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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

Revelations Sparks a Revelation:

Compton Students Soak in Alvin Ailey Live at the Music Hall

“They begin to experience new outlooks and perspectives, and this cultivates their curiosity and interests. The more they are exposed, the more they will seek out those enjoyable experiences.”

By Dennis J. Freeman

When Compton 7th grader Eternity Thomas stepped aboard her school bus early last Thursday morning, she was being transported to a first-in-her-younglifetime experience.

“It was unexpected.”

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long with her Davis schoolmates and those from Walton and Bunche Middle Schools, Eternity was a guest of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center for a matinee performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

“There was a lot of things I didn’t think that I would see today.

It was very surprising,” Eternity acknowledges.

Two weeks earlier, Eternity and students from the 3 Compton middle schools participated in a weeklong workshop with the Alvin Ailey Arts in Education & Community Program under the sponsorship of the Music Center. As the week progressed, they learned movement, and prose and music and the melding of all three in the signature style of the late Mr. Ailey who launched his American Dance Theater in New York City in 1960.

Drawing from his experiences as a child in rural Texas, and his formative years in South Los Angeles, Mr. Ailey created a vibrant interpretation marrying ballet with modern dance, celebrated and appreciated across the world.

When Eternity began the workshop, she was more than game, but very skeptical. And much to her surprise, “I had tons of fun.”

“I’m the type of person do a lot of different things. I tried it out, even though I normally suck at dancing. The dance instructions are amazing, and I’m not as terrible I normally am.”

An Ailey staple is the ballet, Revelations and it was this that the students studied. Last Thursday, with the students now the spectators, it all came together at the Music Hall for the live-performance of the movement they’d been learning. Joined by students in grades 6 through 12 from 36 other schools across Los Angeles County, only the Compton students had benefitted from the workshops.

The hour-long show initially allowed students to actively participate. Performer and Huntington Beach native Danica Paulos shared her Ailey experiences with students before giving way to the performance, which encompassed a shorter version of Revelations.

The stirring “Wade in the Water” generated an enthusiastic response as did the rumbling “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel” and the closer, “Rocka My Soul in n Alvin Ailey, see page 3

LaKeyshua Washington, Principal, General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Middle School

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre photo by Dennis J Freeman

Memorial Service for Slain Rapper Nipsey Hussle at Staples Center Tomorrow

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Music Unites Celebrates Centennial HS Choir

Dennis J Freeman

Music Legend HB Barnum receives recognition from Lauren Pizer-Mains of State Sen. Ben Allen’s office .

The Music Unites Youth Choir at Centennial High celebrated its renowned choir director HB Barnum, last week with both artist and student performances and a panel discussion. A heralded producer and arranger, Mr. Barnum has worked with countless luminaries including Gladys Knight & The Pips, Johnny Bristol, Lamont Dozier, Jimmy Norman, Aretha Franklin, Count Basie, Etta James, Nancy Wilson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, The Marvelettes, O.C. Smith, Frank Sinatra, Lou Rawls, The Supremes, Al Wilson, B.B. King and Puff Daddy.

Compton City Council Election 2019 The Bulletin will go to print prior to polls closing next Tuesday, April 16th. For results visit our website: thebulletinweekly.com where you can now find video clips of the candidates in debate.

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NEWS Compton CC District to Hold Community Meeting Next Wednesday The Compton Community College District (CCCD) will hold a Community Meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Los Angeles Adventists Academy Auditorium, located at 846 East El Segundo Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90059.

CCCD Board of Trustees Member Barbara Jean Calhoun will host the meeting and topics to be covered include updates on accreditation, facilities planning, summer and fall 2019 enrollment at Compton College, and community participation in governance opportunities.

The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

“I am excited for this opportunity to host an event in the community to share information about Compton College,” said Calhoun.

“We plan to host additional meetings in the future in communities served by the Compton Community College District.”

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD

Family, Friends, Colleagues Mourn Former CUSD Officer’s Off-Duty Death ALHAMBRA (CNS)—A 50-year-old Alhambra police officer was being mourned Friday following his sudden death while off duty.

Officer Emmanuel “Manny” B. Araneta, a 13-year veteran of the Alhambra Police Department, died unexpectedly on Monday in Riverside County, according to his colleague Sgt. Steven Carr.

Araneta, a Philippines native who emigrated to the United States along with his family in the 1980s, graduated from high school in Upland and later enlisted in the U.S. Army, earning his parachutist badge and receiving an honorable discharge after six years of service, Carr said.

Araneta was hired by the Alhambra Police Department in 2006, having previously worked as a Los Angeles Park Ranger, school security officer for the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District and as a police officer with the Compton Unified School District, Carr said.

Araneta is survived by his wife of 20 years, Michelle, and their three children: Zachary, 17; Jeremy, 12; and Isabella, 8.

Services are pending.

Memorial Service for Slain Rapper Nipsey Hussle at Staples Center Tomorrow

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22. Theodor Geisel, ____ Dr. Seuss 24. Term of endearment, with pie 25. Mr. T and friends 26. Mother Goose’s poem 27. Floorboard sound 29. *Wittenberg and Dresden

connection 31. Clothing joint 32. Milk dispenser 33. *Port in Biscayne Bay 34. Dog-____ pages 36. Approximately, two words 38. Ollivanders’ merchandise, sing.

42. *Island country off the coast of Sicily 45. Stylish 49. Government Printing Office 51. Pined 54. Chow down voraciously 56. Greek bazaar 57. Bellicose deity 58. Flexible mineral 59. At the summit 60. Duncan toy 61. One of the Romanovs 62. Marinara quality 63. Beholder’s organs 64. Food safety org.

66. Needlefish LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

LOS ANGELES (CNS)— Free tickets for a public memorial at Staples Center for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle were quickly distributed Tuesday through an online system, with all tickets gone within minutes.

Tickets for the Thursday morning event were made available to California residents only starting at 10 a.m. on axs. com, with a four-ticket limit per household. The tickets, however, disappeared quickly, and organizers announced less than an hour later that no more tickets were available.

Doors to Staples Center will open at 8 a.m. Thursday in advance of the 10 a.m. ceremony. Attendees were being encouraged to arrive early due to the anticipated crowds.

Guests will be subject to metal-detector screening and other searches, and no backpacks of any size will be permitted. No bags larger than 14-by-14-by-6 inches will be allowed.

No cameras or recording

devices will be permitted inside the arena. Anyone seen taking photos or recording the event may be asked to leave.

No outside food or beverages will be permitted.

Details are available online at www.staplescenter.com/ events/detail/nipseyhussle.

The ceremony is expected to be followed by a lengthy procession, allowing those who were unable to obtain tickets to pay their respects. Details had not been officially released as of midday Tuesday, but TMZ. com reported that the procession will travel roughly 25 miles, going from Staples Center through South Los Angeles -- including a pass of Hussle’s The Marathon Clothing store where he was killed -- and near Ladera Heights before ending at a Crenshaw area funeral home.

On Friday, the Los Angeles City Council is expected to adjourn its regular meeting in honor of Hussle, accord-

ing to Councilman Marqueece Harris- Dawson, a friend of Hussle’s. At that same meeting, Harris-Dawson is also expected to introduce a motion to rename the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard as “Ermias `Nipsey Hussle’ Asghedom Square.”

The 33-year-old rapper -whose real name was Ermias Joseph Asghedom -- was fatally shot March 31 in front of The Marathon Clothing store he owned in the 3400 block of West Slauson Avenue in the Hyde Park area of Los Angeles.

On Thursday, 29-year-old Eric Ronald Holder Jr. pleaded not guilty to one count each of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, along with two counts of attempted murder. The charges include an allegation that Holder personally and intentionally discharged a handgun which caused great bodily injury and death to the rapper.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa Sullivan ordered Holder to be jailed in lieu of $5 million bail while awaiting his next court appearance May 10, when a date is scheduled to be set for a hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence to allow the case against him to proceed to trial.

Holder, an aspiring rapper, could face a potential life prison sentence if convicted as charged, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Holder got into some type of personal dispute with the rapper outside the store, then left and returned with a handgun. Hussle was shot in the head and body and died at a hospital, according to police and the coroner’s office.

SODOKU SOLUTION

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NEWS Gonzalez and Guerrero to Face Off for 33rd State Senate Seat With the final results certified, Long Beach Democratic Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez will face Republican Cudahy Councilman Jack Guerrero in June to fill the 33rd Senate District seat. Ricardo Lara resigned the seat in southeast Los Angeles County after becoming insurance commissioner.

Gonzalez won 31.6% of the vote to Guerrero’s 14%, with just 8% of registered voters casting ballots.

None of the other 10 candidates broke out of single digits.

Gonzalez is heavily favored in June, as about 55% of the district’s voters are registered Democrats compared to Republicans’ 12%.

Wide, Diverse Support for New County Office of Violence Prevention at MLK WILLOWBROOK—Los Angeles County’s recently established Office of Violence Prevention drew praise Friday from Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore.

“I’m encouraged for the first time that the County of Los Angeles is establishing a means to identify resources that exist, gaps that need to be filled and coordinate the delivery of all those services to a county of more than 10 million people,” Moore said at a news conference at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Public Health in the unincorporated Willowbrook area.

“I’m encouraged that this type of innovation is going to result in Angelenos getting

the necessary treatment and services that will help reduce and eliminate this cycle of violence.”

Moore said police officers are tasked with not just going after offenders, but working to prevent crime and protect victims, but they often lack “the resources to really help people recover from” violent tragedies.

