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Cal NAACP Warns Redistricting Commission

By Antonio‌ R ‌ ay‌ ‌Harvey‌ California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌

The California Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP has informed the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) that it is “prepared to take legal action” should the current iterations of maps stay the way they are currently drafted.

Project New Village

Honors Fannie Lou Hamer Voice & Viewpoint Staff With what she did for Black farmers, raising food, buying land collectively to farm and providing housing; it is only fitting and proper that Project New Village should honor the legacy of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer.

This is exactly what was done last week with its fundraiser at the San Diego

Port facility. A cross-section of San Diego was on hand as Ms. N. Diane Moss, the Managing Director of Project New Village, welcomed the guests to an exciting evening. Mr. Robert Tambuzi, President Emeritus of Project New Village, joined Ms. Moss in greeting the guests.

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Francine Maxwell (left), Community Mentor and activist was recognized by Project New Village during its Fannie Lou Hamer Legacy Celebration held December 2, 2021 at the Broadway Pier Port Pavilion. City of San Diego District 4 Councilmember Monica Montgomery-Steppe (right) looks on. Photo: Voice & Viewpoint­

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By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher This week as in many past weeks Dr. Jerome Robinson, M.D. and noted San Diegobased cardiologist, shared with Black Men & Women United (BMWU) an update on the Corona Virus and its variants.

BMWU is a local group of community leaders and concerned citizens which meets every Tuesday morning to work on solutions to problem areas in

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education, housing, homelessness, mental health, crime and law enforcement in the African American community.

While America has experienced over 49 million cases of COVID-19 and 790,000 plus deaths, we still have about 60 percent of the population vaccinated, according to Dr. Robinson.

He explained that while so many in the U.S. and on the

icism directed at sites that continue to omit the history of the enslaved community.

Of the 600 plantations scattered throughout the South, only one, the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana, focuses entirely on the experiences of the enslaved.

These tensions are part of an ever-growing work of crit-

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Black Cannabis Entrepreneurs Speak Out Businesses say state’s $30 Million fee waiver fund may not be enough

By Edward Henderson California Black Media

“Where’s the tradeoff? I’ve

and an exhibition highlighting enslaved Africans and African Americans who lived at Stratford Hall, discussions during plantation tours among visitors can often turn into visceral debates over whose history should be told or ignored.

Pictured here: Dr. Jerome Robinson, M.D. Robison recently chatted with Black Men & Women United about the COVID-19 Omicron and Delta variants and their continued threat to the African American community.

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Alphonso “Tucky” Blunt, owner of a marijuana product store in Oakland called Blunts and Moore, says his business is located in the same zip code where he was arrested for selling weed illegally in 2004. Now that he is legit in the business — he opened his store a little over three years ago — Blunt says it is nearly impossible for Black and other minority-owned cannabis startups like his to make a profit in California.

This July 14, 2017 photo, shows two of 40 statues titled “Children of Whitney”

by Woodrow Nash, in front of one of the slave cabins at the Whitney Plantation museum in Edgard, La. Owner John Cummings, an attorney and real estate investor, opened the site as a slavery museum, bucking a tradition of plantation tours that romanticize antebellum life and gloss over the slave trade.

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world stage are looking at the Omicron variant of the virus, the real killer remains the Delta variant. Dr. Robinson indicated that data from South Africa where Omicron originated reveals that the infestations from Omicron have been mild in comparison to the Delta variant, with few hospitalizations.

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By Kelley Fanto Deetz University of California, Berkeley

It was also the home of hundreds of enslaved Africans and African Americans.

From sunup to sundown, they worked in the fields and in the Great House. Until fairly recently, the stories of these enslaved Africans and of their brothers and sisters toiling at plantations across the Southern U.S. were absent from any discussions during modern-day tours of plantations such as Stratford Hall.

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Modern-day Culture Wars Play Out on Historic Plantation Tours Located on nearly 2,000 acres along the banks of the Potomac River, Stratford Hall Plantation is the birthplace of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and the home of four generations of the Lee family, including two signers of the Declaration of Independence, Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee.

Rick Callendar, president of the California-Hawaii NAACP, said the Assembly and Senate maps the commission is proposing for Los Angeles County and areas of the East Bay will weaken Black political power. Los Angeles County and the East Bay are regions in the state where the highest numbers of African Americans live.

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been in the business for a few years and I’m still in the red. California has one of the highest tax rates on cannabis businesses anywhere.

Oakland is in the top four of anywhere in the country,” said Blunt. “We also pay the most for armed guards. It costs like $25 to $30 per hour. The city requires us to have them – unlike Berkeley where they are not required. But police respond faster there.”

Blunt says the challenges cannabis businesses in the state face are many, including the fact that they have to pay federal taxes but can’t write off any expenses because cannabis is not legal on the federal level. Businesses like his also have challenges banking because of federal restrictions.

Plus, criminals frequently target cannabis businesses and when they do, insurance companies are typically

unwilling to pay for damage or lost products, Blunt says.

To address some of the challenges minority entrepreneurs in the industry are facing — particularly those who were victims of the War on Drugs — legislators in California have taken a number or steps to lower barriers to entry in the industry.

“There is no doubt that the War on Drugs has disproportionately harmed people of color and their communities,” said Sen. Steve Bradford (D-Gardena), who is also chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus.

In 2019, Bradford authored SBB 595, which established a cannabis equity fee waiver program. The Legislature passed that bill and the governor signed it into law the same year. The program was contingent on funding Bradford successfully obtained for its implementation in the Budget Act of 2021.

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“We believe that maintaining the integrity of Black community boundaries is integral to electoral representation of Black residents in California and urge the Commission to consider the long-term implications of weakening historically Black-led coalition legislative districts,” Callendar wrote. “The iteration of the latest maps erases the culture of diversity that is ingrained in the fabric of California.”

The C alifornia-Hawaii NAACP pointed out that

while maps may seem to represent fair and equitable representation for communities of color, they will actually have unintended consequences in three areas of concern: minimizing Black representation, a loss of seats that will end Black political power and eliminating African American voter influence.

“Due to rising housing costs, Black residents throughout the state of California are experiencing homelessness in record numbers and aren’t

being counted in the Census.

This means we lose muchneeded political representation,” Callendar said in the statement released Dec. 3.

Congressional, Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization districts ahead of the California Supreme Court mandated Nov. 15 deadline.

Every 10 years, California must redraw the boundaries of its electoral districts so that the state’s population is evenly allocated among the new districts. In 2008, California voters passed the Voters First Act, authorizing the creation of CRC to draw new district lines.

“These are not intended to be final maps and we strongly encourage Californians to continue weighing in until we get it right,” stated CRC chairperson Trena Turner. “A global pandemic and delayed census data would not stop this commission from delivering on its promise to create maps that encourage fair

On Nov. 10, the CRC released draft maps for the state’s

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But back here in California, Dr. Robinson reported that we have had more than 74,000 deaths and 3.6 million new cases. We have a daily death rate of 55 with more than a 4 percent positivity test rate in San Diego. The case infection rate is 52.2 percent for females and 49.9 percent for males. This is in spite of the fact that we have a reported vaccination rate of more than 76 percent. It is reported that more people have died in 2021 from COVID with the vaccine available than all of 2020 before the vaccine was developed.

It appears that many people are listening to everyone except the science, which continues to prove that it is the unvaccinated that are getting infected, spreading the virus, and dying.

Dr. Robinson reminded the group that nurses are now leaving the job, creating a growing nursing shortage.

Nurses can now pick and choose where they want to work based on increased pay and work conditions.

He says that we are already seeing an increase in cases

following the Thanksgiving Holiday and that we can expect more as we move into the Christmas season. At one point, it was projected that America would see at least 500,000 more deaths from COVID between October and March of 2022. Clearly, the pandemic is not over.

As many are saying: ‘We might be through with Covid, but Covid is not through with us.’ Dr. Robinson also chairs the Health Committee of the San Diego Branch of the NAACP.

As a public historian and the director of collections and visitor engagement at Stratford Hall, I can attest that visitors have vastly different expectations when they visit this historic landmark. Their questions reflect their own interpretations, curiosities and political biases, often to the detriment of obtaining a richer education on every aspect of plantation life – the good, the bad and the ugly.

Awkward questions Museum professionals at plantations hear it all and must balance viewpoints that are diametrically opposed to one another, such as the romanticized notion of antebellum gentility and the constant fear of terror and violence of the enslaved. Visitors’ expectations often collide with reality, creating tense moments on tours. Some visitors want answers and stories that sit comfortably with their ideas of slavery and of America as a whole.

representation. We will have final maps completed and certified by the December 27, 2021 deadline.”

