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Local Las Vegas professional beauty school, the Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas (CILV), donated 20 wigs handmade by school students and completed several complimentary beauty makeovers to local breast cancer survivors during its 5th annual “Wig-A-Thon” event on Friday (11/5) afternoon.

Spearheaded by Denise Dixon, longtime philanthropist and founder of The Cosmetology Institute, the heartfelt charity event touched the hearts of many. During the uplifting “Wig-A-Thon” event, The Institute’s beauty students provided four breast cancer survivors, three of which were currently still battling the horrific disease, with complimentary handmade wig installations as well as makeup, nail and hair services. Emotions ran high from the survivors, students and school instructors as the survivors were overcome with joy and gratitude, even being invited to come back for ongoing complimentary wig maintenance services as needed.

Additionally, through its partnership with the American Cancer Society of Nevada, CILV donated 16 handmade wigs to be gifted to women.

“The American Cancer Society is grateful for the continued support of the Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas,” said Angela VanBrackle, executive director of American Cancer Society of Nevada. “Providing wigs to those undergoing treatment is a great boost to self-confidence to those women and being able to share in the moments of them receiving the wigs is inspiring. With our strong partnerships with several cancer treatment centers here in the Las Vegas valley; we are able to distribute the donated wigs to those in need.”

Additionally, 18 women received on-site mammograms at the event from the Nevada Health Centers Mammovan, a mobile, medical 3D mammogram station, that was stationed at The Institute during the Wig-A-Thon. Determined to give back for this special cause, The Institute paid for all uninsured recipients to receive the same-day mammograms. In honor of her family members recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Dixon will also donate $1,000 to the Nevada Health Centers Mammovan to thank them for their support.

The “Wig-A-Thon” event concluded with lunch in the courtyard with the breast cancer survivors, staff and students, complimentary catered by Kountry Boi Catering & BBQ, and a heartwarming award ceremony praising the participating students.

About Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas 

The Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas opened in 2015 to serve the Las Vegas community with a professional beauty school and outlet aiming to lift up disenfranchised youth, especially BIPOC, in need of professional skills, direction and career opportunity within the beauty industry. CILV offers young students an educational facility with affordable tuition, professional training, and the necessary skills to start and maintain their own business. Programs include: cosmetology, esthetics, hair design and nail technology. The school received National Accreditation in 2019 and has since seen hundreds of graduates. CILV was founded by Denise Dixon, a small business owner, serial philanthropist, author, and community advocate in Las Vegas. Dixon’s mission is to pay it forward and give other women and minorities in her community a helping hand via CILV and its related scholarships, grants, programs and events.

For more information on the Cosmetology Institute of Las Vegas, please call 702-756-2208, visit the school at 3249 W. Craig Rd., #100, North Las Vegas, 89032, or browse their website at CILV.com. Follow them on social media at facebook.com/CosInsLV and on Instagram at @CILVegas.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA—.) To the people who know and work with him, Carl M. Dameron is a dynamic, hard-driving, award-winning advertising, and public relations expert with more than 30 years of success helping organizations and people throughout California meet their goals.

He is also a cancer survivor. In this edition of SoCal Voices, Carl shares the story of starting and growing his company, how he dealt with his cancer diagnosis and offers sage advice for anyone facing a challenge.

Watch here: https://www.socalvoices.com/episodes/carl-cameron

Website: dameroncommunications.com

Instagram: @carldameron

Twitter: @carldameron

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DameronCommunications

Dameron Communications services include: advertising for television, social media, radio, newspaper, magazine, and billboards, web sites, direct mail, mobile web applications, and email.  They also deliver award winning public relations press releases, press conferences, media relations, television programs, web sites, opinion editorials, promotions, event creation and management, government relations and community relations.

For more information on Dameron Communications call Carl M. Dameron @ (909) 534-9500.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — — The Television Academy Foundation today announced applications are open for its 2022 Internship Program in Hollywood for college media students nationwide.

Paid internships are offered for graduate and undergraduate college/university media arts students for the spring and summer of 2022. Internships may be in person, hybrid or remote, depending upon the opportunity, and are subject to change. As a condition of employment, the Academy Foundation will require all in-person or hybrid work interns to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

The prestigious program gives students in-depth and hands-on professional experience in a variety of television careers and professions at prominent Hollywood studios and production facilities. Internship categories include animation, cinematography, program development, directing, editing, interactive media, news and writing.

