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Mayor of Inglewood James Butts, Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Steve Bradford ( D-Los Angeles) Bishop Kenneth Ulmer Pastor of Faithful Central, Inglewood CA ( February 21, 2021 Photo credit Kendan Ulmer)

“We’re not doing enough. We need to do significantly more programs like this,” said Gov. Newsom at the Faithful Central Bible Church.

“We’ve got to get people back to work. We’ve got to get people back into church.” The California Department of Public Health also announced Sunday it has administered 7.3 million COVID-19 vaccines.

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NYPD OFFICER’S DEATHBED CONFESSION:

AUTHORITIES CONSPIRED TO ASSASSINATE MALCOLM X

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By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office

Marcus Garvey (Photo: A&E Television Networks / Wikimedia Commons)

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Marcus Garvey the first “man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.”

The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a fraternal order of Black nationalists, Garvey implored Black people to pride themselves in their race and return to Africa.

But, through his many travels, Garvey never traversed African soil.

Now, 81 years after his death, officials in Ethiopia plan to unveil a Bronze Sculpture in Addis Ababa to honor the legacy of the Pan African independence movement architect.

According to a news release, the sculpture highlights Ethiopia as a focal point for Pan-Africanists to engage in constructing a unifying African heritage and destiny.

“Our history began, in a sense, with Ethiopia,” Dr. Julius Garvey, Marcus Garvey’s youngest son, told NNPA Newswire.

“Its history goes back to the beginning of civilization. Ethiopian history is fundamental, and it began before Egyptian history, and that’s important when you consider the true history of [man],” Dr. Garvey remarked.

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Starting March 2, renters throughout the San Diego region will be able to apply for additional rental and utility assistance grants.

The County of San Diego’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will help lessen housing cost burdens and maintain housing stability for low-income renters who have experienced COVID-related loss of income.

The program, funded by over $100 million in state and federal monies, will primarily aid eligible people who are behind on rent and/or utility payments, covering the period from April 2020 to March 2021.

Utilities include costs such as electricity, gas, water and sewer, trash and other energy costs not included in the rent.

The amount of rental arrears covered will depend on whether the landlord agrees to participate in the program.

Landlords owed back rent can also apply on behalf of their tenants.

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Wood’s purported death bed letter was delivered to three of Malcolm’s daughters – Qubiliah, Ilyasah, and Gamilah, pictured here with Attorneys Benjamin Crump, Ray Hamlin and Paul Napoli along with Reggie Wood, whose relative, NYPD Officer Ray Wood, allegedly confessed in a deathbed declaration letter.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Almost 56 years to the Feb. 21, 1965, assassination of Malcolm X, the slain leader’s daughters and a noted civil rights attorney are shining a light on those whom they believe are responsible for the heartless murder.

The group gathered on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the old Audubon Ballroom – since renamed The Shabazz Center – with lawyers Ray Hamlin and Paul Napoli and Reggie Wood, whose relative, NYPD Officer Ray Wood, allegedly confessed in a deathbed declaration letter.

The gathering occurred in the same venue as the assassination and just one day before the heinous crime’s anniversary.

The new allegations focus on Officer Wood and a conspiracy against organized civil rights groups that he said had been perpetrated by the New York City Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Reggie Wood alleges that authorities conspired to assassinate Malcolm X in Harlem.

“Ray Wood, an undercover police officer at the time, confessed in a deathbed declaration letter that the NYPD and the FBI conspired to undermine the legitimacy of the civil rights movement and its leaders,” Crump stated.

“Without any training, Wood’s job was to infil-

trate civil rights organizations and encourage leaders and members to commit felonious acts,” Crump noted in a news release before the gathering.

“He was also tasked with ensuring that Malcolm X’s security detail was arrested days prior to the assassination, guaranteeing Malcolm X didn’t have door security while at the Audubon Ballroom, where he was killed on Feb. 21, 1965.”

Wood’s purported death bed letter was delivered to three of Malcolm’s daughters – Qubiliah, Ilyasah, and Gamilah.

Reggie Wood, the administrator of Ray Wood’s estate, read the letter to Malcolm’s daughters.

Ray Wood served as an undercover New York City police officer with the Bureau of Special Services and Investigation (BOSSI).

Reportedly, he earned a reputation for infiltrating the Bronx Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) chapter under the name Ray Woodall in 1964.

According to a report in The Guardian, Wood posed as a 27-year-old graduate of Manhattan College studying law at Fordham University.

“He was soon named CORE’s housing chairman and oversaw a voter registration project,” The Guardian reported.

“Wood earned his activist bonafides by getting arrested with two others at city hall while attempting a citizen’s See MALCOLM X page 2

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Last week, Gov. Newsom announced several steps the state is taking to provide much-needed financial relief to people in the state who are facing financial hardships due to the pandemic.

California residents from households with income below $30,000 will receive a onetime $600 stimulus check to reduce economic hardships related to the pandemic, the governor’s office says. According to Newsom, the state reached a federal deal worth $9.5 billion for COVID-19 relief funds. The money is expected to help individuals and families, college students, as well as local business owners. More than $2 billion will be allocated to small businesses impacted by the pandemic, including funding for the tax-deductible Paycheck Protection Plan.

The federal funds also include over $400 million for critical childcare resources. The state allotted $100 million in emergency relief funds to support community colleges.

An additional $6 million will support college supplemental food programs.

Gov. Newsom said support from lawmakers to provide relief funds is what Californians need after nearly a year of attempting to fight the pandemic and recover.

“These actions are critical for millions of Californians who embody the resilience of the California spirit,” he said.

Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), California Senate President pro Tempore, said the emergency relief funds echo the state’s longterm plans to promote equity for communities most affected by the pandemic.

“People are having a hard time making ends meet,” Atkins said. “People are hungry and hurting, and businesses our communities have loved for decades are at risk

of closing their doors. We are at a critical moment, and I’m proud we were able to come together to get Californians some needed relief.”

Racial Equity, Vaccinations and Overcoming COVID-19 California and the Biden-Harris Administration opened two new community-based vaccination sites in Oakland and Los Angeles, among the first in the nation, as part of a larger initiative to promote equity in areas across the country where Black and Brown people live.

The pilot sites co-run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the state of California and the Department of Defense administered vaccinations to residents Tuesday morning at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and California State University Los Angeles.

Bob Fenton, acting FEMA Administrator said, “these sites demonstrate how we can provide more opportunities for vaccination to the hardest hit communities and ensure everyone who wants a vaccine can get one.”

Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander of U.S. Northern Command, said military medical providers have supported various hospitals across California.

“Defense Secretary Austin has made clear we must move further and faster to eradicate the devastating effects of the coronavirus,” said VanHerck.

The governor’s office also partnered with more than 100 community organizations, “to safely, swiftly, and equitably vaccinate all Californians,” said state officials.

The state awarded an additional $17.3 million to various community-based organizations for outreach and efforts to alleviate racial disparities in the healthcare system.

The selected organizations offer a variety of critical services, resources, and information to help communities disproportion-

ately affected by COVID-19. The community-based organizations cater to diverse populations, including African Americans and other minorities, LGBTQ individuals, as well as faith-based groups.

Gov. Newsom said systemic inequalities in the government and healthcare systems have put many Californians at a higher risk of COVID-19. The state plans to use the community-outreach model of the census to help underserved communities.

“We must reach these disproportionately affected Californians through trusted messengers and community-based partners to minimize the spread of the virus, overcome vaccine hesitancy and save lives,” said Newsom.

The community partnerships also aim to provide workplace protection and public health guidance for people working in sectors hit the hardest by the pandemic as part of its outreach.

In California, the majority of low-wage essential workers are Black and Brown individuals. More than 80 % of low-wage essential workers perform their duties in close proximity to others reports the University of California Berkeley Labor Center.

In the report, co-authors and researchers Adriana Ramos-Yamamoto and Monica Davalos said it is time for California policymakers, “to declare racism a public health crisis,” emphasizing that the pandemic has hit Black and Brown people the hardest.

The coronavirus exposed that the damaging effects of racism in California are “not by accident, but by design,” the report stated, citing unequal access to health care, unemployment, housing and education.

“This devastation must be the catalyst for California policymakers to acknowledge that racism has caused lasting and negative impacts on communities of color,” the report pointed out.

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arrest of Mayor Wagner for allowing racial discrimination on a public construction project,” the U.K.-based newspaper published.

By 1965, Wood had been reassigned to infiltrate a group calling itself the Black Liberation Movement (BLM) and received credit for defusing a plot to bomb the Statue of Liberty. Three men were convicted of Malcolm X’s 1965 murder. Talmadge Hayer, who later changed his name to Mujahid Abdul Halim, was the only one to admit guilt in the assassination.

Norman Butler, who later changed his name to Muhammad Abdul Aziz, and Thomas Johnson, later named Khalil Islam, maintained their innocence. Aziz won parole in 1985; Islam was released in 1987, and Halim was released in 2010. Islam died in 2009.

A Netflix documentary, “Who Killed Malcolm X?,” was released last year and featured interviews conducted by Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, an activist and investigator who said he dedicated his life to solving Malcolm’s murder. Following the documentary’s release, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced it would review the case and reopen it if they found new evidence.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr., could not immediately be reached for comment.

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To be eligible, households must be renting and have experienced a financial hardship directly or indirectly related to COVID-19, or have qualified for unemployment during the pandemic. Eligible hardships include a reduction in household income, incurring significant costs, or experiencing other financial hardship.

Households must also earn no more than 80% area median income to qualify (e.g. a single-person household can earn up to $64,700 and a four-person household can earn up to $92,400) and must be either at risk of homelessness or facing housing instability.

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DR. KIZZMEKIA CORBETT Viral Immunologist Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health

DR. DAVID M. CARLISLE, M.D. President Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles

DR. ELAINE BATCHLOR, M.D. Chief Executive Officer Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Los Angeles

DR. RODNEY HOOD President & Chairman Multicultural Health Foundation San Diego

DR. ADRIAN JAMES, M.D. Chief Media Officer West Oakland Health Council

DR. MARK SMITH, M.D. Founder, Former President & CEO California Healthcare Foundation Bay Area

during Black History Month. They remind us that wearing a mask, washing our hands, watching our distance, and waiting to see loved ones, is our way of doing our part to help #StopTheSpread of COVID-19.

So when it's your turn, get vaccinated and help #EndThePandemic.

DR. ARNOLD PERKINS Former Director Alameda County Public Health Department Bay Area

DR. JANINE BERA, M.D. Chief Medical Officer Wellspace Medical Center Sacramento

DR. GARY S. MAY Chancellor University of California, Davis

DR. OLIVIA KASIRYE, M.D. Sacramento County Public Health Officer

DR. SCHERY MITCHELL-JAMES, M.D. Pediatrician Kaiser Permanente Sacramento

DR. JERROD WRITT, M.D. Family Medicine The Permanente Medical Group Sacramento

DR. DAWNTÉ EARLY Epidemiologist Sacramento

DR. HAROLD JACKSON Orthopedic Surgeon Northern California Orthopaedic Associates Sacramento

DR. HAKEEM ADENIYI, JR., M.D. Medical Director Sacramento Native American Health Center

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION THE HEROES WITHIN US

A QUESTION FOR BLACK AMERICANS:

Vaccine or Body Bag?

By Oscar H. Blayton

By John E. Warren Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Today there is a crisis in Black America that is greater than the Tuskegee experiment itself. That experiment for more than 30 years deliberately used Black men as lab rats to test the effects of syphilis on men infected with venereal disease. It took over 30 years, but the experiments were discovered and exposed. The people conducting those experiments were all White.

But some things have changed.

One such change is the presence of Black scientists engaged in research affecting Black people.

Today in the case of the development of a vaccine to fight COV19, a female Black Scientist named Dr. Kizmekia Corbett, at the National Institutes of Health’s Vaccine Research Center has led the research. She has been the lead scientist in the development

of one of the two vaccines currently being used.

But Black people, who are at the greatest risk of dying from Covid 19, have the lowest rate of receiving the vaccine, it appears, for two reasons: one, we have logistical issues of appointment, locations and transportation; and two, we actually have people refusing to take the vaccine in spite of current scientific data developed by a Black scientist that proves the vaccines save lives.

No one is thinking of forcing any of us to take the vaccine if we decide not to. But we should understand that the virus and its developing mutations, which have taken almost 500,000 lives in the United States alone, appears to come down to two choices: the vaccine or a body bag.

The body bag is what we use to remove the bodies of those who die, regardless of the cause. Those who refuse to take the vaccine

should know that you become possible transmitters of the virus, if not affected directly yourself. This means that family and loved ones can die as a result of contact with those who have not taken the vaccine as a means of stopping the transmission of the virus.

This also means that until such time as we have full vaccinations of the entire country, those of us who have not had the vaccine yet will have to rethink our personal relationships with those close to us who refuse to take the vaccine. Let us not forget that each person has a right to refuse the vaccine, but that right must not get confused with our right to choose to live.

The choice really is between the vaccine and the body bag. We know the body bags will go to those who did not take the vaccines first, but will their refusal cause others among us to die and get a body bag also?

Race and Data Discrimination in America

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Today there is a welcomed breath of fresh political air in Washington, DC even amidst the unprecedented spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic throughout the United States. Most recently the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) had a special on-the-record briefing from the White House Office of Public Engagement directed by The Honorable Cedric Richmond who is also Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden.

