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MANY PEOPLE OF COLOR NOT WON OVER BY TRUMP CALL FOR UNITY

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By Errin Haines Whack President Donald Trump’s call for American unity in his first State of the Union address struck an us-versus-them tone for many minorities, raising questions as to what extent Americans are put off by a leader who continually draws criticism as bigoted and xenophobic.

OR many people of color, Trump’s address before Congress last week hardly reflected a shift in his ideology or his bruising style of governance.

It was not lost on them that the president simply softened what he’s been saying all along, particularly when it comes to immigration, and sought to add a veneer of tolerance by using the stories of people of color to illustrate his points.

“After more than a year of toxic policies and attacks on marginalized communities, the time for hoping Trump might change is long over,” said Color of Change Executive Director Andre Rashad Robinson. “Behaving like an adult for one speech doesn’t change those facts.”

In taking credit for a drop in Black unemployment, Trump showcased a Black welder’s journey from unemployment to a meaningful career. At one point, he reiterated his disgust for NFL players’ national anthem protests against systemic racism by praising a 12-year-old white boy’s act of patriotism. And he

conflated immigration with urban gun violence by highlighting two Long Island families who were victimized by gang members who were in the country illegally.

The result was a rhetorical throwback to mean-spirited race baiting of the past, said Brookings Institute research fellow Andre Perry.

“You replace ‘immigrant’ with ‘Black person,’ and you’re talking 1950s rhetoric,” Perry said. “If you’re a person of color, it wasn’t a dog whistle—it was a direct attack. It wasn’t that long ago that Blacks and women were not full citizens, but we were members of society Perry denied rights under the law.”

While some praised Trump for staying on message and striking a more presidential tone, others pointed out that his tone contradicted his actions.

“President Trump can pause his Twitter habits long enough to deliver a prepared speech to a national TV audience, but n Unity, see page 2

You replace ‘immigrant’ with ‘Black person,’ and you’re talking 1950s rhetoric.

In Blow to GOP, Supreme Court Won’t Block PA Redistricting The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania proceed, denying a plea from Republicans legislative leaders to block it.

Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency appeals from Pennsylvania, rejected the request from the GOP leaders and voters that the court put on hold an order from the state Supreme Court that could now produce new congressional districts in the coming two weeks.

The Pennsylvania high court ruled last month that the map of 18 districts violated the state constitution because it unfairly benefited Republicans.

The U.S. Supreme Court typically does not review state court decisions based on a state’s constitution, but the Republicans asked the high court to make an exception.

The decision comes just four days before the Republican-controlled Legislature’s deadline for submitting a replacement map for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf to consider.

The Democratic-majority state Supreme n Redistricting, see page 8

Los Angeles Homicide Rate Drops 4 Percent to 282 Deaths LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles homicide rate dropped last year but Police Chief Charlie Beck says there’s still work to do in lowering the death rate.

Figures released last week show there were 282 reported homicides, down 4 percent from 2016.

Nearly 63 percent of those killings were gang-related, showing an upward spike.

The LAPD says most of the victims and suspects were Hispanics and AfricanAmericans.

The homeless population also was affected, with 44 victims and 33 suspects.

The good news is that the homicide rate has improved dramatically, dropping by more than half from 1997.

Chief Beck says L.A. residents are safer than they’ve ever been but, in his words, “we’re not safe enough.”

Why LAX Has Been Noisier Lately INGLEWOOD—People living near the northern set of runways at Los Angeles International Airport likely noticed that planes have been landing over Inglewood overnight from Sunday through early this morning.

Los Angeles World Airports said that planes could not be brought in over Santa Monica Bay on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings because both of the southern runways were closed for maintenance or reconstruction.

Most of the time, wind patterns dictate that planes landing on either set of runways approach from the east—over the south side of

Los Angeles—and take off over the ocean.

But between midnight and 6:30 a.m., on nights when winds are gentle and not a factor, arriving planes line up and departing planes ascend in the west, over the ocean, to give a break in aircraft noise to South L.A. That pattern cannot be safely maintained unless both sets of runways are open, LAX and the FAA have determined.

Maintenance was done on the outboard southside runway, the one closest to Imperial Highway. And the southside runway, closest to the terminals, is being reconstructed and will not reopen until May 11.

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NEWS Civil Rights Song ‘We Shall Overcome’ Part of Public Domain The civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,” which has been quoted by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and was made popular by folk singer Pete Seeger, has been declared a part of public domain.

Ludlow Music, the song’s publisher, agreed in a New York federal court last week to back down on claims of copyright after losing a summary judgment in the case. The publisher said in a stipulation filed last Friday that it waived the right to appeal the judge’s opinion and agreed the melody and lyrics are “dedicated to the public domain.” The lawsuit was filed by the We Shall Overcome Foundation, a group that wanted to make a documentary about the song, and Butler Films, which produced the 2013 film “The Butler.”

The origins of the song are unclear, but precursors outlined in the lawsuit include hymns and African-American spirituals. In

the 1940s, a song called “We Will Overcome” was used by striking tobacco workers in South Carolina. That song was then taught at the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, an educational center that trained labor organizers as well as civilrights leaders including King, Rosa Parks and John Lewis.

Ludlow filed for copyright of a version of the song in 1960 and again in 1963 to add Seeger’s name as a co-writer, although he later asked to be removed from the copyright. Proceeds from the writers’ royalties are provided to the Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee for a scholarship for art, cultural and activism projects in African-American communities.

In September, a federal judge ruled that the melody and lyrics of the copyrighted version are not sufficiently original to qualify as a derivative work entitled to copyright.

Smart Money Moves for Black Americans in Financial Distress

By Sean Pyles

compares to your income—greater than 40 percent, a marker of financial distress, according to the Federal Reserve. Nine percent of Black families had DTIs above 40 percent, compared to 6 percent for white households.

Manage your debt as costefficiently as possible and pay it off faster by lowering your interest rate.

Transferring the balance to a zerointerest credit card is an option for borrowers with solid credit.

If you don’t qualify for such a card, look into whether a debt management plan can help you pay down your credit card debt faster and cheaper. If your monthly debt payments exceed half your income, you may want to seek legal advice on whether bankruptcy makes sense for you. Though it doesn’t erase all types of debt, it can offer a fresh start and help you meet other financial goals, such as saving for retirement.

Resources like LawHelp.com can point you to local legal aid.

Record-level credit card debt and fluctuating incomes create financial challenges for many American households, especially those with lower incomes. The effects may be felt especially keenly in Black households, where historic and systemic racial discrimination has led to greater disparities in wealth and debt.

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UT there are moves that families facing such hardships can make to better their finances, including improving their credit profile and seeking alternatives to risky products such as payday loans.

DEEPLY ROOTED DISPARITIES IN DEBT AND WEALTH Disparity in wealth and debt feed into one another, says Pamela Chan, project director of human insights at Prosperity Now, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. “If you are a person who doesn’t have a lot of wealth to start from ... then when emergencies hit, that often causes someone to lean on debt to get through those periods,” Chan says. “Then once someone takes debt, if they don’t have wealth, they’re much more vulnerable if something happens when they’re trying to pay off their debt.”

Institutional discrimination against generations of Black Americans and its far-reaching consequences have contributed to Black households facing greater financial hardship than white households, Chan says.

The wage gap is one example.

As of 2015, Black men made 22

The first thing I ask people to do is take a deep breath.

Weslia Echols percent less than white men with, for example, the same education, experience and region of residence, a 2016 report from the Economic Policy Institute found.

In 2016, the median wealth of white families was almost 10 times the median wealth of Black families—$171,000 compared to $17,600—according to the Federal Reserve’s 2017 Survey of Consumer Finances.

BUILD YOUR CREDIT: Your credit report and score are among the most important aspects of your financial life. When they’re in the best

BE STRATEGIC ABOUT DEBT: The 2017 Survey of Consumer Finances shows that Black families are more likely to carry debt-toincome ratios—that’s how your debt

AVOID RISKY PRODUCTS: Thirty-nine percent of Black Americans are likely to use highinterest loans, like payday loans, compared to 21 percent of white Americans, according to a 2016 report from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. These loans can carry interest rates upward of 300 percent and lead to repeat borrowing, trapping the borrower in a cycle of debt.

If you need cash, you can find better loan rates at a local credit union. And apps like Earnin can give you an advance on your paycheck without fees or interest.

If you have poor credit, a credit builder loan—also available at many credit unions—can provide the cash you need while you improve your credit.

For more help, tap the free advice of a nonprofit, like the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

has no right to take credit for. He really did not speak to how racist he’s been or xenophobic he’s been or sexist he’s been, so he really didn’t speak to the things that I expected him to or would want him to have addressed.”

As Trump touted the low Black unemployment rate, several Black members of Congress sat stone-faced amid cheers from their Republican colleagues.

The speech, historically a list of priorities for presidents, was also about what Trump didn’t say. There was scant reference to hurricanedevastated Puerto Rico and the

U.S. Virgin Islands, no mention of the racial violence that erupted last summer in Charlottesville, Virginia, nor of the evolving (hash) MeToo movement against sexual harassment.

