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It was a family gathering with almost three generations. But the family present went beyond blood relatives. The centers of attention were both Mrs. Brenda Adams and the Bronze Beauty Salon itself.

It had been built 47 years ago by Mr. Adams parents, a picture of whom was displayed on a sheet cake with “Farwell Bronze Beauty Salon” across the top and “Welcome Bronze Legacy” below the pictures of both the shop and her parents.

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Why is the census important?

The decennial census is the most inclusive civic activity in our country, covering every person in every household. The U.S. Constitution requires an accurate count of the nation’s population every 10 years.

Moreover, the census is integral to our democracy. The data collected affect our nation’s ability to ensure equal representation and equal access to important governmental and private sector resources for all Americans, including across racial and ethnic lines.

Census results are used to allocate seats and draw district lines for the U.S. House of Representatives, State Legislatures, and local boards; to target at least $800 billion dollars annually in federal assistance to states, localifties, and families; and to guide community decision-making affecting schools, housing, health care services, business investments and much more.

These functions depend on a fair and accurate census. Unfortunately, certain population groups — referred to as “hard-to-count” — are at a higher risk of not being fully counted

in the census. Some of these groups have been historically underrepresented in the census for decades; some may experience new or increased vulnerability due to major changes in methodology such as relying on the internet as the primary way for households to respond to the 2020 Census; and some may be reluctant to respond due to concerns about data confidentiality. Being hard to count can lead to unequal political representation and unequal access to vital public and private resources for these groups and their communities.

Black Households are at risk of being undercounted.

The African American population has been historically under-counted in the decennial census, disadvantaging their families, communities, and neighborhoods.

In fact: • The 2010 Census undercounted the AfricanAmerican population by more than 800,000.

• Approximately 7 percent of young African-American children were overlooked by the 2010 Census, roughly twice the rate See CENSUS page 2

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Black News Channel Network Launch

Fulfills Lifelong Dream of JC Watts

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

On January 6, 2020, the Black News Channel (BNC) will become the nation’s only 24-hour news and information television network focused primarily on African Americans. The historic launch of the BNC will fulfill the business dream and vision of J.C. Watts, Jr., a nationally known entrepreneur and former U.S. Congressman, Representing Oklahoma’s Fourth District.

Programming will include special news features on topics that most affect the quality of life of communities of color — See WATTS page 2

The historic launch of the BNC will fulfill the business dream and vision of nationally known entrepreneur and former Oklahoma Representative to the United States Congress, J.C. Watts, Jr.

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like Sickle Cell Disease and hypertension — that generally aren’t given much attention to by other news outlets. The BNC has also established a news-content alliance with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, via 225 African American-owned newspapers and digital companies throughout the United States.

The Tallahassee, Florida-based BNC counts as the brainchild of J.C. Watts, Jr., who is described by Tommy Ross, the network’s director of communications, as “a father, husband, grandfather, business owner, entrepreneur, author, elected official at the state and federal level, a pastor, and a rancher who grew up in a small town in Oklahoma.”

In reality, Watts appears as much more, and those who know him, understand that he’s a Republican conservative whose accomplishments crosses party lines. Watts is also a former All-Star quarterback who played college football in Oklahoma and pro ball in Canada.

His congressional accomplishments and living legacy are noteworthy, including: • Helped Black farmers get some justice on a discrimination suit against the United States Department of Agriculture.

slave owner, how can we ignore the slave? African Americans contributed mightily to the United States, and you don’t see enough statues of African Americans.”

“Think about what Rosa Parks contributed, Harriet Tubman’s sacrifice, Martin Luther King’s sacrifice, and Frederick Douglass. Their contribution was to raise the conscious level of America to say that you know, we are all human and, and all created by the same God,” Watts emphasized.

He said the BNC would highlight the contributions of African Americans. And, to successfully accomplish that mission, Watts said it was essential to partner with NNPA. “NNPA already has people in the trenches that report on African American life, whether it’s Chicago, Atlanta, Birmingham, Detroit or Oklahoma City, they report on African American life every day,” Watts stated. “I don’t know if I can put into words how important that partnership will be, and that’s just in terms of content. When I was in politics, we used a strategy where you’ve got people knocking on doors and leaving literature, and that’s your ground game,” Watts continued.

• Helped push through legislation for the African American Museum of History and Culture.

“But you also need an air attack to augment that ground game, so with NNPA being on the ground and giving us information and data, and us being able to launch an air attack, it’s critical,” he stated.

• Sponsored HBCU summits to establish relationships and better understanding between students and Republican policymakers.

Watts believes that a significant component of the BNC is providing knowledge to a community that’s starved for information.

• Sponsored anti-poverty legislation (community renewal/new markets tax credits).

“Our viewers will be able to find out more about Sickle Cell and Black men and Black women’s health,” Watts stated. “They will also be reminded that Black history isn’t just about Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement, which was extremely important, but it isn’t the only part of our history. We are going to take a deeper dive and have a deeper relationship with our community.”

• L ed Congress in highlighting minority health care disparities.

• L ed on the Republican side against sentencing disparities between crack/powder cocaine.

• L ed in getting funding to fight malaria in West Africa.

• Sponsored Africa growth and opportunity legislation.

“We’ve done a lot as African Americans,” Watts stated before referencing a recent statue unveiling that took place in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this month. “Rumors of War,” a statue by artist Kehinde Wiley, was unveiled on December 10 during a ceremony at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The figure depicts an African American man dressed in contemporary clothing riding a horse, echoing the equestrian sculptures of Confederate soldiers.

“Rumors of War” was reportedly Wiley’s response to the Confederate monuments that pepper the U.S. and the South in particular. The new memorial arrived amid an ongoing debate across the country about what do with Confederate imagery.

“This was history,” Watts said of the statue. “Because, if we talk about the

Watts’s background as a Republican and a conservative has often been a topic of both his supporters and detractors. However, Watts refuses to allow stereotypes and presumptions to define him.

“Conservative means many things to different people. To me, it means living the way my grandmama taught me,” Watts stated.

“She taught me to treat people the way that I want to be treated. In a Black home, you rarely saw people leaving their lights on at night because grandmama taught that it was a waste of electricity. If the lights were on, you knew that something pretty serious was happening.”

Watts continued: “The bottom line about being a conservative is that you treat people with respect, and you don’t believe in wasting things.

That’s important. And, another primary place that I get my conservative values is the Bible. I was thought that I shouldn’t just be con-

cerned about Oklahoma University, my alma mater, but I should also be concerned about Morehouse. That’s why I sponsored anti-poverty legislation because sometimes you have to put extra resources into different communities to give them the infrastructure to attract industry and jobs.”

“My biblical principles drove me much more than the Republican party. Look, the National Football League recognized that having successful teams in every market would benefit everyone, and that’s why the team with the worst record gets the top pick in the draft. They know that if the Cincinnati Bengals perform better, everybody wins because you would have more advertising and a better television contract for everyone. So, I feel the same way about underserved communities. If we can help them to be stronger and create more opportunities within those communities, then that’s good for all communities.”

Conservative values also sparked Watts’s desire for criminal justice reform, he stated.

“When I talk about conservative principles, you know you don’t waste money,” Watts stated. “So, why should we spend $28,000 a year to incarcerate someone for a low-level, nonviolent drug offense?

“You can spend significantly less on community service. And, when you look at the facts, the sentencing disparities were big. People on Wall Street were using powder cocaine just like people on Main Street, or people in poor communities, but the sentencing disparities were off the charts. I voted my conscience when on this when I was in Congress,” Watts stated.

With the launch of the BNC just only weeks away, Watts hopes that viewers will get a similar feeling to what he experienced after recently taking his daughter to dinner to celebrate her birthday.

“My daughter recommended the restaurant, I’d never been there before,” Watts stated, “After dinner, she asked me what did I think of the restaurant? I said, ‘I’d come back to tomorrow. And I think that’s our mission with the BNC, not just to grab the imagination and the attention of the nation, but especially our demographic and to have them come back. I think it’ll be a mission accomplished.”

