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By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media

California education leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration’s directive to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in its K-12 public schools — despite threats to take away billions in federal funding.

The conflict began on Feb. 14, when Craig Trainor, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), issued a “Dear Colleague” letter warning that DEI-related programs in public schools could violate federal civil rights law. The letter, which cited Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which ended race-conscious admissions, ordered schools to eliminate race-based considerations in areas such as admissions, scholarships, hiring, discipline, and student programming.

According to Trainor, “DEI programs discriminate against one group of Americans to favor another.”

On April 3, the DOE escalated the pressure, sending a follow-up letter to states demanding that every local educational agency (LEA) certify –within 10 business days — that they were not using federal funds to support “illegal DEI.” The certification requirement, tied to continued federal aid, raised the stakes for California, which receives more than $16 billion annually in federal education funding.

So far, California has refused to comply with the DOE order.

“There is nothing in state or federal law that outlaws the broad concepts of ‘diversity,’ ‘equity,’ or ‘inclusion,’” wrote David Schapira, California’s Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, in an April 4 letter to superintendents and charter school administrators.

Schapira noted that all of California’s more than 1,000 traditional public school districts submit Title VI compliance assurances annually and are subject to regular oversight by the state and the federal government.

In a formal response to the DOE on April 11, the California Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond collectively rejected the certification demand, calling it vague, legally unsupported, and procedurally improper.

“California and its nearly 2,000 LEAs (including traditional public schools and charter schools) have already provided the requisite guarantee that its programs and services are, and will be, in compliance with Title VI and its implementing regulation,” the letter says.

Thurmond added in a statement, “Today, California affirmed existing and continued compliance with federal laws while we stay the course to move the needle for all students. As our responses to the United States Department of Education state and as the plain text of state and federal laws affirm, there is nothing unlawful about broad core values such as diversity, equity and inclusion. I am proud of our students, educators and school communities who continue to focus on teaching and learning, despite federal actions intended to distract and disrupt.”

California officials say that the federal government cannot change existing civil rights enforcement standards without going through formal rule-making procedures, which require public notice and comment.

Other states are taking a similar approach. In a letter to the DOE, Daniel Morton-Bentley, deputy commissioner and counsel for the New York State Education Department, wrote, “We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it deems ‘diversity, equity & inclusion.’ But there are no federal or State laws prohibiting the principles of DEI.”

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has also condemned the directive, arguing that federal civil rights laws do not prohibit race-conscious initiatives designed to ensure inclusion and opportunity. Bonta reaffirmed that DEI efforts remain legal and essential for addressing systemic inequities in education.

Meanwhile, at least one local school board in California has decided to comply independently. Chino Valley Unified School District, led by conservative board president Sonja Shaw, bypassed the state and submitted the federal certification directly.

“This was a no-brainer for us,” Shaw said. “Our focus remains where it belongs — on reading, writing, math and achieving the best outcomes for our students… not in the ideologies and divisiveness that the state of California, [Gov.] Gavin Newsom and his cronies continue to push.”

While Chino Valley’s action is notable, there is currently no evidence that a number of California school boards have submitted certifications in defiance of state guidance.

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said his district receives more than $1 billion in federal funding each year, supporting vital services like free meals, mental health counselors, and classroom aides. While LAUSD welcomes oversight, he said the Trump administration’s directive conflicts with state rules on race and gender — and that educators are both legally and morally obligated to protect students’ rights.

“We are morally compelled and legally required,” Carvalho said, “to protect their rights.”

Legal observers expect the conflict to end up in court. The NAACP and civil rights groups have already filed lawsuits against the DOE, arguing that the certification demand is unconstitutional and discriminates against schools serving students of color.

As the April 24 certification deadline approaches, California officials say they will uphold DEI values and challenge any federal attempt to condition funding on their removal.

By Lou Coleman

God has sent an eagle to fly above the earth and send out ONE FINAL APPEAL! Get under the Umbrella of the Almighty God NOW before the last three trumpet of judgments are released. [Revelation 8:6-12]. “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH.” [Luke 13:3].

The Book of Revelation depicts humanity being perched upon the threshold of the Great Tribulation when utter desolation will befall the world. But, in keeping with God’s grace, he will not permit mankind to walk blindly into the Apocalypse.

