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Lets face it: Black men and boys are one of our nations most endangered species and always have been.

Each time I look at Americas government pinnacles the Capitol, the White House, and National Mall monuments I am reminded of the Black men whose hands built those magnificent structures and the perilous conditions under which they worked: their bodies used as human ladders; their comrades lost and buried below.

A nation built by Black men and boys should protect Black men and boys.

Last year, in the aftermath of the brutal murder of George Floyd, the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act was signed into law to counter the injustices that Black men and boys have endured from the periods of slavery and Jim Crow to present day. It is the most significant piece of civil rights legislation to become law since the Voting Rights Act.

On Nov. 9, 2021, the bipartisan Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys held its inaugural meeting at which the renowned Rev. Al Sharpton and I were elected to serve as Secretary and Chair, respectively. The Commissions 19 members include members of the Congressional Black Caucus, government officials, education and social justice experts, and others who represent a broad spectrum of political ideologies but are united in their overwhelming commitment to examining the challenges faced by Black men and boys and providing tangible, sustainable solutions.This is no ordinary commission. Its members will not simply study and write reports that then fall on deaf ears. We will travel the United States to meet with Black men and boys right where they are; visit prisoners on death row; and work with churches, fraternal organizations, and national organizations like the NFL, NAACP and National Action Network to engage them in the process. We will investigate potential civil rights violations and conduct methodical studies of the conditions affecting Black men and boys, including, but not limited to, homicide and incarceration rates, poverty, fatherhood, income disparities and school performance.

All of this our efforts to go beyond the traditional duties of a congressional commission will help our nations highest-ranking officials gain greater insight into the experiences of Black males.

Whether in society, health, education or other life scenarios, Black men and boys are forced to endure the adverse impacts of centuries-long inequities when compared to men and boys of other racial groups.

The New York Times reported in 2015 that 1.5 million Black men, who at that time would be between the ages of 25 and 54, had disappeared from daily life because of incarceration or death. The dropout rate among Black males between the ages of 16 and 24 is 8.7 percent, nearly twice the rate for white males. The prevalence of strokes is nearly 80 percent higher than it is for white men, and the stroke mortality rate is nearly 60 percent higher than that of white mens.

For these and many more reasons, the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys is stepping up to propose measures and policy recommendations that can remedy the underlying causes of disparate conditions.And, while Black men and boys are the Commissions primary focus, my fellow commissioners and I are confident that our work will ultimately uplift Black families and the Black community because Black children need strong, successful fathers and Black women need committed husbands and partners.

We declare 2022 the Year of Black Men and Boys.

Frederica S. Wilson represents Floridas 24th District.

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How two different Americas see the Jan. 6 insurrection

Its been a year since the world watched angry Donald Trump supporters, some armed with Molotov cocktails and dressed in tactical gear, storm the nations Capitol and violently clash with police. Spurred on by then-President Trump, rioters had traveled from far and wide to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.

In the hours after the attack, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy seemed united as they spoke on the House floor. But over the last year, a chasm has grown between the two leaders over how to move forward. It is a divide that reflects a larger split in America, as more people seek to write and rewrite the history of last Jan. 6.

The lies that fueled the riot remain deeply embedded in American politics. Instead of providing a foundation for national unity, Jan. 6 became a launchpad for disinformation and new state laws to restrict access to the ballot box.

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California extends its indoor mask mandate

California will extend its mask mandate for indoor public spaces for a month as the Omicron variant continues its rapid spread. Given the sharp recent rise in infections and hospitalizations, the mandate will be in place through at least Feb. 15.

The surge has affected first responders, as more than 1,000 police officers, firefighters and paramedics in the Los Angeles region were ill or at home quarantining Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. And a growing number of public and private institutions in California are moving to temporary remote work and closing some offices.

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An airline broke an activists wheelchair. Her death months later amplified calls for change

The death of Engracia Figueroa, a Los Angeles activist whose wheelchair was broken by an airline, has amplified calls to fix a system that disabled activists have called archaic and dangerous.