We heard Richmond strongly reaffirm the Administration’s urgent push to have the U.S. Congress to enact the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that promises to respond to the nation’s pandemic and economic crisis respecting the principles of equity, Yet, in 2021 we live in the age of data where the aggregation, control, and ownership of data continues to have enormous social and economic consequences for those who are poor and marginalized. One preexisting condition that has not gotten enough public attention and debate is the issue of the intersection of race, data discrimination, and inequity in America.

Data discrimination is a covert form of racism that is having a devastating overt impact on the quality of life of African Americans and others who continue to face systemic inequity.

It is relevant to note that the largest credit reporting agency in the U.S. is Equifax. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Equifax actually has become more profitable at the expense of millions of Americans who are struggling to survive to make ends meet.

As a consequence, we must begin

to raise questions about the apparent linkage of the expanding credit reporting industry to the growing financial inequities especially in African American communities.

As credit reporting booms while most Americans are experiencing financial hardship, Equifax’s “Work Number” workforce division is turning in record profits by raising costs on consumers. The Work Number is a user-paid verification of employment database that was acquired and now owned by Equifax. This database allows credentialed verifiers to receive instantaneous electronic confirmation of an individual’s employment data and income for verification purposes.

Today Equifax’s Work Number is charging $49.95 for the cost of an Income and Employment Report that is nearly three times what the cost of the report was six years ago at ($18).

The U.S. credit reporting industry generated over $12 billion in revenue last year, according to research from IBISWorld, and the market size is expected to grow another 3.7% next year. The three largest agencies—Equifax ($EFX), Experian ($EXPGY) and TransUnion ($TRU) —accounted for more than 50% of the total revenue.

Equifax, despite its 2017 data breach that impacted 147 million people, continues to be the largest player in the space. The company claims to have records on over 222 million U.S. consumers and receives weekly payroll data on a third of the U.S. population.

Equifax’s Work Number has benefited from the spike in unemployment caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. With millions of Americans out of work, demand for verification services has surged as

creditors seek to determine employment status of loan holders and potential loan candidates.

We all know that African Americans have the largest increase in unemployment before — and even more after the beginning of — the pandemic. African American-owned businesses have had the greatest financial losses amidst COVID-19.

The more unemployment in Black America, the more Equifax’s Work Number data is purchased by a wide range of financial status verifiers.

But who is monitoring or challenging the accuracy of the Equifax Work Number data especially when it is about African Americans?

Between 2012 and 2020, The Work Numbers’ verification services revenue jumped nearly 400%. Largely driving The Work Number’s growth is its dominance in the mortgage lending market, which accounted for 31% of the division’s revenue mix throughout last year.

The Work Number controls over 380 million current and historic consumer data records, including 100 million added between 2019 and 2020. That scale provides immense leverage over the mortgage lending industry.

“We have real scale in the business, which provides a competitive advantage,” Equifax CEO Mark Begor said on the company’s earnings call last October.

I ask Mark Begor a simple but serious question: “What verifiable safeguards are in place at Equifax Inc. that prevent racial and data discrimination with respect to African Americans and other people of color?”

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Executive Producer/Host of The Chavis Chronicles, PBS TV Network.

E a c h Februar y in schools across the nation, pictures of well-known Black historical figures are mounted on bulletin boards in commemoration of Black History Month.

These figures are presented to young American minds as Black heroes to be noted during the shortest month of the year, and then tucked away for the next 11 months.

As long as this annual exercise creeps along from year to year in its present form, it will inhibit the recognition of the “Black character” of America. Black History Month, as it exists today, continues the practice of “othering” Black people in America.

To make sense of this, we need to consider the nature of heroes.

Heroes, like many things in our lives, are social constructs. They are created to act as building blocks in our “nation building.”

The hero defines who we are as a people and exemplifies our best and most desirable characteristics. Heroes, in this sense, are not the builders of a nation; they are the building blocks of the "national spirit" or the “volksgeist” of a people.

George Washington has been so venerated as an American hero that the dome ceiling in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol depicts his deification in a painting titled “The Apotheosis of Washington.” He receives this hero worship despite the fact that he bought and sold human beings as chattel slaves. Many well-documented instances exist where he treated Black men and women as less than human.

Davy Crockett also is counted among the pantheon of American heroes even though he met his death at the Alamo in 1836 trying to preserve slavery in Texas when it was still a part of Mexico.

Mexico had officially abolished slavery in 1829 and Gen. Santa Anna marched to Texas – and the Alamo – in 1836 to finally rid it of that abomination.

I will abbreviate this list by lastly naming Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, whose statue still stands in glory in Richmond, Virginia, a city where, in 2003, condemnation of a statue erected to honor Abraham Lincoln reached a fever pitch by Confederate sympathizers.

Nations are built in the shadows of mythic heroes. White heroes who populate American mythology are legion. But they are men who are feted for slaughtering Indians, building infrastructure with Black labor under the lash and oppressing the Latinx people of our Southwest.

In the ethos of America, there has been little tolerance for heroes who promote true justice and equality. And Black folk are seldom raised up as “national” heroes because people of color are believed to have nothing to do with the building of the American spirit that most white

people recognize.

Regardless of their courage or contributions to American society, Black heroes are constructed

by America’s dominant social class to be figures who merely pleaded for the recognition of the humanity of Black people. But this construct denies these Black icons the one defining characteristic of a hero. A true hero faces, and strives to overcome, adversity. Our greatest adversity, which is the core problem in America, is the denial of our humanity. A true Black hero does not plead for white people to stop denying our humanity. Our true heroes have faced this problem and struggled to overcome it.

Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois and Ida B. Wells, just to name a few, stood courageously against our greatest adversity and struggled mightily trying to end it in the face of condemnation and demonization. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., because of his courageous struggle, has been raised up as a Founding Father of the new America that can be.

But America is still a work in progress. And as we build this nation, there is still a need for new heroes. We must keep in mind that the construction of heroes is a social choice. For America to become the liberal democracy we pretend it to be, this country must admit that it has had a problem in choosing its national heroes.

It is easy for Black folk to see that America’s choice of heroes is a problem. We know what kind of nation we want. And we know what kind of hero we need to bring that nation into being.

We want a nation that not only allows us to live, but one that allows us to BE. Unfortunately, it has always been the talent of the elites of this country to shape the narrative of the political question of the day to serve their needs.

And this requires a denial of the existence or severity of the problems of Black folk. For the past four centuries, Black folk have been so preoccupied with staying alive, precious few of us have engaged in the struggle to defend our right to BE. The task before us now is to remove America’s toxic heroes and to construct our own and see to it that they are given their rightful place in the pantheon of our nation.

In order to ensure that we have heroes to raise up, it is important that we all become the type of courageous, self-sacrificing person that should be honored and emulated. We have plenty of role models to go by, so we must become the heroes upon which our nation is to be built.

It is up to each of us to confront the adversity oppressing us all, be the heroes we are meant to be and make this nation what it can become.

Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.

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April Target for Reopening Teacher vaccinations pave the way for all grades to return to class April 12, 2021 is the date now set for students in the state’s second-largest school district to return to in-person instruction. Tuesday San Diego Unified announced announced plans to start teacher vaccinations next week, based on a regional agreement. The reopening plan would apply to all grade levels and take effect as soon as San Diego County drops back into the state’s Red Tier. Teachers have been given the

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opportunity to get vaccinated, and proper safety measures continue on every campus. Teacher vaccinations could begin as soon as Monday, March 1.

For those families who will not feel safe sending their students back on campus in April, online learning will continue to be an option.

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“This news provides some relief to parents who have had to juggle multiple roles during the pandemic, Mayor Todd Gloria said on Tuesday.

“While a hybrid schedule is still difficult for many working families, this represents a step in the right direction. I will keep working with and urging the school district officials, teachers and stakeholders to continue making progress toward getting our kids back in the classroom full time,” he said.

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California will set aside vaccine doses for educators, staff

By Kathleen Ronayne and Amy Taxin Associated Press

California plans to set aside 10% of first vaccine doses for educators, school staff and childcare providers starting in March to help get children back in classrooms, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.

The move is aimed at jumpstarting in-person learning after nearly a year of distance learning for most of California’s 6 million K-12 students. It comes a day after California’s legislative leaders announced a $6.5 billion proposal aimed at reopening schools this spring. Newsom said that’s not fast enough and suggested he could veto it.

“I can’t support something that’s going to delay the safe reopening of schools for our youngest kids,” he said.

Lawmakers didn’t appear deterred by Newsom’s com-

ments and still planned to take up the school legislation Monday, said Nannette Miranda, a spokeswoman for Assemblyman Phil Ting, a Democrat who heads the chamber’s budget committee.

ing 6.9 million shots to date by opening large-scale vaccination centers at places such as Disneyland and Dodger Stadium and running mobile clinics to vaccinate farmworkers and other vulnerable and hard-toreach populations. Health officials have repeatedly said they are ready to provide far more doses but are limited by vaccine supplies.

Meanwhile, the state faces delayed vaccine shipments affecting about 702,000 doses _ more than half of its typical weekly allotment _ because of winter storms in the eastern half of the country. The delays have prompted health officials around the state to shutter some vaccine centers and delay appointments.

In Los Angeles, city officials postponed vaccine appointments Friday for about 12,500 people due to shipment delays, while in nearby Orange County officials temporarily closed a vaccination site at Disneyland.

Aside from the weather delays, Newsom said the state expects more consis-

tent vaccine shipments and that its allotment from the federal government will start rising. That consistency gives the state the confidence to set aside a baseline of 75,000 first doses of vaccine each week for teachers,

school staff and childcare workers _ a move welcomed as “an important step” by the California Teachers Association, which represents 310,000 educators.

California has been ramping up vaccine efforts, giv-

California’s virus cases, infection rates and hospitalizations have dropped precipitously after reaching record highs in early January. Only 3.1% of people tested in the last week were positive, while cases have fallen to 6,700 per day from a peak of more than 40,000. Hospitalizations are a third of what they were six weeks ago.

California on Friday also announced a more rapid return to athletic playing fields for youth sports, while Newsom recently said more

counties will soon be able to allow various businesses to reopen and expand customer volume.

But school districts in many areas of the state such as San Francisco and the city of Los Angeles remain closed to in-person learning.

Under the legislative proposal, those that offer in-person instruction by April 15 to “vulnerable” students in elementary schools, including English learners, homeless students and foster children, could tap into additional funding. The plan also requires schools that receive the funding to reopen classrooms for all students in transitional kindergarten through grade 6 when coronavirus case rates in their counties drop below 7 per 100,000.

Waiting until April 15 is too long, Newsom said, noting it’s nearly the end of the school year.

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By Mesfin Fekadu AP Music Writer decorates. And she can also drop some bombs.”

Shorter, 87, remembers auditioning 12 drummers for a tour and hearing Carrington play, leaving him in awe.

“When Terri played, she mixed things up,” he said before using his mouth to imitate her drum playing, starting slow then speeding up his rattle.

Terri Lyne Carrington poses for a portrait session, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. The three-time Grammy winner is nominated for best instrumental jazz album – an award she won in 2014 and is the only woman to do so in the show’s 63-year history. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

“It was really because Oscar (Peterson) let me play but (also) because Ella (Fitzgerald) introduced me to him and told him, basically, he should hear me,” she said.

Anointed by jazz legends, literally, Carrington was destined for greatness. Four decades later, she’s proven she is not only great, but groundbreaking.

She’s earning the highest honor bestowed on jazz artists, the prestigious NEA Jazz Masters Award. The three-time Grammy winner is nominated for best instrumental jazz album - an award she won in 2014 and is the only woman to do so in the show’s 63-year history.

She worked as a musical and cultural consultant on the hit Disney/Pixar animation “Soul,” making sure it portrayed the jazz world accurately. And she’s the founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice and has spent nearly 16 years teaching at the college, well versed in Zoom thanks to the recent pandemic.

She is the personification of Black Girl Magic.

“I knew she was going to open some doors since she was around 12 years old,” 11-time Grammy winner and jazz icon Wayne Shorter said. “She’s one of the finest drummers in the world.

She has a lot of finesse. She

“She was doing some historical stuff,” he continued.

“She made the bass drum sing and the tenor drum sing and the snare drum, not just rattle, she knew how to put pressure, release and have a flowing (set). She knew how to tell a story.”

“We didn’t tell all the other drummers who was going to be the one. We just said, ‘We’ll call you later on.’ And as soon as everybody left, we said, ‘Terri Lyne, you stay here.”’

Carrington, who grew up in Medford, Massachusetts _ just minutes from Berklee in Boston _ first played saxophone and piano but fell in love with the drums at 7.

She came to national prominence decades ago as the drummer in “The Arsenio Hall Show” band and earned her first Grammy nomination with her 1989 debut, “Real Life Story.”

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NBA Icon Isiah Thomas continues to make history in a post-playing career that’s fast becoming as legendary as years on the hardwood.

The superstar, whose Cheurlin Champagne is one of the best-selling in the world, announced that his company, ISIAH International, LLC, will invest $3 million into One World Pharma, Inc., a U.S.based, fully licensed, pureplay hemp and cannabis ingredient producer in Columbia.

expected to allow One World Pharma to significantly increase revenue in the second quarter of 2021 through the increased sale of seeds, newly approved cuttings, and extracted oil.

Thomas made the substantial financial commitment through ISIAH International reportedly because of his belief in the bright future of the global cannabis market, which leading research firms assert will reach $47 billion in annual sales by 2025.

Thomas assumed the role of CEO, he lent us his good name and his world-renowned leadership and business acumen. Today, he provides the funding for the Company to truly execute on its plan to become a leading international supplier of the finest cannabis ingredients,” Dr. Kenneth Perego, OWP’s Executive Chairman, noted in the news release.

