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NAACP CELEBRATES HISTORIC NOMINATION OF FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SUPREME COURT Written by: Janette McCarthy Wallace The NAACP issued the following statement on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States: "The NAACP applauds President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. This is a historic moment for our nation and our community in particular. President Biden has met this moment with an extraordinarily qualified nominee, who has stellar credentials and an impeccable background," said Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO. This is tremendously exciting news. We have been calling for this at the NAACP. We need Black women at every level of the judiciary,
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and especially on the highest court of the land. Beginning with Judge Jane Bolin and Judge Constance Baker Motley, Black women have been highly qualified and exceptional judges — and as such, they have been valuable members of the judicial system and they
made incredibly unique contributions. Since 1789, 115 justices have served on the Supreme Court of the United States, and not one has been a Black woman. The Court decides critical cases impacting the lives of all Americans, ranging from
voting rights, economic justice, equal educational opportunity, reproductive rights, environmental justice, consumer rights, and criminal justice. Representation of a Black woman on the highest court of the land is long overdue. Her presence and voice on the Court
will undoubtedly enrich its perspective and improve its decisionmaking. A Washington, D.C. native who was raised in Miami Fla., Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School. Judge Jackson clerked for three federal judges, including Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, whose seat she would fill. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed her to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. [Continued to Page 14]
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San José Public Library Receives Funding to Build More Equitable Future for Most At-Risk Children in Our Community Federal legislation will fund vital local workforce development and early education programs San José, Calif., March 17, 2022 - The City of San José, through the San José Public Library (SJPL) received Community Project Funding of $1.5 million as part of the Economic Development Initiative included in the 2022 Federal Budget, which was signed by
President Biden on Friday, March 11. Working through the library, the City of San José will use these funds to bolster the quality of its early learning programming and support the city’s most at-risk children ages 0-5 and their families by (1) providing vital workforce
development for early learning providers who render critical support and education to families at low to no cost, (2) reducing San José’s digital divide by targeting historically underserved families with children ages 0-5 and providing digital devices and resources in order to advance social and economic equity, and (3) ensuring the availability of flexible, high quality, free virtual early learning programs that promote school readiness. This project builds on the crucial efforts of the San José Public Library to serve the most vulnerable children in our community by providing professional training for Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) caregivers of children under the age of five. In California, 80% of children ages 0-2 and 40% of children ages 0-5 are cared for by FFNs. SJPL’s current Caregiver Support Network provides 106 FFN caregivers access to high-quality workforce development training in child development, which enhances quality childcare
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Value of Libraries environments, and provides more equitable outcomes both for families seeking care and for those providing care. “I’m proud to have secured $1.5 million for the San José Public Library to improve and expand the City’s early learning programming. This critical initiative trains caregivers to teach the youngest and most vulnerable children and provide them with digital access and virtual learning. With this funding, more San José families will have access to affordable and highquality early learning for their children, “ said Representative Anna Eshoo (CA-18). “This program will strengthen early education in our community by providing caregivers with free, highquality professional training, internet access, and closing the digital divide for underserved families,” said Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17). “I’m proud to have worked alongside Congresswoman Eshoo to secure this critical funding in the Fiscal Year 22 spending bill signed into law by President Biden.” "Representatives Anna
Eshoo and Ro’ Khanna’s advocacy of $1.5 million in federal investment in our libraries' Family, Friends, and Neighbor Caregiver Network will enable us to scale this vitally important program for working families. It will ensure quality workforce development for over a hundred caregivers and provides a crucial service for parents and our youngest San Joseans, “ said San José Mayor Sam Liccardo. About the San José Public Library The San José Public Library is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and in the nation’s 10th largest city. SJPL serves a culturally diverse population of more than one million, making it one of the busiest library systems nationwide. It registers an average of over 4 million visits with a checkout rate of nearly 7 million items annually. Driven by its awardwinning staff, recognized for its innovation and leadership, SJPL strives to ensure that our services reflect the city’s rich diversity and every member in our community enjoys their library experience.
