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Introducing the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation. of Los Angeles, California. Our goals are to enhance fellowship, achievement, community involvement, youth activities and civic awareness between the Department’s Black personnel and its communities.
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Oscar joel Bryant foundation
NEWS MAGAZINE...MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Www.OJBFOUNDATION.COM EMAIL:[email protected] “MAKING A DIFFERENCE”
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FEBRUARY 2010 Volume 10 , ISSUE 1
OSCAR JOEL BRYANT, 1ST BLACK CELEBRATED LAPD OFFICER
TO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY1968
ANN E. YOUNG, 1ST BLACK
FEMALE CAPTAIN, IN THE
HISTORY OF LAPD
KYLE JACKSON, 1ST BLACK
COMMANDING OFFICER OF
RHD IN THE HISTORY OF LAPD
WILLIE L. WLLIAMS, 1ST
BLACK POLICE CHIEF IN
THE HISTORY OF LAPD ROBERT W. STEWART, 1ST
BLACK OFFICER IN THE
HISTORY OF LAPD, 1886
BRIDGETT ROBINSON-
PETERSON 1ST BLACK FEMALE
MOTORCYCLE OFFICER IN THE
HISTORY OF LAPD
CHARLES P.WILLIAMS,
1ST BLACK OFFICER TO
DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY
IN THE HISTORY OF LAPD
OJB CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY
VIVIAN W. STRANGE, 1
ST BLACK POLICEWOMAN SERGEANT IN THE
HISTORY OF LAPD, 1950
“MAKING A DIFFERENCE”
RANDALL SIMMONS, 1ST
SWAT OFFICER TO DIE IN
THE LINE OF DUTY IN THE
HISTORY OF LAPD
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Directors At Large
Stacy Adams-Wright
213-425-6911
Diana Dupar
213-485-4179
Yvonne Parker
213-486-6086
Kevin Smith
213-485-7336
Board Members
Ronnie Cato
President —213-485-7336 James Edwards
1st Vice President—323-342-8962 Lloyd Scott
2nd Vice President— 562-754-7268 Sharon Green
3rd Vice President— 213-485-4171 Debra Avery
Secretary —213-486-8151 Sabrina Williams
Assistant Secretary— 213-485-7336 Jerome Calhoun
Treasurer— 323—485-7336
Brian Brown Parliamentarian—213-485-7336
Janette Logan Historian—213-485-417
Editorial Staff
Editor-in-Chief
Ronnie Cato
Design & Production
Elaine Cato
Proofreader:
Mark Tappan
WWW.OJBFOUNDATION.COM
Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation
1968 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: 310-608-2599 FAX: 310-608-2566
On the Cover: OJB celebrates Black History Month within LAPD Page
President’s Message: See What OJB is Doing 3-5
What Was Your Excuse? By James Edwards 7-8
OJB Celebrates Black History Month February 1-28 9
OJB Pays Tribute to LAPD’s Black History featuring Peter Whittingham, Captain I
Kyle Jackson, Commander 10-13
Know Your Black History By Elaine 14
The History of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation 15
Minister of Truth: Black Employees Tiptoeing Around the Truth 16-17
Dedication to Charles P. Williams 18
Officer Needs Help by Shawntrice Watkins 19
Negro History Week to Black History Month/Motown Puzzle 21-23
OJB Celebrates Black History Month: Motown Puzzle Solution; Famous Black Quotes 24
What Does African American Officers Want From the New Chief of Police? 25
OJB Annual Retreat 26-27
Martin Luther King’s Day Parade; January 18, 2010 28-29
Annual Scholarship Awards 30-31
Thank You Letters received by OJB 32-36
Why We Should All Be a Member of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation 37
LAPD: Sworn Personnel by Rank & Ethnicity June 2009 38
Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation 2010—2011 Board 39
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See What OJB is Doing?
Th e Organization continues to meet with Department and City officials to discuss the disparity of treatment and to reduce the equality gaps that minorities are faced with every day in this Department. We meet with community organizations to collaborate our efforts to address community problems and needs. We participate in recruiting African Americans into the Department, and we support political candidates who are committed to build coalitions to include minorities in the decision making positions within the City and the Department.
We pay tuition twice a year for our members to receive training anywhere in the United States or even out of the country, if they desire. We pay attorney consultation fees or a portion of the legal cost / fees for our members when they initiate law suits against the Department for discrimination or unfair treatment in the work place. We support children in the community by giving scholarships each year along with scholarships for the children of our own members. We provide up to $500.00 a year for college tuition reimbursement for each member
to encourage our members to complete their formal education and enable them to compete in the promotion process
The below list of activities highlight some of the many activities/accomplishments that OJB has achieved this year. If you are not a member of OJB, it is our hope that with all of the things that we offer as an organization and the below list of activities / accomplishments it will inspire you to join this progressive Organization.
