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COMMENTARY:

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER

WILL REPARATIONS BECOME DEMOCRATS’ CAMPAIGN THEME?

ISABEL WILKERSON KEYNOTES

UC SAN DIEGO BLACK

HISTORY MONTH

SCHOLARSHIP BRUNCH

By Latanya West Voice & Viewpoint

Saturday, February 23, UC San Diego held its 17th annual Black History Scholarship Brunch. The fundraiser featured a talk by Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: An Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.”

Close to $41,000 dollars was raised to benefit UC San Diego’s undergraduate See UCSD page 9

Cannot be Heard”

celebrating

Black History Month Featuring local and national articles and information highlighting our rich African American heritage.

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“I think that we have got to address that again. It’s back to the inequities,” Senator Kamala Harris said during in an interview with The Breakfast Club radio show. “America has a history of slavery. We had Jim Crow. We had legal segregation in America for a very long time,” she said. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

“America has an ugly history of racism,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said after addressing Democrats at an annual state dinner in New Hampshire, according to The Boston Globe. “We need to confront it head-on. And we need to talk about the right way to address it and make change.”

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Now Editor of Alabama’s Democrat-

Reporter Former Publisher Called for KKK to ‘Night Ride Again’

See DEMOCRATS page 2

Goodloe Sutton, (former) publisher of the DemocratReporter newspaper in Linden, Alabama, wrote that the Ku Klux Klan should “night ride again” in an editorial the week of February 11.

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SAN DIEGO TENANTS UNION

SPEAKS OUT WORK PLAN AND THE HOMELESS ON CITY COUNCIL

By Staff Writer

African Free Trade Agreement Nears Completion The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is a trade agreement between African Union (AU) member states with a stated goal of creating a single market, followed by free movement and a single currency. It was first presented and signed at the AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda in March 2018.

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In response to Council President Georgette Gomez’s Proposed 2019 Council Work Plan for the San Diego City Council, The San Diego Tenants Union urged Council President Gomez to amend the plan to include rent control.

In a statement, The Tenant’s Union reported, “Approximately one third of all residents in the San Diego County 1 million men, women and children -- are living in poverty in large part due to the high cost of housing. With no long term solutions being proposed to fi-

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Correspondent

Four hundred years after the first Africans were kidnapped and brought to the United States and 135 years after the infamous Berlin Conference divided Africa into 55 separate countries, heads of state from the continent are on the verge of a historic free trade agreement. nance the construction of housing for this population, we urge the San Diego City Council to amend its 2019 Council Work Plan to begin a public discussion on proven anti-displacement policies like rent control that have long provided stability for working poor families.”

See UNION page 2

The accord seeks to progressively eliminate tariffs on intra-African trade, which prior to the agreement stood at an average of 6.1 percent across the continent, as well as removing other trade barriers.

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is an agreement between African Union (AU) member states with a stated goal of creating a single market followed by free movement and a single currency. It was first presented and signed

at the AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda in March 2018.

The accord seeks to progressively eliminate tariffs on intra-African trade, which prior to the agreement stood at an average of 6.1 See AGREEMENT page 2

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor

Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper in Linden, Alabama, wrote that the Ku Klux Klan should “night ride again” in an editorial the week of February 11.

According to a news release distributed by the Democrat-Reporter newspaper, Elecia Dexter was named publisher and editor on Thurday, February 21. Reached by phone Sutton told a reporter from the Montgomery Advertiser that Dexter is the new “publisher, owner and editor” of the Democrat-Reporter. “He refused to say if the paper had been sold to Dexter or if ownership had been transferred, and repeatedly called an Advertiser reporter ‘dumb’ for asking.

“Time for the Ku Klux Klan to night ride again,” he wrote. Sutton, the publisher, says he stands by the editorial and that the KKK, a white supremacist group founded in the late 1800s after the Civil War, “didn’t kill but a few people.”

“We’ll get the hemp ropes out, loop them See EDITOR page 2

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Democrats: continued from page 1

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Correspondent

A new refrain could be taking center stage during the 2020 Presidential Campaign.

Senators Kamala Harris of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, both 2020 presidential candidates, said they support reparations for African Americans to redress the legacy of the slavery.

The senators’ statements came as many are observing the 500thanniversary of the transatlantic slave trade and the 400th year since the first African was brought to Virginia.

“I think that we have got to address that again. It’s back to the inequities,” Harris said during in an interview with The Breakfast Club radio show. “America has a history of slavery. We had Jim Crow. We had legal segregation in America for a very long time,” she said.

Harris continued: “We have got to recognize, back to that earlier point, people aren’t starting out on the same base in terms of their ability to succeed and so we have got to recognize that and give people a lift up.”

When she told the radio show’s host, Charlamagne Tha God, that “Livable Incomes for Families Today,” the Middle Class Act tax cut plan is one way to address the ris-

ing costs and the inequities of living in the U.S., the host asked if her comments were about reparations.

“Yes,” Harris said.

She also noted the “systemic racism” in the criminal justice system.

“We have a problem with mass incarceration in particular of black and brown men,” Harris said.

“There is no question that no mother or father in America should have to sit down when their son turns 12 and start having the talk with that child about how he may be stopped, arrested or killed because of the color of his skin,” she said, addressing police brutality.

Warren also said she supported reparations for both African Americans and Native Americans.

“America has an ugly history of racism,” Warren said after addressing Democrats at an annual state dinner in New Hampshire, according to The Boston Globe. “We need to confront it head-on. And we need to talk about the right way to address it and make change.”

Warren later expanded on her ideas for Native American reparations in a statement, writing that, “tribal nations have unique interests, priorities and histories, and should not be treated monolithically.”

“I fully support the federal government doing far more to live up to its existing trust and treaty responsibilities and that includes a robust discussion about historical injustices against Native people.”

She continued:

Agreement: continued from page 1

percent across the continent, as well as removing other trade barriers.

While the agreement does not formally establish an African Continental Free Trade Area, it will still function as an umbrella under which protocols and annexes will be added, according to Ventures Africa.

Once all documents are concluded and ratified, the Free Trade Area will formally exist.

Following the establishment of the AfCFTA in March 2018, Zambia was one of the African countries that didn’t sign the agreement despite signing its declaration. However, this week Zambia became the latest country to sign the agreement when Zambia’s President Edgar Chagwa Lungu signed the agreement in the presence of His Excellency Albert M.

Union: continued from page 1

The Tenant Union’s statement said evictions can cause homelessness. Evictions, whether through formal court proceedings or other methods of involuntary displacement from housing, are a direct cause of homelessness - either immediately or after social safety networks are exhausted. The relationship between evictions and homelessness is demonstrated in a number of regional reports and at least one national study including, a 2017 survey by Applied Survey Research in Santa Cruz County, California which found that 14 percent of its homeless population cited eviction as a primary cause of their homelessness.

A 2017 report by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness found that eviction is the second leading cause of homelessness in New York City among families with children, with as many as 33 percent of families citing eviction as the reason for their homelessness in parts of the city.

Further, a 2016 report by Stout Risius Ross,

“Tribal nations have a government-to-government relationship with the federal government, and they deserve a seat at the table in all decisions that will affect the well-being of their people and their communities.”

Another Democratic Presidential hopeful, Julian Castro, also has said he endorses reparations.

A 2017 article in Quartz, noted that to “repair this breach, it’s becoming increasingly clear that reparations for black slavery and

Muchanga, the African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry, who then counter-signed on behalf of the African Union.

According to Ventures Africa, Zambia is prepared to begin the necessary processes to uphold the agreement and AfCFTA will be sent to Zambia’s institutional mechanism for ratification.

Speaking during a news conference at the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Muchanga, said he expected AfCFTA to formally launch operations in July of this year during another AU summit to be held in Niamey, capital of Niger.

“We have 12 African countries that have deposited the instrument of ratification at the AU. Before the end of the summit, we expect two more countries to ratify the agreement,” Muchanga said, according to The New Times of Rwanda.

“By March 21, 2019, the first anniversary

its legacy—including Jim Crow— must be part of the equation.”

that holds back our entire society and each of us individually.”

The article continued:

As Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote in his groundbreaking 2014 Atlantic article, reparations are “the price we must pay to see ourselves squarely.”

“Facing what activist Randall Robinson calls ‘the debt’ to people of African descent, those of us who are low on melanin content (aka ‘white’) will have to address the often uncomfortable history of how lighter skin color conferred, and continues to confer, economic advantage. To do otherwise is to live a destructive lie, perpetuating a perverted myth of deservedness

of the launch of AfCFTA, we expect we will fill the [minimum] quota of 21-member states needed for the free trade agreement to come into force,” Muchanga continued. “With the expected start of operations of AfCFTA in July, the AU expects member states to start to liberalize trade relations with each other, reduce trade tariff among African countries and come up with mechanism to monitor the application of non-tariff barriers by some member states.”

Egypt’s President Abdelfattah Elsisi said the agreement should be expedited. “We need to strengthen our cooperation and scale up our efforts in order to expedite the AfCFTA agreement. We also need to strive that this economic agreement reaches tangible results for our people,” Elsisi said.

The AfCFTA agreement previously received signatures from 44 out of the 55 members of the African Union at a summit in Rwanda.

LLC, showed that New York City would realize a benefit of $320 million annually from establishing a right to counsel in eviction proceedings, with a $251 million savings from homeless shelter costs.

municable diseases. Research shows that risk of death on the streets is only moderately affected by substance abuse or mental illness, which must also be understood as health problems.

The ‘Hard Cold Facts About the Death of Homeless People’ publication was stated in information from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council. The publication highlighted the following: “Homelessness dramatically elevates one’s risk of illness, injury and death. For every age group, homeless persons are three times more likely to die than the general population; Middle age homeless men and young homeless women are at particularly increased risk; The average age of death of homeless persons is 50, the age at which Americans commonly died in 1900. Today, non-homeless Americans can expect to live to age 78.3.

Homeless persons die on the streets from exposure to the cold in the coldest areas, homeless persons with a history of frostbite, immersion foot, or hypothermia have an eightfold risk of dying when compared to matched non-homeless controls, and homeless persons die on the streets from unprovoked violence, also known as hate crimes. For the years from 1990 through 2005, the National Coalition for the Homeless has documented 472 acts of violence against homeless people by housed people including 169 murders of homeless people and 303 incidents of non-lethal violence in 165 cites from 42 states and Puerto Rico.

Homeless persons suffer the same illnesses experienced by people with homes, but at rates three to six times higher. Homeless people die from illnesses that can be treated or prevented. Crowded, poorly-ventilated living conditions, which are found in many shelters, promote the spread of com-

Poor access to quality health care reduces the possibility of recovery from illness and injuries. Nationally, 71% of Health Care for the Homeless clients are uninsured.

Clearly, homelessness will be a major topic of discussion for the City of San Diego this year.

“Reparations,” he continued, “beckons us to reject the intoxication of hubris and see America as it is—the work of fallible humans. An America that looks away is ignoring not just the sins of the past but the sins of the present and the certain sins of the future,” Coates said.

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over a tall limb and hang all of them,” Sutton explained in an interview regarding the editorial.

