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HAPPY

4th of July LATEST

COUNTY

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER see pg. 7

REFLECTIONS ON AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE OBSERVANCE

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The Meaning of

July Fourth for the Negro

Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were great men, too. Great enough to give frame to a great age. It does not often happen to a nation to raise, at one time, such a number of truly great men.

The point from which I am compelled to view them is not, certainly, the most favorable; and yet I cannot contemplate their great deeds with less than admiration. They were statesmen, patriots and heroes, and for the good they did, and the principles they contended for, I will unite with you to honor their memory.... …Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, See FOURTH page 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

SOUTHEASTERN COALITION

MRS. MACK!

VAXX EVENT

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THE CREEK JAZZ ATIS BACK see page 11

CAlifornia

Black

community

still in grips of covid-19 Big Takeaways From the New Rent Law

By Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 832, which updates California’s eviction moratorium rules and extends it.

“California is coming roaring back from the pandemic, but the economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to See RENT page 2

Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among

unvaccinated Dr. Leon Haley Jr. the CEO of UF Health Jacksonville shows his COVID-19 vaccination record card shortly before he received the first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Bob Self/ Florida Times-Union via AP)

By Carla K. Johnson and Mike Stobbe AP Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.

An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 107,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 1.1%.

And only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people.

That translates to about 0.8%, or five deaths per day on average.

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SAN DIEGO UNIFIED,

Teachers Agree on Plan to

Accelerate Learning Voice & Viewpoint Newswire According to a press release issued by San Diego Unified School District’s press office, SDUSD and its educators have agreed on a plan to “give students the recovery they deserve,” following the pandemic. Announced last Friday, June 25, the proposal is part of a Tentative Agreement between San Diego Unified and the San

Diego Education Association, effective through June 30, 2022 pending ratification by both parties.

By Lisa Olivia Fitch Only 45.5 percent of the state’s Black community is at least partially vaccinated, according to California Department of Public Health data. This despite the fact that the virus death rate for Blacks is 9 percent higher than the statewide population.

The agreement allows San Diego Unified and educators to take the first step toward meeting the academic and social-emotional needs of students following

“The vaccine is here to prevent severe illness and death from the virus,” said Sami Gallegos, press secretary for the state’s COVID19 task force. “Just because California is open, does not mean that COVID-19 has disappeared.”

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See CORONAVIRUS page 2

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Fourth:

Rent:

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disproportionately impact so many low-income Californians, tenants and small landlords alike," Newsom said last week after reaching a deal on the moratorium with lawmakers.

The governor said the agreement he reached with the Legislature also gives the state more time to provide the over $5 billion in federal rent relief funds for eligible tenants and landlords.

embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us?

Would to God, both for your sakes and ours, that an affirmative answer could be truthfully returned to these questions!

Then would my task be light, and my burden easy and delightful. For who is there so cold, that a nation's sympathy could not warm him? Who so obdurate and dead to the claims of gratitude, that would not thankfully acknowledge such priceless benefits? Who so stolid and selfish, that would not give his voice to swell the hallelujahs of a nation's jubilee, when the chains of servitude had been torn from his limbs? I am not that man. In a case like that, the dumb might eloquently speak, and the "lame man leap as an hart."

But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common.ÑThe rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.

To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony. Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day? If so, there is a parallel to your conduct. And let me warn you that it is dangerous to copy the example of a nation whose crimes, towering up to heaven, were thrown down by the breath of the Almighty, burying that nation in irrevocable ruin! I can to-day take up the plaintive lament of a peeled and woe-smitten people!

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The AP analyzed figures provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC itself has not estimated what percentage of hospitalizations and deaths are in fully vaccinated people, citing limitations in the data.

Among them: Only about 45 states report breakthrough infections, and some are more aggressive than others in looking for such cases. So the data probably understates such infections, CDC officials said.

Still, the overall trend that emerges from the data echoes what many health care authorities are seeing around the country and what top experts are saying.

Earlier this month, Andy Slavitt, a former adviser to the Biden administration on COVID-19, suggested that 98% to 99% of the Americans dying of the coronavirus are unvaccinated.

And CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Tuesday that the vaccine is so effective that “nearly every death, especially among adults, due to COVID-19, is, at this point, entirely preventable.” She called such deaths “particularly tragic.”

Deaths in the U.S. have plummeted from a peak of more than 3,400 day on average in

According to a spokesperson with the Business Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH), over 85,907 Californians have submitted rent relief applications to the state-run program and 37,189 of them are already being processed as of June 22.

15.79% of those applicants are identified as Black or African American.

According to the BCSH, $660 million in rental assistance has been requested and the state has paid a total of $61.6 million in back rent so far through the program.

“Our housing situation in California was a crisis before COVID, and the pandemic has only made it worse — this extension is key to making sure that more people don’t lose the safety net helping them keep their home. While our state may be emerging from the pandemic, in many ways, the lingering financial impact still weighs heavily on California families,”

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Last week, California retired its Blueprint for a Safer Economy and businesses can open at full capacity, with a handful of exceptions. And Gallegos, speaking at a media briefing hosted

by California Black Media, suggested caution.

Continuing to wear a mask is just common courtesy, she said. Protecting us from increased COVID-19 surges.

Gallegos joined a panel of healthcare professionals who insisted that increased vaccination numbers are necessary to reduce hospitalizations and save lives.

“Vaccines are our most effective tools,” Gallegos said. “This is our shot to improve the health of our state.”

Although Gov. Gavin Newsom chose the final winners for those inoculated residents who received cash incentives; other incentives from the state are still being offered, including $50 gift cards. Gallegos said a final drawing will be held July 1, when the state will give away six destination packages to lucky recipients.

mid-January, one month into the vaccination drive.

About 63% of all vaccine-eligible Americans — those 12 and older — have received at least one dose, and 53% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. While vaccines remain scarce in much of the world, the U.S. supply is so abundant and demand has slumped so dramatically that shots sit unused.

Ross Bagne, a 68-year-old small-business owner in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was eligible for the vaccine in early February but didn’t get it. He died June 4, infected and unvaccinated, after spending more than three weeks in the hospital, his lungs filling with fluid. He was unable to swallow because of a stroke.

“He never went out, so he didn’t think he would catch it,” said his grieving sister, Karen McKnight. She wondered: “Why take the risk of not getting vaccinated?”

The preventable deaths will continue, experts predict, with unvaccinated pockets of the nation experiencing outbreaks in the fall and winter. Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, said modeling suggests the nation will hit 1,000 deaths per day again next year.

In Arkansas, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the nation, with only about 33% of the population fully protected, cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising.

Senate President pro Tem Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) stated. "People are trying to find jobs and make ends meet and one of the greatest needs is to extend the eviction moratorium—which includes maximizing the federal funds available to help the most tenants and landlords possible— so that they can count on a roof over their heads while their finances rebound.”

AB 832 also prioritizes cities and counties with “unmet needs.”

Kendra Lewis, executive director of the Sacramento Housing Alliance, said the law will benefit families impacted by the pandemic that are still struggling.

“The pandemic showed us all how unequal housing is and how many renters are vulnerable," Lewis said. "We need to do a better job at outreach and education because if you're in a vulnerable community, or any situation regardless of your race or whatever, and the government has a program where it's going to help you pay your rent, there's going to be some apprehension.”

Lewis praised the eviction moratorium extension, claiming that many families will benefit from it.

“Imagine being in a vulnerable community, worried about losing your job or you're a frontline worker with kids at home. The last thing you need is to be evicted,” Lewis said.

Despite those incentives, LA County data shows that the percentage of unvaccinated Blacks exceeds that of the general public.

“We still have to be careful and cautious,” said Dr. Jerry Abraham of Kedren Health, who noted that the national hospitalization and death rates are just as high as they were two months ago. “It’s been a difficult 17 months now, but that doesn’t mean it’s all over.”

Abraham said his organization has been getting out into the community and making home visits. They have encountered a host of questions and are working to dispel the variety of myths surrounding the vaccine.

“We engage, we educate and we vaccinate,” Abraham said, adding that the vaccines have gone through rigorous testing through the Food and Drug Administration; there were Black representatives in the vaccine s clinical trials, and the National Medical Association—a Black organization of doctors—has approved the vaccines through an independent review committee.

“All vaccinated persons are 100 percent protected from death due to COVID-19,” he said.

“It is sad to see someone go to the hospital or die when it can be prevented,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson tweeted as he urged people to get their shots.

In Seattle’s King County, the public health department found only three deaths during a recent 60-day period in people who were fully vaccinated. The rest, some 95% of 62 deaths, had had no vaccine or just one shot.

“Those are all somebody’s parents, grandparents, siblings and friends,” said Dr. Mark Del Beccaro, who helps lead a vaccination outreach program in King County. “It’s still a lot of deaths, and they’re preventable deaths.”

In the St. Louis area, more than 90% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have not been vaccinated, said Dr. Alex Garza, a hospital administrator who directs a metropolitan-area task force on the outbreak.

“The majority of them express some regret for not being vaccinated,” Garza said. “That’s a pretty common refrain that we’re hearing from patients with COVID.” The stories of unvaccinated people dying may convince some people they should get the shots, but young adults — the group least likely to be vaccinated — may be motivated more by a desire to protect their loved ones, said David Michaels, an epidemiologist at George Washington University’s school of public health in the nation’s capital.

How Tenants Will Benefit From AB 832 • Allows a tenant to receive full amount due if the landlord doesn’t participate in the program so that they are not carrying it as consumer debt.

• Permanently masks COVID rental debt civil cases, thus protecting tenants from having these cases impact their consumer credit.

• Extends current eviction moratorium.

How Landlords Will Benefit From AB 832 • Increases rental assistance payments to give 100% of rent owed for eligible landlords and tenants.

• Allows a longer timeframe for rental assistance funds, so more unpaid rent can be covered.

• Authorizes rental assistance payments to be provided to landlords in situations where the tenant has moved out and now lives in a new place, but still owes rent payments to their prior landlord.

• Requires a tenant to fill out the necessary paperwork for the rental assistance program within 15 business days of receiving notice of their landlord filling out its portion when a three-day eviction notice has been served.

• These eviction protections do not apply to new tenancies beginning on or after October 1, 2021.

Abraham recommends that families talk up the vaccine to family members—young and old, men, women, and children, as shots are now available to those over the age of 12.

“The faster we all get vaccinated, the faster we all get back to life,” Abraham said. “June is Men’s Health Month and getting vaccinated is the manly thing to do.”

If unable to travel to a vaccine site, the DPH suggests checking with healthcare providers, the local health department, or local pharmacy. Additionally, If someone cannot leave home to get vaccinated, they can indicate this on myturn.ca.gov or when calling the state’s COVID-19 hotline at (833) 422-4255. If eligible, they will be connected with a local health jurisdiction to arrange for in-home vaccination services.

This article originally appeared in Our Weekly News. For more information on the latest developments in the vaccine distribution process, visit www.covid19.ca.gov or https://www. vaccinateall58.com/.

Others need paid time off to get the shots and deal with any side effects, Michaels said.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration this month began requiring health care employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, to provide such time off. But Michaels, who headed OSHA under President Barack Obama, said the agency should have gone further and applied the rule to meat and poultry plants and other food operations as well as other places with workers at risk.

Bagne, who lived alone, ran a business helping people incorporate their companies in Wyoming for the tax advantages. He was winding down the business, planning to retire, when he got sick, emailing his sister in April about an illness that had left him dizzy and disoriented.

“Whatever it was. That bug took a LOT out of me,” he wrote.

As his health deteriorated, a neighbor finally persuaded him to go to the hospital.

“Why was the messaging in his state so unclear that he didn’t understand the importance of the vaccine? He was a very bright guy,” his sister said. “I wish he’d gotten the vaccine, and I’m sad he didn’t understand how it could prevent him from getting COVID.”

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION EDITORIAL

Reflections on America’s Independence Observance

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Because of where America stands today on the ever present issue of race, the following reflections are offered from the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776. First, the Preamble, which has much bearing on where we stand today as a nation: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, they should declare the causes which impel them to separation…”

The Republican Party and all its state affiliates seeking to abolish voting and civil rights, have provided living proof that the political “Bands” they are connected to do not include us, as people of color. The voter suppression laws, murder of Black people by law enforcement and the biased prision sentences for the murder of Blacks such as that given to Derrick Chavin, are clear proof that there is no belief that “that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Before we get too excited about the cookouts and holiday celebrations with fireworks across this great land, let us reflect on some of the words of Frederick Douglass which appear elsewhere in this issue as his Fourth of July Speech of 1852 in

Rochester, New York. Let’s look at Independence as being incomplete because of the disparity that Douglass found between Black and White. Today such disparities exist at every level, in spite of the efforts of so many whites who have joined with Blacks in the struggle.