April 29, 2009
OJB held a Promotional Mixer to honor Commander M. Williams, Commander J. Greer, Captain III E. Nathan, Captain III R. Scott, Captain III W. Scott and Captain I Tia Morris.
This was a wonderful event held at the Police Academy Lounge Elysian Park.
May 1, 2009
OJB made a financial donation to the Police Memorial Foundation for the purchase of numerous prototyped LAPD police badges that was given to police officers from agencies all over the world that attend the Police Memorial in honor of our brother officers that died in the
line of duty.
May 2, 2009
OJB made a donation for the purchase of a shadow box for our beloved brother Deputy
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Chief Kenneth Garner.
June 5, 2009
OJB attended the Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet School graduation ceremony at the LAPD academy. OJB awarded two cadets each with a $1500.00 scholarship.
June 15, 2009
OJB supported one of our academy recruits with firearms training to assist her in completing the LAPD academy.
June 20, 2009
OJB held their annual Juneteenth Bar-Be-que at Stevenson Park in the city of Carson.
June 21, 2009
OJB supported the Cadet Breakfast that allowed youth involved in the cadet program to work alongside a commanding officer for a day to gain wonderful insight into becoming an LAPD officer.
July 9, 2009
OJB held its annual scholarship awards at the City Club in Los Angeles. OJB awarded $15,000 in scholarships to the children of OJB members to assist them with continuing their formal education.
July 26, 2009
OJB purchased a page in the Installation
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Celebration Book for Reverend Seth Watson Pickens, Pastor of Zion Hill Baptist Church to support his installation.
August 16-22, 2009
OJB Attended the National Black Police Association National Conference and received an award in Dallas, Texas.
September 18, 2009
OJB supported the International Lupus Race for Life by making a donation to help fight this debilitating disease.
September 19, 2009
OJB supported the Ebony Reunion Bar-Be-Que held at Kenneth Hahn Park. The Ebony Reunion Bar-Be-Que is held annual to reunite retired African American LAPD officers for a day of fun and reminiscing of past experiences.
October 20, 2009
OJB supported the Fellowship Baptist Women’s Scholarship program by making a donation to the scholarship fund.
October 26, 2009
OJB made a donation to Holy Helping Hands to aid them with the support of the war veterans. Holy Helping Hands make hospital visits to the VA Hospitals and deliver gifts to the veterans during the holidays.
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November 24, 2009
OJB supported the Bar-Be-Que held at the Los Angeles Police Academy Elysian Park in honor of Chief Charlie Beck, the newly appointed Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department.
December 2, 2009
OJB sponsored 4 children in the Angel Tree Ministry. This ministry buys Christmas gifts for children whose parents are incarcerated and can’t afford to buy gifts. Zion Hill Baptist Church in Los Angeles is a main sponsor.
December 3, 2009
OJB held its quarterly membership meeting at the Fame Assistance Corporation Bldg.
December 25, 2009
OJB made a donation to Holy Helping Hands to aid them with the support of the war veterans. Holy Helping Hands made hospital visits to the VA Hospitals and deliver gifts to the veterans during the holidays.
December 31, 2009
OJB held an Official Election for the Board of Directors positions. All members were mailed a ballot.
January 18, 2010
OJB marched in the Martin Luther King
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Parade. The community came alive with pride watching African American officers marching down the street and looking good in their class “A” uniforms. The community applauded and cheered with love, it was a sight to see.
February 12, 2010
OJB made a donation to Zion Hill Baptist Church for their youth Ministry, youth activities.
February 12, 2010
OJB made a donation to the Los Angeles Police Foundation for the Cadet Program.
February 17, 2010
OJB made a donation to the Police Unity Tour. The Police Unity Tour is a two-hundred fifty mile bicycle ride to honor fallen officers.
February 19-20, 2010
OJB attended their yearly Board of Directors Retreat at the El Cortez Hotel in Las Vegas.
The Board enjoyed two days of wonderful leadership training under the instruction of
Captain Whittingham.
February 27, 2010
OJB made a donation to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California Chapter.
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SPECIAL RATES FOR OJB MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, MENTION PROMO CODE
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O n Monday morning, January 18,
2010, The Kingdom Day Parade was held to
commemorate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. The grand event held in Los
Angeles attracts hundreds of thousands of
spectators each year with festivities that
enlightens and encourages the message of
freedom that Dr. King so powerfully preached.
It was a pleasure for me to participate in this
event again because I have not forgotten the
struggle we had before Dr. King’s death. In
honor and in a praiseworthy way, we as
people, especially African American people,
have a special responsibility to be in the
forefront of defining and uplifting the psychic
and spiritual opposition to the stinging
indictment of institutional racism that King
fought so hard to eliminate, which was the
essential elements of his legacy and
fundamental lesson of his life.