“If we could get the Klan to go up there and clean out D.C., we’d all been better off,” Sutton told the Montgomery Reporter after news broke of his editorial. The editorial has gained national attention and condemnation.

Sutton didn’t walk back his comments after receiving press attention for the controversial editorial.

“OMG! What rock did this guy crawl out from under? This editorial is absolutely disgusting & he should resign -NOW! I have seen what happens when we stand by while people — especially those with influence — publish racist, hateful views. Words matter. Actions matter. Resign now!” Wrote U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama.

On February 19, The Alabama Press Association voted to censure Sutton and suspend the membership of the Democrat-Reporter following the publication of the editorial.

Color of Change, a young civil rights group, tweeted that, “The Democrat-Reporter has a history of anti-Black racism and their recent editorial calling on the KKK to lynch members of Congress is unabashed white supremacist violence.”

The University of Southern Mississippi, “removed the name of a newspaper publisher from its journalism hall of fame after Sutton urged the KKK to ‘ride again’” and “strongly condemned” Sutton’s “dangerous” editorial.

Though many expressed shock and outrage on social media, others pointed out that the recent rise in hate crimes and normalization of racism and white supremacy over the last few years is a contributing factor in Sutton’s boldness regarding writing such a forceful endorsement of the KKK.

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The Unity Issue

in The Black Community

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

Last week a meeting was held at the Skyline Hills Library to discuss what was called “operational unity.” The idea itself is a good one at first blush. The “new” faces in the community had a real interest in discussing how we might work together on the challenges facing our community.

The real problem is that a number of the people present already belong to a number of organizations attempting to do things that require “unity” and yet many of the very people in the room have in the past and continue even today to not work with anyone attempting to do the things that they have decided are their issues.

How can we have “operational unity” among a people who first don’t fully respect the views and opinions of others who look like them and have shared concerns?

How can you have “operational unity” when you disregard the work and efforts of those who have come before you?

During the last 30 years, this newspaper as seen many organizations come together around various issues. We have seen people working on the same issue but refusing to work with each other.

We have seen a lack of commitment and staying power to those issues that do not show some individuals personal benefit in anticipated outcomes. The point is that efforts to create “operational unity” must have respect and commitment to

self and others to be successful.

Case in point: Black Men & Women United has been addressing many of the issues before the community for the past 16 years and often in partnership with this newspaper, yet a number of the people in the room interested in “operational unity” never participate in any effort other than those of their own inner circle and organizations.

Bottom line, those interested in this idea should take a very close look at last week’s “Publishers Statement” on this very page. Let’s revisit the idea that the issues that challenge us are greater than our problems with each other. We can’t have “operational unity” no matter how many discussions and break out groups without first really working with each other.

Black Women in America and Cervical Cancer Prevention

By Dr. Anisa Shomo Director of Family Medicine Scholars at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio and Health Columnist for the NNPA.

Many people may believe that cervical cancer is a problem of the past. Prior to the 1940s, it was a major cause of death of women of childbearing age. According to the National Institute of Health, invasive cervical cancer is now considered to be the 14th cause of cancer deaths in women in the US. That accounts for approximately 4,000 deaths of women each year.

African American women are twice as likely as Caucasian women to be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and 2-3 times more likely to die from this diagnosis. Before we examine why this health disparity exists, let’s explore the historical gains that lead to the reduction of invasive cervical cancer diagnosis and deaths.

Before the 1940s, it was difficult to diagnose cervical cancer unless accompanied by significant symptoms such as bleeding, pain, and nausea were occurring, which caused women to present in the later stages. In 1943, Dr. George Papanicolau published a paper on his work to identify cervical changes as normal or cancerous via a microscope before invasive cancer occurred in an article titled “Diagnosis of Uterine Cancer on Vaginal Smear.”

In 1954, Dr. Papanicolau published his atlas for labs to learn how to identify cervical cancer using his method and this is now called a

Papanicolau test or “Pap” smear.

We now use this to screen for cervical cancer and catch it in its early stages. Cervical cancer caught in the early stages can be removed with very minor surgeries and in many cases, hysterectomy can be avoided.

In the 1970s, the HPV virus was being extensively researched as a possible link to cervical cancer.

In 1984 Dr. Harald zur Hausen discovered that HPV 16 and 18 were major causes of cervical cancer. He later won a Nobel Prize in Science for this discovery. In the 1990s, Dr. Lowy and Schiller began working to create an HPV vaccine that could help prevent cervical cancer altogether. In 2006 the FDA approved the first HPV vaccines.

We now use the HPV vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer in the first place. This is especially important internationally since currently 500,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and 275,000 of them will die of their disease due to low access to screening and treatment.

Cervical cancer has had such great advancements in treatment and diagnosis in the United States that even one death from this disease could be considered a failure of the system. But an estimated 700 African American women still die of cervical cancer each year. The three main reasons are: later stage at diagnosis, less aggressive treatment, and more barriers to care once diagnosed.

One reason cited for lack of timely screening is confusion of Pap smear with a pelvic exam causing a person to think that they have already been screened, although they may have had this exam for a different reason.

Many African American women do not receive treatment due to comorbid conditions, advanced cancer, or refusal to be treated. In 2016, Nardi et al detailed some of the findings of multiple studies that indicate that lack of knowledge about cervical cancer may be the largest barrier to screening and treatment of cervical cancer in African American women.

Many women do not know that a Pap smear is a cervical cancer screening and do not realize that HPV is a known risk factor. They also may believe that if they are no longer sexually active, they no longer need to be screened which may contribute to presenting with cervical cancer in the later stage.

There was also discussion that women feared hysterectomy would be needed and they did not desire to have this performed so they avoided screening.

In 2012, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology drastically changed the guidelines for cervical cancer screening. As of September 2017, the guidelines are: Screening starting at age 21 with a Pap smear Screening is now every 3-5 years See CANCER page 15

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OPEN LETTER TO THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS Dear San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Members, We are contacting you in regards to an important matter that is of deep concern to us, which pertains to Black History Month. We are aware that the Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District unanimously adopted a resolution “In the matter of recognizing February 2019 as National Black/African American History month,” on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Our 1st Vice-President, Ms. Francine Maxwell, was present at this meeting, and spoke about the resolution, prior to its adoption by the board. The matter of the lack of prominence of Black History on the district’s website was brought before the board at that time. Due to the persistence of this lack of prominence, we must again bring this matter to your attention, and encourage the district to do more than simply adopt and approve a resolution, which unfortunately, still remains unreflected on the district’s website.

Upon visiting the district’s website at the beginning of February, and throughout the month, we consistently found no information, or even an acknowledgment that February is Black History month, even following the adoption of the aforementioned resolution, which is truly disheartening. With Black History month now drawing to an end, this is beyond unacceptable. The importance of Black History month to American History simply cannot be overstated, nor can we overstate the harm and detrimental effects to African American children resulting from the lack of acknowledgment, celebration, and respect for their culture. Furthermore, it is simply incomprehensible that the district does not grasp these concepts, or the importance of celebrating diversity, as well as the rich histories and traditions of diverse cultures. On the contrary, the prominence of the celebration of the Lunar New Year on the District’s website, which we support, is evidence that the district fully grasps these concepts. What is perplexing is why those responsible for the content on the district’s website, seem to have been selective in the district’s portrayal of its celebration of the history, culture, and traditions, of some, but not all students. We again encourage the district to do more, to be more inclusive, and to celebrate the rich histories, cultures, and traditions of all of the district’s diverse student population.

We would also like to point out that in contrast to San Diego Unified School District’s website, upon visiting the Poway Unified School District’s website, the first item that we saw on their homepage pertained to Black History month. This item was proudly displayed front and center, and when we probed further, and clicked on this item, we were taken to a page that began with an invitation to visitors to “… learn more about the history, struggles and contributions of African Americans in the United States through our twice-weekly posts which include interviews and archival video footage,” as well as several brief and informative videos pertaining to Black History. We would like to see similar information on San Diego Unified School District’s website, and would again, encourage the district to do more.

The San Diego NAACP Education Committee is ready to assist the district, and provide suggestions for acknowledging and celebrating Black History during the month of February, and throughout the entire year. Please provide the contact information for the person(s) that we should contact in order to rectify this issue, as we would like to begin assisting them as soon as possible. Lastly, please contact the San Diego NAACP Education Committee via e-mail at education@ sandiegonaacp.org. Thank you.

Sincerely, Clovis Honoré President, San Diego NAACP

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Rev. Dr. Joseph Foxworth Sr. First Lady Catherine Foxworth

Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church

The Church of Yeshua Ha Mashiach Hebrew for “Jesus the Messiah”

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.264.3369

619.724.6226 • www.coyhm.org

619.232.0510 • www.bethelamesd.com

Sunday School 9 a.m.

Morning Service 10 : 45 a.m.

New Membership Orientation BTU 6 : 00 p.m.

Wednesday Eve Prayer Service 6 : 00 p.m.

Sunday In the Know Bible Study 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 9 : 00 a.m.

Saturday Shabbat Service 1: 00-2 : 30 p.m.

Pastor Dennis Hodges First Lady Deborah Hodges

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

“To Serve this present age” Matt: 28:19-20

Rev. Dr. Eugenio D. Raphael

St. Paul United Methodist Church

Bethel Baptist Church

Second Chance Apostolic Ministries Inc.

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

1962 N. Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

6970 San Miguel Ave. Suite C. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

619.232.5683

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Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10 : 00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 10 : 00 a.m. & 6: 30 p.m.

Thursday Food Pantry 1: 30 pm to 3 : 30 pm.

Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

“Come Worship With Us”

Sunday Morning Prayer 6 : 00 & Worship 7: 30 a.m.

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship Youth & Children’s Church 11: 00 a.m.

Community Prayer (Hemera) Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat . 7: 30 a.m.

Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 7: 30 p.m.

Mid Week Prayer Wednesday 12 : 00 noon and 7: 00 p.m.

District Elder Thomas J. Graham, Sr

Sunday Worship 12 : 00 Noon Sunday School 10 : 30 a.m.

Tuesday Prayer/Bible Class 7: 00 p.m.

“We Invite You To Our Services”

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

Phillips Temple CME Church

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

605 S. 45th Street San Diego, CA 92113-1905

5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

1728 S. 39th Street San Diego, CA 92113

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Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10 : 30 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer 11: 00 a.m. - 12 : 00 noon Wednesday Bible Study 7: 00 p.m.

Rev. Dr. Obie Tentman, Jr.

Sunday School 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 9 : 30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 12 : 00 noon Thursday Bible Study 6 : 30 p.m.

2nd Saturday Men’s Bible Study 3rd Saturday Women’s Saturday Bible Study

Pastor Jerry Webb

Sunday School 8 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship 9 : 45 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study 10 : 00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6: 00 p.m.

Pastor Jared B. Moten

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 6: 00 p.m.

“A Life Changing Ministry” Romans 12:2

Mesa View Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

Linda Vista Second Baptist Church

13230 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

2774 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.

Spring Valley, CA 91977

2706 Korink Ave. San Diego, CA 92111

858.485.6110 • www.mesaview.org mvbcadmin@mesaview.org

619.670.6208 • www.totaldeliverance.org Fax: 619.660.7394 • Mail : P.O. 1698, Spring Valley, CA 91979

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Sunday Worship 10 : 00 a.m.