“After extensive analysis of Colombia, the world market and these most recent devel-

“Let it be known,” Thomas, using his favorite hashtag, tweeted about the deal.

“There are few, if any, reliable, industrial scale, global supply chain companies in this space and we intend to be one. I am pleased to initiate this next chapter of growth,” Thomas added.

According to a news release, the $3 million investment will fund the expansion of farm operations, additional certifications for THC seeds already approved by the government of Colombia, Global GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certification and the build-out of a GMP certified state-of-the-art THC/ CBD extraction facility.

The investment will be made in installments over six months, with the first tranche of $250,000 having already been funded.

The far m exp ansion through this funding is

Thomas’ ISIAH International is a holding company with interests in a diversified portfolio of companies.

I S IA H International is a holding company with interests in a diversified portfolio of companies.

Wholly owned Thomas, ISIAH International invests in companies with strong market positions and growth potential.

With this investment, Thomas becomes one of the largest minority business owners in the PanAmerican cannabis space.

“We could not be more thrilled. When Isiah

opments at the Company, I passionately believe there is a tremendous opportunity to build a world class, valuable, environmentally and socially conscious company that is a significant player in the global cannabis and industrial hemp industries,” stated Isiah Thomas, on behalf of ISIAH International.

“There are few, if any, reliable, industrial scale, global supply chain companies in this space and intend to be one. I am pleased to initiate this next chapter of growth.”

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER

3851 ROSECRANS STREET, MAIL STOP P-578 SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-3134 (619) 531-5800 • FAX (619) 542-4186

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2021) Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b) the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Effective immediately, and continuing until further notice, the following will be in effect for San Diego County (county): 1. All persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except for employees or customers traveling to and from essential businesses or a State authorized sector as defined in sections 10 and 11, below, or to participate in individual or family outdoor activity as allowed by this Order.

2. All “gatherings,” as defined in the November 13, 2020 CDPH Guidance for the Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission for Gatherings found at https:// www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ Guidance-for-the-Preventionof-COVID-19-Transmissionfor-Gatherings-November-2020. aspx shall comply with said guidance. Gatherings not in compliance are prohibited.

3. SCHOOLS a. All public, charter, and private schools may hold classes and other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Instruction Framework & Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 20202021 School Year guidance (available at: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/Consolidated_Schools_Guidance.pdf), and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. Institutions of higher education may hold classes or other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID – 19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. A written, worksite-specific COVID-19 prevention plan as stated in their applicable state guidance may be used by schools and institutions of higher education in lieu of a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol or Safe Reopening Plan. b. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, shall report the following to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) on or before the second and fourth Monday of each month, in a format designated by SDCOE:

i. Number of students participating in full-time in-person learning, by school site and school district, if applicable. ii. Number of students participating in hybrid learning (a mix of in-person and distance learning) by school site and school district, if applicable. iii.

Number of students participating in distance learning by school site and school district, if applicable. iv. Number of school employees who work onsite at a school, by school site and school district, if applicable. v. The name, email, mailing address, and phone number of the person responsible for responding to complaints regarding COVID-19 prevention, by school site and school district, if applicable.

SDCOE shall report this information to the County of San Diego by the end of business on the following day (Tuesday) and shall post this information on its publicly facing website. c. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, as required in the most recent COVID -19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based Programs, shall notify local health officials immediately of any positive case of COVID-19, and exposed staff and families, as relevant, while maintaining confidentiality as required by state and federal laws.

4. Child daycare and child care providers shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in State COVID-19 Updated Guidance: Child Care Programs and Providers and shall prepare and post a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11c, below.

5. “Non-essential personnel,” as defined in section 15a below, are prohibited from entry into any hospital or long-term care facility. All essential personnel who are COVID-19 positive or show any potential signs or symptoms of COVID-19 are strictly prohibited from entry into hospitals or long-term care facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, individuals requiring medical care for COVID-19 or related conditions may be admitted to hospitals or other medical facilities if the hospital or medical facility is appropriate for treating COVID-19 and has adequate precautions in place to protect its patients, medical personnel and staff..

prioritize resources; and, b. May authorize and perform non-emergent or elective surgeries or procedures based on their determination of clinical need and supply capacity, and where consistent with State guidance. c. Nothing in this Order shall prevent physicians and other healthcare providers from conducting routine preventive care provided it conforms to any applicable State guidance. d. Nothing in this Order shall prevent dentists or dental hygienists from conducting routine preventive care provided it conforms to any applicable State guidance.

7. Hospitals, healthcare providers, pharmacies, commercial testing laboratories, and any other setting conducting testing shall report all positive and non-positive (i.e., negative, indeterminate, and specimen unsatisfactory) test results from nucleic acid amplification tests, antibody tests, and antigen diagnostic tests for SARSCoV-2 to the Public Health Officer immediately after such results are received.

8. Face coverings shall be worn as described and required in California Department of Public Health Face Covering Guidance issued on November 16, 2020, (available at: https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/ DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx ).

9. All businesses not meeting the definition of essential business or State authorized sector in section 10 and 11 below are referred to in this Order as “non-essential businesses” and shall be and remain closed for the duration of this Order. All essential businesses and businesses and entities in State authorized sectors must comply with the requirements of this Order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any business may remain open if its employees and owners can provide its services from home, including by telecommuting, without direct contact with the public.

10. ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

a. “Essential business” is any business or activity (or a business/ activity that employs/utilizes workers) designated by the State Public Health Officer as “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” set forth in: https:// covid19.ca.gov/img/Essential CriticalInfrastructureWorkers. pdf) as that list may be updated from time-to-time, and referenced in Executive Order N-3320 issued by the Governor of the State of California.

a. Take measures to preserve and

b. All essential businesses that

allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post a “Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol” on the form available at: https:// www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/ phs/Epidemiology/covid19/SOCIAL_DISTANCING_AND_ SANITATION_PROTOCOL_04022020_V1.pdf), or on a form required by another governmental entity requiring substantially similar information, for each of their facilities open to the public in the county. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All essential businesses shall implement the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must describe all measures required in section c below. Any business that fails to prepare and successfully implement a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol shall immediately close. c. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/ or measures to be implemented by a particular sector of essential business, every essential business in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol (prepared pursuant to section b, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.

11. STATE AUTHORIZED SECTORS a. A “State authorized sector” is a type of business or activity that is not an essential business as defined in section 10a above, and is operating in conformance with the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe {available at: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/8-28-20_ Order-Plan-Reducing-COVID19-Adjusting-Permitted-Sectors-Signed.pdf}, and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework {available at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/

COVID-19/COVID19CountyMonitoringOverview.aspx }. with the exception of places of worship which in addition to the listed sector activities are allowed to operate indoor at 25% capacity with singing and chanting being prohibited during indoor services. b. All State authorized sectors, with the exception of restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, must prepare and post a “Safe Reopening Plan” on the form available at: https://www. sandiegocounty.gov/content/ dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/ Epidemiology/covid19/Community_Sector_Support/BusinessesandEmployers/SafeReopeningPlanTemplate.pdf for each of their facilities in the county. Restaurants bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, must prepare and post a “COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol” on the form found at https://www.sandiegocounty. gov/content/dam/sdc/deh/fhd/ food/pdf/covid19sdrestaurantoperatingprotocol_en.pdf for each restaurant in the county. c. The Safe Reopening Plan must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Safe Reopening Plan must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All businesses or entities in a State authorized sector shall implement the Safe Reopening Plan and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Safe Reopening Plan must describe all measures required in section e, below.

Any business that fails to prepare and comply with its Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol shall immediately close. d. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular State authorized sector, every business or entity in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Safe Reopening Plan or Restaurant Operating Protocol (prepared pursuant to section b, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Safe Reopening Plan. e. All restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries that are otherwise permitted to be open shall be closed from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. every day

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WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER

3851 ROSECRANS STREET, MAIL STOP P-578 SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-3134 (619) 531-5800 • FAX (619) 542-4186

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2021) CONTINUATION except for delivery, take-out, and drive-thru. Guests already in the establishment at 10:00 p.m. may remain in the establishment until 11:00 p.m..b. Cooperate with the County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response team to identify and provide contact information for any persons exposed by the employee at the workplace.

12. Each essential business, and business or entity in a State authorized sector, shall take all of the following actions if an employer becomes aware that an employee is diagnosed with COVID-19: a. Promptly notify the County Department of Public Health that there is an employee that is laboratory-confirmed diagnosed with COVID-19, together with the name, date of birth, and contact information of the employee. b. Cooperate with the County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response team to identify and provide contact information for any persons exposed by the employee at the workplace. c. Provide notice of the exposure to any employees, and contractors (who regularly work at the workplace), who may have been exposed to COVID-19, as stated in the State’s COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening, available at {https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/employer-playbook-for-safe-reopening--en.pdf}.

13. OUTDOOR RECREATION a. Each public park and recreation area or facility, shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Campgrounds, RV Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The operator of the park shall prepare a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11, above, indicating how the park or recreation facility will implement the required measures. Any park or recreation area/facility at which the Protocol requirements cannot be effectively implemented may be required to close. b. Outdoor recreation instruction and day camps that comply with the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Day Camps, may be conducted in park and recreation areas/facilities. c. Recreational boating may occur in compliance with applicable State guidance: https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-campgrounds.pdf. d. Outdoor playgrounds may operate in compliance with the State guidance Outdoor Playgrounds and other Outdoor Recreational Facilities, available at: https://

www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ Outdoor%20Playgrounds%20 and%20other%20Outdoor%20 Recreational%20Facilities.aspx.

14. Persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19”, or as subsequently amended. Persons who have a close contact with a person who either has COVID-19, or is likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Both orders are available at: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/ hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/ health-order.html. If a more specific isolation or quarantine order is issued to a person, that order shall be followed.

15. For purposes of this Order: a. “Non-essential personnel” are employees, contractors, or members of the public who do not perform treatment, maintenance, support, or administrative tasks deemed essential to the healthcare mission of the long-term care facility or hospital. Non-essential personnel do not include first responders, nor State, federal, or local officials, investigators, or medical personnel carrying out lawful duties.

Non-essential personnel do not include visitors to hospitals and long-term care facilities who are granted entry by the facility’s director, or designee, because they are family or friends who are visiting a resident in an end of life or similar situation, are parents or guardians visiting a child who is a patient, or because of any other circumstances deemed appropriate by the facility director, or designee, and where appropriate precautions by the facility that follow federal, State, and local public health guidance regarding COVID-19 are followed. b. “Social distancing” is maintaining a six-foot separation from all persons except for household members, first responders and medical providers or employees conducting temperature screenings.

16. This Order is issued as a result of the World Health Organization’s declaration of a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 disease, also known as “novel coronavirus.”

17. This Order is issued based on scientific evidence regarding the most effective approaches to slow the transmission of communicable diseases generally and COVID-19 specifically, as well as best practices as currently known and available to protect vulnerable members of

the public from avoidable risk of serious illness or death resulting from exposure to COVID-19. The age, condition, and health of a significant portion of the population of the county places it at risk for serious health complications, including death, from COVID-19.

Although most individuals who contract COVID-19 do not become seriously ill, persons with mild symptoms and asymptomatic persons with COVID-19 may place other vulnerable members of the public—such as older adults, and those with underlying health conditions—at significant risk.

18. The actions required by this Order are necessary to reduce the number of individuals who will be exposed to COVID-19, and will thereby slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county. By reducing the spread of COVID-19, this Order will help preserve critical and limited healthcare capacity in the county and will save lives.

19. This Order is issued in accordance with, and incorporates by reference: a) the Declaration of Local Health Emergency issued by the Health Officer on February 14, 2020; b) the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the County Director of Emergency Services on February 14, 2020; c) the action of the County Board of Supervisors to ratify and continue both the local health emergency and local emergency on February 19, 2020; d) the Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 4, 2020; e) Executive Order N-2520 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 12, 2020 which orders that “All residents are to heed any orders and guidance of state and local health officials, including but not limited to the imposition of social distancing measures, to control COVID-19”; f) Proclamation 9984 regarding COVID-19 issued by the President of the United States on March 11, 2020; g) Executive Order N-3320 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 19, 2020; h) the “Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes” issued by the CDC; i) COVID-19 guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health on including, but not limited to the Face Coverings Guidance issued on November 16, 2020; j) the State of California’s “Resilience Roadmap;” k) the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe; l) and the California Statewide Public Health Officer Order dated August 28, 2020.

20. This Order is issued to prevent circumstances often present in

gatherings that may exacerbate the spread of COVID-19, such as: 1) the increased likelihood that gatherings will attract people from a broad geographic area; 2) the prolonged time period in which large numbers of people are in close proximity; 3) the difficulty in tracing exposure when large numbers of people attend a single event or are at a single location; and 4) the inability to ensure that such persons follow adequate hygienic practices. Section 11e of this Order requires a closing time for restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries commensurate with the traditional end of dine-in meal service. The State Health Officer found (as stated in the November 19, 2020 Limited Stay at Home Order) that “certain activities conducted during 10:00pm to 5:00am are often non-essential and more likely related to social activities and gatherings.” For restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries, the time restriction is also imposed to reduce the occurrence of higher alcohol consumption and reduced food consumption after 10:00 p.m. CDPH Guidance on Closure of Sectors in Response to COVID-19, dated July 1, 2020, observed that “alcohol consumption slows brain activity, reduces inhibition, and impairs judgment, factors which contribute to reduced compliance with recommended core personal protective measures, such as the mandatory use of face coverings and maintaining six feet of distance from people outside of one’s own household.”

