Vol. 62 No. 43 | Thursday, October 27, 2022

Election 2022 KEY DATES

Mental Health Care Crisis

By Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media

Daniel Smith, Last Living Son of a Slave, Dies

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

The 2022 midterm elections are just a few weeks away, and both sides of the aisle have long acknowledged it’s the most conse quential in years. Each of the seats in Congress is up, and 35 U.S. Senate chairs could flip. Further, 36 gover nors’ races will occur, as would sev eral down-ballot battles for posts like attorney general and state leg islatures.

Polling suggests that while Democrats have emerged as favorites to at least hold its slim Senate major ity, the GOP could sweep the U.S. House, where it takes 218 seats to win control of that chamber.

Also, Republicans need just a net gain of one seat to turn control of the Senate, where polling suggests that at least ten contests are

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By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Daniel R. Smith, believed to be the last remaining child of parents who were born into slavery, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at the age of 90.

In a 2020 Zenger News article, “The Incredible Life of Daniel Smith, Living Son of a Slave”, Smith shared his life story and drew a direct comparison between the civil rights move ment of the 1960s and racial justice protests of the 2020.

According to the article, Smith shared that his father, Abram “A.B.” Smith, was born into slavery in 1863 and

was 70 years old when he had Daniel, his sixth child, in 1932. Smith, who grew up hearing stories from his father about America’s most shameful period, would go on to build a remarkable life and witness momentous events in the ongoing struggle for racial equality.

“When the [Ku Klux Klan] bombed the church [in Birmingham, Alabama], that finally got the ministers and

the clergy to join Martin Luther King,” he said. “They finally came. Today, Black Lives Matter — after George

PHOTO: CBM

Democratic strategist Karen Finney

PHOTO: NNPA

Daniel Smith, then 88, at his home in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2020.

PHOTO: Randy Marso/Zenger

YOUTH:

regarding mental health, regard ing being a person of color,” said Samantha Giles.

Giles, a California teenager, is one of the Children’s Partnership’s youth panelists.

“I even got to go into a breakout room where we talked about how our parents don’t necessarily rec ognize our mental health strug gles and I never really talked with someone else my age about my personal experience and their per sonal experience,” the teenager intimated.

Giles described the interactions she had with her peers as “eye opening.”

That same month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his “Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health,” an initiative that pumps $4.7 billion into the super-system providing mental health services to the state’s youth.

Some advocates and public health officials say the governor’s announcement serves as an appro priate policy response to what experts are calling a mental health crisis in the state. They see it as a positive step the state is taking to address the under-treated and often-overlooked challenges that youth like Giles are trying to over come.

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“When you think about what’s at stake, it’s very clear in terms

According to the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), one in 14 children have experienced a mental or emotional disturbance that disrupts their day-to-day life.

Of the California adolescents who experienced major depressive epi sodes, 63.6 % did not receive treat ment for those incidents.

Newsom touts California’s response to the national mental health crisis over that of other states.

“As other states take away resources to support kids’ mental health, California is doubling down with the most significant overhaul of our mental health system in state history,” Newsom said. “We’re investing billions of dollars to ensure every California child has better access to comprehensive mental health and substance use services.”

Some notable organizations have praised the state’s commitment to children’s and young adults’ men tal health.

“The state has made some incred ible and historic investments in children and youth mental health and well-being - both with the $4 billion Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative and with the $3 billion Community Schools Initiative,” Angela M. Vázquez, Policy Director at the Children’s Partnership, stated.

However, Vázquez raised concerns about many of these funds being one-time investments that might

of the GOP candidates who emerged,” longtime Democratic Strategist Karen Finney said dur ing an appearance on the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s

not fully address the needs of chil dren of color.

Vázquez’s concerns, which mir ror those of several mental health advocates in communities of color, extend to Newsom’s pledge to add 40,000 more mental health workers to California.

“Still, the reality is that the clinical workforce is and will likely remain for some time largely White and middle-class - not at all reflective of the diversity of our state’s chil dren,” Vázquez stated.

The Children’s Partnership is cur rently working on a solution to the existing inequity that the organi zation says involves peer-to-peer interactions.

“Youth of color from The Children’s Partnership’s own youth pol icy council, the Hope, Healing, and Health Collective shared that greater investments in peer-topeer programs would improve the opportunities for youth of color to connect and heal with members of their own communities and iden tities,” Vázquez stated. “Peer sup port is an essential evidence-based strategy for young people’s men tal health that has the potential to build interest and foundational professional skills that lead to future opportunities for mental health career paths for more stu dents of color.”

Contributing to the state’s youth mental health crisis are other fac tors like the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say.

live morning news program, Let It Be Known.

“That tells you a lot about their agenda if they win.”

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According to research published by the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, the state of mental health among Black people worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic with anxiety and depres sion being the main issues.

“These recent events have layered on additional psychological and emotional stress on children and youth of color, particularly Black youth,” Vázquez stated “In con sidering what serves young peo ple well, it is imperative that we address the systemic barriers that have contributed to historic men tal health disparities in youth, and develop innovative strategies, leav ing space for healing outside of and in tandem with the traditional mental health system.”

The CHCF found that Black people had the hardest time amongst all other ethnic groups finding a doc tor, especially a specialist.

In 2019, Black children in California were the most likely to experience serious emotional dis turbances amongst children of all other racial groups at a rate of nearly 8%.

From 2017 to 2019, roughly 30% of Black 7th graders were projected to have experienced feelings of depression or depressive episodes.

These trends are not just docu mented among today’s Black chil dren. African American adults are reported to have experienced more adverse childhood experiences that negatively impact their mental

Finney, a CNN political commen tator, served as senior advisor to Stacey Abrams during the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race.

She also served as senior advisor

from his father.

health more than any other ethnic group that self-reported, according to the CHCF.

In August, Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2508, authored by Assemblymember Sharon QuirkSilva (D-Fullerton). The new state law, Newsom’s office says, reimag ines youth mental health services by strengthening care systems in schools and focusing on interven tion and prevention instead of cri sis care.

The governor says the legisla tion will “better define the role of school counselors.”

But Vázquez has some reservations about that bill, too. She feels it does not fully address the mental health needs of all of the state’s children.

“One thing that AB 2508 does not address is the urgent need for greater investments in California’s youngest learners’ mental healthchildren ages 0-5,” Vázquez stated.

“The state needs to invest signifi cantly more resources in com munity-based infant and early childhood mental health services, such as early childhood men tal health consultations - an evi dence-based model that reduces the number of preschool suspen sions and expulsions, an issue that has significant disproportionate impacts on young Black children.”

California Black Media’s coverage of Mental Health in California is sup ported by the California Health Care Foundation.

for communications and political outreach and senior spokesperson for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016.

Floyd was killed, it galva nized everyone. Everyone watched someone die on TV,” he told Zenger News.

Smith was born and raised in Winsted, Connecticut, a small town with a popula tion of 10,000 that included only about 20 African Americans at the time of his birth. Smith grew up with four older sisters and one older brother, and his fam ily of eight made up nearly half of the town’s Black pop ulation.

Though Daniel Smith was just 6 years old when A.B. Smith died, he still had vivid memories of his father.

“My father was a real gentle man. He was always a good provider on his salary of $16 a week. When he went to work, I was still in bed. When he came home, I was in bed,” Smith said.

He recalled hearing first hand accounts of slavery during his youth, primarily

“I used to get out of bed, sneak into my parents’ room, and put my head at the bottom of the bed, listening to their conversations. My father used to tell stories about the whipping posts, the hanging tree,” he said. “On Sundays, we would go to church, and you would hear people talking about simi lar things, but they had worse stories.”

Smith was the only African American at his high school, but he had a good experience there.

“I was very popular primar ily because I was the only Black, and I was a novelty,” Smith told the news outlet.

After graduating from high school, Smith served in the U.S. military as an operating room technician and a scrub nurse in the Korean War. He was also worked as a lifeguard in Korea.

When his mil itary service ended, Smith came home to Winsted, which suffered a hur ricane-induced flood in 1955.

Smith remem bers seeing water rushing down the main street, taking cars and houses with it, and humbly recalls saving a drowning man during the flood.

Pulitzer Prize winner John

Hersey documented the event for the New Yorker.

“They identified me as Danny Smith, the Negro hero of the town,” Smith said.

When Smith ran for stu dent council president at Springfield College in Massachusetts, his winning campaign slogan was “Vote for Dan, the man with a tan.” He continued his pur suit of higher education at the Tuskegee Institute School of Veterinary Medicine. But after the Klan killed four young Black girls in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Smith felt compelled to leave school and join the civil rights movement.

“The march was just unbe lievable, especially when Martin Luther King gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. You couldn’t find a dry eye. I was crying.”

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Daniel Smith poses in uniform at Camp Pickett in Nottoway County, Virginia, on an unknown date in 1952.

PHOTO: Courtesy: Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith poses for a portrait with photos of his parents at his home in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2020.

PHOTO: Randy Marso/Zenger

Homelessness and the November 8th Vote

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

This week we have new num bers suggesting that the home less population is growing in spite of efforts to make more housing available. This, in spite of efforts that are underway to open more shelters, There is discussion about the growing numbers of homeless without talking about why and how. The numbers are growing because of two reasons: (1) the increasing high cost of rentals with no real controls on landlords or what they charge; and (2) the rising cost of living outpacing minimum wages.

In a county with a population of 49 per cent renters, one would think there would be a real effort to get the homeless regis tered as voters to participate in the coming election. The reality is that everyday we see more and more high rise apartment build ings going up as apartments and condos. Yet we have no talk about vacancies, but only mention of affordable housing, not available housing.

The point here is that those who vote can influence the policies and actions of those elected to office as well as those who sit as judges on landlord and tenant cases. Some of those very judges are probably landlords

with no requirements to present their per sonal interest before deciding such cases.

Until renters become voters, one can not expect to see real efforts to move more homeless into existing vacancies. The vacancies are not created for the homeless, but for those who can afford the high cost of occupancy. “Affordable” housing is, too often, a diversionary carrot to have both the public and the homeless focus on any thing except existing vacancies.

A recent report on homelessness among Black San Diegans details a number of his torical factors influencing homelessness. And it is not all about drugs and mental illness. However, the changes and recom mendations detailed in that report appear to provide a pathway to change. But those changes do not include developing the kind of civic responsibility that could lead the homeless to becoming voters and therefore taking long term steps to not only improve their personal condition, but also the qual ity of life for those who will follow them, unless some real public policies are made by those who are voted into office.

Perhaps all of this is too late for November 8th participation, but let’s think about it anyway.

When Star Athletes Act Like Losers

By Emil Guillermo

Just ask O.J.

But when athletes steer clear of any of that, generally they are treated like gods who live above the rim. And that makes it difficult when they start to behave like mere mortals who do some pretty regrettable things.

Just look at Herschel Walker or Draymond Green.

Let’s take Walker first. If you’re a Bay Area guy like me, Georgia’s Walker is not the greatest running back ever. Give me Marcus Allen. Or even Texas’ Earl Campbell. Both of them would rather run over line backers, not Democrats.