Sunday School 8 : 45 a.m.

Bible Study Wed. 7: 00 p.m.

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr., Th.D.

Suffragan Bishop Dr. William A. Benson, Pastor & Dr. Rachelle Y. Benson, First Lady

Sunday Early Morning Worship Service 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Christian Education (Sunday School) 9 : 30 a.m.

Wednesday Noon Day Bible Study 12 : 00 p.m.

Wednesday W.O.W. • Worship on Wednesday (Bible Study) 7: 00 p.m.

Dr. David C. Greene

“Welcome to Praise City”

“It Takes Team Work to Make the Dream Work”

Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

New Hope Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

Mount Olive Baptist Church

New Assurance Church Ministries

2205 Harrison Avenue San Diego, CA 92113

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

619-234-5506 • Fax 619 234-8732 Email: Newhopeadm@gmail.com

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619.469.4916

Sunday First Worship 9 : 30 a.m.

Second Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study & Prayer 7: 00 p.m.

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Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Early Sunday Morning Worship 7: 45 am Sunday School 9 : 30 am Sunday Morning Worship 11: 00 am Children and Youth Bible Study Tuesdays 6 : 30 pm Bible Study Tuesdays 6 : 30 pm Mid-day Bible Study Wednesdays 12 : 00 pm

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD! ” Psalms 122:1

Pastor Brian D. Clater, m. Div.

“Loving God, Serving Others, Living by Faith”

Eagles Nest

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

“A new Hope, A new Life, A new Way through Jesus Christ 2 Corinthians 5:17 A change is coming”

Christian Center

Church of Christ

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

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Joy Faye Norwood Sanford

Daisy Lee Cornist

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

August 25, 1945

August 28, 1938

SUNSET

SUNSET

February 19, 2019

SERVICES WERE HELD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 AT MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH; INTERMENT AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY. FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY. Once upon a time, in Troup, Texas on August 25, 1945 a “Bundle of Joy” was delivered to Flora (Murphy) and Cornelious Norwood. Always first, she was the first of six children, the first Murphy Girl Grandchild as well as the first Norwood Grandchild. In 1951 the Norwood Family relocated to San Diego, California and united with New Bethel Baptist Church where Joy accepted Christ under the spiritual guidance of her future Father-in-Law the late Pastor, L. R. Sanford. Along with her Father, Aunts and Siblings she was baptized in 1959. While in attendance at New Bethel, Joy was active in the Mission Department, Choirs, Usher Board and was the Sunday School Secretary. Joy attended Kimble Elementary, National City and O’Farrell Junior High and graduated with the Class of 1964 from Abraham Lincoln High School.

And then came the story book romance. At the age of nine Joy met the Love of her Life Charles Edward Sanford while her brothers were getting their hair cut. She knew from their first encounter that she would love him forever. Charles and Joy became high school sweethearts and on July 17, 1966 she finally married her Prince; to this union a daughter was born. For more than 50 years they built a life they loved. A true Love Story that will Never End. A woman of many talents, Joy has been called Daughter, Sister, Friend, Wife, Mother, Deaconess and Granny. Prior to retirement, she was employed by the San Diego Unified School District for twenty-three years as an Outreach Consultant. A devoted fun-loving, humorous mother, grandmother and homemaker, Joy was a remarkable cook and enjoyed preparing meals for her family and friends, most especially over the holidays. On February 19, 2019 at 8:25 pm in Austin, Texas the order was given for Joy to report for duty. Joy would like to let you know that her work here is done. She received a call for an assignment from which she will not be returning. This assignment comes with a reunion with her husband, family and friends she has not seen in a long time. Joy was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed, and will always be cherished. Above all we give thanks for the life of a woman I am honored to call Mom, the unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable Joy whose beauty, both internal and external, will never be eliminated from our minds. Loved ones that will miss Joy until they meet again is her daughter Charmayne of Pflugerville, TX; her grandson Jovan Sanford-Wesley of Spring Valley, CA; dog Miss Millie of Pflugerville, TX; two sisters Flora Hill and Shirley Scott both of San Diego, CA; Aunts Ida Mae Moore of Tyler, TX, Josephine Murphy and Dorothy Brown both of San Diego, CA and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins that will miss Joy until they meet again.

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

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Linda Reyes

SUNRISE

June 14, 1946

SUNSET

February 10, 2019

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SERVICES WERE HELD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019, AT BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH. FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY.

DAISY LEE CORNIST was born on August 28, 1939 in New Boston, TX to Odell and Jettie Mae Conkleton. She was the eldest of eight siblings. The family later moved to Earlimart, California, where she received her formal education.

DEACONESS LINDA REYES was born June 14, 1946 in Manhattan, Kansas. She was the second of five children born to the union of Guadalupe and Joseph P. Luna. She received her education in Manhattan and graduated from Manhattan High School.

During the late 1950s, Daisy moved to Pixley, California where she began working numerous jobs and was known for her strong work ethic. It was during this time that she met M.C. Johnson. They were blessed with a daughter, whom they named Kathy.

In 1964, Linda married Richard Gray. Their union was blessed with two children: son, Edwin and daughter, Annita.

In 1965, Daisy relocated to San Diego, CA, where she began her employment with San Diego Transit and in 1970, she began working at Pacific Bell telephone Company. There, she was employed as an Engineer’s Aide. During her tenure at the telephone company, she received numerous awards, certificates and accolades for her service of excellence. She was also awarded for best attendance, and seldom missed a day’s work.

Daisy later met Glen Edward Cornist. In 1968, they were united in marriage. The two were looking forward to the arrival of their daughter, Caroline, however they were heartbroken to learn that she was stillborn.

In 1980, Daisy united with the New Corinthian Baptist Church, where she rededicated her life to God and was baptized by Reverend LaSalle Jones. She truly loved the Lord and she knew He loved her too.

Daisy enjoyed watching television; especially comedies, political news, drama and game shows. She also enjoyed working crossword puzzles and was an excellent cook. Her Thanksgiving dressing was to die for and her sweet potato pies and cornbread were known far and wide; and that’s just scratching the surface.

Daisy was quite humorous, loving and caring. She loved her family unconditionally and they loved her too. She was very instrumental in helping to raise her first grandchild, Brandon. Daisy and her daughter had a very close bond and she adored her grandsons, Brandon and Tommy. She was known for her generosity during the holidays by always bringing joy to those around her.

In 2018, Daisy’s health began to decline after suffering from a stroke.

On Thanksgiving Day 2018, she had a more debilitating stroke and her quality of life was frail. On Thursday, February 7, 2019, Daisy transitioned from earthly labor to eternal rest as her daughter and grandson held her hands.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Vernell Warner.

She leaves to celebrate her legacy her daughter, Kathy Combs; stepsons, Adrian Cornist and Glen Cornist Jr; two grandsons, Brandon Queen and Tommy Combs; two sisters, Vern Felton and Louella Anderson (Horace); brothers: Carl, Lee, Charles and Corris Warner Jr.; one aunt, Betty Thomas; cousins, Anthony Thomas, Debra Grays and Raymond Hightower and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

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During the early 1970s, Linda moved to San Diego, California and met William Reyes. After dating for more than twenty years, William and Linda were united in marriage on March 6, 1999. Sadly, William passed away shortly after their first wedding anniversary.

On December 3, 2000, she united with Bethel Baptist Church, under the leadership of Dr. John W. Ringgold. She was a faithful, dedicated and willing worker. She served as a licensed minister, Deaconess leader and General Secretary for the Adult Sunday School. She also served in several other ministries, including Pearl Frye Circle of the Mission Ministry, Greeters, Birthday Clubs, Church Directory Committee and 10K Feed the Homeless and Needy Project.

Linda was employed at the Black Angus Restaurant for numerous years. While at the restaurant, she had a terrible fall, suffering a traumatic back injury. After undergoing extensive medical treatments and therapy, she took classes to become a bookkeeper. She relocated to Las Vegas, and worked in the accounting department for several casinos, including The Riviera, the Excalibur and the Luxor. She eventually moved back to San Diego, making it her permanent residence.

Linda was very loving, caring and devoted to her family, her church and her friends. After the death of her sister, Olivia, Linda began raising her sister’s children: Nancy, Angie and Tony. If ever there was a need, Linda was among the first to answer; she visited the sick, did errands for the elderly and would often drive them to appointments. She will be greatly remembered for her kind and gentle spirit and loving heart.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William; and her sister, Olivia.

On Sunday morning, February 10, 2019, Deaconess Linda Reyes was called home to be with the Lord. She leaves to celebrate her life her daughter, Annita McCrea and her husband, Scott; son, Edwin Gray; sister, Alexandra; two brothers, Phillip and Johnnie; granddaughter, Madison; grandsons, Andrew and Timothy; one great-grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives; dear friends: Jill Carroll, Elaine Howard, Margaret Ray, Barbara Davis, Simon Forbes, The Everett Family, Mullins Family, Gaston Family, her landlord Phil and Margie Maloos, fellow deaconesses and ministers and the entire Bethel Church Family.

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Henry Hedgeman

Tina Flowers

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

March 19, 1961

April 15, 1936

SUNSET

SUNSET

Joe Harris Jr.

SUNRISE

October 8, 1942

SUNSET

February 15, 2019

February 2, 2019

February 4, 2019

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO PREFERRED CREAMATION & BURIAL.

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO PREFERRED CREAMATION & BURIAL.

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO PREFERRED CREAMATION & BURIAL.

TINA RACHELL FLOWERS was born on March 19, 1961 in San Diego, California to James and Appitean Flowers. She recieved her childhood education graduating from Crawford High School. She was baptized at an early age at Community Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Charles E. Gayton.

HENRY THOMAS HEDGEMAN was born the second oldest child of four children to Nancy Hedgemon and A.B. Hedgemon on April 15, 1936.

The sun rose on October 8, 1942 when JOE HARRIS, JR. was born to parents Victoria Turner-Harris and Joe Harris, Sr,.

After graduating from high school, Tina began her profession of Fashion Designer traveling all the way to Paris France to perfect her designer talents. Her seamstress and fashion design was a gift passed down to her by her mother who was a professional seamstress.

Not only did she design beautiful fashions, Tina grace the stages with her beautiful talent of modeling. Her modeling “walk” was her unique style and no one could match it.

In the 1970’s Tina was Editor of the Entertainment Page called the “Cloud Burst” at the San Diego Union Tribune under then publisher, Earl Davis and Co-Publisher, Tina Davis-Williams.

On September 11, 1986 she gave birth to her daughter, Jasmin Chardae Flowers and on April 14, 1991 Tina had a son, Christopher Jaquan Flowers.

In 1993 Tina moved to Little Rock Arkansas to be near her mother.

She lived there until her passing. While in Little Rock, Tina became a beautician, owning her own beauty salon. She was very good at her skill and made a name for herself in the hair profession including Hair Shows.

Tina would travel back and forth from Arkansas to San Diego and had said one day she was going to permanently make San Diego her home once again however she was hesitant to leave her two grandchildren in Arkansas: she loved them deeply. Everything Tina did, she did it well and she loved the Lord.

