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STUDENTS LAUNCHED A SIT-IN MOVEMENT inaugural �family day� in southeast
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party on Feb. 7 in the Great Room of the Jacob Center.
Sixty never looked so good or meant so much.
Dr. John Warren, CEO of Warren Communications, which publishes SDV&V, and his daughter, Latanya West, managing editor of the newspaper, shepherded a jam-packed room through a lively program punctuated by applause, laughter and affectionate shout-outs.
Amid digital showers of diamonds, nine honorees showed the strength and depth of San Diego’s African American community when San Diego Voice & Viewpoint (SDV&V) threw its big 60th birthday
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Unidentified sit-in demonstration. Photo: New Journal and Guide Archives
Violent episodes were the exceptions and not the rule of the massively spreading Sitin Movement. In nearly all sit-in cities, black protesters made immeasurable efforts to avoid violence at all cost since the movement and training centered on non-violent demonstrations in confronting inequality.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS
“STATE OF BLACK CALIFORNIA” AT UCLA
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horton elementary celebrates ���th day
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February 1, 2020 marked the 60th anniversary of the launch of the historic Sit-in Movement, when four African-American freshmen from North Carolina A&T State College (now University) in Greensboro, NC sparked the non-violent and student-led wave of protests that ultimately resulted in the desegregation of F.W. Woolworth and other racially discriminatory stores. Read more on that historic movement: The Legacies And Larger Significance Of The 1960 Sit-in Movement, Sparked In Greensboro
black history month events See page 17
Similar to the successful 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, the students’ triumphant coordinated protests in 1960 further demonstrated how mass economic boycotts could lead to desegSee MOVEMENT page 5
BLACK VOTERS:
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OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Trump is increasingly highlighting his pitch to African Americans as Democrats struggle to decide amongst a crowded field. Political observers understand that Trump is unlikely to win more than ten percent of the Black vote. But it is also understood that any percentage higher than average could be the margin of victory in a close race.
Several members of the California, L to R: Legislative Black Caucus Sen. Steve Bradford ( D-LA) Assemblymember Kevin McCarty ( D-Sacramento) Holly Mitchell ( D-LA) Assemblymember Dr. Shirly Weber ( D-San Diego) Assemblymember Reggie Jones Swayer (D-LA) Photo by California Black Media
By Lauren Victoria Burke
By California Black Media
NNPA Newswire Contributor
On Saturday, Feb. 8, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) in partnership with the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA hosted a daylong series of panel discussions titled the “State of Black California” in Los Angeles. See CLBC page 5
During the State of the Union, Trump featured several African Americans from the gallery with long words of praise and detailed introductions. The Republican party has always struggled with Black See VOTERS page 5
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Sometimes things seem just like the good old days when really good-hearted people go into action doing the fantastic. That’s exactly what happened at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, February 8th, in the parking lot located at 5055 Federal Blvd in San Diego just across the street from McDonald’s restaurant on the same property as Par Liquor Store. Karlos Toma from Par Liquor was invited to team up with San Diego Hip Hop5K Health & Wellness, Big Belly Barbeque, and Paving Great Futures to give back to the community. It was the brainchild of Jarod Stutts, a member of the Health and Wellness committee.
and Gita Appelbaum, all of whom were seeking to have a word with a surprisingly large crowd. Upwards of 250 men, women and children were in attendance. All in all, it was a successful effort to reach lots of people in the community with love, free food, and fun for the children. Carl Overstreet, organizer and marketer for the event, had this to say, “Thank you to the City of San Diego for your support. Salute to the Stutts family, Armon Harvey, Erica Robinson, and Karlos from Par Liquor for helping to pull this event off. Let’s carry on the commUNITY.”
The collaborative effort brought together 28 vendors with resources and information to share, ranging from free haircuts, mental health services, domestic violence, Calfresh information, and even people to help with human trafficking concerns. There were even Mayoral candidates on hand, including Tasha Williamson, Todd Gloria
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VOTERS: continued from page 1
voters. But Trump’s political team believes that even a small percentage of that vote could mean victory. Trump is increasingly highlighting his pitch to African Americans as Democrats struggle to decide amongst a crowded field. Political observers understand that Trump is unlikely to win more than ten percent of the Black vote. But it is also understood that any percentage higher than average could be the margin of victory in a close race.
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$500 settlement, but the verdict was overturned. That injustice led her to pick up pen and paper to write, until her death, about issues of race, social injustice, racial violence and politics across the United States. Always one to speak her mind, Wells was a vocal critic of the conditions of blacks within the segregated public school system in Memphis, where she taught in the segregated school system for a time. She was fired from her teaching job because of her boldness.
By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint
Controversial. Militant. Uncompromising. Outspoken watchdog for Democracy. These are all adjectives used to describe Ida B. Wells, who was one of the nation’s first investigative journalists, an anti-lynching activist and a women’s suffragist who shone a glaring light on the horrors of lynching in the United States in the 1890s. She led the nation’s first anti-lynching campaign, using concrete reporting backed by hard numbers and facts to increase public awareness, both nationally and international, about the crime of lynchings in the South. She was also a major figure in the first national black women’s movement in the U.S.
Despite Trump’s efforts, polls indicate a huge problem with Black voters. A Washington Post-Ipsos poll last month of 1,088 black adults found 83 percent of respondents said they believe Trump is a racist. The same percentage said they believe he has made racism a larger problem in America.
Born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862, Wells attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1884, an incident on a train from Memphis to Nashville started her on her path as a journalist. Despite having a first-class ticket, Wells was ordered to move to the train car for African Americans. Feisty and strong-willed, she refused and was forcibly removed. She sued the railroad company and won a
A Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey released last week found that 22 percent of African American voters approve of Trump’s job performance. The relatively high percentage surprised some observers. “Wake up, folks. The #IowaCaucus was a debacle, followed by a strong #SOTU speech laying out Trump’s strategy to win – which includes going for Black voters. This was a warning shot from the Trump campaign to liberals, and we need to take this very seriously in order to win,” wrote CNN commentator Van Jones on February 4, after Trump delivered the State of the Union.
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“Hey Black America, you see this crap? Trump has himself on a card with Fredrick Douglass. He didn’t know who that was last year right? Democrats get your shit together. FAST. Trump ain’t playin’! If he gets 12% or more of black voters it’s over,” wrote attorney Sophia Nelson over a photo she posted on twitter of Donald Trump and Frederick Douglass proclaiming plans to “Make Black America Great Again.” Because a few of the leading Democrats who may win the nomination to take on Trump are having difficulty courting Black voters, Trump’s efforts are not going unnoticed. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigeig are having issues with Black voters as well.
CLBC: continued from page 1
African-American members of the California state Assembly and Senate served as moderators of the discussions that covered education, public safety, civic engagement, economic empowerment, political organizing and the upcoming 2020 census.
regationist social victories, particularly when targeting businesses that relied heavily on black patronage. The Greensboro Four only set out to challenge and change the discriminatory practices of the local Woolworth’s, yet their movement expanded exponentially to ultimately bring about the desegregation of all Woolworth’s lunch counters in the country. The students of the Civil Rights era suddenly possessed a new weapon, the mass sit-in, which would continue to be used in Greensboro and around the country in various forms. The sit-ins combined with the freedom rides led to black students establishing their unique value and niche to the larger Civil Rights Movement. Black students understood their unique, collective power and desired to harness their efforts under a national apparatus. Consequently, another major legacy of the student movement that emerged in Greensboro was it also directly led to the birth of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in April of 1960 in nearby Raleigh, NC on the campus of Shaw University. SNCC would soon emerge as one of the most formidable organizations of the decade, elevating students to the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. After marveling at the magnitude and effectiveness of the student protesters during the sit-ins, major Civil Rights organizations such as the NAACP, SCLC and CORE pressured the students to collapse their meteoric movement into the youth wing of one of their institutions under their supervision. The students however, decided to remain auton-
the close of the conference themed “Building a Bench.” The CLBC invited panelists from different walks of life in California to talk about the work they are involved in, and how their efforts help to improve the lives of African Americans across the state.
About 200 people attended the event held at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on the campus of UCLA.
“I long for the day when Black people have the luxury to not engage. Black people need government as our employer, as the educator of our children, as our health care provider, as our houser, as our CalWORKS provider, as our SNAP provider,” said Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), speaking at the conference. Mitchell represents the 54th Assembly District which includes Culver City, Exposition Park, Ladera Heights and parts of Crenshaw, downtown and Florence.
Weber encouraged African Americans to get engaged in politics at
“We still rely on government, good, bad or different,” Mitchell pointed out.
“We need your support. For us to be successful and do all the things we do in the state legislature, we need you to back us,” Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego), who is chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, told the audience.
Her anti-lynching crusade began in 1892 when, three African American men — Tom Moss, Calvin McDowell and Will Stewart — set up a grocery store that was in direct competition with a white-owned store in the same neighborhood, drawing customers away. Confrontations between the white store owner, his supporters and the three black men tragically led to attacks on their store. The three were jailed and, before they could defend themselves against the charges, they were dragged from their jail cells and lynched by a white mob. But it was the overwhelmingly false accusations of rape of white women by black men that led to many of the lynchings that occured across the South. In a 2001 scholarly essay written by African American historian Paula Giddings and author of Ida: A Sword Among Lions, “race, class, and gender informed [Wells’] analysis of racial violence.” According to Giddings, Wells was “the first activist to link lynching to cultural attitudes about women - black and white - and to sexuality.” Her activism and leadership eventually led her to organize a Washinton, D.C. anti-lynching protest In
1898, where she called on President William McKinley to make reforms. Wells often put her own life at risk to travel the South and gather information on thousands of lynchings from 1899 to 1908. Her life was threatened repeatedly and her newspaper, the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight, was burned to the ground. Her fealess reporting on lynching in America for the New York Age, an African American newspaper run by former slave T. Thomas Fortune, caused such an uproar that she was driven out of Memphis and was forced to move to Chicago, Illinois. In 1895, Wells married famed African-American lawyer Ferdinand Barnett. They had four children. In her career as an activist and suffragist, she confronted white women suffragists who advocated for equal rights but ignored lynching. Because of her outspokenness, Wells endured ridicule and was ostracized by the leading women’s suffragist organizations of the day. Wells-Barnett continued on, however, and in 1896, she helped to found the civil rights and women’s suffragist organization, the National Association of Colored Women. She was also an early supporter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), though she remained a controversial figure within the civil rights movement and she eventually cut ties with them. Wells died of kidney disease on March 25, 1931, at the age of 68, in Chicago. She once said, “I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap.”