Flying from Washington, D.C., Figueroa returned to L.A. to find that her motorized wheelchair a custom device that cost tens of thousands of dollars had been broken. At Los Angeles International Airport, she waited roughly five hours in a manual wheelchair that did not fit her body, which reopened an old sore, according to her attorney, Joshua Markowitz.

Whether the incident led directly to her death, as her attorney has argued, is poised to become the subject of litigation. Regardless of how her case might play out in court, Figueroas story has been infuriatingly familiar for many wheelchair users.

Judge rejects L.A. Countys bid to dismiss Vanessa Bryants lawsuit over crash photos

A federal judge Wednesday rejected an effort by Los Angeles County lawyers to dismiss Vanessa Bryants lawsuit over the handling of photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant. The lawsuit could go to trial as early as next month.

Vanessa Bryant sued the county in 2020, alleging that she and her family suffered severe emotional distress after learning that L.A. County sheriffs deputies snapped and later shared gruesome images of the crash scene where her husband, daughter Gianna and seven others died in January 2020.

Coastal residents sue L.A. over a massive sewage spill into Santa Monica Bay

More than 100 people living in and around El Segundo have filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, accusing it of exposing them to toxic hydrogen sulfide gas and other dangers during and after a sewage spill last year at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.

In July, a backup caused by debris forced officials to use an emergency discharge procedure, sending a flood of raw sewage into Santa Monica Bay. The L.A. County Department of Public Health issued a health advisory and urged people to avoid swimming in the area.

For more than two weeks after the initial 17-million-gallon discharge, the damaged plant continued to release millions of gallons of partially treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a Times investigation found.

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Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy for 14-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta, who was killed by an LAPD officer. Valentinas funeral will be Monday at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena. The shooting has sparked outrage and spurred debate about police response in tense, crowded situations.

Rabbi who was shot in Poway synagogue attack is sentenced to prison for fraud. Yisroel Goldstein rose to national prominence after being wounded in an antisemitic shooting, and was then exposed as the perpetrator of multimillion-dollar fraud schemes. He was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison.

A former San Diego State frat member sues the university over hazing allegations. The suit claims the school wrongly accused him of engaging in hazing while he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, a controversial fraternity that was shut down last year.

Nearly two dozen historic streetlights are missing from the Glendale-Hyperion bridge. The stolen lampposts were installed in 1926 and made of bronze, and no replacements are immediately available. The thefts have also continued despite an ongoing Los Angeles police investigation.

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Boy Scouts of America falls short in bid to emerge from sex-abuse bankruptcy. A $2.7-billion settlement offer failed to garner enough votes from thousands of men who say they were sexually abused in Scouting. Although 73% of the nearly 54,000 claimants who cast ballots voted to accept the settlement, the proposal needed at least 75%.

130 years after defying segregation, Plessy of separate but equal ruling to be pardoned. Louisianas governor posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy on Wednesday, more than a century after the Black resident was arrested in an unsuccessful challenge to a Jim Crow law creating whites-only train cars.

March 2023 trial is set for the Florida condo collapse lawsuit. Thats about six months later than Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman had initially planned. But lawyers in the complex and unusual case said experts need more time to evaluate what caused the condominium building to fall and kill 98 people.

Grammy Awards postponed due to Omicron variant. The Recording Academy, which presents musics most prestigious awards show, said that holding the show on Jan. 31 simply contains too many risks and added that a new date would be announced soon.

Omicron also forces Sundance Film Festival to cancel in-person events. Instead of hosting red carpet premieres, parties and panel discussions in the traditional hub of Park City, the 2022 festival will now be mostly virtual for the second consecutive year.

Kanye West to headline 2022 Coachella festival. West (who now goes by Ye) is in the final stages of confirming festival-closing sets on consecutive Sundays, April 17 and 24.

As superstars cash in on vinyl LP boom, small labels and manufacturers struggle to meet demand. Buyers want way more records than pressing facilities in Southern California can supply. Thats true globally too: There arent enough manufacturers to meet the renewed demand, and too few workers available to run them.