Among the career-advancing opportunities available is the Foundation’s distinctive “Star Trek Command Training Program,” in association with CBS Studios, which offers students an immersive professional experience within the Star Trek franchise.

Exclusively for Southern California college students, the Foundation also offers the Diversity and Inclusion Unscripted Internship Program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds interested in nonfiction television careers. In addition, internships for foster youth in the greater Los Angeles area, provided through an endowment gift from Dick Wolf’s Wolf Family Foundation, are available.

“The Foundation’s Internship Program is in a class all its own,” said Cris Abrego, chair of the Television Academy Foundation. “For over 40 years, it’s offered students from across the country the chance to get relevant job experience and network in the entertainment capital of the world. We urge media arts students to apply for this program, which has jumpstarted careers for so many industry professionals.”

Finalists for these coveted opportunities are selected by members of the Television Academy; final selections are made by participating host companies. The program is designed to train, inspire and open doors for diverse and highly motivated students who might not otherwise have access to the industry.

Summer interns will receive weekly professional-development sessions including panels with television-industry leaders, customized seminars on personal brand-building and navigating the job market ahead.

Established in 1980, the Foundation’s Internship Program has been instrumental in launching the careers of prominent writers, producers, directors, executives, and Emmy^® nominees and winners. Notable Foundation alumni include: The Orville executive producer Brannon Braga, Space Force producer Jennifer Celotta, POV Entertainment President Layne Eskridge, Grey’s Anatomy consulting producer Elisabeth Finch, The Sandman series executive producer David S. Goyer, Maya and the Three creator and executive producer Jorge R. Gutierrez, America’s Got Talent associate director Carrie Havel, WandaVision assistant art director Eric R. Johnson, The Boys creator Eric Kripke, and Judas and the Black Messiah executive producer Sev Ohanian.

All selected interns become lifelong members of the Television Academy’s alumni network, gaining access to exclusive networking opportunities, industry events and an online alumni platform.

Online applications are currently being accepted through Jan. 19, 2022, by

5:00 p.m. PDT at TelevisionAcademy.com/Internships.

About the Television Academy Foundation

Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future. Through renowned educational and outreach programs, such as The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Project, College Television Awards and Summit, Student Internship and Fellowship Programs and the Faculty Conference, the Foundation seeks to widen the circle of voices our industry represents and to create more opportunity for television to reflect all of society. For more information on the Foundation, please visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA— An innovative program that prepares Special Education students for gainful employment after high school has been lauded as a state model of excellence.

The California School Boards Association (CSBA) announced it will present the prestigious Golden Bell Award to the District’s Beyond Pathways Program. The Beyond Pathways Program provides job-skills training to students with moderate to severe disabilities. Overseen by the Special Education Department, the program includes the Business and Technology Pathway at San Andreas High School, the Community Integrated Program (CIP)/Bridge to WORC Program at Anderson School, and the WORC Program at Middle College High School/San Bernardino Valley College and Cal State San Bernardino.

Students who participate in Beyond Pathways have opportunities to learn valuable life and work skills before reaching the age of 22. By the time students leave the program, they will have gained work experience, linked with community agencies, and have an extensive transition portfolio that will support them when connecting with post-vocational rehabilitation agencies such as Inland Regional Center and Department of Rehabilitation. For example, students in CIP will learn how to keep inventory, stock shelves, assemble and pack items, and other tasks they might be expected to do in a warehouse or retail company through Workability job placement and simulation activities in our PAES Laboratory. Students will also learn about self-advocacy, time management, and responsibility, which are vital skills needed as they transition into adulthood.

On-the-job training is essential to helping students with special needs lead productive lives, said Dr. Howana Lundy, director of the District’s Special Education Department.

“The success of our program is rooted in the belief that all students can benefit from career pathways and community partnerships, especially students with special needs,” Lundy said. “We have students working in numerous businesses right here in our community who have a new lease on life because of our Beyond Pathways program.”

Each year, CSBA recognizes outstanding educational programs and school governance practices that effectively address the needs of California students. SBCUSD has earned several Golden Bell Awards in recent years, including one for its efforts to cultivate future teachers from its student ranks through the Grow Your Own program. The employee onboarding program, overseen by the Employee Development Department, and the Demonstration Teacher Program, overseen by Human Resources, have also won Golden Bell acclaim.