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr, a progressive Democrat and President and CEO of the NNPA without any reservations asserted, “The launch of the Black News Channel (BNC) is very timely at the beginning of 2020. This is good news for all in Black America. The BNC transcends the current partisan divide in the United States. The interests of African Americans, as well as all other people of color and all of humanity who cry out for freedom, justice and equality will be more effectively addressed as direct result of the daily 24/7 diverse and newspacked broadcasts of BNC in the U.S. and throughout the world.”

for young non-Hispanic White children.

A frican-American men have • been historically undercounted in greater numbers than men of other racial or ethnic groups.

• Today, more than one in three African-Americans live in hardto-count census tracts.

Why are African Americans missed so often in the census?

African American households typically share certain characteristics that compound their risk of being undercounted, including: • Poverty: Overall, using the official poverty measure, about one in four African Americans lives in poverty (24 percent), far exceeding the national poverty rate of 13 percent. It is widely believed that households living in poverty are difficult to enumerate.

• Housing Insecurity: Individuals and families who rent are undercounted at higher rates than homeowners. The majority (58 percent) of African American households rent their homes. Due to rising rental costs and stagnant wages, many renters experience housing instability, making them even more likely to be missed in the census. African Americans also are more likely to be “doubled up,” moving in with friends and family due to lack of affordable, available housing options.

Furthermore, families are increasingly facing eviction, with women living in African American neighborhoods at especially high risk.

What are the consequences of undercounting the African American community?

When African American communities are undercounted, political boundaries may not accurately represent reality. Undercounting results in African Americans being denied a full voice in policy decision-making.

As a result, their community’s different needs may not be represented or prioritized according to their real share of the population.

Furthermore, federal agencies rely on census data to monitor discrimination and implement civil rights laws that protect voting rights, equal employment opportunity, and more.

This is particularly important for African American communities, which have faced discrimination and have been historically disenfranchised from the voting process.

Undercounting African Americans in the 2020 Census could also impact how federal funding is allocated to states and localities. African American children and families are disproportionately affected by poverty and federal programs designed to alleviate the impact of poverty. Many programs that impact African Americans are based in whole or in part on census-derived data, including: Education and Child Care.

• Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies — $13.9 billion. Title I provides financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools

with high numbers of low-income children to help ensure that all children are meeting state academic standards. In 2014-2015, AfricanAmerican children made up 22 percent of the overall student body in Title I schools.

• Special Education Grants — $11.2 billion. To help schools comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Special Education Grants are used to provide resources to students with a disability, tailored to their individual needs. In 2012-2013, 15 percent of African American students used IDEA services, the second highest rate for a racial or ethnic group.

• Head Start Program — $8.3 billion. This program provides grants to local public and private agencies to provide child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school. The program serves almost 1 million families throughout the program year. In 2015–2016, African Americans comprised 29 percent of participants.

• Child Care and Development Fund — $2.9 billion. The Child Care and Development Fund assists low-income parents to obtain child care so they can work or attend training and education. In 2015, African American children comprised 41 percent of children served under the program.

• Food and Nutrition — SNAP — $69.5 billion. SNAP is the most important tool to prevent hunger and malnutrition among families in America. In 2015, about 26 percent of African Americans received SNAP Benefits.

• National School Lunch Program — $11.6 billion. This program provides nutritionally balanced, lowcost, or free lunches to low-income children in public and nonprofit schools. During the 2010-2011 school year, about 5 million African American children participated in the program.

• H ealthcare and Housing — Medicaid — $312 billion. Medicaid is a federal-state insurance program that provides health coverage to low-income families and individuals, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities. In 2012, there were 16 million African American participants in Medicaid.

• Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program — $19.1 billion. Section 8 vouchers are the nation’s leading source of housing assistance for low-income seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children, helping them secure affordable rental housing in the private market. More than 2 million low-income households use the voucher program to help pay their housing costs. In 2010, African Americans comprised 45 percent of the voucher holders.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Black Men & Women United & 16 Years More Truths About Guns in America

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

It has been 16 years since that fateful New Year’s Eve when Carol Waite and Sharton Burton stopped at Dr. J’s Market on their way home from church.

The shootout that they were caught in, which cost them their lives, was an event that led to the formation of “Black Men United.” For more than 5 years following the shooting, Black Men met every Saturday morning at the Southeast Presbyterian Church, organizing and pushing back against violence in our communities. Gang members were confronted and many joined this organization which took to the streets to confront the violence.

This was done without press coverage or individuals seeking to take credit.

What started as support for Rev. Dorsey and his Truth Faith Missionary Baptist Church, grew to a community concern. One of the surviving founding members, Larry Malone, today is in Sharp Memorial Hospital, an amputee with serious health complications who deserves our love and support.

Mothers brought their sons to Black Men United (BMU) when faced

with disciplinary issues and the men there stepped in to help. Scores of these men became volunteers at local schools, providing positive role models until some complained that some of these men had prison records and by law could not be around kids. But that did not stop the unity and the service. The organization here in San Diego became the model for all the Black Men United you find on the internet today.

At one point the group organized as a nonprofit; hired a consultant from the community, created a five year strategic plan; helped some organizations get nonprofit grants and support others who were already providing services. But attrition took its toll on leadership. Some became ill, some died, some moved away.

Voice & Viewpoint Publisher Dr. John Warren has worked over the past 4 years to continue BMU. Black Women have been added to what is now Black Men & Women United (BM&WU). By design, there is no organizational structure other than co-chair; no bank accounts, no nonprofit organization, no collection of funds other than projects identified

and funded by collection or donation to the group handling the effort.

If you are a Black Man or Woman living in San Diego County, you are a part of this effort by birth, if you choose to participate. The goal is one of helping others. Organizations like Paving Great Futures, Bell Middle School, working with the San Diego County District Attorney, who created a Task Force on Child Abuse and the mis-representation of parents who seek to work with the school system, are all efforts of BM&WU. Town Hall meetings and Community Forums are a part of the efforts of this organization partnering with the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper.

There is still much to be done and a need for your help and participation as this group meets every Tuesday at 8am at the offices of the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint with the exception of the First Tuesday of each month at which time “Biscuits, Grits & Politics is held at that location. If you have not done so, let’s get involved in 2020 beyond our own personal concerns.

Slave Quarters & Reconciling the Past Tours Help Us Lean Into Our Discomfort

By Tracey L. Rogers Thomas Jefferson may have written that all men were created equal in the Declaration of Independence.

But he, along with so many of his fellow plantation owners, was still complicit in the institution of slavery.

Jefferson’s famous Monticello plantation, a picturesque venue most popular today for hosting weddings and other special occasions, was a place of terror for those African captives who would never gain freedom in Jefferson’s lifetime.

During a recent visit to Monticello, I learned that Jefferson personally kept upwards of 600 people in bondage.

It was ironic — the very man I was taught to revere in history class kept my ancestors as property.

My trip to the plantation was emotional. I had heard stories of the slave quarters along Mulberry Row, and the recent discovery of unmarked graves of enslaved people who died at Monticello. Seeing the place firsthand was an altogether heavy experience.

But I also felt something else on that trip — something surprising: relief.

I had been certain that the dark history of slavery would be watered down at a tourist destination like Monticello. But thankfully, that was not the case. Instead, I was impressed by the site’s thorough, honest, and critical depiction of slave life at Monticello.

Our tour guide shared the brutality endured by slaves along Mulberry Row. He spoke of how they lived, and how they were severely punished to the point of death.

Our tour guide retold the radical truth of what my ancestors experienced under the purveyance of Thomas Jefferson. I was simultaneously angered by what I learned and satisfied that this history was offered in a way that demanded compassion and understanding by those present.

Yet, I was also appalled by the comments and questions of some of the white people on the tour. One man asked if Thomas Jefferson had been a “kind slave owner,” to which our tour guide — himself a white man — responded there was no such thing.

who we are as a society. Racism is as American as Apple pie; to shirk away from the awful details is as shameful as the details themselves.

After 250 years of chattel slavery, and another 100 years of Jim Crow, one can only imagine the trauma Blacks have endured. Imagine our ancestors being bought, sold, beaten and separated from their families. Imagine the lynchings that took place in this country, and the justice that went unserved.