21. This Order is issued to provide additional opportunities for recreational activities while also requiring additional protections from the spread of COVID-19 to the public who are taking advantage of these opportunities for recreational activities. And providing additional protections for employees of essential businesses or businesses or entities in State authorized sectors and their customers/clients.

22. This Order is issued to protect the public health as businesses are allowed to reopen by requiring businesses to implement procedures necessary to ensure their employees and customers comply with social distancing, sanitation and screening practices.

23. This Order comes after the release of substantial guidance from the Health Officer, the California Department of Public Health, the CDC, and other public health officials throughout the United States and around the world.

24. The statement of facts and circumstances set forth as justification for each Guidance issued by the California Department of Health Services that is referenced in this Order are hereby accepted and incorporated by reference into this Order.

25. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b) all governmental entities in the county shall take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with this Order and to disseminate this Order to venues or locations within the entity’s jurisdiction where gatherings may occur.

26. Violation of this Order is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both.

(California Health and Safety Code section 120295.)

27. To the extent necessary, this Order may be enforced by the Sheriff or chiefs of police pursuant to Government Code sections 26602 and 41601 and Health and Safety Code section 101029.

28. Once this Order takes effect it shall supersede the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations dated December 9, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: February 6, 2021 Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

EMERGENCY REGULATIONS As Director of Emergency Services for the County of San Diego, I am authorized to promulgate regulations for the protection of life and property pursuant to Government Code Section 8634 and San Diego County Code section 31.103. The following shall be in effect for the duration of the Health Officer Order issued above which is incorporated in its entirety by reference: The Health Officer Order shall be promulgated as a regulation for the protection of life and property.

Any person who violates or who refuses or willfully neglects to obey this regulation is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both.

(Government Code section 8665.)

Date: February 6, 2021 Helen Robbins-Meyer Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego THIS ORDER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS DO NOT SUPERSEDE MORE RESTRICTIVE STATE ORDERS OR GUIDANCE. ALL PERSONS MUST REFERENCE BOTH THIS DOCUMENT AND APPLICABLE STATE ORDERS AND GUIDANCE. TO THE EXTENT THERE IS ANY INCONSISTENCY THE MORE RESTRICTIVE MEASURE APPLIES.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Okonjo-Iweala Breaks Glass Thomas-Greenfield Among Ceiling with WTO Top Job Top Africa Experts in UN AMBASSADOR

By Monica Orisadare

This article first appeared in The Conversation

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as director general of the World Trade Organisation. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asks Dr Monica Orisadare, an assistant professor of economics and director of the Centre for Gender and Social Policy Studies at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria ab out Okonj o - Iwe a l a’s achievement and what it means.

lot of people, a lot of women who are there putting in the effort in every aspect of life here, either in academia, as captains of industry or in politics, but presently the number the country has is very poor and not encouraging. Nigeria ranks among the least countries in terms of women in parliament.

At present, Nigeria has just 3.63% female representation in parliament. This is a far cry from what is

struggling to become achievers.

She’s strong in her focus. She never gave up, despite the opposition.

Biden-Harris Government

I think there are some qualities that she possesses that I learnt from and also respect. Coming from that background, I know that she must have struggled. She must have worked in situations in which there were always more men than women. I can tell you categorically that that’s what it is like in many work places around the world and in my department here in the university.

We have about 30 academic staff out of which only four are female.

By Reed Kramer

It’s like that in most of the departments. So if we are getting few women coming on board, it means putting in more effort and not resting on our oars. By pushing a little bit harder we will get to the point where we will stand out – as she has done now.

What does her career rise represent for Nigerian women?

Actually this is a great achievement. Not only from the Nigerian woman’s perspective but the African woman’s perspective as well as women all over the world.

Breaking this glass ceiling is an achievement for all women. It means there is still hope, despite what we have on the ground.

Data shows that the number of women in positions of power, the number of women as captains of industry, compared to that of men is appallingly low. By 2030 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala / International Monetary Fund the world is expected to have at least achieved some genneeded — the 35% through affirder equality as set out in the targets mative action. When you begin to of the Sustainable Development talk about projects, programmes, Goals. Most times women feel it’s that will affect women, we are not a difficult feat to achieve. There there yet. are lots of women struggling to be heard. And despite their efforts Her appointment means we should they may feel, well, maybe it can’t not relent in our fight against genbe, given the patriarchal nature of der inequality. We should still put the world we live in. But what this in more effort in order to win the appointment shows is that governfight and be able to get what we ments, organisations and society want. still believe in women and that they How do you feel about the can still be there at the top to manappointment — as a female acaage affairs. demic, a gender scholar, and This achievement is not just a day’s development economist? work. It’s a kind of investment that What does it say to me? I see focus she has nurtured for a long time. and many years of hard work.

Will it have any impact on women For me as a development economist in Nigeria? and as an academic, I see her as a I believe it will. It’s a kind of impekind of role model – which she is. tus, a kind of encouragement for In fact she is a mentor to all women women here in Nigeria. I know a

She stood out among so many others, even among the men. She is a force to be reckoned with and she is somebody worthy of emulation.

For me she stands out as a person, she is a source of strength, somebody I look up to and I want to learn from.

How do you explain her rise?

What could have been responsible?

The first is her background. Family background, educational background and her experiences. She had good education, which gives her an edge. And then her experiences at the World Bank and also as a finance minister in Nigeria and later a foreign minister, sitting on boards of so many big organisations. The opportunities she had to experience both worlds of the developed and developing countries which I believe formed her outlook.

I think those are factors – the rich country and the poor country outlook. This could have been a major factor in getting her to where she is now.

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Tanzania’s president admits country has COVID-19 problem Tanzania’s president is finally acknowledging that his country has a coronavirus problem after claiming for months that the disease had been defeated by prayer.

ally televised broadcast on Friday, urged the nation to participate in three days of prayer for unspecified “respiratory’’ illnesses that had become a challenge in the country.

Populist President John Magufuli on Sunday urged citizens of the East African country to take precautions and even wear face masks — but only locally made ones.

Over the course of the pandemic he has expressed wariness about foreign-made goods, including COVID-19 vaccines.

Tanzania has not updated its number of coronavirus infections since

The president’s comments came days after the country of some 60 million people mourned the death of one of its highest-profile politicians, the vice president of the semi-autonomous island region of Zanzibar, whose political party had earlier said he had COVID-19. The president’s chief secretary also died in recent days, though the cause was not revealed.

Magufuli, speaking at the chief secretary’s funeral in a nation-

April as the president has insisted COVID-19 had been defeated.

Tanzania’s official number of coronavirus infections remains at just 509, but residents report that many people have become ill with breathing difficulties and hospitals have seen a rise in patients for “pneumonia.’’

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has added his voice to growing calls for Tanzania to acknowledge COVID19 for the good of its citizens, neighboring countries, and the world, especially after a number of countries reported that visitors arriving from Tanzania tested positive for the virus.

Tedros in a statement on Saturday called Tanzania’s situation “very concerning’’ and urged Magufuli’s government to take “robust action.’’

Others recently expressing concern include the United States and the local Catholic church.

The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Linda Thomas-Greenfield as United States ambassador to the United Nations. The vote was 78-20. The veteran diplomat is the Cabinet-level member of the Biden-Harris team with the most extensive Africa resume.

Her 35-year career in the foreign service includes tours as assistant secretary for Africa and U.S. ambassador to Liberia. She served as the State Department’s Director General, the official who manages the U.S. foreign service around the world. While her UN brief means her responsibilities span the globe, she is likely to be one of the administration’s most influential voices on Africa issues.

She assumes the post a few days before the United States assumes the rotating presidency of the Security Council.

Already, the newly confirmed ambassador’s influence is evident in the choice of Dana Banks as senior director for Africa at the U.S. National Security Council (NSC), the White House office that coordinates national security and foreign policy for the Executive Branch. Banks — one of Thomas-Greenfield’s former special assistants at the Department of State — is a foreign service officer who most recently was dep-

administration of President Bill Clinton’s decision not to intervene in the 1994 Rwanda genocide that led to the deaths of an estimated 800,000 people over 100 days she wrote that "American leaders did not act because they did not want to." rejecting. Power served on the NSC staff under President Obama, who named her U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 2013, when Susan Rice became Obama’s NSC advisor. Rice is heading the Biden-Harris Domestic Policy Council.

High-level Biden-Harris nominees also include Adewale Adeyemo — tapped for the number two post in the Treasury Department — who was born in Nigeria’s Osun State, grew up in California after immigrating with his parents and two siblings. He graduated from University of California Berkeley and Yale Law School.

If confirmed, he will become the first black Deputy Secretary at Treasury, where he served during the Obama administration before becoming the deputy director of the national economic council and later the president’s senior international economic adviser.

Most recently, he has been president of the Obama Foundation.

Another Nigerian-American on the Biden-Harris team is

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uty political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa, following tours at American embassies in Togo and Tanzania.

Thomas-Greenfield has tapped as her senior Africa advisor Lesley Anne Warner, a foreign affairs and security analyst for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, now chaired by Gregory Meeks (Democrat-New York), the first black lawmaker in that post.

Other NSC staffers with Africa expertise include senior director for development, global health and humanitarian response is Linda Etim, who was in charge of Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the Obama administration, has been senior advisor for Africa Policy at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and served on the Biden-Harris transition team.

The new NSC chief of staff is Yohannes Abraham, whose parents immigrated from Ethiopia before he was born. He worked in the Obama White House and became a senior adviser at the Obama Foundation and Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School before the election. He, too, worked on the Biden-Harris transition.

Another senior official with Africa experience is Samantha Power, who is awaiting Senate action on her nomination to lead USAID. In 2003, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her book — A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide — examining the U.S. response to genocide. About the

Osaremen Okolo, who is a policy advisor in the White House Office on the Covid-19 Response.

She moves to the executive branch from Capitol Hill, where she was senior health policy advisor to Illinois Democrat, Representative Jan Schakowsky. Before that she advised the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo has also moved from Capitol Hill to the White House to serve as associate counsel in the Office of White House Counsel.

A graduate of Berkeley Law, she worked in the Department of Justice and the White House Counsel office.

The Biden administration’s upcoming appointment that is highest on the radar of Africa watchers is assistant secretary for Africa at the State Department.

No nominee has been announced amid speculation whether the post will go to a career official or a political pick. Among those lobbying for a high-profile selection is Mel Foote from the Washingtonbased Constituency for Africa, who is advocating for the post to go to an African American.

While formulation of Africa policy involves agencies throughout the government, day-to-day management of relations with Africa remains largely the province of the Africa Bureau at the department, which oversees relations with 49 African countries and the Africa Union.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica.

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Photos by Darrel Wheeler

Let the Kids Play

By Darrel Wheeler

Youth 7on7 football tournaments are being played in San Diego at various locations on most weekends.

Last Saturday, teams comprised of 12-and-under boys and girls congregated at Mance Buchanon Park in Oceanside to let the ovalshaped pigskin fly.

High Intensity, Fast, N67, Dawg Pound, 7SIXTY, Savage Mobb, Frat-Boyz and Bag Chasers were some of the teams that participated in the 7on7 action packed tournament. After all the throwing, catching and dropping of the ball there could only be one team that could be called Champs at the end of the day.

At the conclusion of the

long day of thrills, team Savage Mobb defeated the Bag Chasers and hoisted the Championship trophy in victory in front of their family and friends.

“These 7on7 tournaments are a good way to keep the kids active and keep them sharp for the next youth football season, if we can have a season, but it seems like we will.”

Parent/Assistant Coach Curtis Manual shared.

Next Saturday some of the teams will take their talents to Long Beach, CA for some more 7on7 action.

Court judges and parents have decided to let the kids play and that’s what they did, looking very impressive in the process.

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More Vaccines Come To The Black Community Photos Courtesy of Bruce Williams and Voice & Viewpoint

Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer For weeks, one of the biggest concerns in San Diego County and around the nation has been the low rate of vaccines actually administered to African Americans. While the numbers stand around 40 percent for Whites and 15 percent for Latinos, it has been reported at just 2 percent for African Americans. Now an effort is underway in the Southeastern San Diego communities. Last week, the George Stevens Fourth District Resource Center was the site of 200 doses of vaccines for the predominantly African American senior center. The oldest recipient of the vaccine was 101 years old as of December 2020.

The vaccines were administered by the Black Nurses Association with the help of 16 third year School of Nursing students from San Diego State University. Ms. Samantha Williams, the Coordinator for the Black Nurses Association vaccine efforts, was also responsible for the vaccines at the Malcolm X Library the following day, at the Malcolm X Library on Market Street in Southeastern San Diego. The highly publicized Malcolm X Library vaccine distribution was another success in terms of the number of people who showed and received the vaccine. There was heavy promotion of the event

by Fourth District City Council Member Monica Montgomery and her staff.

Malcolm X - Valencia Park Library

These events were followed on Sunday by the Black Nurses Association administering another 200 doses of the vaccine at the City of Hope International Faith Center in Southeastern San Diego. This is a predominantly African American church. The Black Nurses had assistance from student nurses at UCSD and Concord College. This was a drive-thru event with pre registration arrangements. Bishop Terrell Fletcher is the Pastor. Ms. Samantha Garber-Farr, the current President of the San Diego Chapter of the Black Nurses Association, was on hand along with Dr. Suzanne Afalo and Dr. Gillespie.

Dr. Gillespie is the Medical Advisor to the Black Nurses Association.

