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THE SACRAMENTO D. A. AND STATE A.G. ISSUE

OPINIONS ON CLARK SHOOTING By Staﬀ Writer Voice & Viewpoint

Last week, the Sacramento District Attorney issued the long awaited decision in the police shooting of 20 year old Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard one year ago this month. The District attorney spent a lot of time talking about Mr. Clark’s character and personal life. She spoke of issues that the community and family believe were not related to his being gunned down by police as if they had identified an armed and dangerous criminal. The D.A. said “yes human life was lost, but there was violation of law.” In other words, the police were justified in shooting Mr. Clark 8 times in the back because they said he advanced toward them in a threatening manner with what turned out to be his cell phone in his hand.

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THE STEPHON CLARK DECISION:

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BLACK CAUCUS MEMBERS RESPOND TO SACRAMENTO DA’S REFUSAL TO CHARGE OFFICERS Newswire Voice & Viewpoint

SACRAMENTO – Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) responded to the Sacramento District Attorney’s failure to pursue legal action against the officers involved in Stephon Clark’s death: We are disappointed and frustrated - but not surprised - by the recent decision of the Sacramento District Attorney not to press charges against the officers involved in the shooting death of Stephon Clark. We’ve seen this same

outcome repeated over and over statewide and nationally for years. We are outraged at the District Attorney’s shameful efforts to engage in character assassination to somehow justify the shooting. Our hearts go out to Stephon Clark’s family who has had to confront the pain of his death, the lack of justice for those who killed him and now the Sacramento District Attorney’s attempt to paint him publicly as troubled and suicidal. Character assassination is a tactic that is far too common in these cas-

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PETITION SEEKS TO END PRACTICE OF CHARGE STACKING

Turning one crime into many is easily done, and with this in mind a prosecutor can easily circumvent laws of double jeopardy in order to lump, for example, drug offenses with conspiracy – some laws like this are broad and easily manipulated to fit many cases – gun use, money laundering, and a laundry list of other charges together.

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SAN DIEGO CONTINUING EDUCATION FIGHTS HUNGER IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO:

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SDCE’S MONTHLY FARM TO FAMILY FAIR DISTRIBUTES FREE FRESH PRODUCE TO SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO FAMILIES Newswire Voice & Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Charge Stacking is a term in the legal system that’s usually understood when it’s too late. As noted by the organization, Seeking Justice for the Innocent, the sheer power it carries can be catastrophic, and thus should be a prime fear of all defendants who enter to the mercy of the courts. Charge Stacking has ravaged the lives of so many. For example, Quartavious

Davis was 20 years old in 2012 when he committed his first offense and received a staggering 1,941 month (162 years) prison sentence without the possibility of parole. Davis was convicted of participating in a string of armed robberies in the Miami, Florida, area in 2010. His accomplices testified against him, saying he carried a gun during their crimes and discharged it at a dog that chased them after one of See CHARGES page 2

More than 10,000 lbs. of free fresh produce were distributed this Wednesday, March 6, 2019, to students and residents of southeastern San Diego. San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) hosted its monthly Farm to Family Fair at the Educational Cultural Complex, 4343 Ocean View Blvd., San Diego, CA 92113. SDCE’s Farm to Family Fair is the school’s monthly free food distribution in partnership with the SDCE Foundation, Feeding San Diego, and Project New Village. This month, new community partners included Good Health-Long Life, Susan G. Komen Circle of Promise and Kaiser Permanente.

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“Many adults fear going back to school or to start a new career because of food and housing insecurities,” said Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Ph.D., SDCE President. “We are knocking down every barrier to provide students with the resources and support they need beyond the classroom and guiding them toward upward mobility.” See PRODUCE page 2

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Opinions:

CLBC:

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The mother of Stephon Clark questioned how the D. A. could make such a finding in the death of her son when the Medical Examiner stated on the Death Certificate that the cause of death was a “homicide.” As a point of clarification, the law defines a homicide as the “intentional taking of the life of another human being (by a human being). Such a death, if not a homicide, is often reduced to a “manslaughter,” which is the unintentional taking of the life of a human being by another human being. Stephon’s mother said that in a history of “over 100 deaths at the hands of police in Sacramento, there has never been an indictment of a police or law enforcement officer.” She expressed hope that the State Attorney’s General, who has been looking at this same case for almost a year, might give a different ruling. Well, on Tuesday March 5th, the State Attorney’s General ruled that the police officers were justified and correct in their use of force in killing Stephon Clark. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice has indicated that it will open an investi-

es and shows the lengths to which law enforcement will go to def lect culpability for officers killing an unarmed person. The fact that Stephon Clark, another unarmed black man, was killed at the hands of law enforcement, with no accountability, illustrates why we need immediate reform. Over the last few years, members of the CLBC and our Legislative colleagues have brought forward a number of reasonable policies to address unnecessary deaths at the hands of law enforcement, the excessive use of force in communities of color and the persistent problems of racial profiling in policing. Our efforts met with disproportionate resistance, gross misrepresentation and scare tactics by law-enforcement lobbyists who wield undue inf luence in the Legislature. gation of the violation of Stephon Clark’s civil rights since murder is a state and not a federal crime. It appears that the only other avenue open at this time is a civil lawsuit for “wrongful death” which usually follows such cases since the legal stan-

dard is much different than that in a criminal case. Meanwhile the protest continues and the public outcry continues to grow as seen elsewhere on this page.

Even when our policies are successful, we still have to fight their efforts to undermine reforms through their use of lawsuits, non-compliance and legislative attempts to overturn them. It should be noted that no meaningful reform has been offered by law enforcement to address these problems. And still people die.

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their burglaries. But Davis was not convicted of hurting anyone physically, including the dog. The practice of charge stacking is a simple and terribly effective method for prosecutors looking to win cases. As broken down by Seeking Justice for the Innocent, the technique entails finding as many possible criminal counts to “stack” against the defendant in order to strengthen the core case of the prosecution. This strategy is made wide open to prosecutors, because the main deterrent against stacking charges is the law of double jeopardy. In Blockburger v. United States, the Supreme Court said the government may separately try and punish the defendant for two crimes if each crime contains an element that the other does not.

Therefore, double jeopardy is so weak a deterrent that a person can be convicted of ten counts of perjury when they were perjuring about one thing on ten different days.

calls on the Department of Justice, Supreme Court, FBI, Congress, Mayors, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police to make it a felony to stack false and fabricated charges against all races.

The petition seeks 200 signatures and those who’ve signed thus far have voiced their concern with charge stacking.

At first glance this may not seem so bad. After all, the criminal who gets taken down for serious drug crimes is often guilty of these other charges and probably deserves punishment for them. When charge stacking is without limit, however, lesser criminals may suffer under the weight of this exorbitant practice.