Walker is different. We know that Walker denies giving money to pay for a former partner’s abortion. But now the same female partner claims Walker wanted her to have a second abortion, though she declined and had the child.

Mind you, I’m choosing to skip all the accusations about Walker’s general hypocrisy from his grandstanding son, Christian. But the woman who claims Walker has con sulted her on abortion isn’t grandstanding. She’s pro vided proof to the news site, the Daily Beast, and appears credible.

All this shouldn’t even be political talk, but Walker is running as an anti-abortion, pro-life fundamentalist. The truth is relevant if it makes Walker out to be a liar. But maybe that’s good for a pol itician?

Coming to Walker’s defense is no less than Donald Trump, who told the NY Times’ Maggie Haberman about Walker’s abundant qualities.

“He was the best football player in the nation by far,” Trump said of Walker.

When asked about his “com plicated personal history,” Trump was quick to dismiss

any criticism. “Ten years ago would be a problem, twenty years ago a bigger problem.

I don’t think it’s a problem today,” Trump said.

Haberman asked “why?” Because the world is chang ing.

In other words, outright liars are rewarded in today’s corrupt Republican politics led by Godfather Trump. Anything goes, as long as you win. Trump’s blessing has opened the way for millions in political contributions and support from conservatives who shamelessly back the unqualified and truth-com promised Walker.

But this is the kind of Black man Republicans want. Controllable. Who will do what they want. Run over Democrats with politi cal athleticism! Doesn’t seem to stack up against the incumbent Senator, Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat and the cur rent preacher of MLK’s

Los Angeles. On Kevin de León, It’s Time to Put Up or Shut Up

By Jasmyne Cannick Special to California Black Media Partners

The situation with disgraced Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León reached a new low Wednesday when he calmly declared during a news interview that he is not resigning, putting to rest any hope that he would do the right thing and step down.

“No, I will not resign because there is a lot of work ahead,” De León said.

In the two weeks since the leaking of the audio of the October 2021 meeting involv ing City Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and Ron Herrera, the leader of the Los Angeles Labor Federation, in which they were overheard conspiring to retain and expand Latino political power to the detriment of Black residents, a lot has been said.

But now, Los Angeles, it’s time to put up or shut up.

Either you stand for and with racists and bigots or you don’t. There’s no in-between on this.

It is not easy to overlook the fact that far too many “leaders” and organizations hesi tated before they could bring themselves to call for the resignation of all four involved.

“There is no place in our city family for attacks on colleagues and their loved ones, and there is no place for racism anywhere in L.A.,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti in his first statement.

Performative activism on the issue of De León’s resignation should not be celebrated or accepted — by anyone.

City leaders cannot claim to stand with us on this issue and then go on as business as usual. That makes them just as complicit as Martinez, Cedillo, De León, and Herrera.

Labor and Democratic Party organizations cannot denounce the Racist Four and then not put measures in place to make sure that they are ineligible for future endorsements and resources for political campaigns in the future.

De León is a textbook narcissist who believes he has a bright political future ahead of himself, including his running for statewide office in 2026. In order for that run to be successful, he has to have the backing of labor, the Democratic Party, and Democratic clubs. These groups need to deliver a unified message that he can’t come to them for money, endorsements, or support.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Kevin has drawn a line in the sand: he’s not going to leave on his own. We need to draw our own.

While I know many community, labor, and Democratic organizations were against

Ebenezer Baptist church.

If Walker wins, we will feel the impact in California. Democrats can rely on Kamala Harris to break a tie on upcoming legislation on key issues like gun control, immigration, voting rights, LGBTQ rights. Oh, and

there’s abortion.

the recall of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, those same groups should be using their political savviness and resources to spearhead the recall of De León — that is, if they truly found his comments abhorrent and want him off city council.

If Kevin De León isn’t a perfect example of an elected official who needs to be given his pink slip, I don’t know who is.

Despite public outrage and disillusion ment, De León thinks he can sit pretty for the time being as long as he is only facing surface-level activism. Remind you of any one?

That needs to change, and allies need to do more than issue strongly-worded state ments. It’s time for some strategic, orga nized action.

And before I get out of here, it’s not just allies who need to show up.

Black people, we need to show up for our selves, too, lest we prove De León’s “Wizard of Oz effect” to be true.

If you are not talking about this situation in some way every day, as the elders say, “you ain’t talking about nothin.” If you can’t be out there with Black Lives Matter and the other groups camping out in front of the homes of Cedillo and De León, then you support the people who are. There’s a role for everyone in fighting for our respect as a people.

How Los Angeles meets this moment will dictate the future of consequences for exposed racism and bigotry in our gov ernment. If De León is allowed to stay put, then going forward, no public official will allow themselves to be forced to resign over their anti-Black comments.

Gil Cedillo isn’t off the hook either. He, too, needs to kick rocks. Everything I said about labor and Democratic organizations withholding support from De León should apply to Martinez, Cedillo, and Herrera. At least with Cedillo, while we want him gone now, we know he will be gone in December. The bigger problem we face is giving De León the boot.

Being a leader means more than being the first with a tersely worded statement or performing before the news cameras. It also means taking action and taking a stand, even when no one is watching and it’s uncomfortable to do so.

We are still waiting for Los Angeles “lead ers” to meet the moment.

A political strategist, Jasmyne Cannick is a former Special Assistant to previous Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson, a delegate in the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, and a proud member of The Blacks who stands with the Oaxacan, Armenian, Jewish, and LGBTQ communities.

But there will be no heroics from Harris if Republicans gain the majority and have Herschel Walker in their pocket. He will do anything they say. He’s their star ath lete. He can do no wrong.

Athletes shouldn’t be treated as winners when they act like losers.

Emil Guillermo is a journalist and commentator. He does a talk show on http://www.amok. com. This commentary originally appeared in Post News Group.

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Dr. John E. Warren

Latanya Wes t

In communities of color, athletes in the U.S. are practically royalty. They don’t call Lebron “King James” for nothing. Star athletes can do no wrong. Until they do.

Exhaling Justice Holds “Stop the Bleeding” Training

By Emma Fox Contributing Writer

PHOTOS: Voice & Viewpoint

Outspoken activist and advocate for those who have lost loved ones to police violence, Tasha Williamson, held a workshop titled “Stop the Bleeding Training” on the night of October 7th at the Jackie Robinson YMCA. This free, hour-long ses sion was aimed to teach attendees techniques to save the life of someone who is bleeding out. Williamson, former mayoral candidate to the City of San Diego, is President and CEO of the nonprofit, Exhaling Justice, which hosted the event.

The workshop was guided by the American College of Surgeons’ program STOP THE BLEED© which walks people through steps that can potentially save a life.

Step 1: Look for life-threatening bleeding.

• Is a trauma first aid kit available?

Step 2:

No access to trauma first aid kit:

• Use your hands to apply steady pressure directly on the wound with a clean cloth.

With access to trauma first aid kit:

• Pack the wound with bleeding control gauze or any clean cloth and apply pressure.

Step 3: Apply a tourniquet if the wound is on an arm or leg.

• Remember “Wrap, wind, secure, time”.

• Wrap the tourniquet around the limb above the bleeding site, wind it to tighten until the bleeding stops, secure it shut, and write the time.

This training allowed community members to prepare them selves to stop the bleeding after a shooting or stabbing, or any severe injury.

Voice

By Emma Fox Contributing Writer

In City Council President Sean EloRivera’s recent press release, he announced a workshop on a Tenant Protections Ordinance to give San Diegans a chance to take the housing crisis into their own hands. Open to the public and council members, the workshop will be an opportunity to ask questions, voice concerns, and make suggestions in order to imple ment tenant protections that renters need.

Information to Know:

• T he workshop will be held at the City Council Meeting at the Council Chambers on Monday, October 31 at noon.

• A ll are welcome to attend, either remotely on zoom or in person.

• The agenda will be posted to the City of San Diego website at 10 am on Wednesday, October 26.

• Join the meeting by visiting https:// sandiego.hylandcloud.com/ 211agendaonlinecounci.

• To join by telephone, dial 1-669-254 5252.

• O r, watch the meet ing live through the City of San Diego’s CityTV webcast at www.sandiego.granicus.com.

This workshop also intends to create preventa tive measures so that people do not become unhoused. The NoFault Eviction Moratorium passed last spring expired as of September 30th which leaves renters vulner able to eviction for any number of reasons. The cost of a security deposit and rent for a new place may be

the reason people end up living on the street.

As San Diego makes efforts to house people, more and more people lose their homes creating a cycle that the city can not keep up with. This is why this opportunity to speak directly to your elect ed officials is so important. Tell them what they can do to stabilize housing, to make your future as a renter secure.

Every person deserves affordable, quality, and stable housing. It is the responsibility of the elected officials to act in the best interest of the people and make that happen. Make your voice heard and hold them accountable for listening.

By: Emma Fox Contributing Writer

The City of San Diego’s Get It Done app and web por tal is a way for members of the community to report a non-emergency problem related to city assets. It can also be used to make appointments for Passport services or to schedule time at the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Materials drop-off facility. A comprehensive list of reportable problems can be found on their website https://www.sandiego.gov/get-it-done

Get It Done Tips to Know:

• The Get It Done app is not for time-sensitive problems

• The app connects residents with over 60 non-emer gency city services

• You can see local reports to stay updated on what is happening in your area

• You can get your frequently asked questions answered

• After submitting a report, allow time for it to be addressed, expect communication through text, and share your opinion through their survey.

• You can type in your address and see your trash collec tion schedule

To make a report, follow these steps:

1. Include only one issue per report because different issues are sent to different departments.

2. Include a photo that shows the area surrounding the problem so city workers can easily locate it.

3. Provide additional information about the location. If the address isn’t available you can drop a marker at the location.

4. S elect the Item that most fits your issue. The item you select on the Get It Done menu directs the report to the department that will deal with the issue so make sure you select the correct one.

By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

The City of San Diego has launched a digital literacy program, Tech on the Go, which is offering free in-per son classes for any San Diegan who wants to learn how to use a com puter and better navigate the inter net. Tech on the Go instructors visit libraries, recreation centers and community centers.

Program instructors will visit libraries, recreation centers and com munity centers to provide the class es to improve computer and online literacy. Classes are open to peo ple of all skill levels and laptops are provided during the class for those who need one.

Courses include “How to Use Zoom,” “Mouse & Typing Skills,” “Internet Safety,” and “How to Use a Smartphone/Laptop,” with topics chang ing monthly. Each two-hour class session includes an hour of instruc tion on a specific topic followed by an hour of open office time where individuals can get one-on-one help from instructors. Computers and devices are also available for pur chase.

To sign up for a class, San Diegans can go to https://sdfutures.org/dig ital-literacy/ or ask a city librarian for assistance. Hard copies of monthly class schedules are also posted in participating libraries and rec reation centers.

City Council President Pro Tem Monica Montgomery Steppe spoke of the Tech on the Go program, a collaboration with the San Diego Futures Foundation, in front of the Malcolm X/Valencia Park Library on Thursday, October 13th.