omous and formulate their own student-led organization, while still adhering to non-violent principles. The students’ decision to remain student-led received noteworthy support from several key adult Civil Rights leaders in Greensboro in addition to Ella Baker from SCLC. SNCC would prove to be an indispensible organization that not only championed directly confronting Jim Crow racism on numerous levels through organized protests and massive voter registration drives, but SNCC also further popularized the concept of participatory democracy and was the first major Civil Rights organization to evolve toward seriously embracing principles of black power ideology under Stokely Carmichael’s (Kwame Ture) leadership in 1966. Another legacy of the 1960 sit-in movement was that it offered the inspiration and blueprint for the second and more colossal wave of mass student protest in Greensboro in 1963. The 1963 student demonstrations in Greensboro would be even more locally successful than their predecessor as they desegregated all remaining businesses in downtown Greensboro and the student leader of the second wave of sitins, Jesse Jackson, would parlay his leadership in the student protests onto the national Civil Rights stage throughout the 20th century. Similar to Greensboro, other cities throughout the South would experience a second and even third wave of similar protests to successfully desegregate other remaining businesses throughout the decade. Ultimately, all mass student protests of the 1960s and thereafter owe their viability to the student-led Greensboro protests of 1960, including student black power activists and anti-war activists of the late 60s and 70s. Although its origins predate 1960, even one of the largest and most noteworthy national stu-
Guest panelists included Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; Malia Cohen, member of the California Board of Equalization; Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter; Patti Colston, Information Officer, California Student Aid Commission; Adonai Mac, Senior Director of Federal Relations, Association of California School Administrators; Margaret Fortune, CEO of the Fortune School, a network of K-12 charter schools in California focused on closing the African-American achievement gap; Lanae Norwood, an activist and community organizer based in Los Angeles; among others. Every year, the members of the California Legislative Black Caucus provide funding through the state for the Ralph J. Bunche Center. The research institution at UCLA is named for the African-American diplomat who grew up in Los Angeles and was the first person of African descent
Unidentified sit-in demonstration. Photo: New Journal and Guide Archives Credit: NNPA
dent organizations, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), owe its resurgence and major elements of its effectiveness to the spark ignited by the Greensboro Four on February 1, 1960. Even recent episodes of student activism exhibited in the Ferguson, Missouri protests of 2014-15, as well as the student protests led by black students at the University of Missouri in 2015, which ultimately led to the resignation of the chancellor, have attributes that correlate to the 1960 student movement. The student movement of 1960, ignited by the Greensboro Four, provided a blueprint for future students to build upon, perfect, and utilize in a variety of ways for a plethora of circumstances. Most importantly, what happened in 1960 showed young people the power they possessed to address their grievances and ultimately bring about change on both local and national levels if they organized themselves and remained committed.
to win the Nobel Peace Prize. “I’m always encouraged when I attend the “State of Black California,” said Regina B. Wilson, Executive Director of California Black Media, who spoke on a panel that explored the obstacles and opportunities California faces as it prepares for the 2020 Census, which begins April 1. “I joined Kevin Cosney, who is strategizing and working in the trenches with the group ‘My Black Counts’ to help increase Black participation in the 2020 Census,” Wilson said. “We had a chance to inform the audience about some of the ways they can get involved to help prevent a census undercount in our communities.” In 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Wilson to serve on the California Complete Count Committee for Census 2020. “The dollars that we deserve that we
have over generations been denied, we have an opportunity every ten years to claim that,” said Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles). She encouraged the audience to mobilize their friends, family members and loved ones to complete census forms this year. Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus include: Assemblymember Shirley N.Weber (D-San Diego), who serves as chair; Senator Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles), the group’s vice chair; Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), secretary; Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Sacramento), treasurer; Assemblymember Chris R. Holden (D-Pasadena); Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Los Angeles); Assemblymember Autumn Burke (D-South Bay, Los Angeles); Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer, Sr. (D- South Los Angeles); Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento); and Senator Holy J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles).
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In February of 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founded what was then Negro History Week. He also founded the Association for the Study of African American Culture and History. As a committed scholar, one of his most important works is his book entitled, “The Mis-Education of the Negro.” As we know, today, the entire month of February is now “Black History Month.” If we are going to honor those who came before us, then the least we can
do is learn the words to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the Black National Anthem. There is nothing more embarrassing than to have a room full of black people at an event either looking for the words to the song, or mumbling through the lack of knowing the song. The following are the words to the song which we suggest you tear out and memorize. It is the Publisher’s hope that learning the words will help with remembering and understanding the sacrifice which makes today possible:
Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea Sing a song full of faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us Facing the rising sun of our new day begun Let us march on till victory is won Stony the road we trod Bitter the chast’ning rod Felt in the day that hope unborn had died Yet with a steady beat Have not our weary feet Come to the place on which our fathers sighed We have come over a way that with tears has been watered We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast God of our weary years God of our silent tears Thou who has brought us thus far on the way Thou who hast by Thy Might Led us into the light Keep us forever in the path, we pray Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee Shadowed beneath Thy hand May we forever stand True to our God True to our native land
When I tell you that you can count the number of African American commercial TV station owners in the U.S. on one hand, I mean it literally. There are only five – and I’m one of them. Less than 1% of the nation’s 1,400plus commercial television stations are owned by African Americans – a shocking and shameful reality in a nation that purports to be the world’s example of a free and diverse press. Minority media ownership is a fundamental part of our commitment to create and support an educated and well-informed society because it allows news and information to be presented by different (and often ignored) perspectives. Earlier this month in Congress, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing, “Lifting Voices: Legislation to Promote Media Marketplace Diversity,” to shed light on the challenges uniquely faced by minority broadcasters and close the loopholes that allow huge corporations to put these minority voices down. This hearing couldn’t come at a more urgent moment as the 2020 election cycle is well underway, giving broadcasters and station owners enormous influence over the content and information that voters receive. My own experience as an African American media broadcast owner is a case study in how our system is not supposed to work. I am president and CEO of Marshall Broadcasting Group (MBG), a television broadcasting company that owns three full power television stations in the United States. In 2014, I was contacted by former FCC Chairman Dick Wiley about a potential opportunity to
partner with Nexstar Media Group to acquire one or more TV stations. As a longtime media executive, I naturally expressed my interest. After several meetings with Nexstar executives, Nexstar agreed to an FCC-imposed mandate to guarantee a $60 million bank loan so I could acquire three TV stations in Texas, Louisiana and Iowa. Why did Nexstar agree to guarantee the loan? Because they had a $500 million acquisition on the table that was going to be rejected unless they helped a minority business owner get into the TV business (simultaneously helping the FCC honor its diversity mandate). And that’s not just me talking – that’s exactly what then-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told Nexstar: Help a black man get into TV broadcasting – by providing the loan guaranty and other assistance – or the FCC will not approve your transaction. Without MBG’s help, then, Nexstar’s $500 million acquisition would have never been approved. What’s more, Nexstar would have forfeited millions of dollars in fees and deposits. In theory, Nexstar’s long-term commitment was to help MBG get a secure footing in broadcasting, acquire more TV stations and, ultimately, become a thriving minority broadcaster in its own right. In reality, it was something else. Before the ink on the agreement was dry, Nexstar reneged on most of its obligations under the FCC agreement. Notwithstanding that, Nexstar did call in its marker for FCC approval of a larger, unrelated transaction. Once Nexstar’s larger deal was approved, it took active measures to sabotage MBG and run us out of business. They overcharged us for stations, interfered with our
operations, imposed oppressive fees for shared services, withheld working capital, and eventually caused us to default on our credit facility. This is not how companies that claim to be committed to media diversity should treat their minority broadcast partners. In my opinion, it represents the calculated scheme of a predator who exploits and manipulates the system to subsidize its own interests and ventures – all with U.S. tax dollars and blessing. The biggest failure was our system – set up by Congress and run by the FCC – that lacks the accountability, follow-up and protections to not only encourage minority broadcasters, but to support us as we grow and thrive. In fact, even when these abuses were brought to the FCC’s attention in the form of a complaint, the FCC ignored them and rewarded Nexstar with approval of an even larger merger, allowing them to purchase Tribune; a company previously denied to Sinclair for similar abuses. The only thing worse than our government turning a blind eye to minority broadcasters is when government officials actually do something to assist media diversity, only to have those efforts thwarted by the disingenuous actions of corporations like Nexstar. Starting with the recent hearing – but not ending until we’ve leveled the playing field – let’s demand that Congress take the necessary steps to support minority broadcasters who want to grow and enrich our media landscape, unshackled to bad actors like Nexstar. I’m proud to be a pioneering African American broadcast owner, but our country would be much better off if I was one of many.
The Impeachment Was Really Just Senators and Lawyers Talking By Roger Caldwell NNPA Newswire Contributor
The impeachment is completed, and President Donald Trump has been acquitted. After millions of dollars, thousands of lies, and 17 witnesses in the House, President Trump will be let off and cleared of any wrongdoing. He has been declared not guilty and proved innocent of the articles of impeachment.
The American system on many different levels is broken. President Trump and his cronies break the law, and the Republicans continue to act as if everything is great. When the president has been documented by the media for lying 15,000 times, the system is broken. When different Republicans agree that our president has been caught breaking the law, the system is broken.
The American rule of law and the system has not worked again. President Trump lost the popular election by almost 3 million votes, but with the Electoral College (the American System), he is the President of the United States. Indeed, this appears unfair, but what can the citizens do?
“There is an underlying truth glimmering in claims of a broken system. Laws, rules, and norms are made through a political process, and the decision about how to apply them will always be a matter of judgment, which means it will be a matter of politics too,” says Damon Linker.
It seems the impeachment was a circus, and everyone knew the president was going to be acquitted. “What we’re doing is watching, Trump’s most furious opponents lashing out at him as they have done over and over again since the president’s inauguration. These efforts haven’t worked before and they aren’t going to work now, and their refusal to face that fact doesn’t speak especially well for them,” says Damon Linker, of Yahoo News.
The impeachment is politics at its highest level, and Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell was in control once the articles of impeachment left the House of Representatives. Most of the bills in 2020 are partisan, and the members of each party vote together in lockstep. This is the new reality in the Senate and the House, and no one can make a decision that is good for the country.