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Women’s History Month: California Org Honors Leaders, Discusses Priorities
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for Political Action (BWOPA). “Our goal is to talk about the issues that are important to Black women in California and today the topic is ‘Black Charlene Muhammad | California Black Media Women Aging With Dignity and Respect.’” During their remarks, panelists outlined resources Black women need to make sure that their needs are met while elevating some concerning statistics. “Black women in California have many barriers in their everyday life. As we get older, the issues don’t change. The issues just get more complicated,” said Regina Brown Wilson, moderator of the event and Executive Director of California Top L-R: Delane Sims, Hon. Cheryl Brown Black Media.” Bottom L-R Shavonda Webber-Christmas, Sylvia Drew Ivie “Before COVID-19, we were already To mark Women’s highest percentage in the their perspectives together experiencing financial History Month, The U.S. -- only behind Native last month in a virtual hardship, poor health California Black Women’s American women. “fireside chat” to take outcomes, and when Collective (CBWC) Brown pointed out that a broader look at aging the pandemic hit, older honored more than 100 Gov. Gavin Newsom set and elder care in the Black Black women were among Black women leaders aside $2 billion for the community. the most vulnerable from across the state from Master Plan on Aging, a Whether they were because of their different professional 10-year project, but she expressing the joys of circumstances, Wilson backgrounds, including questioned, how would caring for a loved one stated. “Approximately media executives, public the people the money is or exposing the range of 80% of Black women are health professionals, intended to help access challenges Black women breadwinners who earn activists, politicians and the money. Brown said face as they age, the 40% of the household more. currently there are not panelists shared useful income. Seventy-four The organization also effective systems in place insights that could shape percent of Black women held a series of panel to inform people about public health policy or breadwinners are single discussions leading up the help they need. improve ways African mothers.” to the celebration and The funds, she said, will American caregivers The panelists were highlighted several policy funnel down through the attend to the needs of Brown; Sylvia Drew Ivie, priorities, including aging California Department aging family members. Special Advisor to the and elder care. of Aging down to county “This is our third President, Charles R. The Hon. agencies. event as part of the Drew University; Delane Cheryl Brown, a “That’s why it’s California Black women Sims, Founder and retired California critical to get involved Empowerment series,” CEO, Senior Moments; Assemblymember and on those levels,” Brown said Yvonne Wheeler, a and Shavonda Webbera Commissioner on the emphasized. member of the strategy Christmas, Community California Commission on Ahead of Women’s team of the CBWC. The Benefits Program Aging said 23% of Black History Month, a group event was organized in Manager at LA Care women live in poverty, of influential California partnership with Black Health Plans. The women which is the second Black women brought Women Organized
helped shed light on issues that Black women experience as they age in their older years. Webber-Christmas said it is critical to ensure that there are culturally competent providers helping Black women navigate resources available to them and to make sure that they are practicing the self-care they need to maintain long, healthy lives. "If you're missing food, your likelihood of being healthy is low. So, we do try to look at the whole person and not just medical needs when we talk about the services that we contract for, or services that we provide grants for. We want those to be holistic,” she said, highlighting some of the wraparound social services LA Care provides to the people it serves. “I think that when we talk about older women, we're not talking about someone who just became that person,” WebberChristmas added. We're talking about someone, if you look over the life course of the individual, it's incremental. What we are doing today determines what we experience in later life.” Sims spoke about the experiences of Black women who live longer and the various challenges they face as caregivers. Her own father lived to be 115 years old, she shared. Sims said taking care of him became a challenge as his other caregivers aged. "It was daunting to say the least, to be sort of thrust into caregiving and [Continued to Page 14]
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Mountain View and Palo Alto Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN Video Documentary Competition Students express how the federal government impacts their lives WASHINGTON – Today C-SPAN announced that students in Palo Alto and Mountain View, California are winners in C-SPAN’s national 2022 StudentCam competition. Aria Rani Sindledecker, a student at Isaac Newton Graham Middle School in Mountain View, will receive $3,000 as a first prize winner for the documentary, "StigmaFree Nation: Pathway to Parity," about the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. This documentary will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. ET and throughout the day on April 17. Nadia Soberg, Matthew Arradaza and Griffin Sturino, students at Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, will receive $1,500 as second prize winners for the documentary, "A Student's Perspective on Affirmative Action." This documentary will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. ET and throughout the day on April 2. Ketan Altekar-Okazaki, Aspen Stitt and Alma Samet, students at Palo Alto High School, will
Aria Rani Sindledecker receives $3,000 for the First Prize documentary, “Stigma-Free Nation: Pathway to Parity.”