The office will be dedicated to addressing “the root causes of violence, to prevent it from occurring,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who authored the motion creating the office.

“I declare without reservation, qualification, and an ounce of doubt that violence is absolutely preventable. The Office of Vio-

lence Prevention’s efforts will be focused on working upstream to address the root causes of violence, to preempt it from occurring.”

The announcement was planned months ago to commemorate National Public Health Week, but “took on new significance and urgency after the recent uptick in gun violence, including the recent shooting of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle,” according to a statement from Ridley-Thomas’ office.

“Far too many people in L.A. County are being injured and killed whether by homicide, suicide or intimate partner violence,” said Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Brockman Gallery Archive Acquired by la Public Library

Long Beach City Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez (D)

Cudahy Councilman Jack Guerrero (R)

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Public Library is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the Brockman Gallery Archive, consisting of publishing announcements, press releases, photographs, exhibition announcements, articles, correspondence and other physical ephemera chronicling the twenty-year history of the seminal Leimert Park gallery, founded in 1967 by brothers Alonzo and Dale Davis, which promoted the Black Arts movement and up and coming local African American artists in Los Angeles through the ‘70s and ‘80s.

The Brockman Gallery served as both a gallery and artist-in-residence studio, and provided early exposure to many local artists who achieved national prominence, among them Betye Saar, David Hammons, Charles White and John Outterbridge.

The Gallery offered internships to students, and commissioned public events in Leimert Park and surrounding Los Angeles.

For Dale Davis, the Brockman Gallery was all about giving the local community a voice by showcasing African American and other underserved artists, representing the minority communities in Los Angeles. A major goal was to draw a young black person in the community walking by the Gallery in to see a reflection of him or herself in that creative space.

For Dale, the goal was to “build a multiethnic community with art

as the tool.” As a former Secondary school instructor, access to the archive by students is foremost on his wish list, due to the “great needs of our youth in a system that has systematically deleted the visual arts curriculum from its offerings and requirements.”

Ensuring that the work and legacy of the Brockman Gallery becomes part of the official record of the story of Los Angeles is very important to the Davis brothers. Dale Davis posits that “a lost history due to a lack of interest, ignorance, negligence, lack of resources, or any other reason can result in major losses to

our shared cultural experience.”

Through the lens of this archive, not only is this shared cultural experience recorded, but available and accessible to all through the Los Angeles Public Library for research and inspiration.

“The Brockman Gallery Archive represents a very important time in the history of the arts and the contributions of African Americans to art in Los Angeles and the nation,” said City Librarian, John F. Szabo. “It is an incredible addition to our Special Collections. We are committed to preserving and making discoverable the stories of all the commu-

nities we serve.”

A recipient of the nation’s highest honor for library service—the National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Los Angeles Public Library serves the largest and most diverse urban population of any library in the nation.

Its Central Library, 72 branch libraries, collection of more than 6 million books, state-of-the-art technology accessible at www. lapl.org, and more than 18,000 programs a year provide everyone with free and easy access to information and the opportunity for lifelong learning.

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the Bosom of Abraham.”

While she enjoyed all of Revelations, Eternity Thomas said the choreography and music in “Sinner Man” was the one that won her over.

“It was really, it was really jumpy. It wasn’t as calm as all the other ones.”

Davis 6th-grader Elashay Seltzer, said she enjoyed the entire program.

“I liked it. All of it.”

Dr. Bobby Walker, principal at Walton Middle School, said the partnership forged between The Music Center and the Compton Unified School District is proving to be a tremendous asset for his students, particularly with this chance to incorporate the Alvin Ailey Arts in Education & Community Programs into the school curriculum.

“With the assistance and support of the Compton Unified Board of Trustees and Superintendent Dr. Darin Brawley, our school benefited from this opportunity to participate, enjoy, and learn about dance from this experience,” Walker said. “Also, this affords our students the opportunity to gain more knowledge and understanding of the arts and in particular the contributions of Mr. Alvin Ailey, with respect to the art of dance.”

Davis Principal LaKeyshua Washington said it is important for students to think outside of the box. Having the opportunity for her students to be

exposed to these types of settings will only get them to explore their curiosity even more, she said.

“By increasing our students’ exposure to the myriad aspects of life and enjoyment of life, we open their eyes to the possibilities of their own life,” Washington said. “They begin to experience new outlooks and perspectives, and this cultivates their curiosity and interests. The more they are exposed, the more they will seek out those enjoyable experiences. And their actions will become aligned with the fulfillment of those aspirations.”

You need look no further than Eternity Davis to understand the truism of Principal Washington’s beliefs.

Only a month ago, Eternity wasn’t particularly keen about dance and didn’t consider it a personal strength.

But she’s always been thirsty for new experiences and gave it a try, and…“I had tons of fun.”

Now that that she’s taken in some dance instructions and has had the chance to see the beauty and splendor of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre live, Eternity is now considering dance as a pursuit And there is no hesitation as to whether the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre has made her a convert.

“I would totally come see them again!”

Photo courtesy The Music Center

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NEWS APRIL 12TH-14TH

April 12th 13th @ 8:30 PM, April 14th $ 6:30 PM The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles http://www.luckmanarts.org/events/la-dance-festival.html (323) 343-6600 $25-$55, $15- students at box office w/valid I.D.

Los Angeles Dance Festival is a multi-day celebration of the vibrant contemporary dance creations in our city.

The festival features locally, nationally, and internationally recognized dancers and choreographers. Their work is frequently presented on stages around the world and seen in feature films, tv shows, music videos, and

commercials.

Los Angeles Dance Festival brings these talented creators together at the Luckman Theater for three amazing days of extraordinary works.

Additional activities will take place on the Luckman Street of the Arts prior to each performance.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH

April 12th 13th @ 8:30 PM, April 14th $ 6:30 PM The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles http://www.luckmanarts.org/events/la-dance-festival.html (323) 343-6600 $25-$55, $15- students at box office w/valid I.D.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH

FolkRoots Festival

WORKSHOPS, DRUMMING, SINGING & JAMMING, DANCING FROM AFRICA & APPALACHIA FOLK FILM CRAFT VENDORS & LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, DRAWING FOR FUN PRIZES, FOOD TRUCKS

PeppAseed – Jamaican Throwback Party (Reggae & Dancehall) Classic Reggae and Dancehall All Night!

– YES! Throwback Dancehall and Reggae Jugglinz’ from the 90s to 2008

SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH

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The Future of Jazz

azz Hands for Autism is dedicated to providing platforms for musically inclined individuals on the autism

spectrum can showcase their talents.

Join us for a very special Jazz Appreciation Month event with our host, Dj Moon-

baby – featuring live performances by: • Black Nile • Cool Nasty and • Jazz Hands for Autism

WORKSHOP LEADERS: Tom Sauber • Chris Berry • David Bragger • Monika White • Roger Goodman • Jim & Amber Mueller • Emil Olguin • Mary Pat Cooney • Nick Smith • Ruth Alpert • Lisa Haley • Ric Alviso • Dom Flemons • Angel Luis Figueroa • Pat Mac Swyney • Suzy Thompson • Eric Thompson • Bernie Pearl • Emile Hassan Dyer • Barbara Morrison • Willy Souly • Gerald Rivers • Members of ADAAWE 10:00 am To 10:00 pm St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 11000 National Blvd., Los Angeles https://fwfolkrootsfestival.com/ - (818) 785-3839 $25 - $100 / See Website

SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH

Are We African or Something Else? Part 4: A Critical Look at Black-Native Identity Narratives

2:00 pm To 4:00 pm Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, Center Court, 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Los Angeles http://tinyurl.com/y2b8qbcb (323) 290-6636 Free, Family-Friendly

Lecture. Video. Critical Discussion.

In Part 4 of our series Are We African or Something Else? JOKOCollective continues with an examination of currently popular narratives that have US Blacks as indigenous to North America–in part or whole. They assert that common notions of the origins and physical appearance of native peoples is a misrepresentation that can be disproven by certain evidence: oral histories, art, fossils and DNA. And here is where we take up the conversation: examining the sources; looking for corroboration of the proposed evidence; and evaluating these narratives’ capacity to effectively include and explain various data. Join us at The A.F.I.B.A Center or on our FB live stream of the presentations and discussion.

4:00 pm To 7:00 pm & Streamed Live on Facebook The AFIBA Center - 5730 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles

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BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

NEWS Suspected Bicycle Slasher Charged with 10 Felonies

Six County Probation Officers Charged in Pepper Spray Cases LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Six Los Angeles County probation officers have been charged in connection with the unlawful use of pepper spray last year against five teenage girls housed at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A 19-year-old homeless man accused of slashing the faces of nine people while riding past them on a bicycle in the South Los Angeles area was charged Friday with 10 felony counts.

Lenrey Briones is scheduled to be arraigned in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom April 24 on seven counts of aggravated mayhem, two counts of attempted aggravated mayhem and a single count of second-degree robbery in connection with the series of random knife attacks.

The charges include an allegation that he personally used a knife and that he was convicted last September of attempted arson.

Briones—who could face a potential life prison sentence if convicted as charged—is accused of slashing the faces of nine people, including a 13-year-old boy, between March 20 and this Monday as he rode his bicycle in South Los Angeles, South Gate and Lynwood, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

The injuries allegedly n Bike Slasher, see page 9

Los Angeles and South Gate Police Departments

Teen Charged in Samantha Bustos Death

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rosecutors alleged the six— eight years and eight months behind who work as detention ser- bars. vices officers—either were Vilchez is charged with one count unreasonable when using each of assault by a public officer and pepper spray or prevented the teens child abuse, and faces up to four years from being decontaminated after behind bars if convicted as charged. they were pepper-sprayed, according Harrison is charged with one to the District Attorney’s Office. count of felony assault by a public The alleged incidents occurred officer and two misdemeanor counts between April 7 and July 21 of last of cruelty to a child by endangering year. her health, and could face up to four In a statement, Los Angeles years behind bars.

