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MONICA MONTGOMERY’S FIRST 100 DAYS

AND THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TRYING TO HELP

By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

Photo: Councilmember Monica Montgomery

Last week, Fourth District San Diego City Councilmember Montgomery held an unprecedented community meeting on her first 100 days in office. The meeting was held at the Skyline Library with more than 200 members of the community in attendance. It was billed as a one hour meeting in which Councilmember

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An estimated 64,000 Black girls and women across the United States that have gone missing. Iniaya Wilson and Skylar Minnie are also among an unfortunately growing number of young people listed in the “critically missing” section of the expansive database of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Have you seen Skylar Mannie (pictured at left) from Lancaster, Calif., Skylar is just 13 years old? She was last seen on Feb. 14. She has black hair, brown eyes, stands 5 feet 5 inches and weighs 130 pounds. Iniaya Wilson (right) is just 14 and has been missing from her Columbus, Ohio home since January 25. She has brown hair and brown eyes; standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds.

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LEO VALENTINE, JR.

NNPA Newswire Correspondent

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SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE

By Stacy M. Brown

Have you seen Iniaya Wilson? Just 14, Iniaya has been missing from her Columbus, Ohio home since January 25. She’s African American, has brown hair and brown eyes; standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and See MISSING page 2

CENTER FOR MEDIA JUSTICE AND THE ACLU uncf gets new start in san diego See page 8

SEEK INFORMATION ON FBI TARGETING OF BLACK ACTIVISTS Courtesy of ACLU American Civil Liberties Union

On March 21, 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union and Center for Media Justice filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about FBI targeting of Black activists. The lawsuit enforces the ACLU and CMJ’s right to information about a 2017 FBI Intelligence Assessment that asserts, without evidence, that a group of so-called “Black Identity Extremists” poses a threat See FBI page 2

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Photo: The Honorable Leo Valentine, Jr. San Diego County Superior Court

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Voter Suppression a Lasting Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Part 12, Installment 2

By Dr. John E. Warren

By Stacy M. Brown

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NNPA Newswire Correspondent

“Judge Leo Valentine, Jr. was one of San Diego’s finest. As a jurist he was described as a calm, commanding presence who treated all in his courtroom with dignity and respect.” This was the statement of the San Diego County Superior Court on the announcement of his retirement in February of this year. Judge Valentine had served as a judge since 1995, having been appointed to the San Diego Municipal Court by then Governor Pete Wilson. In 1998, he was elevated to the Superior Court where he spent a majority of his judicial career presiding over criminal cases.

“Every American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse the denial of that right. There is no duty which weighs more heavily on us than the duty we have to ensure that right. … It is wrong—deadly wrong—to deny any of your fellow Americans the right to vote in this country. There is no issue of states’ rights or national rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.”— President Lyndon B. Johnson, from‘The Voting Rights Act Address’

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“It doesn’t matter what candidate you like or don’t like at this point. It matters which will do the best

for your children, for you and your family. That’s the one you vote for. The idea is to keep the worst one out of office,” said Janice Robinson-Celeste, a former nanny, early childhood specialist and one-time daycare owner who publishes SuccessfulBlackParenting.com. “From the birthing pains of American Democracy came the racist deformity that remains a part of us today,” said Maxim Thorne, an attorney and managing director of The Andrew Goodman Foundation, which supports youth leadership development, voting accessibility, and social justice initiatives on campuses across the country with mini-grants to select institutions of higher learning and other financial assistance to students. See VOTER page 12

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weighing 120 pounds.

Judge Valentine brought a notable pre-law and legal background to the court. He began his career in the transit industry and, while in law school, eventually became the director of operations of the Long Beach Public Transit Company. His work there was spotlighted when that company received the bestrun transit division property award by the American Public Transit Association in 1989. After gaining his law degree and passing the Bar Exam, he left the transit industry and joined the San Diego District Attorney’s Office in 1990 where he eventually became the Assistant Chief of the office’s Juvenile Division.

Have you seen Skylar Mannie? From Lancaster, Calif., Skylar is also Black and just 13 years old. She was last seen on Feb. 14. She has black hair, brown eyes, stands 5 feet 5 inches and weighs 130 pounds. The two are among the estimated 64,000 Black girls and women across the United States that have gone missing. Iniaya and Skylar are also among an unfortunately growing number of young people listed in the “critically missing” section of the expansive database of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. That includes girls and women of all backgrounds, an important distinction because of the lack of media coverage of African Americans who’ve gone missing. That has spurred activists and some in Congress to action. In efforts to address the problem of missing Black children nationwide, Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), and Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) initiated the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls in 2016. Through the caucus, they hope to create public policies that “eliminate significant barriers and disparities experienced by black women.”

Attorneys have described Judge Valentine as a juris who was fair and who stepped in as a peacemaker, if needed, if opposing attorneys clashed.

advocates founded the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as a private, non-profit organization to serve as the national clearinghouse and to provide a coordinated, national response to problems relating to missing and exploited children. Walsh, who formerly hosted “America’s Most Wanted,” now does similar work with his show, “In Pursuit.” The show, which airs on the Investigation Discovery network, has remained relentless in its pursuit of missing children.

According to BlackNews.com, members of the caucus believe that more federal assistance and collaboration is needed to further eliminate the problem.

“I’m excited to see our co-founder John Walsh back doing what he does best – catching fugitives and bringing justice to victims,” John F. Clark, NCMEC’s president and CEO, said in a blog on the NCME website.

“I feel like knocking on every attic, every garage to see where those girls are,” House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi said. “Let’s be an example to the world that we can’t rest until these girls are found.”

So far, the nonprofit has helped law enforcement find more than 284,000 missing kids, and NCMEC’s 24/7 Call Center has handled more than 4.8 million phone calls and has access to 190 languages.

Further, the nonprofit Black and Missing But Not Forgotten, also has focused its attention on spotlighting and finding missing African Americans.

Walsh founded NCMEC nearly 35 years ago after his 6-year-old son, Adam, was abducted and later found murdered.

Since 2007, the organization has sought to develop relationships with media, government agencies and the public to ensure that missing African Americans receive prompt attention and concern to garner the best possible outcomes for each case. A 2010 study about the media coverage of missing children in the United States discovered that only 20 percent of reported stories focused on missing Black children despite it corresponding to 33 percent of the overall missing children cases. The report revealed that missing Black youth – especially Black girls – are underreported in the news and it seems that many people don’t even care. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said that in 2018 alone, there were 424,066 reports of missing children made to law enforcement around the country. John and Revé Walsh and other child

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With the expanding power of social media, Walsh said people are more involved now than ever before. “Call me. Contact me… You tell me where the bad guy is, and we’ll go get ‘em,” Walsh said on the blog. According to multiple reports, when Black girls go missing, it’s often unclear whether they have run away from home, were inflicted violence, abducted, sent into the sex industry, among others. Essentially, according to BlackNews.com, their safety and assurance to be brought back home was commonly ignored and not an utmost concern. That concern heightened when investigators in California announced that they were trying to identify the body of a young Black girl who was found dead inside a duffel bag in a suburb of Los Angeles. The girl was eventually identified as Trinity Love Jones. Investigators said the circumstances of her death are still being determined. The discovery combined with the lack of any new missing person reports that match

the girl’s description shed further light on the plight of missing Black girls. Trinity’s body was found near a hiking trail in Hacienda Heights but authorities said initially that they had little information to help identify her. She was found wearing a long pink shirt with the words “Future Princess Hero” and grey pants with panda prints. Because Hacienda Heights isn’t far from Lancaster, where Skylar Mannie went missing, the Los Angeles Sheriff Department did release a statement clarifying that the body found did not belong to Skylar. “LASD confirms the victim found in Hacienda Heights is not Skylar Mannie who was reported missing in Lancaster. Homicide investigators are working diligently to solve the case of the girl found in Hacienda Heights and we ask our residents to keep an eye out for Skylar,” the sheriff’s department said in the statement at the time.

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While she has not been named a suspect in the death of her daughter Trinity, Taquesta Graham, 28, arrived in California for questioning after being detained in Texas on an alleged parole violation. Deputy Michelle Sanchez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department Information Bureau said in a statement, “Graham remains to be held in Los Angeles County custody on the unrelated warrant. Homicide investigators continue to vet community timps and follow up on additional evidence obtained during the investigation. The criminal case naming Taquesta Graham is being prepared for presentation to the District Attorney’s Office on a later date.” Graham’s boyfriend, Emiel Lamar Hunt, 38, was charged with murder for the death of Trinity Love Jones. He is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles County Superior Court to enter a plea on April 26. Hunt served more than a decade in prison following a conviction for abusing his own son in San Diego County in 2005, according to sheriff’s Detective Marc Boivert.

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The Intelligence Assessment asserts, without evidence and based on flawed logic, that six isolated incidents of violence against police officers by Black people purportedly demonstrate the existence of a shared ideology motivating violence against law enforcement. It wrongly groups together Black people who, in the FBI’s own words, “perceive[ ] racism and injustice in American society” and have beliefs about “Black identity.”

At the turn of the Twentieth Century, law enforcement targeted Ida B. Wells and Marcus Garvey as “race agitators.” In the 1950s and 1960s, the FBI’s notorious Counterintelligence Program deployed covert activities against Martin Luther King, Jr., the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (previously known as “Malcolm X”), and Ella Baker. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the FBI surveilled and investigated Black-owned bookstores on the grounds that the stores were purportedly centers of extremism.

