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Dr. Gloria Zuurveen Founder /Owner/ Publisher/Photographer Photo by Ian Foxx
Hello Everyone, What do we do after the Resurrection? Do we go back to business as usual or do we take stock of our lives and believe in the finish work of Christ. That because He lives we too can live and face whatever may come our way. What do we do after the Resurrection? Do we have a pity party or drown in doubt like the disciples who, instead of take the Lord at His Word, were found hiding in fear of the Jews according to the gospel of John. Inspite of all we are hearing an seeing in our world relating to Black Americans, now is not the time to live in fear and doubt, now is the time to take the Lord at His Word and be of good cheer because of His death, burial and resurrection, he has overcome the world and all that is in it. We are to be joyous, we are to be a people of faith who believe that no weapons formed against us shall prosper. We, as a people have endured throughout the ages and because of who we are we shall continue to press on in Jesus Name. Amen!
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How the U.S. Criminal Justice System Became an Unforgiving Machine By Peniel E. Joseph blocked ex-offenders’ access to public housing, food stamps and other vital Walter Scott, a 50-year-old black man killed by a support. Many lost voting rights as well. South Carolina police officer during a chase that Even as national crime rates declined throughout the 1990s, the millions of people have now viewed on video, is federal government, through its Byrne grants, distributed billions of dollars the latest victim of a criminal justice system whose to state and local law enforcement authorities. The resulting militarization tentacles have reshaped the very nature of Ameri- of many police forces appeared to offer police another incentive to detain can democracy. and arrest some of the most vulnerable citizens. This latest shooting illustrates how the relationship The justice system’s punitive nature and rapacious appetite mean between law enforcement and poor and working- that blacks who are released from prison often have too little opportunity class communities of color requires a fundamental transformation. The available. Former inmates suffer high rates of unemployment, lack renecessary political and policy changes will need to be amplified by a cul- sources to complete education, cannot vote and can be returned to jail for a tural shift that can stop the criminalization of black and brown bodies in litany of nonviolent offenses, among them failure to pay child support, the the United States. reason Scott is suspected of having run The simple reason why police from the officer. officers can often routinely brutalize and, The elephant in the room is that America’s in certain horrific instances such as three-decade-long prison boom, which now Scott’s, even execute black citizens is the accounts for about 2 million inmates from consent they essentially receive from the roughly 350,000 inmates in 1980, has been U.S. criminal justice system and other largely driven by drug arrests and what political and civic institutions. looks like a targeting of black and brown Over the past 35 years, Amerimen and women. ca’s criminal justice system, swept up by Police shootings of unarmed black men are the hysteria over the rise of crack cocaine the most visible manifestations of a virtual and the broader War on Drugs, has transnormalization of black criminality. U.S. formed into a system of racial control, politicians and the public often appear to oppression and containment that has often lack empathy and presume guilt in connecturned the idea of black citizenship into tion with many people of color. an Orwellian nightmare. Racial dispariThe recommendations from the Obama ties in death sentences between whites Inmates are housed in a gymnasium due to overcrowding at administration’s interim taskforce on policand blacks became glaring enough to help the California Institution for Men state prison in Chino, Cal- ing in the 21st century do not fully change former pro-death penalty Supreme acknowledge the scale of this crisis. Law ifornia, June 3, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Court Justice Harry Blackmun into a noenforcement’s tentacles have invaded U.S. table dissenter by 1994. public schools, welfare offices, voting Legal scholar Michelle Alexander’s bestselling The New Jim booths and popular culture. Crow revealed a stunning indictment of a criminal justice system that has The presumption of guilt and innocence is important here. Studies allowed wide-scale racial profiling lead to mass arrests, incarceration for have shown that whites are often given second chances. One recent study nonviolent offenses and, for those who leave prison, a segregated exist- revealed stunning results about the degree of white privilege allowed. Afrience that in too many ways replicates the political disfranchisement of can-Americans face a starker reality: One youthful indiscretion can mean a racial apartheid. lifetime of living on the margins — or worse. Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged as much in his 2013 Can such as system be transformed? Yes, but not if we refuse to speech granting federal prosecutors more discretion in handling drug- diagnose the problem. America’s prison-industrial complex is a booming crime cases. The police are the tip of the spear in a system that includes business that has successfully monetized the criminalization of Africanprosecutors, judges, probation officers and politicians. Americans through private prisons, federal grants and an entertainment Democrats and Republicans have both contributed to this new industry that pushes images of black criminality to young people like a status quo. President Ronald Reagan, the conservative icon, signed the drug dealer pushes designer narcotics. 1980s antidrug bills that effectively racialized drug crimes; users and dealThe U.S. justice system needs to be reimagined so radically that ers of crack cocaine (many of whom are black) are punished far more police officers can see that black people, however flawed and imperfect, harshly than users of powdered cocaine (many of whom are white). are not only citizens worthy of respect but also human beings deserving of President Bill Clinton, who Toni Morrison once called the na- dignity whose lives matter greatly. tion’s “first black president,” signed crime and welfare reform bills that
Should African Americans Endorse Whites over Blacks? By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Two prominent Black Maryland officials – Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III – have endorsed Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a White, over Black Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards in the race to replace retiring Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski. So far, Edwards is the only African American in the race and faces the prospect of joining California Attorney General Kamala Harris, an announced candidate for the California Senate seat that will be vacated by Senator Barbara Boxer. Another African American, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Baltimore, is considering running for the seat that will become vacant in 2017 when Mikulski retires. This may seem like a local story, but it has national implications. Both Edwards and Van Hollen are likely to seek contributions from all over the country. Furthermore, the possibility of having an African American woman in the Senate is an opportunity for African American women’s issues to be raised on the Senate floor. Finally, Edwards’ presence on committees dealing with work, health care, and