receive $250 as honorable mention prize winners for the documentary, "Student Press Rights vs Censorship." Ella Bishop, Cal Currier and Anthony LandaMendoza, students at Palo Alto High School, will receive $250 as honorable mention prize winners for the documentary, "Rethinking Government Spending."
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Katya Oks, Devon Vicencio-Ruiz and Eloise Dumas, students at Palo Alto High School, will receive $250 as honorable mention prize winners for the documentary, "The Privilege of Quality: Public Education." Anaika Walia and Raeva Parikh, students at Castilleja School in Palo Alto, will receive $250 as honorable mention
prize winners for the documentary, "Has COVID-19 Already Won?" The competition, now in its 18th year, invited all middle and high school students to enter by producing a short documentary. C-SPAN, in cooperation with its cable television partners, asked students to explore a federal policy or program and address the theme: "How does the federal government impact your life?" In response, more than 3,000 students across the country participated in the contest. C-SPAN received over 1,400 entries from 41 states, Washington, D.C., Morocco and South Korea. The most popular topics addressed were:
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Black History Month: Black Caucus Honors 11 “Unsung Heroes” Edward Henderson | California Black Media Last week, to mark Black History Month, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held a virtual ceremony honoring people with the group’s Unsung Heroes award. The 11 CLBC lawmakers nominated an individual from their respective districts – people who exemplify selflessness, courage and service, and whose work to lift others often goes unrecognized. “From our earliest days in the United States, the course of this country’s history has been influenced by African American heroes and pioneers that go far beyond slavery and fighting for our freedom,” said Bradford. “We have contributed to science, medicine, business, education, government, industry and social leadership,” he continued. Bradford said he hopes the CLBC tradition
of honoring a wide variety of people doing extraordinary work serves as a reminder that “no matter who you are you can create long-lasting change.” Here is a list of the CLBC’s 2022 Unsung Heroes: 35th Senate District (Los Angeles County) Bradford nominated Dr. Keith Curry, President of Compton College and CEO of the Compton Community College District (CCCD). Curry is responsible for overseeing all departments and functions of Compton College and serves as secretary for the CCCD Board of Trustees. He helped raise $11.3 million to help the school transition to an independent college. 30th Senate District (Los Angeles) Sen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), Cochair of the CLBC, nominated Charles
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NAACP Celebrates Historic Nomination of First Black Woman to Supreme Court Written by: Janette McCarthy Wallace
[Continued From Page 1] In 2021, President Biden elevated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Importantly, Judge Jackson would bring a unique background to the Supreme Court, having spent a significant portion
of her career working to ensure fairness in the criminal legal system. She served as a federal public defender in Washington, D.C., which would make her the first justice since Thurgood Marshall to bring criminal
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not being prepared, but just feeling like it was something I absolutely needed to do to honor my mother and certainly my stepfather. But that is also one of the challenges,” said Sims. She encouraged Black women caregivers to seek emotional support, avoid missing meals, talk to someone and even join a support group. Brown said Black families must take a collective look at caring for their aging loved ones. “We have to look out for each other,” she said. “It has to be an intergenerational thing.” Kellie Todd Griffin, convenor of the CBWC
said there is an emerging trend of communal living among Black single mothers. “They are buying homes together. Sharing in the costs of daycare and helping each other out. We have to be creative,” she said. Griffin said it is also important for Black women to organize. “We have got to raise our voices and knock on doors. When we show up at the Capitol and in those district offices, that’s when they start listening to us,” she pointed out. “It is important to show up to those town hall meetings that legislators have in their communities.”