In August 2017, the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division issued a secret Intelligence Assessment that claimed the existence of “Black Identity Extremists Likely Motivated to Target Law Enforcement Officers” (“Assessment”) and labeled the group a new domestic terror threat. The Intelligence Assessment was disseminated to more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the country and was subsequently leaked to the press. The document contains troubling revelations about the FBI’s targeting of Black people for surveillance, investigation, and prosecution based on unsupported allegations

Judge Valentine earned his law degree from Western State University School of Law in Fullerton, CA. His service and contributions to the San Diego County Superior Court included serving on a number of committees. He presided over one of the nation’s first Homeless Courts and assisted other jurisdictions in implementing the program. Judge Valentine, in speaking on his retirement plans, had said he ”plans to enjoy family, friends and life.”

“We’ve detained two people of interest who may be connected to the case,” a subsequent statement said.

about a fictitious group of so-called “Black Identity Extremists.”

of domestic terrorism. The Intelligence Assessment was widely disseminated to law enforcement agencies nationwide, raising public concern about government surveillance of Black people and Black-led organizations based on anti-Black stereotypes and First Amendment protected activities.

Presiding Judge Peter C. Deddeh said, on the occasion of Judge Valentine’s retirement, that he “was known for his excellent courtroom demeanor, always conducting himself in a dignified and respectful manner.”

The Intelligence Assessment also reveals the FBI’s focus on First Amendment protected beliefs, activity, and associations in determining who is a so-called “Black Identity Extremist,” including through social media surveillance. Since its disclosure, some law enforcement leaders have openly acknowledged that no group of “Black Identity Extremists” even exists. The FBI’s creation of a “Black Identity Extremist” threat label is the latest example in a sordid history of efforts to harass, discredit,

In 2018, the ACLU and the Center for Media Justice filed a Freedom of Information Act request for information about why the “Black Identity Extremist” threat designation was created, how it is being used, and whether it is leading to illegal surveillance of Black people and Black-led organizations. As a Black-led organization and the nation’s

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largest racial-justice network for media and technology rights, access, and representation, the Center for Media Justice represents organizations vulnerable to FBI surveillance under the “Black Identity Extremist” label. In response, the FBI is keeping critical information secret without any valid justification and has even refused to search for entire categories of records. Nor has there been any sign that the FBI has retracted its flawed “Black Identity Extremist” threat label despite calls to do so from the Congressional Black Caucus and some law enforcement. The complaint, Center for Media Justice v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. It cites violations of the Freedom of Information Act. The ACLU of Northern California is co-counsel. View the Freedom of Information Act Records at https://www.aclu.org/foia-collection/fbi-surveillance-black-activists-foia-collection.

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• Thursday, March MarCh 2�, 28, 2019

EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION ABOUT “US” WITHOUT “US” By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

Rev. Terry Brooks, Pastor of Bayview. This week, no less There were only about 23 people in the room and most clearly were not from than By Dr. three JohnmeetE. Warren the community in which the meeting ings were held in Publisher the Southeastern community around is- was being held. sues concerned with police/community relations and how to make improve- Finally, on Tuesday, there was a meetments. At one meeting, a “workbook” ing of the Police Citizens Review Board was circulated on “building trust with in which a member of the community the Police.” This particular meeting, at poured out her soul over mis-treatment Bayview Baptist Church, was supposed by San Diego Police in the presence of to be with Faith leaders or “Pastors.” her child when there was no legal reason There were none at the meeting, except for such action. The missing element at

all these meetings was the presence of “us.” the affected community. Question: are we not present because we have no knowledge of these meetings or are we not present because we don’t think that such meetings will do any good? Whichever the reason, we must remember that “their” meetings and “our” absence will be taken as a vote for the status quo, or business as usual. So

African American Heart Health Is Vital By Dr. Anisa Shomo NNPA Newswire Contributor

Last month, February 2019, was not only Black History Month, it was also Heart Health Awareness Month per the American Heart Association. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. Generally, heart disease is considered a man’s disease, but more Black and White women die of heart disease than all cancers combined. About 610,000 men and women die of heart disease each year and it accounts for 1 in 4 deaths in both genders. Coronary Heart Disease is the most common type and accounts for over half of these deaths. Coronary heart disease increases the risk for heart attacks and over 700,000 Americans have heart attacks each year. Like other serious health issues, African Americans have disproportionately high rates of heart disease. Every month for 49 million African Americans should be heart health awareness month. The three largest risk factors that lead to fatal heart disease are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. Diabetes, Obesity, poor diet, physical inactivity, and excess drinking are other risk factors. There are other lifestyle concerns that can also lead to high blood pressure and obesity such as poor sleep and high stress levels. Heart disease signs and symptoms are chest pain and discomfort, nausea, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, sweating, upper body pain or discomfort (jaw, arms, neck, upper back, upper stomach). If you or a loved one are experiencing these symptoms you should call 9-11 immediately. Now that I have your attention at least for a moment, there are specific ways to improve your heart health. Know your heart-related numbers. Get your primary care doctor at least once per year to check your blood pressure, heart rate, BMI (body mass index). and cholesterol.

High blood pressure or hypertension is called the “Silent Killer” because many people have no symptoms of their blood pressure being high. Your doctor will also screen you for depression and other conditions depending on your age and risk factors. Check your weight at home often (daily, weekly, monthly) to make sure that you are not gaining weight. Many people gain 5 pounds per year without awareness and that adds up over the years. The goal is a blood pressure under 130/80 and a heart rate between 60 and 80. Smoking cigarettes is not good for your health and in particular smoking is not good for a healthy heart. If you smoke, you should consider the health benefits of “stop smoking.” Consistent exercise is also important to keep your heart healthy. Be Active: at least 30 minutes five days per week. Think about how you can move naturally in your home. Can you walk more in your home? Can you routinely bike or lift weights or stretch? Make a plan to walk more by setting goals for how much you want to walk, how often, and how you will track your progress (pedometer, stopwatch, timer, calendar, etc). Eat a ”Heart Healthy Diet.” Of course there will always be a range of strategies and objectives to help maintain having a healthy heart. Diet is another user-friendly item. In other words, you can control your personal daily diet. Avoiding becoming over weight and obesity are both related to diet. Studies have concluded that a “Mediterranean Diet” has consistently been shown to be the preferred diet for heart health. It is not actually a diet but the way that people in Mediterranean cultures eat for their whole lives. It consists of small amounts of meat, fish, and dairy but is mostly plant based. Weight is directly related to diet and physical exercise. Maintaining a healthy weight is a factor in sustaining a healthy heart. This is a somewhat controversial because

as recent studies have shown that weight is not as important to heart health as diet and exercise. That is to say that whether your weight is low or high, you should still be working to have a healthy diet and stay active. If you do desire to weight loss, talk with your doctor about long-term plan. We all should strive to have quality sleep. Most adults need 7-9 hours of sleep each night. If you have trouble falling asleep: try setting a regular bedtime; avoiding long naps during the day; getting rid of the TV in your bedroom; leaving your cell phone on the other side of your bedroom; reading a physical book or journaling while trying to fall asleep; and, get out of the bed until you are more sleepy. Lastly, we emphasize the critical importance of managing stress to prevent heart attacks and heart disease. Stress may cause heart attacks and death even in people with normal cholesterol and coronary arteries. It is very important to reduce stress in your life. Work to not overcommit yourself to family, friends, work and tasks. Self-care is key and learning how to say “no” is part of self-care. Work on your mindset and how you view your world and stressful situations. Learn how to let go of things that are out of your control. Utilize mindfulness, journaling, talk therapy, meditation, yoga, exercise to help clarify what is important to you and filter out the things that may be causing your goals and vision to be clouded. All of the above advice and recommendations will help you to focus on keeping your heart healthy and strong. Again for African Americans the health of our hearts will determine the health of our families and communities. Our heart heath is vital. 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

whatever the police conduct or misconduct, our absence will be seen as nothing to worry about. To add fuel to this fire, consider that one member of the community at the Police Citizen Review Board raised the question of the continued absence of a Police Policy on Curbing of citizens during police stops. Research shows that the closest thing to a police policy in the last five years, in spite of community complaints and concerns, was

a Training Bulletin by former Police Chief Shelly Zimmerman, which expired two years later in 2016. So to date, one of the most talked about elements of concern over police conduct has not been addressed in five years. When we consider the ongoing lack of action against police officers around this nation following the shooting of unarmed Black men, we had better pay closer attention to all these meetings about “us” without “us.” Where are you?

