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Black Business Association (BBA) Celebrates “A History of
Black Life, History and Culture” at Annual Awards Dinner
Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and Assemblyman Sebastian Ridly-Thomas with Janet DuBois and the
granddaughter of honoree Bill Jones, the Iconic photographer for Jet magazine and a host of celebrities.
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Darrel Brown, Senior VP, US Bank honored by BBA.
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Byron Reed, Senior VP, Wells Fargo along with Janice Smallwood and friend at the BBA Dinner.
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Honoree Robert Farrell and wife, Wendy Barnes at the BBA Dinner
held on Saturday, Feb. 28 celebrating a History of Celebrating Black
Life, History and Culture.
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Dr. Gloria Zuurveen
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Hello Everyone,
Pray for the family of the
homeless man who was killed
by the LAPD. It doesn’t make
sense that he was harming no
one at the time they
approached him and shot him
to death.
It is an atrocity the way they
are killing black men in this
country.
The police is to protect serve
but it is not happening.
We need to organize our
families teach them how to
survive these killings.
It appears to be just as many
killings by the police here as
there are in a war torn country.
God demand that justice be
meted out for the lives of those
who are killed by those who
carry guns to protect and serve
yet they carry guns to hunt
down and kills people for
simple things.
There has to be a change.
We are to pray for God to
direct us as a people and show
us what we must do to fight
these crimes against humanity
and more specifically against
Black Humanity.
Keep the faith in God.
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EDITORIAL/OPINION
Black Dollars Matter!
By James Clingman
NNPA Columnist
The protest slogans addressing our latest struggle for justice and equity compel me to
come up with a new phrase.
The signs and T-Shirts emblazoned with “I Can’t Breathe!” “No Justice, No
Peace!” and the latest, “Black Lives Matter,”
carry connotations related to action. I often
wonder what the folks who wear the T-shirts
and hold the signs are doing to back up the slogans they spout. More importantly, I wonder
who makes the shirts and who sells them. With
that in mind, my slogan for action – economic
action is, “Black Dollars Matter!”
The “I Can’t Breathe” shirts worn by the
Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers, for instance, were sold by NYC Customs, a shop in
Long Island, owned by Helen Mihalatos, a
friend of Rameen Aminzadeh, member of Justice League of NYC. The initial gesture and resulting “hook-up” came from Nets team member, Jarrett Jack, followed by help from LeBron
James and Russell Simmons’ political director,
Michael Skolnick. The shirts were ordered by
Jay-Z, who bought 1,000 more shirts after the
basketball game.
I truly hope those “Big Ballers” and
“Shot Callers” had enough consciousness to
give the profits to Eric Garner’s family. The
Washington Post reported that “Skolnick obtained shirts from a store in Long Island
City, whose owner confirmed in an interview
that the shirts were manufactured by Gildan, a
large Canada-based apparel company…
According to pro-labor activists, Gildan has a
poor record when it comes to respecting workers in its manufacturing plants in Haiti.” The
story discloses that Gildan’s workers are paid
$6 per day for their work. Skolnick’s response
was, “I think we want to assume sometimes
when we’re ordering shirts that they’re not being made in a sweatshop; we’ve got to do better.” You think?
Now you would think that someone in
this chain of events involving T-shirts that
carry the last words of a Black man killed on
the streets of New York City by police officers
would be conscious enough to say, “Hold up!
Let’s not just go for the symbolism of wearing
shirts on the basketball court; let’s make a substantive statement as well, via a Black business
transaction and a financial benefit for the Garner family.” Sound reasonable?
Instead we now have “I Can’t Breathe”
shirts sold on Amazon and elsewhere as if they
are some kind of novelty rather than a sincere,
compassionate, and meaningful response to the
homicidal death of Eric Garner, the originator
of the “I can’t breathe” phrase. We saw him
take his last breath; he was the one who couldn’t breathe for real. The above travesty reminds
me of an article I wrote after Trayvon Martin
was killed , titled, “The Profit of Protest.”
In light of the hype of “I Can’t Breathe”
and now the phrase, “Black Lives Matter,” the
slogan we should emblazon on shirts, and instill
in our brains, the one by which we should live
and the one that, if inculcated into our daily
lives, will move us from the rhetoric of freedom
to the action of freedom is, “Black Dollars Matter!”