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Red Cross Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders presented for using training skills to save a life SAN JOSE, Calif., Lifeguards Tristan Hsieh and Rylan Phan called on their American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/ AED training in San Jose, Calif. when a youth at their workplace suffered a drowning incident last year. For their heroic and lifesaving actions, Hsieh and Phan received the Red Cross Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders in a virtual Red Cross ceremony on
March 17, 2022. The Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders is the highest award given by the Red Cross to individuals or group of individuals who save or sustain a life using skills learned in a Red Cross Training Services course. “Tristan and Rylan are extraordinary heroes and we’re proud to present them with the Lifesaving Award for Professional
Responders,” said Ken Toren, CEO for the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. “They embody the spirit of the Red Cross, and it is our hope that their actions inspire others to get trained in skills that save lives.” In October 2021, Hsieh and Phan were lifeguards on duty when they were informed that a young individual had suffered a drowning incident in the
March 30, 2022 Page 15 outdoor swimming area. They rushed to the scene and immediately called out for an AED and for someone to call 911. They performed an assessment on the individual in distress, determined lifesaving measures were needed, and began to perform CPR until first responders arrived. Red Cross training gives people the knowledge and skills to act in an emergency and
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Edward Henderson | California Black Media [Continued From Page 12] serving as the Chief Operating Officer-Mental Health Services until 2002, when he became the President/CEO. During his tenure at the health facility, he has instituted several changes to help meet the health needs of residents in the surrounding community. Griffith was instrumental in setting up a relationship between Kedren and Charles Drew University, California’s only HBCU. Medical students
participate in the project as part of their residency requirements. 64th Assembly District (Los Angeles County) Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) nominated Dr. Ayanna E. Davis, an advocate for education, political empowerment and social justice. She lives in Compton. Over her 27 years of service in education, Davis’s has touched the hearts and
helped to shape the minds of thousands of children. Currently, Davis is the Vice President and Political Action Council member of the Association of Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA). In her role as President-elect of the Southern California Chapter of the California Association of Early Young Children, she advocates for disadvantaged children (from birth to 8 years old).
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save a life. A variety of online, blended (online and in-person skills session) and classroom courses are available at redcross.org/takeaclass. If you or someone you know has used skills and knowledge learned in an American Red Cross Training Services course to help save or sustain the life of another individual, visit LifesavingAwards.org to nominate, recognize, or be inspired.
79th District (San Diego County) Assemblymember Akilah Webber (D-San Diego) nominated William Jones, President, CEO and Director of CityLink Investment Corporation, a commercial real estate company. A civic leader and advocate for African Americans and other minorities, Jones is also the lead independent director of Sempra Energy. Earlier in his career, Jones served in San Diego city government as a City Councilmember, Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff to City Councilmember Leon Williams. 62nd Assembly District (Los Angeles County)
Earlier this month, Assemblymember Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood), who was a member of the CLBC, resigned from the Legislature, citing personal reasons. The CLBC honored a nominee from the Burke’s district: Derek Steele, a Morgan State University graduate who started his professional career as an electrical engineer at Northrop Grumman. Later, he began serving his community as a volunteer with the Social Justice Learning Institute (SJLI). His work focused on figuring out how to recreate local food access systems to solve health disparities and food insecurity in Inglewood and nearby communities. Finding service to others more fulfilling than corporate pursuits, Steele was recently appointed SJLI’s Executive Director.