County Chief Probation Officer TerReynolds is charged with one ri L. McDonald said that the charges count each of assault by a public stem from a “months-long investiga- officer and cruelty to a child by ention originated by L.A. County Pro- dangering her health, and faces up to bation into the unlawful use of force three-and- a-half years behind bars if at one of the department’s juvenile convicted as charged. halls.”

Guerrero and Mar“As this filing shows, shall are each charged “I’ve grown with one L.A. County Probation count of crucompletely elty to a child by endanhas a zero tolerance policy and will not tolgering her health, and erate the improper use impatient with each could face up to six of force by staff against months in jail. the claims any youth in our charge.

On Feb. 19, the Los that ‘We’re Angeles County Board When we become aware of an allegation of excesof Supervisors voted sive use of force, we pri- working on it.’” unanimously Friday oritize that investigation to eliminate the use of Supervisor Mark pepper spray in juveand refer the case to the Ridley Thomas nile halls and camps, a D.A.’s office if warranted,” McDonald said in change expected to be the statement. “The alleged acts by phased in over at least the next 10 the individuals charged today in no months. way reflects on the amazing work Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and done by our staff who have dedicat- Mark Ridley-Thomas recommended ed their careers to helping youth and banning the use of oleoresin capsiadults change their lives for the better. cum spray, commonly known as pepWhat this filing does demonstrate is per spray, in favor of more humane that the excessive or improper use of behavior management. force by our staff will be thoroughly “There are alternatives, they are and professionally investigated, with not easy, any more than disciplining involved staff being held accountable your child without hitting them is for their actions.” easy,” Kuehl said. “If we want to teach Marlene Rochelle Wilson, 46; nonviolence to young people, we Janeth Vilchez, 48; LaCour Harrison, have to start with ourselves.’

53; Claudette Reynolds, 57; Maria The board also called for increasAsuzena Guerrero, 28; and Karnesha ing staffing, training and additional Marshall, 28, are due back in a down- oversight of the Probation Departtown Los Angeles courtroom for ar- ment. raignment May 23.

The recommendations followed Wilson is charged with five felo- a report by the Office of Inspector ny counts of assault by a public offi- General, released Feb. 4, which found cer and three misdemeanor counts abusive and potentially criminal use n Pepper Spray, see page 10 of child abuse, and could face up to

COMPTON (CNS)—A teenage boy denied murder and other counts Friday stemming from the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found on the grounds of a business in Compton, authorities said Friday.

The 15-year-old boy is charged with one count each of murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat, according to Greg Risling of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Risling said he could not discuss if a case was filed against a second 15-year-old boy arrested by Los Angeles County sheriff ’s detectives following the discovery of Samantha Bustos’ body Bustos—who lived in an unincorporated area near Gardena—was found dead about 1:25 a.m. March 25 in the 500 block of Victoria Street, according to the sheriff ’s department.

An autopsy revealed Samantha had suffered a gunshot to her upper body, according to the sheriff ’s department.

Officials had said earlier that the girl “sustained traumatic injury” to her upper body and the coroner’s office ruled the death a homicide, but the cause was withheld and there has still been no word on the motive for the killing.

On Saturday, detectives detained a 15-year-old boy who was allegedly present at the time Samantha was killed, sheriff ’s officials said, adding that the boy was “involved in the events following the death.”

“Detectives interviewed the subject, confirmed his involvement in the incident and subsequently booked him for murder,” according to a sheriff ’s department statement.

On Tuesday, detectives learned of an additional suspect, also a 15- year-old boy, and went to his home in the 1200 block of South Central Avenue to detain him. The teen fled, but was located on a nearby rooftop and surrendered soon after, officials said.

“During questioning, the subject implicated himself in the shooting death of victim Bustos and was subsequently booked for murder,” according to the sheriff ’s department.

The victim’s mother, Blanca Bautista, has said her daughter claimed she was going to a sleepover with her best friend, but went to a party instead.

Before her body was found face-down in some bushes by a passer-by, Samantha had last been seen March 22 in Compton, Blanca Bautista said.

Family members reported her missing two days later, according to the sheriff ’s department.

The girl was a sophomore at the Watts campus of New Designs Charter School, where counselors were made available following her death.

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OP-ED

Remembering Dr. King and Adam Clayton Powell

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. On April 4, 1972. the late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell of New York, died of cancer in a Miami, Florida hospital.

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e must remember the death of Dr. King beyond the news clips and the images of cities burning and people rioting. Those actions, while not excusable, were expressions of the pain and anger over the death of Dr. King.

Today, 51 years later, we have a generation that knew not Dr. King nor Congressman Powell.

And what is even more tragic is that this generation is so social media-addicted that they don’t want to read or hear about anything that is not about them. We must remember Dr.King beyond “I have a dream.” We must remember that he died because of his commitment to our future and life as we now know it.

He was in Memphis because of the garbage workers and how two had died because of discrimination and the denial of shelter during an electrical storm. We must remember that he gave away the money from the Nobel Peace Prize and moved into public housing with his family in Chicago at one time, to demonstrate his commitment to equal housing.

We must also remember the Rev. Dr. Adam Clayton Powell, Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. He fought for civil rights before there was a Congressional Black Caucus.

Under Powell’s Chairmanship, the House Committee on Education and Labor passed, and the Congress enacted, 60 major pieces of legislation in 6 years. These laws are in place today: • Higher Education laws • School Lunch Program • Americans with Disabilities Act • Fair Labor Standards Act amendments • Student Loans • Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now the Every Student Success Act, as an amendment) • Intergovernmental Personnel Act • The Arts and Humanities (National Endowment of the Arts) • The Economic Opportunity Act (which many remember as Model Cities) • The Older Americans or Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and most importantly, • Title 6 of the Civil Rights Act, known as Public Accommodations This amendment to the Civil Rights Act made it a matter of law that there could be no discrimination in the use of anything public where federal dollars are involved. This meant that schools could not segregate students in a building or recreation center, the South could not deny Blacks the use of a public pool because Whites used it.

It was Adam Clayton Powell that made President Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea of a “Great Society” a reality. It was Powell who acknowledged the anniversary of the independence of each African nation in the Congressional Record on the date of their establishment as a nation.

These two men must not only be remembered on this the occasion of their deaths, but this should also be another opportunity to remember how they lived and the sacrifices they made for the quality of life we enjoy today.

It was Adam Clayton Powell that made Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea of a “Great Society” a reality.

! is is r C a is t b e D n a o L t n e d u St their higher education costs.

Finances should never be a barrier to graduation, nor should There has been a lot of talk about the financial impact of earning a whether or not there is a crisis on college degree be a barrier for buythe border. I will leave that debate to ing a home, saving money, starting the politicians. However, there is no a family, and having a good credit debate about whether or not Amerscore. TMCF prides itself on buildica has a crisis hitting all 50 states ing pipelines into good paying jobs and over 40 million people. This cribut we also have to work to ensure sis is impacting millions of students that those students are able to truly pursuing their dreams of earning a reap the financial benefits of their college degree. The crisis is impactachievements without ing millions of young having to pay off years people coming out of We are teaching HBCU students to be better college of student loan debt. college, wanting to be consumers, moving career-focused programming to Yes, the student fiscally responsible loan situation is a and save, and buy their Freshmen and Sophomores, so they can choose college crisis that must be first home. What is the addressed early and crisis? It is America’s courses strategically, in order to graduate in four years. often with students, $1.56 trillion student Additionally, we are TMCF provided close to parents, family members, and guidloan debt. $10 million in direct ance counselors. We need to make Today, student loan debt is the teaching HBCU stuaid for student schol- this an issue on the campaign trail second greatest source of individ- dents to be better colarships, stipends, awards, on both sides of the aisle in every ual debt, only behind mortgages, lege consumers, moving prowrap-around services, and election, not just the 2020 presidenaccording to the Federal Reserve. career-focused institutional grants. Those tial one. Roll Call recently reported Something must be done about gramming to Freshare real dollars and for that there are 66 members of Conthe ever-rising student debt, and men and Sophothe majority of the gress who are currently paying off the Thurgood Marshall College mores, so they can college students we serve, their own personal student loans Fund (TMCF) is taking the issue of choose strategithe dollars are trans- or debts for dependents. “Collecfinancial literacy with HBCU stu- course formational. This is tively, the 44 Democrats and 24 dents head-on. Exposing the nearly cally, in order to important because Republicans have higher education 300,000 students we represent to the graduate in four according to a liabilities of $2.5 million, according host of scholarship offerings is one years, while enterLendEDU study to recent financial disclosures. The of our main strategies for decreasing ing the talent pipeline nearly three median student loan debt is $15,000, student loan dependence. TMCF earlier.