Thus, [Revelation 14], shows how God does everything possible to save sinners and spare them from the coming wrath! This is God’s FINAL APPEAL to you sending his three angels to circumnavigate the globe and make a final proclamation to every living soul. Get under the Umbrella of the Almighty God NOW!

God has always sent a message to prepare people for significant events that affect their eternal destiny. When the world was going to be destroyed by water, as wickedness spread on the earth, the Lord called Noah to teach the gospel to his people. Noah warned the people that they must repent, or they would be destroyed by floods. Not only did the people refuse to follow Noah’s counsel, but they also became angry and wanted to kill him. [Genesis 6:5; Moses 8:18-26].  When the people would not repent, the Lord told Noah, ” I am going to bring floodwater on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.” [Genesis 6:17].

When Jesus was about to take up His ministry on earth as the promised Messiah, God sent John the Baptist with a message of repentance to prepare the way. [Mark 1:2-3; Luke 3:2-16; Matthew 3:1-11].

God sent Jonah with a message to the people of Nineveh— “Repent or your city will be destroyed in forty days!” And the people repented. They responded to Jonah’s message, and their city was spared. [Jonah 3:1-5,10, Mark 1:14-20].

Every time there has been a major event affecting people’s spiritual destiny, God has had a message to prepare them to meet it by His grace. The three angels in [Revelation 14] proclaim messages of the greatest significance. They are God’s FINAL APPEAL to the inhabitants of earth.  REPENT and get under the Umbrella of the Almighty God NOW!

Jesus crying out with tears in His voice: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. [Matthew 23:37].

That is the emotion God is feeling as He sends these urgent messages to earth. So many times, His Spirit has pled with men and women to turn to Him and be saved. Now the end is fast approaching, and God is doing everything He can to encourage you to come to Him. He has promised to be with you to the very end [Matthew 28:20].

And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment what to say and what to speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.  [John 12:44-50].

God’s FINAL Appeal!

Listen, I don’t know how long God will continue this call to repentance and turning back to him, but there will come a day when the call will come to an end. The church will be gone and those left behind will be left to a world of delusion, lies and deception, where there will be little hope of survival.

Repent and get under the Umbrella of the Almighty God NOW! God loves you too much to allow you to go into judgment without giving you every opportunity to turn around.

God will use every means possible to warn mankind.

He uses the 144,000 Witnesses.

He uses Moses and Elijah.

He uses this trio of angels in [Revelation 14].

And he uses the witness of his Holy Word.

In so doing, God will have exhausted his grace, expended his mercy, and emptied his love in his final effort to redeem sinners. Thus, God will exhibit the fullness of his fairness and prove himself as faultless, in the least measure, from anyone facing him on Judgment Day and alleging they had insufficient opportunity to believe the Gospel. Repent and get under the Umbrella of the Almighty God NOW!

Like road signs on the highway, every warning can be given, and every direction shown to get us to our final destination, but if we ignore the signs and end up lost, it’s not the fault of the signs, nor of the one who built the highway. The fault is our own. We fail to read, we fail to listen, we fail to heed the warning which leads to destruction. Please Take Heed! Repent and get under the Umbrella of the Almighty God NOW!

The door was still open for any to come aboard. Nobody did. They watched as the Lord shut the door [Genesis 7:16]. The rain started. They all died!

God’s FINAL Appeal!

By Antonio? ?Ray? ?Harvey? ?|? ?California? ?Black? ?Media?

As a candidate for mayor, former U.S. Representative Barbara Lee released a “10-point plan” last week to reassure residents that she will tackle Oakland’s most pressing challenges.

Now that she has edged out her competitors in the ranked-choice special election with 50% or more of the vote, the former Congresswoman, who represented parts of the Bay Area in the U.S. House of Representatives, can put her vision in motion as the city’s first Black woman mayor.

“I accept your choice with a deep sense of responsibility, humility, and love. Oakland is a deeply divided City,” Lee said in an April 19 statement. “I answered the call to run to unite our community, so that I can represent every voter, and we can all work together as One Oakland to solve our most pressing problems.”