I personally met Dr. King
when I was only 14 years of age. I got a
chance to walk with him after the shooting
of James Meredith. Dr. King could have led
the marchers’ south on Interstate 55 to
Jackson, Mississippi, but he turned at
Mississippi State Highway No. 7 and preceded
to Greenwood, Mississippi, my home town. It
was there where I met him along with other
members of the freedom movement.
Each year when it is time to commemorate
King’s life, we should jump at the opportunity
to show the citizens of the city of Los Angeles
that we are part of the Community also.
Believe me it only takes 3 hours away from
your busy schedule to honor a man who did so
much for not only African Americans, but
American as a whole. Why is it that each year
we only have less than 50 African American
Officers marching in the MLK Parade?
Yes, I have heard from some of you and the
first thing I heard was “it was raining.” I asked
the questions, how many times did it rain on
Dr. King but he still marched. Did you know
on the night before his death, Dr. King was
suffering from a bad head cold and he did not
attend the rally of the sanitation workers in
Memphis, Tennessee? Only after one of his
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By James
Edwards
Lieutenants called him at the motel and told him
that the people were waiting on him did he
reconsider. He first told the Lieutenant to tell
the people that he was too ill to attend the rally.
He thought about why he had come to Memphis
and decided to join the rally and the rest is
history.
I have asked myself, if Dr. King did all of this
for us, why not show our appreciation and march
in a MLK Parade to honor this man. For those
of you who just have to work on this day, when
you see your brothers and sisters marching, don’t
turn your back. Are you ashamed that we are
marching or are you afraid of what your co-
workers might say? Learn your history on Dr.
King and you will be able to explain any
questions your co-workers may have, which will
give you a chance to redeem yourself. The next
parade will be held on Monday morning, January
17, 2011, rain or shine please show your
support!
For those of you, who want a copy of Dr. King’s
speeches; please contact the King Center, 449
Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA. 30312. Bookstore
& Resources Center
404-526-8929, or [email protected].
Remember, “Like an unchecked cancer, hate
corrodes personality and eats away its vital
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unity. Hate destroys a man’s sense of values and
his objectivity. It causes him to describe
beautiful as ugly and ugly as beautiful, and to
confuse the true with false and the false with the
true.” Dr. King 1963. ~~~
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Slaves at Cumberland Landing, VA
The Little Rock Nine
Scottsboro Boys
Poster advertising $100 reward for runaway slave from 1860
1780 advertisement
WWI Black Soldiers
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LAPD’s Black history was first truly captured by our beloved brother Homer F. Broome Jr. who
passed away 2007. The Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation has contracted with the honorable Firpo W.
Carr, Ph.D. as a Black history researcher to continue in the footsteps of our dearly departed
brother Broome to record the Black History of LAPD today, 2010 and the future. In this issue, he
has interviewed Peter Whittingham, Captain I, and Retired Kyle Jackson, Commander .~~~
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OJB Pays Tribute to LAPD’s Black History
Peter Whittingham CAPTAIN I
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
C aptain Peter Whittingham brings an international flavor to
the Los Angeles Police Department. He was born
November 11, 1954, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He also brings with
him a rich background in law enforcement. After being recruited
from college by the Jamaica Police Department (JPD) he served in
various capacities as he did his part to preserve peace in paradise.
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Peter Whittingham CAPTAIN I
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
During his near decade of service with the JPD he went from doing a two-year tour of duty in the
Jamaica Supreme Court to serving approximately four years as an Immigration Officer. He retired
thereafter and moved stateside in September 1983.
After coming to southern California, Whittingham went on to be employed by the University of
Southern California (USC) in 1985. There he worked with the Public Safety (Campus Police)
Department. He resigned as a sergeant to join the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on May
2, 1988.
After successfully completing the LAPD Academy in October 1988, Whittingham was assigned to
the field in Wilshire Division. Three years later, October 1991, he was a sergeant again, but this
time with the LAPD. As such, he was a field supervisor in both Foothill Division and Northeast
Division. In March 1994, he promoted to detective at North Hollywood Division. In October 1995,
he was promoted yet again to Internal Affairs Division (IAD) as a Sergeant II where he served in a
dual role as investigator and Assistant Advocate. After gathering three and a half years experience
in IAD, Whittingham found himself at Pacific Division in March 1999 as a lieutenant serving as
watch commander.
