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According to a March 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), more than 135,000 Black and Hispanics around the nation were displaced between 2000 and 2012. Gentrification and displacement of long-time residents were most intense from 2000 to 2013 in the nation’s biggest cities, and rare in most other places, according to the study. During those years, gentrification was concentrated in larger cities with vibrant economies but also appeared in smaller cities where it often impacted areas with the most amenities near central business districts.
“Win or Lose, we win by raising the issues.”
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
From a dowdy provincial city in the 1980s, Philadelphia has become a world-class urban center through gentrification – primarily through landmark architecture that now sets the city center and University City, apart. Photo credit: The Black Voice Foundation Footsteps to Freedom Tour and Collection
“Over 50, and retirees, are moving back from the suburbs where they raised their
Philadelphia, PA, USA – March 6, 2018: Community members, activists and students protest the then proposed $130 million, 30,000-seat stadium on Temple University’s campus in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)
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By California Black Media Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, has introduced, a new bill, AB 3121. It calls for setting up a task force to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans. “Existing law,” the language of the legislation reads, “requests the Regents of the University of California to assemble a colloquium of scholars to draft a research proposal to analyze the economic benefits of slavery that accrued to owners and the businesses, including insurance companies and their subsidiaries.” AB 3121 requires eight members appointed to the task force. The proposal would empower the group to “identify, compile, and synthesize the relevant corpus of evidentiary documentation of the institution of slavery that existed within the United States and the colonies,” the language goes on. “ The bill would require the Task Force to recommend, among other things, the form of compensation that should be awarded, the instrumentalities through which it should be awarded, and who should be eligible for this compensation.” Other members of the CLBC are co authors of AB 3121, including Senators Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles) and Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles); Assemblymembers include Autumn Burke (D-South Bay, Los Angeles), Jim Cooper (D-Sacramento), Mike Gipson (D-Carson), Chris R. Holden (D-Pasadena), Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento). The Assembly has not yet assigned the bill to a policy committee for review.
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JULIANNE MALVEAUX KEYNOTES UC SAN DIEGO’S
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Malveaux Recounts the History of African Americans & The Vote, 4 UC San Diego Students receive scholarships. By Vayanamu Bawa Contributing Writer
Community members braved the Saturday morning rain to gather in celebration at the 18th Annual UC San Diego Black History Month Scholarship Brunch. The celebration, held at the UC campus, focused on academic excellence. African-American author, economist, social and political commentator Dr. Julianne Malveaux provided the keynote address around the theme of the day, which was African Americans and the vote. Malveaux, who later met with a small group of UC San Diego students for a brief Q&A, spoke on the concept of economic envy and the multiple hurdles that African American
Unidentified sit-in demonstration. Photo: New Journal and Guide Archives Author, economist, social and political commentator Dr. Julianne Malveaux at UC San Diego Sat., February 22, 2020
communities have faced since getting the right to vote. During the Reconstruction Era, she said, Black people began to accumulate wealth, yet white violence and aggression increased in response. She recounted various See BRUNCH page 10
By Dr. Kelton Edmonds NNPA Contributor
The students of the Civil Rights era suddenly possessed a new weapon, the mass sit-in, which would be used 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 See MOVEMENT page 5
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There is Evidence
of Racism in San Diego County’s Housing and Community Development Services
then vote ”No.” A “none” vote can actually help a measure pass when considered with other votes cast in favor of the measure. This will also send a message to the people promoting the measure, telling them not to “assume” that your vote doesn’t count.
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Next Tuesday, March 3rd, the State of California will be one of the most important states holding a primary election for 2020. A Primary is important for a number of reasons. First, it helps the political process narrow the number of persons running for an office, usually among members of the same party. The person with the most votes becomes that party’s candidate for a particular office. This process determines who will be the various party candidates for the General Election, which takes place in November. In the case of the Presidential Primary on Tuesday, March 3rd, delegate votes in this state will go to those who get the largest number of votes. In the case of the Democratic Party, the winner of the Primary will be able to count those California Delegate votes toward the 1991 needed to secure the party’s nomination for President. In our local races, the two highest vote getters will face each other in the November General Election, regardless of party or non-party affiliation. If you are not sure as to whether you are registered, you may go to your nearest Polling site and ask for a “Provisional Ballot.” This will allow your vote to be placed in a sealed envelope until your registration can be verified later by the Registrar of Voters. This protects your right to vote. In references to Candidates and Propositions on the ballot, if you have not personally decided on either,
On the Propositions appearing on all ballots, the following are recommendations:
City of San Diego Prop C City of San Diego Prop D County of San Diego Measure A County of San Diego Measure B City of Chula Vista Measure E City of Chula Vista Measure M California Proposition 13
First Vice President and Acting President NAACP San Diego Branch
On February 25, 2020, the San Diego Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will present evidence to the Board of Supervisors of a racist extremist currently acting as a “housing specialist” for San Diego County Housing and Community Development Services. The San Diego County Housing and Community Development Services runs Section 8 housing for San Diego County.
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Please see our Voters Guide in this issue, which you may take with you to the Polls if you are not voting by mail. Just tear that page out and please do not vote for people just because you know or like them. The real question is what are they doing or going to do for people like yourself.
The San Diego Housing and Community Development office is designed to help those who need public assistance. Because of America’s long history of racism, Section 8 housing overwhelmingly serves communities of color and other disadvantaged communities. Discovering that someone in a position of power harbors a deep hatred
for the very people he is supposed to help, is incredibly distressing. Persons seeking governmental assistance are among our most vulnerable citizens, and they should not need to fear hatred from very County employees hired to serve them. During public comment, the NAACP will present a series of facebook posts from this County employee, showing shockingly anti-immigrant, anti-latinx, anti-islamic, anti-African American sentiments. Such attitudes should not and cannot be held by someone who is in a position to approve or deny welfare benefits. The NAACP already has evidence, in the form of complaint to the NAACP legal redress committee, that this employee is using his position to intimidate people in need, particularly See SERVICES page 18
OPINION:
By the Content of Their Character In the summer of 1963, Reuther teamed up with Dr. King in Detroit for The Walk to Freedom, the largest Civil Rights demonstration in U.S. history at that point, with an estimated 125,000 people attending. Led by Dr. King and President Reuther, the massive march down Woodward Avenue drew attention to matters close to the Equal Rights mission and to the UAW — racism, segregation, discrimination and inequality in hiring, wages, education and housing.
1965 — Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. and Walter Reuther, President of the UAW and the March on Washington
By Ray Curry SecretaryTreasurer, UAW
America’s Black History, which we celebrate this month, offers abundant examples across the centuries of how one person can make a difference, how one person can move an entire people forward. I am lucky enough to have witnessed the results of two such difference makers firsthand, both in my job and in my life. Two men who found each other in their individual fight for human rights, and in doing so, helped shape the future of our nation. So, this February, I would like to pay tribute to that relationship, to two heavyweight champions who fought together for America’s soul, and who transcended their time and place in helping to define it forever: The Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. and Walter Reuther, President of the UAW. A long time before these two extraordinary men teamed up, their spirits were entwined.
Dr. King understood the voice that organized labor gave to workers just trying to better their lot. He once characterized it in a speech to an AFL-CIO crowd: “The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles, economic and social reform gave birth to unemployment insurance, old age pensions, government relief for the destitute, and above all, new wage levels that meant not mere survival but a tolerable life.” For his part, Reuther confronted racism early on in the 1930s as a student at what is now Detroit’s Wayne State University. The incident involved a local hotel that was permitting white students to use its swimming pool but refused blacks. When Reuther discovered this, he took on the injustice by organizing a protest that surrounded the block where the hotel was located with his fellow classmates. The action, typical of the times, resulted in all students being banned, black and white, but Reuther made a clear statement and went on to make a history of such battles.
Tireless fighters In 1946, Reuther immediately took up social
injustice upon becoming the UAW’s president by declaring that beyond the battle for worker rights it was “the union’s role to fight for the public at large.” Without waiting around for the country to get on board, Reuther took on the American Bowling League, which excluded black bowlers. In 1948, he began a bowling tournament in what is now UAW Region 1A in Michigan that allowed blacks and whites to bowl together. Today, that tournament still stands, and my brothers and sisters celebrate this rich tradition every year. In 1949, just as the Civil Rights Movement was getting underway, he used his leverage to help bring about the first meeting in Washington, D.C., on civil rights legislation. Of his activism he once observed, “You can’t opt out of life, you have to make up your mind if you are willing to accept things the way they are.” Both men knew what economic gain could bring. Early on, Dr. King took on anti-union politicians who he saw standing in the way of progress for America’s people of color: “In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as ‘right to work.’ … Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining by which unions have improved wages and working conditions of everyone. Wherever
these laws have been passed, wages are lower, job opportunities are fewer and there are no civil rights.” Reuther saw it the same way, conservative politicians ready to shut the door on equality and justice for all: “There is a direct link between ballot box and bread box,” he famously declared. Both men knew the significance of fair housing. Walter Reuther started pushing for legislation, both lobbying for and devising fair housing programs, first in Detroit, and then nationally soon after the second World War. In the 1960s, he helped launch Operation Breakthrough, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program that used unionmade manufactured housing to lessen the devastating impact the housing crisis was having on minority communities. The program helped create job opportunities in these locations, all the while encouraging racial and income integration in the larger community. Doctor King, who knew all too well the misery that housing segregation caused for minorities, was himself a tireless warrior on this front. A 2018 article appearing in The Atlantic captures his fearlessness and tenacity for the cause: See CHARACTER page 17
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their unique, collective power and desired to harness their efforts under a national apparatus. The student movement that emerged in Greensboro 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
Unique Weapons for Non-violent Students In addition to the typical traits that come along with youthfulness such as idealism and impatience, student success during the 1960 sit-ins and thereafter was directly affixed to two distinct assets possessed by students juxtaposed to their older adult activist counterparts. The first asset is condense demographics, as student-body populations were primarily located on campuses and/ or nearby the colleges. The fact that hundreds to thousands of students in a college town lived within a square mile of each other led to the expeditious mobilization of large numbers of people and efficient dissemination of information and strategy. Although black churches proved to be invaluable throughout the Black Freedom Struggle from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement, there was still no equivalent amongst the older black generation to the college campus’ effectiveness as both a meeting place and as a domicile for housing and dispersing the shock troops of the movement. The second major asset specific to students would be the relation between arrest and reprisal. At some of their demonstrations prior to 1960, older black activists strategically triggered their arrests for charges such as trespassing or loitering as a way to dramatize unjust treatment via media coverage and to pressure white officials to change discriminatory laws. Once mobilized per the sit-ins however, student activists were able to invite and withstand incarceration for far longer periods of time and in extremely larger numbers. Students vastly elevated this critical strategy of the overall movement. During 1960 and beyond, the enormous numbers unleashed by black student activists put unyielding pressure on local law enforcement, political officials and jail facilities. In many cities like Greensboro, there were not enough jail cells for all of the students arrested, particularly since the students refused bail and chose to remain incarcerated. This action severely drained local municipalities of money and resources, forcing local governmental, business and law officials to dramatically adjust policies and sometimes change discriminatory laws. Student activists were able to perfect this strategy because they could endure prolonged imprisonment without fear of major job or housing reprisal. Comparably, many older activists, whose families depended on their incomes, could not sacrifice prolonged periods of incarceration, as it would threaten their livelihood. Furthermore, angry employers or landlords, who disapproved of their protest activities, could threaten to fire them or abruptly remove them from property they were renting.
children into Center City and the Italian Market where I have lived since 1980,” stated Dr. Margaret J. King, the director of The Center for Cultural Studies & Analysis in Philadelphia. “Of course, gentrification brings money into the city, while it also drives up home prices – some houses have multiplied their asking prices 15 times over 40 years,” King noted. “Housing is being restored and renovated, making more of the city habitable and in fact desirable. Now the suburbs have flipped into a working-class magnet as well as a market for Millennials who can’t afford center-city prices yet,” King stated.
