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those we love and lost in 2018 – see page 5

KWANZAA CELEBRATION OF “NIA” (PURPOSE) AT MALCOLM X LIBRARY – see page 8

Ending the Year With

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Wells Fargo Board

Settlements Takes Office

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Thursday, January 3rd MEET THE 2019-2020 OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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By now the media has carried the stories of the Wells Fargo Bank $575 million settlement resolving investigations by all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

They were not the only ones who sued. A group of the bank’s shareholders also sued the bank, claiming that the bank and its executives made “misrepresentations and omissions” about the bank’s business model which had bank employees getting rewarded for getting customers to open multiple accounts. The problem was, the customers never authorized or knew about these accounts. The shareholders claim the bank committed securities fraud by not being honest about its sales practices. The bank agreed to a settlement that will pay $480 million to those shareholders.

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By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

For most African American readers, it likely comes as no surprise that the US is becoming alarmingly divided along race, gender, other equally divisive lines. A report released last week by UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society documents just how unfriendly the US is for women, minority groups and people with disabilities compared to the rest of the world since 2016 - and how the lack of inclusivity varies from state to state. rates and immigration and asylum policies. According to the Haas Institute’s index for inclusivity, the United States dropped from 23rd to 58th in ranking worldwide. That means that in

2016, the US was ranked one of the most inclusive countries in the world. Now, in 2018, the United States scores lower than countries like Poland and Nicaragua.

Women Are Changing the Face of the Once Male-Dominated Funeral Industry “It’s far more than a job, it’s all-day, it’s emotional and it’s far more than you just go to work and come home and that’s it,” said Alyssa George, who just finished her internship on her way to becoming a funeral director. By Stacy M. Brown   

For many, when there’s mention of singer Monica Brown, her hit songs like “The Boy is Mine,” and “Miss Thang,” might come to mind first. For others, her stellar acting career with small and big roles in “New York Undercover,” “Living Single,” and the 2018 reality television show “T.I. and Tiny Family and Friends Hustle,” also come to mind.

Francine Maxwell Vice-President (Woman in front of car) The number of women funeral directors are on the rise/Courtesy btls.com

See INDUSTRY page 2

Five African American NFL Head Coaches Fired By Stacy M. Brown   

The $575 million agreement on December 28, 2018 followed a $575 million settlement between the State of New York and Wells Fargo in October over the sham accounts, and the bank’s settlement of federal charges related to its handling of the mortgage and auto loans.

See SETTLEMENTS page 2

ON a Divided U.S.

See DIVIDED page 2

Wells Fargo has also admitted its “missteps” whereby some customers took out car loans and were forced to buy unwanted car insurance; that more than 500,000 people were enrolled in a bill paying service they may not have asked to join; that some mortgage customers had been overcharged, and that some people had been charged for life insurance policies they did not, in fact, buy.

All of this is separate from the April 2018 payment of $1 billion by Wells Fargo to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to settle investigations into the mortgage and auto loan practices.

THIRD ANNUAL OG SAND BOX TOY GIVE AWAY DELIGHTS – see page 9

A Report

Compared to the typical Christian, straight and able-bodied white male, everyone else was negatively impacted by hate crimes, political representation, anti-discrimination laws, income inequality, incarceration

By Staff Writer

The problems and investigations date back to 2016 and actions taken at that time by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the city and county of Los Angeles to fine the bank $150 million for more than 5,000 of the bank’s former employees opening as many as 2 million fake bank accounts to boost bonuses. Those fines led to class action lawsuits resulting in a $142 million settlement with those affected customers.

N.L.O.B’S BIG TOY AND JOY GIVEAWAYS – see page 9

Steve Dorner 2nd Vice-President

Photography courtesy of sandiegonaacp.org See NAACP page 2

Five of the NFL’s seven African American head coaches were fired on December 31st. Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks was fired after just one season. The Cardinals’ record was 3-13 — the worst record in the league — but over the last 18 years, there have only been ten head coaches who were fired after only one year. Three of them were African American. This NFL season the following Black head coaches were fired: Marvin Lewis (Bengals, 6-19), Vance Joseph (Broncos, 6-10), Todd Bowles (Jets, 4-12), Hue Jackson (Browns, 7-8) and Steve Wilks (Cardinals, 3-13).

The firings mean there are now only two Black head coaches in the NFL: Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn and Steelers longtime head coach Mike Tomlin. The firing of Wilks in Arizona after only one season won particular attention. In the NFL, many coaches fail in their first year yet remain employed. Though the NFL has made great improvements in hiring Black head coaches over the last twenty years as the result the Rooney Rule, the recent firings See NFL page 2

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NAACP:

Settlements:

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Renita Payno Secretary, ACT-SO Co-Chair

Diane Langworthy Assistant Secretary

Darryl Stovall Treasurer

Wanda Rogers Assistant Treasurer

California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, stated last Friday that “Wells Fargo’s conduct was unlawful and disgraceful.” California will get almost 149 million under the settlement.

Barbara Binns Member at Large

Last year it was reported that Wells Fargo has a net value of $1.4 trillion dollars and 243,000 employees worldwide.

Linda Cochran-Johnson Community Coordination

Geneviéve L. Jones-Wright Member at Large

Industry: continued from page 1

But, it’s Brown’s other profession that – until recently – received little fanfare. “When I’m there, I’m not ‘Monica the artist,’” Brown said on a recent broadcast of her reality show. “I’m a mortician.” The 38-year-old Grammy and Billboard Award winner is among a growing number of women who are beginning to overshadow the typical “man in the black suit” funeral director. Funeral directors, also sometimes referred to as undertakers or morticians, help families plan funeral services. They then carry out those services, according to a job description on study. com. Most funeral directors are practicing embalmers, which means that they prepare and preserve the body before internment. Common duties of funeral directors include meeting with families, helping families plan

Philip Liburd Member at Large

services, embalming and preparing bodies, planning and organizing wakes and memorial services, placing obituary notices in newspapers and handling paperwork. To become a funeral director, individuals need to complete a 2or 4-year program in mortuary science. Typical courses in such a program include physiology, anatomy, embalming techniques, pathology, restorative art, accounting and client services. All 50 states also require funeral directors to be licensed, which generally requires at least two years of education, one year of apprenticeship and a passing score on a state examination, according to study.com, which notes that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment to grow in that field by 7 percent through 2024. Because funeral directors, whose median income is $48,490 annually, interact with the families of the deceased, it’s important that they are compassionate and empathetic. “You have to understand your community and be a huge part of that community and you have to

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Mary Tesfaldet President, Youth Council

be giving by nature because that’s what you’re doing, giving,” said Alyssa George, who just finished her internship on her way to becoming a funeral director.

common to find a young woman in this profession as it was primarily men or sons of funeral home owners who followed in the footsteps of their father,” Fournier said.

