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Vol. 61 No. 46 | Thursday, November 18, 2021

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BLACK LEADERS:

Redistricting Process Is “Rushed, Inconsistent, Incomplete” By Tanu Henry California Black Media African American leaders in California are keeping a close eye on the commission drafting congressional, state Senate, state Assembly and Board of Equalization voting maps. They are concerned about the outcome of the redistricting process. Last Wednesday, November 10, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission released the first draft maps of the redrawn lines for the

state’s voting districts. By state law, the finalized versions of the new political districts have to be completed by Dec. 27. But advocates like James Woodson, the policy director of the California Black Census and Redistricting Hub (CBCRH), are asking the commission to press pause and reevaluate the maps they have come up with so far. The CBCRH, also called “the Black Hub” is a statewide coalition focused on “racial equity” and “fairness” in the redistricting process.

“The Black Hub appreciates the commission’s hard work and its early release of the maps for public input. At the same time, the Black Hub is deeply concerned that the process for developing the maps has been rushed, inconsistent, and incomplete,” said Woodson. “It has resulted in maps that have ignored the interests of many Black communities and millions of residents in the state’s most populated areas.” Image courtesy of We Draw the Lines CA

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$785 Million in Pandemic Relief Funds Will Support Communities of Color White House task force pushes for more representation in health care, better data collection and community-led solutions to combat inequities

Community Unity Awards see page 10

By Mariel Padilla The 19th

The Grinch: Fun for All

This story was originally published by The 19th.

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Veterans Honored see page 6

The 1st Amendment, Hate Speech, & Religion see page 3

Farm workers wait in line to receive the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Task Force Looks at History of

Racism in Agriculture By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ H ‌ arvey‌ California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌

Covid-19 cases in southeast

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that $785 million of the American Rescue Plan will go toward the communities

that were hit hardest by the pandemic, following the recommendations of a COVID19 health equity report that was released last month.

Last month, Lawrence Lucas, founder of the United States Department of Agriculture Coalition of Minority Employees (USDA-CME), testified before the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. Lucas said racism is the prime reason there are just a little over 400 Black farmers in California.

“The income of Black Farmers has been drastically reduced and the amount of wealth that has been taken from Black farmers is tremendous,” Lucas said. “What you would call reparations, we call justice. It is why you must do what you have to do in California to right the wrongs suffered by Black people.” Lucas is not the only one concerned about mounting evidence that documents a long history of race-based discrimination in American agriculture. The United States

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Department of Agriculture recently created the Equity Commission (EC) to study racial discrimination and government policies that have

disempowered Black farmers, depleted their wealth and nearly wiped out their presence for over 100 years. See RACISM page 15

For Years, Newspapers Printed Hate Student project explores the impact of newspaper coverage that incited racial terror in America By DeNeen L. Brown The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism For decades, hundreds of white-owned newspapers across the country incited

the racist terror lynchings and massacres of thousands of Black Americans. In their headlines, these newspapers often promoted the brutality of white mobs and chronicled the gruesome details of

the lynchings. Many white reporters stood on the sidelines of Jim Crow lynchings as Black men, women, teenagers and children were hanged from trees and burned alive. White mobs

often posed on courthouse lawns, grinning for photos that ran on front pages of mainstream newspapers. See page 18

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WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER. At Kaiser Permanente, we don’t see health as an industry. We see it as a cause. And one that we very much believe in. During this extraordinary time we are especially thankful to the heroism of our frontline workers. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of our outstanding care teams and individuals who deliver on the Kaiser Permanente mission each day to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We are here to help you thrive. Learn more at kp.org.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION The First Amendment,

Protecting Our Children

Hate Speech, and Religion in the Era of Covid-19 and the Delta Variant By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint about another person, but that right carries with it consequences, including libel, defamation, and damages for pain and suffering based on the harm caused either physically or emotionally. Hate speech falls within this category because such speech can cause pain, suffering, and, in some cases, even death.

From time to time, it becomes necessary to remind some of us of what the freedom of speech provision of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution actually says while addressing the issue of “hate speech” and the idea of religious freedom.

So while Congress can make no laws “abridging” or limiting one’s speech, it has been established that the freedom of speech is not without limits, which includes harm to others. Clearly, there are limits on the freedom of the press.

The First Amendment to the C onstitution ac tually says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, abridging the freedom of speech. Or of the press, or the right of the people, peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

This means that freedom of speech does not include the right to use offensive language clearly aimed at one’s ethnicity or gender and is, therefore, deemed hate speech.

“Shall make no laws respecting the establishment of religion.” This means that there shall be no state religion in this country. Hence, all the religions of the world are found in the United States of America. It also means that you are freed to have no religion. It does not mean you have a right to prohibit the faith or practices of another person’s religion. The phrase “or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ” means Muslim, Hindu, or any other religion has a right to be practiced in this country without inference from those of a different faith.

So it was “hate speech” when members of the public speaking, before the County Board of Supervisors, called the African American Public Health Officer a name associated with a racial stereotype. It was not an act of “hate speech” when a member of the County’s Human Relations Commission abstained from a vote that he disagreed with on the basis of his religious belief as a Pastor. When pressed for a reason for his abstention, he said that it was based upon scripture, which, he quoted, called the conduct in question an “abomination.” This was not “hate speech” but an exercise of his right to a religious belief covered by the First Amendment.

“Congress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speech.” This means Congress can not make laws limiting or stopping one’s freedom of speech. It does not mean that this freedom is without limits. It has long been held that the freedom of speech clause does not carry with it the right to shout “fire” in a crowded theatre where such a shout could cause death or harm. We may have the right to say what we want to or

All of us have a duty to understand these First Amendment freedoms and how to apply them without harm and offense, which was the intent from the very beginning language by our Founders. Hopefully, this will help some of us at a very important time with our fragile democracy.

By Dr. Jerome Robinson, M.D.

We are now 22 months into the Covid-19 pandemic. The first case in the US was reported in a 35 year old man who had returned from Wuhan, China to the state of Washington on January 19, 2020. We have learned much since that date, but much is yet to be discovered. This statement is particularly true in kids. There is the myth that kids don't get infected, kids don't spread the disease, and kids don't get sick. These are myths that are simply not true. During the week of September 2, 2021, 250,000 cases were reported in children and adolescents. We consider children and adolescents to be in the age group of 0 to 18 years of age. In the age group of 5 to 11 years old there have been 2,000,000 cases of Covid-19 reported, resulting in 8,300 hospitalizations and 94 deaths nationally. Since September of 2021, 1.3 million cases have been reported in the 0 to 18 age group, which now accounts for approximately 20% of all the cases in San Diego County. We are now averaging more than 500 cases a day in San Diego County among all age groups. There are now greater than 800 deaths reported in children ages 0-18 nationally. We all agree that it is in the best interest of children that they are in school for their mental health and well-being, as well as their social growth and development, yet 2,351 schools in the U.S. have been temporarily closed due to Covid-19 spread. Olympia High School in the

South Bay Area of San Diego County had to cancel their football program due to Covid-19 infections. Covid-19 is now the 8th leading cause of death in the U.S. for kids aged 5 to 11, and they simply are not supposed to be dying. Yes, kids are not being infected or dying at the same rate as adults, but we cannot predict their future or the long-term health consequences of Covid19. Kids get long-haul Covid syndrome, with symptoms lasting longer than 60 to 90 days from the time of infection, including brain fog, the inability to concentrate as well as the inability to exercise whether or not you have had mild symptoms or major severe disease. What about the most talked about consequence of the vaccine, myocarditis post vaccination? This seems to affect mainly boys ages 16 and 17 and are more commonly a consequence of the virus and not the vaccine. Finally, but not the least of the problems. is the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS/C) that has affected more than 5,000 kids in the US. These kids present very sick with multi-organ system involvement, including the lungs, kidney, and heart. Sometimes, they die secondary to this dreaded Covid-19 complication.. This is by no means a representation of all the possible consequences of Covid-19 in kids but are among the most talked about. What will be their future? Only time will tell, but it will not be the same compared to the vaccinated kids who never got the disease. Let me state clearly that all of the known complications of the vac-

cine are far less than if you actually get the disease. We now have vaccinated more than 190 million Americans with over 400 million doses of vaccine. We know the vaccines are safe, and now we have the added ability to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11. Let's not risk their future. This Covid-19 disease is real and has killed over 760,000 Americans, kids not excluded. Let's protect our most precious resource, our children, and preserve their future and not look back on this time as a missed opportunity. Only you, the responsible parents, grandparents and guardians can do this for them. Please do this, for we are beginning to see a rise in cases nationally and certainly in San Diego County as well as in California. Let's together be safe by getting your vaccination, as well as your flu shot. We may face the double whammy of the Flu and Covid-19 as we move further into the winter season as well as the triple holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Let's keep in mind we could possibly overload our hospital systems, in such a way that other usual health problems these systems care for will not be able to be accommodated. This may be you, think about it! Dr. Robinson is a San Diegobased, board certified internist and cardiologist. He is an FACC fellow of the American College of Cardiology, an FACP fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), a fellow of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH), and a fellow of the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention (SCAI).

Concert Disasters Like Astroworld Have Occurred Far Too Often By Stacy M. Brown Promoters billed the event as the “World Series” of festivals, but the night ended with the dreadful stench of death filling the venue. No, that’s not a reference to Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival, which left nine people dead and several others wounded after the large crowd swarmed toward the stage, causing the trampling of many concertgoers.

played their entire set even as some fans lay dying. Reportedly, authorities and promoters didn’t inform the group of the deaths until they left the stage.

About 42 years ago, on December 3, 1979, rock band The Who headlined a festival at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati with about 19,000 screaming fans in attendance. As concert time neared, fans revved up, preparing a race to get as close to their music idols as possible – many seats were unassigned. As the crowd pushed toward the entrance, the surge caused 11 deaths and at least 26 injuries.

The popularity of each of the groups led promoters to oversell the small gymnasium with more than 3,000 people holding tickets – another 5,000 reportedly showed up hoping to gain entrance. The crowd entered the school’s lobby and reportedly rushed down a staircase that led to a staging area, causing a massive crushing of people, leaving eight dead and about 30 others wounded.

While Scott continues to receive criticism for not stopping the show quick enough, The Who

“It does not take an Einstein to know that young people attending a rap concert camouflaged as a ‘celeb-

About 30 years ago, hip hop stars Heavy D and Puff Daddy – known today as Diddy – held a heavily promoted show at New York’s City College. Run-DMC, Big Daddy Kane, Boyz II Men, and Jodeci were among the headliners at the December 28, 1991, show.

rity basketball game,’ who have paid as much as $20 a ticket, would not be very happy and easy to control if they were unable to gain admission to the event because it was oversold,” New York state Judge Louis C. Benza wrote in a 1999 decision that found Diddy partly responsible as the primary promoter.

White concert held in a nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a fire erupted and trapped and killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others. The rock group’s road manager set off pyrotechnics as the band took the stage, but sparks ignited

In 1998, Diddy publicly admitted responsibility.

The justices presiding ended the trial of the three individuals noting that the pandemic prohibited them from completing the case before the 10-year statute of limitations passed. Seven other defendants won an acquittal in 2019.

“City College is something I deal with every day of my life,” he remarked. “But the things that I deal with can in no way measure up to the pain that the families deal with. I just pray for the families and pray for the children who lost their lives every day.” Concerts and festivals generally attract the most ardent of fans. Attendees at concerts given by the late King of Pop Michael Jackson routinely fainted with security and other personnel rendering aid. On February 20, 2003, at a Great

claim. Something similar occurred in 2013 at a nightclub in Brazil when more than 230 people lost their lives during a concert by the band Gurizada Fandangueira. In 2020, three techno-music promoters escaped punishment from the so-called “Love Festival” in Germany ten years earlier.

the ceiling, and flames quickly spread through the nightclub. Club owners were prosecuted and found guilty of 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter. They ultimately paid a $176 million civil

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Members of the promotion staff and a half-dozen city officials stood trial on charges of negligent manslaughter and bodily harm after 21 people died. More than 600 suffered injuries during the stampede at the festival attended by an estimated 1 million. Prosecutors said serious planning mistakes occurred and safety measures were insufficient.

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COMMUNITY BAYVIEW BAPTIST TO PROVIDE

Thanksgiving Food for 1,000 Families Voice & Viewpoint Newswire On Sunday, November 21st from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, The Bayview Baptist Church of San Diego, in partnership with the Phi Omnicron Chapter, an association of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., will distribute food to 1,000 families. This effort will continue an annual tradition of service in the Southeast San Diego community. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, the Bayview Church successfully distributed meals to over 800 families with hundreds of vehicles in a line that stretched as long as two miles from the Bayview campus. This year, Bayview hopes to exceed the number of families being served. “In service, I live by the mantra, “…you have to feel the need before you fill the need,” so Bayview has dedicated itself to ensuring the practical needs of our community are met,” said Terry Wayne Bro oks, S enior Pastor of the Bayview Baptist

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Eco-Art and Poets in the Park Voice & Viewpoint Newswire I Am Green, a local organization that focuses on reconnecting the Black community to nature and sustainable practices, held an art-focused event on October 30 at Marie Widman Park. The event, titled ‘Eco Art and Poets in the Park’, was a community resiliency workshop that aimed to bring local artists together to express themselves and educate others about the climate and sustainability.

indigenous... in my people I trust, it’s gon come to an end, but it starts with us, it starts with us,” read Tonice Mon'a from her poem ‘Global Crisis’.