“This is all about empowering our fellow San Diegans by giving them the knowledge and skills to make their way in what is an increasingly digital world.” Montgomery Steppe said.

Library Director Misty Jones says, “We’ve done a lot to expand pub lic Wi-Fi that everyone can use and now we’re taking the next step by offering free classes so folks can get the most out of using the internet, whether it’s learning how to use Zoom or applying for a job online.”

Classes are currently being offered at seven locations:

Central Library, 330 Park Blvd. Logan Heights Library, 567 S. 28th St.

Sherman Heights Community Center, 2258 Island Ave.

Skyline Library, 7900 Paradise Valley Road

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library, 5148 Market St.

Park de la Cruz Recreation Center, 3911 Landis St.

San Ysidro Library, 4235 Beyer Blvd.

County of

At a recent Child Support Super Saturday event at the South Region Live Well Center in National City, San Diego County Library and Child Support Services teamed up to provide Chromebooks and mobile hotspots to fam ilies for one year.

Nearly 200 parents and more than 300 children preregistered for the devic es and 303 were distribut ed at the event. Additional Chromebooks and hotspots were reserved for those who were unable to attend. The Chromebooks and hotspots were paid for as part of a $4.3 million federal grant.

Beyond efforts promoting digital inclusion, Child Support Services was open to

provide child support ser vices to customers to accommodate those who may not be able to visit during regu lar business hours.

County Library staff also provided the community attendees information about library services, such as the free Library High School Diploma Program and free online tutoring.

Visit any SDCL branch with

valid photo ID or present your SDCL library card and complete an Attestation form, a form declaring that }recipients do not have access to equipment or services sufficient to access the internet. For more information on how to obtain a device, the San Diego County Library branches have laptop checkouts and free internet access through mobile hotspots. Visit www. sdcl.org.

PHOTO: Nesa by Makers

Broadcast Journalist Is Honored in Lemon Grove

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff

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PHOTOS: Mike Norris

Heavy Pocketz and The ‘Good Food’ Fest

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

Last Saturday from 1pm ‘till 5pm the parking lot at the 4125 Alpha Street strip mall was transformed into a “Let’s get together and feel alright” community food fest.

From Korean to soul food, food con noisseurs were able to enjoy Big Belly’s one-of-a-kind Bar-B-Q. The taste was in the meat and the sauce, can’t be beat! Ms. Denise’s tasty soul food dinner plates, One:ish Gourmet Sandwiches and King Cutty’s fried “Fish-Crack”.

“You taste this fish…you will defi nitely be back for more,” said Glen “Cutty” Pageant.

There were some busy cooks that made the day extra special. The Write Juice’s mobile truck was there blend ing health back into the community and Akeera’s Lit Lemonade was there for the thirsty people.

“We are from this community, so we are here to help as much as possible. We try to do the food fest about once a month. We just want to bring positive vibes to the place we grow up,” Heavy Pocketz partner Tony Jackson shared.

Basketball, good eats, music, dominos, cards, jumpers, lively con versations and more is how they got down at the big HP parking lot.

“This community raised me and my

brothers. It takes a village. Whatever I can do to give back, that’s what I’m going to do. I could have opened the store somewhere else but I wanted it here in my community that I grew up in,” Heavy Pocketz owner Tyrell Robinson shared.

“Our store specializes in high quality cloth ing and shoes. We are bringing fashion to the neighborhood. Come check us out, we’ve got the good stuff.”

PHOTOS: Darrel Wheeler

By Rev Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

Ha lloween is once again upon us, with more spending than last year, in spite of the pandemic. Last year 2021, Americans spent a total of $10.1 billion on Halloween. This year it is projected that expenditures by this same group of Americans will exceed $1.6 billion. It is antici pated that “people will resume related activities associated with Halloween at pre-pandemic levels with 69% of consumers planning to celebrate the holiday this year, up from 65% in 2021 and com parable to 68% in 2019,” according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Things One Should Know About Halloween

Here are some of the reasons for the increase in cost: The cost of candy has increased this year by more than 13.1% over September of last year.

This year consumers are expect ed to spend $3.6 billion on cos tumes; $3.1 billion on candy; $3.4 billion for decorations; and $0.6 billion for greeting cards. This will equate to $100.00 per individual or families celebrat ing the occasion.

Most people are not aware of the history of Halloween or the fact that the observance was brought to America by the Irish during the Potato Famine of 1840. From about 1930 until Mickey Mouse had a Halloween celebration in the 1950s, it had been an occasion for pranks or tricks on people if they didn’t have treats. Disney’s Mickey Mouse Halloween celebration, through animation, was responsible for the growth and

takeoff of the celebrations we have today.

But the history is not as much fun as the observance has become. The history is a mixture of the Catholic Church’s observance of All Saint’s Day and All Souls Day, to be celebrated on November 1st. That date was considered a “Holy” day. The evening before became known as “All Hallow’s” Eve. This original celebration dates back more than 2,000 years to the Druids and the time of harvest.

Eventually, the idea surfaced that the spirits of the dead came out the evening before “The Day of the Dead” and sought bod ies to inhabit the night before. The idea of the pumpkin was to carve a face and put a candle in the pumpkin, and the pumpkin being placed in one’s window or door. This told passing spirits that the dwelling was already

inhabited and, therefore, the spirits would move on to look for another place.

To those of the Catholic faith, in Mexico the celebration adopted elements of the Aztec culture and was added to the Day of the Dead or “Dia de Muertos,” a time hon oring those who have passed on. What has now become a threeday celebration is a time for fami ly gatherings for prayers and remembrances of the dead.

The other side of this story is that in many Protestant faiths, Halloween is seen as a Satanic event. The celebration of witch es and demons is forbidden in the Bible.

The conclusion of the matter is that one should know and understand that which one cel ebrates.

Halloween Safety Tips for Drivers and

& Viewpoint Newswire

October is best known for its Halloween fes tivities, but it is also National Pedestrian Safety Month.

According to a 2022 report by Smart Growth America, people of color, particularly Black and Native American pedestrians, are more likely to die while walking than any other race or ethnic group. Older adults and peo ple walking in low-income neighborhoods were also killed at much higher rates than other populations in 2020 as with past years.

Traditionally, these neighborhoods have fewer sidewalks and parks, as well as more roads without controlled access that can carry large volumes of local traffic at generally high speeds. These factors support the need for a heightened focus on road safety for residents who rely on walking or public transportation.

Safety is a two-way street. Drivers and pedes trians must share the road, share the respon sibility and work together to demonstrate safe behaviors on the road, helping to pro tect themselves and those around them. The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and Caltrans offer the following tips for pedestrians and drivers to keep each other safe, particularly as Halloween approaches:

Safety tips for pedestrians:

• Make yourself visible: wear bright colored clothes and carry a flashlight if you are walking at night.

• Avoid dangerous behaviors: always walk on the sidewalk (don’t cross mid-block), stay sober and make eye contact with drivers – don’t assume the driver can see you.

• Stay off your phone: talking and especially texting dis tracts you from paying atten tion to your surroundings.

• Look before you step: cross streets at marked cross

walks/intersections, obey traffic signals and watch for turning vehicles.

• To prevent stumbling or tripping, make sure that costumes don’t drag on the ground.

• Look left-right-left before crossing a street.

Safety tips for drivers:

• Don’t speed! Obey the speed limit, never use your phone, and always be cautious of your surroundings.

• Never drive under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

• Look out for pedestrians, especially in hard-to-see conditions such as at night or in bad weather.

• Pedestrians have the right of way at any crosswalk or intersection, so yield and be prepared to stop.

• Stop at the crosswalk stop line to give driv ers in other lanes an opportunity to see and yield to pedestrians too.

• Be cautious when backing up – pedestri ans, especially young children, can move into your path suddenly.

National Pedestrian Safety Month is an ideal time to shine a light on the importance of prioritizing safer behaviors on the road to protect our children, parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and co-workers.

To learn more about ways to stay safe, visit www.gosafelyca.org.

County and Voice & Viewpoint Discuss Race and Disparities Within The Child Welfare System

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The County of San Diego and Voice & Viewpoint last Wednesday, Oct.

joined together for a one-hour town hall that addressed issues sur rounding Child Welfare Services (CWS) in the region and in partic ular with African American fam ilies.

The virtual town hall was mod erated by Voice & Viewpoint Publisher Dr. John Warren and County Health and Human Services Executive Director Nick Macchione.

The presentation was led by Dr. Kim Giardina, director of CWS, and also included from the County Alfredo Guardado, assistant direc tor of CWS, Dr. Keisha Clark, pro gram coordinator of CWS Office of Equity, Elly Chung, Protective

San Diego

Services Program Manager of CWS, Elizabeth Bustos, HHSA agency equity liaison, and Crystal Skerven, central regional com munity coordinator for HHSA Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities.

After welcoming and stage-set ting remarks from Macchione and Dr. Warren, Dr. Giardina went through a brief presentation that covered the efforts child welfare has been making to address racial disproportionality and dispari ties within the child welfare sys tem that have negatively impacted African American families.

Dr. Giardina shared the outcomes of the County’s work over the last 10 years, specifically the decrease in children entering care, the

changes in kin placement and the demographic information regard ing CWS workforce.

Also emphasized by Dr. Giardina during the conversation was the need for CWS to repair relation ships with communities and that CWS needs communities to help reimagine and redefine an equita ble child well-being system.

For the rest of the hour, the discus sion was wide-ranging with mod eration provided by Dr. Warren and Macchione.

Among the topics covered was an organizational shift to focus on strengthening families to ensure they never have contact with child welfare in the first place. CWS is embarking on this transformation to invest in prevention by partner

ing with community-based orga nizations and the community for family strengthening, minimizing the use of family separation and utilizing foster care only when it is absolutely necessary and for the shortest time possible.

Also discussed were changes in practices, such as reviewing CWS policies through a race and equity lens and in a manner that addresses unconscious bias. Doing so is nec essary in order to address overrep resentation of African American children entering foster care com pared to the general population, and what CWS is doing to improve children being placed with rela tives and helping them to connect with their family members. This change in practice includes educa tion and training of CWS staff.

For more information about San Diego County Child Welfare Services, call (877) 792-KIDS (5437).

The full video of the town hall and the slide show are available on the Voice & Viewpoint website, sdvoice. info.

Two more town halls in this series are upcoming. Behavioral Health Services will be featured on Wednesday, Nov. 16 featuring Director Dr. Luke Bergmann. On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the focus will be Homeless Solutions & Equitable Communities featuring Barbara Jiménez, Community Operations Officer. More information and registration is available at bit.ly/ VoiceTownHall.

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Russian Court Upholds

Brittney Griner Conviction

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

WNBA Star Brittney Griner will remain in a Russian prison and serve the bulk of her 9-year sentence following the Moscow Regional Court’s decision on Tuesday to uphold her earlier conviction and sentence.