For example, when Bennett College students, who were the heroines on the 1963 Greensboro protests, were arrested and refused bail during the 1963 sit-ins in Greensboro, their professors came to the jail facilities and gave them their classroom and homework assignments every week. This scenario personifies the symbiotic relationship between both generations in the fight against racism, as the professors showed their appreciation for the young people’s unique and valiant position for the benefit of the entire race and future generations, yet not removing the students from their responsibilities and academic requirements. Altogether, students endured countless hardships that included incarceration, verbal assaults and physical violence. Sometimes, attacks from white antagonists were compounded See MOVEMENT page 9
Neighborhoods were considered to be eligible to gentrify if, in 2000, they were in the lower 40 percent of home values and family incomes in that metropolitan area. During the study, researchers found that most low- to moderate-income neighborhoods did not gentrify or revitalize. Instead, they remained impoverished, untouched by investments and building booms that occurred in major cities, and vulnerable to future gentrification and displacement.
Gentrification isn’t just an issue in Philadelphia – not by a long shot.
“When a neighborhood gentrifies, the cost of living increases, and it’s harder for low-income families to find housing, and that’s one of the biggest downsides,” stated Melanie Musson, a writer for ExpertInsuranceReviews.com.
According to a March 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), more than 135,000 Black and Hispanics around the nation were displaced between 2000 and 2012.
“In a city like Philadelphia, neighborhoods are part of your identity. If you grow up in a neighborhood, you often want to remain living there your whole life because it’s who you are,” Musson stated.
Gentrification and displacement of longtime residents were most intense from 2000 to 2013 in the nation’s biggest cities, and rare in most other places, according to the study.
“Unfortunately, sometimes, after several generations living in the same zip code, the newest generation has to find housing elsewhere because it’s too expensive to live where their home has always been,” she said.
During those years, gentrification was concentrated in larger cities with vibrant economies but also appeared in smaller cities where it often impacted areas with the most amenities near central business districts. In Washington, D.C., 20,000 Black residents were displaced, and in Portland, Oregon, 13 percent of the Black community was displaced over the more than decade period that was studied. Seven cities accounted for nearly half of the gentrification nationally: New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, San Diego, and Chicago. Washington, D.C., was the most gentrified city by percentage of eligible neighborhoods that experienced gentrification; New York City was the most gentrified by sheer volume, study authors noted. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, gentrification is defined as the process of repairing and rebuilding homes and businesses in a deteriorating area, such as an urban neighborhood, accompanied by an influx of middle-class or affluent people and that often results in the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents. “Gentrification is rich people deciding they
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Students were not confronted with the same ramifications of these economic, employment and housing reprisals, as the majority of them lived on campuses and perhaps had part-time, albeit replaceable, minimum wage jobs, often with no dependents. Drawing the contrast between student activists versus the older activists is not synonymous with drawing divisions, as the older activists understood the assets that students solely possessed to further the movement along. In fact, many of the older activists encouraged the younger activists and actively supported them in numerous ways.
want a specific neighborhood as their own, and they get municipal backing, pay some money, and get all of the poor people out of there,” stated Mark Love, a New York realtor.
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Charlotta Spears Bass was the first African-American woman to own and operate a newspaper, The California Eagle. She was also the first African American woman in U.S. history to run for vice president on a national ticket, under the Progressive Party in 1952. Born on February 14, 1874 in Sumter, South Carolina, Charlotta Amanda Spears was the sixth out of eleven children. In 1894, she moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where she worked for the black-owned Providence Watchman. She relocated to California in 1910, quickly getting a job at Los Angeles’ California Eagle, another black-owned paper. Bass acquired the paper in 1912. According to Rosalyn Terborg-Penn’s African American Women in the Struggle for the
Bruce Mirken, the media relations director for the nonprofit public, policy, and advocacy organization, The Greenlining Institute, said he lives in San Francisco and works in Oakland – two cities that are ground zero for the gentrification crisis in California. “We see the most obvious results among the very low-income, who increasingly cannot keep a roof over their heads, leading to a growing homeless population,” Mirken stated. “And homelessness in California has a distinct racial dynamic, tracing back through a long history of redlining and discrimination: Black Californians represent about six and a half percent of our state’s population, but about 40 percent of its homeless,” he noted. In New York, where many residents are still growing accustomed to the decades-long gentrification of Harlem, the Bronx has forever been known as the city’s most urban borough. That’s quickly changing due to gentrification. In November 2019, officials announced a $950 million, 4.3 acre, multi-tower, and mixed-use development along the Mott Haven waterfront. More than 1,300 high-end apartments are among the upgrades that are
Vote, 1850 -1920, by 1914, The California Eagle was the only Black newspaper in the state of California, it had a “national reputation in Black circles,” and was influential in the national fight for women’s suffrage. The newspaper focused on housing, jobs, and social and political issues concerning all “patriotically inclined” Americans, regardless of race. In 1912, Spears Bass hired co-founder of Kansas’ Topeka Plaindealer, Joseph Blackburn Bass, as an editor, and also married him. Charlotta and Joseph Bass used The California Eagle to push for social reforms. They were staunch advocates for civil liberties and women’s rights. They also championed black-owned businesses. They passionately denounced D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan tried to sue the paper for libel. In 1931, The California Eagle denounced the results of the Scottsboro case. Years later, the paper supported A. Philip Randolph’s fight against discrimination in railroad hiring. In 1930, Charlotta co-founded the Industrial Business Council to encourage black-owned businesses and nondiscriminatory employment. She also created the Home Protective Association to seek an end to housing covenants. Charlotta Bass’ stand against racial injustice resulted in her life being threatened on numerous occasions. The FBI branded her a communist and placed her under surveillance, charging the paper was seditious. Yet this never deterred her or The California Eagle from calling for civil and political rights for African-Americans. By the 1930s, The California Eagle was the largest African-American paper on the West
certain to price many long-time residents out of the area. Mychal Johnson, a co-founding member of South Bronx Unite, told The Bronx Times that gentrification isn’t good for economically oppressed communities of color. “It seems like the community board, and Borough president isn’t looking out for the community,” Johnson stated. For the NCRC study, Shekinah Mitchell, the Neighborhood Partnerships Manager for the Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation, noted that, as the former capital of the Confederacy, Richmond’s history is steeped in racial oppression, inequality, and injustice. Mitchell noted that, in 2016, Richmond had similar numbers of Black and White residents. From 2000 to 2016, the Black population decreased by seven percent, while the White population increased by 35 percent. In 2000, Blacks were 57 percent of the population, and whites were 38 percent. In 2016, Blacks represented 47 percent and Whites were 46 percent of the population. “This shift has come to the East End like a racialized wave crashing onto the shores of the neighborhood in currents of physical, cultural, and economic displacement. The Black community is drowning as we watch our land and culture swallowed up, block by block with no reprieve in sight,” Mitchell wrote in the report. “Gentrification in the East End of Richmond is manifesting as a process of re-segregation,” she stated. “In Richmond, gentrification is colonization.” In Portland, Oregon, an essay that accompanied the NCRC study noted that city as the “Whitest city of its size in the United States.” The city’s White population currently stands at 77.4 percent while Blacks make up just 5.7 percent. “Take a group of people who have been systematically denied wealth-building opportunities for generations, add low, stagnating incomes, throw in a subprime mortgage disaster, spiraling housing costs and wholesale community displacement, and you have a recipe for a severe economic backslide,” Cheryl Chandler-Roberts, executive director of Portland’s African American Alliance for Homeownership, said in the report. “There is no African American community in Portland at this point,” Chandler-Roberts stated. “It’s a scattered community.”
Coast. It stood on solid financial ground and had a circulation of nearly 60,000. Joseph B. Bass died unexpectedly in 1934. Following his death, Charlotta re-evaluated her direction. She turned the paper to focus more on African-American issues and began participating in the NAACP, Urban League, Civil Rights Congress, and UNIA. She also founded the National Sojourner for Truth and Justice Club to improve working conditions for black women. Charlotta continued to serve as The California Eagle’s publisher until she retired from the newspaper business in 1951. Charlotta Spears Bass’ later years were devoted to politics. Her longtime membership in the Republican Party had her selected as Western Regional Director for Wendell Willkie’s presidential bid in 1940. In 1945, she was chosen by city representatives as the people’s candidate in an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Los Angeles city council. She left the Republican Party in the late 1940s to help found the Progressive Party, which she viewed as “the only party in which there is any hope for civil rights.” Bass campaigned heavily for Henry Wallace in his 1948 bid for the presidency. In 1952, Bass gained national attention as the first black, woman candidate for the office of U.S. vice president, representing the Progressive Party. Despite losing the election, she nonetheless made an impact with her campaign slogan “Win or lose, we win by raising the issues.” She died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1969.
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Eliminate Racial Biases in Hiring By Tanu Henry
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“California has a growing opportunity gap that leaves many families and communities in our state behind,” said Gonzalez after she introduced the bill in Long Beach along with leaders from community based organizations and social justice groups. “Hiring discrimination plays a significant role in our current inequality. The TECH Act will help ensure access to jobs that offer competitive wages and upward mobility Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced for all our residents.” the legislation in the Senate. Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-South Los Angeles), The TECH Act states “assessment technologies Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), and will be considered in compliance with antiAssemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) discrimination rules if: 1) they are pre-tested for bias before being deployed and found not are co-authors. On Friday, lawmakers in California introduced SB 1241 or the Talent Equity for Competitive Hiring (TECH) Act. The bill sets a new legal high bar against discrimination in hiring by writing clear guidelines for employers to follow that allow them to modernize their recruiting processes using technological tools that reduce bias, leading to a more diverse workforce.
likely to have an adverse impact on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity; 2) outcomes are reviewed annually and show no adverse impact or an improvement of hiring among underrepresented groups; and 3) their use is discontinued if a post-deployment review indicates adverse impact.”
characteristics, such as socioeconomic status or status as a formerly incarcerated person,” the resolution read.
“At the same time, these technologies can help employers reach larger and more diverse pools of qualified talent and better identify candidates with the right skills and abilities to Last September, the California Assembly voted succeed,” it went on to make the case for the unanimously to pass ACR 125, also known as merits of the legislation. the the Fair Hiring Resolution. ACR 125 was a call to action for the state’s lawmakers to Jones-Sawyer and Gonzalez introduced the pass legislation that tackles implicit racial and resolution in August last year. It was co-authored social biases in corporate hiring by creating by Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove clear rules of the road for how employers can (D-Los Angeles), Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), and Assemblymember use these smart technologies. Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley). Five months later, their motion has become a “California is one of the most diverse states in reality. the nation. Our diversity is our strength, but “Innovative technologies for hiring and corporate executive offices and boardrooms promotion, including artificial intelligence across our state frequently fail to reflect the and algorithm-based technologies, have the same diversity,” Jones-Sawyer points out. potential to reduce bias and discrimination in hiring and promotion based on protected “Just look at San Francisco’s Silicon Valley See BILL Page 17
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In California, all county District Attorney’s Offices are required by law to notify the Court and Public Defender of eligible cases by July 1, 2020, under AB 1793. The Department of Justice provided data in June of 2019, which the District Attorney’s Office has been reviewing. Before lawmakers passed AB 1793 in 2018, the District Attorney’s Office was already actively reducing and dismissing eligible marijuana cases under Proposition 64. In addition, before Proposition 64 was voted into law, the DA’s Office was reviewing its internal Case Management System for cases with qualifying charges, which it sent to the Public Defender’s Office as soon as Proposition 64 became law. Since 2016, the DA’s Office has reduced or
dismissed more than 1,600 marijuana-related convictions. “We’ve been a leader in the state and proactive on giving individuals with marijuana convictions the opportunity to move forward with their lives without a conviction that may have been negatively impacting their lives by restricting their employment or housing,” said DA Stephan. “This latest motion is the continuation of work that began more than two years ago. It’s clear that the law was written to allow this relief, and it’s important that we give full effect to the will of the people.” The District Attorney’s Office has been working with San Diego Superior Court leadership and staff, and the Public Defender to accomplish this latest filing. Proposition 64 identifies three health and safety code sections that qualify for resentencing: cultivation of marijuana, possession for sale of marijuana and sales and/or transporting marijuana, all of which are felonies. The law also includes dismissing possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor.