Participants listened to live performances of poetr y and artists working alongside them. “The Global Crisis is happening right now, extreme weather events became more frequent and the main people affected are the black and the

Prizes were awarded to the top artists who used their art in a meaningful and nature-safe way. Heaven Majesta holds up her piece "Flowers For Mama,” which won her $500. Photos: Courtesy of I Am Green, Inc.

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Church of San Diego. Serving Thanksgiving Food to families across the City of San Diego has been an annual effort, but the Bayview Church also provides families with meals on a weekly basis through Dailybread Marketplace, Bayview’s on-campus community grocer y store. Bayview’s Thanksgiving Food Distribution, however, is an

opportunity to expand its services and hopefully joy during the holidays. “While we celebrate Thanks giving once a year, I’d like to see it symbolically as the way we should live daily: appreciative of life and others. So, we thank God for even allowing us the means to provide service to our community.” If you would like to volunteer or donate uncooked turkey, ham, and/or chicken to this cause, please contact Pat Metcalf at (619) 262-8384.

Rosa Sellers reads her poem "Intervention," which won her $500.

L to R, Bernard Muhammad, Curtis McNiel, Della Queen, Rosa Sellers, Tonice Mon'a, & Heaven Majesta.

Tonice Mon'a reads her poem "Global Crisis," which won her $500.

Assemblymember Weber Holds

9th Annual Turkey Giveaway A walk-up vaccination clinic will also be featuered Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Ass e mbly me mb e r D r. Akilah Weber’s office is continuing the tradition of giving back to the community this Thanksgiving with the annual Turkey Giveaway. The 9th Annual Drive-Through Turkey Giveaway & Walk-up Vaccination Clinic will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., in partnership with the San Diego Food Bank, Jacobs Center, and County of San Diego. This event will take place at the Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA 92114, and will be open on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Please note that we are limited to one turkey per household, and a household member must be present at the event. To avoid traffic congestion, do not arrive before 10 a.m. and follow the directions of

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traffic control officers and volunteers. Registration will close Saturday, November 20 at 8 a.m., and you may sign up here: https://a79. asmdc.org/giveaway. In addition, the County of San Diego will be providing Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson&Johnson COVID19 vaccinations in the Jacobs Center’s Celebration Hall from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Pfizer vaccinations will be available for children

5-11 years old. A parent or guardian must accompany them. If you’re eligible, you may also receive your booster. Walk-ups are accepted, but an appointment is recommended. To schedule an appointment, please visit: https://myturn. ca.gov/. For any questions, call Ass e mbly me mb e r D r. Weber’s district office at (619) 531-7913.

Visit Local Attractions for Free with SD Public Library’s New Program Patrons can use library card to reserve a free pass to many of San Diego’s cultural gems Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Explore what San Diego has to offer with the City of San Diego Public Library’s (SDPL) new Discover & Go program. The program, which started November 9, offers free individual and family day passes to several of San Diego’s biggest attractions, including the San Diego Zoo, New Children’s Museum, Museum of Us and Skateworld. "The free access this program provides will allow even more people to take advantage of the unique cultural experiences available in and around San Diego,” said Library Director Misty Jones.

The California Tower at the Museum of Us in Balboa Park, San Diego. Photo: Via Wikimedia Commons

The program is open to San Diego residents ages 16 and older with a valid SDPL card. Passes can be reserved on the Discover & Go webpage at www.sandiego.gov/ discoversd, or by visiting or calling one of the 36 SDPL locations. Patrons choose from available passes by

attraction and date, then print or download the passes and take them to the venue, along with a valid I.D., on the day of the visit. Participating venues include: See FREE page 15

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LOCAL NEWS Mayor’s Update: City of San Diego By Voice & Viewpoint Staff Keeping you informed, here’s the latest out of Mayor Todd Gloria’s office:

Mayor Launches ‘Mayor for a Day’ Contest, Now Open for Submissions: The “Mayor for a Day” contest launched November 12 for all San Diego’s youth to participate. The contest aims to foster civic engagement

and build key leadership skills in young people and is open to all elementary and middle school students. The full application can be found at: sandiego.seamlessdocs. com/f/mayorforaday.

Travel Resumes at U.S./ Mexico Border: As of November 8, all individuals crossing the border over the age of 18 who are not U.S. citizens or

legal permanent residents are required to carry proof of vaccination. Starting in January 2022, all non-U.S. Citizens or non-legal permanent residents must be fully vaccinated to cross the border.

Formation of Military, Veteran and Families Advisory Council: The diverse group will advise the Mayor on ways

to actively support the local military, veterans and their families and includes representation from each service branch, spanning the continuum of those with lived experiences, those transitioning from active duty to veteran status, and veteran small business owners, military spouses, and caregivers.

San Diego and Tijuana Selected as 2024 World Design Capital:

On November 10, the World Design Organization (WDO) announced the San Diego-Tijuana region’s selection as the World Design Capital (WDC) for 2024, the first binational designation in WDO history. San Diego is the first U.S. city, and Tijuana the second (after Mexico City) to receive the designation.

COP26 Joint Zero Emission Vehicle Declaration:

Mayor Gloria signed onto a joint declaration announced November 10 at COP26 for governments, businesses and other organizations to collectively accelerate the transition to zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) and achieve the Paris Agreement goal to transition all new vehicles by 2040. California has set a 2035 mandate for all new vehicle sales to be ZEVs.

Oceanside Police Chief Agrees to Mandatory De-Escalation Policy Oceanside police dept. takes a step towards safer, more equitable policing icy in the Oceanside Police Department. Nearly 200 faith leaders gathered in-person and virtually at the Oceanside Sanctuary to witness the Oceanside Police Department take this step toward safer and more equitable policing.

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire On Tuesday, November 9th, at the San Diego Organizing Project’s Public Action Meeting with Oceanside Police Department Chief Fred Armijo, Chief Armijo

and department captains listened to the stories, testimonies and prayers of community members and agreed to adopt a mandatory de-escalation pol-

Oceanside will now join the cities of San Diego and La Mesa in adopting an enforceable de-escalation policy that will reduce excessive force and hold police officers who could use de-escalation tactics but don’t accountable. Chief Armjio says that they will announce the policy change this week, of changing the de-escalation policy language to read “shall” instead of “should,” and we will see proof of it on the Oceanside

NOVEMBER IS

National Adopt a Senior Pet Month Five reasons to welcome a senior pet into your home By Dr. Gary Weitzman San Diego Humane Society November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and what better way to celebrate than by opening your home to a senior animal in need? All month long, in a promotion sponsored by our friends at Purina, San Diego Humane Society is reducing adoption fees for senior pets (7 years of age and older) by 50% to help these special animals find the loving homes they deserve. Across our campuses, we currently have dozens of senior dogs and cats available for adoption. Here are just a few reasons to consider adding one to your family: • You can teach an old dog (or cat!) new tricks: Some senior pets are already trained — and, even if they’re not, they tend to catch on faster and have an easier time focusing than their younger counterparts. • They adapt faster: Mature animals are likely to settle into a home more easily and quickly than younger pets, often due to past experiences living in houses among people or other animals.

• What you see is what you get: Unlike adopting a puppy, there’s much less guessing about what a senior animal’s full size, personality or required care will be. This information makes it easier to pick an animal who is the right fit for your household. • A little R&R: These sweet seniors usually have less energy, and require less exercise, which makes them great additions to mellow, relaxed households looking for a cozy companion. • Unconditional gratitude: A senior pet will bring maturity and wisdom into your home. If you give a senior a chance, they will thank you for the rest of their life! Once you bring your senior pet home, proper care is essential to making their golden years special. Here are a few tips on senior pet care:

1.Nutrition Needs:

A healthy diet is essential to keeping your pet healthy and at a proper weight. In many cases, a diet specially formulated for senior pets can be the best option.

2.Stay Active:

Like humans, pets often become less active as they age. But while long walks may no longer be part of your daily routine, it’s important to keep your pet active (and happy!) by engaging in regular, gentle play. Enrichment toys are a great way to keep your pet fit both mentally and physically.

3.Routine Vet Checks:

It’s important to take your senior pet to the vet regularly so that any health concerns, such as arthritis, can be addressed before they become a problem.

4.Loads of Love:

The most important care tip for your senior pet is to give them lots of love, affection and companionship! There’s no better time to adopt an older pet. Walk-in adoptions are available at SD Humane Society’s campuses in Escondido, El Cajon, Oceanside and San Diego, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. You can also browse available senior pets online at sdhumane.org/adopt. Dr. Gary Weitzman is President & CEO of the San Diego Humane Society

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Police Department website within the next month. When asked about openness and transparency, Chief Armijo also committed to Community members meet at the San Diego Organizing Project’s Public provide public data on the Action Meeting. Photo: Courtesy of the San Diego Organizing Project police department and its tecting people’s lives—offimake policing more safe, staff. He says that the goal is cers and civilians alike—and equitable, and just for comto have data readily available build more trust between munities of color. The San on the department’s website the Police Department and Diego Organizing Project, by the summer; in the meanincluding our leaders and our community at-large.” time, he is working on buildcongregations, is grateful For the past two years, ing out the internal systems to succeed once again in the San Diego Organizing to make this a reality. implementing policies that Proj e c t’s LIVE FREE will make systemic changes Reverend Jason Coker, Lead Oceanside team, composed within the department to Pastor of The Oceanside of faith leaders from St. John improve the lives of low-inSanctuary said: “This one Church, St. Thomas More come and communities of small policy change would Church and the Oceanside color in Oceanside. go a long way toward proSanctuary, has worked to

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VETERANS DAY HONORING THOSE THAT SERVED

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By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer The Lakiba N. Palmer American Legion Post 310, in collaboration with NCSE VFW Post 4630, hosted their annual Veterans Day Memorial Program on Thursday, November 11. Under the direction of Post 310 Commander William L. Smith and company, the day was spent honoring the men and women who served. After the opening prayer by Chaplain Cardenius T. Byars, the group recited the Pledge of Allegiance, which was fol-

lowed by the Introduction of Dignitaries by Laurice Boyd Adjutant from Post 31. Title-holding speakers took turns on the microphone, delivering powerful messages of honor and appreciation for past and present veterans. The Master of ceremony, Vice Second Commander Robert Earnest Jr., kept the very important program on point. “I think the program went well. It's nice when we inter-

twine with the VFW to make this program work,” Commander Smith said. “Today was a beautiful out-pouring of love and support and I really appreciate everybody that participated and made today possible.” Veteran Jermaine Calhoun also shared, “We had some very interesting speakers today. This was very enlightening today, as well as being our first Veterans Day Program after renaming the post after Lakiba.”

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RHYTHM BLUES BLUES &

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Jams

FESTIVAL By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer Last weekend, some legends of R&B could be seen and heard at the Jacobs Center Amphitheater. Lakeside, O-zone, Howard Hewett, Klymaxx, and Slave were some of the acts of many that rocked the stage for two days at 404 Euclid Avenue.

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Overall, it was a pretty good concert. I think it’s cool having it in the southeast and I hope they can keep it in the neighborhood.”

“I would have to go with Lakeside also, but Klymaxx got down! They got busy. I absolutely enjoyed myself; I had a wonderful time,” shared Angela B.

Howard Hewett, the old school crooner from Ohio, appeared to make his lady fans happy with his smooth swag and hit songs. Festival attendees were also treated to a lowrider showcase, featuring some very flashy and creative vintage-vehicles. West Coast Slave was still able to slide while watching ladies go by with just a touch of love, making some concert goers weak at the knees. “I like Lakeside the best. They were jamming the hardest to me,” said LooseBruce McBride of San Diego. “I remember seeing them at Oceanview Park back in the 70’s when they were called the Ohio Lakeside Express.

The event was produced by Rhythm Fest Entertainment, in association with Tastyz Production Co., and festival goers were treated to a fantastic night of music and entertainment.

Trolley to UTC

Grand Opening Celebration Sunday, November 21 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. UC San Diego Central Campus Station Free food, giveaways, and family fun!

FREE Trolley Rides All Day!

Get the details at: sdmts.com/Trolley

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EDUCATION

Schools Hiring at San Diego Unified Offers COVID-19 Vaccines at Schools Educator Job Fair Vaccine Van to make stops at schools for students as young as 5, staff, families, and community members to help stop spread of virus Voice & Viewpoint Newswire San Diego Unified is providing free COVID-19 vaccines at schools throughout the district to help stop the spread of the coronavirus and maintain a safe learning environment. Now through December, a Vaccine Van operated by UC San Diego Health will make stops around the district. All vaccines are available at the mobile unit. The schedule of stops will be updated at https:// sites.google.com/sandi.net/nursingwellness/covid-19-vaccine. The Vaccine Van will offer firstand second-dose shots of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, Johnson & Johnson vaccines, booster shots, vaccines for adults, and vaccines for children aged five to 18. No appointments are necessary, although children under the age of 18 will need a parent or guardian present. Students at the hosting school can receive a vaccine without a parent present with a signed consent form. San Diego Unified is also working with health centers in seven parts of the city to provide vaccination opportunities to students and fam

ilies. Appointments are required at the seven school-based health centers. Information for these health centers, as well as copies of parent consent forms, can be found at https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/ nursingwellness/covid-19-vaccine. The latest vaccine recommendation from the CDC means the

of those who are unvaccinated,” said district pediatrician Dr. Howard Taras. “Getting them vaccinated is now a community priority.” Under a vaccine mandate approved by the Board of Education, San Diego Unified will require students who are 16 and older and who wish to continue learning in-person to

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majority of students in kindergarten through high school are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, signaling a major step toward preventing the spread of the virus in our community and nationwide. “At this juncture, school-age children remain the highest proportion

be fully vaccinated at the start of the new semester/quarter. Students ages five to 15 are recommended to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the FDA and the CDC. At this time, district officials reported, SDUSD will not require the COVID-19 vaccination for this student group.

