: IRVIN W. TAYLOR, III, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER`S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FOR FLAGSTAR BANK, F.S.B. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5122 DEANE AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90043 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $354,021.11 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: July 8, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000330-10-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #4954 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 2010-07-22
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100837520 The following person is doing business as: Morgan Bailey Premium Coffee & Tea Company 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 829 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Morgan Rich Corporation 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 829 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Morgan Rich Corporation 10817 Rosemary Way Corona, CA 92883 This business is conducted by a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (The registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) is This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on June 18, 2010. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE: This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the Los Angeles County Clerk. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Published Runs: 6/24/10, 7/1/10, 7/8/10, 7/15/10 LAWT 424 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100726052 The following person is doing business as: Institute for Community Economic Development 4210 Degnan Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90008 Institute for Community Economic Development 4445 west 59th Street Los Angeles, CA 90043 Reginald D. Chapple 4210 Degnan Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90008 This business is conducted by an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (The registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) is This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on May 27, 2010. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE: This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the Los Angeles County Clerk. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Published Runs: 7/8/10, 7/15/10, 7/22/10, 7/29/10 LAWT 425
Facts July 14, 1999 On July 14, 1914 Marcus Garvey arrived in Jamaica after a long tour which had taken him through Central America and Europe. Five days later on July 19 he launched the largest independent organisation the world has ever seen - the Universal Negro Improvement Association , UNIA, intended to be the mputhpiece of black women, men and children all over the world. Source: blackfacts.com.
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PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP #7534) 2010 CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing supportive services with assisted housing through the Section 8 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs. Copy of the RFP may be obtained beginning June 28, 2010 via http://www.hacla.org/ps/ or call (213) 252-5405 or 252-1832. Proposals will be accepted at 2600 Wilshire Blvd., #3100, Los Angeles, CA 90057, until 2:00 P.M., by July 27, 2010 - Deadline may be subject to change. 7/1, 7/8/10 CNS-1891417# WATTS TIMES
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IRS Advises Check Withholding to Avoid a Tax Surprise SAN DIEGO — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that summer is a good time to consider mid-year withholding adjustments and money-saving summer tips. Tax planning now may provide a lower tax bill later. Generally, three out of four taxpayers get a refund and the average refund so far this year is just under $2,900. To bring the tax paid closer to what’s actually owed, taxpayers should consider: • Withholding Adjustments — Taxpayers should use IRS Publication 919, “How do I adjust my tax withholding?” or the Withholding Calculator at IRS.gov to assist with determining the proper withholding amount for their situation. • Making Work Pay Tax Credit — Making Work Pay is a major provision from the 2009 Recovery Act and is worth up to $400 for single taxpayers and up to $800 for married filing joint taxpayers. • Joint Tax Deductions — Marital status on Dec. 31 determines marriage for that year. Joint tax deductions may allow newlyweds the opportunity to itemize deductions, thus lowering their bill.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (Metro) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Metro will receive proposals for Operation and Maintenance of CNG Fueling Stations at Divisions 1, 3, 5, and 7 on RFP OP33432555 per specifications on file at the Metro Office of Procurement & Material Mgmt, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (12th Floor). All proposals must be received on or before Thursday, August 5, 2010, 2:00 pm Pacific Time at the address listed above, sent to the attention of Wayne Okubo, Sr. Contract Administrator. Proposals received later than the above date and time will be rejected and returned to the proposer unopened. A PreProposal conference will be held on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:00 am in the Imperial Conference Room located at the address above. You may obtain a copy of the RFP at the Metro 12th Floor Office of Procurement & Material Mgmt. reception desk for a non-refundable fee of $25.00. For further information, email Wayne Okubo at okubow@metro.net.
• Enrolling Kids in Day Camp — Unlike overnight camps, the cost of day camp can count as an expense toward the child and dependent care credit. More tax tips: IRS.gov.
Why Aren’t More Military Veterans Getting Hired? SAN DIEGO (PRNewswireUSNewswire) — A poll from the Society for Human Resource Management shows the greatest challenge military veterans face in the civilian job market is how they translate and describe their military experience. On the hiring side, HR professionals are largely unaware of Department of Labor programs that help them to identify military veterans seeking civilian jobs. More than half — 60 percent — of HR professionals polled said translating military skills to the civilian job experience is a challenge when it comes to writing resumes, interviewing, and other related job-hunt communications. Another 48 percent said difficulty transitioning from the structure and hierarchy in the military culture to the civilian workplace presented a hiring challenge. Similarly, 36 percent of respondents said a challenge to hiring is the amount of time it takes military veterans to adapt to civilian work place culture overall. Poll: www.shrm.org/Research.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. BS126600 Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of Los Angeles. In the Matter of the Application of Francisca L. Cortez for change of name. The application of Francisca L. Cortez for change of name having been filed in Court and it appearing from said application that has Francisco L. Cortez filed an application proposing that his name be changed to Frances L. Cortes. Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered and directed, that all persons interested in said matter did appear before this court located at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA, on the 25th day of May, 2010 of said day to show cause why such application for change of names should not be granted. It is further ordered that a copy of this Order to Show Cause be published in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in said county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day of said hearing at 9:00 AM, Dept 1A, RM. 548 on July 8, 2010. Matthew C. St. George Judge/Commissioner of the Superior Court. Published Runs 6/17/10, 6/24/10, 7/1/10, 7/8/10 NC-LAWT16
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SIKIVU Continued from page 2 that boys gravitate to cars and guns because they are genetically hardwired to do so. In her groundbreaking book “Pink Brain, Blue Brain,” neuroscientist Lise Eliot debunks this assumption, analyzing scientific studies on alleged innate sex differences. She argues that there is “little solid evidence of sex differences in children’s brains” and that adult perceptions of gender difference strongly influence children’s behavior. As my daughter begins to navigate the minefield of gender expectations, she’ll be constantly told what is proper for a girl. She’ll be
hounded by peers, adults, the media and organized religion to be sexually desirable to men on the one hand and chaste and virginal on the other. In a nation of liberated “post-feminist” women, she’ll be propagandized with the contradictory message that romancing kitchenware, cooing after baby dolls, and being a sweet “daddy’s angel” are the keys to fulfillment. And as a third generation feminist, she’ll be ably equipped with her loud mouth and big feet to storm the drawbridge of gender conformity. Sikivu Hutchinson is the editor of blackfemlens.org and a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Humanist Studies.
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