If it’s difficult for white Americans to discuss racism, how must Black Americans feel?

Another woman commented that the slave quarters weren’t “so bad.” Our tour guide responded with a simple question: “Would you live there?”

In her book White Fragility, author Robin DiAngelo wrote that many white people lack the “racial stamina” to even engage in such conversations. As an activist, I would have to agree. But it’s hardly impossible, as the dedicated white tour guide at Monticello showed. And it’s worth it.

Such questions are not uncommon, and reports abound of white visitors complaining about having to confront facts about slavery during plantation tours. All this makes it abundantly clear that the history of slavery needs to be taught with unwavering honesty, whether when visiting a plantation or developing school curricula.

It’s been 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived on these shores, and that’s why we must talk about the history of race in America. In doing so, while bravely leaning into our discomfort, we heal. We reconcile our history. We’re no longer beholden to the guilt and shame of the past. Humanity is restored.

White America needs to acknowledge that, like it or not, racism is alive and well today because of the horrors of our past that helped shape

Tracey L. Rogers is an entrepreneur and activist living in Virginia. Distributed by OtherWords.org.

By Marian Wright Edelman Children’s Defense Fund Founder and President Emeritus

On November 6, 17-year-old Da’Qwan Jones-Morris, a former Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® scholar from St. Paul, Minnesota, was killed when he was accidentally shot in the chest by a 15-year-old friend playing with a stolen gun in our gun saturated nation. Da’Qwan and a group of friends were playing video games after school when the boy who had stolen the gun a few days earlier pulled it out of his bag to show it to the 15-year-old, who fired it without realizing it was loaded. Da’Qwan, a high school senior, was the co-captain of his football team and excited about applying to college. His mother said she always sought out positive opportunities like the CDF Freedom Schools program, sports, and the church choir to keep her son busy — but she still couldn’t keep him safe.

When will parents be able to protect their children from guns? CDF’s Protect Children Not Guns 2019 report sets the record straight about critical truths you need to know about gun regulations, gun laws, and the gun industry in America to fight the scourge of gun violence in our nation that takes 3,410 child lives a year — one every 2 hours and 34 minutes.

It is outrageous and irresponsible that the only unregulated consumer product in America is one that takes the lives of nine children and teens a day and injures another 50.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) can regulate teddy bears and toy guns but not real guns.

A 1976 amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Act specifically states that the Commission “shall make no ruling or order that restricts the manufacture or sale of guns, guns ammunition, or components of guns ammunition, including black powder or gunpowder for guns.” This restriction remains in effect today. As a result, the CPSC can regulate teddy bears and toy guns but not real guns — one of the most deadly consumer products that kills 39,220 Americans every year. This is disgraceful!

The gun industry has been granted broad immunity from liability lawsuits, preventing consumers from holding negligent gun manufacturers and dealers accountable for irresponsible behavior unlike every other major industry. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)—passed by Congress in 2005 with pressure from the NRA — grants gun manufacturers and dealers broad immunity from federal and state liability lawsuits. The PLCAA makes it nearly impossible to hold the gun industry accountable, prohibiting individuals from filing lawsuits against gun manufacturers or dealers when their dangerous products cause harm or their irresponsi-

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ble practices enable criminals to obtain guns. No other industry enjoys such blanket immunity. Given these special protections, gun manufacturers and dealers face virtually no penalties for failing to make guns safer or preventing their guns from getting into the wrong hands.

Virtually anyone can buy a gun without a background check under current law. Federal law requires anyone purchasing a gun from a federally licensed dealer to complete a background check but does not cover private sales at gun shows, sales over the internet, and between individuals. These hugely dangerous loopholes allow people unable to pass a background check — including those convicted of violent crimes and domestic abuse — to easily obtain a gun.

Common sense gun safety laws work and have effectively reduced gun violence without preventing law abiding citizens from owning guns.Tighter regulation and oversight of gun sellers prevents guns being diverted to criminals. A study with data from 54 U.S. cities found diverting guns to criminals is much less common in states that license retail gun sellers; require careful record keeping that can be reviewed by law enforcement; require potential buyers to apply for a license directly with a law enforcement agency; and conduct regular compliance inspections.

Requiring background checks for purchases through licensed and private sellers prevents guns from getting into the wrong hands. More than 3 million firearm purchase applications have been denied since the 1994 Brady Law, which instituted a federal background check requirement for sales through licensed dealers. Evidence from California suggests extending background checks to cover not only licensed but private sellers substantially decreases illegal straw sales in which a purchaser buys a gun for a person who isn’t eligible to buy it.

The majority of American voters, including gun owners, support common sense gun safety regulations. As of August 2019, 60 percent of voters supported stricter gun laws and 93 percent of voters and gun owners supported universal background checks.

Three in five voters (60 percent) favored a nationwide ban on assault weapon sales and about 3 in 4 American voters (72 percent) said Congress must do more to reduce gun violence.

The American people want change.

Our children are crying for it. Please make sure your lawmakers know and act on the truth about guns. Make sure they have a copy of Protect Children Not Guns 2019 and insist they do something about it.

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OBITUARIES Tewolde Yohannes Gebremichael

When Great Trees Fall When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety.

When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear.

When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile.

We breathe, briefly.

Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity.

Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken.

Great souls die and our reality, bound to them, takes leave of us.

Our souls, dependent upon their nurture, now shrink, wizened.

Our minds, formed and informed by their radiance, fall away.

We are not so much maddened as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of dark, cold caves.

And when great souls die, after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with a kind of soothing electric vibration.

Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us.

They existed. They existed.

We can be. Be and be better. For they existed.

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SUNSET 12/18/19 ARRANGEMMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE

MR. TEWOLDE YOHANNES was born in formerly called Tigray Province in Axum Awraja, a special place named Mwokak Kebero in 1943 his father is Mr. Yohaness G/Michale and his mother is Mrs. Yetmar G/Medihin. When his age was approached school age, he was enrolled at an elementary school near his hometown called Abraha Woatsbeha Elementary School.

His life path was not smooth like most Ethiopians, he was moving from place to place and has passed too many hurdles. His devotion to the almighty God helped him to overcome his obstacles and helped him to pave the way to the victory line but never allow him to see dark life.

In 1972 Mr. Tewolde Yohannes got married to Mrs. Gidey Beyene and entered a promise to live together until death.

In 1977 when he was in Ethiopia, because of the lack of political stability he was forced to leave his beloved country and forced to live in exile in neighboring Sudan, that was his first foreign refuge life. In Sudan, he has lived until 1990 for 13 years. According to his life history, during his exile in Sudan, he was employed by an NGO called USC, he was serving his clients with honesty and integrity.

In 1990 he started his 2nd foreign life and moved to America and was a San Diego resident until his final day. Even San Diego was his second foreign life, because of his love for his people and his religious devotion he was fulfilling his religion obligation at the Debre Sahel St. Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church starting from the first-day arrival in San Diego till his death.

His highest devotion to his religion and church was the main factor that helped his church to be strong and to stand high was a living testimony for his work. The whole congregation is a witness for his true love and believe for his service.

Mr. Tewolde was elected and served as a church treasurer and board member for Debre Sahel St. Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and he put his skill and energy for the development and advancement of his church.

Mr. Tewolde was a pillar to the church that did not deter the controversy between Ethiopian Orthodox churches and he showed his true devotion to his church. All the people who know him can testify he was like a big “warka” tree used as shelter and shadow for those who needed cover, but was not a weak tree which is wobbly by a wind. He was a lucky father who was able to whiteness the problem between the churches was resolved.

Mr. Tewolde was a person who took communion and showed his religious devotion and he was the best example for believers who have paved his heavenly life. After following up on his medical treatments, he passed away on December 18, 2019, at age 76 due to natural illness.

We would like to pass our humble appreciation and a special thank you in the name of God for those who were with us in those difficult times, visiting Mr. Tewolde Yehannes in hospital, those who give us courage and support, for those who sacrifice your time and mourning with us.