Despite the wasteful and nonsensical
spending by Black folks, from the poorest to the
super-rich flamboyant celebrities, we must all
realize that “Black Dollars Matter” and they
should matter to us first. Right now, they matter
most to everyone else; and other folks are doing
everything they can to get more of our dollars
with no reciprocity other than symbolic gestures
that make us feel good.
It’s great for athletes to wear shirts with
slogans, but they should move to the next step
of starting initiatives that not only sustain their
gestures but build economic empowerment for
Black people. Our athletes and celebrities, as
they protest inequities and injustice, should
keep in mind that “Black Dollars Matter,” and
they should consider that as they come up with
their solutions to effect real change within the
systems against which they protest – and so
should we.
After the chanting, the marching, the protests and demonstrations, the outrage, the
threats, and the unjustified killings of our people with impunity, if all we do is sit back and
wait on the next crisis, why should we even
bother with the above actions in the first place?
We must be smarter and we must be conscious.
We must always be aware that money runs this
country and it has its place in everything, yes,
even in the deaths of our people.
Indeed, Black lives matter above all; but
to those who kill us, those who economically
exploit us, and those who are indifferent toward
us, Black lives don’t matter as much as Black
dollars do. Start a “Black Dollars Matter” campaign. Make some shirts displaying that attention-grabbing slogan, and act upon it. “Black
Dollars Matter,” but only if they start making
more sense.
Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater
Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on
economic empowerment for Black people. He
can be reached through his website, Blackonomics.com.
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EDUCATION & COMMUNITY NEWS
St. Eugene’s Students Gives First Class Performances at Black History Program
INGLEWOOD—St.
Eugene’s Pom Squad gets
sassy as they pose for the
Black History Performance!
Through hard work
and dedication, the Pom
Squad has had a very successful seasons, winning 1st place
in every competition, as well
as receiving Sportsmanship
and Most Spirited Awards.
With the addition of
three new members, 5 male
guest members, and
Choreographer/Coach Kasi,
the Pom Squad has been
diligently preparing for their
final competitions at CYO and
Las Vegas Nationals.
With the continued
support of family and school
community, the Pom Squad
has proven to be tough competitors to beat!
The St. Eugene Steppers stole the show at the
Black History Program!
Ranging from grades 1-8, the
St. Eugene’s Pom Squad performing at Black History Program on Thursday, February 26, 2015.
Photo courtesy Mrs. Sorrell, Principal
Congratulation To St. Eugene’s
2015 Academic Decathlon Winners
St. Eugene’s Steppers performs at the annual Black History program on
Thursday, February 26, 2015. Photo courtesy Mrs. Sorrell, Principal
Step Team is composed of
boys and girls who are committed to clapping the beat
while stomping their feet!
Between stepping to
chants to stepping to music,
it’s no wonder that the Steppers are full of rhythm and
precision.
Under the tutelege of
Mrs. Kennedy, the Steppers
have been an awesome addition to the talent that is prevalent at St. Eugene.
Look for them in future competition venues!
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS are in order for our 2015 Academic Decathlon! We
have continued our winning streak by placing 1st in the Mathematics Individual Quiz (Darren
Sorrell), 1st in the Science Individual Quiz (Montray Muldrew), 3rd in the English Individual
Quiz (Gail Usher), 3rd in the Fine Arts Individual Quiz (Miracle Huntsman), 3rd in the Super
Quiz Round (All Team Members), and finally...3rd PLACE OVERALL WINNERS!!! Not
only are the St. Eugene Cougars extremely talented, but they are academically sound as well.
Give it up for the St. Eugene Cougars!!!
Photo courtesy Mrs. Sorrell, Principal
Open Enrollment & Testing
at
St. Eugene Catholic School
A Beacon of Hope and Excellence for the Community
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Friday, February 27, 2015
CHURCH & COMMUNITY NES
Park Windsor Celebrates Communion with Baptism and Right-Hand of Fellowship
By Gloria Zuurveen
Editor-in-Chief
LOS ANGELES—
Sunday, March 1, 2015 is a day I
will always remember because it was
the day, Israel Johannes Matthews,
my grandson, got baptized at Park
Windsor Baptist Church along with
Sharon Kay, Briana Brown and
Maza Zimmerman.
