Vol. 63 No. 19 | Thursday, May 11, 2023

$4K COVID-19

Low-Income Family Grant Program NOW OPEN

By Gig Conaughton

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

A couple thousand low-income San Diego County families and seniors hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic could receive $4,000 in cash to help them recover, County and Jewish Family Service leaders announced last Friday, May 5.

The one-time, $4,000 allocations are intended to help low-income people who live in the 39 county zip codes hit the hardest by COVID-19, particularly families and seniors who are at risk of becoming homeless. County Health and Human Services Agency officials and leaders from Jewish Family Service of San Diego announced the application period for the “RAFT” funds opened Monday,

Street Naming Ceremony held For Rev. Willie Manley in Emerald Hills

By Voice and Viewpoint Staff

Saturday morning was filled with excitement at the corner of Roswell and Derby Streets in Emerald Hills. Members of the Greater Life Church and community members were gathered for a Street Name Change Ceremony.

The City of San Diego had granted permis-

California Black Media Political Playback

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NAACP Announces Plan to Storm Capitol

sion to change the name, or at least add a “new” name to Derby Street. The street name above “Derby Street” now reads “Honorary Pastor Willie E. Manley St.” The name change was readily agreed to, according to Pastor Nate Stewart who led off the ceremony.

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The California Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP announced last week that it plans to storm the State Capitol to speak to lawmakers about policies that are priorities for the organization. The organization will hold its “Annual Day at the Capitol on Monday, May 22, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cal Chamber at 1230 J Street in Sacramento.

High School Seniors and College Freshmen: The Deadline to Apply for Black Caucus Scholarships Is May 15

California college freshmen and high school seniors have less than a week to apply for the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) scholarship. The deadline is May 15 at midnight.

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Reparations Task Force Concludes 15th Meeting

May 8, at a press conference at the County Administration Center Friday, May 5.

Nick Macchione, director of the County’s Health and Human Services Agency, said the County hopes the RAFT funding can be a lifeline.

“This one-time cash payment can be life changing for those recovering from the pandemic,” Macchione said. “This can help families, seniors, and our most vulnerable neighbors secure permanent housing, invest in reliable transportation, or get over an economic hurdle.”

The Recovery Action Fund for

Tomorrow (RAFT) program was developed by Jewish Family Service and funded by the County with federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. To be eligible, people and families must earn less than 200% of the federal poverty level, which ranges from $29,160 a year for a single person to $60,000 for a family of four.

Families and people can apply for the funds from May 8 through midnight, Sunday, May 21. Officials said 2,250 families or people will be selected randomly from the pool of applicants by Jewish Family Service to receive the money.

By Antonio Ray Harvey CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA

On May 6th, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans held its 15th meeting and voted on its final report. The report must be submitted to the California legislature by the end of June.

During the meeting held at Mills College of Northeastern University in Oakland, the nine-member task force finalized its recommendations for compensating Black Californians for state laws, policies and practices that disproportionately and negatively affected African Americans.

The final report which will be available to the public is expected to be about 1,000 pages long.

House and Dickerson were leaders in the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association, the first organization to push for reparations for slavery.

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Pictured here: County HHSA Director Nick Macchione (center), Khea Pollard, director of Economic Mobility And Opportunity for Jewish Family Service (far left), and County and Jewish Family Service leaders announce COVID-19 funding on Friday, May 5 in San Diego. PHOTO: Screenshot via CountySanDiego YouTube channel/Voice & Viewpoint.

U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-13) spoke before the nine-member panel. The 15th meeting was held at her alma mater, Mills College. PHOTO: Antonio Ray Harvey via CBM

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According to the CLBC, the scholarship, named after Frederick Roberts — California’s first Black lawmaker — was “established to assist deserving students by offering financial assistance to help meet educational expenses.”

State Resolution Establishes Black Health Advocacy Week in California

ment that would restore taxpayers’ property rights. This would allow Californians to keep their family business and childhood homes after their parents or grandparents pass away.

In 2020, Proposition 19 capped the value of family homes that could be inherited with their Prop 13 tax base to $1 million. It also added a requirement that parents must live in the home for the remainder of

Pastor Manley was the founder of the church which has occupied most of that block for decades. However, the church recently relocated to a new property in Lemon Grove and has placed this particular site up for sale in order to complete the purchase of its new location. Pastor Stewart said the present site could not sustain the church growth. However, the name change will remain, no matter what happens to the property.

The Manley family was present including Rev. Cedric Manley and family who flew in from Texas for the occasion. Rev. Cedric Manley took over as pastor following his father’s death. Councilmember Montgomery Steppe, who was attending the State’s Reparations Task

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Last week was Black Health Advocacy Week and Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber delivered the keynote speech at the California Black Health Network’s (CBHN) 40th-anniversary celebration in Sacramento.

“When you talk about health issues and the challenge of health, we are a large portion of that issue. So, it becomes important that we raise our voice and don’t just be quiet when these things happen because they have an impact on the future,” said Weber at the event. CBHN is an organization that is dedicated to “advancing health equity for Black and Brown communities” in California.

Last month, Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber (D-La Mesa) introduced Assembly Resolution (ACR) 53 to establish last week as Black Health Advocacy Week.

“This measure would recognize May 1, 2023, to May 5, 2023, inclusive, and every first week of May thereafter, as Black Health Equity Advocacy Week, and commend the California Black Health Network and other organizations throughout the state for their efforts to improve the health, well-being, and life expectancy of Black Californians,” the resolution language reads.

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Prior to Prop 19’s passage, both parents and grandparents were able to pass their homes and businesses to their children and grandchildren without additional requirements.

House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn Endorses

Rep. Barbara Lee

House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn (D-SC-6) last week announced that he is throwing his support behind Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) in her race to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein who is not seeking re-election.

“She stands by what she believes in, and she doesn’t back down. In the House, she is an extremely accomplished legislator with a record of delivering historical achievement to end poverty, eradicate HIV and AIDS, and work for global peace and security,” said Clyburn.

Lee is running against Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA-47) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA30).

Contra Costa County District Attorney Dianne Becton and San Francisco Mayor London Breed also recently held Bay Area rallies pledging their support. One of the rallies was held at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco’s Fillmore district.

Those who receive the $4,000 allocations can use them as they see fit on their most urgent needs and they do not have to pay the money back. The money can be electronically transferred directly into people’s bank accounts, Venmo/PayPal accounts or gig work platforms.

“At Jewish Family Service we are already seeing immense benefits from a similar program we launched last year,” said Khea Pollard, director of Economic Mobility And Opportunity for Jewish Family Service. “We know that direct cash assistance programs are a very effective and efficient way to reduce poverty and increase equity in our communities and we look forward to working on RAFT with the County.”

Applicants will need to submit documents to show they are eligible, including their identification and proof of household income levels. Documents can include driver’s licenses, passports, green cards or state ID’s, 2020 or 2021 tax returns, social security documents or enrollment paperwork for assistance programs like CalFresh or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). People can get full information about the program, find out if they are eligible and apply on the Jewish Family Service web page at www. jfssd.org/our-services/economic-mobility/. For more information about the program, go to the Jewish Family Service website at www.jfssd.org (search term: RECOVERY ACTION FUND FOR TOMORROW)

Force meeting in Oakland, was represented by Mr. Bruce Williams from her staff who spoke on her behalf.

The late Rev. Willie Manley

Rhonda Smith, CBHN executive director, standing with the Secretary of State Shirley Weber and participants of the CBHN network.

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The Remedy To The Attacks on Our Democracy

By Dr. John E. Warren PUBLISHER, THE SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT

It is becoming increasingly clear that the only people who appear to believe in our form of democratic government are those who fight to uphold the Constitution of the United States. While we were organized with three separate branches of government: the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary, it appears that only the Executive Branch is concerned about “We The People”. Although we have operated with a two party system representing the different points of view of our society, that system has now collapsed so that we are becoming a nation as divided as the Kerner Commission officially called us in “The National Advisory Report on Civil Disorder”.

The Kerner Commission report was called “a powerful window into the roots of racism and inequality in America.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called it “a physician’s warning of approaching death, with a prescription for life”.

Today, the Conservative Right, as seen in the behavior of the Republican Party, is no longer concerned about we the people or the oath that all of them, as elected officials, took to defend the Constitution of the United States. That document contains our Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the right to vote, due process and equality. Instead, we elected officials at all levels seeking to pass laws suppressing the right to vote, removing books from schools and libraries, denying the right to teach our history as it really was, slavery and all, and seeking to remove a woman’s right to have control over her body, at the expense of death to her and imprisonment to doctors who seek to help her.

We now live in a nation consumed with removing basic rights while the people of this great nation suffer deni-

als of healthcare and food through our supplemental nutrition programs that are being cut. We live in a nation where those same Conservative Right lawmakers refuse to pass laws removing deadly firearms from our streets as they are being used to slaughter our children, family and neighbors. And now we have a Supreme Court, created as an independent third Branch of Government, with one third engaged in conduct of ethical questions and no objections from those in charge of that self governing body.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave us the remedy to these problems, in part, in his May 1957 speech in which he said: “Give us the ballot and we will elect men of character to give us the laws we need.”

The problem is, too many of us have lost sight of the importance of our votes in a democratic society. There are more of us with the power to vote than there are those who want to do all the harmful things mentioned above.

The State of Georgia demonstrated to us that we can outvote those who are against us. If they had not voted, we would have lost Senator Raphael Warnock to a Black Puppet of the Conservative Right. It was the fight for the right to vote and for Civil Rights, with prayer, that got us both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act when so many Americans were against the two.

Now we have allowed the Supreme Court to cut the Voting Rights Act, cancel Roe vs. Wade and move to roll back as many social gains as they can because the Court has been stacked with a Conservative Majority which believes it can’t be touched.

But if we prepare now to elect those persons in 2024 that reflect our views, we can change a non-working and divided Congress into the instrument of the people it was intended to be. We can vote out those in favor of keeping guns on our streets. We can replace people at the state and local level who seek to restrict voting, ban books and change history. We can elect School Board members, City and State lawmakers, and can recall and discipline judges who think they are untouchable.

If we register, get informed of the issues and vote for those who will give us the desired change and not smiles and personalities, then we are the remedy!

Unpacking Sexual Health

Demanding Change for Our Communities

By Nomsa Khalfani, Ph.D. and Janette Robinson-Flint

It’s Time to ‘Go Beyond Grades’

By Tracie Potts EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GETTYSBURG INSTITUTE AT GETTYSBURG COLLEGE

New York’s Times Square is famous for its neon ads promoting anything from Broadway shows to consumer electronics and fancy cars. But this past month, there was a different kind of message among the sea of lights — an important appeal to parents:

90% of NYC parents think their kids do math at grade level.

(26% of kids actually do.)

New York was one of six markets nationwide — along with Boston, Chicago, Houston, Washington, DC, and Sacramento County — where billboards, digital ads, and bus shelters highlighted an alarming disconnect between parent perceptions of their child’s grade level achievement and the unfortunate reality. The ads were part of a public awareness campaign called #GoBeyondGrades, led by Learning Heroes in partnership with Univision, National Summer Learning Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and Clear Channel Outdoor, as well as local support from Urban League affiliates. The campaign is designed to help families sign their children up for summer learning programs.

According to new research from Learning Heroes, 90% of all parents and a staggering 96% of Black parents believe their child is at or above grade level in reading and math. Meanwhile, the Nation’s Report Card shows just 29% of eighth graders are proficient in reading, and 26% are proficient in math. Why this perception gap? Parents understandably rely on report cards to gauge whether their child is on track, and Learning Heroes’ research finds that 80% of parents (including 81% of Black parents) report their child receives mostly B’s or better. But only 30% of teachers rate report cards as one of the most important ways to gauge student achievement. Teachers say ongoing communication and their observations are the best ways to know how a child is achieving.