In a published interview earlier this year, Jan Smith, a funeral director in Indianapolis and a spokeswoman with the National Funeral Directors Association, said she’s been in the business 20 years and recalled that there were just a few women then. “Today… more than 60 percent of students are female,” Smith said. “Women bring a level of compassion. For me to sit down with a mother who lost her child, I can connect on a different level than a man can, just being a mother myself,” she said.

A lot of funeral homes are no longer the large homes owned and ran by families. It’s very rare to see that lineage in a funeral home any longer. Further, Baby Boomers are gravitating away from traditional funerals, favoring cremations and celebrations of life. “This shifts the role of the funeral directors away from body preparation tasks, like embalming, and more toward event planning and family support, two areas that women have traditionally gravitated toward,” said Alison Johnston, the CEO and co-founder of Ever Loved, a website where individuals can plan funerals and memorials.

Elizabeth Fournier of Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon, has served as the one-woman funeral service in that town for 13 years although she started in the industry nearly 30 years ago. “When I first stepped into this industry, I was a 22-year old woman and no one else in the place resembled me. It was very un-

Women are also finding themselves drawn to this world as something that may at first seem natural to them, and finding that there is now space for them to get into it, said Amber Carvaly of Undertaking L.A., a funeral home in See INDUSTRY page 15

Divided: continued from page 1

Mass incarceration is a big factor. The US jails and imprisons more people any country in the world. For every 100,000 people in the US, approximately 655 of them were behind bars, according to a 2018 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Another factor dragging the US down is the Trump administration's refugee and immigration policies, according to the Haas Institute's report. Since President Trump took office, his administration has dramatically scaled back the number of refugees admitted by the US, even as the number of people displaced by war and famine surges across the world. Which State You Live In Makes a Difference

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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.

One revelation from the report: the five least inclusive states have all enacted anti-Sharia

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State to state, the most inclusive was Hawaii, with 75% of its citizens being non-white or biracial - and therefore it has more diverse groups of people who participate in the state’s economy. Hawaii also has the country's highest percentage of nonwhite state legislators. Hawaii was followed by Nevada, Maryland, Vermont and California, according to the Haas Institute's index. California ranked number five, and states like New York and New Jersey didn’t even make the top 10. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Louisiana, South Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi trolled along the bottom of the list.

were sobering. The Rooney Rule mandates that NFL teams interview at last one minority candidate before making their final hiring decision.

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Professional football is dominated by African American players, as over 70 percent of them are African American. Typically, players go on to become coaches but the overwhelming numbers on the field have yet to surface among the coaching ranks in the NFL. Many see the recent firings as ironic progress: There was a time when the firing of five African American coaches would have been incon-

laws, which the Haas Institute used as an indicator to predict discrimination against all religious minorities. Anti-”Sharia law” bills grew out of the anti-muslim movement perpetuated by groups like the American Freedom Law Center. The Haas Institute also indicated how other quality of life factors like access to clean water and sewage services; gender-equality laws; and the enforcement of controversial immigration laws, such as family separations determine how inclusiveness changes from state to state. Overall, while 12 more states became more inclusive in 2018, 27 stubbornly remained less so. Camille Busette of the Brookings Institute commented in a recent interview that the Haas Institute report didn’t point out the importance of food insecurity as a marker of inclusivity or the lack thereof. "Internationally, we know that food insecurity has been a problem, but in the US, food insecurity is also a problem and depending on where you are, it's more of a problem than not," she said in the interview. At the neighborhood level, Busette said, housing insecurity, healthcare insecurity and wealth disparity make a difference, historically. Multi-generational wealth, and policies that make it difficult for particular groups of people to pass wealth on from generation to generation, is something that negatively impacts African Americans as well. Historically, African Americans have been excluded from generating and sustaining wealth.

ceivable because there were none on the sidelines. However, thirty percent of NFL coaches were Black before the firings this season. Though one of the coaches fired, Hue Jackson, has one of the worst win/loss records in the modern NFL, many point to the fact that there haven’t been enough hired over a long enough time to conclude that the hiring and firing pattern is biased one way or the other. Still others say that management above the head coaching position is actually often to blame for failing results and losing records. From 2007-2008, Lane Kiffin went 5-15 with the Oakland Raiders. From 2000-2002, Dave Campo went 15-33 over two seasons. See FIRED page 15

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Because of the CBC, the Farm Thinking Defensively in 2019 Bill Includes Millions for HBCUs, Black Farmers, and Rural Communities of Color

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

By Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus

When one looks at the number of African Americans killed by police in 2018 and the varying conditions under which they were killed, it becomes clear that law enforcement is basically ignoring the public outcry against their on-the-job deaths of other human beings. It should be very clear that we must do something more than just protest. We must become proactive and we can do that without violence. First, we must train ourselves, and our sons and daughters, that all encounters with police have the potential to be “fatal”. We must learn the tactics of law enforcement for provoking us to escalate encounters from “contact” to “violence and felonies”. We must come to understand that all initial contacts of disrespect are designed to provoke us. We must not confuse our knowledge of having done nothing with their objective of inciting us to anger; we must come to understand that there is a difference between what we have a right to do or say as free citizens “under the law” with what hostile police behavior is set on, in spite of what is obviously right and nonthreatening. We should become mindful of when and where we drive and walk, not because we don’t have a right, but because we refuse to allow our rights to be used against us. To Black males: You have a right

to wear your pants anyway you choose; to actually look like the thug who is really on the streets harming people or selling drugs. But how about choosing not to look like that person. How about making it harder for the cops to do the harassment because there are fewer people on the streets looking and acting like criminals? How about making our language and behavior more respectful of others instead of trying to frighten people into “respecting” you? How about not killing each other, as we appear to be doing here in San Diego, with murder and crime rates down? We must not be deceived by “Task Forces” or “Commissions” and groups that gather data on police conduct, but produce no new policies, laws or penalties for that police misconduct. We can accept that there are some good law enforcement officers, many are our neighbors, family and friends, but they must not be confused with the idea that every uniform is friendly. We must not lose more lives in 2019 to needless police violence in or out of custody. Let’s police those among us who prey on us and let’s be about the business of keeping each other safe and alive. Let’s live and not die in 2019. Not “just because” or for “any cause.” Let this message go out nationwide that all may live and not die.