“This is not equitable and is a violation of the AfricanAmerican community’s equal protection rights under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” Callendar wrote to CRC’s executive director Alvaro E. Hernandez. “It is also completely unnecessary and avoidable to dilute Black representation in Los Angeles.”

Callendar warned the CRC

dismemberment to separating families. Enslaved people lived in constant fear.

Violence was always a threat, in one form or another.

These questions plague many histor ic sites.

Museum professionals are then saddled with spending more time explaining the lack of specific evidence of abuse on their site – or examples in their records – and spending less time talking about the ways enslaved men, women and children used their culture and community to persevere in a system built on violence and terror.

Violence was not all enslaved people experienced on plantations. Questions that focus heavily on the treatment of the enslaved – and not the people themselves – erase their humanity and ignore their agency.

It also reduces their entire

that if the maps are not equitable the next step would be litigation.

“The California Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP will not stand by and watch our communities suffer due to maps which will disenfranchise Black voters and representation,” Callendar stated. “We are prepared to take legal action to ensure that our communities are protected, remain whole and strong, and our political power is preserved.”

several occasions.

Many African American interpreters also have to address statements about how slavery was good for their ancestors.

Inclusion is not exclusion The visitors’ role is to learn from the staff and engage in ways that generate constructive conversations.

Facilitators like Williams are trained in encouraging such talks, regardless of the visitors’ preconceived notions, political agendas or fixed notions about slavery and other confirmation biases.

What brings a more nuanced and balanced tour are questions about who made the furniture, who cooked the food, what people ate, how enslaved people persevered in spite of enslavement or which West African traditions survived in the Colonies.

“Were the Lees good slave owners?” is a frequent question.

Many visitors comment on how the slaves were treated like family, or how their housing doesn’t seem that bad. Some would rather skip the whole slavery thing altogether and just comfortably learn about the decorative arts and the often luxurious lives of the white families who lived there.

But histor y is not comfortable.

Though he lived at Stratford Hall Enslaved people on South Carolina plantation in 1862. Photo: Via Slavery Images: A only during his Visual Record of the African Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Early African Diaspora early years, Robert E. Lee was a slave This inclusion does not owner in his own right. The existence into a byprodequate to exclusion. majority of the nearly 200 uct of white behavior and, Visitors can learn of the enslaved people Gen. Lee worse, diminishes their white family, the decoraowned were inherited after cultures and their contritive arts – and the enslaved his father-in-law, George butions to both the site and community.

Washington Parke Custis, the nation as a whole. died in 1857.

Historic sites are not Tour guides are pivotal Disneyland, U.S. history is For every question about in providing richer, more not fantasy and plantations the kindness of the enslavinclusive educational expeare inherently uncomforters are others seeking riences. Yet we regularly able places. If tourists ask the detailed descriptions of endure personal attacks deeper, more nuanced quesabuse and terror. and offensive commentions, they will get answers tary. Historical interpreter “How much abuse hapthat challenge preconceived Dontavius Williams works pened here?” is one such ideas and render a more around the country at planquestion. complete understanding of tation sites, and, despite our nation’s history. his authoritative expertise, The answer is clear about Williams, 38, has told me the innate inhumanity of This article was originally and others in the field that slavery. Abuse ran rampant, published on theconversahe has been called “boy” on everything from rape and tion.com.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION COVID 19, Delta Variant and Vaccines

By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint While a great deal of attention is being focused on the Omicron variant of the COVID virus, the number of deaths and positive tests have been increasing at a rapid rate. We now have 74,209 deaths in the State of California, with 3.6 million cases and 55 deaths daily. This means that we must stop acting as though the pandemic is over. It is not.

We still have a large number of African Americans who refuse to take the vaccine. Those of you in this group, for reasons other than already compromised immune systems, should be reminded that while you might escape being infected by the virus, you can still transmit it to others and in some cases even cause the death of a family member or loved one.

The good news here in San Diego County is that while our positive test rate is up, so is the number of people showing up for the vac-

cine at the designated sites here in Southeastern San Diego. If you are not taking the vaccine then, at the very least, wear a mask and practice the social distancing outlined before the vaccine became available. The sad truth is that more people have died in 2021 with the availability of the vaccine than in all of 2020 before the vaccine became available. The second sad truth is that here in San Diego County, according to data soon to be released, African Americans and Conservative Whites are the two groups that remain strongly against the vaccine, unless someone close, such as a family member, convinces them otherwise.

Let’s skip the rumors and social media lies, take the vaccine, and live; just as you took all the other vaccines you have had, without objections. We are approaching 800,000 deaths in America. We can change this, in spite of the variants.

Acting on Climate will Require an Emphasis on Environmental Justice

By LaTricea Adams When I recently opened the 2021 Young, Gifted, & Green 40 Under 40 Awards ceremony, I was reminded of the passion, hope, and hard work from young Black and Brown activists who drive the environmental justice movement.

The event featured speeches from EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, both of whom are environmental justice champions in their own right, and their recognition of new Black, Latinx, and Indigenous voices on the environmental justice scene spoke volumes. I’m proud of the grassroots movement we launched following the examples of our ancestors, the early stewards of this land, and embracing the activism of our environmental justice elders. This month as we mark the 30th anniversary of adopting the 17 principles of environmental justice, we vow to continue not only to fight climate change but to usher in a more just world by doing so.

Climate change affects us all, but its effects aren’t distributed equally.

Already this year, one in three Americans has lived through an extreme weather event. The IPCC has now established that climate change is driving these extreme weather events, making them more frequent and severe, a trend that will only worsen if we do not drastically curb our carbon pollution. The federal government’s Build Back Better Act, and the Justice40 Initiative included within it, are major policy pushes toward addressing environmental injustice, and our leaders must rally behind climate action for the sake of historically marginalized Americans and our country as a whole.

Due to racism, discriminatory zoning laws, lack of resources and investment, and the systematic placement of polluting industries in communities that lack the money and political representation to fight back against them, environmental injustices have persisted throughout the history of America.

Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other communities endure exposure to disproportionate rates of pollution, with people of color 1.5 times more likely to live in areas with poor air quality. This leads to higher rates of health disparities especially related to respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD. When extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, and heat waves occur, they hit frontline communities first and worst.

Lower-wealth families often lack the resources to get out of a hurricane’s path and rebuild if the storm causes damage to homes and communities, which have suffered. On top of this, the toxic spills linked to destructive flooding are more likely to poison Black and Brown communities because of their proximity to polluting industries.

Changing this system will take a national effort -- and President Joe Biden’s Justice40 Initiative embarks on that. This initiative mandates that 40% of the benefits of all climate investments be targeted towards the communities who’ve historically borne the brunt of cli-

California’s Do-It-Yourself

Justice System

By Ronald Fraser, Ph.D. DKT Liberty Project

“Trial by jury is an inviolate right and shall be secured to all…” California Constitution When charged with a crime, do Californians call upon fellow citizens, sitting as a jury, to decide their guilt or innocence? No way.

Of the 568,408 California criminal cases resolved in 2019, according to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), only 5,242 were decided by a jury trial. Instead of forcing the state to prove their guilt in a courtroom, criminally charged Californians—one every minute—chose to convict themselves.

Trial by jury—in Alexander Hamilton’s view, “a safeguard to liberty,” and “the very palladium of free government”—is being replaced with assembly-line, do-it-yourself “justice” factories in which the accused’s defense attorney and a government prosecutor privately negotiate a guilty plea.

In a public courtroom, unlike backroom plea deals, the government must make its case to impartial jurors, and defendants are free to show jurors that the government’s evidence is not sufficient to prove one’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Before 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court had long disapproved of the practice of trading an admission of guilt for a lesser sentence and using threats of higher sentences to induce a guilty plea.

That changed with the court’s decision in Brady v. United States (1970), when it declared that a negotiated guilty plea may be allowed if, “motivated by the defendant’s desire to accept the certainty or probability of a lesser penalty rather than face...a higher penalty authorized by law for the crime charged.” mate change and pollution. This is a huge step towards correcting the environmental injustices of the past and ensuring all communities can have a brighter, healthier, safer clean energy future.

As founder of Black Millennials 4 Flint, which fights lead exposure in Black and Latinx communities and brings like-minded groups together for similar environmental justice initiatives, I have long worked at the intersection of public health, racism, and climate pollution — and I know to address even one of these issues, we must take on all of them.

If Congress passes the Build Back Better Act, our nation can then begin to invest in cleaning up wastewater hazards and fixing our country’s water infrastructure, averting future environmental catastrophes.

