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The Human and Economic Toll of

Gun Violence

The Trump Effect — Is Administration a Present Danger to the Black Psyche?

Chief Executive visits the Southland, discusses Skid Row

By Gregg Reese Our Weekly News Contributor

“Today, more than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, America is again divided, by geography, party, ideology, economics and race.”

—From “Is America Heading For Another Civil War?” By Austin Sarat on July 30, 2019.

By Stacy M. Brown

The debate over the merits of Donald John Trump’s presidency continue with no sign of closure in sight. The

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Approximately 7,500 African Americans are killed each year because of gun violence.

constituency that elected him has remained steadfast in its support, as the marginalized and ethnically diverse who oppose him, stay at odds with his policies and (in their view) offensive rhetoric.

Vast segments of the psychiatric community, including the editorial staff of Psychology Today, and the eminent Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee, have expounded on the potential harm of the Chief Executive’s mental fitness, on our collective psyche. That said, we have reached out to a cross section of (non-White) mental health clinicians to get their take on the man in the Oval Office and his impact

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HUD Says Deregulation, Dismiss Low-level CITY ATTORNEY TO

Not Affordable Housing, Needed to Solve Homelessness Gov. Newsom and other state leaders site research on homelessness as a national crisis

A BRIEF HISTORY OF

THE AFRO IN AMERICA

Marijuana Convictions Effort will wipe slate clean for thousands of San Diegan

By Merdies Hayes Editor, Our Weekly News

By Charlene Crowell

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Newswire Correspondent

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For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers, and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment has declined as new jobs have

City Attorney Mara W. Elliott announced last week that her Office is moving forward on the dismissal of thousands of low-level marijuana

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cases prosecuted by the San Diego City Attorney’s Office under laws that are no longer on the books. The Office is filing its first motion to dismiss roughly 30 convictions today.

Additional motions will be filed on a regular and ongoing basis.

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Black hair has been an integral feature of Black history, from African tribal styles to Caribbean dreadlocks. In early African civilizations, hairstyles could indicate a person’s family background, tribe and social status. When men from the Wolof tribe (in modern Senegal and Gambia) went to war, they wore a braided style, while women in mourning—in other

words a widow—would either not “do” her hair or adopt a subdued style.

During the slave trade, captives took many of their African customs with them to the New World, including their specially-designed combs—not terribly different from the ever-present Afro combs of the 1970s. During the 19th Century, when slavery was abolished, many Black people felt pressure to “ fit in” with mainstream White See AFRO page 16

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Effect: continued from page 1

on people of color in these United States.

A RUDDERLESS COMMUNITY IN THE WAKE OF A STORM “Radical” is the word conjured up by Dr. Sandra Cox, the head of Los Angeles’ Coalition of Mental Health Professionals, when confronted with the name Donald Trump. For decades a custodian and shepherd to the needs of the South L.A. community, Cox now serves a largely Black and Hispanic clientele. The specter of fear cast by the man in charge is apparent.

“In my opinion, the state of the African American consciousness is lower now than it has been in the last fifty years,” she said. “My greatest fear is the impact of racism has increased exponentially. That has led to self-hatred and denial of one’s African roots.”

“Some of these brothers have got their heads in the sand, and they have no idea on the impact this is having on their lives and their children…” she

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been created, or Wall Street trading and major bank profits rising, some might be led to believe that all is well in America.

But as Sportin’ Life in the folk opera Porgy and Bess sang, “It ain’t necessarily so.”

On September 16, California Governor Gavin Newsom joined by state officials representing cities and counties wrote a letter that urged President Donald Trump to recognize homelessness as a “national crisis decades in the making that demands action at every level of government”.

“Mr. President – shelter solves sleep,” wrote the California officials, “but only housing solves homelessness.”

Governor Newsom and company were absolutely correct. State and local officials across the country also reckon with limited resources to house the nation’s half million homeless and its accompanying persistent poverty. Whether eastward from Washington, DC to Baltimore, New York, and Boston, or westward from Los Angeles, to San Francisco, and Seattle, or even other locales -- America’s homeless are a visible presence that not everyone has been a part of an economic recovery.

declared.

BEING FORCED TO ‘MAN UP’ Stoicism is defined as the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint. “Simple” is the word conjured up in Alisha Woodall’s mind when the name Donald Trump comes up.

By this she means the comparative lack of “polish” Trump has compared to others in the political arena.

Within six months of the Trump election, therapist Woodall, who maintains a private practice in a suburb of Houston, Texas, noticed a new, previously underrepresented demographic seeking her services: Black men. What makes this unique is the fact that this group generally refrains from utilizing psychiatric treatment because of cultural stigma within the Black community, and the masculine resistance (found in all ethnicities) to open up about emotional issues.

Trump’s abrasive manner brings to the surface all the anxieties, fears, and trepidations Black people have cultivated over the past four centuries of their residency in the Americas. In other words, the stress of the

In 2018, 67% of America’s homeless people were individuals. The remaining 33% were families with dependent children, according to a report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

Further, according to a new 2019 report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Our nation is currently in the midst of a long period of economic expansion. Yet stagnant wages, rising housing costs and inaccessible job opportunities keep many children and families trapped in impoverished communities. And despite economic growth, we have not seen significant reduction in poverty.”

The Casey Foundation report also found that between 2013-2017, Black and Native American children were the most likely to live in concentrated poverty. For example, half of Michigan’s Black children live in high poverty. Other states where child poverty runs the risk of homelessness are Mississippi (43%), Ohio, (43%), Pennsylvania (42%) and Wisconsin (44%).

Yet despite the availability of homeless and poverty research, HUD Secretary Ben Carson sent Governor Newsom a stark rejection of California’s appeal for federal financial assistance to alleviate California’s homeless.

Secretary Carson’s September 18 reply said in part, “California cannot spend its way out of this problem

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Further, it’s 20 times more likely that a young black male will die by a firearm homicide than a white peer, according to a new report commissioned by Democratic members of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee.

Researchers found that gun violence in America has especially taken its toll on young people, particularly in rural states, where gun violence has reached its highest levels in decades are the hardest hit. Americans between the ages of 15 and 24 are 50 times more likely to die because of gun violence than they are in other economically advanced countries.

The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called “staggering.” For instance, in 2017, for the first time, the rate of firearm deaths exceeded the death rate by motor vehicle accidents.

Nearly 40,000 people were killed in the United States by a gun in 2017, including approximately 2,500 school-age children – or more than 100 people per day and more than five children murdered each day.

new administration has forced these people to sidestep their trepidation of psychiatric treatment. Political observers of the past 30 years might advance that more skillful politicians with subtle charm, such as a Ronald Reagan, might pass questionable legislation that could be over-looked by all but the most “woke” constituents). NOT JUST US “I believe Mr. Trump has hurt all Americans, “ said Joshua Cenido, who is completing his medical residency at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and a native of Cerritos, a suburb in the greater Los Angeles area. As a Filipino-American, Cenido believes Trump’s crudeness can bring up buried emotions to those with a history of persecution (common enough in immigrant populations).

“Mr. Trump’s actions and language have justified many of the fears and concerns people of color face with regards to persecution, whether it is systemic or interpersonal. It also doesn’t help that he’s emboldened those who’re already inclined to mistreat and persecute people of color to exercise their prejudice,” he notes.

using Federal funds…More vouchers are clearly not the solution the State needs. To address this crisis, California must reduce its regulatory burdens on housing.”

Advocates for homeless and low-income people strongly disagreed with Secretary Carson’s assessment.

“We know that the number one cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing,” said Megan Hustings, managing director of the National Coalition for the Homeless.

“Consumers are already struggling with crushing debt from student loans and medical expenses, or facing triple-digit interest rates when they attempt to access small dollar loans,” noted Marisabel Torres, Director of California Policy with the Center for Responsible Lending, “When they also have to pay some of the highest housing costs in the nation, it is unfortunately unsurprising that there are such large numbers of homeless people in many of California’s large cities.”

“California’s homeless may be the largest by state,” continued Torres, “but the problem is a national one that deserves to be recognized and acted upon.”

In 1987 there was an expression of national will to respond to America’s homeless through enactment of the McKinney Homeless Act. That statute created the U.S. Interagency

According to a 2019 Pew Research study, “Though they tend to get less attention than gun-related murders, suicides have long accounted for the majority of U.S. gun deaths. In 2017, six-in-ten gun-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides (23,854), while 37% were murders (14,542), according to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] CDC. The remainder were unintentional (486), involved law enforcement (553) or had undetermined circumstances (338).”

Directly measurable costs include lost income and spending, employer costs, police, and criminal justice responses and health care treatment.

According to Everytown, an organization dedicated to addressing gun violence, black children are ten times more likely to be hospitalized from gun/firearm violence and are 14 times more likely to die. Officials said this fact is hurting Black children and teens at home and schools, especially in cities that lack the resources to stop gun violence and the trauma associated with it.

According to Everytown, students of color in cities are exposed to higher rates of violence.

The report also states, “although Black students represent approximately 15 percent of the total K-12 school population in America, they constitute 24 percent of the K-12 student victims

A WORD FROM OUR COMMANDERINCHIEF

Marijuana:

“We can’t let Los Angeles, San Francisco and numerous other cities destroy themselves by allowing what’s happening.”

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—President Donald J. Trump interviewed by USA Today aboard Air Force One, en route to California.

Last week, of course, the president graced Southern California for a fundraising tour, with side trips to the Mexican border, along with a proclamation on how to end homelessness for once and for all. Just prior to this westward sojourn, his administration issued its “State of Homelessness in America” annual report, through The Alliance to End Homelessness. It advocates easing restrictions on construction of new housing for the poor and cracking down on derelicts sleeping on the streets.

Trump found fault with the manner in which local governments addressed the problem, suggesting the unfortunates within afflicted cities be turned away from existing shelters to encourage them to find housing on their own.

Council on Homelessness dedicating the ongoing support of 19 federal agencies to prevent and end homelessness. HUD is one of the participating agencies. The Council on Homelessness even has a written plan, Home, Together, that lays out federal remedies over the fiscal years of 2018-2022.

According to the 2018 report by the Council on Homelessness, “Crisis services are the critical front line of communities’ responses to homelessness, helping people meet basic survival needs while also helping them swiftly secure permanent housing opportunities.”

Someone should give Secretary Carson a copy. And if that takes a while, here’s what Congresswoman Maxine Waters advised the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee this past June:

The Office is currently reviewing more than 5,000 misdemeanors and infractions from 2009 through 2018 and thousands more before that time period. Charges will be systematically dismissed to clear conviction records for acts that are no longer criminal.

“Marijuana convictions under obsolete laws should not stand in the way of anyone’s future,” San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott said. The review of old marijuana convictions implements Assembly Bill 1793, which tasks prosecutors with affirmatively reviewing convictions that are potentially eligible for dismissal or reduction under the Proposition 64 framework before July 1, 2020. The City Attorney’s Office is working with the Superior Court, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, and the Office of the Public Defender to develop a streamlined countywide process to identify all individuals eligible for relief.

The process will involve a thorough review of convictions documented in the databases of the Superior Court, City Attorney’s Office, and the California Department of Justice.

Cases eligible for dismissal include convictions for: possession of 28.5 grams or less of marijuana and possession of 8 grams or less of concentrated cannabis. Questions concerning the conviction dismissal process can be sent to CityAttorney@sandiego. gov.

“In the richest country in the world, it is simply unconscionable that this many of our neighbors across the country are living without a place to call home,” said Waters. “Several communities have experienced severe increases in their homeless populations, further illuminating that homelessness is a crisis. The federal government must recognize the national crisis at hand and support communities and local service providers who are on the streets helping.”

of gunfire who were killed or injured on school grounds.”

Researchers for the Joint Economic Committee said gun violence has direct and indirect costs, including the reduction of quality of life due to pain and suffering.

Gun homicides are also associated with fewer jobs, lost businesses, and lower home values in local economies and communities across the nation. The latest estimate is that gun violence imposes $229 billion in total annual costs on the United States – 1.4 percent of GDP, the report noted.

Researchers said it’s difficult to measure the economic costs of gun violence because in the past Congress has blocked federal funding for research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The more than 20-year ban has had a chilling effect on private and other research,” researchers wrote in the report...It is likely that the numbers underestimate the total costs of gun violence,” they said.

The report breaks down the direct costs in four categories – lost income, employer costs, health care, and police and criminal justice. And it shines a spotlight on two of the fastest-growing areas of gun violence – suicides and firearm

deaths of young people (under the age of 25).

Among the key findings: Rural states (Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and West Virginia) have the highest costs of gun violence measured as a share of their economies.

States with high rates of gun ownership (Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, West Virginia, and Wyoming) have the highest rates of gun suicide.

The three largest states (California, Texas, and Florida) suffer the highest absolute costs.

The five states with the highest rate of gun death in descending order are Alaska, Montana, Alabama, Louisiana, and Missouri.

High youth death rates extend across the nation, with Alaska, Louisiana, Missouri, Alabama, and Delaware showing the highest rates.

“The human cost is beyond our ability to comprehend, it is tragic, it is sickening, and it is a crisis,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), the vice-chair of the committee, said in a news conference Wednesday. “The gun violence needs to stop, and we need to make it happen,” Maloney said.

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In Support of the San Diego Chapter of the NAACP Publisher

During the past 35 years, this newspaper has witnessed a continuing stream of men and women keeping this local chapter alive through service and volunteer work on behalf of those among us who have been in need of help. It is important to remember that while

the NAACP itself is a volunteer organization, it takes money as well as people to get the job done. Over the years, countless people have called this newspaper to either ask for help from the NAACP or to complain that the organization did not solve their particular problems. Yet many, if not most of these people were not members, either annually or lifetime.

This should not be so. If all the Black and African people in San Diego County, whether the local Chapter or the North County Chapter, were paid members at $30.00 a year, then there would be staff to man the local office with help to address some of the concerns that members of our combined communities share. The failure to support these chapters is another case of “buying what we want and begging for what we need.”

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint believes that our City of San Diego communities of color should fill the Jacob Center on Friday October 11, 2019 for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the San Diego Chapter of the NAACP. In this age of Donald Trump and all his Haters, it is more important than ever to make a visible showing and statement of support for the one organization that has fought for us when we could not fight for ourselves.

The people being recognized deserve the honors and the theme is still as appropriate as ever: ‘AGAINST ALL OPPOSITION, STILL STANDING IN POWER’.

Deadline for ticket purchase is October 5th, price is $125.00 per person. Go to sandiegonaacp.org/ffd.

“Hell No!” That is my message

to those who would divide us

By Ray Curry Secretary-Treasurer, UAW

I n f r a m i ng t he profou nd i mpac t that organized labor has had on the civil rights movement and why this relationship must be shored up and strengthened at every turn, I wanted to start with Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first president of the new South Africa.

Mandela, upon being released from the South African jail where he spent 28 years, made Dearborn, Michigan, one of his very first stops on a trip that included addressing the United Nations. He stopped to speak to UAW Local 600 members to thank them for their anti-apartheid efforts to bring freedom to South Africa and to extol the America labor movement.

“It is you who have made the United States of America a superpower, a leader of the world,” he told his audience.

And he was right.

It was the middle class that UAW President Walter Reuther and this union began hammering into shape in the 1930s, both at the head of and alongside America’s other great unions, that brought our nation to prosperity. And it was unions, every step of the way, that created wage parity and opportunity for Black America. And over time, that movement broke apart many of the ugly racial divisions so long held in not only the Jim Crow South, but in the industrialized North as well.

They will not silence us Sadly, the efforts to weaken the labor movement, under non-stop withering attack from the anti-labor forces on the right, could imperil all that we

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Congress Must Act to Address Gun Violence

By Senator Chuck Schumer Exclusive to NNPA Newswire

By Dr. John E. Warren

Although the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is one hundred and ten years old, the San Diego Chapter was organized ten years later in 1919. Today in the City of San Diego, there are generations of African Americans who are living a better quality of life because of the past sacrifices and efforts of the dedicated brothers and sisters who were a part of the NAACP before them.

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have gained. Their efforts threaten the middle class existence that all of us have worked so long and so hard to achieve. And, make no mistake, these forces are at work to silence our collective voice.

So, I say, “No, to that.” Hell no!

As Americans, we must stand strong—union strong—for every one of us, against any and all threats to our civil liberties. One of the most pivotal moments in the struggle for equal rights came in 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Walter Reuther walked in solidarity in the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

We, African Americans and organized labor, have a shared history of fighting in solidarity for wages, for health care, for better working conditions, for education, for retirement, for respect—for the American Dream. And for a role in building and living in a better nation.

As I write this, I invoke Mandela and Dr. King and Reuther because I see America at a tipping point.

America has better angels than those in the political headlines we see today. There is a lack of vision coming out the Administration these days. In its stead, we have finger pointing and division, race baiting and xenophobia. We have the most anti-labor administration since Ronald Reagan and with ever more lax business restrictions and consumer protections. We have a labor board that might as well be the Chamber of Commerce, courts stacked with union busters and we’re seeing voter suppression across the country.

I see a light ahead But I invoke heroes because they inspire. They see a better place, an inclusive place and I am seeing that light, too. I am seeing people, like voters in Missouri, who said ‘No’ to Right to Work. I am seeing presidential candidates increasingly talking up unions and making it part of their platforms. I see a push for a livable minimum wage. I see organizations like the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) fighting tooth and nail to “use the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.”

I see the CBC taking the facts to the President in a hand delivered 130-page policy document entitled, “We Have a Lot to Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century.”

The document addresses the importance of trade unions and the negative impact of Right-to-Work laws, as African Americans are particularly vulnerable when unions falter. The Center for Economic and Policy Research states it best: African American union workers are “13.1 percentage points more likely to have employer-provided health insurance, and 15.4 percentage points more likely to have employersponsored retirement plans.”

For black union workers who haven’t completed high school: black union workers in this category benefit from a “wage advantage of 19.6% over their non-union peers and are 23.4 percentage points and 25.2 percentage points more likely to have health See HELL NO on page 15

It seems like every few months, our nation is rocked by another mass shooting. El Paso and Dayton are only the latest of a list of tragedies that stretches from Parkland to Pittsburgh, Charleston to Columbine, San Bernardino to Sandy Hook, and to Las Vegas.

And while these high-profile mass shootings dominate headlines, they are only the tip of the iceberg. Every day, communities across the country are ripped apart by gun violence.

This reality is especially harrowing for Black Americans. Consider these statistics from the gun rights advocacy group Everytown: • Nearly 7,500 Black Americans die by gun homicide every year, a rate 10 times higher than that of white Americans.

• Black children are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized from gun violence than other children, and are 14 times more likely to die from their injuries.

• Within the 50 cities with the highest murder rates, Black Americans are 81 percent of the victims, despite making up only 38 percent of the population.

The conclusions are clear: Black Americans face a greater risk of being victims of gun violence compared to their peers. The only question that remains is what will be done about it.

It is obvious that our current laws are not doing enough to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands.

Now, more than ever, we must do more to protect our children from the scourge of gun violence.

And the simplest, best place to start is for the Senate to have a vote on H.R. 8, the House-passed bipartisan bill to close the loopholes in our federal background check system.

For years, Democrats have argued that we must close these loopholes

because the rest of our gun safety laws will continue to be undermined if this problem isn’t fixed. In the minds of almost all Americans, it’s not remotely controversial: over 90% of Americans support this idea— including a majority of Republicans and a majority of gun owners.

The only roadblocks remaining are President Trump and Senate Republicans, led by Senator Mitch McConnell, whose fealty to the gun lobby has stymied any progress.

Astonishingly, the unthinkable violence that has plagued our communities for years has done little to push Senate Majority Leader McConnell and President Trump into action. They have repeatedly refused to join Democrats in taking meaningful, lifesaving action on commonsense gun safety legislation.

But we are not giving up, and neither are the American people. Every day, people are raising their voices and making this issue impossible for Republicans to ignore. The activism we see—from students who have lost friends or classmates and fear they may be next and from parents who have lost their children to gun violence or fear they may one day face that unthinkable reality—has brought an unprecedented level of attention to this struggle. They are not giving up the fight to end our nation’s gun violence epidemic and neither will Senate Democrats.

In moments like this, we cannot settle for half measures or lip service. We are calling on Senate Republicans to honor the lives lost to gun violence by bringing the House-passed bipartisan universal background checks bill to the floor of the Senate for a vote.

It is our solemn duty to the victims of gun violence to cure this terrible plague that claims tens of thousands of lives every single year. They cannot speak for themselves, but their memory calls down to us for justice.

GUEST COMMENTARY:

Working to Clear Low-level Marijuana Convictions

By Mara W. Elliott San Diego City Attorney

People deserve second chances in life, especially when a mistake from the past can have exaggerated consequences on their future.

That’s why I’m working to dismiss convictions from the records of thousands of San Diegans who violated now-obsolete laws against possessing low-level amounts of marijuana.

These citizens often cannot fully participate in society because they once engaged in an activity that today is legal in the eyes of the courts, the State Legislature, and the voters of California.

They may be turned down for a job, or unable to rent a home. Having a criminal record can keep them from

coaching their child’s sports team, or affect their ability to obtain a student loan for college.

My office is currently reviewing more than 5,000 misdemeanor and infraction convictions from 2009 through 2018, and thousands more before then. Charges will be systematically dismissed to clear conviction records for those who qualify, and records will be sealed.

We filed the first motions to dismiss 30 convictions on September 25, and additional motions will be filed on a regular and ongoing basis.

Under a bill passed by the State Legislature, prosecutors like myself are tasked with clearing convictions before July 1, 2020. We are working See MARIJUANA on page 15

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Rev. Dr. Eugenio D. Raphael

St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

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Gwendolyn Phillips

Bess M. Fletcher

Glodene H. Anders

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BESS FLETCHERwas the daughter of Frances and Walter Riley. She was born on November 6, 1933 in Pensacola Florida. Her childhood was spent on the family’s farm along with her brothers Everett and Donald.

When she was seven years old, the family moved to San Diego, where she attended Our Lady of Angels Parochial School,and graduated from Regina Coeli Academy. By this time her mother had remarried and a major influence in her life was assumed by her stepfather Rufus Grear.

While she was in high school, she met her husband to be.. Edward, when she was babysitting for Edward’s aunt and uncle.

After her graduation from high school Edward left San Diego to enter the Marine Corps. Following his completion of Officer’s Candidate School he returned to San Diego and he and Bess were married. It was during the Korean War and she began this part of her life as a military wife. Bess and Edward moved to Quantico, Virginia.

Edward’s next duty station was MCRD San Diego. Bess and Ed drove cross-country from Quantico to San Diego where he served as a Company Commander at MCRD. Edward and Bess were blessed with four children: three daughters: Blair, Adele, Pamela and a son, Jay This is where Bess flourished. Bess was a strong woman who was very meticulous in the raising of her children. She loved getting the children involved in all types of activities. As a result, she because a Girl Scouts Leader, a Cub Scout Leader, PTA President for Oak Park Elementary school, President and Treasurer for the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, a docent for the San Diego Museum of Man. Bess also held ‘Backyard Swim Programs for the neighborhood youths.

She eventually attended Sharp-Genesee Medical Center School and San Diego City College and became a Nurse’s Assistant. She worked at the Lemon Grove Rehabilitation Center and as a private duty nurse.

Throughout her life, Bess was a strong and dedicated member of the church. She knew the Lord, and Lord knew her.

She is preceded in death by her father, Walter Riley, mother, Frances Grear; stepfather Rufus Grear, brother, Everett Jackson; and her beloved son, Jay. Left to cherish her memory her husband, Edward; daughters: Blair, Adele Houston (Eric), Pamela Fletcher-Rice (Clarence); her grandchildren: Christopher Jay Campbell, Nicole Paige Rice, Ashleigh Jaye Houston and Gabrielle Nichelle Rice. Her brother, Donald Jackson (Mary). Her nieces, Simone Jackson and Yvette Jackson; nephew, Byron Jackson; numerous family members and a host of friends.

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GLODENE H. ANDERS, age 91 passed away peacefully September 21, 2019 at Villa Rancho Bernardo Care Center in San Diego. California.

Glodene was born on August 1, 1928 in Stonewall, Texas. During her childhood, the family moved to Los Angeles, California, where she graduated in 1945 from Belmont High School and soon after moved to San Diego, California. Glodene was a San Diego resident for over 70 years and beginning in 1952, she resided on South 42nd St. and lived there for over 60 years. She shared her life with her husband of 40 years, Quency Anders who was called home in 2001.

Glodene was energetic and always kept herself busy with family and friends, church, and work. She was employed for over 60 years as an Avon sales representative and she was a long-time member of the Presidents Club, consistently having the highest sales in her district.

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GWENDOLYN PHILLIPS was born on March 26, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Lemmon and Minnie Williams. She was the youngest of four children. The family moved to San Diego when she was just 3 months old. Gwen, as she was affectionately called, accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of the Greater Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, under the pastoral leadership of Reverend W. L. Gayton, Reverend George Washington, Reverend Clyde E. Gaines, Sr. and Reverend Clyde E. Gaines, II. She attended Lincoln High School and was a “Hornet for Life”. After high school she attended San Diego City College and served for three years in the United States Navy Reserves. Gwen began her career with the County of San Diego and later retired from the San Diego Municipal Employees Association as a Union Representative. She loved fighting for the underdog and being the voice of reason.

Glodene was an active member of Phillips Temple CME Church for more than 65 years. She served as Lay Minister President for many years.

She was a Sunday school teacher as well as part of the Missionary and Evangelism Ministry. She served as secretary of the official board and was a CME district delegate for the Conference and Annual sessions. She also served on the Board of Christian Education.

Glodene truly lived life to the fullest and she was always willing to lend a helping hand. She was preceded in death by four of her children: Belinda Anders, Ellen Alton-Young, Darryl Wallace and Chester L. Anders Sr.; as well as, two grandsons, Chester L. Anders Jr. and Demetris E. Wallace.

Gwen was a loving mother dear, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister,aunt, cousin and friend. No matter where life directed her path, she always kept the faith and her trust in God. She instilled in her children the power of prayer and considered each day a blessing.

She is survived by her children: Paulette Johnson, Tanya Anders and Tyrone Anders; her grandchildren: Alexandria Leibowitz, Rezalia Watson, Tasha Anders, Ericka Snowden and Mecca Anders-Jordan and several other grandchildren as well as great and great-great grandchildren; other relatives, Phillips Temple Church Family and many friends

Early on Tuesday morning, September 17, 2019, God opened the “Book of Life”, accepted her Heavenly application, and ushered her to her new home over in Glory. Although our hearts are broken and we may not understand why, we do know that she now rests in the bosom of our Heavenly Father and will be another Angel watching over us in our daily journey.

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Gwen had two children, Tracey Lynn and Robert Clay Lemmon, who she devoted her life to raising. To know her was to love her. She loved and accepted everyone, family and friends alike, so much so, she was lovingly called Mom, Mama G, and Grandma by the friends of her children and grandchildren. Gwen loved supporting her family and could be found attending numerous events her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were involved in. If you invited her somewhere, she would show up because she felt it a blessing to be included. She enjoyed spending time with family, traveling and being involved with the San Diego African American Alumni Association, where she served as an officer.

In her 40’s, Glodene decided to return to school and she attended UCSD where she earned her Master’s degree in education. She retired from the San Diego Unified School District where she worked as a Special Education teacher at Rowan Elementary for over 20 years.

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Gwen was preceded in death by her father Lemmon Williams, mother Minnie Williams, brother Lemmon Williams, Jr., and niece Felicia Baxter. She is survived by her daughter Tracey Gary (Stephen), son Robert Phillips, Sr. (Luretha); grandsons: Kellen Washington (Monique), Keith Phillips (Mary Kay), Kevin Phillips, Robert Phillips II, Drake Phillips, and Rashad Holloway; granddaughters: Sherridan Phillips and Damunique Holloway; great-grandchildren: Kai’Yani Washington, Khalil Phillips, Minah Phillips, Melanie Slocum, Eve Beltran and Elijah Beltran; sister Stella Baxter (Robert) and brother Clarence Williams (Ida). She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends to cherish her memory.

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Artis Omeazie Turman

Debrah Hogue

Betty Arbuthnot

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ARTIS OMEAZIE TURMAN was born in Marshall Texas on December 28, 1941. He was raised by his aunt Clara Jones.

Immediately after graduating from high school, “Art” as he was affectionately known by many, enlisted into the US Navy in Fort Worth, TX. In June of 1962 Art was transferred to Treasure Island as a Cadet Engineer specializing in Water Maintenance. In 1966 he left San Francisco and moved to San Diego to be closer to his aunt Clara and establish residence where he worked many small end jobs. You could always stop in to Green Cat Liquor Store and have a good conversation with him.

Art was employed with the City of San Diego Parks and Maintenance Department as Manager for thirty years. He loved setting up for the different events that occurred through the city, especially if it was a Jazz event. After retirement he just couldn’t sit at home, he decide to come out of retirement and work with Costco as a vendor. Didn’t I tell you that he loved to have conversations. He was a very respectful, generous, and honorable man that we all loved and cherished.

On September 12th, God decided it was time for Art to take another adventure in life and fly home and have those exciting conversations with him and many others.

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DEBRAH HOGUE came into this world full of life, joy and laughter on December 5, 1950. Debrah was born to Day and Juanita Hargrove in Houston, Texas. She accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at a young age. She attended Baptist Training Union Sunday School and sang in the youth choir. Debrah attended school in San Diego before moving and graduating from high school in Chicago, Illinois.

After graduation, Debrah returned to San Diego. Debrah married Dwyght Hogue and they were blessed with three beautiful children: Patrick Alexander; Janet Anita; and Cassandra Frances.

In 1990, Debrah became an active member of Blessed Assurance under the Pastorage of Pastor Gregory Brown. At Blessed Assurance, she became active in the Hospitality Board and Mission Board. In 2009, the church was renamed New Assurance under the Pastorage of the late Pastor Ricky Laster.

Debrah was a beautiful woman who had strong faith and trust in God. She would give you firm advice and leave the rest to you. She was very giving, unselfish, and social, and never met a stranger.

Debrah worked for the San Diego County Assessor Office as a Tax Collector Specialist before transferring to the San Diego Probation Department as an Office Support Specialist. She retired in 2011.

Art was preceded in death by his aunt Clara Jones and two brothers. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; son Loren Turman; stepchildren Darnesha, La Tonya, and Irvin Torian; grandchildren Loren, Jr., Sheilayah, and Leashaye Debrah’s hobbies included: shopping, sewing, decorating, barbequing, reading, and traveling. One of Debra’s favorite places was Catalina Island.

Turman, Anthony, Ashley, Shaniqua, Danielle, Dorrion, Irvin, and Taylor Torian; great-grandchildren Jordan, Lee’ Annie, Neil, Nicholas, Calvin, Debrah went Home to Glory on September 13, 2019. She leaves Lyric, Ayvianah, and Rio, as well as many more family and friends. to cherish her memories son Patrick Simpson and his partner Terra Campbell of San Diego; daughter Janet Falvey-Hogue (Erin} of San Diego; daughter Cassandra Hogue of Pfafftown, NC; daughter Ariel Johnson of Portland, OR; grandchildren Taylin, Madison, Elijah, Zaida, Arianna, Jasmine, Maya, and Gregory; brother Cammer Hargrove of Houston, TX; sisters Bessie Walls, Bennie James (JC) and Willie Mae Glover of Houston, TX; sisters Linda Green and Delphine Rodriquez of San Diego; sister Donna Bailey of Palmdale, CA; godchildren Brian, Justin and Jeremy Wells of Chula Vista, CA; godsister/cousin Betty Leonard of Davenport, FL; goddaughter Giavonna Fueches (My Moe) of San Diego; and her true and loving friends to the end Bill and Linda Wells, Brenda Laster-Brown, and Donna Kilbourne-Bates.

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

Debrah was preceded in death by her loving parents; brothers Milton and Willie Robert Hargrove, husband Dwyght, best friend of over sixty years Carolyn McNeil, and aunt Corine Thompson of whom she loved dearly.

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BETTY RUTH ARBUTHNOT, affectionately known as “Geema” was born on August 24, 1943 at Quintard Hospital in San Diego, CA. Betty was exposed to music at an early age. As such, Betty began piano lessons at the age of seven until her teen years. During that time she trained and studied classical piano. While attending Jefferson, Jr. High School in Oceanside, CA, Betty began to display her talent for singing.

She was invited to sing on the local radio station where she rendered her first solo “Sweet Little Jesus Boy.” Needless to say it was a hit!

Betty attended Oceanside High School and resumed her piano training. She continued pursuing arts and music and developed a passion for acting as well.

After graduating from high school, Betty began working as a long distance operator for Pacific Bell in Oceanside. She was promoted to supervisor and then hired as an Operations Administrator.

Betty relocated to San Diego where she met and married Oliver Arbuthnot, Sr. and began to raise a family. Betty was able to leverage her business savvy into retirement at the age of forty-seven!

After retirement, Betty embarked upon new adventures. She returned to school to study accounting at Southwestern College. She then returned to work for five years. During this time, she continued to pursue her passion for arts, music, and acting and performed at the San Diego Educational Cultural Complex Theatre in the yearly production of “The Black Nativity.”

Betty later relocated to San Jacinto, CA. There she embraced her calling as a foster mother and provider of childcare.

Betty was a member of the Senior Community Choir of Lake Elsinore, CA. Later, she was provided the opportunity to teach at the Adonai Ministries Christian Center School.

Betty’s race was completed on Friday, September 20, 2019, as she transitioned from time into eternity.

Betty was preceded in death by her father William Loda Jackson, Sr., and mother Gertrude Rogers Jackson.

Left to treasure her memory are her sons Dennis, Oliver, Jr. (Tonya) of Menifee, CA, William (Mishael) of Wildomar CA, and Richard Moore (LaChan) of San Diego; daughters Phylestein Williams (Bill), and Pamela Alvarez (Robert); long-time friend and sister Linda Laster; grandchildren Myesha, Derrick (Anica), Billy, Jarren, Donnell, Alicia, Breahna, Labrina, Eisha, Dominique, Oliver III, Jordan, Julian, Ayanah, Anaya, and Montel, along with a host of greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

If Tomorrow Never Comes If I knew it would be the last tine that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in the more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would videotape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare and extra minute or two to stop and say, “I love you,” instead of assuming, you would know I do.

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there’s always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.

There will always be another day to say “I love you’s”, And certainly there’s another chance to say our “Anything I can do’s?”

But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I’d like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget, Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you’re waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes, you’ll surely regret the day, That you didn’t take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a liss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today, whispher in their ear, Tell them how much you love them and that you’ll always hold them dear.

Take time to say “I’m sorry,” “please forgive me,” “thank you” or “it’s okay”.

And if tomorrow never comes, you’ll have no regrets about today.

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Celebrating 100 Years Sunday was a special day for the Progressve Missionary Baptist District Association of Southern California.

The organization celebrated 100 years of service at the Mount Erie Baptist Church where Rev. Dr. Walter Wells is pastor and serves as Moderator of the Association. The theme this year was, “ Shining Bright in The Midst of A Dark World for 100Years”.

Rev. Wells, in his address to the Association said, “It is my prayer for the Association during this centennial year that you will receive ‘A Call To Spiritual Renewal’.” He quoted an observation about the church which said “About 20 years ago, a church member was considered active in the church if he or she attended three times a week. Today, a church member is considered active in the church if he or she attends church three times a month.” He also observed that 92% of Southern

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Baptist Churches are experiencing no growth, according to Rev. Wells.

Today, there are 20 Missionary Baptist Churches/Pastors that are a part of the Progressive Missionary Baptist District Association.

The sermon for the day was delivered by Rev. Dr. David Green, Pastor of Linda Vista Baptist Church. But before that, there were awards given to past Moderators and their widows and wives who helped carry the Association through this 100 years. Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church was given special recognition for its membership for all 100 years of the Association’s existence.

The organization was founded by the late Pasto Carney Johnson, who was pastor of Greater Mount Zion for 41 years and Moderator for the first 25 years.

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Class of 1979 “Reunited and it Feels So Good”!

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On Saturday September 28, 2019 Morse High School Class of ‘79 held its 40th high school reunion dinner and dance at the Doubletree Hazard Center in Mission Valley. This was the opportunity to reconnect with old friends who hadn’t seen each other in 30 or 40 years.

The three day event was a huge success with close to a hundred Tigers attending. One alum came from as far away as Vietnam to attend. Others traveled from Florida and many spots in between to show their love at this local event.

Reunions, whether high school or college, are unlike most other events. You may still have close friendships with people you went to school with, but it’s likely there are people that you haven’t seen in decades.

The three days started with a golfing tournament, bowling and karaoke, and a formal dinner and dance at the Doubletree. Topping off the festivities was a picnic at Martin luther King, Jr. Park where many different graduating classes from Morse High School showed up, ranging from 1975 to 1985. Three of the most beloved mentoring teachers showed up as well: Mrs Oyesshiku and coaches Ron Davis and Jim Cerveny.

It was a weekend of fun, sun, meet & greet, dancing, dining, drinking, and most of all socializing. The Morse High Alum celebrated each other and those that are no longer with us.

A display table had place settings and photos on the wall behind it of classmates who have passed. The Class of 1979 took a moment to quietly pay their respects and celebrate their classmates who have passed on. The night was filled with laughter, crying, dancing, drinking, and enjoying each other’s company.

The reunion committee members who put this all together were: Anna Little, Brian Goodin, Brenda (Winfrey) Payne, Iris Trammel, Kim (Wilburn) McElroy, Lavetta DuBose, Melani Hubbard, Toi (Blake) Moore, Ron Roberts, and Sadalya Wilson-Diamond.

It was a top notch Tiger affair showing the kind of pride that produces so many great people coming this great school!

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The Inner City Athletic Program hosted a free baseball clinic for kids last Saturday at Chollas Lake Little League. Established in 2008, Inner City Athletic Program is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that serves underserved and at-risk youth in low-income communities of San Diego. Their mission is to provide free athletic instruction and guidance to underserved, fostered, and disabled youth, stressing the importance of nutrition, exercise, and education with community involvement in the prevention of childhood obesity.

ICAP’s goal is to bring boys and girls ages 7 to 14 who live in low-income communities the awareness of health education, ways to decrease obesity, the importance of exercise, good nutritional choices, self-esteem, self-confidence, and the ability to adjust to their environment. High school students who volunteer earn community service credits to help fulfill their school requirements.

“We conduct pre & post tests, as well, to determine our effectiveness of instruction,” Chief Executive Officer Clarence Henderson shared.

ICAP also partners with the US Attorney’s Office and Johnson and Porter elementary schools to come together to serve at-risk 4th graders. They also works throughout the year with the District Attorney’s Office through a Crime

Prevention and Recidivism program. At Fulton-K, they partner with Constructing-Hope working with the 6th grade students providing health and wellness presentations, such as, the dangers of smoking & vaping, “We provided a summer program called “Terrific Tuesdays,” conducted at Balboa Park.” Mr. Henderson said “We partner with a low-income property downtown “Atmosphere Apartments,” along with youth we worked with at our Spectacular Saturdays program.

The ICAP provided healthy lunches for participants, parents, and staff. they have field trips to Padre games and featured an end of summer program trip to the Sky Zone.

ICAP conducts free baseball and basketball clinics at different recreational locations, attempting to lead San Diego’s youth towards recreational sporting leagues for continued physical activity and a positive engagement in the community. The ICAP giveaway ICAP t-shirts, batting gloves, provide a healthy lunch for all participants and families. The ICAP always conduct free raffles at the end of every event raff ling bicycles and other fun prizes.

The ICAP wants our youth to thrive, overcome adversity, help others, succeed in school, value diversity, demonstrate leadership, and participate in their own healthy futures and lifestyles.” Mr. Henderson said.

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HORNETS Cruise toVictory Over Mira Mesa Photos and article by Darrel Wheeler

Valencia Parks 9-under Hornets made easy work of Mira Mesa’s visiting Chargers last Saturday at Vic Player stadium at Lincoln High School. Hornet Ballers Antonio Perry, Lonnie Alexander II, Lamar Long, Avonte Banks, Neil Stoutinbury and Devin Davis stopped Mira Mesa’s serious attempt at victory.

“I tell my players all the time, ‘One man can’t win games.’

I think they are starting to get the message. They are starting to evolve. It’s all about teaching and they are catching on,” Head Coach Monte Youngsmith shared.

The busy Hornets proved to

be too fast, strong, mean and tough for the Chargers of Mira Mesa. The Chargers showed some heart and determination at times, however, the talented Hornets were clearly the better of the two teams.

“This is where so many Lincoln Hornets got their start. It’s great to have VP back in the mix, “ Coach Monty shared. “It feels good when I see some of my former youth players shining under the Friday night lights. Hopefully, this is the next generation.”

Monty and the Hornet’s association are trying to put VP back on the map one game at a time.

RAIDERS Remain Unbeaten with Defeat of Chargers Photos and article by Darrel Wheeler

Last year’s State Champion Balboa Raiders remain undefeated after another victory last Saturday against the Chargers of Mira Mesa.

The Chargers were the latest victims to feel the wrath of Balboa’s bossy Raiders.

Raider Power Curtis Harvey, Jesus Garcia, Michael Farinas, Isaiah Grant, Ramon PettiesDavis Jahmari Stoddard, Kye Cooper, Brandon Arrington, Jones Mays, Avery Morris and the rest of their teammates refuse to lose.

Under the direction of Head

Coach Stephen Cooper and his capable staff the 11-Under Raiders appear to be on their way to another Q-Bowl appearance.

“I don’t think there is a team in San Diego that can compete with this team. Their challenge will have to come from out of town competition,” Raider alum Michael Farinas shared.

Balboa’s combination of pursue and attack defense and their explosive offense was too much for the Chargers and could be too much for the rest of the league.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

ADVOCATES FOR BIAFRA AND JOURNALISTS AGAINST CORRUPTION FACE GOV’T CRACKDOWN Global Information Network

The war may be over in a place called Biafra—a region of states in the southern part of Nigeria— but it remains a flashpoint for ethnic tensions that simmer just below the surface.

This September, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), announced a meeting with world leaders at the United Nations to present the grievances of the Igbo community including unfair treatment by successive governments.

These grievances, according Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed IPOB, include an unequal distribution of resources, poor investment and a heavily militarized presence in their region.

This week, the Buhari administration took out its own grievances against the separatist group with the arrest by Nigerian counterintelligence operatives of popular author/journalist Chido Onumah. Onumah, who was returning from Spain after graduate studies, was identified by his t-shirt which bore the inscription “We Are All Biafrans”— also the name of his book.

The State Security Service, however, denies there was an arrest. “To set the records right, Onumah was never arrested by the Service. He was rather engaged in an interaction during which an act of his, capable of undermining public order and national security, was explained to him.”

Speaking up for Chido was the National Coordinator of the Human Rights Writers Association, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and the Executive Director of the Civil Societies Legislative and Advocacy Centre, Awual Musa (Rafsanjani) in interviews with PUNCH newspaper.

Also arrested this week was Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, an online newspaper with a focus on Cross River State.

Mr Jalingo, in prison in Calabar, has been charged with treason over a report about an alleged diversion of 500 million naira by Cross River Gov. Ben Ayade.

Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential aspirant, also remains behind bars. A Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered

his release after about 50 days detention but State Security Services claimed that it had not received the court order and has since refused to release Mr Sowore.

In other Nigerian news, Nigerians in the diaspora on the platform of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria have petitioned the President of the World Bank, David Malpass, to put an end to further negotiations with the President Muhammadu Buhari regime to borrow another $2.5 billion.

The group stated that Nigerians could no longer tolerate the action of government officials who, they claimed, steal public funds and resort to raising taxes among the same citizens they stole from.

Finally, 19 pregnant girls and four children suspected to have been abducted by persons engaged in child trafficking were released

by Lagos police, and in the northern city of Kaduna, police rescued more than 300 male students, most of them children and some of them in chains, from an Islamic school where

many had been tortured and sexually abused, a police spokesman said Friday.

The victims, including adults and minors, were kept in “the most debasing and inhuman conditions in the name of teaching them the Koran and reforming them”, Kaduna state police spokesman Yakubu Sabo told AFP. Among those rescued were “around 100 students including children as young as nine in chains stuffed in a small room all in the name of reforming them and making them responsible persons”, Sabo said.

IN THE GRIP OF A NATIONWIDE DROUGHT, ZIMBABWE FACES A NATIONAL DISASTER Global Information Network

In a new low water mark for Zimbabwe’s troubled economy, two million people in Zimbabwe’s capital have now been left without water after the government ran out of foreign currency to pay for imported water treatment chemicals.

Zimbabwe’s capital city shut its main water works on Monday, potentially leaving the city dry and raising the risk of water borne diseases.

The Harare water shortages follow months of drought in rural areas and fast-falling water levels in polluted dams around the country.

Amid reports of soaring diarrhea cases in the capital, concern is growing over the possible spread of cholera and typhoid—dozens died in cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe last year.

An El Nino-induced drought has reduced water levels in the country’s dams, including Kariba, which supplies the biggest hydroelectric plant and hit the capacity of cities

and towns to supply water to residents.

Harare City Council deputy mayor Enock Mupamawonde told reporters that the local authority required at least 40 million Zimbabwe dollars ($2.7 million) a month for water chemicals but it was only collecting 15 million Zimbabwe dollars in monthly revenue.

It is devastating to say the least,” Mupamawonde told reporters, urging President Emmerson Mnangag wa’s government to declare the water crisis a national disaster.

at the highest levels of power.

President Mnangagwa reportedly took a bloated entourage of 90 people to last month’s U.N. General Assembly in New York, including Zanu PF youths who took part in an anti-sanctions demonstration there on Monday.

Mnangag wa’s w ife, Au xilia, reportedly flew to the US separately with her own sizable delegation, which included her security team, officials from her Angels of Hope charity organisation and a crew of journalists from the state media.

According to the IMF, inflation in Zimbabwe is now the highest in the world.

Both teams are reported to be enjoying hefty allowances funded by Treasury, at a time the government has been asking the citizenry to endure the pain induced by its austerity measures, which have severely eroded incomes and impoverished the majority of the population.

his home village of Kutama on Saturday. His family chose a private funeral after a weeks-long dispute with the administration.

Despite the nation’s hardships, questionable spending continues

Meanwhile, Zimbabwean ex-leader Robert Mugabe was buried in

A priest asked God to take pity on the independence fighter as the

Wealthier residents are able to buy tankers of water for a price well beyond the means of most people.

family of the longtime Zimbabwean leader buried him Saturday at his rural home. They chose a private service after a weeks-long dispute with the administration that forced him from power.

UGANDAN TV HOST WINS COVETED PRIZE FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM Global Information Network

Serwanjja, a presenter at Uganda’s NBS TV, hosts one of the channel’s prime-time shows. He has also produced award-winning reports, including one for BBC’s Africa Eye program about the illegal sale of prescription drugs.

Serwanjja picked up the prestigious award after appearing in his documentary ‘Stealing from the Sick’ that unmasked drug theft in Uganda. During that exposé on government drugs stolen and sold abroad in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and in private health facilities, Serwanjja and journalists from the BBC were arrested for possession of classified drugs. Charges were later dropped after public outrage over the arrests.

The award was created to honor Komla Dumor, a presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014.

As part of the prize, he will spend three months at the BBC in London and travel back to the continent to report on a story there.

Ugandan investigative reporter and news anchor Solomon Serwanjja is the 2019 winner of the Komla Dumor award. It goes to a journalist committed to changing the narrative about Africa.

“Komla, a Ghanaian journalist, brought so much to the African narrative - his perspective was a breath of fresh air, as he believed Africa was rising and that the world needed to see the continent from a different angle,” said Serwanjja.

“His reports always struck a chord with me, and I feel the same passion for our continent that he demonstrated. I want to continue his legacy by telling stories that cast a spotlight not only on the critical challenges we face in Africa, but also the progress and successes that have been made.”

Last year, Serwanjja reported on

the environmental cost of stone quarrying. “The manner in which it is done has cost Uganda lives, cracked houses, a deeply scared environment and yet no one seems to be caring. Here is my investigative piece on “STONES OF BLOOD” that brings to light the dark side of the stone quarrying business in Uganda.” The piece can still be viewed on the Facebook page under his name.

Jamie Angus, director of BBC World Service Group, said: “To recognize and empower some of Africa’s leading talent in journalism, in honor of Komla, is really important to us.

“Komla’s reporting made a huge impact with audiences all over the world, and we’re excited to have Solomon at the BBC, to harness Komla’s commitment to telling African stories.”

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HEALTHY LIVING

Two Ways to Get Your Medicare

By Greg Dill Regional administrator for Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Territories

Did you know that there are two different ways to receive your Medicare benefits?

The most popular way is Original Medicare. With Original Medicare, you can choose any doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider you want, as long as they accept Medicare.

When you receive medical services or goods, Medicare pays the provider directly.

The other way is Medicare Advantage, which is a form of managed care, like an HMO or PPO. Medicare Advantage plans are sold by private insurance companies approved by Medicare.

If you’re in Medicare Advantage, you generally must go to doctors and other providers within the company’s network.

On the other hand, Medicare Advantage plans may cover some benefits—such as dental, hearing, and vision—that Original Medicare doesn’t.

Most people with Original Medicare pay a monthly premium.

Some Medicare Advantage plans charge an additional monthly premium; others don’t.

With Original Medicare, you must pay deductibles and/or coinsurance when you get care.

To cover these “gaps” in Medicare, some people buy supplemental insurance called Medigap. If you have a Medigap policy, Medicare pays its share of the covered costs, and then your Medigap policy pays its share.

Original Medicare generally doesn’t cover prescription drugs. If you want drug coverage, you can purchase a Medicare Part D plan. Like Medicare Advantage, Part D plans are sold by private insurers, which charge a monthly premium for them.

About 70 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are currently in Original Medicare; the rest get coverage through Medicare Advantage.

Medicare Advantage companies must cover all of the services that Original Medicare covers, except hospice care and some care in qualifying clinical research studies. (Original Medicare covers these items even if you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan.)

Medicare Advantage plans cover emergency and urgent care, and many include some prescription drug coverage.

But the plans can charge different out-of-pocket amounts and they have different rules for how you get service.

For example, you may need a referral to see a specialist. And you may need to stay in their provider network, unless you’re willing to pay more to go outside the network.

You should always check with the plan before you get a service to find out whether it’s covered and what your costs may be. If the plan decides to stop participating in Medicare, you can join another Medicare health plan or return to Original Medicare.

How can you decide whether Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage is better for you?

There’s a more detailed explanation of the differences between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage in the “Medicare & You” handbook, which is mailed to all Medicare households every fall. The handbook is also available through our website, www.Medicare.gov.

You can shop for a health or drug plan using the Medicare Plan Finder, also available on the Medicare.gov website. Click on the button that says, “Find health & drug plans.” (More about the new, improved Plan Finder in next month’s column.)

If you have any questions, you can always call Medicare’s tollfree number, 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). Customer service representatives are available 24/7.

If you’d like to join a Medicare Advantage or Part D drug plan, you can do so during Medicare’s open enrollment period, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year.

If you’re in Original Medicare and you’re satisfied with it, you don’t need to do anything during open enrollment. But we find that people with Medicare Advantage or Part D plans can often save money by shopping around.

Asthma and School

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With the new school year now firmly underway, many parents and students are faced with another school year with the challenges of asthma.

a frightening asthma attack or the constant vigilance and adherence to treatment plans required to keep it under control.

Asthma is a leading chronic illness among children and adolescents in the United States. It is also one of the leading causes of school absenteeism. On average, in a classroom of 30 children, about three are likely to have asthma. This contributes to more than 10 million school days lost to asthma each year.

Here are several tips to help parents of children with asthma manage the condition for the new school year:

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black children are twice as likely to have asthma as white children. And black children are 10 times more likely than white children to die of complications from asthma.

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There are disparities in the burden of asthma. Although asthma affects Americans of all ages, races and ethnic groups, low-income and minority populations experience substantially higher rates of fatalities, hospital admissions and emergency room visits because of asthma.

The burden of this chronic disease is felt every day at the individual level, whether it’s

Asthma Action Plan— Ask your child’s doctor for a written Asthma Action Plan for the school. This plan should include a list of things that make your child’s asthma worse, what medicine to use to treat symptoms, what medication to use as a pre-treatment before exercise and emergency telephone numbers.

Meet with school staff—Plan a meeting with school staff in the beginning months of the school year. It is helpful to have the school nurse, health aide, teacher and physical education teacher at the meeting, if possible. Your child also can be involved in the meeting.

Take the written Asthma Action Plan to the meeting.

Special supplies at school— Keep a peak flow meter, spacer and rescue medicine at school for your child. Be sure your child’s teacher knows that the medication is there should a problem arise. Make sure the rescue medicine has not passed its expiration date.

Take these items home at the end of each school year.

Gym class—Make sure your child has a pre-treatment for gym class or other physical activities, especially outdoors in cold weather. It is important to be sure that all teachers know this medication is to prevent problems or to take care of them should they occur.

Medication side effects— Studies have shown that asthma medicines typically don’t cause problems with concentration for students.

However, a child who receives high doses of medicine during an episode may experience side effects, such

as restlessness and trouble concentrating. If your child’s doctors are giving increased doses or new medications, alert your child’s teacher.

Keep in touch—Continue talking with your child and school staff about managing asthma at school on a regular basis, even if everything is fine at school. Talk with the school staff if your child misses school and assignments. If your child is up at night with an attack, let the teacher know. Your child may be tired and have difficulty concentrating the next day at school.

When to stay home—Talk with your child’s doctor about when it is OK to stay home from school because of asthma or illness. Mild asthma symptoms usually can be handled at school, but there are a number of factors (what triggered the asthma, the stability of peak flows, fever, how much medicine your child is taking, etc.) to consider when deciding whether to keep your child at home.

Parents take heed and do your best to help your child have a healthy, productive and physically active school year.

The writer is a research bioethics fellow at Harvard Medical School.

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BUSINESS Small Biz Profile

COOKIEPRENEUR MEGAN MOTTLEY

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

From Fundraising to First Frozen Cookie Dough Line

By Brianna A. Smith

Three years ago, Megan Mottley was on a mission to raise money for her teenage daughter to attend a mission trip to Japan. Her made-from-scratch cookies quickly went viral on social media and shortly after the success of three fundraisers, Goodness Gracious Luxe Cookies, was created.

What started as a fundraiser has grown into a thriving company that delivers and ships freshbaked, rich, sweet and luxe cookies across the world.

This “cookiepreneur” is the first Memphis-based baker to launch a line of ready-to-bake frozen cookie dough.

“Kaitlin, (Megan’s daughter) needed to raise $3,500 for her mission trip. We sat down and came up with several different fundraisers, to attempt to raise the money…,” Mottley said. “The first fundraiser, which was a movie night, was a complete flop. My daughter was extremely disappointed, and I knew this was something that was very important to her.

“She had been fascinated with Japanese culture since she was in the sixth grade,” said Mottley.

“I had to make it happen for her.

So, I told her I’d make cookies and we’d sell them to make up for what we would’ve made at the movie night, and then we’d get back on track to our other fundraisers.”

In less than 2 months, the mother-daughter duo raised over $5,000 from Megan’s homemade soft and chewy cookies.

“The cookie fundraiser was supposed to be a back-up plan, however, it ended up being the master plan,” said Mottley. “It’s also what got me back into baking again.

“In the beginning it was just about the fundraising, but people still were inquiring about the cookies,” Mottley said. “And eventually, after getting a huge corporate order, I decided to really consider the business.”

On February 15, Goodness Gracious Cookies was created.

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For the past two years, Mottley has delivered cookies all over Memphis and the Mid-South, set up at local farmers’ markets and served fresh baked cookies at various pop-up events.

It was at a farmers’ market that she met the owners of The Curb Market. They approached her about carrying her cookies in their store.

The Curb Market carries Memphis-made food products from close to 60 different vendors from around the city.

Because Mottley’s homemade, freshly baked cookies contain no preservatives, they only have a two-day shelf life, which is shy she came up with the idea of a line of frozen cookie dough.

Mottley debuted her line of Goodness Gracious Luxe Cookies frozen cookie dough at The Curb Market on April 8, 2019.

She launched her line with the most popular flavor: chocolate chip.

Tax Tips for Starting a Business

By Constant Watson III

Understanding your tax obligation is one key to business success. When you start a business, you need to know about income taxes, payroll taxes and much more.

Here are some IRS tax tips that can help you get your business off to a good start: Business Structure. An early choice you need to make is to decide on the type of structure for your business.

The most common types are sole proprietor, partnership and corporation. The type of business you choose will determine which tax forms you file.

Business Taxes.

There are four general types of business taxes. They are income tax, self-employment tax, employment tax and excise tax. In most cases, the types of tax your business pays depends on the type of business structure you set up. You may need to make estimated tax payments.

If you do, you can use IRS Direct Pay to make them. It’s the fast, easy and secure way to pay from your checking or savings account.

Employer Identification Number (EIN). You may need to get an EIN for federal tax purposes. Search “do you need an EIN” on IRS.gov to find out if you need this number.

Accounting Method. An accounting method is a set of rules that you use to determine when to report income and

expenses. You must use a consistent method. The two that are most common are the cash and accrual methods.

Under the cash method, you normally report income and deduct expenses in the year that you receive or pay them.

Under the accrual method, you generally report income and deduct expenses in the year that you earn or incur them. This is true even if you get the income or pay the expense in a later year.

Do not comingle your personal account with your business checking account.

Deposit all your business income, including cash receipts, in the business checking account. Also pay all your bills by checks and/ or your business checking account debit card. Make sure you keep all receipts for any payments made with cash.

It is also very important to have some type of b o o k k e e pi n g /s o f t w a r e

program for your business.

As a business owner, you need to keep track of your income and expenses to monitor your profitability.

Remember, you must give an independent contractor Form 1099-Misc by January 31st of the following tax year.

This rule applies if the total amount you pay them is $600 and more.

Get all the basics of starting a business on IRS.gov at the Small Business and SelfEmployed Tax Center. If you are delinquent in your filings, make sure you contact a professional to help you get compliant.Remember, for every tax problem, there’s a solution.

Constant W. Watson III, CPA, CTRS, is both a Certified Public Accountant and one of only ten Certified Tax Resolution Specialists in the State of Illinois certified by the ASTPS.

Goodness Gracious Luxe Cookies can also be purchased at Phillip Ashley Chocolates, located at 1200 Madison Ave. A bag of 15 ready-to-bake cookies retails for $12.99.

Once baked, the cookies are chewy and dense, and loaded with large chocolate chips.

Although Mottley has turned her passion into a successful business, she and her daughter Kaitlin are still extremely vigorous about fundraising and encouraging other people to study and travel abroad.

“We still do the fundraiser because mission trips are expensive and I want parents to allow more children to travel and study abroad,” said Mottley. “Thirty-five percent of every sale goes to the fundraiser, to make it easier on families.”

For more information, visit www.ggluxecookies.com.

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Suites 9 and 21 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 07/25/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Millard R. Gay 335 San Alberto Wy San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 06, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 06, 2024 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022830 Fictitious business name(s): BOWLEGGED BBQ Located at: 4255 Market St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/04/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlos Artile Stance 4255 Market St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 18, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 18, 2024 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022831 Fictitious business name(s): LITTLE STEPPERS FAMILY DAYCARE Located at: 1604 Presioca St. Unit 30 Spring Vallry, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/30/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Belinda Monique Rahim 1604 Presioca St. Unit 30 Spring Vallry, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 18, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 18, 2024 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022982 Fictitious business name(s): EYEMAZING BEAUTY BAR Located at: 6602 El Cajon Blvd. #A103 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The 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: Kyrra Lashay Key 3628 Florence Street San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 19, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 19, 2024 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021879 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022036 Fictitious business name(s): MANUEL'S PET SITTING Located at: 10686 Marbury Avenue San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego The 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: Manuel Charles Sitay 3rd 10686 Marbury Avenue San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 10, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 10, 2024 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021847 Fictitious business name(s): COMFORT EXCELLENCE Located at: 1396 Carneros Valley St Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Priscilla Denise Rayson --Garfield Andrew Rayson 1396 Carneros Valley St Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 06, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 06, 2024 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021106 Fictitious business name(s): LASHED BY VY Located at: 6625 Flanders Dr. San Diego, CA 92121 County of San Diego --10980 Jeffrey Ct. San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vy Tuong Bui 10980 Jeffrey Ct. San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 28, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on August 28, 2024 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021762 Fictitious business name(s): ELIANA STRINGS Located at: 12524 Cavallo St. San DIego, CA 92130 County of San Diego The 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: Maya L. Ginsberg 12524 Cavallo St. San DIego, CA 92130 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 05, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 05, 2024 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022198 Fictitious business name(s):

Save A Vet Each Day

County of San Diego Mail to: 44959 Lakiba Palmer Ave. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Wendy Lu --Tan Tran 44959 Lakiba Palmer Ave. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 09, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 09, 2024 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021972 Fictitious business name(s): GOGONSITO'S PARTY RENTAL Located at: 4122 Marlborough Ave. Apt. 13 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/09/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mayra Guadalupe Castillo Guerra 4122 Marlborough Ave. Apt. 13 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 09, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 09, 2024 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021594 Fictitious business name(s): ARIVEN'S QUALITY INDEPENDENT LIVING HOME Located at: 910 Euclid Ave. #1 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego The 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: Tiffani Aaris Bolden 910 Euclid Ave. #1 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 04, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 04, 2024 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021101 Fictitious business name(s): AAA AGELESS Located at: 553 Parkway Plaza, El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Jianxin Wu 5435 Heidi St. 2C, La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 28, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on August 28, 2024 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021574 Fictitious business name(s): Cineforge Productions --cineforge films --Alchemy Productions --Story Grove Entertainment ---

Cinesavvy Located at: 6514 Ambrosia Dr. #5106, San Diego, CA 92124 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/04/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Joshua James Throneburg 6514 Ambrosia Dr. #5106, San Diego, CA 92124 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 04, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 04, 2024 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3

THE PHOENIX INITIATIVE LLC Located at: 3515 Grove St. #210 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 08/20/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: The Phoenix Initiative LLC 3515 Grove St. #210 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 26, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 26, 2024 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023481 Fictitious business name(s): INTENTIONAL MOVEMENT SAN DIEGO Located at: 5556 Brunswick Avenue San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/18/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Karen Ann O'Lone 5556 Brunswick Avenue San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 25, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 25, 2024 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023468 Fictitious business name(s): DEL CERRO NAIL LOUNGE Located at: 6374 Del Cerro Bl San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego The 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: Lan Tuyet Tran 5117 Auburn Dr San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 25, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 25, 2024 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022482 Fictitious business name(s): WILLIE L MOREHEAD TRUCKING Located at: 8134 Lemon Grove Way Apt. 4 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual

INSPIRATIONAL TOUCH

Located at: 6638 Radio Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The 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: Toni A. Evans 6638 Radio Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 06, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 06, 2024 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022154 Fictitious business name(s): My Ble$$-N-Bizne$$ --My The Ble$$-N-Bootyque

Located at: 6025 Camino San Fermin #206 San Diego, CA 92130 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/10/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Diamond TLM Young 6025 Camino San Fermin #206 San Diego, CA 92130 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 10, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 10, 2024 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 ------------------------------------

SAV E D ---

Located at: 514 65th St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The 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: Samuel Cummings 1104 Larwood Rd. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 11, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 11, 2024 9/19, 9/26/, 10/3, 10/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021764 Fictitious business name(s): KRUMBZ Located at: 27072 Back Bay Dr. Romoland, CA 92585 County of Riverside The 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: Maximiliano Madrigal 27072 Back Bay Dr. Romoland, CA 92585 County of Riverside --Jessyca Madrigal 27072 Back Bay Dr. Romoland, CA 92585 County of Riverside --Luis Martinez 4473 35th St. #B San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 05, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 05, 2024 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021270 Fictitious business name(s): GAETANO INDUSTRIES Located at: 4570 Patria Drive San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The 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: Emilio Gaetano Ingrasci 7367 La Mesita Place La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 29, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on August 29, 2024 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021982 Fictitious business name(s): SD SMART HOMES Located at: 1674 San Bernardino Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/09/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Stephanie Giselle Marroquin 1674 San Bernardino Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 09, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 09, 2024 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9021994 Fictitious business name(s): DTAN BARBER SHOP Located at: 4616 El Cajon Blvd. #7 San Diego, CA 92115

Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2019-9023466 Fictitious business name(s) to be abandoned: DEL CERRO NAIL LOUNGE Located at: 6374 Del Cerro Bl San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on: 08/05/19 and assigned File no.

2018-9019089 Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned by: Lan Tuyet Tran 5117 Auburn Dr San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

An Individual This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 25, 2019 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 ----------------------------------STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2019-9023467 Fictitious business name(s) to be abandoned: DEL CERRO NAIL LOUNGE Located at: 6374 Del Cerro Bl San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on: 09/04/19 and assigned File no.

2019-9021639 Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned by: Del Cerro Nail Lounge Inc 5117 Auburn Dr San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

A Corporation This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 25, 2019 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

NAME CHANGE CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00045270CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Maria Dolores Canaris To All Interested Persons:

Maria Dolores Canaris filed a petition with the court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Maria Dolores Canaris PROPOSED NAME: Maria Dolores Mayagoitia Villalobos Villalobos

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: November 21, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. 903 The address of the court is:

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1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

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

9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 ----------------------------------CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00040560CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Robert Taylor Demerath

San Diego, CA 92101 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this count: Voice & Viewpoint 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 -----------------------------------CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00047469CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Cherise Mcgee and Dcarlo Davis on behalf of Dcarlo Ray Davis, a minor child

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they havewaived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

encouraged to view and download the full Request for Proposals (“RFP”) from the City’s Economic Development Department website at https://www. sandiego.gov/sites/default/ files/40thandalpharfp_final. pdf (1.75 MB PDF).

PRESENT NAME: Thu-Van Thi Nguyen PROPOSED NAME: Serena Nguyen

To All Interested Persons:

Teresa OBean filed a petition with the court for a decree changing name as follows:

THE COURT ORDERS that PRESENT NAME: all persons interested in this Teresa OBean matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated PROPOSED NAME: to show cause, if any, why the Teresa Williams petition for change of name should not be granted.

THE COURT ORDERS that NOTICE OF HEARING all persons interested in this Date: December 05, 2019 matter shall appear before this Time: 9:00 A.M. court at the hearing indicated Dept. 903 to show cause, if any, why the The address of the court is: petition for change of name 1100 Union Street should not be granted.

San Diego, CA 92101.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: A copy of this Order to Show November 21, 2019 Cause shall be published at Time: 9:00 A.M. least once each week for four Dept. 903 successive weeks prior to the The address of the court is: date set for hearing on the 1100 Union Street petition in the following San Diego, CA 92101. newspaper of general A copy of this Order to Show circulation, printed in this Cause shall be published count: Voice & Viewpoint at least once each week for 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 four successive weeks prior ----------------------------------- to the date set for hearing on CALIFORNIA the petition in the following COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO newspaper of general 330 W. Broadway circulation, printed in this San Diego, CA 92101 count: Voice & Viewpoint.

37-2019-000444719/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: PROBATE Dawit Gebretsadik on behalf of minor children NOTICE OF PETITION TO To All Interested Persons: ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Steven M. Thompson Dawit Gebretsadik Case Number: on behalf of 37-2019-00048841-PR-LA-CTL a) Joshua Gebretsadik, a minor To all heirs, beneficiaries, --creditors, contingent creditors, b) Sophie Elisabeth and persons who may Gebretsadik, a minor otherwise be interested in filed a petition with the court the will or estate or both, of for a decree changing name as Steven M. Thompson follows: A Petition for Probate has been filed by a) PRESENT NAME: Hilda-Meza Thompson, Joshua Gebretsadik guardian of Frances Thompson, PROPOSED NAME: Petitioner, in the Superior Joshua Janvier Court of California, County of --San Diego. b) PRESENT NAME: Sophie Elisabeth The Petition for Probate Gebretsadik requests that Hilda-Meza Thompson, PROPOSED NAME: guardian of Sophie Elisabeth Janvier Frances Thompson, be appointed as personal THE COURT ORDERS that representative to administer all persons interested in this the estate of the decedent. matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated The Petition to show cause, if any, why requests authority to the petition for change of name should not be granted. administer the estate under the Independent Administration of NOTICE OF HEARING Estates Act. Date: November 7, 2019 (This authority will allow the Time: 9:00 A.M. personal representative to take Dept. 903 many actions without The address of the court is: obtaining court approval.

1100 Union Street

If You Object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2)60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

A pre-submittal meeting is scheduled to be held on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the offices of the City’s Economic Development Department, 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 1400, San Diego, CA 92101.

Proposals are due no later than 1:30 p.m., Friday, November 1, 2019.

For additional information, or if you have questions related to this RFP, please contact Jerry Selby at GSelby@sandiego.gov or 619.236.6408.

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Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: Kimberley V. Deede Kirby & McGuinn, A P.C. 707 Broadway, Suite 1750 San Diego CA 92101 (619) 398-3365 9/26, 10/3, 10/10

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) ON-CALL APPRAISAL AND GENERAL RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide Appraisal and General Right-of-Way Management Services on an on-call basis to support SANDAG’s transportation capital improvement program. SANDAG anticipates awarding multiple contracts to multiple firms under this RFP. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1 p.m. in SANDAG Conference Room 8A, located at 401 B Street, 8the Floor, San Diego, CA 92101.

All attendees must check in at the 7th Floor reception.

A copy of the RFP (No. 5003270) and related documents/forms can be accessed from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/contracts or by contacting Janet Yeh, Contract Administrator, at (619) 699-6952 and/or Janet.Yeh@ sandag.org.

Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2019.

-----------------------------------REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY (AFFORDABLE FORSALE HOUSING – 40TH AND ALPHA) Civic San Diego, on behalf of the City of San Diego, is requesting written proposals from qualified developers for the disposition and development of affordable housing on City Owned properties generally located in the vicinity of 40th & Alpha Streets in the City of San Diego.

Interested parties are

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Many Shades of Pink Fashion Show Honoring Breast Cancer Survivors Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Many Shades of Pink Fashion Show honoring breast cancer survivors, will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina.

The event will honor breast cancer survivors from around San Diego County and present prudent breast health information for women, specifically African American.

This event is a fundraiser to help with our mission to save lives by providing free screening mammograms and resources for minority women diagnosed with breast cancer.

Many Shades of Pink Foundation partnered with two other organizations, “A Healthier Me” and PRO, to bring San Diego this amazing evening honoring breast cancer survivors who will be wearing exquisite fashions.

This evening of fashion and jazz will highlight top local fashion designers in San Diego and live performances

by International Recording Saxophonist Jazmin Ghent and local vocalist Daneen Wilburn.

access to healthcare.

Dr. Suzanne Afflalo is a founder, along with Ms. Shurelds, of the free monthly Community Outreach Event “Good Health = Long Life” that provide free screening mammograms and brings several organizations together to offer numerous Attendees will have an free services and resources to opportunity to participate the underserved community. in a silent auction, giveaways and much more. Ticket price To qualify for a free includes a choice of dinner mammogram, you must be $75 or $40 general admission uninsured, underinsured seating. Doors open at 5:00 or low-income, 40 years p.m. for social hour. of age and haven’t had a mammogram in the past Many Shades of Pink 12 months or women under Foundation is a 501(c)(3), 40 experiencing breast non-profit organization for symptoms. breast cancer support and resources. It was established To pre-register or inquire in 2018 by Wendy Shurelds, about qualifying, please breast cancer survivor, who call (619) 937-3041 or email believes all women & men Wendy Shurelds at many. should have resources and shadesofpinkbh@gmail.com

Marijuana:

or sign-up online - www.sdvoice.info

Robert Taylor Demerath filed a petition with the court for a decree changing name as To All Interested Persons: Cherise Mcgee follows: and Dcarlo Davis PRESENT NAME: on behalf of Robert Taylor Demerath Dcarlo Ray Davis, a minor, PROPOSED NAME: filed a petition with the court Robert Lavell Taylor for a decree changing name as follows: THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this PRESENT NAME: matter shall appear before this D'carlo Ray Davis court at the hearing indicated PROPOSED NAME: to show cause, if any, why the Rey D'Carlo Smith Davis petition for change of name should not be granted.

THE COURT ORDERS that NOTICE OF HEARING all persons interested in this Date: October 31, 2019 matter shall appear before this Time: 9:00 A.M. court at the hearing indicated Dept. 903 to show cause, if any, why The address of the court is: the petition for change of 1100 Union Street name should not be granted.

San Diego, CA 92101.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: A copy of this November 21, 2019 Order to Show Cause shall be Time: 9:00 A.M published at least once each Dept. 903 week for four The address of the court is: successive weeks prior to the 1100 Union Street date set for hearing on the San Diego, CA 92101 petition in the following A copy of this Order to Show newspaper of general Cause shall be published circulation, printed in this at least once each week for count: Voice & Viewpoint. four successive weeks prior 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 ----------------------------------- to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following CALIFORNIA newspaper of general COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO circulation, printed in this 1100 Union Street count: Voice & Viewpoint San Diego, CA 92101 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10 37-2019-00048049----------------------------------CU-PT-CTL CALIFORNIA Petitioner or Attorney: COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Thu-Van Thi Nguyen 330 W. Broadway To All Interested Persons: San Diego, CA 92101 Thu-Van Thi Nguyen 37-2019-00047482filed a petition with the court CU-PT-CTL for a decree changing name as Petitioner or Attorney: follows: Teresa OBean

SUBSCRIBE TODAY - (619) 266-2233

To All Interested Persons:

A Hearing on the petition will be held at the following court on October 23, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 502 located at the Superior Court of California 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101

The City seeks to select a qualified development team for the development of affordable, for-sale, housing on the Property which supports the Southeastern Community Plan’s stated goals for density, uses and amenities. The City is requesting proposals from qualified applicants that have demonstrated success in completing affordable housing projects, preferably of similar or greater size and complexity, employing various public and private funding sources.

• Thursday, OCtober 3, 2019

with the Superior Court, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, and the Office of the Public Defender to develop a streamlined countywide process to identify all eligible individuals. We are conducting a thorough review of convictions documented in the databases of the Superior Court, City Attorney’s Office, and California Department of Justice.

Since marijuana became legal in California, people convicted of low-level misdemeanors and infractions for marijuana possession could petition the court to have their records dismissed. However, few took

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advantage of the opportunity, likely because they didn’t know about it, or perhaps found the process lengthy, daunting, and expensive.

When our work is done, thousands of San Diegans will be able to move forward with their lives without this mark on their records.

Since the City will be proactively dismissing these convictions, the defendants will not have to file a petition, hire a lawyer, or take any other actions.

Everyone makes mistakes, and we all deserve second chances. Most use the opportunity to make better lives for themselves and their loved ones.

This effort will wipe the slate clean for thousands of San Diegans who can then start over without having to disclose a criminal record on any job, property rental, volunteer, or loan application.

Questions concerning the conviction dismissal process can be sent to CityAttorney@ sandiego.gov at the City Attorney’s Office.

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I see a light ahead

Policy Research states it best:

automatic voter registration.

But I invoke heroes because they inspire. They see a better place, an inclusive place and I am seeing that light, too. I am seeing people, like voters in Missouri, who said ‘No’ to Right to Work. I am seeing presidential candidates increasingly talking up unions and making it part of their platforms. I see a push for a livable minimum wage. I see organizations like the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) fighting tooth and nail to “use the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.”

African American union workers are “13.1 percentage points more likely to have employer-provided health insurance, and 15.4 percentage points more likely to have employer-sponsored retirement plans.”

Supporting the Affordable Care Act to make sure all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care.

I see the CBC taking the facts to the President in a hand delivered 130-page policy document entitled, “We Have a Lot to Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century.”

The document addresses the importance of trade unions and the negative impact of Right-to-Work laws, as African Americans are particularly vulnerable when unions falter.

The Center for Economic and

For black union workers who haven’t completed high school: black union workers in this category benefit from a “wage advantage of 19.6% over their non-union peers and are 23.4 percentage points and 25.2 percentage points more likely to have health insurance and a retirement plan, respectively.”

Working diligently to ensure across-the-divide access to quality education, business opportunities and capital, and resources to be a part of developing industries and technology.

Nelson Mandela went from the UAW local back to South Africa to become exactly what he preached that day four years later as president. To the end of his days, he served The strength of millions as the honorary president of South Africa’s National But that’s not all the CBC is Union of Mineworkers. He working toward. publicly stated he was “fully committed to the protection of With a historic 55 members the integrity of the collective of the U.S. House of bargaining system.”

Representatives and the U.S. Senate, the CBC represents For me this lifetime honorary 82 million Americans member of the UAW and and more than 17 million fulltime champion of the African-Americans.

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society and adjusted their hair accordingly. “You know, before the natural, Black teenagers generally kept their hair relatively short.

Much more conservative, often with a “Kennedy part” on the left side. That all changed with the natural. The kids wanted to make a statement. They wanted a separate identity from White America,” said O.D. Threat, the legendary owner of Upright Barber Shop at 58th Street and Central Avenue in South Los Angeles. By his estimate, he’s probably given 50,000 haircuts over the past 60 years.

There was some early blow-back resulting from the Afro, O.D. remarked. “A good many parents would not let their little kids have a natural,” O.D. explained. “That was a little too daring—a little too ‘militant’—for the generation who moved from the South after World War II. It was different for the teenagers. They saw people like James Brown, Angela Davis or the Black Panthers wearing a natural, and this expression was part of new generation of kids who were exposed more to their history going back to slavery and further back to Africa.”

Turning tables on ‘nappy,’ ‘woolly’ hair.

In the 1960s, Black people turned

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of the Afro comb. “I’ve nicknamed the post-emancipation era ‘the great oppression’ because that’s when Black people had to go through really intensive methods to smooth their hair. In the 1930s, Rastafari theology developed in Jamaica from the ideas of Marcus Garvey, the legendary political activist who worked to improve the status of Black people. Believers then and today are forbidden to cut their hair In the 1970s, the Afro was perceived and instead twist it into dreadlocks. as a major political statement; a broader generational rejection of A tumultuous timeline. artifice and racist beauty norms, middle-class conventions (much Black hair—specifically the Afro— like the hippie movement of the can trace a centuries-old timeline: mid-60s) and demonstrated pride in Black beauty. An ‘in-your-face’ 1444: Europeans trading along style for Black youth. The Martin the West African coast observe Luther King generation would have people wearing elaborate hairstyles, said the Afro was a little too “in- including Afros, locks, plaits and your-face” and would do more to twists instigate White America rather than attracting them to the subject 1619: The first slaves are brought to of Black equality.“Young people saw Jamestown, VA, many of which have it differently,” O.D. noted. “This an Afro and/or plaits and twists was their time to speak. The Black teenagers wore the Afro with pride 1700s: Calling Black hair “wool,” and distinction because it was theirs… many Whites dehumanized slaves. more elaborate African and no White person could take it The away from them.”Emancipation the hairstyles could not be retained ‘great oppressor’?

1800s: Without the traditional “Black people felt compelled to combs and herbal treatments, slaves smooth their hair and [texture it] to rely on bacon grease, butter and fit in easier, and to move in society kerosene as hair conditioners and better (and in camouflage) almost,” cleaners. Lighter-skinned, straightsaid Aaryn Lynch who produced a haired Blacks would command a London exhibition on the history higher price than the more “kinkythe tables on “nappy,” “woolly” and “unruly” hair, liberating themselves from any and everything originally associated with White “acceptance.”

After generations of subjecting themselves to European beauty standards, African Americans decided to take back their hair, ushering in the “Black Is Beautiful” movement, which sprang from the Black Power movement.

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1865: Slavery ends, but Whites look upon Black women who adopt a 2009: The movie “Good Hair” Western coiffure as “well-adjusted” grosses $4 million meaning that “good’ hair is a specific White attribute Sen. Holly J. Mitchell’s CROWN Act 1880: Metal hot combs, invented by the French in 1845, are used by Even today, the natural state of Blacks to temporarily straighten Black hair causes debate in the kinky hair workforce, which led to an historic bill introduced by California State 1900s: Madame C.J. Walker develops Sen. Holly J. Mitchell (30th District) a range of hair-care products for - the CROWN Act (“Creating a Black hair Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair”). The bill made 1954: George E. Johnson launches California the first state to ban racial the Johnson Products Co. with Ultra discrimination based on natural Wave Hair Culture to be used as a hair. It was signed in early July by “permanent” hair straightener for Gov. Gavin Newsom to amend the both Black men and women Fair Employment and Housing Act and the state Education Code 1963: Actress Cicely Tyson wears to prohibit employers and schools cornrows on the television drama from enforcing purportedly “race “East Side/West Side” neutral” grooming policies that disproportionately impact people of 1970: Angela Davis becomes an icon color. of the Black Power movement with History, to an extent, is defined by her large Afro a simple haircut not simply for one 1971: Melba Tolliver is fired from the person, but for a generation who ABC News affiliate in New York for came of age during the Black Power wearing an Afro while covering the Movement. marriage of Tricia Nixon 1988: Director Spike Lee exposes the schism between “good-hair/badhair” among African Americans in the film “School Daze”

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