The court slightly reduced the sen tence by granting Griner 1.5 days of time served. The Phoenix Mercury all-star has been in custody since Feb. 17. Tuesday’s outcome only hastened fears that Griner would now be sent to one of Russia’s brutal prison colo nies, where abuse and even torture reportedly occurs routinely.

“We are aware of the news out of Russia that Brittney Griner will continue to be wrongfully detained under intolerable circumstances after having to undergo another sham judicial proceeding today,” U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Sullivan told reporters. “President Biden has been very clear that Brittney should be released immediately.”

According to CNN, Sullivan stressed that the Biden administration is working to get Griner, and Paul Whelan released. Sullivan said the administration “remains in contact with representatives of the families.” Whelan, an ex-Marine, has been detained since 2018.

“In recent weeks, the Biden-Harris Administration has continued to engage with Russia through every available channel and make every effort to bring home Brittney as well as to support and advocate for other Americans detained in Russia, including fellow wrongful detainee Paul Whelan,” Sullivan said.

“The President has demonstrated that he is willing to go to extraordi nary lengths and make tough deci sions to bring Americans home, as his Administration has done suc cessfully from countries around the world.”

Biden has offered Russian Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer, in exchange for Griner and Whelan but thus far hasn’t been able to strike a deal with Moscow.

“We are very disappointed. The ver dict contains numerous defects, and we hoped that the court of appeal would take them into consideration,” Griner’s lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov said in a statement. “We still think the punishment is excessive and contradicts the existing court practice.”

“Brittney’s biggest fear is that she is not be exchanged and will have to serve the whole sentence in Russia. She had hopes for today as each month, each day away from her family and friends matters to her,” her lawyers noted.

Makers of Chemical Hair Straightening Products Face Ben Crump Lawsuit

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

Researchers have discovered that hair products used predominant ly by Black women are likely to contain hazardous chemicals with endocrine-disrupting and carcinogenic properties. Armed with that infor mation and research by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, civil rights attorney Ben Crump joined forces with lawyer Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann to file a lawsuit against beauty products giant L’ Oréal USA.

Crump and Zimmermann filed the suit on behalf of Jenny Mitchell, a woman with no family history of cancer but who received a uterine cancer diagnosis after years of using L’ Oréal products.

The lawyers declared that the defendants also would include “entities that assisted in the development, marketing, and sale of the defec tive products including Motions, Dark & Lovely, Olive Oil Relaxer, and Organic Root Stimulator.”

“Black women have long been told they must use chemical hair straightening products to meet society’s standards,” Crump declared. “Com-

Mitchell started using the products around 2000 and continued until 2022.

In August 2018, Mitchell – with no family history of uterine or other cancer – was diagnosed with uter ine cancer and underwent a com plete hysterectomy, Crump noted.

Mitchell attended mandatory medical appointments every three months for two years and has appointments scheduled every six months.

Crump cited a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute October 17. The study concluded that frequent users of chemical hair straightening prod ucts, defined in the study as more than four uses a year, were more than twice as likely to develop uter ine cancer than those who didn’t use those products.

The National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences conducted the study.

Uterine cancer rates and deaths are reportedly on the rise in the U.S. Death rates are highest among non-Hispanic Black women, who are more likely than other popula tions to be afflicted with aggressive

subtypes of uterine cancer, accord ing to the National Institutes of Health, which tracked data from 34,000 women in the Sister Study for more than a decade.

“Black women have long been the victims of dangerous products spe cifically marketed to them,” said Crump. “Black hair has been and always will be beautiful, but Black women have been told they have to use these products to meet society’s standards. Unfortunately, we will likely discover that Ms. Mitchell’s tragic case is one of the countless cases in which companies aggres sively misled black women to increase their profits.”

Chemical hair straighteners typi cally contain products associated with higher cancer risk, including formaldehyde, metals, phthalates, and parabens, which may be more easily absorbed by the body through scalp burns and abrasions often caused by chemical straighteners, study authors determined.

Zimmermann added that compa nies like L’ Oréal “targeted Black and Latin women for their own profit motive and without regard to the serious health risks that these hair-straightening products cause is a serious wrong that needs to be corrected.”

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Spencer Overton Stepping Down at the Joint Center

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

After nearly a decade leading the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Spencer Overton will step down next spring.

The organization announced that Overton, 54, would leave and rejoin the George Washington University Law School faculty.

“It has been one of the richest experiences of my life to lead the Joint Center during this critical period in its history,” Overton stated in a news release. “When I started, we faced significant challenges. It is gratifying to have worked together with so many great people

to overcome those obstacles and set the Joint Center on a trajectory toward a bright future.”

Overton helped to lead the Joint Center through what officials called an era of incred ible transformation and growth. Known for well-researched reports exposing racial dis crimination and inequities, the Joint Center has released such studies as the state of Black students in community colleges, improving training evaluation data to brighten the future of Black workers, and racial diversity among Senate Committee top staff.

The center earned its reputation as “America’s Black think tank.”

Many have leaned upon the Joint Center for

–Paul Thornell

its compelling and actionable policy solu tions to eradicate persistent and evolving barriers to the “full freedom of Black people in America.”

Under Overton’s leadership, the Joint Center regained fiscal health and eventually grew its total net assets to over $11 million, officials said in a news release. Overton restructured the organization and built programs that focused on the future of Black communities, including racial diversity in congressional staff and federal appointments, workforce policy, economic policy, and tech policy.

“The Joint Center and Black communities will forever be indebted to Spencer Overton for his amazing leadership over the ten years he served on the board and then as President,” The Joint Center’s Board of Directors Chairman Paul Thornell stated.

“He kept the doors open when shuttering the organization was definitely one option. Indeed, that was no small feat, and one per formed with great humility, creativity, and

persistence over the years.”

Thornell said Overton had effectively been the founder of the new organization, one with a rich history and now – primarily because of him – “an amazing future grounded in convening and content.”

“The Board so appreciates his contributions and his vision for the important mission work only the Joint Center can deliver,” Thornell asserted.

“It also is critical to recognize the vital leader ship of Barbara Johnson, who was the Board chair for most of Spencer’s time as president. They were fantastic partners in charting a new path for the Joint Center.”

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“The Board so appreciates his contributions and his vision for the important mission work only the Joint Center can deliver.”

CANCER STRIKES MANDELA’S DAUGHTER AS CASES SOAR IN THE NATION

As Breast Cancer month comes to a close (Oct. 31), South Africans have been ral lying around Zoleka Zobuhle Mandela, granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, since she went public with the news that she was fight ing cancer for the third time.

The 42-year-old writer and activist shared the dismaying news on her Instagram account.

“I am home and recovering from the side effects of my first session to treat cancer in my lungs, liver, ribs, spinal cord and hips. I’m battling to come to terms with my diagnosis. It’s both daunting and terrifying,” she said.

Founder of the Zoleka Mandela Foundation to educate people about breast cancer, Ms. Mandela is the author of “When Hope Whispers,” a book about her many life challenges, inspir ing people to follow their dreams.

Meanwhile, at the World Cancer Congress meeting this month in Geneva, Switzerland, it was predicted that all cancers in South Africa would almost certainly double by 2030 without major spending increases for screening and prevention.

This comes as new cancer therapies have boosted survival odds from six months to five or six years for even late-stage cancer patients. But expensive pharmaceuticals - the ‘financial toxici ty’ of the new precision medicine drugs and scanning machines - benefit just 2% of the top tier medical aid plan beneficiaries.

Those among the 84% of South Africa’s population who rely on the public sector must wait for acceptance in globally-funded local precision immunotherapy research trials, a rare occurrence, said medical oncologist Dr Ronwyn van Eeden.

Already a leading cause of mortality in South Africa, cancer accounts for 10% of national deaths annually and can be partly explained by South Africa having one of the most inequitable health systems in the world, wrote Arabo K. Ewinyu in collaboration with Selogadi Mampane of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at Wits University.

“Lack of access to healthcare is a reflection of income inequality, among other things and the uneven dis tribution of health care workers between private and public hospitals in South Africa is an indication of gross inequality, as most highly skilled medical professionals serve a minority of the population who often have medical insurance.”

“Africa as a whole, for example, has one healthcare wor-

ker for approximately 1,000 people, South Africa being no different. This figure falls far short of the set stan dard of 2.5 health workers per 1,000 individuals that is required to provide basic health care.”

Estimates reveal that over 80 per cent of the South African population is uninsured.

In another paper presented at the global conference, Cape Town’s Dr Salome Meyer, a consultant to the South African Cancer Alliance, revealed there was no national cancer control plan in South Africa. The Strategic Framework and policies ‘will not alleviate the current cancer care gaps as provincial health departments are not instructed to prioritize implementation of can cer policies in health budgets,’ she asserted.

Elsewhere in Africa, the first lady of Niger state, Nigeria, concurred that governments invest too little in cancer care. “In Nigeria we have a Cancer Control Plan, but it has not been implemented.”

Meanwhile, cancer’s high mortality rate shows no signs of abating. On the contrary, it now surpasses other highly prevalent local non-communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/Aids, and malaria, according to Medical Brief, an academic e-newsletter published in Cape Town.

Nigeria has one of the highest can cer mortality rates in the world, with an estimated 72,000 cancer deaths occurring annually and 102,000 new cases diagnosed from its population of 200 million people, according to a report in Frontiers in Oncology.

Breast cancer accounted for the highest mortality, followed by pros tate cancer. “There is no efficient public policy on cancer issues,” says Chioma Obinna, writer of Good Health Weekly for Nigeria’s Vanguard newspaper. “And cancer mortality among Nigerians contin ues to rise despite improvements in cancer care across the world.”

She cites the case of Nkechi Odogwu, diagnosed with stage 1 cancer but who lost the battle for life due to prolonged appointments, break down of equipment and the high cost of care, among other treat ment challenges.

“Federal and state governments are still paying lip service to issues around health,” she says disappointedly.

Nigeria was part of the historic 2001 Abuja Declaration which mandates African Union member states to allocate a minimum of 15 per cent of their national budgets to healthcare,” noted Obinna, “but Nigeria never fulfilled this recom mendation.”

medical tourism problem that con sumes over $1 billion annually.”

Financing cancer management is a major challenge for both patients and their caregivers. Cancer care also results in a loss of economic income available to the community/ country. The cost of treating cancer remains prohibitive,” Obinna says. “Most Nigerians pay out-of-pocket for their medical treatment as the National Health Insurance Scheme has failed woefully.”

Speciality care such as radiotherapy costs about $2.3 million per person per treatment cycle at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Radiotherapy is vital during cancer treatment as 70 percent of cancer patients have multiple sessions in the process of cure. Only three public radiotherapy machines are working at full capacity.

The others, scattered, in the 20 university teaching hospitals in the 36 states of the country, including Federal Capital Territory, are either obsolete or in comatose.

A couple of private hospitals in the country have serviceable radiother apy machines but they are beyond the reach of average Nigerians.

After decades of overfishing com bined with environmental chang es, Namibia’s sardine population has finally collapsed, writes Conser-

vation Namibia, a publication of the Namibian Chamber of Environment. “Falling by 99.5% from an estimated 11 million tonnes in the 1960s to a tiny 50,000 tonnes in 2015, this resource is exhaust ed.”