Politics has always been about whom is the most articulate, and factual, but the impeachment appeared to be more about talking, and the facts were not important. America heard from 17 witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry, and Democrats in the House are proud of their accomplishment. The House managers had 24 hours to make their case, even though everyone understood what was going to be the outcome in the Senate. Talk is cheap and our elected officials and their lawyers are paid well for their expertise. There are two America’s in the country, and they are virtually split down the middle. Many citizens believe that the president has gotten stronger, as a result of the impeachment. An impeachment is always a dark period in the history of America. Many Republicans think the impeachment was absolute nonsense, but over 70% of Americans wanted a credible trial, with witnesses, and facts. Sen. Mitch McConnell understood how to use his power, and there was only mindless conformity in his party, and the Senate.
President Trump will take a winners leap around the country with his tweets. He will call the impeachment proceedings a distraction and a waste of taxpayers’ time and money. But, House Managers and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, did a great job proving their case, and they addressed the corruption in the White House. The Democrats will say the Republicans are not telling the truth, and they broke the law. President Trump has been acquitted, and the only Republican Senator who stood for with truth was Senator Mitt Romney. After three years of the embarrassment with the Trump administration, there will be no legal remedy to get President Trump removed from office. Our president will only be removed from office at the ballot box. The system may be broken on many different levels, but your vote will remove the President from office. GO out and VOTE.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS AT AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT, RAMAPHOSA ANNOUNCES END OF COLONIALISM By Staff Writer Global Information Network
A stirring call to action was delivered this week in the august hall of the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, spoken by the incoming AU president Cyril Ramaphosa to distinguished members of the continental body representing over 40 countries. In his presentation at the AU’s 33rd summit, the South African President wove history with commentary into a tapestry of hope for a continent which has had its share of strife and downfalls. “Your Excellencies,” he began, “we are mindful of our weighty mission, but also of the weight of history here in Ethiopia, a place with such deep and profound connections to Africa’s ancient past. “Up in the highlands of the north of Ethiopia in the 1st century, our ancestors tamed the harsh terrain and established agriculture, herded livestock, minted their own coinage, created their own alphabetical script,
built towering monuments that stand even to this day, and forged expansive trade routes across the region. “Over the passage of and in the context of the time, our forebears understood that true progress and development could be advanced through trade and working together.” From history to the present: “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that we adopted last year will enable us to work together through intra-Africa trade, as it will reignite industrialization and pave the way for Africa’s integration into the global economy as a player of considerable scale. “It is the realization of the dream of our forebears, to see the rich resources of Africa being marshalled for the collective benefit of Africans. As Africans living in this new era, we shoulder the greatest of responsibilities, to ensure that Africa’s wealth
does not become her poverty; that her blessing does not become her curse; and that our endowment does not become our downfall.” “Our collective work to ensure political and economic unity, good governance and peace should be strengthened by supporting integration, industrialization, economic development, trade and investment. “We must all ensure that the AfCFTA does not become a conduit for products with minimal African value addition to enter and penetrate our local markets under the guise of continental integration. There must be a reasonable standard set for what constitutes a product that is Proudly Made in Africa.” He challenged summit member to propose “real actions” to end conflicts, to find African solutions for African problems and deal with acts of terrorism raging in many countries and regions such as the Sahel, the
Incoming AU Pres. C. Ramaphosa (l) and outgoing Pres. A. Ahmed
Horn of Africa and now spreading to other parts of Southern Africa as well.
for the one-year tenure on Sunday afternoon.
“The era of colonialism and imperialism under which Africa is a pit stop in the global assembly line has passed,” he declared as he took over from Egypt’s Abdel Fatah El-Sisi
“In the words of the great son of the African soil, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: “Today is tomorrow’s treasury. Tomorrow is the harvest of what we plant today.”
In Break with History,
MALAWI COURT TOSSES FRAUD-RIDDLED ELECTIONS By Staff Writer Global Information Network
Following an exhaustive review of petitions submitted by the opposition, judges of the Malawian Constitutional Court ruled against Peter Mutharika whose presidential victory last May was attributed to massive fraud.
totals. “The irregularities and anomalies have been so widespread, systematic and grave such that the integrity of the results has been seriously compromised,” the opposition maintained in a claim supported by the court.
Veteran diplomat Vernon Mwaanga of neighboring Zambia said the Court raised the bar for African countries where elections are plagued by irregularities.
Miroslav Poche, chief of the EU observer mission for the Malawi elections, said that although the voting was generally peaceful, the playing field was not level.
“The Malawi judicial system has raised the bar of constitutionality and integrity on the African continent, which I hope will be emulated by other countries, including Zambia,” Mwaanga said.
“What we see as a problem is the abuse of state resources and also bias by state media.” The EU mission also bemoaned attacks on opposition politicians ahead of the voting.
“It has also shown how important it is for petitioners, who feel aggrieved by outcomes of presidential elections to be heard from beginning to end.”
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, leader of the Commonwealth observer team, called the election was well-managed but that it was premature to declare it fair.
The Court cited irregularities that included voting sheets covered in correction fluid and the failure of the Electoral Commission to audit the
Ex-president Peter Mutharika, who was narrowly declared the winner of that election, vowed to appeal the court’s decision.
Peter Mutharika
“Malawi may be a small country,” said Mwaanga, “but certainly they have now become standard bearers of constitutionalism and separa-
tion of powers between the Executive (and Judiciary). This will go down in the archives of African history.”
SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH FOR HIV DRUG GOES BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the U.S. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a total of $121 million. “There’s absolutely no evidence of efficacy,” said Glenda Gray, president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council who launched the study, in remarks to Science magazine. “Years of work went into this. It’s a huge disappointment.” “It’s disappointing, but I’m not overly surprised by it,” said Anthony S. Fauci, director of NIAID. “It did not, essentially, bring us over the goal line.” An earlier trial of a similar HIV vaccine was sponsored by the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and reportedly had proven 31 percent effective in 16,000 people in Thailand four years earlier.
By Staff Writer Global Information Network
Vaccinations have been halted in a test of a new HIV vaccine after it proved no more effective than a placebo, researchers announced.
that 129 people who received the vaccine developed HIV while 123 who were given a placebo contracted the infection.
In the “Uhambo” study – also called HVTN 702 – tested in South Africa – it was determined
The Uhambo study involved 5,407 volunteers from across South Africa and was funded by the
Before this vaccine trial was initiated, however, an opinion letter from 22 established HIV researchers was published in the journal Science calling into question the rationale for this study of combining two vaccines that each failed in prior human trials to generate immune responses that they were designed to elicit.
The letter stated that spending $119 million when “the overall approval process lacked input from independent immunologists and virologists who could have judged whether the trial was scientifically meritorious” was an ill-advised use of precious resources. In a statement, GSK said the company was “disappointed by the results” and “the fact that the development of this vaccine, which was predominantly aimed at benefiting people in the developing world, is unlikely to be continued now.” Meanwhile, global health authorities are increasingly worried about the coronavirus threat to Africa where an estimated one million Chinese now live. Some health workers on the ground warn they are not ready to handle an outbreak. Those growing worried include employees at the Sino-Zambia Friendship Hospital in the mining city of Kitwe in northern Zambia, near the Congo border. “We’re definitely not prepared. If we had a couple of cases, it would spread very quickly,” physiotherapist Fundi Sinkala said. “We’re doing the best we can with what resources we have.”
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National Action Network’s First West Coast Conference Spotlights Education By California Black Media
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Governor Newsom speaks at the National Action Network, Western Regional Conference. L to R, Margaret Fortune, President and CEO Fortune School, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Rev. Tecoy Porter, Sacramento
should be outraged,” said Weber, who told people at the rally that, in the 1920s, African Americans were the most educated racial group in most major American cities in the South and along the east coast. Members of NAN; students staff and students from the predominantly African-American Fortune Charter School; as well as Black legislators and others gathered on the lawn of the California State Capitol to participate in the rally themed “Black Kids Deserve Good Schools, Too.”
Education may not have been the official theme of the National Action Network’s first Western Regional Conference. But it was clearly the primary focus of the gathering.
NAN kicked off the conference with a rally for education on the steps of the California state Capitol followed by a “Minister’s Luncheon” and awards ceremony at Genesis Church.
Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, welcomed NAN to the state Capitol. She thanked the organization for drawing public attention to the under-achievement of African-American children in California, “We have a lot of work ahead of us in this whose academic performance, she said, is on most important year of elections,”said the Rev. the “very bottom” among their peers of other Jonathan Moseley, Western Regional Director racial sub-groups. of NAN, in his welcome statement to guests. “It is heartbreaking. It is alarming. And we The civil rights organization convened the meeting Feb. 5 through Feb. 7, at the Genesis Church in South Sacramento, where the Rev. Tecoy Porter - he also serves as president of the Sacramento chapter of NAN - is the pastor.
to closing the Black achievement gap. The NAN conference brought together hundreds of guests from Sacramento, around California, and neighboring states, including Washington, Nevada and Arizona. California Gov. Gavin Newsom attended the conference’s opening session. He said, like the United States, California is the only state in the nation that promises a “dream.”