More than 80% of in 10 college while average debt is $37,000.” understands that student loans disstudents in This is not a partisan issue and proportionately impact minority all HBCU students A m e r i c a we will continue advocating for students - with the greatest negative attend TMCF memare solely bipartisan solutions and effective impact on African-American stu- ber-schools and 97% respon- student financial aid literacy oppordents. We have to put just as much of those students rely s i b l e tunities especially for the Black Colearly attention on student loan debt on financial aid in f o r lege Community because we know by providing student scholarships, their pursuit of a paying they work. The student loan debt grants and wraparound services, so degree. Through for all crisis can be corrected if we all work HBCU students can persist in their our partnerships many o f together to make sure our future studies without dropping out be- with innovators, government and corcause of finances. The more scholar- c o m p a n i e s porate leaders can lead without the ships we can award, the fewer loans such as Wells crippling burden of student loans. students are forced to take, so they Fargo, BoeThe time is now. graduate without the strain of insur- ing, Ally, and Apmountable student loan debt.

Dr. Harry L. Williams is the As the wealth gap continues to ple we president & CEO of Thurgood grow we know that by 2053, the Net a r e Marshall College Fund Worth of African-American fami(TMCF), the largest lies is projected to hit $0, so there organization exclusively is a clear urgency to edrepresenting the Black ucate and support College Commuorganizations nity. that have diBy Harry L. Williams

rect connections to young African American students that will be entering the workforce. TMCF is committed to empowering students attending HBCUs on how to secure and keep a good paying job and build a career into the C-Suite, or become entrepreneurs, save money and build wealth for the future in the hopes of being great global leaders that give back to future generations.

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providing scholarships, internships, corporate immersions, and innovation programs as well as good paying jobs.

For example, over the course of our partnership with Wells Fargo, they have provided more than $7.2 million in support of TMCF student scholarships and financial literacy curriculum development and announced a $1.1 million for the 2019-2020 academic year. In 2018,

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OP-ED

StandingUp Up Standing Againstthe the Against

Death Death Penalty Penalty

By Marian Wright-Edelman

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently took the strong step of declaring a moratorium on the death penalty in California, saying: “Our death penalty system has been, by all measures, a failure. It has discriminated against defendants who are mentally ill, black and brown, or can’t afford expensive legal representation. It has provided no public safety benefit or value as a deterrent. It has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. Most of all, the death penalty is absolute. It’s irreversible and irreparable in the event of human error.”

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alifornia now joins three other states— Oregon, Colorado and Pennsylvania— with governor-imposed moratoria on the death penalty and the 20 states and the District of Columbia that have already abolished it. I am grateful to Governor Newsom for being the latest courageous political leader to stand up and reject the death penalty’s shameful legacy and continuing toll. It should be abolished all across our land.

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)—led by CDF’s extraordinarily gifted board member Bryan Stevenson—continues to be a leading voice against the death penalty and studies the death penalty’s historical and ongoing bias. EJI notes: “Modern death sentences are disproportionately meted out to African Americans accused of crimes against white victims.

African Americans make up less than 13 percent of the

nation’s population but 42 percent of the 2,905 people currently on death row are black, and 35 percent of those executed since 1976 have been black. The victim was white in over 75 percent of the cases resulting in execution since 1976 although only 50 percent of murder victims nationwide are white.” They add: “Prominent researchers have documented a pattern of discrimination in the application of the death penalty based on the race of the victim, race of the defendant, or both, in nearly every state that uses capital punishment.”

EJI also notes that for every nine people executed in our country one innocent person on death row has been identified and exonerated. They call the death penalty “a failed, expensive policy defined by bias and error” and “a direct descendant of lynching.”

They are not the only ones to make this clear connection.

One of CDF’s much valued

Black Man Rise Up Boldly, Oil on linen by Ndume Olatushani. colleagues Ndume Olatushani your courage for standing up death row for a crime that I did is a gifted artist and passionate and doing the right thing and not commit … James Cameradvocate for justice who spent not letting politics determine on’s book found me at a time nearly 28 years in prison, 20 who lives or dies. when I was struggling to surof them on vive, trying death row, to maintain before prov- “I once read a book titled A Time of Terror hope. If you ing he’d are not faby James Cameron. It is a book of hope, miliar with been wrongly convictstory, perseverance and survival. I read this this ed. Here is I will share an excerpt book when I was sitting on death row this little from a letbackground for a crime that I did not commit.” ter Ndume information: asked me to James CamFreed artist Ndume Olatushani who spent send to Goveron was a 2 decades on death row in Tennessee ernor New16-year-old som: kid when he “I have and two of been given the privilege of be“I once read a book titled A his childhood friends were acing able to share a part of my Time of Terror by James Cam- cused of rape and murder; this story with you, mine is cer- eron. It is a book of hope, per- took place in the 1940’s. His tainly one of hope. But I want severance and survival. I read two friends were broken out to first say that I commend this book when I was sitting on of jail by a mob and lynched;

James was also broken out of jail and taken to be lynched along with his friends.

Long story short, by the time he made it down to the tree he said that he was more dead than alive, suffering brutally at the hands of hundreds as he was dragged through the mob of thousands. The news accounts said that it was a mob of 10,000 men, women and children. “As James was being pulled up by the rope that had found its way around his neck, hanging between his two friends who were freshly dead, James said he heard a voice (others accounted for this as well) over the crowd shout, ‘Let that boy go—he didn’t do anything.’

He felt the tension from the rope give as he slumped to the ground.

“All it took was one courageous voice over the noise of the crowd and he was saved. A lot of people lent their voices to my survival and kept me living in hope. You think you know the enormity of what you have done, but you don’t. Without hope living is hard.

You have given hope to thousands, and I am only talking about the people there on death row and their family members. Not to mention the millions of us that like you care about this most important issue.

“Thank you for having the courage to be the voice over the crowd in this moment.”

It is we who should thank people like Ndume who share their stories.

James Cameron’s story is extraordinary and Ndume Olatushani’s 21st century deliverance from condemnation to freedom is a stark reminder of exactly what is at stake today. We need more leaders with the courage to stand up against the death penalty right now.

Marian Wright Edelman is President Emeritus of the Children’s Defense Fund.

After 51 Years, Fair Housing Still an Unfinished Journey

By Charlene Crowell

Fifty-one years this month, the Fair Housing Act (the Act) was enacted to ensure that housing discrimination was illegal. Yet just days before the annual observance of Fair Housing Month began, headline news articles reminded the nation that housing discrimination still exists.

For example, on March 19, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) fined Citibank $25 million for violations related to mortgage lending. At issue was Citibank’s “relationship pricing” program that afforded mortgage applicants either a credit on closing costs or a reduced interest rate. These cost breaks were intended to be offered to customers on the basis of their deposits and investment balances. According to OCC examination at Citibank, these ‘relationships” did not include all eligible customers—particularly people of color. The regulator’s conclusion was that the bank’s practices led to racial disparities.

The settlement calls for all 24,000 consumers affected to receive $24 million in restitution.

Days later on March 28, the federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged Facebook with violating the Act by enabling its advertisers to discriminate on its social media platform. According to the lawsuit, Facebook enabled advertisers to exclude people based on their neighborhood—a high tech version of the historical redlining of neighborhoods where people of color lived.

With 210 million Facebook us- ment, data collection, gentrification, groups like the Fair Housing Action ers in the United States and Canada racial redlining, restrictive zoning, Center,” continued Hall, “is a delay alone, the social media mogul took and disparate impact. in making victims of discrimination in $8.246 billion in advertising in just A panel of housing experts pro- whole, and a delay in correction of the last financial quarter of 2018. vided substantive testimony that housing providers’ discriminatory As April’s annual observance of responded to many of these issues, behavior.”

Fair Housing Month began, the Chair while also acknowledging how many Speaking on behalf of the Zillow of the House Financial Services Com- fair housing goals have not yet been Group, Dr. Skylar Olsen, its Director mittee used that of Economic Research leadership post cited additional data According to the lawsuit, Facebook to bring attenthat underscored racial tion to the nag- enabled advertisers to exclude people based disparities and probging challenges on their neighborhood—a high tech version lems that continue with that deny fair access to credit. housing for all. of the historical redlining of neighborhoods “Homeownership is In her opening a key tool for building where people of color lived. statement at the wealth, and more than hearing held half the overall wealth April 2, Chairwoman Maxine Waters achieved. held by American households is repset the tone and focus of the public Cashauna Hill, the Executive Di- resented by their primary residence,” forum. rector of the Greater New Orleans said Olsen. “But access to homeown“According to the National Fair Fair Housing Action Center provided ership is not shared equally. In 1900, Housing Alliance, individuals filed additional information on delays en- the gap between black and white 28,843 housing discrimination com- countered with HUD’s Fair Housing homeownership rate was 27.6 perplaints in 2017,” said Waters. “Under investigations. Although HUD set a centage points. Today it is 30.3 perthe Trump Administration, fair hous- standard for these complaints to be centage points.” ing protections are under attack…. investigated within 100 days, many Further according to Olsen, the According to news reports Secretary complaints go well beyond the agen- Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Carson proposed taking the words cy’s own guidelines. Cases older than (HMDA) shows that “black borrow‘free from discrimination’ out of 100 days are categorized as “aged” in ers are denied for conventional home HUD’s mission statement.”

HUD parlance. loans 2.5 times more often than white “He also reportedly halted fair “In 2017, HUD had 895 cases that borrowers.” housing investigations”, continued became aged during that same year, Even among renters, Skylar noted Waters, “and sidelined top advisors and it had 941 cases that were already racial disparities in major metro areas in HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and considered aged at the beginning of like Atlanta, Detroit, Houston and Equal Opportunity. These are un- the fiscal year,” noted Hill. “During Oakland, California adding, “local precedented attacks on fair housing that same time period, Fair Housing establishments and amenities includthat must not go unanswered.”