Local educational agencies are looking to fill high-demand positions The San Diego County Office of Education School districts and charter schools across the county are hiring for a variety of teaching and non-teaching positions, and the Educator Job Fair Dec. 4 will help connect job seekers to quality opportunities. “Because there are critical shortages for some of these positions, local school districts are eager to bring the best and brightest into their organizations right now,” said Dr. Sheiveh Jones, director of teacher effectiveness and preparation for SDCOE. “It’s the perfect time to join an educational agency and use your skills to support students.” The job fair is organized by the San Diego County Office of Education in partnership with Point Loma Nazarene University and will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road in San Diego. Job seekers can register for one of three time slots: 8 to 9:45 a.m., 10 to 11:45 a.m., and noon to 1:45 p.m.

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online at sdcoe.k12oms.org/day_ view.php?curr_year=2021&curr_ month=12&curr_day=4 Job seekers must choose a time slot, bring a resume, and dress professionally. Some districts may interview on the spot while others will collect your resume in anticipation of an opening within the district. Organizations are looking to hire substitute teachers and non-teaching positions, such as after-school program staff, bus drivers, campus supervisors, child nutrition assistants, food service professionals, health clerks, instructional aides and assistants, maintenance workers, noon duty supervisors, and nurses.

Blackburn Takeover at Howard University Comes to an End Voice & Viewpoint Newswire After 33 days of protest and 20 days of negotiations, the Blackburn Takeover at Howard University (HU) has reached its end with stu-

dents’ demands met by the school administration.

The protest’s leaders joined attorney and Howard alumnus Donald Temple on Monday, November 15,

to reveal that they, in conjunction with Howard President Wayne A.I. Frederick and others, completed a memorandum of understanding that realizes the goals of the protest.

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“We won for Howard students, historic and future Howard University and our community,” said Channing Hill, a Howard junior and head of the campus’s NAACP chapter. “We challenged

the lack of accountability, the lack of safety, and even [threats] to our ability to stay here. This post was originally published in The Washington Informer.

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HEALTHY LIVING Covered California Launches Open-Enrollment Period for 2022 The increased financial help is good news for the estimated 1.1 million Californians who are eligible for low-cost or no-cost health plans through Covered California or Medi-Cal. More than 85 percent of that group (about 940,000 people) could even get health care for $0 per month. In California, more than 70 percent of consumers who qualify for financial help could choose health coverage for less than $10 per month, which is very similar to the national figure.

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Covered California has officially launched the Affordable Care Act open enrollment in California and across the nation for the 2022 coverage year. Open enrollment is a time when Americans can sign up for or renew their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Obamacare”) marketplaces. This year, consumers could benefit from more financial help than ever before. The increased financial help builds on the Affordable Care Act to lower monthly health costs throughout all of 2022, and potentially through 2025 with the proposed national “Build Back Better” plan.

In California, open enrollment runs through Jan. 31, 2022 and it is the one time of the year when eligible people cannot be turned away from health coverage. Twelve

brand-name health insurance companies will be offered through Covered California for 2022, and all regions throughout the state will offer at least two options.

“The amount of financial help available through 2022, and for many years to come if the Build Back Better plan is enacted into law, will cover the entire cost of many people’s monthly premiums,” said Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California. Covered California is also launching a new statewide ad campaign

this month to encourage people to visit CoveredCA.com to find out if they qualify for financial help and see the health coverage options in their area. They just need to enter their household income, ZIP code, household size, and the number of people who need coverage and their ages into the calculator on Covered California’s homepage.

In addition to visiting CoveredCA. com, those interested in learning more about their health coverage options can also: • Get free and confidential assistance over the phone, in a variety of languages, from a certified enroller • Have a certified enroller call them and help them for free • Call Covered California at (800) 300-1506

Elevate Holiday Cooking With Quick and Easy Tweaks Holiday cooking and entertaining don’t have to be overly complex to impress. Here are quick, simple ways to elevate your meals for memorable experiences your friends and family will love:

Balanced Seasoning Are your go-to family recipes in need of an update? Enhance the flavor profile of savory holiday dishes by swapping out salt and pepper and instead, reaching for Livia’s Seasoning Salt, an all-natural, pre-blended seasoning of kosher salt, coarse-ground black pepper and garlic.

You can use a seasoning mix in a number of ways during meal preparation and table-side to give holiday dishes something extra: • Add flair to appetizers by shaking it into the yolk mixture of deviled eggs or using it to season baked brie. • Season the outside of your turkey with olive oil and a few liberal shakes of seasoning, or even create your own brine that will become a treasured recipe of its own. • Season hams and roasts with it. • Add it to stuffing and mashed potatoes.

• Update morning egg bake recipes to wow overnight guests. • Include it on your holiday table so that guests can season their food to taste.

Add Pizzazz to Desserts With a few updates, you can give your standard dessert line-up a touch of elegance. Use fresh ginger in your gingerbread cookies. Create your own crumbs for sprinkling on top of cakes. Garnish slices of pie with a mint or basil sprig or a cinnamon stick. Melt your favorite chocolate and drizzle it on anything.

Up Your Tablescape Game A holiday feast is the perfect time to create a special atmosphere. And you can do so easily by breaking out your best dishes and utensils, as well as by adding a few natural elements to the tablescape, such as poinsettias, holly, evergreens and pinecones. Ditch the overhead lights and use candles or other warm lighting to create a soft, convivial glow. You don’t need to overhaul your entire menu to make your holiday

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Holiday turkey made with homemade brine using Livia’s Seasoning Salt.

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COMMUNITY

Emmett Henderson III, center, poses with his family. He was there representing Male Lupus Warriors, an organization that brings awareness to the fact that men can have lupus too, as well as providing resources for anyone that has lupus. The org won the INNOVATE Community Unity Award.

Eleven awards were given out in total, honoring organizations and individuals who have made a difference in their San Diego communities. Notable winners included San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit, who won the INTRINSIC Community Civic Engagement award, Kathleen Harmon, who won the ILLUMINATE Community Unity Award, and Mayor Todd Gloria, who won IMAGINE Community Unity Award. Cali-fornia Secretary Of State, Dr. Shirley Weber, also received a Lifetime Achievement Award. The event was hosted by Flex Alexander, actor and comedian, and his wife Shanice Wilson, a Grammy nominated R&B singer, and featured performances by Wilson, Taryn Mitchell, the Voices of Our City Choir, and Shanon Belle. The night was a grand celebration of local leaders who have worked over the past year to make San Diego a better place.

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Representatives for Sharia’s Closet, Mitchka and Yaniety, pose for a photo. Sharia’s Closet is a local organization that provides clothing to those experiencing financial hardship or crisis. The org was nominated for the IMPACT Community Youth Award.

“We want to celebrate the hard work and dedication of volunteers, teachers, leaders, and organizations who bring daily essentials to families in underserved San Diego neighborhoods,” said the SDCA in a press release.

Mark George, left, poses with a guest. He was there representing Heroes Helping Heroes 4 Life, an organization that helps homeless veterans. The org won the INFLUENCE Community Youth Award.

Cindy Steele, center, was there to represent Grandma Lulu’s Table, an organization that distributes plant-based meals to homeless and food insecure individuals throughout San Diego. The organization was nominated for the IMPACT Community Youth Award.

William Carter, right, is a retired firefighter and director of Brother’s United. Mr. Carter won the INVIGORATE Community Sports Award for his work as a coach and commitment to improving local parks and recreation centers in San Diego.

By Cori Zaragoza Contributing Writer Community leaders and organizations showed out in downtown San Diego on November 13 for the Inspire Community Unity Awards Show, which was presented by local non-profit San Diego Community Assist.

Locals Honored at Inspire Community Unity Award Show

Tinesia Conwright, center, represented DETOUR, a mentoring program specifically for girls of color. The organization won the IMPACT Community Youth Award.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS AS CLIMATE CONFAB OPENS IN GLASGOW, FOUR ARE SHOT OVER GOLD MINING IN THE DRC Global Information Network

“Gold mining is one of the most destructive industries in the world. It can displace communities, contaminate drinking water, hurt workers, and destroy pristine environments. It pollutes water and land with mercury and cyanide, endangering the health of people and ecosystems.” Just those factors alone, cited by Earthworks.org, a Washington, DC environmental organization, would appear to be reason enough to reconsider expansion of the Kibali gold mine - already one of the largest gold mines in Africa - in the northeast part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. But last month, operators of the Kibali mine, local authorities and state security moved to evict residents said to be living on the mine company’s property. They were met by protestors objecting to the evictions with the result that four people, including one soldier, were shot dead and 14 others wounded on Oct. 22, according to.

Reuters. At least one police station was reportedly destroyed

In company records cited by Mining.com, this was the second major eviction of local residents by the Kibali mining operation. Previously, some 17,000 people were removed from the Kibali property with compensation. In an early interview with the Denverbased show The Street, Barrick CEO Mark Bristow proudly described the project as “a fully integrated gold mine in the middle of nowhere.”

ment sites for the displaced villagers, said they were unable to accommodate those left homeless by the evictions. Kibali country director Cyrille Mutombo said the people who built homes in Kibali’s concession ignored concrete markers showing the boundaries of the exclusion zone.

“With the involvement of government, markers were erected and trees planted to demarcate the exclusion zone. (However) some people don’t think that’s enough,” he acknowledged.

A parliamentary mission sent to investigate the recent fatalities blamed local authorities for failing to properly communicate the proposed removal of residents and faulted state security for the disproportionate use of force against the demonstrators, causing the loss of life.

Kibali is 45%-owned by Barrick Gold, 45% by AngloGold Ashanti and 10% by state-owned gold company SOKIMO. It produced 814,027 ounces of gold in 2019, according to Mining Technology. com and is expected to produce 600,000 ounces of gold per year for the first 12 years of operation.

The government report said those evicted “suffered significant damage” with the demolition of a church and a school of at least 400, plus unemployment. Locals from Kilimalande, one of the resettle

In April of this year, Kibali Goldmines accused the state-owned company (SOKIMO) of at-tempting to extort certain benefits by filing proceedings with the commercial court in Kinshasa.

The deadly confrontation over evictions preceded COP26, the international summit on climate change in Glasgow, Scotland, that ran from Oct. 31 to Nov. 15 attended by leaders of developed and developing countries and thousands of young people demanding environmental accountability from the rich nations of the world.

There, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres made the following remarks about burning, drilling and mining. “It’s time to say ‘enough,’” said the U.N. chief. “Enough of treating nature like a toilet…Enough of burning and drilling and mining…We are digging our own graves.” Elsewhere in gold mining, some 10,000 people harmed by the New Liberty Gold Mine in Liberia have moved forward with their com-

M. Bristow

plaint against German and French national development banks - DEG and Proparco - for their links to the project. Injuries include drinking water polluted by a cyanide and arsenic spill, loss of homes and farms, and broken promises to provide jobs, schools and other facilities. The complainants are supported by Oxfam, Novib, Inclusive Development International and Liberian NGOs, among others. The full story of New Liberty can be found at www.thenewhumanitarian.org

UNESCO MARKS ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH AN AFRICAN SPOTLIGHT Unesco Ambassador F. Whitaker

Global Information Network The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) marked its 75 anniversary with a star-studded cast of artists and world leaders. Among the participants was American actor Forest Whitaker, a Unesco Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation since 2011. His organization, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), works jointly with Unesco

in South Sudan, Uganda and Mexico - areas affected by conflict and violence. In 2012, the WPDI launched the Conflict Resolution Education program in the U.S. In South Sudan, the WPDI trained former child soldiers and orphans to become peacemakers for their communities. Speaking at a special ceremony, he challenged the listeners. “If you see the beauty of the people that lies in every individual, you will wonder how racism could ever exist,” he began. “If you see the beauty that

lies in a vibrant school, you will wonder how could we not have education for all. If you see the beauty that lies in a live coral reef or an old forest you will wonder how could we not preserve that for our future generations?” “If you see the beauty that lies in an old city, a sacred site , a cave painted 20,000 years ago you will wonder how could senseless destruction be waged on the heritage of any nation of people.” Musicians who followed the speaker were American cellist Yo Yo Ma and Beninese singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, among others. Another project of Unesco, the Biennale of Luanda, will be celebrated this year under the African

Union’s 2021 theme, “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want” and is available virtually from the Unesco website. In a message shown during the event, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres observed that Unesco “was born as a pillar of the United Nations system, in the wake of one of the darkest chapters in human history” - namely two world wars. A conviction was born that political and economic arrangements between States are not enough to build lasting peace. “Reconciliation and development require stronger foundations, deeply rooted in societal interactions, and built upon intellectual and moral solidarity”, the agency explains.

Working with a diverse set of partners, Mr. Guterres said, Unesco is forging a new social contract for education and lifelong learning. The agency is also developing new tools to combat hate speech and misinformation while launching flagship initiatives in Iraq and Lebanon, using education and heritage to heal and rebuild. The international body has 50 field offices and a world headquarters located at number 7, Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France. Its General Conference, underway in Paris until 24 November, is also marking the anniversary with global recommendations on the ethics of artificial intelligence and on open science.