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The State of California settled a two yearlong lawsuit for failing to improve literacy rates among elementary school children. Last Thursday, February 20th, the state signed a $50 million agreement geared towards low-income schools to allow equal access to comprehensive literacy programs.
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The money from the settlement will go to 75 elementary schools in California that were chosen based on those schools’ overall performances on standardized reading exams. The settlement also requires the state to propose legislation to improve literacy instruction going forward. Governor Gavin Newsom will reportedly use $600 million of 2020-21 budget for grants to help underprivileged children, according to Cal Matters. According to the initial lawsuit, Ella T. v. State of California, students of color in low-income schools did not receive the “intensive support” needed to maintain individual literacy standards.
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In order to combat this, the agreement requires the state to advise schools on understanding the challenges students of color face in the classroom. The lawsuit was filed by the probono law firm Public Counsel and Morrison & Foerster LLP.
“Ella T. v. State of California is a landmark education case brought under the California Constitution that seeks to vindicate the right of all students to access literacy, no matter their zip code,” it states on the Morrison & Foerster website. Morrison & Foerster also state that they got involved with this lawsuit “on behalf of California students who have been deprived of access to literacy and received schooling that is unequal to the schooling provided to other students in the State of California.” According to their website, the lawsuit required that California provides students with, “evidence-based literacy instruction at the elementary and secondary level, a stable, supported, and appropriately trained teaching staff, opportunities for their parents and families to engage in students’ literacy education and school conditions that promote readiness for learning.” Gov. Newsom’s press secretary Vicky Waters said in a statement, “California is committed to closing opportunity gaps by directing extra support and resources to school districts and schools that serve students who need extra help.”
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS RADICAL ADVOCATE FOR
GIRLS’ HEALTH IS FREED FROM PRISON BY UGANDAN COURT
GHANAIANS BUILD ON YEAR OF RETURN AT NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
Photo: L-R: Dentaa Amoateng MBE, Del Titus Bawuah, Kwaku Bediako, and Anthony Bart at the NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet
Newswire The star-studded event showcased the growing relationship between the historic organization, Ghana and the Diaspora.
of GUBA Enterprises, Kwaku Bediako, Creative Designer at Chocolate by Kwaku Bediako; Del Titus Bawuah, London-based Entrepreneur; and Aba Blankson, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at NAACP.
The 51st NAACP Image Awards took place over the weekend in Los Angeles, California with notable Ghanaian media personalities and representatives in attendance including, Bozoma Saint John, former Chief Brand Officer at Uber; Dentaa Amoateng MBE, entrepreneur and CEO
The Ghanaian representation at the Image Awards comes just months after the NAACP led a delegation of almost 300 Americans on a journey from Jamestown, Virginia to Jamestown, Accra, Ghana for the Year of Return. The NAACP, the largest and most widely recognized
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She’s one medical anthropologist, activist and poet you don’t want to wrestle with. Dr. Stella Nyanzi is apt to say exactly what’s on her mind – even if the object of her verbal dart is the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, or his wife Janet, the First Lady. What set off the rockets this time was an exchange between the First Lady and Members of Parliament on a presidential pledge to provide free sanitary pads to school-going girls. The free pads were one way to boost education for girls, the President had said. Studies show that menstruating girls from 13 to 18 years of age miss 8 to 24 days out of 220 learning days in a year and some drop out of school altogether. But after much foot-dragging, the pledge was withdrawn as unaffordable. “Such a project requires huge amounts of funds to cover the entire country and be sustained,” the First Lady explained. “That is why it has not happened.” But Dr. Nyanzi was not having it, and in a poem she called Mr. Museveni “a pair of buttocks” prompting authorities to arrest her for “cyber harassment” and “offensive communication” under the 2011 Computer Misuse Act – legislation so vaguely written it has been called a “danger to free expression, the right to privacy and
free access to information” by the Human Rights Network for Journalists – Uganda. On Feb. 20, a High Court Judge in Kampala overturned a “cyber harassment” charge and released Dr. Nyanzi after 33 days in prison. She remains on trial for calling President Museveni “a pair of buttocks.” Dr. Nyanzi, now suspended from her post at Makerere University, writes about HIV/ AIDS, sexuality, and women’s health, and is a prominent scholar in African queer studies, notes PEN America, a group that defends the freedom to write. Dr. Nyanzi also leads Pads4Girls, a campaign to provide free sanitary pads. She practices “radical rudeness,” a tactic used widely in Uganda during British colonial rule to disrupt relationships with oppressors that manners and polite conventions protected. Dr. Nyanzi’s blunt, fearless poems and commentary are examples of “radical rudeness” and she intends to keep it up. For her outspokenness, Dr. Nyanzi last month received the 2020 Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression. While still in detention, she wrote: “Unlawful laws are used in unjust courts to punish citizens whose only crime is exercising their constitutional freedom to write boldly about the dictatorship.”
civil rights organization in the U.S., has been dedicated to fostering international and diaspora relations and such efforts were formalized through the Association’s partnership with the Africa America Institute and UN Women. “It was an honor to host an event that attracted not only our nominees, celebrities, and activists from Hollywood to the U.K. but also our friends from Ghana,” said Aba Blankson, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at NAACP. The NAACP has built relationships with Ghana, formed during its Year of Return journey, and is dedicated, Blankson said, to bridging the gap between the diaspora and Africa. “As is reflected in the breadth and scope of our nominees this year, Black talent, power, and resilience stretch across all corners of the world, and
it is our honor to provide a platform for that excellence to be recognized, “ he said. The Ghanian group was among Black Hollywood stars including Angela Bassett, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jamie Foxx and many more that attended the awards. All were in awe as Rihanna took the stage to deliver her moving acceptance speech for the President’s Award recognizing her work as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and humanitarian, advocating for women and children. The award show took place over the course of two days, with Bediako styling NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, for the Non-Televised Awards Dinner on February 21, at the famed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The 51st NAACP Image Award aired live on BET on Sunday, February 23rd.
MURDER CHARGE FACING
LESOTHO PRIME MINISTER FACES CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW By Staff Writer Global Information Network
Murder charges against the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane, will be reconsidered in light of a novel appeal for immunity to be heard by the country’s High Court. If his appeal is rejected, Mr. Thabane would be the first African leader to face domestic murder charges while in office. Mr. Thabane, 80 years of age, appeared this week in the public gallery of the court in Maseru, the nation’s capital, with his present spouse who has been charged with the murder of his previous wife. Maesaiah Thabane, 42, has not yet entered a plea and is out on bail. Both have denied any wrongdoing.
According to local reports, Lipolelo Thabane, 58, was shot several times at close range as she sat in a car near her home, two days before husband’s inauguration in 2017. She had reportedly refused a divorce and won a court battle to retain her privileges as first lady until any formal separation. Mr. Thabane remarried two months after her death. Presidential spokesman Thabo Thakalekoala said: “The prime minister is protected by the constitution although he is not above the law. This whole exercise is just meant to embarrass him and nothing else.” Thabane has said he will resign at the end of July, and several members of his All Basotho Convention party have been urging him to go sooner. The killing was initially blamed on unknown criminals. Investigators now say
they believe professional hitmen, possibly hired in South Africa, carried out the attack. Maesaiah has been a controversial figure. Since the wedding she has been accused of interfering in political appointments. A fund she set up to help reduce poverty has been the focus of allegations of fraud and money laundering. She denies any wrongdoing. The affair has been followed closely in South Africa, which surrounds Lesotho and has intervened before to maintain stability. In 2014, Thabane claimed that a coup was being launched against him. He fled to South Africa but was soon returned to Lesotho by South African police. Last month South Africa’s finance minister, Tito Mboweni, suggested Lesotho could become part of his country under a federal arrangement.
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RISKY BET ON PESTICIDES TO EXTERMINATE LOCUST SWARM By Staff Writer Global Information Network
Desperate East African governments are weighing their options as farmers beg for the most deadly agro-chemicals in a last ditch effort against swarms of desert locusts which have already begun to eat into thousands of acres of pasture and farmland. “This is the best time to kill them,” said Mehari Tesfayohannes Ghebre, Information and Forecasting Officer for the Desert Locust Control Organization in East Africa. After Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya, swarms are now reaching Uganda, Tanzania, and southern Sudan, while billions of eggs are maturing, promising the
arrival of a devastating second wave. The pro-pesticide voices have already taken hold in three counties in Kenya – Wajir, Samburu and Marsabit – where the government has launched a large-scale spraying operation. The Kenyan government set aside 200 million Kenyan shillings to combat the invasion, but its response was delayed for several weeks due to a lack of adequate pesticides and an insufficient number of spraying planes. This enabled the swarms to spread throughout the country. The pesticides used are numerous: fenitrothion, chlorpyrifos, fipronil, deltamethrin, diflubenzuron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron.
“With locusts, because they come in swarms of millions, we are supposed to use a ‘blanket’ of chemicals to stop them,” said Timothy Munywoki, senior agronomist with Amiran Kenya Ltd, a major horticultural agribusiness in Kenya, who advocates the use of microencapsulated pesticides to limit the spread of these toxic products. There is, however, debate in Kenya about this solution. “These products don’t only affect locusts, they kill ‘useful’ insects, such as bees and beetles,” says Munywoki. And without bees, there is no pollination, so no fruit. The massive use of pesticides may
unbalance the ecosystem and create a vicious cycle. “If you kill the ‘beneficial’ insects that feed on other ‘harmful’ insects, it means that you will have to continue spraying chemicals to chase them away,” warned Munywoki. The Department of Agriculture says all the tests have been done and the products are safe for humans and animals. Meanwhile, Somalia is planning to control the locusts with biopesticides - a fungus which produces a toxin that kills only locusts and related grasshoppers. Since the last major locust outbreak in Africa in 2003–05, researchers have been able to make
the biopesticide cheaper, more effective, longer lasting in the desert, and easier to store. “Large-scale use to control an invasion of desert locusts would be a first,” says Michel Lecoq, a retired entomologist who worked on locust control. “If successful, it will be a big step forward.” The moment is crucial, because the next generation of locusts is now maturing and could devastate crops planted at the end of March. “We have a short window of opportunity to act,” Dominique Burgeon, director of emergencies at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. said at a briefing Monday in New York City.
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The World Famous Imperial Barbershop A Cut Above When It Comes To Giving Back In Southeast By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer Tau Baraka is the owner of The World Famous Imperial Barbershop, a well-known business located just south of the trolley tracks near the 63rd St. corridor of entrepreneurs on Imperial Ave. Most of the businesses owners along the corridor are of African American descent, a rare sight in a community that at one time prided itself on having over 300 blackowned and run businesses. If it is to happen again it will be in conjunction with the efforts of this well-spoken polite brownskinned black man who seems to walk in a Gandhi-like spirit. Tau is a liberator of sorts, all under the guise of a fabulous barber and community activist.
Ba ra ka’s ba rbering tea m consists of Ms. Lady, a ver y sk illed barber who also practices in Hair Loss Restoration. Wo r k i n g alongside her is Marcus Lucy from Alabama, a gentleman who always leaves his clients satisfied with a superb haircut. The environment of The World Famous Imperial Barber is one of power. Black power, if you will. Tau is not shy about presenting an image of dignity, strength, and a call to action concerning African Americans in an effort to uplift people and comm”UNITY.” The Southeast community is reflected on the walls inside and outside of this empowering establishment.
In his 20 some odd years of barbering, he wishes he could get all those people together at one time on one page to move in unison. Sounds a lot like a civil rights movement, and how appropriate, during Black History Month, for another uplifting motivator to come our way, even if he or she does it from behind a barber chair.
numerous photos of black people who make a positive difference in the neighborhood. On the walls outside, in the back of the building, is a very eclectic display of spraypainted artwork. It all signifies the spirit of a struggle. The artists are of various cultural backgrounds, lending to the message of coming together, which is the loving fuel of the Imperial Barbershop. Tau Baraka allows the promotion and sales of items like t-shirts, hats, and books from many local entrepreneurs that show who they are and where they come from right there in his barbershop.