The president has denied that he is a racist. However, soon after his inauguration, he signed an executive order banning people from several Muslim countries from coming to America, prompting protests nationwide. To kickoff Black History Month last February, he clumsily referenced 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass as

if he were still alive. He defended white supremacists after they rallied in Charlottesville, blaming “both sides” for deadly violence there. And he has repeatedly labeled immigrants as criminal and targeted so-called sanctuary cities who refuse to aid federal law enforcement.

Such actions, Perry said, can’t be covered by “platitudes of American togetherness that mask rabid, structural racism and really doesn’t include Black people, Latinos, immigrants and others.”

“It’s outrageous that people aren’t seeing the hypocrisy,” Perry added.

HOW TO IMPROVE FINANCES TO BUILD WEALTH Reducing debt is the first step toward building wealth. Before taking action, Michigan-based accredited financial coach Weslia Echols recommends planning a long-term strategy.

“The first thing I ask people to do is take a deep breath. When you do that, and assess the situation fully, you won’t look for a quick answer like a payday loan,” Echols says. “Getting out of debt is a long-term process.”

Echols recommends establishing a clear budget and payoff plan. Here are tips to improve your financial profile.

shape possible, you become more appealing to lenders, increasing your access to credit at lower interest rates.

Start by checking your free credit reports at annualcreditreport.com for erroneous information, like an account that’s not yours that could be lowering your score.

Then start raising your score by making on-time payments on all accounts, including credit cards and loans; payment history is the largest single factor affecting it. The credit bureau Experian advises keeping your credit utilization—or how much of your credit limit you use— below 30 percent.

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isn’t doing anything real to bring us together or improve the lives of everyday Americans,” Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said in a statement.

Reps. John Lewis of Georgia, Maxine Waters of California and Al Green of Texas—all Democrats who have criticized Trump—decided to skip the speech entirely.

“I’m part of those who decided that we would protest outside as a matter of principle to say to the president, ‘We disapprove of what you’re doing,”’ Green said.

Others wore black to show their

displeasure, and several wore sashes or ties made of African Kente cloth, a nod to the president’s reference to African nations as “shithole countries.” Some wore buttons bearing the name of Recy Taylor, a Black Alabama woman gang raped by white men during the Jim Crow era; she died in late December at age 97.

“There was nothing to clap for, nothing to be happy about, nothing to smile about and nothing to be applauding about,” said Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, a New Jersey Democrat who ordered the Recy Taylor buttons. “He takes credit for things he

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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Black Athletes Have Long History of Not Sticking to Sports

By Errin Haynes Whack This year’s NFL season featured two of America’s pastimes: football and race, with pre-game protests dividing fans along color lines and making Sunday afternoons among the most segregated hours in the country.

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HILE some fans would prefer players stick to sports, many black athletes have chosen a different path by protesting, making people uncomfortable.

“The whole purpose of the demonstrations is to get (fans’) attention,” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said in an interview with The Associated Press. “These are the people that ignore the fact that people are being shot dead in the street. They’ve found ways to ignore it.”

For weeks, some NFL players, most of them African-American, knelt silently on the sidelines as the national anthem played before kickoff. Their goal: to raise awareness about disparities in policing in communities of color , and about persistent, systemic racism in America.

It was a new approach to an ageold problem.

For generations, black athletes from heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson to tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams to former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick have protested in ways large and small to highlight injustice, galvanize support and move the country forward.

Often met with backlash from fans uninterested in mixing sports and social issues, many have taken stances that have cost them their careers.

The roots of black athlete activism can be traced to the dawn of black freedom. Even after slavery ended, black Americans were barred from full participation in the public sphere: denied the right to vote, access to mass media, or equal housing and schools.

Because they were blocked from entry in most civic institutions for much of the 20th century, black people found public visibility and expression in other arenas—often

cultural ones, like music and sports.

Johnson fought—and beat—white boxers at the height of Jim Crow, when blacks were presumed to be inferior, and dated white women, upending the social norms of the day.

When he finally lost, it would be a generation before another black boxer would be allowed to compete at such a level, and the message had been sent to black athletes that disrupting society came with consequences.

“It’s because of what happens to him that others know they have to toe the line,” said New York University historian Jeffrey Sammons. “They can’t be seen as defiant or opponents of the system . They know they can’t succeed without living up to expectations and being humble, unassuming and supportive of the established order.”

Then came along Muhammad Ali, who was not one to toe the line.

Ali was the most visible and influential athlete of his generation when he protested the Vietnam War as racially unjust by refusing to be drafted in 1967, a move that cost him his livelihood, derailing his fighting career for years.

Ali’s actions influenced others.

Basketball player Abdul-Jabbar boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the same games, held in Mexico City, American track athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos held raised fists covered in black leather gloves as the national anthem played after winning gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter race.

Abdul-Jabbar, who at 70 represents a bridge between Ali and Kaepernick, went on to a storied NBA career, but Smith and Carlos returned home to the threat of having their medals taken, and faced difficulty finding coaching jobs.

“It was an international stage that was being used to promote how unified and wonderful the world is, but black Americans at that point were still in a very tough struggle to obtain their rights, both human and political,” Abdul-Jabbar said of the 1968 games. “The fact that (Smith and Carlos) used an international platform to speak for people who usually don’t have any power to be heard made it all the more significant.”

Carlos said Mexico City was the only place he could’ve made such a

AP Photo, File In this Oct. 16, 1968 photo, extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward during the playing of national anthem after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Australian silver medalist Peter Norman is at left.

I love the Olympics and I love sports, but I love a just cause for humanity even greater.

John Carlos statement.

“At that time, for me, there was no other vehicle than the Olympic Games,” he recalled. “I felt like the humanitarian issues at that time, as

For NFL Players, Racial Profiling Often Personal

By Errin Haynes Whack and Fred Goodall A son who saw a police officer hold a gun to his father’s head. A husband whose wife was pulled over driving a Bentley.

These unsettling scenes are among the stories from some of the NFL’s marquee players, multimillionaires sharing tales of racial profiling by law enforcement. It is a troubling concern for people of color that has been at the center of the protests begun in August 2016 by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

The protests have waned, but the ongoing issue for players—and the black communities they come from— has not.

The Associated Press surveyed 56 of the 59 black players at last weekend’s Pro Bowl game as part of its look at how African-American athletes have long used their sports platforms to effect social and political change. The AP asked the players whether they or someone they knew have ever experienced racial profiling.

All said yes.

“You can probably ask any black man out here and the answer is yes,”

At the end of the day, we’re not trying to disrespect nobody.

A.J. Bouye said Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Malik Jackson. “It’s not like this is just starting today or a new thing. It’s gone on for a long time. I think AfricanAmerican men have been (victims) of racial profiling for a long time, by either the things they wear or just by the color of their skin.”

In protesting, Kaepernick and others attempted to highlight the killings of unarmed black men by police, an issue brought into the national spotlight by Black Lives Matter activists after the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri , in 2014. But the message was quickly overtaken by fans offended by the players’ decision to kneel during the anthem.

“That was the main thing with the protests, to bring awareness so people know what’s going on,” said Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey. “That’s the first step to trying to fix the situation.”

NFL players who have protested this season have been in the minority, and protests waned as the season went on.

Some players are focusing on ways of addressing injustice off the field.

“If it affects that many people by taking a knee, just stand up, it’s that simple,” said Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey. “Taking a knee during the anthem, in my opinion, changes nothing. Giving back to the community, being around the kids and people in poverty, I respect that.”

For many players, the issue is not one of patriotism, but rather it is personal.

“At the end of the day, we’re not trying to disrespect nobody,” said Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye. “No matter what happens, I feel like somebody is not going to be happy, but we have a lot of respect for our country and respect for the game.”

Bouye was among the players who recounted firsthand experience with racial profiling.

“My dad, when I was growing up ... gun to his head and everything,” Bouye said. “That’s why it hits close to me. We know that there are issues going on, and maybe some people don’t want to bring awareness to them, but we’ll find n NFL, see page 8

well as the humanitarian issues of today, are more compelling to me than an Olympic medal. I love the Olympics and I love sports, but I love a just cause for humanity even greater.”

It is a sentiment shared by NFL players.

The killing of mostly unarmed black men by mostly white police officers sparked the Black Lives Matter movement, which has again drawn black athletes into the national conversation on race . The sideline protests in the NFL—started

in August 2016 by Kaepernick—have been the most prominent display of players’ engagement, though black athletes in baseball and basketball have also had smaller displays of activism.

Because sports are such a prominent aspect of American life, they remain an effective way to bring attention to issues of racial injustice.

“This is our inheritance,” said Howard Bryant, senior writer at ESPN and author of the forthcoming book “The Heritage: Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism.”

“You’re not allowed to check out,” Bryant said. “This is going to continue until the United States respects the black brain more than the black body. Then sports can go back to what it was supposed to be— just a game.”