banking will bring a much-needed perspective to a Senate that is 96 percent White. With an African American female Senator, would Loretta Lynch’s confirmation for U.S. Attorney General still be languishing? Or, would Edwards remind fellow senators that their treatment of African American women has hardly been fair? Senator Edwards might also raise issues that impact all women, but African American women especially, given the fact that we have lower incomes, and a higher rate of single motherhood. African American women have also been the targets of disparaging remarks about public assistance and food stamps, as if no Caucasian’s participate in these programs. An African American woman senator would likely raise objections and stop senatorial trash talk about African American women it its tracks. Why, then, have the highest-ranking elective officers at the county level in Maryland, both African American men, chosen the Caucasian Van Hollen over Edwards? And if they don’t like Edwards for the post, why couldn’t they wait until Cummings decides whether to run? Baker, who served with Van Hollen in the Maryland General Assembly during the 1990s, says he knows
Van Hollen and has worked well with him. He says he has made this endorsement “in the interest of the county.” It has nothing to do with race, he says, but everything to do with familiarity. In his endorsement, Leggett said, “As we look ahead to build a strong Maryland, we need a proven leader like Congressman Chris Van Hollen, whose reputation for leadership, deep intellect and courage is unrivaled. His swift rise through the ranks in the U.S. House of Representatives attests to the respect and esteem he commands from his colleagues, and from other leaders around this country.” Neither Baker nor Leggett has explained what makes Van Hollen a better candidate than Edwards. I won’t speculate about whether their choice has something more to do with gender than politics, but I do think their actions raises national questions about race and endorsements. When all else is equal, I choose to vote for the African American candidate instead of the Caucasian one. The truth is both Edwards and Van Hollen are likely to vote much the way that the liberal Barbara Mikulski did. However, I expect that Edwards will be far more aggressive in advocating for the African American community than Van Hollen. Further, in light of the recent killing of Walter Scott in South Carolina, Eric Gardner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., among others, it seems specious to say that race doesn’t matter. In light of the double-digit unemployment rates African Americans experience (twice those of Whites), race still matters and the need to target employment programs have not been raised in this Senate, even when Democrats held it. Edwards would be forceful in pushing these programs. Baker especially owes his county an explanation both because it is majority African American (65 percent) and also because his county was critical in electing Edwards to Congress four times. There has been a blurring of racial lines in our nation and in politics. Increasing numbers of Americans are biracial or multi-racial, and identify with every aspect of their background. Many choose to check the “biracial” on census forms, an option that was unavailable two decades ago. Apparently the “one drop” rule is obsolete, unless a mixed race person collides with the wrong officer of the law. Still, I think that race should matter in endorsements, especially when history is about to be made. Rushern Baker and Isiah Leggett owe their constituents a more substantive explanation than the ones they have offered. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, writer, and President Emerita of Bennett College. She can be reached at juliannemalveaux.com. -
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EDUCATION & BUSINESS NEWS Inglewood Schools the Focus of Assemblywoman’s Town Hall More than 100 citizens filled the community room of Inglewood City Hall on Saturday for a town hall meeting on the state of Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD), which has been under state receivership since 2012. The forum, hosted by Assemblywoman Autumn R. Burke (D-Inglewood), brought together financial and education experts from the state, county, and local levels to discuss the district’s current situation and its roadmap to returning to local control. “We all know that
strong, healthy communities depend upon good schools,” Burke said. “And, sadly we all know that our very own Inglewood Unified School District has been struggling.” In 2012, nearing financial insolvency, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation authorizing a loan of up to $55 million to keep the district open. That legislation also authorized the state Department of Education to take control of the district. In February, Burke and some of her state colleagues and staff toured three Inglewood
City Honors High School Student Surprised with $40,000 Scholarship from Edison International Congratulations to City Honors College Preparatory Academy’s Kaitlin Brown, who has earned a $40,000 scholarship from Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison. SCE representatives delivered the great news to Kaitlin during a surprise visit to her yearbook class on Friday, April 10. A senior who plans to major in environmental science at UC Santa Barbara, Kaitlin was
Franklin were also in attendance. When Kaitlin J. Brown got the word about her scholarship during yearbook class at City Honors High School in Inglewood, she burst into tears. Kaitlin is one of 30 high school students across SCE’s service territory to be named a 2015 Edison Scholar. The company’s scholarships support underrepresented students pursuing college studies in science, technology, engineer-
schools with Tom Torlakson, the state superintendent of public instruction, and Joe Dominguez, chief deputy superintendent of IUSD. On that visit, Burke noted, she witnessed school facilities in disrepair, including broken water fountains, missing ceiling tiles in classrooms, and windows painted black. “I don’t want to spend today rehashing the past,” Burke told the audience. “We have students who deserve to attend safe and innovative schools right now, and reviewing the past will not serve them.” Jema Estrella, director of facilities and construction for the Los Angeles County Office of Education; Julie Auvil, fiscal
intervention specialist with the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assessment Team (FCMAT); and Joe Dominguez each presented detailed information on the district’s infrastructure, finances, and student enrollment and education programs. Inglewood has suffered declining enrollment for years, losing students and the state funding that goes with them. But gains are being made. The district has rebounded from a budget deficit that neared $18 million a year ago to a projected deficit of just $1 million. Additional progress is being made in facilities, campus security, and curriculum— starting with the implementation
of the federal Common Core standards. “It’s going to take all of us pulling together to rebuild the district,” Burke said in closing. “Let’s be vigilant, strong advocates for our children and our community.” Assemblywoman Autumn R. Burke represents the 62nd Assembly District, which consists of the cities of Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, and Gardena as well as the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Westchester, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, and parts of Del Rey. Additionally, the 62nd Assembly District includes the unincorporated Los Angeles County communities of Del Aire, West Athens, Lennox, Westmont, and Marina del Rey.
Holly Mitchell Effort To Get Eye Tests for Pre-schoolers Passes 1st Grade
Terrence J. Dunn, left, principal of City Honors High School in Inglewood; Marvin Jackmon, Southern California Edison Local Public Affairs Region Manager, second from left; and Ralph Franklin, Inglewood City Councilman, District 4, right.
overcome with emotion when handed a check for $40,000 by SCE Local Public Affairs Region Manager Marvin Jackmon. Her parents, CHCPA Principal Terrance Dunn and Inglewood City Councilman Ralph
ing or math (STEM) fields, and are made available with shareholder dollars. They are paid out over four years. Recipients also are eligible for possible summer internships at Edison.
SACRAMENTO, CA —Calling for students entering elementary school to get comprehensive eye exams by a physician, optometrist or ophthalmologist, Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) successfully made the case to the Senate Education Committee that schools and parents should know before reading instruction begins in first grade if a child has visual challenges: her bill to do that, SB 402, has been approved by the panel and continues forward toward enactment as law. “In the online era, reading has become more critical to achievement and the child
who doesn’t learn to read early or easily is likely to fall behind and stay behind,” noted Senator Mitchell. “Children living in poverty are more likely to be left in the dark educationally, but every child can be helped by identifying and addressing obstacles to learning when schooling begins.” Current school vision testing only checks a child’s ability to see letters one eye at a time from 20 feet away. That test cannot assess how well the eyes are able to converge on a page in a book or device held close to the face. About 20% of children have problems seeing at reading distance. Both reading speed and fluency are diminished by poor
eye coordination. SB 402 will ensure that the exams evaluate a range of visual functions, not just whether a child can see the blackboard from the rear of the room. School nurses will be able to monitor students for visionrelated issues and to communicate with parents about needed follow-up sooner – important for families raising children in poverty or ineligibility for some health benefits. The bill is sponsored by the California Board of Optometry and is supported by the California Federation of Teachers and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network.
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CHURCH & COMMUNITY NEWS Park Windsor Baptist Church Health Ministry Host the Fourth Annual First Ladies Health Day Sponsored by Walgreens
All Photos by Royal Cochran First Lady Regina Taylor getting Eye Exam provided by USC Eye Institute AFEDS Program.
Photos by Royal Cochran Church members practicing CPR training and demonstrations, chest compressions on dummies entitled "Staying Alive" during the First Ladies Health Day at PWBC.
Photos by Royal Cochran PWBC member getting health screening either blood pressure or glucose. The Fourth Annual First Ladies Health Day sponsored by Walgreens on April 12, 2015 hosted by PWBC Health Ministry. Photo by RC
Photo by Royal Cochran Participants signing up for registration for Health Fair.
Photo by Royal Cochran First Lady Regina Taylor with Benjamin Scott, Outreach Supervisor from Watts Healthcare Center HIV Department.
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HEALTH & COMMUNITY NEWS E-cig Use Soared, Cigarette Use Fell Among U.S. Youth in 2014: CDC By Toni Clark (Reuters) - Electronic cigarette use among U.S. middle and high school students tripled in 2014 while cigarette use fell to record lows, according to provocative new data that is likely to intensify debate over whether ecigarettes are a boon or bane to public health. Among high school students, e-cigarette use jumped to 13.4 percent in 2014 from 4.5 percent in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cigarette use over the same period fell to 9.2 percent from 12.7 percent, the largest year -over-year decline in more than a decade. Overall, tobacco use among high school students grew to 24.6 percent from 22.9 percent. The data sparked alarm among tobacco control advocates who fear e-cigarettes will create a new generation of nicotine addicts who may eventually switch to conventional cigarettes.
"Nicotine exposure at a young age may cause lasting harm to brain development, promote addiction, and lead to sustained tobacco use," Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the CDC, said in a statement. Mitch Zeller, director of the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco division, said the data "forces us to confront the reality that the progress we have made in reducing youth cigarette smoking rates is being threatened." But e-cigarette proponents argue that the CDC data could equally suggest that smoking rates fell because young people took up e-cigarettes instead of traditional cigarettes. "There is no firm conclusion that one can draw from correlational data," Jed Rose, director of the Center for Smoking Cessation at Duke University Medical Center, said in an interview. "But it is equally amena-
Free Hook By Dean L. Jones, CPM Food is the most common item used to celebrate anything. This week, the owners of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Crème continued their 35-year celebration spreading their peace, love and ice crème campaign by offering Free Cone Day. The free sugar was also provided to consumers of L.A.’s Sprinkles, who gave away free cupcakes to every customer at each store location to celebrate the chain's 10th anniversary. Another company giving away sugary desserts is KFC, offering a free red velvet cake with the purchase of a 10-piece (or larger) family meal item. In all likelihood, there is no real consideration in any of these free giveaways as to the health dangers processed sugar places on the body. In saying thank you to loyal (addicted) customers, such consumers should be mindful that too much sugar can make that free product pay dearly. McDonald's restaurants in Southern California have gone back to employing the addictive sugar by offering their own Bundt cakes and petite pastries, drizzled with cream cheese icing. It is skeptically coincidental that McDonald's would introduce new sugary-filled menu items when reported store sales are shown on the decline. Hence, there is nothing better to attract customers with than sweet foodstuff, which is proven to hook eaters to make repetitive purchases. Major food manufacturers are pressured to respond with appropriate action to outcries from public health advocates to minimize the exposure to this toxic substance called processed sugar. Such as, this month Nestlé's Nesquik product reduced processed sugar in its powder formulas by 15% in original chocolate powder and 27% in strawberry powder. Now, their newly reformulated powders will have 10.6 grams of added sugar per twotablespoon servings. Although, please read the label as the amount for an 8-ounce serving is actually 22-grams of sugar (5½ teaspoons).
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Dean L. Jones At this time of year with the heat rising, consuming too much processed sugar can easily dehydrate you if it gets to very high levels in your blood. The general reason is that when the kidney organs start producing more urine to try to eliminate the processed sugar too much fluid is eliminated, resulting in possible dehydration. Symptoms of dehydration include dry mouth, decreased urination, lethargy, low blood pressure, rapid pulse, loss of skin elasticity and shock. Drinking small amounts of fluid may be sufficient if you have mild dehydration, but severe dehydration can cause seizures, brain damage and even death. Our bodies are 75% water, making drinking more water to stay hydrated paramount. Dehydration can be a sign of adrenal fatigue. Some of the symptoms include cravings for sugar, cravings for salt on food when you eat, feel dehydrated and thirsty and require plenty of water, difficulty falling asleep at night, sleep lightly or wake early or often, difficulty relaxing, nervous, anxious or hyperactive, and general exhaustion. That's why, if at all possible live SugarAlert! www.SugarAlert.com Dean Jones is an Ethics Advocate, Southland Partnership Corporation (a public benefit organization), contributing his view on certain aspects of foodstuff.
A man uses an E-cigarette, an electronic substitute in the form of a rod, slightly longer than a normal cigarette, in this illustration picture taken in Paris, March 5, 2013. REUTERS/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN ble to the interpretation that ecigarettes are diverting young people away from cigarettes." The data was drawn from the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey which showed current e-cigarette use, defined as use at least once in the past 30 days, surpassed current use of every other tobacco product for the first time. It was not clear how many e-cigarette users were previously smokers and had switched, or how many picked up e-cigarettes who would otherwise not have smoked anything. Altogether, 4.6 million middle and high school students were current users of any tobacco
product. Of those, 2.2 million used at least two products. The data showed hookah use nearly doubled to 9.4 percent from 5.2 percent, a disturbing trend since hookah smoking, in which smokers inhale burned tobacco through a water pipe, carries many of the same health risks as cigarette smoking. An hour-long hookah smoking session involves 200 puffs, according to the CDC, while smoking an average cigarette involves 20 puffs. The amount of smoke inhaled during a typical hookah session is about 90,000 milliliters, compared with 500-600 milliliters inhaled from a cigarette. "Hookah is very bad and
is not a safer alternative to cigarette smoking because it has carbon monoxide and all sorts of cancer-causing agents," Rose said. "It should not be confused with smokeless forms of nicotine use." The CDC said nearly half the students used more than one tobacco product. The most popular was e-cigarettes, followed by hookah. Cigarettes came in third place followed by cigars, smokeless tobacco and pipes. Big tobacco companies, including Altria Group, Lorillard Tobacco Co and Reynolds American Inc are all developing ecigarettes, as are many independent companies. One of the biggest independents is Logic Technology, whose president, Miguel Martin, said his company "spends a lot of time and money to make sure children don't get access" to the company's products. The vast majority of Logic's sales go through brick-and-mortar stores and it uses sophisticated ageverification technology for its online sales. But not everyone uses this kind of technology. "What this highlights is the need to work on the access issue," he said. "There's no disagreement among responsible companies that these products shouldn't go to kids." Among middle school Please see Youth, page 7
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BUSINESS & COMMUNITY NEWS Thousands of Los Angeles County Home Care Providers and Supporters Urge County Supervisors to Put Home Care Workers on a Path to $15 Los Angeles, CA – As LA County home care providers struggle to make ends meet, thousands of caregivers and supporters marched and rallied today in support of SEIU United Long Term Care Workers’ (ULTCW) We Care LA campaign, urging L.A. County Supervisors to take action to lift caregivers out of poverty by
nearly impossible to make ends meet every month. We love the work we do, but we cannot survive on $9.65.” In January, the members of SEIU-ULTCW launched their LA County contract negotiation campaign known as We Care LA, highlighting the important work home care providers do and their fight for a life
L.A. County Home Care Workers and Supporters March from Plaza Olvera to Grand Park Demanding a Pathway to $15 an Hour
placing LA County In-Home Support Services (IHSS) providers on a pathway to $15 an hour. Currently earning just $9.65 an hour, LA County IHSS workers are in contract negotiations with county officials and are fighting for a pathway to $15 which will lift them out of poverty and allow them a life of dignity. While L.A. County IHSS workers provide in-home support for 160,000 low-income elderly residents and people with disabilities, the unfortunate truth is that 81% of LA IHSS workers live in poverty, 33% rely on public assistance, and 18% depend on CalFresh to feed their families, according to research. “The work we do as caregivers is tough both emotionally and financially,” said Regina Sutton, an LA County IHSS caregiver. “We provide quality care to maintain the lives of parents, grandparents and children with disabilities yet find it
of dignity to provide for their families. Since its launch, the momentum of the We Care LA campaign has steadily increased as thousands of petitions supporting the campaign have been signed. “Unlike other workers in the City and County of Los Angeles that would benefit from a local minimum wage increase, the only way IHSS providers can gain a livable wage is if the County Board of Supervisors approve one byway of their contract,” said Laphonza Butler, President of SEIU-ULTCW. “It is imperative that the vital work home care workers provide is recognized and appreciated, and that these workers are placed on a pathway to earning the $15 an hour they deserve. It’s time to lift caregivers out of poverty and ensure that home care providers are able to afford the basic necessities they and their families need to survive.”
E-cig Use Soared, Cigarette Use Fell Among U.S. Youth in 2014 (Continued from page 8) students, current e-cigarette use more than tripled to 3.9 percent in 2014 from 1.1 percent in 2013, while cigarette use remained unchanged, the CDC said. Hookah use among middle school students jumped to 2.5 percent in 2014 from 1.1 percent in 2013. Overall tobacco use was 7.7 percent for middle school students in 2014. The Food and Drug Administration regulates cigarettes,
cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco and expects to publish a rule extending its authority to ecigarettes, hookah and other tobacco products in June. "These staggering increases in such a short time underscore why FDA intends to regulate these additional products to protect public health," Zeller said. (Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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NEWS Thousands Attend the Allstate Gospel SuperFest TV Taping Airing Nationwide Chicago, IL – The 16th Annual Allstate Gospel SuperFest television extravaganza is currently airing in television syndication now until April 19th. (Check local listings for dates and times.) Thousands attended the TV taping in Chicago for the star-studded array of performers, hosts and presenters that resemble a made in Hollywood presentation recently. Mega-stars Vivica A. Fox, (Celebrity Apprentice), Fonzworth Bentley (Making the Band, Lift Every Voice) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game) hosted the national televised event that had something for music fans of all ages held at the House of Hope Arena. The Allstate Gospel SuperFest, the most widely distributed TV show in black gospel music history, kept its promise with its trendsetting production. This year’s lineup featured chart topping inspirational recording artists including; The Rance Allen Group, Dorinda Clark-Cole, J. Moss, Bishop Larry Trotter,
prestigious corporation like Allstate”, says show founder and executive producer Bobby Cartwright, Jr. The Allstate Gospel SuperFest is one of the nation’s largest TV recordings in the field of urban-targeted, inspirational music and entertainment. Founded in 1998, the show has maintained a consistent presence in broadcast syndication for 15 consecutive years. Releasing five one-hour specials a year, The Allstate Gospel Superfest is carried by major TV network affiliated stations including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW, & MYTV. (l-r) Wendy Raquel Robinson, Fonzworth Bentley and Vivica A. Fox Photo Credit: Cindy Barrymore Photography
Ricky Dillard, The Walls Group, Shirley Murdock, Brent Jones, Lisa Page Brooks, Lexi, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, and many others. Over thirty national acts performed on to the stage during event. Lifetime Achievement
Awards were presented to Bishop Marvin Winans and gospel great Richard Smallwood given by Bishop Paul S. Morton. The show is titlesponsored by Allstate Insurance Company of Northbrook,
IL. Allstate has been title sponsor of The Gospel SuperFest for seven consecutive years. “We are absolutely thrilled to work with the Allstate Insurance Company. It is a privilege and honor to have the faith and confidence of a
The production is known for its elaborate staging, trendsetting production and Hollywood styled approach to gospel music television. Allstate Gospel SuperFest TV programming reaches millions of TV viewers annually via domestic syndication and Cable,
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FAMILY & COMMUNITY NEWS SCLC 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Sacrifice Community & Labor Luncheon
Photos by Ian Foxx of Foxx Media Group Martin Luther King lll Keynote Speaker at Luncheon receives an award from Pastor William D. Smart Jr, President/CEO Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California.
Those Without Health Insurance Can Still Avoid Heavy IRS Fine By McKenzie Jackson From California Black Media This year’s April 15 marks the first time Americans without health insurance must pay a tax penalty under the federal government’s Affordable Care Act. Four days before the tax deadline, around forty African American and Hispanic residents of East Los Angeles got to ask question tax professionals about the Internal Revenue Service’ shared responsibility payment and any other tax issue they might have had as they got their taxes prepared for during a free income tax preparation event organized by the office of California State Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome Horton at Boyle Heights Technology Youth Center in Los Angeles. Alfred Konuwa, a tax specialist with Horton’s office, said during the event, which was held to assist low and moderate income individuals and families, attendees could have asked about premium tax credits, exemptions, and the shared responsibility payment. “This was the first year that the ACA kicked in, so it was important for us to learn it,” Konuwa said during an April 13 interview. “It was important to teach the constituents because this is stuff they didn’t know about.” During an April 7 conference call, Covered California, the state’s health exchange, said residents without health insurance have until April 30 to pick a health plan due to a special enrollment category established in late February. By choosing a health insurance plan through Covered California, an uninsured individual or family would decrease the shared responsibility payment administered by the IRS to people without health coverage. Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee said this tax season many people discovered how costly being uninsured can be.
“Let me put this in real world terms for people that were uninsured in 2014,” he said. “[In 2015,] a single person earning $40,000 a year, who was uninsured and could have afforded health insurance, they will pay a penalty of nearly $300. A family of four, earning $70,000 a year will pay a penalty of nearly $500.” Lee said since Feb. 23, eight days after the end of Covered California’s open enrollment period, more than 18,000 Californians have registered for health care through the limited term category. “All of them indicated they weren’t aware of the tax penalty of being uninsured,” he said. “[When enrolling] you simply indicate that you were unaware of the tax penalty either for 2014 or that you may face in 2015.” According to the ACA, popularly known as Obamacare if an individual or family can afford to purchase health care they need to or they will be fined by the IRS. People that went without health insurance for more than three months in 2014 will be fined $95 or one percent of the yearly income for a person — whichever is larger. Next tax season, Individuals that go without insurance after April 30 could be fined two percent of their income or $325 — whichever is larger. Two years from now, the fee will be 2.5 percent of consumers’ income or $695 per person; whichever is larger. During the conference call, Horton said it is important for people to avoid the high cost of medical bills, the lack of access to health care, and the tax penalty. Lee said it is not too late to avoid the tax fine in 2015. “If you are facing a penalty now, now is the time to step up and reduce the impact of that penalty in 2015 and get health insurance,” he said. “You can reduce that penalty by acting now.”
Photos by Ian Foxx of Foxx Media Group Martin Luther King lll with Bishop T. Larry Kirkland, the presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and other participants at the Day of Sacrifice and Labor Luncheon.
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NATIONAL/STATE & REGIONAL NEWS California Governor Brown Hears Business Concerns About Drought Plan By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday promised to consider the concerns of businesses affected by his order to cut urban water use by 25 percent as the prolonged drought in the most populous U.S. state drags into its fourth year. Brown, a Democrat, met Thursday with representatives from businesses that would be affected by California's first mandatory cutbacks in urban water use, including swimming pool builders, cemetery operators, landscapers and water providers. "We shouldn't be shutting down particular industries," John Norwood, president of the California Pool and Spa association said after the meeting. Several cities and water districts, he said, have imposed restrictions on filling and building new swimming pools, effectively killing the businesses of contractors who design and install them. Norwood said that pools, once filled, use less water than the lawns they typically replace. "People put in outdoor kitchens, seating areas, pools - it all replaces the lawn," he said. Brown, speaking with reporters after the meeting, said he had learned from the business leaders' presentations, including a tip from Norwood about a chemical that he said can slow evaporation from pools. Asked about his decision to exempt agriculture from rationing, Brown said farmers
have already been forced to cut back, fallowing fields and laying off workers after their access to water from reservoirs, rivers and the San Joaquin-Sacramento River delta was reduced. "Farmers, when they get no more water, they're wiped out," said Brown, whose plan does not require such cutbacks from agriculture. Persuading city residents to use less water on ornamental lawns is an easier way to conserve, he said. Brown said he would not consider pushing farmers who grow water-intensive crops such as almonds or alfalfa to switch to something else. "That's a big brother move," Brown said. On Friday, the state is expected to release a detailed proposal for implementing the urban water cutbacks. Water utilities and cities have already lined up to complain about a less-detailed version of the plan released last week, which requires areas that use more water per capita to implement the biggest cutbacks. The state plans to lean on water utilities to make the cutbacks, deciding at the local level such details as how much to charge, or whether to hold businesses to the same standard as residents. Water districts that do not comply with the order will face fines, which they may pass on to residents and businesses. (Reporting by Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Ken Wills)
Boat ramps sit on the dry bed of a part of Lake Casitas that was formerly under water in Ojai, California April 16, 2015. REUTERS/LUCY NICHOLSON
Think Before You Post: Here’s The New Federal -Workforce Guidance on Social Media Federal employees would be wise to ponder before posting and to think through their tweeting in order to avoid running afoul of government ethics policies, according to newly released guidance from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Rules called the Standards of Conduct apply to social media in areas such as fundraising, seeking outside employment, use of an employee’s title and more, the of-
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Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Seeks To Have Conviction Tossed (Reuters) - Attorneys for former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who is serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison for corruption, are seeking to have his 2014 conviction overturned because of what they say were flawed instructions given to the jury, court papers show. Nagin, 58, was convicted on 20 counts including bribery, conspiracy and money laundering, all tied to payments he received for granting city contracts during the recovery effort in the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. He was thrust into the national spotlight in 2005 when the storm's waters overwhelmed levees and flooded 80 percent of New Orleans, killing 1,500 people and causing some $80 billion in damage. In a court papers filed on Tuesday, Nagin's attorneys said the judge in the case erred in telling jurors to find him guilty of nine counts of fraud and one count of conspiracy even if he would have acted in the same way without the inducement of a payoff.
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin leaves the courthouse after being found guilty on graft charges in New Orleans, Louisiana February 12, 2014. REUTERS/JONATHAN BACHMAN "But for the error, there is a reasonable probability that the jury would have acquitted Mr. Nagin on the honest services counts," his attorneys wrote. Guilty findings on the other 10 counts also should be thrown out because of "prejudicial spillover" from evidence presented on the other charges, his lawyers argued. Nagin, a onetime cable company executive, served as
New Orleans' mayor from 2002 to 2010. He has said in court filings that he is nearly penniless and is being represented on appeal by public defenders. Under federal sentencing rules, Nagin is expected to serve about 8-1/2 years in prison with good behavior. (Reporting by Jonathan Kaminsky; Editing by Bill Trott)
OGE said it was responding to increasing numbers of questions about how longstanding ethics policies apply in that quickly evolving realm. “The Standards of Conduct do not prohibit executive branch employees from establishing and maintaining personal social media accounts. As in any other context, however, employees must ensure that their social media activities comply with the Standards of Conduct and other applicable laws, including agency supplemental regulations and agency-specific policies,” the agency said. The guidance, posted this week, is designed primarily for agency ethics offices, which federal employees can consult with questions about the rules. Violations can lead to disciplinary actions, up to firing. One issue commonly arising, the guidance says, involves use of job titles on personal social media accounts. The rules generally require that employees avoid using their titles or positions in a way that would create an appearance that the government “sanctions or endorses their activities or those of another.” There would be no violation if an employee merely includes his or her title or position in an area of the account for biographical information, OGE said. However, a violation might occur if an employee “refers to his or her connection to the government as support for the employee’s statements.” Additionally, a violation could occur if an employee “prominently features his or her agency’s name, seal, uniform or
similar items on the employee’s social media account or in connection with specific social media activities,” among other situations. Similarly, when recommending or endorsing another person, the employee’s title may appear in the biographical section of the employee’s account. But the employee must not “affirmatively choose to include a reference to the employee’s title, position, or employer in a recommendation.” Fine distinctions can arise in some areas. For example, it is generally okay to send out through social media fundraising messages for nonprofit charitable organizations, the guidance says, but an employee may not reply to a response about it from a subordinate or from certain other sources. And while receiving an unsolicited message about an employment opportunity would not trigger disclosure and recusal requirements that apply to some employees, responding to it with “anything other than a rejection” would. Standard rules against disclosing nonpublic information also apply to social media, OGE added, and use during working hours could violate rules against misuse of government time and equipment—although limited amounts may be allowed under agency policies permitting some personal use of government resources. The Office of Special Counsel, which enforces Hatch Act partisan political activities restrictions on federal employees, similarly has posted information on how that law applies to social media. It says, for example, that there is no violation of the ban on soliciting donations for parties or partisan candidates if a social media “friend” of a federal employee posts a link to the contribution page of a partisan candidate on the employee’s page. However, the employee should not “like,” “share,” or “retweet” the solicitation, “or respond in any way that would tend to encourage other readers to donate,” it said.
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Single Session Launched Percy Sledge, No. 1 Hit, and a Sound By Jay Reeves and Rebecca Santana MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (AP) — Sound engineer Jimmy Johnson knew he had captured something special on tape as Percy Sledge finished singing “When a Man Loves a Woman” in a recording studio in 1965. Sledge, who died Tuesday, grew up singing in nearby cotton fields of northwest Alabama and never had been in a studio before that day. He didn’t even know how to work a microphone during that first session, Johnson said. Johnson had to twirl the volume dials on the recording machine just to keep Sledge’s untrained voice at the correct levels during the session, but it worked. The track would become a No. 1 hit in 1966 and establish Sledge as a rhythm-and-blues singer of the first order. “It gave us chills,” Johnson said. Afterward, Sledge became a star and helped his native northwest Alabama establish itself as a recording Mecca that drew Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Allman Brothers, Bob Seger and other top-shelf stars of the 1960s and ’70s in search of the “Muscle Shoals Sound.” Johnson, now 72, said it all began when Sledge sang “When a Man Loves a Woman,” with its haunting lyrics and his mournful, blue-eyed style. “Everything lined up for this,” said Johnson, who played rhythm guitar for the great Muscle Shoals studio group called “The Swampers.” “I mean, the song was one of the best songs I’ve ever heard even to this day. The lyrics were incredible. The melody was wonderful. Percy’s voice and the job he did,” Johnson said in his home overlooking the Tennessee River. “I mean, hey, it still holds up today.” Johnson’s business partner, 71-year-old bass player David Hood, another of the legendary studio musicians from Muscle Shoals, said he owed his career to Sledge and described him as the “nicest person you’d ever want to meet.” Hood — the father of Drive-By Truckers front man Patterson Hood — played with Sledge for years and last saw him in the fall, when friends threw a benefit show for Sledge after learning he had been diagnosed with liver disease. “He was very sick, very weak, but he did come up on
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stage and sing “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Hood said. Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic song, was 74 when he died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His family said in a statement released through his manager, Mark Lyman, that Sledge died at his home after a yearlong struggle with cancer. The cause of death was liver failure, Lyman said. Despite having other hits Sledge became known for “When a Man Loves a Woman.” It was the first No. 1 hit from Muscle Shoals, and the first gold record for Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler later called the song “a transcendent moment” and “a holy love hymn.” Sledge’s hit became a standard that sustained his long touring career in the United States, Europe and South Africa and led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. It was a favorite at weddings — Sledge himself did the honors at a ceremony for musician and actor Steve Van Zandt — and often turned up in movies, including “The Big Chill,” ”The Crying Game” and a 1994 Meg Ryan drama named for the song’s title. Recognizable by his wide, gap-toothed smile, Sledge had a handful of other hits between 1966 and 1968, including “Warm and Tender Love,” ”It Tears Me Up,” ”Out of Left Field” and “Take Time to Know Her.” He returned to the charts in 1974 with “I’ll Be Your Everything.” Before he became famous, Sledge worked in the cotton fields around his hometown of Leighton in northwest Alabama and took a job in a hospital in nearby Sheffield. He also
spent weekends playing with a rhythm-and-blues band called the Esquires. A hospital patient heard him singing while working and recommended him to record producer Quin Ivy. In the 2013 documentary “Muscle Shoals,” Sledge recalled recording the song: “When I came into the studio, I was shaking like a leaf. I was scared.” He added that it was the “same melody that I sang when I was out in the fields.” “I just wailed out in the woods and let the echo come back to me.” Sledge said the song was inspired by a girlfriend who left him for a modeling career after he was laid off from a construction job in 1965. But in a decision that likely cost him a fortune, he gave the songwriting credits to two Esquires bandmates, bassist Calvin Lewis and organist Andrew Wright, who helped him with it. While identified with Muscle Shoals, Sledge lived for most of his career in Baton Rouge. He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Dick Cooper, curator of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, said Sledge’s biggest hit laid the foundation for decades of music. “‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ is one of the greatest and most compelling of the soul ballads that have ever been recorded,” he said. “It set a trend that was followed throughout the ’60s and ’70s by a number of artists.” Santana reported from New Orleans. Associated Press writers Kevin McGill in New Orleans, Brian Slodysko in Baton Rouge, and Mesfin Fekadu and Hillel Italie in New York contributed to this report.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015068792 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. Her Cleaning & Company,1122 S. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019 Los Angeles; PO Box 273, Inglewood, CA 90306 Registered Owner(s): 1. June Tapscott-Byrd, 1122 S. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019. This business is conducted by an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: June Tapscott-Byrd Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on March 13, 2015 Expires March 13, 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub March 20, 27, April. 3, 10,2015PN
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015096107 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. Hollywood Luxury Vacation Rental, 1714 N. McCadden Pl. #3121, Hollywood, CA 90028 LA County Registered Owner(s): 1. Carl Brown, 1714 N McCadden Pl. #3121, Hollywood, CA 90028. This business is conducted by as an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: Carl Brown Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on April 9, 2015 Expires April 9, 2020. NoticeThis fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub April 10, 17, 24 May 1, 2015PN
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015068792 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. Her Cleaning & Company,1122 S. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019 Los Angeles; PO Box 273, Inglewood, CA 90306 Registered Owner(s): 1. June Tapscott-Byrd, 1122 S. Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019. This business is conducted by an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/ A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: June Tapscott-Byrd Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on March 13, 2015 Expires March 13, 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub March 20, 27, April. 3, 10,2015PN
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015080103 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. A to Z Wholesale Auto, 6109 Western Ave., LA, CA 90043 LA Registered Owner(s): 1. Felicia Kelley, 251 W. 13th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. This business is conducted by as an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: Felicia Kelley Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on March 25, 20015 Expires March 25 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub March 27, April, 3, 10, 17, 2015PN
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015080086 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. Kelly’s Wholesale Vehicle, 10230 Woodworth Ave, Inglewood, CA 90303 Los Angeles Registered Owner(s): 1. Ferrell Kelley, 10230 Woodworth Ave, Inglewood, CA 90303. This business is conducted by as an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: Ferrell Kelley Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on March 25, 20015 Expires March 25 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub March 27, April, 3, 10, 17, 2015PN
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015025620 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. T Double K Rocks Catering, 1910 West Piru St., Compton, CA 90222, Los Angeles Registered Owner(s): Tushana Antoinette Lyons, 1910 West Piru St., Compton, CA 90222. This business is conducted by an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NA. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED:Tushana Antoinette Lyons Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on January 30, 2015 Expires January 30, 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub Feb. 13, 20, 27 March 6, 2015 PN
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015096765 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. Natural As I Am, 10032 Collett Ave, North Hills CA 91343-1622 Los Angeles Registered Owner(s): 1. Verneen Mincey, 10032 Collett Ave, North Hills, CA 91343-1622. This business is conducted by an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: Verneen Mincey Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on April10, 2015 Expires April 10, 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2015 PN
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015063587 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. The G.R.E.A.T.S. 2.Greatness Rises Empowers And Teaches Success A Young Professional Movement 3. Dreams of Greatness Tour, 8826 Menlo Ave., LA, CA 90044 LA, Registered Owner(s): 1. Precious Durhan Jackson, 8826 Menlo Ave., LA, CA 90044 2. Brandon Douver, 6625 Spring Park Ave Apt 4, LA, CA 90056 3. Robert Coleman, 4205 Monteith Dr. , LA, CA 90013 4. Iman Newborn, 5727 8th Ave, LA, CA 90043 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: Precious Durhan Jackson, Title: Partner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on March 9, 2015 Expires March 9, 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub March 13, , 20, 27, April 3, 2015 PN
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015079371 The following person (s) is/are doing business as: 1. Kleanification, 4851 1/2 Long Beach Ave., Los Angeles , CA 90058 Los Angeles Registered Owner(s): 1. Sharday Anyadieg, 4851 1/2 Long Beach Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90058. This business is conducted by an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) SIGNED: Sharday Anyadiegwu Title: Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on March 24, 2015 Expires March 24, 2020. Notice-This fictitious Name Statement expires five years from date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). (First Filing) Pub April 17, 24, May 1, 8 2015PN
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