Assistance Program agencies had ing banks, health institutions and recSeveral committee members 3,994 cases that became aged and reational facilities are less prevalent posed similar concerns and offered 1,393 cases that were already con- in communities of color than white comments that echoed those of Wa- sidered aged at the beginning of the communities.” ters. Additional issues raised during fiscal year.”

Debby Goldberg, Vice President the hearing spoke to a lack of enforce“Practically, what this means for of Housing Policy and Special Project

with the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) was also a panelist.

“Not all neighborhoods were created the same,” testified Goldberg.

“The long history of housing discrimination and segregation in the U.S. has created neighborhoods that are unequal in their access to opportunities. They are not unequal because of the people who live there. They are unequal because of a series of public and private institutionalized practices that orchestrated a system of American apartheid in our neighborhoods and communities, placing us in separate and unequal spaces.”

Goldberg also stated that racial discrimination included consumers of color with varying incomes.

“While many low-income communities, no matter their racial composition, suffer from disinvestment and lack of resources, even wealthier, high-earning communities of color have fewer bank branches, grocery stores, healthy environments, and affordable credit than poorer white areas.”

Ms. Goldberg also posed a core question that was as basic as it was direct.

“How do we ensure that future generations of all backgrounds live in neighborhoods rich with opportunity?” said Goldberg. “Fair housing.

Fair housing can ultimately dismantle the housing discrimination and segregation that caused these inequities in the first place.”

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

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HEALTH People Living with Incurable Cancers Urge More Research

By Marilynn Marchione

ATLANTA (AP)—Tom Smith hesitated to buy light bulbs guaranteed for up to 10 years, thinking they’d outlast him.

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erry Langbaum debated filling a prescription for a $13,000-a-month drug that keeps cancer from worsening for three months on average and carries six pages of warnings.

“There are so many of us living with cancers that can’t be cured,” Langbaum said. “We study the treatments but we don’t study what it’s like to be the person going through treatment.”

Millions of people live with metastatic cancer—disease that has spread through the body and is considered incurable. They are surviving longer as treatments improve, often seeing cancer subside and flare again and again. Now many are pushing to be included more widely in research and to have it focus more on the patient’s point of view.

“It’s really about time that happened,” said Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, deputy director of Johns Hopkins University’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. Patients should be asked what side effects and risks they’ll accept, “not just treated as research subjects,” she said.

Jaffee is president of the American Association for Cancer Research, and its annual meeting this week in Atlanta featured many talks on the need for involving patients more in metastatic cancer research.

Smith is a doctor and palliative care chief at Hopkins who is being treated for metastatic prostate cancer. Langbaum is a Hopkins administrator who developed three other cancers from radiation treatments for her first one 37 years ago. Smith and Langbaum wrote about their experiences Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Guidelines on how cancer survivors should be monitored later in life often assume the disease is in remission rather than still being treated, they wrote. Many patients now live for years with advanced cancer: Sixteen percent of people with widely spread lung cancer survive five years. Patients wonder if they should have genetic testing, how they’ll deal with the cost of treatment and whether their doctors can keep up with the latest discoveries.

“We could also use some guidance even on seemingly irrelevant health decisions,” such as whether it’s worth it to be tested for other medical conditions or to take a cholesterol-lowering medicine “when you don’t even know if you should take a chance on purchasing airline tickets for a summer vacation,” Smith and Langbaum wrote . Smith said hormone therapy and dozens of radiation treatments for his prostate cancer caused extreme fatigue. A marathoner, he said he “went from somebody who could run 50 miles, or 26 miles, to somebody who gets short of breath going up the stairs.”

“I’ve got terrible sleep, hot flashes every 45 minutes,” mood swings and depression, he said. Last summer, “I actually admitted myself to the hospital so I wouldn’t kill myself.” A good psychiatrist, help from his family and a support group, and a new antidepressant have helped.

When she was 34, Langbaum was treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiation that led to breast and stomach cancers in later years. Two years ago, doctors found an unusual and inoperable soft tissue cancer called a sarcoma between her throat and windpipe. She said she has lived “in this constant fear of the other shoe dropping.”

Billy Foster, a jazz pianist and radio show host from Gary, Indiana, who spoke at the Atlanta conference as a patient advocate, talked about the uncertainty cancer patients live with. Foster had a cancerous kidney removed in 1996, but in 2007 learned the disease had spread to his lungs, liver and brain.

“They say if you go five years, you’re kind of in the clear,” but that’s often not true, Foster said. He joined a study testing an experimental drug that helped him for five years until the company abandoned it.

“It wasn’t working for enough people but it was saving my life,” Foster said. His doctor persuaded the company to keep making the drug for him for another year, long enough for a new drug to come out that seems to be keeping his cancer in check.

Several studies are examining “what allows some people to live a very long time with incurable cancer,” said Dr. Mark Burkard, who is leading one at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for breast cancer.

Around 750 women have given extensive details on their treatments and lifestyles, and tumor samples are being analyzed for genetic clues.

Langbaum and Smith say they are focusing on living. She filled the prescription she’d been debating. He bought the long-lasting light bulbs.

“I figured, even if I can’t enjoy them, the next person who lives in our house might,” he said.

Millions of people… are surviving longer as treatments improve, often seeing cancer subside and flare again and again.

Vaccine Wars: Social Media Battle Outbreak of Bogus Claims

By Barbara Ortutay

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)— Like health officials facing outbreaks of disease, internet companies are trying to contain vaccine-related misinformation they have long helped spread. So far, their efforts at quarantine are falling short.

Searches of Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram turn up all sorts of bogus warnings about vaccines, including the soundly debunked notions that they cause autism or that mercury preservatives and other substances in them can poison and even kill people.

Some experts fear that the online spread of bad information about vaccines is planting or reinforcing fears in parents, and they suspect it is contributing to the comeback in recent years of certain dangerous childhood diseases, including measles, whooping cough and mumps.

“The online world has been one that has been very much taken over by misinformation spread by concerned parents,” said Richard Carpiano, a professor of public policy and sociology at the University of California, Riverside, who studies vaccine trends. “Medical doctors don’t command the sort of authority they did decades ago. There is a lack of confidence in institutions people had faith in.”

The effort to screen out bogus vaccine information online is one more front in the battle by social media to deal with fake news of all sorts, including political propaganda. (Researchers have even found Russia-linked bots trying to sow discord by amplifying both sides of the vaccine debate.)

Pinterest, the digital scrapbooking and search site that has been a leading online repository of vaccine misinformation, took the seemingly drastic step in 2017 of blocking all searches for the term “vaccines.”

But it’s been a leaky quarantine. Recently, a search for “measles vaccine” still brought up, among other things, a post titled “Why We Said NO to the Measles Vaccine,” along with a sinister-looking illustration of a hand holding an enormous needle titled “Vaccine-nation: poisoning the population one shot at a time.”

Facebook, meanwhile, said in March that it would no longer recommend groups and pages that spread hoaxes about vaccines, and that it would reject ads that do this. This appears to have filtered out some of the most blatant sources of vaccine misinformation, such as the website Naturalnews. com.

But even after the changes, anti-vax groups were among the first results to come up on a search of “vaccine safety.” A search of “vaccine,” meanwhile, turns up the verified profile of Dr. Christiane Northrup, a physician who is outspoken in her misgivings about—and at times opposition to—vaccines.

On Facebook’s Instagram, hashtags such as “vaccineskill” and accounts against vaccinating children are easily found with a simple search for “vaccines.”

The discredited ideas circulating online include the belief that the recommended number n Bogus Claims, see page 9

Study Challenges Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking drinking ranged from none to up to four drinks a day. The researchers looked at how many had strokes or LONDON (AP)—It might just heart attacks, and compared them to be enough to kill your buzz: A new participants without the variants and study challenges the idea that a drink to the women with the variants. or two a day could actually be good Overall, the study found alcohol for you. increases the stroke risk by In a study conducted in China, the researchers found “The claims that alcohol has some magical, protective about one-third for every four additional drinks per day. The that moderate drinking slightfix ... has no particularly serious scientific basis.” researchers found no protecly raised the risk of stroke and tive effects for moderate drinkhigh blood pressure. They Richard Peto, Study Co-Author ing. For people who drink up weren’t able to figure out, though, whether small amounts of al- line Thursday in the journal, Lancet . ing them for a decade. They record- to two drinks a day—which would For their research, the Chinese ed their medical history, including qualify as moderate drinking—scicohol might also increase the chances and British scientists took genetics whether they smoked or exercised, entists said they would have an inof a heart attack.

People who have a drink or two a into account. They focused on two and how much they drank. A third creased stroke risk of about 10% to day have long been thought to have a variants common among East Asians of the men reported drinking most 15% when compared to nondrinkers. lower risk of stroke and heart prob- that can make drinking unpleasant. weeks, compared with few of the There weren’t enough heart attacks among the participants to be able to lems than nondrinkers. But scientists For those with the variants, drinking women.

About 160,000 of the participants draw a conclusion about heart risks, were unsure if that was because the alcohol can result in quickly turning the two gene variants. the researchers said. In a journal alcohol was beneficial or if the people red, a fast heart rate, nausea or head- h a d aches.

Among the men commentary, the authors called for who didn’t drink had other health Because such in that stricter controls on alcohol, saying its issues. gene variations group, risks have been underestimated.

“The claims that alcohol has occur randomly, “The alcohol industry is thriving some magical, protective fix ... the researchand should be regulated in a similar has no particularly serious sciers were able way to the tobacco industry,” wrote entific basis,” said Richard Peto, to design the Shiu Lun Au Yeung and Dr. Tai Hing of the University of Oxford, one Lam of the University of Hong Kong.

By Maria Cheng

of the study’s senior authors.

Peto said their findings should apply to other populations beyond China and to any alcoholic drinks like beer or wine, even though the study participants mostly drank spirits. The research was published on-

equivalent of a randomized study.

Much of the previous research on alcohol and health effects has relied on studies that can’t prove cause and effect.

The scientists tracked more than 500,000 people across China, follow-

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NEWS Newsom Hears of Salvadorans’ Struggles in Visit PANCHIMALCO, El Salvador (AP)—David Escobar Fuentes fled El Salvador because gangs were extorting his ranching family, while Bryon Melgar Menjivar wanted to escape the pressure to join a gang that started when he was 15. Sandra Monroy headed north for a good job.

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hey told California Gov. “Here, the struggle is day by day, Gavin Newsom their stories you have to survive one day for the Monday, the second day of his other,” he said of El Salvador. visit to El Salvador. He met President Donald Trump, who is them at the country’s only processing shaking up his immigration leadership center for migrants who are deported over frustration with a growing numfrom Mexico or the United States. ber of migrants at the southern border, It was his first opportunity to inter- has accused gang members of posing act directly with people who have left as migrants to enter the U.S. and bring the small Central American country violence. because of poverty and violence.

Monroy said some people in the Later, he traveled to the small caravans may be affiliated with gangs mountain town of Panchimalco to but most are trying to escape violence. watch song and dance performances Most Salvadorans at the reintegrarooted in the mountain village’s indig- tion center are sent back from Mexico, enous history. arriving on buses, said Salvador GutiHe then aterrez, deputy chief tended a stark “It’s good he’s visiting of mission for the conversation on Orour village because he International human rights ganization for Miabuses against The U.S. has an idea about the gration. women and LGBT also deports about people. things that we can do.” three planes of up California has to 130 migrants 17-year-old Salvadoran, more Salvadorans per week, he said. than any other Newsom was Katherine Vasquez state, and Newdriven out of the som is in the country to learn more city and up winding hills to Panchiabout why thousands are fleeing for malco, passing through rows of colorthe U.S. About 3,000 unaccompanied ful but rundown houses, many made Salvadoran children and 12,000 fam- partly or entirely of metal. ily members have entered the United The village of about 35,000 is States since October, according to U.S. known for its robust cultural tradiCustoms and Border Protection data. tions and is home to one of the counFuentes and Monroy, his aunt, left try’s oldest churches. Gang activity is for the U.S. in a caravan last October. high on the outskirts of the town, and “We were so excited because we the village’s vibrancy and violence were going to go to the United States— were both on display as children perthe wish all Salvadorans have,” Monroy formed in colorful clothes and played said. in a school yard while police held large But they never made it. guns in the streets.

Authorities in Mexico stopped Newsom, alongside his wife Jenthem, held them for three days and nifer Siebel Newsom, watched young then bused them back to El Salvador. boys play flutes and couples dance in They did not share details about why traditional clothing, including bright they were stopped. pink and red head scarves.

Menjivar successfully made it to an The cultural center where the peraunt’s home in Houston several years formances took place aims to teach ago but returned home voluntarily children traditional crafting to help when his mother needed help. them build job skills, as many women He had crossed the border illegally make small amounts of money by sewwith help from a human smuggler and ing. hopes to return because of the violence Katherine Vasquez, a 17-year-old at home. who performed in one of the dance Violence by gangs has made El Sal- groups, said that while violence survador one of the most dangerous coun- rounds Panchimalco she likes living tries in the world, with 50 homicides there because of its cultural traditions. for every 100,000 people. By contrast, “I think he can help us to create the U.S. rate is about five per 100,000. new programs,” Vasquez said of New“I never leave my house because som. “It’s good he’s visiting our village it’s so insecure outside,” said Menjivar, because he has an idea about the things who is 18. that we can do.”

The three met with Newsom priDuring the following round table vately after sharing their stories with on human rights, Panchimalco Mayor reporters. The International Organiza- Mario Meléndez said women have few tion for Migration chose them to meet opportunities in El Salvador but the with the governor.

U.S. can help by investing in women Fuentes, 26, said his family used to and helping them become entrepreown a farm with cattle and goats but neurs. was forced to sell many of them off as “Men are usually the ones that take gangs demanded much of their profits. the money home, and if they take the

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of shots for babies is too much for their had on vaccination rates, but “we do see bodies to handle, that vaccines infect decrease in coverage and rise in gaps people with the same viruses they are of coverage,” as well as clusters of vactrying to prevent, or that the natural im- cine-hesitant people. munity conferred by catching a disease Despite high-profile outbreaks, is better than vaccines. overall vaccination rates remain high In truth, fear and suspicion of vac- in the U.S., according to the Centers for cines have been around as long as vac- Disease Control and Prevention. But cines have existed. Smallpox inocula- the percentage of children under 2 who tions caused a furor in colonial New haven’t received any vaccines is growEngland in the ing.

1700s. And an- Right-wing provocateur Some of the ti-vaccine agitafake news online tion existed online Alex Jones, routinely about health and long before Facemedicine appears pushes anti-vax book and Twitter. to be spread by Still, experts information and stories people who may in online misingenuinely believe formation say so- of “forced inoculations” it. Some seems incial networking tended to wreak while selling what and the way its havoc in public algorithms disAnd are billed as immune discourse. seminate the most some appears to be “engaging” posts— for financial gain. supplements. whether true or I n f o Wa r s , not—have fueled the spread of anti-vac- the conspiracy site run by right-wing cination propaganda and pushed par- provocateur Alex Jones, routinely pushents into the anti-vax camp. es anti-vax information and stories of Jeanine Guidry, a professor at Vir- “forced inoculations” while selling what ginia Commonwealth University who are billed as immune supplements. Natstudies social media and vaccines, said uralnews.com sells such products, too. social media amplifies these conversa“It is a misinformation campaign,” tions and creates echo chambers that Carpiano said. “Often couched in ‘Oh, can reinforce bad information. we are for choice, understanding, eduCarpiano said it is difficult to docu- cation,”’ he said. “But fundamentally it ment the actual effect social media has is not open to scientific debate.”

money home, they have the power, so women feel threatened in their human rights,” he said.

Newsom said the day’s conversations will allow him to present a further picture of El Salvador’s challenges when he returns home. Earlier Monday, he met privately with President Salvador Sánchez Cerén and U.S. Ambassador Jean Manes.

He shared limited details about the conversations, but said he’s heard resounding disagreement to Trump’s moves to cut foreign aid to El Salvador and other Central American nations.

“Not one person that I’ve talked to says that it will do anything except make the migrant issues worse for the United States,” he said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom in El Salvador.

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Suspect in Attack Outside Hawthorne PD Charged with Capital Murder HAWTHORNE (CNS)—A 30-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed the mother of his child during a custody exchange Sunday outside the Hawthorne police station has been charged with capital murder. He’s being held on $2 million bail.

Brenda Renteria, 28, of Simi Valley, was shot about 6 p.m. Sunday during the exchange outside the Hawthorne police station at 12501 S. Hawthorne Blvd. and died at the scene, according to police and coroner’s officials.

“One of our officers was inside and rushed outside when he heard the gunfire,” Lt. Gary Tomatani told

City News Service. “Witnesses told the officer that the man who shot the woman was fleeing the scene.

That’s when an officer-involved shooting took place.”

The suspect was not hit by the gunfire and fled in a vehicle that was traced to the area of 133rd Street and Hawthorne Boulevard, outside a Denny’s restaurant, Tomatani said. Officers then set up a perimeter and brought in police dogs to look for Munn, who was arrested in the 4400 block of 134th Street following a nearly three-hour search that also involved officers from Inglewood, Torrance, Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica, along with police helicopters, SWAT and

K-9 teams.

The 17-month-old child involved in the custody exchange was safe and in police hands after the shooting, police said. But paramedics were unable to save the toddler’s mother, who died before they got to the scene, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Melinda Choi told CNS. It was the second OIS in Hawthorne on Sunday. A police officer and a suspect were hospitalized with what were described as non-life-threatening wounds following an exchange of gunfire about 9:30 a.m. near a Marriott hotel at the corner of Rosecrans Avenue and Aviation Boulevard.

“significant cuttings” in what Newton Station Lt. Raul Jovell called “life-changing events and incidents.”

One woman needed 20 stitches to treat her injury and a 13-year-old boy was cut in an attack on Monday, according to Jovell.

Tips from the probation department helped investigators identify and locate Briones, police said.

Two of the attacks occurred Monday in unincorporated Florence near South Los Angeles, the first about 8:40 a.m. near Florence Avenue and Avalon Boulevard, police said.

“The victim was standing on the sidewalk near the bus stop,” according to a police statement.

“The unknown suspect approached the victim on his bicycle

and slashed at the victim as he rode past him with an unknown-type edged weapon, causing severe injury to his face.”

About 15 minutes later, a woman was slashed in the face near Avalon Boulevard and 59th Place.

“The victim reported that a male suspect on a bicycle slashed her face with an unknown object as he rode past her, causing severe injury to the left side of her face and ear,” the LAPD reported.

A man was slashed in the face by a man on a bicycle near Avalon Boulevard and 59th Street about 7:30 a.m. March 20.

A person was severely injured when slashed in the face in South Gate about 11 a.m. March 27.

Further details about the other attacks were not immediately available.

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caused permanent disfigurement to seven of the victims, prosecutors said.