It was a joyous occasion
during the New Member’s Social
which is given to introduce new
members to the Park Windsor Baptist
There were eleven members on hand for the Right-Hand of
fellowship.
There were Mark Anderson, Brandon Barton, Dijon Canton,
Joshua Canton, Roosevelt Canton,
Evelyn Howard, Montel Morris,
Andreux Smith, Alan Snipes, son of
Rev. Marie Snipes, Tommie Taylor
and Elijah Smith.
It was a good old-fashion
baptism service with the deacons
leading songs like “Take Me To The
Water To Be Baptized.”
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Pastor Terrell Taylor is preparing to baptize Israel Johannes Matthews on Sunday, March 1, 2015.
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen
Park Windsor Baptist Church New Member’s Discipleship Ministry leaders.
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen
Israel Matthews and Briana Brown is welcomed by PWBC family.
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen
Israel Matthews gets a big welcome with a hug from First Lady Regina Taylor.
Church (PWBC) family and to allow
“new members” an opportunity to
join a ministry of choice to fulfill
God’s duties.
Park Windsor family came
out in big numbers to celebrate this
spirit-filled day which is given by the
New Member’s Discipleship Ministry. Sis. Faye Kendrix stood to give
the purpose of the service.
All of the ministry leaders
gave a brief summary of the work
they were responsible for after Sis
Edna Patterson introduced them and
before Rev. Marie Snipes brought
the meditation message on the meaning of the Church from the book of
Acts after Pastor Terrell Taylor performed the baptism.
After the preached word by
Rev. Snipes it was time for Israel to
take his first communion, something
he had been waiting to do for a long
time.
He and all the others were
then prepared for the introduction of
the candidates for baptism by Sister
Thelma Daniels and the introduction
of the New Members receiving the
Right-Hand of Fellowship by Sister
Rosie Alexander.
Pastor Taylor invited everyone to welcome the new members
with the right-hand of fellowship
before they gathered in the Atrium
for light refreshments prepared by
the New Members Discipleship Ministry.
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HEALTH & COMMUNITY NEWS
Researchers Aim to Prevent Hospital Superbug Infections
(BPT) - Multidrugresistant organisms, such as
MRSA - also known as
"superbugs" - are on the rise,
and now, another superbug,
which is typically picked up at
hospitals and nursing homes, is
posing new challenges for public-health officials. Clostridium difficile, commonly
known as C. diff, is a potentially life-threatening bacterium responsible for at least
14,000 deaths in the U.S. each
year.1
"A C. diff infection
takes away your ability to
work, travel and participate in
daily activities, essentially robbing you of your dignity," said
Nancy Caralla. After having C.
diff herself and watching her
father pass away following a
C. diff infection, Nancy
founded the C Diff Founda-
tion, which aims to educate
and advocate for C. diff prevention, treatments and environmental safety globally. The
C Diff Foundation hosts several programs, including a 24hour hotline to help healthcare
providers and patients manage
the difficulties of a C. diff infection.
While most healthcare-associated infections are
on the decline, the number of
C. diff cases continues to
grow. In addition to its devastating impact on patients' lives,
C. diff is putting a strain on the
healthcare industry, resulting
in lengthy hospital stays and
billions of dollars in costs.
The risk of contracting
a C. diff infection increases
with age, antibiotic treatment
and time spent in hospitals or
nursing homes, where out-
Pass The Bar
By Dean L. Jones, CPM
March is National Nutrition Month, designed to get more
of us thinking specifically on better nutrition. This year's theme is
'Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle,'
which is endorsed by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), who feels that the
more Americans develop a healthy
lifestyle, the less likely we are
going to get sick, thereby more
likely reducing national health
care costs. Accordingly, the Nestle
USA corporation announced how
they are removing harmful artificial colors and flavors from their
confection products.
This includes replacing ingredients like
Red 40 and Yellow 5 in its Butterfinger candy bar and replacing
artificial vanillin in Crunch bars
with natural vanilla flavor.
As a consequence, we
will probably start noticing advertising messages from Nestle stating how there are no artificial flavors and colors in their candy
bars.