Despite calls for a moratorium on sardine fishing by scientists since 1995, this was only implemented in 2018 for a period of three years, according to the Chamber of the Environment. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) is now con templating reopen ing sardine fishing, but the stocks may not have recovered sufficiently.

The fishing industry provides jobs for more than 10,000 workers at the country’s port towns of Walvis Bay and Lüd eritz in the Kharas Region, according to figures by the Erongo Regional Council. The indus try has, over the years, gone through bouts of stress caused by quota corruption, overfishing, and cli mate change factors making it unstable for its workers.

Fishermen have blamed the govern

“The national health budgetary allocation for 2022 is below six per cent even as political office holders continue to fly abroad for medical treatment, depleting the country’s foreign reserve and worsening the

ment and fishing companies over the years for unfair treatment and mismanagement within the industry.

In 2017, local newspapers report ed that ex-fisheries minister, Bernard Esau, who is currently fac ing charges of fraud and corrup tion, allegedly downplayed the sardine and pilchard shortage despite advice by scientists at the time calling for a ban.

One-third of the planet’s assessed fishing stocks are already being overfished. According to the World Wildlife Organization, overfishing can cause also loop holes in entire ecosystems world wide and creates an imbalance that can “erode the food web”, and can alter the size of fish that are remaining and affect how these fish reproduce including the speed at which they mature.

The demand for fish will continue

Similarly, in Libya, the President of the Libyan Union for Cancer Control, Asmaa Jumaa Jouili, faults the government for insufficient spend ing on cancer. “The Ministry of Health has failed but our work with the awareness campaign involves over a thousand volunteers. Fortunately we do not depend on ministries or government departments.”

According to the World Health Organization, at least 44,699 women died of cancer in 2021.

to increase globally leaving more businesses and jobs dependent on dwindling food fish stocks and high-demand seafood will also continue to drive overexploita tion and environmental degrada tion.

“The collapse of the sardine fish stocks in this highly productive ecosystem is a stark example of the severe repercussions of unsus tainable management combining with negative environmental con ditions. By delaying the moratori um for many years after fisheries scientists sounded the alarm, the hole was dug ever deeper for this economic sector.

“Getting out of the hole will require a different mindset to the one that got us into it – rather than just focusing on short-term economic gains, Namibia needs a long-term ecosystem-based recovery plan.”

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Ms. Shirley Smith’s BirthdayCelebration at Elks Lodge #6

By Mike Norris Contributing Writer

Saturday night October 22, 2022

Legendary Elks Lodge #6 located at Hensley Street, San Diego, CA 92102 was jumping off the hook. Shirley Smith, a daughter of the Elks Nautilus Temple #436 for 13 years, celebrated her 71st birthday with a blast. A good time was had, with lots of fun and celebration with a host of family and friends who joined together in laughter and dancing to the funky soul sounds of

Mack.

What a night. Great soul food. Big fun. Great memories. The legendary Elks Lodge was for many years the place to go, hosting indus try greats from B.B.

King

Bobby Blue Bland and many

others who came through to share

musical gifts with the San Diego community.

Thank You, Shirley, for the beautiful

you shared with all of us. And also, a thanks to you and your husband, Mr. Willie Smith, for being a great manage ment dream team at the legendary Elks Lodge #6 for over a decade.

Angie Gant

Patient Orange County

Mike Norris

John Douglas

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John Douglas Jackson was born March 12, 1925, in Austin, TX to Maud Esther and John Jackson. He joined the First Baptist Church at the early age of eight.

John, “Doug,“ as he was affectionately called, graduated from Anderson High School in 1941 at 16 and enrolled in Tillotson College. However, he joined the United States Navy in 1943. John served in the Asiatic Pacific and earned the Good Conduct Medal for World War II service.

In 1946, he married Delores Mae Pendergrass, the first love of his life. Two chil dren were born to this union, daughters Anita and Esther, whom he adored. Sadly, his daughter Esther preceded him in death in 1977, and his beloved wife Delores passed in 2004. As a man of faith, he focused on working with and supporting his Bethel Baptist Church family. While worshiping at Bethel Baptist Church, John met and married the second love of his life, Thommie Rozelia Flanagan, on December 9, 2006.

During John’s 30 years of military service, he faced a turbulent phase of events. The Korean War, the Vietnam War, along with China and the Middle East dis turbances. Triumphantly, as Chief Personnelman on board destroyers and cruisers, he performed with superior quality and dedication to duty. Thus, he received several medals and awards for his service.

He will always be remembered for the impeccable way he wore his Sunday dress suits, his love of cooking, his sense of humor, his kindness, and his will ingness to help others. He was recently preceded in death by his wife Rozelia.

On Sunday, October 9, 2022, John Douglas Jackson was called home to Glory. He leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Anita (Thomas) Chestney of Middletown, DE; nieces, Dianette (Jeffery) Ricks, Myesha (Keith) Baham, Ilori Baham, Lavern (Darrell) Smith of Antioch, CA, Wendy Freeman of Stockton, CA, Vershawn Saxton of Las Vegas, NV; nephews, Victor (Naomi) Saxton, Keith Baham Jr. of San Diego, CA; and a host of other nieces and nephews, relatives and friends.

Lorraine Karen

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A graveside service was held on 10/04/2022 at Mt. Hope. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Lorraine Karen Jones was born on February 1, 1941, to the late Selbie Jones, Sr. and Mary (Pitt) Jones in Clairton, PA. She departed this life on September 9, 2022, in Chula Vista, CA.

Lorraine was a loving sister, aunt, and friend and was fondly called Rainey by her family. She graduated from Clairton High School in Clairton, PA, and attended Youngstown State in Ohio. She worked in the healthcare field for 40 years, retiring from Scripps Hospital with 30 years of service as a nursing secretary. Rainey enjoyed playing bingo, knitting, and crocheting. She was a member of Bayview Baptist Church in San Diego, CA, and her home church was Mt. Olive First Baptist Church in Clairton, PA.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Selbie Sr. and Mary Jones; sister Doris Black; brothers James, Elder Selbie Jr., Horace, and Benjamin Jones; and sistersin-law Geraldine Jones and T. Mayumi Jones. She is survived by her brother Robert Jones; nieces Maria (Wallace) Rosser Sr., Natasha Jackson, and Deanna Jones; nephew Sherman Black Jr.; great-nephews W. “Butch” Rosser Jr. and Jacque’t Rosser; sister-in-law Barbara Jones; her best friend, Gwen Nicholson; and friends from the Garden Villas in Chula Vista, CA.

Anthony Lewis

Shaw

SUNRISE 11/14/1994

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Anthony Lewis Shaw was born November 14, 1994, in San Diego, CA. At the young age of two, he became a member of the Shaw family.

Anthony grew up in church and was part of a close family. There was never a dull moment in the Shaw, home as he was always surrounded by family and friends. Growing up, he was very active and adventurous, enjoyed the outdoors, and played sports. After graduating from Val Verde High School in Perris, CA, Anthony moved to San Diego, where he worked as a security guard and a home health specialist.

Anthony loved the Kansas City Chiefs football team. He was a true Chiefs fan. He also enjoyed gaming, going to the movies, cars, and traveling. He was a breath of fresh air, loving, funny, was always considered the life of the party, and overall had a very kindred spirit.

Anthony was preceded in death by his grandparents. He is survived by his two children, Ariel and Alina (their mother, Kathy); adoptive mother, Beverly Shaw; biological mother, Tracy Lewis; significant other Michelle Furtado and her children (Cory & Emily); twelve siblings: brothers Luther, Deconje, Steven, Marc, Joshua, Patrick, Korey, Earl, and Dante; sisters Aisha, Sharie, and Tiara; and a host of relatives and friends.

SUNRISE 11/10/1964

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April Sherise Flake was born on November 10, 1964, in Indianapolis, IN. She was the second child to parents Brenda and Merle Yeakey. She attended Meade/Chollas Elementary School, Lewis Middle School, and graduated from Mission Bay High School in 1984.

April met her husband, Leslie Flake, in San Diego, California, and they were married on July 20, 1985. From this marriage were born two daughters: Tori Junae Flake and Trei Jasmine Flake. In 2013, April and Leslie were blessed with their first and only grandchild, Troy Flake-Holmes, who was the joy of her life and best friend.

During her life, April was a dedicated educator in San Diego Unified School District. April was always known to have a “house full of kids.” She had a huge impact on the lives of so many of her daughter’s friends. April had recently obtained her license to become an insurance broker and was looking forward to helping people plan for their futures.

April was unexpectedly taken from her family on October 10, 2022. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Leslie Flake; her two daughters, Tori and Trei Flake; her grandson Troy Flake Holmes; her father, Merle Yeakey and wife, Anious Rebecca Yeakey; her mothers, Brenda Bishop and Sundra Flake; siblings of Thomasa and John Cooper of Memphis, Tennessee; Earl Flake, Jr., Zundra Fields, Quentin Priddy of Lexington, TN, Julius Flake of Witcha Falls, TX, Adra Yeakey, and Annessa Gant of San Diego, Calvin Yeakey, Brian Williams, and Frederick and Danielle Yeakey, Sr., Germondo and Qiana Marie Hall of Indianapolis, IN; along with a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

May TimeSoften Your Pain

In times of darkness, love sees…

In times of silence, love hears...

In times of doubt, love hopes…

In times of sorrow, love heals...

And in all times, love remembers.

May time soften the pain

Until all that remains

Is the warmth of the memories

the love.

Mr. Robert

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Robert was a loving son, husband, brother, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, uncle, and friend. A humble man of great wisdom who enjoyed sharing stories of his life. Robert never hesitated to help others and never asked for anything in return. He will truly be missed!

Rest in Heaven, King. We love you!

The family of Mr. Robert Joyce Jr.

Bobby Lucy

Phillips

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Funeral services were held on 10/07/2022 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, with a burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Bobby began his earthly journey on August 5, 1946, in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. He and his twin, Bettie Ree Phillips, were born to Carl and Allie B. Phillips. In 1952, Carl and Allie relocated their family to San Diego, CA. Soon after graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1966 and received an Honorable Discharge in 1968. One day on base at Fort Ord, he met Darlene Bigham, whom Bobby married in 1968.

Serving God was at the center of Bobby’s adult life. Bobby dedicated the last 35 years to Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Served as a Deacon, Trustee, Chairman of the Pastor’s Anniversary Committee, Sunday School teacher, member of the Men’s Choir, and Sound Technician. In the early ’90s, he began singing with the gospel group Mighty Wings. He later co-founded the popular gospel group The Brothers of Praise Phase II and served as President.

Bobby built a long career with San Diego Gas & Electric, where he worked from 1972 until retirement in 2009. Bobby was the recipient of numerous “Pride in Performance” letters which were written by customers who wanted to express their appreciation for his patience, knowledge, and expertise.