Shareeda Jones is the mother of a 9-year-old in Washington D.C. public schools. She thought her daughter was doing well academically, but when she moved to a new school, she realized her good report cards had not been telling the full story. The new school’s assessments showed that her daughter was actually three grade levels behind in reading. Shareeda is now working closely with her daughter’s teacher to understand where she needs additional support, and she is also exploring summer learning programs in her community.

Shareeda is not alone. Most parents rely on report card grades to determine whether their child’s grade level. And while grades are important, parents need more information to understand their child’s achievement. The new website, GoBeyondGrades.org, helps families like Shareeda’s search and sign up for district, community-based, and online summer learning opportunities. Parents and educators can also find free tools and resources through the A, B, C’s:

• Ask Your Teacher if your child is at grade level in reading and math;

• Be in the Know about your child’s learning and what’s expected in each grade;

• Connect to programs for summer learning like tutoring, camps, activities, jobs, and more.

With the help of federal recovery dollars, school districts across the country are going all out to provide high-quality options for students that mix learning time with summer fun and exploration.

Parents are problem solvers. But we can’t solve a problem we don’t know we have.

This commentary originally appeared on Word In Black.

It’s time to get real about how STIs impact our communities. [April was Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Awareness Month]. As Black women, mothers, and health advocates, we have a stake in this matter, but the truth is that we’re often left out of the conversation, and our experiences are overlooked. We need to be listened to and respected, which starts with raising awareness and taking action.

We’ve seen firsthand the stigma and shame associated with STIs, and the lack of access to quality health care makes matters worse. Unfortunately, STI rates among Black women and youth are alarmingly high, accounting for almost half of the 20 million new cases yearly. In 2021 alone, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in the United States, disproportionately affecting Black women and youth aged 15-24.

The stakes have always been high for our youth regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status, and when it comes to STIs, there’s no difference. Left undiagnosed or untreated, STIs can cause severe long-term health consequences, including infertility and a heightened risk for HIV. Recent data in California has shown a sharp increase in congenital syphilis among young Black women, which, if pregnant, could lead to premature delivery, low birth weight, and even infant death. For our communities to thrive, we must dismantle the systemic inequities that allow these health disparities to persist; this includes changes in our education, communication, health systems, and policies.

Comprehensive sex education that provides physical and emotional wellness strategies is essential for our health and well-being. We need access to accurate information and health systems tailored to the needs and experiences of those this issue most affects. To be effective, comprehensive sexual health education must be evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and inclusive.

Moreover, providing comprehensive sexual health education is not just about preventing STIs. It’s about promoting healthy relationships, building self-esteem and confidence, and fostering respect for oneself and others. These values can benefit young people throughout their lives beyond just their sexual health.

But it isn’t just about education—we must also break down communication barriers. Discussing sexual health can be uncomfortable or taboo in many communities. But it’s precisely because of this discomfort that we need to create safe spaces for open and honest conversations where people feel seen and heard talking about their sexual health needs and concerns.

Addressing inequitable health outcomes for

diverse communities throughout California, especially among our youth, will also require a collaborative approach to health care. Local health systems, from community health centers to private practices, would do well to listen to the challenges of our youth by meeting them where they are and expanding culturally sensitive STI testing, screening, and treatment through non-judgmental, person-centered care administered with dignity and respect.

Just as we came together to increase testing to begin turning the tide in the battle against STIs, it is vital that as vanguards of sexual health advocacy and reproductive justice, we stand together to make a difference in the lives of our communities. Let’s keep fighting to improve the lives of all people and demand the change we need to see.

To learn more about improving sexual health, STI testing, and prevention, please go to https:// gettested.cdc.gov/

Nomsa Khalfani, Ph.D., is Co-CEO of Essential Access Health. Janette Robinson-Flint is the executive director of Black Women for Wellness.

Nomsa Khalfani, Ph.D.Janette Robinson-Flint

Tobacco pollution lays waste to equity and justice.

While California has achieved one of the lowest tobacco use rates in the nation, we still remain Big Tobacco’s largest market in the US. Roughly 12 billion cigarettes out of the six trillion made annually worldwide are sold in California. So, what happens to these products after they’ve been sold?

Unsurprisingly, Big Tobacco claims no responsibility for the tobacco pollution its products generate. They desperately want us to believe that cigarette butts and vapes found on the ground are simply a litter problem caused by the people who use their products, and the solution is as simple as ashcans and beach cleanups.

Because Big Tobacco intentionally and aggressively targets low-income communities and communities of color, a higher number of stores in these areas sell tobacco than in other places. And the more stores that sell tobacco, the higher the level of tobacco pollutionexposure for residents. Tobacco waste particularly builds up around where these products are sold and used.

As more research reveals how Big Tobacco pollutes our environment with its toxic products, it becomes a more urgent and serious community threat. All Californians are harmed by tobacco pollution — whether they use tobacco or not — much like toxic secondhand smoke exposure. And many of those most impacted can’t control the environment they live in, like children, who are especially vulnerable to exposure. Tobacco pollution is associated with elevated levels of lead in children’s blood. It may also load certain neighborhoods with unacceptably high levels of nicotine, benzene, and heavy metals. And these devastating

impacts can last for decades after tobacco products have been sold.

“My dad worked in the fields when he came from Mexico. He has that instinct of … working alongside the land, and I think that’s why I was so inclined towards environmentalism, because it’s really a part of us,” said Alma Leonar-Sanchez, a student intern from the environmental nonprofit Watsonville Wetlands Watch. “When I think about how we are so often targeted [by Big Tobacco], I think, ‘Who is really to blame?’ My dad is a heavy smoker … I think about how it’s not his fault. We are constantly, perpetually under stress and trauma in this society. I don’t blame him.”

Research also shows that tobacco pollution builds up around high schools at different levels depending on the socio-economic makeup of the students at the school. There are a higher number of vape shops closer to schools in communities with more Asian and African American/Black students. Vapes have all the same environmental problems as cigarette butts — plastic pollution and toxic chemicals leaking into the environment — plus, because they’re electronic devices, they leave behind electronic waste, which is notoriously difficult and costly to dispose of.

Communities of color and low-income communities bear an unreasonable burden of health impacts from pollution of all kinds — from substandard housing containing lead and asbestos to industrial pollution and air pollution. Tobacco waste adds to already unacceptable levels of pollution. Bottom line: No one, and no place, is safe from Big Tobacco.

“When I think about how we are so often targeted [by Big Tobacco], I think, ‘Who is really to blame?’ My dad is a heavy smoker… I think about how it’s not his fault. We are constantly, perpetually under stress and trauma in this society. I don’t blame him.”

African American Jobless Rate Hits Lowest in U.S. History

“California Vs. Hate” Launches at State Capitol

By Edward Henderson

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

According to the freshly published jobs report for April, the jobless rate for African Americans in the United States maintained its steady slide to new historic levels, just one month after hitting a record low for the previous lowest level ever recorded. On Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the unemployment rate for African Americans dropped below 5% for the first time in US history.

This is new ground for the labor force in the country. The employment report for April showed that the unemployment rate for Black people in the United States declined by three-tenths of a percentage point, a drop that cannot be considered negligible.

The employment report for April showed that the unemployment rate for Black people in the United States decreased by three-tenths of a percentage point, which is not an insignificant drop. That represents a 4.7% decrease overall. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for Black

men, in particular, and for Black youths, fell. After Black women reached a historic low in joblessness in March, their unemployment rate slightly increased, according to a jobs report.

Overall, the rate of joblessness in the United States has fallen to its lowest point in half a century, at 3.4%. The rate includes white workers, and their rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point, reaching 3.1%. Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, referred to it as “an incredible milestone.”

Scams in 2023, What Signs to Look Out For

By Jeremiah Sanchez Contributing Writer

Nobody likes getting scammed, especially when it involves your time, money, and information. Fortunately, USA Gov has put out some helpful tips to keep you and all your precious assets safe.

First, while everyone is capable of getting duped it is important to identify those who are more susceptible to scams. Scammers tend to target those who are more vulnerable, trying to make easy prey on our elderly community.

It’s 2023, and scams are getting more and more intricate, for instance, voice AI has been rising in popularity, and it just takes a small audio clip in order to duplicate a voice. That’s right, and this has already deceived

It’s 2023, and scams are getting more and more intricate, for instance, voice AI has been rising in popularity, and it just takes a small audio clip in order to duplicate a voice.

people within our communities, as these scammers can now not only mimic the voices, but also can mask their caller ID, making it seem like it’s coming from a trusted source.

Often the scammer will claim to be in a dire emergency, perhaps involving jail or a car accident, and from there they will go and ask for money. It’s easy to see why anyone would fall for this, considering how technology has become more advanced.

So what can we do? Well firstly, think twice before wiring money to anyone. Ask them questions that only they would know the answer to. Remember you can always call or message your loved ones just to make sure everything is okay. If you do get a call like this, make sure to hang up immediately and report it to the local author-

ities.

Believe it or not, impersonation scams are the most common method most people get tricked with. This doesn’t always mean someone trying to pretend to be someone you know, this could be someone pretending to be you. In fact, according to The Identity Theft Research Center (ITRC) Annual Data Breach Report, “2022 had the second-highest number of data compromises in the U.S. in a single year. At least 422 million individuals were impacted.”

The big kicker? Often we end up giving people the information they need in order to steal our identities! So what should you look out for? Well for one, other than phone calls, emails are a common way most people get scammed. Whether that be an email with a suspicious link attached, or perhaps it’s one where it looks like it’s coming from a trusted source, remain vigilant, identify the email address that the email is sent from, and learn about the company’s policies, as some will not reach out to you asking for personal information.

Remember, logos can be easily recreated, and while an email address may look legit, pay attention to the smaller details, there may be a character difference from the actual company email address in question.

In short, the government isn’t going to demand money over text messages, emails, phone calls, or social media. If they are demanding you to pay in crypto currency, or by wiring money, it’s almost certainly a scam. Honest businesses will not threaten you either, so once they start talking about potential jail time, deportation, or anything else stemming from a heinous nature, whatever credibility they had immediately goes down the drain.

For more tips and information regarding scams follow the hashtag #NCPW2023 on your social media platforms.

On May 4, 2023, a press conference was held to launch California vs Hate, a new website and telephone hotline created to address the sharp rise in hate crimes and hate incidents occurring in the state. The event was attended by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), Gov. Gavin Newsom, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, state legislators, advocates and people affected by hate crimes.

California vs Hate is a tool state residents can use to report crimes motivated by racial, ethnic or other identity biases. It is part of a broader $110 million investment in anti-hate initiatives.

Lorreen Pryor, President of the Black Youth Leadership Project (BYLP), spoke at the event.

“Anti-Black or African Americanbiased events rose from 456 in 2020 to 513 in 2021, an increase of 12.5%, continuing the trend of Black Californians being identified as the most targeted ethnic group,” Pryor stated.

According to Pryor, “BYLP is committed to working with the

“Anti-Black or African American-biased events rose from 456 in 2020 to 513 in 2021, an increase of 12.5%, continuing the trend of Black Californians being identified as the most targeted ethnic group,” Pryor stated.

civil rights department, local and state officials, and community leaders to address longstanding anti-Black racism and the subsequent lack of response from law enforcement. We will continue to uplift Black youth, families and community members as we navigate through daily acts of Black bias, discrimination and harassment.”

The Governor’s office stated that California vs Hate was established as a response to requests from state and local community and government leaders for resources to address the recent surge in reported hate crimes, which have reached their highest level since 2001. Between 2020 and 2021, hate crimes increased almost 33% statewide.

In California, any individual who has experienced or witnessed an act of hate can anonymously report it by phone or online, irrespective of their immigration status. Everyone is eligible for free care coordination and referrals to resources, including mental health care.

According to California law, a hate crime is a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim: disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation; or because of the person’s association with a person or group with one or more of those actual or perceived characteristics.

“Here in California, we are sending an unequivocal message that hate will not be tolerated,” said Gov. Newsom. “We stand firm for a California for All and it is important that we hold perpetrators accountable for their actions and provide resources for those individuals victimized by hate crimes.”