Douglass asked in his speech: “Are the great principles of political freedom and natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence extended to us?” It would appear that in 160 years, many of his questions remain unanswered.

The inequality of slavery still exists today in the minds and behavior of many Americans who cannot accept that America is a melting pot of all nations.

“Out of many, one”. That melting pot includes people of color. The key requirement is that we as people of color must never accept less than equality in all things.

While we may not technically be slaves, as reminded by the recent declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, many of us are still mental slaves to mediocrity and the acceptance of less than what we should have.

If some of us remain slaves to inequality and injustice, then the following question Douglass raised is appropriate today:

“What to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him your celebration is a sham, your shout of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy -a thin veil to cover crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.”

In conclusion: what should we do? We should review the America to whom Frederick Douglass spoke.

We should weigh against his words how far we have come. We should celebrate Juneteenth; the 13th,14th and 15th amendments; the Emancipation Proclamation, which had not been thought of when he wrote this speech; Civil rights, Voting Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity as well as an integrated armed forces.

While we are remembering and celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court Decision of Brown vs. Board of Education, let us remember that our schools are more segregated now than ever before. Yes, we can take some time out to celebrate that which we should have already enjoyed, as stated elsewhere here.

The Expanded Child Tax Credit

By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC) House Majority Whip Persistent poverty is a scourge on our nation. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the struggle those living in poverty face every day, and their plight was exacerbated by the economic impacts of the virus.

It has been my mission since coming to Congress to do everything I can to address persistent poverty.

Those efforts often feel a little like the Greek myth of Sisyphus, who kept rolling the rock up the mountain only to have it roll back down when he approached the top.

This month, we are again making progress on one significant front in the fight against poverty. American families will begin receiving monthly Child Tax Credit checks on July 15; thanks to an expansion of the popular program in the American Rescue Plan (ARP), that was signed into law by President Biden in March with only Democratic support. The Center for Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University projects that this provision will cut the child poverty rate in half this year.

Previously the Child Tax Credit was capped at $2,000 and not fully available to the lowest-income families. Thanks to the ARP, the full amount of the expanded credit—now available for all households filing jointly with incomes up to $150,000 and single parents with incomes up to $112,500—is $3,600 for every child under 6 years old and $3,000 for every child ages 6-17.

Starting July 15 and continuing through the end of

the year, these households will receive $300 for every child or $250 every month for each child in those respective age ranges. The remainder of the credit can be claimed when filing 2021 tax returns early next year.

Families who filed tax returns for 2019 or 2020, or who filled out the IRS Non-filers tool last year to receive an Economic Impact Payment, will get this tax relief automatically.

Families who neither filed a tax return for 2019 or 2020 nor used the IRS NonFilers tool should go online and use the IRS Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool to sign up today.

Eligible families who get their refunds from the IRS through direct deposit will see these payments in their bank account; those who don’t use direct deposit will receive their payments by mail. The challenge we face with this life-changing benefit is that it is set to expire after one year. It was a temporary fix to immediately address the economic impacts of the pandemic.

We know, however, that persistent poverty existed well before Covid-19, and it will continue well beyond the recovery if we don’t take permanent action.

To keep this huge rock from falling back down the mountain and plunge millions of American children back into poverty, Congress must make

the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent. Doing so would be a dramatic, positive change in the life of American families and a real solution to addressing persistent poverty.

Unfortunately, just as Republicans opposed the American Rescue Plan, they also oppose extending this key provision. They don’t seem to understand that stronger families produce a stronger, more productive nation. Whether or not they are persuaded to join the effort to address persistent poverty and strengthen American families, Democrats are working hard to make the expansion of the Child Tax Credit permanent.

Now is the time to break out of this Sisyphean struggle and sustain and build on the progress we have made lifting a significant number of families out of poverty. The public supports these efforts. In addition to the expanded Child Tax Credit, we must permanently extend other economic lifelines in the American Rescue Plan like the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, and nutrition assistance for children.

We must also provide the benefits of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion to those in the 12 states, including my home state of South Carolina, that have refused to participate. Democrats won’t stop moving this boulder until we reach the top—and stay there.

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The Black Press: Vanguards of Our History, Guardians of Our Future

By Nina Turner For decades, the Black press has been the vanguards of the Black community’s history and the guardians of our future.

They have been one of the few institutions that have acknowledged our pain while making space for our promise.

Both the journalists and the publishers who employ them have been critical in telling our stories in an accurate and balanced way. They have also forced larger outlets to pay attention to the issues of importance to our communities.

And now, as we sit at the crossroads of progress and retrogression, our hope lies in strengthening this storied institution. The challenges facing our community are serious. In multiple states there are attempts to roll back access to the ballot.

In communities across the country, Black and poor people live under the daily threat of gun violence. Even

in education, Black people and other marginalized groups are fighting for high quality instruction. Black educators and others are also being told that they cannot discuss this nation’s complicated history with race and racism with bans on Critical Race Theory. The hope for our future lies, in part, on a thriving Black press.

What I am saying comes as no surprise to honest students of history. It is also not lost on Black people, who have long seen the arcs of their lives traced and covered by an activist-oriented Black press. It is not just in the juxtaposition of the Black media and larger, nonBlack media institutions that one sees the value of institutions that are anti-racist, culturally aware and committed to truth. But every community benefits when the people within it become the architects of narratives that emerge about said group’s own past, present and future.

For too long Black communities, and other marginalized groups, have suffered

when the people who tell their stories do not look like them. In fact, in seeking to understand the origins of the race riots in the summer of 1967, the Kerner Commission, formed at the behest of President Lyndon Baines Johnson and tasked with uncovering the roots of the riots, found that the lack of diversity in the news media was a contributing factor. Among other things, they found that many people felt that the lens through which the media told and interpreted the Black community’s stories was inherently racist. Some even felt that the media was receiving their information directly from police, at a time of growing mistrust between the Black commu-

nity and police. The commission famously stated that America was moving toward “two societies, one white; another one Black.”

Long before the Kerner Commission report, the Black community knew and understood that the Black press was the key to fair representation and balanced coverage. It wasn’t just that the Black press traced and tracked the arcs of our and our ancestors lives, but it was the one place where both our struggle and triumph was chronicled. It was the one place where the people telling the news had a vested interest in telling it fairly; they experienced the same classist, racist, sexist, and homophobic treatment

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as the communities they were writing about.

It was also a home for Black journalists committed to not only telling the news but providing historical context.

From the first Black-owned and operated publication, the Freedom’s Journal, commitment to covering abolition to other publishers who viewed their role not only as mouthpieces for the movement but activists as well, they were a direct challenge on mainstream publications that attacked African Americans and gave cover for slavery. From Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s Memphis Free Speech, Black journalists and publishers were See GUARDIANS page 16

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COMMUNITY Southeastern Coalition Hosts

Vaxx Parking Lot Party

By Cori Zaragoza

Contributing Writer The Southeastern Coalition, comprised of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, RISE San Diego, the San Diego Chapter of the Black American Political Association of California (BAPAC), Logan Heights C ommunity D e v e l o p m e nt C o r p o r at i o n (LHCDC), and Youth Will decided

to come together and throw a party to encourage families to get vaccinated. The Southeastern Coalition, funded by The San Diego Foundation, has focused its efforts on working collectively to increase vaccine equity and educate those that are vaccine-hesitant.

Held on June 26, 2021 at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center, the Coalition brought together health professionals from all over San Diego to

answer questions about the vaccine, health insurance, and COVID-19.

Vaccinations were given for free and without an appointment in an effort to reach the Coalition’s goal of giving out 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines during the month of June.

Families were also encouraged to participate in games, listen to live music, talk to vendors, and enjoy free food and drinks courtesy of the Southeastern Coalition.

The San Diego Black Nurses Association was there to provide free health services

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The Multicultural Health Foundation had a booth to give out free masks and COVID-19 information

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Community

Clean Up

By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Community members gathered on June 16, 2021 for a clean-up in the Skyline and Paradise Hills area.

C om mu n it y me mb e rs eager to responsibly dispose of their unneeded items showed up as early as 6 AM, and the volunteers continued to help until every trash bin was full.

“Today we have a communit y clean up in the skyline paradise hills community planning group area here at Morse High School. We have 5 bins provided by Edco Services Waste Management for people to dispose of any items that they want to get rid of. We see a lot of illegal dumping in our communities so we wanted to provide a space in the district that is closer than the dump for people to dispose of their items,” said Karen MontufarFederico, council representative for Councilmember Montgomery Steppe, on Saturday.

It was a community effort all around, and spearheaded

L to R_ Karen Montufar-Federico, Council Representative for Councilmember Montgomery Steppe (District 4) and volunteer Megan Smoller, San Diego Strike Force

by Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe and her District 4 office. Old mattresses and box springs were also collected by the Mattress Recycling Council, a non-profit organization that helps residents get rid of unwanted mattresses, and recycles the bedding material so that it can be made into new products.

Electronic recycling was also provided by San Diego Goodwill. Approximately 30 volunteers, called the D4 Green Team, showed up to clean and collect unwanted materials from the area. It was a successful community event by all accounts.

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LOCAL/STATE NEWS STATEMENT:

County Human Relations Commission (HRC) Responds to

the Coronado Tortilla Throwing Incident Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The Leon L. Williams San Diego County Human Relations C ommission (HRC) mission is to promote positive human relations, respect, and the integrity of every individual regardless of gender, religion, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or citizenship status.

The HRC is concerned and seriously disturbed following reports of recent hate incidents associated with the recent athletic event between Orange Glen High School and Coronado High School Saturday June 19th and the related characterizations. The HRC stands in solidarity with our community against bias, bigotry, and racism, and will continue to monitor the next

steps taken by the Coronado District and the CIF office in the best interest of our county youth and our community. The HRC will also hold a special meeting (Monday, June 28, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.) to begin discussions on addressing this and similar issues with proactive action that can provide support for our youth.

About the Commission: On May 19, 2020, the Board of Supervisors established the Leon L. Williams San Diego County Human Relations Commission to promote positive human relations, respect, and the integrity of every individual regardless of gender, religion, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or citizenship status.

EDITOR’S NOTE According to published supporting material available on the County website at www. sandiego.gov, the special meeting held on Monday, June 28, 2021 by the HRC resulted in the following proposed recommendations: 1. Existing Community Programming: Ask appropriate County staff to research local San Diego programs that focus on youth human relations programming that may have received County funding in the past for the purpose of identifying potential existing resources already connected to the County of San Diego and report

MERLE SMITH,

1st Black graduate of

Coast Guard Academy, dies his years as a cadet. “Every now and then you would get something that would happen. Someone would make some remark somewhere,” he said. “In the main, it was not a situation that I felt uncomfortable with.”

In this June 27, 2006, file photo, attorney Merle Smith talks to reporters at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Smith, the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease and COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, his family said. He was 76. (AP Photo/Jack Sauer, File)

By Associated Press Merle Smith Jr., the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, has died, his family said. He was 76. Smith died on June 16 of complications from Parkinson’s disease and COVID-19, his wife Lynda Smith said. Smith commanded a cutter in Vietnam, taught law classes at the academy in New London and retired from active-duty service with the rank of Coast Guard commander before

joining the legal staff of submarine builder Electric Boat.

The academy’s superintendent, Rear Adm. William Kelly, said in an email to the campus community that Smith “served as a role model for countless cadets, faculty, and staff.” Smith, the son of an Army colonel, attended the academy as a member of the Class of 1966.

In an interview with The Associated Press in 2012, he said he generally did not feel like an outsider during

In 2016, the academy honored Smith with a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of his graduation, and last year it announced plans to rename its officers club after Smith. In a congratulatory letter, members of the class he graduated with noted his “unflappable demeanor” during his service in Vietnam, where his service was honored with a Bronze Star, and his role as a pioneer for diversity. “In recent years, as the emphasis on diversity and inclusiveness grew within the Coast Guard, you became a beacon of inspiration within the Academy community encouraging others to strive for the unimaginable and forge new paths of greatness in the face of

Case files on Slain 1964 civil rights worker made public

By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public for June 29, 1964, the FBI began distributing these pictures of civil rights workers, from left, Michael Schwerner, 24, of New the first time, 57 years On York, James Cheney, 21, from Mississippi, and Andrew Goodman, 20, of New York, who disappeared near Philadelphia, after their deaths. Miss., June 21, 1964. Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the The 1964 killings infamous slayings of the three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public announced on Monday, June 21, 2021, for the first time, 57 years after their deaths. The 1964 killings of civil rights activists Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner of civil rights activ- in Neshoba County sparked national outrage and helped spur passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (AP Photo/FBI, File) ists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and became the subject of the of Archives and History Michael Schwerner in from the Mississippi attormovie “Mississippi Burning.”

Neshoba County sparked The previously sealed mateney general’s office in 2019. national outrage and helped rials _ dating from 1964 to spur passage of the 1964 2007 _ were transferred to Civil Rights Act. They later See SLAIN page 16 the Mississippi Department

back to HRC within the next two meetings.