Bobby is mourned by his loving wife Darlene Phillips; children: Subrina, Carl (Carrie Trevino-Phillips), and Stephannie Phillips; grandchildren: Xavier RobertRee Greer and Kalel Kenarsie-Damon Phillips; great-grandchildren: Kali, Xavier Jr., and King Greer; siblings: Dorothy Murphy (James Arthur) and Johnette Phillips (Wayne Allison); sister-in-law Clara Phillips; brother-in-law Charles Huntington; and a host of extended family members. His siblings who prede ceased him: Mary Alice Wilson, Vernella Jean Ceasar, Arthur and Otha Phillips (twins), Mary Ruth Garner, Bettie Ree Huntington, George and James Phillips (twins).

Maxine Yvonne Robinson

SUNRISE 06/28/1959

SUNSET 09/26/2022

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY

Graveside services were held on 10/18/2022 at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Maxine Yvonne Robinson was born on June 28, 1959, to the late Ella Mae Hudson and Charles Hudson. She entered God’s rest on Monday, September 26, 2022, at the age of 63, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She grew up in San Diego, CA with her two siblings, Gloria Hudson and John Covington.

She was a stay-at-home mom and homemaker before she became a volun teer at several senior centers and was later employed as a driver for Meals on Wheels. She devoted her life to caring for her children and others around her. The simplest pleasures in life brought great joy to Maxine. She loved a quiet evening sitting on the front porch with her niece, observing the neighbor hood she grew up in and playing her scratch-offs. She was an avid reader of romance and true crime novels as well as a lover of animals, especially her dog “Nicky” and her cats. Maxine enjoyed spending quality time with her grand

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

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Funeral services were held on 10/12/2022 at Mt. Erie Baptist Church, with a burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Lucy Daniel was born on April 12, 1922, in Middleburg, North Carolina, to Mary Ingram Bullock and Arthur W. Bullock. She was the second of six chil dren. She attended school in Middleburg, North Carolina, and worked on her father’s farm. The family that she worked with took her with them to Baltimore, Maryland. Then the family moved to San Diego, and she continued to cook, keep house, and take care of their children. She went on to work as a house keeper and cooked for families in Point Loma and La Jolla.

Lucy had several occupations: painting and plastering houses, factory work at Facet and National Pen Corporations, and running her own business as a home daycare provider. She worked as a cook for convalescent and nursing homes throughout the greater San Diego area.

She moved with her daughter’s family to Yokosuka, Japan, and then moved to Seoul, South Korea, and quickly found a job as a cook for the Navy Base Childcare Center. She moved back to the United States to retire.

She was dedicated to the church throughout her life. She was a founding member of Praise Center Church of God in Christ. Then she united with St. Timothy Christian Center Church of God in Christ, and served on St. Timothy Christian Center Mothers Board.

On Monday evening, September 26th, 2022, the Lord called her home. She was preceded by her parents, Robert and Mary Bullock; her brothers, Joseph, Robert, and Edard Bullock; her sister Lille Mae Seward; her son Andrew Younger Daniel; and her grandson Edward Anthony Daniels.

She is survived by her brother George Bullock; her sons Benjamin Daniel Jr, Carl Daniel, and Alonzo Jones; her daughter Arcelia M. Denby (Gregory); her grand children Angela Danie, Larina Denby, David Galvez Jr. (LaShekita), Gregory Denby, Alona Harper (Quinton), Kevin Deby, Diana Yisrael (Charles), Alondra Jones, and Anthony Jones; eleven great-grandchildren; special friends Martha Mestas, Bernice Shipley, Mae Barber, and Odean Hayes; and a host of other relatives and friends.

children and great nieces and nephew.

Maxine was a great cook and loved spending time in the kitchen, creating delicious meals for her family. Family members would always request her spe cialty soul foods at family gatherings, including the many variations of her potato salad.

Maxine leaves behind three children: Charlene Robinson Davis (Kwasi), Tyrone James Robinson Jr, and Carla Robinson Martin. She has seven grandchildren: Kwasi Davis Jr, Kwabena Davis, Tyrone Robinson III, Tyrese Robinson, Kaivon Davism, Tatianna Robinson, and Keyari Stewart. She also leaves behind niec es and nephews: Regina Jackson, Terrance Bradley (Jesseanna), Andrea Anderson (Ray), Navaelah, Trey, Maliyah, and Aniyah. She will be surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest! Her spirit will live on in all of us.

Memories Build a Special Bridge

Our memories build a special bridge when loved ones have to part to help us feel we’re with them still and sooth a grieving heart. Our memories span the years we shared, preserving ties that bind, They build a special bridge of love and bring us peace of mind.

Emily Matthews

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• Chairs the Commission for Economic Development; is a member of the State Lands Commission, and the Ocean Protection Council; and sits on the boards of the California university systems.

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CHULA VISTA - 91911

Jamul Ave

Malta Ave

MAAC Community Center 1387 3rd Ave

Shadow Mtn Comm Chr-Fireside Rm

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LA MESA - 91942

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United Church Of Christ Of La Mesa-Hall 5940 Kelton Ave No v 5 to Nov 8

Helix Charter High School-Pac Foyer 7323 Univ ersity Ave No v 5 to Nov 8

LEMON GROVE - 91945

Lemon Blossom Hall 8235 Mt Vernon St Oct 29 to No v 8

NATIONAL CITY - 91950

Camacho Recreation Center - Gym 1810 E 22nd St Oct 29 to No v 8

El Toyon Recreation Ctr-Classrm 2005 E 4th St No v 5 to Nov 8

Granger Jr High School-Library 2020 Van Ness Ave No v 5 to Nov 8 Martin Luther King Jr Comm Ctr-Main Hall 140 E 12th St No v 5 to Nov 8

SAN DIEGO - 92101

UCSD Park & Market-Conference Rm 211 & 212 1100 Market St Oct 29 to No v 8

San Diego City College - P Bldg Flex Rm 1480 Park Blvd No v 5 to Nov 8

Washington Elem School-Auditorium 1789 State St No v 5 to Nov 8

SAN DIEGO - 92102

Golden Hill Recreation Ctr-Gym 2600 Golf Course D No v 5 to Nov 8

SAN DIEGO - 92105

City Heights Recreation Ctr-Tennis Rm 4380 Landis St Oct 29

Prop 30Provides Funding for Programs to Reduce Air Pollution and Prevent Wildfires by Increasing Tax on Personal Income Over $2 Million. Initiative Statute

Measure D - RELATING TO THE USE OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS ON CITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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First United Open 24 hours daily starting Methodist Church 8 a.m. Oct. 10 through 1200 E H St 8 p.m. No v. 8 (entrance off of Paseo Ranchero)

Norman Park Mon-F ri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Senior Center Sat 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 270 F St Sunday Closed

Office of the Assessor/ Open 24 hours daily starting Recorder/County Clerk 8 a.m., Oct. 10 through 590 3rd Ave 8 p.m., No v. 8

CHULA VISTA - 91911

Grocery Outlet Mon-Sun 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., 1340 3rd Ave

HHSA Chula Vista Open 24 hours daily starting Live Well Center 8 a.m., Oct. 10 through 690 Oxford St 8 p.m., No v. 8

Otay Recreation Center Mon-Thu 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., 3554 Main St 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. F ri 9 a.m. -12 p.m., 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday Closed

South Chula Vista Library Mon-Thu 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. 389 Orange Ave F ri-Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 1 p.m. - 5p.m.

LA MESA - 91942

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La Mesa Branch Library Mon 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 8074 Allison Ave Tue-Wed 12 p.m. - 7 p.m. Thu 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. F ri-Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Westmont of La Mesa Mon-Sun 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. 9000 Murray Dr

LEMON GROVE - 91945

Bella Vista Health Center Open 24 hours daily starting 7922 Palm St 8 a.m., Oct. 10 through 8 p.m., No v. 8

HHSA Lemon Grove Open 24 hours daily starting Live Well Center 8 a.m., Oct. 10 through 7065 Broadway 8 p.m., No v. 8

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Port of San Diego Mon-F ri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 3165 Pacific Hwy

10/14, 10/28

The Old Globe Mon-F ri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1363 Old Globe Way Sat-Sun Closed

SAN DIEGO - 92105

City Heights/ Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Weingart Library Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 3795 Fairmount Ave Sun Closed

Oak Park Library Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. 2802 54th St Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun Closed

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SAN DIEGO - 92113

Barrio Station Mon-F ri 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 2175 Newton Ave Sat-Sun Closed

Logan Heights Library Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. 567 S 28th St Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun Closed

Mountain View/ Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Beckwourth Library Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 721 San Pasqual St Sun Closed

SAN DIEGO - 92114

Valencia Park/ Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Malcolm X Library Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 5148 Market St Sun Closed

SAN DIEGO - 92115

College-Rolando Library Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. 6600 Montezuma Rd Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun Closed

The Salvation Army Open 24 hours daily starting Kroc Center

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SAN DIEGO - 92123

24/7 Library Kiosk: Open 24 hours daily starting County Operations Center 8 a.m., Oct 10 through 5500 Overland Ave 8 p.m., No v 8 Office of the Assessor/ Open 24 hours daily starting Recorder/County Clerk 8 a.m., Oct 10 through 9225 Clairemont Mesa Blvd 8 p.m., No v 8

Registrar of Voters Mon-F ri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 5600 Overland Ave Sat-Sun Closed

Suite 100 S at 10/29, 11/5: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 10/30, 11/6: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Library Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 7900 Paradise Valley Rd Sun Closed

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Paradise Hills Library Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. 5922 Rancho Hills Dr Wed-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun Closed

Skyline Hills Library Mon-Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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Spring Valley Branch Mon,Wed,Thu 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Library Tue 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.

836 Kempton St F ri 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat-Sun Closed

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San Miguel Fire Open 24 hours daily starting Protection District 8 a.m., Oct 10 through 2850 Via Orange Way 8 p.m., No v 8

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By Alexandra Olson and Anne D’Innocenzio

Adidas ended its lucra tive partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic rem-

arks, which drew widespread criticism from Jewish groups, celebrities and others on social media who said the German sportswear company was being too slow to act.

latest company to cut ties with Ye, who was suspended from Twitter and Instagram this month over antisemit ic posts that the social net works said violated their policies. The outcry swelled after demonstrators on a Los Angeles overpass unfurled a banner Saturday praising Ye’s antisemitic comments.

Adidas said it expected to take a hit of up to 250 million euros ($246 million) to its net income this year from the decision to immediately stop production of its line of Yeezy products and stop payments to Ye and his compa nies.

“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unac ceptable, hateful and dan gerous, and they violate the company’s values of diver sity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.”

But Jewish groups, noting Adidas’ past links to the Nazi regime, said the decision was overdue. The World Jewish Congress noted that during World War II, Adidas facto ries “produced supplies and weapons for the Nazi regime, using slave labor.”

“I would have liked a clear stance earlier from a German company that also was entangled with the Nazi regime,” Josef Schuster, presi dent of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, the main Jewish group in the country where Adidas is headquar tered.

For weeks, Ye has made antisemitic comments in inter views and social media, including a Twitter post earlier this month that he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” an apparent ref

erence to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.