Within a year, in January 2000, Lieutenant Whittingham was assigned to Newton Division in an
administrative role. As was the case when he served in IAD, Whittingham accumulated three and a
half years experience in this assignment. Thereafter, in July 2003, he was promoted to Lieutenant II
in Southwest Division. In this capacity, he served as Officer in Charge of the Southwest Area Gang
Impact Team. In widening out the depth and breath of his law enforcement experience, Lieutenant
Whittingham accepted the job of Assistant Commanding Officer at Pacific Division in September
2008, where he had oversight of the LAX Field Services Division.
Less than one year later, on May 10, 2009, a milestone occurred in the life of Jamaican-born Peter
Whittingham. It was on that date that he entered the prestigious world of “captains and above” by
acquiring the rank of Captain I, Commanding Officer of Hollywood Patrol Division.
After graduating from the LAPD Academy, Captain Whittingham continued his formal education at
The University of La Verne, California, where he graduated Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Public Administration. Captain Whittingham, who prides himself as a
practitioner of Situational Leadership, has attended various management/leadership training/
seminars, and is a graduate of the LAPD West Point Leadership Program, and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) National Academy. ~~~
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time Sgt. Jackson stayed nearly three years until January 1991. It was then that he made Lieutenant I and headed back to Wilshire. Later, in November 1991, he transferred to Jail Division as a Lieutenant I, serving 90 days there.
Upon being released from Jail Division in January 1992, Jackson sought refuge in his promotion as a Lieutenant II Commanding Officer of the Devonshire Detective Division. During his six-year stint as CO, he commanded the homicide, robbery, auto theft, and major assault crimes section. He was also the Project Director of the Devonshire Area Volunteer Surveillance Team. This citizen group received national recognition as an effective community policing/problem-solving program. Having e x p er i e nc e d s i g n i f i c an t accomplishments, in March 1998 a well groomed and eminently qualified Lieutenant Jackson became Kyle Jackson, Captain I, at Van Nuys Division. As Commanding Officer of the Van Nuys Operations-Support Division he was responsible for overseeing the efforts of the
In 1977, Kyle Jackson was hired by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and entered the police academy September of that year. Just over a year later, in March 1978, he was promoted to Patrol Officer II in Newton Division. There for just over a year he then transferred to Communications in April 1979. Wilshire Division was up next. It was his home base for six years as he served in the following capacities: Patrol Officer II, Patrol Officer III, and Patrol Officer III+I. Thereafter, Officer Jackson made Sergeant I in October 1985, serving as such for just over a year in Pacific Division. In December 1986, he was promoted to Sergeant II at the Employee Opportunity and D e v e l o p m e n t D i v i s i o n (EODD), after which he transferred back to Pacific Division in April 1988. This
Detective Section, Gang Detail, Crime Analysis, and Area Career Criminal Unit. His c o l l a t e r a l d u t i e s a n d responsibi l i t ies included developing liaisons and support within the business community to reduce crime and fear.
After evolving as a manager for nine months at Van Nuys Division, Jackson’s career gave birth to a Captain II position at BAD/CCD. In his role as Commanding Officer at the Burglary-Auto Theft Division, he had city-wide responsibility for overseeing all incidences of auto theft and burglary, as well as all grand t h e f t s c o m m i t t e d b y sophisticated organized theft groups. Jackson would experience another nine-month incubation period his Captain II position developed into a Captain III post at Northeast Division in August 1999. In his capacity as Commanding Officer of the Northeast Area Community Police Station, he directed the efforts of over 370 sworn and civilian personnel as they served over 260,000 community members in an area covering 29 square miles. During this four-and-a-half year period, Captain Jackson i m p l e m e n te d n u m e r o u s
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innovative programs involving crime reduction and community policing-problem solving to e n h a n c e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l effectiveness and community service.
As if wishing to explore the inverse of directional northeast, Jackson signed on as Captain III at Southwest Division in March 2004. For nearly 18 months, he directed over 400 officers, detectives, and civil ian employees. Moreover, he provided community-policing services to over 240,000 community residences and business owners. In the nature order of progression of things, Jackson’s illustrious career brought him to the highly coveted, very prestigious position of Captain III at Robbery-Homicide Division in July 2005. RHD is responsible for all high profile incidents of homicide, rape, and serial or VIP robberies in the City of Los Angeles. While discharging his weighty responsibi l i t ies , Captain Jackson created one of the largest cold case entities in the nation. Additional duties involved the investigation of all attempt murders or homicides involving police officers or any other assignment as directed by the Chief of Police. In short,
(Continued from page 12) over the three-year period Captain Jackson oversaw RHD h e i m p l e m e n t e d groundbreaking changes that grea t ly bene f i t t e d the D e p a r t m e n t , t h e r e b y facilitating service to and protection of the people of Los Angeles.