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If Tomorrow Never Comes If I knew it would be the last tine 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 liss 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 that you’ll always hold them dear.

Take time 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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LOCAL NEWS RISE San Diego Graduation

By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

Wednesday, December 18th, Rise San Diego, a local nonprofit committed to innovative urban leadership development, celebrated the completion of its 2019 Urban Leadership Fellows Program for San Diego professionals. The ceremony was held at the University of San Diego Warren Auditorium in Mother Rosalie Hill Hall with dozens of community members in attendance. The one-year Fellows program is a collaboration with the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES).

In 2014, long-time social justice activist Dwayne Crenshaw and former San Diego City Council president, Tony Young, co-founded RISE to “empower ordinary people to tap their leadership potential and become agents of change.”

The first class of 24 fellows graduated in April 2016. This year, twenty-five San Diegans spent 2019 in intensive leadership training, exploring tools and tactics that boost urban communities in the region. The RISE San Diego graduation was a culmination of their work. Program participants shared yearlong projects that address an issue or need in an urban San Diego community in 2020, including the first community-based self love summit in the region and a Southeast

San Diego Walk of Fame.

The RISE San Diego program uses an adaptive leadership approach based on Harvard’s Kennedy School leadership framework to train leaders in nonprofit, business and government sectors to “disrupt the status quo” by teaching people how to lead in environments burdened with trust issues, political sensitivities, resistance, conflict and distress. To date, the organization has trained nearly 100 San Diegans in adaptive leadership.

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2020 RISE Urban Leadership Fellows Program schedule begins Jan 9, 2020. Applications for the 2021 program year will be available in fall 2020. For more information, and to get on their Leadership Development mailing list, visit www. risesandiego.org.

City Ahead of Schedule to Meet Clean Air Goal City Slashes Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 24%, Releases First-of-Its-Kind Index to Track Climate Equity in Communities of Concern Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The City of San Diego has slashed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 24 percent over the past decade — far surpassing the 2020 goal of 15 percent — and conducted a first-ever analysis on climate equity, according to the Climate Action Plan 2019 Annual Report released Monday, December 23rd.

The landmark City’s Climate Action Plan calls for slashing GHGs in half by 2035 compared to emissions from 2010.

This year marks the fourth consecutive year of reductions with 24 percent, compared to 21 percent a year ago. The analysis outlined in the report attributed much of the changes to a decrease in natural gas emissions and an increase in water use emissions.

Additionally, the report finds that sustainability efforts have helped spur the local economy and create jobs. For example, jobs related to sustainability have grown 17.6 percent since 2010, with the largest increase in the clean and renewable energy sector. San Diego’s clean tech job concentration is also double the national average for overall job growth. To date, all 17 actions called for in the Climate Action Plan are in progress or complete.

The report also includes the country’s first in-depth analysis of climate equity across the city. The Climate Equity Index looks at environmental and socioeconomic factors that need attention when ad-

dressing access to opportunities for communities that have been historically underserved.

The index uses 35 indicators to measure equity impacts, including flood risk, poverty, transportation and traffic, among others. The goal is to better identify vulnerable communities and inform decision-making for neighborhood investments, while providing a data-driven approach to measure progress.

“It’s the first time a city has done an assessment like this to help address climate equity and San Diego is one of only a handful of cities in the country with staff dedicated to bringing climate equity to our neighborhoods,” said Climate Equity Specialist Roberto C. Torres.

“Climate action isn’t just a phrase in San Diego — it’s a way of life. The investments we’re making now to protect the environment will pay huge dividends going forward,” Mayor Faulconer said.

The GHG goal in the Climate Action Plan — unanimously approved by a bipartisan City Council in 2015 — was established based on San Diego’s level in 2010. The plan also requires annual monitoring of greenhouse gas levels.

“San Diego is demonstrating to the world that we can be a resilient, thriving community in an uncertain climate while improving the quality of life for residents,” said Cody

Hooven, the City’s Chief Sustainability Officer. “We are using solar, installing bike lanes and planting trees all in an effort to reach our climate goals. Together, as a community, we are creating a city of the future.”

The Climate Action Plan is a landmark package of policies that benefit San Diego’s environment and economy and includes one of the most ambitious renewable energy goals in the world. San Diego’s 100 percent renewable goal is for 2035 — 10 years earlier than California’s goal of 2045 set earlier this year.

The City also continues to be a national leader in several categories, including: Becoming the largest city • in the country to pursue a clean energy community choice program, setting a new standard for the rest of the country.

Ranking second nationally • in overall solar installations behind Los Angeles, according to the Environment California’s 2019 annual report.

Linking San Diego’s ambi• tious climate goals with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to show how our actions fit within a global context. San Diego is one of three cities to join the U.N. in this effort.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Southeastern Division Holds Santa Workshop We ran out of space in last week’s issue for the Southeastern Division of the San Diego Police Department’s Santa’s Workshop.

The photos were so great, we wanted to share them here for everyone to enjoy!

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Passaic County Community College Holds Scholarship Banquet

By Dr. John E. Warren and Latanya West Voice & Viewpoint

The event December 6th was more than 2,000 miles away, but just as close to heart for Mrs. Dolores Van Rensaliver-Warren, here in San Diego. The Scholarship Banquet was one in which Passaic County Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students revealed a project they had been working on for months.

Namely, gathering enough information about the Huntoon-Van Rensalier Underground Railroad Monument in order to get it placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in Paterson, New Jersey and included in the U.S. National Parks Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

The historic site sits across the street from the Passaic County Community College at 1 College Boulevard, Paterson, New Jersey. This is the site on which William Van Rensalier, great-grandfather of Dolores Van Rensalier, and Josiah Huntoon operated a store by day and an underground railroad station by night for runaway slaves. Dolores’ great-grandfather was black and Huntoon, white, but the two were partners and friends for life.

Some 20-plus years ago, Dolores, looking for history on her great-grandfather, did the research and wrote a book called Bridge Street to Freedom. The house was gone when she discovered the location, but she and community members were able to set preserve the lot on which it stood. She created the HuntoonVan Rensalier Underground Railroad Foundation (HVUGRRF), with descendents of Josiah Huntoon joining her own family members on the foundation. On November 14, 2014, a monument to Josiah Huntoon and William Van Rensalier was dedicated as it stands today.

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Across the street, Passaic County Community College is the repository of the history and related information on the underground railroad in Paterson, N.J. The ten PTK students, part of an international two-year college honor society with 1,300 chapters worldwide, took on the project of national recognition for the monument did a tremendous amount of research. As Project Presenters, they shared their results and presented their proposed plan, entitled “Making the Connection,” with Erik Lenander, a descendent of Josiah Huntoon; HVUGRRF foundation members; and Latanya West, standing in for her mother, Dolores, who is also the President and founder of the foundation, and wife of Voice & Viewpoint Publisher, Dr. John E. Warren.

Dr. Steven Rose, President of the Passaic County Community College and HVUGRRF board member, gave opening remarks. His leadership has played a tremendous role in motivating the students’ work. Members of the Passaic County Community College Foundation Board were also present in support of the students and the project itself. The fundraiser exceeded expectations, raising over $3000 in scholarship funds. The presence of Latanya, representing her mother during the unveiling of the students’ proposed plan and artwork for a “Bridge to Freedom” between the college and the Huntoon-Van Rensalier Monument, is another significant step for this project.

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The 39th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration began on Thursday, December 26th in beautiful Balboa Park at the very unique WorldBeat Cultural Center, a building culturally dressed with African heritage and history that sits just northwest of Navy Hospital on Park Blvd in San Diego.

Kwanzaa is a week-long African American celebration of life from the 26th of December to January 1st to honor and reaffirm family, community, and African cultural roots. Originally created

by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, 2019 is the 51st anniversary of the festival, which includes ceremonial candle lighting, libation, and a traditional feast of faith called Karamu Ya Imani.