6 Ferguson Activists Have Died Suspiciously Since 2014 By Mo Barnes

The death of unarmed Black teen Michael Brown was a watershed moment in race relations in America. Brown was shot dead by former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson while his arms were raised. It led to the rallying cry from supporters of “Hands up, don’t shoot.” Now more than four years later, Ferguson, Missouri, is back in the news after several young Black male activists in the city are dead. According to The New York Times and Associated Press as well as previous reports in rollingout. com, at least six young men have died in the Ferguson area. — In 2014, the body of Deandre Joshua, 20, was found. He had been shot once in the head and then burned inside his car. The incident occurred on the same night protests erupted over the grand jury’s decision not to indict Wilson in Brown’s death. Police have no leads in Joshua’s death. — In September 2016, Darren Seals, 29, was found dead in a burning car. He was shot multiple times, and police have no leads in his death. — In February 2016, MarShawn McCarrel of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead outside the entrance to the Ohio state capitol building. Police have stated that his death was a suicide. He was an activist in the Ferguson protests. — In May 2017, Edward Crawford Jr., 27, who famously was seen throwing a tear gas canister back at police during protests, allegedly committed suicide. A photograph of Crawford won a Pulitzer Prize

for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. — On Oct. 17, 2018, Danye Jones, 24, was found hanging from a tree. His mother, Melissa McKinnies, was a member of the grassroots organization Lost Voices that protested Brown’s death. McKinnies claims her son was lynched after a series of death threats. When rolling out interviewed Sgt. Shawn McGuire, the public information supervisor with the St. Louis County Police Department, about Jones’ death, he said all indications pointed to a suicide. — In November 2018, Bassem Masri, a 31-year-old Palestinian American who live-streamed video of Ferguson protests, collapsed on a bus and could not be resuscitated. Police said that he died of an apparent fentanyl overdose in February 2019, according to a toxicology report. All six deaths have raised the specter of an ongoing conspiracy in perhaps one of the most heated racial events in recent American history. This article originally appeared in Rollingout.com.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY Southeast Community Church (PCUSA)

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

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

210 South Euclid Avenue San Diego, CA 92114

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.262.2722

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Sunday Morning Service 10 : 00 a.m. Refreshments following service Rev. Ray Sparling

ALL WELCOME HERE

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28

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

Pastor Dennis Hodges First Lady Deborah Hodges

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Second Chance Apostolic Ministries Inc.

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

1962 N. Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

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

619.264.3369

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Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m. Morning Service 10 : 45 a.m. New Membership Orientation BTU 6 : 00 p.m. Wednesday Eve Prayer Service 6 : 00 p.m.

Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

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

“We Invite You To Our Services”

Phillips Temple CME Church

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

1728 S. 39th Street San Diego, CA 92113

619.232.5683

619.262.2505

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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.

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

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

Linda Vista Second Baptist Church

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

2774 Sweetwater Springs Blvd. Spring Valley, CA 91977

2706 Korink Ave. San Diego, CA 92111

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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.

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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”

Mesa View Baptist Church

New Assurance Church Ministries

13230 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

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Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m. Sunday Worship 8 : 00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10 : 00 a.m. Sunday School 8 : 45 a.m. Bible Study Wed. 7: 00 p.m.

Pastor Brian D. Clater, m. Div.

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

New Hope Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

Church of Christ

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

2205 Harrison Avenue San Diego, CA 92113

580 69th Street, San Diego, CA 92114

625 Quail Street San Diego, CA 92102

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Sunday Bible Study 8 : 45 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 10 : 00 a.m. Sunday Bible Class 5: 00 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6: 00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Class 7: 00 p.m. Friday Video Bible Class 7: 00 p.m.

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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

Minister Donald R. Warner Sr.

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

Eagles Nest

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

Sunday School: 8 : 45 a.m. – 9 : 45 a.m. Sunday Service: 10 : 00 a.m.

Mount Olive Baptist Church

“Loving God, Serving Others, Living by Faith”

Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

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

“It Takes Team Work to Make the Dream Work”

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

Sunday Worship 12 : 00 Noon Sunday School 10 : 30 a.m. Tuesday Prayer/Bible Class 7: 00 p.m.

St. Paul United Methodist Church

“Come Worship With Us”

Rev. Dr. Obie Tentman, Jr.

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

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

Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church

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

Rev. Dr. Eugenio D. Raphael

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.

Christian Center

Calvary Baptist Church

3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

719 Cesar E. Chavez Pkwy San Diego, CA 92113

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Sunday Bible Study 9 : 00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m. Wednesday Corporate Prayer 6: 00–7: 00 p.m.

“We are waiting for You”

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OBITUARIES Goldleaner McCree

Othelma Love

Margarie Reed

SUNRISE June 21, 1935

SUNRISE January 12, 1924

SUNRISE May 6, 1930

SUNSET March 5, 2019

SUNSET March 10, 2019

SUNSET March 9, 2019

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Goldleaner confessed a hope in Jesus Christ early in life and joined Antioch M.B. Church. Later, after moving to Satartia, MS with her family, she joined Rose Hill M.B. Church.

Othelma Love was born January 12, 1924 in Welletka, Oklahoma to Leonard Alvin Love and Elizabeth Floyd-Love. He was the 3rd oldest of eight children. His father, mother and five siblings preceded him in death.

As a young woman, she married her high school sweetheart Eddie McCree, Jr. on November 17, 1955. He joined the Army and they moved to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

"Thel" as he was affectionately called by close family and friends was baptized in 1934 at the St. Paul Baptist church in Meridian, Oklahoma.

Later, Goldleaner moved to Los Angeles, CA. with cousin Daniel Green, Jr. and she later moved to San Diego, CA. with her auntie and cousins. She has been in San Diego for sixty-two years. At this time, she has two daughters and one son.

In 1935 Thel and his family relocated to Blythe, California. On February 5, 1943 he joined the Army and served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He received his army training at Camp Carson, which is known as Fort Carson, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. While serving in the army Thel worked as a truck driver for a company named Red Ball Express and his primary responsibility was to transport artillery, food, and supplies to the front line staff during World War II.

Goldleaner completed nursing school in 1963. She continued her education in early childhood development. In 1969 she became a Transportation Nurse with San Diego City Schools. In 1971 Goldleaner moved to a classroom full time and continue to work for San Diego City Unified School District until 1995 when she retired. At that point she worked part time at a laundromat until she retired from there in 2015. She committed her life to the Lord and joined Pilgrim Progressive Baptist under the late Dr. Marvin C. Hines in 1964. In her spare time Goldleaner would spend time in with her sisters in Mississippi. She love to be spending time riding cross country with her son. Goldleaner passed from this life preceded her in death along with her daughter Gwendolyn and sisters Mattie Finley, Hattie Moore, and brothers Daniel Green, David Green, and Lonnie Green, Jr. Goldleaner leaves to mourn her passing and to cherish her memories; daughter Glenda Kaye McCree; son Eddie Lambert McCree; three sisters Pecola Roberts and Sadie Woodward both of Satartia, MS; and Christella Levison of Yazoo City, MS. Her close cousin Estella Murphy, aka aunt Sis; ten grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Very special thanks is given to Diana Henderson, La Sandra Kittling, Linda Edwards, and Annie Kittle.

In December 1950, Thel relocated to San Diego, California and on January 2, 1951 he began working at North Island Naval base as a preservation mechanic. In 1988, he retired from North Island after 35 years of faithful service and began working at Fedco as a security guard for more than a decade. On June 20th in 1964 Othelma united in marriage to Ora Lee Bradford. This union exceeded 48 years and blessed them to raise one son Bernard Newman. During his pass time "Thel” enjoyed watching baseball and football. He also had a passion for bowling. During his younger years he served on two bowling leagues, friendship bombers and San Diego Cougars. He also enjoyed a game of Rummy and Solitaire with his nephew David James Runnells III, Victor Jordan, Letrell Rolison, Kevin Wilson, Monte Smith, and Rufus Runnells "Thel” was preceded in death by his devoted wife Ora Lee Love, his brothers, Ellis B. Love, Leon Love, and Leo Love, as well as his sister's Selbia Savannah Love-Miles, Leora Love-Strong, and Darnetta Love-Bowen. He leaves behind to mourn his passing his sister Etta Mae Love-Bowen, Aunt Bernice Mack, Granddaughter LaTanya Runnells, five great granddaughters Taj'Anae, Jahnae, Najae, Jahntae and Dejanae Runnells. He also leaves behind his favorite nephew David Love along with a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

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OBITUARIES Megan Johnson

Lawayne Horne

Jerry Pleasant

SUNRISE July 4, 1993

SUNRISE October 5, 1974

SUNRISE July 27, 1945

SUNSET February 5, 2019

SUNSET March 2, 2019

SUNSET March 6, 2019

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Megan Anna Latrice Johnson was born July 4,1993 to Zina Lorraine Monroe and Jimmy Johnson. Megan Johnson was born and raised in San Diego, CA, where she grew up in the Skyline area. She went to Freeze and Fulton Elementary where she was a part of the step team, Bell and O'Farrell Middle School. She attended Morse High School.

Lawayne Wayce Horne, Sr. was born October 5, 1974 in San Diego, California to Patsy Gayle Horne and Herschel Horne. Lawayne obtained his early education in San Diego, as well as later attending City College.

Jerry Wayne Pleasant was born July 27, 1945 to Denver and Lawrence Pleasant in McAllen, Texas. Jerry was the youngest of four children. He received his formal education at McAllen School District graduating high school in 1964 from McAllen High School. Jerry continued his education receiving his Associate Degree in General Education from University of Texas Pan-American in 1966.