In 2021, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) proposed establishing a state hotline to report hate crimes. He said the program would assist individuals and communities who a re targets of hate including Asian Americans, Latinos, Black Americans, LGBTQ+ individuals, religious minorities, and other diverse communities in California.

“We all saw how incidents of hate targeting Asian Americans escalated during the pandemic across the country. As we worked to fight back, we quickly saw this pandemic [that] was not only targeting Asians but so many different communities in California,” said Muratsuchi.

Reports can be made online in 15 languages at any time at cavshate. org, or by calling (833) 866-4283 or 833-8-NO-HATE, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT, and talking to trained staff in over 200 languages.

Trained care coordinators will provide support following a report, identify options for next steps after a hate incident or hate crime, and connect callers with culturally competent resources. It should be noted that this is not an emergency response hotline and callers are advised to call 911 if they are in immediate danger or witness someone else in distress.

“California is strong because of our diversity but hate-fueled violence remains a persistent and growing threat,” said CRD Director Kevin Kish. “With the launch of CA vs Hate, we’re taking action to help put a stop to hate and to provide support for victims, survivors, and their families. In the face of hate across the nation, we stand united in declaring: California is for everyone.”

This California Black Media report was supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Lorreen Pryor, President of the Black Youth Leadership Project (BYLP). Photo: CBM

California Black Media

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Oprah Tells Class of 2023 to Follow ‘Still, Small Voice’

By Travis Loller Associated Press

Op rah Winfrey delighted graduates at her alma mater Tennessee State University on Saturday, telling the story of how she fell one credit short of graduating as she launched the media career that would make her a household name.

Giving the commencement address at the historically Black university, Winfrey recalled that she was living with her father in East Nashville while attending college, helping out in his store, and presenting the weekend news at a Black radio station. That’s where the lead anchor of the local CBS television affiliate heard her voice. He called her at school to ask if she wanted a job.

“I said, ‘No sir. TV? Not really, sir, because my father says I have to finish school, and school is just too important,’” Winfrey recalled. She then went back to class and related the conversation to her scene design professor who “looked at me as if I didn’t have the brains that God gave lettuce, “ Winfrey said.

He spoke to her father, and Winfrey took the job. Beginning the second semester of her sophomore year, Winfrey arranged to finish her classes by 2:00 p.m. so she could work at the television station from 2:30 to 10:30 and be home by her father’s 11:00 p.m. curfew.

By the end of her senior year in 1975, Winfrey’s career was in full swing. So she wasn’t terribly distressed to learn that she was one

credit short and would not be able to graduate. But her father would not let go of the topic, asking her for years, “’When you going to get that degree?’” she said.

Finally in 1988, she was allowed to write a paper and submit some of her shows for the final credit.

“So I got my degree from Tennessee State, right around the time I got my third Emmy,” Winfrey said.

Her success in life has come from God’s grace and from listening to what she called the “still, small voice’’ inside while filtering out the noise of the world. That way “you begin to know your own heart and figure out what matters most,” Winfrey said. “Every right move I’ve made has come from listening deeply and following that still, small voice.’’

Winfrey told the class of 2023 they are living in a difficult time in many ways.

“Unfortunately, you are going to encounter people who insist that it’s not actually possible to make any difference,” she said. But she held up the examples of Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson who are “using their lives to prove the cynics wrong.”

The Republican majority expelled the two young Black Democratic lawmakers last month after they breached decorum by protesting for stricter gun laws from the House floor. They were reinstated on an interim basis by their local city councils within days and now face a special election to regain their seats.

The United States is “not a finished product,” she said. “Anything is possible. The wheels are still in spin. Saints walk among us. And as Nelson Mandela so brilliantly demonstrated, it’s better to be hopeful than fearful, if for no other reason than that hope brings us one step closer to joy.”

What: Free in-person and online book talk chronicling the 1921 Tulsa, OK uprising

When: Tuesday, May 30 | 7 p.m.

Eastern

On the eve of the 102nd anniversary of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Massacre, The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will present the work of Victor Luckerson, who will present his new book, “Built from the Fire”. Luckerson weaves together archival research of the historic Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the family narrative of the Goodwin family. In his riveting book, Luckerson discusses how J.H. Goodwin left Mississippi for Tulsa in 1913 and survived the massacre on May 31, 1921. Mr. Goodwin remained in Tulsa to help other survivors overcome obstacles to reestablish the area as a rich wellspring of Black culture and business. Mr. Goodwin’s fighting spirit lives on in his great-granddaughter Regina Goodwin, the only Black woman in Oklahoma’s House of Representatives.

During his talk, Luckerson will connect Mr. Goodwin’s work with the contemporary Black Lives

Matter movement and the ongoing work of current Black residents of Tulsa, where residents and supporters are uncovering mass graves of the riot’s victims and amplifying the legacy of the massacre within broader American history.

Free registration is available at: https://nmaahc.si.edu/events/historically-speaking-built-fire-victor-luckerson-chronicle-tulsa-uprising/

Questlove Imprint to Release Sly Stone Book

By Associated Press

Questlove has his own book imprint and is launching it with a memoir by one of the world’s most influential and enigmatic musicians, Sly Stone, leader of Sly and

Army Removing Confederate Name of Virginia Fort to Honor Black Heroes

By Stacy M. Brown

Fort Lee, Virginia, named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, will take on a new name that honors two Black Army trailblazers. The fort will honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams, the U.S. Army said in a statement on Tuesday, April 25.

A redesignation ceremony was planned for Thursday, April 27, honoring the two Black officers whom officials said excelled in the field of sustainment and made significant marks in U.S. Army history. Lt. Gen. Gregg rose from the rank of private to three-star general during his military logistics career, which began just after WWII and spanned nearly 36 years, the release noted. Gregg, 94, will be the only living person in modern Army history to have an installation named after him.

Lt. Col. Adams was the first Black officer in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps – later known as the Women’s Army Corps – in World War II and led the first predominately Black WAC unit to serve overseas: the storied 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.

“We are deeply honored to have Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams as the new namesakes for our installation,” Maj. Gen. Mark Simerly, commanding general of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and senior commander of Fort Lee, stated in the release.

Officials said the post is one of nine Army installations being redesignated in accordance with Defense Department-endorsed recommendations from the congressional Naming Commission to remove the names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that commemorate the Confederate States of America or those who voluntarily served under the C.S.A.

Congress directed the formation of the Naming Commission in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and charged it with providing these recommendations.

The Commission issued its threepart report to Congress in the summer of 2022. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III accepted all the Commission’s recommendations that September.

On Jan. 5, 2023, William A. LaPlante, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, directed all Department of Defense organizations to begin implementing those recommendations.

“The Naming Commission sought to recommend names that are ‘inspirational to the Soldiers and civilians who serve on our Army posts, and to the communities who support them,’” Simerly stated.

“They delivered exactly that with these two inspiring leaders and their tremendous accomplishments – from World War II through the Cold War – speak to the important history of this installation and to the courage, dignity, and devotion to duty that we strive to instill in every Soldier training here at the home of the Army Sustainment.”

“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” named for the Sly and the Family Stone hit, will be released Oct. 17 through Questlove’s AUWA Books imprint, part of Macmillan Publishers. The memoir is co-writ-

ten by Ben Greenman and will track Stone’s rise to the heights of stardom in the late 1960s to his long de cline and virtual disappearance from the music scene.

“For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story,” the 80-year-old Stone, who was born Sylvester Stewart, said in a statement Wednesday. “I wasn’t ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It’s been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too.”

Other books planned for the AUWA imprint include “Handbook for the Revolution: The Essential Guide for Workplace Organizing,” by Amazon Labor Union activist Derrick Palmer and “Hip-Hop Is History,” a chronology of hip-hop’s first 50 years co-written by Questlove and Greenman.

“I have been writing books for over a decade, so it seemed like a natural step to publish them too,” Questlove said in a statement. A Grammy-winning musician and creator of the Oscarwinning documentary “Summer of Soul,” Questlove is also planning a film about Stone, whose other hits include “Dance to the Music” and “Everyday People.”

Graduate Kennedy Cooper takes a selfie with Oprah Winfrey and TSU president Glenda Baskin Glover during the Tennessee State University Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

PHOTO: George Walker IV/AP

The Roots member, Questloe, at the 2012 Pop Conference at NYU. PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons/Joe

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County Supervisors to Hear Budget

The County budget is no small matter. Last year, the budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 came to $7.36 billion. San Diego County released an $8.11 billion recommended budget May 4 that continues increased spending to fight homelessness; take on mental health and substance use disorder challenges; improve the justice system; help working families and invest in core services like roads, fire protection and parks.

The “Invested in Community” budget is $745.8 million larger than last year’s budget, a 10.1% increase. It also adds roughly 490 new positions, a 2.5% increase over last year. The budget was built with community input and around the values in the County’s General Management System—integrity, equity, access, belonging, excellence and sustainability.

SPECIAL MEETING ON THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023

The presentations will begin at 10 a.m on Thursday, May 11 at the County Administration Center located at 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101, and will give Board Supervisors opportunities to ask questions before the public hearings on the new budget get underway in June. Various departments will give budget presentations.

The new recommended Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget was released to the public last week, but this will be the first time departments can give the Board additional details on their budget requests.

The public can learn more about the recommended budget by visiting www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/openbudget/en/home.

BUILDING A COUNTY BUDGET – A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

Everything the County does for the region’s residents must be considered with equity and justice in mind. And it’s built on community input from various events, surveys and online opportunities throughout the year.

So, what does the County budget cover? In the unincorporated areas, the County provides things a city typically would, like roads, parks, libraries and more.

But regionwide, the County has even larger responsibilities. For example, it provides services for mental health and substance use issues and provides food and medical assistance to those who need them. The County addresses homelessness and affordable housing, monitors public health for disease outbreaks and inspects restaurants, buildings, gas stations, price scanners, harmful insects, and beach water.

The District Attorney’s Office, Probation, Office of Emergency Services and Child Support provide services to the entire county too. The Sheriff’s Department oversees the unincorporated area but is also paid by some cities for law enforcement. The County runs elections, collects property taxes, keeps vital records and the list goes on.

Funding must support all existing programs and cover new ones. Where does the money for the budget come from? A large share comes from the state and federal government. But those tax dollars must be spent on certain programs. Some money comes in from property taxes, fees for services and other sources.

Once the state and federal dollars are accounted for, the County looks at what funds are left to spend and considers how to get the most out of the remaining tax dollars. County staff did all the legwork preparing a recommended budget, but residents get a say, too. Once the recommended budget is released, the public can submit comments online. But that’s not the end of it. You can give your feedback, either at community meetings on May 16 and May 18, or by attending or calling into the Board of Supervisors budget meetings. A list of key days and times is listed on the County’s open budget website at www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/openbudget/en/home.html. You’ll also see last year’s adopted budget. Aside from the May 11 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board will hold public hearings on June 12 and June 15. A revised recommended budget comes out on June 23, and budget deliberations and adoption take place on June 27.

YOUR INPUT IS REQUESTED

The County wants to know how to keep you informed as it moves along the budget process. Do you prefer email, text or some other form of communication? Visit the budget page on Engage San Diego County at https://engage.sandiegocounty.gov/budget and give your ideas. Through June 21, you can leave your e-Comments on the budget at the Engage San Diego County webpage at https://engage.sandiegocounty. gov/ was created to make it easier for the public to be involved in the planning process of County projects and initiatives. People can find information about active and upcoming public projects, forums and links to numerous ways to take part and weigh in on those Clerk of the Board’s website at https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/ content/sdc/cob.html or call 619-531-5434 to get details about the Board’s budget meetings and request translation services.

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE THIS THURSDAY, MAY 11

The public can attend, watch, listen and participate in the meeting in a variety of ways. (visit www.sandiegocounty.gov. Enter the search term: “Board of Supervisors Meeting Agendas 2023”).

ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON

The meeting will take place in room 310 at the County Administration Center located at 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101.

Spanish language translation services for public speakers are available at Board meetings. Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Persian (including Farsi, Dari), Somali, Spanish, Tagalog (including Filipino), and Vietnamese translations of the overall proceedings are also available upon request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Contact the Clerk’s office at (619) 531-5434 or email PublicComment@sdcounty.ca.gov.

WATCH ONLINE

The live stream broadcast online may be delayed by 45-seconds or more depending on the service and your internet connection.

• Agenda Web Stream (Available live and archived several hours later) (visit www.sand iegocounty.gov. Enter the search term: “ Board Meeting Video

• Vimeo Livestream https://livestream.com/sandiegocountynewscenter

• CountySanDiego YouTube Channel (Closed captioning)

• Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/sandiegocounty

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SanDiegoCounty

• Watch on TV

• C ox channel 24 or 19

• Spectrum channel 24 or 85

• AT&T U-Verse Channel 19

LISTEN ON THE PHONE

• Call in to (619) 531-4716 for a listen-only line to the live Board meeting while it is in session.

COMMENT ONLINE OR BY PHONE

• On line: Submit an eComment on Engage San Diego County’s budget page. sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/bos/ecomment.html)

• By phone: To speak during the live meeting by phone, fill out the Board of Supervisors tele-comments form (www.sandiegocounty.gov/telecomments) and submit it before the meeting starts. After submitting the form, you will receive instructions on how to call in to the meeting.

For more information, visit the Clerk of the Board’s website at www.sandiegocounty.gov/ content/sdc/cob/bosa or call 619-531-5434.

SOURCE: Tracy DeFore, County of San Diego Communications Office

Pictured: County Administration Center.

PHOTO: Courtesy of County of San Diego

New Message at Royal Coronation: “Not My King!”

By Lisa Vives Global Information Network

Along streets packed with Londoners, visitors from around the world, and members of the royal class, the coronation of Charles and Camilla was a sumptuous display of pageantry, trumpet fanfare, and gun salutes.

A glittering gold stagecoach built in 1760 was on hand to carry the royals to Buckingham Palace.

But the crowd of three million was not the same as the subjects of the empire in days gone by. How much has changed could be seen in waving signs reading “Not My King!” “Society has changed,” said reporter Liz Stephens. “The Royal Family is not representative of the society we live in.”

“We have a lavish coronation at a time of financial hardship for many,” Stephens said. “I think it’s a disgrace,” added a protestor. “To think this country is in a mess and we’re [spending millions] on a coronation.”

At the royal coronation, the public will be asked to pledge their allegiance. But many would much rather bid farewell to the monarchy entirely, given its ties to colonialism and anti-LGBTQ+ laws around the world.

In 1952, as Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne, British forces declared a state of emergency in Kenya - part of a shrinking British Empire as colonies broke away, seeking independence.

The Kenya Land and Freedom Army, erroneously called “Mau Mau”, was a militant African national movement among the Kikuyu people that was a key element in Kenya’s path to independence.

More than 20,000 Kikuyas were put in British detention camps while 11,000 rebels died in the fighting.

For many, the British monarchy is tied to that harm – the royals ruled over the empire, profited heavily from it, and, it’s argued, were complicit in it.

Many believe King Charles’s coro -

nation is a perfect opportunity to face up to this history and reflect on whether the monarchy should even continue to exist.

Jeremiah Garsha, an assistant professor at University College Dublin, said: “I do think that 2023 is going to be that watershed moment where we look back and see there is no place for a monarchy anymore in a new Britain.”

“For us, as South Africans, obviously this is not something to b e excited or happy about,” said Kealeboga Maphunye, professor of African politics at the University of South Africa (UNISA). “It’s actually [sad] because right now the country is reeling from much of the colonial legacy of the British era.

“As we speak, I’m told the monarch will be carrying the staff (the royal scepter) which has one of our diamonds from South Africa.”

South African activists have been demanding that the UK return the world’s largest diamond, the Great Star of Africa, which is kept with other jewels in the Tower of London.

“They refer to us today as third-world countries,” added Mohammed Ali of Johannesburg, “because most countries on the continent are poor due to the mineral resources colonialists looted. They are rich because of us and should now return what they looted.”

Victor Izekor, a retired journalist, condemned the British invasion of the Benin Kingdom in southern Nigeria, carting away artifacts.

They love their British tradition but they came to destroy ours,” he said.

The Commonwealth, a group of nations mostly made up of places once claimed by the British Empire, sees the coronation with apathy at best. King Charles should be repairing the damage of colonialism, said Australian senator Lidia Thorpe, “including returning the stolen wealth that has been taken from our people.”

Press Freedom Threats Grow In Eastern and Southern Africa

By Lisa Vives Global Information Network

With a blindfold, a sword in one hand and scales in another, Lady Justice is one of the most recognized legal symbols around the world.

Today, however, questionable actions cloud this moral force - from the Supreme Court of the U.S. to the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe which prepares to meet the challenges of crucial general elections to take place this summer.

According to the Global Impunity Index of the Committee to Protect Journalists, no one has been held to account for nearly 80% of journalist murders during the last 10 years, and governments show little interest in tackling the issue.

Despite police assurances of progress and two arrests in Ghana – nobody has been tried or convicted in the murder of Ahmed SuelaDivela, an investigative reporter who exposed alleged corruption in African soccer.

Since Divela’s death, at least 30 other Ghanaian journalists and media workers have

faced abuses in connection with their work, including attacks, threats, and arrests.

Divela told the NY-based Committee to Protect Journalists that he feared for his life after an image of his face was broadcast on live television by Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament from the ruling New Patriotic Party, accompanied by repeated threats.

In the Republic of Burundi, an appeals court this month upheld a 10-year prison term for

Floriane Irangabiye for a commentary she shared on the diaspora-based online media outlet Radio Igicaniro, in which she was critical of the political elite in Burundi.

In Kenya, 14 organizations have called on Kenyan authorities to speed up investigations into the killing of the Pakistan-born Arshad Sharif, fatally shot by a police officer in a case of “mistaken identity.” Pakistani investigators described the Kenyan police version of events as “full of contradictions” and “not believ -

able”.

Investigators called Sharif’s killing “a case of planned targeted assassination with transnational characters rather than a case of mistaken identity”.

Now Zimbabwe’s NewsDay has expressed fears that Zimbabwean courts “are already showing us a different version of justice, one that is perverted to serve certain individuals and achieve certain ends.”

The deck Is stacked against Zimbabwe’s opposition in upcoming elections, wrote Zimbabwean Chipo Dendere, an assistant professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College.

Finally, the Media Institute of Southern Africa and Amnesty International warn that “attacks, harassment, intimidation and criminalization of journalists have been escalating in East and Southern Africa for exposing allegations of corruption and human rights violations.”

The statement by Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty’s director for East and Southern Africa, appeared this month on World Press Freedom Day.

Qatar Flies Aid into Sudan, Airlifts Evacuees Amid Fighting

By Lujain Jo Associated Press

Qatar flew a relief flight into Sudan carrying some 40 tons of food and left with 150 evacuees early Saturday as fighting continued between two generals vying for power in the African nation.

The Qatari Emiri Air Force C-17 Globemaster touched down in Port Sudan, some 670 kilometers (415 miles) northeast of Sudan’s violence-torn capital of Khartoum. Th e port city has been spared in the fighting and has become one of the few safe transit points out of the country, whether by air or by ships crossing the Red Sea heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Evacuees boarded the C-17 bearing the livery of Qatar Airways, the energy-rich nation’s long-haul carrier. Those who spoke to The Associated Press described facing “very scary, terrifying” conditions trying to leave Khartoum for the airfield.

The conflict started on April 15 after months of escalating tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and a rival paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The fighting has turned urban areas into battlefields. Foreign governments have rushed to evacuate their diplomats and thousands of foreign nationals from Sudan.

Despite repeated cease-fires being declared, the warring sides have shown little commitment to even short-term promises to stop the fighting. Qatar in the past has held peace talks between warring parties in Sudan’s Darfur region, as well as those between Sudan and South Sudan.

“We are leaving but unfortunately Khartoum is in a dire situation. Khartoum is done,’’ said Aliah Helelo, another Sudanese resident of Qatar being evacuated. “We are leaving with our hearts in our hands. We left our families behind

and we fear for them. But thank God. I pray that God avenges and punishes whoever caused this.”

The food carried into Sudan by the Qatari military aircraft included bags of rice, dates, oil, lentils and

tomato sauce. Hunger is becoming a problem in Sudan as stores r emain closed amid the fighting and food is in scarce supply. Prices across the country “are reportedly skyrocketing, making critical goods unaffordable for many peo -

ple,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.

Khaled Mahmoud Osman, the deputy chief of mission at the Sudanese Embassy in Qatar, told journalists gathered at Qatar’s sprawling Al-Udeid Air Base before the flight that the food aid was “of the utmost importance to our people.”

Separately, the World Health Organization said it and the United Arab Emirates shipped some $444,000 worth of urgent medical supplies Friday into Sudan at Port Sudan International Airport. The WHO said that a shipment brought in just before the start of the fighting was “exhausted after a few days given the number of injured.”

Later Saturday, envoys from the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces, started negotiations in Saudi Arabia, in the city of Jeddah, across the Red Sea from Port Sudan, according to a joint Saudi-American statement.

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Photo: Nirmalya Naha via Wikimedia Commons

Evacuees flown out of Sudan disembark a Qatari C-17 Globemaster at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Photo: Lujain Jo via AP

MOMS OF THE NBA DISCUSSION PANEL

By Darrel Wheeler CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mothers with sons that play or have played for the National Basketball Association showed up at Lincoln High School’s auditorium last Saturday morning for an open mic panel discussion.

“People often ask me what I did to help Norman achieve his dreams of making it to the NBA,” Sharon Powell, event coordinator and mother of LA Clipper star and Lincoln Alum Norman Powell, shared. “It’s a question a lot of parents get asked, so I thought it would be a good idea to set up a discussion panel where people could ask questions and the mothers could share their individual experiences with an audience.”

Determination, dedication, discipline, keeping them busy, and a lot of sacrifice from the parents, child and community were some of the common denominators with the mothers of the NBA.

Mothers of Damian Lillard Dorell & Delon Wright were some of the mothers in attendance.

“I remember Sharon and Norman when Norman was in a stroller, [looking] at him [knowing] Sharon did an amazing job.” said former Director of the Jackie Robinson YMCA Michael Brunker, who hosted the event.

Some members of Lincoln’s CIF Basketball Championship team also stopped by to visit with the mothers that know what it takes to become high achievers.

“I think this is very interesting and inspiring listening to the mothers of the NBA players,” Hornet hoopster Ray Collins shared. ”It was nice meeting them and hearing their stories about their sons.”

Lincoln’s Head Football Coach David Dunn, Head Basketball Coach Jeff Harper, and Lincoln Principal Wendell Bass were also in attendance to hear their words of wisdom and advice.

PHOTOS: Darrel Wheeler

San Diego College of Continuing Education: Forward Together

By Dr. Tina M. King and Kim Desmond

Working with the community in affecting change.

That’s what the San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) has been engaged in since its founding more than a century ago. Today, SDCCE is working hand in hand with community partners that include the Jackie Robinson YMCA, Project New Village, General Dynamics NASSCO, the San Diego Housing Commission, the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, and more in striving to realize our shared vision of providing everyone with equitable access to opportunity and the resources to thrive, no matter where they live or who they are.

A model of collaboration involves SDCCE’s partnership with the City of San Diego, who are working together on an effort to have the college’s Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) in Southeast San Diego designated as a Civil Rights Landmark and whose Department of Race and Equity recently led professional development trainings with college faculty, administration, and classified professionals.

The partnership has been critical.