As of April 18, Lee had secured 47,045 votes (50.0%), while Loren Manuel Taylor trailed her with 42,276 (44.9%) votes, according to Alameda County election results. Lee and Taylor were among 10 candidates who vied for the office after embattled former mayor, Sheng Thao, was recalled in November.

On Saturday evening, Taylor conceded to Lee. There are still about 300 Vote-by-Mail ballots left to be verified, according to county election officials. The ballots will be processed on April 21 and April 22.

“This morning, I called Congresswoman Barbara Lee to congratulate her on becoming the next Mayor of Oakland,” Taylor said in a statement.

“I pray that Mayor-Elect Lee fulfills her commitment to unify Oakland by authentically engaging the 47% of Oaklanders who voted for me and who want pragmatic, results-driven leadership.”

The influential Oakland Post endorsed Lee’s campaign, commending her leadership on the local, state, and federal levels.

Paul Cobb, The Post’s publisher, told California Black Media that Lee will bring back “respect and accountability” to the mayor’s office.

“She is going to be a collegial leader drawing on the advice of community nonprofit organizations and those who have experience in dealing with various issues,” Cobb said. “She’s going to try to do a consensus-building thing among those who know the present problems that face the city.”

Cobb continued, “I also think she has the one thing that the previous leaders didn’t – the willingness to want to work with (Alameda) county to solve social issues like homelessness and housing because the county has the resources and the budget.”

Born in El Paso, Texas, Lee’s family moved to California while she was in high school. At 20 years old, Lee divorced her husband after the birth of her first child. After the split, Lee went through a tough period, becoming homeless and having to apply for public assistance to make ends meet.

But destitution did not deter the young woman.

Lee groomed herself to become an activist and advocate in Oakland and committed to standing up for the most vulnerable citizens in her community.

Lee traveled to Washington, D.C. to work for then U.S. Congressman Ron Dellums after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mills College in Oakland in 1973. Lee later won a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) fellowship to attend the School of Social Welfare, and she earned a Master of Social Work from the University of California-Berkeley in 1975.

Lee later served in the California State Assembly and State Senate before she was elected to Congress in 1998 to represent California’s 9th District, which includes parts of Berkeley and Oakland.

After serving in the U.S. Congress for more than 25 years, Lee ran unsuccessfully for California’s U.S. Senate in the 2024 primary election.

Lee joins current Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and former San Francisco Mayor London Breed as Black women serving as chief executives of major cities in California over the last few years.

“For the past 100 days — as I have for the past 30 years — I worked hard every day to continue to earn your trust, your respect, and your vote,” Lee said in the April 19 press release. “I couldn’t be prouder of the margin of our collective win and our amazing coalition.”

In an April 10 press release, Lee said she expects to improve public safety, find effective solutions to address homelessness, and revitalize the city’s economic state in her first 100 days in office.

According to the United States Census, Oakland’s population was 436,504 in July 2023, a decrease of 4,165 since April 2020. The Black population makes up 21.1% of the city’s residents compared to the city of Los Angeles’s 8.5%. As it has all over the state, homelessness has risen considerably in Oakland over the last decade.

Cobb said that Lee’s work governing will take patience from the community. She not only has to repair the city’s image but also, “like the Betty Wright song, ‘Cleanup Woman,’ she’ll have to clean up the mess that was left behind,” Cobb said.

“That’s the role of Black women in politics – arriving to clean up the mess that was left by others,” Cobb said. “But I believe she can do both, repair and clean up some of the internal bureaucratic messes, while branching out to do things that others did not dare to do or did not care to do.”

Lee stated that she met with voters “every day in their living rooms, at their doors and at community events,” to hear their concerns and hardships of living in a city that once had three professional sports teams that were drawing revenue.

Part of her 10-point plan includes directing the City Council to develop a budget that puts Oakland on solid financial footing. She also wants to establish stronger links between the leadership of the City’s police department and business leaders to keep the city safe.

Another priority for Lee is deploying vegetation management crews to clear hazards in high fire danger zones to help protect residents and property from the growing threat of wildfires.

“I hear them loud and clear – they want a mayor who can make Oakland safer, address the fiscal crisis, and root out corruption,” Lee stated. “Together, we can build a safer, vibrant Oakland that works for everyone. This is our moment to reimagine what’s possible for our beloved city.”