During Kwanzaa, each day is dedicated to seven core principles of African heritage, or Nguzo Saba. Makeda Dread Cheatom, Founder and Executive Director of the WorldBeat Cultural Center, spoke about “UMOJA,” which means “Unity,” the first principle celebrated on Thursday, She said, “This first Day of Celebration is indicative of

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the reason I established the WorldBeat Cultural Center. We need to have a black presence in Balboa Park and that takes unity. I would love to have a museum of black culture in this park.”

The other six Kwanzaa principles are Kujichagulia: Self-Determination, Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility, Ujamaa: Cooperative Economics, Nia: Purpose, Kuumba: Creativity, and Imani: Faith.

Clovis Honore, NAACP San Diego branch president and the keynote speaker for the first day of the event said, “A bit of history in regards to Dr. Maulana Karenga, the Founder of the rich tradition: He was a one-time Professor at San Diego State University who helped to set up the African American Studies Department there.”

It was a day of dance, with performances from the Junkyard Dance crew, the WoldBeat Center’s Ensemble, along with MC and poetry reading from Johnnierence Nia Nelson. The unified celebration was well attended for this five day occasion at the Center, with as many as three hundred men, women, and children in attendance.

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The National Black Contractors Association (NBCA) building was transformed into a place of Christmas excitement on Christmas Day this year. Rev Harris, his People’s Alliance For Justice and supporters were engaged in serving foster families and those less fortunate by providing a free Christmas for them, which included breakfast and toys for the kids.

The special guests on hand helping with serving families were San Diego City Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry, who was back for the third year; NAACP San Diego Chapter Vice President, Francine Maxwell; San Diego Port Commissioner Raphael Castellanos, and the President of the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness.

Rev. Harris announced a new partnership with the Regional Task Force that will provide an actual count of the homeless and other coordinated services between the Task Force and the People’s Alliance. Rev. Harris, himself a product of the San Diego County Foster Care system, pledged to fight for an increase in the exit age of Foster Care from 24 to 30 years of age and additional services. At present, San Diego County is one of the few counties in California that provides transition housing and services for those leaving the system after the age of 18.

BCA President AbdurRahim Hameed is to be thanked for the support he has given this effort for the last three years.

Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, through the generosity of donors, community members and staff, helped ensure children in southeastern San Diego received gifts this holiday season.

On Saturday, Dec. 21, more than 1,500 kids receives gifts, enjoyed holiday treats, visited with Santa and listened to a choir singing holiday favorites. The Y provided $2,000 worth of gifts, thanks to the generosity of Falck Ambulance.

Through public events like these, the Y helps to strengthen communities, connect diverse populations, and works to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive throughout the holiday season and beyond.

The YMCA extends its gratitude to the following donors who made this event possible: Falck Ambulance, ServiceNow San Diego, K-Kutz Barbershop, Toys for Tots, Hewlett-Packard, Kaiser Permanente, Walmart and Southwest Strategies.

Community leaders and YMCA supporters also joined the Christmas celebration, including the Guardians San Diego, Lincoln High School student volunteers, United Healthcare, Mother’s Nutritional Center, San Diego Birthing Project, Jackie Robinson Family YMCA Service Club, and emcee Tayari Howard.

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The “Welcome Bronze Legacy” is a reference to the nine-unit apartment complex which is to be built on the very site of the salon. A picture rendition of the complex is included here. Mrs. Adams and many of the people present shared fond memories of an earlier day when that location was the mecca of not only beauty for the Black women of the San Diego community, but it was also a place where people like the late Mrs. Zanoloa Maxie started her training of young black girls to be women of beauty and grace. In addition to the cake, there was much food as “Brenda,” as Mrs. Adams is known to most, was surrounded by her two daughters who were very excited about their mom taking this giant step to change the legacy and creating an income opportunity for herself in these the best years of retirement for moms.

The change does not mean the end of Brenda’s hair business. More will be said later about her future plans.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Christmas at

Mountain View Park

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

The Christmas spirit was in full effect four days before the big day at Southeast San Diego’s most famous park, Mountain View Park. The OG Sandbox crew, in collaboration with the San Diego Parks & Recreation Department and others, were responsible for all the free food, joy, music, smiling faces and gifts. The OG’s, who could also stand for “Organized Generosity,” provided 10 brand new bicycles to the special toy giveaway day.

“This was the first year we were able to provide bicycles for the kids. The kids and their parents seemed genuinely happy with them. So, if they are happy, so are we,” OG President Aaron Gibson said.

Jumpers and laser-tag were also added to this year’s goodwill day, thanks to San Diego Parks & Rec. The City reps and OG’s did a great job in

making sure Christmas 2019 was a positive experience for the attendees.

Representing the Office of City Council member Georgette Gomez, Marcus Bush had this to say about the big toy give away at Mountain View Park: ‘’We want to promote more positive activities like this. I think Torian, Ned and the OG SandBox did a great job putting this together, all making sure every kid went home with plenty of toys.”

Christmas at the Park seemed to be a big hit with the children and parents of the community.

“Today was a beautiful day.

Merging with Parks and Recreation was a blessing and beneficial to the community. We had an abundance of toys for the kids. These kids got way more stuff than they expected.

I think they did ok,” OG President Aaron Gibson shared.

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SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL Toy BIRTHING PROJECT Give-Away Contributing Writer

The San Diego International Birthing Project (SDIBP) joined with the Jackie Robinson YMCA on Saturday, December 21st for their annual toy give-a-way. SDIBP was able to incorporate Black Santa Claus and a Holiday Raffle for the children and families.

Congratulations to the winners: Valerie, H. (Cake), Dan, (veggie chopper), Michelle W. (candle warmer) Malliya, and Denise (Holiday Basket). The event was held in collaboration with several organizations who are working together in the community to bring about awareness and change.

The San Diego International Birthing Project, formally known as the San Diego Birthing Project, is a sister satellite of the USA Birthing Project which has been established for over 30 years. SDIBP is community-based volunteer organization that provides support and advocacy for pregnant moms to prevent maternal morbidity and infant mortality. They work with mothers, fathers, and families who need social support. Our organization provides one-on-one support, mentorship, educational resources, baby supplies, referrals, support groups and a fa-

ther initiative program. The organization was previously coordinated by Ms. Cynthia Boyd who handed the mantle to the new Executive Director Shelley Winn, who has two Master’s degrees, one in Education and the other in Theology. Winn is currently working on her Doctoral degree in Education and organizational leadership. She is the second generation of the project with innovative ideas, new goals, motivation and most of all love for her community. If you know anyone interested in getting involved or have questions, please contact Shelley at 619-727-3305.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WEST AFRICA’S COLONIAL-ERA AFRICAN LEADERS FACE UPSURGE OF CITIZENS CURRENCY IS DEAD! DEMANDING TERM LIMITS LONG LIVE ‘THE ECO’

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sounding a note of disbelief.

as the FNDC. “We will not negotiate as long as they are detained.”

A decades-old reminder of the years of colonial French rule finally ended this month with the renaming of the colonial era currency — the CFA franc — to a name of independence — the Eco.

Fode Oussou Fofana, vice president of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, speaking with the Agence France Press (AFP) news agency, said changing the constitution to stay in power amounted to high treason.

The announcement was made in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. It was seen as an effort by France to reshape its relations with its former African colonies.

The 81-year-old Condé has been president since 2010, and came to office amid previous rounds of violence including a September 2009 stadium massacre that left 157 people dead.

“The CFA franc is dead,” declared the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

“The African continent is a young continent,” he said. “Three-fourths of your country never knew colonialism,” he continued, addressing the Ivoirian audience, and called on African youth to “build a new partnership of friendship with France”.

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African leaders are facing an upsurge of citizen opposed to questionable re-election schemes, including tampering with the constitution, that leave countries in the hands of one or two families for decades.

The latest upsurge is in Guinea where the political opposition has accused the president, Alpha Conde, of staging a “constitutional coup” by attempting to rewrite the constitution and pursue a third term, once his second term ends in 2020.

Hundreds of thousands of Guineans turned out this month to oppose any third term for President Conde.

At a rally on Dec. 10, about one million people in a country of 13 million people filled the streets, opposition groups reported. Clashes with police left 20 dead and scores wounded.