The beauty of the World Famous Imperial Barbershop goes back to the days of old when men would come to a community barbershop and really get plugged into the world around them. That’s exactly what Tau Baraka does in his barbering business. Tau says that his shop is a place one can Inside the shop, there are come into and get connected to
community resources. In part, that’s because his barbershop partners with Pillars of the Community, an organization that makes a very strong pledge to positively give all that they can to build a better world.
I salute the World Famous Imperial Barbershop, and all of those behind the barber’s chair, who lend their ears, eyes, and reasonable solutions to making the community and world a better place, all while keeping us looking good.
Baraka also teams with members of Reclaiming the Community movement, which has allowed him to be directly involved in helping to step up the quality of life for others by getting them out of negative lifestyle patterns. Another helping solution by way of this barbershop has come in the form of a shoe drive that has afforded hundreds of shoes for those in need. Baraka feels that his direct contact with customers has made all the difference in giving him a chance to get others involved in making Southeast a much better community to live in.
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Tau Baraka feels the passion and the heartbeat of the people who come into his shop from all walks of life color and culture.
Urban League San Diego’s Project Ready Preps Students for College, Career, and Life By San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer
The Urban League of San Diego County, in partnership with the National Urban League, SDG&E, Southwestern College, CALSOAP, University of San Diego, UC San Diego and Comerica is preparing high school students, in grades 9th through 12th, for college, work and life in a program called Urban League of San Diego County Project Ready. This past Saturday, February 22, 2020, the program staff hosted a celebration of Black History and invited guest speakers lead interactive discussions about history, peer pressures, the effects of nicotine on teenage health, career paths that start with community colleges while in high school.
student’s knowledge and attitude toward, and capacity for, post-secondary success. Boasting STEM programs, College Readiness, Health & Wellness presentations and Service Learning programs, all in support of getting San Diego’s kids ready, for college, work and life. The program focuses on STEM, L eadership Development, Histor ic a l a nd Cu lt u ra l Literacy, College Tours, College, National Case Competition, a nd Ca reer Prepa rat ion while in partnership with the National Urban League and Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
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focused on the parallels, influences, and connections of the Latino, Afro-Latino, African community, and other under-represented Due to San Diego’s communities. The Project Curriculum on Project Ready was designed demographics of the students Ready and Cultural to develop the individual in the program, discussions Historical Literacy also seeks to address the lack of culturally relevant and historically accurate curricula on the Black urban experience in America, and to empower youth with positive images of themselves as a people who have impacted the social, economic, political, and cultural development of this nation, yesterday and today. Saturday’s mission was to spark Project Ready youth with the curiosity to increase their knowledge of self and community while investigating
African American history. Guest speakers included Joe Smith, Linebacker Dad; UC San Diego Pre-Med Students without Borders; Southwestern College; and San Diego City College.
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by disproportionate responses from law enforcement, as Portsmouth activist, Edward Rodman explained, “…the fire department, all of the police force and police dogs were mobilized. The police turned the dogs loose on the Negroes-but not all the whites.” Students also understood that they could pay the ultimate price for protesting against the status quo of racial inequality, as numerous activists were murdered throughout the Civil Rights era. Nevertheless, over 50,000 black students and sympathizers participated in the sit-ins of 1960. As historian Clayborne Carson highlighted, “Nonviolent tactics, particularly when accompanied by rationale based on Christian principles, offered black students…a sense of moral superiority, an emotional release through militancy, and a possibility of achieving desegregation.” A movement within a movement was born on February 1, 1960 and that movement evolved into its own distinct force by the middle of the decade. Soon after the sit-ins began, students realized their collective prowess, as student activism consistently helped define the decade of the 60s in forcing monumental political, legal and social changes throughout the nation. Finally, the black student activists of the 1960 sit-ins did three important things, albeit unintentional: they helped lay the foundation for all collective student activism in the 60s and beyond, they played a legendary role in the larger African-American Freedom Movement that began as early as Africans’ arrival to colonial America, and they cemented a valuable place in one of America’s most significant traditions, the protest tradition, which has continuously defined and propelled our country since its inception. Our society, and all post-1960 social movements, have undeniably benefited from the audacity of those four brave freshmen and their actions on February 1, 1960. Dr. Kelton Edmonds is a Professor of History at California University of Pennsylvania. His primary research is on Black Student Activism in the United States.
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Saturday, February 22nd, the Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO), a 2020 Census partner, announced that March 25, 2020 is designated as Every Child Counts Day — a day when the pediatric community is encouraged to tell the adults they interact with about counting every child living in their homes in the 2020 Census. An accurate count of all children is critical for families, educators and their communities — and it’s important to count young children now so they have the resources they need for the next 10 years. The Census Bureau has formed partnerships with national and local organizations across the country in an effort to address the undercount of young children. “A decade is essentially a childhood. Children today deserve the best possible health, education and community services. They can’t count themselves — they’re counting on you to count them,” said Dr. Steven Dillingham, director of the Census Bureau. Children zero to four are at the greatest risk of being undercounted, and many, many programs that support families, young children and communities depend upon an accurate count, according to Dr. Judy Aschner, chairperson, Federation of Pediatric Organizations. “A child undercount is a threat to pediatric research and the health and well-being of children,” she said. In 2013, the Census Bureau assembled
a task force to study the undercount of young children in the decennial census. In 2014, the Census Bureau released a report from the task force that summarized the results and recommended more work to improve our understanding of the possible causes. Since then, the Census Bureau has been reviewing existing data sources that might provide insights into the circumstances that lead to young children being missed in censuses or surveys. “One out of every two children in Cleveland now live in the worst poverty in the nation which is why it is essential they have access to the many programs — from educational and healthcare to food and nutrition — a fair and accurate census affords,” said Augie Napoli, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Cleveland. “What strikes us is the great irony that children who stand to benefit the most from an accurate census count are the ones most likely to go uncounted,” said Tracy Garrett, assistant vice president of Government Affairs, Sesame Workshop. There are many reasons why children are undercounted. Since there is no single cause for the undercount of young children, there is no single solution to the problem. Multiple strategies are now in place to ensure a complete count of young children, and every child in the home. Language on the Census 2020 questionnaire emphasizes including children who are unrelated in a household, foster children and grandchildren. Now, everyone has the opportunity to shape the future of children they know. Start by counting every child in the home:
• Count children in the home where they live and sleep most of the time, even if their parents don’t live there. • If a child’s time is divided between two homes, count them where they stay most often. If they evenly divide their time, or you do not know where they stay most often, count them where they are staying on April 1, 2020. • If a child moves during March or April 2020, count them at the address where they are living on April 1. • Count children living in your home if they don’t have a permanent place to live and are staying with you on April 1, even if they are only staying temporarily. • Count newborns at the home where they will live and sleep most of the time, even if they are still in the hospital on April 1. • Remind neighbors to count all children living or sleeping in their home most of the time, regardless of who or where their parents are. The U.S. Constitution mandates a census of the population every 10 years. The goal of the 2020 Census is to count everyone who lives in the United States as of April 1, 2020 (Census Day). Census statistics are used to determine the number of seats each state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives and informs how billions of dollars in federal funds will be allocated by state, local and federal lawmakers annually for the next 10 years. Beginning March 12, households will be able to respond online, by phone or by mail.
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ANNUAL UC SAN DIEGO
Black History Month Scholarship Brunch
Photos by Vayanamu Bawa and UC San Diego Black History Month Committee
auThor, econoMiST, Social anD poliTical coMMenTaTor Dr. julianne MalVeaux aT uc San Diego SaT., February ��, ����
By Vayanamu Bawa lynchings, from The People’s Grocery Lynching to the lynching of pregnant Mary Turner, who protested the lynching of her husband, to paint a picture of the repression Black people faced when they began to make progress.
heavily policed voting stations and the lack of an election day holiday disproportionately impact Black and minority communities who are low-income and cautious of law enforcement. Despite this, Malveaux challenged attendees to go out and vote. It is the least that can be done , she said, in honor of those that fought and died for the right.
Malveaux remarked that, historically, the Black vote has been repressed with intentionally discriminatory practices such as poll taxes and obstructive literacy tests. Currently,
The brunch included Southern-style soul food and a silent auction held to support undergraduate scholarships. The silent auction makes it possible for students in need to realize their
Contributing Writer
Yancey, David Chigozie Anyakora, James King, and Yordanos Tesfai. All were nominated by UC San Diego faculty members based on their excellent performance and creativity as students.
academic dreams at the university. Chancellor Pradeep Khosla spoke on how the university is a lot more diverse today but still has a lot of work to be done. “Societal infrastructure for the future has only one name: students. These are people who get educated here and will go out and make a difference.” Khosla noted that scholarships are an important part of supporting students to have a great college experience.
Anyakora was recognized for his leadership in the field of Global Health. King, a future math educator, spoke on finding a home within the Applied Mathematics field. Yordanos desires to serve communities of color as a health professional in Black maternal health and immigrant and refugee mental health.
The undergraduate student scholars honored this year were Alicia Y.C.
Yancey highlighted the efforts of the often unsung student volunteers at the Black Resource Center, the Black Student Union and other campus organizations, who do the tough work of retaining students like her at predominantly white institutions. Third-year transfer student Yasriba Hassan who attended the brunch thought the event was phenomenal. “One thing I can take away from their speeches was their surroundings and the support they have. It takes a lot to find that support but when you find it, it pushes you,” Hassan said.
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Bethel A.M.E. Celebrates
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Jacobs Center Celebrates
Black History Month
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Courtesy of Thomas Vance Bethel A.M.E., San Diego’s oldest African American Church, kicked off Black History Month with an opening “field goal” on Super Bowl Sunday: our Hall of Fame Bake Sale. We’re talkin’ ‘bout a beautiful array of home baked goods, displayed in a wonderful parade of flower arrangements. Next on the Men of Bethel’s agenda was to lift up and celebrate our ladies with Bethel’s Annual Valentine Breakfast. They received roses with breakfast, while being serenaded by San Diego’s talented Saxophone Jazz Maestro, Mr. Jason Brown. We called on Evangelist Winnona Dancy for A Word from Our Father. The highlight of the Men of Bethel Celebration was Bethel A.M.E. ‘s Man of The Year, Brother Ray Killens, who was introduced by Brother George Williams, 2019 Man of The Year. Father, grandfather, mentor, member of the Steward Board, Men’s Ministry and Usher Extraordinaire, Ray has been a San Diego business-owner, is active in civic responsibilities, and he co-founded Mr. Black San Diego.
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As family and friends celebrated Ray on his big day, we were all graced with the presence of six former “Mr. Black San Diego” awardees: Don Hatchett, Tony Smart, Herb Packer, Michael Rogers, Marcel Gresham, and Glenn Runnels. Our Mens’ Day Service was then crowned with the Word from above by nationally known Rev. William D. Watley, Ph.D., Senior Pastor of the historic Saint Philip A.M.E. in Atlanta, GA. 13.0 in.
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With half-time over, the celebration advanced to the the final minutes of the game. Director Dominic Gunder and Sunday School Superintendent. Jo Ann Vance, scored the final points with a black history presentation of “She’s Just Talkin’ To The Lawd.” Then, the “flee-flicker” before the gun, all sat down for “A Taste Of Soul.” Hmm-Good!
It was called The Sunday “ Second Service ‘’ Gospel Music Celebration and for those who had already been to church that day, it indeed was a second service. Several hundred people filled the Jacobs’ Center Great Hall and most were on their feet with the performances of Eddi Baltrip and Fulfillment, Men 4 Christ, and Rapper Lyrik and Comedian Saleen Yeargin. The entire event was produced by MANDATE Records under the leadership of Dr. Lenoard Thompson. The San Diego Chapter of the NAACP had a membership table with the Interim President, Mrs. Francine Maxwell present.