“The corruption must stop,” said one signer identified only as “Betty C.” “Innocent people are victimized by stacking false and trumped up charges,” Betty C. said. Col B. wrote: “It’s time for action or we will lose all our human and civil rights. We the people have the power.” To view the petition, go to: https://iam.colorofchange.org

Because many victims of charge stacking are individuals of color, a petition has emerged on colorofchange.com that

Enough is enough. Lives are at stake. These political games and power plays have deadly consequences. Law enforcement officers are public servants. It is the rightful duty of lawmakers to regulate their conduct when it comes to matters of life and death, especially when undue numbers of unarmed civilians are killed. If law enforcement and elected officials want the public to believe that sincerely strive for the safety of all communities, then they must back their statements with support for changing the standard under which deadly use of force is used. It is not outrageous to expect that deadly force be used only when there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. This standard has proven to save lives without risking the lives of officers. Additionally, efforts to undermine meaningful reform with counterfeit reform like SB 230 - which does nothing more than perpetuate the deadly status quo – should be unequivocally denounced. We stand with the Clark family and are more determined than ever to move California forward with a policy that saves lives and makes our communities safer.

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Prospective students and community were able to experience SDCE’s 70+ free high-quality career training programs including Automotive, Family Home Daycare, Business and Culinary through information booths. Programs are industry recognized and state approved. Attendees also accessed a free mobile health fair during the food distribution with SDCE’s community partners including Kaiser Permanente’s Mobile Health Clinic, which provides HIV mobile testing and free mammograms based on appointments, which were made at the event. SDCE is the adult education division of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD). Many students complete their high school diploma or career certificate program at SDCE and then transition to an SDCCD college; City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges.

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The Community Reaction to the “Bad” Union Tribune Cartoon By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

Nothing but good words and pride to those members of the community who immediately challenged the San Diego Union Tribune Cartoonist for his “bad” taste and character smearing cartoon, which was quickly removed with apologies and meetings with the U.T. Editorial Board. Much concern about the call for diversity training, more jobs for Blacks and positions on the paper’s Advisory Board. Let’s not forget the “privileged” that led to the initial belief that such a cartoon was okay. In this age of declining newspapers and newspaper sales, the UT needs Black readership. Black readership brings advertisers, who want our market

share without dealing with Black newspapers, if possible, because advertising dollars are the lifeblood of newspapers. Black newspapers, of which the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint happens to be among the oldest, are in the 192nd year of the Black Press telling our story without many of those ad dollars. The point here is that, as some of us work to change the thinking of those who think racial jokes are “okay,” let’s not forget our own leverage. Some are even talking of a Town Hall meeting with the U.T. Question: Who benefits? How many of those calling for such a meeting have subscriptions to our own Black Newspaper? How many of those calling for a Town Hall meeting with the Union Tribune have actually supported the many

In Memory and Protest for

Stephon Clark By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

A few days ago, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office issued its findings on the March 2018 murder by police of Stephon Clark. Mr. Clark was shot in the back eight times by Sacramento Police in his grandmother’s backyard with nothing but a cell phone in his hands. The District Attorney, in an elaborate presentation which went into Mr. Clark’s character, said there was a “death of an individual” but no law was broken and therefore the police were not guilty of murdering Mr. Clark. Stephon Clark’s mother, in reacting to this statement, pointed out that the Death Certificate of her son listed as his cause of death “homicide.” The law defines “homicide” as the “intentional

When we fail to respect and support our own voices, how can we expect others to do so? Perhaps it’s because papers like the U.T. see the lack of support by many of us for our own publication that they felt it was okay. The cartoonist in the issue at hand has been working here in San Diego for decades and knows many people in the African American community, as well as this newspaper. The ownership of the U.T. might be new, but clearly some of the ideas and people remaining are quite old.

them after having entered the home of his friend’s neighbor by mistake while returning to the house from the beach. When police arrived and attempted to detain him and he walked away after an brief altercation with two of the officers, he was shot in the back 12 times because the officers feared for their safety.

taking of the life of another (by another human being). So we join with Stephon’s mother, as do those who are marching and getting arrested in Sacramento in protest over this verdict, in questioning, why weren’t these officers indicted. The shooting of Mr. Clark was not in self defense since he was clearly shot in the back eight times. His mother was right in pointing out that over 100 people have been killed by Sacramento Police with not one ever being indicted.

The Voice & Viewpoint joins those in Sacramento who are protesting this wrong decision by the Sacramento District Attorney. It looks like, nationally, we are back to the Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1800s when the Court said, “A Black man has no rights that the Courts are bound to respect.” We join the Clark family in asking the State Attorney General to take a closer look, not only at the case, but also the fitness for office of the Sacramento District Attorney.

San Diego is more than familiar with this scenario. Over two decades ago, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer football player named DuBois was shot in the back 12 times in Ocean Beach by San Diego Police when he was attempting to walk away from

It would also seem like now is the perfect time to start or continue the search for a new District Attorney, as was the case after the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Missouri.

The Tax Surprise By Bill Fletcher Jr., NNPA Newswire Contributor

The mainstream news has been covering an interesting story. People who were expecting significant tax refunds are, in very large numbers, either getting a minimal refund, no refund or having to pay the IRS. This, after the man Spike Lee has named “Agent Orange”—Donald Trump— promised a massive tax benefit for

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middle-income people. When I first starting reading and seeing these stories I wondered why anyone was surprised. After all, in the lead up to Trump’s tax bribe, economists across the board were warning that this was a scam to benefit the rich. They were telling the average taxpayer that this was not going to work to their benefit. And, while the majority of the public has generally opposed the

tax bribe—reform—it was still the case that the actual implications of the tax bribe took too many people by surprise. After more than 40 years of listening to right-wingers call for tax cuts and watching the public’s reaction I have come to a few conclusions. First, when it comes to taxes, much of the public hears what it wants to hear. If someone says that there will be a cut and they can provide minimal evidence to that effect, such an argument can be a winner. Even when one demonstrates that it is a lie, the possibility of tax relief serves as a seductive song that softens the brain. See TAX page 15

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Four Hundred Years and We Still Ain’t Clear:

Distortions of Black History By Julianne Malveaux

According to some historians, Afrodescendents first entered these united states in 1619 off the coast of Virginia. If we believe that narrative, Afrodescendents have been in this country for 400 years. If the people who were kidnapped and brought here had to tell the story, would they tell the same one? Would they say that we came before Columbus? That some of us might have been here even longer? There were captured Africans that came from the mother continent in 1619, but also, thanks to the transatlantic slave trade, Africans here who had come from Bermuda, Jamaica, and other places. Why is this relevant? Because there is this misguided group of Afrodescendants, who are throwing shade at those who are not “American descendants of slaves” ADOS. Their shade is an odd version of the “am I Black enough for you” game that some folks ran against President Barack Obama, and are now running against Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Corey Booker. What is Black enough, when we, Afrodescendant people, all have enslavement in our background? Let’s make it plain. Europeans went to the African continents, kidnapped people (sometimes with African acquiescence), brought them to the Western Hemisphere, and sold us. Goods and people flowed between England (or New England, the Americas, and Africa), including sugar, tobacco, manufactured products, guns and humans. Understand that everyone in the triangle was affected and that enslaved people were freely traded between the United States and other parts of the Americas! I am not sure what kinds of warped brains dreamed up the realities of enslavement and the ways that a minority in the South was able to control a majority. The laws that managed enslavement included laws that prevented literacy, ownership, and much else. The laws often detailed the terms of punishment if restrictive conditions were breached. A North Carolina law said, “teaching slaves to read and write, tends to excite dissatisfaction in their minds, and to produce insurrection and rebellion.” Disobeying this law was punishable by thirty-nine lashes or imprisonment for a free Black person, or a fine of two hundred dollars then, or about $5000 now. People violated the laws, of course, but the warped sensibility that prohibited the dissemination of knowledge is the basis for many sick stereotypes, such as “if you want to hide something from a Black person, put it in a book.” Fast-forward four hundred years, or