Megan worked at Learn and Play Childcare and was a caregiver, in which she was loved by her clients. Megan was a devoted mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Megan enjoyed spending time dancing, shopping, and getting her nails done. The little things mattered to her. Knowing Megan was to love her. She had a one-of-a-kind personality, always with a million-dollar smile that would light up any room. Megan was called home February 5, 2019 where she was met by great-great-great-grandparents (McKinley and Sarah Tarpley); great-grandmother (Juanita toots Weaver); grandmother (AnnaMae Cazon), grandmother (Maggie Fuller) Grant; grandfather (Jimmy Ray Monroe) Senior; nephew (Jimmy Monroe 3rd); and uncle (Ricky Nance). Megan leaves behind her mother and father (Zina Monroe and Jimmy Johnson); daughter (Jalice Michelle Williams); grandfather Henry Edwards; grandmother (Geraldine); aunt (Gloriann), and aunt's (Tiffany Brown Jones, Ebony Monroe); uncle (Jimmy Ray Monroe, Jr); brother and sister (Morgan Kenneth Dwayne Womack, Monyette Renay Johnson); nieces (Eveana Womack and Ja'nylah Byers); and a host of friends and family who she loved.

Brenda Doreen Lee

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Lawayne was known for his many jokes and infectious laughter that could light up a room and put a smile on your face. He was a dresser, you could be sure he’d be wearing his signature blue. He loved his family and even though he was the youngest of six siblings he was always his sisters protector. He was a loving father, brother and son who will be truly missed by us all. Lawayne was preceded in death by; his mother Patsy Horne; brother William Earl Nolte III; sister Dannyale Nolte; grandmothers Eva Echols and Doretha Graham; grandfather James Graham; aunts Billie Jean Meshack and Linda Echols; and uncle Troy Echols. Left to cherish his memories are; wife Marselise Horne; only son Lawayne W. Horne, Jr., residing in San Diego; and daughter Day’nise C. Holmes residing in South Carolina; father Herschel W. Horne residing in San Diego; sisters Leticia Parrish (Vernon), Regina NolteWare, and Lachanna Wilkes all residing in San Diego; brother Lamont Horne residing in Florida; aunts Mildred Smith, June Davis residing in San Diego, Atawaa Joyner (James) residing in Elk Grove, CA, and Vivian Horne is residing in the Los Angeles area; uncles Alfred Horne residing in the Los Angeles area, Freddie Horne, and Clifford Horne residing in San Diego; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Brenda was a member of New Creations Church. Brenda retired from AT&T as an associate. Brenda was a member of CWA Local 9509. Brenda attended and graduated from Lincoln High School, class of 1974, she was an Alumni Reunion Committee Member. Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Lee Sr. and Virginia Lee, Brenda is survived by son

SUNRISE June 3, 1956

Myrell Johns, brothers: Wille Lee Jr., Ronnie Lee, and Roger Lee; sister: Linda Lee, one nephew, three nieces and one great niece.

SUNSET March 18, 2019

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Jerry was baptized and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and personal Savior at an early age. He carried the Love of Christ in his heart. Jerry moved to San Diego in the Early 70’s, where he became a faithful member of the Ark Missionary Baptist Church, under the leadership of his brother, the late Dr. H.L Pleasant, Sr. Jerry was a very active member at the Ark. He was in the choir, played the piano, and was an ordained Deacon. Jerry later moved his membership to Mt. Erie Baptist Church, under the leadership of Dr. Walter G. Wells, where he served as a deacon until the Lord called him home to glory. Jerry served in United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam Era. He was a proud marine and would tell many stories of his experiences. Jerry was a smooth talker with the “Gift of Gab”, which helped him as a car salesman. Jerry worked for numerous dealerships, which granted him the priviledge of driving a new car all the time. In the late 80’s Jerry started working for the Dept. of Defense Public Works Division until his departure. Jerry had a great passion for playing dominoes. He enjoyed playing with friends at the American Legion Post 310. Jerry won many domino tournaments and took pride in every trophy he won. Jerry enjoyed giving back to his community with his many years of coaching football. Jerry coached for Skyline Pop Warner, Valencia Park Pop Warner, and Lincoln High School. Jerry greatest joy came from his children Jerry Pleasant, Jr. and Jonnetta Thomas. He had a great love for family. He was always there to support and encourage everyone in whatever they were involved in. We could count on uncle Jerry to be there. The Lord called Jerry home to rest on March 6, 2019. Preceding him in rest were parents; Lawrence and Denver Pleasant; siblings Dr. Hollis Lee Pleasant, Sr., Horace Lee Pleasant, and Erma Jean Guyton. Jerry leaves behind to cherish his memory; daughter Jonnetta Thomas; son Jerry Dewayne Pleasant, Jr.; grandchildren Na’la Bernard; and Ja”Ron Bernard; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and close friends.

If Tomorrow 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.

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CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH - Passing the Torch As Women’s History Month comes to a close, it’s only fitting to mention a few outstanding local young women who are blazing a trail forward in leadership right here in San Diego. There are so many local young women to mention who have been given the torch of service, yet not enough space in which to do them all justice. Read on about two exceptional San Diegians who do the community proud.

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Thelma Mubaiwa is the quintessential Southeast San Diego youth success story. She went to O’Farrell Middle School, graduated from Lincoln High School, and earned a B.A. in Political Science from Howard University in 2016. After graduation, she worked for a major banking institution. In 2018 she landed a job she ‘loves,’ she says, working for the D.A.’s Office as Crime Prevention Specialist for the North County Region. Thelma also has a major role coordinating the newly rebooted Community Youth Program (CYC), a youth diversion program that partners community members with the San Diego Police Department to offer youth positive alternatives to the court process.

Thelma is fueled by the work she does. “I love my job. I am driven by my job,” she said. She’s excited to be able to positively impact youth using motivational interviewing, restorative practices and a trauma-informed approach within her work. She’s not only the D.A.’s li“Faith is the first factor in a life devoted ason for the North County Region, she to service. Without faith, nothing is also coordinates the possible. With it, nothing is impossible.” D.A.’s North County Stakeholders meet– mary mcleod bethung ings to assess community needs, and represents the D.A. at area meetings.

“Thelma is smart. She's from the community, and she understands us culturally and intellectually. To have someone like her working for the Center is invaluable,” said JJ Anderson, the D.A.’s Prevention and Intervention Programs Director who oversees the CARE Center. By her own admission, her life could have ended up much differently. “I was the ‘sneaky atrisk-kid,’ she said. “My father wasn’t around much, my mom worked all the time and I was just trying to fit in. I didn’t want to get bullied, so I started doing things that other kids were doing,” Tinesia said. A chance encounter with former District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, who met with Lincoln High students after a series of shootings while Thelma was a student there, changed Thelma’s life. She became an inaugural member of the D.A.’s Youth Advisory Board. She’s come full circle now that she’s back with the D.A. and she intends to apply to law school this year. She sees herself in many of the youth she encounters in Community Youth Court. “I always share my story with the kids on our panel because I was them at some point,” she said. Thelma has a spirit for service, helping motivate and encourage youth to understand that bad choices don’t make them ‘bad,’ letting them know that shes ‘sees’ them, and guiding them to be mindful of how their choices can impact their future.

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Continuation from Cover: Councilmember Montgomery presented a 25 page report. Her report included not only the introduction of her staff and their areas of responsibility, but also a statement of her policy on meetings with members of the community and her efforts to overcome the office which she inherited without records or existing community concerns. She identified her committee assignments beyond Chair of the Public Safety and Liable Neighborhood Committee. She expressed her commitment to not just sitting on the dias of the city council but also creating policies. She addressed several key “pillars” of her commitment: Police Reform; Economic Opportunity for all; an Employment Opportunity Outreach Program Compliance Audit; Safe and Healthy Communities, including senior services; quality middle income and affordable housing; maintenance and repair of streets and focusing on neighborhood codes. She spoke of the groundbreaking for the Bay Terraces Senior Center which has been a long time coming. Following a presentation of what has been or is being done on these and a number of other issues on her plate, the councilmember took questions from the public. She was also accompanied by the City Council President, Georgette Gomez, which made a statement of the support that Montgomery enjoys going into her office. Her views, energy, staff and statement of what is being done was energizing. It looks like a very exciting year. One can only hope that the community rises to the occasion and supports her all the way.

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Last Friday, The San Diego Museum of Man in Balboa Park, was the launching site for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) San Diego effort to become, once again, a proud supporter of UNCF. The San Diego effort is intended to help prospective youth go to college, and remain in college to the end of their academic careers. This initiative comes on the heels of the 75th Anniversary of the UNCF and is San Diego’s response to the need for community support to help area youth attend college. “The issue isn’t so much enrollment. It is retention,” said Monica Sudduth, Regional Development Director of UNCF, San Francisco. Sudduth traveled from San Francisco to attend the event. “The number one barrier is strictly financial. It’s not the ability to master, compete and meet the academic rigor,” she said. She noted that a gift of less than $1,000 makes all the difference for an African American college student who is often desperate for funds to remain in school. The local group working with this re-launch of the San Diego effort wants to ensure that they are the critical connector that keeps San Diego youth safely enrolled in college and able to get to the finish line, and successfully achieve a

college education. For decades, the previous San Diego UNCF campaigns raised thousands of dollars under the leadership of Rev. Dr. George Walker Smith, Pastor for more than 40 years of Christ United Presbyterian Church and the first African American elected to the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education. In partnership with ABC Channel 10, the San Diego Chapter conducted annual live telethons featuring food and entertainment. However, time and attrition brought an end to those efforts. Leah Goodwin, UNCF San Diego’s Campaign Consultant, noted that the relaunch at The Museum of Man seeks to engage both business and community. “I am excited about re-engaging the community, connecting with other organizations who are creating scholarship opportunities and finding a way to nurture and support the youth of San Diego in their use of the UNCF network of support,” she said. Nationally UNCF awards more than $100 million in annual scholarships and administers more than 400 programs, including internships, fellowships, and mentorship programs. Currently UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at more than 1,100 colleges and universities across the country.