On February 15, 2019 Tina Rachell Flowers transitioned from this life to life eternal. She leaves to mourn her passing, her two children, Christopher Jaquan Flowers and Jasmine Charde Flowers both of Little Rock Arkansas; one grandson Jaymond Moore and granddaughter Jazzlyn Poindexter both of Little Rock, Arkansas; four sisters, Helen Martin Hicks (Richard), Brenda Martin Lathan (Alonzo), Freddie Martin-Scott (Timothy) and Angela Flowers; three brothers, J.D. Martin, Michael Martin and Gary Martin; many neices, many nephews, cousins and friends near and far. A very special friend who was more like a sister, Karen Cole-Henderson who supported Tina in her lifes journey until the end. Tina was preceeded in death by her parents, Appitean (Tina) and father James Flowers; one sister, LaQuita Rene Flowers, grandmother, Clifton Martin, one nephew, Michael Martin Jr. (Mikey); one uncle, Theodore Williams.

Henry attended High school in Delhi, Louisiana where he received his high school diploma. He accepted Christ at Cloud Clark Missionary Baptist Church at an early age. After his high school education, he joined the military to serve his country. After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the military he moved to San Diego, California.

Upon Henry’s arrival to San Diego, he was a man on a mission to work for himself. He successfully accomplished his mission. Henry went on to open up a Record Shop and then a Barbershop at the same time.

He continued on with his barbering for over sixty years until his health became unstable in 2016.

In 1972, he married Sharon Hedgeman and two children were brought into this union. In 1973, they had their third child Marcus Hedgeman whom he was preceded in death by.

We all know Henry as “Hank” or “Papa” a man of few words with a huge personality. He really enjoyed being around his family and close friends. In his free time he enjoyed listening to music, especially the Blues. He was a huge fan of Muhammad Ali and he also thought he was a much better fighter than Muhammad Ali. God called Henry into eternal rest on February 2, 2019, after battling health issues. He touched many lives here on earth. He leaves to cherish his memories; wife Sharon Hedgeman; son Michael Hamilton (Karla); daughter Denova Michelle Williams; daughter-in-law Michelle Hedgeman; granddaughter De’Andria Eason and Myles Hedgeman; grandson Jalen Hamilton; siblings A.B. Hedgemon (brother) and JoAnn Hedgemon (sister) Shreveport, LA; sisters-in-law Rose Hadnot Nacogdoches, TX, Helen Harrison (Bruce) Huntington, TX, Wanda Gulley (Nathan) Tyler, TX, Rhonda Mayes (Terrence) Houston, TX and brother-in-law Larry Hamilton Lufkin, TX; sister in Christ; Violet Chatman Las Vegas, NV; godchildren Bobby, Jr. and TurKesha Chatman Las Vegas, NV, Terrell Totten, and Rico Christian, and a host of relatives and friends.

Joe, Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee and was educated in the public school system finally graduating from Pearl High School in 1958. Joe attended public school’s at a time when students left high school with a bonafide trade that would allow them to make a living – his interest lied in the mechanic field. He took those skills into the Armed Forces in 1960 when he joined the Navy. Joe was an air craft mechanic during the Vietnam war where he did two tours of duty. He remained an aircraft and small craft mechanic until he retired in 1980 as a chief petty officer.

Joe married Barbara Ann Williams on September 7, 1960 and through that union and his military travels they had four children Narissa Harris – born in Nashville, Tennessee, Angela Harris – born in Milton, Florida, Joseph (Scott) Harris – born in Yukuska Japan, Joel (Eric) Harris – born in San Diego, CA. San Diego became his final port of destination – his wife said, “good thing he didn’t get stationed in any other place!”

Joe was an ambitious man who desired to have his own business, be his own boss. Joe’s entrepreneurial spirit took him through a myriad of businesses – Ti-Dee Building Maintenance (Janitorial), The Sugar Bowl (Restaurant and Entertainment Venue), Stock Market Meat (a local butcher, hot homemade prepared foods, and general store items), Triple J Ranch where he raised live- stock and sold them at auctions, to his final business adventure a woman’s clothing store stocked with items from Africa.

The sun set for Joe February 4, 2019. He passed away quietly making it known – “I’m okay. I’m just fine.”

Joe was preceded in death by his siblings Donna Harris-Scott and Bernard Harris. He leaves behind to mourn his passing; wife of fifty-nine years Barbara Harris; daughters Narissa Yvette and Angela Denise Harris; sons Joseph Scott and Joel Eric Harris; five granddaughters Nicole, Briana, Alexis, Jahnae, and Amari Harris; and a host of relatives and friends.

Samuel Stewart

SUNRISE

July 14, 1975

If Tommorrow Never Comes If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in the more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep .

If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would videotape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare and extra minute or two to stop and say, “I love you,” instead of assuming, you would know I do.

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there’s always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.

There will always be another day to say “I love you’s”, And certainly there’s another chance to say our “Anything I can

do’s?”

But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I’d like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget, Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you’re waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?

For if tomorrow never comes, you’ll surely regret the day, That you didn’t take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today, whispher in their ear, Tell them how much you love them and chat you’ll always hold them dear.

Take rime to say “I’m sorry,” “please forgive me, “thank you” or “It‘s okay” And if tomorrow never comes, you’ll have no regrets about today.

SUNSET

February 13, 2019

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE ENTRUSTED TO PREFERRED CREAMATION & BURIAL. Sam was born to the proud parents of Aletha Fay Scott and Samuel Stewart II on July 14, 1975 in San Diego, CA. Affectionately known as “Sam” or “Bam”, he could light up a room with his contagious smile.

Sam attended Emerson Elementary School and was promoted to Gompers Secondary School, then on to finish his education at Patrick Henry High and Lincoln Preparatory High School. Sam excelled in sports, specifically football and baseball. As a child, Sam loved spending his summers playing football with Valencia Park Pop Warner. In the springs, Sam moved on to baseball with Memorial Park Sunshine Little League where at one point, he was even being scouted for professional baseball.

On the infamous playground of Bay Vista Apartments is where you could usually find Sam. Sam decided in the late 1990’s he would try out life in Atlanta, GA , but eventually made his way to Northridge, CA where he would reunite with his teenage love; Taj N. Smith. Taj and Sam married December 8, 2000 and from that union came his first born; Samuel Stewart IV. Sam later relocated back to Atlanta, GA in 2002 and decided to make Atlanta his permanent residence. It was during this time he had his second son; Blake Daniel Talley Stewart. Sam soon developed a great friendship with Shaneah Jennings where they became a couple until he was called home.

Sam loved spending time with his boys, watching the news, sports, and talking to his mother throughout the day and harassing her in a loving way. Sam loved all his family members and had a great love for cooking, recently becoming passionate about his health and fitness.

Sam departed this life on Thursday morning February, 14, 2019. He was preceded in death by both his grandmothers Elsie Johnson and Mama Minnie Scott. He is survived by his mother Aletha F. Scott and father Samuel Stewart II; sons Samuel Stewart IV, Blake Daniel Talley Stewart; sisters Destinee Dessesaure, Latonya Jackson; brothers Keeshawn Scott, Deeshawn Broadnax, Shavion Conner, Jarrod Swain, Donovan Stewart, and Dominic Stewart; girlfriend Shaneah Jennings; aunts Rebecca Stewart, Brenda Stewart, and Deborah Scott, and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends.

Sam you will be greatly missed!!!! We love you always…..

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COMMUNITY NEWS

“Operational Unity:

TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT SKYLINE LIBRARY Photos and Article by Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer

The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association (EBG) and Black Men & Women United were among the co-sponsors in a discussion of community members coming together on topics of interest and importance to our community. The gathering of about 25 individuals had a discussion lead by Attorney Andrea St. Julian, President of the EBG Bar Association and Mr. Robert Tambuzi of Black Men & Women United. The gathering started with each person present having an opportunity to introduce themselves and say a word about why they were present. Mr. Tambuzi gave a historical overview of efforts to bring Black people together around specific issues, the leadership of people like Dr. Ron Karanga and the role a number of other noticeable Blacks played in uniting our people around issues dating back to the

heart of the civil rights movement.

The groups present have an interest in addressing the following topics: Housing, Economic Development, Political Empowerment, Overturning of Proposition 209, Amendment to Proposition 47, Building Economic Wealth, and Employment, Census 2020, the Academic Achievement Gap and other pressing topics of concern to San Diego’s Black residents.

There was a breakout of small discussion groups and a recognition of the need for further discussion groups if we are going to develop an approach to unifying San Diego’s Black community around social and political issues before us.

EDUCATION

We Are Our Ancestors’ Keepers Curriculum Now a Wakanda Audiobook

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

“We Are Our Ancestors’ Keepers” is an educational curriculum for everyone, rewriting and retelling what is taught and learned in our classrooms today about the history of African Americans and Africans.

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) curriculum was created as a blueprint for early childhood development for all students to understand that history for African Americans and Africans did not begin at slavery but with early civilizations consisting

of great kings, queens, emperors, and warriors. The is curriculum is significant for classrooms because every school kid can learn about the early contributions and legacies of extraordinary African-American and African Ancestors.

“We Are Our Ancestors Keepers” is in 39,000 outlets around the world. This latest educational tool by local author Charles 3X Alexander has been endorsed by

NFL and Baseball Hall of Famers and celebrities including San Diego’s own Nick Cannon, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Assemblymember Shirley Weber, Mayor Kevin Faulconer and a host of others.

“We Are Our Ancestors Keepers, Part 1” begins in Africa, followed by Part 2, which takes students through the experience in America and those that are continuing to carry the torch for our people and our great contribution of building America and, in Part 3, a homework quiz tests the student’s ability to retain information. The Book is in four formats: Paperback, Hardback, E-Book and Audio. The Audiobook is a Black History Month Wakanda Special Edition.

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Telling Black Stories Through Poetry Phia, which indirectly focuses on her journey through life, sexuality, race, motherhood, and other topics.

“My home sits in sandy soil, where once indigo was caked in lye, I’ve painted my children’s walls haint blue to keep them safe from mosquitoes and restless spirits,” she said. “They have been fed from my breasts, bathed in tepid water to bring down fevers, inoculated, taught to swim… I have done all the things that mothers do to tether their children,” Reese read at Xavier University’s Fall Literary Reading series on Oct. 4th.

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As a child, in between born into an interracial family, Poet Michele Reese knew she wanted to write about the Black experience with works that delved into African American history, from very early on.

She bared the words from her soul in front of a room full of young writers with her son sitting in the front row as she read from her first published book of poems, Following

Reese started her writing journey very similarly toother writers. It was one of her own teachers in middle school that inspired her to pick up the pen and write what she was feeling, whether it was about what she ate that morning, or how she was feeling about rainy mornings in West Virginia. All she knew was that she had to write.

“It was my own English teacher in seventh grade that made me write a poem,” she said, “I’m pretty sure it was for an assignment, but I haven’t stopped writing ever since. I had no clue it would be paying my bills today,” Reese said.

