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Serving San Diego County’s African & African American Communities 62 Years

Featuring local and national articles and information highlighting our rich African American heritage.

We Mourn the Passing of Dr. Dorothy Smith

Local Legend in Black History

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San Diego Black Com!x Day!

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By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

The community of San Diego, the State of California, the nation, and the world has suffered a deep and penetrating loss with the death of Dr. Dorothy L. Smith. Some will remember her as a lifelong educator, who not only taught in the California Community College District for more than 20 years, but a woman who was the first African American woman elected to public office as a member of the San Diego Unified School Board in 1981. She served eight years on the Board of Education and as its President, twice during that time. See SMITH page 8

Black B lack History H i story

The late Dr. Dorothy Smith, pictured here on Sunday, March 3, 2019 after receiving the San Diego Women’s Hall of Fame Trailblazer Award for having been the first African American woman to be elected to public office in San Diego and for her distinguished service advocating for equal educational opportunities for SDUSD students. Photo: Rochelle Porter

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BLACK AND INDIGENOUS:

When the Way You Look Doesn’t Match Expectations By Phyllis Kimber Wilcox Black Voice News

Discussions related to the status of Black Indigenous people in relation to the broader Indigenous community received little focus in November, Native American Heritage Month. Negotiating an AfroIndigenous identity can be difficult when

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Young woman of the Muscogee Wampanoag tribe in the documentary, We Still Live Here: Black Indians of the Wampanoag Tribe. Photo: Via YouTube

the way you look doesn’t meet expectations or popular media depictions of Indigenous communities. In discussing the way people’s perceptions of what it is to be Indigenous and the conflict with appearance in the documentary, Black Indians An American Story, a woman spoke about comments others make

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER & Covid-19 Updates SEE PG. 10

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regarding the way she looks, “[Y]ou don’t look like a native American,” she’s often told. Not appearing Indigenous is just one of the challenges they face from colorism within tribal groups, to recognition of their contributions. See EXPECTATIONS page 8

Expo Brings the Black College Experience to Local Youth

Hundreds of high school seniors, juniors, and prospective transfer students found culture and opportunity as they learned about the many options for higher education at the 5th Annual Black College Expo on February 17, 2022. Hosted by Bayview Church in collaboration with the San Diego County Office of Education and the National College Resources Foundation, over twenty HBCUs were among the colleges represented. Photo: Darrel Wheeler. See full article on page 11.

VOTING RIGHTS:

Where We’ve Been, Where We Are Now By Cori Zaragoza Staff Writer “At 90 years of age I never thought that I would relive that period again.” That was Ms. Kathleen Harmon’s response when asked about the state of voting today, and how she feels we’re going backwards to a time before the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The 90-year-old activist and advocate for voting rights was interviewed on the importance of voting during a Town Hall with California’s Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber, held on February 8, 2022, at San Diego State University. See page 9

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SOS of California, Dr. Shirley Weber, speaks on the importance of voting rights at a Town Hall held at SDSU on February 8. Photo: Via SOS Facebook.

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How we’re boosting the How we’re boosting the fight against hunger fight against hunger Bank of America is proudly supporting our employees’ health and safety and addressing one of our local community’s most critical needs. Bank of America is proudly supporting our employees’ health and safety and addressing one of our local Each day, millions Americans community’s mostofcritical needs.suffer from food insecurity, which typically spikes during the winter months. For every employee who lets us know they’ve received a booster shot, Bank of America is donating $100 Each day, millions of Americans suffer from food insecurity, which typically spikes during the winter months. to local hunger-relief organizations. This is a direct investment in the health of our teammates, and in the For every employee who lets us know they’ve received a booster shot, Bank of America is donating $100 well-being of the communities where we work and live. to local hunger-relief organizations. This is a direct investment in the health of our teammates, and in the Through this our team inwhere San Diego recently presented Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank with well-being of effort, the communities we work and live. a check for $60,000. This contribution is in addition to our long-standing philanthropic support to help fight Through this effort, our team in San Diego recently presented Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank with hunger and food insecurity across the country. We are proud to be able to help our community as we work a check for $60,000. This contribution is in addition to our long-standing philanthropic support to help fight together to move forward. hunger and food insecurity across the country. We are proud to be able to help our community as we work together to move forward.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION

Looming Funding Cuts Worry Schools As California faces dramatic student enrollment decline, officials search to stabilize school funding By Dr. Margaret Fortune President/CEO of Fortune School Schools have become an extension of the public health system in California’s response to COVID19. As the leader of a public school system, I can tell you we have become masters of administering weekly COVID-19 tests to thousands of students and teachers, hosting vaccination clinics, and doing contact tracing. It’s a lot of pressure. Meanwhile, student enrollment is dropping dramatically across the state. To put it in context, student enrollment was already in steady decline before the pandemic because of low birth rates and migration. In the 2018-19 school year, student enrollment in California fell by 23,000 students. Last school year in 2020-21, California schools lost 160,000 students, nearly seven times the figure two years ago. The pandemic has severely impacted student attendance. Unfortunately, it has become common for parents to receive notices from school saying their child has been exposed to COVID-19. Some parents are opting to keep their children home which is beginning to cause a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism in schools.

This is a huge problem for California public schools, because they rely on students’ average daily attendance for their state funding. In a year when California is expecting to have a $29 billion budget surplus, it’s imperative that elected officials give the state’s children the first call on the treasury by making school funding stable. Senator Ben Allen, a Santa Monica Democrat has a good idea to ensure predictable public school funding. SB 579 (Allen), would hold schools harmless from drops in enrollment for this school year and next. This bill is on a fast track. It sailed through the Senate (37-0) and as of the writing of this column is in the Assembly. We applaud Senator Allen for his amendment to include public charter schools in the bill as well.

Funding for school districts has always been protected from drops in student enrollment from year to year, but not for public charter schools. Senator Allen’s bold action will keep all schools “whole” during a time when we are experiencing the traumatic impact of the pandemic. SB 830 introduced by Senator Anthony Portantino, a Democrat representing the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, is another piece of legislation that deals with how schools are funded. This bill proposes that the California Department of Education stop funding schools based on average daily attendance and instead provide funding according to a school’s enrollment numbers. California’s policy to fund schools based on average daily attendance made sense before we were in a pandemic. Now that public health officials are advising schools to require that parents keep their children at home if they are symptomatic, the rules about funding schools based on attendance must

change with the times. The problem is SB 830 (Portantino) excludes public charter schools from the fix. That means 690,657 of California’s public-school children would be left behind in the old funding scheme. That is unacceptable. It’s particularly problematic for Black students because their parents are more likely to choose public charter schools than other ethnic groups. That means that these students would be funded at a lower level than their counterparts in school districts. Senator Portantino should amend SB 830 to include public charter schools so the bill is helpful to all of California’s public school children. As we continue to navigate through a pandemic where the state’s response is heavily reliant on using a child’s school as the delivery system for education and public health, one lesson is abundantly clear. Providing in-person instruction during a pandemic is teaching us new things about the best way to fund schools. Enrollment and attendance are

fluctuating as parents make decisions about whether they feel safe sending their child to school. If we want schools to stay open, lawmakers must stabilize funding for all public schools — including charters. In a state that has a surplus of funding, it is critical that our elected officials prioritize fully funding all schools to protect us from further feeling the impact of the pandemic. Dr. Margaret Fortune is the President/CEO of Fortune School, a system of nine, K-12 public charter schools with over 2,300 students focused on closing the Black achievement gap by preparing students for college. She is a State Delegate on the California Democratic Party (CDP) State Central Committee where she also is an elected member of the Executive Board of the CDP Black Caucus. Fortune is Treasurer of National Action Network (NAN) Sacramento and has been an education advisor to two California Governors. She is a graduate of the UC Berkeley and Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.

Don’t Look Far, Honor the Black History Around You By Chief John Keene Special to Voice & Viewpoint

Happy Black History Month. It seems media coverage of Black History Month this year is getting lost in the merry-go-round of breaking news stories-- from shifting COVID guidelines and skyrocketing food and gas prices to shocking crime stories and growing concerns about our military getting involved in Ukraine. Add to that the constant distractions of TikTok, Facebook Reels and other social media platforms all competing for our attention. But whether or not the media gives Black History Month the attention it deserves, most African Americans realize how important it is to commemorate our history – and its important contribution to American history. So, we pause to honor our past, celebrate our forebears and pat ourselves on the back for the many contributions we have made to this country. And we invite all Americans to celebrate Black History Month, too. It is all around us. There’s Black history to learn about in your neighborhoods, at your jobs, in your city and in your churches. Knowing about the struggles and contributions of Black Americans can enrich our understanding of each other and the hard-won freedoms Americans of all backgrounds often take for granted. As the Chief Probation Officer for San Mateo County, and as the

current President of the Chief Probation Officers of California, I have a very important responsibility in the positions that I hold to sustain a legacy built by many before me who have paved the way. In probation, as in society, it is vital that all cultures are recognized, and Black history is no different. It is important for our deputies and staff to know that the path to get here was paved by the trials and tribulations of the people before us. Most African Americans in the 1940s and 1950s were limited to opportunities within correctional facilities, and did not have the opportunities to start off as deputy probation officers or elevate to that rank. Shockingly, the first Black deputy probation officers and staff were not widely known to be employed around the country until the 1970s and 1980s. Today, over 20% of deputy pro-

bation officers in California are African American. That diversity extends to gender (51% are women), and other races as well (72% of deputy probation officers are non-white). Probation today is even further diversified by educational backgrounds (the majority of officers have four-year degrees), and many probation departments employ former justice system-involved individuals. Importantly, Probation’s diversity also extends to our leadership with just over 10% of probation chiefs in California being African American. On the shoulders of African American pathbreakers, we take our seats as leaders of our profession with honor and humility. For me, the weight of leading the association of the leaders of our profession is a reflection of the important role of Black History in probation that has led to the diversity and inclusion we see now. The weight and responsibility of this history, I carry proudly. With that diversity comes cultural competency and lived experiences. That understanding and sensibility equips probation to be an indispensable aspect of the criminal justice system. It is the connection between punishment and rehabilitation, breaking down

barriers to help justice-involved people turn their lives around and leave the system permanently - creating long-term, sustainable safety in our communities. It is also what attracts even greater diversity to our ranks: this desire to help people succeed. As a former police officer, attorney, deputy probation officer and now Chief, my experience has helped me tremendously in feeling a sense of empathy for the life experiences of the people we serve. It has helped me understand the challenges of young people I talk to with who have had tough upbringings. As African Americans, working through barriers is something that we know first-hand and reducing barriers is a central component to rehabilitation. Often, we must even go beyond that to see the difference between rehabilitation and habilitation, or helping someone who has only known a difficult life to gain the tools to create a new one that sets them on a healthier path. To help them succeed, we as probation officers often become much more – serving as teachers, mentors and role models. Sometimes the people we serve think the challenges they face are unique to them, but we can often

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relate because we too have lived many of those experiences or we have encountered them within our own backgrounds. It breaks the ice, builds points of connection, reduces barriers, and opens a moment for them to pause and listen and let their guard down to learn and grow. Now, in my new role as President of the Chief Probation Officers of California, I do this work on a broader scale, often working through policy conversations and larger fiscal decisions and assessing their implications. My work in these positions continues to be informed by my own unique background, experiences, and cultural understandings. Black History Month gives us the space and time to reflect on how we got here, but also where we would like to go. It is my privilege to be in a position now to help shape that future for my own children and their children. Chief John Keene was appointed Chief Probation Officer of San Mateo County in June of 2013. Chief Keene brings more than 20 years of law enforcement experience to his role. Prior to his appointment as Chief, he served as Deputy Chief Probation Officer in Alameda County.

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COMMUNITY A Salute to Our African American Judges

• Sitting down left to right: Randa Trapp, Tina Littlejohn, Joe Littlejohn, Harold Rucker, John Houston • Standing 1st row left to right: Terrie Roberts, Euketa Oliver, Desiree Bruce-Lyle, Tilisha Martin, Vallera Johnson, Chandra Reid, Dwayne Moring • Standing 2nd row left to right: Victor Pippins, Roderick Shelton, Browder Willis, Michael Washington, James Simmons

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Superintendent Search

San Diego Unified will host a community forum for the public to meet the superintendent finalists and provide feedback. The Board will introduce the permanent superintendent in mid-March 2022.