Briones is also charged with trying to take a purse belonging to one of the alleged victims, according to prosecutors.

He was detained about 1:45 p.m.

Wednesday near a homeless camp in the 10900 block of Wilmington Avenue in Watts, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officers found a bike nearby that is believed to be the one used in the alleged attacks.

“This suspect has been terrorizing the cities of Los Angeles and South Gate for the last several months,” LAPD Capt. Dan Randolph said at a Wednesday evening news conference at the department’s Newton Station.

Some of the victims suffered

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NEWS Uber Sued by Women Sexually Assaulted by Imposter Drivers LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Three women who say they were sexually assaulted in 2017-18 by drivers pretending to work for Uber are suing the ride-hailing company, alleging that it failed to warn them of such imposters and left them as “vulnerable sitting ducks.”

The plaintiffs are identified only as Jane Doe 1, 2 and 3 in the Los Angeles Superior Court negligence suit filed Friday, seeking unspecified damages.

An Uber representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The plaintiffs say Uber has billed itself “as one of the best options for a safe ride home” and has even partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

According to their lawsuit, the fake Uber drivers print Uber emblems at home that appear authentic, put them on their vehicles and target intoxicated women who may be leaving such clubs as Pump, Revolver Video Bar and Trunks in West Hollywood, as well as establishments in downtown Los Angeles.

“These ... drivers were specifically seeking out young, inebriated women who have engaged the Uber app and were waiting for pickup within a fivemile radius located in Los Angeles County,” the suit states.

Uber knew about previous attacks on its customers based on information from the LAPD, “but failed to warn plaintiffs of the risk of abduction and rape by sexual predators posing as Uber drivers,” the suit alleges.

The lawsuit makes a passing reference to the abduction and killing of a 21-year-old South Carolina woman by an imposter driver last month and says Uber has been aware of such fake drivers since November 2014.

Although Uber provides passengers with the name, car make and license number of the driver scheduled to pick them up, many of the female passengers are too drunk to pay attention and the company has failed to implement something more effective, such as an Amber Alert-style app warning system, according to the complaint, which says the lack of a better system left the plaintiffs as “vulnerable sitting ducks.”

Jane Doe 1 left the Revolver club in West Hollywood on June 18, 2017, and unknowingly got into a car whose driver turned out to be a serial rapist who sexually assaulted her, the suit states.

Jane Doe 2 says she left the Down and Out club in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 2017, and got into a car driven by an imposter Uber driver.

During the ride, the actual Uber driver called her and was unhappy she had gotten into the wrong vehicle, then hung up on her, the suit says.

“Jane Doe 2 realized she was in the wrong vehicle, but was unable to avoid the abduction and brutal rape that followed,” the suit states.

Jane Doe 3 attended a gathering at Pump in West Hollywood on Feb. 16, 2018, and called for an Uber driver because she had been drinking alcohol, the suit says. She was later sexually assaulted by the same fake driver as Jane Doe 1, according to the suit.

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of OC spray by some probation staffers.

The chemical is banned for use in juvenile facilities in 35 states and California is one of only five states that allow probation officers to carry OC cans at all times, according to the motion.

Though probation officials said the majority of staffers don’t resort to using pepper spray and most of the time it is used in line with policy, the OIG report found some use it as a first line of defense, sometimes escalating non-violent situations. Policy dictates its use as a last resort and only when youth are physically aggressive.

Staff sometimes misreported the use of force, saying youth were aggressive when video surveillance showed otherwise, according to the OIG. The OIG also reported that staff sometimes failed to decontaminate youth after using the chemical spray, which when sprayed in the eyes brings tears, pain and temporary blindness.

Kuehl described it as “a form of torture” worse than mace and Supervisor Kathryn Barger called it “painful” and “inhumane.”

The OIG report mentioned one child with a mental health condition, who was sprayed in the groin and buttocks when he was found trying to hurt himself.

After being sprayed, he was left in a room without running water for about 20 minutes before

staff returned to help him.

Juvenile justice advocates told stories of developmentally disabled youth being sprayed multiple times, including a 14-yearold on anti-psychotic medication and subject to seizures who was sprayed four separate times, once because he refused to give up a pen.

Policy prohibits using the spray on youth taking psychotro-

staff assaults were up 58 percent from 2016-17.

Barger said she heard the same message over and over from probation officers working on the front line.

“They do not feel that they are getting support in training,” Barger said, telling Chief Deputy Probation Sheila Mitchell, “The buck stops with you all.”

As the department continues

“These ... drivers were specifically seeking out young, inebriated women.”

Lawsuit claim pic medication or who have asthma or are pregnant.

The board directed staffers to develop “a plan for the phased elimination of the use of OC spray in all Los Angeles county camps and halls before the end of calendar year 2019.”

Probation officials said the use of the chemical had increased roughly 200 percent from 201517 at Los Padrinos and Barry J. Nidorf juvenile halls and more than 330 percent at Central Juvenile Hall. However, they also reported usage was down 20 percent in 2018 as compared with 2017.

Eliminating its use will require finding solutions for staffers who don’t feel safe in an environment where youth-on-youth assaults were up 66 percent and youth-on-

to close juvenile facilities and focus on diversion programs, the concentration of “high needs, high risk” youth in halls and camps has grown.

Many of those youth need mental health care and the board directed the Department of Mental Health to assess those needs over the next 60 days and recommend ways to improve trauma-informed approaches to dealing with juvenile offenders who don’t qualify for diversion programs.

Probation officers and union leaders highlighted the risks they face, including rival gang members eager to attack one another and mentally ill youth subject to drastic mood swings.

“There (are) no consequences for assaulting staff at all,” said

Thomas Holland, a probation staffer who said he had once been a ward of a juvenile camp.

“Nothing’s working. We’re overwhelmed. We’re working short ... we need help and pepper spray needs to stay.”

Hans Liang, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 685, reminded the board of Arnold Garcia, a counselor fatally beaten by a teen at a county detention center in 1994.

A plan for implementing phased elimination is expected back in 60 days.

“None of us wants children or staff hurt as we transition from one tool” to another, Probation Chief Terri McDonald told the board.

The Probation Reform and Implementation Team is set to hold a hearing in March to tackle other safety recommendations laid out in the OIG report, including more cameras, more reporting and more staff training.

Ridley-Thomas expressed frustration with the pace of change in the department, though its leaders stressed that they are committed to a rehabilitative rather than a punitive culture.

“What is it with the Department of Probation that it takes all this effort to make these changes?” Ridley-Thomas asked, later adding, “I’ve grown completely impatient with the claims that ‘We’re working on it.’ “

LEGALS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 18-20539-SPCA Title No. 180291483-CAVOI A.P.N. 4031-020-025 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/21/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the 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 in an “as is” condition,

but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by 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: Ynes Torres, a single woman Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 12/04/2006 as Instrument No. 20062678869 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 04/22/2019 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: $350,494.64 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3192 West 111th Place, Inglewood, CA 90303 A.P.N.: 4031-020-025 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. If the

Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. 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 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp. com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 18-20539SPCA. 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. Date: 03/20/2019 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative A-4688677 03/27/2019, 04/03/2019, 04/10/2019 SchId:75246 AdId:25089 CustId:64 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000006538904 Title Order

No.: 170009727 FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/11/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 10/20/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2332429 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: SAMUEL A. ADELEYE, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/26/2019 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, PO-

MONA, CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5315 WEST GOLDENWOOD DRIVE, INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90302 APN#: 4102015-031 PARCEL 1: LOTS 31 OF TRACT 29424, IN THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1005, PAGES 32 THROUGH 35 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LYING BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, BUT WITH NO RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY AS PROVIDED IN DEEDS OF RECORD. PARCEL 2: A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT APPURTENANT TO SUCH LOT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS, ACCESS, USE AND ENJOYMENT TO THE COMMON AREA WITHIN THE PROJECT AS DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS RECORDED ON THE PROJECT, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREIN. 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

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LEGALS the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $805,547.72.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000006538904. 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. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-7302727 www.servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 03/21/2019 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4688858 03/27/2019, 04/03/2019, 04/10/2019 SchId:75389 AdId:25094 CustId:64 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SUTTIE VEAL CASE NO. 19STPB02612 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of SUTTIE VEAL. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SYLVESTER VEAL in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SYLVESTER VEAL 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 represen-

tative 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: 04/19/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 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 PAUL HORN, ESQ. - SBN 243227 PAUL HORN LAW GROUP, PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90703 3/27, 4/3, 4/10/19 CNS-3235719# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:75263 AdId:25095 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HELEN CECILE CLARK aka HELEN WADE CLARK Case No. 19STPB02557 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HELEN CECILE CLARK aka HELEN WADE CLARK A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Megan ClarkAyala in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Megan ClarkAyala 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 April 18, 2019 at 8:30AM in Dept. No. 29 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: TEAL M SCHOONOVER ESQ SBN 318672 KEYSTONE LAW GROUP PC 11300 W OLYMPIC BLVD STE 910 LOS ANGELES CA 90064 CN958892 CLARK Mar 27, Apr 3,10, 2019 SchId:75295 AdId:25107 CustId:65 -----------T.S. No. 18-52187 APN: 6161011-058 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/6/2005. 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 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: CHRISTOPHER N. DAVIS, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 9/28/2005, as Instrument No. 05 2338364, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:4/25/2019 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $209,809.79 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: 7 2 4 PAULSEN CIRCLE COMPTON, California 90220 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust.