In July 2008 Captain Jackson was promoted to the rank of Commander, serving as Commanding Officer of the Criminal Gang/Homicide Group for the next 15 months. In this assignment he led a bureau-wide investigative and gang enforcement detail that focused on solving gang related homicides while simultaneously endeavoring to reduce incidents o f v i o l e n t a s s a u l t s . Furthermore, Commander Jackson was part of the Department’s Community Policing cadre and provided in-service training to officers and supervisors in community policing and problem solving. It was there at CGHG, after 32 years and one month of eventful and fulfilling service to the people of the great city of Los Angeles, California, Commander Kyle Jackson retired from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Commander Jackson is the recipient of numerous
awards of recognition such as the Depar tment ’ s pres t ig ious Management Achievement Award as the LAPD’s top manager. Complimenting his exceptional talents and abilities, is Commander Jackson’s Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration, and Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from the California State University
Long Beach. ~~~
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1. ________________________First African American to play in the major leagues in the
modern era
2. ________________________First African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize - for
mediating the Arab-Israeli truce
3. ________________________First African American to publish a book - Poems
on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
4. ________________________First African American millionaire - invented black hair care
products
5. ________________________First African American Supreme Court Justice
6. ________________________First African American with his own network radio show -
The Nat King Cole Show
7. ________________________First African American student to attend the
University of Mississippi
8. ________________________First African American to go into space
9. ________________________First African American to be on a U.S. postage stamp
10. ________________________First African American to serve in the United States Senate
Thurgood Marshall, Phillis Wheatley, Nat King Cole, James Meredith, Hiram Revels, Madame C .J.
Walker, Jackie Robinson, Guion Bluford, Ralph J. Bunche, Booker T. Washington
KNOW Y0UR BLACK HISTORY
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By Elaine
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The History of The Oscar
Joel Bryant Foundation
It was May 13, 1968, when Officer Oscar Joel Bryant, working a one-person unit, responded to a radio call of a robbery in progress. Being the first officer to respond to the scene he requested back up and then single-handedly confronted three suspects. Without warning, one of the suspects drew a concealed weapon and fired upon Officer Bryant, fatally wounding him. Although Officer Bryant was mortally wounded he continued to exchange gunfire, preventing the escape of the three suspects and made their capture possible by the responding officers.
Bryant’s heroic effort was forever ingrained in the Los Angeles Police Department’s history and the Department has memorialized Officer Bryant as the first black officer killed in the line of duty. (Note: Until 1998, it was believed that Officer Bryant was the first Black officer killed in the line of duty. This
was corrected after discovering that a Black LAPD officer named Charles P. Williams, had been killed in the line of duty on January 13, 1923. Williams laid in the grave yard for 75 years without a headstone.)
It was in the spirit of honoring Officer Bryant’s ultimate sacrifice, that encouraged a group of Black officers, in September of 1968 to take a stand against the racism and discrimination they faced in the Los Angeles Police Department. The Black officers took this stance by calling a meeting of all Black officers to discuss and find resolutions for the racism and discrimination that they faced within the Department. From that historic meeting an association was born, which later became the OJB Foundation.
Why Is It Important To Belong To The Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation?
History reveals that hiring, promotions, career opportunities and discipline continue to show a pattern of disparity of treatment towards minority employees. The Foundation’s goals are to ensure that all members are treated fairly and protected against any form of discrimination in the work place; to assist the members in promotions, career advancement, career survival, financial security after retirement, provide scholarships to their children, and offer all members a pre-paid legal service. The Foundation’s goals do not stop within the Department. OJB continues to establish fellowships with the residential and business community, other law enforcement associations, support local city youth activities and improve relationships between the Department’s African American personnel and the African American community. In order to continue a progressive opposition against discrimination and to foster a better relationship with the community, all members of the Department are invited to join the crusade for fairness and correctness by becoming a member of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation. The OJB Foundation has approximately 600 members and
continues to grow. ~ ~ ~
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When you interview
the average African American
employee about their experience and innermost
feelings about the Los Angeles Police Department
it does not take long before their thoughts reveal a
considerable amount of despair. Although there are
differing explanations for it, a wide variety of
African Americans will quote stories of their
continuing encounters with prejudice,
discrimination and racism, which has a damaging
effect on their lives and their careers. Knowing that
if they voice their concerns too loud or make them
public, there may be reprisals, so they just
internalize the problem and keep quit.
Example of these violations is alleged to take place
in the Department’s promotional process. Very
qualified African Americans who have worked hard
and completed their formal education, studied to do
well in the promotional process, played by all the
rules, meaning they have done everything they were
suppose to do believing that it would allow them to
advance and achieve to the limits of their ability,
find themselves standing by and watching their less
qualified White counterparts promote over them.
The double standard allowed for the White
privileged class on the Department is glaring.