The mystic surrounding
foodstuff never ends where one
might think it is okay to munch a
snack or two when there is less
harmful processed ingredients.
While, nine of Nestlé's
chocolate candies still contain
caramel coloring, as the slow removal of the toxic caramel coloring is that the familiar taste will be
lost, followed by an anticipated
trend of lost revenue. Nonetheless, certain types of caramel color
have confirmed research showing
a link to causing cancer due to 4methylimidazole (4-MeI), a
chemical byproduct formed when
certain types of caramel coloring
are manufactured.
Now add to that the problems sugar and processed fructose
in particular cause to our liver
organ, which has a limited capacity to metabolize excess sugar.
Consequently, it is metabolized
into body fat, which is known to
contribute to causing chronic
metabolic diseases, including but
not limited to, Type 2 diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, high blood
pressure, dementia, and various
cancers. Science shows how people who consume 21% or more of
Photo by Gloria Zuurveen
Dean L. Jones
their daily calories in the form of
sugary filled items are two times
more likely to die from heart disease, compared to those who got
7% or less of their daily calories
from added sugary foodstuff. This
risk is nearly three times more
likely for those who consume 25%
or more of their daily calories
from added sugar.
Bear in mind, Nestlé's
original sized Butterfinger bar
contains 29-grams (7+ teaspoons)
of processed sugar. The suggested
1/4 serving of a Butterfinger giant
size bar contains 16-grams (4 teaspoons) of processed sugar, which
means when you eat the whole
thing 16-teaspoons of processed
sugar are consumed.
Commonly, business
offices host honor snack tables,
which are set up to leave specified
money for taking a candy bar and/
or other similar snacks. Sadly, too
many do not pass the [candy] bar
eating experience, hence neglecting the negative health ramifications from routinely devouring
sugary-filled foodstuff.
Health
risks are directly associated with
regularly eating candy bars and/or
combined with other sugary beverages and foodstuffs with artificial
ingredients, so live SugarAlert!
www.SugarAlert.com
Dean Jones is an Ethics
Advocate, Southland Partnership
Corporation (a public benefit organization), contributing his view
on certain aspects of foodstuff.
breaks can lead to multiple
cases.2
Christian John Lillis,
co-founder and executive director of the Peggy Lillis
Foundation, named his organization for his mother, a 56year-old kindergarten teacher
whose life was claimed by a
C. diff infection. "I had never
even heard of C. diff at the
time my mother was diagnosed, and by then, it was too
late," Christian said. "She was
ill for only six days with what
appeared to be a stomach virus before my brother and I
took her to the hospital.
Within 36 hours of her admission, she died."
The CDC recently
classified C. diff as one of
three most urgent antibioticresistant threats facing the
nation and requiring aggressive action.1 In addition, the
Obama administration is calling for a 50 percent reduction
in the incidence of overall C.
diff infection by 2020 as a
part of the National Strategy
for Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria.3
There currently are no
approved vaccines indicated
for the prevention of a C. diff
infection, however, Sanofi
Pasteur is studying an investigational vaccine in volunteers
who have been in the hospital
at least twice in the past 12
months and have received
antibiotics or volunteers who
are anticipating hospitalization for upcoming procedures.
"Under normal circumstances, there is a wide
variety of bacteria in the intestines of a healthy person,"
explains William Randall,
M.D., one of the lead investigators for the investigational
vaccine trial. "Patients who
become ill with infections are
often treated with antibiotics.
These antibiotics get rid of the
good bacteria, making patients
more vulnerable to infection
and allowing for harmful bacteria, like C. diff, to thrive."
"It makes more sense
for all involved to try to prevent the illness in the first
place, rather than treat it after
it develops," said Dr. Randall,
who is a practicing physician
at PriMed Patterson Woods
Family Practice in Dayton,
Ohio. "Our research depends
on getting volunteers into the
study and collecting the required data."
"A C. diff infection
can be devastating," said
Nancy. "We at the Foundation
applaud the efforts of researchers to help develop a C.
diff vaccine."
To learn more and
find out if you or a loved one
is eligible to participate in this
preventative vaccine trial,
p l e a s e
v i s i t
www.cdiffense.org.
1. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Threat Report 2013. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/
drugresistance/threat-report2013/. Last Updated September 16, 2013. Accessed October 17, 2014.
2. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Frequently Asked Questions
about Clostridium difficile for
Healthcare Providers. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/
HAI/organisms/cdiff/
Cdiff_faqs_HCP.html. Last
Updated March 6, 2012. Accessed October 17, 2014.
3. The President's
Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
(PCAST). National Strategy
for Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria. The White
H o u s e .
h t t p : / /
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
default/files/docs/
carb_national_strategy.pdf.
Last Updated September
2014. Accessed October 17,
2014.
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BUSINESS & COMMUNITY NEWS
Advocates: Ditching Prop 209 Will Bring $1 Billion in New Income to Minority Businesses
By McKenzie Jackson,
California Black Media
SACRAMENTO—An
Oakland-based equal rights organization is leading the charge
to abolish a 19-year-old constitutional amendment that prohibits
government entities from considering ethnicity, race, or sex in
public contracting, education, or
employment.
Eva Paterson, the CEO
and co-founder of the Equal Justice Society (EJS), said the group
is in the process of working to
put the repeal Proposition 209 on
the November 2016 ballot due to
the negative impact it has had on
minority and women-owned
businesses seeking to do contract
work with state and local governments. For almost seven years
now, she says, the EJS has been
doing polling and organizing
focus groups to strengthen the
effort. “We can’t put anything on
the ballot unless we get polling
numbers that put us around 70
percent,” said Paterson, who
could not discuss details of the
data due to confidentiality.
However, she added,
“There was a recent poll that
showed Californians support
affirmative action.”
The effort in EJS’
ongoing fight to end Prop 209 is
backed up by the Feb. 24 publication of “The Impact of
Proposition 209 on California’s
MWBE.” The 20-page study
reveals the crushing impact Prop
209 has had on minority and
women-owned businesses, called
MWBEs, in the report. Since the
amendment passed, firms owned
by minority and women have lost
an estimated $1 billion annually
in government contract work.
On the same day it was
released, the study took center
stage at an informational hearing
in Sacramento. The Judiciary
Committee of the California
State Assembly says it organized
Brandon Douver and Precious Jackson
Leads “Dreams of Greatness Tour” A
Young Professional’s Movement in L.A.
By Gloria Zuurveen
Editor-in-Chief
LOS ANGELES—
Two innovative, progressive
and energetic young professionals are Brandon Douver and
Precious Jackson. Having a
heart for young adults to fulfill
their God-given talents and
dreams, these two partners have
decided to take action and start
Precious Jackson
Brandon Douver
a movement for economic empowerment in the lives of people like themselves.
To help educate young
adults on how to do more than
talk about their goals, Douver
and Jackson have initiated the
“Dreams of Greatness Tour” in
Los Angeles with the intent that
the movement will become a
national model to encourage
young adults across the nation
to live their dream by taking
advantage of networking opportunities held monthly at various
locations throughout the city of
Los Angeles and surrounding
communities. Douver has many
years in the financial industry
and Jackson is the owner of a
beauty salon.
Both, still in their thirties, have determined that they
want to retire at a ripe young
age. They’ve also decided that
they want to teach other young
adults how to do the same.
They are so inspired to
be great and give back to others
that they call themselves “The
G.R.E.A.T.S.” which stands for
Greatness Rises Empowers and
Teaches Success.
Douver and Jackson
will hold their kickoff mixer for
the “Dreams of Greatness Tour”
on Friday, March 20, 2015 at
Truxton’s American Bistro located at 8611 Truxton Ave. in
Los Angeles from 7pm to
10pm. Registration begins at
6:30pm.
For more information
call P. Jackson at (310) 4536437.
the hearing to discuss the impact
Prop 209 has had on government
contracting in the state.
Assemblyman David
Chiu of San Francisco, called the
report’s findings troubling. “We
have all seen over the last couple
of decades the terrible impact this
has had on African-American,
Latino, and Asian-American
communities and how it continues to exasperate in our local
economies,” he said. “I think
Proposition 209 has been incredibly harmful. I am certainly one
that thinks it needs to be repealed
in its entirety.”
During the hearing at
the state capitol, five minority
and women business owners
gave frank testimonies in front of
the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Each one recounted how
Prop 209 has negatively affected
his or her business and gave reasons for why it needs to be done
away with.