The Golden Bell Award will be presented on December 2 at the California School Board’s annual conference in San Diego.

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Last week California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a “consumer alert” warning Californians that cannabis-infused edibles are being packaged and sold as copycat versions of popular food and candy products.

The California Department of Justice is advising consumers that illegal and unregulated edibles may contain dangerously high levels of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in Cannabis, and they are available in packaging nearly identical to those of popular brands like Cheetos, Fruity Pebbles, and Sour Patch Kids.

Bonta is urging Californians not to consume these dangerous knockoffs and to report the products if they encounter them.

“While cannabis-infused edibles packaged to look like our favorite brands may seem harmless and fun, the dangers of consuming unregulated and untested cannabis products are high, particularly for children and teens,” Bonta said. “The fact is: here in California, we have a safe, regulated, and legal cannabis market. But if a product is being marketed to children, mimicking a well-known consumer brand, and advertising sky-high levels of THC — it’s not likely to be a part of it.”

Cannabis-infused edibles describes any food or drink containing marijuana or any of its active ingredients, most often THC and cannabidiol (CBD), according to the Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab (RVDAR), a California drug rehabilitation and substance abuse treatment program.

Generally, the edible product is infused with cannabis extract. Marijuana is heated in an oil-based liquid to obtain the extract, RVDAR explains.

“Compared to other ways of consuming marijuana, edibles are known for producing a delayed high. Further, they may be more discreetly consumed than marijuana from a blunt, vape pen or bong,” according to RVDAR.

The California cannabis industry is regulated by the state’s Business and Professions Code and is covered by the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA).

According to Bonta, the edible products sold by unlicensed operators, often contain levels of THC that exceed the legal limit, and are advertised to youth in violation of MAUCRSA, which sets up a basic framework for product licensing, oversight and enforcement.

Cannabis businesses have to follow the same rules that other businesses in California follow. For example, there are rules in the statutes about waste disposal, protecting the environment, vehicle registration and paying taxes.Bonta’s office makes the following recommendations:

IDENTIFY LOOKALIKE PRODUCTS:

Californians should look for copycat packaging with language that indicates that the product contains cannabis — such as “medicated”, “THC,” “CBD,” “keep out of reach of children and animals,” and/or an image of a cannabis leaf.

In California, legal cannabis products must be affixed with the universal symbol that includes an encircled triangle with a marijuana leaf and exclamation mark in it. It letters CA are imprinted below it.  If you see indications of copycat packaging or do not see the universal symbol, the product is illicit — and may be dangerous.

KNOW THE HEALTH RISKS:

Illegal cannabis products present a risk to public health and safety. Children can experience a variety of delayed symptoms upon ingesting cannabis edibles, including, but not limited to difficulty breathing, lethargy, dizziness, nausea, and loss of coordination.

Illegal products made with synthetic cannabinoids may pose additional health risks. Synthetic cannabinoids can be highly toxic and are illegal in the state of California. Side effects of consuming synthetic cannabinoids include rapid heart rate, agitation, vomiting, trouble breathing, psychosis, among others.

In recent years, California has seen a surge in pediatric exposure and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) visits related to cannabis edibles, as well as an increase in children as young as 12 who are intentionally using cannabis products.

In 2020, there were 1,173 calls to the Poison Control Center for services related to children aged 0-19 ingesting cannabis products. This is up from 404 calls in 2016, with the biggest increase for children aged 0-5.

California has also seen a rise in emergency room visits related to cannabis poisoning among young children. In 2016, there were approximately 21 visits per one million Californians aged 0-5. In 2020, there were approximately 113 visits.

Bonta’s office insists that if a child has accidentally consumed these illicit products, monitor them for symptoms of intoxication. California’s Poison Control System has a 24-hour hotline available for immediate assistance.

The toll-free phone number is (800) 222-1222. Language interpreter services are offered in over 200 different languages and calls are kept confidential.

Upon encountering lookalike cannabis-infused edible products, Bonta is asking the public to file a complaint with the Department of Justice and with the Department of Cannabis Control.

EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 27, 2021) Sonar Technician Seaman Triniti Vild, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., writes an entry in the sonar control log aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Stack)

ATLANTA, GA— Morris Brown College boasts a new mentorship program that matches local MBA professionals from eight prestigious schools with its growing base of diverse students. The inaugural program will support a select number of full-time juniors and seniors along with a unique cohort of first year students from the College’s adult education program.