A PRIVATE FUNERAL TO BE HELD FOR LAST OF

THE APARTHEID-ERA PRESIDENTS Global Information Network There will be no state funeral for South Africa’s last white president, Frederick Willem de Klerk, his foundation said in a published statement. Instead, Mr. de Klerk will have a private burial following cremation on Nov. 21 for family members that will be closed to the media. He was 85 years of age. De Klerk, who won praise worldwide for his role in scrapping apartheid and shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993, has a conflicted legacy among the country’s Black population for his failure to curb political violence in the run up to South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. There was little appetite among South Africans for a state funeral - which ultimately was not scheduled to take place. De Klerk passed away after a battle with cancer at his home in the

Cradock Four who came from the town of Cradock, were members of the anti-apartheid United Democratic Front.

Fresnaye area of Cape Town. After his death, his foundation published a video in which he apologized for “the pain and the hurt and the indignity and the damage” apartheid caused during decades of white minority rule.

A document leaked to the press years after their deaths resulted in the removal of several police officers. At the second inquest, a judge ruled that the “security forces” were responsible, but named no one individual.

His previous refusal to apologize came as recently as last year when he said he did not believe apartheid was a crime against humanity. He also angered right wing Afrikaners who viewed him as a traitor to their causes of white supremacy and nationalism by ending apartheid. Lukhanyo Calata, son of the antiapartheid activist Fort Calata, claimed the former president was directly involved in his father’s death and should have been held accountable.

Nelson Mandela and Frederick Willem de Klerk

Instead, he took “the secrets about the murders of our fathers to the grave.”

and Sicelo Mhlauli were community leaders, guilty of such things as being part of a Marxist reading group, forming street committees, writing a letter to the municipality about dirty streets, fighting an unfair rental system and writing for a community newspaper.

Fort Calata and fellow activists Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto

In December 1984, Goniwe called for a boycott known as the “Black

Christmas” of white-owned shops, infuriating the white business community. The boycott was successful as the Lingelihle community did not buy food or liquor from whiteowned stores. In 1985 they were abducted and murdered by South African security police under orders of the apartheid regime. The so-called

Calata, Goniwe, Mhlauli and Mkonto were buried in Cradock on July 20,1985, at a massive political funeral attended by thousands of people from all over the country. Speakers at the funeral included Beyers Naudé, Allan Boesak and Steve Tshwete. A message from the then president of the ANC Oliver Tambo was read. It was also the first time that a huge SA Communist Party flag was unfurled and openly displayed at the funeral. De Klerk oversaw the end of white minority rule as the country’s last apartheid president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela.

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BUSINESS NEWS BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Famous Amos to Support Black Entrepreneurs Grant and Mentorship Program to award $150,000 to three selected businesses

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Famous Amos, in partnership with the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), has announced the launch of its Ingredients for Success Initiative, a grant and mentorship program that aims to provide the necessary tools and resources to help Black business owners succeed. According to a recent story by CNBC, there are about 2.6 million Black-owned businesses in the United States, equating to approximately 9.5 percent of all businesses. Yet nearly 8 out of 10 Black-owned companies do not survive the first 18 months. Famous Amos strongly believes that pairing these entrepreneurs early on

Building Your Legacy By Kent Caldwell-Meeks As we gather to celebrate family reunions, we are reminded of the importance of legacy, especially after being separated from loved ones due to the pandemic. We may also be reminded of how important it is to build a financial legacy for our family today and into the next generation. Due to systemic inequality, some people in our communities have disproportionately lower incomes, less financial acumen and limited homeownership opportunities. In fact, a recent Wells Fargo/ Gallup poll stated that about one in six Black and AfricanAmerican people reported that their current income equals their expenses. One in eight said that they are either drawing on their sav-

ings to make ends meet or falling into debt. This needs to change. No matter your situation, you can create a wealthbuilding plan that helps you improve financial habits now and set clear goals for the future. Start with organizing your finances, finding ways to save and using that savings to grow your finances. Here are some key ways to potentially build wealth:

• Real Property Assets:

Owning your personal residence and/or other real estate can be a great foundation for building wealth

because it typically appreciates in value over time.

• Retirement Plans:

If your workplace offers a 401(k) or other savings plan, these are effective savings tools that are usually deducted from your salary automatically and invested on a tax-deferred basis so that the saver can enjoy compounded earnings growth potential.

• Entrepreneurship:

Starting a business of your own could also help you build financial stability for your family now, as well as create a legacy that generates wealth for the future.

mentorship is a key ingredient to contribute to a more positive direction.

“We are extremely grateful to partner with the NBCC to help create pathways for Black business owners to thrive,” said Rachna Patel, Senior Director, Distinctive Brands at Ferrara. “We remain committed to fostering racial equity through the work that we do as a company and our connection to the communities we serve.”

“Our mission is t h e e c on om i c e mp owe r me nt of Black businesses and communities,” s a i d Charles H. DeBow, III, Executive Director, National Black Chamber of Commerce.

In its inaugural year, a total of $150,000 has been committed to award three Blackowned businesses, each receiving a $50,000 business grant. Grant winners will also receive a complete suite of mentoring and coaching with financial resources and resources to help drive sustainable growth and success.

Grant applications will be judged by some of the nation’s foremost Black business leaders including Jeffery Beckham Jr., Chief Executive Officer at Chicago Scholars; Roby Mercharles, vice president of partnerships at The American Dream Fund & Marketplace; Steve Canal, co-founder of Flourysh, ONE Venture Group, Saint Miles and The Baptist Collection; and Mandy Bowman, and founder and CEO of Official Black Wall Street.

Getting on the path to wealth-building can seem overwhelming but taking those first steps can make all the difference. Here is some advice on how to get started: • Start now. Don’t put it off. The sooner you start, the longer your wealth has time to grow. • Do your homework. Understand your financial sit-

uation. Seek out money management tools and resources. Research wealthbuilding opportunities. • Know your options. Take advantage of 401(k) plans, education funds and other saving opportunities offered within your workplace or un ion . You c an a ls o start a plan on your own.

The Famous Amos story began in 1975 at a bakery on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Inspired by a family recipe, the founder Wally Amos perfected the chocolate chip cookie.

Businesses must be at minimum 90 percent Blackowned and have been in operation for five years or less. For official rules and to apply, visit https:// famousamosingredientsforsuccess.info/. All entries must be submitted by November 29th, by 11:59 p.m. EST. • Work with a trusted advisor. Find a professional you trust who can assess where you are now and help guide you on your path to financial growth. So, as you reunite with family to celebrate your rich history, keep in mind the things you can do to help build wealth for their future.

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Social Security’s Many Online Services

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Social Security Administration There’s probably been a time in your life when you’ve wondered, “Can I do this online instead of visiting a Social Security office?” The answer is more than likely yes, and you can find more information about those online services at www.ssa. gov/onlineservices. Online, you can apply for retirement and disability benefits, appeal a decision, and so much more. The online services webpage has been organized into four popular categories for easy navigation: • Review your information –You can access your secure,

personal information and earnings history to make sure everything is correct. • Apply for benefits - You can apply for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits without having to visit a local Social Security office. • Manage your account You can change your direct deposit information and your address, if you are receiving benefits, online. • Find help and answers - You can find answers to your most frequently asked questions, as well as links to publications and other informational websites.

You can also access personalized information with your Social Security account. This is a useful resource even if you are not receiving benefits. You can: • Request a replacement Social Security number or Medicare card. • Get personalized retirement benefit estimates. • Get estimates for spouse’s benefits. • Print proof that you do not receive benefits. • Check your application or appeal status. • Read your Social Security statement. See ONLINE page 23

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IN MORE NEWS Ahmaud Arbery Trial: Black Pastors and Churches Challenged, Mobilize to Brunswick, GA By Pat Bryant A modern-day lynching is what Civil Rights and Freedom Movement leaders are calling the death of Ahmaud Arbery and the trial of three White men - William “Rody” Bryan, Gregory and Travis McMichael - accused of his murder. Black pastors, churches, and communities across the United States have been summoned to Brunswick, GA. by Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jamal Bryant, and Benjamin Crump after statements in court made by Attorney Kevin Gough. Gough, a defense lawyer for one of three White men accused of killing the Black jogger, asked the Georgia judge on Monday, November 15, to limit the number of high-profile Black pastors allowed to attend the proceedings. “We don’t want any more Black pastors in here,” said Gough, a defense attorney representing one of the accused killers in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial. Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network had been in court the previous day. “My concern is that it’s one thing for the family (of Ahmaud Arbery) to be present but (allowing) high-profile members of the African American community into the courtroom to sit with the family during trial in the presence of the jury, I believe that’s intimidating — and it is an attempt to pressure or influence the jury. In response to Attorney Gough’s demands, Atty. Barbara Arnwine, president of the Transformative Justice Coalition, is calling on pastors from around the country to attend the trial in Brunswick, GA. Local pastors across Georgia and Florida and the nation are mobilizing to attend the trial. Besides

Jamal Bryant in Atlanta, pastor Jeffrey Dove of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ocala, Fla. and Florida AME Bishop Frank Reid, Jr. are inviting pastors and members to Brunswick. Brunswick, Georgia is close to the Florida line and Jacksonville, Florida, a city with one million people, is the closest big city. “The Black Church is uniquely positioned to lift a moral voice, moral vision, and expose some of the fundamental contradictions that exist in American public life,” says Rev. Jeffrey Dove of Jacksonville. Brunswick’s population is home to 16,122 people of which 56 percent are Black. Brunswick is the County seat of Glynn County which has a population of 69 percent White, 26 percent Black, and 6 percent Latino. The courthouse has a small hearing room that accommodates less than forty spectators with an overflow room generally not filled. A large contingent of family and friends gather under tents outside the courthouse. “The majority of the Black community is not involved in social justice (struggles) in our city because our town lacks the kind of leadership to raise up warriors (to battle) social injustices,” said Dana Roberts Beckham, who tirelessly battles racism and environmental destruction in this sleepy town that mirrors many other towns in America. Clergry have been outside the courthouse during hearings. Whites and Blacks gather outside the courthouse daily supporting the many members of the Arbery family.

Rabbi Rachael Bergman of Temple Beth Tefilloh in Brunswick said this case is important. “This case is going to be a referendum on what is acceptable in the South. The case will mark a turning point in history in which a Black man can get a fair trial.”

Defense attorney Kevin Gough (standing) asked for a mistrial on Nov. 15 on the grounds that the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s presence in the courtroom could influence the jury. [AP] / Screen capture)

*Pat Bryant is a longtime journalist who covers events in the Southern United States.

TODAY IN

BLACK HISTORY 1977

1978

ROBERT CHAMBLISS (FINALLY) CONVICTED

THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE

In September 1963, four little girls were killed in the infamous “Birmingham Bombing” at 16th St. Baptist Church in Alabama. A witness saw known KKK member Robert Chambliss placing a box of dynamite under the stairs of the church. Chambliss was initially arrested in October 1963, but served only 6 months in jail with a $300 fine for illegal possession of dynamite. Alabama cleared Chambliss of any murder charges.

Civil Rights leaders continued to push for justice, finally gaining traction with the election of Bill Baxley as Alabama Attorney General in 1970. A strong ally, Baxley not only appointed Alabama’s first Black assistant attorney general, but also got the FBI to reopen the bombing investigation. In 1977, over 14 years after the bombing, Chambliss was convicted of the murders and sentenced to life in prison. He died in 1985. The other surviving bombers were convicted in 2001.

The Peoples Temple was founded in Indiana in the 1950s by Jim Jones, a reportedly charismatically mesmerizing preacher who modeled himself after the controversial Father Divine (founder of the Peace Mission movement). Over the next two decades, the church moved to Ukiah, then San Francisco California. Around 75% of Jones’ disciples were Black, and a majority of those were women. The group initially became famous for altruistic deeds and rehabilitating drug addicts and criminals, as well as its push for social justice and racial equality. By the early 1970s, Peoples Temple was becoming infamous for financial fraud and physical abuse of its membership, including children. In the mid-70s, likely to escape pending legal charges, Jones moved over 900 members of his congregation to the sparsely populated country of Guyana, carving out a settlement in the jungle named “Jonestown”. In 1978, responding to a deluge of concerns from his constituents, California U.S. Representative Leo Ryan flew to

Guyana to check on the conditions in the fully American settlement. When Ryan’s group was secretly approached by members seeking to return to the U.S., Jones snapped and had Ryan’s party attacked at the airstrip. Four died, including the congressman, before the planes could lift-off. Jones then ordered the community to drink a punch of cyanide, sleeping pills, and juice. A few escaped into the jungle during the mass suicide, later reporting that children were force-fed the concoction. Other survivors were away from the settlement on business. Jones and his nurse suicided by gun. The Jonestown Massacre was the largest non-natural, civilian casualty event in U.S. history until 9/11. It is still the largest civilian casualty event for Black Americans.

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For example, draft maps released by the commission last month collapsed the only two congressional districts in Los Angeles County represented by Black U.S. Congressmembers, Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) and Karen Bass (D-CA-37), into one district. After advocates and activists complained about African Americans losing political power, the commission separated the single district it was proposing into two constituencies again.

gressional seat, is home to about 40 % of African Americans in the state. Griffin, who is an organizer and entrepreneur, is known in California’s political circles for her outspoken advocacy on behalf of Black Californians. She says with the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 2028, there will be a lot of development and

But because California lost one seat in the U.S. Congress, due to an overall drop in the state’s population, according to the U.S. 2020 Census numbers, advocates worry that it will cause a ripple effect, which will change the racial and political composition of districts across the state. The “Black Hub” leaders and other advocates in the state are urging Black Californians to speak up and provide input to ensure their communities do not lose representation or resources. “It’s not just about us losing political power. It’s also about us losing assets,” said Kellie Todd Griffin, a resident of the Los Angeles County city of Carson, where the number of Black residents accounts for more than 25 % of the city’s total population. Los Angeles County, where California is expected to lose one con-

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“COVID-19 made it clear that in this country, a person’s ZIP code is a stronger driver of their health than their genetic code,” said Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, who headed the administration’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. “And so we set out to find ways to address and overcome those social and structural drivers and forge a path forward rooted in what is fundamentally fair.”

