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“MAKING A DIFFERENCE”

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FEBRUARY 2010 Volume 10 , ISSUE 1

OSCAR JOEL BRYANT,

BLACK CELEBRATED LAPD OFFICERTO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY1968

ANN E. YOUNG

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BLACKFEMALE CAPTAIN, IN THEHISTORY OF LAPD

KYLE JACKSON,

BLACKCOMMANDING OFFICER OFRHD IN THE HISTORY OF LAPD

WILLIE L. WLLIAMS, 1

BLACK POLICE CHIEF

INTHE

HISTORY OF LAPD

ROBERT W. STEWART,1

BLACK OFFICER IN THEHISTORY OF LAPD, 1886

BRIDGETT ROBINSON-PETERSON

BLACK FEMALEMOTORCYCLE OFFICER IN THEHISTORY OF LAPD

CHARLES P.WILLIAMS,1

BLACK OFFICER TODIE IN THE LINE OF DUTYIN THE HISTORY OF LAPD

OJB CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY

VIVIAN W. STRANGE,

BLACK POLICEWOMANSERGEANT IN THEHISTORY OF LAPD, 1950

“MAKING A DIFFERENCE”

RANDALL SIMMONS, 1

SWAT OFFICER TO DIE INTHE LINE OF DUTY IN THEHISTORY OF LAPD

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Directors At LargeStacy Adams-Wright213-425-6911Diana Dupar213-485-4179Yvonne Parker213-486-6086Kevin Smith213-485-7336Board MembersRonnie CatoPresident

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213-485-7336James Edwards1

Vice President

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Lloyd Scott2

Vice President

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562-754-7268Sharon Green3

Vice President

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213-485-4171Debra AverySecretary

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213-486-8151Sabrina WilliamsAssistant Secretary

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213-485-7336Jerome CalhounTreasurer

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485-7336Brian BrownParliamentarian

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213-485-7336Janette LoganHistorian

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213-485-417Editorial Staff

Editor-in-Chief

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Ronnie CatoDesign & Production

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Elaine CatoProofreader:

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Mark Tappan

WWW.OJBFOUNDATION.COMOscar Joel Bryant Foundation1968 W. Adams Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90018EMAIL: OJBFOUNDATION@YAHOO.COMPHONE: 310-608-2599 FAX: 310-608-2566

On the Cover: OJB celebrates Black History Month within LAPD

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President’s Message: See What OJB is Doing

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What Was Your Excuse? By James Edwards

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OJB Celebrates Black History Month February 1-28

OJB Pays Tribute to LAPD’s Black History featuring Peter Whittingham, Captain I

Kyle Jackson, Commander

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Know Your Black History By Elaine

The History of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation

Minister of Truth: Black Employees Tiptoeing Around the Truth

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Dedication to Charles P. Williams

Officer Needs Help by Shawntrice Watkins

Negro History Week to Black History Month/Motown Puzzle

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OJB Celebrates Black History Month: Motown Puzzle Solution; Famous Black Quotes

What Does African American Officers Want From the New Chief of Police?

OJB Annual Retreat

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Martin Luther King’s Day Parade; January 18, 2010

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Annual Scholarship Awards

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Thank You Letters received by OJB

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Why We Should All Be a Member of the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation

LAPD: Sworn Personnel by Rank & Ethnicity June 2009

Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation 2010

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2011 Board

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OJB NEWSMAGAZINE

See What OJBis Doing?

eOrganization continues to meet withDepartment and City officials to discuss thedisparity of treatment and to reduce the equalitygaps that minorities are faced with every day inthis Department. We meet with communityorganizations to collaborate our efforts toaddress community problems and needs. Weparticipate in recruiting African Americans intothe Department, and we support politicalcandidates who are committed to buildcoalitions to include minorities in the decisionmaking positions within the City and theDepartment.We pay tuition twice a year for our members toreceive training anywhere in the United Statesor even out of the country, if they desire. Wepay attorney consultation fees or a portion of the legal cost / fees for our members when theyinitiate law suits against the Department fordiscrimination or unfair treatment in the workplace. We support children in the communityby giving scholarships each year along withscholarships for the children of our ownmembers. We provide up to $500.00 a year forcollege tuition reimbursement for each memberto encourage our members to complete theirformal education and enable them to competein the promotion processThe below list of activities highlight some of the many activities/accomplishments that OJBhas achieved this year. If you are not a memberof OJB, it is our hope that with all of the thingsthat we offer as an organization and the belowlist of activities / accomplishments it willinspire you to join this progressiveOrganization.

April 29, 2009

OJB held a Promotional Mixer to honorCommander M. Williams, Commander J.Greer, Captain III E. Nathan, Captain III R.Scott, Captain III W. Scott and Captain I TiaMorris.This was a wonderful event held at the PoliceAcademy Lounge Elysian Park.

May 1, 2009

OJB made a financial donation to the PoliceMemorial Foundation for the purchase of numerous prototyped LAPD police badges thatwas given to police officers from agencies allover the world that attend the Police Memorialin honor of our brother officers that died in theline of

duty.

May 2, 2009

OJB made a donation for the purchase of ashadow box for our beloved brother Deputy

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