But this event was not just about music. There was a buffet available with fried fish, greens, mac and cheese and french fries available at a reasonable price and the spirit was definitely in the house. This event was followed by a film screening of African-American Women in Film on Tuesday, February 25th and this Saturday, February 29th, a production of the play “Little Rock” by Common Ground Theatre. The play is based on the true experience of the Little Rock nine black students who integrated into the previously allwhite Little Rock Central High School in 1957. It has been a busy month for the Jacob’s Center for Neighborhood Innovation.
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NLOB’s ZOO EXCURSION By Darrel Wheeler
Contributing Writer
On Presidents Day a group of kids got the presidential treatment at the world famous San Diego Zoo courtesy of the Never Leave One Behind Foundation (NLOB). Some of the youthful contingent were teammates on Balboa Raiders Youth Football, led and chaperoned by Head The Raiders and their kinfolk were able to celebrate the Coach Curtis Swafford. holiday watching and learning “I think it was an awesome about the lifestyles of lions, experience for the kids and tigers, bears and other exotic the adults also, and we really animals. NLOB also provided appreciate Larry and NLOB sack lunches for the entire for thinking about our kids group of excitable zoo-goers. and looking out for us,” shared Curtis. “Look out for our new “I had fun today watching the and improved Raiders next animals, especially the polar season. We are going to be bears and I want to come back again,” said seven year old nice!” Curtis added. Javion Wallace.
If one of the goals of the zoo administrators was to put lasting smiles on faces and excitable reactions from zoo patrons, it was mission accomplished. “I would like to thank Shelise Staples of SD Zoo, Johnny “Blue” Gibson of San Francisco and Thomas Norman of the Church of Christ and my awesome staff, my wife Inez, daughter Shanna, and AnnRodney Carol for their much needed help and support,” said NLOB founder, Larry Price.
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Black Comix Sunday By Christopher LeFall Contributing Writer
On Sunday, February 23, 2020, black comic book artists came together in celebration of Black History Month to showcase their artwork at the World Beat Center, San Diego, California. Black Comix Day 2020 was a free event hosted by Keithan Jones, founder and artist, and Makada “Dread” Cheatom, owner of World Beat Center. This is the third Black Comix annual event. The first two were held at the Malcolm X Library in San Diego, California. There were over a dozen artists present, including Jason Reeves, Khaulid Hunter, Matthew Jones, Michael Scott, and Aubree T. Rose.
Photo by A.L. Haynes
A special panel happened at 1 pm discussing how indie comic creators build universes and communities. On the panel were Robert Love, writer/artist for Dark Horse Photos by Christopher LeFall Comics; writer and educator, Dr. LaWana Richmond; and Vegan and vegetarian-friendly Jason Reeves, self-publisher. foods and beverages were on hand for all to enjoy. People Topics of discussion covered from all backgrounds poured the realities of the comic into the Worldbeat center, book industry, and how, in with curious eyes and humble some cases, decision makers pockets. Those from the in the industry often want to youngest to the oldest comic purchase black comic book book fan could be spotted. characters and change their color. In San Diego, the land of Comic-Con, the cost to reserve “Don’t get discouraged by the tables and vending space are mainstream view of you or too high for up and coming your craft,” Reeves said. artists. Hosts like Cheatom and Jones make it possible The harmonic chatter topped for artists of modest means to with cultural melodies of soft have their artwork on display. jazz playing set the scene for a Artist Brian J. Lambert, who Sunday afternoon with plenty started out last year with a of activities for kids like face backpack and a couple of painting. prints, is now a vendor this year.
“Believe in yourself before anyone else believes in you. It’ll do wonders for your career and life. That’s what Black Comix is about. Us Doing Us,” Keithan Jones said.
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HEALTHY LIVING
Old School Food Remedies How to Tell if You Have Severe Asthma That Doctors Love By Gemma Greene
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Today, we rely a lot on modern medicine and drugs. But, many times, our grandparents relied on cures that could be found in the kitchen. As it turns out, that trove is still rich with effective remedies.
While the majority of the more than 25 million Americans living with asthma enjoy active, healthy lives, for others, severe symptoms are part of daily life, despite using high dose asthma medicines and avoiding triggers.
In fact, even modern medicine relies on plants more than many of us realize, says Catherine Ulbricht, PharmD, senior attending pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital and chief editor of publications for the Natural Standard Research Collaboration, which evaluates scientific data on herbs. “Practically all of the most widely used drugs have an herbal origin,” Ulbricht says. Below are a few ageold remedies whose remarkable effectiveness has been confirmed by new research. Lemon Balm
Castor Oil Research says: Castor Oil has been used both internally and externally for thousands of years. Since it can strengthen the immune system, castor oil is considered a great remedy to treat major illnesses and ailments such as: yeast infections, constipation, gastrointestinal problems, menstrual disorders, migraines, acne, athlete’s foot and more.
Tradition says: Melissa officinalis, a lemon-scented member of the mint family, has long been used to banish anxiety, boost memory, and aid sleep and digestion. It is “good against the biting of venomous beasts, comforts the heart, and Onions driveth away all melancholy and says: Onions are sadnesse,” wrote Elizabethan-era Tradition considered cure-alls in many herbalist John Gerard in 1597. cultures. In Middle Eastern Got a presentation or other stressful traditional medicine, they were situation to deal with? A cup of tea prescribed for diabetes. During made of lemon balm may help you the early 20th century in the sleep soundly the night before and United States, William Boericke, MD, recommended onions for keep you calm and focused. respiratory and digestive problems Research suggests this plant is in his influential medical treatise, effective in extreme situations Homeopathic Materia Medica. too. Four weeks of lemon balm Believing that onions would help aromatherapy cut agitation in improve athletic performance, patients with severe dementia, ancient Greek Olympians scarfed reports a 2002 study in the Journal them down, drank their juice, and rubbed them on their bodies before of Clinical Psychiatry. competitions.
Research proves: A stack of new studies has confirmed many oldtime uses of onions. It looks like the ancient Olympians had it right: A 2010 study in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism found that quercetin extract increased endurance by 13%.
Is your asthma under control? To find out, start by visiting the American Lung Association website, where you can take the My Asthma Control Assessment and access a downloadable summary of its findings to take to your next doctor’s appointment. Visit Lung.org/severe-asthma for more information, as well as to access questions that you can ask your doctor for a more productive conversation.
Does this sound familiar? If so, you could have severe asthma, a type of asthma that affects approximately 5-10 percent of those with the condition. Increasing the risk of death, illness, and depression, and limiting the ability to work or go to Better understanding your asthma school, severe asthma is dangerous, is the first step to taking better and is responsible for 50 percent of control of your symptoms. all asthma healthcare costs. Control is the key and is attainable even if you do have severe asthma.
Cayenne Pepper Tradition says: Columbus is credited with transporting cayenne peppers–also called chiles, after their Aztec name, chil–from the New World to the Old. The easyto-grow chile quickly assumed a central role in traditional cookery and remedies worldwide; folk medicine practitioners used it for everything from pain relief to aphrodisiacs. Research proves: Capsaicin, the ingredient that gives cayenne its heat, is best known today for pain relief–easing muscle aches, postoperative discomfort, and arthritis. Studies show that it tamps down chemical messengers that transmit pain messages in the brain.
EDUCATION
Meet Jason Reynolds,
2020-21 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature By Staff Writer San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
He made his first connection to reading at 17, with Richard Wright’s Black Boy. “What lit me up about it was that, …. right from page two, we were right in the midst of the drama.” Then, he said, it became an “obsession with completion.” Those are the words of Jason Reynolds from a recent interview on the CBS This Morning show where he talked about his recent two-year appointment as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2020-2021. In mid January, the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world, along with the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader appointed Reynolds as part of their efforts to promote youth reading awareness and literacy across the country. The author of thirteen books, Reynolds has earned a host of impressive literary awards including a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King Award honors. His popular platform, “GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story,”
is one part of an engaging presence that is inspiring youth all across the U.S.
There is a “currency in ‘cool’,” he pointed out. “Right now, there are a lot of kids that really believe, depending upon the book, that reading is cool. We saw it happen with Harry Potter, we saw it with Angie Stone’s The Hate You Give. So, I believe that it’s all about making sure that we’re giving them the thing that they want and need and then showing up for them to make it real.”
“I’m choosing to focus on rural and small town America, because I can’t claim to love children if I only love some of them,” he said. “Sometimes, we overlook the kids in Iowa, the kids in Nebraska and small town Alabama, and upstate New York. My job is to make sure that I go there and interact with them.”
Reading, he said, helped him navigate his internal and external world. “It showed me who I was. But more than all those things, it gave me soft skills that I used to manage my life. In order to read anything, we have to have discipline, patience, concentration, and listening skills to listen to yourself to then synthesize that information. Those are the same skills to manage a job, a relationship and to do well in school.” Reynolds appears well suited to his role as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2020-2021.
In October 2019, The Department of Education released national reading assessments for the nation’s fourth and eight graders. The news wasn’t good. Nearly half of all states saw test scores decline, and two out of three students were reading below grade level proficiency. But Reynolds is hopeful. “Statistics don’t tell whole truths,”he said in the CBS interview. “I’m on the ground everyday all over this country and what I’m seeing is tons of young people getting more and more excited about reading.”
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Shambel Fessahaye Hagos (Haweboy)
Earline P. Smith
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2/18/46
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2/11/20
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Services were held Monday, February 24, 2020 at Bethel Baptist Church; interment at Greenwood Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.
Our beloved father and brother Shambel Fessa haye Hagos was born to his father, Major Hagos Yohanes and his mother,Ms, Alemash Woldeselassie, in Adi Serewat, Wereda Meraguz, Seraye, Eritrea, on February 18, 1935. After staying in Meraguz and Mendefera during the early stages of his life, he attended the Finland Mission Highschool in Asmara. He continued his education at Waleta Military College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he graduated as a first lieutenant.After his graduation, he served as an officer in Gondar and Tesenei. At this time, he also participated in the Peacekeeping Mission in the Congo. However, due to the political situation in Eritrea, Shambel Fessahaye left Ethiopia and went to Kenya, Tanzania, and eventually ended up in Germany. Before long though, in 1970, his nationalist feelings led him to return to Eritrea and join the Eritrean Peopleoes Liberation Front.
Earline’s journey began on February 19, 1935,. She was the fourth of eleven children born to Reverend George Provost and Earnestine Louis Provost in Plaquemine, Louisiana.. Earline met Robert Joseph Smith in grammar school. Earline and Robert were married on April 16, 1955. They were married for 52 years before Robert went on to be with the Lord in 2007. To this union three children were born; Jacqueline Marie, Robert Joseph Jr. and Frederick Lanell. In 1966, Earline relocated to San Diego to join her husband, as he served his country in the United States Navy. That same year, Earline united with Bethel Baptist Church.She served as a member of the Altar Guild, Sunday School Teacher, Vacation Bible School Teacher, Youth Usher Board Advisor, co-leader of the Deborah and Naomi Missionary Circle and a member of the Deaconess Ministry. She dearly loved her church and her Pastor, Dr. John W. Ringgold.
In the mid-1970s, Shambel Fessebaye returned to his peaceful life in Addis Ababa, where he married Ms. Abadit Gebreab, and they were blessed with four children, Esayas, Abraham, Petros, and Merhawit. Shambel Fessayaye also has three other children, Emanuel, Simon, and Tesfai.
Seeking a better life for herself and her family. She became an entrepreneur and opened her own beauty salon, Earline’s House of Beauty. She successfully operated this business for twenty five years. Earline also went on to obtain her cosmetology instructor’s license.Earline was involved in the Eastern Star, Elks Lodge Nautilus Temple, and the HairDressers Sorority. Earline was a devoted wife, nurturing mother, and loyal friend. She was generous with her time and resources. Earline was a genuine person and did not seek personal recognition for the kind deeds she rendered.