Fred Jordan, the president of the San Francisco African-American Chamber of Commerce, told the committee, before
the passage of Prop 209, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) contracted his
company, F.E. Jordan Associates, Inc., to do a significant
amount of construction work
across the state.
“Minorities and women
were doing as high as 30 percent
of the work [with the government],” he said. “Just before Prop
209, in 1997, minorities and
women Caltrans contractors did
about 16 percent [of state outsourced business], and things
were improving.” Jordan spoke
to an attentive audience in a
room quarter-filled with committee members and businessperson’s advocates. He said there
has been a
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
The 2015 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Announces
Actress Taraji P. Henson As Celebrity Ambassador
New York, New York
– ABFF announced today that
Oscar-nominated actress Taraji
P. Henson, has been selected as
the 2015 American Black Film
Festival’s (ABFF) celebrity ambassador. The 19th annual Festival will be held June 11-14,
2015, in New York City at the
New York Hilton, AMC Empire
25 and the historic Ziegfeld
Theater.
Actress and Producer
Taraji P. Henson has a stellar
body of work, including such
memorable roles as Yvette in
Baby Boy, Shug in Hustle and
Flow and Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,
for which she was nominated
for an Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress.
Henson
also co-starred in the CBS
drama Person of Interest and
currently stars on the hit FOX
musical drama series, Empire.
"I want to thank Jeff
Friday and everyone at ABFF
for the honor of serving as your
2015 Ambassador. It is
a
privilege to join my fellow filmmakers to celebrate and support
Black artists and the artistry that
resides in all of us.” -Taraji P
Henson “I have a great deal of
admiration and respect for Taraji. She is one of the industry's
finest actors and has a true sense
of community; allowing others
to stand in her light. We are
extremely pleased to have her as
our 2015 Ambassador,” says
ABFF Founder Jeff Friday.
Film Life, Inc. Founder
and CEO Jeff Friday and Black
Enterprise President and CEO
Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. recently
created a new joint venture, representing a partnership between
two prominent black-owned
media and event companies with
powerful brands, each with
legacies of showcasing the best
of African American culture and
achievement. Black Enterprise
and Film Life Inc. have formed
ABFF Ventures, an equity partnership to produce the American
Black Film Festival (ABFF),
and the return of the Black
Movie Awards, formally on
TNT and other content focused
on the entertainment, film and
television industries.
Sponsors of the 2015
American Black Film Festival
are: HBO (Presenting & Founding), TV One (Presenting),
Cadillac, Comcast NBCUniversal and Prudential Financial
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significant downturn in the
business he and other minority
and women business owners
have done with the state since
Prop 209 went into effect. His
own firm has had no government contracts since 1997.
Also known as the
California Civil Rights Initiative, Prop 209 passed with 54
percent of the vote on November 5, 1996. Supporters promised the California constitutional amendment would prevent public agencies from discriminating. Opponents say
this has not been the case.
“The negative impacts
were dramatic, quick, and decisive,” said Jordan. “The impacts have weighed most heavily on African-American businesses. Within two years of the
implementation of Prop 209, a
Berger Report said that 80 percent of black contracting businesses in the state of California went out of business. And
Caltrans today has not retained
a single African-American
consultant, even though 600
are registered, in 17 years.”
Since it passed, Prop
209 has been challenged legally a number of times.
Twice, it has been held up by
the Supreme Court of the State
of California. And in 2010, it
was the subject of a federal
lawsuit.
Two years later, the
9th U.S .Circuit Court of Appeals rejected that challenge
based on a 1997 ruling. Most
of the arguments in support of
the legislation have been focused on college admissions.
Those pro-Prop 209 advocates
such as the American Civil
Rights Institute, the Institute
for Justice, and Pacific Legal
Foundation argue that the legislation intends to “restore and
recreate the historic Civil
Rights Act.”
The proposition has
dealt a blow to minority and
women contractors across the
state especially in large cities
like Los Angeles, San Diego,
San Francisco, and San Jose.
For example, according to the
EJS’ report, contracting work
in Los Angeles for minorityowned businesses dropped
from 16.4 to 14 percent during
the period from 1997-2001.