African Americans are forced to watch their non
Black counterparts promote into management
positions without degrees, and then allowed to
complete their degrees over the internet while
waiting for another position to open for their
advancement. The double standard does not stop
here. Whites on the Department with very little
experience have been allowed to promote two or
three times faster then most Blacks. It is not
uncommon for a White privileged employee to
promote from the rank of lieutenant to Captain III
or Commander or even Deputy Chief within two or
three years. What is confusing for most African
American employees is that there is no formula to
explain the accelerated advancement given to their
White privileged counterparts.
When African American employees ask for an
explanation they are given all sorts of reasons for
the disparities. They are told that they need to work
certain assignments, they need education,
administrative experience, experience working in
operations and sometimes they are told that they
need to do something great in the community. This
is fine, but many of the White privileged class are
allowed to promote without completing many of
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Cato
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these so called required qualification.
Some would argue that racism has nothing to do
with the selections of the commanding officers, but
remember most of the promotional selections are
made by ranking white managers and if you look at
the ethnicity chart it clearly illustrates that the
equality gap still exist in the positions of captain
and above among the Black, White and Hispanic
sworn employees. Whites are selected three to one
over the minority employees for the managerial
positions.
So what methodology is really used to make
promotional selections of the command staff? If it
is not work experience, is discipline history a
factor? If so it is well known that many of the
White privileged class have negative discipline in
there personnel packages from allegations of
insurance fraud, racial discrimination law suits,
sexual harassment allegations, hostile working
environment complaints, and allegations of having
sexual relationships with subordinates.
Notwithstanding these complaints, the White
privileged class are still allowed to promote while
some minorities are sent letters advising them that
they can not even take part in the promotional
process because they have a 10 year old false and
misleading complaint in their package, which had
noting to do with their position as a police officer.
Black employees must stop tiptoeing around the
truth and struggling with the basic issue of fairness.
How long are you going to waddle in self pity by
saying: “I have done everything I was supposed to
do? “I have stayed out of trouble, gone to the right
schools, and worked myself to death for this
organization.” “What more do they want, why in
Gods name won’t they promote me?” “Why am I
pigeonholed? You have invested deeply in the
dream of promoting on the Department and the
(Continued from page 16) double standard has made you angry and
caused you pain.
It has affected many of you physically with
high blood pressure, stress, headaches and
depression. It has affected many of you
mentally by causing you to lose your desire to
participate in any future promotions, or even
continue being a member of the Department.
Many of you are looking for a job with
another department as you read this article
because of the way you have been overlooked
and mistreated.
We can no longer tiptoe around the truth and
continue to whisper to each other about the
double standard that we see so clearly taking
place in the Department’s promotional
system. We must take a stand like Detective
Hunter did years ago when he was passed
over 100 times for a Detective III position.
Historically, the court system is the road we
are forced to use to gain fairness.
But before we result to these methods, I felt
that it was only fair to share our concerns with
Chief Beck. The chief met with me on March
4, 2010, regarding our promotional concerns
without hesitation. He was very receptive and
listened to all of our concerns. The chief
assured me that diversity was very important
to him. He also asked that we have patience
because he has only been in office for 100
days. He also said that he was aware that we
have talented African American employees
on this department and he plans to include
them in future promotions.~~~~~
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
My name is Shawntrice Watkins
and “this officer” needs your help.
I have been a police officer for
over 13 years with the Los
Angeles Police Department. I
have been side by side with you on
the streets of Los Angeles
protecting and serving our
community. While working the
streets as a P-2, I realized there
was more that I could do to have a
greater impact on the people we
serve.
In June of 2009, I announced that I
was running to be the next
Assembly Member for California
State 36th Assembly District which
covers the Antelope Valley such
as, Acton, Lancaster, Palmdale,
and surrounding cities. It also
includes parts of San Bernardino
County such as, Adelanto,
Victorville and surrounding cities.
I chose to run because I believe the
residents of the 36th Assembly
District deserve a person that is
truly concerned about their issues
and is willing to fight for them.
The two most important issues are
stated below:
People are losing their
jobs or losing work
h o u r s b y b e i n g
furloughed. Far too
long the working middle
class has had to carry
the weight of California
on its back. When cuts
c o me d o wn f r o m
Sacramento it hits us
the hardest and we
have already felt the
effect on us. I am
sure you know
someone that has
lost their job or lost
hours at work. We may
be next. You need
someone that is willing
to stand with you to
protect you and your
f a m i l y f r o m a
d y s f u n c t i o n a l
government.
Our children deserve to
attend a fully funded
public education
system. Year after year
education is the first
place that cuts are
made and our children
deserve a better. They
need someone who will
stand up against the
cuts to education. If
our students don’t
receive a quality
education we all know
where that life will lead
them. They will be the
ones we are chasing on
the streets. Let’s work
together to give our
children a chance to be
productive citizens.