Historically, education systems and local government structures were the catalysts for policies that compounded racial inequity. On the city government side, redlining, gerrymandering, and directing populations of color to a limited number of professions produced the current state of inequitable outcomes in housing and education, not to mention the environmental injustice in our neighborhoods. In the education system, schools remained segregated long after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954. Through the 1960s, the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs used oppressive practices to force American Indian or Indigenous American students into English-only government boarding schools.

As we look back at history, we must learn from mistakes, repair past harm, and address the collateral consequence connected to the derivatives from institutional racism.

SDCCE has always been ahead of the curve. Founded in 1914 on the principles of inclusion and social justice, the college offers free classes for English Language Learners and free citizenship preparation courses for any immigrant and refugee yearning to reach their career and educational goals.

Through its noncredit, tuition-free offerings, SDCCE has been working with the city in tackling the homeless crisis and feeding students who are going hungry so they can succeed in furthering their education. Students, for example, can access SDCCE CARES (Commitment to Accessible Resources for Educational Support), a comprehensive basic needs program designed to help the hungry get fed and the homeless find shelter, not to mention transit vouchers, childcare, and mental wellness services.

By working to transform lives and support those who in the past had not received the support they needed, SDCCE’s career education programs in the 2019-20 fiscal year added $245 million in income to the San Diego County economy, enough to support 2,956 jobs, according to an EMSI Burning Glass study.

It’s not hard to understand why. In 1990, the college launched a Working Women in the Trades program to help women in skilled trades overcome challenges they faced when breaking into careers and jobs traditionally held by men. To combat healthcare disparities among minority populations being served by and working as

medical professionals, SDCCE’s free Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program operated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with CNA graduates filling a critical shortage in the field.

When the college’s landmark Educational Cultural Complex opened in Southeastern San Diego in 1976, complete with a 300-seat theatre and skills-building programs ranging from auto mechanics to welding, it brought change to an economically disadvantaged neighborhood bereft of higher education options and theaters showcasing the area’s culture.

Over the years, the ECC, as it is affectionately known in the commu nity, was woven into the fabric of the Civil Rights Movement. Most major city events associated with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend were founded and organized at the ECC, including the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, the King and Queen Pageant, the Annual Educators Breakfast, and the multicultural community festival. Shortly after Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a federal holiday, the late-Coretta Scott King came to the ECC to host a threeday symposium thanking SDCCE for leading the national campaign to celebrate her husband’s legacy.

Thanks to the generosity of a $35 million state renovation grant from President pro Tempore of the California State Senate Toni G. Atkins, major renovations at the ECC theatre will soon get underway, transforming the facility into a Southeast San Diego version of the La Jolla Playhouse.

Building community and empowering those who have been left behind is what SDCCE has been striving for since its founding. It has succeeded because of its collaborative approach.

Tina M. King, Ed.D., is President of the San Diego College of Continuing Education.

Kim Desmond, is the City of San Diego Chief Race and Equity Officer.

Dr. Tina M. King

Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at ECC in 1985 and called upon San Diegans to advocate worldwide peace in commemoration of her late husband’s birthday.

PHOTO: Courtesy of SDCCE

Boxer and activist Muhammad Ali with ECC President Lillian K. Beam in 1981.

First MLK Parade Float. Members of ECC’s cultural arts and special education programs ride atop a float created for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade in 1981. The tradition continues to this day with Continuing Education regularly participating in the event.

Kim Desmond

17th Annual Older Americans Celebration

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff

Last Friday, the Fourth District Seniors Resource Center celebrated its 17th Annual Older Americans event. This year was especially important since the keynote speaker was none other than our own Dr. Shirley N. Weber, California Secretary of State and only the fifth African American to hold a Constitutional office in the 170 years of the State of California. This means that she is in the chain of command to replace the Governor as Head of the State following three other persons before her.

Mrs. Rosemary Pope, the Executive Director of the center did a masterful job of setting the stage for the event, which honored six persons who were 91 years old; three that were 92 years old; two that were 90 years old; four who were 92 years old; one that was 97 years old; two who were 100; one who was 101; and one person who was 102. Together, these 19 persons have lived a total of 1,780 years. That indeed is something to celebrate.

Dr. Weber spoke of the shoulders she stands on, the support she has always received from her community and the responsibility we have to assist those who come after us. Mr. Cecil Steppe, the only male present at the age of 90, spoke of how he gets up everyday with a purpose and how important it is to stay engaged. Ms. Carmelia “Toot” Bell gave outstanding musical selections. Mrs. Ardelle Matthews, at the age of 92, offered prayer.

The food served was worth the brief wait as volunteers did a professional and elegant job of serving each table. Each senior was brought to the front and seated before the audience as they were recognized and received accommodations from the Mayor of the City as well as State representatives, Secretary Weber gave each honoree a State Medallion.

This was an event where the youngsters in their 60s, 70s, 80s made up the audience and everyone did so with admiration.

PHOTOS: Mike Norris

Gospel Extravaganza Brings Faith, Joy and Hope to Seniors

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the George D. McKinney Retirement Center hosted a Gospel Extravaganza on the Inspiration patio. The event was organized by the Tenant’s Association and the residents of the center, with the help of over twenty volunteers from the community. The event

featured soloists, praise dancers, and musical groups that performed gospel songs with the theme of Faith, Hope and Love.

The event was attended by over 100 guests and senior residents who enjoyed the uplifting and healing power of gospel music. They sang along, clapped, danced, and praised God with the performers. They also enjoyed a delicious home cooked meal that was catered and served by the volunteers.

The performers were invited by the Tenant’s Association and the residents of the center through their church network. They included Instruments 4 Christ, Kim Watt, Rev. Vincent Woolfolk, Sr.

Donnell Pleasant, Stephen Pierce, Patricia Thrower and more. They sang or played songs that matched the theme of Faith, Hope and Love, such as ‘We’ve come this far by faith’ and ‘Thank You Lord!’

The audience responded very positively by applauding, clapping, cheering, and crying.

The attendees said it was one of the best nights of their lives.

The event was a success in bringing faith, joy and hope to the seniors and the community.

The organizers and volunteers said they plan to host more gospel extravaganza events in the future. They said they hope to reach more seniors

and more people in the community with their love of gospel music.

Thank you to the planning committee who included Barbara Holt, Elvie Washington, Maxine Mitchell, Evelyn Blackshire, Freda Duncan, Joann Sullivan and Jeanette Lee.

The San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) is one of California’s largest noncredit colleges, serving 40,000 students annually.

SDCCE is focused on serving refugees, immigrants, and underserved populations who need workforce training. Many students begin their career journey at SDCCE and then prepares them for immediate employment or can transition to San Diego City, Mesa or Miramar colleges.

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PHOTOS: Mike Norris

Making Mental Health Part of Primary Care for Seniors

By Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services

San Francisco resident Fancher Larson has spent much of her career advocating for the rights of people with mental health challenges. An older adult, she was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and now worries what will happen to a younger relative with behavioral health challenges for whom she is the primary caregiver if she’s unable to care for him.

Larson’s story is among the array of mental and behavioral health challenges that older adults in California and across the country are facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Larson spoke during an April 27 roundtable discussion on the behavioral health needs of Bay Area older adults organized by the California Department of Aging (CDA). Held at the On Lok 30th Street Senior Center in San Francisco, the event drew patients, clinicians, CDA staff, social workers and other community leaders who shared their experiences as more older adults contend with physical, mental and financial challenges even as pandemic restrictions recede. The gathering is part of state-wide efforts to improve services for older adults under California’s Master Plan for Aging, a 10-year blueprint aimed at enhancing state- and locallevel support in five key areas: housing, healthcare, social equity, caregivers, and financial security. Fifteen percent of California residents are aged 65 or older. That number is expected to rise to 25% by 2030.

CDA Director Susan DeMarois said the goal of the roundtable –the first of four, with three more in Fresno, San Bernardino, and Ukiah – is to garner community input that can shape policy around meeting the behavioral health needs of older adults, who have seen a spike in physical and mental health problems since the start of the pandemic.

Experts attribute the trend in part to the increased social isolation resulting from pandemic-related restrictions and say that address -

ing that isolation by making mental health resources more available is key.

“Mental health is still a taboo in many communities of color,” said Michelle Fonseca, a resident of the city’s Mission neighborhood who is working to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

“With all of the disinformation around COVID, many seniors didn’t want to be vaccinated,” Fonseca continued. “In my neighborhood, it was community members knocking on doors, speaking Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, that gave these folks that sense of security to go and get the vaccine.”

“People are much more likely to overcome their fears if someone like them is sitting across the room or is on the other line,” said Dr. Marcy Adelman, co-founder of the LGBTQ+ senior resource center Openhouse SF and a member of the California Commission on Aging.

Adelman, along with On Lok Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ben Lui, both stressed that mental and behavioral health support needs to be better integrated into primary care services.

“Effective behavioral health services are those that are integrated into primary care,” said Lui. “For seniors with behavioral health conditions, there is often associated

Take Care of Your Travel Checklist Ahead of Time!

By DMV

Making travel plans this year? Find out how the DMV can assist you in having a smooth trip from renewing your license online to getting ahead of the May 2025 REAL ID enforcement date, the DMV is here to help.

ing you take care of your travel checklist. The DMV offers the following tips to help make your trip as easy as possible:

instability, and a good public health prevention model needs to address these problems upstream, like housing, financial planning, and transportation needs.”

Jim DeRoche, a senior citizen living in San Francisco, said traumainformed training of care workers was key to connecting with older adults like himself. He also described his experience with the phone-based Friendship Line, operated by the Institute on Aging.

Seniors who used the Friendship Line “reported a marked decrease in depression, anxiety and loneliness over six months,” said Institute on Aging Vice President of Integrated Care Services Mia Grigg. “This trust-based emotional care is a part of primary care.”

Roundtable participants agreed that coordinating efforts to integrate behavioral health into primary care services needs to start at the state level.

“For many older adults with mental illness who then develop dementia, that new diagnosis means they’re no longer eligible for previously used mental health services,” said Jennifer Stephens-Pierre, the director of Alameda County’s Area Agency on Aging. “Without legislation to change this, they fall into a space where they want to underreport one illness over the other to keep getting the care they need.”

If I already have my passport, why do I need a REAL ID?

While you can board a domestic flight with a passport, there are several reasons to upgrade your license to a REAL ID. A REAL ID not only allows you to easily board domestic flights but also enter secure facilities such as military bases, federal courthouses, and other federal facilities. It serves as an everyday form of identification and lets you fly domestically without having to risk traveling with your passport. A REAL ID does not replace a passport.

Can I fly with a temporary ID?

Although the DMV will issue you a temporary ID if you are waiting to receive a replacement, the TSA does not consider a temporary ID an acceptable form of identification for flying.

If you need to replace your ID, don’t forget to use the DMV’s convenient online services, and request to replace your driver’s license from the comfort of your home. Create or log into your MyDMV account and have your payment information ready. After completing a request, you’ll receive your replacement ID within three to four weeks. If you have not received your replacement within 60 days check the status here.

What essentials should I have on my travel checklist?

Make your trip a breeze by ensur-

1 Make sure your license is not expired. If you notice your ID will expire before your flight, or before your return flight, make sure you allow ample time to renew it. You can do this online with the help of the DMV’s online services. If you need to renew your license, make it a REAL ID and get ahead of the May 2025 enforcement date. Start your application today!

2 H ave a road trip planned? Check your vehicle registration and renew your vehicle registration online if you need to. Make sure you have a renewal notice confirming your current address, your license plate number, the last five digits of your VIN, and your payment information ready to enter online.

3 Don’t lose your vehicle registration renewal notice in the mail! Now that most DMV tasks can be done online, make the change to paperless notifications and eliminate the hassle of receiving DMV notices by mail for good! Log into your MyDMV account and select the option to go paperless. All the necessary information can now be sent to you by email Visit: https://www.dmv. ca.gov/portal/paperless-notices/

4 Make sure the address on your ID is current. You can request a change of address and check the status using the DMV’s convenient online services. You must wait 14 days after a change of address before requesting a new driver’s license. For more information or answers to questions not listed here, please visit www.dmv.ca.gov.

Note: DMV offices are closed on weekends.

Earlier this year, Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, two seniors at St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans, presented their findings on the Pythagorean Theorem at the American Mathematical Society’s Annual Southeastern Conference, uncovering that the Theorem can be proven with trigonometry – something scholars have said was impossible for the last 2,000 years.

“It’s really an unparalleled feeling, honestly, because there’s just nothing like being able to do something that people don’t think young people can do. A lot of times you see this stuff,

you don’t see kids like us doing it,” Calcea told reporters.

Trigonometry is based on Pythagoras’ Theorem (A^2 + B^2 = C^2). So the idea of using trigonometry to prove the Theorem has been deemed impossible because it’s considered a circular logic fallacy, meaning an idea can’t prove itself.

However, both Calcea and Ne’Kiya have found a way to use trigonometry to prove the Theorem without circular logic. It’s a discovery mathematicians have been trying to make for 2,000 years and is quite phenomenal. The only high school students presenting at the conference, the girls have credited their teachers with helping them to crack the code, challenging them to make the impossible possible.

“We have really great teachers,” said Ne’Kiya.

Calcea echoed those sentiments, pointing back to the school’s motto. “Our slogan is ‘No Excellence Without Hard Labor.’ So, they definitely push us,” she added.

Following FDA regulatory action, CDC has taken steps to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and allow more flexibility for people at higher risk who want the option of added protection from additional COVID-19 vaccine doses.

CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met April 19 to discuss these COVID-19 vaccine recommendation changes, and the associated implications and implementation. Although there was no vote at this meeting, ACIP members expressed their support for these recommendations.

These changes include:

• CDC’s new recommendations allow an additional updated (bivalent) vaccine dose for adults ages 65 years and older and additional doses for people who are immunocompromised. This allows more flexibility for healthcare providers to administer additional doses to immunocompromised patients as needed.

• Monovalent (original) mRNA COVID19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for use in the United States.

• CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 years and older receive an updated (bivalent) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine,

regardless of whether they previously completed their (monovalent) primary series.

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business was: 10/10/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Elda Betzabeth Fragoso 6348 Malcolm Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Carlos Esteban Martinez 6348 Malcolm Dr. San Diego, CA 92115

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 11, 2023

This fictitious business name will expire on April 11, 2028 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11

STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2023-9007912

Fictitious business name(s): Clean I Love San Diego

The original statement of this fictitious business was filed in San Diego County on: 12/22/22, and assigned file number 2022-9027728 Located at: 3549 Menlo Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego

The following partner has withdrawn: Jose Sifuentes 3549 Menlo Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division Hall of Justice 37-2023-00014155CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Vera A. Livingstone, 182333

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Reza Behrou filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Reza Behrou

PROPOSED NAME: Ryan Anderson

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

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To find your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. WE ACCEPT: • Name Change:$85.00 (4 weeks) • Standard Classified: $3.75 a line • Summons: $130.00 (4 weeks) • Fictitious Business Name: $25.00 (4 weeks)

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

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego

1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 Central

37-2022-00018183-

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The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issue the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

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

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST

Petitioner or Attorney: Maria Angelica Guillen

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Maria Angelica Guillen Lilie Pinales Margarita H. Guillen filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Eva Reina Sanchez

PROPOSED NAME: Eva Reina Guillen-Cortes

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

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: July 12, 2023

Time: 8:45 A.M. Dept. 503

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To find your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm)

The address of the court is: 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Civil Division 37-2023-00016081CU-PT-CTL

Petitioner or Attorney: Guadalupe Nunez Luna

To All Interested Persons:

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9005945 Fictitious business name(s): Cultivate Wellness Med Spa Located at: 2454 3rd Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 3/13/2023 This business is hereby registered by the following: Cultivate Wellness Med Spa 2454 3rd Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 16, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on March 16, 2028 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9008381 Fictitious business name(s): Diamond Heart SD Located at: 1746 Via Costina San Ysidro, CA 92173 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Saivaauli Savaiinaea 1746 Via Costina San Ysidro, CA 92173 Adrian Gutiza 3027 Melbourne Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 14, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on April 14, 2028 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9008213 Fictitious business name(s): Safe Space Swim Located at: 243 S. Escondido Blvd. #113 Escondido, CA 92025 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 3/25/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Maria T. Aguilar Diaz 975 Del Dios Rd. #283 Escondido, CA 92029 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 12, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on April 12, 2028 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9008238 Fictitious business name(s): Handy Dandy Pets Located at: 7025 Waite Dr. Apt. 39A La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Hagos Corp 7025 Waite Dr. Apt. 39A La Mesa, CA 91941 conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 3/21/2023 This business is hereby registered by the following: Cynthia Lynn Williams 18218 Paradise Mtn Rd. Spc. 17 Valley Center, CA 92082 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 3, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on April 3, 2028 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9008567 Fictitious business name(s): I Am We Solutions Located at: 800 E. Bobier Dr. Vista, CA 92084 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 4/11/2023 This business is hereby registered by the following: I Am We Solutions 800 E. Bobier Dr. Vista, CA 92084 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 18, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2028 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9008540 Fictitious business name(s): Sugar Daddy Cosmetics Studio22 Pro Beauty Located at: 219 E. 8th St. National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego 7757 Bloomfield Rd. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 10/15/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: The Office Brows & Beauty LLC 219 E. 8th St. National City, CA 91950 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 18, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2028 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9008168 Fictitious business name(s): Alaniz Pool Service & Repairs Located at: 1234 Palomar Pl. Apt. D. Vista, CA 92084 County of San Diego 2475 Paseo de las Americas San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlos E. Alaniz 1234 Palomar Pl. Apt. D. Vista, CA 92084 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 12, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on April 12, 2028 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9005942 Fictitious business name(s): Studio NN Located at: 2454 3rd Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9010172 Fictitious business name(s): Strive Pharmacy Located at: 11468 Sorrento Valley Rd. Ste. C San Diego, CA 92121 County of San Diego 1275 E. Baseline Rd. Ste. 104 Gilbert, AZ 85233 County of Maricopa This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Strive Pharmacy California LLC 1275 E. Baseline Rd. Ste. 104 Gilbert, AZ 85233 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 9, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on May 9, 2028 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9009826 Fictitious business name(s): FYJ Service Cleaning LLC Located at: 205 S. 2nd St. Space 29 El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 4/19/2023 This business is hereby registered by the following: FYJ Service Cleaning LLC 205 S. 2nd St. Space 29 El Cajon, CA 92019 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 3, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on May 3, 2028 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9010041 Fictitious business name(s): SD Urban Rentals SD Urban Vacation Rentals San Diego Urban Rentals San Diego Urban Vacation Rentals Located at: 3275 C St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 4/27/2008 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kathleen Grace Davidson 3634 7th Ave. 14F San Diego, CA 92103 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 5, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on May 5, 2028 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9009966 Fictitious business name(s): BLK KOFE BAR Located at: 8960 Aero Dr. Suite 115 #4128 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Denise N. Hamiton 9090 Gramercy Dr. Apt. 149 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 5, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on May 5, 2028 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9009950 Fictitious business name(s): Jennifer Rickard LMFT Located at: 2729 4th Ave. Ste. 3 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 1/3/2018 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jennifer Rickard Marriage and Family Therapy INC. 2729 4th Ave. Ste. 3 San Diego, CA 92103 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 5, 2023 This fictitious business name will expire on May 5, 2028 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9008826 Fictitious business name(s): Jasmine Healing Center Located at: 438 Camino del Rio S. San Diego, CA 92108 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Statement of Withdrawal from Partnership NAME CHANGE Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will electronically receive bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: STADIUM DRAINAGE AND TRACK RESURFACING AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023, outside the main office of Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113. Contractors and subcontractors must preregister with the District prior to attending the site walk at sandiegounified.org/sitewalks. The Bid and Contract Documents may be downloaded free of charge at the District’s new online Planroom at sandiegousdplans.com. All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on JUNE 8, 2023. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to tinyurl.com/SDUSD-PlanetBids then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CC23-0956-23-00-00 Stadium Drainage and Track Resurfacing at Lincoln High School. For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration.” The project estimate is between $1.4 million and $1.5 million. This is a PSA project and requires prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: A, or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Linda Hippe, Director, Purchasing and Contracts, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CC23-0956-23-00-00 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Petitioner Guadalupe Nunez Luna filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names

PRESENT NAME:

Guadalupe Nunez Luna

PROPOSED NAME: Luna Nunez Herrera

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: June 6, 2023 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To find your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm)

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

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issue the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

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

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

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is:

County of San Diego

330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101

Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2023-00015292CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Kaiden Michael Bass

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Kaiden Michael Bass filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Kaiden Michael Bass

PROPOSED NAME: Kaiden Michael Bernhardt

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

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: May 31, 2023

Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To find your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before

Petition and Order to Show

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11

SUMMONS

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

2851 Meadow Lark Dr. San Diego, CA 92123

CITATION FOR FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL

Attorney or Party without Attorney: Armando Solis Barrios

Case Number: 23AD000134C IN THE MATTER OF Xareni Yezel Zapien

(Date of Birth: 11/30/2007 A Minor)

To (name):

GUATI ORANIO ZAPIEN

You are ordered to appear in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, in Department JC-02 at the court location indicated above on June 09, 2023, at 1:30 PM, to show cause, why (names) XARENI

YEZEL ZAPIEN should not be declared free from parental custody and control as requested in the petition.

This hearing will be conducted by video or telephone through the 2851 Meadowlark Drive San Diego, CA 92123. See attached instructions and call the court to have the video link emailed to you.

IMPORTANT:

GUATI ORANIO ZAPIEN please call the court promptly for instructions on how to attend this hearing.

(858) 634-1671

M-F 8:30am - 11:30 PST

At the hearing, the judge will read the petition and, if requested, will explain the effect of the granting of the petition, any term or allegation contained therein and the nature of the proceeding, its procedures and possible consequences, and may continue the matter for not more than 30 days for the appointment of counsel or to give counsel time to prepare.

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.

Someone over the age of 18 - not the petitioner - must serve the other party with all the forms and complete a proof of service form, such as Proof of Service of Citation (Adoptions) (SDSC Form #JUV-300), telling when and how the other party was served and file that with the court.

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

Date Filed: 4/11/23 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11

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1924

MOSES FLEETWOOD WALKER PASSES

Moses Fleetwood “Fleet” Walker was the first African American to play major league baseball in the nineteenth century. Born October 7, 1857, in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Walker was the fifth of six children born to parents Dr. Moses W. Walker, a physician, and Caroline Walker, a midwife.

Fleet played individual games for other teams as a catcher, including the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1883. In August 1883, Adrian “Cap” Anson, manager of the Chicago White Stockings, stated his team would not play Toledo with Walker in the lineup. Although both teams played, the incident marked the beginning of baseball’s acceptance of a color line.

Following his baseball career, Fleet published the pamphlet Our Home Colony: A Treatise on the Past, Present, and Future of the Negro Race in America and edited the Black newspaper, The Equator in 1908. Walker and his second wife, Ednah Jane Mason, also managed a local theater called the Opera House in Cadiz, Ohio. While at the Opera House, Walker invented three improvements in film reel loading and changing.

Moses Fleetwood Walker died on May 11, 1924, in Steubenville, Ohio.

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Among the recommendations made by the task force is for the state of California to issue a formal apology from the state of California. The implied admission of guilt should mitigate the harm historically inflicted on the Black community, task force members say.

under the institution of chattel slavery.” The final draft includes evidence provided by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) of African Americans denied their fundamental liberties and humanity throughout the state’s history, from before the Civil War to the present.

During the task force 14th meeting held in Sacramento in March, economists advising the task force presented economic formulas estimating that the reparations owed to Black Californians who are descendants of people enslaved in the United States is likely to total more than $800 billion.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order

The report will contain “a nonexhaustive list” that includes “barbarities carried out on behalf of the State by its representative officers, governing bodies, and the people.”

“The Legislature must apologize on behalf of the State of California and the People of California for the perpetration of gross human rights violations and genocide of Africans who were enslaved and their descendants through public apology, requests for forgiveness, censure of state perpetrators, and tributes to victims,” the report states. “But the Task Force does not recommend the Legislature issue an apology without taking other required steps recommended by the Task Force to conform to the international standards for satisfaction; such an apology would be hollow and ineffective.”

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The draft states that the apology would address the “atrocities committed by California state actors who promoted, facilitated, enforced, and permitted”

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• Individuals ages 6 years and older who have already received an updated mRNA vaccine do not need to take any action unless they are 65 years or older or immunocompromised.

• For young children, multiple doses continue to be recommended and will vary by age,

“To be effective, a considerable number of survivors and their relatives must participate in the development of the apology. As occurred with the apology to California tribal communities, the Legislature should establish a program or government body, such as the California American Freedman Affairs Agency, to facilitate listening sessions that allow victims and their relatives to narrate personal experiences and recount specific injustices caused by the state of California,” the task force recommends.

It took eight hours for the task force members to approve numerous recommendations addressing issues such as over-policing and mass incarceration in Black communities, health and environmental inequities and discrimination in education, housing, voting, housing, and business opportunities, and others. The report also addresses the inability to create wealth due to inequity and lack of quality jobs.

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland12) addressed the panel during the public comments section of the meeting. She is co-sponsoring the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) bill in Congress. The first-ever congressional commission examines the effects of slaves, institutional racism, and discrimination against people of color and how history impacts laws and policies today.

The final meeting for the Task Force will be held June 29 in Sacramento. Remarks by task force Members, a Presentation of the Report, and closing comments by legislators and other dignitaries will end the twoyear charge for the first-of-its-kind reparations commission.

For any questions about the Task Force meeting, contact DOJ at ReparationsTaskforce@doj.ca.gov or call (213) 519-0504.

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Alternatives to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines remain available for people who cannot or will not receive an mRNA vaccine. CDC’s recommendations for use of (monovalent) Novavax or Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines were

not affected by the changes made today.

CDC and ACIP will continue to monitor COVID-19 disease levels and vaccine effectiveness in the months ahead and look forward to additional discussion around potential updates this fall.

State Assemblyman and task force member Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) and San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe take notes during the 15th meeting on May 6, 2023. PHOTO: Antonio Ray Harvey via CBM

Will H. Sybil May Markees

Madden

SUNRISE 07/03/1946

SUNSET 03/18/2023

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Funeral services were held on 04/13/2023 at Mt. Erie Baptist Church, with a burial following at Miramar National Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Will H. Madden was born on July 3, 1946 to the late William Henry and Efolia Madden in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was the second of four children born to this union. Will received his formal education at George Washington Carver Elementary and Scipio A. Jones Middle School, in North Little Rock. As a young teen, Will’s parents wanted a better life for him and encouraged him to move to San Diego, Ca to live with his beloved older sister and her husband, the late Curtis & Beulah (Dollie) Jones.

He continued his education and graduated in 1964 from Lincoln High School. Will was definitely a Hornet for Life! Shortly after arriving in San Diego, Will joined Mt. Erie Baptist Church. He professed his love for Jesus Christ and was baptized.

After graduation, Will enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country. He was stationed in Vietnam and was fortunate to be stationed right here in San Diego. After the Navy he was employed by Foodmaker. Inc. as a cross-country truck driver for Jack in the Box. He remained with the company until they moved the warehouse to Los Angeles, CA. Thereafter he worked proudly for the USPS.

Will met and married the late Beverly Ann Eugene. The Lord blessed them to have two beautiful daughters, Dacia La’quette and Tara La’vette. He later married Gelorias Lucas, he was a devoted husband to her.

On Saturday, March 18, 2023, the Lord sounded the trumpet and summoned his child home to take his final rest. Will leaves to cherish his memory: his devoted daughters, Dacia Russell & Tara madden-slaughter; eight grandchildren Racquel, Raenique (Adriel), Rhejonald, Michael, Reggie, Chenel, Ciara and Shardacia; five great-grandchildren Myah, Isaiah, Ariyanah, Malia and Christian; two brothers John (Chia) Madden of San Diego, ca., and Bobby (Shirley) Bobo, of Little Rock, Arkansas; one brother-in-love, Jimmy Letbetter of Las Vegas, Nevada; adopted children Anthony (Benita) Jemison of Alabama, Rev. Clyde (Saunja) Gaines II, and Traci (Edward) Shenault; and god daughters Joycelyn (Brian) Palmer-Stodghll and Natasha Norwood.

Carrie Mae King

SUNRISE 12/08/1946

SUNSET 04/09/2023

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Funeral services were held at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, with a burial following at Greenwood Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Sybil May Woods was born Sybil May Thompson on March 17th, 1926 in British Honduras, now known as Belize. Sybil was born to the proud parents of Henry A. Thompson of Kingston, Jamaica and Ann Elizabeth Thompson of Belize and was accompanied by 8 siblings.

She moved to San Diego, California in 1956, and shortly after, she married Rev. Robert Lee Woods. She birthed and raised 8 beautiful children including Earl Hamilton and is survived by 7 of her children: Ann Henry, Betty Woods, Barbara Woods, Robert Woods, Joe Woods, Alice Nelson and David Kahlid Woods, along with 9 grandchildren that she adored: Etosha Edwards, Eric Bates, Brandon Thompson, Antonia Porcher, Parker Nelson, Rowan Nelson, Harlow Nelson, LaToya Woods and Darsell Caldwell.

Sybil was a very caring and giving Mother and Grandmother, a dedicated matriarch and the glue to her family. She nurtured those around her by serving as a Certified Nurse’s Aide for several years. Her favorite color was green and she enjoyed word search and crossword puzzles, watching Nascar races and watching NCIS.

On April 5th of 2023, Sybil May Woods gracefully returned home after 97 years of a fruitful and fulfilling life. She transitioned peacefully in her sleep. Family members and loved ones joined together to cherish her memories and celebrate the life of Sybil May Woods on April 19th, 2023.

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Funeral services were held on 04/26/2023 at East Palomar Church of Crist, with a burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Markees Morales was born in San Diego, California on December 25, 1995, to Kenny White and Nancelia Evans. He was the second youngest out of seven siblings. Markees was a wonderful man who enjoyed biking, skateboarding, swimming, dancing, darts, knife throwing and going to the shooting range. He enjoyed doing these hobbies with the love of his life, Quierra Gray by his side. Markees was employed as a Security Officer for Rancho Bernardo High School, along with other North County high schools. He also worked at Petco Park, NASSCO Ship Yard, and Classic Beverage.

Markees gave his life to the Lord at an early age. In 2022, he rededicated his life to the Lord at the age of twenty-six years old at Church of Christ. Markees believed in his heart that God is the truth, the way, and the light. He was confident that God’s mercy and grace would carry him through this life. Markees Morales passed on April 2, 2023. He is preceded in death by his father; Kenny White; two grandfathers Ezell Smith Benard Lynch; and grandmother Synthia Ann Lynch.

Markees is survived by his mother Nancelia Evans Jackson; Step-father Samuel Jackson; four brothers: Charlie J. Lewis III (Stephanie Lewis), Kenneth L. Evans (Katy Evans), Alonzo M. Evans (Maria Valenzuela), Samuel D. E. Jackson; two sisters Keyonah M. Newkirk and Latifah S. Evans; three uncles William D. Lynch (Gwen), Terrance D. Lynch, Tyrone K. Lynch; three aunts and two uncles on his father’s side; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Cheryl Sevier-Taylor

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Funeral services were held on 05/02/2023 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, with a burial following at El Camino Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Cheryl “Cha Cha’’ Sevier was born on January 19th, 1954 in San Diego, California. She was the youngest of four children born to Alexander and Celeste Sevier.

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Funeral services were held on 04/28/2023 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, with a burial following at Greenwood Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Carrie Mae King was born on December 8, 1946, in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the third of four children born to the late Garney Clayton and Ida Mae Hoggard. Carrie graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia.

As a young adult, she met and married Learey Lee King. They became the proud parents of four beautiful children: Olithia Renae, Karen Louise, Learey Jr. and Lee Antonio. Carrie later worked at a local company in Norfolk making artificial Christmas trees. Seeking a better life, the King family decided to move to San Diego, California.

Carrie worked part-time as a receptionist at her brother’s real estate office before attending and receiving her certificate in welding at the Educational Culture Complex (ECC). In her mid-thirties, Carrie began to experience problems walking and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis many years later.

On April 9, 2023, the Lord spoke to Carrie and told her that it was time for her to go home. Carrie Mae King was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and friend. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Learey Lee King. She is survived by her two daughters: Olithia Renae Lankford (William) of Monroe, GA and Karen Louise Elliott of Chula Vista, CA; two sons: Learey King Jr. and Lee Antonio King (Adrianne) of Spring Valley, CA; one sister, Ida Hoggard Gordon of Hemet, CA; two brothers: Gurney Lindell Hoggard (Frances) of Ridgecrest, CA and William Winston Hoggard (Theresa) of Williamsport, Maryland; seven grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Cheryl worked for CBS 8 San Diego for about 8-10 years. Cheryl had an opportunity for a career change in the late 80s when she got a job at Mcdonald’s on the NTC base (Naval Training Center) where she met her husband, George P. Taylor. Cheryl worked her way up to store manager and married Gorge Taylor in 1994.

Cheryl became a foster parent twice in her life. Cheryl’s house was a safe haven for her nieces, nephews and her daughter’s friends. Cheryl began volunteering for Paradise Valley Hospital and eventually took over the Life Line Department. Cheryl was then given a job as a PBX operator for Paradise Valley Hospital and eventually became a lab technician for the hospital as well.

Cheryl worked at an after-school program at the Oxnard Community Center in Chula Vista, CA. Cheryl attended Southwestern College and received multiple Child Development Certificates. Cheryl worked caring for adults with disabilities, children with mental illnesses and with Child Protective Services at the Polanski Center San Diego.

By the early 2000s, Cheryl started working for Caregiving Agencies and by 2010 she started her own business and began doing private-duty caregiving. Cheryl even stepped in to help her daughter with her dreams by becoming an office assistant, craft services and producer of KaoticKlone Productions.

On April 17th, 2023 God called “Cha Cha” home to receive eternal rest. Now Cheryl and George can live happily ever after. Cheryl leaves her only child Jocelyn Sevier-Smith & soon to be daughter-in-law, Karma.

She leaves her brother Rodney Sevier and his wife Susie. Nieces and nephews Gwen, Jimmy, Cheryl, Carol, Jason, Melody, David, Amy, Sarah and Steven. Cheryl has 20 nieces and nephews, a host of great nieces and nephews, other relatives, friends and children she has adopted as her own.

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OBITUARIES

Irma Jean Edmond Annie

Green

SUNRISE 12/16/1941

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Irma Green was called home to be with her heavenly father on April 24, 2023, in San Diego, California where she has resided since 1966.

Born December 16, 1941, Irma was an extraordinary, inspirational, affectionate, considerate, generous and FANTASTIC lady, who gave her love unconditionally to anyone who needed it. She earned both her Bachelors’s and Master’s degrees from San Diego State University while raising her children and working.

Irma will be remembered by her husband, Vernon Green; Six of her children: Beverly Anderson, Cardell Turner, Hernandez Johnson, Iskander Ali, Marlynn (Lance) McCall and Isis Ali. 29 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of cousins will also remember her great spirit and love she consistently and continually gave effortlessly.

Viewing and Remembrance will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with the service starting promptly at 11 a.m. at Greater Life Baptist Church, 2770 Glebe Rd., Lemon Grove, CA 91945.

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Funeral Services were held on May 6, 2023, at New Seasons Church.

Edmond Henry Tucker, Sr. aka “Eddie,” was born to Emma Mae and Joseph Maxie Tucker on March 18, 1937, in Red Bluff, California where his father worked as a master machinist assisting with the WWII effort. He was the fourth of nine children born to this union.

The family moved to San Diego, CA where Eddie graduated from Lincoln High School. He was a member of the Park Boys Community Organization after he graduated from high school. The Park Boys was an early community service organization in the mid-1950s that held events to better the San Diego community. He was extremely proud to be a part of the organization. The Park Boys and Eddie were recently recognized by the City of San Diego for their service.

Eddie worked for the City of San Diego Airport Department in his early years. He continued working in the trucking industry until he retired in 2004. He enjoyed watching the news, going on road trips, and attending air shows to see Blue Angels of the U.S. Navy. Eddie loved eating BBQ beef ribs, oatmeal raisin cookies, coconut cream cake and drinking hot chocolate. His favorite television shows that he would binge-watch were, “Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones”. Eddie was a serious San Francisco 49ers fan. The highlight of his fan experience was in 1995, Eddie attended the Super Bowl in Miami, Florida where the 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers. Eddie passed on April 24, 2023. He was preceded in death by wife Wanda Lee Tucker; sisters Patricia Harriet Gibson (Pat), Rosa Lee Stapleton (Rosie), and Josephine Mae Johnson (Josie); brothers Joseph Maxie, Jr. (Jo Mac), Theodore F. (Freddie), Louis A (Louie), and James Allen Tucker (Jimmy); son Edmond Henry Tucker, Jr. (Bo); daughter Terri Crenshaw. Eddie leaves to mourn his wife Janet Ellen Tucker; ex-wife Garnie Lee (Reasie); three daughters, Roxanne Tucker Hanson, Rosalynd Martin and Tara Tucker; two sons Nasser and Dessalines Tucker; 18 grandchildren, Jenee Branch, Kelly Crenshaw, Kim York, Trina Tucker, Edmond Tucker III, Justin Curry, James Tucker, Joe Tucker, Johnny Tucker, Monique Ransome, Jennifer Hanson, Anna Hanson, Brandy Martin, Tony Martin, Troy Martin, Ashley (Shai) White, Paiton Brewer and Tiler Shipman, and others; 36 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; one sister Marie Elanor Tucker; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.

Ryan M. Campbell

SUNRISE 01/24/1984

SUNSET 04/15/2023

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Funeral Services were held on May 4, 2023, at Bethel Baptist Church

Ryan Michele Campbell was born on January 24, 1984, to her parents Mitchell and Theola Campbell in Chicago, IL. At the age of two, The Campbells moved to Chino, CA. At the age of three, Ryan accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized while attending New Hope Baptist Church in Pomona, CA. At the age of five, her parents moved to Poway, CA where she became a member at Mt. Moriah Church, San Diego, CA. Throughout her childhood, Ryan was an active participant in multiple choirs and held leadership roles within the church’s youth group. As an adult, Ryan was a faithful and inspirational member of her parents’ church Release Worship Center in San Diego.

Ryan lived her entire childhood in Poway, attending and graduating from Garden Road Elementary (Class of 1995), Twin Peaks Middle School (Class of 1998), and Poway High School (Class of 2002). During high school, Ryan discovered her love for the Track & Field Team as a Shot Putter, as well as becoming a peer counselor; being emotionally present for her peers. While searching for colleges in her AVID class, she discovered that she wanted to attend an HBCU. Ryan chose to attend Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, NC, and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. After graduating, most of Ryan’s career was working in Higher Education at the Registrar’s Office at Ashford University. She went further to expand her education and received her Master of Education with a specialization in Higher Education Leadership and Administration from Jones International University in 2011. Prior to her passing, Ryan was pursuing her doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University.

Outside of work and school, Ryan loved having her nails done extravagantly, traveling, buying purses and jewelry, and was a major foodie. She also had a love for 90s R&B music, tequila, the Atlanta Falcons, and her alma mater WSSU. Ryan truly enjoyed being a sister and an auntie to her nephews and nieces. Ryan’s love expanded into her community and for those she cared for, giving big sister love to anyone she met. Her infectious smile captured your heart. Ryan passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, in San Diego after her long battle with illness.

Ryan was preceded in death by grandparents Charlie Campbell, Jr., Bernice Garrett Campbell, James Henry Dority Sr., and Jane Suline Dority; three uncles and two aunts: George Lee Spencer, James Henry Dority Jr., William Edward Dority, Patricia Ann Little, and Janie Suline Dority.

Ryan is survived by parents Pastors Mitchell and Theola Campbell; three siblings and their spouses Mitchell, Jr. (Katie), Erin (Kamal), Whitney (Wesley II); three nephews and two nieces Brandon, Makayla, Kamalu, Jr., Ezinne, and Wesley III; two uncles Charles Campbell III (Zora), Alpha Dority (Sandra), and a host of dear friends and loving family members.

Love Lives On A. Bradley

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Funeral Services were held on May 6, 2023, at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Annie Armstrong Hightower was born on March 20, 1920, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Oro and Henry Armstrong. She was one of five children born to that union. Annie graduated from Dunbar High School in Little Rock Arkansas in 1938. She went on to receive her Master’s degree in Elementary Education and Teaching from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She dedicated her life to the field of education. She had a successful career working as the Registrar at Arkansas Baptist College.

Annie worked and served her community well. She was a faithful servant at Mt. Zion Church as well as an illustrious member of the Order of the Eastern Star for over forty years. She earned several awards, accolades, and positions of influence within the organization and was well-respected by her peers.

Annie was a woman of many talents. She was as beautiful as she was stylish. She was a master beautician and accomplished vocalist. She was known to grace both religious and masonic programs throughout Arkansas with her melodic Soprano voice. She was such a gifted singer that she was given the opportunity to sing a portion of “Handel’s Messiah” at Carnegie Hall alongside her Mt. Zion Church family.

Annie was sweet, kind, and caring. If you looked up the term “unconditional love” in the dictionary you would find a picture of Annie next to the definition. She was the true embodiment of grace, dignity, and strength.

Annie Armstrong Hightower left this earth and entered eternity on April 22, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents Oro and Henry Armstrong, and her brothers: Milton Armstrong, Charles Armstrong, and Harry Hightower.

Left to treasure her legacy and memories are her daughter: Dr. Ida Barnes; her sons: George Hightower (Anna), and James Hightower; her sisters Ora Daniels and Mary Gans; her devoted granddaughter Rhonda Wright who served as her caretaker; along with many other grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

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Soften Your Pain

In times of darkness, love sees…

In times of silence, love hears...

In times of doubt, love hopes…

In times of sorrow, love heals... And in all times, love remembers. May time soften the pain

Until all that remains

Is the warmth of the memories And the love.

Those we love are never really lost to us we feel them in so many special ways through friends they always cared about and dreams they left behind, in beauty that they added to our days… in words of wisdom we still carry with us and memories that never will be gone… Those we love are never really lost to us

For everywhere their special love lives on.

“ Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. ” †¢

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

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Old Globe Appoints Adena Varner as Director of

The Old Globe is pleased to announce that Adena Varner has been appointed as its new Director of Arts Engagement. Varner will assume her position at the Globe beginning August 1, 2023. She will lead a department of more than 30 employees and teaching artists that engages tens of thousands of people in neighborhoods around San Diego in theatre and theatrerelated programming.

Varner comes to The Old Globe from St. Louis, where she most recently was the Director of Learning and Community Engagement at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Native to Baltimore, Maryland, she was also the Director of Learning and Social Accountability at Baltimore Center Stage before joining The Rep in 2020. She is a play -

wright, producer, director, performer, and educator committed to advocating for equity and diversity in the arts and increasing access to art for all children. She is a member of Theatre for Young Audiences and the Educational Theatre Association. Varner received her B.F.A. in Theatre from University of Maryland, College Park and her M.A. in Theatre Education from The Catholic University of America. Her directing credits at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis include Tomás and the Library Lady, The Glowy Snowy Day, The Last Fresh Start, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane She acted in Center of Creative Arts’s production of The Wolves

“I am humbled and beyond thrilled to join the great legacy of The Old Globe. What a privileged opportunity I have, to lock arms with new colleagues and partners, as we serve the beautiful and culturally rich community of San Diego and its surrounding regions,” said The Old Globe’s newly appointed Director of Arts Engagement Adena Varner.

Snoop Dogg, the hip-hop legend and business mogul, has joined entrepreneur Neko Sparks in a bid to buy the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators. In an Instagram post, Snoop announced his involvement.

According to The Athletic, the legend counts among more than a dozen investors — including numerous persons of color — in Sparks’ consortium, which is making a significant push at owning the Senators. The final price for the Ottawa club could be more than $1 billion, making it the most expensive sale in NHL history. If their bid is successful, the idea of Snoop being an NHL owner could be appealing.

Unquestionably one of the most popular entertainers today, Snoop’s presence could lead to unprecedented interest from African Americans, who have mostly shied away from hockey. Sports analysts believe that if the Senators construct a new arena, Snoop could increase fans and media coverage. Such a move would lead to massive revenue generation for the team. The Senators play in a rink far beyond the city’s borders. Moving the team downtown is essential for the team’s future owner.

ESPN said Sparks does have competition. The investment of star Ryan Reynolds in The Remington Group, which is also interested, makes it a front-runner that isn’t scared off by Ottawa’s possible $1 billion offer.

There has yet to be an official date for when the sale of the Senators will finish, as the process of talking with and vetting the most qualified buyers is still going on.

“This opportunity came for me to be a part of the ownership of the Ottawa Senators, so I jumped on it. The plan that we have is to also go and build a Snoop Youth Hockey League outside of Canada, so kids in urban communities can learn

about hockey, play the sport, and find ways to get into this great thing that’s called hockey,” Snoop told ESPN.

“Right now the NBA and the NHL is having some great playoff games and the kids need to know that there is an option to play hockey if you look like me.”

Snoop also explained how his Snoop Youth Football League has helped inner-city kids and families live better lives. He said that C.J. Stroud, who was just picked second in the NFL Draft for 2023, got his start in his football league. He hopes to do the same thing for the Black community through hockey.

“I’m saying if we were to bring another sport, such as hockey—which is on TV, and they could see it—now these kids can learn how to play the sport, they can under stand that this is another way out,” he said.

“You don’t have to play football, basketball, and baseball. Here’s another option. And at the same time, we will grow the sport, and it will grow as a Black owner being part of a big organization with majority ownership. Never done before, so it can be the first.”

Covered California has appointed Monica Soni, MD, as its new chief medical officer. Dr. Soni comes to Covered California after serving as the associate chief medical officer at New Century Health. During her time at the organization, Dr. Soni played a critical role in clinical informatics, provider engagement, value-based strategies and innovation. She is also a board-certified internal medicine physician with more than a decade of experience in serving patients.

As Covered California’s chief medical officer, Dr. Soni will lead Covered California’s Health Equity and Quality Transformation division and be respon sible for health equity, health care strategy, medical policy, medi cal management and other clin ical operations to continuous ly improve not only the health services provided through Covered California’s contracted health plans, but also California’s delivery system. The chief medical officer is also responsible for ensuring that

the healthcare strategy, tactics and resources are in place to successfully advance the mission of Covered California and help the agency improve the evolving healthcare landscape. In addition, Dr. Soni will join Covered California’s executive leadership team and report directly to Jessica Altman.

A graduate of Harvard College, Dr. Soni graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition, Dr. Soni was a fellow in the California Health Care Foundation Leadership Program. She is currently a board member for Mercy Housing California, a leading affordable housing organization, and previously served as a commissioner for the Los Angeles County Hospital and Health Care Delivery Commission.

Dr. Soni will be replacing Dr. Alice Hm Chen, who stepped down in November 2022 after serving in the position since November 2020. Dr. Soni will earn $418,008 annually, effective May 15, 2023.