In 1986, on her award-winning “Control” album, singer-songwriter Janet Jackson asked: “What have you done for me lately?” This is a question the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is asked a lot. Well, here’s our latest answer to that question: Since its founding in 1971, the CBC has used the legislative process to right historic wrongs and to give a voice to the voiceless, and that’s exactly what we did in the $867 billion Farm Bill that passed Congress, which includes millions for HBCUs, black farmers, and rural communities of color. As a result of the CBC’s efforts, 19 historically black land-grant universities will now get millions of dollars that states have been denying them for years. According to federal law, states are required to match federal funding dollar-for-dollar for land-grant universities, but many HBCUs have not been getting what they are owed. In fact, a 2013 report by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities found that from 2010-12, 61% of the historically black land-grant universities did not receive 100% of the one-to-one matching funds from their respective states. Now states are required to report to Congress how much funding they’re providing to both historically black land-grants and their predominantly white peers. This is something the CBC has been fighting for for over two decades. In addition to this new reporting requirement, at least three of these institutions will get a research center, called a “Center of Excellence”, that will allow them to lead the nation in research on food insecurity issues that affect African Americans in both rural and urban communities. It’s no secret that a lot of lowincome, black communities are food deserts – meaning that there’s no place for the people who live in these communities to get fresh fruits and vegetables. The hope is that the research coming out of these Centers of Excellence will help address this issue and others.

Finally, the 19 historically black land-grant universities will get at least $2 million in additional federal funding for scholarships that they can use to attract new students. This funding will come from the $80 million scholarship program ($40 million in mandatory funding and $40 million in discretionary funding) that the CBC fought to get included in the Farm Bill. When I first came to Congress, the CBC had just helped thousands of black farmers win a billion-dollar settlement against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for discriminating against them for federal farm loans. It took work to get that settlement and it took more work to make sure that settlement was paid out. But the CBC’s fight for black farmers continues. As a result of the CBC’s efforts, black farmers will now be able to get the training and resources they need to better run their farms through USDA’s Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program (FOTO), a program that is a combination of the USDA’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program and the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers, the latter of which provides grants to organizations that work with farmers of color and farmers who are veterans. The combined FOTO program will get $50 million in federal funding, a $20 million increase from previous years. As a result of the CBC efforts, black farmers will also be able to more easily pass their farms on to their families. Some estimates show that 60% of land owned by African-Americans in the United States is heirs’ property, which is property that is passed down without a will or transfer of title. Before now, owners of heirs’ property were unable to get the credentials that are required to access USDA programs that could help them resolve heirs’ property issues. The CBC fought to See FARM BILL page 15

LOOKING BACK: In 2018, “Living While Black” Stories Exploded on Social and Mainstream Media By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor

Whether it was sitting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, sleeping at college or simply walking to one’s apartment in one’s own building, a major social media trend emerged in 2018. That trend was: Documenting bias and micro-aggressions that would later be featured in mainstream media. Much of what was documented was recording by the object so many have with them 24/7: Their cell phone. The wave of incidents documented was not new — but the media attention on such stories along with the responses that have followed signals a cultural shift that’s likely to last for years to come. There were multiple incidents.Below are six that made headlines and garnered widespread media attention: In April in Oakland, California, Michelle Snider posted a YouTube video of Jennifer Schulte calling the police on her and her husband Kenzie Smith. Schulte dialed 911 because she was upset they were BBQ’ing in a public park. The story quickly went viral and Schulte was tagged as “BBQ Betty.” In May in Connecticut, Sarah Braasch called the police on Yale

graduate student Lolade Siyonbola. The problem? after she fell asleep in a common room in her dorm. When police arrived, Siyonbola ran the conversation live on her Facebook Live. In May in Philadelphia, two men, Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson, were arrested at a Starbucks after an employee called the cops on them as they waited for a business meeting to begin. The multi-billion-dollar coffee chain would later close all of its stores to conduct training for all their employees regarding racial bias. In August in Madison, Wisconsin, Shelia Stubbs, who is the only African-American on the 37-member Dane County Board of Supervisors, was campaigning in her district when someone called the police. In December in New Jersey, Andrew Johnson, a Black high school wrestler, was compelled to have an impromptu prematch haircut after a referee with a racist incident in his past decided Johnson’s hair violated the rules. The referee, Alan Maloney, was later fired. In late December, a security guard at a DoubleTree Hotel called the police on Jermaine Massey as he used a phone in a lobby.

Two employees were fired because of the incident. It was likely not coincidental that such incidents have spiked on social media and in mainstream news during the presidency of Donald Trump. The national political environment has become contentious with President Trump’s relentless focus on vilifying and stereotyping minorities, particularly Mexican immigrants, while at the same time failing to quickly and affirmatively denounce racism and xenophobia. Hate crimes along with a resurgence of white supremacist groups have been recorded by the Southern Poverty Law Center and other hate watchdog organizations.The incidents have highlighted the power of social media a few years after the birth of Black Lives Matter which also featured the power of social media content. Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@ gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke

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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

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5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

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kwanzaa celebration

of “nia” (purpose) at malcolm x library Photography by Mestre Preto Velho / Dennis Newsome

“To Make Our Collective Vocation The Building And Developing Of Our Community In Order To Restore Our People To Their Traditional Greatness.”

By Mestre Preto Velho / Dennis Newsome Voice & Viewpoint Contributing Writer

Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 to celebrate for one week the “Nguzo Saba” the “Seven principles”. These principles which are in the Swahili language are: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith). The principle of Nia was celebrated on Sunday by our community at the Valencia Park / Malcolm X Library. The ceremony opened with an exceptional traditional “Drum Call” by Niger Zuniga and was followed by exuberant singing of the “Black National Anthem” by the singers Khadi and Wesli of “Are’ Alafia” group. The “Os Malandros de Mestre Touro” group performed the African American cultural retention of “Kalenda” Stick Fight Dance that originated in the Kongo as well as a performance of the African Brazilian Martial Art of “Capoeira”. The priest Anthony Merritt, PhD of the Rastafari Order: Ethiopia Africa Black International Congress gave a compelling spiritual presentation. There was a dynamic performance of Traditional African Senegalese Dance by San Diego’s premier African Dance company “Teye Sa Thiosanne”. The dance director is Aminisha Cunningham assisted by their Principal Dancer Neferka. Master NaNa, Niger Zuniga and Sekani, son of Yiriba, assisted masterfully on the African Drums. The youth of the “Beta Salem Academy” are depicted in the photos included here, as follows: Zion Hicks (Steve Biko), Keymuandre Clady (Kwame Toure), Aiyanah Rivers (Harriet Tubman) and Christian Allen (Frederick Douglas) in a way that defied their ages. The community was blessed by a quick speech from the community jewel, Professor Chuck Ambers of the “Casa Del Rey Moro Museum” and followed by Bezheru Makitatoui of the “The Earth Center” dealing with African spirituality. The “NAACP” blessed us by providing material on their organization for our community and because our new president of the NAACP, Mr. Clovis Honore couldn’t be there he was sorely missed. There was a community “Shout Out” to Tammy Blevins for her birthday! Then last but not least, the highlight of the celebration was an impromptu Fiery Invigorating speech by Brother Baye, the former President of the “PAAA” (Pan African Association of America), which established the archetype for the celebration of Kwanzaa in San Diego decades ago here in San Diego.