“This wonderful opportunity offers an educational and mutually beneficial experience for both the mentor and mentee, and Morris Brown is excited and motivated to bring it to fruition,” said the College’s President, Dr. Kevin James.

Mentors are expected to provide student participants exposure to new career & industry possibilities as well as general business guidance, including insights into various functional areas, best practices of networking, and interviewing strategies.

Terry Comer, a Morris Brown College graduate (2003) and Harvard Business School alumnus (2006) is helping to spearhead the program alongside an impressive grouping of local MBA alumni. “I’m excited to support Morris Brown’s resurgence, particularly given how instrumental the College was in my personal development as a business leader. This program has tremendous potential and would not be possible without the broader Atlanta MBA community being so generous of their time,” said Terry Comer.

The collection of mentors represents a diverse group of our nation’s most respected MBA programs. All of the mentors hold senior leadership positions within established startups to Fortune 500 companies, spanning a variety of industries from retail to digital infrastructure. Together, these talented MBAs with a wide range of professional experiences and backgrounds, including 10 who are Presidents of their companies, are coming together to exclusively support Morris Brown College after its recent accreditation candidacy announcement.

At the conclusion of the first 8-month period, mentors and mentees are expected to complete surveys to best evaluate the program’s impact as well as identify future opportunities for expansion and improvement. The objective is to continue to serve the College for many years to come as Morris Brown expands its enrollment.

For more information, please visit https://morrisbrown.edu/.

By Lou Yeboah

So, the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” [Genesis 6:6-7].

And then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them? I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them…” [Numbers 14:11-12].

And He withdrew from them about a stone’s cast, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, ‘Not my will, but yours be done.’ And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony He prayed more earnestly; and His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” [Luke 22:41-44].

Listen, before mankind rebelled against God, we were warned that if we broke fellowship with the Lord, we would face dire consequences. But Jesus, God the Son, took on flesh, became a man, and suffered the penalty we deserved. Yet, in spite of all that Jesus did for us, we rebel against Him. We rebel against the One who gave His life a ransom for us. Shame on you! Shame on me! “We are all like sheep who has gone astray.” [Isaiah 53:6]. “A people with a revolting and a rebellious heart.” [Jeremiah 5:23]. May the Lord have mercy on our soul!

The Bible is clear that there are two possible destinations for every human soul following physical death: heaven or hell [Matthew 25:34, 41, 46; Luke 16:22–23] and for those who do not receive Jesus Christ as Savior, death means everlasting punishment [2 Thessalonians 1:8–9]. This punishment is described in a variety of ways: a lake of fire [Luke 16:24; Revelation 20:14–15], outer darkness [Matthew 8:12], and a prison [1 Peter 3:19]. This place of punishment is eternal [Jude 1:13; Matthew 25:46].

Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion, says the Lord? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted. From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness- only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil. Your country is desolate, your cities burned with fire; your fields are being stripped by foreigners right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers. Daughter Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city under siege. Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. [Isaiah 1:5-9]. Therefore, consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, says the Lord. [Revelation 2:4-5].

These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you [Revelation 3:1-3]. Accept Jesus Now! God has made extraordinary efforts to encourage humanity to repent. Consider all the Old Testament calamities, catastrophes, and cataclysms. They were designed to get men to repent.

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you, life, and death, blessing and cursing therefore, choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. [Deuteronomy 30:19].

However, they did not repent [Revelations 9:20].

By Hermene D. Hartman

Chris Kempczinski, the President and CEO of McDonald’s, showed no remorse, compassion, sympathy, or empathy as he spoke about parenting to Mayor Lori Lightfoot. First, a policeman killed Adam Toldeon, 13 years old, on the premises of McDonald’s. Weeks later, a seven-year-old girl, Jaslyn Adams, was killed in the drive-thru lane at McDonald’s on the West Side Side of Chicago.

The president of the $20 billion corporation, texted Mayor Lightfoot after a face-to-face visit at the McDonald’s headquarters, “With both, the parents failed those kids, which I know is something you can’t say. Even harder to fix.” By his own admission, he told The Wall Street Journal, “I have, through my background a very narrow world view. “My to comments to Mayor Lightfoot revealed that ignorance.” Mr. Kempczinski is Swedish. How many worldviews do you need to feel for the parent, whose seven-year-old daughter was killed in the drive-in of McDonald’s? All seven-year-old wants to go to McDonald’s.