One of the realities driving the leaders’ concern is the possibility that the Black vote in five different regions of California will be diluted.

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an increase in revenue for government and businesses in Carson. Redrawn political districts, she fears, could hurt her city and others nearby economically. “When you look at the maps, invest in a representative health care workforce; and implement the report’s recommendations from a more permanent entity focused on health equity within the White House.

The task force specifically called on the administration to invest in community-led solutions to combat inequitable health outcomes; enforce equity-driven standards in data collection; increase accountability measures;

Nearly $240 million will be used to create a pipeline program for 13,000 health workers from underserved communities, according to the White House. More than 500 public health sites — including emergency departments, shelters, housing programs and mobile health clinics — across the country will receive increased support for apprenticeship programs. An additional $210 million will be allocated for tribal communities and health professionals who serve the American Indian and Alaska Native populations. $150 million will help people with disabilities and older adults, particularly those recovering from COVID-19. And more than $175 million will continue supporting vaccine outreach in high-risk communities and diversity efforts in the public health workforce.

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President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first full day in office to establish the task force. Memb ers worked 10 months on the report before submitting final recommendations to the administration.

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you see that our congressional district in Carson has been attached more to Redondo Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes instead of being connected to cities like Long Beach and Compton and places like that,” Griffin said. “There is also an assumption that Blacks and other minorities in the area vote the same on issues. As we know, that is not always true. We have specific issues that affect us Blacks differently. So, we vote differently on them – from some criminal justice reforms to the Crown Act.”

“Rather than adhere to map priorities from BIPOC communities, we are concerned that, in an effort to prioritize all voices, some commissioners have mistakenly and unknowingly elevated voices from l e ss d ive rs e, affluent communities in the process, and at the expense of BIPOC communities,” said Woodson. According to CBCRH, because the proposed maps chop up and split districts where African Americans live, Black political power will be diluted in Los Angeles County, San Diego

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EC will advise the Secretary of Agriculture by identifying USDA programs, policies, systems, structures, and practices that created barriers to inclusion or perpetuated racial, economic, health and social disparities. USDA-CME was founded in 1994 to address discrimination within the USDA, which Lucas referred to as the “Last Plantation” during his testimony. The coalition also focuses its work on the historical loss of Black land and how government policies deprived African Americans of generational wealth. The EC is expected to issue a preliminary report and provide “actionable recommendations” within the next 12 months, and a final report to be finished within two years. “The Equity Commission is taking important steps to dismantle barriers historically underserved communities have faced in accessing USDA programs and services,” said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a Sept. 24 statement.

County, the Central Valley, the Bay Area and the Inland Empire. To address the problem, they have submitted proposed maps to the redistricting commission that will protect Black political power and representation. Another major concern is the compressed timeline on which the commission is working, which limits the time for citizens to influence the line drawing process. This year, due to pandemic-related federal delays, census data the commission relies on to redraw maps was delayed. Instead of its usual release in March, the U.S. Census Bureau did not provide that information until Sept. 21. “The Black Hub is deeply concerned that the process for developing the maps has been rushed, inconsistent, and incomplete. It has resulted in maps that have ignored the interests of many Black communities and millions of residents in the state’s most populated areas,” said a statement released by CBCRH last week. Every 10 years, California appoints a new redistricting commission after the U.S. Census. It is tasked with mapping or re-drawing the state’s electoral lines based on population shifts in the state population over the decade between census counts. According to Census 2020 Black farmers,” Lucas said. The CME’s biggest accomplishment is its involvement in securing debt relief for Black farmers as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The ARP package included a multi-billion-dollar fund for socially disadvantaged farmers throughout the United States. The coalition has worked alongside U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to create the Justice for Black Farmers Act, which will provide even more aid to socially disadvantaged farmers. Of the approximately 70,000 farms in California, more than 90% are White-owned or White-managed and fewer than 1% are Blackowned or Black-managed, according to the 2017 federal agriculture census. The 2012 census reported that California had 722 Black farmers. By 2017, that number had decreased to 429. Nationally, there are 45,508 Black farmers or 1.3% of all farmers according to the 2017 agriculture census. Their properties account for 0.5% of the country’s farmlands.

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Lucas said despite the USDA’s efforts to address decades-old discrimination practices, he does not see it “getting any better” for Black farmers. Non-Black farm producers are fighting back in the courts, Lucas said.

In contrast, about 14% of all U.S. farmers in 1920 were Black, according to that year’s agriculture census. At the time, there were 925,708 Black farmers. Nearly all of them farmed in Deep South states. Lucas blames the USDA for the depletion of Black farmlands over the last century.

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“You have White farmers, who own most of the land and get all the benefits from the land; they are the ones now bringing court cases around the country. They are saying that it’s discriminatory to have debt-relief for

However, the USDA says it is in the process of reversing harmful policies and taking restorative action for programs that affected the progress, financial stability, and productive livelihood of Black farmers.

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numbers, California’s Black population decreased from about 2.5 to nearly 2.2 million over the last decade. However, there was a dramatic increase in the number of Californians who identify as more than one race — from 4.9% in 2010 to 14.6% in 2020.

52 congressional districts; 80 Assembly districts; and 40 Senate districts. For the state Board of Equalization, the body responsible for representing taxpayer interests and “equalizing” countyby-county tax assessments across California, there are four districts.

In 2008, California voters approved the Citizens Redistricting Commission t h rou g h a c on s t itu tional amendment called The Voters First Act or Proposition 11. It handed the function of drawing electoral maps to citizens. The policy was set up to avoid the political influence of government officials or special interest groups on the redistricting process.

The commission has to comply with a number of constitutional mandates, including Voting Rights Act provisions that all minority groups must be able to elect a representative of their choice; a district must be whole or contiguous (connected geographically); among other rules.

Before the passage of Prop 11, the state legislature was responsible for drawing its own electoral districts. There are five Democrats, five Republicans, and four members who are not affiliated with any political party on the committee. When redrawing maps, the number of voters in all districts across the state has to be equal. That is roughly 761,000 people in each congressional district. For all state Senate districts that number is 988,000, and 494,000 people in Assembly districts.

Starting Nov. 17 there will be a series of meetings during which the public will be able to provide their input to commissioners. Another round of map drawing sessions will commence Nov. 30. “We need to lift our voices and make sure we have said something. That we didn’t just sit by and let these lines be redrawn without us fighting for our interests. We have to define what community means to us,” said Griffin. “We have to make sure we are submitting written comments and letting people know the things that work for us and the things that don’t.”

In California, Blacks make up a little over 5 % of the state’s population of about 40 million people. There are

To make a public comment to the commission, email votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov or complete the Community Feedback Form.

“We are serious about our efforts to end discrimination across all areas of the Department and to improve access to services for key stakeholders,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh in a statement.

Lucas said it is actions such as the lawsuits that “deny Black farmers their dignity,” “a right to farm,” and deny Black farmers the “right to the same programs and services that White farmers get in this country.”

In March, the U.S. Congress passed a $4 billion debt relief program for farmers of color to address past discrimination in USDA programs.

In California, farming is classified under the term “agricultural activity.”

The debt relief program was passed as part of the ARP. It includes funding to pay off USDA loans held by 16,000 Black, Native American, Alaskan Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino farmers. Claiming discrimination, a group of White farmers have filed a dozen lawsuits against the program including one class action suit. Preliminary injunctions by three courts have momentarily blocked the program from issuing funds from the program. According to Khubaka Michael Harris of the California Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (CBFAA), “The debt relief was written in a way to help Black folks, but it is not just for Black folks. That’s why it’s in the courts. It was written where anybody who is a farmer can say, ‘Hey, I’ve been affected by COVID, too.’ Then, you are going to say that this money is just earmarked for Black folks? Now, the legislators have to go back to write in a language that targets underserved communities.” Based in Sacramento, CBFAA advocates for socially disadvantaged California Black farmers, and agriculturalists of color nationwide.

The state defines it as “the harvesting of any agricultural commodity, including timber, viticulture, apiculture, or horticulture, the raising of livestock, fur bearing animals, fish, or poultry, and any practices performed by a farmer or on a farm are also agricultural activities.” “That goes for licensed cannabis farmers too,” Harris said. “If you cultivate cannabis you are a farmer in this state.” Assembly Bill (AB) 3121, titled “The Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans,” was a law created to investigate the history of slavery in the United States, the extent of California’s involvement in slavery, segregation, and the denial of Black citizens their constitutional rights. The nine-member task force is expected to hear more testimonies from Black farmers in California, including producers from the Central Valley. “I see what all of you in California are doing is what needs to be done across this country,” Lucas said during his testimony. “It is the courage of your governor and the courage of the people on this reparation committee to take on this daunting task of talking to other people about their pain and suffering. Black farmers are suffering.”

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OBITUARIES Lorraine Beverly McCray-Walker

Carol Lott-Knight

Dr. Ella Faye Robinson-Sloan

SUNRISE

9/29/1950

8/22/1955

7/28/1947

SUNSET

10/27/2021

9/29/2021

10/21/2021

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Funeral services were held on November 16, 2021 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary with the burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. LORRAINE BEVERLY MCCRAY-WALKER was born September 29, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the 2nd of four children born to the late William F. and Julia (Mims) McCray. She acquired her love of Jazz music from her father. Lorraine’s fond memory was dancing on her father’s toes as he sang “Sweet Lorraine.” Lorraine graduated from Withrow High School. She attended Ohio State University, where she studied Business Administration. Lorraine gave birth to her first love, her son Anthony Wesley McCray. Lorraine met Larry Wiggers. Soon thereafter, Lorraine and Anthony moved to San Diego to this union, and a daughter was born LaShon Marie Wiggers. Lorraine had many passions in her life, and real-estate escrow was one. Lorraine opened several offices in San Diego and Los Angeles, carrying that same passion with her. She was a member of the Realtor Association and served as president of her organization, participated in Toastmaster, and understood the importance of professional accomplishments and personal development. She enjoyed going to music concerts. She enjoyed being with her friends and family and understood the importance of good friendships and family togetherness. Lorraine was full of life, conversations, opinions, and your protector. This was her essence, why people fell in love with her. Lorraine accepted Christ at an early age. She was an active member of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, California. On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, while Lorraine Jackson-Walker, answered the call from Heaven. She was preceded in death by her Father: William F. McCray Sr., Mother: Julia E. Cherry, Stepmother: Betty McCray, Brother: Michael McCray, Sister: Alisha McCray, Jaqueline Brown, Sister-in-Law Joyce Whittaker, Florence Wiggers, Brother-in-Law: Wesley Wiggers, Sonny Burton, Uncle: Julius Mims, Aunt: Betty Mims-Hill. She leaves to cherish her memory Son, Anthony W. McCray, Daughter, LaShon M. Wiggers (Milton); Grandchildren; Anthony C. McCray and Brandy L. Taylor, Brothers; Ronald McCray (Patrice) and William McCray Jr. Sisters; Kimberly Wilcox, Gail Jones (John), Colette Smith, Judith Jamison. Brother-in-Law, Leroy Wiggers, Sister-in-Law, Alberta Smith, Barbara Burton, Ruth Wiggers, Aunt, Cleaster Mims and a host of cousins, relatives, adopted children, co-workers, family, and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL CEMETERY CAROL LOTT-KNIGHT was born at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, Kansas on August 22,1955 to parents Birdie Jean and Charles Benton. She was nurtured and cared for by her maternal uncle Skinner and aunt Wy Benton who were strong influences in her life and gave Carol experiences while introducing her to the Christian faith. Entering her teen years, her mother relocated the family to Wichita, Kansas. Carol then attended Junior and Senior High schools in Wichita, Kansas, until her mother’s passing. She would go on to graduate from Lincoln High School in San Diego, California. Carol exemplified two characteristics, industrious and dedicated. She was a young wife and mother, who worked tirelessly to provide for family. Her first job was as a Nurse’s Assistant, in which she was not satisfied with that alone. She also worked as a salesperson for Princess House Gifts and Decor. She then began her career of thirty-four years with the City of San Diego. Carol would attend workshops and training to prepare for advancements. She served the city in many different locations and departments which included, Public Library, Police Department, Event Planning, and finally the Water Accounting Department, where she retired in 2020. Carol was a woman who had a flair for decor and fashion. She displayed this in her home and in her stylish manner of dressing and in how she dressed her children. She could take the smallest item and accessorize and make it look spectacular. Carol was married to Myron A. Chiles, then to Ronnie Franklin, and later Sammie Knight. All her husbands preceded her in death. Other family members that also preceded her in death included her precious eldest son, Myron Andrew Chiles II; parents; Charles Lott and Birdie Jean Benton Wimbish; maternal grandparents; James G. and Birdie H. Releford Benton; and paternal grandparents; Charles Lott and Malissa Lott. The Lord called Carol home September 29, 2021. Those left to cherish her memories and love are her children; Marcus (Nyishia) Chiles, Demeila Franklin, Marquis McCants; and a host of other family and relatives.