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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY INCORPORATED, INCORPORATED® EPSILON XI OMEGA CHAPTER PRESENTS

AKA Debutantes 2018-2019

The Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is honored to announce the 64th Annual Debutante Ball, “Ebony Pearls…

Poised, Polished, and Prepared”. The Debutante Ball is the culminating program for the young ladies who have successfully completed the AKA Youth Leadership AKAdemy Program. The Leadership Program is designed to enhance the development of the young ladies thru leadership workshops, cultural and community service activities, college preparedness and social etiquette. Additionally, the Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter

members has mentored and provided meaningful activities that will prepare the debutantes for future educational and career pursuit success.

The Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter in San Diego includes a membership of over 150 college-educated women, each distinguished for acts of service and individual contributions. Mrs. Deborah Davis Gillespie is the chapter’s current President. The purpose of the AKA Youth Leadership AKAdemy is to encourage and cultivate high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity

and friendship among high school youth, and to enhance the social skills and leadership of the youth involved in our program. The AKAdemy, also, contributes monetary resources affording them the opportunity to fulfill their educational endeavors while enhancing their interest in college.

We are pleased to present to the San Diego Community, the beautiful, talented and accomplished 2018-2019 Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter Debutantes:

Alajenai AWadley

Braelyn DeVonn

Brooke Zahara Henderson

Debra Naomi Santiago

Jourdyn Fayth Allison

Kaniya Latrice Tonae Aldridge

Nickirah Brown

Sydney Elaine LaVonne Moore

Willis

Tacoria Kiana Denise Perry

Tania Elizabeth Lloyd

The Debutante Ball will be held March 16, 2019 at the picturesque Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in Fashion Valley.

For ticket information, link can be found at www.AKAsandiego.com.

Taylor Alexandria Williams

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER ISABEL WILKERSON KEYNOTES

UC San Diego Black History Month Scholarship Brunch Photography by Voice & Viewpoint and Erika Johnson/UC San Diego University Communications

Continuation from Cover: UCSD scholarships and the Black History Month Scholarship Fund at UC San Diego. The event was a highlight of UC San Diego’s month long series of the university's Black History Month celebrations. This year was themed “Black Migrations: The Movement of African Peoples Across the Diaspora.”

The Price Center Ballroom West was abuzz with a live musical performance by the Wildside Band, and attendees enjoyed a silent auction and a Southern-style soul food brunch. Student scholars, Malik Gilbert and Denasia Gaines were awarded the UJIMA Network Black History Month Scholarship, awarded in honor of Dr. Joseph Watson and Mary S. Watson. Gaines, an Ethnic Studies major from the Thurgood Marshall College said she was grateful to others who, she said, “saw the potential in me as a young black woman.” She said she felt affirmed in her passion to serve her people and community. In her studies at UCSD, the Lincoln High School alum conducted research on the School-to-Prison-Pipeline and the Prison Industrial Complex.

Malik Gilbert, and Ethnic Studies and Political Science major, brought the entire ballroom to a silent pause as he described his past as a homeless youth, less than 3 years prior to his receiving his award. He spoke of the lack of access to student of color at the UCSD campus, noting the low number of African American students who matriculate through UCSD. He asked that the university, “please do better.” Ultimately though, Gilbert said, “I’m grateful to be awarded this scholarship by people so wise and inspirational.”

Left to right: Education Studies Professor Thandeka Chapman; Scholarship Honorees Malik Gilbert and Denasia Gaines; and Edwina Welch, UCSD Cross-Cultural Center Director

An Interview with Isabel Wilkerson Q: How is San Diego such a significant part of the Great Migration and your journey in writing “The Warmth of Other Suns”?

Isabel Wilkerson

“The young men and women here don’t just represent African Americans, but the best of UC San Diego, said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. While he acknowledged the university needed to “do better, faster’ in regards to African American student enrollment, the chancellor noted the Black Excellence Initiative as UC San Diego’s dedicated response to the issue and that the university was ‘proud of making progress.”

The high point of the day was Pulitzer Prize Winner Isabel Wilkerson, who devoted 15 years to the research and writing of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” interviewing more than 1,200 people, unearthing archival works and gathering the voices of the famous and the unknown to tell the epic story of the Great Migration. Wilkerson, with her passion and depth, mesmerized the crowd. She spoke on the universal nature of her book and recounted the history of how African Americans, after fleeing the ‘arcane caste system established in the American South,” escaped to freedom within their own country by migrating to northern and western U.S. cities like Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, and as far as Alaska.

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To use Wilkerson’s words, the UC San Diego Black History Scholarship Brunch brought to all a ‘portal to understanding’ the Great Migration experience and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the hard work of the student scholars.

Reception photo left to right: Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, Author Isabel Wilkerson, Latanya West, Pamela Fruge and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Becky Petitt.

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A. One of the main protagonists, Dr. Robert Joseph Pershing Foster, migrated from Monroe, Louisiana to California and it was a heartbreaking journey. When he got to Arizona, he [unsuccessfully] tried [to get a room], and was crushed to discover that after all of this long drive, he still was, in that moment, no better off than if he had been in Louisiana. He had to drive through the mountains and the desert, at night, and that was even more exhausting. He almost fell asleep at the wheel, he was dog-tired and he had to push through.

San Diego was, ultimately, his first actual arrival in the “New World” known as California. And that’s why San Diego is central. He actually stopped the car here for the first time. He was too afraid at that point to stop [anywhere else], he had lost faith at that moment. So I replicated that journey to the letter - I drove the entire journey - and I had my parents with me in the car. If he wasn’t able to stop I wasn’t stopping. I needed to feel exactly as he felt, so I could tell his story. He described to me - and I experienced - arriving in San Diego. We came into the older part of town, as he had, and so it was very central and the idea of arriving in the early morning hours.

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Q What is your mandate now that you’ve written the book?

A. My mission is about reminding us of how much we all have in common and that the experiences and history of people of african descent in this country is not ‘African American History,’ it’s American History. The experiences African Americans have had, for example in the Great Migration is similar to those that other people have had. It’s a way to bridge the See WILKERSON page 15

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After a one year hiatus, the community and the powers that be decided it was time to put the band back together again.

After a year of strategizing, only time will tell if VP’s Hornet’s will fail or prevail.

Last Saturday, the VP Hornets held their first sign ups for players, cheerleaders (5-14) and coaches for the upcoming football season at 1035 S. Willie Henderson Sports Complex.

The Hornets will be holding sign-ups twice a month until June-22, with an early bird special from March 9th to April 13th at 1035 Willie Henderson Sports Complex (4-5 park).

“Valencia Park Football, with its rich history, is worth saving.

We couldn’t just let it fall apart without trying to save it,” President Derrick Spears shared. “We took a year off to reevaluate some things. We have a great group of people on staff that care about this community and we are ready to bring football back to our community,” he said.

Spears said they have plenty of kids that want to play and cheer here. Some went to other associations, he said. Others didn’t play at all last season, but, the kids are back and they will have the opportunity to play for VP again.

VP has an experienced leadership team of Derrick Spears, David Dunn, Kenny Locus, and Winston Sharp, with plenty of others that will be in charge of guiding VP to football’s promised land. Valencia Park will have to make a crucial decision, to play or not to play in the Pop Warner or NYS Football league.

The “where to play at” decision could be a game changer.

“We haven’t decided on which league to play in yet. We’re still working on that,” VP President Derrick Spears shared.

Coaches’ representative Winston Sharp coached during VP’s glory days and wants to help bring the Buzz back to respectability.

“I want to do what I can to help put VP back on the football map. From the board, coaching, player’s, safety...whatever I can do to help, I will be here,” Coach Rep. Winston Sharp shared.

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Never Leave a Veteran Behind

Photos and Article by Darrel Wheeler

Last weekend the good people of Never Leave One Behind (NLOB) saw to it that military veterans in need of information would not be left behind when it came to their benefits.

Guest Speakers John Hood of Disabled American Veterans, Carolyn Venegas (VA Telehealth), La Tanya Runnells Program Manager for Mental Health America and Attorneys Darin and Larisa Wilmert. Darin and Larisa Wilmert specialize in estate planning with a main focus on what happens when someone becomes incapacitated or passes away.

The expert speakers took turns at the podium and shared their valuable information to the inquiring veterans at the Community Care Center in National City.

“Today was a wealth of information for me. I learned so much about my health

benefits,” Veteran John Lockhart shared. “I was injured while serving in the Navy in ‘65.

I applied in ‘96 for back pay and I was told that I wasn’t eligible for back pay, but I found out today that I’m eligible. It’s a good thing I came here. I encourage all vets to come to one of these sessions and get the truth,” Lockhart said.

NLOB for Veterans will meet again in May, the date to be announced.

“I think this was an awesome experience.

I loved listening to John Hood. He is an excellent speaker with plenty of information.

He is so impressive. My husband is a vet so I’m familiar with the struggle,” Ann Carroll shared. “And I have to commend Larry Price for putting this together,” she said. “Giving veterans the opportunity to get the facts on PTSD, injuries and money.”

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Instability is growing in the East African nations of Sudan and South Sudan while the U.S. pursues a military solution to a decadeslong civil war in Somalia. Recent U.S. bombing raids are claiming 35 al-Shabab victims in the Hiraan region of central Somalia, the U.S. military’s Africa Command reports.

Such airstrikes in Somalia are typically carried out by armed drones. This is the 12th American drone strike on Somalia this month, according to Halgan Media, a Somali online news wire.

The Pentagon has increased the rate of strikes in Somalia after President Donald Trump loosened constraints on when the U.S. military can take action against alleged terrorists.

Drones may not yet be the weapon of choice in Sudan, but President Omar al-Bashir has pulled out all the stops to end public gatherings and protests in a series of emergency decrees issued this week. The Sudanese leader faces the most sustained anti-government street unrest of his 30-year rule.

This week, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital, Khartoum, despite riot police firing tear gas and stun grenades at crowds.

“We are challenging the regime and we are not scared of the state of emergency,” protester Erij, who gave only her first name for security reasons, told Aljazeera news service.

“We have only one aim and that is to make the president step down.”

Riot police also fired tear gas into the compound of Ahfad University for Women after students there staged a sit-in.

Officials say 31 people have died in protest-related violence since then, while Human Rights Watch has put the death toll at 51.

Meanwhile, a crisis of almost unimaginable proportions devastates Africa’s newest independent nation of South Sudan despite a peace deal signed by the warring parties last year. Last week’s UN report into South Sudan offered an almost endless litany of human rights abuses, its 200-plus pages make for the most dismal reading, the UK Guardian reports.

There is a confirmed pattern of how combatants attack villages, plunder homes, take women as sexual slaves and then set homes alight – often with people in them,” said commission chair Yasmin Sooka in a statement about the report’s findings.

“Rapes, gang rapes, sexual mutilation, abductions and sexual slavery, as well as killings, have become commonplace in South Sudan… and a quarter of victims of sexual violence, used by all sides to sow terror, are children as young as seven. Children are also increasingly being recruited by the warring parties as soldiers.”

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A Nigerian nun faced a Vatican summit on sexual abuse in the Church and delivered a stinging indictment to stone-faced church leaders who failed to take action against abusers.

It was the third day of the Vatican summit. Sister Veronica Openibo did not mince words.

A member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Sister Openibo said she had watched the American-made movie “Spotlight” about a U.S. newspaper, the Boston Globe, whose reporters discovered a decades-long cover-up of child abuse within the local Catholic Archdiocese.