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It was a full house in terms of the members of the Community Review Board on Police Practices, but the public attendance was few in numbers. As a matter of fact, with 25 Board Members present for the meeting around the “U” shaped table, there were less than ten members of the public present that were not staff or San Diego Police. The sound system was horrible with Board members speaking without microphones and the one microphone present was shared with those who chose to make public comment. There are still a number of cases under investigation and review, including the Aleah Jenkins case. The concerns expressed by Public Safety Committee Chairperson Monica Mongtomery should be on the minds of this Board and how it does business.

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The passage of AB 953, the Racial Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) lead to the requirement of gathering information on police stops of citizens. It also led to the creation of an Advisory Board required to make annual reports on the data collected. In San Diego, a number of meetings have been held. Six to be exact, in conjunction with the University of San Diego’s Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, to encourage relationship building with the Faith Based Community.

On Monday, there was a meeting at Bayview Baptist Church to discuss trust building and police community relationships while others are looking at the RIPA data. Copies of the Building Trust Handbook were also distributed among the 23 people present with no sign of local clergy other than Pastor Brooks of Bayview. When asked, there was no explanation as to the lack of community presence or participation. This always leads to the question as to who was notified or invited to the meeting. It was announced that this was the sixth meeting in the series.

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Monday, March 19, in celebration of Women’s History Month, nearly a dozen female volunteers hoisted themselves onto a roof top to help a North County San Diego woman save on energy costs. The team of women, donning hard hats and safety harnesses, spent the day helping to install a no-cost solar panel system for the woman’s home. According to GRID Alternatives, the nonprofit solar installer who organized the event, the female volunteers helped the Rancho Bernardo woman, who is in a low-income bracket, lower her energy costs by 90 percent. The all-female installation crew was part of GRID Alternatives’s Women in Solar Program. The program provides women with the opportunity to install systems with leading solar tradeswomen, trainees and community members. Participants learn important skills while simultaneously improving the life of a local low-income homeowner. One particpant, Daphne PierreSmith, gained a lot from the program, which is focused on providing pathways to technical careers for women and, according their website, “highligting the voices of women of color in the industry.” “I’ve always had an interst in environmental issues,” said PierreSmith, who moved to San Diego 3 years ago. “Keeping track of environmental and health issues, clean energy materials, architecture. I’ve always had an interest in solar,” she said. Pierre-Smith’s curiosity was piqued after she started noticing solar panel installations on rooftops all around San Diego. To learn more, she got involved with the GRID training program about a year ago. She wasn’t disappointed. After several in-person and online trainings, Pierre-Smith gained an an in-depth appreciation of solar technolgy and how it works as an efficient energy source. She also got hands-on practice from GRID certified Team Leaders on installing solar paneling. “Racking, putting aluminum grids togehter, working with heavy duty power tools... It was really an eye opener, step by step, of how an installation worked,” she said. While Pierre-Smith hadn’t yet recieved the 6 to 8 in-person installation trainings needed to climb the roof of the Rancho Bernardo home on March 19, she was active on the ground that day. The more experienced GRID volunteer ladies in the crew installed the paneling. “I was looking to do something good. Not just voluteering, but building up skills. This was more tech than anything I've ever experienced,” PierreSmith said. For more information GRID Alternatives SolarCorps Fellowships and solar technology workforce pathways, visit: www.gridalternatives.org

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The words “veteran,” “hero” and “patriot” usually evoke images of men. Many people are not aware that some 3 million women are currently serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces beginning with the American Revolution. Their stories are largely unknown. “Women have served alongside men to gain and preserve liberty, from the American Revolution to today’s Global War on Terror,” says retired Army Major General Dee Ann McWilliams, president of the Women In Service For America Memorial Foundation. The Foundation aims to bridge the gap in the public’s understanding of women’s military service and encourages everyone to help in the following ways: Learn Their History Women’s History Month, celebrated in March, is a great time to learn about trailblazing military women. Here are five you should know about: • In 1782, Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man to become the first woman known to enlist as a soldier in the Continental Army. The only woman to earn a full military pension for service during the American Revolution, she served as an infantryman and was wounded in action. • Minnie Spotted-Wolf enlisted in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve in 1943, making her the first known Native American woman to do so. Skilled at breaking horses, she described Marine boot camp as “hard but not too hard.” • Capt. Sunita Williams, an astronaut who served 322 days as commander of the International Space Station, at one point held the record for the most cumulative hours of spacewalking. During her early Navy career, she f lew helicopters in Operation Desert Shield.

• Overcoming childhood adversity, in 2010 Lt. La’Shanda Holmes became the first African-American female helicopter pilot in the history of the Coast Guard. She played a vital role in the Global War on Terror. • During her three deployments to Afghanistan, Air Force Senior Airman Vanessa Velez drove a loaded Humvee into enemy territory on more than 120 missions. Pay a Visit Located at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, the Women In Military Service For America Memorial (Women’s Memorial) is the only memorial dedicated to honoring the 3 million women who have served or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Preserving the details of their achievements, from clerk typist to fighter pilot, the Memorial aims to integrate military women into the public’s image of courage. When visiting the nation’s capital, consider adding this educational and inspiring institution to your itinerary. Share Your Story Military women, past and present, can register their service with the Women’s Memorial and become part of the world’s largest register of U.S. servicewomen and women veterans, which now totals nearly 267,000 members. By sharing your story future generations will come to know the valuable contributions of America’s military women. To register and learn more, visit womensmemorial.org/register-now. At a time when the Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports that women veterans are the fastest-growing veteran population, recognizing the collective service of women is more important than ever. “No matter what you did during your service, it’s an important part of history,” says General McWilliams. “Without your story our history will never be complete.”

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SENIOR MALIAN OFFICERS REMOVED FROM POSTS AFTER MASSACRE OF FULANI HERDSMEN Global Information Network

Jihadist groups dislodged from Middle East battlegrounds are reportedly regrouping in West Africa, exploiting longstanding grievances between the Dogon farmers and the Puelh-Fulani nomadic herdsmen of Mali over access to limited supplies of land and water. This week, a militia in Dogon attire entered Ogossagou, a Fulani village and suspected jihadi hideout at about 4 a.m. and murdered over 100 men, women and children. The mass killing took place as a delegation from the U.N. Security Council was visiting the Sahel region to assess the jihadist threat there. The victims were shot or hacked to death with machetes, a security source told the French news agency AFP.

“The U.N. Secretary-General is shocked and outraged by reports that at least 134 civilians, including women and children, have been killed,” Antonio Guterres’s spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement, late Saturday. It was the deadliest attack since the end of the 2013 French-led military intervention that drove back jihadist groups who had taken control of northern Mali. But the militants have since regrouped and expanded their presence into central Mali and the neighboring countries. Last year, hundreds of people died in clashes between Dogon and members of the Fulani group. Some 4,500 French troops remain based in the wider Sahel, most of them in Mali. The U.S. also has hundreds of troops in the region.

Early this week, the sacking of senior military officers and the dissolution of a militia was announced. Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga said new military chiefs would be named, and that the militia - Dan Nan Ambassagou - which translates as “hunters who trust in God”, composed of Dogon hunters, had been dissolved. The Fulanis have also formed a self-defense group - the Alliance for the Salvation of the Sahel – for protection against armed groups, Human Rights Watch says. Mali’s Dogon country with its dramatic cliff landscapes and world renowned traditional art once drew tourists from Europe and beyond. Homes carved into the limestone rock and the architecture led to the escarpment being declared a World Heritage Site, 30 years ago.

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Meanwhile, Malian President Maiga is due to visit Israel in April in a warming of relations boosted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Last month, in a talk

with Jewish leaders, the Israeli prime minister declared “Israel is returning to Africa.” Relations are already restored with Chad and Guinea.

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Wearing the plain, floor-length brown robe of a Franciscan brother, Kenyan science teacher Peter Mokaya Tabichi could barely contain his joy upon being named winner of the annual Global Teacher Prize of one million dollars for his work in a rural school with disadvantaged children. He received the award at a lavish ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “I feel great. I can’t believe it,” the village teacher said as he mounted the podium. He had been chosen from among 10,000 nominations from 179 countries. Tabichi gives 80% of his monthly income to the poor and through

dedicated teaching has driven his poorly-resourced school to emerge victorious in a nationwide science competition. By making students believe in themselves, enrollment has doubled to 400 over three years, and cases of misbehavior have fallen from 30 per week to just three. Tabichi teaches science at the Keriko Secondary School in Pwani, in Nakuru County, the Rift Valley, where drought and famine are common. The school has no library or laboratory and a teacher-student ratio of 58 to one. He plans to use

the million dollars from his win to improve the school and feed the poor. The prize is awarded by the Varkey Foundation, whose founder, Sunny Varkey, established the for-profit GEMS Education company that runs 55 schools in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Qatar. In March 2011, the foundation partnered with UNESCO for girls’ education in Lesotho and Kenya, and donated one million dollars to the effort. In September 2011, a further one million was pledged with UNESCO to train 10,000 school principals in India, Ghana, and Kenya. In 2014, the foundation’s

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Teacher Training Program committed to train 250,000 teachers within 10 years in under-served communities across the world. In his acceptance speech, Tabichi told of losing his mother when he was just 11, leaving his father, a primary school teacher, with the job of raising him and his siblings alone. Tabichi thanked his father for

instilling Christian values in him, then pointed to his dad in the audience, invited him up on stage and handed him the award as the room erupted in applause and cheers. Now in its fifth year, the prize seeks to celebrate the contribution teachers make to society around the world.