even two. Why are teachers in Louden County, Virginia, forcing fifth and sixth-grade students to simulate enslavement with an obstacle course they called “The Underground Railroad”? Why were many of these students Afrodescendents? Why are the leaders of the school silent about the discipline that was ordered on the rogue teachers who took it upon their ignorant selves to construct such an exercise? Why has David Stewart, the principal of the Madison Trust School in Louden County, sent out a vapid apology for a “culturally insensitive” exercise, and not a more strongly worded condemnation of the racism implicit in this nonsense. We have been here at least 400 years, and still, some folks aren’t clear about the ways enslavement has shaped our nation. In Virginia, where both the governor and the Attorney General (two of the top three elected officials in the state) have admitted to masquerading in Blackface, albeit thirty-odd years ago, teachers don’t see anything wrong with subjecting Black students to a reenactment of enslavement. Oh, they said they were teaching “teamwork.” Really. We have been here at least 400 years, and our nation is not yet clear about its flawed foundations. There would be no house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, which should not be called the White House, but the House that Enslaved People Built, were it not for the labor of kidnapped people and their descendants. There would be no banking system if enslaved people were not used as collateral for European devilment. There would be no insurance industry were it not for the enslaved. But in our collective ignorance allows us, all of us, African Americans, European Americans, and others, to live in denial, pretending that there is fairness is a racist, patriarchal, predatory, capitalist society. We have been here at least 400 years, but we still aren’t clear about the nonsense and exploitation that affects and infuses our very foundation. Our entire nation needs to go back to school to learn some history. But there is a special place in hell for teachers in Louden County, Virginia who think that enslavement is some kind of game! Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www. amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visitwww. juliannemalveaux.com

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DOJ: 80+Made Arrests

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Clark Protest In East Sacramento

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This story originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee – A protest over the shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police has ended with more than 80 arrests, police said. Among those detained were clergy and a reporter. Capt. Norm Leong tweets that the protest Monday night ended with “80 plus arrests. Still processing it all. ” Sacramento police later confirmed that a total of 84 people were arrested. Dozens of people staged the march in a wealthy area of the city after prosecutors declined to file charges against police who shot Stephon Clark last March. The officers said they thought the 22-yearold Clark had a gun, but he was holding a cellphone.

About 2 ½ hours into the demonstration, police ordered protesters to disperse. Remaining demonstrators were later surrounded on a freeway overpass. Police handcuffed at least three clergy members and Bee reporter Dale Kasler, who was covering the demonstration, the newspaper reported. Sac PD ending the protest calling it an unlawful assembly due to in part vandalism and has ordered everyone to disperse. Crowds still shutting down Folsom Blvd. Kasler’s hands were twisttied and he was led away as other reporters shouted that he was a member of the media on assignment, the Bee said. He was standing with several protesters when he was detained, the newspaper reported. The reporter was released after he had been held for an hour, the newspaper said.

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson said in a TV interview with Newsmax TV that he would finish his current term but would “likely” depart after the 2020 presidential election. “I would be interested in returning to the private sector because I think you have just as much influence, maybe more, there,” Carson said during the interview. HUD was established in 1965 and provides mortgage insurance, public and Section 8 housing, and block grants. It is also involved with recovery plans for natural disasters. According to the agency, HUD has insured more than 30 million single family homes and provides affordable housing to more than 4.3 million low-income families.

The mayor also told the Bee that he’s upset about the reporter’s arrest. “No matter what precipitated this order to disperse, no member of the press should be detained for covering a protest,” Steinberg said in a phone call to the newspaper.

Against Ex Tulsa Cop Who Killed Terrance Crutcher

Betty Shelby former Tulsa police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man. Photography by Sue Ogrocki Newswire Voice & Viewpoint

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — There is insufficient evidence to pursue federal civil rights charges against a white former Tulsa police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man, the Department of Justice said las Friday, March 1. U.S. Attorney Trent Shores announced the closure of the investigation into whether Betty Shelby willfully used unreasonable force against Terence Crutcher when she shot and killed him in September 2016. The Department of Justice devoted significant resources to this investigation to ensure that a thorough review was undertaken. Attorneys from both the Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office worked closely with the FBI to examine the evidence and review applicable law,” Shores said in a statement.

In the interview on Monday, Carson said that “we are making tremendous progress ensuring our most vulnerable citizens are empowered with a path to self-sufficiency.”

Compared to multiple other Trump appointees, those actions are almost small gaffes. However, Carson did re-

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“I’m very disappointed that the protest ended the way it did,” Steinberg said. “I have many questions about what caused the order to disperse and the subsequent arrests. I will withhold further comment until I get answers to these crucial questions tonight or tomorrow morning.”

Carson ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2016. Donald Trump appointed him as the head of HUD even though the retired neurosurgeon had no experience in housing, executive management, or government.

Carson received criticism over such events as trying to redecorate his officewith a $31,000 mahogany dining room set—an order later canceled— and having his son help organize a “listening tour,” although Ben Carson Jr. invited people he had potential business dealings with, which would be an ethical breach.

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg later released a statement that questioned the police’s response to the protest.

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ceive attention when his office tried to triple the minimum rent charged to families receiving federal housing help. Under his leadership, HUD also appointed political operatives with no housing experience to positions in the agency and boosted their pay to between $98,000 and $155,000.

A Tulsa County jury acquitted Shelby in May 2017 in the shooting death of Crutcher, who was holding his hands above his head when he was shot. Shelby testified she fired her weapon out of fear because Crutcher didn’t obey her commands and appeared to reach inside his SUV for what she thought was a gun. Crutcher was unarmed.

Attorneys for Crutcher’s family haven’t returned messages left Friday. Shelby resigned from the Tulsa Police Department following her acquittal. A federal lawsuit filed by Crutcher’s family against the City of Tulsa and Shelby still is pending in federal court. Shores said a team that included some of the department’s most experienced prosecutors and FBI agents examined all of the evidence in the case, including enhanced video footage of the shooting. The investigation aimed to determine whether Shelby willfully violated federal law, which Shores said required prosecutors to determine that Shelby acted with the “deliberate and specific intent” to do something illegal. “Any allegation of law enforcement misconduct and willful deprivation of civil rights is taken seriously,” Shores said. “However, the evidence in this case did not support pursuing criminal prosecution.” Crutcher’s killing was among a spate of officer-involved shootings in recent years that helped galvanize the Black Lives Matter movement and prompted calls for more police accountability.

Democrats Delay Anti-Semitism Resolution Vote as Rep. Ilhan Omar faces backlash Newswire Voice & Viewpoint

Washington — Tuesday, March 5, Democratic leaders in the House delayed a vote on an anti-Semitism resolution that was drafted in response to comments by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, facing concerns from their members who wanted to see broader language. The resolution will be updated to include anti-Muslim bias and other forms of bigotry, likely pushing a vote to Thursday, a day later than they had originally hoped, according to two Democratic aides.