But that California dream, he said, “is predicated on social mobility. It is predicated on “We went down to the state Capitol today to the recognition that we are all in this together. talk about education,” the Rev. Al Sharpton, And, it goes without out saying: that dream is president and CEO of the National Action not a reality for so many.” Network told conference attendees. “Somebody has to start educating these babies at the early “Good enough never is,” said the Governor, ages.” who promised the audience that the state is willing to do more with partners like NAN to “You can’t get equality at the end, if you address systemic issues that unite Californians start unequal at the beginning,” Sharpton like reforming the criminal justice system. He told conference attendees. The civil rights said he wants to reduce the probation term for leader attended the event with his two ex-felons from five to three years. daughters: Ashley Sharpton and Dominique Sharpton-Bright. “There are 90 public schools in California that are predominantly African American. Seventy Another education-focused highlight of the percent of them are in the bottom 25 percent,” conference was the groundbreaking for a new said Margaret Fortune, president and CEO of Fortune charter school campus currently under Fortune School. “Today we look to the top for construction on the property of Genesis Church. the example than can be emulated at all schools The playground at the school will be named that are so challenged in serving Africanafter Stephon Clark, the former Sacramento American students at a level of excellence.” High football player who police officers shot and killed in the yard of his grandparents home “We know if you want to solve a problem, you in 2018. go to the source,” Fortune continued. “You don’t go adjacent to the source. You go to the Fortune School is a network of taxpayer-funded very people who know how to do the work. public charter schools in California committed
Tenant Protection Site Helps Tenants Learn Their Rights Voice & Viewpoint Newswire
On January 1, 2020, ACCE Action, TechEquity Collaborative, Code for San Francisco, and Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto launched an early - beta - version of tenantprotections.org. The new site will help the 17 million Californians who rent learn about and defend their rights under the new law taking effect today. Tenantprotections.org is designed to serve as a self-help resource for tenants. The site includes an eligibility test where tenants can enter basic information about their residence and tenancy to determine if they are covered by the law, and, if so, what their rights are. The site also helps tenants defend their rights by providing a downloadable letter to send to their landlord informing them of their rights and provides connections to legal aid services and tenant organizations. While still under construction, the site’s basic functionality in both English and Spanish is now available to tenants, with additional improvements to be launched in the coming weeks. After decades of tenant organizing, The Tenant Protection Act of 2019 provides historic, sweeping protections for tenants who were previously vulnerable to excessively high rent increases and unjust evictions. A broad coalition of over 150 community groups, tenant organizers, and legal aid groups came together under the Keep Families Home coalition to ensure the bill’s passage through the
legislature in 2019. Sponsors of the legislation included ACCE Action, Public Advocates, PICO California, PolicyLink, TechEquity Collaborative, and the Western Center on Law and Poverty. The Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) caps annual rent increases in California to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus five percent. CPI varies by metro area, but it averages roughly 2.5 percent in California. Thus, under the cap of CPI plus five percent in AB 1482, the cap on annual rent increases varies by region, but tends to be within the range of 7 - 8%. Rent increases cannot exceed 10 percent under the bill. Furthermore, the new law provides covered tenants with just cause for eviction protections, preventing landlords from issuing arbitrary and retaliatory evictions. Under the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, roughly 8 million California tenants are eligible for just cause and anti-rent gouging protections. However, tenants will need assistance in navigating and defending these new rights. The tenantprotections.org project is a unique collaboration between technologists and non-profit advocacy organizations, such as volunteer engineers from Code for America in San Francisco, East Palo Alto’s Community Legal Services (CLESPA), and ACCE Action a co-sponsor of AB1482 and tenant advocacy organization, and TechEquity Collaborative, a co-sponsor of AB 1482.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Fourth District Seniors Center Holds Black History Month Luncheon Photos by Voice & Viewpoint
By Staff Writer
“We have come this far by faith” was the theme of this year’s Black History Fundraiser Luncheon at the Fourth District Seniors Resource Center. In many ways, the program was like having “church.” Ms. Carmelia “Toot” Bell, not only led the audience in the theme’s song (We Have Come This Far by Faith), she also led everyone in the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Negro/Black National Anthem. Dr. Dorothy Smith recited “An Antebellum Sermon” by Paul Laurence Dunbar. She did it in the dialect of the Negro slave, which added to its presentation. An exciting time during the program was what Mrs. Rosemary Pope called, the “Honoring of Our Seasoned Ambassadors.” Those seniors who are 90 Years-plus. Their ages ranged from 90 to 99. with energy and activity such as the 93 year old going SkyDiving for the third year on her bucket list. With this year’s emphasis on honoring the clergy, there were awards given to Rev. Dr. Walter G. Wells, forty-plus years a pastor and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Resource Center; Rev. Dr. George Walker Smith, former pastor of Christ United Presbyterian Church and the first Black elected official in San Diego; Pastor Graham, Second Chance Apostolic Church; and Rev. Dr. John Warren and Mrs. Dolores Van Rensalier-Warren, former
Chairperson of the Senior Resource Center Board of Directors and supporter of the Center. The food preparation and service was handle by Mr. Russell Steppe and his wife and their organization, “Steppe Up Ministries, as contribution to the Center and everything was first class. Mrs. Rosemary Pope, Executive Director, once again did an outstanding job with coordinating the entire event.
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Performances and Cultural Experiences
CELEBRATIONS Saluting Theater - Film - Music Sunday, February 16, 1:00 p.m. Sunday “Second Service” Gospel Music Celebration Performances featuring Eddie Baltrip & Fulfillment, Men 4 Christ, Rapper Lyrik and Comedian Saleem Yeargin RSVP required: secondservicesd.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, February 25, 6:30 p.m. African-American Women in Film
Film screenings of Netflix’s “Never Heard” by local filmmaker Tamera Hill and “Together” featuring Efé, winner of 2019 D.C. Black Film Festival Actress of the Year award. Panel Q&A to follow screening. RSVP requested: africanamericanwomeninfilm.eventbrite.com
Saturday, February 29, 3:00 p.m. Common Ground Theatre’s “Little Rock” Preview production of “Little Rock,” a play based on the true experiences of the nine black students who integrated into the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in 1957, directed by Yolanda Franklin RSVP requested: commongroundlittlerock.eventbrite.com
All events FREE to attend and open to the public. Join us! Joe and Vi Jacobs Center, Celebration Hall, 404 Euclid Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114
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Photos by Steve Peterson and M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records
By Helen O’Field Contributing writer
CONTINUATION FROM COVER When not tucking into salad/rolls/chicken/ beef/vegetables/cheesecake, guests were on their feet greeting each other and evincing deep enthusiasm for the paper that is part of the 193year Black Press in America. Those with even a passing acquaintance with the hard slog involved in publishing a newspaper know that “60 years of continuous service to the San Diego community” is a feat worth praise, diamonds, joy and love. There was laughter when Dr. Warren said he’ll never run for office (“I belong to Politicians Anonymous”), then he gave a veritable master class in how to keep a community newspaper alive and relevant, while expanding it across the digital universe (“tell our story because nobody can tell it for us”), why providing college internships is good, and continue the work of the very first Black newspaper, “Freedom Journal,” published May 16, 1827. Dr. Warren drew tough connections: “We believe the printed word…is still powerful. As we celebrate Black History Month, we remember there was a time when we [African Americans] were not allowed to read. Today…we often don’t bother to read…remember we are still in a struggle for liberty, freedom and equality… Let us not forget that we need each other.” Apropos, the stage was backed by SDV&V’s trademark logo and its motto, “A people without a voice cannot be heard.” The evening’s poet-in-residence, Simone Edwards,
delivered a moving paean to SDV&V. Later, the commanding backbeat of Chris White & Friends tore up the place. Glamorous saxophonist Erisa Nicole (M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records) brought down the house. Full Gospel Ensemble, a three-member family, gave a virtuoso turn (Mother has a voice as big as Alaska; ditto, her two daughters). But it was the heartfelt statements of the honorees, shown on a big screen and prefaced by a dazzling gold, glass and diamond medallion motif, that formed the heartbeat of the evening, starting with the distinguished Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell, SDG&E’s Vice President for Legislative & External Affairs, who received the Distinguished Business Leader Award. His modest statement belied his long career of achievement and service. The Gerri Warren Humanitarian Award went to Kenneth Edwards, the man who graduated from Lincoln High to work for SDV&V, then a halfway house, San Diego Transit, and as a volunteer for Bethel AME Church. He went from cooking 15 lunches in his kitchen for homeless souls at transit stops to 400 lunches for as many souls at the church. His touching statement evoked the inspired service of the late Gerri Warren. The Unsung Hero Award speaks to the ethos of SDV&V—recognize those who serve humanity with no thought of reward or recognition. Paul B. Sims is such a one. For over half a century, he has worked in and researched public health, health care technologies and medical care delivery systems, especially to African Americans. His reach is wide and deep. So is his mind. His heartrending statement indicated his terminal health issue. He was in the room, but unable to take the stage, so Dr. Warren and a big crowd went to him.
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A corollary Unsung Hero Award went to Dr. Laverne G. David, President and Director of the B5 Foundation, which provides free culinary training to area students on the campus of the UDW Homecare Providers Union, where she was formerly CAO. This talented woman is a “voice for the voiceless” and recognized throughout California and the Southwest as a leader in public service. The Legacy Award went to Judge John A. Houston, whose magisterial statement on behalf of Lady Justice (the fitting motif of his award) bespoke his long state, national and international legal career that capped 26 years in the military. Lucky is the student who responds to Judge Houston’s open-door policy and practice of hiring many African American law clerks. This remarkable jurist is just what the doctor ordered. The Organizational Excellence Award went to Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director of The Old Globe Theatre, for its outreach to San Diego neighborhoods large and small through its Globe For All touring shows; fostering minority playwrights and giving meritorious work full-scale productions; conducting community workshops in playwrighting; and spreading the word that theatre is alive, well and relevant to all ages and ethnicities. The Distinguished Media Award (a silver microphone) went to Dr. Leonard J. Thompson III, CEO of M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records (Making a Necessary Difference At The End) whose adroit statement hailed the “civility and strength” of SDV&V. This academic achiever, ordained minister and musician returned gospel music and faith to area radio, and laced it with informative news, interviews, talk—and Dr. Warren, himself, whose own program on GODRadio1. com is a must-hear.
The dual Good Shepherd Awards went to the stately Bishop Ikenna Anyanwu Kokayi, President of the African American Leadership Council and chaplain and former chair of dozens of area industrial, academic and faith organizations, whose awards and achievements take up an entire page. His name in West African means “Father Power Dedicated to God Call the People to Hear.” To put it mildly, it was a pleasure to be in his company. The Bishop was followed by Rev. Eric Lee Miller of True Vine Missionary Baptist Church, whose adorably enthusiastic statement showed why this leader in 17 area faith organizations is recognized as a “Happy Warrior” for Christ. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Theology and is a Ph.D. candidate at Georgia’s Andersonville Seminary. Dr. Warren, who forgets nobody, introduced two drop-dead gorgeous ladies, who assisted with the awards ceremony, Mrs. United States and a certain college intern. The back cover of the gala program showcased the Huntoon-Van Rensalier Underground Railroad Historic Monument at Paterson, New Jersey. This spectacular sculpture marks a key stop on the Underground Railroad of yore and was the brainchild of Dolores Van Rensalier Warren, the founding CEO of The HuntoonVan Rensalier Underground Railroad Foundation—and whose own forebears walked the walk. The foundation’s raison d’être is to provide college scholarships to meritorious, financially challenged students, and keep the memory of the URR alive in our history. This great evening made a deep impression on everyone. Reservations are now rolling in for 2021. Be there.