At the end of the film was a long list of cases and dioceses where the abuses had occurred, and reading about the number of children affected and seeing the vast amount of money spent on settlements, she said that tears of sorrow flowed.

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“How could the clerical Church have kept silent, covering these atrocities?” she asked.

Sister Openibo, who serves on the executive board of the International Union of Superiors General, acknowledged that the church has at times failed to live up to its own moral code.

“Yes, we proclaim the Ten Commandments and parade ourselves as being the custodians of moral standards and values and good behavior into society. But why did we keep silent for so long?”

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Openibo, one of only three women to address the event and the only speaker from Africa, went on to say the scandal had “seriously clouded the grace of the Christ mission”.

“Is it possible for us to move from fear of scandal to truth? How do we remove the masks that hide our sinful neglect?” she asked.

Openibo, who has worked in Africa, Europe and the US, said: “Too often we want to keep silent until the storm has passed. This storm will not pass by. Our credibility is at stake.”

During the summit, bishops from the United States, Europe and Australia have urged caution when it comes to universal changes in church rules, saying that local cultures could require nuanced policies. But Sister Openibo said that church leaders should not make excuses when it comes to confronting abuse.

South does not mean that the area of sexual abuse should be downplayed or ignored,” she said. “The church has to be proactive in facing it.”

The pontiff and the 190 bishops and cardinals in attendance watched videotaped testimony from survivors of abuse telling of their trauma and the cruel indifference shown by church leaders.

One woman from Africa told the summit that a priest who had begun raping her at age 15 forced her to have three abortions, and beat her when she refused him sex. A survivor from Chile told the bishops and religious superiors they had inflicted even more pain on survivors by discrediting them and protecting priests who abused.

A list of 21 “reflection points” written by the pope is expected to provide the basis for the development of new anti-abuse procedures for bishops.

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A baobab tree has fallen with the passing of a one-of-akind musician.

Those were the words spoken of the legendary Mama Dorothy Masuka by South African Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

She was hailed alongside her friend, the late veteran star Miriam Makeba, for using music to highlight the plight of South Africans during the apartheid era.

Mama Masuka was born and raised in Zimbabwe. At the age of 12 her family emigrated to South Africa where her golden voice was noticed by the record label Troubadour. Not long after, she was invited to join Philemon Mogotsi’s African Ink Spots in Durban, and later, in Zimbabwe, the Golden Rhythm Crooners.

It was the dawn of the great flowering of urban African culture in South Africa in the early 1950s.

Mama Masuka’s great promise as a singer and songwriter became apparent when she penned and recorded Hamba Nontsokolo. The song was among the most popular in the 1950s. Masuka began to tour with The Harlem Swingsters and Dolly Rathebe in the mid-1950s.

She gained fame in South Africa when her song (Prime Minister) ‘Dr Malan’ about the segregationist laws of the National Party caught the attention of the apartheid

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government, which banned it. She also released ‘Patrice Lumumba’, a song about the 1961 execution of the first prime minister of independent DRC. The release led to her 31-year exile in Zambia.

Later, she traveled into Malawi and Tanzania where she championed the independence cause in Africa.

She returned to Zimbabwe in 1981 after independence and became a professional singer and only returned to South Africa after the release of Nelson Mandela.

Music reviewer Kgomotso Moncho called her one of the most important singers and composers of her generation, writing some of the biggest hits of that decade.

She was inducted into the Afropop Hall of Fame in 2002 which recognized her contribution to South Africa’s vast canon of music.

President Cyril Ramaphosa called Mama Masuka’s passing a significant loss to the cultural heritage of South Africa and the continent. Masuka died on Feb. 23 at the age of 83.

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Community Mental Health: Mental Health Barriers in African American Communities

By Orlandria Smith

The month of February is reserved for Black History Month, as we remember and celebrate the many contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout our nation’s history. In our efforts of rejoicing, honoring, and thanking those who have fought to give us hope, we must embody the strength and wisdom of the past, as we look to the future to take action, empower and heal African American communities, as many are significantly affected by mental health conditions.

It’s no surprise that mental health is a significant concern in the United States, as millions of people are affected by mental health conditions every year; though, only about half are receiving treatment. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) suggests that approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S., which is equivalent to 43.8 million, or 18.5 percent, experiences mental illness in a given year.

As race intersects with mental illness, the statistical findings become alarming.

Research indicates that African Americans are disproportionately affected by mental illness compared to their White counterparts, due to social barriers such as: mental health stigma; distrust in health care systems; underinsurance; and inadequate social support. Stigma in mental health is the leading cause that deters individuals from seeking therapy, who would benefit from mental health services or participating in treatment.

The public creates stigma by creating negative attitudes or beliefs towards individuals with mental health issues, which can harm social opportunities to those publicly labeled as mentally ill (i.e., obtaining jobs, finding housing, or sustaining relationships), because the public perceives them as dangerous, unsound, dysfunctional, criminals et cetera. More importantly, stigma emits false information and stereotypes about people or groups of people.

Misinformed information and stereotypes in mental health further create discriminatory acts against those diagnosed or those who display “signs” of mental illness (i.e., one’s idea of how a mentally ill person may look or behave). African Americans who already experience prejudice and discrimination suffer from double stigma when faced with the burdens of mental illness.

the same manner that a physician would treat cancer or a broken arm. The medical model argues that mental illness is related to the physical structure and functioning of the brain.

However, more health professionals opt for a humanistic approach. The humanistic approach strives to restore human dignity within mainstream psychology by understanding the individual’s experiences as they experience it, advocating for clients’ agency, freedom, encouraging self-actualization, self-motivation et cetera. Understanding psychopathology from a humanistic perspective may help combat mental health stigma because the approach does not reduce human begins to psychological diagnosis. This relatively new wave of exploring mental illness may entice others to seek and possibly trust health care providers.

There is a lack of interpersonal trust between African Americans and health care professionals, which contributes to many African Americans’ unwillingness to seek psychotherapy. Interpersonal trust between health care professionals and clients has shown to be an important aspect of care. The Tuskegee syphilis study is an excellent example of why African Americans have good reasons not to trust health care providers; however, mental health professionals have veered away from traditional perspectives of mental illness.

Traditionally, mental illness is understood from a medical perspective. The medical model of mental illness treats psychological disorders in

Between 2005 and 2013, the percentage of racial/ethnic minority groups within the psychology workforce grew from 8.9 to 16.4 percent, compared to 39.6 percent for the overall workforce and 25.8 percent for the general doctoral/professional workforce. I hope that the above findings, regarding the alternative approach to psychotherapy and increase in racial/ ethnic minorities in the field of psychology, may relieve some distress for African Americans, as many are reluctant to seek therapy. However, I am not implying that only African American psychologists can help African Americans, as any psychologist who illustrates unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding,

congruency, cultural competency, and centers therapy around the therapeutic relationship, between client and therapist, is useful for all who seek psychotherapy. The above statistical findings merely acknowledge the concerns of many African Americans, as cultural representation is essential, as it is only natural for human beings to immerse themselves around people who they find relatable and comfortable. It also illustrates the changes within the healthcare profession and encourages African Americans to seek therapy, as there are psychologists with great intentions and effective therapeutic outcome.

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City Council Adopts Community Choice Resolution MAYOR FAULCONER”S GOAL: 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY GOAL BY 2035 Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

With the goal of using 100 percent renewable energy citywide by 2035, the City Council today voted in favor of a resolution of intent for Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer to negotiate the creation of a new joint-powers entity that would take over the responsibility of purchasing power for its residents and, potentially, the San Diego region.

The move follows Mayor Faulconer’s decision in October to select Community Choice Energy (CCE) as the preferred pathway to reach the renewable energy goal in the City’s landmark Climate Action Plan. The new Joint Powers Authority (JPA) would create

healthy competition to benefit San Diegans, lower energy costs by 5 percent or more for ratepayers, and allow other cities and government agencies in the region to join.

business. We will offer the County and other cities the opportunity to partner with us so we can provide the same choice to customers throughout the entire region.”

“The best way to make us the greenest city in the nation is to give San Diegans a new choice on where they get their power,” Mayor Faulconer said. “For decades San Diegans have only had one option on where they get their electricity. Community Choice will change that by injecting healthy competition into the marketplace, allowing customers to benefit from lower energy costs, and pick greener energy sources to power their home or

Several other cities in the region are currently exploring the feasibility of CCE and have expressed interest in joining a JPA. A regional approach would allow for greater negotiating and buying power as well as create efficiencies in operations and service.

bachelor’s degree in creative writing/poetry and print journalism in 1994. She then went on to graduate school and then earned her doctorate in 2000. The poet’s latest work, Following Phia, was published earlier this year and focuses on the journey of her life, both spiritually and intellectually. Reese discusses her travels, her love of being a mother, her heritage, and much more throughout the book.

Poetry Midwest, The Tulane Review, and Hand in Hand: Poets among others. She also is a former writer for The Watering Hole. The organization, founded by Candace G. Wiley, a Clemson University Professor in 2009, first started off as a small Facebook group. Since then, it has attracted dozens of members and their writers have earned numerous awards.

While the resolution wasn’t required, Mayor Faulconer wanted to give the City Council an opportunity to weigh in on what would be a

fundamental change to the region’s energy market.

The creation of a regionwide CCE will be a multi-year process. After the formation of a JPA and appointment of its board of directors this year, the board would then hire an executive leadership team, including a chief executive and chief financial officer, which would guide the JPA through the CCE implementation process. The JPA would then seek approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with the goal of delivering power as soon as 2021.

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Reese began to tell stories through her poetry that dealt with race, intersection, gender, sexuality, slavery, and much more. These very stories were things not just about slaves and their struggles, but also about her own Jamaican family heritage.

Although she grew up in West Virginia, a mostly White-populated state, Reese never lost sight of her Jamaican roots. She was determined to begin writing poetry that dealt with African-American history, symbolism, and culture. It helped her to connect with the Black experience.

“I am tired of being beneath him. I cannot wait to escape,” Reese read from one of her poems, discussing the rapes of African-American enslaved women.

Although these topics were not always so easy to discuss, read, or write about, that did not stop her from writing about them. These were messages she believed needed to be talked about, especially ones about race and gender.

She felt drawn to these topics because of the Jamaican blood running through her veins.

As a way to branch out and get away from West Virginia, the poet went to the University of Southern California where she earned a

“As the child of an immigrant, a Jamaican Immigrant at that, race was something I really wanted to tackle in my writing,” Reese said.

She often wished she had poems that were light-hearted, and a little less serious, but she never stopped writing them because she knew the Black experience is never an easy subject.

She wanted her readers to really connect with the struggles and the joys of being Black.

“I wish I had some more funny poems,” Reese said. “But a poet named Pat Parker wrote a powerful piece titled, “Where Would I Be,” and that kind of made me realize we have to have the courage to stand up for what we believe in and as a writer I think that’s very important,” she said.

Some of Reese’s poems have been published in several journals like The Oklahoma Review,

As a writer, there is a very slim chance your work will get published, Reese said, because someone must find it and fall in love with it.