As of Friday, February 26,2021, an additional 200 doses of the vaccine are to be administered at the Bethel AME Church located at 30th and K Street in Southeastern San Diego. These smaller sites are designed to bring the vaccine to local African American communities that are hard to serve because of age or transportation issues.

Fear of the vaccine is also a major factor for some. Then there is the issue of “no shows” in terms of people who make appointments for the vaccine and then don’t show. Once word of this situation began to circulate, people who actually wanted the vaccine began to show up at vaccination sites and sign on as “standbys” waiting to get the vaccine from anyone who did not show. The idea is that it is better to place the unclaimed vaccine in an arm rather than the trash.

City of Hope International

San Diego Black Nurses Association Leadership Team. Advisor Dr. Gillespie on the far right

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Across the nation, the Black community is disproportionately affected by COVID-19 cases.

In California, Black residents are the 4th most affected group by COVID-19, making up 4% of all California cases.

Historically known as advocates and providers, Black churches across the state are stepping up to bridge the gap between the government and free access to community-based testing. As leaders in the community, the church testing sites are exemplifying the way to properly engage the Black community in providing resources and reducing the spread of COVID-19.

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Frances Cress Welsing her tenure was not renewed with Howard in 1975, Welsing pointed to the social turmoil surrounding her theories.

On the other hand, some welcomed her perspectives. The Los Angeles Times praised Dr. Welsing for focusing on psychoanalysis of White racism rather than the victims of that racism.

Dr. Charles Richard Drew in a lab, c. 1940-1941

By Voice & Viewpoint C.R. Drew was born into a middle-class family in the integrated Foggy Bottom area of Washington D.C. in 1904. After high school, Drew won an athletic scholarship at Amherst College in Massachusetts. After graduating in 1926, he spent two years at Morgan College in Maryland as a professor of chemistry and biology, as well as the school’s first athletic director and football coach.

He graduated from Canada’s McGill University medical school with both a Doctorate of Medicine and a Master of Surgery in 1933. He moved to a residency at the Montreal General Hospital, where he studied blood transfusions under Dr. John Beattie.

When Dr. Drew’s father died, he returned to the USA, working at Howard University as an instructor of pathology and at Howard’s Freedman’s Hospital as an assistant surgeon.

Drew teaching interns and residents during rounds at Freedmen’s Hospital, c 1947.

In 1938, Drew won a Rockefeller Fellowship to study surgery at Columbia University in New York. His doctoral thesis, titled “Banked Blood”, was a thorough study of blood preservation techniques. His 1940 Doctorate of Science in Medicine made him the first African American to hold the degree from Columbia. After graduation, Dr. Charles Drew returned to Howard’s medical school as a professor of surgery.

Within months, Drew was called on to head the “Blood for Britain” project. Heavy casualties from German bombings meant Britain was desperate for blood and plasma. Drew accepted charge of the program, making certain uniform procedures for collection, processing, storage, and shipment were in place.

During this time, he also passed the American Board of Surgery exams.

In 1941, Drew was made assistant director of the pilot American blood bank. During his tenure, Drew became famous for creating See DREW page 15

Frances Cress Welsing

By Voice & Viewpoint Frances Luella Welsing (née Cress) was born in Chicago in 1935. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Antioch College in 1957 and a Doctorate of Medicine at Howard University in 1962. Welsing worked at several hospitals in the D.C. area. In 1967, she opened her private practice. She provided psychiatric services to government agencies and institutions, as well as private patients, for 27 years.

Dr. Welsing also taught in the pediatric department of Howard University’s Medical School from 1968 to 1975. In 1970, Welsing self-published her infamous essay, The Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy) . Her striking (and controversial) theory maintained “that the state of color is the norm for human beings and [its] absence is abnormal” as the majority of people globally are people of color. In 1974, Welsing debated Dr. William Shockley, the author of a theory of black genetic inferiority, on national public television. When

First published in 1982, Dr. Welsing’s book, The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors , is a collection of essays that further expands and explains her theory of racism. Beyond the controversies caused by her blatant Black Supremacist attitudes, she maintained that bisexuality and homosexuality was a plot to prevent procreation in order to decimate the Black population. She also classified AIDS as biological warfare.

While most famous for her controversial theories, Welsing’s contributions to psychiatry should not be ignored. She brought focus to the question “ WHY is racism?”. Her examination of the effects of racism on the mental health of people of color was groundbreaking. Dr. Welsing encouraged minority communities to break out of unhealthy mindsets through educational attainment and neighbourhood improvements. Motivational speaker and radio host Roach Brown told the Washington Post that, “Dr. Welsing…was our Harriet Tubman to get out of mental slavery.”

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing passed away in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 2nd, 2016, after suffering a stroke several days earlier. She was 80.

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COVID-19 UPDATES Current County of San Diego

Vaccination Sites

LOCATION

*

ADDRESS

DAYS

HOURS

County – El Cajon (East Region)

367 N. Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020

Tuesdays - Saturdays

9:30am to 3:30pm

Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM), Sports Center

103 Campus View Dr, San Marcos, CA 92078

Sundays - Thursdays

9:30am to 5:30pm

County – Chula Vista (South Region)

690 Oxford Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911

Sunday - Thursday

9:30am - 3:30pm

Imperial Beach Mar Vista High School Gym

524 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932

Tuesday - Saturdays

9:30am to 3:30pm

Oceanside, North Coastal Live Well Center

3708 Ocean Ranch Blvd, Oceanside, CA 92056

Sunday - Thursday

9:30am - 3:30pm

UCSD Petco Park Superstation

1235 K Street, San Diego, CA 92101

7 Days per week

7:00am – 7:00pm

Rady Children’s Hospital

8001 Frost Street, San Diego, CA 92123

Monday - Saturday

7:00am - 3:00pm

San Ysidro Southwestern College

460 W San Ysidro Blvd, San Ysidro, CA 92173

Tuesday - Saturday

9:30am - 3:30pm

Sharp Coronado Hospital/City of Coronado

1845 Strand Way, Coronado, CA 92118

Monday - Friday

10:00am - 5:30pm

Chula Vista Superstation Chula Vista Center

565 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910

Monday - Friday

10:00pm - 7:00pm

Saturday - Sunday

10:00am to 5:00pm

Central Region Immunization Clinic

3177 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego 92113

Sunday - Thursday

9:30am - 3:30pm

Tubman-Chavez Community Center

415 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA 92114

Friday - Saturday

9:30am - 3:30pm

Sharp - Grossmont Center Mall

5500 Grossmont Center Dr, Ste 212, La Mesa, CA 91942

Monday - Friday

10:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday - Sunday

10:00am - 5:00pm

Martin Luther King Community Center

140 East 12th St, National City, CA 91950

Sunday - Thursday

9:30am - 3:30pm

Wednesday – Sunday

8:00am - 12:00pm

Sunday - Monday

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Sundays and Mondays

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Tuesday - Saturday

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tuesday- Friday

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Sunday - Thursday

9:30 am to 3:30 pm

North Coastal – Scripps Del Mar Fairgrounds Park Super Station 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014 Lemon Grove Community Center

3146 School Ln, Lemon Grove, CA 91945

Linda Rhoades Recreation Center

600 North Santa Fe Ave, Vista 92084

Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido

555 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025

City of San Diego Vaccination Program, Balboa Park POD

2111 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101

Otay Mesa Border View Family YMCA

3601 Arey Dr., San Ysidro, CA 92154

*According to the County, currently, the Otay Mesa site is the only county-operated site administering first doses of the coronavirus vaccine. All other dispensing and vaccination superstations are administering only second doses.

SOURCE: San Diego County, CA Department of Public Health

YOU CAN GET VACCINATED NOW IF:

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

• You live or work in San Diego County

257,351

• You are in Phase 1A Tiers 1, 2, and 3 - Healthcare workers - Long-term care residents - Individuals 65 and older - Sector populations: - Agriculture and food - Education and childcare - Emergency services

REPORTED TESTS

3,819,590 HOSPITALIZED

Contact your healthcare provider for an appointment

12,968

Don’t have insurance? Call 2-1-1 or Visit www.VaccinationSuperstationSd.com for more information. Don’t forget to check with your local church partners as well!

ICU

1,577

ICYMI: • MTS and NCTD offer free public transit to all County vaccination sites

SOURCE: County of San Diego, HHSA as of 2/23/21

• Sign-up at MyTurn.ca.gov to get notified when you are eligible for the vaccine

Statewide

VACCINE DASHBOARD

· No-Cost COVID-19 Testing Available Now

COVID-19 cases per 100k: 24.2 Positivity rate: 6.5%

ADMINISTERED

6,435,184

· Seven-Days A Week

DELIVERED

8,406,525

· Protect Yourself, Your Family, Your Friends & Community

SHIPPED

8,748,075

To find a site near you, visit 211sandiego.org or call 2-1-1.

SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 2/23/21

San Diego County Status: WIDESPREAD COVID-19 cases per 100k: 25.9 Positivity rate: 6.4%

SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 2/23/21

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HEALTHY LIVING

4 Black Women Can Prioritize Self-Care Ways for Improved Heart Health

High blood pressure -- the leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke -- continues to disproportionately affect communities of color.

Addressing this health inequity is especially important right now, as people with hypertension and serious heart conditions are at an increased risk for more severe outcomes if they acquire COVID-19.

According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of high blood pressure among Black adults in the U.S. is among the highest in the world, with the prevalence of high blood pressure in Black women nearly 40 percent higher than white women in the U.S. While many long-standing

inequities and stressors produced by structural racism have created and continue to exacerbate these conditions, there are steps individuals can take to prioritize self-care for improved blood pressure.

This is why the American Medical Association (AMA), the AMA Foundation, Ass o ci at ion of Bl ack Cardiologists, American Heart Association, Minority Health Institute and National Medical Association have launched the “Release the Pressure” campaign with ESSENCE. The campaign is aimed at partnering with Black women to help improve their heart health and be part of a movement for healthy blood pressure, with a shared goal of engag-

encourages Black women to take the following four steps:

1.

Set a blood pressure goal: Schedule an appointment with your physician or other health care professional, in-person or virtually, to work in partnership on understanding your blood pressure numbers and knowing your goal for optimal blood pressure.

2.

Monitor blood pressure numbers at home: Once you learn your blood pressure numbers, take and keep regular records of your blood pressure.

ing more than 300,000 Black women.

As part of the campaign, the AMA and this coalition of national health care orga-

nizations encourages Black women to take a pledge to be part of a healthy blood pressure movement at ReleaseThePressure.org.

Specifically, the pledge

3.

Activate a personalized wellness plan: Identify specific goals for fitness and heart healthy eating and connect virtually with fam-

ily members and friends from your “squad” to keep you on track.

4.

Make regular check-ins with your “squad”: Lean on your family and friends to help you achieve your heart health goals by checking in with them on a daily basis.

“Preventive care is vital to breaking the devastating impact of high blood pressure within the Black community, particularly during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” says Patrice A. Harris, M.D., MA, president of the AMA. “It starts with understanding blood pressure numbers and taking action to manage blood pressure.”

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EDUCATION Tips for Parents Supporting Digital Learning at Home

By Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy Starting again.

Kids are coming back to school after a break.

This is a good time to make a fresh start and begin the new semester with a blank state.

If you’re like many families, the fall had its ups and downs. As we start the new year, communicate to your child that this is a new start.

• You might engage in some “new start” rituals like cleaning up the space where your child does school work. Try moving things around, so the space looks a bit different.

• Make a list of all the things that went well

in the fall. Add new topics your child learned.

• Look into the things that didn’t go well.

What went wrong and why? Was your child distracted? Did they know how to get help if they got stuck? Once you’ve identified the problems, brainstorm solutions together with your child.

• When your analysis is done, let the problems and failures go. Don’t keep bringing them up.

Start building good study habits. Even if things went well last fall, it is good to re-es-

tablish habits after any break.

• Set a schedule. Your child’s experience may be different this half of the year. Kids do better when they aren’t worried about what they’re doing next. This lets them focus on the current activity. It’s helpful if their schedule is written or printed out (or drawn with pictures for early readers), so they have a reminder throughout the day of what they are doing and what’s coming.

• Keep a routine. Try to keep the schedule

you set as consistent as possible. Stick to a similar schedule of waking up and getting ready each day, work times, meal times, play times, and bed times. This will help ensure kids are in good shape—with enough sleep and plenty of fuel—to focus and learn.

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Carrington:

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“But, of course, the history has been distorted in terms of European history, rewritten in the 17th and 18th centuries. We have to know our Black history and understand our history because we’re still making history built on what went on before.”

In commissioning the sculpture, Dr. Gar vey joined with the Pan African Technical Association, Strictly Roots, and the renowned Los Angeles artist Mr. Nijel Binns to create the Marcus Garvey Bronze.

Plans are to unveil the sculpture during a public ceremony on Aug. 17.

D r.

Ju l i u s G a r v e y, Ambassador Yaw Davis, the founding director of the Pan African Technical Association, and renowned sculptor MNijel Lloyd Binns, plan to speak at the event that viewers can witness via www.iaafestival.org.

Marcus Garvey earned recognition as Jamaica’s first national hero, and his bust stands in the Hall of Heroes of the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. He is considered one of the central pillars of the Pan-Africa movement.

Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League boasted more than 6 million members and over 1,000 branches in 42 countries in Africa and the Americas.

Dr. Julius Garvey again offered a reminder of the significance of knowing and understanding Black history. He pointed to the New York Times’ acclaimed 1619 series in which it detailed how the transatlantic slave trade began 400 hundred years earlier.

However, the United Nations, the National Newspaper Publishers Association, and others have recognized the 500 years of the transatlantic slave trade.