Roman McMackins SUNRISE

Tara Elaine Scales

11/26/1967

SUNSET 10/19/2021

SUNRISE 9/14/1970

SUNSET 9/26/2021

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ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL CEMETERY ROMAN MCMACKINS was born on November 26, 1967 in Pierce County Tacoma Washington, to Charles and Evanell McMackins, He was the oldest of two sons. Years later he relocated to San Diego, CA with his mother, where he attended Horton and Lindbergh Elementary Schools, and Lewis Junior High School. Roman accepted God in 1988 while he was attending Greater Israelite Church of God In Christ. He was a faithful Sunday school member and he enjoyed attending Monday night bible study. He was a loving and caring person and had a big heart. Roman was a giver, if he felt in his heart that you needed something, he would bless you with it without you even knowing it was from him. Roman went to Patrick Henry High School where he enjoyed marching and playing the tuba in the band. He graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1986. After graduation he went into the Conservation Camp where he learned about wildlife and how to fight fires. He had longevity at Home Depot and later he went to work for his brother at Nova Commercial and Allied Universal Security. Roman really enjoyed fishing with his brother and family. Roman and Farrell always came prepared while fishing with a lot of fishing poles and never caught a fish. He loved watching movies and spending time with his brother. Roman was a die hard Raider fan. He would always try to get you to become a Raider Fan. Roman was very creative and loved to cook. You would be surprised how good his cakes and brownies were. He loved to grill at family parties and holidays. He was a great uncle and exceptional brother- in-law and will be surely missed. Brother Roman Christian McMackins transitioned from labor to reward on October 19, 2021. Preceding him in death were parents; Charles and Evanell McMackins, brother Farrell Glen McMackins. Roman McMackins memories will be cherished by his loving family, sister, Rayanna (Josh) Rice, sister-in-law Cammy McMackins, nephews; Titus Rice, Josiah, and Jeremiah McMackins, great-nephew Keyelinn Rouse, nieces; Jekia McMackins, Elizabeth Rice and great-niece Kayliana Rouse and a host of loving aunts, uncles, supportive relatives, and church family and friends.

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Visitation was held Tuesday, November 16, at Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, Funeral service was held Wednesday November 17, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. DR. ELLA FAYE ROBINSON-SLOAN was born to Ella M. Robinson and Fay Robinson, Jr. in Hillsboro, Texas. The eldest of seven siblings, Ella Faye received her educational foundation at the Peabody School. She attended Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Ella Faye’s passion was doing hair. She set her eyes on enrolling in a beauty college in San Diego, California upon high school graduation. She found her spiritual home at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Ella Faye married Winston L. Sloan, from this union two children were born, a daughter, Rhonda Renee’ Sloan and a son, Rodney Dwayne Sloan. Ella became a licensed cosmetologist. She received an Associates Degree in photography and business, a Bachelor’s Degree in African Studies, and a Master’s Degree in counseling. Her educational background was used in service to her family, customers, church family, and the community. Ella Faye enrolled in the University of San Diego to pursue her Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership. She immersed herself in the work of W. E. B. Dubois’s “Talented Tenth.” She traveled to Africa for research on W.E B. Dubois, and would later turn her dissertation into a book titled, W.E.B. Dubois’s “Talented Tenth”: A Pioneering Conception of Transformational Leadership. She helped charter the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Delta Upsilon Chapter. She held the Regional Director for the Far Western Region. She Co-founded the Young Scholars Program, She served as a member and officer of the local N.A.A.C.P. and the George Stevens Senior Center. Ella is preceded in death by her grandfather, Fay “Poppa Jack” Robinson, Sr., grandmother, Ella Robinson, father, Fay Robinson, Jr., and mother Ella M. Hale. She leaves to carry forward her legacy and cherished memories husband, Winston L. Sloan, daughters; Rhonda Sloan and Debbie Foster (Michael) and sons; Rodney Sloan (Rexie), and Myron Bell (Candis); cherished grandchildren; Kania Batiste, Kaelin and Kiara Sloan; stepmother, Charlie Mae Robinson; siblings; Maryann Kennard, Barbara Garrett(Charles), Regina Parker, Cheryl Peyton (Jerry), Johnny Hale (Marilyn), Oliver Fennell, and Michael Simmons (Pam),and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY Christians’ United in the Word of God

Bishop / Pastor Adlai E. Mack, Pastor

7965-B Broadway Street Lemon Grove, California 91945 Conference Call Worship Service: SUNDAYS 10:30 AM Call: 1-701-802-5400 Access Code 1720379#

Rev. Luis A. Garcia, Sr. Pastor

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Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

Pastor Dennis Hodge First Lady Deborah Hodges

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

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Food Distribution Thursday Noon – 3:00 PM Diaper Program Thursday Noon – 2:00 PM

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

“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

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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.

St. Paul United Methodist Church of San Diego

Pastor Rodney and Christine Robinson

6:30 P.M. Wednesday Live Stream Bible Study

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr.

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

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

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Sunday School 9 :00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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Pastor Keith Eric Ellison

Pastor Jared B. Moten

Sunday School 9 :30 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 12 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.

“A Life Changing Ministry” Romans 12:2

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

Bethel Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

1962 Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

138 28th Street San Diego, CA 92102

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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

Sunday Early Morning Worship Service 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

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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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“Gov. Brough Fired Upon by Negroes at Elaine; NEGROES HAD PLOT TO RISE AGAINST WHITES, CHARGED” – Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 2, 1919

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“The Assault On Woman Avenged–Davis Dragged From Jail And Lynched–Mob Riddled Negro Ravisher With Bullets; Hung To Tree On Brickyard Hill At Early Hour This Morning; Brute Confessed Before The Crowd–Said He Intended To Murder Her As Well” – Evening Capital, Annapolis, Md., Dec. 21, 1906

For Years, Newspapers Printed Hate Student project explores the impact of newspaper coverage that incited racial terror in America

By DeNeen L. Brown The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Continued from cover

These lynchings — defined as extrajudicial killings carried out by lawless mobs intending to terrorize Black communities — evoked horror as victims were often castrated, dismembered, tortured, and riddled with bullets before being hanged from trees, light poles and bridges. Lynchings took different forms. Some Black people were bombed, as four little girls were in a church in Birmingham, Alabama. Emmett Till was kidnapped,

tortured, beaten and thrown into the Tallahatchie River with a cotton-gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. “Printing Hate,” a yearlong investigation by students working with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland, examines the scope, depth and breadth of newspaper coverage of hundreds of those public-spectacle lynchings and massacres. The investigation was inspired by DeNeen L.

Brown’s reporting on the Red Summer of 1919 and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which was sparked by the sensational coverage of The Tulsa Tribune, specifically a May 31, 1921, front-page stor y : “Nab Negro for Attacking Girl In an Elevator.” The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the deadliest acts of racist violence against Black people in U.S. history. The project investigates the cumulative effect of how newspaper headlines and editorials incited racist ter-

“FRIED OVER SLOW FIRE: Negro Commits the Unspeakable Crime and Is Put to Death With Horrible Torture; MOB GLOATS OVER FIENDISH BARBARITY” – Herald Democrat, Sherman, Texas, May 23, 1902

ror and falsely accused Black people of crimes. The series uncovers the widespread practice of publishing headlines that accelerated lynchings. That included newspapers announc- Picketers representing the National Association of Colored Women march past the White House in Washington, ing “Negro uprisings,” July 30, 1956, carrying posters protesting the lynching of four blacks in Georgia. The placards bear names of publishing uncorrob- Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts, Louisiana and Kentucky delegations. (AP Photo) orated stories of Black men accused of “assaulting” South greeted readers with Many of the newspapers white women, and print“Hambone’s Meditations,” a examined in this project ing false allegations of arson racist caricature created by ran racist headlines, calland vagrancy — all in an ing Black people “brutes,” The Commercial Appeal in attempt to justify racist ter“fiends” and “bad Negroes.” Memphis, Tennessee. ror inflicted on Black people. Newspapers across the

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History focuses on men, but Black women were lynched, too. Between 1865 and 1965, there were nearly 5,000 racial terror lynchings of Black people. Approximately 120 of those victims were Black women. Photo courtesy of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism.

Some of the newspapers advertised upcoming lynchings, often printing the time, date and place where mobs would gather. Some white reporters took notes while watching and wrote riveting accounts of the barbarity of mobs, documenting the horror of the wounds inflicted, with blow-by-blow descriptions of the attacks, as though they were writing about a sporting event. But those reporters, as skilled as they were as writers, often failed to practice good journalism, by undertaking the basic job of reporters — pursue and tell the truth. Many of those reporters failed to identify white people in the mob. They also failed to hold government officials accountable by asking hard questions of the sheriffs, judges and other local law enforcement officials who stepped aside while white mobs attacked Black people. This series found that the collective impact of those accounts was devastating. Sparked by reports, a white mob of more than 2,000 people in Salisbury, Maryland, pulled 23-yearold Matthew Williams from the “Negro ward” of the hospital, on Dec. 4, 1931, threw him out the window, stabbed him with an ice pick, and dragged him to the courthouse lawn. Before dousing him with gasoline, they cut off his fingers and toes, then drove to the Black side of

horrible ways. The lynchings were covered as an everyday occurrence, often reported side by side with who graduated from college that day and stock prices. A reader could open the newspaper in the morning and casually scan the headlines reporting baseball scores, finalists in beauty contests, reports on tariff negotiations and a news story advocating lynchings. The fact that lynchings took place is generally known, and the fact that some newspapers incited lynchings is generally known. But the Howard Center’s reporting shows how widespread this incendiary coverage was. It was not a question of this coverage just happening in places like Wilmington, North Carolina; Montgomer y, Alabama; or Atlanta, but it happened in small towns across America. “Printing Hate” examines white-owned newspaper coverage of lynchings and massacres from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. During those 100 years, thousands of Black people were murdered in massacres and lynchings. In that same period, nearly 5,000 racial terror lynchings of Black people occurred, according to a Howard Center analysis of the Beck-Tolnay inventory of Southern Lynch Victims and the Seguin-Rigby National

and universities: Hampton U n i v e r s i t y, Howard University, Morehous e College, Morgan State University and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Students spent months examining hundreds of newspapers to detail the complicity of many white newspaper owners, publishers and journalists who used headlines and editorials to incite racist mob violence and terror, in the form of lynchings, massacres and pogroms. In the course of this investigation, student journalists examined hundreds of headlines and news reports that were collected in an original database designed by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. “We found lots of examples of sensationalized coverage and trumped-up charges,” said Sean Mussenden, data editor at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. “I understood newspapers to be imperfect institutions that nonetheless served as guardians of truth who righted wrongs. I was shocked by the role so many papers played in promoting a culture of racial terror.” This investigation of newspaper coverage of lynchings comes at a time of “racial reckoning” in newsrooms. The stories dive into the country’s racist history, at a time when states are passing laws to prevent that truth from being told, under the guise of banning the teaching of critical race theory — designed to be taught in law schools. The series begins at a time when several major newspapers have issued statements, acknowledging and apologizing for racist coverage. “Printing Hate” attempts to add to this discourse by providing a comprehensive review of that racist historical newspaper coverage that incited the deaths of thousands of Black people.

The series also showcases compelling narratives of those impacted by newspaper accounts, including the 1908 case of Annie Walker, who begged “night riders” for mercy before she was killed, according to the Public Ledger newspaper in Kentucky. In “Printing Hate,” students write how the press covered jazz great Billie Holiday when she sang about “Strange Fruit”; how lynching photos and postcards were used by the media to foment terror; and about the courage of many journalists in the Black press who — often despite threats to their lives — pursued the truth about lynchings. This includes fearl e ss ant i - ly nch i ng crusader Ida B. WellsBarnett; Walter White,

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“LYNCHING CAUSED BY BRUTAL MURDER” – The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C., July 14, 1914

who investigated lynchings for the NAACP; Robert S. Abbott, founder of The Chicago Defender, whose masthead promised “We Print THE TRUTH No Matter Whom IT HURTS;” Simeon S. Booker Jr., the first Black reporter for The Washington Post, and an award-winning journalist who covered the civil rights movement for Jet and Ebony magazines; Moses Newson, a reporter who covered the 1955 trial of the white men who lynched Emmett Till. C.R. Gibbs, a historian and author of “Black, Copper, & Bright: The District of Columbia’s Black Civil War Regiment,” said newspapers often amplified community attitudes about race and racism.

“They provided the oil to throw on the fire of racial intolerance,” Gibbs said. “They essentially abandoned the cardinal rule of the press to report fairly and accurately. They should still be liable for some sort of justice. These headlines had the real effect of taking people’s lives. They were not fighters for truth and justice. They were propagators of violence, oppression and bloodshed.” The stories detailed in the “Printing Hate” series may hit readers in the gut because of the cumulative effect of the resulting racist terror lynchings and massacres. But it is required reading because the role some white-owned newspapers played in inciting violence against Black people in America is undeniable.