For women-owned businesses,
it fell from 3.6 percent to 2.5
percent. Work with the Los
Angeles Department of Public
Works fell from 16.4 percent
to 7.1 percent from 2011-2014
for minority-owned businesses. For women-owned
businesses, during that same
time, the percentage fell from
3.6 to 2.2.
Oren Sellstrom, the
Legal Director of the Lawyer’s
Committee for Civil Rights
San Francisco Bay Area, told
the committee nothing has reversed advances made in the
struggle for equal opportunity
in the state more than Prop
209. Yet he remains upbeat,
adding that, even with the current limitations of the amendment, there are options that
could help minority and
women-owned business gain
more government contracts:
data collection, inclusive outreach programs and sub-
contracting programs.
“The idea that policy
makers and the public need to
know the level of participation
of minority and women-owned
businesses in order to assess
the extent of the program and
to be able figure out remedial
options,” Sellstrom said about
data collection. Then, he said
of outreach programs, “If you
have a program where other
prime contractors are required
to reach out to minority-owned
businesses, women-owned
businesses and to other businesses that type of allinclusive outreach is permissible.” But even though reaching out to MWBEs is legal,
some point out that, it is often
not enough.
Ingrid Merriwether,
the president and CEO of Merriwether & Williams Insurance
Services, told the committee
minority businesses often receive “outreach without outcome.”
Because of that and
many other reasons, Sellstrom
also believes the Prop 209
must be repealed. “But until
that time there remain legal
tools and legal avenues to at
least ameliorate some of the
most disastrous effects of
Proposition 209 on minority
and women-owned businesses,” he said.
Tanya Little, the Business Development Program
Manager with the Department
of General Services (DGS),
said her organization has
strong partnerships with minority chambers of commerce
by way of social media, employee training opportunities,
and the launching of a new
business development website.
Current state regulations, she
said, ask businesses to
voluntarily provide their racial
and ethnic makeup when
awarded a public contract involving work such as construction or information technology. “The response rate is
slow,” she shared. The biggest
change Prop 209 has made,
said Little, is the elimination
of
requirements to report
the race or sex make-up of the
businesses contracting with the
state. Assemblyman Mark
Stone said one of the biggest
roadblocks for lot of minority
and women-owned businesses
is the access that is now required to lobby for contracts.
Because of that reality, Little
said DGS is coming up with
avenues to help minority and
women-run businesses have
more of the influence and presence it takes to win state contracts.
Reflecting on the $1
Billion a year that could have
flushed into minority communities, EJS’ Paterson said “We
would have had more wealth
in the communities of color
and women communities. People of color who own businesses tend to hire people of
color, so there would have
been less unemployment for
people of color. The effects of
not being able to use race to
eliminate disparities is enormous.”
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Marqueece Harris-Dawson Wins City Council Election
Councilmember Elect
Marqueece Harris-Dawson won
a resounding victory in his
campaign for the 8th L.A. City
Council District with over 60%
of votes counted in the election.
Harris-Dawson defeated three other candidates in
the open seat to replace retiring
Councilman Bernard Parks.
"The victory belongs to
thousands volunteers", said
Harris-Dawson. "The volunteers that hosted house meetings, knocked on doors and
called voters over the last 18
months.
Residents won this
election and residents will help
us win jobs with a living wage
and our fair share of city services."
Harris-Dawson waged
an upbeat and highly organized
campaign funded by hundreds
of small donors, and donors
from within the district.
He also amassed an
impressive list of endorsements
from community and labor
leaders and the press.
This includes the Los
Angeles County Federation of
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Marqueece Harris-Dawson
Labor; The Los Angeles Times;
The Los Angeles Sentinel and
all legislative representatives in
South L.A.
"I am proud to have
earned broad support from
business, labor, community and
faith leaders", said HarrisDawson.
Harris-Dawson visited
City Council on Wednesday
morning, where he was warmly
greeted by several council
members who’d endorsed his
race, along with Mayor Garcetti.
He commented on preparing for taking office in July:
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Marqueece is the
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group in South L.A. that effectively organizes and advocates
for better schools, safer
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filing of this statement does not of itself authorize
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date registrant commenced to transact
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2015 Expires Jan. 20 2020. Notice-This
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