Media—and social media in particular—has helped in recruiting athletes to the cause, explained Color of Change Executive Director Rashad Robinson, whose online civil rights organization has joined with athletes in addressing systemic racism and mobilized its membership to boycott the NFL and its corporate sponsors.

Such stands have often come at a cost, even for today’s players, who are far more prominent and wealthy than their predecessors. Like players who spoke out before them, they have been met with violence and vitriol, described as unpatriotic, ungrateful and disrespectful.

“The public is used to black guys selling sneakers and making jump shots,” said Bryant. “Do white people want to hear what black people have to say? No, they don’t. Does it need to be said? Yes.” Abdul-Jabbar agreed, tying Ali’s fate to Kaepernick’s as two athletes who sacrificed their livelihoods at the height of their careers for a greater cause.

“Anybody that knows anything about football will tell you that he is a talented athlete and should be on somebody’s team,” Abdul-Jabbar, author of “Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court,” said of Kaepernick. “I think he’s being blackballed.”

But with the cost are also benefits. Using the universal language of sports as a platform to discuss race reveals racism and galvanizes support to end it, Robinson said.

Mississippi Honors Man Who Struggled to Integrate University

By Chevel Johnson The state of Mississippi is recognizing a man who sought to integrate a segregated university until he was falsely imprisoned and denied treatment for the cancer that claimed his life.

On Friday, the Mississippi Freedom Trail Task Force dedicated a historic marker acknowledging Forrest County native Clyde Kennard, a black man who repeatedly triedto enroll at the all-white Mississippi Southern College, now the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, from 1955 to 1959 as part of an effort to desegregate higher education.

It’s the trail’s 26th marker.

Ultimately, Kennard was falsely charged with stealing chicken feed and whiskey and sentenced to seven years at Mississippi’s State Penitentiary at Parchman. While there, he was diagnosed with cancer but was denied proper treatment until he was critically ill. Under pressure of bad publicity should

Kennard die at Parchman, Gov. Ross Barnett ordered his release in spring 1963. He died that summer at age 36.

“He is most worthy to receive this recognition,” said Eddie A. Holloway, USM dean of students.

“He plays such a significant role in the desegregation of schools in higher education in Mississippi.

His life and legacy remains and should be marked or connoted by future generations.”

Leslie Burl McLemore, chairman of the task force, said Kennard’s role in Mississippi’s desegregation history should not be overlooked.

“He tried to gain admission before James Meredith was admitted to the University of Mississippi” in 1962, said McLemore.

“That’s truly significant. What he endured was monumental and a human tragedy. It’s only right that the university would honor him in this way.”

On March 30, 2006, Kennard was declared innocent of the crimes that sent him to Parchman.

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Black Women Show the Way Forward in 2018

By Monica Simpson Executive Director, SisterSong There is a reckoning afoot in this country. On one side, Trump has emboldened and embodied a virulent and reckless hate that targets women, Black people, and immigrants (among many others). Each day brings a new outrage. On the other side, #MeToo has followed #BlackLivesMatter as a hashtag-turned-movement, led by courageous truth-tellers who are sick and tired of a violent and largely ignored status quo. The conversation about race and gender in this country has broken open, and now we must all contend with the truth of who we are as a nation.

While this may feel like scary and unfamiliar territory to some, in reality, the U.S. is just catching up to an understanding and analysis that Black women in this country have had for a long time. Black women have never had the luxury of ignorance— not to police violence, not to the rampant sexual harassment and assault that women experience at home, school, and work. In 2018, we should look to the work of Black women to see the path forward for a troubled and divided nation. In a way, Black women scholars and organizers have left breadcrumbs for us to follow to liberation, if we’ll only pay attention.

In 1989, legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” in her paper for the University of Chicago Legal Forum to explain how Black women’s oppression on the basis of gender combined with oppression on the basis of race to create something altogether new, an experience of discrimination did not match what either white

women or Black men experience. This concept would lay the groundwork for social justice organizing that now spans the globe, and provided a vocabulary for something Black women experience on a daily basis.

While intersectionality risks dilution as an increasingly popular buzzword, the analysis it provides is a crucial tool to cut through the noise and understand the Trump administration’s policies and their impact on different communities.

Take for instance the recent Jane Doe case, and similar cases, of the Trump administration blocking young immigrant women from getting reproductive healthcare. The mistreatment

Black women scholars and organizers have left breadcrumbs for us to follow to liberation, if we’ll only pay attention. of the “Janes” (as they’ve come to be called) at the hands of the Trump administration targets them both as women and as immigrants, and the two identities cannot be pulled apart.

“Intersectionality” provides an analysis that explains why their treatment is so much more extreme, and its impact so severe.

Just five years after Crenshaw’s groundbreaking work, the reproductive justice movement was founded

by Black women who, like Crenshaw, saw that their perspectives and experiences were being, once again, left out of the equation.

Reproductive justice brought intersectionality and a global human rights framework together with a nuanced understanding of U.S. policies of reproductive coercion.

The founding mothers of reproductive justice rejected White feminism’s focus on the birth control and the legality

of abortion as too narrow, and described a vision for a world, where we can all prevent pregnancy if we want to, end a pregnancy if we need to, and have and raise children in healthy environments and without fear of violence.

Reproductive justice broadened the lens of abortion rights to include low-income women and women of color “and” broadened the entire conversation to recognize the ways in which U.S. policies denied motherhood to some women even while forcing it on others against their will.

This framework is crucial to connect the dots among Trump’s reproductive policies.

Trump wants to make birth control unaffordable, push abortion out of reach, and

punish women for having children.

What seems inconsistent on the surface is, in fact, all part of one agenda to coerce and control a woman’s decisions about pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting.

When Trump was first elected, Black women were the least surprised. We saw Trump coming from a mile away and we already knew how deep this country’s anti-woman and anti-Black sentiment ran.

Now, more than a year later, the work of Black women will help us understand and combat Trump’s agenda, with Black women leading the fight.

Let 2018 be the year of the Black woman.

Let 2018 be the year Black women’s brilliance, leadership, and analysis are heeded at last.

Let 2018 mark the beginning of a new era of listening to, respecting, and trusting Black women. Just stop for a moment and imagine what might happen, if we actually made those words a reality.

The day after the Alabama Senate race, the hashtag #TrustBlackWomen was all over social media. And yes, we should trust Black women voters, because they’ve kept us from the brink many times.

But Black women’s wisdom and contributions have so much more to teach us all— and we’re going to need to understand that if we hope to keep Trump from dragging us backward.

Like many other Black women across the country, I was standing up in my living room cheering and clapping my hands as I watched Oprah deliver her passionate speech at the Golden Globes. The next day the media went wild with hopes for and critiques of a theoretical run for president— but they missed the point.

While the thought of it made me smile, what I saw was an invitation.

Enforce Section 3 of the HUD Act

By Harry C. Alford This is a program that is designed to provide job training and business development opportunities for people living in public housing or under the poverty level. It was first written in 1968 because of the first Watts Riot in Los Angeles. It was rewritten and strengthened in 1992 because of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

We first became aware of the program in 1993 when James Alford of Jacksonville, Florida filed a Section 3 complaint against Jacksonville Public Housing. Mr. Alford (no relation) received a Voluntary Compliance Agreement.

That meant that there was finding and merit in his complaint and that Jacksonville Public Housing Authority agreed to come to terms with compliance. James and his wife Maggie received a $20,000 settlement and were assured that they would not be discriminated against any longer.

So here we are in the year of 2018 and James and Maggie are still waiting on the discrimination in the Jacksonville Public Housing Authority to end. It is a great law with a promise of economic development, business creation and wealth building but compliance eludes us. So just what is Section 3. It is guided by Code of Federal Regulation 24CFR Part 135: (a)Section 3. The purpose of

section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701u) (section 3) is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by certain HUD financial assistance shall, to the greatest extent feasible, and consistent with existing Federal, State and local laws and regulations, be directed to low- and very lowincome persons, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing, and to business concerns which provide economic opportunities to lowand very low-income persons. (b)Part 135. The purpose of this part is to establish the standards and procedures to be followed to ensure that the objectives of section 3 are met. . . .

Contractor means any entity which contracts to perform work generated by the expenditure of section 3 covered assistance, or for work in connection with a section 3 covered project.

Employment opportunities generated by section 3 covered assistance means all employment opportunities generated by the expenditure of section 3 covered public and Indian housing assistance (i.e., operating assistance, development assistance and modernization assistance, as described in §135.3(a)(1)). With respect to section 3 covered housing and community development assistance, this term means all

Section 3 workers to comprise 30% of the entire workforce.

During the post Katrina rebuild we achieved 3.2 billion dollars in Black business contracts.

We applied Section 3 whenever possible. However, there were

So, here we are today in 2018 and we have a new HUD Secretary, Ben Carson, who has said on a few occasions that he wants to exercise Section 3. Well Secretary Carson, the National Black Chamber of Commerce replies, “Bring it

A promise of economic development, business creation and wealth building but compliance eludes us.

employment opportunities arising in connection with section 3 covered projects (as described in §135.3(a) (2)), including management and administrative jobs connected with the section 3 covered project.