Publisher’s Commentary by Wallace J. Allen

 Is Trump manipulating his way to declaring Martial Law? He has placed troops on the Southern Border in the name of a fictional invasion. He is  using the Alien Enemies Act to make his point by deporting  immigrants, documented or not. He is securing subtle support from closet racist by focusing his immigrant hate on people of color! If someone is not an anti-racist, one might fall into the category of racist.

He is deporting non-white people that he simply declares to be here illegally, while expressing the idea that there should be more people from places like Sweden and Denmark coming to America! See it live daily! He calls Immigrants  invaders in America, the country created by immigrants! He cites immigrants as invaders in order to say that America is in fact at war! If he can convinces us that he believes that America is at war, he can declare a State Of Emergency, which is what he did to place our military troops along the Southern Boarder. The resistance to that unconstitutional move was very slight, and thus a green light for his next assault on the Constitution!

The door has been opened to Martial Law and his apparent ultimate dream status of President for life. He has started so many fires of distraction that I fear we are ignoring his most dangerous plot.

The increasing chaos and confusion caused by his assault on the Economy, Social Security, Healthcare, Education and Foreign Relations is engineered chaos! This chaos will fan the flames of resistance. Protests will increase! Adding to the probability of a protest being used as the final excuse for him to declare Martial Law! No law prevents him from doing it and he certainly has the audacity and cult following to force the question!

By Edward Henderson | California Black Media

On April 9, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-Serve) Director Josh Fryday announced that California is seeking 10,000 people to join the California Service Corps. Members gain meaningful work experience while helping their communities and earning money.

Over the coming year, the goal for the California Service Corps programs is to recruit over 10,000 volunteers who will serve nearly five million hours. Service members help communities by taking environmental actions; tutoring and mentoring students to help them succeed; supporting communities impacted by disasters; working to end hunger; and connecting vulnerable people to vital resources and services.

“As Californians, the spirit of service and giving back is in our DNA — it’s why we have the largest service corps in the nation, bigger than the Peace Corps and a model for other states,” said Newsom. “In the coming year, our service members will provide critical support — whether responding to disasters like the L.A. fires or tackling critical issues like loneliness — as we work to build a California for all.”

Combined, the California Service Corps is a force larger than the United States Peace Corps and will be mobilized at a time when California is addressing post-pandemic academic recovery, the L.A. fire recovery and the future of the state’s workforce.

“These are California’s future leaders, and we need their passion, energy and enthusiasm to address our greatest challenges,” said Fryday. “There is no better example of what they’re capable of than how they immediately mobilized to support the L.A. fire recovery efforts.”

California Service Corps members gain skills and experience?while connecting with others and making a difference. Additionally, service experiences aim to foster a positive sense of connection and belonging, an answer to the loneliness crisis — as defined by the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory. 

Current partners and volunteers with the corps joined the digital press conference to share what they’ve experienced so far during their service.

Luckie Diwa, Program Director of Improve Your Tomorrow, was one of the speakers at the press conference. Her organization, which partners with the corps, aims to increase the number of young men of color who attend and graduate from colleges and universities.

“Our service members are absolutely pivotal to our mission we wouldn’t be able to achieve our mission really without our mentors,” said Diwa. “I have personally witnessed so much growth in brothers from just having this one-on-one guidance. A lot of school counselors are just outnumbered at a lot of our schools and can’t have that unique one-to-one connection that a lot of them would desire. So, our service members really come and help carry a huge torch.”

Service members at her organization meet with students once a week providing academic and socio-emotional support. Diwa shared stories of students starting with 1.0 GPAs and improving to 3.0 GPAs while working with the program. She also commented on the benefits she’s seen for the service members themselves.

Marybeth Carranza, an AmeriCorps California member working with Improve Your Tomorrow, spoke about how joining the corps has impacted her life.

“Serving with Improve Your Tomorrow as an AmeriCorps California member has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” said Carranza. “I’ve grown tremendously in a space dedicated to supporting young men of color on their path to higher education and leadership. Through this work, I’ve gained valuable skills, expanded my professional network and developed a lifelong commitment to contributing to this important cause.”