“My father was a major proponent of the redemption of Africa, but he was never allowed to go to Africa because of the colonial policies,” Dr. Julius Garvey remarked.

“You know, they say it was 400 years ago when the first African slaves landed in the United States, but people were brought to the Americas, meaning Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, before that,” Dr. Garvey exclaimed.

“So, taking a bust of him back to Africa is significant and historical from that perspective as well,” he said.

“So, 400 years is just a convenient date, and it shows how much we need to know our history.”

Twenty-two years later she scored her second Grammy nomination, and first win, with her fifth album “The Mosaic Project.” And she’s honed her skills on the road, playing alongside Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, John Scofield, Dianne Reeves, Stan Getz, Cassandra Wilson, David Sanborn, Clark Terry, Joe Sample, Woody Shaw, Diana Krall and James Moody.

At the March 14 Grammys she could continue to make history. “Waiting Game,” her album with her band Social Science that explores heavy topics like politics, racism, sexuality and police brutality, is nominated for best jazz instrumental album, the award she previously won for 2013’s “Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue.” The only other frontwoman to earn a nomination for that Grammy was Carrington’s mentee, the skilled saxophonist Tia Fuller, for an album Carrington produced.

“The jazz instrumental category is a really big category. To have risen to the top of that via jazz critics is something that I don’t take lightly. Especially because I didn’t assume at all that this one would get that kind of recognition from the critics,” said Carrington, who won DownBeat magazine’s Critics Poll for top jazz artist, top jazz album and top jazz group _ making the drummer the first female instrumentalist to win in all three categories in the same year in the magazine’s 68-year history.

“Those critics seem to be older generation, I don’t want to say, white guys, is what it feels like ... For them to embrace this album the way they have really taught me a lot,” she said. “Not to judge other people. Other people are really hipper than you thought. I really had to look at myself. I just felt like, ‘They’re not going to get it.’

And they did.”

Carrington spent three years creating “Waiting Game,” which features collaborations with Esperanza Spalding, R a p s o d y, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Meshell Ndegeocello and more. “I wanted to surround myself with people that were younger than me, that had their pulse on what’s happening in jazz today,” she said.

But Carrington is still a spring chicken, sort of, in jazz. At 55, she’s one of the youngest to receive the NEA Jazz Masters Award and one of few female instrumentalists to earn the honor.

Fitzgerald turned 68 the year she entered the famous jazz club and Sarah Vaughan was 65, earning the prize a year before she died.

“It’s always a great honor to be the first to break through something. I think I’ve had a long career doing that,” Carrington said.

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Located at: 5232 Auburn Drive San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

Movement 1st Chiropractic

Located at: 4649 Felton St San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dianna Elizabeth Rocha 4649 Felton St San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002448 Fictitious business name(s): National City Smoke Shop

Located at: 131 W 33rd St, Unit #4 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego --1626 - G Sweetwater Rd, #288 National City, CA 91950-7683 This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 06/08/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: National City Smoke Shop 131 W 33rd St, Unit #4 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002172 Fictitious business name(s): Henley Park House

Located at: 1997 Calle Medrigal La Jolla, CA 92037 County of San Diego This 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: AMB Noble Associates, Inc. 1906 Olivebrook Court El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego

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This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 08, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001712 Fictitious business name(s):

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001513 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001171 Fictitious business name(s):

heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Yu Qiu Julia Qiu Mundy filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

Located at: 1429 F Ave #21 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Scott Brian Blount II 1429 F Ave #21 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000745 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 3340 Central Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 12/08/1991 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of the United States 3340 Central Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000577 Fictitious business name(s):

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

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

Arcade Geddon (ebay store)

Babygirl Apparel

Located at: 2217 Tokaj Rd Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 11/16/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Joseph Novo 2217 Tokaj Rd Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego --Yvette Renee Novo 2217 Tokaj Rd Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001854 Fictitious business name(s): UHyped Radio

Located at: 591 Drew View Lane San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego --PO Box 742061 San Diego, CA 92174 County of San Diego This 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: Secure Media Enterprises LLC 591 Drew View Lane San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001905 Fictitious business name(s): Beloved Sweet Bouquets

Located at: 750 Otay Lakes Road #228 Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This 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: Damaris Lynette Nye 1635 Sombrero Way San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego

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Bimmer M Werkz

Located at: 4661 El Cerrito Dr San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This 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: Emmanuel Perez 4661 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2026 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000729 Fictitious business name(s): Leasing San Diego

Located at: 1286 University Ave San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/30/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: William Greene 1286 University Ave #375 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2026 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000512 Fictitious business name(s): Love From Lei

Located at: 3442 Capri Way Unit 3 Oceanside, CA 92056 County of San Diego This 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: Aleisha Ender Wright 3442 Capri Way Unit 3 Oceanside, CA 92056 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 20, 2026 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04

Yoga Rascals

Located at: 5396 Mary Fellows Ave. La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/16/2007 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sunje O'Clancy 5396 Mary Fellows Ave. La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2026 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000845 Fictitious business name(s): Thumbprint Gallery

Located at: 920 Kline St. #104 La Jolla, CA 92037 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 06/27/2009 This business is hereby registered by the following: Thumbprint Gallery LLC 4902 Haight Terrace San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 26, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 26, 2026 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000317 Fictitious business name(s):

For the Record Marketing, LLC

Located at: 3969 Idaho St. #7 San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This 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: For the Record Marketing, LLC

3969 Idaho St. #7 San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 12, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 12, 2026 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 37-2021-00006428CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Davidean Suzanne Quijada To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Davidean Suzanne Quijada filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Davidean Suzanne Quijada PROPOSED NAME: Dena Suzanne Quijada THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 6, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 25 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00004545CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Thong Van Do on behalf of Anh Van Do

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 17, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

PRESENT NAME: Anh Van Do

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00037410CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Yu Qiu Julia Qiu Mundy

PROPOSED NAME: Andy Do

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To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Thong Van Do on behalf of Anh Van Do filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 16, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 IMPORTANT: Prior to your hearing date, please check the Court's website for the most current instructions regarding how to appear for your hearing and access services that are available to answer your questions. http://www. sdcourt.ca.gov/coronavirus NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof

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The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00003852CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Kevin Doran Pohl To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Kevin Doran Pohl filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kevin Doran Pohl PROPOSED NAME: Kevin Duran Brooks THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 18, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway

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

PRESENT NAME: Any person objecting to the Abbey Claire Barnard name changes described PROPOSED NAME: To All Interested Persons: above must file a written Abbey Claire Barnard Petitioner objection that includes the Giustini Fuad Mohamed Hussine reasons for the objection at Fanay least two court days before filed a petition with this court THE COURT ORDERS that the matter is scheduled to be all persons interested in this for a decree changing name heard and must appear at matter appear before this as follows: the hearing to show cause court at the hearing indicated why the petition should not below to show cause, if any, PRESENT NAME: be granted. If no written why the petition for change of Fuad Mohamed Hussine objection is timely filed, the name should not be granted.

Fanay court may grant the petition Any person objecting to the without a hearing. name changes described PROPOSED NAME: above must file a written Fuad Hussein NOTICE OF HEARING objection that includes the Date: March 04, 2021 reasons for the objection at THE COURT ORDERS that Time: 8:30 A.M. least two court days before all persons interested in this Dept. C-61 the matter is scheduled to matter appear before this NO HEARING WILL be heard and must appear at court at the hearing indicated OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE the hearing to show cause below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not why the petition for change of (Due to the COVID-19 be granted. If no written name should not be granted. pandemic, which poses objection is timely filed, the Any person objecting to the a substantial risk to the court may grant the petition name changes described health and welfare of court without a hearing. above must file a written personnel and the public, objection that includes the rendering presence in, NOTICE OF HEARING reasons for the objection at or access to, the court's Date: March 03, 2021 least two court days before facilities unsafe, and Time: 8:30 A.M. the matter is scheduled to be pursuant to the emergency Dept. C-61 heard and must appear at orders of the Chief Justice NO HEARING WILL the hearing to show cause of the State of California OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE why the petition should not and General Orders of the (Due to the COVID-19 be granted. If no written Presiding Department of pandemic, which poses objection is timely filed, the the San Diego Superior a substantial risk to the court may grant the petition Court, the following Order health and welfare of court without a hearing. is made: personnel and the public, rendering presence in, NOTICE OF HEARING NO HEARING WILL or access to, the court's Date: March 8, 2021 OCCUR ON THE DATE facilities unsafe, and Time: 8:30 A.M. SPECIFIED IN THE pursuant to the emergency Dept. C-61 ORDER TO SHOW orders of the Chief Justice NO HEARING WILL CAUSE. of the State of California OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE and General Orders of the The court will review the Presiding Department of (Due to the COVID-19 documents filed as of the date the San Diego Superior pandemic, which poses specified on the Order to Court, the following Order a substantial risk to the Show Cause for Change of is made: health and welfare of court Name (JC Form #NC-120). personnel and the public, NO HEARING WILL rendering presence in, If all requirements for a OCCUR ON THE DATE or access to, the court's name change have been met SPECIFIED IN THE facilities unsafe, and as of the date specified, and ORDER TO SHOW pursuant to the emergency no timely written objection CAUSE. orders of the Chief Justice has been received (required of the State of California at least two court days The court will review the and General Orders of the before the date specified), the documents filed as of the Presiding Department of Petition for Change of date specified on the Order to the San Diego Superior Name (JC Form #NC-100) Show Cause for Change of Court, the following Order will be granted without a Name (JC Form #NC-120). is made: hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the If all requirements for a NO HEARING WILL name change have been met Petition will be mailed to the OCCUR ON THE DATE petitioner. as of the date specified, and SPECIFIED IN THE no timely written objection ORDER TO SHOW If all the requirements have has been received (required CAUSE. not been met as of the date at least two court days before the date specified), the specified, the court will mail The court will review the the petitioner a written order Petition for Change of documents filed as of the date with further directions.

Name (JC Form #NC-100) specified on the Order to will be granted without a Show Cause for Change of If a timely objection is filed, hearing. One certified copy Name (JC Form #NC-120). the court will set a remote of the Order Granting the hearing date and contact the Petition will be mailed to the If all requirements for a parties by mail with further petitioner. name change have been met directions. as of the date specified, and If all the requirements have no timely written objection A RESPONDANT not been met as of the date has been received (required OBJECTING TO THE specified, the court will mail at least two court days NAME CHANGE MUST before the date specified), the the petitioner a written order FILE A WRITTEN with further directions.

Petition for Change of OBJECTION AT LEAST Name (JC Form #NC-100) TWO COURT DAYS If a timely objection is filed, will be granted without a (excluding weekends and the court will set a remote hearing. One certified copy holidays) BEFORE THE hearing date and contact the of the Order Granting the DATE SPECIFIED. Do parties by mail with further Petition will be mailed to the not come to court on the directions. petitioner.

San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00002475CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Fuad Mohamed Hussine Fanay

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Petitioner Abbey Claire Barnard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway Any Petition for the name San Diego, CA 92101 change of a minor that is 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 signed by only one parent must have this Attachment -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF served along with the CALIFORNIA Petition and Order to Show County of San Diego Cause, on the other non330 W. Broadway signing parent, and proof San Diego, CA 92101 of service must be filed with Hall of Justice the court.)

37-2021-00002361CU-PT-CTL The address of the court is: Petitioner or Attorney: 330 West Broadway Ryan Todd Green-Lichty San Diego, CA 92101 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 To All Interested Persons: -----------------------------------Petitioner SUPERIOR COURT OF Ryan Todd Green-Lichty CALIFORNIA filed a petition with this court County of San Diego for a decree changing name 330 W. Broadway as follows: San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice PRESENT NAME: 37-2021-00002269Ryan Todd Green-Lichty CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: PROPOSED NAME: Abbey Claire Barnard Ryan Todd Lichty To All Interested Persons:

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specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

San Diego, CA 92101 Central - Probate Division If you object to the granting on this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25

PROBATE AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINSTER ESTATE OF Edward S. Wilson Case Number: 37-2020-00044687-PR-PWCTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Edward S. Wilson A Petition for Probate has been filed by Sonja Reynolds Reid in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego The Petition for Probate requests that Sonja Reynolds Reid be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration 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.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: Antoinette Middleton, Esq. Law Offices of Antoinette Middleton 1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite 115, San Diego, CA 92018 (619) 235-9501 2/11, 2/18, 2/25

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on March 03, 2021 at 1:30pm in Dept. 502 located at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1100 Union St.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive “ELECTRONIC-ONLY” bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR WANGENHEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL RE-ROOF AND HVAC REPLACEMENT LEASE-LEASEBACK (LLB)* A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on March 4, 2021, in front of the main office of Wangenheim Middle School, 9230 Gold Coast Dr., San Diego, CA 92126. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company. Contact mmoyers@ sandi.net for the link to preregister. (PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS No. CZ21-0614-39).

COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CZ21-0614-39) or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information.

All bids must be received electronically at or before 2:00 p.m. on MARCH 18, 2021. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CZ21-0614-39, Wangenheim Middle School Re-roof and HVAC Replacement (LLB). For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”.