Haweboy played an essential role in founding the Eritrean Community Organization and the establishment of the Eritrean Orthodox Church in the City of San Diego. Our beloved father and brother Haweboy had actively participated in the Eritrean community in San Diego, and he was also devoted to his religion and his church. He was well known for assisting many fellow Eritreans as an interpreter and completion of documents. He was recognized for his respectful and sociable behavior, which allowed him to have a peaceful and loving relationship with our community in San Diego. After prolonged health challenges in which he was well taken care of by his loving wife, Ms. Abadit Gebreab, and his children, Shambel Fessahaye passed away on February 11, 2020 , at 10:30 PM. Shambel Fessahaye is survived by his wife Ms. Abadit, his children Esayas, Abraham, Petros, Merhawit, Emanuel, Simon,and Tesfai, his grandchildren Naomi, Mathewos, Abigail, his siblings Woredesh, Siyum, Yohanes, Fitwi, Mehari, and Hiwet, along with many other relatives and friends. Our father and brother, Shambel Fessahaye, will always remain in our memories. May God bless his soul and give strength to his family and friends!
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Services were held February 18, 2020 at Eritrean Kidane Mihret Orthodox Church; internment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.
The turbulent times again forced Haweboy to leave Ethiopia and migrate to Sudan, and in 1987 he came to the U.S.A. Since then, he resided in San Diego. He Later reunited with his wife and children in August 1992, and since then, they had a good family life.
Phillis Pearl Denmon
On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, God, in His infinite wisdom, reclaimed His daughter. Earline heeded God’s call and soared into eternity. Earline is preceded in death by her beloved husband, parents, three brothers and three sisters. She leaves to cherish beautiful memories: three children; Jacqueline Jackson, Robert Smith Jr. and Kimo (Geri) Kaulani, three grandchildren; Janita (Earnesto) Coleman, Robert (Sarah) Smith III, and Jaleisha (Michael Sr.) Smith Jacobs, seven great-grandchildren; Chloe Coleman, Langston Coleman, Brooklyn Jacobs, Toni Smith, Nicco Coleman, Michael Jacobs Jr. and Alyssa Jacobs, four sisters; Dorothy Williams, Lucille (Benjamin) Cannon, Everline (Leo) Mellieon and Joyce (Le Neldon) Henderson, two sisters-in-Law; Sylvia Smith and Brenda Provost, three chosen siblings; Kenneth (Thresia) Route, Beverly Lewis and Joyce Hughes, one God-child; Audrey (Horace) Taylor along with a host of nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews, extended family and very loyal friends who will sorely miss her.
“I think perhaps I will always hold a candle for you – even until it burns my hand. And when the light has long since gone …. I will be there in the darkness holding what remains, quite simply because I cannot let go.”
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Services were held Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church; interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery PHILLIS PEARL DENMON, was born into humble beginnings in Corpus Christi, Texas to Pearlen Strawther Denmon and J.C. Denmon on January 12, 1952.. Upon moving to San Diego at the age of seven, Phillis made one of her first life-long friends during her enrollment at Lowell Elementary School. Later, she attended John F. Kennedy Elementary, Gompers Junior High, Abraham Lincoln High, and graduated from Crawford High School. Although Phillis graduated in 1970 from Crawford, she knew attending Lincoln High made her a Hornet for Life and she boldly sported her green and white to show her Pride for the Hive! Phillis had an inquisitive nature and a strong desire to understand the world around her. Her curiosity about how the brain processed information led to her obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in psychology from the University of California San Diego and San Francisco State University, respectively. For over 30 years, Phillis advocated for the educational support for children with special needs and learning disabilities as a School Psychologist for the La Mesa – Spring Valley School District. While working for the district, she became certified in the diagnosis, assessment, and implications surrounding Autism as well as received training in the educational approaches and interventions related to autism spectrum disorders. Through her advanced training she was able to help her scholars achieve learning goals that were originally believed to be impossible. This impactful work gave Phillis an immense joy and fulfillment that lasted well beyond her retirement in 2013. Her desire to be of service to others extended beyond academia and permeated into the San Diego community.As a Life member and silver star of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and faithful congregant to Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Phillis made it her mission to serve as a mentor for youth of all ages. Phillis would often recount her time working with foster children and assisting with vacation bible school. As a leader in her sorority, Phillis enjoyed nurturing the debutant candidates as the Mentor Chairman, organizing events that would foster Heart Health for all women, and working with a dedicated team to prepare inner city,high school scholars for college entrance and completion. Although her sunrise began modestly, her sunset on February 9, 2020 left behind a shining and enduring legacy of faithful service, sisterhood, and camaraderie. She leaves to celebrate her memory and to continue her legacy of service, her daughter, Andria Denmon; cousins from the Thomas, Strather, and Spradley families; Godsister Erica R. Urquhart; and a host of friends, and sorority sisters. The family wishes to express sincere appreciation for the prayers, calls, visits, tokens of love, and other expressions of sympathy shown to them during this time of bereavement. May God continue to protect, uplift, and bless you all abundantly.
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Ronald “Damaja Le” Cumberland
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BETTY JEAN STARKS was born on November 17, 1947 to Dorothy L. Cooper in Birmingham, Alabama and was the oldest of five girls. Betty spent her early childhood in Birmingham. She was a proud graduate of A.H. Parker High School, and upon graduating she relocated to San Diego, CA, where she met and married John Starks. To this union two children were born, Derrick and Zandra Starks. Betty enjoyed serving her community and became a Girl Scout leader for many years with the Oceanview Service Unit. Her passion in life was helping others, and could always be counted on to pitch in and help in any way she could.
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DAMAJA LE (also known as Ronald Cumberland), 73, was a familiar voice to some, friend to many, father, partner, champion of reggae, and the epitome of cool. Born in Lucas County, Toledo, OH on October 1, 1946, Damaja was one of eleven children born to the union of Hazel and Roscoe Cumberland. He attended various local schools and ultimately graduated from Jessup W. Scott High School in 1964. He participated in, including track and field, and even played the trumpet for a time.
In the late seventies, Betty joined Mt. Erie Baptist Church. She served as a member of the Sanctuary Choir and the Jr. Women Mission. She loved to volunteer for church activities and would be excited to make Candy Apples for the annual church carnival, and found great joy in doing so.
Damaja enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he received four purple hearts, and served from 1964 until 1969. He was stationed in California. While there he met Patricia (Alice) Mills and the two married in May 1970. To this union was born two sons; Dwayne and Domoja.
Betty was employed at Accurate Elastomer Products as a lead product inspector for twenty-eight years until she retired in 2006. She enjoyed her life to the fullest, traveling with family and friends, enjoying weekend camping trips with the Freewheelers Recreational Club. When not traveling she loved to barbecue and entertain friends, listening to oldies music, laughing, talking, and having a good time.
After being stationed in Vietnam and eventually discharged, Damaja in 1976, made San Diego, his home.
Betty became a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #310 in 2008, where she served on various committees and loved celebrating holiday activities with them. She also was an active member of the Family Crew Club San Diego. On Tuesday February 4, 2020, surrounded by her family, the Lord saw fit to call Betty home to rest. She was preceded in death by her adopted brother, Henry Sturns Betty’s memories are left to be cherished by; son Derrick Starks (Stephanie); daughter Zandra Starks; sisters Delois Andrews (Cardell), Brenda Nelson (Albert), Linda Sexton, and Montrice Dade; four granddaughters Lashanette Starks, Tiana White, Samantha Starks, and Shelby Edwards; two grandsons Thadius Ferguson and Nathaniel Ferguson; three great-grandchildren Royal Rogers, Laiyah Harris, and Jaiyana Harris; goddaughter Tamara Harrison, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Betty’s enthusiastic and encouraging spirit will truly be missed.
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GLORIA DELORES MCBRIDE was born on July 15, 1957. She was the third child born to the union of Hazel and Elmore McBride. At an early age, Gloria joined the Morning Star Baptist Church, where she would develop her relationship and love for the Lord. Gloria was a beautiful, creative, and lively woman with a bright, warm smile. She enjoyed listening to music; and most especially tunes from the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Motown was sure to be in full rotation in her musical collection. She enjoyed all things Michael Jackson, but you probably couldn’t tell that by looking at her. Gloria was also an artist who enjoyed drawing and writing. She had the honor of having one of her poems published in Eber & Wien’s “Best Poets of 2014.” She had a great enthusiasm for sports; particularly baseball and basketball. She was a true fan of her teams: the Atlanta Braves, the Utah Jazz, and her incomparable Carl Malone. On February 10, 2020, Gloria moved from time into eternity. She was preceded in death by her mother and father Hazel and Elmore McBride, both of Beatrice, AL; and her sister Angela Franscine McBride McCants.
In the summer of ‘77 Damaja met Roberta McCray (Ms. B). To this union Gloria leaves to cherish her memory; four brothers Elmore McBride, was born three daughters; Saidah Dara, Cara Makeda, and Daron Adia. Jr. of Costa Mesa, CA, Sherman (Gwene) McBride of Framingham, MA, Clifton McBride of San Diego, James (Tara) McBride of Spring Valley, CA; three sisters Veronica Butler of Las Vegas, NV, Sherrie In order to utilize his VA Benefits, Damaja enrolled in classes at Nettles of Springfield, MO, and Bertha Johnson of Laurel, MS; San Diego Community College, and discovered a passion in nephews Labarron McBride, Dion Nettles, Dominique Butler, Tywinn communications. He went on to complete the Columbia Course McBride, Cameron Spencer, Brandon Spencer; nieces Valerie Mitchell, in broadcasting. Through this he was able to live his dream; Angelica McBride, Tia Butler, Francis Spencer, Myasheika Brownlee, communicating with people and playing the type of music he loved. Jasmine Spencer, and Sikini Knight, all of whom she loved dearl In early 1980 Damaja and Makeda Dred embarked on an amazing adventure where they would introduce the community of San Diego to reggae. Starting off playing reggae on the radio, the venture ultimately blossomed into an opportunity to play live reggae music at the corner of Midway and Rosecrans at “Spanky’s”. Around this time, he met Uilani Sandoval and the two shared a special connection for many years. He continued to expand on his communication abilities and began writing an autobiography in the early 90s. Damaj had two books published and will be remembered for his interest in music, art and culture.
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There are numerous stories, memories and experiences he shared that are too vast to mention. He is survived by his longtime partner Sue Fitzpatrick, siblings, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
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.
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Services were held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Christ Lutheran Church; interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. TAMYKA NICOLE CROCKETT, affectionately known as “Nikki”, was born to Shelia and Booker T. Reid, Jr. on September 27, 1974. Tamyka attended several elementary schools, including Trinity Lutheran, Vista Grande, and Lee Elementary. For middle school, she attended Keiller Middle School where she met Otis Crockett, the love of her life. Her high school years were spent at Monte Vista High School in the Grossmont Union District. Tamyka received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from Albany State University in Albany, Georgia and Master of Education degree from Alliant University in San Diego, California. While at Albany State, Tamyka was initiated into the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in 1993.. In 1997, Tamyka was employed by the San Diego Unified School District at Valencia Park Elementary School. Over the past twenty-three years, she dedicated her life to the students
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.
that God charged her with; teaching 4th grade GATE, and Seminar classes. Since teaching was her passion, her students excelled both academically and socially.
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.
Tamyka kept Shayla ready and well versed in biblical scriptures helping her to read verse during weekly church services and Sunday School. Because of Tamyka’s continued involvement with Shayla’s school, the friendly staff and supportive parents, Tamyka joined Christ Lutheran Church in 2015 under the spiritual guidance of Pastor Richard Burkey.
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.
On Friday, February 14, 2020, Tamyka Nicole Crockett was called from her earthly pilgrimage to eternal rest. She was preceded in death by her father, Booker T. Reid, on October 19, 2019. She leaves to celebrate her life, her husband, Otis J. Crockett; her daughter, Shayla Nicole Crockett; her mother, Shelia P. Barron; mother-in-love, Sylvia Childes; grandmother, Ruby Reid; stepmother, Sharon Reid; brother, Booker T. Reid, III; aunts, uncles, cousins from Macon, Georgia; her godparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. Williams; church families; St Paul Baptist Church and Christ Lutheran Church; her Valencia Park School community and families, sorority sisters, and a host of other relatives along with a host of extended family which whom she loved.