Management and administrative jobs include architectural, engineering or related professional services required to prepare plans, drawings, specifications, or work write-ups; and jobs directly related to administrative support of these activities, e.g., construction manager, relocation specialist, payroll clerk, etc.

Section 3 firms which are contractors who hire Section 3 workers (living under the poverty level) are set aside 10% of all HUD funded contracts. They must hire

unforeseen challenges. Many of the public housing residents did not want to work. They resisted these new job opportunities.

Many preferred to hustle in the streets for money as opposed to doing a 9 – 5 gigs. Also, tenant associations were an obstacle.

They considered us invading onto their turf of authority. They were “Poverty Pimps” not wanting outside interests in making job opportunities for the residents. It was a power struggle.

The two most successful programs we have seen were in Columbus, OH managed by Smoot Construction and San Francisco Bayview Projects under Mayor Willie Brown management. Both were not long-term due to stiff resistance from white construction unions who consider public housing their personal hustle.

on!”. We know this and are ready, willing and capable to spread the application of this nearly 50 years old regulation throughout our nation for once and for all. We know the program, can implement it and make it a total success despite the racist construction unions. The time is now!

If we need to challenge his words, we will do so. Time is truly passing and there is no guarantee. We must move to take our brothers and sisters living under the poverty level to job training and career building. Our patience is running out. It is good to hear a Cabinet Secretary state the need for Section 3 and, damn it we are set to react in a very aggressive and positive fashion.

Mr. Alford is the Co-Founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®

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The State of the Union: Morally Dead and Leaving Vulnerable Children Behind

By Marian Wright Edelman As I listened to President Trump’s State of the Union Address waiting to hear even a kernel of hope for our country’s most vulnerable children I became more and more distressed and disgusted as these children’s needs were once again left behind along with the values of the America and all great faiths that so many of us love and respect.

The President’s address was silent on the shameful problems of homelessness, hunger, the lack of poor quality early childhood and educational opportunities, needed reforms in our child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and the violence that plagues too many children in their families and communities that I laid out in a letter urging him to address the state of America’s children. This silence is a national embarrassment.

While the address included a few broad brushstrokes that might help improve the odds for some children, at best these solutions would fill only a very small hole in the moral chasm of child needs – help to grow up healthy, safe, educated and excited

about the future. The President dramatized the horrible effect of the opioid crisis that is ravaging our country but failed to commit to the urgently needed investments necessary to help babies and other children who are its faultless littlest victims or their families. He spoke about getting tough on “drug dealers and pushers” but was not clear that pharmaceutical companies or physicians contributing to the crisis were targets.

And there was no attention – none – to the great need for investments in treatment.

The President highlighted important job growth but made no mention of the critical need for safe, quality and affordable child care to enable parents to take these jobs.

The $1.5 trillion in federal, state and local state investments mentioned in infrastructure improvements included no recognition that today’s children will form the core of tomorrow’s workforce, but millions – especially

This silence is a national embarrassment.

Putting a Charge in California’s Electric Vehicle Program

By San Jose Mercury-News Gov. Jerry Brown’s big, bold $2.5 billion executive order committing the state to a goal of 5 million zeroemission vehicles on the road by 2030 expands a program that was already far and away the most ambitious in the United States.

The potential benefits are great and deserve the support of Californians, including Brown’s potential successors. Transportation remains the largest source of greenhouse gases in California, accounting for just under 40 percent of the total. But achieving the targets won’t be easy, and the governor has less than a year in office to cement them into place.

Three obstacles stand in his way: • Automakers are seeing a slowdown in electric vehicle purchases due to lower gasoline prices. They will need to be convinced to ramp up production to meet the targets.

• The Trump administration, far from helping Brown, is likely to help the petroleum industry by weakening fuel-efficiency standards critical to promoting electric vehicle sales.

• The effort to quickly build electric-vehicle charging stations faces immense challenges in ensuring a competitive market and placing stations appropriately. The state will need enough stations in low-income neighborhoods and rural areas to guarantee access for all Californians, not just in wealthy suburbs where power companies prefer to build them.

The governor’s plan calls for extending California’s electric vehicle rebates of $2,500 per purchase, with an additional $2,000 rebate for low-income buyers. The program offers $5,000 for buyers of hydrogen fuel vehicles.

the more than 13.2 million living in poverty – need significant investments in their own futures before they can contribute to our nation’s future.

Other references were grossly at odds with the actual challenges threatening children today. The President’s pride that “we are totally defending our Second Amendment” ignored the fact that most recent data show eight children and teens killed by guns every day. There was no sign of a commitment to protect children over guns.

Immigration was perhaps the saddest discussion of all as we see the lives of almost two million young people with promising futures and eager to contribute to our land being held hostage for a border wall and anti-family policies that threaten the safety and stability of many seeking refuge in our country – for most the only country they

The previous goal called for California to put 1.5 million zero emission vehicles on the road by 2025. The state currently estimates it has 350,000 zero emission vehicles among the 14.6 million registered. But clean-air proponents are alarmed that sales of electric vehicles increased by only 1.6 percent in California in 2016, the last year figures are available, and dropped by more than 10 percent nationwide.

In order to achieve Brown’s targets, the cost of electric vehicles and their range will need to be more competitive with gasolinepowered cars.

The governor’s order includes an eight-year plan to expand the number of charging stations from the current 14,000 to 250,000.

That’s quite a leap, considering that California now has about 10,000 gas stations. But it can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 12 hours to charge an electric car, whereas most stops at gas stations take only five minutes for a fillup. This is why Brown wants to increase the number of high-speed charging stations from the existing 1,500 to roughly 10,000.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have demonstrated that California has the nation’s worst health impacts from air pollution, accounting for more than 20,000 premature deaths each year and dramatically increasing the number of emergency room visits for cardiovascular and respiratory problems.

The governor’s quest to further the use of zero-emission vehicles in California will save lives and ensure the state is doing its part to fight the threat of climate change _ a goal every state government should have, since the federal government is abandoning it.

know. His comment that “Americans are dreamers too” sowed more ugly seeds of division and dissent and his highlighting the tragic MS-13 murders of two young girls stoked the flames of hate and fear that we have felt too often over the last year. I urge the President and all of us to recall Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s truth:

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Protections for Dreamers in our land – their land – must be preserved.

A nation that does not stand for children does not stand for anything and will not stand blameless before God when asked to account for every sacred child entrusted to our care and protection. Our nation’s children deserve better. We all deserve better.

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.

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‘Poor People’s Campaign’ Readies Nationwide Mobilization

By Martha Waggoner The renewed version of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign to lift poor people is holding its first national mobilization, with actions and events Monday in 32 states and the nation’s capital.

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OOR people, clergy and activists in the Poor People’s Campaign delivered letters to politicians in state Capitol buildings demanding that leaders confront what they call systemic racism evidenced in voter suppression laws and poverty rates.

Among those who have signed on to the campaign is the Rev. John Mendez, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who recalled protesting in New York City in the 1960s.

“I’ve been waiting for almost 50 years for this to actually happen,” said Mendez, 68.

The campaign is especially important now because the leaders who don’t want to help the poor “should not have a free hand to say and do whatever they want and there be no resistance,” he said.

Led by the Revs. William Barber of North Carolina and Liz Theoharis of New York, the campaign officially began Dec. 4, 50 years after King started the first Poor People’s Campaign. King was assassinated a few months later and “nobody really picked it up” until now, Mendez said.

The letters to politicians call for a new course in government.

“Our faith traditions and state and federal constitutions all testify to

Washington D.C. 1968 the immorality of an economy that leaves out the poor, yet our political discourse consistently ignores the 140 million poor and low-income people in America,” the letter states.

Barber, who will be among the group that delivers letters to the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said the campaign is building toward a “season of direct action and civil disobedience” that begins on May 13 and continues through June 21, the anniversary of the slayings of three civil rights workers in 1964 in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

The actions, including a poverty tour, will be followed by more work as part of a multiyear campaign to build power “among the poorest and most powerless communities,” he added.

And on Feb. 12—the 50th anniversary of the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to Memphis, where he was assassinated—fast-

It’s not immoral to be poor Leslie Boyd food cooks and cashiers plan to walk off their jobs in Memphis to support higher wages and union rights. Protesters plan to march from Clayborn Temple to Memphis City Hall, the same route the sanitation workers took.

The most important part of the campaign is that the people who are hurting because of poverty and racism are its leaders, Theoharis said. “I feel very positive that the real heroes and heroines of our country are coming together to cross all kinds of lines that usually divide us like race, gender, economic status, political party.”

Leslie Boyd of Candler has followed Barber since he began the

“Moral Monday” protest movement in North Carolina almost five years ago. Her son, Mike Danforth, was 33

when he died of colon cancer in 2008 because he lacked insurance even though he had a job and couldn’t afford the yearly colonoscopies that he needed.