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COMMUNITY NEWS Horton Elementary Celebrates By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer
Alonzo E. Horton, on behalf of whom Horton Elementary School was named, came to San Diego in the mid-1800s. His plan of action transformed a small village into a well-populated city that we all can thrive in today. In a similar vein, just five short years ago, Principal Staci Dent came to Horton Elementary School with her mindset on transforming the school’s academics from a educationally subpar performing culture into one that thrives on learning.
awards to her notable acclaim, including performing for U.S. President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama. She took a moment to let the students know she grew up right around the corner in Emerald Hills, and encouraged everyone to pursue their dreams just as she had, when, as a little girl, she began playing piano and eventually mastered the harp. This woman of achievement planted seeds in the fertile minds and hearts of our wonderful children.
Horton Elementary School is located at 5050 Guymon Street, in the heart of Southeastern San Diego. On February 5, 2020, at 12:30 pm during a school lunch break, the students, along with many of their parents and a pleasant showing from the community, came together to support and celebrate Horton’s up and coming scholars, teachers, teachers aides and Principal Dent.
The day of notable achievement also kicked off Black History Month and commemorates Horton Elementary School’s impressive gains in English Language Arts, Math, and student behavior. According to Principal Staci Dent, research shows that when a school achieves a 6 percent gain, it is a sign of accelerated learning.
The celebration was full of bright smiling faces ranging from Preschool to 5th grade. About 400 in all. Everyone was on their best behavior, almost making one wish they were a kid again. The students formed a half-circle on the grassy area of the playground in a horseshoe fashion, with the stage front and center for all to see those receiving awards and recognition. School Achievements were given for perfect attendance. There were also 100 Activities of Learning Fun led by Horton’s Instructional Leadership Team and San Diego Hip Hop 5K, where the kids participated in exercise routines ranging from Bunny Hops to balancing on one leg. Each grade level got a chance to lead other students in an exercise routine of their choosing. Everyone present was treated with a performance in tribute to Horton Elementary School by San Diego’s own Marie Antoinette, harpist & string orchestra extraordinaire. In 2018, Prestige Awards named Ms. Antoinette the 2018 Instrumentalist of the Year and she has many more
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Horton Elementary School is a school where accelerated learning takes place, Dent said. Dent said she and her staff “are very proud of the miraculous achievements. There is still much work to be done.” Dr.Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, San Diego Unified District E Board Trustee, commented, “This is the prototype of what needs to be done. Having the community to come in and celebrate our children. I’m really excited about this as a model.”
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HEALTHY LIVING Best Way to Avoid Coronavirus: Wash your Hands Frequently Take Regular Precautions By Elisabeth Rosenthal Kaiser Health News
Americans are watching with alarm as a new coronavirus spreads in China and cases pop up in the United States. They are barraged with information about what kinds of masks are best to prevent viral spread. But hang on.
the suspected source of the outbreak were being butchered, blood droplets flying. I wore it in crowded enclosed spaces that I couldn’t avoid, like airplanes and trains, as I traveled to cities involved in the outbreak.
I’ve worked as an emergency room physician. And as a New York Times correspondent in China, I covered the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003 during which a novel coronavirus first detected in Guangdong sickened more than 8,000 people and killed more than 800. My two children attended elementary school in Beijing throughout the outbreak.
But outdoors, infections don’t spread well through the air. Those photos of people walking down streets in China wearing masks are dramatic, but the subjects appear uninformed. And remember if a mask has, perchance, intercepted viruses that would have otherwise ended up in your body, then the mask is contaminated. So, in theory, to be protected maybe you should use a new one for each outing.
your nose. It’s a great way to acquire illness. So after walking in the animal markets, I removed my shoes carefully and did not take them into the hotel room. And, of course, I washed my hands immediately.
The simple masks are better than nothing but not all that effective because they don’t seal well. For anyone tempted to go out and buy the gold standard, N95 respirators, note that they are uncomfortable. Breathing is more work. It’s hard to talk to people.
In time, during the SARS outbreak, the government shut down theaters and schools in Beijing, as it is doing now in many Chinese cities because these viruses are more easily transmitted in such crowded places.
Here are my main takeaways from that experience for ordinary people on the ground: Wash your hands frequently; Don’t go to the office when you are sick; Don’t send your kids to school or daycare when they are ill. Notice I didn’t say anything about masks. Having a mask with you as a precaution makes sense if you are in the midst of an outbreak, as I was when out reporting in the field during those months. But wearing it constantly is another matter. I donned a mask when visiting hospitals where SARS patients had been housed. I wore it in the markets where wild animals that were
Though viruses spread through droplets in the air, a bigger worry to me was always transmission via what doctors call “fomites,” infected items. A virus gets on a surface - a shoe or a doorknob or a tissue, for example. You touch the surface and then next touch your face or rub
Remember, by all indications SARS was a deadlier virus than the new coronavirus circulating now. So keep things in perspective.
Our kid’s school instituted a bunch of simple precautionary policies: A stern note to parents reminding them not to send a child to school who was sick and warning them that students would be screened for fevers with ear thermometers at the school door. There was no sharing of food at lunch. The teacher led the kids in frequent hand
washing throughout the day at classroom sinks, while singing a prolonged “hand washing song” to ensure they did more than a cursory pass under the faucet with water only. If a family left Beijing and came back, the child would have to stay at home for an extended period before returning to class to make sure they hadn’t caught SARS elsewhere. With those precautions in place, I observed something of a public health miracle: Not only did no child get SARS, but it seemed no student was sick with anything at all for months on end. No stomach bugs. No common colds. Attendance was more or less perfect. The World Health Organization declared the SARS outbreak contained in July 2003. But, oh, that those habits persisted. The best first-line defenses against SARS or the new coronavirus or most any virus at all are the ones that grandma and common sense taught us, after all.
BUSINESS NEWS Will Your Dream Job Ever Become Your Reality?
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
A common New Year’s tradition is the list of resolutions for the upcoming 365 days. For some the list included improvement-based goals, like losing weight or obtaining a new certification. Others focused on different objectives, like a family vacation or finally saving more for retirement. Whatever items were on your list in January, all resolutions lists share two things in common: Some of our goals are attainable, others not so much. If one of your resolutions for the start of the new calendar year was the pursuit of that ever-elusive dream job, you’re not alone. A survey of 2,000 American adults taken by the virtual phone company, TollFreeForwarding, revealed that only about 24% of respondents will ever get to become what they wanted to be when they were younger. And just a tiny fraction of us — only 10% — can make that claim right now. Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of those that reported working in the job of their dreams, also said that the job lived up to the expectations they placed on it during childhood.
achieving those childhood dreams, 34 percent said that they “don’t have the required skill set or knowledge.”
were followed by actors, athletes, writers, and or so and, living in California, that was torture.” musicians. Scientists and lawyers also made the Akpan decided to start writing about travel and top 10. how she and her family were able to travel on While those initial dreams may have changed points and miles. She said that’s worked out well significantly by the time that we achieve our despite lots of student loan debt, the economy, high school or college diploma, it’s common and not getting paid the wages she believed she for Americans to wake up one morning, get deserved. dressed for work, and realize that our work “Little did I know that I was going to be able leaves us unfulfilled. to turn my passion into profit. I absolutely love “Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you what I do know,” Akpan stated. buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get Robert Remak, who co-founded the men’s attire to a job that you need so you can pay for the website, ArtoftheGent.com, said while in colclothes, car and the house that you leave empty lege, he dreamed of being a CEO of a Fortune all day in order to afford to live in it,” said Ellen 500 company. That dream became deferred when Remak said he realized that he didn’t want Goodman. to become a part of an already established corFor African Americans, who are often still ei- porate culture filled with inequality. ther the first or among the very few in their family to achieve an advanced degree, the cur- “I wanted to create positive change in the overrent job or career path can have nothing in all corporate culture,” Remak stated. “My purcommon the career they envisioned when they pose for wanting to be a CEO was to prove to walked across the stage to accept the diploma. the world by example that, if you truly put your employees first, you will become more profitHowever, a few have adopted the long-held be- able in the long term. Not squeezing out as much lief that doing work that we love — work that production from each employee and measuring actually makes us happy — has benefits that far them against rigid key performance indicators,” he added. outweigh the financial rewards.
Other significant factors include “financial constraints,” (16 percent of respondents) and “I prioritized raising a family” (10 percent). Putting family first was significantly more prevalent among women, with 14 percent selecting it comIn the TollFreeForwarding survey, researchers pared to just 3 percent of men. noted the rise of digital technology and social The survey also discovered significant differenc- media, which they said had formed a new type es in the aspirations of men and women during of celebrity. As children head for YouTube and childhood. Women were much more inclined to video games such as Fortnite for entertainselect caregiving and public service-related jobs — ment, they search for idols that align with these with teacher, doctor/nurse, and veterinarian interests, according to the researchers. making up the top three. “My dream job was to work in social services Science and engineering are among the most with children and families,” said Karen Akmale-dominated industries, and video gaming pan, a content creator for TheMomTrotter. has long been stereotyped as a male-oriented com, a website that shares budget travel tips, homeschooling life experiences, and parenting profession. information. “These statistics say something about the differences between men and women, and how differ- “I graduated from college with my Bachelor’s ent upbringings influence what we want to do degree and couldn’t find a job to pay me over $12 an hour,” Akpan stated. when we grow up,” researchers concluded.
Of the remaining 76 percent that have never experienced working in their dream job or profession, over a third (39 percent) say they regret not The survey noted that public service jobs, teach- “I then decided to go back for my Master’s Depursuing their aspirations further. When asked ers, doctors, and nurses were the most popular gree, hoping that it would help. Unfortunately, to identify the most significant factor in never childhood dream jobs of respondents. Those I still wasn’t making more than $12.50 an hour
“My dream job when I finished high school was going to med school. My dream job when I finished college was to be a nurse practitioner or physician assistant,” said author and public speaker, Lisa Swift-Young. While neither of those dreams became a reality, Swift-Young said she did marry, and she now has two adult children. “My daughter and I run a business together, and I published a book. So, although my dream of becoming a physician didn’t come true, I feel like in a lot of ways, I was able to give back,” Swift-Young stated. “I think we’re fairly stable. We’ve both been employed consistently with ups and downs, but we are definitely in a position where we should be able to retire before the age of retirement. So, my dream job didn’t come true, but my dream life, I’m living it.”