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“The toy and clothing giveaway went very well.,” Never Leave One Behind (NLOB) CEO and Founder Larry Price shared. With the help of their caring friends, N.L.O.B was able to give away “toys joy” and some clothes once again. “On behalf of Never Leave One Behind, we would like to give a great big thank you to the Church of the Nativity, starting with Monsieur Richard Duncan, Pastor Mike James, the Parishioners and their families,” he said. Price also thanked Dr. John Warren, Mike Orlando, Tom Blake and staff, Michael Peckham, Dr. Inez Reynolds-Price, Steven Williams, Rudy and Betty Anderson, Beverly Monroe, Sister Jean Colarusso, Thomas Norman, Rodney and Ann Carroll, Pastor Jim Reynolds, Richard White, and the Brown’s Charlie and Jean. “Thanks to all the contributors, children of the community were able celebrate the holidays with something extra under their Christmas trees and experience first hand the generosity of others,” Price continued. According to Price, it was the first time NLOB held the toy giveaway at St. Timothy’s Christian Center. “It was a wonderful experience for the kids,” Pastor Jim Reynolds shared. “We as a church and congregation have benefited tremendously in our partnership with N.L.O.B. We can’t thank them enough.” With the help of Pastor Reynolds, N.L.O.B was also able to reach out to the homeless in Downtown San Diego and Balboa Park. N.L.O.B is a year round non-profit program. If you would like to help, including donations, please contact Larry Price 619-255-4134, P.O. Box 152344 San Diego, CA 92195-2344 or email: Larry Price4470@Yahoo.org. www.neverleaveonebehind.org.

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On the last Saturday before Christmas the OG Sand Box organization could be seen doing their usual good holiday deeds. For the third year they used their old stomping grounds at Mountain View Park to spread some Christmas Joy to the deserving community and beyond. “Spreading a little joy, that’s our mission. We want to help when we can,” President Aaron Gibson shared. There was no pre-registration required for the youngsters in the neighborhood. They came as they were, stood in line, and picked at least two toys to take home. Helping the children of San Diego has become second nature to the caring crew of friends that also fed as well as gave away a verity of toys at the legendary park. The OG Sand-Boxers, aka Santa’s Helpers, were still in the business of putting smiles on kids’ faces during the festive holiday season of 2018. “We would like to thank the kids and parents that showed up and supported us in our holiday venture and we hope they had a good time and hopefully a Happy New Year,” Mr. President Aaron shared. It was ‘Mission Accomplished’ at the third annual OG Sand Box toy giveaway.

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Sharon Caples McDougle,

NASA’s Modern Day

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Sharon Caples McDougle is somewhat of a “hidden figure.” Everyone knows that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space - but many don’t know that an African American woman from Moss Point, MS “suited her up” and has several firsts of her own. McDougle was Jemison’s suit tech for the historic mission STS-47 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor September 12, 1992. McDougle worked closely with her during her training leading up to launch, as well as the actual launch day and landing of the space shuttle – taking care of all of her assigned crew escape equipment - her suit, helmet, writing utensils, even her diaper. McDougle joined the NASA family through Boeing Aerospace Operations in 1990 where she worked as a Flight Equipment Processing Contract team member in the Space Shuttle Crew Escape Equipment (CEE) department. She began her career as a CEE Suit Technician and was responsible for processing the orange launch and entry suit (LES) assemblies worn by all NASA space shuttle astronauts. She was assigned to her first mission STS-37 within a year. McDougle was one of only two women CEE Suit Technicians and the only African American technician when she began her career. In 1994 McDougle was promoted to the position of Crew Chief making her the first female and first African American

Crew Chief in CEE. In her new position she was responsible for leading a team of technicians to suit up astronaut crews. She was responsible for leading her team and ensuring the astronaut crews were provided with outstanding support during suited astronaut training, launch, and landing events. In 1998, United Space Alliance (USA) absorbed the Boeing Aerospace Operations contract and McDougle continued in her position as a CEE Crew Chief employed by USA. She traveled to Kennedy Space Center quite often where she worked in support of many space shuttle launches. As Crew Chief McDougle had the honor of leading the first and only all-female suit tech crew supporting space shuttle mission STS-78. In 2004 McDougle became the first female and first African American promoted to the position of Manager of the CEE Processing department. In this position, she managed the team of 25+ employees responsible for processing the Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES) and related equipment worn by the astronaut crews aboard the space shuttle. Her team assisted the astronaut crews in donning/doffing the suit, testing the equipment, strapping the astronauts into the space shuttle before launch, and recovering the crew upon landing. She held this position until the Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011. Sharon continued working until 2012 to help close-out the program, ending an illustrious 22 year career with the space shuttle program.

Other notable African-American astronauts McDougle has suited up: Charles Bolden, Frederick Gregory, and Dr. Bernard Harris. During her career she was recognized with the Astronaut “Silver Snoopy” Award, Space Flight Awareness Honoree Award, USA Employee of the Month Teamwork Award, USA Employee of the Month Community Service Award, and the coveted Women of Color in Flight Award from Dr. Mae Jemison recognizing her career as the first and only African American woman suit tech/ crew chief in her field. She absolutely loved her job and is proud to have been a part of our nation’s historic Space Shuttle Program. McDougle was recognized by her home state as a 2018 Mississippi Trailblazer at the 16th Annual Mississippi Trailblazers Awards Ceremony and Black Tie Gala where she received two awards: the Calvin “Buck” Buchanan “FIRST” Award named for Mississippi’s first United States Attorney for the Northern District - honoring a Mississippian who holds the distinction of being the “first” in their profession and the Dr. Cindy Ayers “Legacy” Award honoring a Trailblazer whose singular work and contributions will leave a legacy long after their life has ended. McDougle also received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Moss Point Visionary Circle during their 6th Annual Living Legends Ball for her military service and NASA career. Most recently, McDougle was recognized as one of the Most Influential African Americans in the state of Mississippi. McDougle is also a United States Air Force (USAF) veteran, which is where she began her aerospace career in 1982 after graduating from high school. She served proudly in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) as an Aerospace Physiology Specialist at Beale Air Force Base, CA (1982-1990), reaching the rank of Sergeant (E-4). During her enlistment she was a member of the Physiological Support Division (PSD). McDougle was responsible for training the SR-71 and U-2/TR-1 (“spy planes”) reconnaissance aircraft pilots on high altitude operations. She performed hazardous duty as an inside observer chamber technician and as a chamber operations team member during hypobaric (altitude) and hyperbaric (dive) chamber operations. During the hypobaric chamber flights crewmembers learned firsthand how hypoxia affects their judgment while flying an aircraft. The crewmembers were taught and practiced how they would handle these types of situations and the importance of wearing all equipment correctly. McDougle also inspected and maintained flight equipment used for the SR-71 and U-2/TR-1 missions. The equipment included full pressure suit ensembles (helmet, gloves, boots, etc.), harness assemblies, and survival equipment (seat kits and parachutes, and emergency oxygen systems). She sized and fitted crewmembers’ pressure suits, assisted crewmembers in donning and doffing their suits, and performed functional tests before takeoff. She also loaded the survival seat kits and parachutes into the aircraft, strapped-in the crewmembers before take-off, and recovered the crew upon landing. McDougle spent much of her enlistment on temporary assignment traveling abroad to Greece, Korea, Japan, and England, as well as stateside locations, in support of the SR-71 and U-2/TR-1 reconnaissance aircraft missions. She separated from the Air Force in 1990 with an honorable discharge.

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Africa’s Blue Economy Or a Global Ocean Grab by the Rich? Global Information Network

Six counties in Kenya’s coastal region have been tagged for technical training in the blue economy – what some have called “the new frontier of the African Renaissance”. The goal is to enable young people to find jobs in the maritime industry. Kevit Desai, a Kenyan vocational training principal, says institutions of higher learning must begin to focus on developing skills, nurturing innovations and enterprise creation for this “overlooked opportunity”. He suggested a post-Blue Economy Conference workshop to create awareness and enhance community participation in this vision for the future. The topic prompted the World Bank last year to release a report titled The Potential of the Blue Economy on Sustainable Use of Marine Resources for Small Island and Coastal Least Developed Countries. “An important challenge of the blue economy is to understand and better manage oceanic sustainability,” the report began, “from sustainable fisheries to ecosystem health to pollution.” After years of neglect, the multilateral community is finally waking up, writes David

Thomas of African Business. “Policymakers are excitingly speaking of job creation, new sources of government revenue and the limitless potential of ocean entrepreneurship.” But the initiative is also worrying to those who see a ‘global ocean grab’ by the rich and powerful, deciding who shall benefit, who should decide how much to fish and where. A drive for maximum profit is underway and small-scale fisher people fear a global ocean grab is in the works. Multinational corporations, states, NGOs, speculative investors and many others are behind a ‘power grab’ to gain control of aquatic – ‘blue’ – resources, critics charge. A recent report on Ocean Prosperity speaks optimistically of the potential for profit: “The transition to a blue economy is a tremendous economic and investment opportunity,” they write, “and this report will help investors understand the risks and opportunities for making money from ocean resources.” The rise of blue growth represents the latest stage in a move by powerful economic actors to control crucial decision-making – including the power to decide how and for what purposes marine resources are used,

Press Freedoms Return To Gambia Under New Government

conserved and managed. Guided by the World Bank and similar institutions, an increasing number of African countries are now embracing the blue economy for its potential to deliver solutions to their most pressing needs – particularly extreme poverty and hunger. Fishing sits at the forefront of debates about

how to make the most of the blue economy while preserving a fragile ecosystem, observes Jeremy Prince of Murdoch University’s Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research in Perth, Australia. Support has been promised to the African Union from the Economic Commission for Africa to ensure that the untapped potentials of the blue economy are fully realized.

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Following the end of the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh, journalists in The Gambia are beginning to enjoy press freedoms for the first time in 22 years.

media,” he said. “It’s not their business and it shouldn’t be their business.”

During the two decades of ex-President Jammeh’s rule, journalists were regularly abducted, tortured and killed. The new government has pledged to respect the media.

Under the former regime, many journalists “had to switch on survival mode and they would not publish anything that would get them in trouble,” Jammeh said. “The relationship of the media and the public was characterized by paranoia and mistrust.”

Outdated sedition laws are still on the books, however, and the public is urged to bring any complaints about journalists to the new Media Council of The Gambia instead of to the courts.

Since the election win of President Adama Barrow in December 2016, new TV stations have opened and online newspapers are publishing investigations and criticism of alleged government mismanagement.

Saikou Jammeh, the secretary-general of the Gambia Press Union, which oversees the new body said there is a need to promote higher professional standards.

The Gambia Press Union’s president, Sheriff Bojang Jr., pointed to headlines that would have been “suicidal during (Yahya) Jammeh’s time,” but said the greatest change could be heard on radio talk shows, “where on a daily basis people are blasting the (current) regime.”

“We also set it up to keep the government far away from any attempts to regulate the

The new government has promised support. “We will work with you in this difficult journey,” Gambia’s information minister, Ebrima Sillah, recently told journalists, vowing the government would do what it takes for media to “continue to operate without restrictions.” At least 30 journalists have returned to the country after more than 100 fled the previous

regime, according to Reporters Without Borders, although it said a couple have faced violence upon their return from supporters of the previous government. Meanwhile, the ex-president is reportedly hiding out in nearby Equatorial Guinea, where he has been offered protection from prosecution by President Teodoro Obiang.

Sudan Leader Faces Calls For Removal As Price Of Bread Spikes demanding the regime “give up the political and executive power to the Sudanese people who flooded the cities with their sole demand to end the regime’s 30 years of dictatorship.” Supporters of the opposition used the occasion of a soccer game over the weekend (December 22-23) to chant slogans and stand up to police, now shooting rubber bullets, said witnesses.

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been in power since a 1989 coup.

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In the face of a growing movement of Sudanese opposition, protesting rising costs of bread and other essentials, security forces of the government of President Omar al-Bashir moved forcefully on December 25 to end the demonstrations using tear gas, night sticks and live ammunition, according to witnesses. States of emergency and curfews have been declared in several of the northeast African

country’s protesting cities. The protesters – organized by a group of professional unions including doctors, lawyers, teachers and students and supported by two of the largest opposition parties – are calling for President Omar al-Bashir to step down. On the sixth day of protests, the Sudanese Professional Association announced plans to hand over a memorandum to the Parliament

Video from the event showed fans chanting “The people want to bring down the regime” – a popular slogan of the Arab Spring uprisings of 2010 and 2011. The video showed that not all the fans took part. Sudan is oil-rich, but poverty is rife in the country, with many of Bashir’s critics attributing its economic woes to widespread corruption. Nearly 20 percent of the labour force is unemployed, according to recent International Monetary Fund data; inflation reportedly has soared to nearly 70 percent. Bashir, who was charged with crimes against humanity, including genocide, by the International Criminal Court related to the Darfur conflict in Sudan in 2010, has been President for almost three decades.

Ironically, the crisis comes as a page was being turned for the controversial leader of Sudan. The U.S. ended two decades of sanctions, new investment was promised and hope was beginning to take shape for an economic rebirth. But when the President ended fuel and wheat subsidies, reportedly at the suggestion of international lending partners, protests broke out. One of Sudan’s largest political groups, the Democratic Unionist Party, called on its supporters to join the December 25 march. The Sudanese Conference Party, a small group with an inclusive agenda, also said it supports the march. Sudan’s doctors, meanwhile, began an indefinite strike on December 24, with organizers reporting a widespread response. The strike is mainly focused on government hospitals, but the organizers said some doctors in private clinics were joining in. “The Bashir regime has been facing a crisis of legitimacy,” said Zachariah Mampilly, a professor of political science at Vassar College and the author of “Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change.”

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It’s Not Just the Holiday Season, It’s Tick Season

Rebecca Francis

By Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office

It’s that time of year again. No, not the holiday season—tick season. That’s right. You may not know it, but in San Diego County, winter is tick season, and San Diego County’s Vector Control Program is reminding people to remember to wear insect repellent and take simple precautions like wearing long sleeves and long pants when hiking or heading out into nature.

Rebecca Francis is an alumna of the University of Houston where she earned Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in African American Studies.

By Lynette Monroe Program Assistant, NNPA ESSA Awareness Campaign

Rebecca Francis, like most dynamic leaders of our time, recognized a problem and created a solution. As a former behavioral counselor, fourth grade teacher, and international high school psychology and English literature instructor, Rebecca Francis’ professional resume alone qualifies her to lead in the field of education. But her personal experience as an adolescent in the Bay Area, traveling 45 minutes across town to attend a higher performing school in a more affluent neighborhood, sparked the passion she needed to lead effectively. Now Francis is looking to expand her passion for equity in education to Houston, Texas. Drawing from her studies at the Purpose Preparatory Academyin Nashville, Tennessee, Francis is proposing a new, independent, PreK-5 public charter school in the Bayou

City. Through a Building Excellent Schools Fellowship, she is designing and founding Elevate Collegiate Charter School, slated to open Fall 2020. Francis has visited over 25 high-performing schools across the nation to learn what it takes to make award-winning, high-quality public charter schools. She believes charter schools offer an alternative option to parents and students who are not satisfied with the options available to them. Although she supports traditional public, neighborhood schools, Francis recognizes the reality that all schools are not created equal and that traveling far away from home can inhibit children’s social development. See FRANCIS page 15

“Our crews are already finding a lot of ticks out there,” said Chris Conlan, supervising vector ecologist. “And even though tickrelated diseases are pretty rare in San Diego, nobody wants to be bitten, or have their kids or pets bitten.” Ticks aren’t insects; they’re tiny arachnids, like spiders, scorpions and mites. They’re also parasites that like to bite into people and pets and suck blood to feed. You’re unlikely to find them in urbanized areas, but they’ll actually hunt you down if you hike into backcountry areas or even urban canyons. Ticks hunt by “questing” to find hosts, crawling up onto blades of grass or brush, where they perch and thrust their hook-like front legs out into the air. When a person or animal grazes up against the grass or brush, the tick latches on and looks for a place to bite and feed. Ticks can potentially spread a bunch of diseases, including Lyme disease, tularemia— also known as “rabbit fever”—and spotted

fever illness. Several batches of ticks trapped earlier this year along Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley tested positive for tularemia. So, if you’re thinking of taking advantage of the cooler weather to get out and enjoy a nice trip into nature, here are some handy tips to help you protect yourself, your kids and your pets!

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Sony Classical Reissues Black Composer Series Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

For history buffs and classical music enthusiasts alike, Sony Classical has announced, for the first time, that it is rereleasing their acclaimed Black Composers Series from the 1970’s. And the companion site, AfriClassical.com, is a website on African Heritage in Classical Music where history buffs can get a jump on Black History month with bios on 52 Black composers and musicians, over 100 audio samples, and a Black History Quiz to test their knowledge. In the 1970s, CBS Masterworks made a groundbreaking series of recordings featuring the music of black composers. The nine LPs released all featured the pioneering conductor Paul Freeman. Freeman is recognized as one of the first major African American orchestral conductors known as a champion of African-American classical composers. He has conducted more than 100 orchestras in 28 countries and has made more than 200 recordings. Each Sony CD has

been remastered from the original analogue tapes using 24 bit/192 kHz technology. The Black composers featured span several centuries and come from many different backgrounds. The earliest is the unique Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799), a composer, violinist and swordsman born in Guadeloupe who spent most of his life in France. Another complete album is dedicated to the Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767–1830) and his extraordinary Requiem Mass for Queen Maria I. José Silvestre White (1835–1918), a Cuban virtuoso violinist-composer is also featured. The English composer Samuel ColeridgeTaylor (1875–1912) enjoyed considerable success in his lifetime, most of all through his cantata Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast, and his See COMPOSER page 15

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Lamplighters New Year’s Dinner

Helps Students Succeed Contributing Writer

A “Happy New Year” rang clearly at the Lamplighter’s 6th annual New Year’s Eve party. A group, whose sole purpose is to help the young and motivated youth of our community who need a little financial aid in reaching their educational dreams, rocked the night away at the Hilton Marina on Harbor Island. Revellers jammed to the tunes by D.J. Andrew, bringing back memories of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Friends, family and supporters boasted winning their television sets or an iconic portrait with the proceeds going into the Lamplighters Scholarship Fund, which provides for student scholarships that the Lamplighters present at their annual Spring Awards Luncheon. It was truly a night to remember!