If you or someone you know are interested in joining the corps, you can learn more and register at  CAServiceCorps.com.

In February, when the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced its “Road to Repair 2025 Priority Bill Package,” which consists of 16 bills, Caucus Chair Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) said, “This bill package is about repairing centuries of economic damage and abuse that was inflicted on Black Californians.”

 “This legislative package,” she added, “is a chance to transform the promise of equality into a lived reality, so that everyone can achieve the American dream.”

CLBC Vice Chair Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Ladera Heights) echoed Weber Pierson’s commitment.

“This year, as we do every year, we will fight repair the harms of the past and create new ladders of opportunity for Black Californians.” said Bryan.

Two months later, all the bills except for one, ACA 6 — a constitutional amendment aiming to ban slavery in all forms in California – have been assigned to various legislative committees for consideration.

Over the next four weeks, California Black Media (CBM) will cover the 16 bills in the package to detail what each proposes and learn more from the authors. We will also track the bills and give you an update as they make their way through the legislative process.

Here are the first four:

Assembly Bill (AB) 7

AB 7, introduced by Bryan, would allow admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University. The two institutions are among the largest public university systems in the nation.

“For decades universities gave preferential admission treatment to donors, and their family members, while others tied to legacies of harm were ignored and at times outright excluded,” said Bryan. “We have a moral responsibility to do all we can to right those wrongs.”

This bill comes in the wake of actions from the Trump administration to dismantle affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Black students made up about 4% of the California State University’s student population and about 4.7% at the University of California in 2023, according to the university systems’ latest reports.

AB 7 is currently under review in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6

ACA 6, introduced by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), would ‘prohibit slavery’ in all forms. The Assembly Constitutional Amendment would also clarify that its provisions do not prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from awarding credits to an incarcerated person who voluntarily accepts a work assignment.

The proposed amendment is a third attempt to amend the California Constitution to ban slavery and involuntary servitude in all forms. It shares the spirit of Proposition 6, which voters rejected in the 2024 voting cycle.

“We’re doing this again and going back because we felt like it was a moral obligation and a righteous thing to do,” said Wilson in a statement. “What we heard from the voters during that time was a lot of misunderstandings around the bill. But when we educated on Prop. 6, they were all behind it. I didn’t talk to any person that wasn’t behind the bill once they knew what the bill did, but that took a lot of time.”

ACA 7

ACA 7, introduced by Assemblymember Corey A. Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) would amend Proposition 209, a California law passed in 1996 prohibiting the state from considering race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, or contracting.

The proposed amendment would seek to address disparities in health, education and economic outcomes for communities of color in California.

“For too long, certain communities in California have faced significant barriers to success, with the state being extremely limited in their ability to provide the appropriate support,” said Jackson. “This ACA is a crucial step towards addressing the barriers that certain communities in California face in achieving their full potential. Our goal is to provide equal opportunities for all Californians to lead healthy and productive lives.”

ACA 7 also confirms that remedies for violations would align with existing California anti-discrimination laws and do not affect existing court orders or consent decrees.

The Assembly Judiciary Committee is currently reviewing ACA 7.

AB 801

AB 801, introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), seeks to uncover and outlaw discriminatory mortgage and lending practices.

Existing law, the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act, generally provides for the licensure and regulation of people engaging in the business of making residential mortgage loans or servicing residential mortgage loans. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to residential mortgage loans.

“This legislation will help families struggling with rising bill costs,” said Bonta.

“All eyes will be on California to see how we continue to support bold, compassionate, and evidence-based policies in the face of federal chaos. I look forward to working with my colleagues to craft the best possible legislation and serve each and every Californian,” Bonta said.

AB 801 is under consideration in the Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance.

On Friday, April 11, 2025, The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Project H.O.O.D. Communities Development Corp to the podium. To honor the occasion, Pastor Corey Brooks, Founder & CEO, joined by Will Goodwin, Head of Corporate Affairs, NYSE, rings the Opening Bell®.

Single Turns the Preacher/Singer’s Recent Social Media Controversy Into a Melodic Message of Restoration

DALLAS, TC— Marvin Sapp was recently in the news over a misinterpretation of his words while he was taking up offering at the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 2024 National Convocation.  Sapp was vilified on the internet and received threatening messages at his church from people who were angry over a video clip that showed him telling the ushers to “close the doors.”