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Shirley Logan SUNRISE 7/12/32
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Memorial service was held Saturday, February 1, 2020, 2:00 P.M. at Christ United Presbyterian Church. Memorial Service assisted by Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. SHIRLEY MAE CELIA JACKSON was the first born to Manuel Blake Jackson and Virginia Myrtle Weaver Jackson, on July 12, 1932. The Jackson household was a warm, nurturing home where all the neighborhood children gathered to sing, play music, and dance. Shirley’s mother was known for her love of dance and she inspired Shirley and her younger brother, Manuel Jackson Jr., to express their artistic gifts by singing and dancing. After graduating from Sumner High School in 1950 she enrolled at Kansas University. She later transferred to Pittsburgh State Teachers College in Pittsburgh, Kansas, where in 1954, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Two of her fondest memories while attending Pittsburgh State Teachers College was her initiation into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Beta Nu Chapter in 1953, Shirley relocated to San Diego, California, after being offered a job with San Diego Unified School District. She began her career as a thirdgrade teacher at Stockton Elementary. Before she retired in 1991, Shirley’s career included assignments in special education, and as a reading specialist, resource teacher, auxiliary teacher, and master teacher. She also worked as an Indo-Chinese supervisory teacher. Shirley met her husband Roy E. Logan. They were united in marriage on December 22, 1956.From this union a son, Reginald Gerard, was born November 16, 1957. Church was always an important part of Shirley’s life. After her marriage to Roy, she moved her membership to Golden Hill/ Christ United Presbyterian Church. Shirley was recognized as Mother of the Year for her dedication and service. Shirley received many recognitions for her contributions to the community. One of her most cherished awards was in 1984 when she received the highest honor given by the Greater San Diego Reading Association for her teaching contributions. Among other recognitions, were Mother of the Year from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Woman of Distinction from Women Inc., and Woman of Distinction from The Salvation Army. As Shirley’s health began to fail, requiring 24-hour care, she was lovingly and tenderly cared for by Denise Coleman and Deborah La Sure. This love went both ways. In addition, her daughter-in-law, Robyn Logan, became her “personal chef,” cooking whatever she desired. The “apple of her eye,” her grandson, Reginald II, always stepped in to assist whenever needed. No LOVE nor DEVOTION can ever surpass that which was given by her son, Reginald. Shirley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend. Roy, her husband of 62 years, preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory her son Reginald Logan (Robyn); grandson, Reginald Logan II; nieces, M. Bahati Kuumba, Tendayi Kuumba, Adrienne Jackson, and Paulette Murphy; cousin, Mary Holmes (Robert); brother-in-law, Theophilus Logan (Martha); nieces, Annice Shields, Jennifer Logan Porter, and Barbara Logan (Tevel Holeman); nephews, Percy Gist Jr., Kirk
Equal opportunity under the law. It was the focus of Federal Judge and Civil Rights leader Nathaniel R. Jones’ life for decades, and he has made more of a difference than most people. Judge Jones died of congestive heart failure January 26 at his home in the East Walnut Hills neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 93.
Among his numerous honors and awards, Judge Jones was named a Great Living Cincinnatian in 1997. He changed the course of history, and we are grateful. -Dan Yount, The Cincinnati Herald
Jones was born in Youngstown in 1926, 17 years after the founding of the NAACP and the publication of The Call, a document “imploring Americans to discuss and protest the racial problem and to renew the struggle for civil and political rights.” That document deeply influenced him, as did his mentor, J. Maynard Dickerson, according to his autobiography, Answering the Call. A graduate of his hometown school, Youngstown State University, Jones chose a legal career to help eliminate racial injustice — the kind that led to his being refused a shave in the old Sheraton Gibson barbershop during an early visit to Cincinnati. He earned his law degree from Youngstown State University. In 2003, the federal courthouse in Youngstown was named after Judge Jones. Jones was the first African American in Ohio to be an Assistant U.S. Attorney, when he was appointed to the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland, a position he held until 1967. He then was asked to serve as assistant general counsel to President Johnson’s National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, also known as the Kerner Commission, which made a study of the causes of the urban riots of the 1960s. Jones said the commission’s February 1968 report known as the Kerner Report, concluded that the nation was “moving toward two societies, one Black, one White—separate and unequal.” Unless conditions were remedied, the commission warned, the country faced a “system of apartheid” in its major cities. Jones succeeded Thurgood Marshall as general counsel for the NAACP in the 1970s. His work for the NAACP focused on desegregation, notably in the North, where judges were not convinced that the Brown v. Board of Education decision applied, and on landmark affirmative action cases. From 1969 to 1978, Jones’ work for the NAACP took him to the Supreme Court multiple times, where he argued for affirmative action in the public and private sectors, challenged efforts to maintain segregated schools in jurisdictions across the United States, and successfully defended the NAACP against attempts by Mississippi businesses and officials to bankrupt the organization through civil lawsuits brought by the targets of mass boycotts and protests in that state.
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.
Jones also fought to overturn racial discrimination against Black people across Africa in the 1990s, working with South African President Nelson Mandela and others to write a new constitution for South Africa following the apartheid era.
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.
Judge Jones was appointed by President Carter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati in 1979. Judge Jones retired from the Sixth Circuit Court in 2002, and continued to practice law, serving as senior counsel at the firm of Blank Rome LLP until 2018.
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.
“Nathaniel Jones is a pioneer who has never failed to stand for the rights of people denied a chance to be a part of the process,” said Roslyn A. Brock, chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors. “His distinguished career serves as inspiration to our thousands of youth leaders working to end the profound segregation that continues to exist in our society to this day.
Take time to say “I’m sorry,” “please forgive me,” “thank you” or “it’s okay”. And if tomorrow never comes,
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Soul Fire
Located at: 127 E Lexington Ave El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego --8580 Chevy Chase Rd La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Soul Fire 127 E Lexington Ave El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002354 Fictitious business name(s): Patriot Fumigation
Located at: 3818 Florence St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/28/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Fior Perez 3818 Florence St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9000851 Fictitious business name(s): Hydroblast Pressure Washing Service
Located at: 1951 47th St Spc #6 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Rodric Christopher Phillips 951 47th St Spc #6 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 10, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 10, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002399 Fictitious business name(s): TJ Freight Services
Located at: 396 Oak Court Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company
Castaneda Floor Company
Located at: 396 Oak Court Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 01/20/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: JC Eagle Enterprises, LLC 396 Oak Court Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002717 Fictitious business name(s): Blue Moon Cleaning Services
Located at: 210 Quintard Street, A-10 San Diego, CA 91911 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/30/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sara E. Castaneda 210 Quintard Street, A-10 San Diego, CA 91911 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 30, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 30, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9000574 Fictitious business name(s): I Am We Solutions
Located at: 11191 Kelowna Rd #68 San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 01/08/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: I Am We Solutions 11191 Kelowna Rd #68 San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 08, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 08, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002909 Fictitious business name(s): Tacos El Gabacho
Located at: 9612 Dale Ave. #3 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 07/01/2015 This business is hereby registered by the following: Devan H. Rowland 5858 Estelle St. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 ------------------------------------
Jeannine's Tacos
Located at: 9612 Dale Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/29/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jeannine Partida 4403 Parks Ave #B La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 29, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 29, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002944 Fictitious business name(s): CWJ-AV
Located at: 12080 Calle Naranja El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/01/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlton Wendell Jones 12080 Calle Naranja El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002968 Fictitious business name(s):
EmpowerUAV --Code 3 Drone --Code Three Drone
Located at: 1953 Magdalene Way San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 01/02/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Empower UAV/UAS, Inc. 1953 Magdalene Way San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 27, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 27, 2025 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002160 Fictitious business name(s): Enklav --Enklav Vintage
Sweets Dessert & Coffee Bar
Located at: 6244 El Cajon Blvd Unit #1 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Joint Venture The first day of business was 01/27/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ricky Hearron 7940 Mission Center Court Apt E San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego --Sammy Noe Ratliff 4295 Schoolridge Ln Apt B La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 27, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 27, 2025 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001989 Fictitious business name(s):
CHAVALI hair boutique
Located at: 1149 Oakhurst Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Diana Black-Tucker 1149 Oakhurst Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 23, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 23, 2025 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001125 Fictitious business name(s):
Paradise Regained
Located at: 7941 Tinaja Lane San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/03/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Karla Terese Baylis 7941 Tinaja Lane San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002901 Fictitious business name(s): Located at: 1023 W. El Norte Parkway Escondido, CA 92026 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Pongpugwadee Keomanee 948 Eastmont Place Escondido, CA 92026 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2025 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002936 Fictitious business name(s): Located at: 940 Eastlake Parkway, Suite 35 Chula Vista, CA 91914 County of San Diego --1741 Eastlake Pkwy, ste 102, pub 174 Chula Vista, CA 91915 County of San Diego The business is conducted by:
Vineyard Bible Ministry
Crandall Apartments
Located at: 2154 Garston Street San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego --10580 Prospect Avenue, Suite #200 Santee, CA 92071 County of San Diego The business is conducted by:
Duffel Bag Connection
Located at: 854 Maria Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/15/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Alexander Salazar Ojeda 854 Maria Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 16, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 16, 2025 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001159 Fictitious business name(s): The New Burrito Station
Located at: 3130 University Ave San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Isavro Zavala 7348 Canton Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 14, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 14, 2025 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9000940 Fictitious business name(s): Spiritual Essence --Psych Squad
Located at: 5025 Cervantes Ave San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: Co-Partners The first day of business was 01/13/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Taj'Anae Michelle Runnells 5025 Cervantes Ave San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego --Dante Troy Williams 3917 Conrad Dr Apt G9 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 13, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 13, 2025 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001473 Fictitious business name(s): Little Love Daycare and Preschool --Luxurious Tours
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10334 Madrid Way Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/17/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lynley R. Berry 10334 Madrid Way Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 17, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 17, 2025 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001632 Fictitious business name(s):