For the past 9 years I have
consistently worked for the
betterment of the community. In
2001, I co-founded God’s Beloved
Dove Enterprise, Inc. (GBDE), a
non-profit organization designed to
educate and empower the
community. In 2007, I became the
first Black Woman elected to the
seat of Board of Trustees
Member for Eastside Union
School District. I am currently the
Vice President of Valley Oasis, a
Domestic Violence Shelter and the
Vice President of Antelope Valley
Community Labor Coalition.
I am proud to say that Oscar Joel
Bryant Foundation was the first
organization to publicly endorse
me. They saw a sister that needed
their help and they were willing to
step up to the plate when others
wouldn’t. I am now asking you for
your help. The event below is one
way you can help. I have put out
the “Help Call” and I know I can
depend on you to respond “Code
3”.
Your Sister,
Watkins ~~~
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NEGRO HISTORY WEEK TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not know is that black history had barely begun to be studied-or even documented-when the tradition originated. Although blacks have been in America at least as far back as colonial times, it was not until the 20th century that they gained a respectable presence in the history books.
Blacks Absent from History Books
We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black
history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Born to parents who were former
slaves, he spent his childhood working in the Kentucky coal mines and
enrolled in high school at age twenty. He graduated within two years
and later went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. The scholar was
disturbed to find in his studies that history books largely ignored the
black American population-and when blacks did figure into the picture,
it was generally in ways that reflected the inferior social position they
were assigned at the time.
Established Journal of Negro History
Woodson, always one to act on his ambitions, decided to take on the
challenge of writing black Americans into the nation's history. He established the
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now called the Association for the
Study of Afro-American Life and History) in 1915, and a year later founded the widely
respected Journal of Negro History. In 1926, he launched Negro History Week as an
initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout
American history.
Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks
the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population, Frederick
Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. However, February has much more than Douglass and
Lincoln to show for its significance in black American history. ~~~
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other ex-boxer, Jackie Wilson.
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26. Adjust
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30. City of Central California
31. "Very funny!"
35. * Smash hit for The Temptations: "Papa
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41. One of the Mariana Islands
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corded by this band in '65: ___ Walker & The All Stars
47. Side by Side, with "Passu"
49. * Motown classic by the great Mary Wells
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Motown Puzzle Solution
“FAMOUS BLACK QUOTES”
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise.
-- Maya Angelou "Still I rise," And Still I Rise (1978)
Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
-- Arthur Ashe quoted in Sports Illustrated
Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.
-- Ray Charles
The past is a ghost, the future a dream. All we ever have is now.
-- Bill Cosby
There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism
enough, to live up to their own constitution...
-- Frederick Douglass
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be
working on a plantation.
-- Billie Holiday
Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
-- Quincy Jones
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
-- Barbara Jordan
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What Does African American
Officers Want From the New
Chief of Police?
Some people reading this
article may ask, don’t we all want the
same thing from the Chief of Police?
Why should African American
officers want anything different than
any other officer? Are we not all
police officers working for the same
Department and receiving the same
treatment and opportunities? If you
answer yes to all these questions then
you are having a serious reality
problem. If you answer yes to these
questions, you would be essentially
saying that since we are all
Americans, then America is color
blind and everyone is treated equal
and racism is only a thing of the past.
Again, if you believe this statement
you are having a serious reality
problem.
African Americans are
looking for a Chief who will protect
the City from crime, respect the
rights of all the diverse communities,
and understand how the wrongs of
the past must be corrected to shape
the future of this Department. He
must emphasize community policing,
take ownership of problems and
develop appropriate solutions to
those problems. He must be
willing to hear complaints from
the community and his own
subordinates, and take
responsibility for fixing the
problems that are reported to him
in a timely manner.
The Chief must be
grounded in integrity and believe
in fairness. He must be honest
enough to admit that in our society
Whites occupy most of the top
positions in powerful institutions,
including this police Department.
This is why the Chief must
understand and demonstrate that
he has an appreciation for
diversity; not just diversity in
numbers, but diversity in the
decision-making process. African
American officers need to be
assured that their interest will be
protected, and the best way to do
that is by having a voice at the
decision-making table. We need
balance, and not a system that
allows unearned privileges to be
given to one group over another.
Diversity allows all groups to play
a part in the decision-making
process of the Department, and
this is the only way we will regain
our respect from the community.
We need a chief that
understands that the Black
perspective is different from the
White perspective when it comes
to racial issues. For example most
Whites believe that discrimination
targeting Blacks is no longer a
serious problem, where most
Blacks believe that it is still a
serious problem. We need a Chief
that understands that the position
of Captain should be the most
diversified position on the
Department because they select
over 80% of the pay-grade
advancement positions in the
Department, which provides the
feeder pools for future
promotions.
