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California Is Scam Capital, U.S.A

By California Black Media California has been recognized for a concerning new distinction: We are the capital of scams.

In 2019, consumers across the United States filed 1.7 million fraud reports, adding up to a total loss of $1.9 billion, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Although California accounts for about 12 percent of the total US population, 14 percent of the fraud cases originated in our state last year. Californians reported well over 243,000 fraud cases, according to the FTC’s official website.

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On Super Tuesday, March 3rd local resident, Debra Maxie, (holding the Todd Gloria sign), joined other community members, volunteers, candidates, and elected officials to follow the ballot results rolling in at the San Diego County Democratic Party’s Election Night gathering in downtown San Diego. On Super Tuesday voters in fourteen states and one U.S. territory cast ballots to show their support for presidential nominees, local elected officials, and local ballot measures in the run up to the November 3, 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and San Diego General Election. Final results are still coming in.

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Largest U.S. Black-Owned Bank Launches Harriet Tubman Credit Card Amid Controversy

CONGRESS PASSES

Historic Anti-Lynching Legislation Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) called lynchings racially-motivated acts of violence and terror that represent a dark and despicable chapter of our nation’s history.

“They were acts against people who should have received justice but did not. With this bill, we can change that by explicitly criminalizing lynching under federal law,” noted Harris, who suspended her presidential campaign late last year.

Newswire

By Stacy M. Brown

With the new year came new subsidies for middle-income households and a new penalty from the Franchise Tax Board (FTB). Because many people were unaware of the changes, California’s exchange has established a special-enrollment period for people who did not hear about the state penalty or the new financial help during open enrollment.

“Lynching was a brutal, violent, and often savage public spectacle. They were advertised in newspapers, memorialized in postcards, and souvenirs were made from the victims’ remains,” members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote in a statement.

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Sixty-five years after the horrific lynching of teenager Emmett Till, the U.S. House of Representatives have finally passed H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. The legislation would make lynching a crime under federal law.

“Today, under the leadership of Representative Bobby Rush (IL-01), and three other Members of the Congressional Black Caucus

(CBC), the House of Representatives finally passed legislation to address the heinous act of lynching by making it a federal crime. The

first bill to outlaw lynching was introduced in 1900,” members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote in a statement.

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Covered California is giving those without health care coverage another chance.

“We as a state — whether it is Covered California, the Franchise Tax Board or the governor — do not want anyone to pay a penalty,” said Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee. “We want everyone covered and protected, and that’s why we are giving people more time to enroll.”

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OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in America, on February 1th introduced a new, limited-edition Harriet Tubman card in celebration of Black History Month. Tubman not only escaped slavery, she made 19 missions to bring 300 others, including family and friends, to freedom. She also served as an armed scout for the

Union Army and was an activist in the struggle for women’s voting rights.

Only available in 2020, the card image is from the painting “The Conqueror” by the internationally acclaimed artist Addonis Parker.

The debit card has drawn some criticism, however, as the image of Harriet Tubman, famed abolitionist and political activist, is See CONTROVERSY page 2

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Scam: continued from page 1

Last Thursday, the FTC and Ethnic Media Services joined forces to highlight the top scams of 2019 during a telebriefing. California Black Media participated in the conference led by FTC Consumer Response and Operations Associate Director Monica Vaca.

She gave details on some of the most frequently reported scams of the last year.

“Every year, the FTC releases reports, including the top scams plaguing the country,” she said. “The data also highlights fraud trends by geographic region and spotlights new patterns and strategies used by scammers.”

Vaca divided the top scams into three categories: most frequently reported cases, highest total sum of money lost and highest individual monetary loss. She identified imposter scams as the most frequently reported swindle with over 62,000 cases in California.

Nationwide, imposter scams accounted for a $667 million loss.

“These scams are definitely trending, they are on the rise,” Vaca said. “And these are people who pretended to be a government agency, a well known business, a romantic

Insurance: continued from page 1

Consumers who fall into those categories - they either didn’t hear about the state penalty or the new financial help available, or who are currently insured off-exchange and want to switch to Covered California to benefit from the new state subsidies - will have until April 30 to sign up for coverage.

People who can afford health insurance coverage, but choose to go without it, could face a penalty when they file their state taxes with the FTB in 2021. The penalty can be more than $2,000 for a family of four.

Covered California, carrying out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the

Legislation: continued from page 1

“Lynching was a brutal, violent, and often savage public spectacle. They were advertised in newspapers, memorialized in postcards, and souvenirs were made from the victims’ remains,” the CBC, which is chaired by Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif), added.

A 1930 editorial in Raleigh News and Observer noted the delight of the audience witnessing a lynching as “Men joked loudly at the sight of the bleeding body; girls giggled as the flies fed on the blood that dripped from the Negro’s nose.”

“Make no mistake: lynching is domestic terrorism. It is a tool that was used during the 256 years of slavery to terrorize enslaved African Americans and discourage them from rebelling,” Bass said.

“It was used for almost 100 years after the end of slavery to terrorize free African Americans and discourage them from exercising their rights as citizens. Even today, we hear reports of nooses being left on college campuses and workplaces to threaten and harass Black people,” she stated.

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shown with fists crossed over her chest, which some saw as a gesture from the Marvel blockbuster movie “Black Panther” about the fictional African country Wakanda.

Bank officials said the gesture is not from the movie, but rather the sign for “love” in American Sign Language. Tubman’s image has been in consideration for use on a debit card since 2016, according to Williams. The bank finally decided to use Tubman’s likeness after the Trump administration declined to move forward with Obama-era plan to put her image on the $20 bill.

interest or even a family member.”

Vaca also mentioned that scammers will sometimes pose as technical support and ask for sensitive information regarding personal accounts that can be accessed digitally.

According to Vaca, the FTC saw a 52 percent increase in government imposter fraud cases in 2019, in comparison to reports in 2018, which she claimed were driven by an often used over-the-phone social security imposter scam. The most frequent payment method for scams in this category were gift cards, according to the FTC. Vaca asserted that the only way people should be using gift cards is for gifts and not payment, adding that any requests for a gift card payment is a red flag.

As for the second category, Vaca identified romance scams as the costliest fraud tactic in 2019 with $201 million in monetary losses last year.

“That number has grown really steadily since 2015,” Vaca said. “Romance scams were six times more costly in 2019 than they were in 2015.”

Lastly, the greatest individual loss category, meaning the largest dollar amount lost by one person at a time, were counterfeit check scams. What is perhaps the most troubling bit of context for this scam is that those who fall victim are often attempting to

find legitimate work or provide a legitimate service.

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“I’m pausing here to talk about this a little bit more because we are seeing people in their 20s are reporting this at twice the rate as people 30 or older and because the majority of these ploys are around income opportunities, around jobs or around some kind of legitimate opportunity to make money,” Vaca said. “These are not people being greedy or saying, ‘Oh, I got some free money.’”

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According to Vaca, phone calls are still the most frequently used tactic to contact possible victims for fraud. The FTC successfully returned over $1 billion to people in the last four years nationwide, although that number accounts only for the number of FTC checks that were cashed. According to Vaca, many checks that were sent to fraud victims were not cashed.

California residents cashed over $151 million of that national total last year. Vaca stated that the reason not every fraud victim reports their experience is because of a sense of pride.

“People are more likely to avoid losing money if they talk to just one person while the scam is in progress.” Vaca said. “It’s not just the people you think who fall for scams, anyone could fall for a scam.”

nation’s most populous state, announced that 418,052 new individuals signed up for health insurance for 2020 during open enrollment, which ran from Oct. 15 to Jan. 31.

The exchange now has over 1.5 million enrollees, but there are hundreds of thousands of people, both low-income and middle-income, who are insured off-exchange but could be saving significant amounts of money if they switched to Covered California to benefit from federal financial help, the new state subsidies, or both.

The state expanded the amount of financial help available to many consumers, including a first-in-the-nation program to help middle-income consumers afford coverage. The new state subsidies could extend to an individual making up to $74,940 and a family of four with a household income of up to $154,500. The average

Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Tim Scott (R-SC) applauded the passage of the bill, which is identical to anti-lynching legislation the three introduced in the Senate last year.

subsidy for eligible middle-income households is $504 per month.

Watch for social media messaging, consumer emails, and television ads in English and Spanish starting March 9 along with radio and digital ads in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Vietnamese. with more information about the special-enrollment period.

In addition, the FTB has sent letters to more than 2 million households alerting them to the penalty and informing them on how to get coverage. FTB has also worked with tax-filing software companies to include penalty information that consumers will see when they file their taxes this spring. The Department of Motor Vehicles is also playing videos at its offices that describe the penalty to visiting consumers.

despicable chapter of our nation’s history.

That legislation unanimously passed the Senate on February 14.

“They were acts against people who should have received justice but did not. With this bill, we can change that by explicitly criminalizing lynching under federal law,” noted Harris, who suspended her presidential campaign late last year.

“Today brings us one step closer to finally reconciling a dark chapter in our nation’s history,” Booker stated in a release. “Lynchings were used to terrorize, marginalize, and oppress black communities – to kill human beings to sow fear and keep black communities in a perpetual state of racial subjugation.”

“I applaud Congressman Rush and the House of Representatives for speaking the truth about our past and making it clear that these acts must never happen again without serious and swift consequence and accountability. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to support this bill’s passage,” she said.

He continued:

Scott added that it’s essential to show that hate will not win while Rush compared lynching to the French use of the guillotine, the Roman Empire’s use of crucifixion, and the British use of drawing and quartering as a tool of terrorism.

“If we do not reckon with this dark past, we cannot move forward. But today we are moving forward. Thanks to the leadership of Rep. Rush, the House has sent a clear, indisputable message that lynching will not be tolerated. It has brought us closer to reckoning with our nation’s history of racialized violence. Now the Senate must again pass this bill to ensure that it finally becomes law.”

“It’s just as important for us to get out and vote at every election, not wait for the big ones. It’s also just as important to get counted in the Census,” Maxie said.

Political Strategist Dawn Hendon, who worked on Raquel Vazquez’s Lemon Grove mayoral campaign, commented on the impact of the Black perspective in the San Diego County mayoral race.

“I heard Tasha Williamson talk about her strategies and they were very sharp. When you hear your opponents picking them up and saying them, you know you’re onto something. I think if people see us, they think about us, if they don’t, they don’t.”

At press time, in California Bernie Sanders led Joe Biden for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination. Locally, Juan Vargas (51st District), Scott Peters (52nd District), Sara Jacobs (53rd District) and Ammar Campa-Najjar (50th District) were leading the runoffs against their opponents for U.S. Representative in their respective districts. Mara Elliot led in the City Attorney race, and State Assemblyman Todd Gloria will likely be one of two runoff candidates in the race for Mayor of San Diego to be held in November 2020.

“Covered California is working with everyone it can to put consumers first by maximizing the amount of time that people can get covered and minimizing those who are subject to a penalty,” Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee said. “We will make it loud and clear: You must have coverage effective April 1 to avoid paying a penalty.”

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with my office on this landmark piece of legislation, and I look forward to it being quickly passed in the Senate and immediately sent to the President to be signed into law.”

Bass said the last known lynching was as recent as 25 years ago and only then, for the first time in the nation’s history, was the perpetrator convicted and executed. “This is an awful part of our history, but it is our history – our American history – and it is important for us to all know and remember it, especially now that we are facing a resurgence of hate crimes in America under the presidency of Donald J. Trump,” Bass stated.

“Now there is the National Memorial for Peace and Justice to document the known history of lynching and the many reasons why Black people were lynched, such as for making eye contact with a white person, not moving to the other side of the street, or spitting in public,” she said.

Harris called lynchings racially-motivated acts of violence and terror that represent a dark and

“And, for too long now, a federal law against lynching has remained conspicuously silent,” Rush noted. “Today, we will send a strong message that violence – and race-based violence, in particular – has no place in American society. I am immensely grateful to Senators Harris, Booker, and Scott for working

Further, Bass added that the bill makes “a long-overdue change to our laws by finally addressing the issue of lynching for the thousands of African Americans who suffered this heinous fate and the countless more we’ll never know.”

“We have the power to place Harriet Tubman on a global payment device in celebration of Black History Month,” states Teri Williams, OneUnited president & COO. Williams believes Tubman’s “symbol of Black empowerment” will “pave the way” for the pending Harriet Tubman design on the $20 bill.

Sports journalist J.A. Adande appeared to question the notion of using an important African American historical figure for a financial product. “I’m gonna pass on the Harriet Tubman debit card and wait for the Sojourner Truth gift card,” he tweeted, referencing another abolitionist icon.

imagine separating Harriet Tubman’s legacy, work and leadership from the true meaning of Black empowerment. It is not often that we get to see our heroes honored at such level.”

“We didn’t want to portray her as she normally is, which is in a passive pose,” Williams said.

“When the artist presented this image of her we actually loved it. Particularly today, Black love is an important message.”

It’s also not clear if the gesture of fists crossed high on the chest is the most commonly used sign for “love.” Isidore Niyongabo, president of National Black Deaf Advocates, said the bank’s Tubman depiction is close to either the word “love” or “freedom” but not really either.

Despite the indiscernible sign language, Niyongabo said he appreciated the campaign.

“I still think the message we are conveying is a very positive message,” Williams said. “But I respect the comments we’ve received.”

But some Twitter users denounced the use of Tubman’s image on a bank card as disrespectful, while others focused on the Wakanda-like gesture.

“Actually, I was inspired,” Niyongabo said in a text message. “First of all, because I cannot

Despite the reaction, OneUnited’s Williams said she stands by the design decisions on the card.

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The Significance of the Super Tuesday Black Vote

By Jacqui Patterson and Mandy Lee

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

Clearly, African Americans have changed the course of this year’s Presidential Race. The Black voter turnout in the South should sound an alarm as to the potential power of the Black vote nationwide. This comes at a time when so much attention has been given to the Latino and Asian vote that many of us were almost written off as “Post Obama” unnecessary.

While our numbers are not as great in other parts of America outside of the South, we still count and must be counted. The only question is, will “we” realize our own importance.

In the City of San Diego mayoral race, the lone Black candidate, Tasha Williamson, so far has about 5 percent of the vote, but it appears to have been enough to keep candidate Barbara Bry from entering the runoff with Todd Gloria. It does mean that we can be a determining force in the November General Election, if we don’t just give away our support. Our loyalties should not be to either political party, but to the potential results that will best serve all of us. Neither should we assume

Why? that either front runner for Mayor has won before the November election.

It’s time to redefine our own issues of housing, jobs, transportation and homelessness. It’s also time to increase our voter registration so that we will be voters in November.

Big Insurance Must Help End Surprise Medical Billing

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA President and CEO

It is a serious financial problem that far too many African Americans – from impoverished individuals to working-class families — face these days in the bewilderingly complicated health-care market: Getting hit with an unexpected bill after a hospital stay or visit to the emergency room.

Known as “surprise medical billing,” these unexpected costs arise when a patient goes to a hospital for emergency or non-emergency care, only to find out afterwards that one of the medical providers who administered care was not covered in the patient’s insurance network. This outrageous situation benefits powerful insurance executives, who have managed to get off the financial hook for such bills, even as insurers shrink insurance coverage networks to wring more and more profits out of the system.

Surprise medical billing is a problem we can no longer ignore, particularly at a time when roughly two-thirds of Americans say that they are concerned about their ability to pay for an unexpected medical expense for themselves or for a family member.

And this practice is especially hard on African Americans and other people of color in the U.S. who already face significant barriers to health care and who generally receive lower quality of care than the rest of the nation.

This predatory practice is overwhelming to a family already dealing

So, what can be done to stop and end surprise medical billing?

The good news is that both Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree that legislation is needed to protect patients against unexpected medical charges. But as with many complicated issues confronting Congress, lawmakers have been divided on the details of such legislation.

Part of the paralysis in Congress stems from confusion and disinformation, as insurance executives and their allies try to frame the debate to their advantage.

When Congress tried to address the issue last year, for example, the insurance lobbying machine swung into action, attempting to place the blame for surprise bills on out-of-network medical providers who end up having to charge patients when insurers refuse to cover a medical bill.

Big insurance almost got its way in that legislative debate when a handful of lawmakers threw support behind a legislative proposal that would shield insurance companies from paying what they ought to pay. The legislation, championed by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), specifically called for setting benchmarked rates for outof-network medical providers.

But far from solving the problem, this approach would make matters worse.

It not only frees insurers from their responsibilities. It fails to compensate providers for the cost of the care that they actually provide. And that,

in turn, means either patients will get stuck with the bill or medical providers will have to absorb big losses that ultimately jeopardize their ability to stay in business.

Fortunately, the proposed bill stalled after the medical community warned that the benchmarked rate favored by the insurance industry would allow insurers to exert a new troubling level of control over health-care prices and the larger health-care delivery system.

Now, as Congress begins to take up the issue once again, health insurance companies that evaded significant scrutiny last year seem to be drawing close scrutiny now, both inside and outside of Washington.

Reverend Al Sharpton, speaking to a group of faith leaders and policymakers in South Carolina, an important stop for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, criticized the surprise medical billing legislation backed by insurers, He stressed the urgent need to deal with the continued lack of access to adequate health insurance coverage for minority communities.

“Washington is getting it wrong,” he wrote in an opinion piece published after his South Carolina trip. He also said that the bill introduced by “Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to `solve’ the surprise billing problem would literally insulate insurance companies from covering these costs, at a time when profits for insurance companies have reached record highs.”

Congress has an opportunity to make things right by ending the practice of surprise medical billing. Black Americans and all others in America shouldn’t be saddled with exorbitant bills that they had no reason to expect – and that impose an unjust financial burden.

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The green building sector is transforming the places in which we live, work, and gather. Sustainable buildings, defined by certification programs like LEED, promote the health and wellbeing of building occupants while minimizing climate change and pollution. For some people.

This wave of better building practices has yet to fully reach the people suffering the most from buildings that are unsafe, unhealthy, unaffordable, and unsustainable. African Americans and other people of color disproportionately feel the burden of unsustainable buildings: energy insecurity in their homes, health problems like asthma from poor indoor air quality, and damage from worsening disasters fueled by climate change. These are enduring legacies of discriminatory practices, disinvestment, and barriers to building wealth over the generations.

What’s worse, the sustainable building sector is an insider’s club with a serious diversity problem. Whether it’s as policy makers, advocates, architects, contractors, or even in the construction workforce, the most impacted communities are underrepresented in the design and construction of sustainable buildings. For example, according to the National Organization of Minority Architects, less than two percent of registered architects are African Americans, and less than 0.4% are African American women. Green building is a huge growth industry, but communities of color are not yet positioned to fully benefit from it.

When we decided to establish our new headquarters as a living building and began to explore what it takes to do so, we saw the problem firsthand at meetings of green building organizations.

We were struck by just how homogenous some of those spaces were in terms of race, with a significant dearth of people of color engaged in these discussions.

We juxtaposed this against what we knew to be true: Communities of color and low-income communities are more likely to be in sick buildings, whether it’s mold, lead, asbestos, or radon.

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Criminal justice reform. For more than a century, the civil rights movement has taken on the inequities that divide and disfigure American society.

Now the green building sector has joined the fronts of struggle for access and equity.

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with the emotional and financial burdens of a medical crisis, typically adding thousands of dollars in unexpected expenses that can wipe out savings accounts or otherwise strain tight household budgets.

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and that is reflected in the fact that we pay the highest proportion of our income for electricity. And we are more likely to be in the least disaster-resilient buildings, with homes in floodplains or without reinforcement.

That’s why the NAACP recently launched the Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector (CESBS) Initiative, pushing forward civil rights in this critical (if unexpected) new sphere.

Through this effort, the NAACP will define, articulate, and develop a replicable model for centering equity in all aspects of sustainable, healthy, safe, and regenerative buildings through its Baltimore headquarters.

So, what would an equitable green building sector look like?

It would advance community-wide transition, not just a few green buildings in isolation.

Sustainability would be seen as a basic necessity – not a luxury item — in any building project. Low-income communities, communities of color, and women would be at the heart of a better building industry, supported by more inclusive education and professional development pathways. Sustainability investments would prioritize the most impacted communities. And underrepresented communities would be deeply engaged in planning and design.

Some communities and organizations are getting it right and helping us imagine what is possible. For example, the Mental Health Center of Denver, Colorado sought input from predominantly African American and low-income neighbors to shape the design and function of a new, “green” four-acre property.

Another model, while still in development, is the Green Communities Criteria (GCC) program, a framework and certification developed by Enterprise Community Partners to bring the benefits of sustainable construction practices to low-income families and affordable housing. The model has already produced 127,000 certified affordable homes through $3.9 billion in investment.

Fundamentally, sustainability without equity will merely sustain inequity. The civil rights movement has a critical role to play in creating a sustainable building sector that is both green and just – for the benefit of our families, our communities, the economy, and the planet.

This op-ed is adapted from two reports released February 28, 2020 from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector (CESBS) Initiative.

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Leonard Williams

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Services were held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Oceanside, CA; interment at Greenwood Memorial Park.

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LEONARD LOUIS WILLIAMS SR. was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 20, 1938 to Mattie Raby and Ira Williams.

Leonard was the first of seven children born to the couple.

IRENE COUNTRYMAN JOHNSON, the tenth child was born to the late Eunice Davis and Baurel Countryman Sr. on February 15, 1936 in Hartford Connecticut. She grew up in the north end of Hartford and graduated from Weaver High School in 1954. Irene entered the License Vocational Program at Hartford Hospital and worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital for twelve years in medical surgical nursing. Later she gained skills in Critical Nursing at Hartford Hospital, receiving her first certificate in Critical Care Nursing after completing the course.

Leonard later moved to San Diego, California, where he attended and graduated from Lincoln High in 1957. He served three years in the National Guard and was honorably discharged in 1960. In 1969,Leonard married his soulmate Jo Anne, who he affectionately called “Jibber.”

The two celebrated their 50th Anniversary December 5, 2019.

He attended San Diego State University where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. He worked as a Community Outreach worker for San Diego Urban League and a Teacher’s Assistant at Gompers Junior High School.

He eventually began working for the State of California as a Rehabilitation Counselor. He was passionate about helping disabled clients reestablish their careers while accommodating their disabilities. He retired from his job after an automobile accident left him partially paralyzed in 1987.

After his accident and retirement, Leonard marched on with life, filling his time with friends and family and enjoying hobbies such as sports and music. On a day with good weather, he could be found enjoying the horse races at Del Mar,”where the turf meets the surf.” He vigorously kept up with current events and could tell you the day’s news at the drop of a hat-thanks to CNN and the like on a constant loop on his television. His discovery of YouTube fueled his love for music, and rhythm & blues and jazz were staple sounds coming from his room at a high volume.

Leonard was preceded in death by both of his parents but leaves behind his wife Jo Anne; six children: Sheila (James), Len, Ronnie, Louis (Ellie), Brian (Fauna), and Lawantha. At the time of his passing, he was blessed with ten grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. He is survived by his three brothers--Irving “B.B.” (Ethel), Herman “Red”(Camilla), and Charles, and his three sisters Juanita (Walter), Betty (Mark), and Janice (Rodney). He also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, and other extended family.

In remembering Leonard, we ask that your hearts are filled with celebration and gratitude rather than sorrow or grief.

He was blessed to experience so much in his nearly 82 years on this earth. As heard in one of his favorite songs, Leonard would tell you “I lived a good life and I loved the life I lived.”

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She met Clarence Johnson during her teens. They married on June 30, 1957, became parents of four children, Clarence Howard Jr, Lori Ann, Marjorie Terry, and Brian Keith Johnson. The family relocated to Los Angeles California in 1972. Irene attended El Camino College in Torrance, California and earned an Associates of Art Degree in registered nursing in 1979. She worked the next twenty-one years at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, first in Critical Care, Diabetic Teaching, and then research nursing in the Clinical Study Center.

Irene has been a faithful member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Oceanside, California for over 25 years. She continued to be an outstanding servant to the congregation and surrounding communities. She organized health fairs, free mammograms, diabetes education and blood pressure screenings open to church members and surrounding residents. She also was a volunteer for the prison ministry, a member of the Women Missionary Unit (WMU), local Red Cross, Homebound Ministry, Contemporary Women and Nurses Guild.

Irene leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 62 years, Clarence Johnson Sr., children Clarence Howard Jr, Lori Ann (Johnson) Robinson, Marjorie Terry, and Brian Keith Johnson. Grandchildren: Arenia Renee, Savannah Christina and Janine Victoria. Brother Robert (Cassandra) Countryman, San Diego, CA and sister Elizabeth Countryman Williams, Glastonbury, CT, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and lifelong friends. Preceding her in death are parents Baurel and Eunice Countryman, siblings: Raymond, Minnie, Eunice, Baurel Jr, John Richard, Clarence, Billy, Ruby, Robert, and Clayvon Countryman. Daughter-in-law Wilma (Stamps) Johnson

Joseph Gravely

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JOSEPH ARTHUR GRAVELY was born to Geneva Canaday and Willis C. Gravely on July 10, 1941. He was one of four children.

He was reared in West Virginia, New York, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Joseph matriculated through elementary school, junior high, high school, and Kentucky State University where he received B.A. Degree. In a nation where black students integrating schools were met with riots in the 1960’s, HBCU’s were instrumental in the education of African Americans. He chose KSU, because it felt like home. He learned to love and appreciate it too.

It was a beautiful, sunny, San Diego day on Friday September 24, 1993. Family and friends gathered together at Mercy hospital to await her arrival! There was joy and laughter that filled the room along with anxious anticipation. Finally at 12:23pm Naji Cymone MaGee was born to Rachelle Brown and Keith MaGee. Naji was a loving, thoughtful and caring child. She loved people and people loved her. At the young age of five years old Naji curiosity peaked about Salvation and Jesus!

She had learned and heard enough about The Plan of Salvation in Church School that she decided to accept Christ into her heart and was baptized March 21,1999. Naji was active in Bayview Baptist Church’s Sunday School, Youth Fellowship, and the Youth Choir.

Naji attended The Language Academy in 1998 where she was in the Spanish immersion program from K-8th grade. She participated in track and field for Flo-Jo International. She enjoyed developing friendships, competing in track meets and she especially loved cheer competitions.

In 2007 Naji attended THE “coveted” Lincoln High School.Naji had a love for Journalism. She was a columnist for“The Voices of Lincoln”. Naji graduated from Lincoln High School in 2011.

After graduating high school Naji enrolled and attended San Diego City College to pursue an education in Cosmetology.

Naji experienced many bumps and bruises in her life, many joys and pains .... many friends gained, and many lost. but she was FEARLESS, STRONG, and ALWAYS managed to get up dust herself off and keep it moving. She was LIFE, LOVE, LOYAL, FORGIVING, and a FRIEND you could depend on. Naji could relate to you no matter your age and make you feel loved and special. She brought so much laughter and excitement to the lives of those that were blessed to encounter her.

This life won’t ever be the same without her. The Lord called Naji home from labor to rest on February 16, 2020. Naji was preceded in death by paternal grandparents Louis and Lillie MaGee (TX).

She leaves to cherish her memory parents Rachelle (Herman) Collins; Keith (Angela) MaGee (TX); brothers Keith MaGee, Jr.; Cameron MaGee (Royale, Camilla & Cameron); five step-sisters; grandparents Ronnie Brown, Cheryl (Forney) Johnson; godparents Lawrence (Patrice) Lee; goddaughter Ja’Niyah Lewis; her “Cuncle” & “TiTi” Ronnie (Marquetta) Brown ( Lil Ronnie & Nia), and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and the Community at large.

Joseph was demonstrative of fierce love, filled with wisdom, and mercilessly articulate. After completing his education at KSU, he met and married his companion, Annette Curry. They were like-minded creatures. Both enjoyed family, travels, and living in the moment. Joseph was poised to begin his college career at Kentucky State University, as Director of Student Activities. He loved his work and gave many highprofile R&B artists, such as Midnight Star, Stacey Lattisaw, and Zapp an opportunity to perform live concerts and propel their careers. He would later divorce and relocate to Washington, DC. He never remarried.

Shortly after the passing of his brother John, Joseph moved from the Nation’s Capital to be near his daughter, Antoinette N. Gravely.

He spent over five years in the suburbs of La Mesa, California.

On the morning of Wednesday, February 19, 2020, he was quietly called back to his source, God the Creator, Savior, and Inspiration of all humankind. He was preceded in death by brother John.

Left to cherish Joseph’s memory are two brothers Phillip (Sheila), and James Gravely; daughter Antoinette N. Gravely; grandchildren Calah T. Beale and Colean Gravely Beale; and a host of other relatives and friends on the east coast.

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Black Expert To Lead

Important Community Education Initiative County program that promotes strong partnerships between parents, students, and teachers could become the statewide model Article By California Black Media

Cherina Betters has been named chief of Equity and Access for San Bernardino County Schools. In her new position, she will represent 33 school districts and more than 400,000 students.

She starts her new job — a role some education stakeholders hope would be elevated to a statewide model for California — on April 13. Betters appointment to serve as a liaison between the school district and community comes at a time when California is trying to

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find ways to close a troubling achievement gap said. “With our office, she will lead efforts to between White Students and their Black and close achievement, equity and opportunity Latino counterparts. disparities among student groups — with attention to cultural, racial, language and Her new duties will include, “working to socio-economic differences.” forge strong relationships with parents and community members, as well as serving as Betters has a doctorate in Educational the equity lead to promote positive learning Leadership and Social Justice from California outcomes for all students,” according to the San State University, San Bernardino, and Bernardino County School Superintendent’s previously worked for the San Jacinto Unified office.

School District and Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District.

Los Angeles, San Diego and neighboring Riverside Counties all have similar programs At Cal State, San Bernardino, ‘Betters was that involve engaging parents, students and named Outstanding Doctoral Student” and teachers to become part of an engaged and defended her dissertation titled, “Bridge supportive network that contributes to Over Troubled Water: Creating an Ecology of improving the academic success of all students. Transformative Care for Students At Risk of their Promise.”

Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has begun assessing those Hardy Brown, former president of the San programs, too. San Bernardino County Bernardino County School board, says he’s Superintendent Ted Alejandre is confident that excited that policy makers in Sacramento and Betters will succeed in her new role. school districts across the state are studying the model and weighing its merits.

“Betters has extensive experience in our region in supporting students, schools and districts “The Superintendent and San Bernardino in the areas of equity and access,” Alejandre County board is proud to continue growing

the impact on our cradle to career roadmap by targeting equity and the success of all students,” says Hardy Brown, President of the San Bernardino County school board.

In San Bernardino County, African Americans make up about 9 percent of the population and live in some of the most underserved census tracts. Among Blacks, both the poverty rate (25.7 percent) and the unemployment rate (14.3 percent) are well above the state averages.

Only 21 percent of African American adults are college-educated.

Brown says the board has been working with the county’s African American task force to find practical solutions for helping Black kids improve their test scores and academic performance.

“This just adds to the research we’ve been doing around these issues,” says Brown.

Black Men & Women United Plea Bargaining Forum

By Staff Writer San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

The recent discussion of Plea Bargaining was not really line up with the questions or the discussion at hand. The good news is that this the first of a series was just the first of a series of such meetings. scheduled to be held on this topic and the topic of Bail Reform.This particular session held Sponsors are expecting more preparation and at the George Stevens Fourth District Senior a much bigger turn out for the next session, Resource Center, presented a panel of two which will continue this very important members of the San Diego County District discussion.

Attorney’s Office and two Public Defenders, one of whom had retired after more than 21 years of service.

In some respects, the panelist for the District Attorney’s Office did a poor job of explaining why we have plea Bargaining. The gap was filled by former Public Defender Le Chala Wilson who spoke of how a plea might often reduce the amount of time a defendant receives where there are multiple charges. There were some members of the audience that wanted to speak of specific cases, even though it was stated from the very beginning that this would not be the case.

The Deputy District Attorney spoke of considering the number of charges, past record and possible dangers to the public for allowing a “Plea” to be considered for a defendant. Their discussion about knowing the community did

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Black Film Friday at City College

By Christopher LeFall Contributing Writer

She felt like there wasn’t a presence during Black History Month. Professor Tyree and Professor Chambers, an instructor in the communications department, facilitated the second screening.

no evidence of their guilt. Turns out, the police tricked the boys into a confession using scare tactics, changing their lives forever.

They entered the screening room with happy smiles, making an entrance with catchy R&B tunes. Soon, they were silent, their faces registering shock when the film uncovered Turner founded “Black Film Fridays” a little the story of the Central Park Five, where five over 2 years ago in an attempt to fill a void teenagers, all children of color, were convicted that she felt when she was a student at City. of a crime despite state prosecutors presenting

When watching films like this, we need to be mindful of our mental health, said Professor Tyree. “We have gifts as instructors to offer,” he said, “so we can instruct. Most importantly to inspire.”

In honor of Black History month, The Umoja Community at San Diego City College hosted an event called “Black Film Friday.” The event was held February 21, 2020 on City’s campus.

Umoja (Kiswahili for Unity) students were able to view the controversial film, “When They See Us”, a film about the Central Park Five. The film was screened in three parts.

Each part was facilitated by black male faculty at City College. This was intentionally done by the club’s advisor, Professor Ebony Tyree, an English professor at City, and it’s founder, Romelia Turner, an alumna of City.

The first screening was facilitated by Andre Jones, a counselor at City, who also runs the Over a dozen people were present during the “Scholars Program,” a program for formerly screening. The group was a lively energetic incarcerated students. Turner has screened crowd of young African and African American movies such as “School Dazes,” “Moonlight,” students. and Beyonce’s “Lemonade” over the years.

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The Power of Representation Shines at AAAE’s

Black History Month Speech Contest

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Nazarene’s Writer’s Symposium by the Sea

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Every year, The Association of African American Educators (AAAE) holds its annual Black History Month Speech Contest to provide an educational experience for school students. Students are given the opportunity to sign up according to their grade level—Elementary, Middle, and High School—to give a 2-minute speech about any African American person throughout Black History and win a prize. This year’s speech contest was held on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at O’Farrell Charter School.

All contestants had to be enrolled in any school throughout San Diego County and were required to go beyond the common history lessons on activists such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and Harriett Tubman. The students took up this challenge, performing biography speeches on Black legends from Cathay Williams to Marie Maynard Daly.

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Thursday, February 27th, Alice Walker, the internationally celebrated author of The Color Purple, came to Point Loma Nazarene’s Brown Chapel to talk with students and the larger community about truth-telling, creativity, and art’s power to heal. In her interview with Dean Nelson, symposium founder, she said, “I think of my work as medicine and I want to get the right medicine.”

She said to the packed crowd, “We must honor art’s sacred function and let art help us.”

A female student in the elementary category gave a speech on a prominent hijabi and a male middle school student performed a rap tribute to Kobe Bryant. While wearing her own hijab, a veil covering worn by some Muslim women for the sake of modesty, the student gave a performance that was naturally connected to her personal experience. With his ode to Kobe, rapping was a creative way that the student broke from the traditional speech format. These performances, and others, were great examples of the importance of representation and the impact of seeing oneself out in the world in a positive light.

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“There are fifty-six of us still living around the country; thirty-one of the fifty-six are 90 and more years old. I represent those players and promised those guys I would make sure that the true history is passed down,” Biddle said.

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The Logan Heights Library celebrated the extra day in February with a free, fun-filled Black History Month Celebration. On February 29, 2020, families and community members gathered to honor Black history and enjoy community.

Biddle, the youngest living player, spoke about the part of the history that has been swept under the rug, such as the ‘Negro League’ name and likeness being adapted mainly for the sake of profit by various organizations who leave out an education of the origins.

President of Yesterday’s Negro League Baseball Players, Dennis Biddle, was the guest speaker for the event. Biddle brought with him The Yesterday’s Negro League Baseball Players Traveling Exhibit of photos and stories to accompany his talk.

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started in 1920. Through the organization, Biddle travels around the country to speak and educate young people on the true history of the Negro Baseball League. Biddle was glad to visit San Diego, saving the best for last as this was the last stop in his Black History Month travels.

Spoken word entertainer Gregory Mcknight Jr. performed heartfelt spoken word about Black history and experiences. It was Parish Davis’ first time at the event and she came out to support her friend, Greg.

“The only part I was able to partake in was the drum session. It was the first time I heard of Chazz Ross and

it was cool,” Davis said.

Chazz Ross led attendees of the event in an exciting, interactive drum circle and storytelling experience. The drum circle consisting of children, adults, and elders had strong, positive energy as they participated through improvisation and call-and-response.

Soul food and beverages were served and vendors had stands to sell their goods. Mayra Hernandez enjoyed the event as one of the vendors. Hernandez tabled for Arts+Culture: San Diego, a coalition of over 100 arts and culture organizations dedicated to strengthening

the city’s diverse cultural ecosystem. This coalition works towards getting the Penny for the Arts plan realized to make funding possible for more arts and culture events such as this one.

Even though February is over, the honoring of Black History and achievements of the Black community does not need to be. In fact, there needs to be a stronger determination that every day should be an opportunity to not only reflect on our past and how far we have come, but the greatness in our future and where we are heading.

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Beatrice Washington’s Surprise Birthday Party

By Darrel Wheeler

Contributing Writer

the birthday girl got a big-kick out of her 70th B-Day celebration.

Family and friends of Beatrice Wa s h i ng ton pl a n ne d a nd executed the perfect surprise birthday party on February 22nd for the unsuspecting Mother, Grandmother, Sister and friend.

“I didn’t have a clue.The only thing I was suspicious of was all the food in the kitchen, but they said it was for something else so I let it go,” Beatrice shared. “They used my nephew Otis to get me here. He said he had to meet with the pastor and he needed me to come with him for support. I’m lik, ‘Why you need me?’ But I agreed and when I walked here and saw all the people, I was really early and that really threw her also lots of good conversation, laughs, bingo and other fun games off,” Son Stanley Morris said. shocked.” for Bea and her guests.

To avoid suspicion, the party Relatives from Los Angeles made planners used her favorite place of the 100 mile journey to help her “She made it to 70. That’s not easy. celebrate this very important She definitely deserved a day like worship, Bethel Baptist Church. milestone. There was plenty of this. She’s my mother and I love “She goes to this church three to good food to feed her hungry her. She’s always doing stuff for four times a week, so to get her to guests: featuring an asian and other people,” Stanley shared. come here for something wasn’t soul food combo feast that also that hard and her birthday is on included Diane’s famous second- Between fighting back tears and the 27th. So we had it five days to-none potato salad. There were laughing out loud it was clear that

“I really appreciate everybody that showed up today and thanks to my Pastor and his wife, my sister Gene, my son Stanley, and everybody else that put this together. They did a great job, and it was really wonderful to see my family from LA,” shared the birthday girl. “God is so Great.”

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Lincoln High’s Lady Hornets Win D2 CIF Championship Game Staff Writer San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

Friday, February 28th, Lincoln High School’s Lady Hornets Basketball team prevailed against Otay Ranch High, 49-44, to win the Division II CIF Championship.

Congratulations, Lady Hornets!

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SOUTH AFRICA

CANCELS PROMISED WAGE INCREASE, ANGERING UNIONS

AFRICAN STUDENTS TRAPPED IN CHINA AS HOME COUNTRIES DENY RE-ENTRY

By Staff Writer Global Information Network

The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China borders, with cases now rising in parts of Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Some 90,000 people have been infected in over 65 countries and 3,000 worldwide have died of Covid-19.

As soon as the virus emerged, the World Health Organization named thirteen countries in Africa (Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) at greatest risk of acquiring the virus, due to established direct links or frequent travel to and from China.

climatic factors or simple fluke, the remarkably low rate of coronavirus infection in African countries, with their fragile health systems, continues to puzzle — and worry.”

staged a silent protest at Wuhan University of Science and Technology holding signs saying please, please, please bring us home. In Nigeria, local TV ran a video plea from an unnamed Nigerian student.

Thumbi Ndung’u, director of a Durbanbased research centre, SANTHE, said: “I don’t think anybody knows why Africa appears to be unscathed, possibly because there isn’t much travel to that particular part of China from Africa - back and forth.

Hundreds of Kenyans are stuck in China. Foreign affairs secretary Macharia Kamau says that students are “safe where they are.” Kenya has only 1 doctor per 5,000 citizens and spends only 4.7 of its GDP on healthcare – well below the global average.

Yet according to Quartz Africa, some 4,600 African students may be unwilling exiles, unable to return home from China for fear of contagion.

South Africa will be the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to evacuate its citizens from China and affected areas.

Countries keeping nationals abroad include Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya.

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Yet few active cases have been reported in sub-Saharan Africa so far.

Ghana has no plans yet to repatriate its nationals. The National Union of Ghana Students called for the immediate evacuation of Ghanaians in Wuhan.

Promises promises. I’m all through with promises promises.

“This is the question that everyone is asking,” said Amadou Alpha Sall, head of the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal.

Uganda has reportedly denied repatriation to an estimated 67 Ugandan students in Wuhan.

“Whether it’s a matter of faulty detection,

Last week, dozens of African students

By Staff Writer

That’s the Diane Warwick tune South African public servants will be singing bitterly if a three-year wage deal signed in 2018 is headed for the recycling bin. The promised wage hike was due to start next month, April 2020.

Cutting state spending was “a path to austerity,” he warned. “Such a route would see deep cuts in the social services that poor people rely on. It could involve dramatically reducing the salaries of civil servants, the size of the public service, cutting bonuses and pensions, raising taxes and selling off key state assets,” he said.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said these times of low economic growth, a rising budget deficit and record-high unemployment necessitated the wage rollback.

South Africa is in a difficult fiscal position, he said. “[But] we are not at a point of austerity; we are at a point of cleaning up our house.”

It’s a day of action and global solidarity.

SheDecides Day takes place annually on March 2 as feminist activism is on the rise in Zambia and around the world.

Lead author Antonia Kirkland said there were still “hundreds, if not thousands” of discriminatory laws worldwide.

A showdown is set for this week with COSATU urging the president to rein in Finance Minister Mboweni who plans to slash the public sector wage bill by 160.2 billion rand ($10.3 billion U.S.) over three years.

This year, wearing red t-shirts, some 90 young women took to the streets in a silent march through Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital. This year’s theme was ending sexual violence after a series of alleged police assaults on women last year.

President Ramaphosa now finds himself between a rock and a hard place – either he supports the finance minister he chose to rescue the country’s finances or the trade union federation which, together with the South African Communist Party, has been his most solid ally in the ANC.

The beginning of March was also the occasion of the release of a new global study by the rights group Equality Now that examined discriminatory legislation in marriage, employment, inheritance rights and sexual violence.

Women only enjoy legal equality in eight countries, the report’s authors found. From parts of the United States where child marriage remains legal to Russia, where women are banned from a host of jobs, almost every country has broken long-standing promises to eradicate discriminatory laws, legal experts said on Monday.

In terms of the agreement, salaries are due to increase up to 7% on April 1, depending on job grade.

The report coincides with the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Platform

The proposal is “malevolent”, said the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru). “Workers are being made scapegoats for the sins committed by many who continue to roam our streets after years of looting state resources”.

“Our African students in Wuhan do not deserve to be stranded for so long.

We are their voice in this tragedy,” commented a signee.

By Staff Writer for Women, when 189 governments pledged to revoke all remaining sexist laws.

It’s a “declaration of war”, a furious NEHAWU declared.

Rewriting the terms of the 2018 deal was an “irresponsible and blatant act of provocation”, to be met with a government shutdown, rendering the system ungovernable.

“What does the AU stand for, if it cannot stand for the lives of black young students at a time of need?

WOMEN IN ZAMBIA IN DAY OF ACTION FOR ‘SHE DECIDES DAY’

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his weekly newsletter, said that cutting the government’s wage bill was a better deal than trimming state spending.

But these conciliatory words failed to mollify the 2.161 million government workers in NEHAWU, one of the largest members of the COSATU trade union federation allied with the governing African National Congress.

Kopo Oromeng, a Botswana student at the University of Delaware started a Change.org petition to “Evacuate African Students from Wuhan, Hubei”

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More than 100 countries have laws barring women from specific jobs, 59 have no laws on workplace sexual harassment, and 18 have laws allowing husbands to forbid their wives from working, according to U.N. Women.

Kirkland said the World Bank only judged eight countries to have legal equality. These include Sweden, Iceland and Belgium.

The Equality Now review has a special focus on family law, describing it as “the last hurdle to gender equality”.

“Equality can never be trumped by discriminatory religious, traditional or customary beliefs,” Kirkland said.

“Governments committed (to reform) almost a quarter of a century ago so it’s past time for them to really take a hard look and not make any exceptions.”

Equality Now said women could not be equal in society if they were unequal in the family.

“It’s not all bad news. But there’s still a long way to go,” Kirkland said.

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How to Prepare Young Adults for Financial Independence

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by adding him or her as an authorized user on your credit card. Just be sure you always pay on time, because your child will inherit that part of your credit story. Set clear guidelines about card usage before adding anyone as an authorized user. Then, monitor your young adult’s card use and always pay on time, because all reported account activity, including negative information, will Use these tips to talk to your impact both your credit. student about how to build a financial resume to be proud • Explain the importance of onof, so he or she can confidently time payments: It’s essential take steps toward financial to consistently pay all bills on time to build credit health freedom and flexibility. and a story of trustworthiness • Help build credit history on your child’s financial early: It can be challenging resume. If your young adult to get started on your own is renting, the landlord may without previous credit report rental payments to the history. As a parent, you credit reporting agencies, so can help start building your ensure he or she always pays child’s financial resume early on time. Talk about putting As you prepare your young adult for college and beyond, it’s important to talk about the road to financial independence, which includes building healthy credit. This is vital for big life moments like getting a car, apartment, house or job, and your child’s credit report will be the financial resume necessary to help him or her achieve these goals.

your student’s name on phone or utility accounts, and then maintaining good standing with on-time payments.

Timely student loan payments can also help build credit health. Explain that if accounts go into collections or delinquency, that information will hurt credit health.

• Monitor credit reports regularly: Those building credit for the first time should understand what financial story they’re telling creditors.

Young adults who move often should confirm that their current address is on their report, along with accurate, up -to - d at e i n for m at ion for everything else on file.

Inaccuracies can negatively impact credit health and ability to get credit. Everyone is eligible for one free credit report from each of the nationwide credit reporting

can help young adults build their financial resume’s story of responsibility, which could lead to more creditworthiness in the future.

For more tips on how to build credit health, follow @ TransUnion on Instagram and download the TransUnion parent toolkit at transunion. com/pathtocredit.

The college years can be a critical time for young adults in many ways. Parents should PHOTO SOURCE: (c) monkeybusiencourage students to use nessimages / iStock via Getty Images these years to get started agencies each year. Have length -- another important building the credit health your child take advantage credit score factor. A student they’ll need to achieve their of t his oppor t u nit y at credit card may be a good financial goals. annualcreditreport.com. choice because they generally have lower limits. But be sure • Carefully consider a credit your young adult does some card: When your young adult research to find the best fit for is ready for it, discuss opening his or her situation. Opening a one credit card in his or her card, keeping the balance low name, to start building credit and making on-time payments

EDUCATION

From Homeless to Yale Medical School Chelesa Fearce ate one meal a day and slept in her mother’s car. Her determination and hard work pulled her out of poverty.

By Curtis Bunn

Looking out into the darkness beyond the windshield of her mother’s car, where Chelesa Fearce and her mother were spending the night, her dreams of Yale Medical School seemed impossible.

Fearce and her mother moved around Atlanta a lot.

Sometimes shelter was an extended-stay hotel. More often, it was her mother’s car.

She learned to survive on one meal a day. She stayed focused.

She refused to let homelessness delay her ambitions.

Her persistence and hard work slowly paid off. She graduated high school as valedictorian with a 4.5 grade point average.

Spelman College awarded her a full scholarship. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors with a degree in biochemistry in 2017.

From there she worked for two years at the National Institutes for Hea lt h, resea rchi ng drugs for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Now she’s a first-year medical student at Yale Medical School, while also enrolled in a Ph.D.

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education is the most suitable program at the same time—on and attainable way for me to another scholarship. She wants get out of a life of poverty.” to be a child psychologist.

On the really difficult days, Those desperate nights that Fearce said, her faith gave could have broken her are now her hope. “I would just open the stuff of rear-view mirrors. my Bible to any page and for the most part, whatever “I just tried my best to focus page I landed on usually on the future and what I had corresponded to what I was to do,” Fearce said. “I always feeling,” she said. “Reading told myself that the future the Bible helped keep me sane would be brighter than this. and focused. It helped me I also truly believe that understand that because of the

temporary battles I was facing, three adopted kids.

I would be a lot stronger in the “I couldn’t afford many future.” things her friends had,” Fearce’s remarkable trek Shepherd said, “but [Chelesa] doesn’t surprise her mother, was humble and never held Re en it a She pherd . She anything against me because praised her daughter’s fierce we were poor.” determination and hopeful Fearce said she drew strength outlook. from how her mother handled “Chelesa has always been a her struggles. loving and studious child,” “l learned the value of Shepherd said. “She never gave me any problems growing up education from my mother,” and always did what I asked she said. “I learned how to love from my mother. I learned the her to do.” value of hard work. I learned Shepherd gave her a strong how to persevere. But most example to follow. She grew up importantly, I think I learned in foster care in Mississippi, how to be a black woman in bouncing around to 17 America. I learned that I have different homes. Sometimes something to say and that I between placements she should never compromise on voluntarily slept in detention my beliefs and always stand centers or jails for her own up for what I believe in.” safety. Her cancer diagnosis Fearce said she talks “every was her low point. day” with her older sister Now Ms. Shepherd is the Chelsea Shelton, another founding CEO of Crusade to honors college graduate. “She Nurture Children’s Success, was a great role model to me. an Atlanta organization that Watching her work multiple supports foster children. jobs and still excel gave me Shepherd has four biological the motivation to make her children; Fearce is one of her proud. I hope that I inspire my

younger siblings in the same way.”

Attending Spelman, a famed historically Black college, was “truly was the best decision I ever made,” said Fearce.

Ya le Medica l School is challenging in new ways. “It is way more than I had ever expected,” she said. “There is an endless amount of information to know.”

Fearce’s journey can be an example for others. “People can learn [from my life] that whatever they are going through is only temporary, in most cases,” she said. “I want people to learn that despite what they are going through, they can reach their ultimate goals and that whatever they are experiencing in the moment will only make them stronger.

ARTICLE CONTINUATION AAAE: continued from page 8

The AAAE is committed to giving districts and schools the resources that educators need to nurture an inclusive learning environment for all students. President of the association, Ms. LaShae Collins spoke to the audience.

“We need to make sure that our schools and our kids

are learning about each other and celebrating each other’s culture. By doing this, we want everybody to know that it is okay to learn about each other and that we all have similar struggles,” Collins said.

has been like for people of African descent. It also provides an opportunity for the students to learn how to do their oral presentations.

Samantha Pettis celebrated a win for the third time in The speech contest is intended a row. Pettis, an elementary for students to learn what life school student, took on the

character of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black candidate for a major party’s nomination for President of the United States and the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. Pettis had been working hard on her speech since December and felt “good” about winning.

Ms. Collins also informed the audience of the upcoming a nnua l A A A E Educators Conference where educators, pa rents, polic y ma kers, advocates, and like-minded others come together to advance the quality of education in San Diego County.

With not many schools and institutions putting on events like these, the work of organizations such as AAAE is important because students need to learn about and be familiar with the different cultures and backgrounds that make up their campuses.

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Petitioner Ricci Dante Harrison filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

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Located at: 8697 La Mesa Blvd #C-167 La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Norman A Tate 1234 N 1st Street #7 El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 07, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on February 07, 2025 02/13, 02/20, 02/27, 03/05

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 37-2020-00008959CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Denise Marcel Davis To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Denise Marcel Davis filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Denise Marcel Davis PROPOSED NAME: Denise Marcelle THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 14, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 23 The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego San Diego Superior Court 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00008191CU-PT-CTL

PRESENT NAME: Ricci Dante Harrison PROPOSED NAME: Rashid Salaam THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 01, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00009726CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Shynita Phillips To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Shynita Lenise Phillips filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Shynita Lenise Phillips PROPOSED NAME: Shynita Phillips Abu THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 07, 2020 Time: 8:30 Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19

Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2020-9004627 Fictitious business name(s) to be abandoned: Dropped Gunner

Located at: 115 Bloom Street Oceanside, CA 92058 County of San Diego The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on: 06/18/2018 and assigned File no.

2018-9015934 Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned by: Cory Mitchell J. Matyevich 115 Bloom Street Oceanside, CA 92058

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County of San Diego

Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

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

This business is conducted by:

An Individual This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 21, 2020 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Mark Donovan Demery Case Number: 37-2020-00006135-PR-PL-CTL

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Mark Donovan Demery A Petition for Probate has been filed by Matthew John Demery in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego - Central Division.

The Petition for Probate requests that Matthew John Demery be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The Petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent

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

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a A Hearing creditor. You may want to on the petition will be held in consult with an attorney this court as follows: knowledgeable in on April 8, 2020 California law. at 1:30 p.m.

You may examine the file in Department 502 kept by the court. located at the If you are a person Superior Court of interested in the estate, you California may file with the court a County of San Diego Request for Special 1100 Union St. Notice (form DE-154) of theSan Diego, CA 92101 filing of an inventory and Central Division appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as If You Object provided in Probate Code to the granting of the petition, section 1250. A Request for you should appear at the Special Notice form is hearing and state your available from the court clerk. objections or file written objections with the court Attorney for petitioner: Gregory J. Belnap, Esq. before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person 400 S. Melrose Drive, or by your attorney.

Suite 111 Vista, CA 92081 If you are a creditor or a 760-705-1334 contingent creditor 02/20, 02/27, 03/05 of the decedent, you must

REQUEST FOR BIDS INVITATION FOR BIDS I-805/SR 94 TRANSIT-ONLY LANE PROJECT CIP 1280513 (IFB SOL548186)

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The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

• Thursday, march 5, 2020

Things to Do

to Prepare for a Recession

By StatePoint

Experts agree that periods of economic downturn, or recessions, are unavoidable and often follow a period of market growth. However, experts also acknowledge that it is difficult to predict exactly when the next recession will begin.

It is important to manage t he pie c e s of you r f i na ncia l li fe k now i ng that a market decline is possible, regardless of the exact timing. A Certified Financial Planner (CFP) can provide you with competent, ethical advice on how to f inancially prepare to weather a down market.

Here are five steps you can take today to get ready for a possible recession: • Create or revisit your financial plan. Now is a good time to update your financial plan, including your savings strategy for

especially during a recession. Prioritize paying off your highest interest consumer-related loans (credit card and auto) and then work your way down to the lower interest ones.

• Develop a cash flow. Try to avoid taking on any The simple technique of new debt. identifying how much money is coming in and • Maintain a diversified how much is going out can portfolio. Creating and help you develop a short-, adhering to a diversified intermediate- and long- portfolio spreads your term plan that keeps you in risk across different asset classes. You may need to control of your finances. reba la nce period ica l ly • Maintain a healthy by trading up assets to emergency reserve fund. maintain your desired level If you are still working, of asset allocation. Be sure maintain six to 12 months that your allocation is tied of expenses in a safe, to your long-term financial liquid account. Retirees goals, instead of basing it should aim to keep 12 to 24 on the market’s ups and months’ worth of expenses downs. in reserve.

A CFP professional can • Pay down your debt. provide you with guidance While incurring debt can on navigating any of these be a smart financial choice, financial moves to prepare carrying too much of it -- for a recession. To find a particularly high-interest CFP professional near you, debt -- can be dangerous, visit letsmakeaplan.org. retirement, to ensure it can withstand a market decline. If you do not yet have a financial plan, start working to put one in place ahead of a recession.

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The good news is that recessions do not last forever. Ta k ing t hese proactive steps now will help protect you from s i g n i f i c a nt f i n a nc i a l damage and quickly recover from potential losses.

The SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG), 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101-4231, is requesting bids to perform the work as follows.

The work consists, in general, of highway and ramp meter improvements along Interstate 805 and State Route 94 between Plaza Boulevard and downtown San Diego. The work includes four ramp meter improvements along northbound I-805, ramp meter for the NB I 805 to WB SR-94 connector, shoulder pavement improvements, and replacement of the SR 94 median barrier at overhead sign structures and where barrier signage is proposed.

Work features include median concrete barrier, asphalt pavement cold plane and overlay for shoulder and ramp gores, barrier steel plates at structure columns, pavement modifications approaching inlets within the I-805 shoulder, pull boxes, cabinets, conduit, cable pulls, camera poles and foundation, traffic loop detectors, installation of traffic monitoring and communications devices, signing and striping along NB I-805 (between Plaza Blvd. and SR 94), WB SR-94 (between I-15 and I-5) and EB SR-94 (between Home Avenue and SB I-805).

For the SWPPP, this project is a Risk Level 2.

The engineer's estimate for this work is $2,009,512.00. The prime contractor must have an A license at time of contract award. Bidders must comply with all Buy America requirements.

The Prime contractor must perform with their own organization, at least 35 percent of the work. The project is funded in whole or in part with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) MAP-21 and TransNet funding. There is no DBE goal for this project.

A non-mandatory prebid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020, at SANDAG, 401 B Street, 7th Floor, Board Room, San Diego, CA 92101-4231 (in the Wells Fargo Building).

Networking for subs and primes: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PST. Prebid starts at 1:30 p.m. PST. All prospective bidders are highly encouraged to attend. It is an opportunity to learn about the Project, ask questions, and network with firms with whom you may partner for the Project.

There will be no site walk because the project work will take place on active highways. At the prebid meeting we will share images of the sites.

This IFB package can be downloaded at no charge from the SANDAG website at www. sandag.org/contracts. Register in SANDAG’s online database and download the IFB and plans. SANDAG is the only source of accurate information about SANDAG projects. The IFB may be reviewed at SANDAG. Bids must be received by 2:30 p.m. PST, on April 2nd, 2020, at SANDAG, on the 8th Floor, attention: Brittany Salbato and Jennifer Howell. Bids arriving later than 2:30 p.m. PST, or at a location other than 401 B Street, 8th Floor, will not be considered.

SANDAG is an equal opportunity employer and, as a matter of policy, encourages the participation of small businesses that are owned and controlled by minorities and women.

Joint ventures are also encouraged where feasible.

Looking to Buy a Home?

2020 May Be Your Year

TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY March 5th

1770 - Crispus Attucks killed -

1920 - Leontine T.C. Kelly born

In the 1770 Boston Massacre, Attucks was the first man to lose his life for American independence. Towards evening, a crowd of colonists were taunting a group of British soldiers. Tensions mounted quickly. When someone punched a soldier, the other soldiers fired their muskets into the crowd. Three Americans were killed instantly, two others were mortally wounded. Crispus Attucks was the first to die. During the 20 years between his escape from slavery and his death, he worked as a rope maker and on whaling ships.

Attucks is the only victim of the Boston Massacre whose name is widely remembered. In 1888, in the midst of intense racism, the Boston Common nonetheless unveiled the Crispus Attucks monument.

Crispus Attucks

In 1984, the Western Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church elected her to the episcopacy, making her the first AfricanAmerican woman to be elected a Methodist bishop. Born in the District of Columbia, Leotine Kelly’s life as a highschool teacher, mother, and wife of a Methodist minister was typical for a woman of her generation until her husband’s death in 1969. Kelly then received her own “call” to ordained ministry. Studying at both Wesley and Union Theological Seminaries, she received her degree in divinity. In 2000 she was inducted into the U.S. National Women’s Hall of Fame. She died at age 92 on June 28, 2012.

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process, other important items to think about include getting a firm handle on your finances, knowing your credit score (and taking steps to boost it if necessary) and familiarizing yourself with down payment options. For more information and tools on home buying and homeownership, visit A new forecast from Freddie Mac myhome.freddiemac. reveals mortgage rates will stay in the 3-4 percent range for all of 2020 and 2021. Combined with modest inf lation and a solid labor market, it’s a good climate to buy or refinance a home with a fixed rate mortgage.

If buying a home is on your nearfuture to-do list, experts say that 2020 may be a good year to make it happen. Mortgage interest rates are near historic lows, providing you with the opportunity to finance a new home purchase at a much lower cost.

“For t ho s e s e r iou s a b out homeownership, today’s sub 4 percent mortgage rates should not be taken for granted,” says Freddie Mac chief economist, Sam Khater.

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1897 - American Negro Academy founded The American Negro Academy (ANA) was the first organization in the United States to support classical academic studies and liberal arts scholarship for African-Americans (in contrast to Booker T. Washington’s vocational approach to education at Tuskegee University).

Founded in Washington, D.C., it operated from 1897 to 1924 and was founded by Alexander Crummell. At a time when few people respected African-American studies, ANA published many works about the role of blacks in the United States, including “The Attitude of the American Mind Toward Negro Intellect” and A Comparative Study of the Negro Problem.

American Negro Academy

Leontine T Kelly

1939 - Charles Fuller born Playwright Charles Fuller was born in Philadelphia. He attended Villanova University (1956–58), served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1962, then went to La Salle College (1965– 67). Fuller co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in 1967. The Perfect Party (1969) was the first of his plays to receive critical acclaim.

Zooman and the Sign won an Obie Award in 1980. A Soldier’s Play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1982. Fuller also wrote the screenplay of the critically acclaimed film adaptation, A Soldier’s Story (1984), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He continues to write both plays and books.

Charles Fuller

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