The rapper has alienated even ardent fans in recent years, teasing and long tinkering with albums that haven’t been met with the critical or com mercial success of his earlier recordings. Those close to him, like ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her family, have ceased publicly defending him after the couple’s bitter divorce and his unsettling posts about her recent rela tionship with comedian Pete Davidson.

Ye has told Bloomberg that he plans to cut ties with his corporate suppliers. After he was suspended from Twitter and Facebook, Ye offered to buy conservative social net work Parler.

Adidas, whose CEO Kasper Rorsted is stepping down next year, said it reached its decision after conducting a “thorough review” of its partnership with Ye, whose tal ent agency, CAA, as well as Balenciaga fashion house had already dropped the rapper.

Allen Adamson, co-founder of marketing consultancy Metaforce, noted that Adidas

was facing pressure from everywhere including cus tomers, employees and stakeholders.

“There’s the short-term profits of selling shoes, and then there is the long-term equi ty of the Adidas brand,” he said.

In the hours before the announcement, some Adidas employees in the U.S. had spoken out on social media about the company’s inac tion.

Sarah Camhi, a director of trade marketing at the com pany who described herself as Jewish, said in a LinkedIn post that she felt “anything but included” as Adidas “remained quiet; both internally to employees as well as externally to our customers” for two weeks after Ye made his antisemitic remarks.

Ye has earned more of a rep utation for stirring up con troversy since 2016, when he was hospitalized in Los Angeles because of what his team called stress and exhaustion. It was later revealed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

MRC studio announced Monday that it is shelving a com

plete documentary about the rapper. JPMorganChase and Ye have ended their busi ness relationship, although the banking breakup was in the works even before Ye’s antisemitic comments.

Gap said Tuesday that it is also taking immediate steps to remove Yeezy Gap prod ucts from its stores and has shut down yeezygap.com in light of West’s comments. The clothing retailer said that in September it was ending their relationship but at the time, it said that it planned to continue to sell Yeezy Gap products that were in the pipeline.

Jewish groups have pointed to the danger of the rapper’s comments at a time of rising antisemitism. Such incidents in the U.S. reached an alltime high last year, the AntiDefamation League said in a letter to Adidas last week urging it to break with Ye. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, applauded the company’s decision to drop Ye.

“This is a very positive out come,” he said in a statement Tuesday. “It illustrates that antisemitism is unacceptable and creates consequences.”

The sneaker giant became the

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Diego (City) is seeking to receive Electronic Proposals for the below named Request for Proposal (RFP).

Contract Number: H2226024

RFP Title: As-Needed Engineering Technical Services - Pure Water San Diego - Phase 2

The solicitation may be obtained from the City's website at: https://www.sandiego.gov/cip/ bidopps

It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal opportunity in its Construction and Consultant contracts. Bids or proposals from local firms, small, minority-owned, disabled, veteran-owned, and womenowned businesses are strongly encouraged.

Consultants are encouraged to subcontract with and/or participate in joint ventures with these firms. The City is committed to equal opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability; and will not do business with any firm that discriminates on any basis.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9023453

Fictitious business name(s): Daily Asian Express Located at: 3641 Avocado Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego 7370 La Mesita Place 5 La Mesa, CA 91942

County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above

This business is hereby registered by the following: Daily Asian Express 3641 Avocado Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91941

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 24, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 24, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9023439

TO BIDDERS

TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San

(City) is seeking to

for

at: https://www.sandiego.gov/cip/ bidopps

Contractors intending to submit a Bid must be prequalified. Please refer to the solicitation for instructions.

Project Name: Maple Canyon Restoration- Phases 1 & 2

Project Number: K-23-2030DBB-3 Estimated Value: $9,524,000.00

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: 11/02/22 at 10:00 A.M

Bid Open Date: 12/06/2022, at 2:00 P.M.

License Requirement: A It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal opportunity in its Construction and Consultant contracts. Bids or proposals from local firms, small, minority-owned, disabled, veteran-owned, and womenowned businesses are strongly encouraged. Contractors are encouraged to subcontract with and/or participate in joint ventures with these firms. The City is committed to equal opportunity and will not discriminate with regard to race, religion, color, ancestry, age, gender, disability, medical condition or place of birth; and will not do business with any firm that discriminates on any basis. Bids shall be received no later than the date and time noted above at:

City of San

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Fictitious business name(s): Love N Care In Homecare Located at: 12665 El Camino Real #3 San Diego, CA 92130 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: Linda Hayes 12665 El Camino Real #3 San Diego, CA 92130 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 24, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022382

Fictitious business name(s): Visiting Angels Located at: 7960 Silverton Ave. Suite 204 San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 10/04/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Bella Vita RMP LLC 23 Chimney Lane Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 10, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 10, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022517

Fictitious business name(s): RLT Notary and Financial Services Located at: 2657 W. Canyon Ave. #576 San Diego, CA 92123 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: Robyn L. Taylor 2657 W. Canyon Ave. #576 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 11, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 11, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9023159

Fictitious business name(s):

at:

217 Meadow Brook Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego P.O. Box 741027

San Diego, CA 92174 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: Evelyn Indira Dailey P.O. Box 741027 San Diego, CA 92174

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 19, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 19, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022877

Fictitious business name(s): Ready Rooter & Plumbing Located at: 692 Hillsview Rd. El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/14/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Gilbert Palacios 692 Hillsview Rd. El Cajon, CA 92020

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 14, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 14, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022993

Fictitious business name(s): Home Learning Edu Located at: 5775 Red River Dr. San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 10/10/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Advanced Marketing Solutions, LLC 5775 Red River Dr. San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 17, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 17, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022853

Fictitious business name(s): Emma's Beauty Salon Located at: 5839 Market St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/14/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Maria Patricia Hernandez Nava 910 S. 41 St. San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 14, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 14, 2027 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9023038

Fictitious business name(s):

SPA

This business is hereby registered by the following: Vy D Phuong 3869 58th St. San Diego, CA 92115

Kelly Ta 3412 Streamview Place San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 18, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9023050

Fictitious business name(s): Ariginal One, LLC Millennium Hippie Tha Dread Headz Walk With Me Impact Walk With Me Impact Curriculum Walk With Me Documentary WWM Impact Located at: 3960 W. Point Loma Blvd. Ste. H1009 San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 01/01/2021

This business is hereby registered by the following: Ariginal One, LLC 3960 W. Point Loma Blvd. Ste. H1009 San Diego, CA 92110 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 18, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022314

Fictitious business name(s): OT With Lisa V Located at: 9528 Miramar Rd. #1014 San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/29/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Lisa Phuong-Linh Vu 9939 Azuaga St. Unit H205 San Diego, CA 92129 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021643

Fictitious business name(s): MD Consulting Services Located at: 8743 Esplanade Park Ln. San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/29/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Myrna Durazo 8743 Esplanade Park Ln. San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 29, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on September 29, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

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at: 3223 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92116

of San Diego

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021639

Fictitious business name(s): HC Consulting Services Located at: 8743 Esplanade Park Ln. San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

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The first day of business was: 09/29/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Homero Carrillo 8743 Esplanade Park Ln. San Diego, CA 92123

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 29, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 29, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022091

Fictitious business name(s): Queen Kreyol Located at: 325 W. Washington St. Ste. 2259 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 09/28/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Whitney Nicole Hall 1502 Attu Ave. Unit A Coronado, CA 92118

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 05, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 05, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022799

Fictitious business name(s): Khanya Crafts & Creations Located at: 1730 Euclid Ave. #1002 San Diego, CA 92105 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: Khanya Crafts & Creations 1730 Euclid Ave. #1002 San Diego, CA 92102 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 13, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 13, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021446

Fictitious business name(s): I DENT TEETH CAL INC

A1 DENTAL LAB Located at: 6314 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 08/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: I DENT TEETH CAL INC 6314 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 27, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on September 27, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022561

Fictitious business name(s): Iconic Beauty Station Located at: 1640 Camino del Rio N. Ste. 155 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego 212 Pardee St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 10/11/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Brandy D. McGowan 212 Pardee St.

San Diego, CA 92102

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 11, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 11, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022733

Fictitious business name(s): DeAndra'Nicole Hair Studio Located at: 1640 Camino del Rio N. Ste. 135 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego

8252 Station Village Ln. Apt. 2304 San Diego, CA 92108

County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 10/13/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: DeAndra Nicole Eddington 8252 Station Village Ln. Apt. 2304

San Diego, CA 92108

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 13, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 13, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022362

Fictitious business name(s): Carmich Comercial Cleaning Located at: 7710 Hazard Center Dr. #E526 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 10/07/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Macapero Corp. 7710 Hazard Center Dr. #E526 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022612

Fictitious business name(s): Coach Raynette

Finding Life's

Walking

Life Coaching with

Located at: 9233 Kenwood Dr. #28 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 10/12/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Raynette Chanel Jordan 9233 Kenwood Dr. #28 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 12, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 12, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021863

Fictitious business name(s): SushYi Located at: 2700 Boston Ave. San Diego, CA 92113 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: SushYi LLC 5208 Wightman St. #7 San Diego, CA 92105

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 03, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 03, 2027 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022316

Fictitious business name(s): Get Your Life Together Located at: 7541 Skyline Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

First day of business was: 10/06/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Malanda Lewis 7541 Skyline Dr. San Diego, CA 92114

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2027 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/03

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020541

Fictitious business name(s): Kiana Landscape Located at: 2285 El Prado Ave. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first business day was: 09/14/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Sigifredo Lopez 2285 El Prado Ave. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 14, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 14, 2027 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/03

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9022363

Fictitious business name(s): Upper Room Ministry Located at: 5009 Cervantes Ave. San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 10/01/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Jeffrey Roy Gary 5009 Cervantes Ave. San Diego, CA 92113

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2027 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/03

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021864

Fictitious business name(s): Dignity With Serenity LLC Located at: 647 Stork St. San Diego, CA 92114 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: Dignity With Serenity LLC 647 Stork St. San Diego, CA 92114

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 03, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 03, 2027

10/13,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

2022-9021781

Fictitious business name(s):

La Presa Photobooth Located at: 352 La Presa Ave.

Spring Valley, CA 91977

County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

An Individual

The first day of business was: 09/30/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Manuel David Mendez Jr. 352 La Presa Ave.

Spring Valley, CA 91977

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 30, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 30, 2027

10/06, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020919

Fictitious business name(s):

A Child's Place FCC Located at: 3414 Polk Ave.