The pre-approved Group F Pool of Prime Contractors are highly encouraged to invite subcontractors to the site visit. Only proposals from the following Group F Pool of Prime Contractors will be accepted. Subcontractors should contact the following Prime Contractors to submit their bids to be incorporated into their proposals: • • Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC • Barnhart-Reese Construction, Inc. • Clark Construction Group – California, LP • C.W. Driver, LLC • Erickson-Hall Construction Co. • Level 10 Construction, LP • McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. • Nexgen Building Group, Inc. • PCL Construction Services, Inc. • Soltek Pacific Construction Company • Sundt Construction, Inc. • Swinerton Builders • Turner Construction Company The project estimate is between $8.5 million and $9.9 million with an anticipated duration of seven (7) months of construction only. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: B or other appropriate license, subject to District approval.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CZ21-0614-39

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Renters: continued from page 2

The County will review applications based on federal, state and County prioritization categories. Those who apply will be able to check their application status online at any point in the process.

First priority will be given to applicants whose household income is at or below 50% of area median income and households that have one or more members who have been unemployed at least 90 days from the date of application.

Applications will be further prioritized to reach single-parent households and residents who live in areas that have less access to healthy opportunities based on the Healthy Places Index.

The County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will assist San Diego residents countywide, except for those residing in the cities of San Diego and Chula Vista. Residents of San Diego and Chula Vista can visit http://www.

ERAPSanDiego.org for information about rental assistance programs in those cities.

For the County program, applicants also must not receive any other forms of housing subsidy, such as through Section 8, other rental assistance programs, rapid rehousing assistance or rental assistance from nonprofit agencies.

Emergency rental assistance is crucial to keeping people stably housed as the pandemic continues and as eviction moratoriums begin to expire.

For more information, including how to apply for the County’s program and detailed eligibility criteria, visit www.

SDHCD.org. If you don’t have Internet or access to a computer, you can get help completing an application on or after March 2, 2021 by calling (858) 694-4801. A County representative will be able to assist you.

Drew continued from page 11

This was later changed, but blood was still segregated. Drew injured his career by vehemently protesting the pseudo-science behind the policy.Dr. Drew returned to Howard and became the Department of Surgery Chair, as well as the Chief of Surgery at Freedmen’s Hospital. He was also appointed the American Board of Surgery’s first African American examiner, even though his race blocked him from the American Medical Association.Dr. Charles Richard Drew died April 1, 1950, in Burlington, North Carolina.

On his way to a conference, he was in a car accident and severely injured.

Though rushed to the nearest (White) hospital, his wounds were too severe.

After his death, rumours persisted that he was denied admission to a White hospital or denied blood, causing his death. However, these rumours have been repeatedly debunked.

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OBITUARIES In Loving Memory Hubert Hamilton

Thera Camila Lampkin Smith

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

3/6/31

6/16/35

SUNSET

SUNSET

2/9/21

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William L. Downs (Mack)

Happy Birthday!!

As we celebrate your 77th birthday today, we remember your: Dedication and commitment to church and family, Love and Kindness, Willingness to Help Others, and that Laugh that lit up a room.

We forever carry you in our hearts.

We know you are not alone, Terald is up there with you, celebrating your special day..

Love always to my two angels , loving wife Lydia and The Downs Family “Happy Birthday Pop” from your loving son Will .

Rosie Dora Fitzgerald SUNRISE 4/30/30

SUNSET

A Celebration of Life was held on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Logan Temple A.M.E. Zion Church. Final resting place was at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

HUBERT HAMILTON was born on March 6, 1931, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Thomas Andrew Hamilton, Jr. and Augustine Blackburn.

At 13 years old, Hubert moved to Fresno, California and later joined the Navy in 1948 at the age of 16. He served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and at numerous duty stations. He received various awards during his military career; including saving the life of a fellow sailor from drowning.

Hubert married Evelyn Simmons on July 4, 1959. This union produced 3 children, Elyse and twins Maurice and Marilyn. After serving 22 years in the Navy, Hubert retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 1970. He briefly worked at National Steel & Shipbuilding Company before working for the United States Postal Service, retiring in 1997 after 25 years.

Hubert became a member of Logan Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in 1999, where he was involved in the adult and men’s choirs. Weekly, he helped prepare the sanctuary for Sunday services; doing whatever was necessary; vacuuming the main sanctuary or maintaining the landscape.

Hubert enjoyed working with his hands. He often worked on cars. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t repair or put together. Hubert was an avid bowler and participated in a bowling team in his younger years. He loved family and enjoyed sharing family history and collecting photos. Highlights in his life include the opportunity to connect and visit family in North Carolina and celebrated wedding anniversaries in Oregon and in Las Vegas with family members. In later years, he enjoyed going out on the porch and soaking up the sun.

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Graveside Service was held at Mount Hope Cemetery on Friday, January 22, 2021. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

THERA CAMILLA LAMPKIN SMITH was born in Kilgore, Texas on June 16, 1935 to Henry Vernon Lampkin and Ola Camilla Roberson. She spent the first ten years of her life in Texas before moving to the San Diego area with her parents and two brothers, Vernon and Marcie, in 1945.

Thera excelled in high school, both in her studies, and in extracurricular activities. She involved herself in activities at her local church, Bethel Baptist Church, and spent hours at the piano, gracing everyone with her musical skills. During her senior year in high school, she was named “Miss San Diego County School” queen for the 1950-51 semester. She was given the title for her amazing beauty and personality. Thera graduated from Point Loma High School in 1951. A few years later, Thera would give birth to a son, Dwayne Arthel Jones, on March 30, 1954. He was truly her pride and joy. Together, in the early 1960’s, they moved to Los Angeles, where she continued to raise him until he left for college.

In 1975, Thera began working for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office as a Legal Secretary. Over the years, she received many accolades for her excellent work and work ethic. She would eventually retire from the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office in January 2006, after 31 years of faithful service.

In 1984, Thera became a grandmother when her grandson, Brenden, was born.

Just as she would with her own son, she would show him unconditional love and support, and teach the strong ethics and moral values that she carried with her throughout her life. Thera Camilla Lampkin Smith would pass away from natural causes on January 6, 2021. She is survived by her grandson, Brenden Anthony Jones, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Hubert was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Hamilton; his parents; his brothers: John Hamilton, Maurice Hamilton, Herbert Hamilton, Garland Hamilton and Abel Hamilton; sisters: Gertrude Payne, Grace McCormick, Geneva Bryant, Rosa Lee Permetter, Dollie Mae Johnson, Leona Flake, Nebraska Morrow-Graves, Thella Mae Emery and Lillie Mae Walls.

Cedric Deshoun Gotell Sr.

On February 9, 2021, Hubert passed away peacefully. This father, uncle, great-uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather leaves to cherish his memory his children, Elyse Keon and Marilyn Hamilton from Lemon Grove, CA; Maurice Hamilton from Saugus, CA; Raymond Hamilton and Wendy Smith from Pittsburg, CA and a host of relatives and friends.

2/5/21 ROSIE DORA WILSON was born in Seguin, Texas, April 30, 1930. She received her formal education at the, Guadalupe County Public School System. She graduated from Ball High School. She later became certified in, tailoring and cosmetology.

Rosie accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized.

Rosie met Willie Fitzgerald after moving to San Antonio, Texas in 1951. They united in matrimony in 1953. They remained happily married for over 48 years.

Willie and Rosie relocated to San Diego, California in 1957. They met Mr. & Mrs. Fain upon their arrival and were treated like family. They were introduced to San Diego and Calvary Baptist Church. Both Willie and Rosie placed their membership at Calvary Baptist Church under Rev. Dr. S.M. Lockridge and she served for over 64 years. She served faithful at Calvary until her relocation to Texas. She was active with the: Junior Mission, Matrons and Women’s Auxiliary II both as a member and an officer. She was Church Anniversary Chairperson several years and a dedicated Deaconess. Rosie was a serious Bible student and Sunday School participant.

Sister Fitzgerald was active with the Progressive Baptist District Association Missionary II. She served as President from 2001 to 2012. Rosie was active with the National Baptist Convention of America. She was involved in the community in many ways. She was an active with the, Colonial Belles a civic and humanitarian organization. Many young men were recognized and received scholarships as Heirs. Rosie lived her life in preparation for meeting her heavenly Father. She was known as Aunt Dee to her many nieces and nephews and others in the community.

Rosie returned to Texas as her health began to fail. She departed her earthly life on February 5, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie Fitzgerald, her godson Rev. Michael Wilson, her parents and several siblings. She leaves to mourn her demise, her goddaughter Dr. Carol Williams, several brothers and a sister, a host of family and friends. Rosie will be buried with her husband at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Love Lives On

Those we love are never really lost to us — we feel them in so many special ways —

through friends they always cared about and

dreams they left behind, in beauty that they added to our days… in words of wisdom we still carry with

us and memories that never will be gone… Those we love are never really lost to us —For everywhere their special love lives on.

A. Bradley

SUNRISE 1/18/78

SUNSET 2/5/21

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A walk-thru viewing was held on Friday, February 19, 2021 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

CEDRIC DESHOUN GOTELL SR. was born on January 18, 1978 at Paradise Valley Hospital in San Diego, California. Cedric was the second child born to Jacqueline Antoinnette Gist and Willie Lee Gotell.

Cedric grew up in San Diego, where he received his formal education. He attended Valencia Park Elementary, O’Farrell Middle School and graduated from San Diego High School.

Cedric later met and married Elizabeth Driver. Their blended family included Cedric’s two children and Elizabeth’s four children. They later added to the family, a son and daughter. Elizabeth said Cedric’s smile would always brighten her day, even in her worst mood.

He was employed with In Home Support Services as a home caregiver. He enjoyed working with the staff and seeing after his patients.

Cedric was the goofiest and most loving person that you could ever be around.

He had the biggest heart and would literally give you the shirt off his back.

Cedric’s loving personality always drew people, and was always invited to their homes. His love for family and God was instilled in him by his loving grandparents. He enjoyed traveling, riding his bicycle and playing his Sony PlayStation which he named “Sonja” and spending time with his four-legged buddy of nine years, “Handsume”. Cedric will be greatly remembered for his loving smile, and his caring nature. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his father, Willie L. Gotell Sr.; his son, Cedric Deshoun Gotell Jr. and his grandparents, Roy and Louise Reed.

On Friday, February 5 ,2021, Cedric Deshoun Gotell moved out of the earth tabernacle in exchange for a new heavenly building that will never need repairs.

He leaves to treasure his memory is wife, Elizabeth Gotell; his children, Cedriana D. Gotell, Edward, Devin, Lyonna, Amayah, Tierra and CMackk, his mother, Jacqueline Gist; brothers, Larry T. Gist and Willie L. Gotell Jr.; sister, Constant M. Anderson; and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends, including “Handsume”, who will mourn his passing, yet celebrate his life.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Bishop / Pastor Adlai E. Mack, Pastor

Christians’ United in the Word of God

St. Paul United Methodist Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

7965-B Broadway Street Lemon Grove, California 91945

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.232.5683

619.232.0510 • www.bethelamesd.com

Conference Call Worship Service: SUNDAYS 10 : 30 AM Call: 1-701-802-5400 Access Code 1720379 #

10 A.M.Sunday Service Live Stream on Facebook www.facebook.com/stpaulsumcsd Rev. Dr. Eugenio Raphael

Food distribution Monday walk up noon-3 P.M., Wednesday drive up noon-3 P.M., Thursday walk up noon-3 P.M. Diaper Program Thursday Noon - 2 P.M.

All are Welcome to Join Us.

Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

“Come Worship With Us”

New Hope Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

New Assurance Church Ministries

Mesa View Baptist Church

2205 Harrison Avenue San Diego, CA 92113

7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

13230 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

619-234-5506 • Fax 619 234-8732 Email: newhopeadm@gmail.com

619.469.4916 • NABC.ORG Email: newassurancebaptistchurch@yahoo.com

858.485.6110 • www.mesaview.org Email: mvbcadmin@mesaview.org

10 A .M. Sunday Service Live Stream on Facebook, Youtube, Sunday School Lesson Immediately following service.

12 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study Live Stream on Facebook, 2P.M. on Youtube

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

Rev. Dr. Obie Tentman, Jr.

9 : 30 A .M. Sunday Service Live Stream on Facebook, Youtube and on bethelamesd.com

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

Pastor Rodney and Christine Robinson

10 A .M. Sunday Service Live Stream Facebook 6: 30 P.M. Wednesday Live Stream Bible Study

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

We are using YouTube under our website of www.mesaview.org or www.YouTube.com 8 : 45 A .M. Sunday School Class - Via Zoom Call Contact Office for details 10 A .M. Sunday Service • 7 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study Visit our site for previous sermons: www.mesaview.org

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr.

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

Phillips Temple CME Church

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

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

5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

1728 S. 39th Street San Diego, CA 92113

619.263.3097 • t.obie95@yahoo.com

619.262.2505

619.262.6004 • Fax 619.262.6014 www.embcsd.com

Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10 : 30 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer 11: 00 a.m. - 12 : 00 noon Wednesday Bible Study 7: 00 p.m.

Sunday School 8 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship 9 : 45 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study 10 : 00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6: 00 p.m.

Pastor Jerry Webb

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 12 p.m. & 6 : 00 p.m.

Pastor Jared B. Moten

“A Life Changing Ministry” Romans 12:2

Bethel Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

1962 N. Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

2701 East 8th Street National City, CA 91950

619.724.6226 • www.coyhm.org

619.266.2411 • www.bethelbc.com bethel@bethelbc.com

619.670.6208 • www.totaldeliverance.org Fax: 619.825.3930 • Mail : P.O. 1698, Spring Valley, CA 91979

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

Pastor Dennis Hodge First Lady Deborah Hodges

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

Sunday In the Know Bible Study 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 9 : 00 a.m.

Saturday Shabbat Service 1: 00-2 : 30 p.m.

Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

Sunday Morning Prayer 6 : 00 & Worship 7: 30 a.m.