Bullet wounds suggest that the victims were shot at close range.

Leaders of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution, a coalition group, have been arrested and charged with disrupting public order.

“We will continue the struggle until they are released,” said Oumar Sylla Fonike Mengue, acting spokesman for the coalition also known

Others said to be positioning themselves for re-election despite constitutional prohibitions are Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Countries without any constitutional term limits include Togo, Congo Brazzaville and Uganda, among others. In Gabon, an ailing President Ali Bongo just appointed his son as “coordinator of presidential affairs”, in an apparent bid to ensure his succession. In Cameroon, two high-ranking opposition members reported that their homes were set ablaze.

A nationwide march — planned before Thursday — is due to take place on December 26.

French President Emmanuel Macron, at a press conference with President Ouattara, said the new currency would still be pegged to the euro and guaranteed by France. However, countries using the currency will no longer have to keep half of their reserves at the French treasury, nor will there be a French representative on the currency union’s board.

The French-backed currency was established in 1945. Former French colonies Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo still use the currency, as does Guinea-Bissau.

Speaking in Abidjan, the economic hub of the Ivory Coast, Macron acknowledged that colonialism had been “a grave mistake”, but he also criticized “the youth” for calling out the French for a backwards economic and monetary relationship with Africa. “They judge it to be, and I quote them, postcolonial,” he said,

“I belong to a generation which was not that of colonization,” he added.

“The question of the CFA franc crystallizes numerous debates and criticisms of the supposed role of France in Africa,” Mr Macron said skeptically.Macron has said he wants to dismantle the “Françafrique” sphere of influence with former African colonies in favor of more normal, business-oriented relations free of any colonial taint.

“France is leaving the governance of the whole system in west Africa,” a French finance ministry official told the Financial Times. “It’s a significant move as through our presence in institutions we had an influence on the decisions taken by the currency union.”

Opponents of the old currency say it prevents countries from devaluing to counter external shocks and has hampered industrialization by keeping the exchange rate artificially high.

Some regard it as a useful arrangement — to the detriment of the poor — between France and the moneyed elites of francophone Africa, whose spending power is inflated.

Rwandan Schools to Use English for Instruction Pope & Anglican Archbishop Join in Urgent Appeal to South Sudan

By Lavie Mutanganshuro The New Times

Following a meeting between the Ministry of Education, legal representatives and headteachers of private primary schools, lower and upper primary schools will in the 20202021 academic year not use Kinyarwanda language as a medium of instruction.

Starting from the 2020-2021 academic year, the Kinyarwanda language will no longer be used as the medium of instruction in lower primary—primary one to primary three, the Ministry of Education said in a statement.

The resolution follows a meeting on Monday between the Ministry of Education, legal representatives and headteachers of private primary schools.

The competency-based curriculum that came into effect in 2015 made Kinyarwanda the language of learning in pre-primary and lower primary while other languages are taught as subjects.

By Staff Writer Global Information Network

Now the new policy allows all schools to use the English language as the medium of instruction in lower primary and upper primary.

The decision to switch to Kinyarwanda as the language of instruction in pre-primary and lower primary had stirred debate among parents, headteachers, teachers, learners and investors in the education sector alike.

Some parents argued that teaching children in foreign languages was better because they could learn Kinyarwanda from their homes.

The Rwanda academy of languages was also forced to weigh in on the issues as

school continued to defy the government’s directive.

Under the new policy, the ministry has requested schools to teach other subjects as well.

“All schools are required to strengthen teaching Kinyarwanda to promote Rwandan cultural values, and teaching of (the) French language to promote trilingual for global competitiveness,” the statement reads in part.

In addition, the ministry encouraged private schools to implement the school feeding programme, especially in pre-primary and primary as well as to purchase locally available nutritious foods such as milk.

An Christmas Day appeal for peace addressed to leaders in South Sudan has been issued

by Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, leader of the Anglican Communion, joined by the Rev. John Chalmers, former moderator of the Church of Scotland.

“In this Christmas season and at the beginning of a new year, we wish to extend to you and to all the people of South Sudan our best wishes for your peace and prosperity, and to assure you of our spiritual closeness as you strive for a swift implementation of the Peace Agreements,” the leaders said.

“We raise our prayers to Christ the Saviour for a renewed commitment to the path of reconciliation and

fraternity, and we invoke abundant blessings upon each of you and upon the entire nation. May the Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace, enlighten you and guide your steps in the way of goodness and truth, and bring to fulfilment our desire to visit your beloved country.”

During a meeting at the Vatican in November, the Pope and Archbishop agreed to

travel together to South Sudan if the country’s leaders implement their pledge to form a transitional government by late February. South Sudan President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar missed two deadlines for forming a unity government originally set to take place in May and then November. The end of February is the latest target date agreed by the two leaders.

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HEALTHY LIVING Invisible Vegan Movie Screening at Jackie Robinson YMCA

By Nasara Gargonnu Contributing Writer

On Sunday December 15th, Sirius Fitness, in conjunction with Live Well San Diego, presented the documentary, The Invisible Vegan at Jackie Robinson Family YMCA. The documentary was followed by a panel discussion including nutritional experts and a vegan meal.

What is the “Invisible Vegan”?

The Invisible Vegan is a 90-minute independent documentary, available for online viewing, that explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community, foregrounding the health and wellness

possibilities enabled by plantbased vegan diets and lifestyle choices. The documentary was co-produced by Jasmine and Kenny Leyva and featured prominent celebrities such as Stic Man from Dead Prez, Comedian Cedric the Entertainer and NBA Champion John Salley. The documentary dealt with the misconceptions, health benefits, history and other issues surrounding plant-based diets in the African-American community.

The panel consisted of David Engel of Plant Diego, Vegan Martial Artist Charles Scot and was facilitated by Dr. Samira Jones (aka Dr. Sunshine Jones).

They answered questions about their own personal journeys with a plant-based diet, the effects, the challenges and overall general information. Dr. Jones was very informative with her background in Nutrition. The audience provided great questions for the panel that added much more to the discussion.

Photos courtesy of Nasara Gargonnu

The event concluded with a vegan meal consisting of salad, pasta w/ vegan sausage, quinoa salad and vegan chocolate chip cookies. Morse High School Culinary Department provided the meal and the event was sponsored by Stepping Higher, Inc., Fit, Black and Educated and Plant Diego.

EDUCATION Make Planning to Pay for College Myths vs. Facts of Landing a Skilled Trade Job a New Year’s Resolution

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire With the demand for skilled trade workers growing nationwide, you may be looking to launch your career, change professional paths, or hone current skills in order to advance in your industry.

As you go about the process, consider these few myths and facts about landing a skilled trade job: •M yth: It will be hard to find training in my local area.

•F act: There are numerous free resources available to connect you with local training opportunities. Veterans and their spouses for example, can seek career assistance from organizations such as amvets.org. In the case of the HVACR industry, locating training organizations in your zip code is as simple as visiting natex.org, which provides online services to English and Spanish speakers, as well as certification and recertification. yth: All training programs are pretty much •M the same.

•F act: Not all certification programs offer the same quality education, nor are they associated with the same breadth of job opportunities. Those in the HVACR industry, for example, can set themselves apart by getting North American Technician Excellence (NATE) training.

“Not only do contractors prefer working with NATE-certified technicians, consumers look for this certification as well because it ensures

that a knowledgeable, well-trained and highly experienced technician will service their home heating or cooling system,” says Anthony Spagnoli, NATE’s director of training and education.

• Myth: Skilled trade careers don’t offer room for growth.

• Fact: Skilled trade careers are in especially high demand today, offering long-term job security, a good living and room for advancement. To learn more about existing growth opportunities, tune into the podcast “Blue is the New White.” Available for download on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, this is also a good resource for those seeking to get their foot in the door.

• Myth: Career support will be hard to come by once I receive my certification.

• Fact: Connecting with a seasoned professional who can act as your mentor is a great way to build relationships, network and learn as you go. This is especially important for those who have traditionally been underrepresented in a given industry. You can find mentors on-thejob, at industry events and through online resources such as Women in HVACR, which among its initiatives, connects young women in the industry with mentors. Visit womeninhvacr.org/mentorship to learn more.