After turning journalists into TV stars and millionaires, Richard Leibner signs off. Leibner, 82, the godfather of TV news agents, retired at the end of December after 58 years of representing many of the biggest names in the industry, including Diane Sawyer, Dan Rather, Mike Wallace and Norah ODonnell.

Fans wont be able to pump up the volume at UCLA basketballs long-awaited return. The game against Long Beach State comes with an unusually exclusive guest list: Only families of team members will be permitted inside Pauley Pavilion on Thursday afternoon for the Bruins first game in nearly a month.

Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia after his visa was canceled. The Australian Border Force issued a statement early Thursday local time saying Djokovic failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet entry requirements and his visa has been subsequently canceled.

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The brazen, mind-boggling Republican revisionism regarding Jan. 6 never ends. The United States has an unfortunate tendency toward historical amnesia and denial, particularly when it comes to the bad behavior of white people, writes columnist Robin Abcarian.

Before-and-after images at the arch at Spooners Cove near Montaa de Oro State Park that collapsed during recent rains.

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Decembers record-breaking storms provided a much-needed rain, but they also came at a cost. A beloved rock arch at Spooners Cove, along the coast of San Luis Obispo, crumbled in the recent rains, officials said.

Eric Hjelstrom, chief ranger for the San Luis Obispo Coast district of California State Parks, said the sandstone cliffs that line the area are home to many natural features. Theyre part of what gives you the allure of this part of California, he said. But time, rain and wind all take a toll, and the same force that creates the arch eventually destroys it.

January 1945: Comedian Charlie Chaplin, 55, in court during the Joan Berry paternity trial in Los Angeles.

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Seventy-seven years ago this week, Charlie Chaplin was embroiled in a paternity trial, which, as The Times reported later, exploded into one of Hollywoods biggest scandals. Chaplin was exonerated by a blood test of being the father of a baby girl born to Joan Berry. But the test was disputed and the trial went forward. The jury deadlocked, as The Times reported on Jan. 5, 1945, and a mistrial was declared.

The five jurors for the baby, of which I was one, said one juror in the 1945 report, did not question but that he was the father. The others, however, could not overlook the fact there was testimony showing she had been alone with Getty [Jean Paul Getty, multimillionaire oilman] and Ruesch [Hans Ruesch, former Hollywood writer] around the time she says she was with Chaplin. A retrial just three months later ended with a jury upholding Berrys claim, and the legendary comedian was ordered to pay $75 a week in child support.

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CHICAGO In a time when many preachers, teachers and police officers do not live in the neighborhood that they work in, Pastor Corey Brooks decided with his wife years ago that they would raise their children in Woodlawn, one of the toughest neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago. With his talents and charisma, he could easily headline a megachurch in one of Chicagos affluent suburbs. However, the pastor knew, in the words of President Theodore Roosevelt, that "people dont care about how much you know until they know how much you care."

Scores of people have come through the South Side with their solutions or preconceived notions, including Rev. Al Sharpton, and nearly all have left, mystified. The only way for Brooks to truly understand the South Side and its distinct heartbeat was to become one with its people. The sacrifice he made was that he and his wife raised their children in an environment where they were exposed to things that most Americans never see in their lifetimes.

On the 45th day of his 100-day rooftop vigil to raise funds for a community center designed to transform the lives of local residents, the pastor met with his youngest son, Corey "Cobe" Brooks, a sophomore majoring in business and economics at Morehouse College. As the campfire burned brightly, the pastor asked his son, "How tough is growing up in this neighborhood?"

"I would say it was kind of very tough growing up in this neighborhood because there is not a lot of opportunity," Cobe said. "Besides the church, theres no real opportunity Theres nowhere for them to go work on homework or work on their craft or whatever theyre good at."

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The pastor then asked his son what it was like to lose friends to violence.

"I lost six friends in the past five, six years. Its been very traumatizing, but it's also made me part of who I am today," Cobe said. "I feel like my mission is to bring opportunity to the community because if they had the certain opportunities that I had, they probably would never have been in the predicaments that they were in when they did pass away."