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Celebrates 80 Years Young

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Request for Proposals SANDAG Vanpool Program The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to administer the SANDAG Vanpool Program (“Project”). The selected firm(s) must have the ability to lease a fleet of vanpool vehicles to existing and prospective program participants. The selected firm(s) must also be able to adopt new vehicle and transportation technologies, such as automated trip reporting (e.g., trip distance, travel time, occupancy) and zero emission vehicles, as they become available to help sustain program growth over time. SANDAG intends to award multiple contracts to qualified firms in order to meet its objective of creating a group of on–call firms that will be used to provide vanpool leasing services on an as-needed basis. A copy of the Request for Proposals (5004806) can be accessed from the SANDAG website at sandag.org/contracts or by contacting Zara Sadeghian at SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 5955359, or by emailing zara. sadeghian@sandag.org. Proposals are due by 3 p.m. on January 22, 2019. -------------------------------------

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NVBAS NEVERBEENAMARK NEVER BEEN A MARK NVBAM NEVERBEENASQUARE Located at: 3415 Lou Street National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego 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: Melissa Moses 3415 Lou Street National City, CA 91950 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 28, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 28, 2023 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9031747 Fictitious business name: ARI WORKS ADVANCE REENTRY INITIATIVE Located at: 5628 Zircon Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/28/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Bridget Burden 3828 Settineri Lane Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 28, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 28, 2023 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24 -------------------------------------

under this name above. This business is hereby registered by the following: Chris Fowler 560 Park Way#4 Chula Vista, CA 91910 and Ricardo Richardson 560 Park Way#4 Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 17, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 17, 2023 12/20, 12/27, 1/3, 1/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9030715 Fictitious business name: BARRY'S INDEPENDENT QUALITY LIVING Located at: 1631 Alpha Street National City, CA County of San Diego, 91950 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: Barry Muhammad 101343 San Diego Mission Road #0227 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 17, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 17, 2023 12/20, 12/27, 1/3, 1/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9030598 Fictitious business name: KEPLER ACCOUNTING SERVICE Located at: 839 Colorado Avenue #B Chula Vista, CA County of San Diego, 91911 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: Sabine Kepler 839 Colorado Avenue #B Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 14, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 14, 2023 12/20, 12/27, 1/3, 1/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9028932 Fictitious business name: CUTI-CLE NAILS & SPA Located at: 8790 Cuyamaca Street, #J Santee, CA County of San Diego, 92071 The business is conducted by: A Corporation The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above. This business is hereby registered by the following: Saigonese Holdings, Inc. 4930 Megan Way, San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 20, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on November 20, 2023 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9028637 Fictitious business name: CARDENAS CLEANING CO. Located at: 734 Castaway Cv. San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92154 The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/16/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Evelyn Hernandez-Cardenas 734 Castaway Cv. San Diego, CA 92154 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 16, 2018.

This fictitious business name will expire on November 16, 2023 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9029799 Fictitious business name: B AND D ENTERPRISES Located at: 5937 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92115 The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 04/01/84 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nathaniel Brooks 4824 Sea Coral Drive San Diego, CA 92154 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 4, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 4, 2023 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9029120 Fictitious business name: ALLEN ENTERPRISE ABA EXPRESSIONS BAIANIC WOMAN AND HEROINES Located at: 6928 Benson Avenue, San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92114 The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/18/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Wesli Allen 6928 Benson Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 26, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on November 26, 2023 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9029803 Fictitious business name: EVENTIVE MINDS Located at: 6530 Reflection Dr., Apt. 2364 San Diego, CA County of San Diego, 92124 The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/27/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Michael James Gordon 6530 Reflection Dr., Apt. 2364 San Diego, CA 92124 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 4, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 4, 2023 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 ------------------------------------

Date: January 31, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. C-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. 12/27, 1/3, 1/10, 1/17 ----------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00057758CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Eva Maria Martinez Tenorio on behalf of Martinez, minor TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Eva Mana Martinez Tenorio on behalf of Martinez, minor filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9030176 Fictitious business name: SEVYN & CO Located at: 1559 Altadena Ave San Diego, CA County of San Diego 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: Jalysa Monee DePriest 535 28th Street San Diego, CA 92102 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 10, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 10, 2023 12/27, 1/3, 1/10, 1/17 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9030334 Fictitious business name: HANANA COMMUNITY CENTER HANANA YOUTH CARE Located at: 7317 El Cajon Blvd. County of San Diego, 91942 The business is conducted by: A Corporation The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under this name above. This business is hereby registered by the following: Hanana Inc. 7317 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 91942 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 11, 2018. This fictitious business name will expire on December 11, 2023 12/20, 12/27, 1/3, 1/10 ------------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2018-9030692 Fictitious business name: SOUTHEAST OG'S SEOG Located at: 560 Park Way #4 Chula Vista, CA County of San Diego, 91910 The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The Registrant has not yet begun to transact business

NAME CHANGE California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00061763CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Christopher Henry Brady on behalf of Christopher Colton Mailloux-Brady, minor TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: hristopher Henry Brady on behalf of Christopher Colton Mailloux-Brady, minor filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Christopher Colton Mailloux-Brady PROPOSED NAME: Christopher Colton Brady 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

PRESENT NAME: Martinez PROPOSED NAME: Tyler Howard Berger Martinez 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 17, 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. 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24 -----------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00059582CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Duy Phuc Nguyen TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Duy Phuc Nguyen filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Duy Phuc Nguyen PROPOSED NAME: Josh Nguyen 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 31, 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. 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 ----------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00060969CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Erica Braswell on behalf of minor TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Danetta Kyerra Trammell filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

LEGAL NOTICES PRESENT NAME: Danetta Kyerra Trammell PROPOSED NAME: Danetta Kyerra Braswell 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 31, 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. 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 ----------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00058555CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Charles Michel TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Carlos Michel filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Carlos Michel PROPOSED NAME: Charles Matthew Michel 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 24, 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. 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 -----------------------------------

P ROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Aaron Taylor Case Number: 37-2018-00060429-PR-PWCTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of AARON TAYLOR A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MADELINE GOODEN-TAYLOR Petitioner, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MADELINE GOODEN-TAYLOR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give no-

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tice 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

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: Law Offices of Antoinette Middleton 1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite 115 San Diego CA 92108 (619)235-9501 12/20, 12/27, 1/3

January 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Department 504 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: John A. Finley PO BOX 13324 San Diego CA 92170 (619)892-1138 1/3, 1/10, 1/17 ----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Laura Rose White Case Number: 37-2018-00061292-PR-LACTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LAURA ROSE WHITE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ROSHAWN LACHELLE OQUINN Petitioner, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ROSHAWN LACHELLE OQUINN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court shouldnot grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held at the following court on February 5, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Department 504

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Request for Proposals No. 5005617 Cross-Border Travel Behavior Survey The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified firms for professional services to conduct a Cross-Border Travel Behavior Survey. The purpose of the CrossBorder Travel Behavior Survey is to update a study previously conducted in 2010, providing critical data regarding northbound travel along the border for the cross-border model component of the Activity-Based Model. SANDAG is interested in filling in any gaps that the 2010 survey did not address, improving upon the methodology based on lessons learned from that study, and understanding circumstances at the border that have changed and their impact on cross-border travel. With the Otay Mesa East border crossing’s upcoming opening (State Route 11), there is a desire to use this study as a way to collect data on cross-border travel before the new facility begins operations in 2022. All survey information will be collected on the U.S. side of the border, and no travel into Mexico is required. Proposal Due Date: RFPs are due by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. A copy of RFP No. 5005617 can be accessed from the SANDAG website at sandag. org/contracts. Please contact Zara Sadeghian at SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, California 92101; (619) 595-5359; or zara.sadeghian@sandag.org if you have any questions.