AID SLOW TO COME TO THE RESCUE OF MOZAMBICANS ADRIFT SINCE IDAI Global Information Network

Since Cyclone Idai roared into the Mozambican port city of Beira on Mar. 14, devastating losses are mounting exponentially yet international aid has been slow to reach all survivors. Severe flooding produced by Idai’s strong winds and heavy rains caused the rivers Pungwe and Buzi to break their banks. In the district of Buzi, thousands clung for their lives on trees and rooftops, as their villages turned into an ocean. Even as the rains have subsided and the waters are receding, the risk of flooding remains, as dams upstream reach full capacity. At least 656 people have died across three countries, according to local estimates.

Dire shortages of food, water and other necessities were reported by the head of a South African rescue operation. Around 15,000 people are still missing, Land and Environment Minister Celso Correia said just before last weekend. But delays in the arrival of assistance were fueling anger and desperation, acknowledged Connor Hartnady, rescue operations task force leader for Rescue South Africa.

But help has been coming in dribs and drabs – especially from those with the most resources. U.S. military personnel, for example, were en route to Mozambique on Monday, over a week after the cyclone hit, to assess damage and plan a relief mission aided by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).

“There have been three security incidents today, all food related,” he told his team, without giving further details.

The Pentagon has authorized AFRICOM to expend up to $6.5 million in relief funds to provide logistics support for up to 10 days. The military’s role will be to assist the U.S. Agency for International Development in the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

The U.N. has made an emergency appeal for $282 million for the next three months to help Mozambique start rebuilding their communities.

Two Portuguese Airforce C130 transport planes were due to depart Thursday to the region. The first one was taking 35 soldiers, medical

personnel and a disaster relief team from the National Republican Guard. Mozambique is home to thousands of nationals from Portugal. Santos Silva said that 30 of the country’s citizens had not yet been contacted. U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said funds for cyclone victims are starting to come through, including 29 million dollars from the United Kingdom, but this is far

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exceeded by the need. Finally, ExxonMobil, which earned $6 billion in quarterly profits from African oil, is donating $300,000 for disaster relief. “The devastation has been widespread,” the company tweeted, “and this funding will help provide relief during a difficult time. Our thoughts are with everyone affected.”

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Thirty-two million Americans are now living with food allergies, according to new data published by The Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open and Pediatrics. This equates to roughly one in 10 adults and one in 13 children (or about two in every classroom). What’s more, over 50 percent of adults and 42 percent of children with food allergies have suffered a severe food allergy reaction such as potentially lifethreatening anaphylaxis. Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), the largest private funder of food allergy research in the world, recently commissioned a state-by-state report analyzing the rise in diagnoses of anaphylactic food reactions between 2007 and 2016. The results illustrate

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“This is despite centuries of legal and legislative efforts to repair that core infection of the threefifths clause that is embedded in the U.S. Constitution,” Thorne said. In Federalist No. 54, James Madison wrote about the chief concern of the representation of slaves concerning taxation and representation, Thorne said. “This federalist paper states that slaves are

the gravity of this growing epidemic, with a 377 percent increase nationwide. Advocates say that the increasing prevalence of food allergies demands action and escalates the need for new treatments and diagnostic tools that save lives and help alleviate the burden of this disease. To that end, FARE’s “Contains: Courage” campaign is seeking to raise a historic amount of money for research and education efforts. To learn more, visit foodallergy.org. Food allergies are at epidemic levels. However, new treatments and greater awareness promise to change the lives of millions of Americans.

property as well as people, therefore requiring some, but not full, representation. Ultimately a decision was made to count every three out of five slaves through the creation of the ThreeFifths Compromise,” he said. What’s more, white people, the economic and cultural beneficiaries of the plantocracy, have for centuries tried to maintain that same power structure, Thorne said. “For many, especially in the American South, this notion has become a sought-after norm. Embedded deep in our racist culture, white citizens continue to undermine the AfricanAmerican vote and that of other marginalized

racial groups today,” he said. All of that could be seen in the 2018 Midterm Election through the rebirth and escalation of voter suppression tactics throughout the country, Thorne further contends. He said since 2013 when the United States Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, many attempts have been made to recreate Jim Crow-era policies meant to disenfranchise minority voters. “That’s why we see a resurgence of voter ID laws, purging of voter rolls, as well as threats and intimidation,” Thorne said. “This paradigm was never more glaring than in the 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial Race. Stacey Abrams, the first Black woman to be nominated for governor in the United States, had been surfacing as a viable candidate for the position since 2013,” he said. Thorne continued:

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“Like Obama, she electrified the AfricanAmerican and progressive communities. It became clear however that the voting structure was rigged against her. “The Georgia Secretary of State, Briana Kemp,

who oversaw voting in the state, refused to step down from his position while running as her opponent. “Mr. Kemp attempted to close polling stations in majority Black precincts. Malfunctioning voting machines in largely Black counties affected voting. Voters complained to the Georgia NAACP that the voting machines registered a vote for Kemp even when they selected Abrams. “Fifty-three thousand voter registration applications were never processed, from predominantly Black districts, greater than the margin by which Stacey Abrams lost the election. Ultimately, Abrams conceded in a race that was sullied by suppression.” Those nefarious and racist voter suppression activities fulfill the spirit of the three-fifths clause, Thorne said. “The nation appears to have moved on from the Georgia election with many of the structural problems remaining intact and I expect there will be loud rumblings of unfairness in 2020 again but vested interests are only thinking in partisan patterns, not about real inclusive democracy,” he said. “This unquestioned acceptance of the denial of African-American voting rights is the current festering of the racist seed of our founding.”

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‘Black Farmers’ Gear Up for Legal Fight After Appeals Court Setback By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell Special to the New Tri-State Defender

The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists (BFAA) recently hit a snag when the U. S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, denied the group’s complaint against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). “It was anticipated that the quest for justice and the cash award for BFAA’s 20,000 members for past years of racial discrimination could be won,” said Bishop David A. Hall Sr., ecumenical support advisor for BFAA. “The fight is very costly, but the dues of BFAA’s members afford the Association the opportunity to continue vigorous legal action on behalf of black farmers and their heirs.” The descendants of Earnest Lee Boyland from Mason, Tenn. filed a lawsuit in the 1990s alleging that the USDA adhered to discriminatory policies against AfricanAmerican farmers between the years of 1983 and 1997 when loans and other assistance

The BFAA’s fight for nearly a decade has been to have the money already set aside to pay the additional class-action claims be actually paid to farmers and their heirs. Some have passed away over the past decade, waiting for redress. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

programs were systematically denied to “black farmers.” Others joined Boyland’s heirs in a class action and in 1999 an appellate judge agreed approving a settlement. By 2011, $1.06 billion had been paid to 16,000 growers across the country. Tens of thousands missed the September 2000 deadline to file a claim under the initial ruling. To remedy this, Congress added a 2008 provision to the Farm Bill, allowing them to petition the court for their portion of the settlement. In 2010, Congress appropriated $1.2 billion for the second round of settlements. The BFAA’s fight for nearly a decade has been to have the money already set aside to pay the additional class-action claims be actually paid to farmers and their heirs. Some have passed away over the past decade, waiting for

redress. Previously, this same court had denied the USDA’s motion for a summary ruling, which would have dismissed the claims of the additional litigants. BFAA President Thomas Burrell called that decision a monumental one that “vindicates our movement and vindicates the organization.” Attorneys for the BFAA contended that a private claims administrator hired by the USDA improperly denied the plaintiffs’ efforts to join the second phase of settlements. The attorneys for the 20,000-member organization had argued before a panel of judges with the District of Columbia Third Court of Appeals on October 1, 2018, in Washington, DC.

Although the latest decision announced by the Circuit Court caught BFAA by surprise, the issue is nowhere near over, Hall said. “We will make the correct assessment of the ruling and will file appeals appropriately. BFAA is prepared for a fight.” Hall, who is a farmer, said the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association is undeterred from its pursuit of social injustice, rectifying rural and urban disparities and demanding fair and equitable policies for African Americans. “(BFAA) stands on its convictions that this nation has a moral and social responsibility to provide equal treatment under the law.”

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100 students from across the country, including 9 local California youth, just returned home from celebrating the conclusion of the 12th annual Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine, with an emotional commencement ceremony featuring inspirational speeches by Walt Disney World Resort President George A. Kalogridis and television-radio personality Steve Harvey. The teens, or Disney Dreamers as they are called, were selected from among thousands of applicants to participate in

the four-day, once-in-a-lifetime educational mentoring program that takes place annually at Walt Disney World Resort. Karina Garcia Oriz of San Diego, Pranav Kishore of Elk Grove, Monica Tavassoli of Irvine, Zac Adler of Long Beach, Rachel Clinton of Manhattan Beach, Reagan Smith of Oceanside, Karina Garcia Oriz of San Diego, Jazmine Livian of Spreckels, and Arianna Cabada of Tustin were among the 100 teens from across the nation who participated. Since its inception in 2007, more than 1,200 students have participated in the event, where students are encouraged to discover new career opportunities, pursue their dreams and interact with participating celebrities and motivational speakers.