He spoke as a racist, white privileged, prosperous affluent male, who is insensitive. His reported salary in 2018 was $4.678 million. If he knew you could not say it, why did he say it? What made him so comfortable with Mayor Lightfoot, Black, and female, that he could text what he wrote.

Who is he to speak on parenting in the first place? And when he texted such a message, where was Lightfoot’s response? Perhaps she called him or had a zoom meeting. If so, she should make her comments public. It’s like she excused him.

He spoke aloud. We hear him. McDonald’s is a racist company; they practice “systemic racism” throughout.

In 2020 the company made $20 billion. Thirty percent of their company consumer base is Black. Blacks produced $6 billion of their total income. In 1998 there were 377 Black McDonald’s franchisees. Today there are 186 out of 1300. Don Thompson was the Black CEO of McDonald’s from 2012 to 2015. When he retired, so did many of the top Black executives. In 2019 McDonald’s spent $1.6 billion in advertising; less than $10 million of those dollars were spent with Black-owned media.

Byron Allen, the founder of Allen Media Group, filed a lawsuit for $10 billion against McDonald’s, stating the company discriminated against Black-owned media back in May 2021. According to the case, the fast-food chain has a “tiered advertising structure that differentiates based on race. He has also ta

ken out full-page newspaper ads pointing to the racism in McDonald’s Black ad spend. After Byron’s ads appeared, McDonald’s quickly added $10 million to the black budget. But where did it go?

I had a harrowing experiment with McDonald’s as I spoke to the head of advertising, Sheila Hamilton. It was a circus. A call had been initiated with discussion, where the new advertising lady listened to our pitches. I followed up with her to discuss TV advertising. Then, the circle of do nothing began. She told me about the Black McDonald’s owners, who do an excellent job with their dollars to support the Black community in multiple ways.

I asked questions about the $10 million extra – What agency did it go to? What was the spend? When would it be executed? I spoke to a White agency and provided three different people with the basic information requested. Eventually, I was sent to two Black agencies, who claimed ignorance about the new $10 million. One agency never returned calls.

I went back to the advertising director of McDonald’s, to say stop playing games and sending me on a wild goose chase. If you are not prone to advertise, say that and be upfront about it, but don’t insult my intelligence. She told me she would have the Black agency, Burrell, call me. I never got the call, and the advertising lady disappeared, not answering the tough questions. The run-around ended.

Back to Mr. Chris Kemczinski. Mrs. Lanesha Walker, the grieving mother of seven-year-old Jaslyn Adams, spoke to Maudlyn Ihejirika, who writes “Chicago Chronicles” for the Chicago Sun-Times. She said, “Mr. CEO, you have no clue what it’s like to live on the South Side and West Side in the trenches, where it gets real treacherous just to protect your children; you come from privilege. You can’t speak about me.”

Ms. Walker wants a direct apology from Mr. Kempczinski. He owes her an apology, a private one and a public one. He is not fit to be CEO of a $20 billion company. He is an example of how white privilege and systemic racism lives and is perpetuated. He not only showed Ms. Walker disrespect, but he also disrespected his consumer, his significant customer.

McDonald’s fast food is not the healthiest. It can lead to hypertension, diabetes, and definitely obesity. I hope Black folk at every level, the consumer, the Black-owned media, the customer, and the franchisees don’t take the insult. Let’s disappear from McDonald’s. Perhaps they should have a lesson in cancel culture. Since my conversation with the McDonald’s Chief Marketing Officer, I have vowed “hell no” to McDonald’s with its many agencies. Their business model is racist all around. It’s not the advertising; it is the insult.

We have to challenge the business model. Disrespect for your customer is not an option; it is mandatory. If Kempczinski’s lifestyle and experiences are beyond the reach of his customer, he probably shouldn’t be the CEO.

If the president of a company cannot respect his client, he should not be at the helm. He is not emotionally qualified. When Byron Allen raised the question of McDonald’s advertising with Black-owned media, McDonald’s gave the traditional civil rights organizations $1 million donations, half to the Urban League and to NAACP. Corporate hush money.

Not enough McDonald’s. An apology is required directly to Mrs. Walker. In fact, why don’t you do an apology commercial?

More Black franchisees.

Enough of the insult.

And Mayor Lori Lightfoot, we await your response to Kempczinski’s text message. Meanwhile, band McDonald’s from your menu.