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship Youth & Children’s Church 11: 00 a.m.

Community Prayer (Hemera) Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat . 7: 30 a.m.

Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 7: 30 p.m.

Mid Week Prayer Wednesday 12 : 00 noon and 7: 00 p.m.

Suffragan Bishop Dr. William A. Benson, Pastor & Dr. Rachelle Y. Benson, First Lady

“It Takes Team Work to Make the Dream Work”

Eagles Nest

Christian Center

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church

3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

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BUSINESS NEWS vey of approximately 4,600 people to better understand the wealth management needs of various populations (Black, Asian, Hispanic and Caucasian), and inform a broader initiative to build wealth in communities of color.

U.S. BANK LAUNCHES

Wealth Building Initiatives

for People of Color

The U.S. Bank Access Commitment intends to start with the Black community

Enhancing career opportunities for our employees

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire U.S. Bank announced last week details of its U.S. Bank Access Commitment, a long-term approach to help build wealth while redefining how the bank serves diverse communities and its diverse employees.

Access Commitment will focus on three primary areas: supporting businesses owned by people of color, helping individuals and communities of color advance economically and enhancing career opportunities for employees and prospective employees.

The ongoing work includes projects from across U.S. Bank’s diverse portfolio of businesses, increased supplier spend, products, services, customer experiences and long-term place-based partnerships. The goal is to address the persistent racial wealth gap, starting with the Black community.

This initial launch includes:

Advancing Black leaders • A new $25 million microbusiness fund focused on businesses owned by women of color • A mortgage program focused on homeownership education and hiring • A focus on building sustained wealth as part of U.S. Bank’s wealth management business • Financial inclusion partnerships • Supply chain financing focused on diverse businesses • Customized employee leadership development • A change to how U.S. Bank fills open positions within the organization “U.S. Bank Access Commitment is our approach to building wealth and supporting individuals and small business owners. through a series of business initiatives throughout 2021 and beyond. We are committed to be part of the solution,” said Andy Cecere,

BUSINESS DIRECTORY Financial Telesis Network 7227 Broadway, Ste 404, Lemon Grove, CA 91945 619-644-1015 Fax 619-644-1040

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Chairman, President and CEO of U.S. Bank.

Supporting businesses owned by people of color $25 million microbusiness fund The fund is focused on providing access to capital, technical assistance and networking. USBCDC will provide $20 million in debt capital to Black-led and women-focused community development financial institutions (CDFIs). $5 million in grants to support expansion, capacity building, technical assistance and mentorship/networking will also be provided.

Expanding finance opportunities for diverse businesses U.S. Bank’s Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance teams will expand existing efforts to provide trade financing to more diverse businesses, with a focus on supply chain finance. The team will work with U.S. Bank corporate and commercial banking customers to optimize working capital for diverseowned businesses.

Expanding USBCDC’s ongoing commitment to racial equity U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USB CD C) intends to deepen relationships with partners that are Blackowned, Black-led or are prioritizing racial equity in their work.

Doing business with diverse businesses In 2020, U.S. Bank committed to doubling its Blackowned suppliers within the next 12 months.

Helping individuals and communities of color advance financially Homeownership U.S. Bank’s DREAM (Delivering Resources that Enable Access to Mortgage) Initiative, set to launch in late

summer, will help advance Black homeownership and Black representation in the mortgage industry through enhanced adult financial education, youth outreach, and a mortgage loan officer development program focused on attracting underrepresented communities.

Financial inclusion U.S. Bank made an equity investment in Goalsetter, a Black-owned kids and family finance app that provides a next-generation, education-first banking experience for U.S. kids and teens, focused on financial literacy.

Plans include incorporating the app into its financial education experiences for customers and in its scholarship program.

The company will expand opportunities for both earlyand mid-career employees and Black executives in partnership with the McKinsey Black Leadership Academy and is also preparing to launch a second year of its Managing Committee Sponsorship Program, pairing executive leaders with women, Black and Hispanic leaders to increase visibility and accelerate their advancement.

Ensuring diverse candidate slates U.S. Bank recently expanded its diversity hiring efforts to include at least one woman or person of color in the interview process for all employment opportunities.

Building Black wealth

“Our focus on developing the products, services and experiences that readily meets the financial needs of our diverse communities will ultimately help create more equitable outcomes for everyone,” said Greg Cunningham, chief diversity officer for U.S. Bank.

U.S. Bank will soon unveil full results of a recent sur-

More information at usbank. com/diversity.

President Biden Taps Meharry Medical College President for COVID Task Force

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

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Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James Hildreth has been named by President Joe Biden as a member of his COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.

The President called it a comprehensive plan that starts with restoring public trust and mounting an aggressive, safe, and effective vaccination campaign.

Dr. Hildreth, the renowned immunologist and academic administrator and Meharry’s 12th president, sat on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration board that approved the first U.S. coronavirus vaccines.

“It continues with the steps we know that stop the spread like expanded masking, testing, and social distancing. It’s a plan where the federal gov-

“I am honored to be chosen by President Biden as a member of the COVID19 Health Equity Task Force. We are facing one of the largest challenges in the history of our nation,” Dr. Hildreth wrote in a statement.

“COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, and if adequate steps are not taken, this number will continue to grow. As we have Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James Hildreth. seen, COVID-19 does not discriminate, it does ernment works with states, cities, not respect borders, and it does not Tribal communities, and private indusbehave according to our timelines,” Dr. try to increase supply and administer Hildreth added. testing and the vaccines that will help reopen schools and businesses safely,” The United States has reported more President Biden remarked. than 27.2 million cases of the virus, and the death toll is nearing 470,000.

“Equity will also be central to our strategy so that the communities and peoImmediately following his Jan. 21 ple being disproportionately infected swearing-in, President Biden issued and killed by the pandemic receive the a national strategy for the COVID-19 care they need and deserve.” response and pandemic preparedness.

“For the past year, we could not turn to the federal government for a national plan to answer prayers with action – until today,” President Biden stated.

He then issued a 200-page report outlining a national strategy to beat the pandemic.

The President further noted that defeating the pandemic would take Congress providing the necessary funding, and families and neighbors continuing to look out for one another.

He said the country would need health care providers, businesses, civic, reli-

gious and civil rights organizations, and unions all rallying together in common purpose and with urgency, purpose, and resolve.

“We will need to reassert America’s leadership in the world in the fight against this and future public health threats,” President Biden asserted.

Dr. Hildreth noted that the virus has had the largest impact on communities of color, among Black and brown Americans with underlying health conditions.

“Without our immediate attention and a national, organized effort to fight this virus, we will be dealing with its impact for years to come,” Dr. Hildreth remarked.

“As the President of a historically Black medical school that was founded to eradicate health disparities between majority and minority communities, this work is a focus for me and my institution. I am committed to working with our national leadership to develop cohesive plans that will address these silent killers - illnesses like COVID-19 that impact our most vulnerable populations at alarming rates,” Dr. Hildreth stated further.

“We must address the pandemic together. I am confident that President Biden’s heightened focus on the pandemic will accelerate testing, treatment and vaccinations nationwide – proven strategies that will work to mitigate the virus and protect our people.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH A Timeline of African American History: 1534 – 2021

“During slavery, we had zero unemployment”

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1534

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1619

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Estevancio, African explorer from Morocco led the expedition that discovered Arizona and New Mexico. 

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1865

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The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery in the U.S. Brazil was the last country in the Americas to do likewise, 1888. June 19, “Juneteenth” the holiday commemorates, news finally reaches Blacks in

August 20, Twenty Africans were brought to America as indentured laborers (not slaves) at Jamestown, Va. 

1650

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1770

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Crispus Attucks, a Black man and leader of group, later called Boston Massacre, was first of five killed by British soldiers. Some 9,000 Blacks fought in the Revolutionary War, 1775-83. 

1787

U.S. Constitutional Convention reads: “Enslaved Blacks to be counted as threefifths as of white inhabitants.” 

1808

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1857

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U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case that Blacks would not and could not be U.S. citizens.

Texas that President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves living in Confederate States two years earlier. Holiday is recognized in 47 states, excluding Hawaii, North Dakota and South Dakota. Ku Klux Klan founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, the home state of President Andrew Johnson who assumed the office after the assassination of Mr. Lincoln.

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1868

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The 14th Amendment makes Black Americans citizens. 

1870

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The 15th Amendment grants Black men the right to vote. Hiram Revels, the first African American U.S. Senator (Mississippi, 1870-71). 

1872-73

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Pinckney Pinchback, first African American state governor (Louisiana), and Union army officer.

1875

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Congress passed the first Civil Rights Act, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant.

1863

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President Abraham Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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1896

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1920

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U.S. Supreme Court rules racial segregation constitutional. 

The 19th Amendment ratified, giving women voting rights.

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1961

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1963

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1964

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2008

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2013

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2020

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2021

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S it-ins and Freedom Rides movements protest segregation at eateries and interstate bus terminals.

1924

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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads Civil Rights March on Washington, DC, delivers his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

About 200,000 joined in support.

1947

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Jackie Robinson joined Brooklyn Dodgers, broke color barrier in major league baseball.

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July 2, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the fourth Civil Rights Act.

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The Reconstruction Era: The period during which the Federal government controlled the states of the former Southern Confederacy, and aided freedmen’s rights as legislators.

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Warren G. Harding, 29th U.S. President was of African extraction. (A direct descendant of Abraham Van Salee (160776) Prominent merchant and landowner, “a mulatto” ( Dutch-African ) lineage.

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S lave importation outlawed. Some 250,000 slaves were illegally imported 1808 to 1860. Four major slave rebellions in the U.S.: 1712, New York City; 1739, South Carolina; 1811, Louisiana; 1831, Virginia, Nat Turner led the slave insurrection. He was captured and hanged.

1921-23

Law approved by Congress granted Native Americans (and BLACK members) full U.S. citizenship.

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Book of Proverbs 15: 14 NASB

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Chattel slavery legally recognized in colony of New Jersey, later in other American colonies. The first imports of African slaves to the Western Hemisphere originated in the Caribbean Islands, grew rapidly to the United States, Central and South America.

“The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge.”

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1948

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resident Harry S. Truman ordered inteP gration in the military. 

1954

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1955

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1956

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The U.S. Supreme Court rules racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. 

Barack H. Obama elected as the first “recognized” Black U.S. President. He was reelected in 2012. 

Black Lives Matter: [BLM] An organized movement to protest 400 years of systemic racism, police brutality and killings.

Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to white man on bus in Montgomery, Ala. Her arrest, detention and conviction sparked the 381-day boycott of bus system. Emmett Till; a 14-year old youth from Chicago, lynched in Mississippi for allegedly “whistled” at a white woman. 

The U.S. Supreme Court bans segregation on public transportation. 

1957

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1960

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Congress approved the second Civil Rights Act, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 

The third Civil Rights Act, signed by President Eisenhower.

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The BLM movement returned to international headlines during worldwide protests of high-profile police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and others. Police Reform measures enacted in several states. 

Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator (Calif.), elected as first female/African-Asian American U.S. Vice President.

TODAY IN

BLACK HISTORY 1839 FIRST GROUP OF SEMINOLES AND BLACK SEMINOLES FORCED WEST Spain abolished slavery in Florida in 1693, making it a haven for free Blacks and runaway slaves, in addition to the native Seminole peoples. Throughout the 1700s, the groups lived together and intermarried. Generally, those who spoke Creek dialects were called Seminole, while those who spoke Creole were Black Seminole.

The First Seminole War (1817–18) began when General Andrew Jackson invaded Florida. When Jackson captured Pensacola, the Spanish ceded Florida to the United States in 1821 and a handful of Black

Seminoles relocated to the Caribbean. In 1830, the federal government enacted the Indian Removal Act, stating removal of the Seminoles from Florida to Oklahoma.

This led to the Second Seminole War (1835–42).

During the Second Seminole War, the first groups of Seminole peoples were forced to go West.

By 1945, most of the Seminoles and Black Seminoles had been relocated to Oklahoma under the rule of the Creek people.

Racism against the Black Seminoles was rampant under the Creek. In 1849, John Horse (later John Caballo) led many to Mexico, where the Black Seminoles became the Mascogos. In 1870, the U.S. government offered Black Seminoles money and land to return to the United States and work as scouts for the army. Many did return, but the government never fulfilled its promises.

1870 HIRAM R. REVELS BECOMES FIRST BLACK US SENATOR Hiram Rhodes Revels was born free in North Carolina on September 27, 1827.

He attended seminaries in Indiana and Ohio, becoming an African Methodist Episcopal Church minister in 1845. Revels travelled, preaching to both free and enslaved people in various states, also surreptitiously assisting fugitive slaves.

After the Civil War began, Revels helped form African American regiments in Maryland, served as a Union army chaplain in Mississippi, and established schools for freed slaves in Missouri.

After the war, he settled in Natchez,

Mississippi, serving as presiding elder of the AME Church. In 1868, he was elected alderman for the town of Natchez. In 1869, he was one of 35 African Americans elected to the Mississippi state legislature.

In 1870, Missis-sippi sought readmission to the U.S. Congress. With Black legislators holding a quarter of the state government seats, they were able to insist a Black Republican filled one of the new US Senate vacancies. Revels’ prayer to open the legislature had impressed everyone, so it was agreed he could fill the term that expired in March 1871.

When he was sworn into the Senate, Revels became America’s first Black senator.

Simon Burris 20Black Thursday, February 25, 2021 • The San Voice & Viewpoint History Crossword (1)Diego Africana Diaspora www.simonburris700.com Test Your Black

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