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Application window now open for 2020 mentoring program at Walt Disney World Resort honorary grand marshals; Career-oriented workshops that provided students with hands-on experiences; Interactions with professionals highlighting career paths ranging from medicine to entertainment to engineering and more; Networking and dress-for-success sessions; Mentoring by Walt Disney World executives, ESSENCE executives and other top professionals; Motivational presentations and tips to help teens and their parents achieve success. “My hope is these Disney Dreamers realize there are no limits to what they can achieve,” said Steve Harvey. “All the amazing people they had the chance to hear from this weekend had to start somewhere, and I am excited to see where the dreams of these 100 students take them.” “After engaging face to face with these 100 teens, I am amazed by the amount of talent and potential they’ve demonstrated,” said Michelle Ebanks, chief executive officer of ESSENCE Communications Inc. Applications are now open for the 2020 event, which will take place next March at Walt Disney World. High school students ages 1319 can apply at DisneyDreamersAcademy. com. Students apply by answering a series of essay questions about their personal stories, the influential people in their lives and their dreams for the future. The final 100 participants are selected by a panel of judges.

next generation of young people by inspiring them at a critical time in their development. The theme is “Be100,” encouraging teens to be positive, to be “all in” and to carry what they learn back with them so they can achieve their full purpose and make a difference in the lives of others. Highlights of the 2019 event included: Participation in the iconic Magic Kingdom parade, where Dreamers served as

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007509 Fictitious business name: BEYOND BODIE Located at: 1985 National Ave. #1117-122 San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An LLC The first day of business was 3/22/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Florence Chishlom 6343 Rhoades Court San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 22, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 22, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007393 Fictitious business name: ZELE BEAUTY STUDIO WELLNESS STUDIO SPA Located at: 3855 Avocado Blvd. Suite 210C La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 3/21/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jaymie Loraine Castro Brandon Michael Castro 4225 Avocado Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 21, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 21, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007424 Fictitious business name: ONSIGHT SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL THERAPY Located at: 10070 Mesa Rim Road San Diego, CA 92121 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/21/19 This business is hereby

Standard Classified: $3.75 a line Summons: $130.00 (4 weeks)

registered by the following: Matt Destefano 2853 Cacatua St. Carlsbad, CA 92009 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 21, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 21, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006042 Fictitious business name: MATH INTERVENTION TUTORING SERVICES MITS Located at: 7284 Central Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/7/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tahira Faruq 7284 Central Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 7, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 7, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006790 Fictitious business name: LIVING GREEN STEAMER Located at: 303 N. 47th St. SPC# D56 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 5/27/14 This business is hereby registered by the following: Luis Miguel Magdaleno Albarran 303 N. 47th St. SPC# D56 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 14, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 14, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006676 Fictitious business name: WE ARE OUR ANCESTORS KEEPERS Located at: 4923 Bunnell St. Spring Valley, CA 92113

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County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/1/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles Edward Alexander 4923 Bunnell St. Spring Valley, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 13, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 13, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007180 Fictitious business name: AOB EASY Located at: 712 Pecos St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/19/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vincent Stalcup 712 Pecos St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 19, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 19, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006981 Fictitious business name: JOURNEYS BY GERI Located at: 1633 Pentecost Way #5 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/18/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Geri Nicole Wade 1633 Pentecost Way #5 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 18, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 18, 2024 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006130 Fictitious business name: POSHED BLOOMS AND JEWELS Located at: 3984 Florence Street San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/8/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Le'Toya Ann Jackson 3984 Florence Street San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 8, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 8, 2024 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006659 Fictitious business name: RONS HOUSE Located at: 3505 Sparling St. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/13/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: William Ronald Adams 3505 Sparling St. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 13, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on

March 13, 2024 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006048 Fictitious business name: BRADLEY'S COMPUTER WELLNESS SERVICES Located at: 4285 Altadena Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 9/18/98 This business is hereby registered by the following: Colleen Bradley 4285 Altadena Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 7, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 7, 2024 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9004134 Fictitious business name: ALDO BODY PARTS Located at: 7593 Woodbine Way San Diego, CA 92114 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: Eduardo Acuna Ortiz 7593 Woodbine Way San Diego, CA 92114 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 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006116 Fictitious business name: TRINI-D AUTO SALES CENTER Located at: 2776 Sweetwater Springs Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/8/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Troy Alan Richardson 2017 Pointe Parkway Spring Valley, CA 91978 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 8, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 8, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9005618 Fictitious business name: ONPOINT ENTERTAINMENT BLACKWELL ENTERTAINMENT Located at: 12540 Oak Knoll Rd. #B13 Poway, CA 92064 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/4/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shadeed Smith 12540 Oak Knoll Rd. #B13 Poway, CA 92064 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 4, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 4, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006307 Fictitious business name: NOAM CLEANING Located at: 6115 Montezuma Road San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by:

An Individual The first day of business was 3/11/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kfir Hazan 6115 Montezuma Road San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 11, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 11, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006144 Fictitious business name: THE AUDIO SOFA AUDIO SOFA Located at: 6544 College Grove Dr #71 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/8/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kevin Bernard Lane 6544 College Grove Dr #71 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 8, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 8, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006036 Fictitious business name: BHH TRANSPORTATION Located at: 4631 62nd St San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/7/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Hassan Mohamed Bin Mohamed 4631 62nd St San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 7, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 7, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003299 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 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9005689 Fictitious business name: BRIEZA Located at: 3960 West Point Loma Suite H 1007 San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 3/5/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Intertech Management Corporation 2477 Jefferson Street San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego This statement was filed with

the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 5, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9005623 Fictitious business name: FORSEEABLEFUTURE PRODUCTIONS Located at: 5634 Dream Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/4/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lloyd Frazier 5634 Dream Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 4, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 4, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9005798 Fictitious business name: ICONIC BLENDZ BARBERSHOP ICONIC BLENDZ ICONIC BLENDZ SD ICONIC BLENDS Located at: 8127 1/2 Broadway Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 3/6/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Brandon Lee Hall Christopher Neil Ramirez Dye 8127 1/2 Broadway Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 6, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 6, 2024 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 -----------------------------------

NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003782 Fictitious business name: COLIBRI MEDICAL CONCEPTS PINNACLE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS Located at: 311 F Street #105 Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 2/11/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Philanzo D. King Michelle R. King 55 Davidson Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 11, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 11, 2024 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 -----------------------------------

San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00003270CU-PT-CT Petitioner or Attorney: Karen Rae Tong-Bregman TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9005430 Fictitious business name: CHANTRECE HANDCRAFTED Located at: 6342 Jeff Street San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/1/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Twila Chantrece Johnson 6342 Jeff Street San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 1, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 1, 2024 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9003819 Fictitious business name: PRESSUREWASH R US Located at: 2787 Treat Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/11/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlos Mauricio Lopez 2787 Treat Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 11, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on February 11, 2024 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

PRESENT NAME: Karen Rae Tong-Bregman PROPOSED NAME: Karen Rae Bregman

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: May 9, 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 NAME CHANGES week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the California County of petition in the following San Diego newspaper of general 1100 Union Street circulation, printed in this San Diego, CA 92101 county,Voice & Viewpoint. 37-2019-000047303/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 CU-PT-CT ---------------------------------Petitioner or Attorney: California Helga Margareta Schulz County of TO ALL INTERESTED San Diego PERSONS: 330 W. Broadway filed a petition with this court San Diego, CA 92101 for decree changing name as 37-2018-00011855follows: CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: PRESENT NAME: Jazmin Abundia Nunez Helga Margareta Schulz TO ALL INTERESTED PROPOSED NAME: PERSONS: Helga Margareta Wiesbrock filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as THE COURT ORDERS that follows: all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this PRESENT NAME: court hearing to show cause, Kimberly Jesseneya Arnold if any, why the petition for PROPOSED NAME: change of name should not be Kymberly Jesseneya Bryant granted: NOTICE OF HEARING THE COURT ORDERS that Date: May 23, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. C-903, all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this The address of the court is: court hearing to show cause, 1100 Union Street if any, why the petition for San Diego, CA 92101. change of name should not be A copy of this granted: Order to Show Cause shall be NOTICE OF HEARING published at least once each Date: April 25, 2019 week for four successive weeks prior to the Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. C-903, The address of the court is: date set for hearing on the 1100 Union Street petition in the following San Diego, CA 92101. newspaper of general A copy of this circulation, printed in this Order to Show Cause shall be county,Voice & Viewpoint. published at least once each 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 week for four ---------------------------------successive weeks prior to the California County of date set for hearing on the San Diego petition in the following Civil Division newspaper of general 330 West Broadway circulation, printed in this San Diego, CA 92101 county,Voice & Viewpoint. 37-2019-000129013/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 CU-PT-CTL ---------------------------------Petitioner or Attorney: California Rebecca Camacho County of TO ALL INTERESTED San Diego PERSONS: 330 W. Broadway filed a petition with this court San Diego, CA 92101 for decree changing name as 37-2018-00055784follows: CU-PT-CT Petitioner or Attorney: PRESENT NAME: Brooklynn Isabella Jazmin Abundia Nunez TO ALL INTERESTED Montano PERSONS: PROPOSED NAME: filed a petition with this court Brooklynn Isabella Wilson for decree changing name as follows: THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this PRESENT NAME: matter shall appear before this Jazmin Abundia Nunez court hearing to show cause, PROPOSED NAME: if any, why the petition for change of name should not be Carson Abundia Nunez granted: THE COURT ORDERS that NOTICE OF HEARING all persons interested in this Date: May 2, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. C-903, matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, The address of the court is: if any, why the petition for 1100 Union Street change of name should not be San Diego, CA 92101. granted: A copy of this NOTICE OF HEARING Order to Show Cause shall be Date: April 11, 2019 published at least once each Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. C-903, week for four The address of the court is: successive weeks prior to the 1100 Union Street date set for hearing on the San Diego, CA 92101. petition in the following A copy of this newspaper of general Order to Show Cause shall be circulation, printed in this published at least once each county,Voice & Viewpoint. week for four 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 successive weeks prior to the -------------------------------date set for hearing on the California County of petition in the following San Diego newspaper of general 1100 Union Street