Take time to say “I’m sorry,” “please forgive me,” “thank you” or “it’s okay”. And if tomorrow never comes, you’ll have no regrets about today.
On August 4, 2001, Tamyka married the love of her life, Otis J. Crockett. She was a devoted wife to her soulmate, classmate, and friend. On May 12, 2009, her daughter, Shayla Nicole Crockett, was born. “Shay Boo” as she called her, allowed Tamyka to be a devoted mother. Tamika was very involved in Shayla’s academic and extra-curricular activity. If you knew her, you know that she loved to read. It was another passion. Tamyka enjoyed sharing and reading her favorite books to Shayla.
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7115 Westview Pl #D Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/21/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Luis Antulio Mendez Alvarado 7115 Westview Pl #D Lemon Grove, CA 91945 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 02/20, 02/27, 03/05, 03/12 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001905 Fictitious business name(s):
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Located at: 5787 College Ave Apt. 30 San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/10/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Chasanna Briones 5787 College Ave Apt. 30 San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2025 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9003702 Fictitious business name(s): Craft Brows Artistry
Located at: 3050 1/2 Clairemont Dr San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego --4686 Craigie St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/16/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Claudia Landrum 4686 Craigie St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 11, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 11, 2025 02/20, 02/27, 03/05, 03/12 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9001585 Fictitious business name(s): Mendez.Co
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Located at: 2955 Boston Ave Unit 1 San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Marquis Allen 3077 Imperial Ave San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego --Torrie Louise Allen 2955 Boston Ave Unit 1 San Diego, CA 92113 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 02/20, 02/27, 03/05, 03/12 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9003194 Fictitious business name(s): EZ-Recycle
Located at: 852 Grand Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Kendall L Kuykendall 7929 Silverton Ave #605 San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego --Sergio Jose Ayon 1151 4th Ave #416 Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego --Christopher Larkins 7929 Silverton Ave #605 San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 05, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 05, 2025 02/20, 02/27, 03/05, 03/12 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002782 Fictitious business name(s): A Queen's Secret
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Located at: 275 S. Worthington St #97 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 16838 San Diego, CA 92176 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/27/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: S. Anthony Robinson 275 S. Worthington St Spc#97 Spring Valley, CA 91977 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 02/20, 02/27, 03/05, 03/12 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9003635 Fictitious business name(s): Living Unapologetically Counseling & Coaching Services --Living Unapologetically --Living Unapologetically for Justice
Located at: 9541 Grossmont Summit Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 34052 San Diego, CA 92163 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 02/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Living Unapologetically Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Justice, Inc. 9541 Grossmont Summit Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2025 02/20, 02/27, 03/05, 03/12 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9003428 Fictitious business name(s): Moving Forward Health Services -Cali Classic Corporation
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Located at: 10115 Crestside Pl Spring Valley, CA 91977 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: Eric V. Porter 10115 Crestside Pl Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 06, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 06, 2025 02/13, 02/20, 02/27, 03/05 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002340 Fictitious business name(s): Lanis Learning Center
Located at: 8675 Sandy Bev Ln Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: Co-Partners The first day of business was 01/28/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dejahn Tabreeze Jarrett 8675 Sandy Bev Ln Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --Tierra Lachelle Broadnax 8675 Sandy Bev Ln Lemon Grove, CA 91945 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 02/13, 02/20, 02/27, 03/05 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9003408 Fictitious business name(s): Galatians Five Publishers --The San Diego Young Authors Project
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Located at: 4309 La Jolla Village Dr. Ste 2300 San Diego, CA 92122 County of San Diego --11 S 3rd St Unit 229 Alhambra, CA 91801 County of Los Angeles The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Flying Fish WUTC LLC 11 S 3rd St Unit 229 Alhambra, CA 91801 County of Los Angeles 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 2020-9002502 Fictitious business name(s): Moon Nails Spa
Located at: 9150 Fletcher Pkwy La Mesa, CA 91942 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: Hoa Hoang Kim To 4308 Quince St San Diego, CA 92105 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 2020-9001704 Fictitious business name(s): 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
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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 II, 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 2020-9002398 Fictitious business name(s): 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
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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 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9002468 Fictitious business name(s): 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): 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): Sweets Dessert & Coffee Bar
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The business is conducted by: granted. If no written objection An Individual is timely filed, the court may Registrant Has Not Yet Begun grant the petition without a To Transact Business Under hearing. The Name(s) Above This business is hereby NOTICE OF HEARING registered by the following: Date: April 01, 2020 Pongpugwadee Keomanee Time: 8:30 A.M. 948 Eastmont Place Dept. 61 Escondido, CA 92026 The address of the court is: County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway This statement was filed with San Diego, CA 92101 the Recorder/County Clerk of 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19 San Diego County on -----------------------------------February 03, 2020 SUPERIOR COURT OF This fictitious business name CALIFORNIA will expire on County of San Diego February 03, 2025 Central Division 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 Hall of Justice -----------------------------------330 W. Broadway FICTITIOUS BUSINESS San Diego, CA 92101 NAME STATEMENT 37-2020-000097262020-9002936 CU-PT-CTL Fictitious business name(s): Petitioner or Attorney: CHAVALI hair boutique Shynita Phillips Located at: 940 Eastlake Parkway, To All Interested Persons: Suite 35 Petitioner Chula Vista, CA 91914 Shynita Lenise Phillips County of San Diego filed a petition with this court --for a decree changing names 1741 Eastlake Pkwy, as follows: ste 102, pub 174 Chula Vista, CA 91915 PRESENT NAME: County of San Diego Shynita Lenise Phillips The business is conducted by: An Individual PROPOSED NAME: The first day of business was Shynita Phillips Abu 11/15/2019 This business is hereby THE COURT ORDERS that registered by the following: all persons interested in this Chavali McIntosh matter appear before this 940 Eastlake Pkwy, Suite 35 court at the hearing indicated Chula Vista, CA 91914 below to show cause, if any, County of San Diego why the petition for change of This statement was filed with name should not be granted. the Recorder/County Clerk of Any person objecting to the San Diego County on name changes described above February 03, 2020 must file a written objection This fictitious business name that includes the reasons for will expire on the objection at least two February 03, 2025 court days before the matter is 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27 scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show NAME CHANGE cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written SUPERIOR COURT OF objection is timely filed, the CALIFORNIA court may grant the petition County of San Diego without a hearing. North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. NOTICE OF HEARING Vista, CA 92081 Date: April 07, 2020 37-2020-00008959Time: 8:30 CU-PT-NC Dept. 61 Petitioner or Attorney: The address of the court is: Denise Marcel Davis 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 To All Interested Persons: 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19 Petitioner Abandonment of Fictitious Denise Marcel Davis filed a petition with this court Business Name for a decree changing names as follows: STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF PRESENT NAME: USE OF FICTITIOUS Denise Marcel Davis BUSINESS NAME 2020-9004627 PROPOSED NAME: Fictitious business name(s) to Denise Marcelle be abandoned: Dropped Gunner
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contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim withthe court This business is conducted by: and mail a copy to the An Individual personal representative This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four San Diego County on months from the date of first February 21, 2020 issuance of letters to a 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19 general personal representative, as defined in PROBATE section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2)60 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of Mark Donovan Demery a notice under section 9052 of Case Number: 37-2020-00006135-PR-PL-CTL the California Probate Code. To all heirs, beneficiaries, Other California statutes and creditors, contingent creditors, legal authority may and persons who may affect your rights as a otherwise be interested in the creditor. You may want to will or estate or both, of consult with an attorney Mark Donovan Demery knowledgeable in California law. A Petition for Probate You may examine the file has been filed by kept by the court. Matthew John Demery If you are a person in the Superior Court of interested in the estate, you California, County of may file with the court a San Diego - Central Division. Request for Special The Petition for Probate Notice (form DE-154) of thefiling of an inventory and requests that appraisal of estate assets or of Matthew John Demery be appointed as personal any petition or account as representative to administer provided in Probate Code the estate of the decedent. section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is The Petition requests the available from the court clerk. decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. Attorney for petitioner: The will and any codicils are Gregory J. Belnap, Esq. available for examination in 400 S. Melrose Drive, the file kept by the court. Suite 111 Vista, CA 92081 The Petition requests 760-705-1334 authority to administer the 02/20, 02/27, 03/05 estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.(This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
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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
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THE COURT ORDERS that Located at: (619) 266-2233 all persons interested in this 115 Bloom Street If You Object matter appear before this Oceanside, CA 92058 or to the granting of the petition, court at the hearing indicated County of San Diego you should appear at the below to show cause, if any, The Fictitious Business Name ign p hearing and state your why the petition for change of referred to above was filed objections or file written name should not be granted. in San Diego County on: nline objections with the court Any person objecting to the 06/18/2018 before the hearing. Your name changes described and assigned File no. httpS://SdvoiCe. appearance may be in person above must file a written 2018-9015934 or by your attorney. objection that includes the Fictitious Business Name is info/SUbSCribe/ reasons for the objection at being abandoned by: If you are a creditor or a least two court days before Cory Mitchell J. Matyevich the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at LEGAL NOTICE the hearing to show cause why the petition should not LEGAL NOTICE be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the Highbaugh vs. Staff Pro, Inc., et al. court may grant the petition Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Case No. without a hearing. 37-2016-00013068-CU-OE-CTL NOTICE OF HEARING Notice of Class Action Settlement Date: April 14, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. TO: All individuals employed by Odyssey Unlimited Security, Inc. and/or Liric, Inc. Dept. 23 who performed work for Staff Pro, Inc. as hourly paid (non-exempt security The address of the court is: and/or crowd control employees at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 325 S. Melrose Dr. and/or the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in 2014 and/or 2015 held at the Vista, CA 92081 Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, (“Class Members” or the “Class”). 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19 -----------------------------------Please be advised there is a proposed cash Settlement in the above-referenced case of $385,000. SUPERIOR COURT OF The Court will hold a hearing on July 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., in Dept 73 of the San Diego CALIFORNIA County Superior Court located at 330 West Broadway, San Diego, California 92101. The County of San Diego San Diego Superior Court hearing will determine whether the Settlement should be finally approved as fair, adequate and reasonable; the hearing will include Class Counsel’s application for fees of $128,333.33, and 330 W. Broadway costs of $29,000, service payments of $5,000 each to Plaintiffs Highbaugh, Vernon and Harris, San Diego, CA 92101 and a service payment of $4,000 to Plaintiff Usher for their efforts in prosecuting this action, 37-2020-00008191risks undertaken, benefits provided to the Class, and general releases, administration costs of CU-PT-CTL $19,100.00; and a payment of $7,500 to the State of California for civil penalties arising from Petitioner or Attorney: the alleged Labor Code violations. Ricci Dante Harrinson, In Pro Per If you are a Class Member, you are entitled to make a claim for your share of the To All Interested Persons: 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. Petitioner HighbaughClassActionSettlement.com to get answers to frequently asked questions, and to Ricci Dante Harrison filed a petition with this court print out the Notice of Class Action Settlement and Claim Form. To make a claim for your for a decree changing names share of the Settlement funds, you must date and sign a completed Claim Form and return it to the Administrator at the address shown below postmarked on or before April 30, 2020. It as follows: is estimated that each Class Member that does so, a “Participating Class Member” will receive an estimated $390. PRESENT NAME: Ricci Dante Harrison If you wish to be excluded from the Class and this Settlement for whatever reason, you must return to the address shown below, a signed and dated request to be excluded from the PROPOSED NAME: Settlement postmarked by April 30, 2020. If you request exclusion, you will not be bound by Rashid Salaam the release or judgment once final approval of the Settlement is granted, and you will not be THE COURT ORDERS that eligible to receive a Settlement Payment. all persons interested in this If you wish to object to the Settlement, all written objections to the proposed Settlement or matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated to the application for attorneys’ fees, costs, administration fees, and other expenses must be below to show cause, if any, returned to the address shown below, signed, dated and postmarked by April 30, 2020. why the petition for change of name should not be granted. DO NOT CALL THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR CALL ANY STAFF PRO, ODYSSEY UNLIMITED, or LIRIC OWNER, Any person objecting to the SUPERVISOR, MANAGER OR ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT. If you have name changes described questions you may visit www.HighbaughClassActionSettlement.com, or you may call the above must file a written Administrator toll free at the number shown below. objection that includes the reasons for the objection at Highbaugh v. Staff Pro, Inc. least two court days before c/o CPT Group Inc. the matter is scheduled to be 50 Corporate Park heard and must appear at the Irvine, California 92606 hearing to show cause why Toll – Free: 1-(888) 404-0226 the petition should not be
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high tech sector as an example,” he explained. “Women make up just 36.7 percent of the workforce; 3.3 percent of the workforce is Black; and only 6.6 percent is Hispanic. That’s unacceptable.”