In-Person Community Forum

The event will also be live streamed. Zoom Webinar Link: https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/89749595768 | Webinar ID: 897 4959 5768

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12:00 - 2:00PM Wilson Middle School, 3838 Orange Avenue, San Diego 92105 The District follows an Indoor Guidance for Events protocol

RSVP by emailing superintendentsearch@sandi.net. Submit your questions for the candidates, no later than February 24 so they can be addressed at the forum, and any feedback/comments regarding the forum no later than March 1

Make your voice heard and attend the community forum! The San Diego community has a unique opportunity to help select the next Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District. We urge members of the community to participate and share their thoughts about the importance of an inclusive and equitable education for all students. —Chris Wilson

Interpretation Services and ASL Interpretation Available

For more Information please visit the Superintendent Recruitment and Selection webpage.

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LOCAL / STATE NEWS SDSU’s BRC Hosts Intergenerational Conversations about Black Advocacy By Ahliyah S. Chambers Contributing Writer

“Black Advocacy in San Diego” was the first Black History Month event for the San Diego State University Black Resource Center. The virtual event was hosted on Thursday, Februar y 6th, and was a collaboration with SDSU’s Afrikan Student Union, Center for Intercultural Relations, and the OneSDSU Community. The program included a panel discussion featuring Black activists, Henry Wallace and Jazzalyn D. Livingston. The panel was moderated by two student leaders involved in the SDSU Afrikan Student Union, Ava Walker and Jaylen Citizen. Wallace and Livingston discussed their experiences advocating for marginalized communities and engaged with the audience during a Q&A session. Nearly two hundred individuals in the San Diego community attended the virtual event Thursday evening, as well as folks in Philadelphia and Washington D.C areas. Many of the attendees included leaders in the SDSU community, business

owners, and young women that are involved in the nonprofit organization, Black Girls Leadership Academy. During the panel, Henry Wallace encouraged the student moderators and audience to take an active interest in the welfare of the country. Currently, Wallace serves as the Chairman of the San Diego Original Black Panther Party for Community Empowerment and has advocated for underser ved San Diego communities facing housing and food insecurities, as well as racial injustice. Wallace, along with others in the Original San Diego Black Panther Party, are consistently organizing opportunities to donate food to local low-income families, children, and nonprofit organizations. In 2016, he was interviewed by the SDSU Digital Library to celebrate his contributions and the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party. Ms. Livingston recounted her activist experiences while attending the University of California, San Diego. During her

undergraduate studies, Livingston was the President of the Black Student Union’s Executive Board. She was invovled in several demonstrations and protests against anti-black violence and police terror, reigniting Black student activism on campus. Livingston shared that, in 2015, she and several dozen student protesters from UC San Diego lined up across a stretch of Interstate 5 for about an hour, causing a miles-long backup of traffic. The protesters held up signs objecting to the Missouri grand jury’s decision not to charge Officer Darren Wilson in the August 9th shooting of unarmed 18-year old, Michael Brown. Currently, Livingston is the Co-Founder of Black Girls Leadership Academy, a national organization dedicated to cultivating the lead-

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ership skills of young Black girls and women aged 11-24 by providing mentorship, cultural programming, and global service. True to this year’s national Black History Month theme, which is Black Health and

City of San Diego

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The City Council has approved the“Homes For All of Us” initiative – the first of multiple Housing Action Packages that take a comprehensive approach to creating more housing. “Homes for All of Us” features multiple Housing Action Packages, each consisting of a suite of amendments to City development regulations and property use that speed up housing production. A second Housing Action Package will begin to move through the City’s approval process shortly. It will include an opt-in to Senate Bill 10, which will make it easier to build apartments close to mass transit, as well as recommendations from Mayor Gloria’s Middle-Income Housing Working Group and addi-

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tional amendments to the City’s Land Development Code related to the production of housing. “Homes For All of Us” also includes Blueprint SD, which is a new approach for the City of San Diego’s community planning process that will align with climate and housing goals.

Ordinance Restoring Pensions for City Workers Signed The ordinance reinstating city employee pensions for two of the City’s employee labor groups and unwinding Prop B, which was invalidated by the state’s Public Employee Relations Board and confirmed by the courts, was signed by the Mayor. The ordinance, passed unanimously by the City Council, reflects an agreement on retirement benefits with members of the Municipal Employees Association and AFSCME Local 127, as well

as the City’s unrepresented workers.

Plan to Divert Organic Waste from Landfill Unveiled The latest update has been released on the City of San Diego’s climate action initiative, known as “Our Climate, Our Future,” which consists of the City’s newest efforts to recycle organic waste and reduce the amount of food scraps and yard waste disposed of in landfills. In total, about 39% of San Diegans’ trash is organic waste; 15% of which is food waste. The City is making major investments to reduce the amount of organic waste sent to the landfill, where it rots and gives off methane. Instead, organic waste will be recycled into mulch and compost to improve soil quality. The recycling pro-

gram will ensure the City meets new state requirements under California State Senate Bill 1383 as well as the City’s zero waste and climate action goals. SB 1383 requires the reduction of organic waste disposed of in landfills. Organic waste is food scraps, foodsoiled paper from kitchens and food operations, and yard waste such as garden and landscape waste, organic textiles, carpets and wood waste. Learn more at sandiego.gov/organic-waste-recycling. To learn how the components of “Our Climate, Our Future” work, visit sandiego.gov/climatefuture.

The New YMCA Aquatic Center Pool is Almost Here!

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The concrete has been poured! The Ja c k i e Robinson Family YMCA Aquatic Center is coming soon. As some may already know, in October 2021 the YMCA held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the $6.7 million aquatic center project. It was exciting news for the community. The new pool will replace the old 3-lane pool, built in the 1960s, for what was then known as the Southeast YMCA. A site where generations of youth first learned to swim. A long time com-

San Diego State University second-year student, Taylor

ing, the new 25-yard swimming pool and a family splash pad area will soon be completed and ready for all, offering programs that provide swim lessons like Aquafit, water safety, family swimming, rehabilitation and fitness, competition and fun. The Jackie Robinson Family YMCA anticipates that the pool should be open by summer 2022. Stay tuned!

Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., on February 22, made the June 7, 2022 Primary Election Official Voter Information Guide available for public review. The guide, which will be mailed to every voting household in California, includes statements from candidates running for US Senate (full and partial terms) and constitutional offices, as well as other helpful election infor-

of the public examination period, the Secretary of State’s office will begin printing and mailing the statewide Voter Information Guide to all households that have at least one registered voter. Audio versions and large print versions will be available as well. Additional hard copies of guides in each of the 10 languages can be requested from the Secretary of State’s Elections Division by calling (800) 345-VOTE

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mation. California’s Official Voter Information Guide is available in 10 languages – English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese. The guide will be available for public examination from February 22 through March 14 at: https://www.sos. ca.gov/elections/public-display and at the Secretary of State’s offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During this public display period, anyone may challenge any portion of the Official Voter Information Guide in Sacramento Superior Court.

The Jackie Robinson YMCA Aquatic Center construction site in mid-February 2022. Photo: Jackie Robinson YMCA via Facebook

Moore, said, “I am leaving feeling inspired! This has been such an amazing event and I loved hearing your stories. Just know that you all are doing such powerful work and you inspired many generations to come!”

Statewide Voter Information Guide

Mayor’s Office Updates: Council Approves ‘Homes For All of Us’ Housing Package

Wellness, both panelists concluded the event by discussing the importance of prioritizing health and wellbeing while doing activist work.

Following the conclusion

(8683) or by email at vigfeedback@sos.ca.gov. Registered California voters can opt-out of receiving a paper Voter Information Guide by mail and instead receive a link to the electronic version via email. Voters who are registering for the first time or updating their voter registration information can opt-out while registering online at: registertovote.ca.gov/. Voters who are already registered can opt-out at: v ot e r s t at u s . s o s . c a . g ov / . Every registered voter in a household must opt-out of receiving the paper guide to ensure it is not mailed to their address.

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Breaking The Chains:

A Monument to Freedom As Black History Month ends, we reflect on an important San Diego landmark that honors the deep history of African American struggles By Conita Butts Contributing Writer African Americans have long been great contributors in the world of art. Artists in areas such as film, music, dance, paint, and sculptors have enriched our history with their talents. We are better because of their contribution. One such contributor is contemporary artist Mel Edwards, who was commissioned to provide a statue nearly two decades ago in San Diego. Mr. Edwards boasts many titles to his name, including being the first African American artist to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

The ‘Breaking the Chains’ monument, launched in 1995, is in downtown San Diego, and is a beautiful sculpture built by Mr. Edwards. The sculpture depicts the deep struggle of African Americans for freedom and the recognition of the accomplishments made. Located at 301 1st Avenue, the Gaslamp District Quarter, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade, it is ensconced majestically amid nature, near the San Diego Convention Center. On a beautiful sunny day, the sunshine is reflected off its unique steel form. It depicts courage, strength, and tenacity – all descriptive words that aid in defining the character upon

whom the area has been named after: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the base of the sculpture is a quote by Dr. King: “Along the way of life, someone must have the sense enough, and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can only be done by projecting the ethic of love to the center of our lives.” For a reminder of the incredible talent in the African American community or for inspiration to launch your dream, take a stroll or jog in the MLK Promenade and stop for a visit at the Breaking the Chains monument. You will undoubtedly be moved by the work of Mr. Edwards.

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Black Com!x Day Celebrates Local Writers Photos: Cori Zaragoza

By Cori Zaragoza Staff Writer Fans of every age met at the Worldbeat Center at Balboa Park over the course of two days, February 19th and 20th, to celebrate Black Com!x Day. The family friendly event brought together Black comic book writers and publishers to show off their graphic novels and drawn art.

Antoinette Van Sluytham, writer and owner of Broken Chalice Studios, speaks during the ‘Black Women in Comics & Publishing’ panel.

Black Heroes Matter was the theme for this year’s Black Com!x Day.

After two years of the pandemic slowing down events, fans were eager to chat and peruse the latest comic books, and that reflected in the large number of attendees that packed the Worldbeat Center. Fans were also surprised to see the large number of new independent Black publishers and writers who are funded completely on their own: a new trend that has emerged from the pandemic, as people looked to alternative ways of building small businesses.

The event was put together by Keithan Jones of KID comics, a local independent comic book publisher, who wanted to put together an event in the same vein as the San Diego Comic-Con but for small Black publishers and writers. Like Comic-Con, Black Com!x Day featured panels by professionals in the field on various topics, such as “EMPOWERED: Doing Black Business Today” and “Black Women In Comics & Publishing.”

Attendees could walk through a maze of booths to speak with writers

“I learned a lot from the ‘Black Women in Comics & Publishing panel,” said one attendee. “It’s nice knowing that my struggles are not singular. Coming here and meeting all these wonderful creatives is incredibly inspiring.” As the day went on, attendees perused the different booths set up by writers, who were eager to talk about their stories and books. The Worldbeat Center was packed at one point with participants, all celebrating the beauty of Black Culture in the Marcel Dupree, right, is the CEO, Publisher, and EIC of Evoluzione Publications, a local independent comic book publisher. world of comic books.

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Senior Resource Center

Black History Voice & Viewpoint Staff “Turning Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping Stones” was the theme of the 16th Annual Black History Fundraiser for the Fourth District Seniors Resource Center last Saturday evening. The event, held at the George L. Stevens Senior Community Center, which is the name the Resource Center is known by, was a sitdown dinner and program for about 75 people. It was supposed to be black tie, but the men didn’t dress the part. The emcee for the event was Ms. Chida Warren-Darby, Deputy Director of Communications to the Office of City of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. One of the highlights of the evening was the Black History Musical Tribute which featured some outstanding gospel that at times changed the atmosphere into one of a church service. There were a number of outstanding awards that were presented when Mayor Gloria arrived. The Warren J. Simon Legacy Award was presented to Billie Joyce Greene; a Community Theatrical Equity Service Award was presented to

Freedome Bradley-Ballentine, Associate Artistic Director and Director of Arts Engagement for the Old Globe Theater and Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director for the Old Globe. Certificates of Appreciation were presented by Councilmember MontgomerySteppe and Mayor Gloria, and the George Stevens Legacy Award was presented to Councilmember Monica Montgomery-Steppe by Peggy Cooper, former staff member to the late Councilmen Stevens and Eric Stevens. The Fourth District Seniors Resource Center was originally known as Gateway United Senior Services and was founded in 1989 by Dr. Charles R. Johnson, M.D. Because of his concern over the many non-medical issues expressed to him by his patients, Dr. Johnson provided office space at Gateway Medical Center. During the next 17 years, the Center had at least two other locations before moving to its present site in March of 2006. Mrs. Rosemary Pope has been with the Center since its inception, currently serving as its only Executive Director.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Expectations: Continued from cover

just shrug it off, I just brush it off as being ignorant.”

L to R: Social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman, Frederick Douglass and Paul Cuffe, an American businessman, whaler and abolitionist. Photo: Via wikipedia.com.