11676 Treadwell Dr Poway, CA 92064 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 04/16/2018 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mactor Inc. 11676 Treadwell Dr Poway, CA 92064 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 10, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 10, 2025 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9030545 Fictitious business name(s):
1120 3rd Ave Ste 2 Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 01/02/2018 This business is hereby registered by the following: T.T. Tax Service, Inc. 1120 3rd Ave Ste 2 Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 08, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 08, 2025 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001295 Fictitious business name(s):
Date: March 09, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00066516CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Odeat Hermez
Alkaline Herbs and Recipes
Located at: 8759 Dewsbury Ave San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/06/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Arthur Lee Harris J.R. 8759 Dewsbury Ave San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2025 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001228 Fictitious business name(s):
Silke Smiles - Dental Art & Technology
Located at: 3969 4th Ave. #306 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego --1348 Sutter St. San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/01/2008 This business is hereby registered by the following: Silke White (dba Silke Smiles - Dental Art & Technology) 1348 Sutter St. San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 30, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on The UPS Store 0090 December 30, 2024 Located at: 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 501 W Broadway, Ste A -----------------------------------San Diego, CA 92101 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS County of San Diego NAME STATEMENT The business is conducted by: 2019-9030687 A Limited Liability Company Fictitious business name(s): D2D Notary Services The first day of business was Located at: 12/18/2019 2548 Crosshaven This business is hereby San Diego, CA 92139 registered by the following: County of San Diego Imprints SDDT, LLC The business is conducted by: 501 W Broadway, Ste A An Individual San Diego, CA 92101 Registrant Has Not Yet Begun County of San Diego This statement was filed with To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above the Recorder/County Clerk of This business is hereby San Diego County on registered by the following: January 15, 2020 Mellanie McDuffie This fictitious business name 2548 Crosshaven will expire on San Diego, CA 92139 January 15, 2025 County of San Diego 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 ------------------------------------ This statement was filed with FICTITIOUS BUSINESS the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on NAME STATEMENT December 31, 2019 2020-9001180 Fictitious business name(s): This fictitious business name Too Smoov Mobile will expire on Auto Detailing December 31, 2024 Located at: 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 1151 Fourth Ave Apt 1003 -----------------------------------Chula Vista, CA 91911 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS County of San Diego NAME STATEMENT The business is conducted by: 2020-9000931 An Individual Fictitious business name(s): Me 2 Desserts Registrant Has Not Yet Begun and Coffee Bar To Transact Business Under Located at: The Name(s) Above 1023 N. El Norte Parkway This business is hereby Escondido, CA 92026 registered by the following: County of San Diego Curtis Jerome Pierce 1151 Fourth Ave Apt 1003 The business is conducted by: An Individual Chula Vista, CA 91911 Registrant Has Not Yet Begun County of San Diego This statement was filed with To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above the Recorder/County Clerk of This business is hereby San Diego County on registered by the following: January 15, 2020 Pongpugwadee Noie This fictitious business name Keomanee will expire on 948 Eastmont Place January 15, 2025 Escondido, CA 92026 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 County of San Diego -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of NAME STATEMENT San Diego County on 2020-9001147 January 13, 2020 Fictitious business name(s): Restoration Ministry This fictitious business name Located at: will expire on 5343 Caminito Cachorro January 13, 2025 San Diego, CA 92105 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 County of San Diego -----------------------------------The business is conducted by: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS A Married Couple NAME STATEMENT Registrant Has Not Yet Begun 2020-9000720 To Transact Business Under Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Design Collective The Name(s) Above Located at: This business is hereby 3660 Marlborough Ave registered by the following: San Diego, CA 92105 Robert Walter Snowden II County of San Diego 5343 Caminito Cachorro The business is conducted by: San Diego, CA 92105 A Limited Liability Company County of San Diego Registrant Has Not Yet Begun --To Transact Business Under Regina Denise Snowden The Name(s) Above 5343 Caminito Cachorro This business is hereby San Diego, CA 92105 registered by the following: County of San Diego This statement was filed with San Diego Design Collective 3660 Marlborough Ave the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego, CA 92105 San Diego County on County of San Diego January 14, 2020 This fictitious business name This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of will expire on San Diego County on January 14, 2025 January 09, 2020 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 ----------------------------------- This fictitious business name will expire on FICTITIOUS BUSINESS January 09, 2025 NAME STATEMENT 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 2020-9000874 Fictitious business name(s): -----------------------------------Provision Pharmacy FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Located at: NAME STATEMENT 4428 Glacier Ave 2020-9000558 San Diego, CA 92120 Fictitious business name(s): Tere teran tax Service County of San Diego Located at: ---
Icy Tooth Gems
To All Interested Persons:
Petitioner Odeat Hermez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Odeat Hermez
PROPOSED NAME: Located at: Odette Hermez 3401 Scenic Ter Spring Valley, CA 91978 THE COURT ORDERS that County of San Diego all persons interested in this The business is conducted by: matter appear before this court An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the To Transact Business Under petition for change of name The Name(s) Above should not be granted. Any This business is hereby person objecting to the name registered by the following: changes described above must Shanta R Williams file a written objection that 3401 Scenic Ter includes the Spring Valley, CA 91978 reasons for the objection at County of San Diego least two court days before This statement was filed with the matter is scheduled to be the Recorder/County Clerk of heard and must appear at the San Diego County on hearing to show cause why January 15, 2020 the petition should not be This fictitious business name granted. If no written objection will expire on is timely filed, the court may January 15, 2025 grant the petition without a 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13 hearing.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Courthouse 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00004142CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: LaTasha Sharice Griffin
To All Interested Persons:
NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 09, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13
Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name
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Order for Publication of Summons/Citation Filed: January 16, 2020 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO STATEMENT OF ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ABANDONMENT OF Mark Donovan Demery USE OF FICTITIOUS Case Number: BUSINESS NAME 37-2020-00006135-PR-PL-CTL 2020-9002151 Fictitious business name(s) to To all heirs, beneficiaries, be abandoned: creditors, contingent creditors, Code 3 Drone and persons who may --otherwise be interested in the PROPOSED NAME: will or estate or both, of Code Three Drone LaTasha Red Grant Mark Donovan Demery Located at: 1275 Ocean Breeze THE COURT ORDERS that A Petition for Probate San Marcos, CA 92078 all persons interested in this has been filed by County of San Diego matter appear before this court Matthew John Demery --at the hearing indicated below in the Superior Court of 663 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd to show cause, if any, why the California, County of #177 petition for change of name San Diego - Central Division. San Marcos, CA 92078 should not be granted. Any County of San Diego person objecting to the name The Petition for Probate changes described above must The Fictitious Business Name requests that referred to above was filed file a written objection that Matthew John Demery in San Diego County on: includes the be appointed as personal 01/17/2017 reasons for the objection at representative to administer and assigned File no. least two court days before the estate of the decedent. 2017-001413 the matter is scheduled to be Fictitious Business Name is heard and must appear at the The Petition requests the being abandoned by: decedent’s will and codicils, if hearing to show cause why any, be admitted to probate. Chris Marquart the petition should not be The will and any codicils are 1275 Ocean Breeze granted. If no written objection available for examination in the San Marcos, CA 92078 is timely filed, the court may file kept by the court. County of San Diego grant the petition without a This business is conducted by: hearing. The Petition requests An Individual authority to administer the This statement was filed with NOTICE OF HEARING the Recorder/County Clerk of estate under the Independent Date: March 12, 2020 Administration of Estates Act. San Diego County on Time: 8:30 A.M. (This authority will allow the January 27, 2020 Dept. 61 personal representative to 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 The address of the court is: take many actions without 330 W. Broadway obtaining court approval. SUMMONS San Diego, CA 92101 Before taking certain very 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20 important actions, however, SUPERIOR COURT OF the personal representative will ----------------------------------CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT OF be required to give notice to County of San Diego CALIFORNIA interested persons unless they Central Division County of San Diego have waived notice or Hall of Justice Central consented to the proposed ac330 W Broadway 330 W Broadway tion.) The independent adSan Diego, CA 92101 San Diego, CA 92101 ministration authority will be Case Number: 37-2020-00003159granted unless an interested 37-2019-00029526-CL-BC-CTL person files an objection to the CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: petition and shows good cause Notice to Defendant: why the court should not grant In Pro Per Johnny Roy Edwards, II Kahlaya Angel Ward the authority. Petitioner Kahlaya Angel Ward filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kahlaya Angel Ward PROPOSED NAME: Angel Kahlaya Jackson 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
You Are Being Sued by Plaintiff: Rochelle A. Rand, APC 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 Self-Help 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
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you do not file your response general personal consult with an attorney provided in Probate Code on time, you may lose the case representative, as defined in knowledgeable in section 1250. A Request for by default, and your wages, California law. Special Notice form is money, and property may be section 58(b) of the California You may examine the available from the court clerk. taken without further warning Probate Code, or (2)60 days from the date of mailing or file kept by the court. from the court. personal delivery to you of a If you are a person Attorney for petitioner: Gregory J. Belnap, Esq. notice under section 9052 of interested in the estate, you There are other legal the California may file with the court a 400 S. Melrose Drive, requirements. You may want Probate Code. Request for Special Suite 111 to call an attorney right Other California statutes Notice (form DE-154) of Vista, CA 92081 away. If you do not know an and legal authority may thefiling of an inventory and 760-705-1334 attorney, you may want to call affect your rights as a appraisal of estate assets or of an attorney referral service. If creditor. You may want to any petition or account as you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free LEGAL NOTICE legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You LEGAL NOTICE can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Highbaugh vs. Staff Pro, Inc., et al. Services Web site (www. Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Case No. 37-2016-00013068-CU-OE-CTL lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfNotice of Class Action Settlement Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or TO: All individuals employed by Odyssey Unlimited Security, Inc. and/or Liric, Inc. who performed work for Staff Pro, Inc. as hourly paid (non-exempt security county bar association. NOTE: and/or crowd control employees at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival The court has a statutory lien and/or the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in 2014 and/or 2015 held at the for waived fees and costs on Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, (“Class Members” or the “Class”). any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must Please be advised there is a proposed cash Settlement in the above-referenced case of $385,000. be paid before the court will The Court will hold a hearing on July 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., in Dept 73 of the San Diego County Superior Court located at 330 West Broadway, San Diego, California 92101. The dismiss the case. hearing will determine whether the Settlement should be finally approved as fair, adequate and The name and address of the reasonable; the hearing will include Class Counsel’s application for fees of $128,333.33, and costs of $29,000, service payments of $5,000 each to Plaintiffs Highbaugh, Vernon and Harris, court is: and a service payment of $4,000 to Plaintiff Usher for their efforts in prosecuting this action, Superior Court of risks undertaken, benefits provided to the Class, and general releases, administration costs of California $19,100.00; and a payment of $7,500 to the State of California for civil penalties arising from 330 West Broadway the alleged Labor Code violations. San Diego, CA 92101 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's If you are a Class Member, you are entitled to make a claim for your share of the attorney, or plaintiff without an Settlement. If you did not receive a Notice of Class Action Settlement and Claim Form, you may request by (1) calling the Administrator at 1-(888) 404-0226 or by (2) visiting www. attorney, is: HighbaughClassActionSettlement.com to get answers to frequently asked questions, and to Rochelle A. Rand, ESQ. 1901 First Avenue, Suite 146 print out the Notice of Class Action Settlement and Claim Form. To make a claim for your share of the Settlement funds, you must date and sign a completed Claim Form and return it San Diego, CA 92101 to the Administrator at the address shown below postmarked on or before April 30, 2020. It (619) 233-6263 is estimated that each Class Member that does so, a “Participating Class Member” will NOTICE TO THE PERSON receive an estimated $390. SERVED: If you wish to be excluded from the Class and this Settlement for whatever reason, you must You are served as an return to the address shown below, a signed and dated request to be excluded from the Settlement individual defendant. postmarked by April 30, 2020. If you request exclusion, you will not be bound by the release or judgment once final approval of the Settlement is granted, and you will not be eligible to receive Summons Filed: a Settlement Payment. June 11, 2019