Looking to break into HVACR or another skilled trade industry? Check out available resources which can help you get trained, certified and employed with confidence.

From StatePoint

When it comes to financial resolutions, a new survey suggests that creating a plan to pay for college should be top of mind for more families.

Only 54 percent of parents are comfortable with their plan to pay for their child’s college education, according to a College Ave Students Loan survey conducted by Barnes & Noble College Insights.

As you solidify your New Year’s resolutions, consider the following financial strategies: • Apply for reputable scholarships and grants early and often. One easy one to apply for is the College Ave Student Loans $1,000 Monthly Scholarship Sweepstakes.

• Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), even if your family has a high income. Doing so is the only way to access the big pool of financial aid available from the U.S. Department of Education, which awards over $120 billion annually in the form of scholarships, grants, work-study programs and loans. What’s more, states and some individual schools use it to determine aid packages as well.

• Ninety-one percent of parents currently help or plan to help their child pay for college and 75 percent of parents expect their child to help pay, which means that for most families, a candid discussion about what you can afford and how much you expect him or her to contribute is essential.

• Financial aid letters arrive in the spring. Review this, and if your expected family contribution (EFC) is more than you can afford, reach out to the financial aid office to discuss.

• If needed, borrow federal loans in the student’s name first. They carry special benefits, such as public service forgiveness and income-driven repayment options not typically available on private loans.

• Ask family members to gift or contribute toward the cost of education.

When federal loans in the student’s name • don’t cover you fully, consider a private student loan or parent loan with a good interest rate. You may also need to find a cosigner with strong credit. With the pre-qualification tool offered by College Ave Student loans, you can find out if your credit qualifies for a College Ave loan and what rates to expect before applying. Pre-qualification does not affect your credit score, making this a convenient way to get your ducks in a row. To learn more, visit CollegeAveStudentLoans.com.

• Fine-tune the college application process to save money. For example, zero in on state schools for in-state tuition, or schools where your child’s grades and SAT scores are above average to boost the likelihood of receiving merit aid.

“Families would be wise to prioritize their plan for financing college so they are not taken by surprise when the first tuition bill is received,” says Joe DePaulo, CEO and co-founder of College Ave Student Loans. “Knowing where the money is going to come from is essential.”

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December saw the regular monthly meeting Networking for Dollars breakfast. It was the group’s year-end holiday and breakfast buffet where community news was shared, and individual local business owners held a discussion on how they can help one another succeed. Derrick Luckett, owner of Destiny Six Financial, hosted the monthly event and moderated the lively discussion.

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Whether you run a parttime business, do freelance work, or own your own business, you’re in good company. About 16 million adults in America work for themselves, and nearly half that number are baby boomers.

Even though self-employment comes in many forms, with a wide range of specific needs, some of the challenges are universal — including taxes.

If you’re new to the self-employment journey, you’ll need to be prepared for some financial adjustments.

Avoiding Surprises at Tax Time Older adults who have spent most of their careers benefiting from the services of a human resources department are often caught off guard by the tax requirements for self-employment.

Instead of the familiar W-2 from a single full-time job, self-employed adults may find themselves juggling multiple 1099s, wrestling with the time-consuming work of tracking expenses learning how to plan, save and submit quarterly tax payments.

If you work for yourself, you may need a resource that can help you handle multiple self-employment tax requirements. AARP Foundation Self-Saver is an online tax-tracking resource that allows you to connect your bank

account and automate your self-employment tax withholding and payments.

As user Connie Johnson explained, “I’m an AARP member and I just happened onto Self-Saver. I felt like a miracle had happened. I had no idea I had to pay self-employment tax because as a contractor you’re considered self-employed, so that was a little bit of a shock. I feel peace of mind knowing that has been taken care of.”

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By syncing to your bank account, Self-Saver informs you automatically about self-employment income received and expenses paid. The program provides an estimated tax rate based on factors that adjust as your income and other statuses change.

Self-Saver also gives you the option to automate your tax withholding, storing the right amount in an FDIC-insured bank. At the end of the quarter, Self-Saver submits your quarterly tax payments to the IRS automatically.

For additional self-employment education or to sign up for a FREE account before 4/15/2020, go to Self-Saver.org.

App Matches People of Color with Therapists of Similar Backgrounds Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Ayana Therapy, an online app built by Senegalese entrepreneur and former investment banker Eric Coly, promises to help for people of color in need of diverse and culturally competent therapists who share their background and experiences. Coly says he was Inspired to build the app after coming to terms with his own struggles with depression, and, after a conversation with an African American female friend who confided to him that she needed counseling

but had challenges finding a black mental health professional to help her.

One year after the conversation with his friend, Coly launched Ayana Therapy to fill a niche in the mental health care space. He prepared by doing copious research on the state of mental health for marginalized communities in America.

Coly found that therapists of color in the United States are few and far between. According to the American Psy-

chological Association, there are approximately 100,000 therapists in the U.S. 86% are white, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 4% are black. Only 1 in 3 African Americans who need mental healthcare actually receives it. An article in Black Enterprise noted that the “mental healthcare gap is an issue that medical schools are trying to resolve as the country becomes majority-minority by the year 2050.”

Ayana users can log in anonymously, take a culturally-

sensitive questionnaire and get matched with a licensed therapist. The app is set to launch in early 2020.

“Take aside the stigmatization and the lack of access to insurance and resources, [minorities] tend to only find people whom they aren’t able to relate to quite well,” Coley told Fast Company.

“And they essentially give up.

They buy into the notion that there’s no one out there who can help them.”

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Petitioner Odeat Hermez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PROPOSED NAME: ZiAire Deon Armstrong

be the father or mother of: Zeus Maximiliano Serrano-Lara, a minor

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00066516CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Odeat Hermez

To All Interested Persons:

PRESENT NAME: Odeat Hermez PROPOSED NAME: Odettte Hermez THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 05, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/26, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00067397CU-PT-CTL

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 04, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, 01/09

CITATION SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 RIA 1600083 CITATION Freedom From Parental Custody and Control Petitioner or Attorney: George Maricic

Petitioner or Attorney: Janneth Martinez

In the matter of the petition of: Adolfo Serrano Mirna Serrano

Petitioner Janneth Estrada filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

To: Sarai Garcia and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of: Aaron Rafael Barajas, a minor

PRESENT NAME: Janneth Martinez --Roberto Martinez, Jr.

By order of the Court you are hereby cited and may appear before the Judge Presiding in Department F502 of the above entitled court, located at 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 on 01/10/2020 at 8:30 a.m. of that day, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of his/her/their parents according to the petition on file herein.

To All Interested Persons:

PROPOSED NAME: Janneth Lobos --Roberto Lobos THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

You are hereby notified of the provisions of the Family Code §7860 which provide the judge shall advise the minor and the parents, if present, of the right to have counsel present. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel and if they are unable to afford counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent the parents.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 06, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: Superior Court 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/26, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00066481CU-PT-CTL

This Petition is dated 11/15/19 and is ordered pursuant to CCP §415.50 to be published in the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint as the newspaper most likely to give notice to the defendant, respondant, or citee.

12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 01/02 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 RIA 1600084

Petitioner or Attorney: Maxine Elaine Amaru on behalf of minor child

CITATION Freedom From Parental Custody and Control

Maxine Elaine Amaru on behalf of ZiAire Deon, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

Petitioner or Attorney: George Maricic In the matter of the petition of: Adolfo Serrano Mirna Serrano

PRESENT NAME: ZiAire Deon

To: Sarai Garcia and to all persons claiming to

To All Interested Persons:

By order of the Court you are hereby cited and may appear before the Judge Presiding in Department F502 of the above entitled court, located at 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 on 01/10/2020 then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of his/ her/their parents according to the petition on file herein.

You are hereby notified of the provisions of the Family Code §7860 which provide the judge shall advise the minor and the parents, if present, of the right to have counsel present. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel and if they are unable to afford counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent the parents.