Her hope for the campaign is that it changes what she sees as a national narrative that not only blames the poor for the poverty but uses religion to do so. Too many people believe that “if you were a good person, Jesus would bless you,” she said.

U.S. Census figures show that the poverty rate among Blacks was 22 percent in 2016, while it was almost 9 percent among whites. But in sheer numbers, almost 17.5 million white people are classified as living in poverty, compared to 8.7 million Blacks. The U.S. poverty rate was almost 13 percent in 2016.

“It’s not immoral to be poor,” said Boyd, 65. “It’s immoral to make people poor with our actions as a government and as a people.”

Slight Increases Extend Streaks of Rising Gas Prices LOS ANGELES—The streak of increases in the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was extended Tuesday to 19 days with an increase of one-tenth of a cent to $3.455, its highest amount since Sept. 9, 2015.

The average price has increased 20.8 cents during the streak, including a half-cent on Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 3.6 cents more than one week ago, 23.9 cents higher than one month ago and 54.9 cents greater than one year ago.

The average price has risen 30.5 cents since the start of the year.

The Orange County average price rose two-tenths of a cent Tuesday, extending its streak of increases of 20 days. It has risen 22 cents during the streak, including two-tenths of a cent on Monday, and now stands at $3.428, its highest amount since Sept. 4, 2015.

The Orange County average price is 3.9 cents more than one week ago, 24.1 cents higher than one month ago and 51.6 cents greater than one year ago. It has risen 31.2 cents since the start of the year.

Little Geniuses: Public Schools GLUTATHIONE: Leave Out Some Gifted Minorities VITAL TO LONGEVITY

By Matthew Barakat It’s an annual rite in Fairfax County, which has one of the wealthiest, besteducated populations in America: Hundreds of second-graders troop off to private psychologists for IQ tests to prove they’re worthy of advanced academic programs in the public schools.

The competition is fierce.

Acceptance, some parents believe, can be the key to getting into prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a magnet school that routinely sends graduates to the most competitive colleges.

“I guess I never made the cut,” said Aaron Moorer, who is AfricanAmerican and eventually graduated from Mount Vernon High with a 3.8 GPA. “I never made the special class.”

Moorer’s family wasn’t aware that hundreds of families file appeals every year, armed with private exams costing more than $500, to persuade bureaucrats their child is deserving.

This system exacerbates a problem plaguing gifted-and-talented programs across the nation: Black and Hispanic students almost never file the appeals that can secure their admission.

Using the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to obtain 10 years of county records, The Associated Press found that fewer than 50 Black and Hispanic second-graders have filed successful appeals. That’s less than 3 percent of the 1,737 second-graders admitted through the appeals process, further skewing a program already heavily weighted toward whites and Asians.

Fairfax County has the nation’s 10th largest public school system, with more than 188,000 students. Of those, 25 percent are Hispanic and 10 percent are African-American.

But over the last 10 years, Blacks and Hispanics have constituted only

12 percent of the students deemed eligible for Level IV, the most advanced academic program.

Notably, the data show that when Black and Hispanic students do submit intelligence tests, they are just as likely to gain admission as their white and Asian counterparts. The problem is that Black and Hispanic students only rarely submit appeals.

Francisco Duran, the school system’s chief academic and equity officer, downplayed the disparities in the appeals process, citing successful efforts to enroll more Black and Hispanic students through teacher referrals and other means. But he acknowledged that the school system is not where it wants to be in terms of identifying students at an early age who have the potential for advanced academics.

“We want it to be so that we don’t have a need for an appeals process,” Duran said.

Looking back, Moorer is sure he could have handled more advanced classes if given the opportunity.

“Not being included in the academic program kind of left me feeling unchallenged. I was able to get straight A’s but I was often left bored in class. I felt somewhat envious to know that many of the friends that I had in those classes were learning at a more advanced level,” said Moorer, now an undergrad at HampdenSydney College. He also was accepted at James Madison University but was waitlisted at Virginia Tech and turned down by University of North Carolina.

For talented students, the stakes are high: Children in Level IV, the highest and most competitive, can be assigned to schools with concentrated numbers of gifted students, providing what many parents feel is a more robust learning environment. Lower levels, offered in neighborhood schools, may include occasional enrichment

projects, outside classwork and advanced reading assignments.

The appeals culture in Fairfax is so prevalent that nearby George Mason University has graduate psychology students learn their trade by administering the tests. Ellen Rowe, the Cognitive Assessment Program’s director, said sliding-scale fees make testing accessible to low-income families, but “we don’t control who comes to us.”

Even the lucky ones can sense the injustice. Mark Biear of Vienna, who is white, has two kids in Level IV, one of whom successfully appealed. He found that some parents discussed the process openly, while others seemed reluctant to share information might give another family an advantage.

“I wish it was more transparent,” said Biear.

Jonathan Plucker, president of the National Association for Gifted Children, said Fairfax County’s system “feels pretty extraordinary, but it doesn’t surprise me.” Wealthy, suburban districts often face intense parental demand for gifted programs, he said.

Plucker applauds the placement testing for all second-graders, but says allowing hundreds of parents to spend hundreds of dollars for a second IQ test defeats the purpose. “Why add a second level to the process that just reintroduces the disparities you’re seeking to get rid of in the first place?” he asks.

Carol Horn, who ran the advanced academic program for Fairfax County Public Schools until her recent retirement, acknowledged the enrollment gap. She noted that some form of appeals process is required by the state. She initiated Young Scholars, an effort to enroll and support more minorities in advanced classes, and encouraged teachers to send more kids of color her way, which has led to more diversity.

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HEALTH

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is today. Now in its 18th year, NBHAAD is a day to increase awareness about HIV among Blacks/African Americans* and encourage people to get involved in prevention efforts, get tested, and get treatment if they are living with HIV. HIV diagnoses have fallen in recent years among African American women—declining 20% from 2011 to 2015. Diagnoses among young African American gay and bisexual men (aged 13 to 24) are now stable, after years of increases. This good news shows that the nation’s HIV prevention efforts are helping to reduce HIV infections among African Americans.

But there is still much work to do. In 2016, African Americans accounted for 44% of HIV diagnoses, despite making up 12% of the U.S. population.** Also, HIV diagnoses are up among African American gay and bisexual men aged 25-34— increasing 30% from 2011 to 2015.

We need your help to make more progress in reducing HIV among African Americans. Join us on NBHAAD to promote HIV testing, prevention, and treatment and fight stigma around HIV. What Can African Americans Do? Get educated and get involved.

Learn the facts about HIV and share this lifesaving information with others.

Get tested. Knowing your HIV status gives you important information to help keep you and your partner healthy. CDC recommends that every American get tested for HIV at least once and those at high risk get tested at least once a year. Unfortunately, too many people live with HIV for years before they know it, which means they aren’t getting the benefits of early treatment.

If people living with HIV take HIV medicine as prescribed, they can stay healthy for many years.

HIV medicine also helps prevent transmission to others.

CDC recommends that every American get tested for HIV at least once.

To find a testing site near you, visit Get Tested, text your ZIP code to KNOWIT (566948), or call 1-800-CDC-INFO. You can also use a home testing kit, available in drugstores or online. More resources on testing are available from CDC’s Act Against AIDS campaign Doing It. Protect yourself and your partner. Today, we have powerful tools to prevent HIV and help people living with HIV stay healthy. If you are living with HIV, start treatment as soon as possible after you get a diagnosis. The most important thing you can do is take HIV medicine as prescribed by your doctor.

HIV medicine lowers the amount of virus (viral load) in your body, and taking it every day can make your viral load undetectable.

If you stay undetectable, you can stay healthy for many years,

and you have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to an HIVnegative partner through sex. To make sure you stay undetectable, take your medicine as prescribed, and see your provider regularly to get a viral load test.

There are many other actions you can take to prevent getting or transmitting HIV: • Use condoms the right way every time you have sex. Learn the right way to use a male condom or a female condom.

• If you are HIV-negative but at high risk for HIV, take daily medicine to prevent HIV, called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

• Talk to your doctor about post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) if you think you have been exposed to HIV in the last 72 hours and are not on PrEP. • Choose less risky sexual behaviors.

• Limit your number of sexual partners.

• Get tested and treated for other sexually transmitted diseases.

• Never share needles or other equipment to inject drugs (works).

• Remember, abstinence (not having sex) and not sharing needles or works are the only 100% effective ways to prevent HIV. Learn more about how to protect yourself and your partners and get information tailored to meet your needs from CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction Tool (BETA).

What Can CDC Partners Do? Health departments, community-based organizations, and other partners can address stigma and discrimination, extend the reach of their HIV prevention and testing services that focus on African Americans, and link those who are HIV-positive to care.

Learn how CDC can help you. * Referred to as African Americans in this feature. ** Does not include African Americans who are Hispanic/ Latino.

7 Things YOU Can Do to Prevent Cancer Almost everyone knows someone whose life has been affected by cancer. It’s the second most common cause of death in the United States. The good news is each of us can do something to lower our risk.