Black and Indigenous people have been in contact since the beginning of the nation’s histor y. People of African ancestry came with the first explorers and through that contact new identities were created–from Crispus Attucks to Frederick Douglass, and Paul Cufee, to name a few. To be Black and Indigenous has been a little-known part of American history. The Afro Indigenous would help explore the continent, become interpreters, fur trappers, fisherman, and soldiers. They would travel with Spanish missionaries to help found missions in southern California.

New Perspectives The contributions of many Black artists have been made by the Afro Indigenous, including Jimi Hendrix the guitarist whose music is renowned, Tina Turner whose soulful voice spans many eras and genres of music, to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, and the hardest working man in show business, James Brown. These artists, as well as others, have helped define their eras and have been the soundtrack during the most important moments in many people’s lives. Today, those who are Black and Indigenous are negotiating challenges and bringing a new perspective to what it means to be a nexus of more than one cultural identity. Some have used the courts to retain association to tribes, while others have sought recognition. In the documentary “We Still Live Here: Black Indians of the Wampanoag Tribe”, one young girl of the Muscogee Wampanoag tribe

discusses how her identity is perceived by others. “They don’t really think of us as native Americans,” she says. A Wampanoag woman stated, “A lot of the reflection I get from this world is that the Wampanoag people don’t exist… for the most part people say that because they’ve never known a Wampanoag person.”

When asked about his own unique background Mays shared, “I’m from Michigan originally and my family, we are Saginaw Chippewa. My great grandmother came from the Saginaw Chippewa

“I think a major misconception about native peoples even today, is that the majority live in cities–whether that’s Los Angeles which I believe has the largest per capita, I haven’t seen the latest census data– not on reservations. On the one hand they’re living like everyday urban residents,” explained Mays in response to a question about how cultural identity is expressed among the Indigenous. “And there isn’t enough social science data really to tell stories in particular about the experiences of urban Indigenous populations.” “My family has been in Detroit since the 1940s. My great-grandmother cofounded what was called Detroit’s Indian Education

and Cultural Center in 1975. My aunt Judy Mays founded Medicine B ear American Indian Academy with the assistance of Black politicians related to the Afrocentric schools movement of the late 1980s. They vacillated between l i v i n g i n a l l B l a c k D e t r o i t identifying as Black also working on behalf of Indigenous youth and still remained respected.“ According to Mays, the school founded by his family was closed because of limited resources and funding issues that began in the late 1990s

Media Portrayals Noting the lack of Afro Indigenous portrayals in the Mays commented, “To begin, I don’t think there are many portrayals of native people in the media.

The Wampanoags married and produced children with those of differing ancestry. According to historians the definition of tribe for the Wampanoag is community and shared cultural tradit ions. The Wampanoags were the tribe whose ancestors met the Massachusetts colonists when they first landed on the shores of what would later become America.

The Experience of Being Black and Indigenous The Black Voice News spoke to Kyle Mays, Assistant Profess or of Af r ic an American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at UCLA about the experience of being both Black and Indigenous. According to Mays, there are numerous tribes but recognition has been an issue. Many are not recognized by either the state, at the national level or by local governments. When discussing the Afro Indigenous there are no organizations which keep track of the numbers. “I don’t think there’s an answer to that,” he stated “I don’t even know if there’s any census data whether by the tribes or the U.S. government that specifically counts Afro Indigenous peoples and I’m unaware of any numbers which specifically highlight people who identify as Afro Indigenous.”

Discussing whether he had problems with his cultural identity and how he dealt with not resembling media depictions of the indigenous, Mays, who identifies as Afro Indigenous explained, “Not really within my family growing up because everyone was either Black or Afro Indigenous or cousins who knew where we were from. I will say as an adult, certainly whether you go to a Pow Wow or you’re wearing certain sorts of earrings, you might get strange looks. I don’t wear earrings much these days. I used to get asked why are you wearing those earrings? Are you ashamed of being Black? Because I also identify as being a native person… I

Kyle Mays, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at UCLA is an Afro-Indigenous scholar and author. “As a Black and Indigenous person, I suppose I’m just Mr. In-between, a brotha without a home,” he writes. Photo: UCLA

He expounded, “Some people see it as a zero sum game. And that is we only have such limited resources and opportunities to represent what it means to be Indigenous. Therefore, we should reproduce the typical, so-called standard view of what native people are supposed to look like. I think until there are perhaps more Indigenous people who are allowed to tell their own stories in a variety of media, Reservation Dogs, the series on Hulu, is a good example [things will be slow to change]. “Many Afro Indigenous people were upset because there weren’t many portrayals of [them] in Oklahoma, in that particular area. We’ll see what they do in season two. I’m sure they’ll have more representation very likely.”Speaking about his work and whether there was much interest in the courses he teaches at UCLA, according to Mays his classes remain full and he continues to write about both the Black and Indigenous experiences. May’s newest book, City of Dispossessions: Business People, African Americans and the of Modern Detroit, is a continuation of that work. This article appeared first on Black Voice News.

Photo: Via YouTube

reservation to Detroit in 1940.” Mays arrived in Los Angeles, California in 2017.

And, why there aren’t many portrayals of Indigenous and Afro Indigenous people in the media… depends on whose writing, who are the producers and what they value.“

Smith: Continued from cover

But the real Dorothy Smith was much more than all her titles and degrees. She was a noble and deeply personal human being who truly cared about people. She was a person who was known to spend the night in hospital rooms with terminally ill friends so that family might get a break; she was one who would personally cook meals and deliver it in times of personal loss or need; she was involved in her church, Christ United Presbyterian for decades, always helping her beloved pastor, the late Rev. George Walker Smith. She succeeded him on the San Diego Unified School Board where he was the first African American to serve.

College, where she was a professor for 24 years and a lecturer at San Diego State University. Dorothy Smith, always poised, professional, sensitive and regal, yet deeply personal in her contact with people. She was an author, an amazing poet who could be as guttzy as she was professional. Her support of Common Ground Theater, the oldest Black theater company in San Diego, was legendary, and she served as a board member and fundraiser to keep it going. She helped create the McGill School of Success and the

Dorothy Smith was born in Capleville, Tennessee, in 1939. She attended a segregated school for Black students in a small town called Matin on the Tennessee side of the Tennessee-Kentucky border. She attended the all-Black Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, and went on to graduate from Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor’s degree in English, later becoming a high school teacher. She and her husband Carl, who were college sweethearts, moved to California in 1969. She taught at Long Beach City College before moving to San Diego to teach at Grossmont C ommunity College and then San Diego City

Photo: Courtesy San Diego Unified School District

after school program at Christ United Presbyterian Church, served as one of the first members and presidents of the San Diego Ethics Commission, was a member of just about every woman’s organization in the community, and found time to personally attend art and theater events beyond her interest in Common Ground Theater. She was truly a woman for all seasons and a phenomena in the giving of her time and talents. She is survived by her husband Carl, son, daughter and grandchildren. Memorial services will be announced when scheduled.

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COMMUNITY Voting Rights: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are Now Continued from cover

Dr. Weber held the town hall, focused on voting rights, to raise awareness of the very real dangers to the sweeping voting rights protections for racial minorities that helped to end Jim Crow-

era laws that actively denied Southern Blacks their lawful right to vote. The panel included voter rights organizations, educators, and students. With the integrity of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in constant peril, and with some protections

already eroded in recent years, the stakes are higher than ever. As we close out Black History Month, let’s take a look at the history of voting rights in America and what the future holds.

THE 15TH AMENDMENT IS ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION

SOS of California, Dr. Shirley Weber, speaks on the importance of voting rights at a Town Hall held at SDSU on February 8. Photo: Via SOS Facebook.

1870S

THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 IS PASSED After the Emancipation Pro clamation and the 15th Amend ment were passed in the 1860s-1870s, Black Americans were given the right to vote, much to the chagrin of the racist South. In response, restrictions in the form of Jim Crow laws were put in place to legalize racial segregation, deny Black Americans the right to vote, the right to hold certain jobs, and the right to an education.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a cornerstone piece of legislation. The landmark civil rights law arguably did more than any other federal statute to end Jim Crow laws that led to voter suppression. The Act made voter

“They could actually not have polling places in your neighborhood and you’d have to travel 100 miles to go vote, because they could do that. They could gerrymander it so that even if you voted, you had no one to vote for because they scattered all the votes and did things to basically disenfranchise you and to weaken your vote,” said Dr. Weber on the topic.

suppression laws illegal, prohib iting racial discrimi nat ion in elections, and as a result, the Federal Government was able to step in and make sure the States were allowing every eligible person the right to vote with ease.

Freedmen Voting In New Orleans, circa 1867. Photo: Art and Picture Collection, The New York Public Library, https://digitalcollections. nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3fd9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

After the Civil War, the 15th amendment was adopted into the U.S. Constitution on February 3, 1870. The Amendment sought to protect the voting rights of African Americans by stating that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” By the late 1870s, however, discriminatory practices were actively put in place to prevent Black Americans from being allowed their right to vote, particularly in the Southern States, until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

THE 19TH AMENDMENT IS PASSED On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was adopted into the U.S. Constitution and granted women the right to vote. Despite the fact that Black women had contributed greatly to the cause of women’s suffrage, they were often still blocked from being able to vote due to Jim Crow-era poll taxes, local laws, and other restrictions placed on them in many Southern states. It would take another 40 years for all women to reach voting equality.

1920 Nine African-American women posed, standing, full length, with Nannie Burroughs holding a banner reading, “Banner State Woman’s National Baptist Convention”., None. [Between 1905 and 1915] Photo: Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93505051/.

1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders in attendance. Photo: National Archives (NARA)

People wait in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, to listen to oral arguments in the Shelby County, Ala., v. Holder voting rights case. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

2013

CERTAIN PROTECTIONS UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT ARE WALKED BACK On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, in the Shelby County v. Holder case. The Supreme Court claimed that certain constraints

placed on states and federal review of states voting procedures were outdated and needed to be changed. The ruling was seen as a blow to civil rights and voting activists. As a result, certain parts of the landmark Voting

Rights Act of 1965 were rendered null, allowing state jurisdictions previously covered by the law to have free reign to make changes to election procedures without federal government approval.

Demonstrators mark the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of voting rights advocates rallied across the country to call for sweeping protections against further erosion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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THE FUTURE OF VOTING RIGHTS The future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 currently hangs in the air. Certain legislators have taken advantage of the Supreme Court's ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, and thus, a slew of new voter suppression laws have been passed in recent years. For example, The Brennan Center for Justice reported that between January 1 to December 7, 2021, at least 19 states passed thirty-four restrictive Voting laws, ranging from Voter ID requirements disproportionately impacting minorities to limiting polling hours and even banning the distribution of water to voters in polling lines. Currently, Congress is trying to pass the Freedom To Vote Act

and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Together, they would be the most comprehensive voting reform laws passed in decades. Both acts expand voting rights and are permanent, which means they don’t expire and will ensure that future decades of Americans will have the right to vote. Although they haven’t passed the Acts yet, there is hope that they will be put in place eventually and protect the rights of voters everywhere. For now, Americans everywhere can contact their Congress Members to advocate for getting these new acts passed. Although the history of voting rights has been long and tumul-

tuous, there is always hope for the future. For example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act has already been passed by the House in August 2021, and will now go before the Senate for final approval. Concerned Americans can contact their Congress Members to advocate for its passage. As the end of Black History Month nears, there is no better time to reflect on the importance of voting rights and the journey America has taken to reach this point in time. The right to vote is one of the fundamental rights of being a United States citizen; we cannot go back in time now.

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LIMITED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER (Effective June 15, 2021) On June 15, 2021, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy will be rescinded. Persons and entities may still be subject to Cal OSHA and California Department of Public Health guidelines and standards with limited public health restrictions, including face coverings, school based guidance, and guidance for mega events. The California Public Health Officer has issued an order to be effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-ofthe-State-PublicHealth-Officer-BeyondBlueprint.aspx. The California Public Health Officer has also issued updated face covering guidance effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/ COVID-19/guidance-for-facecoverings. aspx#June15guidance. In San Diego County, persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Persons who have a close contact with a person who either has COVID19, or is likely to have COVID-19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Both orders are available at: https://www. sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2 019-nCoV/health-order.html. Subsequent Health Officer Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be issued in San Diego County as conditions warrant. Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b), the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Effective June 15, 2021, the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations,

dated May 6, 2021, and any other Health Officer orders related to COVID-19 shall expire, with the exception of the following: a.“Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19,” dated December 24, 2020. b.“Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” dated April 5, 2021. c. Any quarantine or isolation order issued to an individual that is currently in effect. 2. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b), all governmental entities in the county shall continue to take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with State and local laws, regulations, and orders related to the control of COVID-19. IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: June 14, 2021 WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego ___________________________________ EXPIRATION OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS As Director of Emergency Services for the County of San Diego, I am authorized to promulgate regulations for the protection of life and property pursuant to Government Code Section 8634 and San Diego County Code section 31.103. The Health Officer Order and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, shall expire as a regulation for the protection of life and property, on June 15, 2021. Date: June 14, 2021 HELEN ROBBINS-MEYER Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

Got COVID?

Get Treatment to Recover Faster By José A. Álvarez . County of San Diego The C ounty He alt h and Human Services Agency is reminding San Diegans that monoclonal antibody treatment is available for people at high risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The first Monoclonal Antibody Regional Center opened in the region just one year ago. Since then, more than 8,100 patients have been treated in ten regional outpatient settings, six of which remain open today. The treatment centers have availability to treat people with sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody that is effective against the Omicron variant. “D e s pit e t h e t h ou s a n d s of new COVID-19 cases being reported, we have a lot of capacity for monoclonal antibody treatment,” said Jennifer Tuteur, M.D., County deputy chief medical officer, adding that every eligible San Diegan should get all the recommended doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, including the booster shot.

A treatment room at the Monoclonal Antibody Regional Center in San Ysidro. Photo: Via County News Center

• Have symptoms of COVID-19, but not for more than 10 days; and • Are at high risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19.

years and older. Monoclonal antibody treatment has proven to significantly reduce hospital visits and death in COVID-19 positive patients, if administered within 10 days of the onset of symptoms.

“Va ccinat ion is t he b est protection we have against COVID-19, but if people get sick, we want all high-risk people to know they may be eligible for treatment, and there are several options throughout the County to serve them.”

According to National Institutes of Health researchers, clinical trials showed “an 85% relative reduction… in the risk of hospitalization or death among those who received sotrovimab.” Studies have also shown patients feel better and get back to work faster after receiving monoclonal antibodies. The treatment is available at no cost regardless of health insurance or immigration status, and a doctor’s referral is not required. The intravenous treatment takes less than an hour.

These monoclonal antibody therapies are used to treat mild-to-moderate COVID19 in adults and children 12

You may be eligible for treatment if you: • Tested positive for COVID-19; and

The County has partnered with the California Medical Services Authority and local health care providers to open several of the monoclonal antibody regional centers, or MARCs. In addition, a Mobile Monoclonal Antibody Administration Team provides treatment at skilled nursing facilities across the region. Skilled nursing facilities interested in monoclonal antibody treatment should contact the mobile team at MCSDNursingM_MAT. HHSA@sdcounty.ca.gov. Patients or providers can call (619) 685-2500 to schedule an appointment. More information is also available at COVIDtreatment@ sdcounty.ca.gov

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Monoclonal antibody treatments may be available through pharmacies, physician offices, infusion centers and hospitals in San Diego County. Call your doctor first to find out if they offer monoclonal antibody treatment. If they don’t, there are four County run facilities that are currently offering the monoclonal antibody treatments for free:

WAYS TO PREPARE AND PACK FOR

5 COVID-era Travel

By Sally French NerdWallet A lot has changed in the travel world since the pre-pandemic days of 2019. Here are some key travel planning and packing tips to navigate ahead of your next COVID-19era trip.

TAKE PROOF OF YOUR VACCINATION STATUS Travelers may need proof of vaccination as more countries require it and/or a negative COVID-19 test result Photo: Gustavo Fring

to enter or avoid quarantine restrictions. Even domestic travelers may need proof. California requires attendees of indoor events with 5,000 or more people to prove they’ve been vaccinated or show a negative test result.

Restaurants, bars and other establishments nationwide also require vaccination proof to enter. To avoid such limitations, pack your vaccine card. Some apps, like Clear’s Health Pass, store digital versions of your card and may work at some establishments. At the least, save a photo of your vaccination card on your phone.

CONSIDER PURCHASING TRAVEL INSURANCE Even if you’ve never purchased travel insurance in the past, 2021 might be your year. Some travel credit cards include travel insurance as a benefit, which can come to your rescue in case of an unex-

MARC at Vista Community Clinic

Treatment site in Vista open, Tuesday through Friday Make an appointment by calling (619) 685-2500

MARC at Clairemont Friendship Center

Family Health Centers of San Diego

Treatment sites in Hillcrest and Chula Vista, open Monday through Friday Make an appointment at www. fhcsd.org/covid-19-treatment or call (619) 515-2300

Treatment and post-exposure prophylaxis site in Clairemont open, Monday through Saturday Make an appointment by calling (619) 685-2500

MARC at San Ysidro Health

pected illness, delayed or canceled flights or weather-related events. This coverage could be especially useful if a COVID-19 test comes back positive and you can no longer travel. That’s when “Cancel for Any Reason” coverage comes in handy. When you purchase CFAR coverage, you’ll typically get 50%75% of the nonrefundable trip purchases back, no matter the reason you cancel.

PACK MULTIPLE MASKS You know you have to pack a mask to get on the airplane, but you might need one throughout your trip, as some regions and businesses still have mask requirements. Consider packing extra. You might prefer an N95 mask on the plane, but if you’re planning a hard workout or heading someplace humid, pack some disposable masks you can toss when your face gets sweaty.

DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR PASSPORT EARLY Some countries require that passports be valid at least six months beyond the dates of your trip. Considering that passport proce ssi ng t i me s are sl ower t han usual, you may want to renew your passport now. As of August 2021, the U.S. Department of State says you should expect to receive your new passport as late as 18 weeks after your application is received (it used to be about six weeks, pre-pandemic). While you can pay $60 for expedited service, it could still take up to 12 weeks to get your new passport.

san diego county

COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

728,287

REPORTED TESTS

9,899,357

Treatment site in Chula Vista, open Wednesday through Sunday Make an appointment by calling (619) 685-2500

THE BOTTOM LINE Your packing list will likely include items you want readily available in your carry-on bag, like a mask, hand sanitizer and water bottle. But there are other items you can’t just purchase at the convenience store the day before your flight — you’ll need to prepare for these in advance. Domestic and international travelers alike might consider joining expedited security programs, getting travel insurance and taking proof of vaccination to ensure smooth sailing for the trip.

HOSPITALIZED

21,494

ICU

2,048 SOURCE: County of San Diego as of 2/16/22

COUNTY COVID-19

VACCINATION RATES BY RACE / ETHNICITY

Black or African American 4.6% Multiple Race 0.7%

Native Hawaiian or Other Paciﬁc Islander 1.0% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5%

Other Race 9.3%

Latino or Hispanic 44.4%

Asian 8.3%

White 31.2%

SOURCE: County of San Diego. Last updated 2/16/2022

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COMMUNITY Bayview Church Hosts 5th Annual

Black College Expo By Sierra Stallworth Contributing Writer

On Feb. 17, Bayview Church hosted the 5th Annual Black College Expo in collaboration with the San Diego County Office of Education, powered by National College Resources Foundation. The event included 20+ HBCUs and other colleges that allowed high school seniors, juniors, and college transfers to meet one-on-one and learn about the many opportunities of higher education. While HBCUs have been around for years and continue to produce legacies of Black excellence, so many of our youth are unfamiliar with the expansive amount of historically Black colleges from which they can choose. Pastor Terry Wayne Bro ok s , B ay v i e w ’s Senior Leader, expressed the importance of educating high school students about our own culture and exposing them to the Black community. “The Black College Expo brings our culture to our community,” stated Pastor Wayne Brooks. “We expose our students to our culture really, really late in the game when society has already

convinced them that other alternatives are our only alternatives. And so this is a chance to course correct. And to show them Black excellence early and upfront, and then put the opportunities within their reach.”

nected to the Black community. When I spoke to two high school juniors

Due to so many Hi s t o r i c a l l y Black Colleges and Universities being on the East coast, Pastor Wayne Brooks explains that students on the West coast are not as integrated to the Black

Photo: Darrel Wheeler

were excited to learn more about the schools and embark on the college application process. Photo: Darrel Wheeler

Photo: Darrel Wheeler

College experience. But by giving them the opportunity to learn more about HBCUs through Black college expos, we are able to teach them about their own culture. For many students, this is not only their first exposure to Black colleges, but the importance of being con-

about their experience at the expo, they expressed that they had never even heard of many of the colleges in attendance. Despite never hearing about many of the colleges present, they said they enjoyed the event and

Students gather around college booths to learn more about their higher education options in San Diego, Calif. (Photo: Sierra Stallworth)

“I feel like this was a great chance for other African Americans to interact with people. We really want to learn more about colleges

and how to save money and what scholarships we can get,” expressed a student in attendance. The event was held from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and was to open to schools in different districts all across San Diego county. The expo offered seminars on various topics as well as the opportunity to talk one-on-one with HBCUs, UC and Cal State schools. Students were awarded scholarships and received the chance to be accepted on the spot to many of the colleges. Those in attendance were also able to get questions answered about financial aid, how to apply to colleges, and assistance on finding scholarships. Hosted at Bayview Baptist church, this event was very successful in introducing

Black students to the ample amount of opportunities they have for life after high school. The church acted as a safe space to allow the students to learn more about Black culture and community. Pastor Wayne Brooks stated, “In my opinion, everything begins with the church, the foundation of our community, the strength, the culture, and our traditions, everything began in the church. The church should be the church of the community, not just a church in the community. And so that’s what we’re here for to be solutions for everything.” And on Feb. 17, Bayview Baptist Church was able to be a liaison with the Black students in the San Diego community and allowed them to see the true excellence of Black colleges.

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COMMUNITY San Diego Baseball Legend Johnny Ritchey: The First African American Padre

By Keith D. King Contributing Writer

Black History Month offers us a moment to reflect on the rich history of the Black San Diego community and the people who have built their stories here. One such person we cannot forget is Baseball player Johnny Ritchey.

On January 5, 1923, a baseball legend was born in San Diego, California: Johnny Ritchey, the first African American to play on the Padres baseball team. Ritchey began his journey at San Diego High School, eventually going on to play baseball at American Legion Post 6, where he won a National Championship. In 1942 he became a student at San Diego State College, but eventually was drafted to the United States Army for World War II where he reached the rank of sergeant and was discharged with meritorious service. In 1946 he began where he had left off, an All-American at San Diego State College. The time away from the game seemed to have little impact on his skill-set on the field. That year he set a then record of 25 stolen bases, and also led his team with a .325 batting average.

Photos: Courtesy of Carlee Battle

In 1947 Ritchey began a career in the Negro Leagues as a member of the Chicago American Giants. There he again led his team in batting average as a rookie at .381, as Jackie Robinson was making history and breaking the Color Barrier in Major League Baseball. Ritchey made history soon after, becoming the first ever African American to play in the Pacific Coast League. It was a dream for him to play for his hometown team, the San Diego Padres, and that was finally a reality.

“My father came up in a time where it was really hard for blacks to get fair treatment, and be given a real chance to succeed,” said his oldest daughter Johanaa Ritchey Battle, in a 2017 Voice & Viewpoint article. “He was able to stay strong and live his dream.” Over the next nine years, Ritchey would have a career that saw him become a starting catcher for the Padres, lead the league in batting average, have success for teams in Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and even in Mexico and Venezuela. “My father was just not a great baseball player, he was a great man,” Ritchey-Battle said. “While having a storied baseball career he was also able to be a great father to me and my siblings, a great husband, and a great overall man. I’m just so grateful for his efforts to be recognized. He loved San Diego, and his community.”

Jazz Star Extraordinaire Voice & Viewpoint Staff During Black History Month, it’s important to recognize the luminaries in our local Black community. One such person is Jazz musician Ruby Barnard, who is a walking, talking, history book of jazz music, San Diego, and everything in between. At 82 years of age, the jazz singer, dubbed “Grandma Ruby” by locals, is the oldest singer that is still performing in San Diego. Her fans laud the uniqueness of her voice, one that is a reminiscent blend of Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, and Etta James. Ms. Barnard has performed over the years with countless musicians, including the Glenn Miller Orchestra, David Cook, Eugene Watson, Roberta Flack, and even Rick James. She has performed all over the world, including at the San Diego Jazz Festival, a Desert Storm USO tour, the Jazz Club in La Jolla, and many more. In 2004, she was inducted into the African American Musical Heritage Foundation’s Hall of Fame for her contributions to music. Not only a singer, Ms. Ruby is a woman of many talents and has been

Ritchy passed away on January 14, 2003, but his spirit is still alive. Today, a Bronze Bust is on display in honor of Ritchey at Petco Park for his contributions. He trail blazed the way for the next generation of San Diego bred greats, his legacy will forever live on. A version of this article was originally published in March 2017.

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a staple amongst the San Diego community for over 60 years. One of her passions is helping children, and she has taught numerous music classes for schools throughout the San Diego Unified School District for approximately 14 years. In 2013, Ms. Barnard started a mission to help autistic students, after her grandson was diagnosed with the disorder. She began teaching music classes at a special needs school in San Diego called Sierra Academy, and eventually created a band with special needs students called “Grandma Ruby and the Gems.” Through music, she helped non-verbal students find their voice. Ms. Barnard, a Christian, credits her relationship with the Church for her strength to keep going, even in her older age. “I am grateful that God has allowed me to be a good example for African American women. I wanted to have an air of integrity and dignity as I went through life,” expressed Ms. Barnard. The Jazz singer has no plans for slowing down, and will continue to serve the community she lives in. When speaking to Ms. Barnard, she enthusiastically talked about her love for San Diego and the people in it. “I just love helping others, especially the children,” Ms. Barnard said in a recent interview.

Ruby Barnard, left, poses with singer Roberta Flack, middle, and friend at the Orange County Performing Arts Center

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What Every Woman Should Know About Heart Health By Dr. Jamarai Damanpreet UnitedHealthcare

February is American Heart Month, a good time to focus on everyone’s heart health, including learning common symptoms of a heart attack and what to do if one strikes. Heart disease is the most common cause of death for women in the United States, causing about 300,000 deaths annually. Because symptoms in women can differ from those in men, it can be more difficult to spot the signs. By understanding the symptoms and making healthier lifestyle choices, you may help prevent your risk. Heart disease symptoms for women may range from the common signs like pressure in the chest, which is similar for both men and women. However, women are more likely than men to experience a variety of other symptoms. This may be because

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women tend to have blockages in smaller arteries, as well as their main arteries. Symptoms to watch out for include nausea, vomiting, sweating, lightheadedness or fatigue. Other symptoms are pain or discomfort in the neck, jaw, shoulder,

upper back, abdomen or back. Women also may not experience any symptoms if their heart disease is “silent” meaning they may not know they have heart disease until they experience a heart attack, arrhythmia or heart failure.

Making the choice to start a heart-healthy lifestyle is one way to help lower your risk of heart disease. Consider these changes to help lower your risk of heart disease:

Eat Healthier! A diet emphasizing fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish and nuts may help control your weight, cholesterol and blood pressure. Limit saturated fats, trans fats, sodium, sweets and sugary beverages.

Quit smoking. Smoking damages the heart and blood vessels, which may cause heart disease. Even longtime smokers may see rapid health improvements and reduce their heart attack risk, if they quit.

Manage your stress. The most common types of stress that can impact your heart include, workplace stress, financial stress, caregiver stress and disaster-related stress. Sleep, exercise and meditative breathing can all help ease stress.

Exercise regularly. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends adults get at least 150 minutes each week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes each week of vigorous aerobic activity to help stay healthier.

Limit alcohol. The AHA recommends drinking in moderation, which means consuming an average of one drink per day for women. Excessive drinking may lead to increased heart health risks. Monitor your blood pressure. Blood pressure numbers of

less than 120/88 mm Hg are considered within the normal range. If your numbers are outside of the normal range, home blood pressure monitoring may be beneficial to help keep tabs on your health, but don’t substitute it for regular visits with your doctor. Prioritize sleep. Poor sleep can be linked to an increased risk for high blood pressure, which may cause heart disease. The AHA found most people need six to eight hours of sleep each day. Too much above or below that range may have an effect on your heart. During this year’s American Heart Month in February, it’s the right time to learn more about the disease and if you may be at increased risk. Don’t wait for the symptoms to appear – take preventable action to help maintain your heart health.

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for Local, College Bound Black Women Voice & Viewpoint Newswire For the second year, in partnership with North County African American Women’s Association (NCAAWA), North Island Credit Union is offering $10,000 in college scholarships to college-bound female students of African American descent in North County San Diego.

be found at ncaawa.org/ scholarships. Online applications will be accepted through April 30, 2022. “We realize that supporting higher education and mentoring opportunities for young women in our communities is essential to their future growth and success. We are gratified that North

and its programs to inspire and support the education of young women in San Diego. From scholarships to mentoring programs, NCAAWA is providing essential services to our North County communities. We look forward to helping these students take the next step in their educational journey and providing financial literacy courses to set them up for lifelong success.” The two organizations are also partnering to provide financial literacy training for upper class high school girls in NCAAWA’s Global Ambassadors Mentoring Program. The program empowers young women with leadership skills, understanding in-depth financial literacy and global issues that impact their social and career mobility. North Island Credit Union is providing participants with interactive financial programs and mentoring to teach budgeting, money management, savings, and practical financial life skills, among other topics.

Four $2,500 NCAAWA/ North Island Credit Union scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors, current ROP, trade school, college and/or graduate students in Carlsbad, E s c ond i d o, Fa l lbro ok , Oceanside, San Dieguito, San Marcos and Vista. Special consideration will be given to students pursuing degrees in education. In addition to the North Island Credit Union scholarships, NCAAWA is providing multiple scholarship programs to qualified North County students. More information about all NCAAWA scholarships can

Island Credit Union is continuing as our partner in this effort as we work to help make college accessible and provide important financial literacy programming to our Global Ambassador participants,” said NCAAWA President Linda SimpkinsBerry. “These scholarships, along with financial education programs, will help NCAAWA continue our mission to empower, inspire, and engage young women to increase their self-sufficiency.” North Island Credit Union CEO Steve O’Connell added, “We are honored to once again support NCAAWA

The NCAAWA Vision is to provide a support network through education, health awareness, and life skills programs for women and girls in North San Diego County. “Our first support efforts,” says a founder, Raye Clendening, “focused on women returning to the workforce. Soon thereafter we moved our support in the form of scholarships to high school and continuation students of African American descent pursuing higher education.” To date, NCAAWA has provided over $300,000 in scholarship awards and grants to help young women further their education.

New Literary Series The world of Well-Read Black Girl, and founder Glory Edim, keeps growing. What began in 2015 as an Instagram book club and a phrase on a T-shirt given to Edim by her boyfriend is now a newsletter, literary festival, podcast and the basis for two published anthologies. On Thursday, Februar y 10, Liveright Publishing Corporation and Well-Read Black Girl announced a partnership for a literary series dedicated to debut fiction by women and non-binary authors, “with a focus on people of color and traditionally underrepresented voices.” The series is called “WRBG x Liveright” and starting in 2023, will publish two books

wave of new laws and other actions have led to books being removed from schools and libraries around the country. “I founded Well-Read Black Girl in 2015 to serve as a one-of-a kind affirming space for Black women to encounter literature and engage in critical discourse with one another,” Edim said in a statement. “We started with a devotion to Black voices, but now,

abled writers — it is time to expand our work.” During a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Edim said that the idea for the series came out of conversations with Liveright editor Gina Iaquinta, whose authors include Nicole DennisBenn, Rion Amilcar-Scott and Amber Sparks. Edim said that initially she and Iaquinta will only look at submissions from authors with agents, but she is open to changing the requirements in the future and perhaps establishing a literary prize or fellowship. Last fall, Liveright published “On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library,” for which Edim chose stories by Toni Morrison, Edwidge Danticat and Zora Neale Hurston among others. Edim’s affinity for Liveright’s parent company, W.W. Norton & Company, dates back to her years as a student at Howard University, when assignments often were drawn from Norton’s widely used anthologies.

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a year. It continues a wave of recent imprints centered on diversifying the literary market, from Tiny Reparations at Penguin Random House to Black Privilege Publishing at Simon & Schuster. It also comes at a time when a

aware of the deep structural changes occurring in the publishing industry and public education — and the tide of rising dissent that threatens to silence authors of color and queer, non-binary, trans and dis-

“You would have a poetry collection with Rita Dove and Audre Lorde in it, or African American literature edited by Henry Louis Gates,” she said. “I was just so impressed that so many books I was reading came from this powerhouse group. I would love for some of the books I’m working on to end up in the hands of students, young people reading and learning.”

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Located at: 12017 Wintercrest Dr. #319 Lakeside, CA 92040 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Constance Denise Graham 12017 Wintercrest Dr. #319 Lakeside, CA 92040 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002073 Fictitious business name(s): Great Edge Management Truckers Dispatching Solutions Located at: 25275 Potrero Valley Rd. Space 222 Potrero, CA 91963 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: GEM 2 GEM LOGISTICS, LLC 25275 Potrero Valley Rd. Space 222 Potrero, CA 91963 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 26, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 26, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003160 Fictitious business name(s): Hamamoto Designs Located at: 3805 Boundary St. #6 San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/07/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rick Hamamoto 3805 Boundary St. #6 San Diego, CA 92104 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 07, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 07, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001907 Fictitious business name(s): The Called Ones Cleaning Services Located at: 5248 Beachfront Cove #194 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego --29884 Olympic Dr 1 Menifee, CA 92585 County of Riverside 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: Josy-Joy Oulai Kei 29884 Olympic Dr 1 Menifee, CA 92585 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001930 Fictitious business name(s): Above & Beyond Detailing Located at: 4055 48th St Apt 2 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Marquette Landrey 4055 48th St Apt 2 San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002479 Fictitious business name(s): Joy Just Own Yours --Just Own Yours --A Dose With A Coach Located at: 6846 Benson Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 01/31/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Joy Just Own Yours LLC 6846 Benson Ave San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003138 Fictitious business name(s): GMT Cab Located at: 1930 Parkland Way San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/08/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Gugsa Makonnen 1930 Parkland Way San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 07, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 07, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001807 Fictitious business name(s): 7 Streams Fleet Located at: 2805 Morena Blvd Unit 8 San Diego, CA 92117 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: Ronald Rashad Price 2805 Morena Blvd Unit 8 San Diego, CA 92117 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003251 Fictitious business name(s): FSO Clothing Located at: 1440 Hotel Circle N Apt 382 San Diego, CA 92108 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: Antoine Asante Jah Hartzog Jr 1440 Hotel Circle N Apt 382

San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 08, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 08, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001861 Fictitious business name(s): Beneficial Factory Mobile Detailing Located at: 4337 Z St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 741180 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: Gary Wyatt 4337 Z St San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002427 Fictitious business name(s): Faith Lending Located at: 4163 Conrad Drive Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego --3755 Avocado Blvd., #168 La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/15/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tanya Clark 4163 Conrad Drive Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002340 Fictitious business name(s): Moore Trucking --Moore Transportation Located at: 733 Roca Rd Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was: 01/28/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: James B Moore 733 Roca Rd Chula Vista, CA 91910 --Stephanie G Moore 733 Roca Rd Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003050 Fictitious business name(s): Curtis Freitas and Associates Located at: 2471 Congress St. San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego --421 Broadway Ave #72 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 01/04/2022

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This business is hereby registered by the following: A’Leon & Associates L.L.C. 2471 Congress St. San Diego, CA 92110 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002966 Fictitious business name(s): Blaze Studio Located at: 6478 Bonnie View Dr. San Diego, CA 92119 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: Maja Blazejewska 6478 Bonnie View Dr. San Diego, CA 92119 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003056 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Catholic Sports Camp Located at: 7278 Margerum Ave San Diego, CA 92120 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: James Michael O’Neal 7278 Margerum Ave San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002911 Fictitious business name(s): The DewRo Academy Located at: 1644 Summertime Dr El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was: 02/03/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nakisha Rodarte 1644 Summertime Dr El Cajon, CA 92021 --Willie Curtis Dew 16570 Inverness St Detroit, MI 48221 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002516 Fictitious business name(s): Rita Broussard Coaching & Consulting Located at: 11039 Scripps Ranch Blvd San Diego, CA 92131 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: Unlimited Global Ventures LLC 11039 Scripps Ranch Blvd San Diego, CA 92131 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002894 Fictitious business name(s): Burrito Leo’s Mexican Food Located at: 3170 Main St San Diego, CA 92113 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: Leonardo Urrutia Jr 3170 Main St San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002664 Fictitious business name(s): SD Baja --San Diego Baja Located at: 3667 35th St. San Diego, CA 92104 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: Marcos Cervantes 3667 35th St. San Diego, CA 92104 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002634 Fictitious business name(s): Rainbow Fruits San Diego Located at: 644 Fergus St. San Diego, CA 92114 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: Vanessa Lizet Chavez 644 Fergus St. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002608 Fictitious business name(s): Abex Armory Located at: 3543 Bear Drive San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 06/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Victor Ciccarelli 3543 Bear Drive San Diego, CA 92103 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002606 Fictitious business name(s): The Shape Of Understanding Located at: 10757 Via Linda Vista Spring Valley, CA 91978 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shai David Azoulai 10757 Via Linda Vista Spring Valley, CA 91978 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002478 Fictitious business name(s): Simple Connection Located at: 5025 La Paz Dr San Diego, CA 92113 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: Nicole Jordan 5025 La Paz Dr San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002538 Fictitious business name(s): Rosh Health Center For Integrative and Regenerative Medicine --Rosh Health Center Located at: 4420 Hotel Circle Court #235 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego --4002 Violet St La Mesa, CA 91941 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: Rosh Center For Integrative And Regenerative Medicine Naturopathic Wellness, INC 4420 Hotel Circle Court #235 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002521 Fictitious business name(s): DMV Pronto Located at: 1425 Camino Zalce San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 3863 San Diego, CA 92163 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: Zdravka Kraeva 1425 Camino Zalce San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002518 Fictitious business name(s): Christinas Social Rescue Located at: 4465 50th St San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/31/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christina Burton 4465 50th St San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001670 Fictitious business name(s): Bohemian Tarot --Bohemian Wellness And Acupuncture Located at: 4841 W. Mountain View Dr. #25 San Diego, CA 92116 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: Bianca Cyr Waxlax 4841 W. Mountain View Dr. #25 San Diego, CA 92116 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002476 Fictitious business name(s): Jumping the Broom Located at: 3515 Grove Street #210 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 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: The Padayo Group Inc 3515 Grove Street #210 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002444 Fictitious business name(s): Infinity Estate Sales Located at: 1842 Placer Mine Lane Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 06/01/2010 This business is hereby registered by the following: Infinity Enterprises Inc. 1842 Placer Mine Lane Chula Vista, CA 91913 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001696 Fictitious business name(s): Dilzzy LLC Located at: 3860 Boren St San Diego, CA 92115 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: DILZZY LLC 3860 Boren St San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001784 Fictitious business name(s): Meraki Sportfishing Located at: 438 7th Street Imperial Beach, CA 91932 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: John Patrick Hogan Jr 438 7th Street Imperial Beach, CA 91932 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002186 Fictitious business name(s): E & E Tip In-Step Out Flourist & Things Located at: 2254 Judson St. San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Eddie Mae Delaney 2254 Judson St. San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 26, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 26, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001149 Fictitious business name(s): Nini Bronze

Located at: 954 Garnet Ave San Diego, CA 92109 County of San Diego --3115 Jarvis St San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/14/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Laura Thome Bezzi 3115 Jarvis St San Diego, CA 92106 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 14, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002082 Fictitious business name(s): True People True Purpose Located at: 8010 Tealwood Ct Lemon Grove, CA 91945 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: Duret Cassell Gray II 8010 Tealwood Ct Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 26, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 26, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001902 Fictitious business name(s): 619 Apparel --619 Custum Apparel --Shoe Game --Shoe King --Shoe Kings --619 Daygo Dawgs --Six One Nine Apparel --Six One Nine Custom Apparel Located at: 3964 30th St San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Arris Verdelle Henderson 6759 Charlene Ave San Diego, CA 92114 --G. Prime-Time Morgan 478 Westby St Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002001 Fictitious business name(s): World United Transport. --World United Transport 1. Located at: 2248 Ridge View Dr San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 07/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: WORLD UNITED INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 2423 Camino Del Rio South #207 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24

NAME CHANGE

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

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Judicial District 37-2022-00006464CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: William P. Keith To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Alena Fedoseeva Keith filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Alena Fedoseeva Keith PROPOSED NAME: Alena Pavlovna Fedoseeva THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 06, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2022-00005774CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Bashir Omari/Muzhgan Omari on behalf of minor

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Bashir Omari/ Muzhgan Omari filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Mohammad Samir Omari PROPOSED NAME: Samir Omari THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 30, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division 37-2022-00003206CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Michael Ye, Anan Wang To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Michael Ye, Anan Wang filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: James Tingxuan Ye

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 14, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. The address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 31-2021-00050482CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Brianna Casey Welsh To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Brianna Casey Welsh filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Brianna Casey Welsh PROPOSED NAME: Brianna Casey Godoy THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 28, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

PROPOSED NAME: James Tingxuan Wang

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

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this

The court will review the documents filed as of the date

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specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date.

San Diego, CA 92101 37-2022-00003479CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Lizeth Castaneda

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 16, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made:

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If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 325 South Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081 37-2022-00003530CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Maria Alexandra Cuenca To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Maria Alexandra Cuenca filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Maria Alexandra Cuenca PROPOSED NAME: Ma Alexandra Cuenca Muñoz THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 15, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 25 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. The address of the court is: 325 South Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2022-00004521CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tiffany Que Huong Lecong To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Tiffany Que Huong Lecong filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Tiffany Que Huong Lecong PROPOSED NAME: Tiffany Lecong Nourrie THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 21, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Lizeth Castaneda filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Lizeth Castaneda PROPOSED NAME: Lizeth Sandoval THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 15, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court and personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2022-00003707CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Ryan Christopher Smith To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Ryan Christopher Smith filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ryan Christopher Smith PROPOSED NAME: Seven Moon Hehakasapa

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central 37-2021-00036416CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Danielle Nicole Garrett To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Danielle Nicole Garrett filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Danielle Nicole Garrett PROPOSED NAME: Danielle Nicole Garrett Thompson THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 01, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court and

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Wilma Earlene Washington Case Number: 37-2022-00004485-PR-LACTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Wilma Earlene Washington A Petition for Probate has been filed by Angelia Ardelle Knight in the Superior Court of California, County of

The Petition For Probate requests that Angelia Ardelle Knight 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 May 3, 2022 at 11:00 in Dept. 504 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Central - 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 estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Antoinette Middleton, Esq. 1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite 115 San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 235-9501 2/17, 2/24, 3/3

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BLACK HISTORY 1811

BIRTH OF DANIEL PAYNE Daniel Alexander Payne was born free in South Carolina. Moving North to attend seminary, he was ordained in 1839. Joining the A.M.E. Church, he eventually became a bishop in 1852. Bishop Payne also became the first Black college president in 1863, when he was named president of Wilberforce University after leading fundraising efforts to purchase the school on behalf of the church. He passed in November 1893.

1868

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON Anti-slavery, pro-equality Republicans were unhappy with Andrew Johnson’s lenient treatment of seceded states. Rep. William D. Kelley called for Johnson’s impeachment, stating “the bloody and untilled fields … the unsheeted ghosts of the two thousand murdered negroes in Texas, cry...for the punishment of Andrew Johnson”. With a vote of 126-47 in favor of impeachment, the matter passes the house and moved to the Senate, where the trial began March 5, 1868. Johnson was acquitted of the charges by one vote.

2020

INVITATION FOR BIDS Invitation for Bids (IFB): SOL554720 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is soliciting an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for 2020 (or newer) White One Ton Truck with Extended Cab and 2020 (or newer) White ¾ Ton Truck with Crew or Extended Cab (“Project”). IFB Due Date: IFB must be received by 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Wednesday March 10, 2022 via SANDAG web-based vendor portal, BidNet. A copy of the Invitation for Bids (IFB) and related documents and forms can be accessed from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/contracts.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Request for Proposals (RFP) SOL842212 - Rancho Lilac RMP and Subsequent Ownership/Perpetual Management Thank you for your interest in contracting opportunities with SANDAG. SANDAG is seeking proposals from qualified organizations for professional services to develop a Resource Management Plan (RMP) and own and manage the Rancho Lilac property (Property) in perpetuity based on the RMP (“Project”). The project will be completed in two phases. Phase 1 will include the development of an RMP for perpetual management. During Phase 1, Caltrans will continue to own and manage the Property. For the organization selected to develop the RMP in Phase 1, Phase 2 will include an opportunity to make an offer for perpetual ownership and management of the Property based on the completed RMP. If the RMP is not approved by Caltrans or accepted by SANDAG, or if Caltrans or SANDAG cannot reach agreement with the organization selected to perform Phase 1 within 6 months of SANDAG’s acceptance of the RMP, SANDAG reserves the right to resolicit for Phase 2. The full scope of work is included as an attachment to the RFP. A copy of the RFP (SOL842212) can be accessed from the SANDAG BidNet Portal www.sandag.org/contracts. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. on June 6, 2022.

PASSING OF KATHERINE JOHNSON Born in West Virginia, American mathematician Katherine Johnson (née Goble) was attending high school at 13, graduating college at 19. She moved into a teaching job at a Black public school until 1952, when she found out about the allBlack West Area Computing section at NACA (later NASA). Her family moved to Virginia, where she started at NACA in 1953. Working with several engineers and future astronauts during her tenure, she was moved into the space program as NACA be NASA. Many trusted her calculations more than machine calculations. Her work was finally recognized with the 2016 movie, Hidden Figures. Mrs. Johnson was 101 when she passed.

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By Sherri Kolade What is financial security? Black entrepreneur and author Dr. George C. Fraser, 76, defines it as having an adequate amount of assets to live a comfortable life for you and your loved ones plus leaving some assets to your children, as quoted in a Word in Black (WIB) article. “Basically, assets have to be converted to cash. Whether it’s cryptocurrency, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.,” Fraser said. “You save and invest first, and then you spend. That is a fundamental philosophy of building assets.” Fraser told WIB that African Americans, especially men, can understand more about building and managing wealth. “Every Black family should have a goal of owning land, buying gold and getting involved and invested in cryptocurrency,” Fraser said. “You should have life insurance. You should have a limited liability corporation—an LLC—because of the tax advantages. You should have an investment account. You should have stocks, a trust, an established will, and produce a product. If I have to write a list, what every Black family will have in the future, it would be those things.”

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DeAnte Thompkins, 33, a financial advisor and senior market director at Thrivent, a Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization, told the Michigan Chronicle that as a Black man in this industry he knows how important retirement savings is, too. Thompkins, who runs the Michigan office in Plymouth, said that he sees

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the Michigan Chronicle that while attending Detroit Public Schools for most of his early schooling (and later attending a private high school) it wasn’t until high school that he learned about words like “retirement,” “investments” and a “portfolio.” “In short, this was certainly not a skill that I learned in any classroom setting, and hardly a topic of conversation with my parents as well,” he said adding that he did not have access to resources that might teach the importance of and provide support around navigating investments and

From often having a lack of intergenerational wealth to even COVID-19 related setbacks, Black men and their families could gain better financial footing down the road. Other factors also show that Black households have fewer than seven cents on the dollar compared to White households, according to data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (2014). The White household living near the poverty line typically has about $18,000 in wealth, while Black households in similar economic situations typically have a median wealth near zero. Meaning that many Black families have a negative net worth and that doesn’t bode well for Black men looking to retire. Native Detroiter Omari Hall, learning experience designer, GreenPath Financial Well-ness told

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retirement planning. “My first real point of reference for understanding financial planning was when I got my first ‘real’ job and noticed that I didn’t have a strong understanding of what my options were. Only at that point did I start doing some of my own research to better understand how to navigate that space.” Thompkins, who is also in

the financial literacy space, said that a lot of his work is “legacy driven” and he plans to do it as long as possible. “When it comes down to the things … I have options set up,” he said adding that he wants to walk away from his job when he’s ready as opposed to having to work longer than he has to. Black Enterprise reported that Americans typically plan to retire around 66, howe ver, 40 p ercent of Americans had to halt their plans because of the pandemic. Also, about 2.7 million Americans (primarily rich and White) report they want to retire early due to having stock market successes. Just 44 percent of Black Americans have retirement savings accounts, with an average balance of around $20,000, compared to 65 percent percent of White Americans, who have an average balance of $50,000, according to the Federal Reserve. Also, only 34 percent of African Americans own any stocks or mutual funds, compared to over half of W h i t e p e o p l e , m o n e y. usnews.com reported. Hall said that there is a need for easier access to clear and concise information around financial wellness. “With a firmer understanding of your immediate, personal financial situation, I believe you will be better equipped to more confidently navigate the world of investments and retirement planning,” Hall said. This article originally app e a r e d i n t h e Mi c h i g a n Chronicle.

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OBITUARIES Jayden T. Gillespie

Charmayne Evette Sanford

Levi Jones Jr.

SUNRISE

05/11/1999

07/28/1934

02/09/1969

SUNSET

01/23/2022

01/09/2022

01/13/2022

CELEBRATION OF LIFE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022 AT 10:00 A.M. ST. PAUL’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3094 L. ST., San Diego, CA 92102 Karen Cormier & Betty Williams Mother & Grandmother 1-800-794-5440 vaccination card and mask for service Jayden was a graduate of Canyon Crest Academy High School. He was a Link Achiever and a Member of Jack and Jill of North County, San Diego. He attended Loyola Marymount University for Film and Television Production and won many awards for his film submissions, which can be seen on YOUTUBE. He was a world traveler and founder Uni-Colors Entertainment. Please no Flowers, Tax-Deductible Donations to The Robey Theatre Company (Donate) www.therobeytheatrecompany.org

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Funeral services were held on January 28, 2022, at Dominion Center with the burial following at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Funeral services were held on February 11, 2022, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Levi Jones Jr. was born on July 28, 1934, to Laura Rolland J. Hargrove and Levi Jones, Sr. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The youngest of three children, Levi was loved unconditionally and spoiled. Levi was raised in Tuscaloosa where he attended Central Elementary and Industrial High School.

Charmayne Evette Sanford was born On February 9, 1969, to Joy Faye and Charles Sanford in San Diego, California. The one and only daughter, the first granddaughter and first grandchild to Flora and Cornelius Norwood. Last grandchild born to Lorene and L.R. Sanford.

Levi married Jimmie Lee Snoddy and began his career in the United States Navy. Levi and Lee were blessed with seven children. Levi served his country for 20 years. He served in the Korean and Vietnam War, before retiring from the U.S. Navy as a Chief commissariat. After retiring from the Navy, Levi worked as a merchant seaman and then a truck driver. He also became part of the CB radio community taking the handle “Timber Wolf” or “Lobo.”

Charmayne, affectionately known as “Chay”, accepted Christ at a young age with the New Bethel Baptist Church under the leadership of her grandfather the late Past L.R. Sanford. While in attendance, she was very active in the church from a child onto her adult years, participating in the children’s choir, junior women’s, senior choir as well as served as the choir director along-side her father on the bass guitar. Charmayne also was a youth advisor with the youth department.

In 1984, Levi married Catherine Bates and the union would last until Cathy preceded him in death. Levi enjoyed Cadillacs, Casinos, Chivas Regal, and being a father. Levi loved being around his family and family gatherings, always bringing a smile to his face and joy to his heart. Levi spent the last years of his life enjoying football and basketball. On January 9, 2022 , Levi Jones Jr. received his wings and joined those that preceded him in death, his father, Levi Jones, Sr., his mother, Laura Rolland J. Hargrove, his stepfather, Jack B. Hargrove, his sisters: Eula Mae Jones Dany and Eunice J. Murray Upshaw, his first wife, Jimmie Lee (Snoddy) Jones, his second wife, Catherine (Bates) Jones and his sons: Fredrick, Michael Lee, Levi Keith and Jimmy Jones.

he Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his daughters: Debra Brooks (Vincent), Cynthia Jones, son, Lawrence Jones, stepdaughter, Lynetta Shine, grandchildren: Lela & Darnell Ford, Lakesia Ross, LaVonna Ross, Mikeena Jones, Bradley Burns, Jr., Brandon Burns, LaChala Jones, Ernest Jones, LaShana Jones, Tiffany Jones, Kevon Jones, Marquise Johnson, step-grandchildren: Katrice Caldwell, James Caldwell,great grandchildren: Deandre, Alexis, Dominique, Kelani, Breana, Dejahn, Dajah, Kevionna, Keviontay, Khamran, Jordan, Jaiden Le’liani, Jeremiah, Deja’s, Azyiah, Makayla, Le’ajiah, Ta’ajiah, Ta’ahira and Aniya, greatgreat grandchildren: DeAndre Jr., Paige, Aubreigh, Darius Jr., Dakota, Desiah, and Dominique Levi.

Psalm 34:18 William Oscar Boykin

On August 30, 1986, she gave birth to the light of her life, Jovan Jewrell SanfordWesley. Becoming a mother at a young age and balancing her senior year in high school, she maintained nothing but A’s and B’s, was a varsity cheerleader, and participated in other extra-curricular activities at school, graduating from Crawford Senior High. Furthering her education, she attended San Diego Mesa Community College and San Diego State University. With dedication and determination Charmayne was currently attending University of Texas at Austin Community College to finish her degree. A woman of many talents, Charmayne has been called Daughter, Mother and Friend. She was always a listening ear for anyone and a book of advice and encouragement. Also known for her shopping decoration. Charmayne worked for Bank of America in the 90’s in the County of San Diego up until she moved to Pflugerville, TX in 2004, where she then started working for the IRS until her untimely departure. Queen Chay was called for her wings on January 13, 2022, in Pflugerville, Texas. She leaves to cherish her memory her one and only Son, Jovan Sanford-Wesley, grand-pups: Meeko and Calli, all of Spring Valley, CA three aunts: Alice Sanford, Flora Hill and Shirley Norwood-Scott, all of San Diego, CA, and a host of family and friends that she will be missed by until they meet again.

SUNRISE 03/21/1950

SUNSET

Cheryl Diane Kendall Sconiers

01/19/2022

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William Oscar Boykin was born to Alessi and Calvin Boykin on March 21, 1950, in San Diego, California.

01/19/1958

William attended Freewill Missionary Baptist Church.

SUNSET

He was a graduate of Kearny High School, where he got the nickname “Skillet”. All of William’s friends called him Skillet, while his family called him Bill.

12/25/2021

Bill loved the beach so much that he even moved there. He lived at the beach for years and loved running around with no shirt or shoes on. Bill loved to hang out on the water with his best friend and dog, Red. Bill did construction work. He also loved to get on that grill and show out. He lived to have fun. Bill loved going to parties and bombing the ladies across the room. Bill loved his sports car and loved to go fast. William is preceded in death by his parents and his older brother. William leaves many loved ones behind to cherish his memories; One brother, Prentice L. Boykin, Two cousins: Denise, and Delwin, that were like a sister and brother to him Three nephews: Paul, Mark, & Michael Boykin, Two nieces: Debra Childs, Pamela-Boykin Mitchell, and a host of cousins that love Bill a lot. To all the Linda Vista family: Uncle loved you all. To Mission Bay, where he loved and lived.

I will see you soon.

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She was an American civil aviator and the first female African-American pilot. She was also the first African American to hold an international pilot’s license. In order to make a living as a civilian aviator, she became a “barnstormer”, or stunt flyer, and performed for paying audiences.

She was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist, regarded as the first female self-made millionaire in America. She made a fortune by developing and marketing a successful line of beauty and hair products for Black women under the company she founded.

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• Thursday, february 24, 2022

ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS New Fresh Prince Jabari Banks Is Ready To Conquer ‘Bel-Air’ By Alicia Rancilio Associated Press Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “Bel-Air,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” but his confidence started to wane when he was asked to do one more Zoom audition with show director Morgan Cooper. “I’m like, ‘I don’t know what he wants to see, but I’m gonna give him everything I got,’ recalled the 23-year-old in a recent interview. Banks found a quiet place and logged in, only to see a very familiar face staring back at him, Will Smith. “I didn’t think it was real,” Banks said. “He’s like, ‘I want to congratulate you. You got the part of Will in Bel-Air.’” And that’s how Banks became the (new) prince of Bel-Air. Cooper

says searching for the actor to play the new Will was not an easy task, and that he was looking “for a unicorn.”

in modern day life? It lends itself to some really interesting dramatic moments that are rooted in very real conversations.”

“Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of auditions poured in. We needed a guy who had the swagger, the charisma, but also the pure acting chops, who uses his eyes,” he said.

Cooper famously made a trailer for this idea using local actors and uploaded it to YouTube. Not even 24 hours later, Smith’s production company, Westbrook, reached out for a meeting. Two weeks later, Cooper flew to Miami to meet Smith where he was filming “Bad Boys for Life.” Things took off, and the first three episodes dropped Sunday after the Super Bowl. The show has been given a two-season order.

“Bel-Air” was conceived by Cooper, a filmmaker in Kansas City who taught himself to shoot film on a camera bought at Best Buy. He grew up loving “The Fresh Prince” and believed the premise of the show could still work today — but also reflect the times. “If you really look at the scenario from a bird’s eye view, the story really lends itself to drama. A young Black man from west Philadelphia gets into a scuffle and is forced to relocate across the country. What does that look like

In “Bel-Air,” a 16-year-old high school basketball star named Will is playing at a local court when he gets into a scuffle with a gang. The situation escalates quickly, and Will is arrested. Once he’s released, his mother takes him directly to the airport to catch a flight to Los

Jabari Banks poses for a portrait to promote the television series “Bel-Air,” at The London Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Angeles. She’s sending him to stay with his aunt and uncle and their children, where it’s safer. He’ll enroll in school there until things calm down.

a theater group. That’s where he says he fell in love with performing. The acting newcomer says he’s looking forward to meeting more Black artists who can help him navigate showbiz.

In real life, Banks found himself at a crossroads his junior year of high school. He loved basketball but low grades made him ineligible to play. Banks’ mom told him, “You have to find something to do after school,” so he joined

“I’d love to work with LaKeith Stanfield. Big fan of him. Huge fan of Denzel (Washington.). Daniel Kaluuya, I’d love to work with him and Sterling K. Brown. Damson Idris. These are all artists that I look up to.”

Goodell, Civil Rights Leaders Discuss Diversity In Hiring The Associated Press NFL Commissioner Roger G o o dell and a fe w team owners and executives met Thursday, February 17, with civil rights leaders, who urged the league to make drastic changes to its hiring practices to improve diversity in leadership positions.

There were nine head coach op e n i ng s t h is of f s e as on and two went to minorities: Mike McDaniel, who is biracial, and Lovie Smith, who is African American and replaced David Culley, who also is Black. That brought the total of minority head coaches to five, three Black.

National Urban League president and CEO Marc H. Morial told the group the NFL’s focus on racial equity and social justice recently hasn’t yet resulted in improved hiring procedures for the league’s head coaches.

McDaniel replaced Brian Flores, who named the league and three teams — the Dolphins, Denver Broncos and New York Giants — in a class-action lawsuit earlier this month, alleging unfair hiring practices in the NFL.

working with the owners and the league to bring the spirit of `Inspire Change’ to the head coaching rosters.”

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

“The NFL has produced an astonishing pool of Black coaching talent that owners

routinely have ignored when filling the top job,” Morial said. “We are committed to

Morial was joined by National Action Network founder and president Rev. Al Sharpton, NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation president and CEO Melanie Campbell, and National African American Clergy Network co-convener Dr. Barbara WilliamsSkinner. The civil rights leaders challenged the league to set mea-

surable goals for recruiting and hiring diverse candidates. They also called for the creation of an advisory commission that would make recommendations to the NFL and establish guidelines. The meeting Thursday was a continuation of a discussion that began last week, when the civil rights leaders called for the NFL’s to replace the Rooney Rule. It was established in 2003 and requires teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior football operation positions.

Jusan Hamilton Becomes 1st Daytona 500 Black Race Director Jusan Hamilton, Daytona 500 race director, poses for a photo during activities at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

By Dan Gelston AP Sports Writer Jusan Hamilton fell hard for fast cars, dreaming as a kid of a NASCAR career as he drove at dirt tracks in New York. He contended for wins and trusted his talent enough to know that he could succeed as a professional driver. What Hamilton didn’t see as his family traversed around tracks were other kids that looked like him. And while this didn’t deter him from racing, it did lead others to wonder what he was doing with his time. “Why does an African-American kid from upstate New York have an interest in motorsports?” Hamilton said he was often asked.

The answer was simple, based less on breaking barriers, and more about simply pursuing his passion. “This is what I love doing. There’s a huge connection with me and my family to go to the race track each weekend and spend the time together,” Hamilton said. The 31-year-old Hamilton did make it in racing, not in a driving career — to a great degree because of the financial strain — but behind the scenes for over a decade in NASCAR. He has worked in event production, social media, shepherded the series’ Drive for Diversity program (that rejected him as a teen) and eventually was named race director for NASCAR’s three national series.

On deck, his milestone moment: Hamilton is set to become the first Black race director in Daytona 500 history and only the third since 1988. He will watch from a booth overlooking the sprawling track and call the shots on everything from cautions to penalties to the clean-up crew, navigating the complexities of the race in the official debut for NASCAR’s Next Gen car.

Bubba Wallace, who last season became the first Black driver to win a Cup Series race since 1963, has become the face of NASCAR’s diversity push. Wallace, who won driving for a team co-owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, found his voice as a catalyst for change and led the successful push for NASCAR’s 2020 ban of the Confederate flag.

“It’s not necessarily about being the first Black man to call the Daytona 500,” Hamilton said. “Career-wise, it’s a huge accomplishment for me, with the passion I’ve had for motorsports. Bigger picture, I hope it sets a positive example for others that, regardless of race and background, if you work hard and have a mindset toward your goal, it is achievable.”

He’s not alone as a person of color paving a new path in NASCAR. Jesse Iwuji, a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve, will become the second fulltime Black driver this season with plans to run in the second-tier Xfinity Series. Iwuji co-owns his team alongside Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a car that will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500, as does NY Racing, a team owned by Black entrepreneur John Cohen.

NASCAR’s broadened diversity initiatives have made strides over the last decade, as the stock car series tries to bust traditional stereotypes and reflect all genders, ethnic groups and backgrounds.

