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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Trump Compton Initiative Finalist for Backs Wall National Honor; Needs Your Vote While Beto Rallies Opponents EL PASO, Texas (AP)—President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details of lawmakers’ tentative deal that would give him far less than he’s been demanding and declaring he’s “setting the stage” to deliver on his signature campaign promise.

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n the first dueling rallies of the 2020 campaign season, Trump’s “Finish the Wall” rally in El Paso went head-to-head Monday night against counterprogramming by Beto O’Ro- By Staff Reports The Compton Initiative is comprised of finalist. The program educates more than 4,600 urke, a former Democratic congressman and pothousands of local community members of all students, 90% children of color, in 76 schools. tential Trump rival in 2020, who argued that walls The 15 finalists hail from nine states and the The Compton Initiative is a national final- ages and backgrounds who bring hope and rescause more problems than they solve. ist for a prestigious national Renewal Award toration to the city of Compton through year- District of Columbia, who are in the running to The rallies across the street from each other for their work to restore the City of Compton round beatification projects. To date, it has receive this funding from Allstate at a nationserved as a preview of the heated yearslong fight by instilling a sense of care and pride through created nearly 135 murals and beautified nearly al awards symposium on April 3 in New York over the direction of the country. And they made community City. beatification clear that Trump’s long-promised border wall is projects.

The Compton Initiative The Compton Initiative has created nearly 135 sure to play an outsized role in the presidential and 9 Dots were selected Started in 2015, The race, as both sides use it to try to rally their sup- Renewal Awards spotlight murals and beautified nearly 1,000 homes, school from a record 9,300 nominaporters and highlight their contrasting approach- grassroots solutions to chaltions—three times the numbuildings, churches, parks, and medical clinics es. ber of nominations in 2018— lenges faced by communiStanding in a packed stadium under a giant ties around the country and and their fate now lies in the American flag and banners saying “FINISH THE the people making a positive difference. The 1,000 homes, school buildings, churches, parks, hands of the voting public.

WALL,” Trump insisted that large portions of the awards are the flagship initiative of The Renew- and medical clinics across the city.

Five Renewal Award winners will be seproject are already under construction and vowed al Project, The Atlantic Magazine and Allstate’s Hollywood based 9Dots, a non-profit or- lected by popular vote, and your audience can to fulfill his 2016 campaign promise regardless of broader partnership that spotlights innovation ganization committed to ensuring that all stu- support them by voting at TheAtlantic.com/ what happens in Congress. and celebrates change-makers in local commu- dents have access to innovative and effective Renewal-Awards from February 11 to March “Walls work,” said Trump, whose rally was nities. computer science education, is a second local 1, 2019. repeatedly interrupted by protesters. “Walls save lives.”

O’Rourke, meanwhile, held a countermarch great first name” and deriding his crowd size, even with dozens of local civic, human rights and though both men drew thousands.

“That may be the end of his presidential bid,” Hispanic groups in his hometown, followed by Trump quipped, a protest raladding: “You’re suply attended by “With the eyes of the country upon posed to win in orthousands on der to run. ” us, all of us together are going to a baseball field There was a brief within shouting make our stand here in one of the scuffle on a media distance from riser away from the the arena where safest cities in America.” stage at Trump’s rally, Trump spoke. when a man began “With the Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke shoving members of eyes of the the news media and country upon us, all of us together are going to was restrained.

There were no apparent injuries. make our stand here in one of the safest cities in The rallies began moments after negotiators America,” O’Rourke said. “Safe not because of on Capitol Hill announced that lawmakers had walls but in spite of walls.”

More than a half-hour in his rally, Trump had reached an agreement in principle to fund the govscarcely mentioned immigration, offering just ernment ahead of a midnight Friday deadline to Tiffany Haddish (center) Visiting with Staff at L.A. County Probation’s Camp Scott. a passing suggestion that those chanting “Build avoid another shutdown.

Republicans tentatively agreed to far less money the Wall” switch to “Finish the Wall.” Instead, for Trump’s border wall than the White House’s he mocked O’Rourke, insisting the Texan has “very little going for himself except he’s got a n Beto, see page 2

TIFFANY HADDISH SURPRISES GIRLS AND STAFF AT L.A. COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION CAMP

LOS ANGELES—The girls and staff personal experiences growing up in the at Los Angeles County Probation’s Camp foster care system and overcoming homeScott were surprised and delighted last lessness. The life lessons she shared about month when they received an unanher journey resonated with the youth nounced visit from actress, comedian and going through a similar journey filled author Tiffany Haddish. Ms. Haddish, with the trauma and pain that comes with star of recent a childhood movies Night of instability.

Ms. Haddish…started the School and There were She Ready Foundation, with many lighter Girls Trip, is a Los Angeles naas a mission to assist local foster moments tive who shares well, with Tiffaa common care programs throughout ny entertaining background the girls with the United States. with many her funny stoof the girls at ries and radiant Camp Scott-being a former youth in the personality. Her thoughtful visit inspired foster care system. the girls to persevere in their journey.

During her tour of Camp Scott, the Ms. Haddish is dedicated to using her only all-girls residential facility in the celebrity platform to elevate and uplift L.A. County Probation system, Tiffany youth in communities around her. She visited the girls’ dorm and offered invalustarted the She Ready Foundation, with a able advice about growing up and finding mission to assist local foster care protheir way in the system. She spent several grams throughout the United States. hours talking with the girls about her n Haddish, see page 2 Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

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NEWS Long Beach Confirms City’s First Flu Deaths of the Season LONG BEACH (CNS)—The Long Beach health department Monday confirmed the city’s first two flu-related deaths of the 2018-19 flu season, and again urged residents to get vaccinated.

Details about the people who died were not released, but officials said both had underlying health conditions.

“These deaths are a tragic reminder that flu can cause serious illness,” Long Beach City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis said in a statement.

“It’s not too late in the season to get the flu shot.

Getting vaccinated is the safest and most effective way to prevent flu. The flu vaccine can prevent people from getting sick, or may lessen the severity of symptoms for those who become ill.”

According to the city, there have been 119 flu-related deaths across the state so far this flu season.

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STATEPOINT CROSSWORD

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22. Contrary conjunction 23. Withdraw, like Ukraine from Soviet Union 26. Sweet Madeira wine 30. *”Green Book” nominee 31. Completely lacking 34. Clip contents 35. Like pleasant winter day 37. Charge carrier 38. Food between meals 39. Relating to ear 40. Religious split 42. *”BlacKkKlansman” nominee 43. Sweet treat 45. *Paths to glory 47. One or some 48. Wharton’s “The House of ____” 50. Shipping hazard 52. *T’Challa, a.k.a. Black ____ 54. Arranges into categories 55. One with pants on fire?

56. Japanese stringed instrument 59. *Nominations for “A Star Is Born” (2018) 60. *Olivia Colman’s royal character 61. Discharge 62. Fill to excess 63. Casual attire 64. *”The ____ Emperor,” winner of 9 Oscars DOWN 1. “Can you ____ it, man?”

2. Schiller’s address to joy 3. *The Oscars show is filled with it, informal 4. Tranquil 5. Seductive beauties 6. Tire in the trunk 7. Say it isn’t so 8. *Ryan Gosling’s role 9. *Former American ____ and best supporting actress winner 10. Emmet Brickowski’s brick 11. *Robinson in “The Graduate” 13. King’s order 14. Run ____ of the law 19. Red, as in healthy complexion 22. *”The ____ and the Beautiful,” winner of 5 Oscars 23. Heidi’s shoe 24. Fill with optimism 25. Locomotive hair 26. Twiggy’s skirt 27. Size

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28. *Kevin Hart stepped down from this role 29. Ox connectors 32. *Bale’s role 33. “____ la la!”

36. *Literary forgerer portrayer 38. *2-time Oscar-winning Dame 40. *Jessica Lange won Best Actress for “Blue ____” 41. Famous existentialist 44. Teen worry 46. Israeli money 48. *Jackson ____ of “A Star is Born” 49. Stupid or silly 50. Result of hair follicle infection 51. “Cogito, ____ sum” 52. Neighborhood map 53. *Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film nominee 54. Dry, Demi-____, Doux 57. “____ the season ...”

58. Giant Hall-of-Famer LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

$5.7 billion wish list, settling for a figure of nearly $1.4 billion, according to congressional aides.

The funding measure is through the fiscal year, which ends Sept.

30. Three people familiar with Congress’ tentative border security deal have told The Associated Press that the accord would provide $1.375 billion to build 55 miles (90 kilometers) of new border barriers—well below the $5.7 billion that Trump demanded to build over 200 miles (320 kilometers) of wall along the Mexican boundary. The money will be for vertical steel slats called bollards, not a solid wall.

The talks had cratered over the weekend because of Democratic demands to limit immigrant detentions by federal authorities, but lawmakers apparently broke through that impasse Monday evening. Now they will need the support of Trump, who must sign the legislation.

But Trump appeared oblivious to the deal, saying that he’d been informed by aides that negotiators had made some progress but that he had declined to be fully briefed because he wanted to go on stage.

“I had a choice. I could’ve stayed out there and listened, or I could have come out to the people of El Paso, and Texas, I chose you,” Trump said. “So we probably have some good news.

But who knows?”

Trump, who has been threatening to declare a national emergency to bypass Congress, added, “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.”

The countermarch began at a high school about a mile from the baseball field in the shadow of Trump’s rally, its participants streaming past part of the border and the towering metal slats lining it. Marchers waved handmade signs reading “Fire the Liar,” ″Hate Is Not What Makes America Great” and “Make Ta-

cos, Not Walls.” They chanted “No wall!” and “Beto! Beto!

Beto!”

Many marchers, and those in the crowd at the ballpark, carried flags reading “Beto for President 2020” or black-and-white “Beto for Senate” yard signs from his closer-than-expected November race against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz that had been modified slightly to read “Beto for President.” The Democrat said the event wasn’t only about him—or Trump—but meant to tell the true story of life in El Paso.

“It is going to be the people of the border,” O’Rourke told the crowd before beginning the march, “who will write the next chapter in the history of this great country. Ensuring that our laws and our language and our leaders match our values.”

Trump has insisted that large portions of the border wall are already underway. But the work focuses almost entirely on replacing existing barriers.

Work on the first extension—14 miles (23 kilometers) in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley—starts this month. The other 83 miles (134 kilometers) that his administration has awarded contracts for are replacement projects.

Trump has repeatedly pointed to El Paso to make his case that a border wall is necessary, claiming that barriers turned the city from one of the nation’s most dangerous to one of its safest.

“You know where it made a difference is right here in El Paso,” he said Monday, adding: “They’re full of crap when they claim it hasn’t made a big difference.”

But that’s not true.

El Paso had a murder rate of less than half the national average in 2005, a year before the most recent expansion of its border fence. That’s despite being just across the border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a

city plagued by drug violence.

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report shows that El Paso’s annual number of reported violent crimes dropped from nearly 5,000 in 1995 to around 2,700 in 2016. But that corresponded with similar declines in violent crime nationwide and included periods when the city’s crime rates increased year over year, despite new fencing and walls.

The Trump campaign released a video showing El Paso residents saying the wall helped reduce crime. But many in the city have bristled at the prospect of becoming a border wall poster child.

Trump advisers have long insisted that, fulfilled or not, the wall is a winning issue for the president, who has already sought to rewrite the “Build the Wall” chants that were a staple of his 2016 campaign to “Finish the Wall.”

An AP-NORC poll conducted during last month’s shutdown found that more Americans oppose a wall than support it. But nearly 8 in 10 Republicans are in favor, with only about 1 in 10 opposed.

Democrats, meanwhile, are adamant that Trump’s insistence on a wall helps them and point to their 2018 midterm election gains in the House as proof that voters want to block Trump’s agenda.

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Over 85% of young people within Probation have been involved with the child welfare system, whether it be for foster care placement or allegations of abuse and neglect. The foundation seeks to raise awareness of the foster care system and provide funds and luggage for those impacted. Fifty cents of every ticket sold for her standup comedy shows go toward her foundation funding.

Within days of her visit, Tiffany sent 30 roller suitcases containing a toiletry package with toothpaste, deodorant, body wash, body cream, and other personal items to the girls at the camp to be given to them upon release. Tiffany has committed to sending more suitcases for additional girls.

Remembering her days in the foster care system, Ms. Haddish knows that suitcases offer the girls a sense of ownership over their belongings and provides a safe and decent place to keep the things most valuable to them. Tiffany Haddish’s commitment and dedication to leaving a positive mark on the lives of L.A. County Probation youth will always be appreciated and never forgotten.

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NEWS

Clamor for Ouster of Top Democrats Slows in Virginia

By Alan Suderman and Ben Finley

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—The clamor for the resignation of Virginia’s top two politicians seemed to die down Monday, with some Black community leaders forgiving Gov. Ralph Northam over the blackface furor and calling for a fair hearing for Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on the sexual assault allegations against him.

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Christopher Newport Univerdays, practically the As the scandals engulfing sity. “This may get worse and entire Democratic Virginia’s top three elected more uncomfortable before it establishment rose Democrats developed, it be- gets better—if it does get betup to demand fellow Demo- came increasingly clear that ter.” crats Northam and Fairfax im- it could look bad for the parIf Northam stepped down, mediately step down. But the ty if Fairfax were summarily Fairfax would become Virtone changed markedly after pushed out and the two white ginia’s second African-Amerthe weekend. men managed to stay in power. ican governor in history. If all A Democratic three Demostate lawmaker who crats resigned, A recent poll found a majorihad threatened to a Republican begin impeachment could become ty of Black Virginians support proceedings against governor: GOP Fairfax, Virginia’s House SpeakNortham remaining in office. highest-ranking Black er Kirk Cox is politician, set the idea next in the line aside after running into resis“The sort of irony that of succession. tance. makes your head spin is that Late last week, amid wideAt the same time, several Herring and Northam are in spread calls for Fairfax’s resblack clergy and civic leaders trouble for behavior related ignation, Democratic Del. made clear they are willing to to Virginia’s racial past. And Patrick Hope, who is white, give both Northam and Attor- yet it may be the only Afri- announced plans to introney General Mark Herring a can-American statewide of- duce articles of impeachment second chance, while urging ficeholder who, at the end of against the lieutenant govdue process for Fairfax. Her- the day, gets in trouble,” said ernor on Monday. But Hope ring, like Northam, has admit- Quentin Kidd, a political sci- relented, citing both reaction ted putting on blackface in the ence professor at Virginia’s from colleagues and online ac-

Same-Day Marriage Ceremonies Available on Valentine’s Day in Los Angeles County

Photo courtesy Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office Couples are invited to receive same-day weddings without a prior appointment on Valentine’s Day.

By Staff Reports

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk (RR/CC) is offering same-day wedding ceremonies to all couples who wish to get married on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14. No prior appointments will be necessary.

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Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax cusations he is a racist.

Hours later, a group of eight Black clergy and community leaders said during a news conference that they forgive Northam and want to give him a second chance. Former Richmond City Councilman Henry “Chuck” Richardson called Northam a “good and decent man” who has stood with African-Americans on important issues.

Separately, a set of Black leaders listed steps they said Northam and Herring should take to redeem themselves during their remaining three

years in office, including removing Confederate statues and raising more money for Virginia’s historically Black colleges.

“In our opinion, it is not enough for you to simply apologize,” the Black leaders said in a letter.

The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus did not withdraw its earlier call for Northam to resign. But its chairman, Del. Lamont Bagby, signaled willingness to work with the governor on issues of importance to Black lawmakers.

“My caucus, I can tell you,

they’re fired up to get this stuff done,” Bagby said.

A recent poll found a majority of Black Virginians support Northam remaining in office, with Virginians overall split about evenly on the question of whether he should step down. The poll was conducted last Wednesday through Friday by the Washington Post and George Mason University.

Of the three politicians under fire, Herring appeared to be in the least danger of being forced out. Black leaders have said they felt he earnestly apologized.

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NEWS TONIGHT—MARCH 3RD

Ragtime Returns Twenty years after its premiere, this great American musical returns to Los Angeles. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Ragtime tells the story of three families at the turn of the 20th Century in pursuit of the American dream.

The award-winning score uses ragtime rhythms to paint a portrait of the people who built this country with the hopes for a brighter tomorrow.

Director David Lee says, “The themes of the show are more relevant than ever.

Set in the first years of the 20th Century, it deals with immigration, racism, white privilege, women’s’ rights, workers’ rights, violence in the name of justice, media’s outsize influence on our democracy, inter-sectional politics and even the clash between fact and fiction in reporting our history.”

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m.

Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m; Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. $25+ 626-356-7529 The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/event/ragtime/

TONIGHT—SATURDAY

‘I SEE ME’ Art Exhibition

by Amoako Boafo Opens

Roberts Projects is pleased to present its first solo exhibition by painter Amoako Boafo. Representing individuals from the surrounding countries of his native Ghana, Boafo attributes to his portraits a natural grace, poise and elegance. Artists who are able to achieve this palpable sense of tenderness within the scope of their working process are few and far between, yet Boafo does exactly this, communicating both warmth and vulnerability in his intimate portrayals of what he terms the “Black Diaspora.” As with other contemporary portrait artists, including Alice Neel, Jordan Casteel and Noah Davis, Boafo attempts to create a new vernacular, reframing his own experience and that of his subjects to include a more variegated understanding of the Black Experience.

Amoako Boafo was born in Accra, Ghana, and is currently based in Vienna, Austria. He studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under the directorship of Prof. Kirsi Mikkola and Prof.

Ashley Hans Scheirl. His work investigates the relation of the personal and the structural by centering Black subjectivity.

Roberts Projects, 5801 W. Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California 11 am—6 pm Free Admission (323) 549-0223 http://robertsprojectsla.com/currentexhibition/

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH

Skid Row Sista Productions Presents One-Woman Show— Project 216 ANGELA HARRIS’S PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS HER EXPERIENCES ON THE STREETS AND BEYOND Los Angeles, CA: On February 16, 2019 at 12:16 p.m. (doors open at 11:00 a.m.) ANGELa Harris will be performing her one-woman show at the Miracle Theater.

This performance piece brings an intimate look at one woman’s struggle with poverty, mental health issues, homelessness, despair, survival and renewal.

Combining poetry, music and an insight into the life of Skid Row, ANGELa will bring attention to the plight of women and children who are homeless in Los Angeles. According to a recent report issued by LAHSA, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, 57,794 people in Los Angeles are living without shelter on any given night. Of those, 8,529 are children under 18. Close to 20,000 people call Skid Row their home.

ANGELa, a past resident of Alexan-

dria House, believes that “homelessness can happen to anybody at any time and that circumstances do not define us. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to share my story and hopefully it will inspire and inform. My story is very personal but also a much shared experience.

I hope this performance helps to put a face to those that have been so horribly impacted by our current housing crisis.”

Alexandria House provides an array of holistic services and resources, including: emergency resources and referrals, transitional and permanent housing, referrals to medical care, legal assistance and job training; counseling; intensive case management; on-site child care and a community of support. In addition, Alexandria House is a hub for the neighborhood, providing food, clothing and other resources to our surrounding

community. Children in the neighborhood as well as children in residence participate in our after-school program, teen center, and vacation camps.

The Miracle Theater has been lovingly re-energized as Downtown Inglewood’s only mid-sized, independent entertainment venue. Now this restored Americana movie house offers a professional stage to all artists, musicians, and voices. As Inglewood becomes the entertainment and sports mecca of Greater Southern California over the next ten years, The Miracle Theater offers an intimate and contemporary live performance venue. Monies raised will benefit Alexandria House and Skid Row Sista Productions. Tickets and sponsorships are available. For more information, please contact Michele Richards, (213) 381-2649 or michele@alexandriahouse.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23RD

There’s A Brown Girl in The Ring The wit, philosophy and activism of Beah Richards, acclaimed actress, poet and playwright, are captured in There’s A Brown Girl In The Ring, a concert reading of her personal essays.

In this last work Richards, who passed in 2000, reveals her intuitive views on human rights, the creative process, healing, race, the status of women, the artist’s role, language, loving and aging.

Written with, and adapted to the stage, by writer, actor and filmmaker S. Pearl Sharp. Performed by Glynn Turman, Emily Yancy, Ozioma Akagha and Art Evans.

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4708 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016 8—10 pm $15 323-964-9768 www.itsmyseat.com/events/901781.html

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NEWS Derrick Johnson, Strategist Brazile Issue ‘State of Black America’ Address

NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson joins political strategist Donna Brazile, for “Where Do We Go from Here,” a discussion on the state and future of race in America held at the Howard University.

By Lauren Poteat

Following in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Political Strategist Donna Brazile took part in a special “State of Black America” forum in search of the answer to, “Where do we go from here?”

individuals are using a substantial amount of their income on healthcare, and we need to be a nation that is of one nation and not allow for individuals to divide us.”

Closing out the session, focused on the NAACP, Donna Brazile proudly posed the timely question: “What role do women still play within the NAACP organization?”

“Women have a huge role,”

Johnson said. “Women, just In support of the “State of time in our nation’s histolike the church, make up the Black America” discussion, ry,” HU’s Johnson said. “And backbone of the organization. Howard University President the event tonight, continuing We’ve had Black Hissix Black fe- “What the president has done has opened tory Month male presi‘Where Do up the eyes of so many people.” dents before We Go from consolidatHere,’ is a Derrick Johnson ing titles very approand roles, so priate topic.” perhaps it’s time now [that] we Wayne A.I. Frederick also gave “I recently did an interview have a first female President remarks during the meeting. for CNN,” he continued, “and and CEO.” “This is a very interesting one of the things that I point-

At 94, The Legendary Cicely Tyson Remains an ‘Optimist’

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eld at the Howard University Interdisciplinary Building, Johnson utilized the event as an opportunity to give his rebuttal to what some deemed a “contentious presidential address” and issued a call to action.

“It’s unfortunate that [Trump’s State of the Union speech] was a distraction from Stacey Abrahams’ ‘State of the Union,’ that served as a reality for African Americans who weren’t accepting the fact that the current president has been one of the best galvanizing forces to turn out the Black vote,” Johnson said Recalling the 2008 presidential elections and the nostalgia that it left behind, Johnson went on to reference the wakeup call that all Americans were handed—post President Barack Obama—during the Trump era.

“If you remember in 2008, we celebrated what we thought was impossible,” Johnson continued. “Commentators then began to talk about a post-racial society, and here we are some 11 years later, recognizing that the occupant of the White House gives us a daily reminder of why we as a people must stick together and stay together.”

“What the president has done has opened up the eyes of so many people,” Johnson continued. “This nation has still not dealt with race and its appeal to the lowest common dominator of us as a community. We really need to take a step back and focus on what’s important, particularly in this era.”

Moderating the discussion, Donna Brazile gave reference to Trump’s statement that we as a nation “could choose greatness” but in doing so, would also need to choose his ideals and values.

Following this statement, Brazile posed the question to Johnson, “How would you, choose greatness for America in the 21st century?”

“Greatness in this county is when we ensure that we take care of our elderly people,” Johnson said.

“That we prepare our young people so that they can have a brighter future. That we protect the rights of the disadvantaged, however we place the label. That is what makes a healthy society. That is what makes us great.”

“We need to strengthen free public education, so that in the global economy, our children won’t get left behind.

We need to examine the issue of healthcare and how many

ed out to them was that I don’t believe there is a monolithic ‘Black Vote.’

“If these people came on my campus and polled all of the students on a variety of topics, they would get a variety of opinions… That is an example of why discussions such as these are so important. We need a clear idea as to where we are and where we should be going.”

December 19, 1933, Tyson’s parents were immigrants from Saint Kitts At 94, the legendary actress and and Nevis in the West Indies, accordfreedom fighter, Cicely Tyson, abso- ing to her biography at BlackPast. org, the website that records African lutely stuns on the cover of TIME. Clad in an elegant Michael Cou- American history.

After graduating from Charles ture dress and stylish Taffin earrings

by James de Givenchy with hair and Evans High School in Manhattan makeup by Armond Hambrick, Ty- in 1951, Tyson landed a position as son graces Time’s cover this month a secretary for the American Red in celebrate of the magazine’s sec- Cross. Unsatisfied with the work, she enrolled in the ond annual Barbara Wat“Optimists In 1974, she broke new son Modeling Issue.”

School to purIn the ground for black actors sue a career in issue, Tyson talks when she received an Emmy modeling, acto her openly Award for her portrayal of cording biography: about her By the late more than the character Jane Pittman.

1950s, Tyson six-decade had become acting career, from her film debut in “Carib one of the top black models in the Gold” in 1956, to her most recent United States. Her face appeared on role as Annalise Keating’s mother in the cover of black-oriented magaABC’s “How to Get Away with Mur- zines, such as Ebony and Jet. While waiting in the offices of Ebder.”

“When I made the decision to ony Magazine, she was encouraged to use my career as a platform, to try audition for a role in the film, The to make a dent in some of these in- Spectrum, which discussed conflicts justices that I witnessed and experi- between dark- and light-skinned enced in life, I said if I just reach one blacks.

Tyson won the role but The Specperson, one person, then I will be trum was never completed due to fihappy,” Tyson told TIME. Born in Harlem New York City on nann Tyson, see page 9

By Stacy M. Brown

IN MEMORIAM:

Baseball Trailblazer, Civil Rights Icon Frank Robinson Dead at 83

By Stacy M. Brown Frank Robinson, a trailblazing figure who was Major League Baseball’s first African American manager and one of its greatest players during a career that spanned 21 seasons, died Thursday after a prolonged illness, according to pro baseball’s premiere website, MLB. com.

Robinson was 83.

The Hall of Famer hit 586 home runs and appeared in 14 All-Star games over the course of his illustrious career, starring with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles.

Robinson is the only player to win MVP honors in both the National and American league—in 1961 with the Reds and five years later with the Orioles. When he earned those honors in 1966 with the Orioles, Robinson won the Triple Crown when he hit 49 home runs, drove in 122 runs and had a .316 batting average.

Despite the so-called Steroid-era of the late 1990s and 2000s where statistics were greatly inflated, Robinson’s 1966 campaign remains widely viewed as one of the greatest in the history of the sport.

Robinson made history before nearly 57,000 fans at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium when he began managing the Indians making him baseball’s first ever Black manager.

Even as a star in a sport that was still struggling with integration years after Jackie Robinson (no relation) broke the color line, Robinson often spoke out for civil rights even publicly aligning himself with leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1975, Robinson made history before nearly 57,000 fans at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium when he began managing the Indians making him baseball’s first ever Black manager.

MLB.com noted that, just as Jackie Robinson’s breaking

of baseball’s color barrier in came the segregation of the said.

1947 had opened doors for 1950s to spend seven decades Robinson is survived by his Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron in the game as a player, coach, wife of nearly 60 years, Barbaand Willie Mays and many oth- and executive,” La Canfora ra Ann Cole. ers to play in the Major Leagues, it was Frank Robinson who paved the way for every minority manager who has followed.

“He changed the game, no doubt about it,” Orioles great Jim Palmer said in a statement about Robinson’s death.

“Very sad day here in Baltimore with the passing of Frank Robinson, the greatest Oriole of all time in my estimation and a true baseball legend who dedicated his life to the game,” said Jason President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to baseLa Canfora, who ball legend Frank Robinson in the East Room Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005. Winhosts a podcast ning the Most Valuable Player awards in the National and American Leagues, he achieved the American League Triple Crown in 1966. Mr. Robinson became in Charm City.

“He over- baseball’s first African-American manager.

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OP-ED

OurPlanet Planet Is is Melting—Who Melting—Who Cares?

Our Cares?

By Julianne Malveaux

The Right Reverend William Barber has revived Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign. He has reminded us that the triple evils of an age were racism, militarism, and poverty. But he has advanced the struggle for social and economic justice by including ecological devastation and the intersection between religion and morality.

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r. King indicated that one of the evils could not exist without another. Racism, militarism, and poverty were intertwined. Moving it forward, capitalism, militarism, and racism have been responsible for much of the ecological devastation we have experienced.

Rev. William Barber has made it plain. His namesake son (William Barber III) has been involved in the environmental movement and took his dad to Alaska, where the melting of the glaciers was obvious. “We could see where they were five years ago, and where they are today. We are losing our glaciers”. The young Dr. Barber told his dad that we might see seismic changes in as few as twenty years.

Melting glaciers in Alaska. Melting glaciers in Antarctica. Government reports that were delayed because of the government shutdown, but a final report from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (noaa.gov) says that 2018 was one of the four hottest years on record for the globe.

The heat makes a difference. It accelerates storms and hurricanes.

It places low-lying areas at risk. And trivially (but some of us live this) the fluctuations between cold and heat affect the quality of roads.

Many Republicans are oblivious to the challenges of climate change.

That man who occupies the People’s House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue spent 82 minutes bloviating without mentioning climate change or global warming (or the 400th year since enslaved people crossed these wretched borders), but even as he ignored a pressing issue, there were official acknowledgments of the ways that global warming has shifted our climate realities.

In the name of party loyalty, some Republicans are willing to imperil our planet.

Democrats aren’t much better.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been focused on climate change and has assembled a congressional panel to deal with the matter. The New Green Deal says that the Speaker’s focus is insufficient, and first-year legislator Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez

(D-NY) has promoted a “Green New Deal” that addresses comprehensive ways to deal with social, economic, and environmental justice.

Leader Pelosi and Congresswoman AOC both care about the ways our planet is melting, although they approach legislative fixes in different ways. Pelosi would take a deep dive in environmental issues. AOC would connect environmental devastation to wages, education, and quality of life.

The two dynamos are on the same page, but their approach is different. Pelosi is the more skilled leader and negotiator and will find her position enhanced if she can use the AOC agenda to advance h e r

own.

The bottom line, though, is that our planet is melting. We hear a “State of Disunion” address that bloviated on for 82 minutes and mentioned climate change not once.

Leader Pelosi and Congresswoman AOC both care about the ways our planet is melting, although they approach legislative fixes in different ways.

In the days after the pathetic campaign speech masquerading as a State of the Union address, we saw Democrats lift the challenges of climate change, and Republicans to ignore those challenges.

And our world melts on.

Our world is

CONSUMER PROTECTION SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN AUGUST MAY BE DENIED

By Charlene Crowell

Each February, Black History Month commemorates the unique American experience of Blacks in America. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown, Virginia arrival of captured and shackled Africans.

In the ensuing years, as slavery grew, so did the wealth of those who claimed our forefathers as ‘property’. By April 12-13, 1861, the wealth built on slave labor was forcefully protected with the Battle of Fort Sumter, considered by historians to be the start of the Civil War that lasted until 1865 and the war’s end.

Slavery’s iron shackles that bound women, children and men may be gone. But in today’s America, the iron has been replaced by a different kind of shackle, just as debilitating as iron: predatory debt.

Abundant research has shown that payday and car-title lenders trap people in debilitating debt that can trigger a series of negative consequences: overdraft fees, the loss of a bank account, loss of personal vehicles and even bankruptcy.

People struggling to repay these loans have been reported to forego daily living needs or needed medical treatments.

So it is indeed troubling that in 2019, that under the Trump Administration, the federal agency with a designated mission to provide consumer financial protection took an about-face to protect predatory lenders instead of consumers on February 6. Kathy Kraninger, the Di-

melting. Glaciers are disappearing.

Oceans are rising. Lowlands (mostly populated by low income and Black people) are disappearing.

And, before Democrats took power in this term, few other than

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New Green Deal have been able to address matters of climate change and, in the words of the New Poor People’s Campaign, “ecological devastation.”

How does ecological devastation shape issues of social and economic justice? When folks choose to disrespect the environment, they main-

ly want to disrespect those who are most vulnerable – people who are at the periphery of the economy, those who have garbage dumps and toxic waste placed near their homes. There was a focus on environmental justice with the Environmental Protection Agency before this administration decided that there was no need to protect the environment.

And there has been a stunning silence among civil rights organizations who don’t’ think that the melting of our plant is essential.

Our planet is melting. A few legislators care. What about the rest of us? Do we understand that, in the words of Rev. William Barber, that without a healthy planet, we have no platform to fight for social and economic justice, for our civil rights?

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist.

CFPB Makes Move to Support Payday Lenders During Black History Month

rector of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the agency’s plan to repeal a rule aimed at stopping the payday lending debt trap.

Promulgated by CFPB’s first director during the Obama Administration, the rule requires payday and other small-dollar lenders to make loans only after determining borrowers’ ability-to-repay.

That now-suspended rule followed years of public hearings, rulemaking sessions, and research that ultimately found that triple-digit interest rates on loans were virtual debt traps for borrowers. Further, the people targeted for these predatory loans are those who could least afford interest or fees that exceeded the principal borrowed: the poor, the elderly, communities of color, and military veterans.

The Bureau’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announced by the CFPB offers a two-part plan. The first is to needlessly delay the effective date of a common-sense consumer protection rule. The second is to rewrite and likely gut the substance of the rule itself. The likely cumulative effect will allow payday and other predatory lend-

ers to continue to ply their wares, and continue financially exploiting consumers of color.

Reactions to CFPB’s announcement were as strong as they were plentiful.

“With little accountability for their actions, payday lenders have long preyed upon communities of color and drained them of their hard-earned savings,” noted Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP’s Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy.

“Stripping the key protections of this rule is a disservice to the public,” he added. Similar comments came from other civil rights organizations.

“This decision will put already struggling families in a cycle of debt and leave them in an event worse finan-

cial position,” said Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “This administration has moved the CFPB away from protecting consumers to protecting the very companies abusing them.”

When given the chance at the ballot box, Americans overwhelmingly vote to impose a 36 percent or less rate cap.

Today, 16 states and the District of Columbia have these rate caps in place, providing strong protection from payday loan sharks.

In remaining states – those without a rate cap – interest rates run as high as 460 percent in California, over 400 percent in Illinois and 662 percent in Texas.

According to Rebecca Borne, a CRL Senior Policy Counsel, Kraninger’s announcement ignores five years’ worth of input from a broad group of stakeholders: faith leaders, veteran and military organizations, civil rights groups, consumer advocates and consumers across the country.

“But over the past year, payday lenders have spearheaded an effort with Mick Mulvaney and now Kraninger’s help, to take consumer protections away from financially vulnerable Americans, “said Borne. “We urge Director Kraninger to reconsider, as her current plan will keep families trapped in predatory, unaffordable debt.”

Let us all hope and work for a different kind of emancipation: financial freedom.

Charlene Crowell is the Communications Deputy Director with the Center for Responsible Lending.

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OP-ED ‘Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo’

By Marian Wright Edelman

“If the justice system does not change incarceration will continue to be as arbitrary as a game of eeny, meeny, miny, mo, with Black kids and Black men hoping to avoid being ‘IT.’”

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eny, Meeny, Miny, Mo system. is the title of this seThe Eeny, Meeny, Miny, ries of paintings by Mo series is now on display at Nashville native Om- the Children’s Defense Fund’s ari Booker, a visual artist who national headquarters and is a has spent a lot of time thinking searing daily reminder of how about race and mass incarcer- many children are not free but ation in America. He explains caged in America. A child is that many people may not re- arrested every 37 seconds in alize the familiar children’s America—2,363 children every rhyme the title is based on day—and just as these paintings (eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a show, Black boys are at disprotiger by the toe, if he hollers let portionate risk. Black children him go…) has racially charged are approximately two-andorigins: traditional 19th- and a-half times more likely to be early 20th-century American arrested than White children versions use the word n*gger and Black youths are nine times instead of tiger. Booker’s art more likely than White youths shows hauntingly how Ameri- to receive an adult prison senca’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline™ is tence. The faces of these beaucatching Black boys. He writes: tiful boys represent the thou“I have focused on three sands of other real children children who I met in North behind these statistics trapped Nashville as references for the in America’s cradle to prison three paintings… The 37208 zip pipeline crisis every day and ofcode which covers the North ten unable to see a way out.

Nashville area is There is the most incarcersome good “Mo, the last news. Thanks ated zip code in the country. I met to the bipartipiece in the the youngest boy at san leadership installation, of Senators the Garden Brunch Restaurant, the Grassis a mirror… Charles next at Hadley Park ley (R-IA) and Community Cen- Seeing oneself Sheldon Whiteter, and the oldest house (D-RI) behind bars comes into the galand Represenlery where I work Jason is intended to tatives and sells candy Lewis (R-MN) from time to time. and Bobby personalize “It is important Scott (D-VA) the problem and strong to be confronted with the imagery in the that is so of- support of a child behind youth justice bars. The cradle ten seen as a community, the to prison pipeline Juvenile Justice ‘them’ issue.” Reform Act of is not an abstract idea. It is an in2018 passed in Omari Booker tentional, efficient December. This system that suclaw reauthorizcessfully targets Black boys, and es and strengthens the Juvenile they are selected arbitrarily and Justice and Delinquency Preconsistently. Mo, the last piece vention Act which hadn’t been in the installation, is a mirror. reauthorized since it expired in The mirror is intended to elic- 2007. it change by way of proximiThe Juvenile Justice Rety. Seeing oneself behind bars form Act also enhances eviis intended to personalize the dence-based and trauma-inproblem that is so often seen formed practices in juvenile as a ‘them’ issue. Prisons are facilities, requires states to tucked in the corners of states, maintain data on restraints and and in the background of soci- isolation and describe the stratety. Many do not feel affected by egies they are using to reduce the system because it has not di- isolation, and requires federal rectly touched them. I hope the training and technical assismirror is a reminder that any- tance to support those goals. one could be Mo. Anyone could And also in December, the First be behind those bars.”

Step Act was enacted which Booker knows this fact all went further and prohibited too well. A gifted artist since all federal facilities from using high school, he studied at solitary confinement as punBelmont University, Middle ishment for youths, with only Tennessee State University, a limited exception. Hopefuland Tennessee State Univer- ly states will now follow suit sity, where he earned a B.S. in and end the practice of placing Graphic Design. But his cre- youths in solitary in state and ativity and talent became a tool local detention centers, jails, for survival in prison after he and prisons, where most of was given a 15-year sentence them are confined. for a drug possession charge. In While these are all critically prison, he says, art transformed important steps forward, much into a necessity: “I began my more action is needed to projourney of connecting with mote prevention, divert children freedom and my own humanity from the justice system, reduce through art....Drawing portraits institutionalization, stop all solfor officers and inmates and itary confinement, and engage writing about my experiences youths, families and communibecame therapeutic and cathar- ties in the work to dismantle the tic. The difficulty never subsid- cradle to prison pipeline. Every ed, but I was keenly aware of day that we don’t make these the fact that I had found a tan- changes millions of children gible link to freedom regardless and youths across the country of my circumstances.” In the remain at risk. Ending up in years since his release Booker prison should not be a matter of has never stopped his prolific losing a game of chance with the creativity. Freedom through art odds stacked against you. I urge is his guiding philosophy. He you to imagine the children in channels it into his work teach- your own life in these paintings ing art to young Black boys at and remember: Anyone could risk of entering the cradle to be Mo. prison pipeline with whom he shares his experiences in hopes Marian Wright Edelman is of helping them avoid getting President Emeritus of the Chiltrapped by the criminal justice dren’s Defense Fund.

Paintings by Nashville native Omari Booker

Black Millennial Voices: Stop the Torture of U.S. Prison Inmates adequate medical care during the power outage.

However, the torture of incarcerated We are so proud of the thousands of and detained persons is not isolated to young people who stood for hours and federal prisons in NY. This is a national days in blistering cold weather outside the problem. In the state of Texas, there is a Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in different form of torture now unfolding Brooklyn, New York to raise their fists and away from public view and any organized voices in protest over the poor treatment protest. The torture of children, women of inmates and terrible conditions in the and men who are being detained in federjail. Hundreds of thousands of additional detention facilities in El Paso, TX. al millennials across the nation joined in Many of the immigrant detainees have solidarity with the Brooklyn protesters via been staging hunger strikes to protest social media. their unjust detention. Local The disproportionate media in El Paso have reportmass incarceration of people We believe that civil rights and human ed that the U.S. Immigration of color in America continCustoms Enforcement ues to grow. It is bad enough rights movements have to have a more and (ICE) officers have been to be confined and locked up in over-crowded jails and effective intergenerational involvement physically force-feeding the immigrant hunger strikers prisons in the United States. of young activists and social visionaries. using acts of violence.

But what just went down Some of the detainees inside the Metropolitan Dehave had liquid food forced tention Center (MDC) in into their noses while strapped down to Brooklyn, New York was a serious viola- slow to respond to the crisis.

In fact, at first the Bureau of Prisons beds as punishment for demanding fair tion of the United Nations Convention denied that there was an absence of heat and better treatment from ICE officers.

Against Torture.

The General Assembly of the United crisis inside the jail. After later admitting Texas Democratic Representative VeronNations adopted by resolution the Con- that there were power problems inside ica Escobar who toured the El Paso Provention against Torture and Other Cruel, the jail, it still took over a week before full cessing Detention Center, emphasized in Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or electrical power and heat was restored to a letter to ICE, “It is critical that ICE commit to ending this practice.”

Punishment on December 10, 1984. The the detention center.

Several local lawmakers who were African American and Latino AmerUnited States officially signed and adopted the Convention against Torture on able to tour the jail a week ago said con- ican youth will not be silent about these ditions were unacceptable and jail officials issues. We believe that civil rights and April 18, 1988.

The U.N. Convention against Torture are subject to accusation for not under- human rights movements have to have a states in Article 2, “1. Each State Party standing the seriousness of the situation. more effective intergenerational involveshall take effective legislative, administra- “It is like living in a closet without lights,” ment of young activists and social visiontive, judicial or other measures to prevent said Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez aries. Our voices count. Our lives matter. acts of torture in any territory under its (D-NY), whose congressional district in- Our votes will make the difference in the future elections. Now is the time we bejurisdiction. 2. No exceptional circum- cludes the MDC. NY State Senator Julia Salazar (D) has lieve to speak out more forcefully: “Stop stances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political insta- criticized MDC Warden Herman Quay the Torture of U.S. Prisons Inmates and bility or any other public emergency, may for allegedly denying the freezing inmates Detainees!”

By Malika Elmengad

be invoked as a justification of torture.”

MDC’s heat and electricity being off to more than 1,600 inmates caused the facility to become a tortuous below-freezing block of ice during the recent extreme cold weather in New York, forcing inmates inside the detention center to endure sub-freezing polar temperatures.

Family members and young community activists had no choice except to stage daily street demonstrations and rallies to protest this injustice. The Federal Bureau of Prisons that operates the MDC was too

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HEALTH Potential for Pea-Sized Pill to Deliver Insulin Shot from Inside Stomach

By Lauran Neergaard

WASHINGTON (AP)—Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill—creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach.

Patients usually prefer oral treatment, and comply with it better, but many compounds, including insulin for diabetes, can’t survive the harsh trip through the digestive system.

The new invention, reported Thursday by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-led research team, has been tested only in animals so far. But if it pans out, it might offer a work-around to make not just insulin but a variety of usually injected medicines a little easier to take.

“It’s like a miniaturized rocket launcher” for insulin, said Willem Mulder of Mount Sinai’s Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, who wasn’t involved in the new research.

Scientists have spent decades trying to develop oral insulin and replace at least some of the daily shots that many people with diabetes require.

Attempts include ways to protect insulin from digestive breakdown and then help it be absorbed through the intestine into the bloodstream. So far none has reached the market, although some closely watched candidates are being tested.

An ingestible injection could bypass the hazards of that journey—letting insulin absorb through the wall of the stomach, said Dr. Giovanni Traverso, a gastroenterologist at Boston’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital and a senior author of the study.

“The way this works is it travels down the esophagus in seconds, it’s in the stomach within a few minutes, and then you get the drug,” said Traverso, who worked with a team from the lab of

“It’s like a miniaturized rocket launcher” for insulin.

Willem Mulder, Mount Sinai’s Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute MIT inventor Robert Langer and insulin maker Novo Nordisk.

The first challenge: How to make sure the device lands where it can poke into the right spot, even if someone’s moving around. Researchers looked to nature for ideas.

A certain tortoise, the leopard tortoise from Africa, can right itself if flipped onto its back thanks to the steep curve of its shell. Researchers crafted a miniature capsule with a similar shape and a weighted bottom, so that once it reaches the stomach it automatically rolls in the right direction to latch on, Traverso explained.

Next the team designed a micro-injector, like a needle only made of dried insulin compressed

into a sharp point. To power it, researchers bound a tiny spring to a hardened sugar disk.

Stomach acid gradually dissolves the sugar until the spring pops, shooting the insulin into the stomach wall.

In pigs, the ingestible injection lowered blood sugar to levels comparable to standard shots, according to the study published Thursday in the journal Science.

Once the insulin was absorbed, the capsule, made of stainless steel and a biodegradable material, floated free and was excreted.

“It’s a very clever idea, that is meant to solve a very long-standing problem,” said University of Pittsburgh chemical engineering chairman Steven Little, who also wasn’t part of the research. Because the gadget passes through, “the only thing administered to the body is this little injector.”

One hurdle: It works on an empty stomach, with nothing to get in the way of the device latching on. Traverso said that means it might one day replace morning insulin shots but not post-meal doses.

If poking into the stomach wall sounds worrisome, Traverso said gastroenterologists have long used bigger needles to deliver medicines during certain gastric procedures and their patients fare well.

The stomach muscle is thick enough not to worry about a micro-injection piercing all the way through, and the animal studies found no side effects. But Traverso said more research is needed to see how the stomach handles daily micro-injections over many months.

Additional animal studies are under way, and Traverso hopes human testing can begin within three years.

Tests Suggest Scientists Achieved 1st ‘In-Body’ Gene Editing with Potential to Cure Disease

Johnson & Johnson to List Drug Prices in TV Ads

By Linda A. Johnson

TRENTON, N.J. (AP)— Johnson & Johnson said last week it will start giving the list price of its prescription drugs in television ads.

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he company would be the first drugmaker to take that step.

The health care giant will begin J&J’s with its popular blood move thinner, Xarelto, said comes Scott White, amid head of J&J’s North Amergrowing ican pharmaceutical marscrutiny keting.

By late of soaring March, combrandmercials will give the pill’s name drug list price plus prices. typical out-ofpocket costs.

The information will appear on screen at the end of the commercial and include a website where people can enter insurance information to get more specific costs.

Without insurance, Xarelto costs $450 to $540 per month, depending on the pharmacy. About 1 million Xarelto prescriptions are filled in the U.S. each month.

J & J ’ s move

“This is a first step… it’s just not potent enough.”

Dr. Joseph Muenzer, University of North Carolina

By Marilynn Marchione

Scientists think they have achieved the first gene editing inside the body, altering DNA in adults to try to treat a disease, although it’s too soon to know if this will help.

Preliminary results suggest that two men with a rare disorder now have a corrective gene at very low levels, which may not be enough to make the therapy a success.

Still, it’s a scientific milestone toward one day doctoring DNA to treat many diseases caused by faulty genes.

“This is a first step,” said Dr. Joseph Muenzer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who helped test the treatment. “It’s just not potent enough.”

He gave the results Thursday at a conference in Orlando, Florida, and has consulted for the therapy’s maker, California-based Sangamo Therapeutics. Researchers are working on a stronger version of the treatment.

Gene editing is intended as a more precise way to do gene therapy, to disable a bad gene or supply a good one that’s missing. Trying it in adults to treat diseases is not controversial and the DNA changes do not pass to future generations, unlike the recent case of a Chinese scientist who claims to have edited twin girls’ genes when

they were embryos.

Sangamo’s studies involve men with Hunter or Hurler syndrome, diseases caused by a missing gene that makes an enzyme to break down certain sugar compounds. Without it, sugars build up and damage organs, often killing people in their teens.

In 2017, Brian Madeux of Arizona became the first person to try it. Through an IV, he received many copies of a corrective gene and an editing tool called zinc finger nucleases to insert it into his DNA. Results on him and seven other Hunter patients, plus three with Hurler syndrome, suggest the treatment is safe, which was the main goal of these early experiments. Three problems— bronchitis, an irregular heartbeat and a hernia—were deemed due to the diseases, not the treatment.

Tissue samples showed evidence of gene editing at very low levels in two Hunter patients who were given a middle dose but not in one given a low dose. Tests are expected later this year on patients who received the highest dose and on Hurler patients.

Blood tests detected slightly higher levels of the missing enzyme in a few of the Hunter patients but none of them reached normal levels. One patient had a larger increase but also showed signs that his immune system

might be attacking the therapy. He was treated for that and symptoms resolved.

More encouraging results were seen in Hurler patients—enzyme levels rose to normal in all three after treatment, tests on certain blood cells showed.

“This is very promising” for Hurler patients, said Dr. Paul Harmatz of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, who presented those results.

None of the patients with either disease showed a sustained decline in urine levels of the troubling sugar compounds, though, and some other tests also did not detect intended effects of the therapy.

The key test will be stopping the patients’ weekly enzyme treatments to see if their bodies can now make enough of it on their own. Three have gone off treatments so far and one was recently advised to resume them because of fatigue and rising levels of the sugar compounds. The others have not been off long enough to know how they will fare.

“It looks like it’s safe ... that’s a very positive sign,” said one independent expert, Dr. Kiran Musunuru of the University of Pennsylvania. He called the early results promising but said “it’s hard to be sure it’s doing any

good” until patients are studied longer.

“What they’re trying to do with gene editing is very challenging,” he said.

“It’s much harder to make a correction or insert a gene” than to disable one.

Dr. Tyler Reimschisel of Vanderbilt University agreed.

“It’s not discouraging, it’s just early and on a small amount of people,” he said. “This is definitely a novel and innovative treatment” but it’s not clear if it’s going to help.

Sangamo’s president, Dr. Sandy Macrae, said a more potent version is being manufactured. Because the treatment seems safe, regulators recently agreed to allow teens with Hunter syndrome to join the study.

The ultimate goal is to treat children at a young age, before the disease causes much damage. He said the company will wait for more results on current patients before deciding how to proceed.

“We’ve done something important” by achieving gene editing, he said. “There is a foundation to build on.”

comes amid growing scrutiny of soaring brand-name drug prices—and follows a Trump administration proposal to require list prices in TV ads.

The pharmaceutical industry opposes that, arguing few people pay the high list prices.

Some people’s out-of-pocket costs, though, are based on list prices.

The main drugmaker trade group instead recommends TV ads start listing a website that gives possible out-of-pocket costs and list prices.

Last month, Eli Lilly started doing so, in ads for diabetes medicine Trulicity.

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NEWS Largest Independent Reggae Label Celebrates 40th Anniversary Sangster airport in Montego Bay. The exhibition will move VP Records, the world’s to Kingston’s Norman Manley largest reggae music company, International Airport in June has announced a year-long cal2019 through the end of the endar of activities in celebrayear. tion of its 40 years in the UnitChin recently sat down for ed States. a Q&A with NNPA Newswire: For two generations, the NNPA NewsQueens, N.Y.-based wire: How did company has marEveryone recorded there, the company get keted Caribbean culand what ture and island lifeincluding Bob Marley, Gregory started or who inspired style through music, you? events and merchanIsaacs, Dennis Brown, Chin: My dise, and has been at Burning Spear, Augustus Pablo, parents, Vincent the heart of reggae, Patricia, dancehall and soca. you name them. Reggae may not and started the JaThe year of celemaican chapter brations will feature have been born at our studio, of the company a variety of music but it grew up there. after my father and cultural events, accumulated reproducts, historical exhibits and experiences, in Ja- niversary is highlighting the cords that he changed out of maica, across the U.S., Toronto, company’s commitment to the jukeboxes around Jamaica.

The owner of the jukeboxCanada and London, England. development, promotion and “VP is integral to the histo- globalization of Jamaican mu- es had no use for the records, sic.” so my parents kept them, and From Dennis Brown, Bar- then started selling them out of TYSON rington Levy, and Freddie Mc- their ice cream parlor. continued from page 9 Gregor to Sean Paul, Beenie They named the business Man, Lady Saw, and Tarrus ‘Randy’s” after the sponsor of cial problems. This experience Riley, VP Records has become an American radio program however, persuaded Tyson home to some of the biggest that was heard down there at that she should pursue a career acts in reggae music. the time. Obviously, that bein acting.

The label’s current roster came my nickname too.

Tyson began her career on includes Alborosie, Jah Cure, They couldn’t have gotten the stage.

Raging Fyah, Gyptian, Beres into the Jamaican music busiIn 1961, she appeared in Hammond, Queen Ifrica, ness at a better time. They got the original cast of French Ikaya, Jah9, Fay-Ann Lyons, in on the ground floor in every playwright Jean Genet’s The Christopher Martin, Maxi sense, because Jamaican music Blacks, which became the Priest, Busy Signal, Spice, Ro- was about to become an interlongest running non-musical main Virgo, and Spiritual. national phenomenon, starting of the decade with over 1,400 The company kicked off its a few years later with Millie’s performances. anniversary celebrations with “My Boy Lollipop,” then DesIn 1963 at the insistence a return to its homeland of Ja- mond Dekker’s “Israelites,” and of Academy Award-winning maica in January and will con- of course Bob Marley and the actor George C. Scott, she betinue into the summer with a Wailers, and the rest is history. came a part of the cast of East historical exhibit titled “A RegIn 1962, they moved from Side/West Side of which Scott gae Music Journey,” at Donald their first location to 17 North was the star.

By Stacy M. Brown

ry of reggae and dancehall music. We take this responsibility seriously and we are using our 40th anniversary to celebrate the music’s rich heritage as we steward the genre into the future,” said company president Randy Chin.

“A major focus for the an-

Randy Chin and Clive Chin/By David Corio Parade, and records were becoming the central focus of the business.

My father started producing music with a popular singer named Lord Creator and built a studio above the new shop, which became known as Randy’s Studio 17. My brother Clive became involved in producing also, and many local independent producers such as Lee Scratch Perry rented the studio.

This was right as reggae was born. Everyone recorded there, including Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Augustus Pablo, you name them. Reggae may not have been born at our studio, but it grew up there.

NNPA Newswire: What

were perhaps one or two of your biggest challenges getting things off the ground?

Chin: One of the biggest challenges was that the business environment in Jamaica in the 70’s made it hard to get records to the international market. So, my parents decided to move from Jamaica to New York in the late 70s, which is how the VP Records chapter began. VP is their initials.

It’s always been a challenge to get music that comes from Jamaica, from our culture in our way of speaking, patois, to translate to international ears and international tastes in a way that people can really relate.

I think overall, it’s impressive how well received our mu-

sic is outside our small island, but we still have to be mindful of the music that is made for a local Jamaican audience and the music that can make it on the bigger stage.

NNPA Newswire: Briefly tell us about a couple of your top artists, i.e., who they are and how did you land them for the company?

Chin: From the VP chapter of the story, the top artists have been dancehall stars over the last 20 to 25 years like Sean Paul, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, and Bounty Killer, but the veteran reggae singers and emcees have been the foundation of the business, including Dennis Brown, Barrington Levy, Freddie McGregor, and Yellowman.

shier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state of federal savings and loan association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, an interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Delinquent Assessment and Claim of Lien described below. 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 Delinquent Assessment and Claim of Lien, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Delinquent Assessment and Claim of Lien, 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. The sale will be subject to a ninety (90) day right of redemption by the current owner(s) of record. TRUSTOR: ROBERT TORRENCE Duly Appointed Trustee: JAMES GEFFNER, A Professional Corporation Recorded 02/23/2012, as Instrument No. 20120290252 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, Date and Time of Sale: 02/19/2019 at 10:00AM. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges as of 02/19/2019: $13,032.08. Street address or other common designation of real property: 3721 RUTHERFORD COURT, INGLEWOOD, CA 90305 APN #: 4025-019-091 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Delinquent Assessment and Claim of Lien plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the suc-

cessful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Date: 12/24/2018 JAMES GEFFNER, A Professional Corporation 11845 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1245, Los Angeles, California 90064 (310) 473-0757, JAMES GEFNER, TRUSTEE www.nationwideposting.com NPP0347607 To: INGLEWOOD TRIBUNE Publish Dates: 01/30/2019, 02/06/2019, 02/13/2019

LEGALS SUMMONS CASE NO. SWD 1602789.

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): 1. JACQUELINE YOUNG YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): 1. CHARLES LAMARR ROBINSON NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelp california.org) the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www. courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO: Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30

Dias De Calendario despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papales legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su repuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su repuesta.

Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpia con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encountrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalif ornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov ) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of Ventura County, 800 South Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009.

The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Charles LaMarr Robinson

21881 Martin Street Perris CA 92570 Phone: 909-420-0100 Date: 12/11/2018 C. LIVINGSTON, CLERK SchId:74400 tId:959

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-----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: THELMA MAE BOYKIN AKA THELMA M. BOYKIN CASE NO. 19STPB00572 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of THELMA MAE BOYKIN AKA THELMA M. BOYKIN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CAROLYN C. FOSTER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CAROLYN C. FOSTER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

BRENDA J. LOGAN, ESQ. - SBN 153164

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.

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A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/21/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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.

LAW OFFICES OF BREANDA J. LOGAN, P.C.

CULVER CITY CA 90302 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/19 CNS-3215444# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:74415 AdId:24810 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Ref. No. 13-1175-TORRENCE Trustor and Owner/Taxpayer. ROBERT TORRENCE, 3721 RUTHERFORD COURT, INGLEWOOD, CA 90305 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT AND CLAIM OF LIEN DATED 02/06/2012. 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, ca-

SchId:74418 AdId:24811 CustId:68 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: VERA MAE CALLIS CASE NO. 19STPB00662 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of VERA MAE CALLIS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LEDA MAE CALLIS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LEDA MAE CALLIS 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: 02/22/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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LEGALS 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 KEITH J. MOTEN, ESQ. - SBN 240381 MARCELA J. PENA, ESQ. - SBN 283092 MOTEN & ASSOCIATES 355 S. GRAND AVE. SUITE 2450 LOS ANGELES CA 90071 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/19 CNS-3215810# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:74421 AdId:24812 CustId:61 -----------Title Order No. 18-225665 Trustee Sale No. 83310 Loan No. 9160017964 APN 6147-018-014 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/29/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 2/20/2019 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 4/4/2007 as Instrument No. 20070798730 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: GRISELDA M. CONTRERAS, A SINGLE WOMAN , as Trustor MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: Lot(s) 1 of Parcel Map No. 26595, in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, filed in Book 335 Page(s) 80 and 81 of Parcel Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County.

The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1605 & 1605 ½ 126 STREET COMPTON, CA 90222-. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit $282,532.64 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned

a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation.

DATE: 1/22/2019 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www. stoxposting.com CALL: 844-4777869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “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 or 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 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 83310. 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.” CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd.

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-----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-18-840557-BF Order No.: DS7300-18002736 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/24/2008. 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 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): Murrell M Goff a single man Recorded: 4/28/2008 as Instrument No. 20080737961 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 2/28/2019 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 unpaid balance and other charges: $245,085.79 The purported property address is: 852 E DARLAN ST, COMPTON, CA 90220 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6139-030-036 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-18-840557-BF. 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 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 6457711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-18-840557-BF IDSPub #0149714 2/6/2019 2/13/2019 2/20/2019 SchId:74426 AdId:24814 CustId:608 -----------Title Order No. 05937178 Trustee Sale No. 83351 Loan No. 9160032178 APN 6161-025-061 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/2/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 2/20/2019 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 8/17/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1830813 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: DEBRA WILLIAMS, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY , as Trustor MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR ALLSTATE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA ALLSTATE FUNDING, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein:

LOT 61, OF TRACT NO. 43066, IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1036 PAGES 57 TO 60 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL MINERALS, GAS, OIL, PETROLEUM, NAPHTHA AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, IN AND UNDER SAID LAND LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE, WITHOUT HOWEVER THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED OR EXCEPTED IN A DEED OF RECORD. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 745 SOUTH BARRON STREET COMPTON, CA 90220. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit $176,893.94 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 1/24/2019 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www.stoxposting.com CALL: 844477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “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 or 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 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 83351. 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.” CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd.

Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 SchId:74430 AdId:24815 CustId:670

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 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. 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. Trustor: ATRICIA M LOVE Duly Appointed Trustee: COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH, INC Recorded 1/31/2012 as Instrument No. 20120163789 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 10/25/2018 in Book Page , as Instrument No. 20181083693 of said Official Records. Date of Sale: 2/20/2019 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $8,735.82 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 848 EAST DARLAN STREET COMPTON, CA 90220 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 844/477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case CR18-1060. 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 street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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. Date: 1/28/2019 COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH, INC 4952 WARNER AVENUE #105 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649 PHONE #: (714) 846-6634 FAX #: (714) 846-8720 TRUSTEE’S SALE LINE (844) 477-7869 Sales Website: www.stoxposting.com ROSIE GOMEZ COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH, INC., TRUSTEE DIVISION SchId:74474 tId:670

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T.S. No.: CR18-1060 A.P.N.: 6139030-035 Order No.: 1977596-05 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/12/2012. 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 a

Title Order No. 95520805 Trustee Sale No. 83372 Loan No. 399198474 APN 6147-029-012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/19/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 2/27/2019 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee

under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 6/26/2018 as Instrument No. 20180635689 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: ALBETRA SAMUELS, A SINGLE WOMAN , as Trustor VALCHRIS INVESTMENTS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).

At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: LOT 23, TRACT 13115, IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 251 PAGE(S) 6, 7 AND 8 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 844 WEST 127TH PLACE COMPTON, CA 90222. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit $87,103.55 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 1/28/2019 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www.stoxposting.com CALL: 844477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “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 or 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 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 83372. 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.” CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd.

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-----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LARICE JONES Case No. 19STPB00619 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LARICE JONES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Larry Jones in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Larry Jones 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. 21, 2019 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: CARLA D ALLEN ESQ SBN 195623 THE LAW OFFICE OF CARLA D ALLEN 4418 S MULLEN AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90043 CN957097 JONES Feb 6,13,20, 2019 SchId:74522 AdId:24846 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-17-767784-JB Order No.: 730-1703450-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/26/2005.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 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): Claudia Gonzalez, a single woman Recorded: 11/3/2005 as Instrument No. 05 2660411 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 9/16/2015 as Instrument No. 20151146126 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 1/18/2013 as Instrument No. 20130093605 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 11/20/2009 as Instrument No. 20091759617 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 2/28/2019 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 unpaid balance and other charges: $491,008.68 The purported property address is: 1715 NORTH WILLOW AVENUE, COMPTON, CA 90221 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6167-014-016 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-17-767784-JB. 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 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 6457711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-767784-JB IDSPub #0149916 2/6/2019 2/13/2019 2/20/2019 SchId:74525 tId:608

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-----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. T-016086-CK (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: SAMER KAUZMAN, 1008 ALAMITOS AVE., LONG BEACH, CA 90813

(3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: SAME (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: DAMIAN RIOS, 1443 NW 80TH WAY, PLANTATION, FL 33322 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURES, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADE NAME, LEASEHOLD INTEREST & IMPROVEMENTS, GOODWILL, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE AND INVENTORY of that certain business located at: 1008 ALAMITOS AVE., LONG BEACH, CA 90813 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: SMOKING BOX (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is FEBRUARY 25, 2019, at the office of TOWER ESCROW INC, 23044 CRENSHAW BLVD, TORRANCE, CA 90505, Escrow No. T-016086-CK, Escrow Officer: CINDIE KIM (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.