• Quit for good. You’ve heard that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer—80% to 90% of lung cancers, in fact. You may not know that tobacco use of any kind is linked to higher risk for cancer in many places in the body. If you use tobacco, quitting now can lower your risk for cancer!

• Be seen and get screened.

There are tests that can find cancer early, and some can even prevent cancer. Our cancer screening “cheat sheets” for men and women give a quick overview. Ask your doctor what tests you need at your next yearly checkup.

• Vaccines for tweens.

Boys and girls aged 11 to 12 years should get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

HPV is a virus that can cause cell changes in the body, which may eventually become cancer. The vaccine protects against many of these types of HPV, which can turn into cervical and other cancers if not caught and treated.

• Scale it down. Overweight and obesity in adults is linked to at least 13 different types of cancer, and may be a factor

causing people in this country to get cancer at younger ages. A healthy diet and regular physical activity aren’t just about numbers on a scale, they can help lower your risk for a deadly disease.

• Look in your genes. Your family’s health and cancer history can affect you now and in the future. For example, some women with strong family histories of breast or ovarian cancer (especially if these cancers happened in relatively young people) have changes in the

BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are passed down through families.

If you have these changes, you may have a higher risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer—and getting it at a younger age than other people. Talking with your loved ones about cancer and your doctor can help you protect your health.

• Love your liver. People who were born between 1940 and 1960 are more likely than others to carry the hepatitis B or hepatitis C viruses. These may not

cause any symptoms you would notice, but they are a big risk for liver cancer. There is a hepatitis B vaccine usually given to newborn babies, but adults can get it as well. Remember to protect your liver from damage by drinking alcohol in moderation, too!

• Be gutsy. Or care for your colon, to be exact. Of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal (colon) cancer is second only to lung cancer in causing death from cancer. It is possible to prevent this cancer by beginning to get screened at age 50. Colorectal cancer screening can catch growths called polyps in your large intestine, so they can be removed before they turn into cancer.

Inspiring and Taking Action Against Cancer On World Cancer Day, it’s important to set our sights on a future where every person has the right information, makes healthy choices that prevent cancer before it starts, has the right screening at the right time, and gets good cancer treatment no matter where they live.

Read more CDC offers lots more easy-tounderstand information about cancer. If you have little or no health insurance and don’t think you can afford screening for breast and cervical cancer or colorectal cancer, CDC may be able to help.

Rubella: Make Sure Your Child Gets Vaccinated

Rubella is a contagious disease caused by a virus. For some people— especially pregnant women and their unborn babies—rubella can be serious. Make sure you and your child are protected from rubella by getting vaccinated on schedule.

Young children who get rubella usually have a mild illness, with symptoms that can include a lowgrade fever, sore throat, and a rash that starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. Older children and adults are more likely to have a headache, pink eye, and general discomfort before the rash appears.

The most serious complication from rubella infection is the harm it can cause a pregnant woman’s unborn baby.

CDC Rubella Is Dangerous for Pregnant Women and Unborn Babies The most serious complication from rubella infection is the harm it can cause a pregnant woman’s unborn baby. If an unvaccinated pregnant woman gets infected with rubella virus she can have a miscarriage (the loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks), or her baby can die just after birth. Also, she can pass the virus to her unborn baby who can develop serious birth defects such as— • heart problems, • loss of hearing and eyesight, • intellectual disability, and • liver or spleen damage.

Serious birth defects are more common if a woman is infected early in her pregnancy, especially in the first trimester (first 12 weeks). In fact, women infected with rubella early in pregnancy have a 1 in 5 chance of having problems with the pregnancy.

Children should be vaccinated on schedule to protect them from rubella infection and to prevent them from spreading rubella to a pregnant woman and her unborn baby.

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a way.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said he, his father and his wife have all been victims of racial profiling—even after he became a successful athlete.

“It happened to my wife in the past couple of years,” said McCoy, who was drafted in 2010. “She got pulled over. She was driving a Bentley. Nice neighborhood, and they pulled her over. All her stuff was right and they just didn’t have any reason. It just wasn’t right.”

Black athletes have been finding a way to fight for social change for more than 100 years, from Jack Johnson to Muhammad Ali to Kaepernick.

Their fights have come at great personal expense, from alienation by fellow Americans to incarceration to the loss of their careers.

NFL players faced backlash of their own in 2017.

During the season, President Donald Trump referred to the players as “sons of bitches” and suggested they be fired.

And Trump again condemned the protests in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, juxtaposing the campaign against the patriotic efforts of a white child who has planted thousands of American flags on the graves of veterans.

A recent AP-NORC poll showed most Americans think refusing to stand for the national anthem is disrespectful to the country, the military and the American flag. Most AfricanAmericans polled were more likely to approve of the players’ protests. Only 4 in 10 Americans polled saw refusing to stand for the flag as an act of patriotism.

Players have pointed out that the protests are allowed under free speech, one of the cornerstones of American democracy. Martin Luther King

Jr. framed civil disobedience as a commitment to conscience tied to founding revolts of our country like the Boston Tea Party.

The issue has loomed over the entire NFL season, which culminates with Sunday’s Super Bowl. And a year into his presidency, Trump’s Department of Justice has abandoned talk of police reform in favor of support for law enforcement and criticism of activists.

Of the players surveyed at the Pro Bowl, 42 said they would support the idea of the NFL going back to keeping teams in the locker room until after the anthem is played, a practice that was changed in 2009—not that they believe they have much say in what decision league owners will make.

“The league does what the league does,” said Jackson. “I don’t have any say in it, so I don’t care.”

pass a new map, after which Wolf will have until Thursday, Feb. 15, to decide whether to endorse it and submit it to the justices.

The state Supreme Court said it expected new districts to be in place by Feb. 19, and the new map will be in play for the May 15 congressional primaries.

Republican leaders successfully defended the 2011 plan against a separate lawsuit in federal court and have complained that the state court order did not provide sufficient guidance for them to draw a new map.

A group of voters persuaded all five Democrats on the state’s seven-justice high court that

the map violated the state constitution. The Jan. 22 majority order said new districts should be compact and contiguous and only split counties, cities, towns, boroughs, townships or wards when needed to ensure population equality.

The quick turn-around the majority ordered last month caused one of the Democrats on the court, Justice Max Baer, to state he was “concerned that the procedure detailed by the court may not provide the parties with due process moving forward.”

Late last week the two highest-ranking Republican leaders in the General Assembly, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and House Speaker Mike Turzai, sought recusal of one of the Democratic justices, David Wecht. They argued Wecht had made statements critical of gerrymandering during his successful 2015 campaign that they viewed as evidence of bias.

On Monday, Republican Justice Sallie Mundy filed a notice that she had received a $25,000 campaign donation from Scarnati but was confident she could rule fairly in the case.

The U.S. Supreme Court last month delayed a lower-court order that would have produced new congressional districts in North Carolina. The justices are currently considering challenges to Wisconsin’s state legislative districts and a congressional district in Maryland.

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Court has ruled that if lawmakers and the governor can’t agree to a plan, the court will quickly move to adopt one.

Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation has been 13-5 in favor of Republicans during the three election cycles since the GOP-drawn 2011 map took effect. Democrats have about 800,000 more registered voters than Republicans and hold all three statewide row offices, but Republicans hold solid majorities in both chambers of the Legislature.

Under the process laid out two weeks ago by four of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices, all Democrats, the Legislature has until Friday to

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The 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 the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): GILBERTO CAMACHO, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 6/5/2007 as Instrument No. 20071352898 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 3/1/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $132,926.30 The purported property address is: 931 WEST 131ST STREET, COMPTON, CA 90222 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6146-006023 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before

you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-783658-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the

telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.

qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-17-783658-CL IDSPub #0135875 1/31/2018 2/7/2018 2/14/2018 SchId:69650 AdId:23218 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-17-796956-RY Order No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/2/2014. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The 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 the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CARLOS S BARRY, SINGLE MAN Recorded: 10/7/2014 as Instrument No. 20141059887 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 2/15/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $286,271.76 The purported property address is: 1300 N TAMARIND AVE, COMPTON, CA 90222 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6167-004-033 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee

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LEGAL auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-796956-RY. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-17-796956-RY IDSPub #0136084 1/24/2018 1/31/2018 2/7/2018 SchId:69714 AdId:23239 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALFRED RAY GARNER CASE NO. 18STPB00320 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALFRED RAY GARNER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SHIRLEY T. ADKINS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHIRLEY T. ADKINS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/14/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner ALAN T. HOLMES, ESQ. SBN 172083 LAW OFFICE OF ALAN T. HOLMES 505 S. VILLA REAL DRIVE, STE 103 ANAHEIM HILLS CA 92807 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/18 CNS-3090518# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69723 AdId:23242 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SERGIO M. HERNANDEZ Case No. 18STPB00300 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SERGIO M. HERNANDEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Angela G. De Hernandez in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Angela G. De Hernandez be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 13, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: NEIL JOSEPH DELEON ESQ SBN 244145 THE BOUTIQUE LAW GROUP 5850 CANOGA AVE STE 400 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 CN945272 HERNANDEZ Jan 24,31, Feb 7, 2018 SchId:69726 AdId:23243 CustId:65 -----------TSG No.: 8713777 TS No.: CA1700281398 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 3000043815 APN: 7320-019-021 Property Address: 1721 E GLADWICK ST CARSON , CA 90746 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/15/2013. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/28/2018 at 10:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 03/25/2013, as Instrument No. 20130438100, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: JESSIE F. OWENS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 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 described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 7320-019-021 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1721 E GLADWICK ST, CARSON , CA 90746 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, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, 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 Sale is $310,065.84. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/ propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1700281398 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0323929 To: THE WEEKENDER 01/24/2018, 01/31/2018, 02/07/2018 SchId:69749 AdId:23249 CustId:68 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Title No. 8360016/8716506 ALS No. 2013-5430 20174644 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT OF A LIEN, DATED 01/20/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On 02/13/2018, at 10:00AM, ASSOCIATION LIEN SERVICES, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to a certain lien, recorded on 01/27/2014, as instrument number 20140317804, of the official records of LOS ANGELES County, California. WILL SELL

AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR A CASHIERS CHECK at: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766. The street address and other common designations, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 849 E. VICTORIA STREET #306, CARSON, CA 90746 Assessor’s Parcel No. 7319-023-135 The owner(s) of the real property is purported to be: PAMELA A. HALL, A SINGLE WOMAN The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designations, 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 a note, homeowner’s assessment or other obligation secured by this lien, with interest and other sum as provided therein: plus advances, if any, under the terms thereof and interest on such advances, plus fees, charges, expenses of the Trustee and trust created by said lien. 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 Sale is $27,821.68. Payment must be in cash, a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state bank or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings & loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. The real property described above is being sold subject to the right of redemption.

The redemption period within which real property may be redeemed ends 90 days after the sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of the resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may contact Nationwide Posting and Publication for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit its website www.nationwideposting.com or call 916.939.0772 for information regarding the sale of this property. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the schedule sale. The beneficiary of said Lien hereto 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 has been recorded. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located.

Date: 01/12/2018 Association Lien Services, as Trustee P.O. Box 64750, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 207-2027 By: ALVIN OKOREEH, TRUSTEE OFFICER NPP0324383 To: THE WEEKENDER 01/24/2018, 01/31/2018, 02/07/2018 SchId:69766 AdId:23255 CustId:68 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSEPH YSABEL FLORES CASE NO. 17STPB03305 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOSEPH YSABEL FLORES. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KATHERINE FLORES in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KATHERINE FLORES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/21/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner DAVID M. PRICE, ESQ. PRAY PRICE WILLIAMS & PICKING 555 E OCEAN BLVD #810 LONG BEACH CA 90802 1/31, 2/7, 2/14/18 CNS-3092543# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69786 AdId:23262 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Recording requested by: TS No. CA-17-796808-NJ Order No.: 8710791 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/14/2008. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the accrued principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor (s): ALFRED M. LEON AND ROSIE LEON, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 6/20/2008 as Instrument No. 20081099667 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 3/20 /2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of accrued balance and other charges: $349,242.21 The purported property address is: 605 S. SLOAN AVE., COMPTON, CA 90221 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 6179-021-007 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the trustee: CA-17-796808-NJ. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee’s attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations.

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-17-796808-NJ IDSPub #0136679 2/7/2018 2/14/2018 2/21/2018 SchId:69818 AdId:23273 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RENE EDUARDO GAMERO aka RENE E. GAMERO Case No. 18STPB00727 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RENE EDUARDO GAMERO aka RENE E. GAMERO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Rene Eduardo Gamero, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Rene Eduardo Gamero, Jr. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 26, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: MARGO A BERGKVIST ESQ SBN 183783 BERGKVIST BERGKVIST & CARTER LLP 400 OCEANGATE STE 800 LONG BEACH CA 90802 CN945874 GAMERO Jan 31, Feb 7,14, 2018 SchId:69822 AdId:23274 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LULA JAMES Case No. 18STPB00412 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LULA JAMES. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GERTRUDE JAMES in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GERTRUDE JAMES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 2/16/2018 at 8:30 AM in Department DEPT. 57 located at 111 North Hill Street. Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

GERTRUDE JAMES 11561 VIRGINIA AVE., APT. 7 LYNWOOD, CA 90262 (424) 232-9638 SchId:69860 AdId:23286 CustId:730 -----------T.S. No.: 9551-4383 TSG Order No.: 160060846-CAVOI A.P.N.: 6137-021-021 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/02/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Affinia Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 11/16/2006 as Document No.: 06 2538244, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: SANDRA DAVIS, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale 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). 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, and as more fully described in the attached legal description. Sale Date & Time: 02/28/2018 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 14529 S APRILIA AVE, COMPTON , CA 90220-1206 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 in an “AS IS” condition, 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, towit: $345,585.46 (Estimated) as of 02/02/2018. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting. com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9551-4383. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled 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. Affinia Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd.

Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 833-2907452 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916939-0772.

Affinia Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOTS 127 OF TRACT NO. 13111 IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 302, PAGE(S) 38 AND 39 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM AN UNDIVIDED HALF OF ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED BY WILLIAM W. MORELAND ET UX, BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 23774 PAGE 226 OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND AS MODIFIED

BY DEED FROM WILLIAM W. MORELAND, ET UX., RECORDED IN BOOK 24662 PAGE 196, OFFICIAL RECORDS. NPP0325178 To: COMPTON BULLETIN 02/07/2018, 02/14/2018, 02/21/2018 SchId:69907 AdId:23302 CustId:68 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 18-2019-JY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: ARTESIA DISCOUNT, INC. 1241 EAST ARTESIA BLVD COMPTON, CA 90221 Doing Business as: ARTESIA DISCOUNT All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: NONE The location in California of the Chief Executive Officer of the Seller(s) is: 1241 EAST ARTESIA BLVD, COMPTON, CA 90221 The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: JAMES WONTAE KIM AND SUNNY SOONWON KIM, 1241 E. ARTESIA BLVD, COMPTON, CA 90221 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, GOODWILL, TRADENAME, LEASEHOLD INTERESTS, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, ALL TRANSFERABLE PERMITS AND LICENSES AND ALL INVENTORY OF STOCK IN TRADE and are located at: 1241 E. ARTESIA BLVD, COMPTON, CA 90221 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: ACE ESCROW INC, 6871 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 and the anticipated sale date is FEBRUARY 26, 2018 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

[If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: ACE ESCROW INC, 6871 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 and the last day for filing claims shall be FEBRUARY 23, 2018, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: 1/22/2018 BUYER: JAMES WONTAE KIM AND SUNNY SOONWON KIM LA1962607 COMPTON BULLETIN 2/7/18 SchId:69914 AdId:23304 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Sections 6104-6105 U.C.C.) Escrow No. 009280-JK Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below.

The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: JANE HYEBONG OH, 1540 S. SANTA FE AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221 The location in California of the chief executive office of the seller is: SAME AS ABOVE As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: NONE The name(s) and business address of the buyer are: JOHN HWASOO LEE 1540 S. SANTA FE AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, TRADENAME, LEASEHOLD, IMPROVEMENT AND INTEREST, AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE and is located at: 1540 S. SANTA FE AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221 The business name used by the seller(s) at that location is: EXPRESS SMOG The anticipated date of the bulk sale is: FEBRUARY 26, 2018 at the office of: UNITED ESCROW CO, 3600 WILSHIRE BLVD #913, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

If so subject the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: UNITED ESCROW CO, 3600 WILSHIRE BLVD #913, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 and the last day for filing claims shall be FEBRUARY 23, 2018, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: JANUARY 26, 2018 JOHN HWASOO LEE, Buyer(s) LA1962604 COMPTON BULLETIN 2/7/18 SchId:69915 AdId:23305 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. T-015564-SC (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: LIL SMOKE SHOP LLC, 523 E. BROADWAY, LONG BEACH, CA 90802 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 2462 MONOGRAM AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90815 (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: STACY BROCK, 2231 VIA ESMARCA UNIT A, OCEANSIDE, CA 92054 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, LEASEHOLD INTEREST & IMPROVEMENTS, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, INVENTORY of that certain business located at: 523 E BROADWAY, LONG BEACH, CA 90802 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: LIL SMOKE SHOP (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is FEBRUARY 26, 2018, at the office of TOWER ESCROW INC, 23024 CRENSHAW BLVD, TORRANCE, CA 90505, Escrow No. T-015564SC, Escrow Officer: SOPHIE WANG (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.