“If you are a writer, even if you just started, do not give up. Believe in yourself and in your writing, even if no one else does,” Reese said.

“Continue telling those stories that people are afraid to tell because they deserve to be heard.

Just like news reporters, poets tell stories,” she added.

Young writers like David Evans, a Xavier student, said that as a frequent writer himself, he couldn’t help but feel touched not only by Reese’s work, but by her sincerity as a writer.

“You can tell her writing comes from a place of realness,” Evans said. “As a writer, I felt the urge to pick my pencil up and start writing those things I’m so scared to write about because we all have a voice, even through ink and paper.”

He said he is grateful that Reese took the time to inspire another generation of writers with her story. “Writing has no limits. It is all about what you feel and sometimes even about what you have been through,” he said. Young Black writers don’t always get to see themselves in poetry, according to Biljana Obradovic, the English Department Head at Xavier. She wanted her students to have more knowledge on how to publish their work and to be exposed to different types of work. Not only did Reese come and just share her work, she gave aspiring writers an even greater message to leave with: To believe in themselves, their voice, and in their writing, “She is an amazing writer because her writing is sincere,” said Obramovic who met Reese six years ago during a teaching trip to Italy.

“Her writing speaks to the soul, and her writing speaks for a lot of minorities with similar views, similar heritage and those who have faced similar adversities. I am able to teach students that come from all over the world, and at an HBCU, I think it is so important for students in general to use their voice,” Obradovic said.

This article originally appeared in LA Data News.

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Broadway Heights Dedicates MLK Promenade

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The Broadway Heights community celebrated the formal presentation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade with a Ribbon Cutting and over 200 persons present last Saturday. The event involved the dedication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way between Charlene Avenue to

Photos By Voice & Viewpoint and Rochelle Porter

the north and Tiffany Avenue at the south end of the King Way. Along MLK, Jr. Way on the east side of the street was the Heritage Fence of Heros. There were Global Heritage Columns with community logos, bollards with quotes from Dr. King, an entry wall with the “I Have a dream” quote, Dr.King Philosophy Heritage Columns and a beautiful bust of Dr. King.

The dignitaries present were State and Local, past and present from the city council to State Senate President and members of the State Assembly. The Buffalo Soldiers did the Presentation of Colors, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir sang. Mr. Robert Robinson, Broadway Heights Community Council President, served as the Master of Ceremonies and one of the most moving speeches was given by Pastor of the Christ Church of San Diego, Ikenna Anyanwu Kokayi, who spoke of not only the “Two Martins”, but also the “Two San Diegos”. It has often been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. The pictures speak for this event.

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San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 19, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 19, 2024 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9004225 Fictitious business name: NATO MOTORS Located at: 935 Heritage Road San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Natalie Megerditch Erkolian 935 Heritage Road San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 15, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 15, 2024 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9004217 Fictitious business name: B-A STAR-CREATIONS FOLLOW MY STORY Located at: 4450 Alamo Way San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/10/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Barwanna Ann Starks 4450 Alamo Way San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 15, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 15, 2024 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003149 Fictitious business name: THE HOOK UP Located at: 2741 Ulric Street San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 2/4/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Washington Gabriel Juri Robert Franklin Eberly Lizbeth Pacheco Abarca 2741 Ulric Street San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 4, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 4, 2024 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9004064 Fictitious business name: ANOTHER CHANCE CREDIT Located at: 8583 Aero Dr. Apt. 3005 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/13/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Constance Monique Jackson 8583 Aero Dr. Apt. 3005 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 13, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 13, 2024 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 --------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003928

Fictitious business name: BOEGLI'S BROOM Located at: 1213 Kent Ave. Escondido, CA 92027 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/12/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tiffany Marie Boegli 1213 Kent Ave. Escondido, CA 92027 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 12, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 12, 2024 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9002741 Fictitious business name: GREATER LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Located at: 930 Derby Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/30/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Patricia M. Weir 1012 Derby Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 30, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 30, 2024 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9004081 Fictitious business name: BAND DIEGO THE COMPANY DA REAL BAND DIEGO Located at: 10761 Esmeraldas Dr. San Diego, CA 92124 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/14/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tre'von Dominique King 10761 Esmeraldas Dr. San Diego, CA 92124 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 14, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 14, 2024 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003671 Fictitious business name: RIDE AWAY TRANSPORTATION Located at: 3952 Clairmont Mesa Blvd #D282 San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: As a Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 4/16/16 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ride Away LLC 3377 National Ave San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 8, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 8, 2024 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003365 Fictitious business name: HEART WRITING & TUTORING SERVICES Located at: 4101 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/6/19 This business is hereby

registered by the following: Naomi Saenz Ramirez 6333 College Grove Way Unit #7102 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 6, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 6, 2024 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9001095 Fictitious business name: ABSOLUTE ACUPUNCTURE Located at: 2560 First Ave #202 San Diego 92103 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/28/04 This business is hereby registered by the following: Julia Elizabeth Wynne 1917 Fern Street San Diego, CA County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 14, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 14, 2024 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9002064 Fictitious business name: BEST PURSUIT Located at: 1310 Santa Victoria Rd Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sara Ramos 1310 Santa Victoria Rd Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2024 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003431 Fictitious business name to be abandoned: EGRETBOOKS.COM Located at: 19429 Caravan Dr. Germantown, MD 20814 The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/03/17 The fictitous business name is being abandoned by: Mikel K. Miller 19429 Caravan Dr. Germantown, MD 20814 This statement of abandonment was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 6, 2019 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9001474 Fictitious business name: PACIFIC TRAVEL & FINANCIAL SERVICES Located at: 5348 University Ave. #210 Chula Vista, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/17/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mohamed Ares 5125 Bevner Ct San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 17, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 17,, 2024 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003247 Fictitious business name:

LET EM HANG Located at: 1729 Picket Fence Dr. Chula Vista, CA 91915 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/01/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles Anthony Jenkins 1729 Picket Fence Dr. Chula Vista, CA 91915 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 5, 2024 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003179 Fictitious business name: GODRadio1 Gospel On Demand Radio 1 Located at: 8333 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 2/05/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records Inc. 8333 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 5, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003174 Fictitious business name to be abandoned: TERRELL EL BEY TERRELL ANDREW VANN ESTATE Located at: 3204 44th Street San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/03/17 The fictitous business name is being abandoned by: Terrell Andrew Vann 3204 44th Street San Diego, CA 92105 This statement of abandonment was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 5, 2019 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 --------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003179 Fictitious business name: TERRELL VANN TERRELL ANDREW VANN-TOLBERT Located at: 3204 44th Street San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/03/17 This business is hereby registered by the following: Terrell Vann El Bey 516 Carlos Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 5, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9002665 Fictitious business name: ICONIC BEAUTY STATION Located at: 9239 Campo Road Suite A Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/30/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Brandy Danielle McGowan

212 Pardee Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 30, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 30, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9002922 Fictitious business name: UCSA LIFE COMMUNITY EDUCATION Located at: 5227 S. Thorn Street San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/05/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tony Hawkins 5227 S. Thorn Street San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 1, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 1, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9000616 Fictitious business name: LOVE IS IN THE HAIR Located at: 3293 Olive Street Lemon Groove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/08/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kim Aisha Dungy 6985 Paradise Valley Rd #99 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 8, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 8, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9000859 Fictitious business name: DOGPRODUCTSFORALL Located at: 5980 Dandridge Lane #203 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/19/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kenneth LaVaughan Barnes 5980 Dandridge Lane #203 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 10, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 10, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9002175 Fictitious business name: HIGHER THINGS Located at: 3240 Olive Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 1/25/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Loriel Cherrell Price 3240 Olive Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9002541 Fictitious business name:

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TAJ MAHAL TRANSITIONAL LIVING HOME Located at: 6760 Solita Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/12/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lacicia Daymon 8339 Aquaview Court Spring Valley, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 29, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 29, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9002563 Fictitious business name: BASES LOADED SAN DIEGO Located at: 1122 7th Street Imperial, CA 91932 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 1/10/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: SoCal Eco Blasting, LLC 1122 7th Street Imperial, CA 91932 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 29, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on January 29, 2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 -------------------------------------

Petitioner or Attorney: Angelica Maria Solorio Santa-Ana TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Angelica Maria Solorio Santa-Ana filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

and Women-Owned businesses are invited to submit a proposal. The Request for Proposal packet with complete instructions is available for download at the San Diego Housing Commission’s eBidding platform, PlanetBids,.

marked no later than Friday, March 22, 2019. SANDAG seeks to fill openings on the ITOC with a diverse group of persons who are representative of the community. SANDAG highly encourages applications from persons of all races and economic backgrounds.

The newly selected member is anticipated to begin serving at the regularly scheduled ITOC meeting in June 2019.

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encouraged. Contractors are encouraged to subcontract with and/or participate in joint ventures with these firms. The City is committed to equal opportunity and will not discriminate with regard to race, religion, color, ancestry, age, gender, disability, medical condition or place of birth; and will not do business with any firm that discriminates on any basis.

Bids shall be received no later than the date and time noted above at: City of San Diego’s Electronic Biding Site PlanetBids at: https://www.planetbids. com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=17950 James Nagelvoort, Director Department of Public Works February 14, 2019 2/28/19 CNS-3222659# VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWS

NAME CHANGE State of Arizona, County of Maricopa 101 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85003 Case # CV2019-091271 Petitioner or Attorney: Sheala Lacangan TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jaydon Mateo Chenault PROPOSED NAME: Jayden Mateo Lacangan THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 27, 2019 Time: 2:30 PM. 3rd Floor Courtroom 303, The address of the court is: 101 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85003 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 ----------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00060919CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Lauren Rae Lippford TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Lauren Rae Lippford PROPOSED NAME: Lauren Rae Mallari THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 11, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 ---------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00007904CU-PT-CTL

PRESENT NAME: Angelica Maria Solorio Santa-Ana PROPOSED NAME: Angelica Maria Santa Ana-Soloria THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 11, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21 ---------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00007007CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Morris Sipusi Mulifai TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Morris Sipusi Mulifai filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Morris Sipusi Mulifai PROPOSED NAME: Morris Lotonuu THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 28, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14 ----------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00004016CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Lauren Estelle TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Lauren Estelle filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kimora Rose Collins PROPOSED NAME: Kimora Rose Estelle THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 7, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) RFP #RED-19-08 Construction Cost Estimating Services SDHC is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors for project number RFP #RED19-08 Construction Cost Estimating Services Interested and qualified firms, including Section 3, Small, Disabled-Veteran, Disadvantaged, Minority

A series of non-mandatory prebid/site visit conference will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. at 1122 Boradway San Diego, Ca 92101 First Floor. Attendance is highly encouraged. Please submit all questions to the below email address: Sealed proposals labeled “Construction Cost Estimating Services No.RED-19-08 BID DOCUMENTS – DO NOT OPEN” will be received until Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

(PST) at the SDHC office above THIRD Floor. No late bids will be accepted.