Ilhan Omar, official portrait, 116th Congress.

The resolution had widely been seen as a rebuke of Omar, who has faced backlash for controversial comments about Israel, most recently for saying Israel's "political inf luence" leads people to "push for alle-

giance to a foreign country." Without mentioning Omar by name, the four-page resolution says her comment "suggests that Jews cannot be patriotic Americans and trusted neighbors." Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, emerged from a meeting with the Pelosi and Hoyer Tuesday evening and said he expected a new resolution would be drafted to include "other forms of religious bigotry." Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-South Carolina, the highest ranking African-American member of the House, said he wanted to see a resolution that was "anti-hate." The original resolution, CBS News reported, did make reference to other peoples and religions. The authors wrote the claims of dual loyalty have "have an insidious, bigoted

history," including the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and "the post-9/11 conditions faced by Muslim-Americans in the United States, including unfounded, vicious attacks on and threats to Muslim-American Members of Congress." One member who had worked behind the scenes on the original resolution said Omar's comments were "completely unacceptable." "As someone who's Jewish, the idea that you question my loyalty to the country as a lawmaker because of my religion is obviously offensive and deeply hurtful," said Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey. Omar said she's being held to a double standard. Last week, a poster in the West Virginia state capitol linked her to 9/11.

“We get to be called names and we get to be labeled as hateful. We know what hate looks like. We experience it every single day," she said. Omar has received continued support from fellow freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has claimed that other kinds of bigotry are not as widely condemned. "One of the things that is hurtful about the extent to which reprimand is sought of Ilhan is that no one seeks this level of reprimand when members make statements about Latinx + other communities," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter. “I would hope that we can use the resolution as a unifying assertion about our values," she told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday evening. "I think it's entirely possible for us to have a great resolution in time."

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Civil Rights Luncheon to Discuss Combating

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On the 51st anniversary of the untimely death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 2019, the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation will hold its Civil Rights Luncheon. The 2019 luncheon will echo Dr. King’s timeless messages of encouraging citizens to remain steadfast in pursuing his dreams of racial justice and equality despite the numerous institutional barriers that hinder the progress of people of color. This year’s theme is: Dreams Deferred: Lifting Our Children from the Quicksands of Educational Inequality. “A panel of experts will hold an informed discussion regarding systemic issues that negatively impact the academic success of African American students, such as the school-to-prison pipeline, as well as concrete actions attendees can take to combat these complex issues,” said Yahairah Aristy, President, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation. The panel will be moderated by the Honorable Browder Willis, III, San Diego Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge for Juvenile Delinquency. The panelists include Dr. Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District, Mr. Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association and Dr. Richard Vernon Moore, Chief Compliance Officer for the Sweetwater Union High School District.

them. California Court of Appeal Justice Carol D. Codrington, the first African American to serve in the Fourth Appellate District was the keynote speaker. Justice Codrington’s speech inspired attendees and earned a standing ovation. Justice Codrington told attendees to be people of excellence in their profession and to never give up on their dreams. The Foundation awarded scholarships to fourteen law students and recognized two lawyers, Christie Hill, Deputy Advocacy Director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of San Diego & Imperial Counties was honored with the Frederick Douglass Community Service Award. Sherry Thompson-Taylor, Chief of the District Attorney’s Office Insurance Fraud Division was honored with the Legal Trailblazer Award.

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The Foundation exists primarily to provide support for diversifying the legal community, which currently includes scholarships for law students and support for law students and African American legal professionals growing as attorneys, obtaining and maintaining employment, developing private practice as sole practitioners or partners within law firms, advancing in public sector employment, and related efforts. Gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible. For more information visit www.earlbgilliambar.org. 2018 Civil Rights Luncheon Student Attendees

The Civil Rights Luncheon is the first of three events the Foundation holds each year. The Foundation ends the year with an annual gala. In 2018, the 42nd Annual Scholarship & Awards Gala was held on November 10, 2018 at the Bahia Resort Hotel. The Gala’s theme was the “The Power of a Star: It Leads, It Lights, It’s Limitless.” “The Foundation set new heights in 2018, with a sold out Gala crowd of 300 attendees comprised of local judges, elected officials, attorneys, law students and nonlawyer professional. $60,000 was raised.,” said Aristy. The Foundation celebrated African Americans who were first in the legal community from judges to law students for their star power and luminary presence that inspires everyone around

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First 5 San Diego Launches Mobile App and Celebrates 20 Years Serving San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

First 5 San Diego Launches Mobile App and Celebrates 20 Years Serving San Diego First 5 San Diego hosted an open house at the Jackie Robinson YMCA on February 27 to celebrate 20 years serving San Diego children and families and to announce the launch of the First 5 San Diego mobile app. The event featured inspirational messages from Supervisor Kristin Gaspar, Director and Deputy Chief Administration Officer of HHSA Nick Macchione and more.

their families and served more than 51,000 children, parents, caregivers and providers. The ultimate goal of the Commission’s work is that all children ages zero through five are healthy, loved and nurtured, and enter school as active learners. For more information, visit www.first5sandiego.org.

“Today’s lifestyle is demanding and constantly changing. Having the First 5 San Diego resources on a mobile app will be beneficial to all parents and caregivers,” said Supervisor Kristin Gaspar, Chairwoman of the First 5 Commission. “Now with the swipe of a finger, they can track the developmental progress of their child and adapt by having instant feedback.”

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First 5 San Diego believes healthy bodies and minds begin at home. Whether you are welcoming your first child or becoming a parent again, life with little ones can be challenging. Between providing healthy meals, playtime, exercise and reading, you may need some help keeping track of your child’s daily needs. The First 5 San Diego app allows parents and caregivers to track their child’s daily development with food, active play and more, through interactive resources available at their fingertips. “We have dedicated 20 years supporting families and children in the San Diego region,” said Alethea Arguilez, First 5 San Diego Executive Director. “We are excited to unveil our new app that will make our resources even more accessible to all families.” The first five years of life are critical to a child’s development. These years shape a child’s success in school and in life. According to the First 5 Commission’s 2017-18 Annual Report, the commission invested over $35 million in direct services for young children and

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Those who knew him both loved and respected his commitment to the Fourth San Diego City Council District. A formal Deputy Mayor, the late Rev George L Stevens (1932 -2006), was a Baptist Minister, and a leader in the civil rights movement who set the bar high for service in the City of San Diego. Through his activism, he galvanized a politically disenfranchised community and built historic monuments in his district to benefit future generations to come. Last Saturday, the Senior Center named in his honor was the location

of a celebration commemorating the 13th anniversary of its establishment as the vision and brain child of Mrs. Rosemary White-Pope, the mother of the late Councilman Charles L. Lewis, who was not only the protege of Rev. Stevens, but who also succeeded him on the City Council after Rev. Stevens death. The celebration was co sponsored by Ground-Up Youth Foundation, which was founded in 1994 as a Lincoln Prep Baseball Foundation, to give support to youth of all ethnicities. The event was also a celebration of the Lincoln, Morse and San Diego High School kids and their coaches who won the California State Football Championships. The event was

also to honor the dedication of Lincoln High Hornets own Coaches, David Dunn, a former American NFL football player, Morse High Tigers Coach, Tracy McNair, and San Diego High Schools Cavers Coach, Charles James. All these men are professional ball players who came back to San Diego to give their life to the future youth, and the promotion of college opportunities. The highlight of the celebration was the introduction of the late Rev. George Stevens to the many who did not know him, through the eyes of his sons and daughter. Eric Stevens shared his story of his father’s journey through higher education with a doctorate degree in theology and

a Bachelor’s Degree from San Diego State University. His mission in life was liberation of all people. Son Marcus Stevens, the CEO of the George L. Stevens Youth Foundation, talked about how his dad was the voice of the voiceless and committed to building a better world. Brother Abdur-Rahim Hameed, community activist and protege of Rev. Stevens in the fight for jobs and justice, and founder and President of the National Black Contractors Association with 17 chapters in 5 states, presented a “Must See” video on the first 20 years of the NBCA. The video contains historic footage of Rev. George Stevens who gave $1.5 million to the BCA to build

the only African American owned and operated National Office and Apprenticeship Training Center. The Program has produced and assisted more than 100 inner-city youth community youth in becoming master builders, contractors and skilled carpenters. Rev. Stevens was quoted as once saying, “If the elevator doesn’t work, take the stairs.” In other words, he also said, “If you don’t go to college... get a trade, that is also college accredited.” Brother Hameed concluded by saying, “The life and times of Rev. George L. Stevens is a road map for future generations to come.”

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CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH san diego women’s hall of fame inducts

Education Trailblazer Dorothy L.W. Smith

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On Sunday, March 3, 2019, Dr. Dorothy L. W. Smith was one of five women inducted into the San Diego Women’s Hall of Fame in the Trailblazer category. Superior Court Judge Randa Trapp, a previous Hall of Fame honoree, officiated at the Induction Ceremony. The other 2019 inductees were Lilia Garcia, Bridge Builder; Colleen O’Harra, Empowerer; Bridget Wilson, Activist; and Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax, Historian. Smith was honored as a Trailblazer for being the first African American woman to be elected to public office in San Diego and for her incessant efforts to provide equal educational opportunities for students. Elected to the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education in 1981, Dorothy Smith served for almost eight years on the Board and was elected twice as president. She introduced school district policies to promote equity and excellence, to eliminate harmful tracking of students, and to provide a common core curriculum to better prepare all students for college and careers. She worked for 24 years as a professor at San Diego City College, where she taught English Composition and African American literature. One of the courses she designed was “Black Women in Literature and the Media,” which has now been taught in the San Diego Community College District for over 45 years. Ms. Smith is dedicated to training, mentoring, and inspiring future teachers. “I believe that teaching is the most important profession and I’m proud that at least 35 of my former San Diego City College students have become teachers in San Diego County,” Smith said. Smith was a lecturer in Teacher Education and Rhetoric and Writing at San Diego State University. As the first director of the Aim-to-Teach program at SDSU from 1989-92, she significantly increased the diversity of students in the SDSU teacher credentialing program. In 2001, Dorothy was appointed by the mayor of San Diego as one of five inaugural members of the San Diego Ethics Commission and served two years as its president from 2003 - 2005. Black women who were previously inducted into the San Diego Women’s Hall of Fame include: Alemi Daba, Ardelia “DeDe” McClure, Rulette Armstead, Rev. Alyce Smith-Cooper, Ashley Walker, Judge Elizabeth Riggs, Joan Craigwell, Makeda Dread Cheatom, Monique Henderson, Starla Lewis, Nona Canon, Dr. Constance Carroll, and Fahari Jeffers.

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Elementary School By Chaunteal Webb-Candler

Students at San Miguel Elementary celebrated the 3rd Annual Freedom Readers event on the last Friday of Black History Month. The event began in February of 2017, when a student engaged in dialogue asked who Malcolm X was. Then Principal Norma Sandoval, knew she had to do orchestrate a way for the students to learn more about Black heroes, current and past. She called on the community to come together and the event Freedom Readers was conceived. The school, now under the leadership of Principal Teresa Richmond, teamed with local nonprofit HBCU (Historically

Black Colleges & Universities) Alumni San Diego, (HBCUASD) and hosted 20 community leaders of various backgrounds. “It was an honor to have so many community members come and show our students that they were important and worth spending time with,” says Principal Teresa Richmond. “I appreciate each one for taking time out of their day to spend with us during Black History Month.” The Stallions, grades k-6th, spent 45 minutes with their volunteer Readers and became familiar with Black heroes or Black History themes in the format of book, song or poetry. They learned about heroes and sheroes from Cathay Williams, the Black solider who enlisted in the US Army under the pseudonym “William Cathay” to Mahalia Jackson and Ella Baker, Langston Hughes to Frederick Douglas and George Washington Carver who is the Godfather of everything peanuts. Some students were encouraged to go for their dreams, while others learned about historically black colleges and universities. Some learned about civil

disobedience and First Lady Michelle Obama. “This was one of the best ways to engage our students! To show them that we can take time away from adulting, to spend with them, it is a blessing because sometimes that is all a child needs, for someone outside of their normal surroundings to show they care,” explained Chaunteal Webb-Candler, coordinator for the event and Founder of HBCUASD. She has been actively engaged with the program since its inception and readily took it on when she learned there was a change to the school’s leadership. “It was awesome working with Principal Richmond and her staff; they were hospitable, and she (Richmond), even made us homemade cookies! I think she was surprised at the number of community members that were eager to participate. This is what happens when you have a supportive village and we look forward to next year.” The Freedom Readers through HBCU Alumni San Diego is committed to expansion in in 2020. For more information on how you can participate, contact info@hbcualumnisandiego.org

ALL-DISTRICT HONOR CHOIR IS BACK, AND COMING TO LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

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Join us at the Lincoln High School theater next week, as outstanding singers from 35 district schools join together to lift their voices in song! After a nearly 20-year hiatus, students in grades 4-12 will have a district honor choir experience. The three choirs will be performing in the beautiful Lincoln High School theater on Friday, March 8 at 6:30pm.

Admission is FREE! --Debut Honor Choir, under the direction of Sally Husch Dean --Tenor-Bass Honor Choir, under the direction of Juan Carlos Acosta --Treble Honor Choir, under the direction of Kathleen Hansen

Concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Lincoln High School (San Diego) 4777 Imperial Avenue Photos by: San Miguel Elementary School & HBCU Alumni San Diego

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National City Celebrates Black History Month in Honoring Local Groups By Chaunteal Webb-Candler

February marked a special moment for the City of National City in its 150 years since being founded. At their Tuesday, February 5th City Council meeting, Mayor Alejandra SoteloSolis and the City Council Members, presented the City’s first proclamation honoring Black History Month. The month, also known as African-American History Month was established in 1970 at Kent State University and was nationally recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976 during the U.S.’s Bicentennial Celebration. Prior to, Black

Americans celebrated through Negro History Week (the second week of February), which began in 1926 and was founded by Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Locally, Mayor Sotelo-Solis and the National City Council chose to include local groups that continue to make a positive impact in the City and County. “As the Mayor of a very diverse community, I understand the importance of celebrating and preserving our culture and heritage. It is equally important among our

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staff, community and especially our young people. I am proud to proclaim February as Black History Month in the City of National City along with our community partners Southwestern College’s Black Alliance,” says Mayor Sotelo-Solis. HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) Alumni San Diego (HBCUASD) and Southwestern College’s Black

Alliance both share the goal of HBCU advocacy and providing a better quality of life for AfricanAmericans throughout the region. Founded in 2014, HBCUASD serves as the first and only nonprofit whose focus is HBCU See HONORING page 13

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THOUSANDS UPROOTED FROM SAFE HAVEN NOW DESPERATE FOR FOOD, WATER AND SHELTER Global Information Network

An estimated 30,000 refugees have been uprooted by officials in Cameroon and Nigeria this month and sent to known hotbeds of insurgents including Boko Haram on the Nigerian side of the border.

Humanitarian groups including Action against Hunger are questioning the wisdom of forcing refugees to move to the city of Rann in Borno state, the epicentre of the decade-long insurgency that has killed more than 27,000.

“Reports from sources on the ground indicate that these people are in dire need of aid,” a UN briefing note stated. There were also questions about whether the returns complied with international law on refugees, which require returns to be voluntary, the Agence France Press reported. International and national humanitarian organizations abandoned Rann in January due to ongoing insecurity. Shashwat Saraf, the country director of Action Against Hunger in Nigeria, said it was “difficult to imagine” it being safe for anyone to return. “Alarming” levels of severe acute malnutrition were found among children under five, he said. The mass movement of internally displaced people comes as President Muhammadu Buhari takes office for a second term, having been declared the winner of a national election marred by mechanical errors with the voter card readers, a weeklong postponement, reports of vote-buying, and extremist attacks in the northeast.

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“The numbers alone are indicting,” said Adewunmi Emoruwa of The Election Network. “We have witnessed a record number of cancelled votes – more than double the numbers from the previous poll – and which is only a reflection of the widespread irregularities across every part of the country. We all observed as thugs had a field day unleashing terror on demographically profiled voters, which led to the suppressed turnout that has been recorded.” Buhari won in 19 states – including the two most populous, Lagos and Kano – while the opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was victorious in 17. The two men are both northern Muslims in their 70s who have long been in politics. Buhari is seen by many as a strict, inflexible but personally incorruptible figure, while many hoped Atiku, a wealthy businessman and former vice-president, would enact policies to help boost Nigeria’s struggling economy. The opposition has rejected the vote outcome.

Voter turnout was at a historic low at 35.6 percent of the population.

ETHIOPIA TO RECEIVE REPATRIATED STRANDS OF HAIR BELONGING TO FORMER EMPEROR Global Information Network

Items stolen from Ethiopia by British troops over the years are being repatriated after renewed pressure from Addis Ababa. Most recently, locks of hair belonging to the widely revered Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros are slated for repatriation from the National Army Museum which claims the hair was donated by relatives of an artist who painted the emperor on his deathbed in 1969. The museum now says it hopes the hair will be interred within the tomb alongside the emperor at a monastery in northern Ethiopia. The strands of hair were among many items carried off by the British including crowns, scrolls and fine clothing after the so-called Battle of Magdala fought in April 1868 some 390 miles from the Red Sea coast.

The embassy commended the museum’s “exemplary gesture of goodwill,” adding that “a display of jubilant euphoria is to be expected when (the hair) is returned to its rightful home.” Next on the list for repatriation are the bones of the emperor’s son, Prince Alemayehu. The prince, a descendent of Solomon, was taken to Britain by an officer, Tristam Speedy, who was paid to raise the boy, sending him to Rugby school then Sandhurst. “At school he suffered racism, his letters show,” poet and author Lemn Sissay said. “He had to sleep on the floor at one point. He died at age 18 and was buried at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at the request of Queen Victoria.

The decision to return the emperor’s hair is “a great start, both in encouraging the British toward looking into the possibilities of returning our looted antiquities and also the Ethiopian stakeholders whose decadeslong, painstaking efforts actually can bear fruit,” Yonas Desta, director-general of Ethiopia’s Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, told the AP. The bulk of what was taken, however, remains in the hands of the descendants of the British soldiers, according to Alula Pankhurst, a former professor at Addis Ababa University and an expert on Ethiopian studies. “Some items in private collections have already been returned but the bulk of the items are in public collections within the

UK and those cannot be restituted without an act of Parliament, and that is something that requires a big change in popular opinion and a bill has to be presented by members of Parliament,” he said last year. “This is something that cannot be done overnight.” Some in Africa expect the momentum to grow in repatriating heritage from institutions overseas.

FIFTY YEARS ON, IT’S STILL A MAN’S WORLD AT AFRICA’S ‘OSCARS’ Global Information Network

Africa’s major film event – on the scale of the Oscars – celebrated its 50th year this month with more films, more visitors and a disappointing showing of women selected to compete for any major prize. And women are not having it. “Can it be that in 50 years, there hasn’t been a single woman capable of telling a great story to win the Fespaco?” said South African filmmaker/actress Xolile Tshabalala, who features in “Miraculous Weapons”, directed by Jean-Pierre Bekolo, a Cameroonian. Burkinabe director Apolline Traore agreed there’s a problem in gender equality for directors. “There’s no equality for the craft of a woman director,” Traore declared. “Neither in Africa, nor in the whole world.” Traore’s film, “Desrances”, won a special honor at the festival. French actress Nadège BeaussonDiagne recalled an attempted rape by an African director 18 years ago. “There was #MeToo in America, #Balancetonporc [#DenounceYourSwine] in France; but in

Africa, no one has spoken about it yet, but that is not because it doesn’t exist,” said BeaussonDiagne, who is of Ivorian descent. The actress went on to launch a campaign aimed at getting African women to talk about sexual aggression. The campaign, dubbed #Memepaspeur – “not even scared” – means “the fear must switch sides”. “It’s time to speak out,” she said. But the most painful memory came from Azata Soro, assaulted by Burkinable filmmaker Tahirou Tassere Ouedraogo with a shard from a broken bottle. “He ripped open my face,” said Soro, who still has facial scars. He admitted to the attack and received a suspended sentence. Worse, she said, was that his film was selected by FESPACO for the festival. This year’s top award went to Rwandan director Joel Karekezi for his film “The Mercy of the Jungle”. A road movie, it focused on the wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the eyes of two soldiers lost in the jungle. Egyptian director Khaled Youssef won second prize for his drama “Karma”, while third prize went to Tunisia’s Ben Hohmound for “Fatwa”

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about a father who discovers that his dead son had been a jihadist. Elsewhere at the festival, a monument in honor of Thomas Sankara, the idealistic ex-president of Burkina Faso was unveiled. Assassinated in a coup d‘état in 1987 after four years in power, Sankara is an icon of pan-Africanism, still celebrated by the continent’s youth.

The bronze statue is 16 feet high. It is a “well-deserved tribute to the man who was the father of the democratic and popular revolution,” Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré said, adding that “we are managing to ensure that (the murder of Sankara) can finally be tried and those responsible will be held accountable.”

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HEALTHY LIVING

Make Better Brain in African-Americans Health a Top Priority Smoking Tied to Artery Disease Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Smoking has long been linked to increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD), which restricts blood flow to the extremities and can lead to mobility limitations, amputations and heart attacks. Even though African-Americans are almost three times more likely to develop PAD than white people in the U.S., research to date hasn’t offered a clear picture of what role smoking plays in the development of this artery disease in the black community. For the current study, reported by the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers examined data on 5,306 black men and women enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study in Mississippi to see how any current or past smoking might influence their risk of having early, symptomless indications of PAD in the extremities and in the aorta, the body’s main artery. “Among African Americans, cigarette smoking is highly associated with measures of a PAD, and individuals who smoke more appear to have worse disease,” said lead study author Dr. Donald Clark III of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a narrowing of arteries other than those directly serving the heart. These blood vessels provide blood flow to the arms, legs, the brain and other organs such as the kidneys. Reduced blood flow from PAD is associated with a risk of stroke, kidney failure, erectile dysfunction, pain in the legs when walking and amputations. PAD is also associated with several heart disease risk factors including high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.

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In the current study, many participants were overweight or obese, got limited physical activity and had less than a high school education. Current smokers were more likely to use alcohol, and former smokers were more likely to be older and have other chronic health problems like high blood pressure and diabetes. These current smokers had a higher risk of PAD than former smokers, the study also found. Among the current smokers, those smoking more than a pack a day, or about 20 cigarettes, also had a greater risk of PAD than people smoking less. Smoking is the top risk factor for peripheral artery disease and the study offers fresh evidence of how cigarette use may impact the risk of PAD among African-Americans See SMOKING page 15

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SOME OF TONI MORRISON’S AWARDS

By Stacy M. Brown

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Black Girl Magic, Black Girls Rock, and other slogans have surfaced in recent years to describe the power, resilience and steadiness of the Black woman. But, 88 years ago, a legend was born who would eventually embody the spirit and definition of strength of Black womanhood: Toni Morrison. “Being, a black woman writer is not a shallow place but a rich place to write from. It doesn’t limit my imagination; it expands it,” Morrison famously said. With each masterful stroke of her pen, typewriter or (later) her computer keyboard, Morrison kept readers of her works and listeners of her words spellbound. “We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives,” she once said. This week, this month and likely throughout Women’s History Month in March, Morrison will undoubtedly be talked about. Her words will flood social media and other platforms, and somewhere a young Black girl will be inspired. Born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain, Ohio,

on February 18, 1931, Morrison earned a B.A. in English from Howard University in 1953 and a Master of Arts from Cornell University in 1955. She later taught at Howard for seven years. In 1958, while she was teaching at Howard, she married Harold Morrison, a Jamaican architect and the couple had two sons before they divorced in 1964. In 1988, Morrison won the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel, Beloved, which was later adapted for a film starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover.

1977: National Book Critics Circle Award for Song of Solomon

Achievement Award for Fiction

1977: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award 1988: American Book Award for Beloved 1988: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Beloved 1993: Nobel Prize for Literature

2012: Presidential Medal of Freedom 2016: The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry (The Norton Lectures), Harvard University 2016: The Edward MacDowell Medal, awarded by The MacDowell Colony

1993: Commander of the Arts and Letters, Paris 1996: National Book Foundation’s Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters 2000: National Humanities Medal

Her first novel was The Bluest Eye in 1970. Other celebrated novels include Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Jazz, Paradise, and God Help the Child.

2002: 100 Greatest African Americans, list by Molefi Kete Asante

The first Black woman to ever be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Grammy Award, Morrison’s list of accolades are nearly endless.

2010: Officier de la Légion d’Honneur

2005: Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University

2011: Library of Congress Creative

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advocacy in San Diego County. “The imprint that HBCUASD brings is that we want our children growing up knowing about HBCUs,” says Founder and San Diego native, Chaunteal Webb-Candler. “Through their growth and knowledge about HBCUs, the hope is that there is a natural progression throughout the child’s life and that when it comes time to apply to colleges HBCUs are at the top of their choices. We are very appreciative of the Mayor and Council of National City for this honor and recognizing the necessity for HBCUs as an additional option for students of color in their pursuit of higher education.”

2011: Honorary Doctor of Letters at Rutgers University Graduation Commencement

Since the proclamation, the two groups have met and are have committed to bringing more awareness of HBCUs to the SouthBay and are thrilled that they have the support of National City and its community. “National City made history that night and it was a long time coming!” Jackson said. Southwestern College’s Black Alliance got its start in October of 2015 and serves as the premier organization that promotes educational excellence of Black students and fosters a positive and communal workplace environment for the Black professionals within

the Southwestern Community College District. “I am very proud that the Alliance was honored by the City of National City,” states Chair Myesha Jackson. “For us, it is a sign that we are moving in the right direction. We are seeing unity in the communities in which we service

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Mayor Sotelo-Solis was excited to share the City’s newest addition to leadership, Robert Meteau, as Director of Human Resources. She shared, “As we move forward as a City, we will continue to strive to strengthen our relationships in the African American community in National City and throughout the South County Region.”

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see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven,” she is quoted as saying. 4. She is known as the ‘Moses of Her People.’” 5. She rescued her 70 year old parents from slavery. 6. Over an 11 year period, Tubman freed 0ver 80 slaves from Maryland into Canada.

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NAME CHANGE California County of San Diego 325 South Melrose Dr Vista, CA 92087 37-2019-00011920CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Serena Katinka Kepler TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Serena Katinka Kepler PROPOSED NAME: Katinka Anneliese Kepler 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 30, 2019 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept: 23 The address of the court is: 325 Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92087. 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. 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 ---------------------------------California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00065473CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tran Van Phong TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Tran Van Phong PROPOSED NAME: Peter Tran 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 4, 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

LEGAL NOTICES petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint. 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 ---------------------------------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 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: PRESENT NAME: Angelica Maria Solorio Santo-Ana PROPOSED NAME: Angelica Maria Santo Ana-Solorio 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

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Obama Paintings Brought 1 Million More Visitors To National Portrait Gallery By Sanjana Karanth Huffington Post

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama’s portraits drew a million more people to the National Portrait Gallery last year, according to museum staff. The Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., confirmed to HuffPost that the building saw a record 2.3 million visitors in 2018, compared to 1.3 million the year before. The Washington Post reported Monday that workers at the Smithsonian museum attributed the dramatic increase to the Obama portraits, which went up in the gallery February 2018. “They have brought in so many people,” volunteer Mary Francis Koerner told the Post. “After 4:30 there’s an uptick of the younger generation, and that’s who they come to see.” Barack Obama’s portrait, painted by Kehinde Wiley, is displayed on its own wall in the “America’s Presidents” gallery, which shows off portraits of every U.S. president in history excluding the current one. Michelle Obama’s portrait, painted by Amy Sherald, was originally in the 20th Century Americans exhibition on the gallery’s first floor. The museum decided to relocate her portrait to the gallery’s more spacious third floor because of its overwhelming popularity among visitors. The portraits have drawn attention for both their subjects and for the historic milestone of

commissioning black artists to paint official portraits of a U.S. president and first lady. Sherald and Wiley are both celebrated for their mythical and vibrant depictions of black subjects.

Koerner, who has worked at the Portrait Gallery for 12 years, said visitors used to approach the museum information desk asking her where the presidents’ portraits are located.

Wiley portrayed Barack Obama wearing a suit in a chair while encompassed by green leaves and colorful flowers that represent where he’s from. Sherald showed Michelle Obama wearing a mostly black-and-white gown with geometric designs, sitting in front of a pale blue background. Both artists previously told HuffPost that their projects examine black American identity while painting their subjects in a whimsical light.

“Now it’s, ‘Where are the Obamas?’ It was eight for eight this afternoon,” she said.

minds of many people between public services and taxes. There is also a racialized element here, by the way. A friend of mine told me a story about arguing with some Trump supporters and they were suggesting that they only wanted to pay for the things that they needed and not pay “…for someone else…” He asked them whether they drove on roads, pointing out that those roads were paid for by the taxes of many people who may or may not use

particular roads. The discussion came to an abrupt halt.

“The take-home message is that people should do everything within their power to quit smoking, and if their attempt fails, they should try again and again and again,” Ladapo said in an interview with Reuters.com.

“Symptoms of peripheral artery disease do improve with smoking cessation, along with cardiac health, and cancer risk,” Ladapo added. “If a smoker doesn’t succeed in quitting, the best thing to do is to try again, and, in the

meantime, reducing elevated cholesterol with statins and controlling other risk factors such as diabetes and hypertension are helpful.”

and anxiety is not only important for overall health and wellbeing, but studies have found a link between depression and increased risk of cognitive decline. Take care of yourself and seek medical treatment if you have symptoms.

lifestyle changes for maximum impact. For example, enroll in a dance class with a friend.

to answer this question, and is the first such study to be conducted of a large group of Americans nationwide.

The increase in visitors echoes what museum director Kim Sajet called “the Obama effect.” Sajet wrote earlier this month of the pilgrimage-like effect the Obama portraits have had on visitors.

black president and the first black first lady have rekindled a sense of pilgrimage within a space originally intended to elevate secular America,” Sajet wrote. “Visitors to the paintings take for themselves a special moment in our galleries that is not only about transition but also about potentiality — a pilgrimage from the past and into the future, with a brief moment to reflect.” This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post.

“There is something fitting in the fact that portraits of the first

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Second, there are those who wish to believe that tax cuts for the rich really are positive because they themselves, despite not being rich, may at some point be rich. I realize that this sounds completely convoluted, but it turns out that there are those who believe that they will at some point in the future be rich and they do not wish to be penalized. This is called magical thinking. Third, there is a disconnect in the

Many of us act as if ‘things’ happen on their own and that they need not be funded. Or, worse, that our tax money is being used for allegedly un-deserving populations. Thus, there is a willingness to go for the rightwing arguments for tax cuts even when such tax cuts may cut one’s own throat.

Welcome to another day in the United States of Agent Orange. Make sure that you test that bridge before you cross it. There may not be enough tax money to keep it standing. Bill Fletcher, Jr. is the former president of TransAfrica Forum. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and www.billfletcherjr.com. He is the author of the mystery The Man Who Fell From the Sky.

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who are already at high risk for developing this condition, said Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles who wasn’t involved in the study.

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RESPONDENT: AUSTIN LIZARRAGA ALYSSA LIZARRAGA

puzzle, learning a new language and playing strategy games are a few ways to strengthen your memory -- as long as they are new and challenging tasks. Research has also found correlations between higher levels of formal education and a better cognitive reserve -- so sign up for a class!

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Another way to promote brain health is taking care of your mental health. Managing stress

PETITIONER: MIGUEL ANGEL HERNANDEZ DAVID LOPEZ

• Thursday, MARCH 7, 2019

Being social may also support brain health. That’s right. Add “hang out with friends” and “have fun” to your list of healthy habits. Better yet, take on several of these

Alzheimer’s researchers are now looking into whether a “cocktail” of these interventions can protect cognitive function. The Alzheimer’s Association’s U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER) is a two-year clinical trial that hopes

While there’s currently no certain way to prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias, there is much to be gained by living a healthy lifestyle and adopting brain health habits that you enjoy, so that you stick with them for the long haul.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Restore, Uplift & Hope Foundation kicks off their Annual

Black History Quiz Bowl Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer

On February 24th, local youth teamed up to compete for black history knowledge supremecy and bragging rights. The George Stevens Senior Resource Center was the location of the first Black History Quiz Bowl sponsered by the Restore Uplift and Hope Foundation and the Phi Omicicron Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

Meal Give-Away, the Angel Tree Toy drive and Tech 4 Our Teens. RUH also partners with groups such as Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and The Granparents Connection providing scholarship and event help.

Teams of six High School and Middle Scool students from San Diego Schools and Youth Programs competed in a round-robin, double elimination style tournament.

“We are a small foundation but our dedication and hard work has been paying off, and is allowing us to bring more services to the community” Davis said. “This event generated funding for our scholarship programs as well as gave students knowdledge about their history, which always promotes self esteem”.

The students were asked questions from a list of over 5000 questions about black history from categories such as the arts, business, education, local, political, sports and more.

Congratulations to teams from Holly Drive Academy, Dr. John Arrington Mentorship Program and the Delta Sigma Theta, Academy and GEMS youth programs.

20 question rounds with a push buzzer answer system kept the students alert and thinking, and the real time scoring display allowed the crowd of mostly parents to keep up with the score and see which students were answering.

For more information on the Restore, Uplift and Hope Foundation please visit: www.ruhsandiego.org

During the breaks the MC Mr. Ronald Clark tossed questions to the crowd, adding to what turned out to be a day of excitment for black history. “This was our first one, but it exceeded expectations” said Quentin Davis, the Comunications Officer for Restore, Uplift and Hope Foundation “our vision is to turn this into, not only a major competition event for young people but an educational event for all ages”. Restore, Uplift and Hope Foundation was started in 2016 to provide Economic, Community and Educational Development for the under-served residents of the City of San Diego and the surrounding communities. Some of the events and services sponsered by RUH are its Thanksgiving

BETTY BALDWIN CELEBRATES THE

Photos and article by Darrel Wheeler

On the last Saturday of February, the family of Betty ‘The Pisces’ Baldwin celebrated her 75th Birthday party at the Lemon Grove Community Center. The honoree has lived through fourteen U.S. Presidents in her journey to the big “75” and plans on living through many more. Miss Betty’s five children strategized for weeks on how to make her milestone a very special event for the Grandmother of 15 and Great-Grand of seven. “Putting the party together was time consuming, but it was worth every minute to see our family and her friends here celebrating with her,” daughter Tisha Rhone shared. “We’ve tried to have birthday parties for her in the past but she would always say, ‘No.’ She finally said ‘Ok’ to 75.” Miss Betty and her guests played birthday games, feasted on Italian cuisine, and munched on homemade birthday cake. After showering the Guest of Honor with gifts, hugs, complimentary conversation and a whole lot of love, it was time to say goodbye to the thankful birthday girl. “My kids put this together and they did a great job with the decorations, the food and everything. I really appreciate them,” Miss Betty shared. “It was good to see my brothers’ and sisters’ grandkids and my city co-workers. I want to thank all of them for coming out to celebrate with me to make today very special.”

For more information on Phi Omicron Chapter, Omega Psi Phi please visit: www.bajaques.com