The pastor responded: "Even though you grew up in the same neighborhood, you grew up in the household with your mom, your dad, your brothers and sisters, a family unit. A lot of times these kids, unfortunately, all they have to depend on is their moms. The dads are sometimes locked up or wherever."

Cobe nodded in agreement: "And nine times outta 10, the mom is always at work. So they depend on themselves and their siblings. It's like theyre looking out for each other, to raise each other instead of parents. I didnt have the same story."

The pastor asked his son why so many of his friends joined gangs.

"Theres no real providers out here for them, no real protectors," answered Cobe, referring to the lack of parental authorities. "So they look to the guys on the block, the big brothers on the block, and thats their role models Thats all they see."

Cobe knows he was lucky that he had a father and a mother to look up to. He did not have to look to the streets for love, kinship and guidance the basic things every child hungers for no matter their address. That is why he passionately supports his fathers efforts to build a building for the Project H.O.O.D. community center in the Woodlawn neighborhood.

"I honestly think the community center would be one of the biggest things that will happen to this community," Cobe said. "I know it will open up plenty of jobs for everybody."

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He pointed out that while the center will have basketball courts and classes in dance and theater, its main focus will be on vocational training from carpentry to electrical for teens and adults as well as providing multiple outlets for younger kids to express themselves something that many of Cobes friends did not have while growing up.

"The community center would be devoted to really building opportunity for everybody in Chicago, more than just this one community," Cobe said.

He and his father know that a community center can never replace a parent, but it can provide children of the neighborhood with a powerful and viable alternative to gang life. After all, many children do not join gangs because they want to, but of out fear, life-preserving fear. The son and his father wish to transform that destructive fear into the pursuit of the American Dream, and that is how they will make their home a better home for all.

Follow along as Fox News checks in Pastor Corey Brooks each day with a new Rooftop Revelation.

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As long as they live in Bristol, the three men and a woman cleared this week of toppling the statue of Edward Colston may never have to buy their own drinks again.

Jake Skuse, 33, Rhian Graham, 30, Milo Ponsford, 26, and Sage Willoughby, 22, played key roles in tearing the statue of the 17th-century slave trader from its city centre plinth, dragging it to Bristol harbour and throwing it in the River Avon.

On the first day of their trial last month, hundreds of supporters applauded the Colston 4, as they have come to be known, as they arrived at Bristol crown court.

On Wednesday they were found not guilty of damaging the statue, bringing their chapter in the saga to a close. But their actions, considered to be one of the most significant and symbolic acts of public dissent in Britain this century, sent shock waves that are still being felt nationally and globally.

The toppling of Colston which came just two weeks after the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, sparked antiracist protests around the world exploded like a cultural hand grenade.

It catalysed a nationwide reassessment of the symbols of Britains imperialist past. Within six months nearly 70 tributes to slave traders, colonialists and racists were removed across the UK, a Guardian tally found, as conversations intensified over which historical figures were appropriate for public veneration.

Reverberations were felt as far away as the US where, at the funeral of Floyd himself, Rev Al Sharpton referenced the protest as symbolic of changing attitudes to race, saying: Ive seen grandchildren of slave masters tearing down slave masters statue; over in England they put it in the river.

And it triggered outrage on the right. Dozens of so-called statue defender protests across the UK culminated in a chaotic rally by football fans around the statue of Winston Churchill in Trafalgar Square. Impassioned commentators compared protesters to a woke Taliban and warned of efforts to erase British history.

We cannot now try to edit or censor our past, the prime minister tweeted.

But as much as it was a trigger for a broader debate, the toppling of Colstons statue was also the culmination of a uniquely Bristolian story. Erected in 1895, 174 years after Colstons death, the bronze likeness celebrated a man regarded by some as the citys philanthropic patron saint.

He had given his name to three schools in the city and half a dozen roads, and a number of Bristols most ancient institutions owed their existence to his largesse.