Petitioner LaTasha Sharice Griffin filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: LaTasha Sharice Griffin
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A Hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on April 8, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 502 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division If You Object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim withthe court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a
If you wish to object to the Settlement, all written objections to the proposed Settlement or to the application for attorneys’ fees, costs, administration fees, and other expenses must be returned to the address shown below, signed, dated and postmarked by April 30, 2020. DO NOT CALL THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR CALL ANY STAFF PRO, ODYSSEY UNLIMITED, or LIRIC OWNER, SUPERVISOR, MANAGER OR ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT. If you have questions you may visit www.HighbaughClassActionSettlement.com, or you may call the Administrator toll free at the number shown below. Highbaugh v. Staff Pro, Inc. c/o CPT Group Inc. 50 Corporate Park Irvine, California 92606 Toll – Free: 1-(888) 404-0226
REQUEST FOR BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR NETWORK AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AT NINETEEN SITES (GROUP 1) A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on FEBRUARY 20, 2020 in front of the main office of Sandburg Elementary School, 11230 Avenida del Gato, San Diego, CA 92126. Upon completion, contractors will proceed to Hickman Elementary School, 10850 Montongo St., San Diego, CA 92126. Upon completion, contractors will then proceed to Holmes Elementary School, 4902 Mount Ararat Dr., San Diego, CA 92111. Upon completion, contractors will then proceed to Tierrasanta Elementary School, 5450 La Cuenta Dr., San Diego, CA 92124. Upon completion, contractors will then proceed to Serra High School, 5156 Santo Rd., San Diego, CA 92124. Contractors must be present and sign-in at all five sites to be able to bid this project. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ20-0989-23). All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on MARCH 5, 2020, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project estimate is between $1 million and $1.2 million. This is a PSA project and requires prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: C-10 or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened. Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Four Hundred Dollars ($400) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging. Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 949-285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning February 11, 2020. Bid packages will not be faxed. PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) §20111.6, each contractor wishing to bid as a prime to the District for projects estimated at $1,000,000 or over, or any subcontractor performing the license classifications of A, B [if performing the work of] C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and/or C-46 wishing to submit a bid to a bidding prime contractor must be prequalified in order to bid. Projects estimated at 10 million or greater require audited financials. Go online to https://www.sandiegounified. org/contractor-prequalification to download the most current prequalification application for your company. Completed applications must be submitted to the District no later than (February 20, 2020), which is 10 business days before the bid opening due date. Any questionnaires submitted later than this deadline will not be processed for this Invitation for Bids. The District encourages all general contractors bidding as a prime contractor, and all MEP subcontractors to request a questionnaire, complete it and submit it as soon as possible. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)]. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as non-responsive. Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html. PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid. PROJECT STABILIZATION AGREEMENT (PSA): This project is subject to the Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) adopted by the Board of Education on July 28, 2009. The complete agreement is available for viewing and downloading at www.sandi. net - Proposition S & Z. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package. Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5822. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A., Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Officer, Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Dept. CZ20-0989-23
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Organizations across San Diego Celebrate African American Heritage. Go to www.sdvoice.info for a complete listing. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/atstate/ blackhistorymonth.aspx February 13 Financial Literacy featuring Patrice C. Washington 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Black Resources Center, 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182
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February 27 The History and Importance of the Census 12:30pm – 2:00pm UCSD Black Resource Center Conference Room 9500 Gilman Dr #0092, 2nd Floor Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92093 Located in: John Muir College
February 28 African Americans & the Vote AAACE Black History Month Celebration 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM County Operations Center - Commons 5520 Overland Ave San Diego, CA 92123
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February 24 Eavesdropping on America’s Conversation on Race Through February 27 FEATURING: Michele Norris Forced Exodus: Coded Messages from the Underground 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Railroad University of San Diego Copley Library Mondays - Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. , 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre Thursdays\ 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110 San Diego Mesa College, Fine Arts Gallery, FA-103, 7250 Mesa RSVP requested at bit.ly/USDNorris College Drive, 92111 February 26 February 7, 21, and 28 Black History Month: Family Art Night Pre-K to Age 17 Black Film Fridays: When They See Us 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library San Diego City College, AH-306, 1313 Park Blvd. 92101 Limited space. Registration closes February 25 @ 5:30pm (619) 692-4910, sjeng@sandiego.gov February 19 Community Recording Studio Night: Black History Month February 29 Edition Black History Month Celebration 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 1 - 5 p.m. San Diego City College, C-208, 1313 Park Blvd. 92101 Logan Heights Branch Library www.sdcity.edu/music , mespar@sdccd.edu (619) 533-3968, patriciamcfadden@cox.net UC San Diego http://blackhistorymonth.ucsd.edu/2020/ February 20 Black College Skate Night 9:00pm - 11:00pm Skateworld San Diego 6907 Linda Vista Rd, San Diego, CA 92111 RSVP at http://bit.ly/BLKSKATE20 (case sensitive) February 23 Black Com!x Day 2 Trip 11:30am – 4:30pm World Beat Center - Balboa Par 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
February 16 Second Service: Live Gospel Music & Food 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Joe and Vi Jacobs Center, Celebration Hall 404 Euclid Ave San Diego, CA 92114 RSVP REQUIRED: jacobscenter.org, 858-650-3190 February. 25 African-American Women in Film 6:30 PM Joe and Vi Jacobs Center, Celebration Hall 404 Euclid Ave San Diego, CA 92114 February 29 Common Ground Theatre’s “Little Rock” By Jacobs Presents 3:00 PM Joe and Vi Jacobs Center, Celebration Hall 404 Euclid Ave San Diego, CA 92114
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February 28 Black History Month Speech Contest 5:00 – 7:00pm O’Farrell Charter School 6130 Skyline Dr, San Diego, CA 92114, USA (858) 859-2547, sandiegoaaae@gmail.com
February 25 PASSING THE TORCH - From Selma to Today 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Lincoln Senior High School 4777 Imperial Avenue San Diego, CA 92113
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Find the ‘Firsts’ Black History Quiz 4.
A) P.B.S Pinchback B) Blanche K. Bruce C) Hiram Revels
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The African American was an American football quarterback. Born near Pittsburgh in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was known as “Mitts” for his large hands and arm strength compared to his 5”11 frame. He was known to toss a football 70 yards. He was part of the 1952 Michigan State Spartans who won the national championship, He became the first African American to appear at the quarterback position in the National Football League (NFL), playing for the Chicago Bears in 1953.
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A) Guion Stewart Bluford B) Ronald McNair C) Charles Bolden
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He was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After graduation from Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University.
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The first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American College women. The Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of twenty students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle. Forming a sorority broke barriers for African American women in areas where little power or authority existed due to lack of opportunities for minorities and women in the early 20th century. A) Zeta Phi Beta B) Alpha Kappa Alpha C) Sigma Gamma Ro D) Eta Phi Beta
She was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA Title. She first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas. She is a Detroit native and was also the first contestant from Michigan to win Miss USA and broke the five year streak of winners from Texas. A) Kenya Moore B) Carole Gist C) Vanessa Williams D) Halle Berry
A) W.E.DuBois B) Johnnie Grier C) Frederick Douglass
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She was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist, regarded as the first female self-made millionaire in America. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a successful line of beauty and hair products for black women under the company she founded. A) Emma Bronner B) Lisa Price C) Sarah Breedlove D) Madame C.J. Walker
A) Julius Ervin B) Earl Monroe C) Earl Lloyd D) Dwayne Washington
A) Bill Willis B) Johnnie Grier C) Paul Younger D) Willie Thrower He became an engineer, NASA astronaut, and the first African American in space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez.
He became the first African American to play in an NBA game when he take the court in the season opener for the Washington Capitols. He grew up in Jim Crow Virginia and went to West Virginia State. He didn’t know he’d been drafted by the NBA until he ran into a friend on campus. It turned out that the Washington Capitols had picked him in the ninth round of the draft.
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She was an American Civil aviator and the first female pilot of African American descent and the first person of African American descent to hold an international pilot license. In order to make a living as a civilian aviator, she became a “barnstorming” stunt flyer, and peformed for paying audiences. A) Bessie Coleman B) Marie Jemison C) Demetria “Dina” Elosiebo’s D) Janet Bragg
Answers 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.A
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Visitors in the Senate galleries burst into applause as a Republican from Mississippi, entered the chamber to take his oath of office. Those present knew that they were witnessing an event of great historical significance. The gentleman was about to become the first African American to serve in the Senate.
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The UCSD Black Alumni Scholarship Fund at the San Diego Foundation wishes to express appreciation to all San Diego and Imperial County charter, private, and public high schools that were the source of African American admits to one or more of the ten campuses of the University of California in 2018. It is our hope that the information below is informative to African Americans and all families interested in having their students be admissible to the University of California upon graduation from high school. The UCSD Black Alumni Scholarship Fund at The San Diego Foundation has provided over 75 scholarships to current UCSD students. For more about BASF scholarships go to https://tinyurl.com/UCSDBASFnews
The UCSD Black Alumni Scholarship Fund: Enhancing diversity and inclusion at UCSD through scholarships and increased institutional academic support and enrichment for Black students.
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