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Celebrate spring and help save lives by giving blood or platelets Red Cross T-shirt for those who come to give April 1-18 OAKLAND, Calif. – It’s officially spring! As the weather warms up and the latest COVID-19 surge continues to slow, many people are looking forward to meeting up with family and friends. At the start of this new season, the American Red Cross encourages the community to play an important role in helping save lives by making blood or platelet donation part of their spring plans. The Red Cross is grateful to the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have rolled up a sleeve to give in early 2022. It’s important to remember donated blood has a limited shelf life, so supplies must be constantly replenished. In the days and weeks ahead, it’s critically important to maintain a readily available blood supply. Donors can
make an appointment by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood. org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). While getting back into the stands to watch the home team play this spring, donors can join a team of their own – Team Red Cross! As a thankyou, all who come to give April 1-18 will receive an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last. Health insights for donors The Red Cross is testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The test may
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control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. Save time during donation Donors can also save up to 15 minutes at the blood drive by completing a RapidPass®. With RapidPass®, donors complete the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of donation, from a mobile device or computer. To complete a RapidPass®, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/ RapidPass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App. To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet certain height and weight requirements.
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Gov’s Relief Plan Would Send Over $9 Billion in Direct Payments to Californians Tanu Henry | California Black Media Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an $11 billion relief package to assist Californians struggling with the skyrocketing costs of gas, food and other commodities. The plan includes a mix of direct payments to individuals; suspension of public transportation fares tax rebates; and support for state, county and municipal programs that align with the governor’s goal to make California a zero-emissions state by 2035. The state will provide about $9 billion in funding to cover $400 direct payments to car
Republicans slammed it, calling it “out of touch,” pointing out oversights and explaining why they think their proposal is better. Last week, California Assembly Republicans introduced legislation that would Senator Padilla meets with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. temporarily suspend the owners whose vehicles are will be sent to car owners state’s 51-cent-per-gallon registered in the state -on debit cards. gas tax. Democrats with a limit of two rebates “We’re taking unanimously voted per person. The payments immediate action to get against the bill 40-18, money directly into the arguing that, if the pockets of Californians legislation passed, funding who are facing higher gas would be taken away from prices as a direct result important transportation of Putin’s invasion of projects without a Ukraine,” said Newsom. guarantee from gas “But this package is stations that they would also focused on protecting lower prices. people from volatile gas “You can’t make prices and advancing this stuff up,” tweeted clean transportation – Assembly Republican providing three months of leader James Gallagher, free public transportation, whose district includes fast-tracking electric Yuba County and other vehicle incentives and Sacramento Valley charging stations, and new counties, including all of funding for local biking Glenn and Tehama and and walking projects,” he parts of Butte and Colusa. added. “I’m losing count … The plan includes is this now the 5th plan nearly $500 million from Capitol Democrats in funding for clean in the past couple of transportation alternatives weeks? Why not take and supporting pedestrian #50centsoffnow?” and bicycle-rider safety Gallagher’s tweet programs. continued. Shortly after Newsom Gallagher also found announced his plan, fault with the governor’s
plan for providing relief to people who own electric vehicles and leaving out military personnel who live and serve in California but whose cars may not be registered in the state. California has the highest number of activeduty military personnel in the country. Assemblymember Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) said, “Corrupt politicians will always prefer ‘rebates’ to actual tax relief because that keeps them in charge of who gets the money and when it’s delivered.” Kiley who refers to Assembly Democrats as “the Supermajority” said the Republican proposal to cut the gas tax “entirely” wouldn’t cost the state “any loss of funding for roads.” “That money would be backfilled from the state’s general fund, and we are said to have a $45 billion - maybe as high as $60 billion surplus right now,” Kiley told “The Issue Is,” a Fox 11 Los Angles news show that covers “the most controversial and interesting issues impacting California.” Newsom says his plan, which could go into effect by July after the state Assembly and Senate approve it, would bring relief to tens of millions of Californians. “This direct relief is on top of the $10plus billion we have distributed over the last year with the Golden State Stimulus,” said Newsom. “All told, close to $20 billion in direct tax relief here in the state of California.
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