San Diego, CA 92104

County of San Diego

1155 Hanford Ct. Chula Vista, CA 91913

County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

An Individual

The first day of business was: 07/01/1987

This business is hereby registered by the following: Stephanie Owensbrown 1155 Hanford Ct. Chula Vista, CA 91913

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 20, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 20, 2027 10/06, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021839

Fictitious business name(s): Harmony House SD LLC Located at: 4012 Marine View Ave. San Diego, CA 92113

County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

A Limited Liability Company

The first day of business was: 07/21/2021

This business is hereby registered by the following: Harmony House SD LLC 4012 Marine View Ave. San Diego, CA 92113

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 03, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on October 03, 2027 10/06, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021311

Fictitious business name(s): No Keys Needed Home Sweet Home ILF

A Servants Heart Caregiving Service Located at: 5576 San Onofre Terrace San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was: 09/26/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Shanina Noles 5576 San Onofre Terrace San Diego, CA 92114

Alaysha Blecher 5576 San Onofre Terrace San Diego, CA 92114

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 26, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 26, 2027 10/06, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021607

Fictitious business name(s): Paradise Exoticz Located at: 6292 Potomac St. San Diego, CA 92139 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: Markus Turner 6292 Potomac St. San Diego, CA 92139

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on

September 29, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 29, 2027 10/06, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021435

Fictitious business name(s): Executive Barber PRO Located at: 1281 Ninth Ave. Suite 128 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego

695 Magnolia Ave. Apt. E Carlsbad, CA 92008 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 09/27/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Derrick D Winters

695 Magnolia Ave. Apt. E Carlsbad, CA 92008

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 27, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 27, 2027 10/06, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Celia Buenrostro Case Number: 37-2022-00037089-PR-LACTL

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Celia Buenrostro

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Sally Bishop Darlene Rodriguez in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego

The Petition for Probate requests that Sally Bishop Darlene Rodriguez be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM in Department 504 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 the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a REQUEST

FOR SPECIAL NOTICE (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of

petition

in Probate Code

A

1250.

from the court

Petitioner: Sally Bishop Darlene Rodriguez 528 Fifield St. Chula Vista, CA 91910 (619) 534 4213 10/13, 10/20, 10/27

IN

BLACK HISTORY

2018

RUBY ANN WALLACE DEE IS BORN (1924-2014) Broadway performer and film actress, Ruby Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 27, 1924, to Gladys Hightower and Marshall Edward Wallace.

Desperate for better job opportunities, the family moved to New York City, New York, and settled in Harlem.

Determined not to allow their children to fall victim to drugs, crime, and other vices of urban life, the par ents introduced Dee and her sib lings to the arts, including music and literature.

Dee appeared in several plays and movies begin

ning in 1950 as the wife of Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story. In 1959, she landed a starring role on Broadway in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in The Sun. She earned critical acclaim for her role of Ruth Younger, the wife of Walter Younger, played by future academy award winner Sidney Poitier. Two years later, Dee starred in the Hollywood movie adaptation of the play.

NTOZAKE SHANGE DIES (1948-2018)

The author, poet, and playwright Ntozake Shange was born Paulette Williams on October 18, 1948, in Trenton, New Jersey.

In 1971, Williams changed her name to Ntozake Shange, which is Zulu for “she who comes with her own things and walks like a lion.”

From 1972 until 1975, Shange danced, wrote poetry, and taught humanities, women’s studies, and African-American Studies at a variety of colleges in Southern California. In 1975, she returned to New York to produce her choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow Is Enuf.”

Ntozake Shange died on October 27, 2018.

ARTICLE CONTINUATION

DIFFERENCE:

Finney also counts as the first and only African American spokes woman for the Democratic National Committee, where she helped lead the DNC’s communications and media strategy for Howard Dean’s “50 State Strategy,” re-branding the Democratic Party, and the success ful 2006 Congressional elections and DNC communications efforts during the 2008 presidential cam paign.

“We turned out in record num bers in 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, and not only defeated Trump, but we also took back the House and the Senate,” Finney insisted. “Democrats have been working hard to keep their prom ises, the promises made to vot ers and the things voters said they wanted.”

She also mentioned the prog ress Democrats have made under

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Finney wondered why Biden’s approval ratings have sunk despite keeping his campaign promises and moving the needle forward, particularly for Black America.

“We’ve got the infrastructure bill down. We got COVID Relief done,” Finney stated. “So, we got vaccines. We’re getting kids back in school, getting people back to work. We got our first Black female Supreme Court Justice, so promises are being kept.”

Finney said messaging is para mount and agreed it hadn’t been a strength for Democrats.

“There’s more that needs to get done, and the thing standing in our way is we’ve got to elect more Democrats,” she insisted. “I think it’s vital that we remind voters, par ticularly Black voters, that they have the power and the opportunity to help make sure we take control of the Senate.

“In that way, we can keep getting done the things that voters have told us they want. Things like low ering the cost of prescription drugs and protecting Obamacare, passing criminal justice reform, codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade, and protecting our voting rights once and for all.”

Finney added that part of her mis sion is to ensure Black voters know they’re different in these all-impor tant elections.

“We have to help turnout and give Democrats the clear majority in the Senate so that we can continue to do the things that we all came out in record numbers and voted for in 2020,” she stated.

“I think part of the message that’s also important and things we have to talk about is that Democrats and President Biden had been working hard to keep their promises, and there’s more to do, and we need more Democrats in the Senate.”

In 1965, he accepted a position as executive director of the Lowndes Christian Movement for Human Rights organization and began directing a program to teach migrant seasonal farmworkers how to read and write. He could not get electric ity or a telephone line set up in the church building without a white sponsor.

After a judge by the name of Judge Hammon helped him, 24 of Hammon’s Black Angus cows were poisoned. Smith said there is “no doubt in my mind” that this was a message from the Klan.

Smith’s anti-poverty program was not pop ular with the whites in Alabama or with thenGov. George Wallace, a conser vative who infamously supported “Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”

Smith recalls being confronted by an intimidating lieutenant of Wallace’s who told Smith that Wallace considered him “an outside agitator from Connecticut.”

Shortly after, Smith’s church build ing was burned down. Smith was undaunted, he told Zenger News, and he continued to run the pro gram from a trailer on the charred property.

“Oddly enough, I had anticipated that there would be some destruc tion to my building,” he said. “I had carefully made a copy of all my records and kept them at home.”

One night after work, Smith was driving the 40-mile commute from Hayneville to Tuskegee on an unlit highway when a car of white men rear ended his car.

“They came around the side of

my car and said, ‘Pull over, Black coon!’ And I thought, ‘Not me, not me,’” Smith said. “I sped as fast as I could and made it to the gas sta tion. That’s why I’m here today.”

Smith moved to Washington, D.C. in 1968, where he developed neigh borhood health centers. He got hired to direct a $60 million pro gram at the National Institutes of Health in 1972 but faced “all kinds of discrimination and battles with the government.”

After retiring in 1994, he volunteered at the Korean War Veterans Memorial and served as head usher of the Washington National Cathedral. As head usher, Smith escorted sitting presidents for three decades, from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush.

Of the newest generation of activists, he remarked to Zenger News, “They have done a tremendous job of putting the problems that America has in your face. I support them with money and with voice,” Smith told Zenger News.

The article “The Incredible Life of Daniel Smith, Living Son of a Slave” by Virginia Van Zandt originally appeared on Zenger News.

Daniel Smith examines plants in his garden at his Washington, DC home in 2020.

PHOTO: Randy Marso/Zenger

By Amanda Seitz Associated Press

COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a govern ment report released Wednesday.

The report lays out grim trends across the country for expectant mothers and their newborn babies.

It finds that pregnancy-related deaths have spiked nearly 80% since 2018, with COVID-19 being a fac tor in a quarter of the 1,178 deaths reported last year. The percentage of preterm and low birthweight babies also went up last year, after holding steady for years. And more pregnant or postpartum women are reporting symptoms of depres sion.

“We were already in the middle of a crisis with maternal mortality in our country,’’ said Karen Tabb Dina, a maternal health researcher at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. “This really shows that COVID-19 has exacerbated that crisis to rates that we, as a country,

are not able to handle.’’

The nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office, which authored the report, analyzed pregnan cy-related deaths after Congress mandated that it review maternal health outcomes in the 2020 coro navirus relief bill.

The maternal death rate in the U.S. is higher than many other devel oped nations and had been on the

rise in the years leading up to the pandemic, but COVID-19 has only worsened conditions here for preg nant women.

Women who contract the virus while pregnant face elevated health risks. Staffing shortages and COVID-19 restrictions created more hurdles for expecting mothers to get inperson health care; And pandemic stress has intensified depression, a common condition during preg

nancy.

Mental health issues likely con tributed to the increase in preg nancy-related deaths, Tabb Dina said. Many women who experience depression and anxiety during or after their pregnancy struggle to get the care they need.

“Mental health is the greatest com plication in pregnancy that we don’t understand,’’ she said.

The biggest spike in deaths came during July through December of last year, as the COVID-19 delta variant infected millions, noted Carolyn Yocom, a director at the Government Accountability Office.

“It’s really clear from the data that the time in which the delta variant spread seemed to correspond to a huge increase in deaths,’’ Yocom said.

The maternal death rate is partic ularly stark for Black women, who have long faced worse maternal outcomes than their peers.

Pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 births climbed from 44 in 2019 to 68.9 among Black women last year. White women had death rates of 26.1 last year, a jump from 17.9 in 2019.

Death rates among Hispanics had been on the decline, but they swelled again during the pandemic from 12.6 per 100,000 in 2019 to 27.5 last year.

Black and Hispanic people have also died at higher rates from COVID19, in part because they have less access to medical care and often work essential jobs that exposed them to the virus.

Long before COVID-19 began spreading, the stage was set for Black, low-income and rural women to receive subpar pregnancy care -- putting them at further risk for their pregnancies to go wrong, according to a separate GAO report.

Hospitals have been shedding their obstetric services in rural areas, lowincome and majority Black com munities, that report said.

More than half of rural counties didn’t have a hospital offering preg nancy care as of 2018, the review found.

“The loss of hospital-based obstet ric services in rural areas is associ ated with increases in out-of-hos pital births and pre-term births, which may contribute to poor maternal and infant outcomes,’’ the report found.

By Tom Murphy AP Health Writer

Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. govern ment stops buying the shots, but the drug maker says it expects many people will con tinue receiving it for free.

Pfizer executives said the commercial pric ing for adult doses could start early next year, depending on when the government phases out its program of buying and distributing the shots.

The drugmaker said it expects that people with private health insurance or coverage through public programs like Medicare or Medicaid will pay nothing. The Affordable

Care Act requires insurers to cover many recommended vaccines without charging any out-of-pocket expenses.

A spokesman said the company also has an income-based assistance program that helps eligible U.S. residents with no insurance get the shots.

The price would make the two-dose vaccine more expensive for cash-paying customers than annual flu shots. Those can range in price from around $50 to $95, depending on the type, according to CVS Health, which runs one of the nation’s biggest drugstore chains.

A Pfizer executive said Thursday that the price reflects increased costs for switching to single-dose vials and commercial distri bution. The executive, Angela Lukin, said the price was well below the thresholds “for what would be consid ered a highly effective vaccine.’’

Pfizer’s two-shot vac cine debuted in late 2020 and has been the most common preven tive shot used to fight COVID-19 in the U.S. More than 375 million doses of the original vaccine, which Pfizer developed with the German drugmaker BioNTech, have been distributed in the U.S., according to the Cen-

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