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circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint. 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 ---------------------------------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:

authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court shouldnot grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held at the following court on March 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Department 504 located in Superior Court of California 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9052. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the Court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: David Avila 21858 Heliotrope Ln. Wildomar CA, 92595 (619)861-9166 3/14 , 3/21, 3/28 ----------------------------------

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 petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint. 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28 ----------------------------------

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Ricarda Avila Case Number: 37-2018-00040019-PR-LACTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RICARDA AVILA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAVID AVILA Petitioner, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID AVILA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration

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Love and Money: 8 Tips for Couples

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to Improve their Finances Courtesy of StatePoint

When love and romance are in the air, talking about finances may be the last thing on one’s mind. However, experts say that regular conversations about money are essential for healthy finances and healthy relationships. Unfortunately, 47 percent of Americans say their spending equals or exceeds their income, and 45 percent do not have enough savings to cover at least three months’ worth of living expenses, according to a 2018 study by the Center for Financial Services Innovation. To help you and your partner get the conversation started and get your finances on track, the professionals at Wells Fargo are offering eight tips: 1. Pay yourself first: With each paycheck, set aside some income for savings -- about 5 to 10 percent is a good target. Whether it’s for a rainy-day fund or the downpayment of a house, you and your partner can discuss how to prioritize savings for the greatest impact. This may also be a good time to discuss whether it makes more sense to have a joint account or retain

individual savings accounts. 2. Track your spending: Do you know where your money is going each month? Online tools and apps make tracking easier than ever before, helping you gain insights into your individual and combined spending habits so you can adjust where necessary. 3. Create a safety net: Do you have emergency savings that would cover three to six months’ worth of expenses? This is a basic measure of financial security that you and your partner can work on building together. 4. Pay down your high-interest debt: Honest conversations about debt can be especially hard for many couples. But transparency is not only ethical, it can serve as the first step to confronting the issue head-on. To tackle debt proactively and save money in the long run, it helps to be strategic, starting with the highest-interest debt that’s costing you the most first. 5. Pay on time, every time. If you’re like many couples, you have dreams for your future. Paying bills on time will improve

and maintain your credit score, which will open the door for greater financial opportunities down the line and help you make these dreams a reality. 6. Know where your credit stands: Check your free credit report annually and spot trends. 7. Review your insurance annually: Protect what counts, by checking your coverage annually and making updates to your policies as your circumstances change (i.e. you get married, buy a home, have children, etc.).

8. Save for a better retirement: Save at least 10 percent of your income each year for a more comfortable retirement. More tips and financial resources can be found by visiting www. wellsfargo.com. Bottom line: while it’s not always easy to address financial matters, doing so can save your relationship headache and heartache down the line.

SBA Says Women of Color Started Businesses at Record Rates Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

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Over the past decade, women have started small businesses at a phenomenal rate. The U.S. Census reports that the number of women-owned businesses grew 58 percent from 2007 to 2018. Firms owned by women of color grew at nearly three times that rate, with Latinas and African Americans leading the rate of growth. According to Census data analyzed by American Express, women created an average of 1,821 new businesses a day between 2017 and 2018. According to Michael Vallante, U.S. Small Business Administration for Region IX, the SBA has shown a strong commitment to supporting women seeking to start or scale their businesses. “The

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Business Ownership empowers entrepreneurs through advocacy, outreach, education and support. It supports programs through each of the SBA’s 68 district offices nationwide, providing business training and counseling, access to credit and capital, and marketing opportunities,” said Vallante, oversees the agency’s programs and services in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. Dr. Gita Murthy is one local entrepreneur who benefited from SBA resources, Vallante reports. She owns RORE, a general contractor and environmental engineering and remediation firm in San Diego. In 2008, Dr. Murthy partnered with an experienced government contractor, Innovative Technical Solutions, Inc. (ITSI) of Walnut Creek, through the SBA Mentor-

Protégé program. In 2009, they were awarded two government contracts worth $475 million. Dr. Murthy has grown RORE from one to 75 employees and now has seven offices nationwide and expanded internationally to an office in Japan. Dr. Murthy has big goals for her company. And the SBA is proud to have been part of her success! Vallante reports that there are 114 Women’s Business Centers around the country that provide additional training, coaching and mentoring to entrepreneurs. They centers provide skills in topics including how to become a certified woman-owned small business and how to export products. More than 150,000 women were served in 2017 alone, resulting in an estimated $1.7 billion in revenue growth

and 17,000 new jobs for the businesses they served. The SBA and its resource partners also train entrepreneurs on how to evaluate their readiness for government contracting, register as a government contractor, and qualify for contracts through small business set-aside programs, he says. In fiscal year 2017, a total of $20.8 billion in prime government contracts were awarded to women-owned small businesses, supporting more than 115,000 jobs. According to the numbers reported above, women business owners, and women entrepreneurs of color, in particular, who take advantage of the SBA’s women-centered programs, will see a positive benefit as they grow their businesses.

IRS Programs To Solve Your Tax Problems By Floyd Yarmuth CNN

If you are one of the thousands of tax payers dealing with IRS collection or enforcement actions, you may feel there is no way to get relief. Revenue Officers (collection agents) may have visited your home; they may have talked to your neighbors. They may have visited your place of employment; they may have spoken to your employer or co-workers. If the IRS thinks you owe them money, they can clean out your bank account, take part of your paycheck and place liens on your home and everything else you own. These actions are intended to get your attention and bring you to your knees so that you will agree to whatever terms they demand.

If the IRS is auditing you, the Revenue Agents (auditors) may require documents from a few years ago that are difficult to locate. If you can’t find these quickly enough to satisfy them, they may disallow your deductions and chalk up additional taxes for you to pay. They sometimes have the attitude that everyone is cheating the government. They may be inflexible and expect you to pay amounts you do not have and meet deadlines you find impossible.

several programs available that may provide relief from the harsh actions the IRS has taken or is threatening to take.

All things considered, it is no wonder citizens feel the Internal Revenue Service is unfair and uncaring. However, the reality is that you have rights when dealing with IRS and there are

• Offer in Compromise, which is a settlement for the amount you can afford rather than the amount you owe plus penalties and interests.

These rights and programs can be used to resolve your tax problem and provide the path to ending the IRS nightmare. These rights are all a part of “The Taxpayer Bill of Rights.” If you have unpaid taxes or unfiled tax returns, you must end the pain and get your life back. Some of the programs include:

• Installment Agreement plans

that provide an opportunity to pay what you owe over an extended period of time. • Bankruptcy can eliminate certain tax debts when they meet the conditions for discharge. • Innocent Spouse Relief may remove you from responsibility for tax due that should be the responsibility of your spouse or former spouse. • Penalty Abatement may reduce your balance due by eliminating the onerous penalties the IRS has added to the tax owned. The interest on any abated penalty is also eliminated when the penalty is removed.

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Donna Brazile JoinS Fox News By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Donna Brazile says there’s no way she’s selling out and her core values will always remain intact despite her controversial decision to sign with Fox News. “I’m not changing my values. Nobody would ever make me change my values,” Brazile told NNPA Newswire in an exclusive interview. “The only thing that will change about me is my age,” she said. The former Democratic National Committee

chairwoman, signed on as a contributor with the Fox News Channel on Monday, March 18.

Pirro and Tucker Carlson have spewed hateful messages on air.

Previously, Brazile had been a contributor for CNN and ABC News.

Fox has openly been aligned with President Donald Trump and many observers have criticized the network and the president for their alleged pro-white supremacy views.

In an op-ed article on FoxNews.com, Brazile wrote that she hoped to improve the tenor of political debate. “Will I agree with my fellow commentators at Fox News? Probably not. But I will listen,” Brazile wrote. Brazile said she would question assertions about low-income people and issues such as climate change, but would do so with “civility and respect.” Brazile added: “I will also freely admit the weaknesses in liberal arguments and the strength in conservative positions.” Her signing with Fox comes as the network has faced growing criticism and mounting allegations of racism as hosts like Jeanine

may not agree with us because they don’t hear us,” she said.

Brazile said she expected criticism when she decided to sign this week with Fox News. She said the importance of the 2020 presidential election was a primary reason she decided to join Fox News. “Fox has one of the largest audiences during the evening hours and they are not just Republican voters and they’re not just Trump voters,” Brazile said. “In order to win, we have to expand the electorate and we can’t just talk to people who agree with us. We have to talk to people who

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