2. Expand Youth Advisory B oard: Request the expansion and support the work of the District Attorney’s Youth Advisory Board to be able to address human relations issues and provide a youth liaison between the advisory board and the HRC and ensure that YAB has Countywide Representation.

3. Develop County Youth Hu m an Relations Programming: Request the office of Equity and Racial Justice department through their strategic planning to explore the establishment of a

adversity and uncertainty,” his classmates wrote.

As a cutter commander during the Vietnam War, Smith also became the first Black officer to command a U.S. warship in close quarters combat. Smith’s family said he did not consider himself a trailblazer. “He

Countywide youth leadership program to address human relations issues.

Oversight of this program would live within the Equity and Racial justice in partnership with the HRC. We ask that staff at the next human relations commission provide and update with recommendations for possible programming back to the HRC within 90-120 days with the goal of establishing programming no later than summer of 2022.

4. Ad d it i on a l Supp or t Services: Identify County resources and referrals through other departments (I.e., Behavioral Health Services) that can be deployed during

was a really wonderful, wonderful man, who did his job as he saw fit to do his job, so therefore he considered all of his accomplishments as part of doing his job, as opposed to being a trailblazer or a pioneer,’’ Lynda Smith told The Day of New London.

“He was very self-effacing in his personality, very

Feel good about the

youth related incidents of bias, bigotry, and racism to provide support as needed.

5. A l l o c a t e Financial Resources: Refer to staff to return at the next HRC meeting with funding options for the development of youth human relations programming to include but not limited to internal initiatives, consultants and/or existing support of CBO’s. In future budget cycles we encourage the supervisors to make this type of equity programming a priority in future budgets

humble, very gracious.”Merle grew up in Germany, Japan and elsewhere in the U.S. and attended Aberdeen High School in Maryland before entering the Coast Guard Academy in 1962. He graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 1974, according to the academy.

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Nobelist Wole Soyinka to honor Henry Louis Gates at PEN gala us for what will be an unforgettable occasion,’’ PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement Wednesday. “Wole Soyinka is a giant in world literature. His stature is proportionate to the momentous task of recognizing Professor Gates for his contributions to our understanding of history and culture.”

(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

By Hillel Italie AP National Writer Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka will be attending this fall’s PEN America literary gala, flying in from his

native Nigeria to help present an award to the author, scholar and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. “It means a great deal to Skip Gates and to PEN America that Wole Soyinka has decided to join

Oscar-winner Jodie Foster will also speak about Gates at the PEN event, either in person or through a taped message, the literary and human rights organization announced. Gates, a Harvard University professor who directs

the school’s center for African and American research and has worked on a wide range of books and films, is to receive the PEN/ Audible Literary Service Award.

He knows both Soyinka and Foster well. Foster was his student when she attended Yale University in the 1980s and he helped advise her on her senior thesis about Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. Gates and Soyinka, the 86-year-old novelist, playwright and poet, first met in 1973 when both were visiting Fellows at Clare College.

It was Soyinka, Gates said in a statement, “who told me that my

fate was to become a professor of African and African American Studies, and it was past time to abandon my parents’ dream that I become a physician. It took a bit for me to accept their advice, but soon I did and the rest they say.... !’’ The PEN gala is scheduled for Oct. 5 at its traditional venue, the American Museum of Natural History, after being held virtually last year because of the pandemic.

PEN previously announced that Walt Disney Chairman and former CEO Robert A. Iger will receive the PEN America Corporate Honoree award, and will be introduced by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Up to 900,000 in Ethiopia’s Tigray face famine, US says

By Associated Press

restrictions keep aid workers from reaching all parts of the region of 6 million people.

The United States estimates that up to 900,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region now face famine conditions amid a deadly conflict, even as the prime minister says there is “no hunger” there. The hunger crisis in Tigray is the world’s worst in a decade, and the new famine findings are “terrifying,” the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, said Friday, adding that millions more people are at risk.

The new estimate more than doubles the warning issued earlier this month by the United Nations and aid groups that more than 350,000 people face famine conditions in Tigray. Even as scattered reports emerge of people starving to death, the real number of people facing famine conditions is unknown because active fighting and access

“Conditions will worsen in the coming months, particularly as Tigray enters the July-toSeptember lean season, unless humanitarian assistance reaches the populations most in need,” the new USAID analysis says. This is forced starvation, Tigray residents and some observers have said. Witnesses have described being blocked by Ethiopian soldiers, backed by soldiers from neighboring Eritrea, from planting their fields or having their crops looted or burned since the conflict erupted in November.

Abeba Gebru, 37, from the village of Getskimilesley, holds the hands of her malnourished daughter, Tigsti Mahderekal, 20 days old, in the treatment tent of a medical clinic in the town of Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. She had the baby at home and walked 12 days to get the famished child to a clinic in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray.

She survived because “I held her close to my womb and kept hiding during the exhausting journey.” (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Tanitoluwa Adewumi has become

a National Chess Master

at the age of 10

By Kevin Seraaj Tanitoluwa Adewumi, the young New Yorker of Nigerian descent who came into national and international prominence about two years ago after he was discovered as a homeless chess genius, is now reportedly a United States National Chess Master. The prodigy is still only 10-years-old and a fifth-grader. Adewumi’s new status was reported by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, one of Adewumi’s earliest media hype men. He also reiterated that the

former Nigerian refugee still has a roof over his head as well.

According to the website of the body that oversees chess competitions in the US, the United States Chess Federation, the national master title is given “to any player who reaches a rating of 2200. Less than one percent of rated players hold the title. An Original Life Master is a National Master who has played 300 games with a rating [of] over 2200” points accrued from games. The average age of a US National Chess Master has

Ethiopia’s government says it has delivered food aid to millions of people in Tigray even as its troops pursue the region’s former leaders after political tensions exploded

into war. But Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2019, in an interview aired this week with a state-affiliated network expressed concern that outside aid to Tigray might end up supporting the Tigray fighters, recalling a similar situation during Ethiopia’s devastating famine in the 1980s. Such a situation can’t happen again, he said.

“There is no hunger in Tigray,” the prime minister told the BBC this week. “This is false,” Power’s tweet said Friday. The new famine warning adds to pressure on Ethiopia’s government for a cease-fire, especially after an Ethiopian military airstrike this week on a busy market in Tigray killed at least 64 people and the aid group Doctors Without Borders on Friday said three staffers had been murdered in the region.

actually decreased over the decades even though Adewumi is thought to be one of a kind. For those born after 1990, the average US National Chess Master is around 19 years old. Adewumi was born in 2010.

There are growing expectations among those in the chess-playing community that Adewumi could be a Grandmaster (player with 2500 points) before he turns 21. Such has been the meteoric rise of the young boy since 2019. In late 2019, it was reported that Paramount Pictures had secured the rights to the project around the boy whose family relocated from Nigeria to the States as refugees. Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, is set to produce the biopic. A film project is not the only thing Adewumi and his family will have about their life. A three-part book is set to be released by W Publishing in 2020 about the travails of the family that had to escape the violence of

Photo Credit: Nicholas Kristof/Twitter

the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

The film will be sourced from the books. However, on his part, Noah has yet to comment on his role as

a producer through his company, Day Zero Productions.

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Citing racism, UN rights chief seeks reparations for Blacks

By Jamey Keaten Associated Press The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them—including through reparations. The report

from Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, offers a sweeping look at the roots of centuries of mistreatment faced by Africans and people of African descent, notably from the transatlantic slave trade. It seeks a “transformative” approach to address its continued impact today.

The report, a year in the making, hopes to build on momentum around the recent, intensified scru-

tiny worldwide about the blight of racism and its impact on people of African descent as epitomized by the high-profile killings of unarmed Black people in the United States and elsewhere. “There is today a momentous opportunity to achieve a turning point for racial equality and justice,” the report said. The report aims to speed up action by countries to end racial injustice; end impunity for rights violations by police; ensure

that people of African descent and those who speak out against racism are heard; and face up to past wrongs through accountability and redress.

“I am calling on all states to stop denying — and start dismantling — racism; to end impunity and build trust; to listen to the voices of people of African descent; and to confront past legacies and deliver redress,” Bachelet said in a video

statement. While broaching the issue of reparation in her most explicit way yet, Bachelet suggested monetary compensation alone is not enough and would be part of an array of measures to help rectify or make up for the injustices. “Reparations should not only be equated with financial compensation,” she wrote, adding that it should include restitution, rehabilitation, acknowledgement of injustices, apologies, memorialization, educa-

tional reforms and “guarantees” that such injustices won’t happen again.

The U.N.-backed Human Rights Council commissioned the report during a special session last year following the murder of Floyd, an African-American who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2020. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was sentenced to 22-1/2 years in prison last week.

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COVID-19 UPDATES What Should I Know About

the Delta Variant?

By Anirddha Ghosal AP

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

LIMITED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER (Effective June 15, 2021)

On June 15, 2021, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy will be rescinded.

Persons and entities may still be subject to Cal OSHA and California Department of Public Health guidelines and standards with limited public health restrictions, including face coverings, school based guidance, and guidance for mega events. The California Public Health Officer has issued an order to be effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ Pages/C OVID-19/Order-of-t heState-Public- Health-Officer-BeyondBlueprint.aspx. The California Public Health Officer has also issued updated face covering guidance effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https:// www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/ DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidancefor-face- coverings.aspx#June15guidance.

In San Diego County, persons who have been diagnosed with COVID19, or who are likely to have COVID19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID19,” or as subsequently amended.

Persons who have a close contact with a person who either has COVID-19, or is likely to have COVID-19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Both orders are available at: https://www.sandiego-

county.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/ dc/2 019-nCoV/health-order.html.

Subsequent Health Officer Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be issued in San Diego County as conditions warrant.

Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b), the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Effective June 15, 2021, the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, and any other Health Officer orders related to COVID-19 shall expire, with the exception of the following:

It’s a version of the coronavirus that has been found in more than 80 countries since it was first detected in India.

It got its name from the World Health Organization, which names notable variants after letters of the Greek alphabet. Viruses constantly mutate, and most changes aren’t concerning. But there is a worry that some variants might evolve enough to be more contagious, cause more severe illness or evade the protection that vaccines provide.

Experts say the delta variant spreads more easily because of mutations that make it better at latching onto cells in our bodies. In the United Kingdom, the variant is now responsible for 90% of all new infections. In the U.S., it represents 20% of infections, and health officials say it could become the country’s dominant type as well.

It’s not clear yet whether the variant makes people sicker since more data needs to be collected, said Dr. Jacob John, who studies viruses at the Christian Medical College at Vellore in southern India.

County Transitioning COVID-19

Vaccinations to Public Health Sites There are still plenty of options for San Diegans to get vaccinated

By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office Due to a significant drop in demand for COVID-19 vaccines, the County is phasing out some of its vaccination sites, but the push to vaccinate San Diegans continues.

Some County vaccination sites have closed or will be closing at the end of this month; however, people who have not been vaccinated still have plenty of options

tect themselves and others.

Throughout the pandemic, the County has focused on equity and has been reaching out to communities and populations that have vaccine hesitancy.”

The County has reached the federal goal to vaccinate 70% of San Diego County residents 12 and older, or

a. “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19,” dated December 24, 2020. b. “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” dated April 5, 2021. c. Any quarantine or isolation order issued to an individual that is currently in effect.

2. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b), all governmental entities in the county shall continue to take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with State and local laws, regulations, and orders related to the control of COVID-19.

to do so. “As expected, demand for COVID-19 vaccines has waned significantly,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “While we have to phase out some vaccination clinics, San Diegans still have plenty of places to get vaccinated to pro-

1,961807 people, with at least one dose. Overall, more than 2.16 million San Diegans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine and more than 1.83 million are fully vaccinated. San Diegans are encouraged to continue getting vaccinated to prevent getting and pass-

COVID-19 Response by the Numbers

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: June 14, 2021

Studies have shown that the available vaccines work against variants, including the delta variant.

Researchers in England studied how effective the two-dose AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were against it, compared with the alpha variant that was first detected in the U.K. The vaccines were protective for those who got both doses but were less so among those who got one dose. It’s why experts say it’s important to be fully vaccinated. And it’s why they say making vaccines accessible globally is so critical.

Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

ing the COVID-19 virus to others. Vaccinations continue to be available at more than 400 locations, including doctors’ offices, retail pharmacies and County clinics throughout the region.

Some vaccination sites will continue to offer extended hours to make it easier for San Diegans to get immunized. “The more people who get vaccinated, the better chance we have at ending this pandemic locally,” Wooten added.

In addition to existing COVID-19 vaccination clinics, County partners like local municipalities, Champions for Health, UC San Diego Health, San Diego American Indian Health Center and the San Diego Black Nurses Association will be handling requests for mobile vaccination events.