We can also invest in Black communities that have disproportionately

With the top court’s blessing, state lawmakers began to stack the deck against defendants with harsh, mandatory minimum sentences for conviction of drug-related offenses and other crimes.

These laws tie the hands of the judges but give prosecutors the power to threaten to indict a defendant for additional, related crimes in order to get a plea deal.

At first glance, guilty pleas might look like a win all around.

Defendants avoid the costs and uncertainty of a trial. Prosecutors avoid time consuming preparation for a lengthy courtroom trial. Judges too benefit by avoiding tedious courtroom trials.

But wait. A 2018 report by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Foundation for Criminal Justice titled, The Trial Penalty: The Sixth Amendment Right to Trial on the Verge of Extinction and How to Save it, exposes the popularity of plea-mania. For the same federal crime, the report finds post-trial sentences are indeed much harsher than plea-bargain sentences.

“In 2015,” for example, “the average sentence for fraud was three times as high (six years versus 1.9 years) for defendants who went to trial versus those who pled guilty...for burglary/breaking and entering it was nearly eight times as high (12.5 years versus 1.6 years).” The difference—a trial penalty—is the cost paid by defendants if convicted in a courtroom trial.

But at a trial not all are convicted.

Using 2016-2017 data, the NCSC found that nationwide nearly one-third of felony jury trials ended in acquittal or dismissal. If, in 2019, 563,000 Californians had been left behind in the transition to clean energy, building solar installations in low-wealth communities and cleaning up the legacies of toxic superfund sites.

Getting to the root of environmental injustices is going to be an extended process. President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda puts us on the path forward. It was created with major input from the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, a group of experts with on-the-ground experience fighting to uplift our communities and ensure healthier and wealthier living environments exist for all.

Now, it is up to all our leaders in

gone to trial rather than accept a guilty plea, well over 180,000 of them would likely have been found not guilty and gone free.

In other words, plea-mania may needlessly be putting thousands Californians behind bars each year.

The report concludes, “the threat of a substantially greater sentence following a conviction at trial is a powerful incentive for even an innocent person to forego his or her Constitutional rights… [and]...it is well established that the trial penalty is just as prevelant in state and local criminal prosecutions, and that the virtual extinction of jury trials is just as a prevalent in these jurisdictions.”

What to do?

Since 1990, FAMM, a national organization has successfully lobbied for sentencing reforms in dozens of states, including California. Famm calls on: “Lawmakers to repeal mandatory and restrictive minimum sentencing laws” and return to judges “the authority to consider all relevant facts and circumstances of a crime and an individual before imposing a fair punishment; Prosecutors to stop threatening people with decades in prison for exercising their right to trial; and, Courts to require mandatory plea-bargaining conferences that are supervised by judicial officers not involved in the case.”

Prosecutors now decide, out of the public’s view, who goes to jail and for how long. It is time to end this travesty of the open, jury-based justice system found in our Constitution.

Washington to make sure that environmental justice measures meet the moment by going as far as they possibly can. Our communities’ needs must be at the forefront when it comes to achieving a better future through investments in jobs, climate, and justice. Our elected officials cannot compromise when it comes to our health, livelihoods, and collective future -everything hangs in the balance.

We must demand that they take action now.

LaTricea Adams is founder, CEO, and President of Black Millennials 4 Flint and the youngest Black woman member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

CORRECTIONs A photo on our 11/25/21 cover for the article entitled “The Community Comes Together Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday” incorrectly identified the photographer as Mike Norris. The correct photographer credit should be Ife Babatunde.

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COMMUNITY The LHAA Promotes Health, Honors Richard Miner

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer The Jackie Robinson YMCA was buzzing with activity on the first Sunday of this month, with both the Soul Swap Meet and the LHAA in action, as the Lincoln High School’s alumni association held their Cancer, Diabetes and Mental Health Awareness event.

The event was an important onestop-shop of information for the local community concerning health and wellness. Also on the agenda was a celebration of life tribute for community treasure, Mr. Richard “Lincoln” Miner. Friends of Richard took turns on the microphone sharing their personal experiences with the former Coach and owner of R&M Sporting Goods.

Southeast San Diego’s ambassador of goodwill has unquestionably left a lasting impression on his beloved community.

“Mr. Miner was a good guy. We had our differences but regardless of that he was a good guy.

We are all going to miss him and his ways,” shared friend, Miss Barbara Dunn.

Speakers included former YMCA Director Michael Brunker, Lincoln Assistant Coach Billy the Kidd-Battle, former Lincoln Principal Wendell Bass, Alum Barbara Mc Elroy-Reid, Alum Sharonne Sanford, and a host of others. Their stories provoked both laughs and tears.

“I have a long history with [Richard Miner] and a lot of memories. We go back about thirty-years. We spent a lot of time together. He was definitely a unique character and a loyal friend. He will definitely be missed,” shared longtime friend, Mr. Tyrone Goodwin.

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Cheers to Years for Ms. Glover

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer On the 6th of December, Ms. Lucy Glover hit the big century mark — 100! The birthday girl started her big day with her family and close friends by celebrating at her favorite place of worship, Saint Paul United Methodist Church.

After listening to the word, having some prayer, and humming some of her favorite hymns, the congregation congratulated and showed their love and affection to the Lady of the day.

After exiting the Church, the party continued at her residence in Big-Skyline, where the guest of honor was treated to some more love and affection, and a special birthday brunch.

“She is a very special person and a blessing to us. Putting all this together for her is

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the least we could do for her,” shared Debra Childs.

“She is so kind and wise.

Living with her is such a meaningful experience.”

Ms. Glover, the birthday girl, and her friends were treated to a feast of shrimp and grits, fried fish, chicken, mimosas, birthday cake, and much more.

pouring of love,” said daughter Glenda Taylor.

“I’m glad to be here with my mother celebrating this special occasion with her. She definitely deserves this out-

From Tempo, Texas to San Diego, California, and all the places in between — her journey continues.

“I appreciate everybody for being here. Thank you Jesus and hopefully I can live another hundred years,” reflected Ms. Glover.

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LOCAL NEWS SDUSD Superintendent Search Narrows to 10 Candidates

By Cori Zaragoza Contributing Writer

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As the search for a new Superintendent for the San Diego Unified School District continues, the Board of Education and Search Advisory Committee have announced that they have narrowed their list to 10 eligible candidates. In an online press conference, hosted by SDUSD Communications Liaison Marisa Berumen, board members Richard Barrera, President of the Board of Education, Dr. Whitehurst-Payne

Sharon, Vice President of the Board of Education, Chris Rice-Wilson, elected Chair of the Search Board Committee, Joann Fields, committee member, and Sabrina Hahnlein, committee member, gathered to speak on what the next steps in the hiring process will be.

“We started with 40 members, and over 34 community input meetings. We are at the point now where the committee will recommend 10 candidates to hire as our next Superintendent,” explained Chair Rice-Wilson.

The Committee will share their recommendations over 3 meetings between December 7 to December 10. From there, they will approve and choose 3 finalists for the role of Superintendent to be publicly vetted during a community forum that is slated to take place on January 10. The goal is to give the community a chance to meet the 3 potential candidates and be able to speak and question them.

“We want community members to assess for themselves on who should step into the role. We need

a foundation of community trust and support,” stated Chair RiceWilson “We learned during the pandemic that it’s not just about the physical schools, we need the support from our communities [for SDUSD] to function,” stated Dr. Sharon.

The January 10 public forum, although still being approved, is planned to be both virtual and in person. Additionally, there will be language translators in order to make sure that every voice is heard.

Chair Rice-Wilson emphasized the importance of public feedback during the last process of the Superintendent search, “If you’re a part of the public, a student, staff, stakeholder; we want you to speak. We want anyone who has an interest in our public schools at the January 10 event.”

Federal Court Backs SD Unified Vaccine Mandate Voice & Viewpoint Newswire For the second time in as many days, a Court has sided with the San Diego Unified School District in its efforts to protect staff and students by putting in place a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. On December 6, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed the San Diego Superior Court in denying an “emergency” attempt to halt the mandate. The 9th Circuit decision comes on the same day that San Diego County recorded its highest COVID-19 case count since September and the new Omicron variant has been detected in Los Angeles.

The 9th Circuit agreed San Diego Unified is acting in the best interest of students, as opposed to discriminating on the basis of religion, as

the plaintiffs had claimed. The 9th Circuit wrote, “Appellants have not shown a likelihood of establishing that the mandate was implemented

with the aim of suppressing religious belief, rather than protecting the health and safety of students, staff, and the community.”

“This latest decision recognizes that we have both the responsibility to protect students and the authority to do so by implementing a vaccine mandate, which is really our best hope as a country to get this deadly disease under control,” said Board President Richard Barrera.

The 9th Circuit ruling came on the heels of a decision yesterday by San Diego Superior Court Judge John Meyer to deny an emergency application to suspend enforcement of the San Diego Unified vaccine mandate by a North County Organization called, “Let Them Choose.”

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The 9th Circuit majority decision was sweeping, stating the request for an injunction “fails to raise a serious question as to whether the vaccination mandate is not neutral

and generally applicable,” the two criteria that are reviewed and applied under well-established precedent. The Court concluded the plaintiffs “have not carried their burden to establish a likelihood of success on the merits, or that they will suffer irreparable harm if this Court does not issue an injunction, or that the public interest weighs in their favor.”

Under the mandate approved by the Board of Education to help prevent the spread of the virus in schools and the community, San Diego Unified will require students who are 16 and older (as of Nov. 1, 2021) to be fully vaccinated, excluding those with an approved medical exemption, in order to continue learning in-person.

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Stacey Abrams’ Gubernatorial Run Provides a Jolt for the 2022 Midterms

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire

In an announcement that has provided a jolt to the 2022 midterm elections, Stacey Abrams said she’s running for governor of the Peach State. The race, which could mean a second dual between Abrams and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, promises to catapult Democrats into the position of favorites.

A Democrat and noted voting rights advocate, Abrams lost to Kemp by just over one percentage point in their controversial 2018 battle. Her activism helped Democrats claim the majority in the U.S. Senate when Georgia Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeated Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in the January 2021 runoff election.

“I’m running because opportunity in our state shouldn’t be determined by zip code, background, or access to power,” Abrams declared.

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lective efforts to expose, mitigate, and reverse voter suppression.

We engage in voter mobilization and education activities and advocate for progressive issues,” Abrams continued.

“That’s the job of the governor – to fight for one Georgia, our Georgia.

And now, it is time to get the job done.”

Abrams’s work since her 2018 loss to Kemp has received praise across the political spectrum.

In 2019, she launched Fair Count and Fair Fight Action to encourage voter participation in elections and educate voters about elections and their voting rights.

The PAC brings awareness to the public on election reform, advocates for election reform at all levels, and engages in other voter education programs and communications.

“Voter suppression, particularly of voters of color and young voters, is a scourge our country faces in states across the nation,” Abrams noted on her website.

She said Georgia’s 2018 elections “shone a bright light on the issue with elections that

were rife with mismanagement, irregularities, unbelievably long lines and more, exposing both recent and also decades-long actions and inactions by the state to thwart the right to vote.”

“Fair Fight Action was founded to organize col-

Fair Fight PAC has initiated programs to support voter protection programs at state parties around the countr y and is engaging in partnerships to support and elect pro-voting rights progressive leaders. After serving for eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Democratic Leader, in 2018, Abrams became the Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, win-

ning more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history.

She broke the glass ceiling as the first Black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States and as the first Black woman and first Georgian to deliver a Response to the State of the Union.

“It’s a very humbling experience to know that if I win this election, I would have achieved something that Black women as far back as Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm has fought about, not necessarily the same job, but transforming how we think about leadership in America and physically claiming that mantle of leadership and holding it signals that anything is possible, and we can re-define what leadership looks like and who we can lift up,” Abrams said in a 2018 interview with the Black Press of America.

Symone Sanders to Leave Cal’s Reparations Task Force to Biden-Harris Administration

VP Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior advisor plans to step down from positions in late December.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior advisor, plans to leave the administration later this month.

“I’m so grateful to the VP for her vote of confidence from the very beginning and the opportunity to see what can be unburdened by what has been,” Sanders wrote in a letter to Vice President Harris’ staff.

“I’m grateful for Symone Sanders applauds during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Ti n a [ F l o u r n oy ] former Vice President Joe Biden, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) and her leadership At 25, she became the youngreform and bring millenand confidence as well,” est presidential press secnial perspectives to policy Sanders continued. “Every retary on record and was conversations. Sanders, 31, day, I arrived at the White named to Rolling Stone once worked as a politiHouse complex knowing Magazine’s list of 16 young cal commentator for CNN our work made a tangible Americans shaping the 2016 and served in 2018 and difference for Americans. I election.

Sanders also worked 2019 as a resident fellow at am immensely grateful and as the principal of the 360 Harvard’s Institute of Politics will miss working for her Group LLC, providing straat the Kennedy School and and with all of you.” teg ic communic at ions the University of Southern In Novemb er, Ash le y guidance to organizations, California’s Center for the Etienne, who served as businesses, individuals, camPolitical Future respectively.

Vice President Harris’ compaigns and candidates and “Symone has been working munications director, also helping clients find sound at the highest levels and in stepped down. Prominent solutions to tough political an extraordinarily intense news reports suggested and social problems. environment for three years major issues between the According to her biografor Joe Biden and now Vice White House and Vice President Harris,” Anita phy, Sanders counts as “a President Harris’ staff, but Dunn, a former top aide to communicator with a pasofficials have dismissed President Joe Biden, said in a sion for juvenile justice,” such claims. televised interview this week. and served as the former The daughter of Omaha Star chair of the Coalition of “When you look at the three Publisher Terri Sanders, Juvenile Justice Emerging years, two on the campaign, Symone Sanders earned Leaders Committee and forone in the White House, acclaim as “a champion for mer member of the Federal nobody can question her women.” A seasoned politiAdvisory Committee on decision that she needs a cal strategist, Sanders gained Juvenile Justice. break and it’s time to move national prominence in 2016 She worked diligently to raise on. And she’ll always be a as the National Press Secretary the profile of young voices in member of the Biden-Harris for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ the fight for juvenile justice family,” Dunn asserted. then-presidential campaign.

Hold Final Mtg of 2021

By Antonio‌ R ‌ ay‌ ‌Harvey‌ California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌

The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its fifth and final meeting of 2021 on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8. The meeting is open to the public and will be accessible by telephone or videoconference.

“Reparations is happening in California; the Reparations Task Force meets next on December ⅞,” tweeted Task Force chair Kamilah Moore. “Hearing topics: Infrastructure, Gentrification, and Home­ lessness (Dec. 7th); Enter­ tainment (Dec. 8).”

On Dec. 7, guests will include American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) director of racial and economic justice Brandon Greene as well as non-profit leaders Damon Goodmon and Zerita Jones.

The founder of Crenshaw Subway Coalition, Goodmon will focus on infrastructure and Jones, co-founder of Baldwin Leimert Crenshaw Local Los Angeles Tenants Union, will discuss the impact of gentrification in Southern California.

A panel on arts and culture is scheduled for Dec. 8. Expert witnesses will include actress, podcast host, and entrepreneur Erika Alexander. Alexander played attorney Maxine Shaw on popular 1990’s sitcom “Living Single!”

Kevin J. Greene, professor of contract music law at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles and University of Southern California’s Annenberg fellow Arianne Edmonds, founder of the J.L. Edmonds Project, will also provide testimony.

“Arianne Edmonds will share the story of The

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Liberator, a (Los Angeles) newspaper founded in 1900 by her formerly enslaved great-great-grandfather Jefferson Lewis Edmonds,” Moore tweeted on Dec. 1.

Moore has also asked the public to provide public comments for discussions on topics, including homelessness, gentrification, and low-paying entertainment gigs. California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 3121, titled “The Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans,” created a nine-member commission to study historical injustices African Americans have faced in California and around the United States.

The task force is charged with exploring California’s involvement in slavery, segregation, and the historic denial of Black citizens’ constitutional rights. These areas were covered with expert testimony during the twoday meeting held on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13. California’s Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber authored the bill when she was a member of the state Assembly and chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus.

Gov. Newsom signed it into law in September 2020.

The Task Force is charged with recommending the form of compensation that

should be awarded, the apparatus through which it should be paid, and who should be eligible for payments. With five meetings left, the recommendation must be submitted to the legislature no later than 2023. The meetings on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 will start at 9 a.m. and be streamed live.

Moore, a Los Angeles-based attorney, reparations scholar and activist is chair of the task force, and the Rev. Amos Brown is the vicechar. Brown is a civil rights leader and respected Bay Area pastor whose journey to leadership started under the tutelage of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s.

Other members are Lisa Holder, a nationally recognized trial attorney; Dr. Cheryl Grills, professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles; Assemblymember Reginald Jon e s - S aw y e r ( D - L o s Angeles); Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) are members of the panel; San Diego Councilmember Mo n i c a Mo nt g o m e r y Steppe; Jovan Scott Lewis, chair of the Department of Geography at the University of California Berkeley; and Attorney Don Tamaki, an attorney best known for his role in the Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. the United States.

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HEALTHY LIVING/EDUCATION How To Support Local Seniors This Holiday Season

By Brent Wakefield Meals on Wheels San Diego County

The holidays are only weeks away, and the CDC has shared safer ways to celebrate as COVID-19 and its variants still impact the public.

From vaccinations and masks to being outdoors, the country continues to bubble back to life daily, but not everyone will – or can – join in. Seniors are one such group.

The past two years have delivered far less than holiday cheer as they struggled with social isolation, loneliness, and hunger more than ever.

Luckily, local senior nonprofit organizations have stepped in.

They have done the hard work year-round to keep seniors safe,

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healthy, and independent. They are the boots on the ground in our senior communities – truly making a difference in seniors’ lives through empathy and support. Here are three ways you can positively impact the work of senior-related nonprofits this holiday season: • Donate monetarily: If you can make charitable contributions this year, consider giving back to local senior-related organizations to support San Diego’s older adults in need. Funds will not only help impactful programs continue year-round, but also assist in making the holidays extra special for seniors isolated to their homes, and away from their loved ones again

this season. Also note, the IRS announced expanded tax benefits this past September for individuals and businesses interested in charitable giving.

• Visit a senior near you: The need for volunteers has never been higher, and senior organizations are always in search of more giving individuals. Sometimes a volunteer is the only person our seniors see all day. For us, each volunteer helps keep our wheels rolling and has a profound impact on the seniors they encounter every day.

• Assemble a care package filled with holiday cheer: A well-rounded care package is both practical, fun, and an easy way to tell a senior, “I Care.” Many char-

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ities have lists on their website for the specific items they need.

Care items can also be coupled with personal notes of encouragement to help brighten their holidays and start the New Year off right.

This holiday season, your time and money can help keep seniors in their home where they want to be – and that’s a beautiful thing.

No act is too small. With your help, seniors can age with dignity, purpose, and security.

Stay Healthy with a Shopping Safety Kit Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Concerns about the Omicron variant have arrived just in time for everyone in our area to pile into malls and shopping centers. Local cleaning pros from Stratus Building Solutions have created the holiday ‘Shopping Safety Kit’ to help keep shoppers healthy during this busy holiday season.

What to Put in Your ‘Shopping Safety Kit’:

• Hand Sanitizer: Use enough to cover your hands and rub them together until they feel dry- this should take about 20 seconds.

(Source: CDC) Don’t use it as a substitute for soap and warm water. Wash your hands as soon as possible. Use about once an hour for peak effectiveness.

• Sanitizing Wipes: Perfect for wiping down surfaces of toys, food court tables and your cell phone after it’s been used for a shopping trip. Can also be used

to wipe down shopping cart handles and door handles.

• Latex Gloves: If you are planning to shop for toys, this is an absolute must. Toy stores and toy aisles are crawling with germs.

The gloves will give you an extra layer of protection against catching a bug while you look for the hot gifts.

• Clean Reusable Shopping Bags: Reusable shopping bags are a great way to avoid coming in contact with germy plastic bags, but make sure they are clean first.

Wash each bag in hot water and laundry detergent before your trip to the mall or Target.

• A KN95 Mask: Mask mandates have been lifted in a lot of places, but it can’t hurt to have a KN95 ready if you find yourself in a crowded shopping center. KN95 masks offer more protection than standard cloth masks.

• A highlighter: A standard thick highlighter can be used to push elevator and ATM buttons. Be sure to sanitize with a wipe once the day is over.

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Germiest Shopping Center Spots:

• Self-Checkout Touch Screen: Many people have made selfcheckout a habit during the pandemic to avoid someone else handling the items you are buying, but the touchscreens can be some of the germiest surfaces in the entire store. Keep the hand sanitizer handy.

• Electronic stores: Electronic stores feature rows of products you can handle and test before buying. The electronics are touched by thousands of people each day and are among the germiest items in any mall.

• Toy Stores: Like electronic stores, many toy stores have displays that are touched and played with

all day. It may be best to avoid testing the PlayStation 5 or picking up a pot from the adorable kitchen set.

• Food Court Tables: Taking a break? Make sure to use your wipes to sanitize the food court table before eating. These tables are filled with germs even if you just watched a mall employee wipe it down.

• Coffee Shop counter: Need a boost while shopping? Never set the lid of your coffee on the counter as you add cream and sugar.

• Escalator rails and Elevator Buttons: We often grab on to an escalator handrail without thinking about how many hands have touched it or how often it’s sanitized. The same goes for elevator buttons.

• Door handles: Thousands of people touch door handles during the holiday shopping season and sometimes they aren’t cleaned properly. Use the latex gloves or a wipe to help avoid gripping multiple door handles during the day.

Applications Opening for $1.5 Million to be Tuition-Free San Diego Awarded to Black College Students For 2022 Promise Undergraduate applications opened Dec. 1; graduate applications open February 15

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Students enrolling at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges for the fall 2022 semester can begin applying for the San Diego Promise program starting January 3, 2022. The San Diego Promise, which was launched by the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) in 2016, offers up to two years of free tuition for first-time, full-time students who are recent high school graduates.

The program is also open to former foster youth, formerly incarcerated adults returning to school, those who cannot attend fulltime due to unique circumstances, and DACA recipients. Along with free tuition and health fees, other benefits of the program include book grants for eligible students, access to a peer mentor, and individualized counseling and guidance support. The Promise helps students com-

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San Diego Promise graduates from Miramar College. Photo: Via SDCCD

plete their educational goals whether they receive a certificate of completion and enter the workforce, earn an associate degree, or transfer to a university.

“The San Diego Promise is a life-changing program that ensures that any student who would like to earn a college degree can do so regardless of their financial situation,” said SDCCD Chancellor Carlos O. Turner Cortez.

“I encourage those who are able to take full advantage of this wonderful opportunity as they embark on their academic journey.”

Students must be a California resident or AB 540 (non-

resident tuition exemption) eligible, complete a 20212022 FAFSA or California Dream Act application, and enroll and complete a minimum of 12 units each semester to meet eligibility requirements.

Once accepted, students must attend an orientation, sign a Promise contract, maintain a 2.0 college GPA, meet with a counselor each semester, and complete a comprehensive education plan. For more information on the program and how to apply, visit the San Diego Promise webpage at https:// bit.ly/3G4qhFF.

The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), an organization committed to increasing the number of global Black executives, will offer nearly $1.5 million in scholarships for Black undergraduate and graduate students in 2022. Undergraduate scholarship applications opened December 1 at https://elcscholarships.elcinfo.com/ and graduate applications launch on February 15 via the same link.

Through the support of 13 corporate partners, The ELC again expands its scholarship programs to support the academic success of more than 130 Black students in 2022. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership skills and a commitment to community service.

“We are committed to helping Black students complete their degrees and enter

the pipeline of Black talent ready for business in U.S. and global corporations,” said Michael C. Hyter, president and CEO of The ELC. “Now is always the time to support the next generations of Black leaders.”

The mission of the program is to build a pipeline of Black corporate talent by supporting the academic achievement and development of Black college students. The 2022 scholarship program consists of one-year and multi year awards of tuition support in amounts ranging from $8,000 to $20,000 per year.

All ELC scholarship recipients will gain access to internship and early career

placement opportunities through its 2022 scholarship partners and 2022 Honors Symposium. For information on each of the ELC scholarships or to apply before the deadline of January 31, 2022 for undergraduates and April 15, 2022 for graduate students, visit https://elcscholarships. elcinfo.com/.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Haitians Face Unique Challenges in their Migration Journeys

By Vayunamu Bawa Contributing Writer Born and raised in Haiti, Benito left for the Dominican Republic in 2011 in search of better opportunities. Due to an unfavorable labor market, he moved to Brazil and then Chile where he learned of other Haitians successfully crossing to the U.S. through Mexico. A combination of boats, buses, cars, and pedestrian travel got him to Mexicali in 2019 and he has been trying to cross into the U.S. since.

This year, Haitians surpassed Hondurans to become the highest number of asylum-seekers in Mexico according to the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados - COMAR). The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July and the magnitude-7.2 earthquake in August of this year are just additional reasons for Haitians to flee. For years, they have migrated to other countries en masse due to political unrest, natural disasters, poverty, and various

types of instability, but continue to face obstacles at their various destinations.

The 2010 earthquake which resulted in over 217,000 deaths and rendered over 1.5 million homeless forced Haitians to seek refuge in South and Central North America.

Brazil was a popular destination at the time because the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics promised job opportunities. Due to changes in national economies and attitudes towards immigrants, however, countries in that region started to tighten migration policies causing another mass move north. Chile, for example, issued about 3,000 visas to Haitians this year, a stark change from the 126,000 issued in 2018, according to government statistics.

Mexico has been a popular stop for most migrants on their way to the U.S. but some have remained in Mexico, voluntarily or involuntarily. Despite receiving its highest number of asylum requests in his-

Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico, Sept. 17, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas.

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tory with 108,195 between January and October 2021, COMAR reports having resolved only 31,787 cases so far. Asylum seekers have reported wait times from three months all the way to two years for responses on their applications.

“Mexico should look for solutions to regularize this population,” says Daniel Berlin, deputy director of Asylum Access Mexico.

In addition to the lengthy and unpredictable immigration process, Benito shares that Mexico has not been fruitful in terms of work

opportunities and has not been too receptive to Haitians like him.

2018 and 2021 despite consistently high numbers of applicants.

Reports on Haitian migrants in both Mexico and the U.S. have shown that they face racism and discrimination when dealing with immigration processes. They experience anti-black sentiments from officials and other migrants in detention camps as seen in Tijuana, and find it difficult to get asylum if they make it into the U.S. According to data from the Department of Justice, only 4.62% of asylum seekers from Haiti were granted asylum by the U.S. between

A few years ago, Jacques left Haiti for Mexico by boat after saving up and immediately attempted to cross the border. His first attempt in Texas was unsuccessful but he managed to cross on his second attempt in California. Still undocumented, he has now lived in San Diego for three years. Jacques and Benito are just two examples of the migrants and displaced people around the world who are chasing a better life no matter what it takes.

TRUTH COMMISSION CONCLUDES INQUIRY INTO

‘REIGN OF TERROR’ UNDER FORMER HEAD OF STATE

Covid testing in Namibia

U.S. DECISION TO IMPOSE Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission

Global Information Network A Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in the West African nation of The Gambia has wrapped up a sweeping three year public inquiry into the rule of former president Yahya Jammeh, an ex-military man who held the nation in his grip with torture, killings and lootings while holding office.

Some 500 victims and witnesses gave statements to the Commission of the “reign of terror” that characterized life under Jammeh’s despotic rule. In their final report, the Commission said it found that abuses resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Gambians and non -Gambians at the hands of the State or its agents.

“This report begins the countdown to the day Yahya Jammeh will have to face his victims,” said Reed Brody of the International Commission of Jurists, who works with Jammeh’s victims. “Whether it’s in The Gambia or before an international court, it will be very difficult now for him to escape justice.”

The Commission’s 17 volume report was delivered to the President last week. It buoyed victims who, after hearing nearly three years of harrowing witness testimonies, feared the twice-de-

layed report could be shelved with a change of power.

RESTRICTIONS ON AFRICAN VISITORS CALLED ‘TRAVEL APARTHEID’ Global Information Network

The report calls for the prosecution of those most responsible for the murder of political opponents and a massacre of over 50 West African migrants in 2005 blamed on “rogue” elements of Gambia’s security services.

Harsh criticism continues to be heard from Africans and their leaders against UK and U.S. travel restrictions allegedly to control the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant – now showing up in several U.S. states.

“The results are in,” said Baba Hydara, whose father, the newspaper editor Deyda Hydara, was assassinated in 2004. “We have the truth. Now we need justice, justice for my father, justice for all of Jammeh’s victims, and justice for Gambian society as a whole.”

“What is expected is a global approach, not selective,” Sarafa Tunji Isola, Nigeria’s high commissioner to the UK, told the BBC on Monday.

Jammeh and his family have been living in political exile in nearby Equatorial Guinea where the President of that nation said he would “protect” Jammeh from prosecution so that other heads of state would not fear harassment when they leave office.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, Dec. 4, some 860,000 voters or 53% of the vote total re-elected President Barrow with a comfortable margin.

The results, however, have already been contested by four opposition leaders who on Sunday held a press briefing questioning an “inordinate delay” in the announcement of results. Barrow’s recent alliance with Jammeh’s old party has also raised fears of a possible return of the despot.

He also echoed comments made by the UN’s chief, who described restrictions imposed on some southern African countries as “travel apartheid.”

Nigeria has criticized the UK’s travel restrictions after it was placed on the red list amid fears over the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

The latest travel restrictions facing Nigeria mean that travelers of that country will be required to enter hotel quarantine - at their own expense - and isolate for 10 days.

“The travel ban is apartheid in the sense that we are not dealing with an endemic,” Mr Isola said in a press interview. “We are dealing with a pandemic. Whenever we have a challenge there must be collaboration.”

UK government minister Kit Malthouse, denied that there was a racist bias in the treatment of low-income countries who have been denied vaccines because of patents held by U.S. and European corporations. He called the wording “travel apartheid” “very unfortunate language”. “We understand the difficulties that’s created by these travel restrictions, but we’re trying to buy a little bit of time so that our scientists can work on the virus and assess how difficult it’s going to be” he told the BBC. The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care said all countries collect data differently, meaning it is hard to directly compare the information.

Nigeria is now the 11th country to go on the UK’s red list for international travel. All nations currently on that list are African.

The only people allowed to enter the UK from African countries are UK or Irish nationals, or UK residents. They will also have to pay for and self-isolate in a pre-booked government-approved hotel for 10 days.

Nigerians in the UK expressed shock at the new restrictions.

Olufemi Awokoya told the BBC he was trying to raise money for his

wife’s quarantine, as she is due to return from a trip to attend her mother’s memorial service.

“She is being punished and our household is put in financial hardship. She is a health services worker and tripled-jabbed, and we can’t afford the $3,024 hotel bill,” he said.

“I think the government’s decision... is wicked, unfair and a heavy financial burden.”

UN Secretary General António Guterres first used the term “travel apartheid” last week, telling reporters in New York that bans “are not only deeply unfair and punitive, they are ineffective”.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says blanket travel bans will not stop the spread of variants and will discourage countries from reporting and sharing important data.

Ghanaian President Nana AkufoAddo, at a recent press conference, called the restrictions “instruments of immigration control”.

The new variant was first detected in South Africa in November by researchers studying the virus. It is now found in several American states and European countries.

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Tradition One Continues Legacy of Rehabilitation in Southeast San Diego

By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer

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According to addiction statistics in America, at least 21 million Americans suffer from one addiction or another but less than 10 percent seek and receive some sort of treatment. Twenty percent of Americans with anxiety disorder and/or depression share the dreaded substance use disorder as well. Alcohol & drug addiction costs hit the United States economy at a whopping $600 billion a year. The National Center for Health Statistics estimates 100,306 drug overdoses in the United States during a 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5 percent from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the year before. In San Diego, a report released by the Association of Governments pointed to 2019 as having reached a 20 year high among men and women arrested on drug use charges in the city of San Diego.

proven method of reversing the effects of alcohol & drug addiction.

This method can be found in the program of recovery at Tradition One located at 4104 Delta Street in San Diego. Tradition One is significant in the world of recovery and rehabilitation. Established in 1971, the program was operated in the earlier years by Gloria Thompson, the long-time director for some 40 years before her passing in 2019. Ms. Thompson mothered the program, lending lifesaving efforts to countless individuals. Many of those who currently work in the field of recovery, as well as those living clean and sober on their own accord, would agree they owe a debt of gratitude to Gloria Thompson.

The long-time residential non -profit organization has a campus dedicated to teaching those who reside there for 90 to 120 d ays ab out

addiction and offers tools that encourage a shift in thinking and behavioral patterns to live more healthy and fulfilled lives. There are 44 beds available, at various times, for male participants only.

The current director of Tradition One is Albert Cherry, a one-time practicing addict for 30 years who is 15 years removed from active addiction. Mr. Cherr y has set a

fine example, particularly for those who suffer from addiction and seek a life of recovery from the throws of darkness. Mr. Cherry speaks of his road to recovery in 2006, stating “I was mandated by the court after a three-year prison term to spend time in a drug rehabilitation program. It was there I met Gloria Thompson and my life changed for the better here at Tradition One, but not without lots of work on my part from the direction of those who paved the way before me.” His path to sobriety has led him to recruit many of the best in the business of recovery and rehabilitation, from where he now sits as director for the last seven years.

Albert Cherry has a beautiful method to his madness in the form of recruitment for counselors. Out of the 20 people who work for him, only two have not suffered from

When looking at the alarming number of lives that have been counted in these dreadful statistics, there is a very reliable and

addiction; that being the accountant and his assistant. He strives to hire individuals who are highly qualified and possess degrees or certificates in alcohol and drug related studies, including education in mental illness. In addition, almost all of the Tradition One staff have ties to the southeast comm”UNITY”, a substantial mitigating factor in helping citizens regain confidence at being productive in a society where they may have once felt totally lost. Sandy Arnold is the Program Manager at Tradition One with more than her share of relatable experience on both sides of the equation as an addict and from many years working in the field. When asked about the most rewarding part of working at Tradition One she replied, “Being part of the solution.”

Photos: Brian Goodin

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San Diego City Council Member (4th Dist.) Monica Montgomery-Steppe and Sean Elo-Rivera, City Council Member (9th Dist.), served as co-hosts for the event. The guest speaker for the evening was Mr. Greg Akili, Founder and Executive Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute in Los Angeles. However, he has been a household name in San Diego for many years where he has worked, run for office, and performed community organizing for a number of movements.

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Project New Village Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer was a freedom fighter, born the 20th child of a Delta Mississippi family of sharecroppers. She grew up in poverty but rose to become one of the most powerful voices for human rights this country has ever produced.

Project New Village personifies her efforts for food sovereignty. She started a “pig bank” to provide hogs to Black farmers to breed, raise, and slaughter.

She launched the Freedom Farm Cooperative (FFC).

Later, with the help of donors, she purchased 640 of land and started a

Master Builders Curtis Spencer, Terry Spears and Honoree Robert Tambuzi

co-op store and she provided 200 single-family housing units, some still in use today. But she is most known and remembered for her fight and the creation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which fought for and got recognition on the Democratic National Committee.

Community Mentor and ac tivist; and the First Un i t a r i a n Universalist Church of San Diego.

In line with the spirit of Fannie Lou Hamer, this year, Project New Village gave its 2021 Food Equity Awards to Cynthia Fuller Quinonez, good food activist and executive chef; Francine Maxwell,

BCA H

Historic Apprentic

By Abdur-Rahim Hameed NBCA of U.S.A.

(L to R) Master Builder James Ray with Brother Hameed

On November 19th, The National Black Contractors Association celebrated National Apprenticeship Week, as the ‘who’s who’ in politics came out to celebrate 50 graduates of the BCA’s Inner-city Community Unilateral Apprenticeship Committee. The Committee, known as the nation’s first and only Black apprenticeship, is based on African Moors who were the founding fathers of the American Apprenticeship systems, by way of Europe in 1881.

BCA’s apprenticeship program was founded in 1991 as a U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship (O.A.), and a State of California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) certified program; which mandates 20% apprentices hiring on public works projects. The California Apprenticeship Council (CAC) looks over apprenticeships in the State of California, under the

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leadership of Chief Eric Rood of the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Apprenticeship Standards.

National Apprenticeship Week was timely for BCA’s apprenticeship graduation ceremony, where Shane Harris, lead consultant of Governmental Affairs for BCA, stated that “this graduation of BCA’s apprentices to Journeymen Master Builders is just on time for the Biden Administration’s $1.2 Trillion infrastructure bill,” which is met with a 40% national skilled and trained labor shortage.

“We are holding our political leaders accountable, so that BCA apprentices graduates get the jobs that they deserve,” exclaimed Shane Harris.

BCA’s fight for equity and inclusion is with elected officials who are voting to exclude BCA apprentices out of training and employment, with so-called “Community Benefit Agreements,” also known as Project Labor Agreements (PLA’s), that will exclude the very

community that has the only Black apprenticeship program.

District Attorney Summer Stephan congratulated BCA Apprentices in saying “The BCA is about action and not about talk. People don’t need talk, they need solutions, they need equity and to be given real opportunities to everybody is absolutely critical.”

Supervisor Jim Desmond stated that, “I’ve been fighting for everyone to work on public works jobs, and that means BCA.” B C A’s Ap p r e n t i c e s h i p Coordinator and Director of education Janiece Hameed read a warm message of congratulations from Arthur Page, Director of the U.S. D e p ar t me nt of L ab or Apprenticeship & Training: “It is with great pleasure that we extend our sincerest congratulations to each one of our graduates for their accomplishments as we are celebrating you today.”

Speakers included United School Board President

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ceship Graduation Richard Barrera, who gave his support to the BCA apprenticeship and vowed to work with the BCA. John Proctor from BCA Texas came to personally congratulate BCA’s apprentices. Dean Rose LaMuraglia from San Diego City College was honored for her support in transforming BCA’s apprenticeship to a full college accredited program, working with President Dr. Ricky Shabazz. BCA honored Robert Tambuzi as one of the founding members of the BCA’s apprenticeship.

Ms. Alexis Hameed stated as a child, “I got to witness this program evolve and create successful young men and

women with thriving careers that last forever…a skill. I’m proud to say that BCA’s produces successful graduates, such as my father who is a licensed contractor, and my uncle Shomaree. My only hope is that apprenticeships, such as BCA, are not blocked out of working on statefunded jobs through PLA loopholes.”

The keynote address was given by non-other than the Chief of State of California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship standards, Chief Eric Rood. “I would like to thank the Innercity Community Unilateral

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Apprenticeship Committee and San Diego City College for this amazing Carpenter and Drywall/Lather program, as today we celebrate 50 graduates from the class of 2020 and 2021,” he said.

DAS Chief Eric Rood addressed attendees via Zoom

Chief Rood stated that Apprenticeship is not easy and he recognized the families and friends who made it possible. He further stated that we have 65,000 apprentices in the State of California, and the Governor has asked that we increase our apprentices to 500,000 hundred thousand in the next decade, and he will be working closer with BCA on equity and inclusion to grow its program.

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“Techtrepreneurs” Talk Shop, Challenges Three Google-funded, Black tech executives and entrepreneurs joined Black business advocates and news publishers to discuss their ventures, the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and investment during a recent online symposium.

The roundtable was hosted

by California Black Media and moderated by the non-profit’s executive director Regina Brown Wilson.

One of the featured speakers was Salena Pryor, president of the Black Small Business Association. Pryor said she created the organization to help Black business owners get funding during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. She saw that many Black-owned companies were missing out on funding

and government support, which inspired her idea to create the organization when she was laid off during the shutdown. According to Pryor, Black businesses are struggling during Covid. She said about 41% of African American-owned businesses nationally have closed during the pandemic.

“What do we need to do to get these Black businesses back?” she said. In her work with Black entrepreneurs, she often stresses that it's important to keep accurate records and pay taxes. That becomes more important when applying for business loans. “We’re trying to help folks become legitimate and get those funds,” she said. “You have to have your paperwork in order.”

Reyna Davis, government policy and public affairs at Google, was another fea-

tured speaker at the symposium. She talked about Google's Black Founders Fund, w hich w a s c re at e d to bring more equity to the venture funding world. One of the frequent complaints from Black tech ent repreneurs is trouble getting funding.

According to a F a s t C o m p a ny article, “Black startup entrepreneurs only received 1.2% of the $147 billion invested in American startups during the first half of 2021.” Davis said that in 2020 Google provided $100,000 grants to 76 startups. After that, Google decided to up the funding to

$5 million. “Selected founders receive up to $100,000 in capital along with Google Cloud credits, Google.org Ads grants, and hands-on support to help their startup grow,”according to Google.

Money makes the world go around, but not having any can pause everyday life. As money is needed for every aspect of day-to-

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“When making your first steps toward breaking unhealthy financial habits, it is important to inten- Photo: Courtesy of the Michigan Chronicle tionally relinquish all of your previous beliefs and to remind ourselves that the limitations about money, daily habits that we choose to and the relationship that you foster will determine the life have with it,” said Brittany that we manifest.”

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Credit cards can be helpful in establishing and building When considering a habit, a credit score. Alternatively, many would not consider failure to use credit responsispending and saving to be bly can have a blowback effect listed. Habits are typically on overall financial wellness. used to describe a negative “A lot of times people will practice, but for one finanmess up credit by overspendcial professional, habits ing and spending impultranslate to all areas of life. sively. Sometimes people “Invite yourself to reflect on look at the available amount the daily choices that you on their credit card as cash. make and how these deciIt isn’t cash. It’s money which sions are directly affectis to be borrowed, but must ing the life that you live,” be paid back,” said Williams. said Harvey. “A ‘bad habit’ “We have to be very careful

balance in their finances and help manage healthy ways to grow the bank account.

Allocating funds for self after each pay cycle will grow personal finances and allow for a nest egg.

“Pay yourself first. It makes so much sense because we work very hard and we want to be able to enjoy the fruit of our labor. So, set aside some money for yourself all the time so when you have the opportunity to buy the things you see you want, you can go get it,” said Williams.

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MORE LOCAL NEWS FREE COMMUNITY WI-FI

CITY COUNCIL AND SD POLICE OFFICERS

Installed at Joe & Vi Jacobs Center Reach Impasse on

By Cori Zaragoza .