After appearing on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell, CBS News Texas and WFAA Fort Worth to add context and clarity to the video clip, Sapp is now turning that “momentary affliction” into an affirming message with a new single titled “Close the Door.”

In the song, written by Sapp and Kolten Perrine, and produced by Rodney East, Sapp recounts the harrowing last few weeks and sings:

Close the door on anxiety, on the pain and disdain that keeps chasing me, Close the door on the ridicule and on the noise that tries to make me lose my cool…God has a purpose, He will restore…Though I’m hurting, I’m still hoping, My victory is worth fighting for, So I close the door…

Sapp posted about the single on social media, saying “’Close the Door’ isn’t just a song, it’s a soundtrack for survival…I’m closing the door on the noise, the pain, and everything that tried to break me. This song will bless you. I believe with everything in me my assignment through this season through this song is to help you close the door too.”

“Close the Door” will be released Good Friday, April 18, 2025, and will be available to download and stream on all digital music outlets.

By Lou Coleman

For years now, there have been forewarnings of very specific end-time events that would come to pass which would lead to a third world war. Well, we are there, World War III has already begun.

“We already have battles on the ground being coordinated in multiple countries,” said Jamie Dimon the CEO of JP Morgan Chase at the annual event in Washington, DC, in October.

Dimon went on to say that “the United States needed to avoid being naive and allowing larger global events to play out without any intervention. What we should be thinking about is, we can’t take the chance this will resolve itself. We have to make sure that we are involved in doing the right things to get it resolved properly,” he added. “It’s just a matter of time before these things are going off in major cities around the world,” Dimon said. “I think we have to just have clarity and subordinate a lot of things to make sure this ends up right. Because they are very close to global catastrophe.”

Pigging back off of Jamie Dimon but in the spiritual realm.

Jamie Dimon is absolutely right. The first four Trumpets of the Seventh Seal are about the first major attack that is made upon the United States of America. She has been the greatest single nation in the end-time, and the events of these four Trumpets are structured to cripple her world dominance, influence, and power. She is the first of all nations to be humbled by God because she has been given the most by Him and has been given the greatest opportunity to listen but has not. This humbling process that will be poured out upon the United States will be very strong against her. [Revelation 8] shows in very prophetic language the events that will lead to the fall of the United States as the first nation to be brought down.

Not only will the U.S. experience horrific suffering due to the first five Trumpet events, it is revealed in the Book of Revelation that it will also experience plagues and devastation from events that are called Thunders. These too will escalate against her unless or until she begins to listen to God.

The more the United States holds to her pride, the more she will suffer until she is humbled. This is a matter of God’s judgment and what He has determined toward the U.S.

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be, and we are like sleeping virgins. We must awake from our slumber! [Matthew 24:21; Matthew 25; Daniel 5]. “We need to have clarity and subordinate a lot of things to make sure this ends up right.” Why? Because our eternity life depends on it and the handwriting on the wall is very clear: World War III is inevitable.

Bible Prophecy clearly states that at the end of the age, the world will experience a significant increase in geopolitical turmoil, including at least three named wars, rumors of war, international distress, and three major military conflicts as outlined in [Psalm 83, Ezekiel chapters 38-39, Revelation chapter 19; Daniel 11:35-43; Daniel 12:4-9]. Combined with the other “birth pangs” which are all seemingly converging within a single generation. According to Jesus, these signs of the times would signal the end of the current age, and according to [Matthew 24:21-22] “unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved…”

You know, John the Apostle was shown what the end times would be like, specifically the last seven years prior to Christ’s return. He saw a global war akin to World War III which continues to be a part of the unfolding events Jesus told His disciples that would presage the end of the world. [Matthew 24:3-3; Revelation chapter 2;4; and 5; Revelation 6:3-4; 7-9; Revelation chapters 12,13, 17 &18].

I admonish you, subordinate a lot of things to make sure this ends up right for you. Get under the Umbrella of the Almighty God NOW! Do not be naïve and let things play out without any intervention. God has set before you, life and death. Choose life! [Deuteronomy 30:19]. For as James Dimon said, “We can’t take the chance this will resolve itself. We have to make sure that we are involved in doing the right things to get it resolved properly.”