Organizations wishing to host a vaccination event can submit a request. No-cost COVID-19 testing sites remain operational around the County. For a complete list of County testing and vaccination locations and more vaccine information, visit coronavirus-sd.com.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

COVID-19 STATUS

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

282,498

EXPIRATION OF REPORTED TESTS

EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

5,265,765

As Director of Emergency Services for the County of San Diego, I am authorized to promulgate regulations for the protection of life and property pursuant to Government Code Section 8634 and San Diego County Code section 31.103.

The Health Officer Order and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, shall expire as a regulation for the protection of life and property, on June 15, 2021.

HOSPITALIZED

15,536

Date: June 14, 2021 ICU

Helen Robbins-Meyer Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

1,721 SOURCE: CDC as of 6/28/21

SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 6/29/21

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HISTORY The Frederick Douglass stamp, issued February 14, 1967 as part of the Prominent Americans Definitive stamp series.

F R E DE R IC K D OUG L A S S:

Self-Made “Prophet of Freedom” “Prophet of Freedom”:

EARLY LIFE

By Latanya West Frederick Douglass is arguably one of the most influential figures in American history. An internationally renowned orator, statesman, anti-slaver y crusader, and author, the child born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, came to exemplify what is best and most enduring about American ideals and the promise of our country’s constitution.

Douglass used words to eloquently and unapologetically speak, write, and educate northern whites about American slavery. He unapologetically named in detail after detail slavery’s horrific injustices, white slavemasters’ and even reli-

D o u g l a s s’ early life was lonely and tragic. Born a slave sometime in 1818 in Talbot C o u n t y, Mar yland, Frederick Douglass’ father was rumored to be his mother’s white slave owner.

His mother, who was enslaved on a nearby plantation, would walk twelve miles to visit her son until her untimely death when Frederick was a young boy.

Viewed as property to be bought, sold, or transferred in ownership, Douglass was hired out as cheap labor to a number of slave masters.

Long before his physical freedom, Frederick was liberated by the power of words. Ignoring the laws of the times, one of Frederick’s slave mistresses taught him

Cedar Hill_ Frederick Douglass’ Home in Anacostia, Washington, D.C., as it appears today. (photo credit_ NPS)

gious abolitionists’’ moral ineptitude, and called to task northern whites who turned a blind eyed to slavery’s insidiousness. He called on all Americans to look directly and unflinchingly at slavery’s cost, not only for America’s slaves, but also for the entire nation.

At a time when freedom was only a vague promise on the horizon for most black Americans, Douglass was a resounding voice of hope, justice, and dignity for African Americans. He elevated the national discussion on slavery, helping to hasten its demise.

Here is a brief biography of the man known as the

the alphabet. It proved to be a transformative event in Douglass’ life. He recounts in his 1845 bestselling autobiography that “Learning the alphabet gave me the key to reading; I took that key and, with a little help from my friends, learned how to read, thus becoming a free man in my mind.”

With an audacious sense of purpose that flowered as he matured into adulthood, the young Frederick convinced his white childhood friends to teach him to read and write in exchange for food.

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faltered. He soon organized a Sunday school for fellow slaves and quickly earned a reputation for being a headstrong troublemaker.

In 1836, Douglass impersonated a sailor and escaped to freedom during a time when abolitionist fervor was growing across the U.S. He married Anna Murray, a free black woman instrumental in his escape, and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts. While working as a laborer to support his young family Douglass began to frequent anti-slavery rallies. He was soon up on stage, reluctantly but powerfully sharing his story.

VANGUARD OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 1841 proved to be a fateful year for Douglass. He gave his first major speech at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society’s annual convention and launched his influential career as an antislavery crusader. The famed abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison was so moved by Frederick’s magnetic stage presence and powerful personal story that he enlisted him to lecture with the American AntiSlavery Society at meeting halls across the Eastern and Midwestern United States.

It was often dangerous work.

Douglas became known for his clear, direct, and articulate oratory style. He spoke truthfully and eloquently about his life as a slave, sometimes inciting riotous mobs that weren’t ready to face the American south’s horrifying and morally inept “peculiar institution.”

Douglass’ first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, mentioned details about his life as a slave, including the name and residence of his former master. To avoid recapture, Frederick spent two years touring and lecturing to abolitionists in Great Britain.

The tour earned him international fame and he returned to the States intent on helping African

Americans gain the freedoms he enjoyed while abroad.

In 1847 he began publication on The North Star, his uniquely successful and influential anti-slavery newspaper, so named for the bright star said to guide fugitive slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. In numerous speeches, writings, and publications, Douglass doggedly promoted the end of slavery.

During this time, Douglass was also a conductor on the Rochester, New York arm of the Underground Railroad.

He recounts in his 1882 autobiography, The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, that his home served as one of the Underground Railroad’s main stations and helped spirit runaway slaves to Canada and freedom.

Douglass fame and influence grew as the abolitionist movement and the political winds of change brought the issue of slavery to the forefront of American politics. His second autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom, is a more detailed account of his life as a slave and his evolution as a thinking, self-made man who valued faith and literacy. When the Civil War broke out, Douglass’ morally persuasive arguments against slavery was at the vanguard of slavery’s demise.

When Douglass spoke, national leaders paid attention. Douglass outspokenly called for the right of black men to fight for their freedom and boldly petitioned President Lincoln for the fair and equal treatment of African American men in uniform. He helped recruit troops for the first official Civil War infantry of free northern black men. Immortalized in the 1989 movie Glory, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment significantly contributed to the war’s effort in the famed

The Frederick Douglass stamp, issued June 29, 1995 to honor the 130th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War.

fight for Fort Wagner and helped legitimize black troops.

Never one to shy away from controversy, Douglass was also an early supporter of the women’s suffrage movement.

LATER YEARS After the Civil War, the former slave continued his appointment with destiny.

In the mid-1870’s, Douglass moved to Washington, DC and served in a number of prominent presidential appointments: U.S. Marshall

ENDURING LEGACY Cedar Hill, Douglass’ family home, is maintained as a part of the National Park Service and was designated a National Historic Site in 1988. His great great grand daughter Nettie Washington Douglass established the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives to preserve his legacy and create awareness about modern day slavery, which today affects an estimated 27 million people worldwide. Visit http:// www.fdfi.org/ to learn more.

Douglass in his Cedar Hill library c1890. (NPS)

(1877 – 1881) and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia (1881 – 1886).

He was chargé d’affaires for Santo Domingo and minister to Haiti (18891891). In 1874 he was appointed President of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, popularly known as the Freedman’s Savings Bank, the first savings institution established by the U.S. government to assist former slaves and African-American Civil War veterans during the Reconstruction era.

Buoyed by the Civil War victory but bitterly disturbed by the failures of Reconstruction, Douglass was a vigorous opponent of Jim Crow segregation until his death f rom a h e a r t attack in 1895.

Anna Murray Douglass (1813-1882) married Frederick Douglass in 1838 shortly after helping him escape from slavery. (NPS)

Frederick Douglass, Jr. (1842-1892) was the third child of Anna and Frederick Douglass (NPS).

Charles Remond Douglass (1844-1920) was the fourth child of Anna and Frederick Douglass. (NPS)

Lewis Henry Douglass (1840-1908) was the second child of Anna and Frederick Douglass. (NPS)

Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan A.M.E. Church gave this Bible to Frederick Douglass in 1889. (photo credit NPS)

Rosetta Douglass Sprague (18391906) was the first child of Anna and Frederick Douglass. (NPS)

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The Meaning of July Fourth For the Negro conitnued from page 2

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y the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.

Yea! we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

For there, they that carried us away captive, required of us a song; and they who wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How can we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?

If I forget thee, 0 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.”

Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are, to-day, rendered more intolerable by the jubilee shouts that reach them. If I do forget, if I do not faithfully remem-

Frederick Douglass. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (CC0)

ber those bleeding children of sorrow this day, “may my right hand forget her cunning, and may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth!” To forget them, to pass lightly over their wrongs, and to chime in with the popular theme, would be treason most scandalous and shocking, and would make me a reproach before God and the world. My subject, then, fellow-citizens, is American slavery. I shall see this day and its popular characteristics from the slave’s point of view. Standing there identified with the American bondman, making his wrongs mine, I do not hesitate to declare, with all my soul, that the character and conduct of this nation never looked blacker to me than on this 4th of July! Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. America.is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.

Standing with God and the crushed and bleeding slave on this occasion, I will, in the name of humanity which is outraged, in the name of liberty which is fettered, in the name of the constitution and the Bible which are disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and to denounce, with all the emphasis I can command, everything that serves to perpetuate slavery the great sin and shame of America! “I will not equivocate; I will not excuse”; I will use the severest language I can command; and yet not one word shall escape me that any man, whose judgment is not blinded by prejudice, or who is not at heart a slaveholder, shall not confess to be right and just.

But I fancy I hear some one of my audience say, “It is just in this circumstance that you and your brother abolitionists fail to make a favorable impression on the public mind. Would you argue more, an denounce less; would you persuade more, and rebuke less; your cause would be much more likely to succeed.” But, I submit, where all is plain there is nothing to be argued. What point in the anti-slavery creed would you have me argue? On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light?

Must I undertake to prove that the slave is a man? That point is conceded already. Nobody doubts it.

The slaveholders themselves acknowledge it in the enactment of laws for their government. They acknowledge it when they punish disobedience on the part of the slave.

There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which, if committed by a black man (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment. What is this but the acknowledgment that the slave is a moral, intellectual, and responsible being?

The manhood of the slave is conceded. It is admitted in the fact that Southern statute books are covered with enactments forbidding, under severe fines and penalties, the teaching of the slave to read or to write. When you can point to any such laws in reference to the beasts of the field, then I may consent to argue the manhood of the slave.

When the dogs in your streets, when the fowls of the air, when the cattle on your hills, when the fish of the sea, and the reptiles that crawl, shall be unable to distinguish the slave from a brute, then will I argue with you

that the slave is a man!

For the present, it is enough to affirm the equal manhood of the Negro race. Is it not astonishing that, while we are ploughing, planting, and reaping, using all kinds of mechanical tools, erecting houses, constructing bridges, building ships, working in metals of brass, iron, copper, silver and gold; that, while we are reading, writing and ciphering, acting as clerks, merchants and secretaries, having among us lawyers, doctors, ministers, poets, authors, editors, orators and teachers; that, while we are engaged in all manner of enterprises common to other men, digging gold in California, capturing the whale in the Pacific, feeding sheep and cattle on the hillside, living, moving, acting, thinking, planning, living in families as husbands, wives and children, and, above all, confessing and worshipping the Christian’s God, and looking hopefully for life and immortality beyond the grave, we are called upon to prove that we are men!

Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? that he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery? Is that a question for Republicans? Is it to be settled by the rules of logic and argumentation, as a matter beset with great difficulty, involving a doubtful application of the principle of justice, hard to be understood? How should I look to-day, in the presence of Amercans, dividing, and subdividing a discourse, to show that men have a natural right to freedom? speaking of it relatively and positively, negatively and affirmatively.

To do so, would be to make myself ridiculous, and to offer an insult to your understanding. There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven that does not know that slavery is wrong for him.

What, am I to argue that it is wrong to make men brutes, to rob them of their liberty, to work them without wages, to keep them ignorant of their relations to their fellow men, to beat them with sticks, to flay their flesh with the lash, to load their limbs with irons, to hunt them with dogs, to sell them at auction, to sunder their families, to knock out their teeth, to burn their flesh, to starve them into obedience and submission to their mastcrs? Must I argue that a system thus marked with blood, and stained with pollution, is wrong? No! I will not. I have better employment for my time and strength than such arguments would imply.

What, then, remains to be argued? Is it that slavery is not divine; that God did not establish it; that our doctors of divinity are mistaken? There

is blasphemy in the thought.

That which is inhuman, cannot be divine! Who can reason on such a proposition?

They that can, may; I cannot.

The time for such argument is passed.

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. O! had I the ability, and could reach the nation’s ear, I would, to-day, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced.

of slavery. “The arm of the Lord is not shortened,” and the doom of slavery is certain.

I, therefore, leave off where I began, with hope. While drawing encouragement from “the Declaration of Independence,” the great principles it contains, and the genius of American Institutions, my spirit is also cheered by the obvious tendencies of the age. Nations do not now stand in the same relation to each other that they did ages ago.

No nation can now shut itself up from the surrounding world and trot round in the same old path of its fathers without interference. The time was when such could be done. Long established customs of hurtful character could formerly fence themselves in, and do their evil work with social impunity.

Knowledge was then confined and enjoyed by the privileged few, and the multitude walked on in mental darkness. But a change has now come over the affairs of mankind. Walled cities and empires have become unfashionable. The arm of commerce has borne away the gates of the strong city.

Intelligence is penetrating the darkest corners of the globe.

It makes its pathway over and under the sea, as well as on the earth. Wind, steam, and lightning are its chartered agents.

Oceans no longer divide, but

link nations together. From Boston to London is now a holiday excursion. Space is comparatively annihilated. — Thoughts expressed on one side of the Atlantic are distinctly heard on the other.

The far off and almost fabulous Pacific rolls in grandeur at our feet. The Celestial Empire, the mystery of ages, is being solved. The fiat of the Almighty, “Let there be Light,” has not yet spent its force. No abuse, no outrage whether in taste, sport or avarice, can now hide itself from the all-pervading light.

The iron shoe, and crippled foot of China must be seen in contrast with nature. Africa must rise and put on her yet unwoven garment. “Ethiopia, shall, stretch. out her hand unto Ood.” In the fervent aspirations of William Lloyd Garrison, I say, and let every heart join in saying it:

What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious God speed the year of jubilee parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bomThe wide world o’er! bast, fraud, deception, When from their galling chains set free, impiety, and hypocTh’ oppress’d shall vilely bend the knee, risy - a thin veil to And wear the yoke of tyranny cover up crimes which Like brutes no more. would disgrace a nation That year will come, and freedom’s reign, of savages.There is not To man his plundered rights again a nation on the earth Restore. guilty of practices more shocking and bloody God speed the day when human blood than are the people of Shall cease to flow! the United States, at this In every clime be understood, very hour.

Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.... ...Allow me to say, in conclusion, notwithstanding the dark picture I have this day presented, of the state of the nation, I do not despair of this country.

There are forces in operation which must inevitably work the downfall

The claims of human brotherhood, And each return for evil, good, Not blow for blow; That day will come all feuds to end, And change into a faithful friend Each foe.

God speed the hour, the glorious hour, When none on earth Shall exercise a lordly power, Nor in a tyrant’s presence cower; But to all manhood’s stature tower, By equal birth!

That hour will come, to each, to all, And from his Prison-house, to thrall Go forth.

Until that year, day, hour, arrive, With head, and heart, and hand I’ll strive, To break the rod, and rend the gyve, The spoiler of his prey deprive So witness Heaven!

And never from my chosen post, Whate’er the peril or the cost, Be driven.

Frederick Douglass (1994)

by Lloyd Lillie. Museum of African American History, Boston & Nantucket

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By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer On the last Sunday in June, Mrs. Laura McElroy celebrated her special day with her church family at the historical Bethel African Episcopal Church of San Diego.

Her birthday wish was to walk down the aisle of Bethel AME on Father’s Day. Her wish came true. Along with family, Mother McElroy walked down the aisle at Bethel AME Church as she had promised her pastor, Rev. Harvey L Vaughn, she would do.

June 21, L aura L. McElroy, aka “Mrs. Mack”, celebrated her one hundredth birthday. Laura was born in Riverside, California on June 20, 1921 in her parent’s upstairs bedroom.

She left home at the age of 26 and relocated to San Diego in 1972. She’s been a resident of the Webster community in the same home all of her San Diego life and a member of Bethel AME Church, where she is the Mother of the Church.

She’s grateful for the expressions of love from her church family.

Immediately following worship service, the family joined her for lunch at her favorite restaurant, Anthony’s Fish Grotto.

The celebration continued the following week with friends and neighbors stopping by to bring greetings.

“I’m very thankful I got my flowers on this side.”

Mrs. Laura shared.

BIANCA BENFORD

ZION ISAIAH MAULL

NIA ROSE SHELTON

Graduate: University of California, San Diego

Graduate: Eastlake High School, Honors Graduate

Graduate: Eastlake High School, Honors Graduate

Major : Bachelor of Science, Public Health (C oncentration in Epidemiology)

Attending: University of California, Merced

Attending: University of California, Berkeley

M aj o r : Me c h a n i c a l Engineering

Major: Psychology (PreMed track)

Parents: Joseph Maull III & Charos LewisGoodman

Parents: The Honorable Roderick Shelton & Deanna Shelton

Grandparents: Rosemary Pope, Charles L. Lewis Jr. (deceased), Maria Lewis

Grandparents: Rosemary Steans, Luther Alexander, Dr. Sandra Shelton, Richard Shelton (deceased)

Future Plans: To work as an Epidemiologist with the County of San Diego Public Health Division Mother: Marilyn Argrow-Benford Grandparents: Herbert & Jonice Argrow, Bernard S. Benford Sr.

A Book Signing/Chat About Dick Gregory

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. has written a very personal and revealing book about Dick Gregory, one of the great, late Civil Rights icons.

Mr. Gregory was a comedian and entertainer who changed his lifestyle and went from an overweight comedian to a lean symbol of health and justice.

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Dr. Williams was in town last week to promote her new book about the

man, who was a lifetime friend. The title of the book, “Dick Gregory, Wake Up And Stay Woke: Running for Life”, in addition to having done a morning talk show with GODRadio1, the evening was filled with an interview and book signing at the Greater Life Church, San Diego. Dr. John Warren, Publisher of the Voice & Viewpoint, was a fitting person for the interview with Dr. Williams since he too had known Mr. Gregory p e r s on a l l y. D r.

Warren and Dr. Williams both were graduates of the Howard University School of Law and both had extensive personal relationships with people in her book, like the late C. Delores Tucker, the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, and the late Lt. Governor of California, Mervin Dymally. Dr. Williams’ book is full of personal stories behind many of Mr. Gregory’s political and public campaigns, which were often folded into his entertain-

ment and philosophical reflections.

The event was sponsored by the NAACP, San Diego Branch, M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records, GOD Radio 1, Noah’s Ark Publishing and the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint. At the signing, local NAACP P r e s i d e nt Fr a n c i n e Maxwell presented the Branch’s book club, which selected this book as one of its once a month book reads. The event was well attended.

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Jazz at the Creek is Back!

By Darrel Wheeler and Voice & Viewpoint Staff Jazz enthusiasts were treated to some easy-listening at the Market Creek Amphitheater last Saturday, June 26.

The free concert and celebration was produced by M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records, in honor of the many community first responders who answered the call during the past year’s COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think it’s good to have free events like this. We have been in hibernation for so long, it feels good to be able to get out of the house and soak up some of this beautiful weather without a bunch of restrictions,” concert attendee Ramona Whitman shared.

The 37TH Mayor of San Diego, Tom Gloria, civil rights activist Shane Harris,

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and community leader Kathleen Harmon were among the civic and local community dignitaries that were on hand to help set off the next few Saturdays with Jazz at the Creek. The high-marks vendors on hand, offering everything from jewelry, African attire, solar paneling, scrumptious baked goods and delicious entrees, made last Saturday even more special. The next concerts at Market Creek will feature Patrice Rushen on Saturday, September 4, 2021 and Ronnie Laws on Sunday, Sep 5, 2021.

“This was very nice, good music, good people, no drama,”Jazzman, Johnnie Robinson, shared. Surely all who attended Jazz at the Creek last Saturday will wholeheartedly agree.

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BUSINESS NEWS A Black Male Entrepreneur on the Move Michael Lloyd learned the secrets of making and marketing a great sauce from his grandfathers –Merrill Lloyd, the founder of Lloyd’s Electric and one of Daytona Beach’s legendary entrepreneurs – and Archie Faison, who had the ability to make his ribs taste better than anyone else’s. With the family recipe, his educational background and some determination, the young Lloyd is making a name for himself and offering the world a healthy sauce. Lloyd is CEO and president of the Num Num Sauce Company based in Atlanta. It is a vegan sauce low in sodium and fat, and it adds flavor to meats and vegetables. He recently was selected as a finalist for the Black Men Ventures Black

Founders Pitch, which occured on April 16, 2021.

Growing his business:

In Whole Foods:

Black Male Ventures is an organization that helps Black male entrepreneurs find capital funding to grow their startup business. The Black Founders Pitch is a contest designed for entrepreneurs to pitch their business and products virtually on Facebook and YouTube to an online audience, who then vote for a winner.

Winners receive $10,000 for their business. The event aims to find “...exposure to potentially more investors...

It can also help secure more patents, help with marketing, our online platform and more,” said Lloyd.

Highly educated: Michael Lloyd is an entre-

The Black Economic Alliance Foundation (BEA) launched the Black Economic Alliance Entrepreneurs Fund (BEA Entrepreneurs Fund) to accelerate the growth of Black entrepreneurs and business owners. The $50 million evergreen fund, in collaboration with Wells Fargo, will provide seed, start-up, and early-stage capital to businesses founded and led by Black entrepreneurs.

“Business ownership has been one of the best paths to multi-genera-

and the importance of people, including African Americans, to consider vegan, vegetarian and pescatarian diets. “With my educational background, I was able to identify what plant compounds are and where they come from, which improve the performance of our bodies. We were originally vegetarians. We were farming first and started civilizations by growing crops near water sources,” said Lloyd. “We must get back to growing our own food and produce and consume plant compounds and not let people grow food for us.’’

Funding challenges:

Promotes healthy diet:

The price of success:

“I focus on my son and make sure that I am there for him so that he can get what he needs to have a secure and sound mind. You have to show your son how to achieve and conduct himself,” he related.

As a Black entrepreneur, Lloyd experiences challenges

Lloyd also touched on why he made his product vegan

Lloyd knows that success comes with a price.

This article appeared first in the Daytona Times.

(Daytona Beach native Michael Lloyd is earning a doctorate degree in food sciences to take his family recipe to another level. COURTESY OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY)

“You have to sacrifice. You can’t hang out and party to be successful in business.

You can’t have everything everybody else has or do what everybody else does.

You have to give up something.”

On the personal side, Lloyd always makes time for his teenage son, Mehki.

Black Economic Alliance

Once the BEA Fund begins investing, it will accept applications from all interested and eligible Black entrepreneurs across industries nationwide, including emerging business founders, alumni from historically Black colleges and universities, students, and participants in programs that focus on Black business development, among others. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

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Lloyd’s Num Num Sauce started as an original family recipe that he got from Merrill Lloyd, who got it from his father. Over time, Lloyd said he was able to perfect and market the sauce. In 2008, he marketed it to Whole Food Markets in Durham, North Carolina.

By the end of that year, it was on selected shelves. In 2018, he started manufacturing it on a large scale and made it a company, expanding his sauce to four flavors and stocking it on shelves throughout the southeastern United States.

and knows what others like himself also face.

“We really don’t get funding that we need. It takes capital to grow and scale up.

We’ll have a good business model, but it is difficult to attract capital for several reasons,” explained Lloyd. “It is very difficult to reach the requirements to get funding.

When getting loans, banks want you to leverage assets to secure the loan. Many Black people in general don’t have the assets to put up to obtain loans. “When you can (leverage assets), there is so much paperwork… A lot of times we don’t have the documents to qualify. A lot don’t have their business model or plan written out on paper,’’ he shared. “Be ready to grind really hard and put your all into what you are doing. Be ready to humble yourself. Business will humble you.”

Launches Entrepreneurs Fund

tional wealth creation for some Americans, but too few Black entrepreneurs have secured the financial resources necessary to launch and grow successful businesses. The Black Economic Alliance is proud to marshal resources to support more Black-owned businesses and founders, which will leverage hiring more Black workers and additional investment in Black businesses and communities,” said David Clunie, Executive Director of the Black Economic Alliance.

Tony Coles, the Co-Chair

of t h e B l a c k Economic Alliance an d E xe c ut ive C hair man and CEO of Cerevel Therapeutics, added that the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund will invest in a new generation of Black business leaders and entrepreneurs.

“The evergreen fund will help close the opportunity gap by enabling access to capital that promising business ventures need to grow,” Coles stated.

C harles Phi l lips, t he Co-Chair of the Black Economic Alliance and Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Recognize, said too often, Black entrepreneurs struggle to access the capital they need to advance their businesses.

“The BEA Entrepreneurs Fund will allow Black busi-

ness talent to strengthen their bottom line, which will reap other benefits such as hiring more Black employees, strengthening the communities they serve,” stated Phillips. He said having financial partners who recognize the importance of BEA’s mission is key to catalyzing the fund.

BEA Entrepreneurs Fund investments will be made in the form of equity via convertible debt, by providing an equity stake in exchange for the seed capital investment. The Fund will also make straight loans to Black start-up businesses.

All investments will be made available via a competitive application process, expected to begin later this year. Once the BEA Fund begins investing, it will accept applications from all

interested and eligible Black entrepreneurs across industries nationwide, including emerging business founders, alumni from historically Black colleges and universities, students, and participants in programs that focus on Black business development, among others.

The launch follows the announcement of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE), a joint venture among the Black Economic Alliance Fo u n d at i o n , Sp e l m a n College, and Morehouse College. The CBE will be the first-ever academic center of its kind to produce, train, and support a new generation of Black entrepreneurial talent. A portion of the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund will be earmarked to invest in CBE participants.

“Black Americans are woe-

fully underrepresented in receiving venture capital funding, and we know it isn’t due to a lack of talent, ambition or ideas,” said Tia Breakley, BEA Board Member and Chief Strategic Development Officer and Chief Governance Officer at Blue Meridian Partners.

“Creating new avenues of access to capital for Black entrepreneurs will help lower the barrier to entry in the business world and allow Black founders to shine. I look forward to seeing the real and lasting impact the BEA will have on our communities and talent pool,” Breakley said.

To learn more about the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund or the Black Economic Alliance Foundation, please visit https://foundation. blackeconomicalliance.org/ bea-entrepreneurs-fund/.

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HEALTHY LIVING

Negative Self Talk

and How to Change it

By Happiness Podcast Negative self-talk can be very damaging to our sense of self and our overall happiness. How can we silence that voice that sits inside many of our heads, telling us we’re not good enough, smart enough, or pretty enough? Sometimes it feels like the voice is too loud and it’s impossible to bring down the volume. There are different ways we can silence that voice for good and through that silence let more peace into our lives.

Human beings have a tendency to say really hurtful things to ourselves that we would never dream of saying to someone else. When we notice that we’re speak-

ing to ourselves in a way that we wouldn’t speak to others, we must ask ourselves if the messages are helpful or not.

It’s important to differentiate between thinking things that are harmful to our selfworth and thinking things that are targeted to gently remind us of the things we want to improve.

We are capable of improving upon anything in our lives, even if we can’t change certain things like getting older or a physical disability, we can learn to adjust and accept our circumstances. That’s the key to turning around negative self-talk. We must recognize that when we speak this way,

we’re only further hurting and keeping ourselves stuck in the very place we want to grow out of. Most of the time we have the power to change things, whether it be our actual situation or our mindset.The things we judge ourselves for may no longer be true at a certain point. To overcome this pattern, we must first be aware of it.

If you’re not sure if this is something you do, ask yourself if you’re ever self-critical throughout your day. For those folks who speak negatively to themselves regarding their weight, they might pass by a mirror and think “You look fat and horrible.”

Or they might see a photo of

themselves that they hate and think “I look awful and disgusting,” Those are horrible thoughts and things we would never say to someone else. So why do we find these things acceptable to say to ourselves?

If you were trying to motivate a friend to lose weight or work through a personal issue, you might say, “I love you just the way you are and (Jake May/MLive.com/The Flint Journal via AP) I support you as ourselves, the easier it will you work through be for us to reach our goals. something that is difficult.

In addition to practicing I’m here in any way that you kindness towards others, it’s need me.” We can speak to important to practice thinkourselves in this way too, it ing kind thoughts about just might take some pracothers. And when we slip up tice. Once we’re aware of our and find ourselves engaging negative self-talk, the next with negative thoughts, we step is to change it. We must shouldn’t criticize ourselves, replace the negative self-talk we simply correct the behavwith kindness and compasior and move on. sion. The more we practice kindness and love towards Changing our habits is dif-

Easy Tips for Seniors to Beat the Heat

By Brent Wakefield President and CEO, Meals on Wheels San Diego County It’s hot and temperatures will only continue to rise as we move further into the summer season. Most of us are feeling like Earth has turned into Mars as the heat scorches on, with California already reaching a record-setting heat wave.

When temperatures soar, it’s at-risk populations – such as seniors – that need to take extra precautions to stay cool and avoid heat-related dangers.

The risks of overheating impact everyone and can trigger serious illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. As the County continues to open back up, seniors can enjoy connecting with friends and family while actively engaging in safe practices to protect themselves against the sweltering temperatures. Use these tips to help stay cool during the summer months: Avoid sunlight during peak periods of heat. Limit outdoor time to early mornings or evenings, or if you must be outside in the afternoon, stay covered by shade and

maintain hydration.

Drink plenty of fluids, especially water. Nothing is better for hydration than water.

Avoid caffeinated or alcoholic beverages which can contribute to dehydration.

Cook without the oven.

Consider preparing cool-temperature meals to avoid using ovens and other kitchen appliances that can increase household temperatures.

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Reduce bath and shower water temperature. A moderate temperature for showers and baths is recommended in hot weather.

Placing cool, damp washcloths on necks, ankles, wrists, and armpits can also help with cooling down.

tures soar. Stay in air-conditioned environments when temperatures rise or find public options, such as the library or mall, to spend time in during periods of extreme heat. The County of San Diego puts out a list every year of Cool Zones

that seniors can reference to stay safe while high temperatures subside.

As the heat sets in, there are a variety of ways to reduce your electric bill for those worried about a high utility bill. Consider shifting use of heat-generating appliances — such as washers, dryers, and dishwashers — to the evenings (between 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM) to avoid peak hours; utilize small appliances to limit overall energy usage; adjust hot water temperature; and upgrade to LED light bulbs. SDG&E has resources to help pay your utility bill – and even rent. For information on bill assistance programs visit sdge.com/assistance.

Continue to check in on the seniors around you, whether it’s to make certain they are staying cool during these summer months or just to deliver a friendly smile. This last year has been hard on everyone, and a nice hello is good for all of us, no matter the age.

ficult, changing our thought patterns is even more difficult. If we make a concerted effort to change the way we speak to people and think about people, we will reap the benefits. A beautiful outcome of positive self-talk is radical self-acceptance. And when we love ourselves, our love and compassion pour out into the world and make it a better place.

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EDUCATION Summer Of Learning And Joy Begins San Diego Unified School District, The San Diego Foundation, and more than 70 local nonprofits began s er ving approximately 30,000 students last week – a 1,500% increase over a typical summer – who enrolled in Level Up SD, a Summer of Learning and Joy. “The new campus at Wilson Middle School is a great example of what can be done with community support, and Level Up SD is a great example of what can be done for San Diego Unified students,” Wilson Middle School Principal David Downey said.

Summer school generally

is offered to a select group of students who need additional academic support.

Level Up SD is open to all K-12 students, meaning thousands of local students from every corner of our community are taking advantage of summer school and free activities like learning to play guitar or learning to fly a drone for the first time.

At Wilson, the nonprofit organizations hosting summer programs include Cesar Chavez Service Clubs, Reality Changers, and San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory Summer Sights & Sounds. This is in addition to the teacher-led

morning instruction at Wilson. “Level Up SD will provide a big boost to students in so many ways,” said Paula Richardson, a Wilson Middle School teacher, and 2020 Middle School Teacher of the Year in both the district and the county. “In addition to the academic support in the mornings, the afternoon summer experiences give students the opportunity to have some fun and pursue what interests them, and everyone learns better when they enjoy what they’re learning.”

“We are excited to launch our ‘Summer Sights & Sounds in City Heights’ program in collaboration with

Wilson Middle S cho ol and other area nonprofits and reconnecting wit h young musicians an d ar t i s t s in our community,” said Dr. Michael (Photo by San Diego Unified School District) R e m s o n , lighted and worsened existPresident and CEO of the ing inequalities for students.

San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory. “This Given the disruption to in past year has been such a person instruction and clodisruption to their lives and sure of youth-serving comwe are grateful to have the munity centers and services, opportunity to celebrate there is an increased need our students’ music-making for summertime learning and art this summer.” The environments to accelerCOVID-19 pandemic highate learning and address

the social-emotional needs of youth, especially for those student groups most impacted by COVID-19.

Level Up SD was created this year by the San Diego Unified School District and The San Diego Foundation thanks to a $31 million commitment by the San Diego Unified Board of Education.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012831 Fictitious business name(s): In Home Chiro

Located at: 6747 Thomson Ct Linda Vista, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Samuel Goldeen 6747 Thomson Ct Linda Vista, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 22, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9011121 Fictitious business name(s): Imperial Beach Palms Apartments

Located at: 362 7th St Imperial Beach, CA 91932 County of San Diego --5173 Waring Rd #95 San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: John Oldham 6560 Linda Lane San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 05, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012460 Fictitious business name(s): Sheltering Sky Productions

Located at: 4191 Archway Lane Oceanside, CA 92057 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Kevin White 4191 Archway Lane Oceanside, CA 92057 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 18, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 18, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9013027 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Jet ski Rentals

Located at: 632 Merlin Dr San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Arnell Williams 632 Merlin Dr San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with

the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 23, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012472 Fictitious business name(s): Martin Family Industries

Located at: 421 Broadway #45 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Martin Family Industries 421 Broadway #45 San Diego, CA 92101 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 18, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 18, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9013159 Fictitious business name(s): Python Painting Services

Located at: 5251 Hewlett Drive San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/24/21 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mohammadmehdi Mohammadi Kashkooli 5251 Hewlett Drive San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012594 Fictitious business name(s): Pretty Little Passports

Located at: 5252 Orange Ave #513 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/01/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dominique Hankins 5252 Orange Ave #513 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 19, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012742 Fictitious business name(s): Sweet Racks

Located at: 9024 Birch St Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This 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: Johnnie S. Russell & Angelina M. Russell

9024 Birch St Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of

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San Diego County on June 21, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 21, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012306 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012421 Fictitious business name(s):

This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Zenaida Joezeny Moore 1022 paraiso Avenue Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 09, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012655 Fictitious business name(s):

#6107 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012339 Fictitious business name(s):

This fictitious business name will expire on June 21, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012158 Fictitious business name(s):

5466 Complex St. #204 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 10/01/2011 This business is hereby registered by the following:

K Cheesecakes --K Cheesecake --Kake --Cheesecake Vault

Located at: 424 15th St #903 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 10/01/2018 This business is hereby registered by the following: Viral Enterprises LLC

7000 Hawthorn Ave #130 Los Angeles, CA 90028 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 21, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 21, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9013218 Fictitious business name(s): Take Us For Granite

Located at: 3357 Apache Ave San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 07/26/2010 This business is hereby registered by the following: Leonardo Lonardi 3357 Apache Ave San Diego, CA 92117 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012722 Fictitious business name(s): DK Deco Designs

Located at: 17161 Alva Road Unit 1812 San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Doreen Joy Kaarto 17161 Alva Road Unit 1812 San Diego, CA 92127 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 21, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 21, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9013194 Fictitious business name(s): RAMCO Home Repair Services

Located at: 681 Myra Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 07/26/2010 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jose Ramos 681 Myra Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------Visit our Twitter! @VoiceViewpoint

Pops Gourmet Kitchen of Creativity --Hollywood's Buggy Cart

Located at: 435 S. 66th St San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Pops Gourmet Kitchen of Creativity

435 S. 16th St San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9013179 Fictitious business name(s): Led by GOA La Toya Curry

Located at: 2144 Kings View Circle Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: La Toya Curry

2144 Kings View Circle Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9013581 Fictitious business name(s): Dana Cab

Located at: 4257 Juniper St #25 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Said A. Tiku 4257 Juniper St #25 San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 29, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012457 Fictitious business name(s): Blooming Land Design

Located at: 9707 McCardle Way Santee, CA 92071 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Rebecca Jane Gedeon 9707 McCardle Way Santee, CA 92071 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 18, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 18, 2026 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9011599 Fictitious business name(s): Literacy Boot Camp

Located at: 1022 Paraiso Avenue Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego

Hoop HQ

Located at: 10720 Thornmint Rd San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego --5677 Orion Pl Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739 This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: RYA Athletics Inc 10720 Thornmint Rd San Diego, CA 92127 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 21, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 21, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012412 Fictitious business name(s): Manny Moving Company

Located at: 6426 Skyline Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 07/16/2018 This business is hereby registered by the following: Manuel Carter Cass 6426 Skyline Drive San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012306 Fictitious business name(s): Prime Transportation

Located at: 4455 Castelar St. San Diego, CA 92107 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 04/01/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: A.P. Christensen Inc.

4455 Castelar St. San Diego, CA 92107 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012395 Fictitious business name(s): Flashing Lights Photo Booth Rental

Located at: 6333 College Grove Way #6107 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Angela Michelle Route

6333 College Grove Way

Grit

Located at: 4032 N Bonita St., Apt 1 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Daniel J. Leyva

4032 N Bonita St., Apt 1 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012406 Fictitious business name(s): M.E. Williams Mobile Notary Services

Located at: 5524 San Mateo Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: M.E. Williams Mobile Notary

5524 San Mateo Drive San Diego, CA 92114 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012650 Fictitious business name(s): Hustlas Figure It Out

Located at: 9169 Village Glen Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --9169 Village Glen Dr. #158 San Diego, CA 92123 This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/14/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles David Smith Jr.

9169 Village Glen Dr. #158 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 21, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 21, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012651 Fictitious business name(s): GetChuRite Premier Sports

Located at: 9169 Village Glen Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --9169 Village Glen Dr. #158 San Diego, CA 92123 This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 04/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles David Smith Jr.

9169 Village Glen Dr. #158 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 21, 2021

TheCultureCru

Located at: 1722 Fuerte Valley Drive El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: LeadHERship Adventures, LLC

1722 Fuerte Valley Drive El Cajon, CA 92019 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 15, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 15, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012387 Fictitious business name(s): Viva La Veins

Located at: 8810 Jamacha Blvd Ste 317 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 5/20/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Joya Marisa Asika

931 Grand Avenue, Ste 3 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012341 Fictitious business name(s): DP Welding & Fabrication

Located at: 8186 Lemon Grove Way Apt C Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Damon Parris

8186 Lemon Grove Way Apt C Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 17, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012169 Fictitious business name(s): Crystal’s Family Daycare

Located at: 1112 Paraiso Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/29/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Crystal Evans

1112 Paraiso Ave Spring Valley, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 16, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on May 18, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9011208 Fictitious business name(s): Wine Factor Wholesale LLC

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Wine Factor Wholesale LLC

5466 Complex St. #204 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 05, 2026 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9011015 Fictitious business name(s): Mary Ann’s Music

Located at: 3665 Grove St. Unit 275 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 8/15/1986 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mary Ann Adams 3665 Grove St. Unit 275 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 03, 2026 6/17, 6/24, 7/01, 7/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9010550 Fictitious business name(s):

Hand Prints Child Care Limited Liability Company

Located at: 2644 Valencia Place Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 03/23/2003 This business is hereby registered by the following: Hand Prints Child Care Limited Liability Company 2644 Valencia Place Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 26, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on May 26, 2026 6/17, 6/24, 7/01, 7/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9010973 Fictitious business name(s): AyannaSweets.Co

Located at: 6955 Golfcrest Dr Apt 1028 San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 06/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ayanna Renee Mackell 6955 Golfcrest Dr Apt 1028 San Diego, CA 92119 --Jackie Beltran Buchanan 3980 Faircross Place Unit 31 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 03, 2026 6/17, 6/24, 7/01, 7/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9011360 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego House Partners

Located at: 4827 Bancroft Dr La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following:

www.sdvoice.info LEGAL NOTICES Clemens Research 4827 Bancroft Dr La Mesa, CA 91941 State of California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 05, 2026 6/17, 6/24, 7/01, 7/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9011473 Fictitious business name(s): Hall of Fame Coiffeurs

Located at: 4195 National Ave San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/06/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Richard White 10449 Lake Breeze Drive Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 09, 2026 6/17, 6/24, 7/01, 7/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9010034 Fictitious business name(s): Wink Party Cosmetics & More

Located at: 1028 Leslie Rd. #3 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 5/11/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kyesha Lashauun Anders-Davis 1028 Leslie Rd. #3 El Cajon, CA 92020 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on May 19, 2026 6/17, 6/24, 7/01, 7/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9010872 Fictitious business name(s): Lero Luxe PMU

Located at: 1730 Monroe Ave Suite A San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego --6482 Ambrosia Drive Apt 5205 San Diego, CA 92124 This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Valeriia Horiuk 6482 Ambrosia Drive Apt 5205 San Diego, CA 92124 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on June 01, 2026 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9010131 Fictitious business name(s): Cool Way Radiator & Air Conditioning

Located at: 3362 National Avenue San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 03/15/1989 This business is hereby registered by the following: Fidel Rodriguez Contreras 3362 National Av San Diego, CA 92113 --Caligula LeKon Williams, Sr. 706 F St. #61 Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on May 20, 2026 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/01

Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9012276 Fictitious business name(s) to be abandoned: Cowles Mountain Coffee

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint LEGAL NOTICES Located at: 7290 Navajo Rd San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego --4930 Megan Way San Diego, CA 92105 This business is conducted by: A Corporation The fictitious busines name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on 12/14/2018, and assigned File no.

2018-9030643 Fictitious business name is being abandoned by: Highland Food & Drinks, Inc 4930 Megan Way San Diego, CA 92105 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 16, 2021 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00025733-CU-PTCTL Petitioner or Attorney: Perla Garcia To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Perla Garcia filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Perla Garcia PROPOSED NAME: Perla Medina Garcia 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: August 9, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN

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

specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Breanna Kaylisa Whitlock

for a decree changing name as follows:

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00027407CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Hilal Unakitan & Abdullah Unakitan on behalf of Aden Unakitan To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Hilal Unakitan & Abdullah Unakitan on behalf of Aden Unakitan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Aden Unakitan PROPOSED NAME: Ahsen Aden Unakitan 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: August 17 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 25 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the

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

The address of the court is: 325 Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 --------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division, Hall of Justice 37-2021-00026718CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Aiden Alexander Flowers To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Aiden Alexander Flowers filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division, Hall of Justice 37-2021-00026129CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Jose Enzo Navarro Onevathana To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Jose Enzo Navarro Onevathana filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jose Enzo Navarro Onevathana AKA Saul Jorge Navarro

PRESENT NAME: Aiden Alexander Flowers

PROPOSED NAME: Enzo Onevathana

PROPOSED NAME: Zaire Irin Flowers

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.

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: August 5, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 29, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 No Hearing To Be Heard NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Courthouse, Hall of Justice 37-2021-00026462-

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Breanna Kaylissa Whitlock filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Breanna Kaylisa Whitlock PROPOSED NAME: Breanna-Kaylisa of Shangri La 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: August 04, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00026231CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Natalio Mendez AKA Natalio Colon To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Natalio Mendez AKA Natalio Colon filed a petition with this court

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PRESENT NAME: Natalio Mendez AKA Natalio Colon PROPOSED NAME: Natalioi Mendez 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: August 03, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 6/24, 7/01, 7/08, 7/15 ------------------------------------

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BLACK HISTORY 1839

LA AMISTAD MUTINY

Fifty-three captured Sierra Leoneans seized

the ship La Amistad that was carrying them from Cuba to the Caribbean. They killed the captain and ordered their purchasers, Pedro Montes and Jose Ruiz, to sail towards Africa. Montes and Ruiz conspired to sail for America, instead.

On August 24th, the Amistad was seized off the New York shore and taken to Connecticut.

The slavers went free while the captives were all arrested and imprisoned for murder.The charges were dropped, as international treaties classified the Sierra Leoneans as kidnapped victims.

However, controversy ensued, with the group remaining in captivity as competing jurisdictions determined their fate either as slaves or victims (and, therefore, free men).

Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams argued their case before the Supreme Court, passionately defending the groups’ right to freedom both legally and morally for over 8 hours.

The Supreme Court decided the Sierra Leoneans were indeed free individuals who were kidnapped and transported illegally and asserted their right to resist unlawful slavery.

Tragically, only 35 people made it back to their homes in Sierra Leone; the rest died at sea or while imprisoned. Still, the court case on their behalf brought the thorny issue of slavery to the forefront of American politics.

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New Ways Families With Kids ARTICLE CONTINUATION

Can Go Green

TEACHERS: continued from cover

u npre c e d e nte d s cho ol closures brought on by COVID-19.

By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Having kids can mean having a lot of stuff, not all of which is made from ecofriendly materials. However, if you’re like many parents, you want your children to have a clean, healthy planet to live in when they grow up. Going green while parenting might sound challenging, but it’s definitely not impossible. These tips and insights can help get you started:

Reusable Food Packaging With a little creativity, you can ditch the plastic utensils, baggies and single-use beverage containers at lunchtime. To substantially reduce your family’s plastic waste, switch to organic, reusable lunch boxes featuring partitions and tightly-fitting, leak-proof lids.

Keep kids hydrated with easy-to-clean stainless steel water bottles or thermoses.

Finally, rethink the types of products you buy most often. Rather than opting for snacks pre-packed in single-serving plastic, instead buy favorite items in bulk and wrap smaller

portions in reusable, compostable wrapping.

Eco-Friendly Play Some of your children’s favorite toy brands are already going green, making it easy to make playtime eco-friendly. One example of a leader in the industry is electronic learning toy company VTech, which is committed to sustainability and has plans to replace its fossil-based blister packaging with plant-based alternatives in 99% of its electronic learning products by 2025.

Additionally, the brand is launching a variety of green electronic learning products later this year as part of its commitment to replace fossil-based plastics with sustainable alternatives by 2030.

Composting Composting is a simple

way to reduce waste and teach children about how they can positively impact the environment. Start by setting up a compost bin and work with your children to identify ingredients that can be added to it. A good compost recipe includes materials such as dry leaves, household waste like vegetable scraps, coffee grounds and eggshells, and a layer of soil. Add some water and watch as science comes to life. Kids will love seeing their compost turn to soil over time and allowing them to be hands-on throughout the process teaches them the concept of recycling in a realistic and relatable way.

With a few simple tweaks, parents can make choices that better protect the environment, while setting a great example for kids.

Six Things You Should Be Asking Your Pharmacist…But Aren’t An estimated 4.5 billion prescriptions will be filled this year in the United States, with about half of consumers taking at least one prescription medication over the past 30 days.

“You’d think we would be better at communicating with our pharmacists – just as we do with our other health care providers, like doctors, nurses, and dentists,” says Susan Peppers, R.Ph., vice president of Pharmacy Practice at Express Scripts.

“Unfortunately, it’s just not the case.”

What do I need to know?

You should speak with a pharmacist any time there is a change to your medication regimen to check for potential drug-drug interactions, medication overlap or gaps in care.

• What should I do if I forget to take my medication? Always consult with your prescriber on what to do if this happens.

Having access to your pharmacist 24/7 is par-

In fact, a JD Power study shows that only 10% of people talk to a pharmacist when ord e r i ng or receiving their medications.

Express Scripts pharmacists were a s k e d Photo credit: (c) Maurian Soares Salvador / iStock via Getty Images Plus what are the ticularly important when top six questions patients you forget to take a dosshould be asking their pharage at the scheduled time. macists, but don’t. Their He or she can help you answers offer insights into get back on track so that why we should take the you get the full benefits of time to ask these questions your medication. and why pharmacists play • Could this prescription an important role in our make me unsteady on health care. my feet? Some medica• Could this medication tions can make you dizzy interact with my vitamins or drowsy, and there are and supplements? Nonother hazards in the home prescription medications that can cause a fall, espeand supplements can cially as one ages and interfere with your preneeds to get up frequently scription or cause unnecduring the night. A pharessary side effects. Talk macist can provide home to a pharmacist about all safety tips to avoid an the medications you take, accident. especially when you are • I sometimes forget to prescribed any new medtake my meds. What’s ication. a reminder that works?

• I’m taking multiple meds.

Taking medications regu-

larly can help avoid complications. When having trouble remembering to take your medications, turn to pharmacists, who can suggest tech solutions that will work for you, such as reminder apps.

They can also help you manage side effects you may be having and identify alternatives that you can discuss with your prescriber, when needed.

• Is there a more afford-

The primary purpose of the plan is to accelerate student learning in the year ahead by giving students extra time and attention from teachers, counselors, school nurses and psychologists. Under the agreement, some 86 teachers will be assigned to help reduce elementary school class sizes. The district and educators are also reviewing class sizes for high school, the visual and performing arts, and physical education.

To help retain teachers, the agreement calls for a 4% on-schedule salary increase effective July 1, 2021. San Diego Unified teachers have an average of 14 years in the classroom, according to ED-Data.org, a source the press release cited.

“Together, we’ve reached an agreement that invests directly in the classroom,” SDEA President Kisha Borden was quoted as saying. “After a challenging year for our students and educators we wanted to ensure that back to school means more support from teachers , nurses, counselors, and support staff and that will happen with this agreement.”

The release went on to say that the agreement

will address how to protect schools from staffing declines due to temporary decreases in enrollment that were triggered by the pandemic. A drop in enrollment - especially in kindergarten - could have produced a decrease in educators at some schools since staffing is generally linked to school size, the release said. San Diego Unified and its educators have agreed to convene a joint committee to review the pandemic’s impact on staffing.

Many special education students will receive extra time and attention with their teachers, under the tentative agreement. To increase hiring, new special education teachers will receive a $4,000 hiring incentive, as will educators currently teaching in general education who also hold a special education credential and agree to be transferred to special education. Smaller caseloads, although not new, will now be guaranteed at the following levels: • Caseloads for Mod/Severe Educators and separate setting classes will be maintained at a hard cap of 12 students.

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing caseload caps will be maintained at 10 students.

• Speech and Language Pathologists at elementary and secondary schools will

be capped at 55, and Early Childhood at 40.

The COVID-19 crisis exacerbated long-standing concerns regarding student health, especially mental health. The agreement calls for additional nurses, counselors and school psychologists: • Eight additional nurses including: five for vision screening, two for hearing screening, and one for immunization program support • Reduce number of elementary schools that counselors are assigned to cover (from three to two) • Increase allocation formula for middle and high school counselors (rounding up) • Add at least 12 new school psychologists • Raise the minimum number of psychologists from 65 to 95 The press release concluded: “The recovery efforts developed collaboratively by educators and the district focus on providing students additional time and attention with teachers, and prioritize expanded health and safety measures, including mental health. Each of these areas was highlighted as a national priority in the American Rescue Plan Act legislation and as state priorities in the May Revise and Legislative Budget.”