Mamie Mobley, mother of Emmett Till, pauses at her son's casket at a Chicago funeral home. The 14-year-old Chicagoan was killed in 1955 after reportedly whistling at a white woman during a visit to his uncle's house in Mississippi. Nearly 100,000 people visited his glass-topped casket during a four-day public viewing in Chicago. Images of his battered body helped spark the civil rights movement. Photo: AP Photo/Chicago Sun-Times

“FIXED FOR A BARBECUE; Preparations to Roast Jim Buchanan, Negro Murderer. Had the Mob Secured Him at Nacogdoches This was to Have Been the Programme” – The Southern Mercury, Dallas, Texas, Oct. 16, 1902

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“Printing Hate” will roll out over the next The Lynching Tree. Photo by Vanessa three months, publishSanchez/University of Maryland ing to the University of Maryland’s Capital News S er vice and Data Set of Lynchings in the Howard Center website. United States. It is set to be published by Word In Black, a “groundA MULTIFACETED breaking collaboration of INVESTIGATION the nation’s leading Black news publishers,” and is The series of stories in scheduled to appear on the “Printing Hate” resulted National Association of from a multifaceted invesBlack Journalists’ website. tigation by 58 student journalists from the University Newsrooms of Maryland, the University of Arkansas and five hisReaders will find interviews torically Black colleges

“3,000 WILL BURN NEGRO” – The New Orleans States, New Orleans, La., June 26, 1919

“Nab Negro for Attacking Girl In an Elevator” – The Tulsa Tribune, Tulsa, Okla., May 31, 1921

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COMMUNITY Globe Grows “The Grinch” And Still Keeps The Joy A.L. Haynes Contributing Writer Another San Diego tradition is back, with a facelift and an even more integrated cast. The Old Globe’s annual production of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas is now playing. After 24 years, some might suspect the show is played out. The refresh this year, however, is worth seeing as it delicately addresses current social concerns of “us” versus “them”, willful ignorance, and innocent prejudice while maintaining a playful, whimsical atmosphere. Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as Dr. Seuss, first published How The Grinch Stole Christmas in 1957, writing it into an animated

film (complete with song lyrics) that aired in 1966. Geisel was German-American, and was still a child when World War I began. At that time, all things German became despised: German was no longer taught in schools, building names were changed, jobs were lost, people were tarred and feathered, and there is at least one federally confirmed lynching, though several more are suspected. The sudden and swift prejudice Geisel experienced is ingrained in much of his work, but the emotions he experienced come through especially clearly in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. This year, The Old Globe’s performance has tapped into those emotions

Full Cast of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 2021 (Left to right) Row 1: Sophia Adajar, Dempsey Baker, Arya Bosworth, Jacob Caltrider, Bobby Chiu, Juliette Cutugno Row 2: Alexander Dalton, Leo Ebanks, John Treacy Egan, Patricia Jewel, Corey Jones, Benji Katzke Row 3: Kyrsten Hafso Koppman, Ariella Kvashny, Bets Malone, Bibi Mama, Leila Manuel, Tommy Martinez Row 4: Ali Nelson, Andrew Polec, Isabella Pruter, Larry Raben, Christopher M. Ramirez, Bethany Slomka Row 5: Lance Arthur Smith, Maya Washington, John Perry Wishchuk Photos courtesy of The Old Globe.

and re-highlighted them, with the Grinch (played by Andrew Polec) turning in a particularly nuanced performance. The main takeaway of this 2021 incarnation of this classic is the need for communication. It is only through getting to know individuals that misunderstandings and stereotypes that lead to “othering” can be overcome. Prejudice is overcome by understanding other perspectives.

Andrew Polec as The Grinch and Tommy Martinez as Young Max in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 2021. Photo by Rich Soublet II.

As the story unfolds, we clearly see that the Grinch has a different background and life context than the Whos in the nearest town. The Whos are dangerously irresponsible, judging the Grinch by their own mores rather than talking to him to better understand his behaviors and perspectives. For the Grinch’s part, the Whoville celebration has no context; he simply cannot understand “the noise, noise, noise, NOISE!” He, too, makes assumptions that assume nightmarish proportions, as (hilariously) seen throughout the song “Whatchama-who”. The adults in Whoville pass on their misinformed views, studded with exaggerated fiction, to their children. This is emphasized when Cindy-Lou is strongly discouraged from taking a gift to the Grinch in a way that later gives her nightmares. With the innocence of a young child, when Cindy-Lou meets the Grinch, she has no fear of his appearance or gruff demeanor, and willingly offers him friendship. At the same time, she tells her new friend about her scary dream - a nightmare centered around a dark, uninformed caricature of the Grinch. The Grinch lashes out by seeking to live down to those ideas.

Leila Manuel as Cindy-Lou Who and Andrew Polec as The Grinch in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 2021. Photo by Rich Soublet II.

Wrapped in playfulness, “The Grinch” somehow manages to address the root causes of prejudice. In many ways a “real life” cartoon, the message is presented in an easy to digest format. The theme is profound: looking at surface differences without getting to know people results in misunderstanding, hurt feelings, and hatred. The presentation is colorful, adorable, light-hearted, and full of fun. A hilarious romp intertwined with relevant depths, The Old Globe’s annual production of Dr. Seuss’

How The Grinch Stole Christmas is playing now until December 31st. Be aware that this year, children under three years old will not be admitted and masks are mandatory for everyone. Proof of vaccination or a recent negative CoVid-19 test must be shown for admission. These extra precautions to ensure a safe environment make the experience much more relaxing and enjoyable. Overall, it’s a great, family-friendly outing that can be used to start a conversation or that can be just plain fun.

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An Individual The first day of business was: 09/09/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shayna Cunningham 3560 James Cir Ap22 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025042 Fictitious business name(s): D & D Defense Contracting LLC Located at: 1616 Hilton Head Ct Apt #1260 El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 09/21/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: D & D Defense Contracting LLC 1616 Hilton Head Ct Apt 1260 El Cajon, CA 92019 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 08, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024716 Fictitious business name(s): Voice of Christ San Diego Located at: 830 63rd Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/03/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mariota Sola 830 63rd Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 03, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025078 Fictitious business name(s): Bismilahi Cab Located at: 6676 Mohawk St San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/25/2015 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ahmedsafi Mohamud Elmi 6676 Mohawk St San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 09, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025218 Fictitious business name(s): Konventional Kitchen Located at: 1006 Greenway Rd. Oceanside, CA 92057 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: Eddie Williams 1006 Greenway Rd. Oceanside, CA 92057 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on

November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025234 Fictitious business name(s): Abbas Services --Abbas Hauling Located at: 5628 Zircon St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/19/2005 This business is hereby registered by the following: Daryl B Howard Sr. 5628 Zircon St. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024892 Fictitious business name(s): Black Beauty Supply Network Located at: 933 Highland Ave National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Sheilla L. Buncom 3114 Mt. Miguel Drive San Diego, CA 92139 --Frank Buncom 3114 Mt. Miguel Drive San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 05, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024098 Fictitious business name(s): Journey Signatures Ink Located at: 2025 Foxtrot Loop Unit 2 Chula Vista, CA 91915 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: Journey Signatures Ink 2025 Foxtrot Loop Unit 2 Chula Vista, CA 91915 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 26, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 26, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024909 Fictitious business name(s): Inspired Life Coaching --Baianic Women and Heroines --Baianic Warriors Located at: 6928 Benson Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 10/28/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Allen Enterprise LLC 6928 Benson Ave San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on

November 05, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024537 Fictitious business name(s): Star Cab --Payam Shahrokh Located at: 5110 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #214 San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Payam Shahrokh 5110 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #214 San Diego, CA 92117 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 01, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024433 Fictitious business name(s): Renewed Bliss Essentials LLC Located at: 4602 Kansas Street #103 San Diego, CA 92116 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: Renewed Bliss Essentials LLC 4602 Kansas St. #103 San Diego, CA 92116 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 30, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 30, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024590 Fictitious business name(s): BB’s KC Soul Food Cooking Located at: 558 Felicita Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: Co-Partners The first day of business was: 10/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Algie Hardnett 558 Felicita Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 --Yolanda Clark 558 Felicita Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 02, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 02, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023650 Fictitious business name(s): NEW GENERATION Coatings --NEW Element’s Painting Located at: 4086 Euclid Av San Diego, CA 92105 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: Raul Mejia 4086 Euclid Av San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 20, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023907 Fictitious business name(s): A-ITpro Located at: 2920 Briarwood Rd. Unit I-15 Bonita, CA 91902 County of San Diego --PO Box 24 Bonita, CA 91908 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 06/06/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Aaron E Garcia-Alvarez 2920 Briarwood Rd. Unit I-15 Bonita, CA 91902 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 22, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024078 Fictitious business name(s): Island Spice Authentic Jamaican Restaurant Located at: 6109 University Ave San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/23/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shane Peter Ormsby 1450 Burgundy Drive Chula Vista, CA 91913 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 25, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 25, 2026 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023232 Fictitious business name(s): Run Life --Run Life Ministries Located at: 5152 Logan Ave. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 742271 San Diego, CA 92174 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/03/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: RaShan Paulette Jefferson 5152 Logan Ave. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 15, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 15, 2026 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023972 Fictitious business name(s): Panpan Wok --Lucky Bowl Located at: 904 S. Santa Fe Ave Vista, CA 92084 County of San Diego --7728 Garvey Ave Ste 6 Rosemead, CA 91770 County of Los Angeles 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: Lucky Bowl, Inc 904 S. Santa Fe Ave Vista, CA 92084 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 23, 2026 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023938 Fictitious business name(s): Micheaux Roache --O’lijuwon Roache Located at: 4371 Swift Ave Apt 5# San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/23/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Micheaux Roache 4371 Swift Ave Apt 5# San Diego, CA 92104 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 23, 2026 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9022563 Fictitious business name(s): Black Magic Massage Located at: 3065 Rosecrans Pl #209 San Diego, CA 92110 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: Paulette LaShawn Harris 267 Rancho Drive Unit D Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2026 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023268 Fictitious business name(s): Signatures, Ink --Signatures, Ink Mobile Notary Located at: 2782 Ramfos Place San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/10/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Regina Bradley 2782 Ramfos Place San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 15, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 15, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023478 Fictitious business name(s): Jones Investigative Security Specialist Located at: 4306 Boston Avenue San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/19/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jeremy Tolano Obrian Jones 4306 Boston Avenue San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 19, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9022833 Fictitious business name(s): BlackCotton Unique Fashions Located at: 110 W. Renette Ave #6 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 05/05/2005 This business is hereby registered by the following: Felicia Lee Williams-Henderson 110 W. Renette Ave #6 El Cajon, CA 92020 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 11, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 11, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9022942 Fictitious business name(s): Breaking Ground Design Located at: 4860 Rolando Ct #36 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Stephen Lynch 4860 Rolando Ct #36 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 12, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 12, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023588 Fictitious business name(s): Desanti Construction Located at: 4948 Vista Arroyo La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/20/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Daniel E Desanti 4948 Vista Arroyo La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 20, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023573 Fictitious business name(s): Fabulous Totes & Accessories Boutique Located at: 6760 Doriana St Apt 87 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 151226 San Diego, CA 92175 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/08/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Claudette Allen-Butler 6760 Doriana St. Apt 87 San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 20, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9023501 Fictitious business name(s): Sang Dao Restaurant Located at: 5421 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/23/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Phidprakay Bobbie Deary 5239 Topsail Dr. San Diego, CA 92154 This statement was filed with

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the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 19, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9021981 Fictitious business name(s): Thrift Options --Thrift Options 619 Located at: 209 Garrett Ave Apt. C 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 names(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Edgar Carlos Romero 209 Garrett Ave. Apt. C Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on October 01, 2026 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18

the petitioner a written order with further directions.

Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

as follows:

Date: December 02, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

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

The 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).

The name and address of the court is: Central Justice Center 700 W. Civic Center Dr. Santa Ana, CA 92701

6106 Paseo Delicias, Ste. E P.O. Box 752 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 858-756-5558 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 ----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Carol Hawley Case Number: 37-2021-00031949-PR-PWCTL

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.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff ’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: Cassady S. Davidson, Esq. 21250 Hawthorne Blvd. Suite 500 Torrance, CA 90503 310-503-8805

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00048109CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Javier Adolfo Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier Adolfo-Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier A Kenneth Hernandez-Green AKA Javier A K Hernandez-Green To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Javier Adolfo Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier Adolfo-Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier A Kenneth Hernandez-Green AKA Javier A K Hernandez-Green filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Javier Adolfo Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier Adolfo-Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier A Kenneth Hernandez-Green AKA Javier A K Hernandez-Green PROPOSED NAME: Javier Green 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: December 28, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT 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 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 West Broadway San Diego 92101 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00047043CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Esteban Castillo To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Esteban Castillo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Esteban Castillo PROPOSED NAME: Dante Leonardo Samuel Marco 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: December 21, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00046613CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Cynthia Vazquez, Israel Vazquez on behalf of minor child To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Cynthia Vazquez, Israel Vazquez on behalf of minor child filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Vanessa Vazquez-Ruiz PROPOSED NAME: Natalia Vazquez-Ruiz 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: December 16, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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.

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

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.

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

A RESPONDENT 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.

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 RESPONDENT 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

PRESENT NAME: Isaiah Kevin Triplett PROPOSED NAME: Isaiah Alcala 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: December 16, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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 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 hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT 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.

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway Ave San Diego, CA 92101 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18

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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 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway Ave San Diego, CA 92101 Ceentral Division 37-2021-00044318CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Alejandra S. Taborga To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Alejandra S. Taborga filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Alejandra S. Taborga PROPOSED NAME: Alejandra Saavedra 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

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Orange Central Justice Center 700 W. Civic Center Dr. Santa Ana, CA 92701 Case Number: 30-2021-01188783-CU-PACJC NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: Joshua Colville, an Individual; DOES 1 TO 15 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: Vidal Estrada NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

Summons Filed: 03/18/2021 Order For Publication Filed: 10/26/2021 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Jonathan Edward Nash Case Number: 37-2021-00030253-PR-PWCTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Jonathan Edward Nash A Petition for Probate has been filed by Sharon B. Nash in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego The Petition For Probate requests that Sharon B. Nash be appointed as a personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests that 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. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on December 02, 2021 at 1:30 PM in Department 503 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE (form DE-154) of the 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: Ryan Anderson

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The Petition For Probate requests that April Anne Hawley be appointed as a personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests that 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. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on December 02, 2021 at 1:30 PM in Department 503 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Central If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE (form DE-154) of the 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.