(9) The last date for filing claims is: FEBRUARY 22, 2019 (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: JANUARY 25, 2019 TRANSFEREES: DAMIAN RIOS LA2199040 LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 2/6/2019 SchId:74558 tId:628

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/25/2008. 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 a 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 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. 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.

Trustor: ORAN KEMP Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 2/7/2008, as Instrument No. 20080230123, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:3/6/2019 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $414,839.23 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1209 NORTH KEMP AVENUE COMPTON, California 90222 Described as follows: THE SOUTHERLY 60 FEET OF LOTS 1, 2, AND 3 IN BLOCK 27 OF TRACT 5627, IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AS PER MAP

RECORDED IN BOOK 60, PAGE(S) 17 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. A.P.N #.: 6144-019-023 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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.

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 (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 18-53827.

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.

Dated: 2/5/2019 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 8489272 www.elitepostandpub.com _______ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Officer THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 28072 Pub Dates 02/13, 02/20, 02/27/2019 SchId:74570 tId:108

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-----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RAYMUNDO R. BAUTISTA Case No. 19STPB00701 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RAYMUNDO R. BAUTISTA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Milagros B. Rubio in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Milagros B. Rubio 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 on Feb. 26, 2019 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 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: ALEXANDER L MAZZIA JR ESQ SBN 82495 1405 SARTORI AVE TORRANCE CA 90501-2802 CN957099 BAUTISTA Feb 6,7,13, 2019 SchId:74606 AdId:24866 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LILLIAN MARIE DAVIS CASE NO. 19STPB01089 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LILLIAN MARIE DAVIS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DESMOND JOSEPH ROBERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DESMOND JOSEPH ROBERSON 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: 03/07/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 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 KEITH J. MOTEN, ESQ. - SBN 240381 MARCELA J. PENA, ESQ. - SBN 283092 MOTEN & ASSOCIATES 355 S. GRAND AVE. SUITE 2450 LOS ANGELES CA 90071 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/19 CNS-3220434# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:74607 AdId:24875 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RUDOLPH VALENTINO Case No. 19STPB01018 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RUDOLPH VALENTINO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Anthony Valentino in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Anthony Valentino 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 March 6, 2019 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D 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: ROBIN D CHOW ESQ SBN 138502 LAW OFFICES OF ROBIN D CHOW 4520 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 202 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 CN957537 VALENTINO 13,20,27, 2019

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ENTERTAINMENT|GRAMMYS EDITION Female Acts, Rap Songs Win Big at Grammy Awards

By Staff Reports

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Women and rap triumphed at the Grammys on Sunday as female acts took home top prizes including album of the year and best new artist, and Childish Gambino made history when his hit “This Is America” became the first rap-based track to win record and song of the year.

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acey Musgraves’ country-pop release “Golden Hour” won album of the year, and British singer Dua Lipa won best new artist—a year after female voices were somewhat muted at the 2018 ceremony and the Grammys were criticized for the low number of female nominees.

Six women were nominated for best new artist, and five of the eight album-of-the-year nominees were women, including Brandi Carlile, who described herself as “a kid from the ’90s from Lilith Fair.”

“Those women were just dominating those platforms. They were dominating those arena and amphitheater stages. They were getting record deals. They were becoming record executives themselves,” Carlile said. But watching those gains “backslide for the last 20 years has been heartbreaking.”

“Tonight gives me hope as a mother of two young daughters,” said Carlile, who won three honors in the Americana category and was the most nominated women with six.

Musgraves and Gambino were the night’s top winners, taking home four awards each. “This Is America” also won best music video and best rap/ sung performance.

Ludwig Goransson, who co-wrote and produced Gambino’s song, said he was surprised a rap song had never won in the past.

“If you listen to the radio or if just you watch our culture or look at the most downloaded and streamed artists and bought albums, you see what’s at the top and what people listen to and you see what people get inspired by. It’s about time something like this happened,” he said backstage.

Gambino’s historic win comes years after rappers have struggled to win in the top categories, including Jay-Z, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar. Drake, who has lost in the big four categories over the years, told the room of musicians that winning awards isn’t necessary if you have real fans attending your concerts and singing your songs.

“Look, if there are people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain and the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don’t need this right here. I promise you.

You already won,” said Drake, who won best rap song for “God’s Plan.”

He tried to continue speaking but was cut off as the ceremony suddenly went to a commercial.

The last time a rapper won album of the year was in 2004 with Outkast.

Only a handful of rappers have won best new artist. Cardi B also made history as the first solo female to win best rap album (Lauryn Hill won as a member of the Fugees at the 1997 Grammys).

She was shaking onstage as she tried to give a thank-you speech with her rapper-husband Offset holding her arm.

“The nerves are so bad. Maybe I need to start smoking weed,” she said as the audience laughed. “I just want to say thank you everybody that was involved ... I want to thank my daughter.”

At the 2018 Grammys, male acts dominated in nominations, and the only woman competing for the top award, Lorde, did not get a chance to perform onstage.

Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow, who last year said women need to “step up” and later acknowledged that it was a “poor choice of words,” seemed to address his 2018 comments during Sunday’s show.

“This past year I’ve been reminded that if coming face to face with an issue opens your eyes wide enough, it makes you more committed than ever to help address those issues. The need for social change has been the hallmark of the American experience, from the founding of our country to the complex times we live in today,” said Portnow, who did not seek a renewal on his contract, which ends

Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP Lady Gaga, from left, Jada Pinkett Smith, Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez speak at the 61st annual Grammy Awards. this year.

Lipa alluded to Portnow’s 2018 words when she won best new artist: “I guess this year we’ve really stepped up.”

The Grammys kicked off with a group of powerful women, including Michelle Obama, describing the role of music in their lives.

“Music has always helped me tell my story,” said Obama, who surprised the audience with her appearance. “Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves. It allows us to hear one another.”

Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Lopez also spoke and stood in solidary with Obama, Gaga and Alicia Keys, who hosted the show.

“Yes, ladies,” Keys said. “There’s nothing better than this.”

Gaga won three Grammys, including best pop duo/group performance for the Oscar-nominated hit “Shallow,” a win she shared with Bradley Cooper. Gaga performed the song solo since Cooper was in London for the British Academy Film Awards. Dolly Parton was honored and performed alongside Miley Cyrus, Musgraves, Maren Morris

and Katy Perry. But the country music icon truly shined when she sang “Red Shoes” with country foursome Little Big Town providing background

Drake, who has lost in the big four categories over the years, told the room of musicians that winning awards isn’t necessary if you have real fans attending your concerts and singing your songs. vocals.

Yolanda Adams, Fantasia and Andra Day teamed up for a stirring performance of ”(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” in honor Aretha Franklin, who died last year.

Diana Ross earned a standing ovation when she emerged onstage in a bright red dress to perform “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” and “The Best Years of My Life.” She celebrated her 75th

birthday early with the performance, saying afterward, “Happy birthday to me!” Her actual birthday is March 26.

R&B singer H.E.R., who won two R&B awards, stunned as she played her guitar and sang. Chloe x Halle, nominated for two awards, impressed when they sang Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack’s “Where Is the Love.”

Ariana Grande won her first Grammy in the same week that she publicly blasted Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich and accused him of lying about why she was no longer performing at the show. Beck was a double winner during the pre-telecast, taking home best alternative music album and best engineered album (non-classical) for “Colors.” Emily Lazar, one of the engineers who worked on the album and won alongside Beck, was the first female mastering engineer to win in the latter category.

Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Ella Mai, Pharrell Williams, Hugh Jackman, Sting, Shaggy, Dave Chappelle, “Weird Al” Yankovic, the late Chris Cornell, Greta Van Fleet and even former President Jimmy Carter also picked up early awards ahead of the live show.

Jennifer Lopez Turns Motown Tribute into Own Zesty Show

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Jennifer Lopez turned the Motown tribute into the J-Lo show.

The Latin singer-actress hit the Grammys stage on Sunday inserting her energetic dance-pop flavor into memorable Motown melodies such as “Dancing Machine” and “Dancing in the Street.”

She faced backlash on social media for her lead participation in a tribute recognizing a historic African-American record label.

Some online questioned why a black artist wasn’t chosen instead of Lopez, but she received support from Smokey Robinson, who joined her in a duet to perform “My Girl,” a song he co-wrote. She then briefly teamed up with Alicia Keys on “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and sang “Another Star” with Ne-Yo, who played the piano.

Lopez performed “Please Mr. Postman” while wearing a black ensemble with white feathers and accompanied by a group of dancers. She also sported a sparkling bodysuit during “Money (That’s What I Want).”

After she finished, she told the crowd that she was “grateful” to be here tonight.

Lopez said she dedicated her performance to her mother. The 49-year-old singer said she grew up on Motown music through her mom, listening to different artists such as The Temptations and The Supremes.

Her performance comes days ahead of Motown’s tribute concert to celebrate the label’s 60th anniversary. The tribute takes place Tuesday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Berry Gordy, who stood during Lopez’s performance, founded Motown Records in 1959. The record label was home to numerous music artists including Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.

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