Besides Moses makes it clear that the commands of God are not too difficult ?they are not too difficult to understand nor too difficult to do, beyond our reach. These were the words of Moses to the people of Israel as he admonished them to choose life. But like some of the Israelites, some of you too will choose not to understand. [Romans 10:1-11].

Wars

1. Cold Wars [U.S./Soviet]
2. Civil Wars [Internal Division, Insurrections]
3. Invasion Wars [Ukraine/Soviet, Israel/Hamas]

Rumors of Wars

1. World Wars [World War III]
2. Trade Wars [Tariff Foreign Goods]
3. Nuclear Wars [Biological Threats]

I have given you full warning [Revelation chapter 19]. Seek the Lord while He may be found. [1 Kings 18:21]. Call upon Him while He is near. [Isaiah 55:6].

But the people said nothing. They seem unable, or unwilling, to make a choice. They want to hedge their bets, sit on the fence, and keep their options open. Then so be it, says the Lord!

Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before God, saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. [Revelation 9:14-15, Revelation 16:14].

World War III Has Already Begun!

The “Hands Off” protests marked the biggest day of demonstrations yet against the policies of Pres. Donald Trump and his biggest campaign donor and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.

By Viji Sundaram

BERKELEY, CA— Thousands turned out Saturday in front of the North Berkeley Bart station in protest over what they decry as the Trump administration’s “hostile takeover” of their rights and freedoms.

“Our country and the world are at stake,” said Julia Bavar from her wheelchair with a sign leaning against it that said, “Death By a Thousand Cuts.”

Bavar was among the estimated 2,200 men, women, and children on hand for the April 5 protest, part of a series of similar protests across the country. “If we don’t speak up now, there may not be a later,” she said.

“I, as a disabled person, may not survive this administration because of their drastic cuts and their disregard for most human life,” said her friend, Peni Hall, 76, who was also in a wheelchair beside Bavar.

The “Hands Off” protests marked the biggest day of demonstrations yet against the policies of Pres. Donald Trump and his biggest campaign donor and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.

Signs denounced Trump’s actions threatening health care, Social Security and education, and accused the president of making it harder for the average American to live, while benefiting his richest friends.

The demonstrations were organized in more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations such as the Invisibles, LGBTQ+ advocates, labor unions and election activists. The Berkeley protests stretched for blocks along Sacramento Street.

Through chants and raised fists, protestors expressed anger over Trump’s steps to eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in the workplace and other institutions, steps experts warn will threaten a range of sectors, healthcare among them. Advocates of DEI programs say they have provided a framework for the fostering of a more just and equitable society.

Protestors also denounced Trump’s mass deportation of immigrants, including those in the country as legal permanent residents, and of students stripped of their visas and detained by ICE because of their First Amendment activities.

Some voiced anger over the Trump administration’s scaled back protections to transgender people. In his first days in office, Trump ordered the removal of any mention of transgender people on government websites and passports.

Musk, a Trump adviser who runs Tesla, Space X and the social media platform X, has played a significant role in the downsizing as the head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

With Trump cheering him on, the chainsaw wielding tech entrepreneur has made recommendations to those in charge of federal agencies as to who should be laid off and who should remain. Thousands of federal employees have been shown the door in the last several weeks.

Trump insists he is saving taxpayers billions of dollars, though reporting by the New York Times has found numerous accounting errors in DOGE’s public ledger.

“All of my outrage can’t fit on this sign,” said one protestor and a Hands-Off organizer, pointing to her emoji-filled sign of angry faces. “They are tearing down the pillars of our democracy.”

Some of the signs were funny. One said, “I’ve seen smarter cabinets at Ikea.” Another said, “Fight Tooth Decay.”

A number of Pro-Palestinian supporters who began their protest rally from the El Cerrito Plaza Bart station parking lot joined the Berkeley protestors. Some of them carried the Palestinian flag. Some wore the black-and-white Palestinian checkered scarf. “Today, we are in solidarity with the various struggles,” said El Cerrito resident Leslie Adams. She said she opposed the idea of her tax dollars being used to fund the war on the Palestinian people.