San Diego Housing Commission 1122 Broadway, Suite 300 San Diego, California 92101 Contact: Dave Tomaino, 619.578.7537, davidt@sdhc.org ------------------------------------------

Request for Proposals 5005618 iCommute Outreach, Education, and Marketing Program

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide support services for the SANDAG iCommute Outreach, Education, and Marketing Program (“Project”) iCommute is the SANDAG Transportation Demand Management program. The goal of iCommute is to reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging the use of transportation alternatives to driving alone. The Project requires comprehensive consultant support with employer outreach, education, and marketing campaigns, and annual events like Bike to Work Day and Rideshare Week to promote the iCommute program.

A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP No. 5005618) can be accessed from the SANDAG website at sandag. org/contracts or by contacting Zara Sadeghian at (619) 595-5359 or zara.sadeghian@ sandag.org.

Proposals are due by 3 p.m. on March 28, 2019, at the SANDAG offices located at 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Solicitation of Applications for Membership on the TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee The TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (ITOC) is seeking qualified members of the public to fill a vacancy on its seven-member committee in the following category.

A licensed architect, civil engineer, or traffic engineer with demonstrated experience of ten years or more in the field of transportation and/or urban design in government or the private sector.

The ITOC aids in the implementation of the TransNet program, the San Diego region’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. The TransNet program is administered by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).

As outlined in the TransNet Ordinance and Expenditure Plan, the ITOC provides an increased level of accountability for expenditures of TransNet funds. ITOC members are unpaid, but certain expenses are reimbursed. Due to their public service status, ITOC members must meet strict conflict of interest standards. The ITOC functions in an independent, open, and transparent manner to ensure that all voter mandates are carried out, and develops positive, constructive recommendations for improvements and enhancements to the financial integrity and performance of the TransNet program.

ITOC membership is open to individuals from throughout the region, who possess a set of appropriate professional skills and experience. More detailed information regarding the ITOC and its responsibilities can be found at sandag.org/itoc. Individuals interested in applying for this ITOC position should contact SANDAG for an application at ariana.zurnieden@ sandag.org or (619) 699-6961, or go to sandag.org/notices.

Applications must be post-

SUMMONS Superior Court of California County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 Case Number: 37-2018-00037923-CU-FRNC NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Austin Lizarraga, an individual; Alyssa Lizarraga, an individual; and DOES 1-25 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDDO EL DEMANDANTE): Miguel Angel Hernandez, an individual; and David Lopez, an individual PETITIONER: MIGUEL ANGEL HERNANDEZ DAVID LOPEZ RESPONDENT: AUSTIN LIZARRAGA ALYSSA LIZARRAGA NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decided against you without your being heard unless you respond with in 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the Californa Courts Online SelfHelp Center (ww.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on tiime, you may lose the case bydefault,and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an nattorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or artbitation award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

Filed July 31, 2018

By Deputy Clerk C. Salazar Attorney for petitioner Gregory J. Belnap esq.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Diego (City) is seeking to receive Electronic Bids for the below named Public Works project.

The solicitation, including plans and specifications, may be obtained from the City’s website at: https://www.sandiego.gov/cip/ bidopps Contractors intending to submit a Bid must be prequalified.

Please refer to the solicitation for instructions.

Project Name: North City Pure Water Facility Project Number: K-19-1810DBB-3 Estimated Value: $ 397,100,000.00 Bid Open Date: 04/03/2019, at 2:00 P.M. License Requirement: A It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal opportunity in its Construction and Consultant contracts. Bids or proposals from local firms, small, minority-owned, disabled, veteran-owned, and womenowned businesses are strongly

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REMOVE AND REPLACE MAIN ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR AND FEEDER AT DE PORTOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on MARCH 7, 2019 in front of the main office of De Portola Middle School, 11010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92124. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CP19-0703-23). All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on MARCH 20, 2019, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.The project estimate is between $230,000 and $265,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: C-10. All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened. Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging.

Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 949-2853171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning February 26, 2019. Bid packages will not be faxed. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)]. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as non-responsive. Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package. Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5822.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Officer, Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Dept.

CP19-0703-23

CANCER:

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with a Pap Smear and depending on age, HPV testing HPV testing is recommended to start at age 30 but many physicians perform it at ages 21-29 with Pap smear These changes have caused further confusion about the importance of cervical cancer and when a person’s next pap smear is due. This change occurred due to research demonstrating that yearly Pap smears were not better at decreasing cancer rates than when performed every 3 years. There was also concern about damaging the cervix with unnecessary procedures if screening too often.

The HPV vaccine has been FDA approved since 2006. It is currently recommended for use in all genders aged 11-26 and it was most recently approved to be extended for use up to age 45. The vaccine has been shown to be effective in preventing an estimated 90% of HPV related cancers. In 2015, the CDC studied the percent of women aged 19-26 who received at least 1 dose of the vaccine and it was found that African American women were 10% less likely to have started that vaccine.

Despite the many advances in cervical cancer screening, treatment, and prevention, African Americans women are more likely to be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and death as a result of late diagnosis.

Increased knowledge about the purpose of a Pap smear and how often it is needed, the new treatments available that may prevent need for hysterectomy, and the purpose of the HPV vaccine may help reduce this health disparity in the future.

For Black American women receiving updated information about how to prevent cervical cancer is a matter of life or death.

If our Black families and communities are made more aware of the advantages of early detection and diagnosis concerning cervical cancer, the current disproportionate mortality rates for Black women with this health problem in America will be dramatically reduced.

Dr. Anisa Shomo is the Director of Family Medicine Scholars at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio and is a health columnist for the NNPA. She can be reached at drshomoknows@gmail.com

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gulf in how people see themselves compared to others - which is the source of all divisions - you don’t see yourself in someone else, you have no empathy for someone else whose experience is different from yours. Well, no, the record and the scholarship shows that there’s a migration age, African Americans were no different in that. They followed predictable paths, as in any other migration.

These are portals to understanding. That’s really how I look at it Q. What is your advice to San Diegans seeking their roots?

A. Go to the oldest person in your family and open your heart to their experiences and make it safe for them to talk. The generation that were survivors of Jim Crow often do not talk - because they experienced

post-traumatic stress. It’s like PTSD out of a war experience and they didn’t want to burden their own children with what they had endured. One of the reasons I wanted to do this book is because not enough people recognized the magnitude of the experience.

They didn’t even know the phenomena had a name, they didn’t connect themselves with it. A lot of descendants of those who survived Jim Crow feel embarrassment that their ancestors had been sharecroppers or domestics. This is a reclaiming of the history, a reclaiming of the tools of survival that they had to harness in order to make it possible for us to even exist. I think they deserve our attention, our gratitude, our recognition of the heroic, quiet sacrifices they made.

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Thursday, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 •

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint www.sdvoice.info

THE ARTS

Old Globe’s

‘Tiny Beautiful Things’

Explores Stories That Connect Us All

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

A packed audience filled the cozy and intimate Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre at the Old Globe to view one of its latest productions, Tiny Beautiful Things.

Featuring a multicultural cast, Tiny Beautiful Things is one of those plays that gets to ‘the heart of the matter’ in love, life, and everything in between. Its the story of Sugar, the ficitional name of a struggling writer who takes on the challenge of becoming an anonymous online advice columnist for a blog entitled, “Dear Sugar.”

“Sugar,” played by the superb Opal Alladin (“United 93” Academy Award nominee), counsels a cast of characters on their fears, hopes and insecurities. As she helps those who come to her with letters filled with questions and longings, each ultimately

Photos by Jim Cox

finds a ray of hope amid their despair and confusion.

No topic is off limits as Sugar frees her readers who are often simply yearning for human connection and kindness. In the process, she ulitimately frees herself.

The play was adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos (“My Greek Wedding”) from a book of the same name by Cheryl Strayed (“Wild”) and is based on Strayed’s real-life advice column, “Dear Sugar,” that garnered a popular following online. Though the production does contain strong language and some adult content, it is an entertaining and engrossing comedy-drama that pulls no punches in exploring some of the hardest questions about life.

Find the ‘Firsts’ Black History Quiz 1. Visitors in the Senate galleries burst into applause as a Republican from Mississippi, entered the chamber to take his oath of office. Those present knew that they were witnessing an event of great historical significance. The gentleman was about to become the first African American to serve in the Senate.

A) P.B.S Pinchback

4. He became the first African American to play in an NBA game when he take the court in the season opener for the Washington Capitols. He grew up in Jim Crow Virginia and went to West Virginia State. He didn’t know he’d been drafted by the NBA until he ran into a friend on campus. It turned out that the Washington Capitols had picked him in the ninth round of the draft.

A) Julius Ervin

B) Blanche K. Bruce

C) Sarah Breedlove

C) Earl Lloyd

2. The African American was an American football quarterback.

Born near Pittsburgh in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was known as “Mitts” for his large hands and arm strength compared to his 5”11 frame. He was known to toss a football 70 yards. He was part of the 1952 Michigan State Spartans who won the national championship, He became the first African American to appear at the quarterback position in the National Football League (NFL), playing for the Chicago Bears in 1953.

A) Bill Willis

D) Madame C.J. Walker

D) Dwayne Washington

5. He was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After graduation from Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University.

A) W.E.DuBois

B) Johnnie Grier

3. He became an engineer, NASA astronaut, and the first African American in space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez.

D) Halle Berry

6. The first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated

by African American College women. The Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of twenty students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle.

Forming a sorority broke barriers for African American women in areas where little power or authority existed due to lack of opportunities for minorities and women in the early 20th century.

A) Zeta Phi Beta

A) Guion Stewart Bluford

B) Alpha Kappa Alpha

B) Ronald McNair

C) Sigma Gamma Ro

C) Charles Bolden

D) Eta Phi Beta

A) Kenya Moore

C) Vanessa Williams

C) Frederick Douglass

D) Willie Thrower

8. She was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA Title. She first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas. She is a Detroit native and was also the first contestant from Michigan to win Miss USA and broke the five year streak of winners from Texas.

B) Carole Gist

B) Johnnie Grier

C) Paul Younger

A) Emma Bronner B) Lisa Price

B) Earl Monroe

C) Hiram Revels

7. She was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist, regarded as the first female self-made millionaire in America. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a successful line of beauty and hair products for black women under the company she founded.

9. She was an American Civil aviator and the first female pilot of African American descent and the first person of African American descent to hold an international pilot license. In order to make a living as a civilian aviator, she became a “barnstorming” stunt flyer, and peformed for paying audiences.

A) Bessie Coleman B) Marie Jemison C) Demetria “Dina” Elosiebo’s D) Janet Bragg

Go to our website at www.sdvoice.info to check your answers to Find the ‘Firsts’ Black History Quiz.

AROUND TOWN ALONZO EDMISTON, JR.

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

2019-2020 School Year

The Alonzo Edmiston, Jr. Community Christian Memorial Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to students who reside in, attend school or attend a church located in the San Diego Fourth District. Eligible applicants include 2019 graduating high school seniors, current undergraduate full-time students (minimum of 12 units), and current full-time college students who plan to attend an accredited graduate school on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 units) Fall 2019.

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required.

The minimum scholarship award for the 2019-2020 school year is $500.00, payable once a recipient has enrolled in an acceptable institution and submitted official proof of full-time enrollment for Fall 2019.

Applications and additional information may be obtained by contacting scholarship@bayviewbc.org. Application postmark deadline is April 26, 2019.