We need a Chief that
understands the importance of
surrounding himself with a
diverse group of commanding
officers with the experience to
provide the community with the
best policing possible. If the
Chief for some reason refuses to
embrace diversity, the
Department will return back to
the dark days of its past where
the police and the community
were divided along racial lines.
The Department will also suffer
internally from the privileges
given to one race over another.
If the Chief chooses to
practice diversity, then this
Department could become truly
one of the best big city
departments in the country and
his legacy as the leader would
become one of team building
with everyone sharing in the
success of providing the City
with the best protection in the
world.~~~
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To: Potential OJB Member
From: The Board of Directors, OJB
Subject: Why We Should All Be a Member of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation
T he Board of Directors of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation would like to invite you to
join the Foundation and share in our vision to promote fairness and equality for all Department
employees. It is our belief that OJB promotes and advocates the best interest for African American
employees on this Department. We cannot achieve our full potential, in the battle to promote
fairness and equality for our members, without the full support of our membership. Every minority
group of employees on this Department has an organization representing their interest. We as
African American employees will continue to be left out of the main stream unless we fully
recognize the value of unity.
While the subject of racial insensitivity continues to be the primary barrier affecting the progress of
African American employees on this Department, it is not the only issue confronting us at this
time. We must work together to expose the obvious double standards in the areas of discipline,
recruitment, pay grade advancements, promotions, selections to coveted positions and selections to
specialized units. These are just a few of the areas in which African American employees have
experienced obvious double standards on this Department. We must not forget about the other
areas less likely to be detected because of the way they are crafted behind the scene.
In our effort to revitalize the Foundation, we have embarked on an ambitious program to provide
training and support to our members in the areas of career advancement, oral interview techniques,
career survival, financial planning and legal support. We are committed to do everything in our
collective power to protect the rights of our members from discrimination, racism, and other acts
that violate our rights as employees. To be successful in this endeavor, we need you to be a part of
the team.
We will soon be announcing a time and date for our next general meeting where we will further
discuss the many issues affecting African American employees on this Department. We will also
use the meeting to discuss our short and long term goals for the Foundation.
We sincerely hope that you will join us by signing the membership application on the back of this
newsletter. This is the first step in forming a united effort to effectively utilize our collective
resources to make this Department a better place to work. In the mean time, thank you in advance
for your support of OJB, and if you need any additional information, you may contact any of the
Board members. ~ ~ ~
OJB NEWSMAGAZINE
RANK Black Hispanic Asian Caucasian American
Indian Filipino Total
CHIEF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
ASSISTANT CHIEF 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
DEPUTY CHIEF 0 3 1 5 0 0 9
COMMANDER 2 3 0 12 0 0 17
CAPTAIN III 7 4 2 27 0 0 40
CAPTAIN II 2 2 0 10 0 0 14
CAPTAIN I 7 8 1 9 0 0 25
LIEUTENANT II 20 40 9 100 0 0 169
LIEUTENANT I 12 29 9 57 0 0 107
SERGEANT II 90 150 25 232 3 2 502
SERGEANT I 121 252 47 351 5 8 784
DETECTIVE III 62 122 14 172 0 1 371
DETECTIVE II 103 248 44 282 3 11 691
DETECTIVE I 88 287 58 270 5 11 719
POLICE OFFICER III 274 849 155 770 8 54 2,110
POLICE OFFICER II 329 1,646 237 1,153 17 81 3,466
POLICE OFFICER I 76 500 68 249 2 26 922
TOTAL 1,196 4,143 670 3,700 43 194 9,950
Los Angeles Police Department
Sworn Personnel by Rank & Ethnicity
JUNE 2009
Ronnie Cato President
James Edwards 1st Vice President
Debra Avery Secretary
Lloyd Smith 2nd Vice President
Sharon Green 3rd Vice President
Sabrina Williams Assistant Secretary
Jerome Calhoun Treasurer
Brian Brown Parliamentarian
Janette Logan Historian
Director at Large Diana Dupar
Director at Large Stacy Adams-Wright
Director at Large Yvonne Parker
Director at Large Kevin Smith
Check one only: O New Member O Change address O Retiree O Other Non LAPD
OSCAR JOEL BRYANT FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
PLEASE PRINT:
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LAST NAME FIRST HOME PHONE BUS PHONE
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NEW RESIDENCE ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP
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EMPLOYER ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP
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RANK OFFICER SER # OR CIVILIAN SER #
I hereby apply for membership in the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation. I agree to abide by the Constitution and By-Laws of the Foundation and
to promote the objectives of the Foundation, as long as my membership remains in effect.
Signature of Applicant_____________________________________ Date______________________
Please mail to the address listed below. An OJB Director will contact you with additional membership information.
Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation
1968 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
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