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“If funeral homes want to stay in business, they’ve realized that they need to diversify their staff. They’ve also realized that they’ve needed to diversify funeral service offerings by making the experience of saying farewell to a loved one both personal and honorable,” Funeral Celebrant Pam Vetter said.

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The funeral service needs to be memorable and part of that effort is connecting with your families. That need is being met by bringing in and training a more diverse staff,” Vetter said.

often, wrote, “In a league 70% African American, there are now two (!) Black head coaches after today’s (firings). Shameful numbers. Failure of a Rooney Rule without teeth and owners who will nearly always bend towards whiteness.”

Jim Trotter.

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From 2006-2008, Rod Marinelli went 10-38, which included a 0-16 season, with the Detroit Lions. “Despite owning one of the league’s worst rosters, the Cardinals fired their coach anyway, as Bidwill scapegoated Wilks — who became only the 10th coach to be fired after only one season since 2000 — for the franchise’s failures,” wrote NFL writer for Yahoo News, Terez Paylor, regarding Wilks’ firing. Writer Dave Zirin, who writes about race and sports

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address this contradiction in the Farm Bill. Finally, because of issues that black farmers experience both within and outside of USDA, the CBC fought to include a provision in the Farm Bill that protects the Department’s Civil Rights Division from reorganization and political interference. Specifically, the provision prevents the Division from implementing actions, policies, or decision documents until a civil rights analysis is conducted by the Department on how well the Division processes and resolves civil rights complaints. This analysis is necessary to protect

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Not a good look for diversity today in the NFL. In 2006, when Commissioner Goodell was hired, there were seven minority coaches and four minority general managers. Today there are three minority HCs and 1 minority GM after Ozzie retires,” wrote

The regular season in the NFL ended on December 30. As more changes are made over the off season there is likely to be more Black head coaches added. But for now, the debate on the numbers will focus on the recent firing and whether those dismissed will find employment elsewhere for 2019.

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the civil rights of USDA employees, contractors, and beneficiaries (e.g. black farmers). My last day as CBC chair is Wednesday, January 2. Members of the CBC can’t be chair for more than one Congress so I’ll be passing the torch on to Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) who I’m confident will take the CBC to higher heights. For me, chairing the CBC has been an opportunity of a lifetime. But the thing I’m most proud of is this: Despite a White House and Congress that was hostile to bettering the lives of African Americans, the CBC was still able to get a lot done, and the policies and

programs included in the Farm Bill is just one of many examples. Happy holidays to you and your family. Congressman Cedric L. Richmond represents the 2nd District of Louisiana, which includes parts of New Orleans and Baton Rouge. He is also the chair of the 48-member, bicameral, bipartisan Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), which was established in 1971. Follow him on Twitter at @RepRichmond. Follow the CBC on Twitter at @OfficialCBC.

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“As a little girl, traveling long distances in pursuit of a higher quality education I thought, ‘What is wrong with the school in my own neighborhood? Why does something like this not exist closer to my home?’” Lessons reiterated as a professional, “then, as an educator it became more clear that children on different ends of the income spectrum were receiving vastly different education experiences” Francis said. Elevate Collegiate Charter School seeks to provide an accessible high-quality option to underserved students in Houston. Their mission is to equip all pre-kindergarten through fifth grade scholars with the academic knowledge and character development necessary to set forth confidently on the path to college. Elevate Collegiate Charter School strongly believes that they are not just responsible for providing a college preparatory education to students, but also to help instill the character traits necessary for them to be positive members in their class, school, and community. Increased access to opportunity is a major goal of Elevate Collegiate Charter School. “We see education as a tool that all children need to unlock their greatest

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Spending time with a family, listening to stories, playing favorite music, and adding an overall personal theme that connects to the deceased makes all the difference in the world to grieving families. “Families will remember a funeral service for decades to come because you never forget the day you say goodbye.

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potential.” Francis says, “To better serve minority and low-income students this charter school will feature double literacy blocks, which we hope will promote advanced literary skills, and an increased prioritization of computer science. In the eight largest tech companies, African Americans make up less than 5 percent of the workforce. So, our challenge is also to figure out innovative ways to infuse coding, robotics, and basic computer software to light that tech spark in the curriculum.” Title IV, Part C, of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), entitled, “Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools,” supports the increased accessibility of high-quality public charter schools. State entities can even receive grants from the federal government to open and prepare for the operation of new charter schools. ESSA defines a high-quality charter school as an educational institution that shows evidence of strong academic results or growth and has no significant issues with fiscal management or procedural compliance. ESSA gives states more flexibility to states to decide how to incorporate charter schools into their accountability systems, but most state charter school laws hold charter schools to

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orchestral Danse nègre. Coleridge-Taylor visited the USA several times, and was an inspiration for the young William Grant Still (1895–1978). Still’s Afro-American Symphony, the first by a black composer to be performed by a major orchestra, draws strongly on the musical language of the blues. His ballet score Sahdji and two arias from his opera Highway 1, U.S.A. are also included. Among the many other 20th-century composers featured are the Nigerian Fela Sowande (1905– 1987), the Panamanian Roque Cordero (1917– 2008), and the American Ulysses Simpson Kay (1917–1995). George Walker (1922-2018) has been called “one of the greatest composers of our time” by Fanfare, and three works by this Pulitzer winner are included: the Trombone and Piano Concertos as well as his Lyric for Strings. David Baker (1931–2016), the renowned jazz cellist and composer, was a pupil of Janos Starker, who plays his Cello Sonata. Hale Smith (1925–

2009), another composer deeply involved with the world of jazz, is represented by hisRitual and Incantations. Other composers featured in this collection include Olly W. Wilson, T. J. Anderson, Talib-Rasul Hakim and Adolphus Hailstork. A bonus tenth album features Smith’s Symphonic Spirituals, arrangements of 12 spirituals for voice and orchestra, first released by Paul Freeman and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1979. Besides those already mentioned, the many performers in this collection include the London Symphony Orchestra on several albums, the Baltimore and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, and the Juilliard String Quartet. But it is the composers, many still little known today, who are the true stars of the collection.

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the same standards as their traditional public school counterparts. Why Houston? Rebecca is an alumna of the University of Houston where she earned Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in African American Studies. Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the nation and there are currently roughly 22,000 students on alternative school option waiting list. Elevate Collegiate Charter School seeks to provide the individualized learning support towards mastery that ESSA encourages. It will do so by hiring teachers with experience teaching underserved populations and who have the passion to do so effectively and consistently. To learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the innovative opportunities it affords to Black students check out nnpa.org/essa.

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