A.P.N #.: 6161-011-058 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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 18-52187. 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: 3/27/2019 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: (800) 2802832 www.auction.com _______ Michael Busby, Trustee Sale Officer EPP 28556 Pub Dates 04/03, 04/10, 04/17/2019 SchId:75319 AdId:25115 CustId:108 -----------T.S. No. 071195-CA APN: 6163019-029 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 1/9/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 5/9/2019 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 1/16/2014, as Instrument No. 20140050681, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: LOIDA BARRAGAN, A SINGLE WOMAN. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: VINEYARD BALLROOM, DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES - NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1201 SOUTH TAMARIND AVENUE COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reason-

able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $180,549.92 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 071195-CA. 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. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:75338 AdId:25125 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROSA MAE MOORE Case No. 19STPB02818 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROSA MAE MOORE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by William Young in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that William Young 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 April 25, 2019 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Your appearance may be in per-

son 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: MARLENE S COOPER ESQ SBN 082793 LAW OFFICE OF MARLENE S COOPER 1605 E MEADOWBROOK RD ALTADENA CA 91001 CN959232 MOORE Apr 3,4,10, 2019 SchId:75358 AdId:25131 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DONALD CLARK Case No. 19STPB02904 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DONALD CLARK A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Venita WilliamsClark in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Venita WilliamsClark 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 April 29, 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: ZOE A HAMILTON ESQ SBN 186266 LAW OFFICE OF ZOE A HAMILTON 400 CORPORATE POINTE STE 300 CULVER CITY CA 90230 CN959240 CLARK Apr 3,4,10, 2019 SchId:75364 AdId:25133 CustId:65

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BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

ENTERTAINMENT African Culture Comes Alive in ‘The Burial of Kojo’ gifted eyes of Esi, a young girl who transports the audience to the beautiful “The Burial of Kojo”— lands of Ghana and other among the offerings from worlds that exist between Compton native Ava Dulife and death.

Vernay’s Array Now Film Born from a newspaper Distribution Company and article and a Kickstarter currently airing on Netflix, campaign, Blitz captures has been called quite the the beauty of a family, even marvel that flexes visual when the circumstances arstorytelling muscles that en’t beautiful, you didn’t according to know existed.

“I say that the film is my the movie’s Critics have also grandmother’s story because her p r o d u c t i o n lauded the stories were real and they always company. “ T h e new flick for of taking “unex- had some moral and was always Burial Kojo,” is an pected risks still rooted in the real world.” essential huwith camera man story of work and Writer, Director Blitz the Ambassador courage and off-center survival, a choices when it comes to pushing a nar- rooted in the real world,” 2019 Pan African Film FesBlitz told NNPA News- tival Official Selection and rative forward.”

Deadline Hollywood’s wire just prior to a special the winner of the Urban Dino-Ray Ramos said the screening at the National World Film Festival Best film may “have a flair for Museum of African Amer- Narrative Feature Award.

The initial scene of the the opulent, but through ican History and Culture in all of its sumptuousness, it’s Washington, D.C., on Fri- movie immediately grabs the audience’s attention. grounded with a very per- day, April 5.

“It’s a magical story A car burns on a beach sonal story.”

The New York Times that deals with a little girl and Esi, begins to share noted that when musicians who has to find her father the story of her father and turn to film directing, it after he goes missing on a uncle via what she says is doesn’t always work out. mining expedition,” Blitz a dream that’s really not a dream at all. “My birth was However, for hip-hop art- said.

“The Burial of Kojo” supposed to bring prosperist, filmmaker and Ghanaian visual artist Blitz the counts as the tale of two ity and good fortune to my Ambassador, it more than brothers told through the family.”

By Stacy M. Brown

Belafonte, Bennett Among Those Honored at Harlem’s Apollo

works out with “The Burial of Kojo.”

Blitz wrote, directed and scored the film in what many already label as a dazzling and modern fable.

“I say that the film is my grandmother’s story because her stories were real and they always had some moral and was always still

Without (Harry) Belafonte, (Andrew) Young said, “we might not have even had a movement.” (l-r) Harry Belafonte, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Tony Bennett prior in the 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery.

By Hillil Italie

NEW YORK (AP)—Tony Bennett had few words to say, but many more to sing.

Bennett was among the honorees Thursday night at “A Great Night in Harlem,” the annual fundraiser for the Jazz Foundation of America.

Introduced by Ben Stiller to a capacity audience at the Apollo Theater, Bennett didn’t have a speech prepared but was ready to perform. His range and timing sharp as ever at age 92, Bennett crooned the Gershwin standard “Love is Here to Stay,” and picked up the tempo for his signature “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” He placed his hand over his heart, extended his arms and left to a sound he’s known for decades— warm and lasting applause.

It was a night of celebration, mourning, protest and affirmation, all tied to the anniversary of the death of Rev. Martin King Jr., assassinated on April 4, 1968. Bennett and fellow lifetime achievement award winner Harry Belafonte both knew King well, as did civil rights activist Andrew Young, who stood in for the 92-year-old Belafonte and recalled how much King relied on his input and how much Belafonte contributed financially and through his connections to the entertainment world.

Without Belafonte, Young said, “we might not have even had a movement.”

A Belafonte friend and disciple, actor Danny Glover was one of the night’s hosts, and he introduced a speaker not previously billed; Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent and candidate for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020.

Greeted enthusiastically by a capacity audience at the Apollo, Sanders cited a part of King’s legacy that tied in with the working class themes of his campaign: King had been killed while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee.

Other anniversaries were noted on

Thursday, including what would have been the 80th birthday of the South African musician and activist Hugh Masekela, who died last year. Two of his children spoke on his behalf and some of his former bandmates performed his hit “Grazing in the Grass,” recorded just weeks before King’s death and released a month after.

With Quincy Jones seated in the front row, and called out by numerous performers, the music spanned a range of styles and genres worthy of Jones himself. The Count Basie Orchestra, for whom Jones wrote and arranged in the 1950s and `60s, played big band jazz.

There was rap from Common and his supergroup, August Greene; p u n k f r o m Patti Smith and a tap dancejazz duet between S a v i o n Glover and Patience Higgins. The night ended with a blues jam featuring Sweet Georgia Brown on vocals and a black-hatted Bruce Willis on harp, and Danny Glover leading a sing-a-long of Belafonte’s signature “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song),” calling out “Daaaaay O!” to the rafters and beyond.

Prince: Three Years Later, Fans Say Their ‘Guitar Still Weeps’

scene – to the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps; to the Three years ago, the world lost another most amazing Super Bowl halftime performance ever where Prince said ‘Can you icon: Prince. make it rain harder?’ when a concerned producer checked in with him before he rince Rogers Nelson, the Minneapolis-born, was supposed to go on; his life was one of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honoree and brilliance that inspires us to this day,” remulti-Grammy-winning artist collapsed in called Terence O’Toole Murnin, a Prince an elevator and died of an accidental prefan who lives in Arizona. scription drug overdose at his Paisley Park home and Another fan, Nicholas Wolaver, atstudios on April 21, 2016. tended what would be Prince’s final He was 57. concert series in Atlanta in Standing at just 5 feet 2 inches, the legend2016. It was following that ary Purple Rain singer was proof that physical stature is no indication of the impact an indi- Director Spike Lee throws an annual block show that a plane carrying the superstar was forced vidual can have on the entire world. “No other party in Brooklyn in memory of Prince. into an emergency landsingle album influenced me as a teenager and ing because Prince into my adult years more than Purple Rain,” said Michael Stover, president of MTS Management son, said he named his son Prince because “I wanted needed immediate medical athim to do everything I wanted to do.” With albums tention for an apparent overGroup and MTS Records.

“The album is sheer perfection, and Prince was a like “Prince,” “Controversy,” “1999,” “Purple Rain,” dose.

Doctors revived once in a lifetime. I’ve always told people that Prince “Sign O’ the Times,” and “Musicology,” Prince rePrince and less than a is the 20th and 21st century equivalent to Mozart or leased nearly 1,000 songs over his career.

He has won multiple Grammy Awards, Ameri- week later as a private Beethoven,” Stover said.

P r i n c e ’s groundbreaking 1984 album can Music Awards, a Golden Globe and an Academy doctor was arriving at Purple Rain sold more than 20 mil- Award. In 2004, Prince was inducted into the Rock Paisley Park to help the lion copies worldwide and pro- and Roll Hall of Fame. That same year, he was named singer with addiction, duced such era-defining hits the top male pop artist of the past 25 years and Roll- he was dead.

“I started listening as “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s ing Stone ranked Prince No. 27 on their list of the 100 to Prince in the fourth Go Crazy,” and the title track, Greatest Artists of All Time.

“The highlights of Prince’s life are so many – grade with Little Red Cor“Purple Rain.”

The album earned three Gram- how to pick one? From the first time I watched Pur- vette and other pre-Purmy Awards and three American Music ple Rain in the theater – where the girls in Boston ple Rain hits on the raAwards while the film earned an Oscar screamed at the screen every time Prince was in a dio,” Wolaver said.

By Stacy M. Brown

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for Best Original Song Score, the last to receive the award.

Just two years prior, in 1982, Prince released,“1999,” his fifth studio album which sold more than 6 million copies and was his first to reach the top 10 on the Billboard music charts. It proved that the crossover star was just getting started.

Born on June 7, 1958 Prince was named after his father, whose stage name was Prince Rogers and who performed with a jazz group called the Prince Rogers Trio, according to the website PrinceVault.com.

In a 1991 interview, Prince’s father, John L. Nel-