This Petition is dated 11/15/19 and is ordered pursuant to CCP §415.50 to be published in the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint as the newspaper most likely to give notice to the defendant, respondant, or citee.

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SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 Case Number: 37-2019-00045493CU-PO-NC Notice to Defendant: Michelangelo Acevedo, an individual, Thomas Williams, an individual, Renu Hope Foundation, a California Domestic Nonprofit Corporation You Are Being Sued by Plaintiff: J.T., an individual, R.B., an individual, L.B., a minor, through his guardian ad litem J.T., P.B., a minor, through her guardian ad litem J.T. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your respnse. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot

LEGAL NOTICES afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Gregory J. Belnap 400 S. Melrose Drive Suite #111 Vista, CA 92081 (760) 705-1334 NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant, on behalf of, under CCP 416.10 (corporation) Summons Filed: August 29, 2019 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, 01/09 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego South County Division Family Law 500 Third Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 Case Number: 19FL008249S Notice to Respondent: Graciela Ramirez You have been sued by Petitioner: Lisvany Herrera You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children.

You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE - Restraining Orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filiing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and address of the court are: Superior Court of California South County Division 500 Third Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910

LEGAL NOTICES The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Lisvany Herrera 1435 Melrose Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 619-646-9748 Summons Filed: July 09, 2019 Order For Publication Filed: August 06, 2019 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, 01/09

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Today in Black History January 2 1884

Born to former slaves on a farm in Metropolis, Illinois, Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.

He was the first African-American to produce a silent feature-length film (The Homesteader in 1919) and a sound feature-length film (The Exile in 1931). His Micheaux Film & Book Company was one of the most prominent and prolific early film companies owned and controlled by black filmmakers. He is widely regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker and has been described as “the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century,” drawing both U.S. and international audiences. His films were often open, blunt and thought-provoking regarding racial issues of the time and, through film, he sought to counter white portrayals of African Americans that emphasized inferior stereotypes. He created complex characters of different classes and his films questioned the value system of both African-American and white communities. Micheaux died on March 25, 1951, in Charlotte, North Carolina, of heart failure. His gravestone reads: “A man ahead of his time.”

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Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was one of the first African American women in the United States to earn a doctoral degree. She attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving B.S. and M.A. degrees in economics in 1915 and 1918, respectively, and a Ph.D. in economics in 1921. She was the first national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and became the first African-American woman to graduate from the university’s Law School, and the first African-American woman admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar. From 1943 to 1947 she was the first woman to serve as secretary of the National Bar Association, and from 1930 to 1957 was secretary for the National Urban League.

In 1946, she served on President Harry S. Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights, and President John F. Kennedy’s Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (1963). In 1970, Alexander was granted membership into Phi Beta Kappa, an honor denied her as an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania. She practiced law until her retirement in 1982. She died November 1, 1989, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

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The Colored Catholic Congress, founded in 1889 by Daniel Rudd and revived in the 1980s under the name National Black Catholic Congress, is an organization of African-American Roman Catholics.

Their mission is to improve and enrich the lives of African-American Catholics.

Early membership included Augustus Tolton, the first recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States. The first meeting was held at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Washington, DC from January 1–4, 1889, where two hundred delegates met with President Grover Cleveland. William H. Smith, acting and temporary chairman, addressed the assembly and set the purpose of the Congress stating, “We have come to talk about our needs as a people, and by conference and consultation to try and devise ways and means of bettering our condition both religiously and socially...Truth is the strongest armor a person can possess, and we are told, ‘You shall know the truth, and truth shall make you free.’ Our object is, or should be, the truth.”

John Hope Franklin was born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma. His youth was marked by frequent brushes with racism, including witnessing the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots (aka The Burning of Black Wall Street). Barred from admission to the University of Oklahoma, he instead attended Fisk University, graduating with a bachelor’s in 1935. He subsequently earned a Masters and Ph.D from Harvard University, later gaining international attention with the publication of From Slavery to Freedom. He is famous for his scholarly evaluations of the American Civil War era, highlighting the importance of the black struggle in shaping modern American identity. He helped fashion the legal brief that led to the historic Supreme Court decision outlawing public school segregation, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and was instrumental in the development of African-American Studies programs at colleges and universities. Dr. Franklin served on a number of national commissions, including the National Council of the Humanities, the President’s Advisory Commission on Ambassadorial Appointments, and One America: The President’s Initiative on Race (1997). In 1995 U.S. President Bill Clinton honored Franklin with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Franklin died of congestive heart failure at Duke University’s hospital in March 2009.

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Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker born Virginia native Pernell W h i t a k e r, Sr. started boxing at the age of 9 and was known as a supremely elusive southpaw, one of the best defensive fighters in history. During his amateur days he won 201 out of 214 fights and won a silver medal in the 1982 World Championships’ lightweight division, followed by gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Olympics. He then turned pro, competing professionally from 1984 to 2001. Finishing with a career record of 40-4-1 with 17 knockouts, Whitaker was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.

Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker died after being struck by a vehicle in Virginia Beach in July 2019.

Guggenheim Fellowship, and travelled throughout the South, becoming recognized as a colorist with a preference for simplified modern compositions.

Wilson faithfully captured the disappearing rural lifestyle of Southern African-Americans. In 1985, his painting Funeral Procession became part of the set for The Cosby Show and his work enjoyed a resurgence in popularity and has since been featured in numerous national exhibitions, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

He died on either January 1 or 2, 1977, and was buried in a pauper’s grave. The exact date of his death and site of his grave are unknown.

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Cuba Gooding, Jr. born Cuba Gooding, Jr. was born in the Bronx to two professional singers. He first rose to prominence in the 1991 film Boyz N The Hood.

In 1996 he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his part in the film, Jerry Maguire. In 2002, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Erroll Garner dies Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921–January 2, 1977), was an American pianist and composer, and is still considered one of the most virtuosic and popular pianists in jazz. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to a musical family, Garner was self-taught and began performing professionally by the age of seven.

Garner never learned to read music, but he developed a distinctive and original piano style often compared to Fats Waller and Claude Debussy. Garner received multiple Grammy nominations and his published catalog contains nearly 200 compositions including “Misty,” which was named #15 on ASCAP’s list of top 20th century songs. In 1960 he sued Columbia Records for breaking his contract and became the First Artist to Sue a Major Label and Win, setting a legal precedent still in use today.

Erroll Garner died at 55 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California.

Ellis Wilson (20 April 1899–January 1977) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance artist best known for his paintings of black culture in the American South and in Haiti. Born in 1899 in Mayfield, Kentucky, Wilson attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was twice awarded a

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Calling all Nonpartisan registered voters! If you vote by mail and want to vote for president, you need to inform the Registrar of Voters which mail ballot you want by Jan. 6. Otherwise, your nonpartisan mail ballot will not show any presidential candidates.

Several weeks ago, the Registrar sent the County’s nearly 350,000 Nonpartisan mail ballot voters a prepaid return postcard requesting their selection of ballot options for the March 3, 2020 primary election. If you’re Nonpartisan and just signed up to become a mail ballot voter, you can expect a postcard outlining your options sometime this week.

So far, nearly 37,000 Nonpartisan voters have returned their postcards or re-registered. If your postcard became lost among all the holiday mail, here is what you need to know.

The American Independent, Democratic and Libertarian parties are allowing Nonpartisan voters to take part in their presidential primaries. But Nonpartisan voters must request one of these ballots to vote for that party’s presidential candidate. Your status as a Nonpartisan voter will not change.

Without the postcard, you can still go to sdvote.com to fill out the application and email it. Make sure you are registered to vote and listed as a Nonpartisan mail ballot voter before filling it out.

The Green, Peace and Freedom and Republican parties are not allowing Nonpartisan voters to take part in their presidential primaries. Nonpartisan voters wishing to vote for one of these parties’ presidential candidates must re-register to do so.

All voters can check their registration, re-register and register to vote at sdvote.com. The Registrar’s office urges you to do so well before the Feb. 18, 2020 registration deadline to avoid long delays on Election Day. For more information, call (858) 565-5800 or visit sdvote.com.

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