Every year celebrations were held in Bristol cathedral in Colstons name. Leading pupils from the schools that bore his name were taken on pilgrimages to see a clump of his hair and his nails preserved like relics in the citys Merchants Hall.

A plaque attached to the plinth on which Colstons statue stood celebrated him as one of the most virtuous and wise sons of Bristol.

But concerns had long been raised over his presence. Looming over the heart of south-west Englands most multicultural city, Colston had served as a potent reminder that its wealth was raised off the backs of enslaved people.

Giving expert evidence in the trial, the historian David Olusoga described how Colston had made his fortune as shareholder, and eventual head, of Britains most-important slave-owning enterprise, the Royal African Company. During his tenure, it kidnapped and enslaved an estimated 85,000 Africans, including 12,000 children.

For me, it was symbolic of power and lack of respect, and the position of black people as a community, Ros Martin, a playwright and activist for many years with the Countering Colston campaign, told the Guardian.

She said she felt the trial was an appalling injustice but that she felt buoyed up by the fact that [the defendants] are four young white people feeling empathy and showing empathy and getting people to think.

Its moving beyond being a bystander, which is required from all of us, Martin said.

Throughout the 10-day trial, the public gallery was packed with locals, many of whom cheered videos shown in court of the moment Colston fell. Martin was there, and other supporters and friends of the defendants.

But others, such as Douglas Peden, a local lawyer, and his two daughters, had come to watch history play out in the courtroom. Its the symbolism of it, Peden said, admitting he also supported the defendants. Its property and ownership up against freedom of expression.

The feeling was reflected elsewhere in Bristol. Outside a pub in Bristol city centre after court one evening Jodie Lily, from Exeter, told the Guardian she knew at least 10 people who were present when the statue was toppled. Its only those four because they got their faces, she said. That piece of shit should have been taken down.

The bare facts of the case were not in question. Giving evidence, the defendants proudly recounted the roles they played. But they denied criminal damage, arguing their acts were justified by the offence caused in Bristol by the statue.

It was a high-risk legal strategy, given that support for the toppling of Colston was not universal, even in Bristol. A week after the statue was felled, a counter protest by the empty plinth drew a 300-strong crowd, including a banner reading all lives matter.

Concerns were felt across the UK. Polling by Policy Exchange found nearly half of people opposed the way the statue was toppled, compared with a quarter in support, while YouGov found that although a slim majority supported Colstons removal, just more than one in 10 thought it was done in the right way.

Nevertheless, change has since come in the wake of Colstons toppling. Colston Hall, Bristols major events venue, changed its name finally fulfilling an undertaking first made in 2017 to the Bristol Beacon.

Colstons name was removed from pubs, buildings and roads. The 275-year-old Colston society was disbanded and his image was removed from stained glass windows.

But at the same time, culture war battle lines were drawn, and the government sensed a populist win. Skuse, Graham, Ponsford and Milo have been cleared but new measures in the governments police and crime bill will allow courts to send people found guilty of damaging a memorial to prison for 10 years.

As critics have pointed out, someone caught defacing a statue could, under the proposals, be jailed for longer than someone found guilty of rape.

As for Colston himself, since being fished out of the River Avon by Bristol council, his statue has found his way to the citys M Shed museum, where it has been transformed, according to Olusoga, into the most important artefact of the story of Britains relationship with its brutal slave history.

There, the statue of the old slave trader lies supine, with red paint daubed on its eyes, mouth and hands. Its coattail and staff are missing. It is surrounded by placards from the day it was pulled down and across its 17th-century robes is scrawled BLM.

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LOS ANGELES January 5, 2022 Home is the place where our life stories begin. It is where we are understood, embraced, and accepted. It is a sanctuary of safety and security, a place to which we can always return. But what if you dont have a home to go to?

Author Jennifer Thomas pens an unforgettable story of growing up as an orphan and finding hope in a new and unexpected life with God. Daughter of Destiny: Final Victory is a story of an orphan who perseveres against all odds. Alone and caught in the clutches of a puzzling and difficult world, without the safety buffer of familial love. But she had a unique gift, extraordinary, with unique visionary, and prophetess as well who can sense and discern what lies beyond her imagination. She can also interpret premonitions, dreams, and visions and watch them come to fruition.