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• Thursday, November 18, 2021

ARTS & CULTURE

Lizzo Gives Heartfelt Message at Missy Elliot’s Walk of Fame Induction By Rolling Out

watched you my entire life.

Lizzo got teary as she thanked Missy Elliott for “making my dreams come true” at her Hollywood Walk of Fame induction. The “Get Ur Freak On” rapper was honored with a star on the famous sidewalk in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 8, and stars came out in force to celebrate the 50-year-old hip-hop icon, including her “Tempo” collaborator, who gave an impassioned speech.

“And I saw a superstar in you, but I’ve also seen myself. I’d never seen myself and you lived so boldly and so beautifully and so unapologetically and so out loud.

The “Juice” singer grew emotional as she hailed Missy for reflecting herself and thanked her for all she has done for “so many Black girls.” The 33-year-old Grammy-winner gushed: “You are the brightest star in the universe Missy. I’ve

“You have no idea what you have done for so many Black girls. We don’t deserve you. We don’t deserve Missy Elliott and still, you continue to give to us and give with your heart. Your genius. Let me just drop some words: Genius! Icon! Queen… queen of hip-hop! Visionary! I want to thank you so much for helping me in my career. I never in a million years thought I’d get to meet you and not only did I get to meet you, but we worked in the studio together! Thank

you for making my dreams come true. You have no idea what you mean to all of us, Missy. We love you. We celebrate you. God Bless You. This is more than deserved. Let us continue to celebrate all of your accomplishments and your influence forever. We love you so much, Missy. Congratulations.” The “Work It” hitmaker acknowledged that she’s had to overcome “many obstacles” in her career, and admitted she is “humbly grateful” to be bestowed with the highest honor in Hollywood. Missy wrote on Instagram: “I’ve had to climb over many obstacles & I have been through a lot…but through the grace of God I never gave up even

Prize-winning 1619 Project Now Coming Out in Book Form By Hillel Italie AP National Writer The “1619 Project,” which began two years ago as a special issue of The New York Times magazine, has been at the heart of an intensifying debate over racism and the country's origins and how they should be presented in the classroom. The project has been welcomed as a vital new voice that places slavery at the center of American history and Black people at the heart of a centuries-long quest for the U.S. to meet the promise — intended or otherwise — that “all men are created equal.” Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones received a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. At the same time, opposition has come from such historians as the Pulitzer Prize winner Gordon Wood, who denounced the project's initial assertion that protecting slavery was a primary reason for the American Revolution (the language has since been amended) and from Republican officials around the country. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas has proposed a bill that would ban federal funding for teaching the project, and the Trump administration issued a “1776 Commission” report it called a rebuttal against “reckless ‘re-education’ attempts that seek to reframe American history around the idea that the United States is not an exceptional country but an evil one.” In 2021, Republican objections to the 1619 project and to critical race theory have led to widespread legislative action. According to Jonathan Friedman, director of free expression and education at PEN America, dozens of bills around the country have been proposed

or enacted that call for various restrictions on books seen as immoral or unpatriotic. Two bills passed in Texas specifically mention the 1619 project. “When you look at the current movement about critical race theory, you can see some of its origins in the fight over the 1619 project,” Friedman says. The Texas laws, Friedman says, are “opaque” about whether a given school such as the ones attended by Perkins' kids could receive a copy of the 1619 book. He cites a passage which reads “a teacher, administrator, or other employee of a state agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school may not ... require an understanding of the 1619 Project.” He says the provision “effectively bars a teacher from teaching or assigning any materials from the 1619 Project” but not the school library from stocking it — especially if the book has been donated. A spokesperson for the Austin Independent School District says in a statement that the “academics team is currently working on this internally, and we are not yet able to speak to the issue.” The 1619 book appears destined for political controversy, but it's also a literary event. Contributors range from such prize-winning authors on poverty and racial justice as Matthew Desmond, Bryan Stevenson and Michelle Alexander, to Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, to “Waiting to Exhale” novelist Terry McMillan and author Jesmyn Ward, a twotime winner of the National Book Award for fiction. The book also includes poetry from the Pulitzer win-

ners Tracy K. Smith, Yusef Komunyakaa, Rita Dove and Natasha Trethewey. “It's just such an amazing part of this book,” HannahJones says of the poems and prose fiction. “It gives you these beautiful breaks between these essays.” “The 1619 Project” book has already reached the top 100 on the bestseller lists of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com. Online seller Bookshop.org has set up a partnership with the publisher One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House, for independent stores such as Reverie Books to donate copies to libraries, schools, and other local organizations.

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when times have been tough I have FOUGHT!” Missy was also joined by her “1,2 Step” and “Lose Control” collaborator Ciara at the induction. Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana

Martinez said: “Missy Elliott has broken through the barriers of the male-dominated Hip-Hop world, and the music industry as a whole, as she has led the way for many women who have followed in her footsteps. She

continues to break barriers year after year and we’re thrilled to be able to honor her on the Walk of Fame.” This ar ticle originally appeared in RollingOut.com.

centuries of Black lives from their communities in Africa to their forced passage overseas and enslavement to their harde ar ne d f re e dom. Those once “brokenhearted, beaten and bruised” became “healers, pastors and activists,” HannahJones and Watson write, “because the people fought/ America began to combination photo shows cover art for "The 1619 Project: Born On the Water" based on a live to its promise of This student's family tree assignment, with words by Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson and illustrations democracy.” by Nikkolas Smith, left, and "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story". (Kokila/One World via AP)

Lynsey Burkins, who leads the council's Build Your Stack initiative, which helps teachers build their classroom libraries, says it was important to reflect a diversity of experiences in the classroom texts. Burkins, a third-grade teacher in Ohio, says it's easier to engage students with topics like history when they can see themselves in the work they're reading. “The more books that we have in our menu, the more that students get to start learning about historical events in a way that is humanizing for them,” Burkins says. Hannah has a second book out this week. The Penguin Random House imprint Kokila is publishing the picture story “Born On the Water,” a collaboration among Hannah-Jones, co-writer Renee Watson and illustrator Nikkolas Smith. Hannah-Jones says she was inspired after readers of the Times magazine asked for something addressed to younger readers. It is a mini-history, with verse and images, that traces

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COVID-19 UPDATES

The Booster Shot Can Help You Safely Celebrate the Holidays booster dose if they feel at risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19. Additionally, people 65 and older, those with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease should get your booster to strengthen protection against COVID-19 as soon as you can. If you received Photo: Any Lane the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, By Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D. you should get your booster dose two months after your The holiday season is here. The most important thing initial dose. I recommend As you make plans to celwe need to continue to do contacting your primary ebrate and gather with during the holidays is get health care provider if you friends and family, keep vaccinated. The highly are unsure of your eligibility. effective and safe vaccines COVID-19 in mind and In addition, if you live remain our best weapon take steps to prevent its or work in high-risk setspread. It is important that against spreading COVID19. Naturally, there will we continue to protect our tings you are eligible. This families and communistill be questions about the includes first responders, ties – especially those 65+, boosters. Here’s what you teachers and school supthose with compromised need to know: port staff, daycare workimmune systems and others, food and agriculture What is the booster ers at high risk. If you or workers, manufacturing someone in your home vaccine and why do you workers, correction workhas a medical condition or need it? ers, U.S. postal workers, works around other peopublic transit workers and The booster is an addiple, get a booster. tional dose of the coronagrocery store workers. And virus vaccine intended to if someone in your home Recently, the CDC authoimprove the response of is at increased risk for rized boosters for the Pfizer, the initial vaccine series. COVID-19 due to health Moderna and Johnson & COVID-19 vaccines are Johnson COVID-19 vacor job, then all members very effective in lowercines. Public health experts of the household over 18 ing the risk of severe disrecommend boosters for should get a booster, too. ease, hospitalization, and eligible individuals who death. Boosters help mainmeet a certain criterion, Do you need to get the tain your immunity and and California Health and same brand of vaccine help keep you from getting Human Services Secretary as your original COVID-19. Dr. Mark Ghaly recently vaccination? recommended that anyone Who is eligible for a No, it is safe to get any 18 years or older should get booster? vaccine brand for your a booster if they feel they booster. It’s your choice would benefit from one, Fully vaccinated individespecially with holiday to get Pfizer, Moderna or uals 18 years and older are gatherings coming. recommended to get their Johnson & Johnson.

Do boosters contain the same makeup as the existing vaccines Absolutely. The booster shots have the same formulation as the current COVID-19 vaccines with one exception. The Moderna booster is half the dose of the vaccine people received for their initial series. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson contain the same dose as the initial vaccine.

What are the side effects of getting a booster? We have seen similar side effects to that of the initial series. This includes fever, headache, fatigue and pain at the injection site, and overall, are mild and moderate.

Since boosters are being recommended, should you assume the vaccines are not working? It’s common with many vaccines to get boosters to help strengthen your immunity. As time passes and more information is gathered, health experts are starting to see reduced protection, especially among certain populations, against mild and moderate disease. But it is important to remember

What to Know About Waning Vaccine Effectiveness By Cori Zaragoza Contributing Writer

As the winter approaches, many wonder if they are still safe against COVID-19 with the vaccines they got almost 6 months ago. Scientists at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, partnered with the International Vaccine Access Center, have said that the vaccines currently authorized are still highly effective against COVID-19, with some exceptions for those with weakened immune systems and older people. Despite this, according to the New York Times (NYT), new published studies show that the protection granted by the COVID-19 vaccine does wane over time, though experts say this is normal. A report by the World Health Organization showed that despite the protection waning, the COVID vaccines still remained more than 50 percent effective at preventing infection. “The main objective of the Covid vaccine is to prevent severe disease and death, and

they are still doing a good job at that,” said Melissa Higdon to the New York Times. Higdon is a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who leads a project to compile research on COVID vaccine performance.

second shot. Those that had Johnson & Johnson are eligible for a booster 2 months after getting the shot. The NYT reported on November 9 that both Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the FDA to authorize booster shots for all eligible adults. However, experts remain unsure if this is necessary or if it may cause unnecessary doubt on the vaccines efficacy.

“It’s easy with all the discussion about boostPhoto: AP Photo/Hassene Dridi ers to lose that really important The Centers for Disease message that the vaccines are Control and Prevention still working. Going from has compiled data that an unvaccinated to a vaccimRNA vaccines b oth nated person is still the critiwane over time similarly. cal step,” said Eli Rosenberg, Comparatively, the Johnson the deputy director for sci& Johnson vaccine is less ence in the Office of Public effective at preventing negHealth at the New York State ative health outcomes over Department of Health, in a time and wanes faster. November NYT article. Because of this, they are now recommending that those 65 and older, as well as those that are immunocompromised or high risk, who had the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, should be eligible for a booster 6 months after their

For now, experts agree that those over the age of 65, immunocompromised, or high risk should get their COVID booster shot to protect themselves against any infections as the cold, winter months roll in.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

COVID-19 STATUS that the COVID-19 vaccine continues to be safe and effective in preventing severe disease and death and is our path out of the pandemic.

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

376,114

REPORTED TESTS

7,432,499

Are you still considered fully vaccinated if you don’t get the booster? Yes, everyone is still fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna or two weeks after a single dose of Johnson & Johnson. Consider the booster as an extra layer of protection.

When will everyone be eligible for a booster? Experts continue to look at data to understand how well the vaccines are working for different populations, particularly when considering new variants, like the Delta. We do think additional populations may be recommended to receive the booster.

HOSPITALIZED

18,279

ICU

1,889 SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 11/10/21

COUNTY COVID-19

VACCINATION RATES BY RACE / ETHNICITY

Black or African American 3.1% Race and Ethnicity Unknown 5.3% Other/ Multiple Race 11.7%

Where can people get more information about the booster and make an appointment? Visit the state’s websites at www.vaccinateall58.com or www.myturn.ca.gov for more information on the safety and effectiveness and make a vaccination appointment.

Native Hawaiian or Other Paciﬁc Islander 0.7%

Asian 11.8%

American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%

White 37.5%

Latino or Hispanic 29.6%

SOURCE: County of San Diego. Last updated 11/10/2021

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LIMITED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER (Effective June 15, 2021) On June 15, 2021, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy will be rescinded. Persons and entities may still be subject to Cal OSHA and California Department of Public Health guidelines and standards with limited public health restrictions, including face coverings, school based guidance, and guidance for mega events. The California Public Health Officer has issued an order to be effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID19/Order-of-the-State-Public- Health-OfficerBeyond-Blueprint.aspx. The California Public Health Officer has also issued updated face covering guidance effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ guidance-for-face- coverings.aspx#June15guidance. In San Diego County, persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID19,” 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, will be subject to 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/2 019-nCoV/health-order.html. Subsequent Health Officer Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be issued in San Diego County as conditions warrant. 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: 1. Effective June 15, 2021, the Order of the

Health Officer and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, and any other Health Officer orders related to COVID-19 shall expire, with the exception of the following: a. “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19,” dated December 24, 2020. b. “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” dated April 5, 2021. c. Any quarantine or isolation order issued to an individual that is currently in effect. 2. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b), all governmental entities in the county shall continue to take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with State and local laws, regulations, and orders related to the control of COVID-19. IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: June 14, 2021 WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego EXPIRATION OF 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 Health Officer Order and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, shall expire as a regulation for the protection of life and property, on June 15, 2021. Date: June 14, 2021 HELEN ROBBINS-MEYER Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego