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Where Children Live

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Tammy Colbert Needs A Kidney Transplant

By Dr, John E. Warren Publisher

Tammy Colbert is a 54 year old single mother and grandmother living in San Diego, California where she grew up attending Montgomery Middle School and San Diego High School. In telling her own story she says: “Prior to my kidney failure, I worked as a medical laboratory technician. I loved being able to help people who are ill. These days, I am on the receiving end of illness. Due to chronic kidney disease I am unable to work or enjoy the simple tasks i used to love.”

She continues on to say: “ My disease, which I have been battling for 18 years, is called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. It attacks the kidneys’ filtering system and causes scarring that eventually results in complete kidney failure.”

Eight years ago she was put on the waiting list for a deceased-donor kidney and started hemodialysis

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Source: Seattle Housing Authority

By Dr, John E. Warren Publisher

SEATTLE — The part of this city east of Northgate Mall looks like many of the neighborhoods that surround it, with its modest midcentury homes beneath dogwood and Douglas fir trees.

Whatever distinguishes this place is invisible from the street. But it appears that poor children who grow up here — to a greater degree than children living even a mile away — have good odds of escaping poverty over the course of their lives.

Believing this, officials in the Seattle Housing Authority are offering some families with housing vouchers extra rent money and help to find a home here: between 100th and 115th Streets, east of Meridian, west of 35th Avenue. Officials drew these lines, and boundaries around several other Seattle neighborhoods, using highly detailed research on the economic fortunes of children in nearly every neighborhood in America.

The research has shown that where children live matters deeply in whether they prosper as adults. On Monday the Census Bureau, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard and Brown, published nationwide data that will make it possible to pinpoint — down to the census tract, a level relevant to individual families — where children of all backgrounds have the best shot at getting ahead.

This work, years in the making, seeks to bring the abstract promise of big data to the real lives of children. Across the country, city officials and philanthropists who have dreamed of such a map are planning how to use it. They’re hoping it can help crack open a problem, the persistence of neighborhood disadvantage, that has been resistant to government interventions and good intentions for years.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that one year after the launch of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund the organization has hit a funding milestone, raising more than $10M dollars for this $25M initiative.

US COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Releases Report on Police Use of Force

The Action Fund aims to uplift stories of African American achievement, activism, and community, crafting a narrative that expands a view of history, and that helps to reconstruct our national identity while inspiring a new generation of activists to advocate for diverse historic places, according to the announcement.

Courtesy of The US Commission on Civil Right

“We are proud of how over this past year we’ve helped to broaden the conversation about the places that matter,” Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said in a news release.

In the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern Policing Practices the Commission investigated rates of police use of force; whether rates and instantiations of use of force violate civil rights of persons of color, persons with disabilities, LGBT communities, and low-income persons; promising or proven policies and practices worth replicating to minimize unnecessary use of force; and the perception and reality of discrimination in police use of force.

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Tammy Colbert

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The Commission considered evidence from law enforcement and court officials, community leaders and police reform advocates, scholars, legal experts, as well as testimony taken in by the Commission’s State Advisory Committees in Minnesota, New York, Maine, and Delaware.

The Commission majority approved key findings including the following: While police officers have the difficult and admirable job of providing crucial

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Airbnb Claims to Now Offer Welcoming Places to Stay Airbnb Experiences are activities designed and led by inspiring locals. They go beyond typical tours or classes by immersing guests in each host’s unique world. It’s an opportunity for anyone to share their hobbies, skills, or expertise without needing an extra room Newswire NNPA News

After more than a decade in business, Airbnb has gone beyond being recognized as just a worldwide accommodations platform that folks use as an alternative to hotels.

The company was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk;

After a decade in business, whether its hosting, satisfying guests or the wide-variety of Experiences, Airbnb success stories continue to pour in. A beautiful morning enjoying coffee in a unique city is among the Experiences provided by Airbnb (Courtesy photo).

it’s very first listing was Chesky and Gebbia’s Rausch Street San Francisco apartment. During a weekend where hotel rooms were completely sold out for a design conference, the duo decided to host guests on air beds and serve them breakfast in order to make enough money to pay their rent.

Today, Airbnb boasts more than 400 million guest arrivals with an average number of 2 million people staying with Airbnb per night, in an excess of 1,000 cities.But, the company offers more than just a room to sleep in.

Airbnb also offers “Experiences,” which are one-of-a-kind activities designed and hosted by locals that you enjoy both when you’re traveling or when you’re at home. Unlike a typical tour or workshop, Experiences go beyond the activities themselves. They offer a deep-dive into the local host’s world through their passion.

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Nationwide, the variation is striking.

Children raised in poor families in some neighborhoods of Memphis went on to make just $16,000 a year in their adult households; children from families of similar means living in parts of the Minneapolis suburbs ended up making four times as much.

(the kind where you go to a center 4 hours a day, 3 times a week). Because of dangerous drops in blood pressure during these treatments, she was switched to an in-home type of dialysis which must be done every day and requires her to be hooked up to a machine for 10 hours every night.

The results have taken its toll on both her and her children.

Tammy Colbert needs a kidney.

The local disparities, however, are the most curious, and the most compelling to policymakers. In one of the tracts just north of Seattle’s 115th Street — a place that looks similarly leafy, with access to the same middle school — poor children went on to households earning about $5,000 less per year than children raised in Northgate. They were more likely to be incarcerated and less likely to be employed.

The researchers believe much of this variation is driven by the neighborhoods themselves, not by differences in what brings people to live in them. The more years children spend in a good neighborhood, the greater the benefits they receive. And what matters, the researchers find, is a hyper-local setting: the environment within about half a mile of a child’s home.

The Seattle and King County housing authorities are testing whether they can leverage their voucher programs to move families to where opportunity already exists. In Charlotte, where poverty is deeper and more widespread, community leaders are hoping to nurse opportunity where it’s missing.

In other communities, the researchers envision that this mapping could help identify sites for new Head Start centers, or neighborhoods for “Opportunity Zones” created by the 2017 tax law.

Tammy Colbert is a patient at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, but anyone wishing to donate a kidney does not have to be a resident of California. Ms. Colbert has Type O+ blood and needs a Type O+ donor. However, Scripps Green participates in paired matching, which allows anyone of any blood type to donate. Those wishing to be tested to see if they are a match may call her coordinator at 858-554-4363.

Children from low-opportunity neighborhoods, they suggest, could merit priority for selective high schools.

For any government program or community grant that targets a specific place, this data proposes a better way to pick those places — one based not on neighborhood poverty levels, but on whether we expect children will escape poverty as adults.

That metric is both more specific and more mysterious. Researchers still don’t understand exactly what leads some neighborhoods to nurture children, although they point to characteristics like more employed adults and two-parent families that are common among such places. Other features like school boundary lines and poverty levels often cited as indicators of good neighborhoods explain only half of the variation here “These things are now possible to think about in a different way than you thought about them before,” said Greg Russ, the

head of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, which is also planning to use the data. “Is opportunity a block away?

These are the kind of questions we can ask.”

The answers shown here are based on the adult earnings of 20.5 million children, captured in anonymous, individual-level census and tax data that links each child with his or her parents. That data covers nearly all children in America born between 1978 and 1983, although the map here illustrates the subset of those children raised in poorer families. The research offers a time-lapse view of what happened to them: who became a teenage mother, who went to prison, who wound up in the middle class, and who remained trapped in poverty for another generation.

Few of the children from Northgate still live in the neighborhood, but the data traces their outcomes as adults today back to the place that helped shape them.

As of August 2017, there were 114,000+ men, women and children on the national transplant list in the United States waiting for a kidney donation. The average waiting time for a kidney from a deceased donor is 3 to 5 years. 34,770 transplants were performed in 2017. 20 people die each day waiting for a transplant. 2 out of every 3 people on the waiting list are over the age of 50. Almost 2,000 children under 18 are on the waiting list; almost 70,000 people (58 percent) on the list are ethnic minorities. Caucasians are 41.5 percent of those on the waiting list; African Americans are 28.9 percent, Asians are 8.0 percent and Hispanics are 19.6 percent of those on the waiting list for a kidney. Ms. Colbert’s insurance will cover the cost of the transplant when a donor is found.

Tammy Colbert’s daughter, Janae, makes this passionate plea for her mother: “I am writing this as a last resort to save my mother’s life. My mom is a strong woman who has faced a lot of challengers in her life, but has remained humble and positive through it all. She’s always made sacrifices for my brother and I and has given her last to those around her. If you were hungry she would feed you. If you needed clothes, she would give you the shirt off her back. My brother and I are not her blood type or we would gladly give. I am not asking for money, but that you use your voice to make people aware of our family situation and hopefully God speaks to someone willing to help.”

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint adds its voice and encourages the community to look for a donor for Tammy Colbert.

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services to the communities they protect and serve, their job sometimes puts them in harm’s way and may require the use of force.

Accordingly, police officers must operate with the highest standards of professionalism and accountability. Every community resident should be able to live, work, and travel confident in an expectation that interactions with police officers will be fair, consistent with constitutional norms, and guided by public safety free from bias or discrimination. Unfortunately, too many communities are not confident in these expectations, and so these communities have called for reforms to foster better community-police relations and prevent unjustified and excessive police uses of force.

Insurance companies vary by region.

According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure is called the “Silent Killer” because of its lack of warning signs. Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure affects African Americans more than any other racial or ethnic group. The good news is that it can be detected with regular doctor visits. That’s why all plans through Covered California include free preventive care services like blood pressure screenings and annual checkups.

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Accurate and comprehensive data regarding police uses of force is generally not available to police departments or the American public. No comprehensive national database exists that captures police uses of force. The best available evidence reflects high rates of uses of force nationally, with increased likelihood of police use of force against people of color, people with disabilities, LGBT people, people with mental health concerns, people with low incomes, and those at the intersection of these communities. Lack of sufficient training—and funding for training—leaves officers and the public at risk.

Repeated and highly publicized incidents of police use of force against persons of color and people with disabilities, combined with a lack of accurate data, lack of transparency about policies and practices in place governing use of force, and lack of accountability for noncompliance foster a perception that police use of force in communities of color and the disability community is unchecked, unlawful, and unsafe.

The Commission majority voted for key recommendations, including that the United States Department of Justice should return to vigorous enforcement of constitutional policing, including under its authority pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §14141, and the use of consent decrees where necessary to ensure that constitutional policing standards are upheld. The Department of Justice should robustly support local efforts to develop and institute constitutional policing practices, including through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and maintaining the Community Relations Service (CRS) to focus on building community trust and reducing excessive or unauthorized uses of force, in coordination with police departments. The Commission majority also called on Congress to fund grants, facilitated by the Department of Justice, to incentive evidence-based practices that, when employed, reduce incidents of excessive or unauthorized force. These practices may include increased training on de-escalation tactics and alternatives to use of force.

Congress should also fund grants that support effective external police oversight and research regarding best practices for such oversight.

The Commission majority called for practical reforms to stem the tide of perceived conflict between police officers and their communities, and to recommit this nation to the principles of fairness and equal treatment, including at the hands of police, that are core to democracy. These recommendations for forward progress are measured, appropriate, and urgent; our nation’s communities need their implementation.

In the concluding remarks, the Commission said it’s views were informed by ‘careful research and investigation as well as civil rights expertise” in order to ensure all in the U.S. enjoy their entitled civil rights.

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Why We Are Holding Can a Woman’s Coalition Community Forums Survive Petulant White Women?

Instead of Town Hall Meetings

By Julianne Malveaux

NNPA Newswire Columnist / www.juliannemalveaux.com

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

As you probably know, it was the Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper some five years ago that started the series of “Town Hall” meetings as all are now called. The significance was that “Town Hall Meetings” provide an opportunity for the people gathered in a community to talk with either their local officials or to provide more formal meetings to discuss policy issues in a community, normally on a specific topic or topics. Such meetings are convened with a focus on specific policy discussions.

Community Forums like the ones we are holding, on the other hand, are very informal discussions with an idea toward group conversations which might touch on a variety of topics with no specific goal. Or, they are open discussions, as in the Forums we are holding, with a specific set of topics, but with more flexibility than a Town Hall Meeting. With that being said, our meeting on December 6th, which

will be an open discussion on the new Bail Reform Law, will provide an opportunity for input from all those present on this particular issue since over $600,000 has been raised for a ballot initiative to repeal the law. Many of our community members are more impacted than others, seen in the mere numbers of people being incarcerated.

The Post-Election Community Forum scheduled for December 13th is another opportunity for a group discussion of politics affecting our communities, without a specific agenda issue. It is an opportunity for all to be heard, with each opinion being important and without political party association. We are using a circle of chairs for these discussions. There is no charge. But if one wishes to make a donation toward water or coffee such will be welcomed. We invite you to take advantage of this opportunity for dialogue from 6 ‘til 8pm on both nights and look forward to seeing you.

I have had about enough of some white women! First, fiftythree percent of them vote for an odious genital-grabber. Then, they organize a woman’s march with momentum from the #MeToo movement, founded by Tarana Burke, but co-opted by white women like the wannabe activist Alyssa Milano who was a mediocre actress back in the day. Then, bunches of them support Roy Moore, an Alabama pedophile who would be Senator.

Then the majority of them vote against progressive candidates like Georgia’s Stacey Abrams and Florida’s Andrew Gillum. Meanwhile, the four women who lead the Women’s March – Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, and Carmen Perez – are organizing for a January 19 march, and the self-proclaimed “founder” is demanding their resignation. Really?

Theresa Shook is the Hawaii grandmother who put an idea on Facebook in the wake of the 2016 election. “We should march,” she said. She did little else, and activist Bob Bland picked up the baton and ran with it. She recruited other women, seasoned activists in their own right. Tamika Mallory had led a march from New York to DC to stop gun violence. Carmen Perez has worked on criminal justice reform and has worked on Harry Belafonte’s Gathering for Justice, now serving as its Executive Director. Linda Sarsour, a former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, has worked with Black Lives Matter and on police brutality issues. The four co-chairs of the Women’s March are the very picture of intersectionality and multicultural cooperation – white, Black, Latina, and Palestinian, they are the rainbow!

So where does Teresa Shook get off asking these women to step down from a movement they built? She, along with wannabe activist and has-been actress Alyssa Milano have demanded that the women’s march leaders “denounce” National of Islam Minister Louis

Succeeding Against the Odds

By Marian Wright Edelman Founder & President, Children’s Defense Fund

After two years of divisive, hateful rhetoric from the highest levels of government, the profoundly inhumane treatment of immigrant families, and the placing of corporate profits ahead of the basic needs of children—the poorest age group in America—the results of Tuesday’s election instilled in many that most precious resource: hope. Change began sweeping across our country this week, bringing a new, diverse set of faces into the halls of Congress, governors’ mansions and statehouses. With them comes a new opportunity to improve the odds for children.

We look to the two years ahead with more hope and determination that incumbent and new leaders alike will commit to common sense, fiscally responsible and compassionate policies to help end child poverty and inequality in America. Every child deserves health care and food, schools that are equitably funded, and protection from relentless gun violence. Every child needs a level playing field and an end to the Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline® crisis.

But it is not our political leaders that give

me the most hope—it is our courageous and resilient young people. I was reminded of that yesterday as the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) honored five Washington, D.C. metroarea high school students at our annual Beat the Odds® celebration. The Beat the Odds program identifies and rewards young people who have overcome tremendous adversity, demonstrated academic excellence and are giving back to their communities. By providing them college scholarships, leadership skills and more, the program supports these astounding youths—who too many people would write off—to become the next generation of effective servant leaders. Because of CDF’s Beat the Odds program hundreds of young people who have persevered and overcome profound family challenges, homelessness, parental incarceration, drug and alcohol addiction, neglect and abuse, or gun violence have been able to attend college and become outstanding adults. They are doctors and lawyers, teachers and Peace Corps volunteers, and responsible parents. They are living proof that no one should ever give up on a child.

The five students who received honors and scholarships at this week’s Beat the Odds

Farrakhan. Why? They object to his anti-Semitic rhetoric. They object to the fact that Tamika Mallory attended his annual Savior’s Day this year. They say that anti-Semitism is hateful and dangerous, and they are right. But it wasn’t the Nation of Islam that shot up the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh! White people’s hatred for Minister Farrakhan is irrational and, might I say, racist. He is the only person, the only human being that Congress has censured. No David Duke, no Charlottesville murderers, none of the hatemongers that have caused the racist tension in our nation. Just Minister Farrakhan. But then our society is consistent with its double standards and its demands that Black people bend over backward to prove that we, too, sing America.

With the fraught history between Black and white women, with their complicity in our rapes, and in the lynching of Black men, white women have no right to demand anything of Black women, let alone that leaders like Tamika Mallory “denounce” Minister Farrakhan.

For the record, the Minister, a man who has the unique power to galvanize Black people, especially Black men, really doesn’t care what people outside of the Nation of Islam, think of him. He understands this nation so well that he would accept any “denouncement” and keep it moving. But anyone demanding a denouncement of Farrakhan has no knowledge of American history, of African American history, of context, or of the unequal treatment that African American people experience that is a constant in our nation. And white women have consistently had little empathy for the way history has treated Black women.

Shook and Milano remind me of antebellum white women, hoop skirts and all, stomping their feet when they don’t get their way. Milano says she won’t speak if Tamika Mallory doesn’t denounce Farrakhan. So, stay home, Alyssa. We won’t miss you. Other white

celebration are no different. Dajanae Dennis was delighted when her one and only sister was born in 2016. Within two months, however, her sister began having seizures and was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome—a rare, genetic, lifelong form of epilepsy. Since then, Dajanae has had to step in to care for her sister while her mom works long hours trying to make ends meet. Balancing academics with extracurricular commitments while acting as a primary support for her mother, her sister and four brothers has been challenging, but Dajanae continues to strive for greatness.

Last year she was accepted into the Upward Bound, Pre-College Program at the University of Maryland and now hopes to be the first one in her immediate family to graduate from high school and attend college.

Dieudonne Kazzembe was just a small child when his mother, father, and grandfather were killed during the Second Congo War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In its aftermath Dieudonne and his surviving family members relocated to Uganda when he was five. Dieudonne showed great initiative trying to learn English and emerged as a leader amongst his peers. In 2014, Dieudonne found out he would live out his dream of moving to the United States—a flight that ignited his desire to become a commercial airline pilot.

He now lives with his foster parents and continues to help his peers while passionately pursuing his interest in STEM. Sarah O’Shay lives at home with three autistic brothers helping out when needed. Since age three Sarah has had a stutter which made her a target of bullying at school. Despite these challenges, in 10th grade, Sarah was one of the first students from her middle school to gain acceptance to the highly selective

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. She had to travel upwards of three hours every day to and from school and didn’t know anyone there when she arrived, but she adjusted due to her determination to excel. She currently has a GPA of 4.3 and is highly committed to the Minds Matter club at her school, which seeks to raise awareness and reduce stigmas about mental health.

Sarah plans to continue serving as a mental health advocate and aspires to study computer science in college.

As a young child living in Peru, Danitza Karen Verano Roman experienced many hardships including being separated from her mother who had moved to the United States. In 2015, Danitza was reunited with her mother after many years of being apart. Danitza struggled to reestablish a relationship with her mother while adapting to a new culture in a new country but embraced her challenges in order to overcome them. Within two years of arriving in the United States she picked up enough English to be removed from English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) class and now mentors ESOL students. She also is enrolled in honors classes and a frequent community volunteer. Danitza dreams of helping others and aspires to become a lawyer.

Betty Pei-Lin Xiong and her mother came to the United States from China seeking a better life after Betty’s father abandoned them. In 2016, Betty was hit by a car. While in the emergency room she wondered why she didn’t feel any pain or remember the accident. After discharge Betty spent countless hours trying to understand what had happened to her which ultimately ignited a passion for neuroscience See ODDS page 15

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Rev. Dr. Joseph Foxworth Sr. First Lady Catherine Foxworth

Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church

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

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.264.3369

619.724.6226 • www.coyhm.org

619.232.0510 • www.bethelamesd.com

Sunday School 9 a.m.

Morning Service 10 : 45 a.m.

New Membership Orientation BTU 6 : 00 p.m.

Wednesday Eve Prayer Service 6 : 00 p.m.

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

Sunday Worship Service 9 : 00 a.m.

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

Pastor Dennis Hodges First Lady Deborah Hodges

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

“To Serve this present age” Matt: 28:19-20

Rev. Dr. Eugenio D. Raphael

St. Paul United Methodist Church

Bethel Baptist Church

Second Chance Apostolic Ministries Inc.

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

1962 N. Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

6970 San Miguel Ave. Suite C. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

619.232.5683

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

619.262.9326 • 619.818.0927 www.2ndchanceapostolic.org 2ndchance11@cox.net

Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10 : 00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 10 : 00 a.m. & 6: 30 p.m.

Thursday Food Pantry 1: 30 pm to 3 : 30 pm.

Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

“Come Worship With Us”

Bishop George D. McKinney

Rev. Dr. Obie Tentman, Jr.

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

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

District Elder Thomas J. Graham, Sr

St. Stephen’s Cathedral Church of God in Christ

Phillips Temple CME Church

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

5825 Imperial Avenue San Diego, CA 92114

5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

1728 S. 39th Street San Diego, CA 92113

619.262.2671 • www.ststephenscogic.org admin@ststephenscogic.org

619.262.2505

619.262 6004 • Fax 619.262.6014 www.embcsd.com

Sunday Sunday Hour of Sunday

School 10 : 30 a.m.

Early Worship Service 8 : 00 a.m.

Power Service 11:15 a.m.

Evening Service 6: 00 p.m.

Pastor Jerry Webb

Sunday School 8 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship 9 : 45 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study 10 : 00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6: 00 p.m.

Pastor Jared B. Moten

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

Linda Vista Second Baptist Church

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

2774 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.

Spring Valley, CA 91977

2706 Korink Ave. San Diego, CA 92111

619.263.3097 • t.obie95@yahoo.com

619.670.6208 • www.totaldeliverance.org Fax: 619.660.7394 • Mail : P.O. 1698, Spring Valley, CA 91979

858.277.4008 • www.lvsbc.com second-baptist@sbcglobal.net

Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10 : 30 a.m.

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

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

Sunday Early Morning Worship Service 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Christian Education (Sunday School) 9 : 30 a.m.

Wednesday Noon Day Bible Study 12 : 00 p.m.

Wednesday W.O.W. • Worship on Wednesday (Bible Study) 7: 00 p.m.

Dr. David C. Greene

Sunday School: 8 : 45 a.m. – 9 : 45 a.m.

Sunday Service: 10 : 00 a.m.

“Welcome to Praise City”

Mesa View Baptist Church

Mount Olive Baptist Church

New Assurance Church Ministries

13230 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

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

619.239.0689 • www.mountolivebcsandiego.org

619.469.4916

Sunday First Worship 9 : 30 a.m.

Second Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study & Prayer 7: 00 p.m.

Cox Cable Channel 23 / 24

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10 : 00 a.m.

Sunday School 8 : 45 a.m.

Bible Study Wed. 7: 00 p.m.

Pastor Brian D. Clater, m. Div.

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

Logan Temple A.M.E. Zion Church

Church of Christ

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

302 S. 32nd St. San Diego, CA 92113

580 69th Street, San Diego, CA 92114

625 Quail Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.233.8780 • 619.798.4334 • LoganTemple.org

619.264.1454 • warnerdt1@aol.com

619.263.4544

Sunday Bible Study 8 : 45 a.m.

Sunday Morning Service 10 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Bible Class 5: 00 p.m.

Sunday Evening Worship 6: 00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Class 7: 00 p.m.

Friday Video Bible Class 7: 00 p.m.

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Service 11: 00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6: 00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6: 00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6: 30 p.m.

Wednesday Youth Bible Study 6: 30 p.m.

PhilmontBostic @ LoganTemple.org

Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

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

“A Life Changing Ministry” Romans 12:2

“Loving God, Serving Others, Living by Faith”

Rev. Philmont Bostic, Pastor

Sunday Worship 12 : 00 Noon Sunday School 10 : 30 a.m.

Tuesday Prayer/Bible Class 7: 00 p.m.

“We Invite You To Our Services”

“It Takes Team Work to Make the Dream Work”

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr., Th.D.

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September 10, 1938

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November 11, 2018

TOMMY THREATS was born September 10, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the seventh of eleven children born to the late Lovit Threatt Sr. and the late Ethel Stevenson Threatt. He confessed a hope

Zenobia Remble

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October 20, 1928

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November 10, 2018

ZENOBIA REMBLE, affectionately known as “Zee”, was born on October 20, 1928 in Dumas, Arkansas. She was the youngest of four daughters born to loving parents, John and Patsy Hursey.

During the 1930’s, The Hursey Family relocated to San Diego, California,

Emma Lee Davidson-Pugh

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January 8, 1939

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November 7, 2018

Mother Emma Lee Davidson Pugh gained her wings on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 after battling a lengthy illness. Mom Emma Lee Davidson Pugh was the 4th of 5 children, born on January 8, 1939 to Cora Lee and Frank Davidson, Greenville, Alabama. she was raised by her Grandmother Katy Mae Patsy until she was 4yrs old whom she loved dearly and taught

in Christ at New Nonconnah M. B. Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend R. L. Jones. He received his formal education in Memphis.

Tommy worked for the Solar Turbine Company. He was a dedicated employee and made many lasting friendship throughout his service with the company. He retired after more than thirty-five years of service of excellence.

Tommy married the lovely Fannie Mae Tate on March 10, 1960. Their union was blessed with two sons, and one daughter.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lovit Threatt and Ethel Stevenson Threatt; and his siblings: James Threatt, Frank Threatt, Raymond Threatt, Curtis Threatt, Lovit Threatt Jr., Marcellar Threatt French, Pearlie Mae Threatt Hallom, and Ida B. Threatt.

where Zenobia and her family united with Logan Temple A.M.E. Zion Church. There, she accepted Christ at an early age and was very active in the church ministries. She sang in the choir and was also a member of Varick Christian Endeavor.

Zenobia attended and graduated from San Diego High School.

Afterwards, she enrolled at Livingstone College in Livingstone, North Carolina for two years.

Upon returning to San Diego, Zenobia began working in the hospitality industry. She retired after twenty years of exemplary service.

After retirement, Zenobia found that she could not sit still, so she began working at Petco Park and San Diego Stadium’s concession stands during the Padres and Chargers games. Due to health concerns, Zenobia retired from Petco Park and San Diego Stadium when she was well into her early 80’s.

Zenobia loved her family unconditionally. She also was very outgoing, had a wonderful sense of humor, straight forward and to the point, yet

her many things. She as a small child relocated and was raised in Laurel, Mississippi by her father Frank Davidson.

She attended Nora Davis Elementary and Oak Park High schools. As a young adult she lived in several different states, Michigan, Tennessee, Indiana.

Affectionately known as “Mudear” by her children and close friends and Ms. Emma by others. She was a great cook Chitterlings, Banana Pudding, Peach Cobbler, Cornbread, Greens among other things.

Mom Emma married at an early age and had 4 children Willie, Emma Gaynell, Frankie and Allen she then left Pontiac Michigan with 4 little ones in tow, and came to San Diego, CA. Mom Emma met a wonderful loving and kind man Jesse Clemmons that loved and cared for her and her 4 little ones. It was then that she had the last of her 5 children Barbara . Ms. Emma, (Mudear) was fiercely protective of her family and would fight you to the end about her children and grandchildren. She taught all of them to cook, fight, pray, advocate for themselves and to make something of themselves.

Ms. Emma was a member of St. Mark COGIC from the time she came

On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Tommy Threat was called from earthly labor to eternal rest. He leaves to cherish his memories, his loving wife, Fannie M Threat of fifty-eight years, two sons; Cleveland (Kathy) Threat of San Diego, CA, Lawrence (Eliana) Threat of Melbourne, Australia; one daughter; Louise Threat of San Diego, CA; six grandchildren; Ashley Threat, Sarah Threat, Jessica Threat, Marie-Louise (Jason) Baumann, Kevin Wilson, Christal Wilson, five sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

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caring and loving. She enjoyed playing bid-whiz. She would often tell those playing against her, to go get a crying towel, because they were going to need it, after she get through beating them to tears. She enjoyed life to the fullest and in her eyes, she was the greatest bid-whiz player ever! She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Zenobia was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Remble; her son, Hilliard Broadnax, granddaughter, Tausha Broadnax; both of her parents and two sisters, Versie Matthews and Mertice Parks.

On Saturday, November 10, 2018, Zenobia Remble was called from earthly labor to eternal rest. She leaves to cherish her memory, her sister, Doree Nunley of Los Angeles, California; grandson, Rayshone Broadnax (Tosha) of San Diego, California and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends, including her Logan Temple Church Family.

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to San Diego, until the church Pastor (her Brother in Law) Elder Reuben McCartney passed. She became a member of North Park Apostolic Church in 1980 under founder Bishop Ray M. Trout.

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Mom Emma was always protective of her family and friends and took on many as her children.

Preceding her in death were her mother Cora Lee Davidson, her father Frank Davidson, brothers, Robert, Freddie, Frank Davidson, her 2 sons, Allen and Frankie Pugh. She leaves to cherish her memory; 3 children Willie, Emma Gaynell, Barbara, Grandchildren Luke, Amber, Sister Eula Gray.

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The ‘Roots’ of Slavery and its Lasting Effects - Section 2 of 2

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

This is Part 6, Section 2 in a Series on Slavery in America America has always had a system of discrimination and prejudice against all groups who were not identified as “White Anglo-Saxon” native, said Walter Palmer, the founder of the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School in Philadelphia and current faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches urban studies and social policy and practice.

“Because historically American indigenous native’s language, culture, history, customs and way of life has been wiped out and they have been a ward of the government, they lost their personhood,” Palmer said of Native Americans.

“As American citizens, native indigenous people should be entitled to all the same privileges, rights and entitlements as all other American citizens,” he said.

Palmer said America has continued to try and hold onto slavery, but in more legal forms like hate groups and prisons.

“After the abolishment of slavery and the end of the reconstruction period, there was the rise of the Klu Klux Klan, which was a replacement of the slave patrols after this period,” Palmer said.

“America always used the prison system as a means of threat, intimidation and social control and this was later enlarged to use Chain Gangs and Jim Crow laws to further control the African Americans,” he said.

Palmer said “Roots” was built on the legacy of prior black historians over the past two hundred years, like Fredrick Douglas, William B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, G. Carter Woodson, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

“I think ‘Roots’ influenced some white Americans. I think the movie helped place the notion in the minds of many whites that enslaved populations were families and communities that experienced pain and suffering, that experienced joy and wonder, that were founders and builders of this country. That they were more than property,” he said.

Halifax continued: “I think ‘Roots’ helped usher changes regarding the placement of African Americans within the context of our national history. Of course, this did not happen just because of ‘Roots.’

“In fact, I think ‘Roots’ was a crashing wave into America’s consciousness that had been pushed by a swell generated during the Civil Rights and Black Power movements that preceded it. Stories from America’s history were to be highlighted as “American History” for so long were decided by white male academics.

“I think ‘Roots’ helped send a message.

Historians needed to be more inclusive in their storytelling. It was during the 70s and 80s that more inclusive social histories were being researched and pursued in academia and academia began to become more diversified.

“By the 90s museums and historic sites began recognizing that there is more to America’s story than just rich white guys, their families, and the wars they waged. And equally important it was by then that people began demanding more of these stories.

Unfortunately, following the crashing wave of Roots there has been a very slow seep into the American conscious as a whole.”

“I think evidence of its importance is in the fact that its remake was released the same year as the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture,” Halifax said.

“The connection that African Americans have had to the African Diaspora goes back to the “Back to Africa” movement of the early 19th century like the American Colonization Society American that was created in 1821,” Palmer said.

“I suspect that was not an accident. We have a long way still to go. The study by the Southern Poverty Law Center on how Slavery is taught in American schools is damning.”

For the 20th Century, “Roots” proved a watershed moment, Halifax said.

Halifax pointed out that it took 100 years for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to open. To lesser fanfare and just before the opening of that museum on the National Mall, two other smaller museums

“I imagine it inspired an incredible number of people to seek to learn more about their family’s past, because they knew little about it or had not been listening carefully to the stories of their elders,” Halifax said.

Whitney Plantation Museum, Edgard, Louisiana

Mcleod Plantation Historic Site, Charleston, South Carolina

opened within a few months of each other.

Both state that their purpose is to share the history of enslaved people and their descendants. Both are former slave labor camps, known euphemistically as plantations – the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana and McLeod Plantation Historic Site in Charleston, South Carolina.

“As far as I know they are the only two former plantation sites who have rejected the white

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dominated narrative, to look at these sites as places of memory for those held captive and enslaved and for those whose families survived,” Halifax said.

“These two sites hold promise as places of healing where slavery, its legacy, and American racism can be examined. In the end, I think Roots has had an important and lasting impact.

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“Since the launch of the Action Fund, we have seen overwhelming support across the country in saving spaces that tell the full American story.”

Launched in partnership with national foundations, and with support from a National Advisory Council, including co-chairs Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, and actress and director Phylicia Rashad, the Action Fund has changed the landscape of African American preservation.

In year one, the Action Fund empowered youth through a hands-on preservation experience, modeled innovative approaches to interpreting and preserving African American cultural heritage at historic sites, continued on-the-ground work protecting significant historic places, and launched a national grant program.

“The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has seen remarkable grassroots engagement, in the more than 800 grant applications asking for help protecting African American historic places, and in the tremendous community support at newly-launched National Treasures like the John and Alice Coltrane Home,” said Brent Leggs, director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

“As we embark on year two of the Action Fund, we will continue working to foster a national landscape where every person can see themselves, their history, and their potential in our collective story,” Leggs said.

In this inaugural year, the Action Fund was able to award 16 grants, totaling more than $1M, to preservation organizations across the country, with funding going to support the preservation of sites and stories of black history.

The grants, presented at Essence Festival this July, covered work in communities from Birmingham to the South Side of Chicago, including sites of struggle and strength, according to the announcement.

“The Action Fund grant enabled us to move forward with the goal of transforming the August Wilson House into a community space, a hub of art, memory, and interpretation that will support young artists in Pittsburgh and across the country, and celebrate August Wilson’s legacy,” said Paul A. Ellis, Jr., Executive Director of the August Wilson House, an inaugural grant recipient.

Ellis, an attorney, is also Wilson’s nephew and the founder of the Daisy Wilson Artist Community, named after Wilson’s mother, Daisy.

“This house and this community are more than just a place where August lived – they are the inspiration for his plays, and the physical representation of what he was able to accomplish,” he said.

In addition to grant funding, the National Trust through its Action Fund has supported four new National Treasure designations, including the childhood home of singer Nina Simone, and Memphis-based Clayborn Temple, famed for its role in the Sanitation Workers’ Strike of 1968.

In the coming year, the National Trust has pledged to continue work on key preservation efforts, including conducting research exploring the impact that preservation has on contemporary urban issues that disproportionately affect communities of color – equity, displacement and affordability.

Additionally, support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will continue, from celebrating their history to advocating for the reauthorization of the HBCU Historic Preservation Program which ensures that their histories and legacies are preserved.

“The Action Fund draws support from a renowned group of leaders in academic, business, government, arts, and philanthropy, as well as the continued support of first-year lead funders Ford Foundation, The JPB Foundation, and others,” Leggs said.

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Pelosi Announces Push for Staff Diversity

for New U.S House

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor

With the largest Congressional Black Caucus in history along with a historic number of women entering the U.S. House in 2019, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (DCA) has announced plans for a new emphasis on staff diversity in the U.S. House.

The effort will call attention to the ongoing diversity problem on Capitol Hill. Very few senior staff positions on the Senate side are held by Blacks or Latinos. On the House side of Capitol Hill most staff top positions are employed by member of the CBC. “We know that the diversity in our ranks is a strength and a reflection of the American people,” Pelosi wrote to colleagues last week.

She is expected to run for Speaker and lead Democrats once again when the new Congress convenes in January.

A new House Diversity Initiative would create a permanent office in the House with sufficient staff to help recruit and retain diverse employees according to staff.Much of the pressure over the last few years regarding the diversity issue on Capitol Hill has come as a result of study and effort by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies headed by Spencer Overton.

The Joint Center applauded Pelosi’s letter

to her Democratic House colleagues emphasizing the importance of staff diversity.

The letter featured several Joint Center recommendations.

“Leader Pelosi deserves credit for laying down an early marker on the need to take action to increase top staff diversity in Congress,” said Joint Center President Spencer Overton.

“This is a good start, and we look forward to continuing to work with Leader Pelosi to diversify congressional top staff.”

Pelosi’s letter encouraged members of Congress to hire diverse staff. She also announced her hope that the Democratic Caucus would formally adopt the Rooney Rule, which requires interviewing at least one person of color for every top staff position.

The top positions, or “senior staff ” positions in each congressional office are: chief of staff, legislative director, communications director.

“The incoming majority of the U.S. House of Representatives will be the most diverse in our nation’s history,” said Don Bell, Director of the Black Talent Initiative at the Joint Center.

“Leader Pelosi’s letter is a good beginning toward the work ahead to ensure that the senior and mid-level staff of the U.S. House reflect the diversity of America.”

The Joint Center published a report in September 2018 that found that although people of color account for 38 percent of the U.S. population, they account for only 13.7 percent of the top staffers of the U.S. House of Representatives (161 out of 1174 top staffers).

Nine new members of the Black Caucus will likely include Lucy McBath (GA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Lauren Underwood (IL14), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Colin Allred (TX-32), Illhan Omar (MN-08) and Jahanna Hayes (CT-02).

Homebuyers Face Lending Discrimination Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Face-to-face meetings between mortgage officers and homebuyers have been rapidly replaced by online applications and algorithms, but lending discrimination hasn’t gone away.

A new University of California, Berkeley study has found that both online and face-to-face lenders

charge higher interest rates to African American and Latino borrowers, earning 11 to 17 percent higher profits on such loans. All told, those homebuyers pay up to half a billion dollars more in interest every year than white borrowers with comparable credit scores do, researchers found.

The findings raise legal questions about the rise of statistical discrimination in the fintech era, and point to potentially widespread violations of U.S. fair lending laws, the researchers say. While lending discrimination has historically been caused by human prejudice, pricing disparities are increasingly the result of algorithms that use machine

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learning to target applicants who might shop around less for higherpriced loans.

“The mode of lending discrimination has shifted from human bias to algorithmic bias,” said study co-author Adair Morse, a finance professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. “Even if the people writing the algorithms intend to create a fair system, their programming is having a disparate impact on minority borrowers—in other words, discriminating under the law.”

First-ever dataset A key challenge in studying lending discrimination has been that the only large data source that includes race and ethnicity is the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HDMA), which covers 90 percent of residential mortgages but lacks information on loan structure and property type.

Using machine learning techniques, researchers merged HDMA data with three other large datasets— ATTOM, McDash, and Equifax— connecting, for the first time ever, details on interest rates, loan terms and performance, property location, and borrower’s credit with race and ethnicity.

The researchers—including professors Nancy Wallace and Richard Stanton of the Haas School of Business and Prof. Robert Bartlett of Berkeley Law—focused on 30-year, fixed-rate, single-family residential loans issued from 2008 to 2015 and guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This ensured that all the loans in the pool were backed by the U.S. government and followed the same rigorous pricing process—based only on a grid of loan-to-value and credit scores—put in place after the financial crisis. Because the private lenders are protected from default by the government guarantee, any additional variations in loan pricing would be due to the lenders’ competitive decisions.

The researchers could thus isolate pricing differences that correlate with race and ethnicity apart from credit risk.

The analysis found significant discrimination by both face-to-face and algorithmic lenders: Black and Latino borrowers pay 5.6 to 8.6 basis points higher interest on purchase loans than White and Asian ethnicity borrowers do, and

3 basis points more on refinance loans.

For borrowers, these disparities cost them $250M to $500M annually.

For lenders, this amounts to 11 percent to 17 percent higher profits on purchase loans to minorities, based on the industry average 50-basis-point profit on loan issuance.

“Algorithmic strategic pricing” Morse said the results are consistent with lenders using big data variables and machine learning to infer the extent of competition for customers and price loans accordingly.

This pricing might be based on geography—such as targeting areas with fewer financial services—or on characteristics of applicants. If an AI can figure out which applicants might do less comparison shopping and accept higher-priced offerings, the lender has created what Morse calls “algorithmic strategic pricing.”

“There are a number of reasons that ethnic minority groups may shop around less—it could be because they live in financial deserts with less access to a range of products and more monopoly pricing, or it could be that the financial system creates an unfriendly atmosphere for some borrowers,” Morse said.

“The lenders may not be specifically targeting minorities in their pricing schemes, but by profiling nonshopping applicants they end up targeting them.”

This is the type of price discrimination that U.S. fair lending laws are designed to prohibit, Bartlett notes. Several U.S. courts have held that loan pricing differences that vary by race or ethnicity can only be legally justified if they are based on borrowers’ creditworthiness. “The novelty of our empirical design is that we can rule out the possibility that these pricing differences are due to differences in credit risk among borrowers,” he said.

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The data did reveal some good news: Lending discrimination overall has been on a steady decline, suggesting that the rise of new fintech platforms and simpler online application processes for traditional lenders has boosted competition and made it easier for people to comparison shop—which bodes well for underserved homebuyers.

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Breaks Cultural Barriers in Jamaica Photography by Moiika Stanley

By Lauren Poteat NNPA Washington Correspondent

Founder of Compton, California-based entertainment law firm, “Wan Move,” Moiika Stanley’s first international event, the Wan Move Diaspora Experience (WMDE) Conference and festival is a trailblazing event now being held from Nov. 25–Dec. 2 in Kingston, Jamaica’s Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. Stanley said that hosting the conference in Jamaica was a no brainer and a direct representation of the island’s dynamic culture.

Changing the way people view the country of Jamaica and its rich culture, one dancehall queen is breaking cultural barriers with her organization’s first ever international Wan Move Diaspora Experience (WMDE) Conference and festival.

Collaborating with the Jamaican Board of Tourism, the event is also expected to bring additional awareness and revenue to the often impoverished country, where tourism generates a majority of the island’s income.

Hosting dance experiences across the globe to over 70 different countries, including Serbia, China, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka, Stanley states that her passion to re-establish the beauty of Black culture continues to serve as a pivotal drive to continue to expand her business and maybe even one day, run for congress.

When Moiika Stanley, founder of the Compton, California-based entertainment law firm, “Wan Move,” decided to organize her first international event, being held from Nov. 25–Dec. 2, she proclaimed that hosting the trailblazing conference in Kingston, Jamaica, at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, was a no brainer and a direct representation of the island’s dynamic culture.

“I am excited to bring together a vast array of people that will learn, grow, and experience other cultures together,” Stanley said. “The love of the art of dance speaks to a bigger idea of unity that breaks the boundaries of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation and if I could apply these same principals to politics, someday I might even be able to make a big impact in congress.”

“Jamaican culture is probably one of the most borrowed cultures in the world,” Stanley said. “When you listen to music, or eat these homestyle meals, or wear these unique fashions, a lot of those origins come from Jamaica.”

“Throughout history, so much has been borrowed or taken from Jamaica and yet, so little has been given back,” Stanley continued. “My goal with this international festival is to bring more awareness to this magical island, to be a positive representation of our Black roots globally and to bring people together on an international level, embracing the power of Jamaican culture and overall Black heritage.”

More than just a dancehall, Stanley says that the eight-day extravaganza includes interactive workshops, contests, excursions, and special commentary from Jamaican dignitaries, and even some high profile celebrities, including famed professional dancers such as Anthony Burrell (USA), Mestre Calango (Brazil), Miriki (Australia) and even long-time reggae superstar, Beenie Man.

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Marian Wright Edelman Stepping Aside From CDF

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Marian Wright Edelman, a trailblazer, freedom fighter and champion of causes that affect the nation’s young, has announced that she’s stepping aside from the Children’s Defense Fund, an organization she founded 45 years ago.

Born on June 6, 1939, in Bennettsville, South Carolina, Edelman was the youngest of five children and credits her father with instilling in her an obligation to right wrongs. When African Americans in Bennettsville were not allowed to enter city parks, Arthur Wright, her father, built a park for African American children behind his church, according to her biography on The History Makers website.

A graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School, Edelman became the first African American female admitted to the Mississippi State Bar while working as director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund office in Jackson. She also became nationally recognized as an advocate for Head Start, according to her biography.

In 1968, Edelman moved to Washington, D.C., and subsequently became counsel

to the Poor People’s Campaign that was organized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She founded the Washington Research Project (WRP), where she focused on lobbying Congress for child and family nutrition programs and expanding the Head Start program. In 1973, the Washington Research Project became the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), the United States’ leading advocacy group for children. As president of the CDF, Edelman has worked to decrease teenage pregnancy, increase Medicaid coverage for poor children, and secure government funding for programs such as Head Start.

Edelman also has served as the Director of the Center for Law and Education at Harvard University and is the first African American female to have been on the board of directors of Yale University. She’s written many articles and books, including the autobiographical New York Times bestseller, “The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours.”

To get just a sense of what Edelman has meant to her countless admirers, one need only look at the tributes that have flooded social

media before and since her announcement this week. Most of the tributes contained motivational thoughts shared by Edelman over the years. “Never work just for money or power, it won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night,” and “Education is a precondition to survival in America today,” were among the many Edelman quotes that various social media users posted in her honor.

The mission of CDF has never been more important than it is today during these perilous times for children and for the nation,” Edelman said this week. Edelman said she’s proud of CDF’s groundbreaking work over the past 45 years and the significant progress the organization has made for millions of children and families.

However, she said, there is still much work to be done. “I look forward to supporting the Board of Directors in the search for a new President to lead CDF into its next chapter; someone who is committed to taking on the challenges children face today and those that will emerge in the future,” Edelman said.

When Toddlers Will Eat Dirt, But Not Vegetables

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It’s common for toddlers to switch up their eating habits, so don’t be shocked if they refuse a particular food one day and accept it the next.

If you’re trying to get your toddler to accept particular foods, form good eating habits and avoid carrying picky eating into adolescence, consider the tips below: Serve meals regularly and limit grazing or excessive snacking throughout the day. Meals should be served at the table with other family members, promoting routine and predictability.

Don’t let toddlers drink their calories.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends approximately 2.5 servings of dairy per day if your toddler can drink milk, and also discourages juice and soda consumption due to their lack of nutritional value and relationship with childhood obesity.

make a mess. Encourage playing, touching, smelling, licking and even taking small bites.

Offer new foods alongside familiar food your toddler favors. Promoting food diversity and introducing new foods can open up a range of options for your picky eater.

Their meals should be well-balanced, offering plenty of fruits and vegetables. You decide what your toddler eats, but let them decide how much they want to eat. Your pediatrician will review growth charts to ensure your toddler is getting the right amount of calories.

Let toddlers explore their foods, even if they

Don’t bribe your child to eat healthy food using unhealthy food.The goal is to get your child to enjoy and crave healthy foods instead of simply tolerating them.

Set a good example by eating a nutritious, diverse diet. You are your toddler’s most important influence.

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AIRBNB CLAIMS TO NOW OFFER WELCOMING PLACES TO STAY Article Continuation from Cover Airbnb is not without controversy. After a 10 month state investigation into complaints about racial discrimination and a landmark agreement in 2017 between the San Francisco-based company and The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), Airbnb is now subject to local fair housing laws and requirements that protect consumers, and African American consumers in particular, from racial discrimination by certain Airbnb hosts. From the looks its marketing efforts, the company is aggressively going after black dollars.

According to the company, hosts are said to offer their guests special knowledge, unique skills, and inside access to local places and communities that guests couldn’t find on their own, creating lasting connections and treasured memories, from treasured street food, to sewing, or neighborhood history.

Here a some of the experiences the company states it’s committed to bringing to African American consumers: Classes, tours, concerts and a host of other exciting activities. Most are designed for people to discover an easy way of doing or even learning something different. For example, an Experience hosted in New Quay by Gerry, a marine biologist who has worked in the world of oysters for many years – breeding, growing, marketing, opening, and eating them. Gerry offers a tour that’s informal, informative and entertaining. He says the humor dictates the script.

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A visit to Paris could find you visiting the Louvre with an art historian who’s also a comedian. In Harlem, it’s a jazz concert with a local musician or in L.A., a concert featuring music from the African diaspora. In Cape Town, mountain biking can be experienced with views of Table Mountain and in Barcelona, making paella based on an old family recipe

can be experienced in a private garden.

In South Africa, Martin guides tourists on a hike to the summit of the iconic Table Mountain where they can experience why it’s one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

“We will take some of my favorite more easily missed paths to the top. There are many routes that go up and together we will find one that suits your skill and confidence level,” Martin says.

The trails all include a combination of hiking, varied levels of scrambling and exposure to heights that will allow everyone to reach incredible viewpoints of Lion’s Head, Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay, Back Table and the Mother City.

Jazz concerts in London, Seattle and other locations as well as a farm visit in Detroit; a history walk in San Juan, Puerto Rico; a city running tour in Philadelphia; a Potter’s Wheel in Brooklyn; lessons on how to make pizza in Atlanta; and a moonlit monuments mysteries hike in Washington, D.C. A photo shoot at the Brooklyn Bridge by Sasha, an Airbnb Experiences host. “We’ll walk the length of Brooklyn Bridge, from Manhattan to the Brooklyn neighborhood known as Dumbo,” Sasha says.

The company claims to offer over 15,000 diversity-filled events and attractions, and experiences worldwide. Of course, you’ll need to be discerning, and Airbnb continues to have some work to do to rebuild its brand after the bad publicity regarding discrimination complaints in it’s home-sharing system. The folks at Airbnb are now counting on people being ‘inherently good.’ It claims to want to use travel as a way of breaking down barriers, to create, as their company materials state, a ‘global community.’

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EAST AFRICANS SCORE VICTORY FOR MINNEAPOLIS’ AMAZON WORKERS Global Information Network

Somali women packers for the giant Amazon distribution center in Minneapolis are fired up and refusing to speed up the production line, becoming the first known group to defy Amazon management and bring them to the bargaining table.

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“Nobody would assume a Muslim worker with limited language skills in the middle of Minnesota could be a leader in a viable fight against one of the biggest employers in the world and bring them to the table,” said Abdirahman Muse, executive director of Awood, the Somali word for “power.”

It’s been called one of the biggest corruption cases in corporate history which has escaped the attention of much of the media and few have even heard about it.

Nigeria’s civil servants called the deal “highly prejudicial to the interests of the Federal Government” but Nigerian ministers appear to have ignored or overruled their concerns.

But when a worker lost her job, unable to meet crushing demands to pack more and faster when she had just finished 18 days of fasting over Ramadan, frustration was shared throughout the plant.

In the drama, playing out in an Italian court, two middlemen have been convicted for their role in the scheme involving one of Africa’s most promising oil fields and its sale – allegedly engineered by oil giants Italian-owned Eni and Royal Dutch Shell – that deprived the people of Nigeria of an estimated $6 billion in future revenues.

JP Morgan Chase, which ran the $1.1 billion escrow account, ultimately released the money to Etete – a convicted money launderer - with the consent of the UK’s anti-money laundering enforcement agency, causing a huge scandal in the UK.

The dealmaking began when Dan Etete, an exoil minister, awarded Malabu, a company he controlled with the son of ex-president Sani Abacha, the license to a major oil field (OPL 245) for $20 million. Royal Dutch Shell and Eni were contacted to buy the field and the sale went through for $1.1 billion with the money winding up in the account of Malabu – not in the government’s account which should have controlled the field for the Nigerian people.

“Shell executives knew the deal they were asking for was not a ‘production sharing contract’, which would have given the Nigerian Government a share of the oil from their OPL 245 block,” charged the rights group Global Witness. “But Shell and Eni continued to call it that – despite having removed the Nigerian Government’s share of oil entirely.”

“This amount of money would be enough to educate six million teachers in Nigeria,” said Global Witness activist Ava Lee. “It really can’t be underestimated just how big a deal this could be for a country that right now has the highest rates of extreme poverty in the world.”

Ex-Minister Etete’s purchases with the illicit funds included a speed boat, a chateau, a private jet and armored Cadillacs in the US, fine art and luxury shotguns in London.

If the two oil giants are found guilty of knowingly paying off the ex-minister, they could potentially be forced to pay huge damages in the case.

Both Eni and Shell deny the charges.

‘RIGHT LIVELIHOOD’ AWARDS TO VISIONARY GLOBAL CITIZENS ANNOUNCED Global Information Network

The laureates of the 2018 Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, will receive their prizes at this week’s award presentation in Stockholm, Sweden. Regrettably, three Saudi laureates were prevented from attending due to lengthy prison sentences for their work promoting justice and equality.

The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of global citizens in the areas of the environment, human rights, peace, democracy, and law. The Saudi laureates, sharing an award for 2018, were civil and human rights activists Abdullah al-Hamid, Mohammad Fahad alQahtani, and Waleed Abu al-Khair.

In 2013, al-Hamid and al-Qahtani were sentenced to eleven and ten years, respectively, on charges of “inciting disorder by calling for demonstrations” and “forming an unlicensed organization.” In 2014, Abu al-Khair was sentenced to fifteen years for “disobeying the ruler” and “harming the reputation of the state by communicating with international organizations.”

The three were honored “for their visionary and courageous efforts, guided by universal human rights principles, to reform the totalitarian political system in Saudi Arabia.”

Others receiving the Swedish prize were smallholder farmer Yacouba Sawadogo of Burkina Faso, recognized for his efforts to turn barren land into forest and demonstrate

how farmers can regenerate their soil with innovative use and local knowledge.

Agronomist Tony Rinaudo of Australia was recognized for demonstrating on a large scale how drylands can be greened at minimal cost, improving the livelihoods of millions of people.

Finally, anti-corruption champions Thelma Aldana of Guatemala and Iván Velásquez of Colombia were named as honorary laureates for their innovative work in exposing abuse of power and persecuting corruption, thus rebuilding people’s trust in public institutions.

The awards include a cash payout of one million Swedish Krona (more than $113,000), which must be used to support a laureate’s work. The foundation describes its purpose as giving laureates a megaphone while protecting those whose life and liberty are at risk.

“The laureates’ trailblazing work for accountability, democracy, and the regeneration of degraded land gives tremendous hope and deserves the world’s highest attention,” said Ole von Uexkull, executive director of the Right Livelihood Award Foundation.

“At a time of alarming environmental decline and failing political leadership, they show the way forward into a very different future.”

“The new managers are like military — they don’t give you respect,” said Amazon worker Safia Ahmed Ibrahim who once worked for the U.S. and U.N. aid groups before fleeing from Somalia to a refugee camp in Ethiopia.

“I worked hard and I was employee of the month,” she said with pride. But after returning from breast cancer treatment, a new manager scolded her for working slowly, seeing her only as a worker who, on one particular day, was slow.

Hibaq Mohamed said Amazon let her take paid breaks to pray, as required by state law, but her managers made her keep up with the quota.

Sixty percent of Amazon’s 3,000 workers in the region are East African, Awood estimates,

but only one manager speaks Somali. Amazon disputes that number, saying there are a lot fewer East Africans, and four area managers who speak Somali.

Amazon has now agreed to require a general manager and a Somali-speaking manager to agree on any firings related to productivity, to respond to individual complaints within five days and meet with workers quarterly, according to the New York Times.

But a group of about 40 workers say this isn’t enough. Their main concern — the pace at which they are expected to work — from 160 items an hour to 230 - wasn’t addressed. They voted to stage a large protest and walkout on Dec. 14, in the middle of the holiday season.

“We are not asking them to cater to East African workers,” said Awood director Muse.

“We are just asking them to treat workers humanely.”

A petition to Amazon to restore Safio Barrow’s job can be found on www.awoodcenter.org

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After countless efforts, South Africa finally qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time after beating Mali 2-0 in their semi-final clash on Tuesday in Cape Coast.

Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana and Lebohang Ramalepe scored in either half as Banyana Banyana set up a final African Cup of Nations date with eternal rivals Nigeria on Saturday in Accra. Holders Nigeria had earlier edged Cameroon 4-2 on penalties in the other semifinal game in Accra.

This is the fourth time South Africa has reached the final of the flagship women’s competition. And Desiree Ellis and her charges will be seeking to make history by winning the ultimate after achieving qualification to the World Cup. In their three previous final appearances, South Africa lost to Nigeria in 2000, before suffering defeats to Equatorial Guinea in 2008 and four years later.

Banyana captain Janine van Wyk was the first to threaten Mali’s goal with a long-range free-kick in the opening minutes was no trouble for the Mali goalie.

On 31 minutes, Kgatlana broke the deadlock after capitalising on a poor clearance by the Malian defender, to fire home the opener and her fifth of the tournament.

The South Africans maintained control of the game but had to wait till the 81 st minute to be certain of victory after Ramalepe’s long shot beat Malian shot stopper Adoudou Konate.

Meanwhile, Cameroon will face Mali in the third place match on Friday in Cape Coast that will also determine the final African representative for the FIFA Women’s World

Cup in France next year.

Total Woman of the Match: Linda Motlhalo (South Africa) Desiree Ellis (Head Coach, South Africa) We knew Mali was going to be a tough match and as usual our analysis was spot on. We made sure that we neutralise the players we thought would pose any danger on us. I felt we were always in control, moments in the second half. I spoke about it in the dressing room that we needed to stay focused and also make sure we didn’t lose possession. And also made sure we don’t do silly mistakes but we always in control and got the second goal with few minutes to the end.

We knew that we had accomplished what we wanted to do and that’s going to the World Cup. This is not about this team only. This is about all of South Africa. This is about all the coaches there before. About all the players who have been there before. It is also about the Football Association. We wouldn’t have been anywhere if they weren’t on board. They have tremendous in the preparations we have had over a year. They made sure we made the best preparations possible.

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Study Reveals Ongoing Support Key to Weight Loss

Randy Jackson Randy shares with the Valder Beebe Show audience his own challenges and current reality of living with diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association’s “Everyday Reality” campaign is to shine a light on how diabetes impacts nearly every decision they make daily – from what they eat, wear and do, and even how they take care of themselves.

VBS: Randy as I said in my introduction, you have lived with Type 2 Diabetes for a long time.

Randy Jackson on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, March 2018.

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RJ: Yes, I have lived with type-2 diabetes for 17 years and it has changed my everyday reality both on and off stage. As a music producer and TV host, my mouth really matters, so I pay extra attention to keeping it healthy. The reality is, gum disease could be a bigger issue for me than someone without diabetes.

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VBS: Your diabetes diagnosis stated with your oral health?

We invited Randy into the Valder Beebe Show RES studios because there are over 23 million Americans living with diabetes and according to the Centers for Disease Control, people living with diabetes are 2x more likely to develop gum disease. Randy Jackson is among the statistics and has lived with diabetes for 17 years.

RJ: Yes, it started with my dentist recommending that I see my doctor because something was not right during my examination.

Randy has been on TV screens in our living rooms for years, is multi-talented music producer and this year he is partnering with Colgate and the American Diabetes Association on their “Everyday Reality” campaign.

VBS: What goals does the American Diabetes and Colgate “Everyday Reality “want to achieve with this campaign?

RJ: The goal of the campaign and its purpose is to ignite a conversation around diabetes and empower support of the diabetes community… hear the complete interview on SoundCloud. com/valderbeebeshow

(StatePoint) For many, weight loss is a constant struggle, full of frustration, fad diets and forgotten workout DVDs. But it doesn’t have to be that way. New research reveals a critical element that can make all the difference between an ongoing health struggle and successfully shedding excess weight -- and keeping it off long-term. The secret? Don’t fly solo when it comes to trying to lose weight.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, discovered that individuals following structured weight loss programs with support were more likely to lose weight and more likely to keep off the weight, than those who did not. The findings were drawn from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which used the results of the study to update their 2018 statement to officially recommend programs with ongoing support for adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher.

For the average American struggling with lasting weight loss, the study’s findings are clear. Based on a review of 100 weight loss and weight maintenance programs, the best results came from structured programs that included regular in-person meetings, meetings that provide education and personal connection; and a holistic approach.

Weight loss experts also point to the benefits of comprehensive programs – such as Jenny Craig – in helping those seeking to lose weight learn how to keep it off for good.

“This peer-reviewed study, published in one of the most reputable medical journals, provides valuable direction for healthcare providers and consumers who are looking for scientifically-sound guidance as they strive for optimal health and weight management,” says Dr. Pamela Peeke, chair of the Jenny

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Craig Science Advisory Board. “This new recommendation highlights the importance of ongoing support in weight management.”

Today, more than 35 percent of men and 40 percent of women in the U.S. are obese.

Obesity is associated with a wide range of health problems, including increased risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, various types of cancer, gallstones, physical disability and an increased risk for death, particularly among adults younger than 65. With more than 100 million U.S. adults living with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), finding effective and sustainable weight loss methods is critical for a large portion of Americans.

“Jenny Craig has understood the importance of offering support for more than 35 years; it is the cornerstone of our program,” says Jenny Craig CEO and president, Monty Sharma.

“Personalized human guidance not only keeps people motivated, but also allows for a customized approach for each individual and their life situation.”

Members of the program meet weekly with their personal consultant one-on-one to discuss their progress, create customized meal plans, address challenges and plan the week ahead. Of note, the study found strongest success among those who met at least every two weeks, with those meeting more often seeing even better results.

If you are embarking on a weight loss effort, consider how ongoing support and sciencedriven structure can help you achieve lasting results.

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There’s a key difference between the first and the second chapters in this franchise. The exceptional director/writer Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther) left his imprint all over the first one: heavy emphasis on relationships, emotions, performances, pacing, style. The second one is directed by Steven Caple Jr., whose resume is filled with short film and TV credits. His interpretation of Cheo Hodari Coker’s (TV’s Southlandand Luke Cage) script has a similar feel, but not as See CREED page 16

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Pioneering and Beloved Sitcom Star

Daphne Maxwell Reid’s Passion For Creativity

by Contributing Writer

You wouldn’t blame someone with a lifetime of success as a performer to take it easy in their later years, restricting their efforts to the occasional fun gig or reunion appearance. But that’s not Daphne Maxwell Reid, who continues to thrive as a creative entrepreneur and artist, continuing to dazzle anyone who knows her with her bold spirit, grace, and work ethic.

One of the first African-American women to make the cover of Glamour magazine and one of television history’s most beloved sitcom moms, Reid now balances her acting gigs with her work as a photographic artist, clothing designer, and education activist, demonstrating that it’s never too late to pursue new passions and find new opportunities.

When she attended Northwestern University a half-century ago, Daphne Maxwell became the prestigious school’s first African-American homecoming queen; but that was just the first of many barriers that Maxwell broke in her career, arriving into the industry at just the right moment as a new perspective on race was emerging in the wake of the civil rights movement. “Being among the first of a few black women to work in popular television reminds me that one doesn’t choose to be a pioneer,” she says today. “One does what comes next in their journey, and sometimes you happen to be the first to do it. I just happened to land in that slot of being first for some things – but being the first doesn’t mean anything if it doesn’t seed the growth of a lot more. I’m pleased that my seed bore fruit, and now there are so many more black homecoming queens and cover models and actresses in popular entertainment.”

Reid’s creative journey began as a child in Manhattan. “I grew up knowing that I could be anything I wanted to be, but I also learned the joy and responsibility of working.” Her father had studied photography, and passed on his love of the medium to young Daphne, who had her first Brownie camera before the age of ten. “We always had cameras in the house,” she remembers, and her father’s passion for the photographic image is something that she would carry with her throughout her life.

But first, she worked as a model, parlaying her success in that field into an acting career that found her on dozens of television series in the 1980s. With guest starring roles in shows like “WKRP in Cincinnati” (where she first worked with her husband, Tim Reid, to whom she has been married since 1982), “Hill Street Blues,” and “Simon and Simon,” she first took a lead role on the acclaimed series “Frank’s Place,”

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opposite Tim. But it was in the role of Vivian Banks in the last three seasons of “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” with Will Smith that endeared Reid to a new generation of fans. “I’m honored that I was able to be one of those pioneers of 80s television, and maintain my integrity and play a wide variety of roles,” she says today. “If I am considered a role model, I would like those who are seeking to emulate me to make sure that they live their lives with integrity and joy.”

Now residing with her husband in Virginia, Reid has turned in recent years to her lifelong passion for fashion and photography. As a young actress and model, Reid often made her own outfits and wardrobe (“I’ve been sewing since I was nine,” she says). At a certain point, friends would say that they wished they could wear Reid’s outfits, so she started making pieces for her friends. “I have to do it in limited design, because I consider it wearable art,” she explains. “The price is high, there is limited access so I don’t get overwhelmed, and I want these to be personal projects, not mass manufactured.” Of particular pride are her designs for Chinese-inspired jackets that are bold, colorful, and versatile, and easily adaptable to different body sizes and types. Her line (Daphne Style) wowed audiences at New York’s fashion week in 2017, and is featured on her website daphnemaxwellreid.com.

Perhaps even more notable is Reid’s photographic work (featured in the “Fresh Prints” portion of her website); in particular, Reid’s specialty is taking picture of interesting doors all around the world. “It was about ten years ago, in sharing some of my travel pictures with friends, that they encouraged me to make art out of them,” she recalls. “I woke up on my 60th birthday, and I said to myself, ‘I am a photographic artist,’ and I spent the last decade figuring out what that means.” Discovering her affinity for doors has been part of that process. “I see the doors as a metaphor for life,” she explains. “The journey of doors is something that I like to preach to young people; every choice you make leads you through a door on an adventure, on a new journey, on a learning trip.” In the form of postcards, printed collections, and gallery exhibitions, Reid’s vibrant, compelling prints catalog some of her journeys through Europe and Cuba.

Ultimately, Reid’s life is a testament to the power of learning – whether it was learning passion from her father, or attending university, or teaching herself new careers. It’s no wonder that she extends that experience to others in the form of working with Virginia State University, one of the nation’s

leading HBCUs (historically black college/universities). “I encourage the schools I work with to make sure that the education the students are receiving is of value in the current economy,” she says, “and to make sure that they learn the basics of how to think and process information, how to go to an original source – teaching people how to think is far more important than teaching them how to memorize facts.” A member of the board of VSU for eight years, Reid has hosted in informational videos documenting campus life and faculty achievements, and made public appearances on behalf of the institution. “Part of my contribution was to use my celebrity to make sure we connect with alumni and increase the school’s reputation,” she adds, noting that for HBCUs, demonstrating the intellectual and vocational value of higher education to their future students is a crucial need.

Throughout her many activities and endeavors, Reid continues to be supported by her husband, himself a television pioneer as an actor, writer, director, and producer. “It’s so exciting to be married to someone who dreams as big as he does,” she beams. “I’m proud of being his spouse, and proud of the energy he gives me to follow my dreams.” That partnership and her lifelong passion for hard work and achievement is summed up what Reid hopes her work conveys to her audience. “You always have to contribute to owning your own power. You have to be in control of your essence. You decide how it is shared, where it is shared, and how you want to be remembered by each step that you take. Having self-confidence then gives you the power to make good choices.”

For Women and Their Finances,

A Man Is Not A Plan

By Kathy Longo

As a demographic, women have always outlived men.

Financial planner, Kathy Longo, says women should build their financial confidence by: Understanding spending. All spending can be divided into two categories – critical spending and “nice-to-have” spending, Longo says. “Critical or necessary spending includes everything you need to live, not everything you want to have,” she says. “Nice-to-haves aren’t necessary for day-today living. Understanding the difference between these two expenses will help you budget and know which expenses to cut back on, especially if you have a financial setback.”

your sex. “But women, in particular, need to understand that the sooner they grasp their true financial picture,” she says, “the sooner they can start managing their finances to create the future they want.” It is much better to take an active role and interest in your finances than to wait.

Understanding debt. There is good debt and there is bad debt. “Good debt facilitates a goal such as a mortgage to buy a house or student loans to further one’s career,” Longo says.

“Bad debt includes any debt with a high-interest rate such as credit card debt for things you don’t really need.” She says it’s important to beware of bad-debt purchases and have a plan to pay off debt as soon as possible.

Building an emergency fund. You can’t control when an emergency hits, but you can control being financially prepared for emergencies, Longo says. “Ideally you should have 3 to 6 months of living expenses stored away as your emergency fund. This can be overwhelming, so start working toward saving one or two paychecks for an emergency fund and go from there.” This can help you through one of life’s inevitable surprises.

Saving early. The earlier you begin creating and executing a savings plan, the more money you will have when you need it. “It is not just that you are building savings, but you are also getting growth on that money,” Longo says. “The sooner you can build a habit to “pay yourself first” the sooner you will see that savings balance grow which create possibilities for the future.

Gain confidence around your finances. It is never too late to take control of your finances and your life regardless of

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This fictitious business name will expire on November 14, 2023 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9028424 Fictitious business name: BITE-AWAY TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL, INC. BITE-AWAY Located at: 926 S. Andreasen #110 Escondido, CA County of San Diego, 92029 The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 7/11/05 This business is hereby registered by the following: Bite-Away Termite and Pest

Control, Inc. 926 S. Andreasen #110 Escondido, CA 92029 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 15, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 15, 2023 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9027956 Fictitious business name: BEST HOSPITALITY STAFFING AGENCY Located at: 425 E. Bradley #83 El Cajon, CA County of San Diego, 92021 The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above.

This business is hereby registered by the following: Sharnay Tania Horne 425 E. Bradley #83 El Cajon, CA 92021 and Marcus Antoine Singleton 425 E. Bradley #83 El Cajon, CA 92021 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 7, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 7, 2023 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9028534 Fictitious business name: MAEDOL PUBLISHING Located at: 3176 Indian Fig Dr. San Diego County of San Diego, 92115 The business is conducted by: An Individual The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above.

This business is hereby registered by the following: Mary Elizabeth Chea 3176 Indian Fig Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 15, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 15, 2023 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9028056 Fictitious business name: RANK BRAIN MARKETING Located at: 960 Postal Way #3124 Vista, CA County of San Diego, 92083 The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/08/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Daniel Seyed Miresmaili 466 Sunridge Drive Oceanside, CA 92056 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 8, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 8, 2023 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9028002 Fictitious business name: JUSTIFY JUSTIFY MUSIC JUSTIFY MUSIC SERVICES JUSTIFIED JUSTIFIED MUSIC JUSTIFIED MUSIC SERVICES Located at:

478 Westby Street Chula Vista, CA County of San Diego, 91911 The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/07/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: G. Prime-Time Morgan 478 Westby Street Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 7, 2018 This fictitious business name will expire on November 7, 2023 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9027648 Fictitious business name: CUTIE-CLE NAILS & SPA Located at: 8790 Cuyamaca St. #J Santee, CA County of San Diego, 92071 The business is conducted by: An Individual The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above.

This business is hereby registered by the following: Long Duc Hoang 4930 Megan Way, San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 5, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 5, 2023 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9028184 Fictitious business name: FIT FUR CLUB Located at: 6527 Estelle Street San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92115 The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above.

This business is hereby registered by the following: Christina Simone Dixon 6527 Estelle Street San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 9, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 9, 2023 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9027292 Fictitious business name: NATIONAL LAND REALTY Located at: 2815 Camino Del Rio South, Ste. 290 San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92108 The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 8/15/05 This business is hereby registered by the following: National Land Realty of California Inc. 2815 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 30, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on October 30, 2023 11/08, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9026727 Fictitious business name: GRANDON VILLAGE DENTAL Located at:

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577 S. Rancho Sante Fe #102 San Marcos, CA County of San Diego, 92078 The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 8/28/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Quintero-Golshan Dental Group 2647 Fallsview Road San Marcos, CA 92078 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 23, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on October 23, 2023 11/08, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9027609 Fictitious business name: CHIZZY HOME Located at: 1731 Vesta Street San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92105 The business is conducted by: An Individual The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above.

This business is hereby registered by the following: Felicia C. Mgbojikwe 5203 Caminito Cachorro San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 2, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 2, 2023 11/08, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9026325 Fictitious business name: REDD HOTT ENTERPRIZE Located at: 2289 Comstock Street San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92111 The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above.

This business is hereby registered by the following: Austin Tyrone Buckley 646 Moss Street Chula Vista, CA 91911 and Gayle Ann Martin 2289 Comstock Street, San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 18, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on October 18, 2023 11/08, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9027700 Fictitious business name: REALITY DOMAIN Located at: 1495 Broken Hitch Road Oceanside, CA County of San Diego, 92056 The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 11/05/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ki'Shinda Joy Meza 1495 Broken Hitch Road Oceanside, CA 92056 and Kallib Brooks 1495 Broken Hitch Road Oceanside, CA 92056 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 5, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 5, 2023 11/08, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 ----------------------------------

Maxine Elaine McDowell filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

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 shouldnot grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held at the following court on December 13, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 503 located in Superior Court of California 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9052. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the Court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or 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 Barbara L. Davis 152 West Park Avenue, Ste. 150 San Diego CA 92020 (619) 316-2537 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 -----------------------------------

of counsel or to give counsel time to prepare.

NAME CHANGE California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00055534CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Maxine E. McDowell for change of name.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PRESENT NAME: Maxine Elaine McDowell PROPOSED NAME: Maxine Elaine Amaru THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 10, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. 903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

11/08, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 ---------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00052710CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Sophia Kanya Cham for change of name.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Sophia Kanya Cham filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Sophia Kanya Cham PROPOSED NAME: Kaila Sophia Sphabmixay THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 20, 2018 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. 903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/06 -----------------------------------

PROBATES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Doris Gentry Case Number: 37-2018-00055099 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DORIS GENTRY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STANLEY D. GENTRY and ALAN C. GENTRY Petitioner, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STANLEY D. GENTRY and ALAN C. GENTRY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decendent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examiniation in the file kept by the court.

THE PEITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent

CITATION Superior Court of California, County of San Diego Central Division 2851 Meadow Lark, San Diego, CA 92123 CITATION FOR FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL Case Number: A62777 IN THE MATTER OF Abel O. Vera Ojeda and Alejandro O. Vera Ojeda Date of Birth 6/30/2008, 1/17/2012 A MINOR

To: Abel Vera Campos You are advised that you are required to appear in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, in Department 9 at the court location indciated above on DECEMBER 14, 2018 at 9:00 A.M. to show cause, if you have any, why (names) Abel O. Vera Ojeda and Alejandro O. Vera Ojeda

minor(s) should not be declared free from parental custody and control (*for the purpose of placement for adoption) as requested in the petition.

You are advised that if the parent(s) are present at the time and place above state the judge will read the petition and, if requested, may explain the effect of the granting of the petition adn, if requested, the judge shall explain any term or allegation contained therein and the nature of the proceeding, its pocedures and possible consquences and may continue the matteer for not more than 30 days for the appointment

The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel. If any parent appears and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel to represent each parent who appears unless such representation is knowingly and intelligently waived.

If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in tis matter, you should do so promptly so that your pleading, if any, may be filed on time.

Date: October 12, 2018 Clerk of the Suprior Court

by A. Garza, Deputy Attorney or Party Without Attorney Alfredo Salazar 360 S. Meadowbrook, Dr. Apt. #C San Diego, CA 92114 (619) 305-5115 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13

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Chaka Khan Named 2019 Rose Parade Grand Marshall

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and biological sciences. Although she missed a lot of school and dealt with headaches and other injuries, she was able to maintain a 4.0 GPA and stay on the honor roll. Betty aspires to study medical sciences in college and dreams of becoming a neuroscientist.

By Staff Writer

In case you missed it, it was announced last month that legendary singer, songwriter, and philanthropist Chaka Khan will be the 2019 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal. Chaka will ride in the 130th Rose Parade® presented by Honda, themed “The Melody of Life” and join in the pre-game celebration of the 105th Rose Bowl Game® presented by Northwestern Mutual.

Both events will be held on January 1, 2019. As an added bonus for millions of viewers around the world, Chaka is scheduled to perform in the parade’s Opening Spectacular. Tournament of Roses President, Gerald Freeny, made the announcement at Tournament House in Pasadena. In his remarks, Freeny referred to Chaka Khan…

Her fans responded in full force. One fan remarked: “She is most deserving of this moment in her life. A living legend that

has been through the fiery trials of life while remaining down to earth and humble. (She helped) kick open doors for younger female singers as well as jazz bands that like to play her stuff.

Her signature wild child hair style and her feathers and leathers that a lot of female singers are still wearing today without giving her her due. She is one who has worked the most with a lot of deceased legends as well as living which is why she is so diverse in music and a icon. Go Chaka Khan we love you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Rose Parade, since 1890, has been a New Year’s Day tradition. Past African American Rose Parade Grand Marshalls include: Allyson Felix, 2017; Bill Cosby, 2003; Carl Lewis, 1997; Pele, 1987; and Hank Aaron, 1975.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Credit Card (StatePoint) When it comes to purchases, Americans overwhelmingly prefer credit cards to cash or debit cards, yet few review the rewards and benefits that come with their card. This means millions of Americans may be missing out on experiences, cash back or other benefits that credit cards offer.

If you are one of the 77 percent of Americans that prefer to use credit cards, here are a few tips to make sure you are getting the most when it comes to a rewards card.

• Do your research. “The credit card rewards program you choose should fully align with your spending habits, interests and goals,” says Russ MacKaron, general manager of Card Experiences at USAA Bank. “A one-size-fits-all card doesn’t exist, so do research upfront.”

the option to earn unlimited points that never expire, such as the USAA Rewards Visa Signature Card.

For example, if you travel often, a card that offers airline or hotel rewards may be the best fit.

The key is to avoid a rewards program that you’re not likely to use or that requires you to meet a certain spending requirement within a set period. Instead, choose a rewards card that allows you to earn points for everyday purchases, such as dining, gas and groceries. For example, the USAA Rewards Credit Cards offer extra points on all these items with no limit on how many you can earn.

• Redeem rewards often. According to MarketWatch, over $16 billion worth of credit card rewards go unclaimed each year. One reason for this is the process for redeeming rewards can be confusing. What’s more, many credit cards have rewards that expire within a set timeframe. Read the fine print and redeem rewards multiple times per year to make sure you don’t lose out. There are several cards on the market that offer

3 Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season

Buying LifeStraw gifts helps provide safe drinking water to children in Kenya.

(StatePoint) Want to give back this holiday season? There are many ways to get into the charitable spirit. And if you need some inspiration for how to go about benefitting those in your local and global community, consider the following ideas.

Serve a Holiday Meal Food is one of the most fundamental ways to show you care, and, delicious food and the holidays go hand-in-hand.

Consider serving a warm holiday meal to someone who needs it.

There are many ways to do this, such as preparing a meal at home and delivering it to a sick or elderly neighbor, inviting a colleague or friend who doesn’t have family in the area to your home for a holiday meal, or volunteering in a food pantry to serve a meal to other members of your community. If these efforts are not possible, look for a canned food drive near you and pick up some extra groceries to donate when shopping.

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Another simple way to guarantee you’re redeeming rewards regularly is to have your points automatically credited to your account each time you hit a set number. For example, changing your settings to redeem your rewards points each time you hit the 1,000-point mark will help you take full advantage of your rewards program, even if you forget an expiration date.

• Note interest rates and other fees.

“Earning credit card rewards can be completely counterproductive if you end up paying hidden fees that outweigh the benefits,” warns MacKaron.

If you’re paying an annual fee that adds up to more than the rewards you redeem, you’re likely not making the most of your credit card rewards program. A card with a low interest rate may seem like the most attractive option at first glance.

However, according to TheBalance.com, there are three other key fees in addition to the annual membership fee you should look out for: teaser rates, balance transfer fees and late fees.

To learn more about reward credit cards options, visit usaa.com/creditcards.

Give Access to Safe Water Give a gift to a loved one this season that’s not only thoughtful for him or her, but also benefits the community at large.

One great way to do that is through the gift of water. Due to microplastics and other common water contaminants, safe drinking water is not necessarily a given these days. However, you can provide someone you love with at-home and onthe-go access to safe drinking water with a LifeStraw water filtration product.

Helping to reduce plastic waste by providing an alternative to single-use bottles, you’ll be making a global difference. What’s more, for every LifeStraw product purchased, including LifeStraw Go 2-Stage Special Edition, LifeStraw Universal and LifeStraw Play, one child in a community in need receives safe drinking water for an entire school year. LifeStraw provided its one millionth child with safe drinking water in Kenya in 2018. And new special edition bottles benefit the Conservation Alliance, a public lands conservation organization, and LifeStraw’s Safe Water Fund, which supports natural disaster victims by providing them with safe drinking water.

Give Life Did you know that the simple act of donating blood can save a life? Indeed, one pint of blood is all that’s needed to save three lives, according to America’s Blood Centers. Make an appointment at a local blood bank. It takes just about 10 minutes, and afterwards you can feel good about the potential difference you’ve made.

Another way you can be a life saver is by ensuring you are a registered organ donor. Use the holiday season as an opportunity to add your name to the National Donate Life Registry.

Before stringing lights or adding tinsel to the tree, you can truly get into the holiday spirit by finding meaningful ways to give back.

These amazing young people have beaten formidable odds stacked against them, challenging our notions of what is possible and inspiring us all to persevere despite setbacks.

But the truth is, our children should not have to struggle so hard to beat the odds. You and I and our political leaders must improve and even the odds for children, especially children of color and those living in poverty. Across our country children are crying out for us to protect them from hunger and homelessness, abuse and neglect, and gun violence and bigotry. It’s time to hear and help them. If the challenge seems too great or our political system seems too broken, just remember the example set by these and other brave young people across our nation and commit to fight for their future and countless others like them.

Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

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women say they won’t march. Hundreds of thousands of others will. And Teresa Shook, the so-called founder, says she is demanding resignations. What is she going to do if she doesn’t get them?

Shook and Milano are the antitheses of coalition building and intersectionality. In an intersectional world, we come together to work on issues we agree on, in this case, the treatment of women. We decide to disagree on other matters.

And sometimes, we agree to walk a mile in another woman’s shoes.

Black, white, Latina, Asian, Native, Palestinian and other women have starkly different experiences. We are joined by our gender but separated by the status of the men in our race, and by the differential privilege that some women experience. Miss Ann knew that enslaved women were being raped. She didn’t care. Now the descendants of enslaved women are willing to work with them, not FOR them, but with them. And the descendants of enslaved women have had enough foot-stomping white woman privilege. No more.

There will be no women’s coalition if there is no mutual respect. Alyssa Milano and Teresa Shook and the other white women making foot-stomping demands have shown the hard-working Co-Chairs of the Women’s March a corrosive disrespect. They set the notion of a women’s coalition back decades. But they have also moved us forward because they have reminded us how important it is to consider history and context before we attempt to build a movement. White women, after all, are the mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives of the white men who practice oppression. Those who consider themselves “woke” need to check their sisters who are not.

Meanwhile, Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, and Bob Bland need to stand their ground. They built something powerful and beautiful, even though there were fissures beneath the surface.The struggle to dismantle patriarchy, racism, and predatory capitalism continues.

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www.amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com

toddler:

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Don’t stock junk food in your home. If this isn’t an option, make sure this food is hard to access for your toddler.

Discuss benefits of healthy, nutritious eating. Talk about making healthy choices and eating fresh food instead of processed snacks.

Use toddler-sized portions. A serving size for a toddler is about ¼ of a single adult portion. It’s normal for your toddler to take a few bites and feel full. Set a timer for five minutes and slowly extend meal time up to 15 minutes.

Minimize distractions at the table while eating. There are many negative effects that can come from eating while watching television.

Despite negative initial reactions, your child will likely learn to accept the food with time and repeated exposure.

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Christian Women’s Seminar

C Christ Christian Bookstore 7733 Palm St. Suite 101, Lemon Grove CA 91945

December 7-8, 2018 Church of Christ 6070 Division Street San Diego, CA 92114

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Mikki Taylor

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MASTER, THE TEMPEST IS RAGING Please Quiet My Spirit Mark 4:35-41 Psalms 46:1-3 Hebrews 13:5-6

Sustainable Energy Community Engagement Town Hall

Southeast San Diego Sustainability Coalition hosted by I Am My Brother's Keeper Come out and learn, listen, and discuss how the state can help our communities benefit from projects that: • • • • •

Conserve energy and lower bills Increase access to renewable energy and clean transportation Provide protection from power outages Improve air quality and public health Incorporate workforce education and training for “green” jobs

Wednesday, November 14, 6-8 P.M. Southeast San Diego Community Leadership Townhall Tubman-Chavez Center 415 Euclid Avenue, San Diego, CA Learn from the California Energy Commission about clean energy projects and how they can address our community needs

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DeLania Braden - Los Angeles, CA

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Carmel Malone - Los Angeles, CA

INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER Terri Mays - Chickasha, OK

Youth Program (left to right) Harriet Liggins (ages 7-11) San Diego, CA Michele and Amanda Gidron (ages 12-17) San Diego, CA Christina Thompson (ages 18-25) San Diego, CA

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Wednesday, December 5, 6-8 P.M.

California Energy Commission Community Meeting Bayview Baptist Church 6134 Benson Ave, San Diego, CA Meet staff from the California Energy Commission and share input on which projects might best serve our community’s needs Southeast San Diego Sustainability Coalition Bayview Baptist Church City of San Diego Office of Sustainability Cleantech San Diego

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Climate Action Campaign The Greenlining Institute GRID Alternatives San Diego San Diego Promise Zone Southeast San Diego Community Stewards

acting, which is so good it should be captured and taught in acting classes. Almost singlehandedly, Michael B. Jordan takes this film the distance. In gestures, attitude and a wide range of expressions, he makes Adonis far more complex than the film itself. His performance never blinks, even when the film flounders.

He is always on the beat, firm, determined and authentic to the character.

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organic or fresh.

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) has finally become the Heavyweight Champion of the World. He’s got his significant other Bianca (Tessa Thompson), the singer/songwriter, by his side. The mentorship he received from his coach Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) is tight. Life is good on the outside, but something eats at him from within. It’s an insecurity that flares when a skeezy boxing promotor, Buddy Marcelle (Russell Hornsby, Fences), tempts Adonis into a fight with Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu, a German-Romanian boxer/actor), the son of boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren, Rocky IV), the man who beat Adonis’ dad Apollo Creed to death.

The taunting that ensues gets into Adonis’ head, stirring up old thoughts he hoped he was over. With the press, Marcelle and the Dragos baiting him, the young boxer has some farreaching choices to make that could make or break his career and test his bond with family and friends.

Audiences will wish that this fight film started with an explosion. It doesn’t. The footage rolls, the plot is disseminated and the mundane, everyday drama on view goes on for way too long. For a boxing movie, a lack of action is the kiss of death, and little of note arises until Act III. The languid pacing (editors: Dana E. Glauberman, Saira Haider and Paul Harb) will

Jordan’s unflinching portrayal rubs off on every actor he encounters. Scenes with Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad, who plays his adoptive mom Mary Anne Creed, feel intimate and warmly familial. Stallone stumbles around the sets like an aged punch-drunk boxer. He’s convincing throughout, and his acting goes up a notch in his sequences with Jordan.

leave audiences tapping their toes collectively and waiting for an adrenaline injection. The boxing choreography is unoriginal—never electric. The Rocky-themed music blares loudly to no avail. The visuals (cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau, Game of Thrones) lack the splendor DP Maryse Alberti (The Wrestler) brought to Creed. The exception would be a dazzling entry in to the final brawl, when a stunning lighting affect forms a triangle and the Creed team enters.

Cocker’s script is competent and respectful of all the characters, some of which have been around for over 40 years. That said, nothing in

his screenplay takes the individuals’ storylines to a new place that’s worth a trip. Adonis and Bianca’s partnership evolves. The Dragos’ father/son dynamics is of mild interest. Adonis’ conflicts with Rocky cause a bit of a stir. But none of it will make you cry, impose fear or instill anger. Of course, Rocky still has his words of wisdom, “If you want to give pain, you have to take pain.” But nothing he says is truly profound. The best dialogue is reserved for the repartee between apprentice and crusty coach as they casually joke with each other like old friends.

If this sequel has a savior, it’s the superb

Director Steven Caple Jr. doesn’t do anything wrong. Most of what’s on view, from the drama to the fights, is competent. It’s just not magical. That’s the intangible force that Ryan Coogler brings to every film he makes. Once you leave the theater after a Coogler movie, you feel touched by his genius, drawn into his values, artistry and dedication. After a Coogler movie you want to know what happened to the characters. You want more. The direction, script and technical credits for this follow-up do not have that staying power.

Considering the history and popularity of the firstCreed, which was also released around Thanksgiving, its successor should pull in a sizable crowd. After viewers see it, will they want more? We shall see.