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“They are widely considered t h e g o l d- s t a nd a rd o f neuroscience research, and measure established building blocks of cognitive and emotional functioning, akin to the DNA of cognition and The TECH Act builds on a personality,” the company series of laws California has website reads. passed in recent years to fight discrimination in hiring, such California has some of the as “ban the box” legislation strongest legal employee prohibiting employers from protections in the country. But asking about an applicant’s even with the existing state crimina l histor y before and federal laws that prohibit giving a conditional job offer, discrimination in hiring according to Jones-Sawyer. and firing, Black and Latino workers still face significant “Frida Polli is a co-founder discrimination in hiring, at Pymetrics, a company that according to a 2017 Harvard makes neuroscience games Business Review report. using artificial intelligence that are designed to eliminate T he st udy fou nd t hat the biases in hiring the employers called back White resolution intends to prevent. applicants 36 percent more According to Pymetrics, times than they did Black the company’s AI tools is applicants with identical based on decades of research r e s u m e s . For Latin x and technology developed applicants, that differential by the global neuroscience was 24 percent. It also
found that the standardized tests some employers use to screen potential employees “have been proven to identify qualified candidates, but leads to biased outcomes.” In another study conducted in 2012, researchers switched t he na mes on women resumes to male names. Tha swap improved ratings from professors who were reviewing the resumes to select candidates for STEM research positions. “This is an amazing, amazing initiative,” says R honda Gregory, co-founder of the National Diversity Coalition, a non-profit social justice organization that supports the legislation. “I think it needs to be sooner than later. I’m all for it. For me, this is so compelling. You look at a person’s name or gender or area where they are from and people tend to say “oh no” I don’t want to deal with that.”
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“‘Kill him,’ a mob chanted as Dr. King marched across Marquette Park in the late summer of 1966. King had recently moved to Chicago, and on that August afternoon, he joined a Chicago Freedom Movement march to demand that realtors not discriminate aga i nst black residents seeking to live in white neighborhoods. A group of white counter-protesters grew violent and started hurling rocks, bottles, and bricks at the demonstrators, eventually striking Dr. King in the head. ‘I’ve been in many demonstrations all across the South, but I can say that I have never seen — even in Mississippi and Alabama — mobs as hostile and as hatefilled as I’ve seen here in Chicago,’ he said, shining light on a problem that white Northern liberals had ignored and let fester for far too long: de facto segregation.”
people attending. Led by Dr. King and President Reuther, the massive march down Woodward Avenue drew attention to matters close to the Equal Rights mission and to the UAW — racism, segregation, discrimination and inequality in hiring, wages, education and housing.
strong obstacles, you have stood firm for what you believe, knowing that in the long run ‘Truth crushed to earth will rise again.’ … One day all of America will be proud of your achievements and will record your work as one of the glowing epics of our heritage.”
Reuther brought supporters and provided office space at Solidarity House for Dr. King to organize the event. It was at the UAW’s Solidarity House, in fact, that Dr. King composed the first version of his,” I Have a Dream” speech, which he gave with Reuther at his side at Detroit’s Cobo Hall following the march.
Not long after writing that, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered for his life’s work of improving the lives of people oppressed for no more than the color of their skins. Fair Housing was passed in the wake of his assassination. Two years later, NAACP board member, Walter Reuther, was killed along with his wife, May, in a plane crash. His life’s work was to give voice to working people.
Two months later, the pair were together again, leading some 250,000 people, this time in front of the nation’s eyes, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. This seminal event, known as Resolve that will not break March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, once again Both men paid dearly in linked the two leaders and standing tall for all people: their causes. Reuther was confronted by Ford hired goons and beaten It was here that Reverend within an inch of his life King most fully articulated while trying to organize his “I Have a Dream” speech, workers. Would be assassins in which he emphasized his came to his door twice. faith that all men, someday, Doctor King, who devoted would be brothers. It was here his life to peaceful protest, too that Walter Reuther gave was jailed repeatedly on just remarks from the podium. In about ever y trumped-up his speech, Reuther urged that charge imaginable. That rock our nation must “… bridge the thrown at him in Chicago moral gap between American knocked him off his feet. He democracy’s noble promises stayed on the ground until he and it’s ugly practices in the could shake off the cobwebs, field of civil rights.” Following get up again and keep right on the event, President John F. marching. Kennedy met with the two leaders to talk more on what None of this even slowed could be done. either man down for a moment in their fight for A spirit that will not be justice. Reuther marched crushed with Dr. King in Selma, Montgomery, and Jackson. On the 25th anniversary of When King and 800 others the UAW, King wrote a letter were jailed in Birmingham, to Reuther, that included this Alabama, Reuther turned to passage: his fellow UAW members who raised $160,000 in bail money “More than anyone else to get those arrested out of in America, you stand out jail. as the shining symbol of democratic trade unionism. In the summer of 1963, Through trials, efforts and Reuther teamed up with your unswerving devotion Dr. King in Detroit for The to humanitarian causes, Walk to Freedom, the largest you have made life more Civil Rights demonstration meaningful for millions of in U.S. history at that point, working people. Through with an estimated 125,000 moments of difficulty and
That struggle continues today. We still fight for voting rights and to protect the Voting Rights Act; we still struggle to protect and maintain a livable wage, we still struggle against Right-to-Work. Today is a reminder of how hard these two friends fought and how very much they won for the generations that have come after them. I think both brothers — brothers are what Dr. King envisioned we would all be to one another; and brother and sister are exactly what we as union members call each other. Dr. King would have been pleased to have heard that. We continue their fight and will work in this 2020 election year as tirelessly as these two noble friends did throughout their lives to stand strong for justice. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Truly this is a reminder of the relationship of two friends, two great leaders, and most i mpor t a nt ly about t he challenges that we still face each day.
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put in sweat equity, use credit, raise venture capital, or even solicit funds with crowdfunding,” says Dr. Dennis Kimbro, a business professor and best-selling author. “But which way is best for your business?”
Starting a business can be exciting, but t hat excitement may be overshadowed by anxiety if you start this new adventure without detailed research and plans to guide you along the way. A business and financial plan can help to attract investors and open up more options for funding your idea.
The SBA suggests considering both your personal and business resources to help you arrive at the right financing strategy.
After you’ve determined that you have a viable business idea and your market research has given you enough insights, it’s important to apply this information to your business planning — especially as it relates to money.
For instance, do you have: -Savings that you can draw from to get started? -Depending on your situation, you may think about investing your own savings. Although this may not pay for everything, doing so shows lenders how much you believe in your own idea.
Create your business and marketing plan Using the results of your market research, you can outline: -Details for your service or product: This means a description of what it is and what the market is for it. -Branding: This is the personality and messaging behind your business. Maybe you want the public to see your business as innovative and cutting-edge or maybe your business is more about establishing a trusting relationship with customers. -Market trends: These are the challenges facing your potential industry, what’s most popular with your competition, and how you plan to address those factors. -Objectives: What is your top priority in each aspect of your business, including, funding, marketing, and day-to-day operations? -Strategies: How do you plan to accomplish everything? Remember to be very detailed.
-Collateral to secure a business loan request? vision of your business, you can better align your marketing efforts to drive sales and give yourself a competitive edge.
people that fit the personality of your business and whose values align with it. Referring to your plan can help guide you in that process.
For instance, if your target market is everyday families with toddlers, you’ll have to create a marketing plan to reach them in places they’ll be. This could mean physically locating to where they are, like down the street from a school or park, or paying for ads on websites they use most.
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Another example could be dealing with your competition. If you plan to compete based on price, you’ll need to see how price cuts might impact your income. There’s no use making sales while losing money, since your business likely won’t be able to survive it.
Your business plan may also be By incorporating the results of your useful when you reach the stage of market research into the overall hiring staff. You will want to hire
Next, analyze what it’ll take to start, grow, and manage your company. A great source for business finance insights is the Hands on Banking® website. Fundamentally, you should know: -Startup costs: How much you’ll need to pay to get your idea going. Free resources like the S. Small Business Administration (SBA) can help you calculate these costs. You should also consider speaking with current professionals in your industry, such as vendors, suppliers, and industry groups.
help figuring that out, The Balance offers a good rundown. Setting up a consultation with an accountant to help you estimate costs could also be helpful in the long run. Projections for profitability: Predictions about future income. It’s important to be realistic with these: Forbes gives a helpful guide on how to best forecast the revenue your business will likely bring in. This is also where the market research you’ve done can play a big role by helping you determine market size and the demand for your business. Once you have these estimates, it will be much easier to pin down whether this is a worthy business opportunity. Evaluate your financing options
-Break-even point: When your There are many ways to fund your business brings in just enough business, but you have to choose the money to cover expenses. If you need one that works for you. “You can
-If yes, you could be ready for a loan or line of credit from a financial institution. For this option, you’ll want to have a good relationship with your banker so they can assist you in setting it up. When starting out, all of these questions may not apply to your business just yet. However, if you approach a bank or investors, these are the questions they’ll likely ask. They’re also factors to keep in mind should your business outgrow your initial plan. As you get closer to launching, your financial and business plans may change, and that’s OK. Regardless of how they evolve, having a plan in place to guide you on this venture could make all the difference for your success. © 2019 Wells Fargo Bank,
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people of color. In addition, we know from this complainant that at least one supervisor is aware of this employee’s facebook posts and views. The question is why this employee remains in a position of power.
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MIKE BLOOMBERG Dear Reader, Thank you for taking the time to learn about The Greenwood Initiative. As someone who has been very lucky in life, I often say my story would only have been possible in America — and that’s true. But I also know that because of the artificial barriers of discrimination, my story likely would have turned out very differently if I had been Black, and that more Black Americans of my generation would have ended up with far more wealth, had they been white. Building Generational Wealth for Black Families is Critical. That’s why I launched The Greenwood Initiative in Tulsa last month. I visited the site of the Black Wall Street Massacre, where a white mob decimated the prosperous community of Greenwood. It is to the memory of the lost lives and promise of Greenwood that we’ve dedicated The Greenwood Initiative: a plan to address the systematic bias that has kept Black Americans from building wealth.
THE GREENWOOD PLAN WILL: • Create 1 million new Black homeowners • Double the number of new Black-owned businesses • Invest $70 billion in the country’s 100 most disadvantaged neighborhoods
Fixing the System for Black Families. When I was mayor of New York, I was proud to take on the systematic inequality that held back too many New Yorkers. We increased education funding, built 650 new schools and raised Black graduation rates to record highs. We led an ambitious effort to reduce poverty and managed the largest amount of affordable housing in the nation. And as President, I will work even more aggressively to combat inequality nationwide. I understand that undoing generations of systematic discrimination won’t happen overnight, but we can make progress with a clear vision and a comprehensive plan. I’ve included a pamphlet along with this letter that lays out my plan. When I’m President, implementing The Greenwood Initiative: will be a top priority. Join me in ending the systemic inequality that has held Black Americans back for too long! Sincerely, Mike Bloomberg
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