Thomas is a living testament to the indomitable human spirit. Her book Daughter of Destiny: Final Victory is the culmination of various trials and tribulations and the ultimate victory. Her book takes readers on a journey to inspire and harness determination to overcome obstacles.

Each page contains lessons, and revelations, as well as blessings. You will learn ways to overcome barriers such as fear, self-doubt, tested faith, rejection, bullying, and social chaos. You will learn how to pray your way through lifes most difficult circumstances and how to practice patience and humility in the face of adversity. Thomas quoted Bible verses to calibrate lifes challenges and refusing to let the desolation and violence pull you down. Holding onto hope in our world is hard enough, but maintaining that humanity in the face of nothing sometimes needs a guiding light.

There have been times in our lives when we have fallen into depression, and, to cope, would keep an iron grip on our emotions and cut ourselves off from the world. The one place we could be assured of finding comfort was between the pages of books. We read to learn that others have walked the paths weve walked, felt the pain we feel, feared the things we fear, and borne the weights we carry. There is reassurance and camaraderie in the written word if we only look for it.

Thomas reveals a message of courage and hope and her stories will seriously tug at your heartstrings as she explores the hardships and triumphs of childhood. It is a heart-wrenching yet inspiring life story that will let the readers realize that no matter what happens, there will always be light at the end of a dark tunnel.

You will learn that you are here on purpose; you are not an accident. God has a plan and a purpose for your life. Wherever you are, God knows your whereaboutslook up and reach up, this book discovers new worlds you can only imagine. It will make you look at life more deeply and hope that one day you might have a different lifethat one day you will find a true home.

Listen to her interview on This Week in America with Ric Bratton: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/thisweek1/episodes/2020-12-10T09_27_04-08_00

For more information about Jennifer Thomas and her other works, visit her website athttps://ddofdestinybook.com

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Jennifer Denise Thomas was born on June 29, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at the tender age of 13. Jennifer is a visionary. She has the gift of revelation and the spirit of discernment. She recalls having dreams and night visitations at the tender age of four and then growing into adulthood and watching those dreams and visions come to full fruition. Jennifer has found grace, mercy, truth, peace, understanding and love within the body of Christ.

As a foster youth, she faced adversity, emotional and financial hardship, abuse and neglect and rejection. Jennifer was forced to drop out of high school during her 11th grade year due to an unstable home environment and limited parental guidance. Nevertheless, she was able to overcome each obstacle. She rose from the ashes of defeat and a place of darkness and despair by grounding herself in the faith. Jennifer has served in the workforce and in the community for nearly thirty-seven years as a customer service, associate, motor coach operator, a semi-trailer operator, and she went on to become a taxicab driver. She truly has a giving heart and a charitable spirit, for she gives her time, energy, and guidance to various womens shelters, plus, she has countless hours of working behind the scenes doing ministry, lifting the name of Jesus Christ, drawing all mankind closer to the presences.

She also worked and served behind the scenes on political campaigns, she has also provided shelter, food, and clothing to those who are in need for over thirty-seven years. She is a mother of three biological children; however, she has provided love and care for many. Jennifer is currently ministering to those in the convalescent homes, she also participates in a project to combat homelessness with the Union Rescue Mission located in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, CA. Jennifer has a passion for helping others find their destiny in life as it is her lifes mission to teach others that God has a plan and a purpose for their life. Finally, Jennifers current endeavors include fashion design, writing books, and mentoring young men and women. She also provides assistance and care for the disabled/elderly.

Jennifer has worn many hats. Last but not least, she attended classes at the Hebrew Institute of Theological Studies. One of her Instructors included Dr. Michelle Corral, a world renown leader in the Christian faith. Jennifer has worked side by side with leaders such as Reverend Al Sharpton and Pastor K.W. Tuloss. Jennifer is truly a modern-day Samaritan, Humanitarian and Philanthropist.

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