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on the frontlines of opposing slavery, lynching and the in-humane treatment of Black people.

But the Black press has also provided the context of our lives. When white publications refused to print the obituaries of Black people, ignoring us in life and death, the Black press was a dutiful companion. When white publications minimized or ignored our accomplishments and career highlights, our community took refuge in the media institutions that we not only created, but sustained through subscriptions and advertising. [They were] not only sources of pride, but dispatches from the field, reporting on our trauma, yes, but our triumphs too.

When mainstream media largely ignored the Black community, or positioned us in an unfavorable light, the Black press has been the lighthouse that has illuminated our paths. It is only reasonable then, that I honor not only Black journalists but the associations that have given them cover.

The National Newspaper Publishers Association, the National Association of Black Journalists have supported the people – Black journalists and Black newspaper publishers – who have supported us.

Today, at a time when there are legitimate efforts to clamp down on the honest telling of our history and anything that threatens those in power, a thriving

Black press is not just a ‘nice to have,’ it is a must have.

They help ensure Black people are the narrators of our stories.

In these times where we appear to be asked to re-litigate the victories our ancestors won decades ago, we cannot meet this moment without a strong Black press.

As we think about what is needed for our communities to succeed, we cannot overstate the importance of investing in Black media.

The Black press has been the vanguards of our history and the guardians of our future.

For this reason, they deserve our salute and resources too.

Nina Hudson Turner (born December 7, 1967) is an American politician and educator from Ohio.

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able option for my prescription? Your pharmacists can help with more affordable options and recommendations, such as generics or less exp ensive formular y options.

For more tips and resources, visit w w w. e s r x . c o m / AskYourPharmacist.

“When it comes to whole-person care, pharmacists play a major role in the equation,” says Peppers.

“Communicating with your pharmacist regularly can help reduce the chance of complications related to your medications.

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As of last week, they are now available for viewing by the public at William F. Winter Archives and History Building in Jackson.

The records include case files, Federal Bureau of Investigation memoranda, research notes and federal informant reports and witness testimonies. There are also photographs of the exhumation of the victims’ bodies and subsequent autopsies, along with aerial photographs of the burial site, according to an announcement from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The collection is being stored in three catalog records: Series 2870 houses the attorney general’s research files, Series 2902 houses the FBI memos and Series 2903

houses the photographs.

The three Freedom Summer workers, all in their 20s, had been investigating the burning of a black church near Philadelphia, Mississippi when they disappeared in June of 1964. A deputy sheriff in Philadelphia had arrested them on a traffic charge, then released them after alerting a mob.

Mississippi’s then-governor claimed their disappearance was a hoax, and segregationist Sen. Jim Eastland told President Lyndon Johnson it was a ‘’publicity stunt’’ before their bodies were dug up, found weeks later in an earthen dam.

Nineteen men were indicted on federal charges in the 1967 case. Seven were convicted of violating the victims’ civil rights. None served

more than six years. In 2004, the Mississippi Attorney General’s office reopened the investigation. That led to the June 2005 conviction of Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader and Baptist minister, on manslaughter charges. During his state trial in 2005, witnesses testified that on June 21, 1964, Killen went to Meridian to round up carloads of klansmen to ambush Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, telling some of the klan members to bring plastic or rubber gloves. Witnesses said Killen then went to a Philadelphia funeral home as an alibi while the fatal attack occurred.Killen died in prison in 2018. Mississippi then-Attorney General Jim Hood officially closed the investigation in 201

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St. Paul United Methodist Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

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Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

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OBITUARIES 1 YR ANNIVERSARY

Major King Williams

Elliott Wayne Raspberry

Louella Kennedy

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

8/26/1989

2/8/1970

9/22/1926

SUNSET

SUNSET

SUNSET

7/3/2020

5/15/2021

6/7/2021

MAJOR KING WILLIAMS also known as “Mucho” was born on August 26, 1989 to Alvie Perry and Rick Williams”. He is survived by six siblings, Byron Rainer, Kevin Perry, Ricky Darell, Brandon Williams and Amethyst Lott. Born and raised in San Diego, he bled it through the Spring Valley School District. Growing up he played Pop Warner Football, All Star Baseball, and Basketball.

Later in life you could still find him hooping on the courts with his bros. If you are wondering if you have ever met Mucho, you didn’t – because you WOULD remember! He was the happiest, funniest, craziest, sweetest, peace maker, keeper of all secrets, loudest, protector and ULTIMATE legend. Major’s energy was unmatched, he was the life of the party, the life of EVERY party. Mucho was world renowned for his bright spirit.

If you ever needed someone to cheer you up, he was your guy. Mucho lit up every room he walked into, and all those around him welcomed him with love.

He had the biggest heart in the city, whether it was pickup his nieces and nephews or taking his mom out to dinner. The whole city is sick that you’re gone.

You are still the most famous person in our city without a hit single. Knowing you was a blessing, being your friend was a privilege. Enjoy the first nap of your life! We’re gonna be rocking with you forever!

His one year anniversary celebration will be held at “SKY BEACH” on July 3rd, 2021, at 2pm. All family and friends are welcome.

ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL CEMETERY ELLIOTT WAYNE RASPBERRY JR. was born in San Diego, California on February 8, 1970 to Elliott W. Raspberry Sr. and Francies Y. Jefferson (Bascus).

Elliott attended Webster Elementary and Gompers Secondary School. As a youth, he enjoyed spending time and playing with his cousins and friends from the neighborhood. He especially liked cartoons, model cars, drawing, and playing with army men. When he became a teenager, he always had his little brother Ronnie “Double R” in tow; hanging out with him and his friends as a ploy to pick up girls. After high school, Elliott attended Grossmont College where he took an interest in Engineering and Graphic Design. In 2003, he welcomed his first, and only child, Asiann’e Flood. Later on his step-son Cameron Qualls came into his life.

Elliott was loving, kind, loyal, and the greatest protector. If there was a need, he was there. He wanted the best, and loved to see his loved ones succeed. Above all else, family and friends were the most important to him. If you needed him, it wasn’t hard to find him hanging out at either Parr Liquor or Waffle Burger.

Elliott decided to relocate his life to Columbus, Ohio in late 2018. He enjoyed being somewhere new, and was finally coming into his own. He began converting his life and religion, and took on the new name of Saladeen Ayub.

On May 15th, 2021, Elliott Wayne Raspberry Jr. was called home to rest with Allah. He was preceded in death by: his grandparents Joseph Carroll Sr. and Georgina Jefferson; step-dad Ronald Bascus Sr.; aunts: Carol Ann and Deborah Jefferson; brothers: Kenneth and Aaron Raspberry, Devester Harris, Tony Hawkins, and oldest cousin Myron (Dene’e) Taylor.

Left to treasure Elliott’s memory are: his daughter Asiann’a Flood; step-son Cameron Qualls; god-son Yaseen Hamdi; dad Elliott Raspberry(Pat); mother Francies Jefferson-Bascus; godfather Benny Williams; grandmother Magnolia Merola; brothers: Eugene Howard, Ronald “Double R” Bascus II; sisters: Joani Raspberry (LeaShon), Judy Raspberry, Camille Bascus, Natasha Cook (Tim), and Kayla Gordon (Kyle); nephews: Frederick Webb II, Kyle Baham, Kortez Howard, Emmanuel Raspberry and Kenneth Raspberry Jr.; along with a host of very dearly loved cousins, family, and friends.

Elaine Hackett

Reverend Georgio Reaves

SUNRISE 4/23/1939

SUNSET

SUNRISE

4/28/2021

9/11/1952

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SUNSET 5/16/2021

ELAINE MARCIA HACKETT was born April 23, 1939 to John Wesley Long and Ruth Long, in San Diego, CA. Her father was a construction supervisor for the City of San Diego. Her mother was a homemaker who took care of the family.

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Elaine graduated from San Diego High. After high school she attended San Diego Business College in San Diego.

REVEREND GEORGIO REAVES – eldest son of Bessye Pearl Satcher Reaves and George Reaves – was born in Oceanside, CA on September 11, 1952. His family, friends, and co-workers affectionately called him JoJo. Georgio loved his family, and he kept a meticulous genealogical family record.

At her parents’ church, Elaine met and married Reverend Melvin Hackett. After graduation from Business College Elaine went to work for Sears & Roebuck in Administration, as a Telephone Operator. She enjoyed her pro- fession. After years of working for Sears, Elaine went on to work for a newly developed hospital in her neighborhood.

The Community Hospital of San Diego opened just blocks from home. She worked as a Switchboard Operator. Elaine’s tenure at Community was rewarding for her. After decades there she went to work at San Diego Hospice as an Administrator and Reception Telephone Operator. Elaine loved the San Diego Padres Baseball Team. She never missed a game. No one knew the stats as well as she did on her favorite team. Elaine’s favorite flower was The Orchid because the flower and plant lasts forever.

Elaine Marcia Hackett, 82, left us on April 28, 2021 to be with The Lord with her family by her side in San Diego. Elaine Hackett is survived by four brothers John Westley Long, Jr., Charles Long, Marvin Long, and Harold Long; sister Joyce Brooks; and sons Gregory Brooks, Mark Hackett and Keith Hackett; daughters Beth Hackett, Stacie Driver; seven grandchil- dren, grandson Josiah Hackett; Nicholas Scott Cannon; grand-daughter Latayla Drake; several great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Reverend Holson Vigil Bennett baptized Georgio on September 3, 1967. He was called into the ministry on December 11, 1972. Georgio was ordained on two occasions: February 13, 1988 and April 17, 1991.

Reverend Georgio Reaves had many interests and talents: mathematician (Associates Degree in Mathematics, San Diego City College, 1992), avid sports enthusiast, horticulturist (knew how to cultivate flowers and ornamental plants), and he was an exceptional portraitist. Most of all, he was a steadfast scholar of the word of God. JoJo was employed with Cresta Loma in Lemon Grove, CA; and with Collingwood Manor (South Bay Acute Care) in Chula Vista, CA. Reverend Georgio Reaves retired in 2017 after nearly thirty years of faithful service!

Reverend Georgio Reaves answered the Lord’s call, and he departed this life on Sunday, May 16, 2021. He was married to Renita Seals-Reaves for eleven years. Georgio leaves to cherish his memory: siblings and in-laws: Earl Reaves and Cathi Valentine, Berniece Reaves, Jerry Reaves and Renee Reaves; nieces and nephews Jessika, Jasmine, Behnelle, Robert, Christopher, and Michael. In addition, Georgio leaves behind numerous other relatives and friends.

ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY 5050 Federal Boulevard San Diego, California 92102 (619) 263-3141 www.andersonragsdalemortuary.com

“STILL FAMILY OWNED STILL THE SAME QUALITY SERVICE STILL WORTHY OF YOUR TRUST”

H.W. “Skipper” Ragsdale, III Owner (In Memoriam)

Valerie Ragsdale Owner

Continuing over 130 Years of Service

Kevin Weaver General Manager

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Funeral services were held on June 28, 2021, at Bethel Baptist Church with the burial following at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

SISTER LOUELLA KENNEDY was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and attended the Midway Baptist Church and was baptized at the age of 12. She attended Sunday School, BYPU, served with the Choir, and on the Usher Board.

She moved to Pensacola, Florida after graduating from High School, and a few years later accompanied a patient to San Diego to be joined with her husband. Sister Kennedy stayed in San Diego and united with the Bethel Baptist Church in 1951.

Sister Kennedy immediately joined the Sanctuary Choir and the Sunday School Ministry. She would later serve with the Solace Ministry 20 years, Church Picnic Ministry 25 years, Ruth Circle 50 years, Commodities Ministry 10 years and the Share Program 9 years. Sister Kennedy has been a mem- ber of the Sunday School for over 63 years, has been a teacher for Class #16 for over 44 years and has faithfully sung in the Choir for over 63 years.

Sister Kennedy began her work history at the famous Tuskegee airfield in the tailoring shop where she altered military uniforms. In San Diego, she retired from General Dynamics after 31 and half years where she worked on aircraft and missiles. After retirement she began volunteering at Paradise Valley Hospital where she served for over 16 years. She was honored in 2012 by the Hospital during National Volunteer week for her faithful service.

In 1973 Sister Kennedy went on a 21-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land with the late Pastor O.T. McWilliams. The theme was to retrace the footsteps of the Apostle Paul’s missionary journeys. They traveled to Rome, Greece, and Egypt as well as Israel. In 1984 she went again on another pilgrimage to Israel with the late Mrs. Arcola McWilliams.

Sister Kennedy loved the Lord, her Pastors and her church family. She was committed to serving the Lord. She outlived most of her immediate family.

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