Cohen has an ownership career that included five drivers and 17 starts from 2012 to 2018. The 46-year-old Cohen credited NASCAR President Steve Phelps for his role in shifting racial attitudes within the industry. “I got stories, you know what I mean,” Cohen said. “It’s different for me than a Michael Jordan. People don’t know who I am. Even if you know he’s a NASCAR owner, you’ll still respect him because he’s Jordan. I’m talking about security, talking about fans, talking about everybody. It’s just a different feel for me than it would be for him.” Just maybe, not so far down the road, the days of the good-ol’boy Southern attitudes will truly become extinct.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Ethiopia Lifts State Of Emergency “WE NEVER HAD Early, Citing Easing War INDEPENDENCE”

SUPERSTAR ANGELIQUE KIDJO ON AFRICA:

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Lawmakers in Ethiopia voted Tuesday, February 15, to end the country’s three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts to end a deadly war in the north continue in the Horn of Africa nation. The vote took place after Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, decided on Jan. 26 to end the state of emergency originally imposed for six months, citing recent developments in the conflict. The state of emergency was imposed in early November as Tigray regional forces fighting Ethiopian and allied forces moved closer to the capital, Addis Ababa. The Tigray fighters withdrew back into their region in late December amid mediation efforts and under pressure from a drone-supported military offensive carried out by the government.

Thousands of mainly ethnic Tigrayans were detained under the state of emergency, according to witnesses, lawyers and human rights groups. Many were released after December’s shift in the war. There was no immediate word Tuesday on when the rest of the people detained under the state of emergency would be released. They include a freelance video journalist accredited to The Associated Press, Amir Aman Kiyaro. “We urge that this move be immediately followed by the release of all individuals arrested or detained without charge under the

state of emergency,” the U.S. State Department said, adding that “the end of these detentions will facilitate an inclusive and productive national dialogue.”

The state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting reported: “The state of emergency investigation board is instructed to finish any outstanding

economic and diplomatic situation. Parliament speaker Tagesse Chafo said the committee believes the country’s security threats can now be dealt with by regular law enforcement. Fana Broadcasting reported that some members of the advisory committee raised concerns regarding threats posed by the Tigray Peoples Liberat i o n Fr o nt a n d t h e Oromo Liberation Army, which have been fighting the federal army and its allies.

Pedestrians walk along a street in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (AP Photo)

works within a month and report back to the relevant body. Judicial bodies are also instructed to finish emergency law-related cases within the regular judicial process.” The United Nations secretary-general encouraged Ethiopian authorities to “take further measures to ensure the decision is followed up by the release of those remaining people that are in detention as a result of the state of emergency, or for the reasons of their detention to be regularly reviewed at least by a court and other independent impartial judiciary,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters. Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, an advisory committee within the Ethiopian parliament said the lifting of the state of emergency would help revive the country’s

The parliament speaker said a new “corrective measure” is being put in place to deal with security threats in the Amhara, Afar, Benishangul Gumuz and Gambella regions and the Wellega area in the Oromia region.

Ethiopia’s war erupted in November 2020 and is believed to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of people and the displacement of millions. Although the war has subsided in several places, notably within the Tigray and Amhara regions, concerns remain in the northeastern Afar region. Aid for millions in the Tigray region remains severely limited under what the U.N. has described as a “de facto humanitarian blockade.” On Monday, February 14, the World Health Organization said it has been granted access to send medical supplies to Tigray for the first time in six months, but said fuel shortages were hampering its distribution.

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For those unfamiliar with African superstar Angelique Kidjo, her unflinching views on everything from the colonial mentalities of her French schoolmates to African politics and American history and her decision to call out slavery in her music can be found in a recent freewheeling interview with a New York magazine. “People were very ignorant about Africa,” she recalled of her early encounters at a school in France. “They asked me, “When you’re grocery shopping, do you go there on the back of an elephant?” And I said “Yes, and I have monkeys that carry my groceries!” Kidjo has strong opinions on climate justice, police brutality in Nigeria, corruption in Africa and the United States which she shared in an open-ended discussion with staff reporter Julian Lucas of The New Yorker early this month. “I knew more about the country of my fellow students at the Centre d’informations musicales, a jazz school, than they knew about my country,” she declared. Later, classmates told her that jazz wasn’t for Africans. “That was funny,” she said. “But nothing stopped me. I feel sorry for people who are ignorant. If you don’t see the beauty in Africa, there’s no beauty in you.” Kidjo continued to defy expectations during her stay in France (she now lives in Brooklyn). When recording her first album, “Batonga” she chose her own outfit for the cover “because of all the clichés and exoticism around African women.” People had expected her to wear a boubou.

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“My parents didn’t raise me in a village,” she pointed out. “They raised me in a city. You ain’t gonna put me in no boubou, man!” Kidjo takes up climate change on her new album “Mother Nature.” She sees it impacting the poorest of the poor in Africa. “We know it’s bad to cut trees. But what alternatives are we offering? To tell poor people, on top of poverty, you have to watch yourself die from hunger?” Her views turn to politics. “We never had independence in Africa,” she says bluntly. “I don’t know how we ended up being the richest continent on the planet, with our resources controlled by a mafia of rich countries and CEOs. “We’ve accepted that Africans have to live in poverty for the rest of the world to live large - - but that’s not going to work. Unless rich countries take responsibility for their impact on the lives of poor people and build a system where resources are shared equally, we are not going to survive.” Kidjo can be seen in the movie “The Woman King” starring Viola Davis and John Boyega. Inspired by actual events, the movie dramatizes the exploits of the Dahomean Amazons, a legendary all-female military unit in what is now southern Benin.

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Africa’s richest man is in the sights of a labor union in Zambia where his cement plant has been outsourcing labor that pays low wages for its 1,300 work force. After a wildcat strike last month, unionized workers at the Dangote Industries Zambia Limited cement plant outside Ndola, the country’s Copperbelt province, won an increase of $55 a month, according to the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ). The workers were seeking monthly minimum wage hikes of $136. An average monthly salary is US$210 or 3,530 Zambian kwachas. About 1,300 workers are employed at the plant mainly through subcontractors, with Dangote only employing 178 workers directly. Most of the direct employees are part of management. MUZ, affiliated with IndustriALL Global Union, has 445 members at

the plant and signed a recognition agreement with the employer.

workers contracts are short-term and provide no job security.

Workers initially rejected the 15 per cent wage increase offered by the employer during negotiations, demanding minimum monthly wage increases from K1000 (US$55) to K2500 (US$136).

Dangote, a Nigerian and one of the world’s wealthiest men, had a net worth of $19.05 billion at the start of 2022, making him the richest man in Africa and the 94th wealthiest man in the world.

According to the final settlement between the union and the employer, workers’ wages were increased by US$55 across the board. MUZ, affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union, has 445 members at the plant and signed a recognition agreement with the employer.

One of the earlier contracts between Dangote and Silondwa Engineering contained blatantly anti-union clauses, according to the union, stating that “the contractor shall ensure that its employees are not involved in union activities and strikes that lead to stopping of work.”

For years, MUZ has campaigned for the workers to be directly employed by Dangote Cement instead of employment through a third party. Although the workers at the plant work for Dangote, their legal direct employer is the subcontractor, Silondwa Engineering, which has a contract to “supply labor services.” The contract is limited to three years, meaning that

Further, according to MUZ, Silondwa Engineering tried to entice workers to join a sweetheart union liked by management, but workers responded with stiff resistance. Joseph Chewe, MUZ president congratulated the workers on their victory. “We expect pan African companies like Dangote Cement to

Striking Zambian workers

provide living wages and decent working conditions. However, we are appalled, and our expectations are dampened, by the precarious working conditions and poor working conditions at the Masaiti cement plant. “We call upon Dangote to provide decent working conditions by creating permanent jobs in Zambia,” said Paule France Ndessomin, IndustriALL regional secretary for Sub Saharan Africa.

Subcontracting is widely practiced in Africa with multinational cement giants LafargeHolcim and HeidelbergCement carrying out subcontracting schemes in Africa and the Middle East and laying off union leaders amidst a pandemic that continues to destroy millions of jobs and incomes worldwide. Countries affected include Uganda, Mauritius, Togo, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.

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A Nigerian gold medalist who fell on hard times has found sympathy among some of his successful compatriots who sent him over $5,000 to help out.

Kingsley Obiekwu

A one-time member of the Atlanta 96 Olympic Gold medal-winning Dream Team, former Super Eagles soccer player Kingsley Obiekwu, 47,

said he became a commercial transport driver to support his family.

His promising career was cut short at the age of 30 due to a heart-related ailment. Currently, he manages Ingas FC - a team featured in Nigeria’s Nationwide League One. Social media went into meltdown after learning the national icon now works as a transport driver in

Enugu to earn a living.

“The story is absolutely true, there is no lie about it. I had to open up on my situation to people because I needed help,” Obiekwu told the sports website GOAL. “It was not an easy thing to do, but I had to summon very great courage because things are very tough. “After I retired from soccer in 2004

and finished my coaching course in the UK , I returned to Nigeria in 2008, but no Premier League Club accepted me. They said I was not widely known as a coach.” African coaches face racial and ethnic discrimination from African leagues which prefer to hire white coaches from Europe - even those with a spotty record of wins in the game. See MEDALLIST page 23

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IN MORE NEWS President Biden Begins Supreme Court Interview Process

HOWARD UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $2M TO

Digitize Black Newspaper Archive By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Howard University has received a $2 million donation to digitize its Black Press Archives, that contains more than 2,000 newspaper titles including publications like the New York Amsterdam News, Chicago Defender, Washington Informer, Baltimore AFRO, and other historically Black publications. The University said it hopes to make the archives more broadly available to researchers and the public.

“Once digitized, Howard’s Black Press Archive will be the largest, most diverse, and the world’s most accessible Black newspaper database,” Benjamin Talton, the director of Howard’s MoorlandSpingarn Research Center, told the Associated Press. The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center houses the archive, which dates to the 1970s and includes newspapers from Africa and the

Caribbean. The $2 million grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation should also help increase diversity in the university, officials stated.

Howard University credited its Center for Journalism & Democracy for helping to secure the funding from the Logan Family Foundation, which supports social justice causes in journalism and the arts. “We will be able to go back and look at these archives and these newspapers and the way the Black press was covering the world and have a greater understanding of who we are as a society, who we were back then and who we are now,” Nikole Hannah-Jones told the news service. “Right now, we really are only getting a very narrow part of the story, and that is the part of the story told through power and through the ruling class.”

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire President Biden reportedly has begun interviewing candidates to succeed Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. The President has vowed to nominate the first Black woman to the high court, and said he expects to announce his selection by the end of February. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger; Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, who sits on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago; and J. Michelle Childs, a federal district court judge based in Columbia, South Carolina, are all viewed as strong candidates for the nomination.

Judge Brown Jackson has received letters of support from a host of union groups, including the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the National Education Association (NEA) and more than 170 Black Harvard alumni. A 1992 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, Judge Childs was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the District of South Carolina.

Upon graduation from law school, Judge Childs went to work as an associate attorney at Nexsen Pruet Jacobs and Pollard law firm, becoming the first Black female partner in a major law firm in South Carolina.

“In law school, you learn early on that your reputation and credibility will follow you throughout your career,” Judge Childs said in an interview with her alma mater. “Your classmates will be on opposing sides in cases or matters and will be leaders in various firms, agencies, and organizations in the state, so you always want to be known for having good character as your reputation can affect your ability to resolve matters entrusted to you.” Others reportedly being considered include 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Holly A. Thomas, federal Circuit Court Judge Tiffany P. Cunningham, civil rights attorney, and 11th Circuit Court candidate Nancy G. Abudu, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Arianna J. Freeman, NYU law professor Melissa Murray, District Judge Wilhelmina “Mimi” Wright, North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls, and 2nd Circuit Judge Eunice Lee.

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Despite earning gold for Nigeria at the Olympics, Obiekwu was only able to find a coaching job through a friend at a grassroots soccer academy in the eastern city of Enugu. The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center houses the archive, which dates to the 1970s and includes newspapers from Africa and the Caribbean. Photo: NNPA

“I earn 50,000 naira [$120] in my current job at the amateur soccer club, [but] I have a family with four

of my children in the university, the pay is not enough. “Instead of folding my hands and complaining, I decided to become a transport driver to get small money to support my family.”

“This means a big deal to me, and I am very thankful for his show of love,” added Obiekwu. “I am honored that Captain Musa and other Nigerians home and abroad came to support me - they remembered their heroes.”

He thanked Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa who sent two million naira after hearing Obiekwu’s story.

“This is a pointer that there are good Nigerians everywhere who are willing to help.”

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