(9) The last date for filing claims is: FEBRUARY 23, 2018 (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE Dated: FEBRUARY 2, 2018 TRANSFEREES: STACY BROCK LA1963335 LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 2/7/18 SchId:69922 AdId:23308 CustId:628

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018

ENTERTAINMENT

Rihanna, Macron Champion Global Education

Peabody Award-winning director,’ Jacquie Jones

Former Non-Profit Chief and Television Producer Dies at 52 NEW YORK (January 29, 2018)— Jacquie Jones, Peabody Award-winning director and longtime former executive director of National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)—now Black Public Media—has died. Her death was announced Monday by Black Public Media (BPM), which Jones headed from 2005 to 2014. She died on Sunday after a brief hospitalization in Washington, DC., at the age of 52.

“Words cannot express how deeply saddened we are. In the field, Jacquie was our fiercest advocate, encouraging all of us—media makers, administrators, leaders—to take risks, and to fully explore what public media can be for a diverse America,” said Leslie FieldsCruz, executive director of BPM, the nation’s only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to media content about the Black experience. “She demanded so much more than just the status quo, and lead by example. She will be sorely missed, but her legacy and impact at Black Public Media, on public media and to me personally will resonate for many years to come. Our sincere condolences go out to her family.”

A champion of Black film and Black content-producers, Jones dedicated her life to creating a sacred and respected space for black voices and culture, first as an editor of the Black Film Review and later as a producer, content creator and visionary leader at BPM. As executive director of the media arts organization, Jones expanded the focus of the nonprofit from public television to include digital media and she founded the New Media Institute that went on to train more than 500 media professionals in the tools needed to navigate the digital world.

Under her leadership, the organization launched the Public Media Corps to link underserved communities with both broadband-enabled public media resources and social media tools. She also helped launch the group’s signature public television series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.

Jones was a talented director, receiving Peabody and Gracie awards for the 2013 NBPC documentary series, 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School. Her other television credits included Africans in America— which also won a Peabody Award—and Matters of Race for PBS, From Behind Closed Doors: Sex in the 20th Century for Showtime and The World Before Us for the History Channel.

“Jacquie was a believer and effective champion for independent media and human rights. She was also funny, feisty, razor-sharp smart and the most strongwilled, determined person I know.” said organization Founder Mable Haddock.

“BPM and everyone who came into contact with her suffered a great loss today. But we are comforted by the evidence of her love and life well lived every breath we take.”

“Jacquie was a friend and mentor to me and so many in public media,” stated BPM Director of Programs and Acquisitions Kay Shaw. “She inspired emerging and experienced content makers alike with her talent and intellect, and led as she lived—with grace and purpose.”

‘Black Panther’ Receives High Praise After First Screenings

By Lindsey Bahr LOS ANGELES—“Incredible” and “kinetic” are just a few of the loving words that people are using to describe and praise Marvel’s “Black Panther.”

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HE film from director Ryan Coogler had its first screenings Monday night and a premiere in Los Angeles. Official reviews won’t go out until Feb. 6, but audiences at the select screenings were able to share non-spoiler reactions on social media. Los Angeles Times writer Jen Yamato wrote that it is the first Marvel movie about something real. “‘Black Panther’ is incredible, kinetic, purposeful,” Yamato wrote. “A superhero movie about why representation & identity matters, and how tragic it is when those things are denied to people.”

The film features a largely black cast including Chadwick

A superhero movie about why representation & identity matters.

Jen Yamato Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o. It follows T’Challa (Boseman) after the death of his father, the king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, and his ascension to the throne.

“I never wanted this movie to end, and as soon as it did I wanted to go back,” tweeted Mashable critic Angie Han. “Solid action, smart story, tons of personality.”

Han and Vulture editor Kyle

Buchanan both singled out Letitia Wright for her character Shuri, T’Challa’s inventor sister.

Many spoke highly of Jordan’s Erik Killmonger, a villain, and Danai Gurira’s warrior character Okoye too.

A few called it Marvel’s most political film to date.

Others were more tempered like writer Dave Schilling who says, “‘Black Panther’ is not the best Marvel movie. It’s not the worst Marvel movie. It’s an entertaining movie.” IndieWire critic David Ehrlich wrote that it’s, “Like a Marvel movie but better. The action is predictably awful, but this is the first MCU film that has an actual sense of identity & history & musicality.”

“Black Panther” hits the multiplex on Feb. 16.

DAKAR, Senegal—Singer Rihanna and French President Emmanuel Macron headlined a conference in Senegal on Friday raising hundreds of millions of dollars for education in developing countries.

Cheers and whistles rang out as Rihanna was announced in the audience that included several African heads of state and the World Bank president.

“This is a fight we’re never gonna stop fighting until every boy and every girl has access to education,” said the singer, an ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education, which supports work in 65 countries.

Rihanna tweeted “merci” to thank Macron for co-hosting the organization’s conference as part of his two-day trip to Senegal.

The host nation was praised for spending 7 percent of its GDP on education.

Macron called education “the only single response” to the extremism and fundamentalism threatening West Africa. He promised 200 million euros ($248 million) for the fund, sharply upping France’s earlier offer, and urged others to pitch in toward the 3.1 billion euro overall goal.

Macron hosted Rihanna at his presidential palace last year after she challenged him on Twitter to contribute to her efforts to fund education in developing countries, notably in conflict and crisis areas.

The singer also urged other Western leaders, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, to contribute at Friday’s conference.

The Barbados-born Rihanna’s The Clara Lionel Foundation promotes education and arts globally.

Macron, traveling with his wife, Brigitte, also met Friday with Senegalese President Macky Sall and later was expected to visit French forces serving with the G5 Sahel, a five-nation regional force launched last year to counter growing extremism in West Africa.

Snoop Dogg Has Busy Super Bowl Week as DJ, Gospel Singer

By Mesfin Fekadu Snoop Dogg’s Super Bowl week was almost as busy as that of the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots players.

He headlined BET’s Super Bowl Gospel Celebration and debuted music from his upcoming gospel album on Thursday.

He held a screening for his new Netflix series, “Coach Snoop.” And he was to work as the DJ of Playboy’s Big Game Weekend Party in Minneapolis, where the game was played on Saturday.

Snoop Dogg is so popular that NFL icon Deion Sanders was extra excited when he saw the entertainer at Friday’s event.

“I can’t wait to see ‘Coach Snoop,”’ Sanders exclaimed. “You know what I told them, ‘See, rapping is what he do.

Coach Snoop is who he is.”’

Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus

Jr., has coached a youth football league for years.

The new series, which debuted Friday, follows the former gangster rapper guiding at-risk kids and helping them focus on their goals.

In an interview with The Associated Press, the rapper, who released a reggae album under the moniker Snoop Lion in 2013, talks about coaching, his favorite mentors, his advice to young rappers and his upcoming gospel album, “Bible of Love.”

AP: What can we expect from “Coach Snoop”?

Snoop Dogg: This show is like, it’s an emotional roller coaster. There will be tears of sympathy, tears of sadness, tears of joy.

You’ll follow these kids, you’ll follow me and these coaches and the backdrop to everything, the goals we try to instill in them to want to be better people, not just better football players. And football is just the avenue that we ride down in order

to get our message across.

AP: What has coaching taught you?

Snoop Dogg: It was a transformation as far as being a rapper to a football coach. All the things I couldn’t say as a rapper, I could say as a coach. So it was like another phase and step in my life as far as growing and becoming the full-grown man I became. Once football became a part of my life my manhood became different, as far as being a father, a husband, just a better man in general.

AP: Who were the mentors that helped you succeed?

Snoop Dogg: Charlie Wilson was a big mentor to me. Bootsy Collins. These guys helped me with my personal life, not just my music career. They’ve been real uncles to me—(they) tell me when I’m wrong, steer me in my direction to go back home, help me out when I’m lost. A lot

of times when we become big, we don’t have nobody to check us, to get us back right because we become uncheckable. But when you got somebody in your life who don’t mind telling you when you are wrong and don’t mind standing on top of it no matter how big you are, and you respect that, that’s what I’ve been able to get out those two brothers my whole career. Charlie and Bootsy have been more uncles to me than I’ve been to the whole industry.

AP: What was it like performing your gospel music alongside other gospel artists?

Snoop Dogg: I don’t never be nervous to perform onstage, but I was nervous onstage to perform at that—this is gospel, this is church.

These people, boy they would shoot you down if your game ain’t together ... they would throw the Bible at you ... ‘I can’t believe he got up there and did ... .’ I said,

‘Hold on now. Let me get my thing together.’ I shook that nervousness, though. ... Donnie McClurkin (came) over to me when I finished performing, and he looked me into my eyes and said, ‘If you weren’t rapping, brother, you’d be preaching.’

I said, ‘My granny said the same thing!’ That’s cold when Donnie said it.

AP: It’s been 25 years since your debut album was released. What advice do you have for young rappers starting to find success?

Snoop Dogg: Just stay true to who you are. One thing about Snoop Dogg is he never changed, he stayed who he was despite the many albums and phases I went through. I stayed the same person. Whatever you’re going through in this industry remain who you are and stay true to who you are and respect those despite them being bigger or smaller than you because you never know when the roles will be reversed.