Contributing Writer Cox Communications has partnered with the non-profit community organization, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, to deliver indoor and outdoor wi-fi to the Joe and Vi Jacobs Center at 404 Euclid Avenue in Southeastern San Diego.

The partnership is set to last for two years and will be used to connect the Center to wi-fi for various educational programs, job training, and special events. Additionally, individuals, students, and families will also have access to the free wi-fi in designated outdoor spaces at the Jacob’s Center.

“Wi-Fi access is a large barrier in the Southeastern San Diego com-

Mandatory Vaccine Policy

munity that affects families, students and professionals. According to the city of San Diego, there are 53,000 households in the city without internet and broadband services,” said Reginald Jones, president and CEO of Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, during a ceremony celebrating the wi-fi installation.

“Bridging the digital divide in our historically under-resourced communities requires all of us working together,” said San Diego City Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe, who also attended the ceremony.

The wi-fi is now up and running and can be accessed in areas at the

Council held an impasse hearing and resolution to implement the City’s last, best, and final offer to the San Diego Police Officers Association regarding the mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

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Jacobs Center. To access the free Cox wi-fi, look for “SE_TechHub_ at_JacobsCenter” when searching for available Wi-Fi networks on your device.

On November 29, San Diego City Council approved an emergency ordinance to implement the City’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requiring all City employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of full vaccination. The San Diego Police Officers Association and the City of San Diego reached an impasse on the proposed policy.

“Today, I voted in support of the

City’s last, best, and final offer to the San Diego Police Officers Association to move forward with the City’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that will require all City employees to be fully vaccinated,” said Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe. “As we continue to combat the COVID19 pandemic, we must make this a top public safety priority and do everything we can to keep our city employees and those we serve safe.

It is the right thing to do.”

ARTS & CULTURE

Breonna Taylor Honored by Peaceful Augmented-Reality Garden

By Kelli Kennedy Associated Press Say her name with flowers on your tongue — that’s what Breonna Taylor’s sister wanted during Miami’s art week from people visiting an augmented reality garden created to honor her late sister.

“Breonna’s Garden,” commemorating the 26-year-old medical worker fatally shot by police during an apartment raid, is a reminder of the transformational power of art, even amid the opulent celebrity parties that surround prestigious Art Basel events.

The interactive garden could be viewed in person last weekend at

the Maurice A. Ferre Park next to the Perez Art Museum, or through an app online. It came to Miami’s art festival after making its premiere at the Tribeca Festival.

“Now is the perfect time to say her name louder,” Taylor’s sister Ju’Niyah Palmer said in a statement.

The garden, brimming with Taylor’ favorite things like flowers and butterflies, was created by artist and curator Lady PheOnix and Palmer, who originally intended it to be a safe space for family and friends to mourn online.

But as Taylor’s story swept the nation, coming to the forefront of

Black Lives Matter and igniting protests over the use of so-called “no-knock” policies, the concept was expanded to give the public a place to process their grief, the women said.

Taylor was fatally shot after officers on a narcotics squad used a battering ram to enter her apartment last year. Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a shot at the officers, later saying he thought an intruder was breaking in. A team of volunteer artists helped bring the vision to life.

The virtual garden blooms in real time for viewers, who see a peaceful looking Taylor with flowing hair and an iridescent gown, hold-

ing a bouquet of her favorite flowers — tulips — as she emerges from a romantic archway, surrounded by flora and fauna.

The late Breonna Taylor, left, and her sister Ju’Niyah Palmer, right, are shown on a screen as part of an augmented reality (AR) garden titled “Breonna’s Garden” made in her honor at the Maurice A. Ferre Park next to the Perez Art Museum during Miami Art Week, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/ Lynne Sladky)

Viewers could record a message, leaving words of comfort and encouragement for the next visitor.

There’s also a hologram of Palmer, and glowing flowers that hold recorded messages from Breonna’s friends and family. And while the garden imagery is peaceful, the creators say the artwork is also a protest against a flood of news about gun violence.

“Breonna died in a world of violence,” Lady PheOnix said in a statement. “But she will live on in peace surrounded by beautiful memories, butterflies, and her favorite things.”

To visit the website or download the app to view Breonna’s Garden, visit breonnasgarden.com

SPORTS NFL’S EMMANUEL ELLERBEE LAUNCHES NONPROFIT TO

Lead Black Student Athletes into STEM Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

National Football League player Emmanuel Ellerbee is looking out for student athletes with his new nonprofit. The Atlanta Falcons linebacker launched his nonprofit, Bee’s Believers, to bridge the gap between student-athletes and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), reports ABC 13/Afro Tech.

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During his time as a student-athlete in his hometown of Houston, TX, Ellerbee received guidance to decide a path to

pursue along with his football career, which led him to earn a degree in civil engineering from Rice University.

“When I was coming out of school and during the recruitment process, a lot of people told me ‘Oh you’re going to have to choose one or the other,’” Ellerbee told the outlet. “‘You’re either going to have to be a great engineering student or a be a great athlete.’ I was like ‘Why can’t I do both?’”

Now, he’s paying it forward for today’s student-athletes to follow in his footsteps.

“Our mission is to provide students with opportunities through athletics and STE(A)M, so that they may have the chance to discover new passions, on and off the field,” the Houston-based nonprofit says on its website. “No child should be limited in what they seek to achieve in this lifetime, and we have made it our mission to help elevate them.”

Ellerbee’s nonprofit serves as a call to action to help combat the low percentage of Black and Brown people in STEM. “For us, it was all about going for

inner city schools, and just giving them the opportunity to be able to have that exposure that they typically wouldn’t get,” he said.

According to the outlet, Bee’s Believers will be hosting a seminar for ninth graders in March 2022.

The upcoming seminar will connect student-athletes from other Houston-area high schools and provide them the opportunity to speak with former and current professional athletes who now have careers in the STEM field.

This article originally appeared in Afro Tech.

What Happened to Millions of NBA All-Star Stephen Curry’s Money?

You Might Be Surprised

By Gregory Smith .

Howard University News Service They are a diverse bunch. Some are just eligible to vote. Many are not old enough to legally drink, while others are full-grown adults working on graduate degrees Their hometowns and backgrounds are a microcosm of America and beyond — East Lansing, Michigan; Chesapeake, Virginia; York, Pennsylvania; Ellicott City, Maryland; Pearland, Texas; West Palm Beach, Florida; Memphis.

Four are from Chicago with a metro population of eight million

people and one is from Suwanee, Georgia with just 16,000 souls.

Another calls home tiny Lugazi, Uganda, whose sports claim to fame is that in In 2012 its Little League baseball team qualified for the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

They have been drawn together to Howard University by three things; first, their love of golf, seven-time NBA All-Star Stephen Curry’s money and finally, to answer a question the sports world has been asking since 2019 when it was announced that Curry had donated $6 million over six years to Howard to create a golf program at a university that hadn’t competed in the

sport in nearly 50 years.

Can a seed planted and cultivated at a historically Black university over time grow into a full-blown, competitive NCAA Division 1 program in an athletic endeavor that many don’t even consider a sport, even after Tiger Woods?

So far, the answer seems to be yes.

The team has equipment, uniforms, camaraderie, commitment, and talent and two golf teams, eight women on one and seven men on the other. So far, they already have posted wins and highly respectable first-year record in a sport season burdened by the coronavirus pandemic.

Additionally, the university raised an additional $3 million in July to support the program during its Bison at the Beach Golf Classic at Pebble Beach, California, golf course, the nation’s number one public golf course.

Curry made the commitment after then Howard student Otis Ferguson IV approached about the idea of a Howard golf program while Curry was screening a film he had made at Howard.

To begin the program, the university’s first step was to find an experienced leader who could build a program.

They hired Sam Puryear.

At Michigan State, Puryear became the first African-American head coach in a power five conference.

He produced one national championship, one Big Ten championship, two coach of the year awards.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026329 Fictitious business name(s): TwoTwoTwo Co. Located at: 2419 Calle Tortuosa San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Eric Collins Jr. 2419 Calle Tortuosa San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 29, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026328 Fictitious business name(s): Now Or Never Clothing Located at: 1091 Osage Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlos Alfonso Quevedo 1091 Osage Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 29, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025788 Fictitious business name(s): Amparo Construction And Restoration Located at: 5759 Redwood St San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/12/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Oscar Arturo Amparo Garcia 5759 Redwood St San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 18, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 18, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026225 Fictitious business name(s): Good Works Organics Inc Located at: 1025 East J Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 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: Good Works Organics Inc 1025 East J Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 24, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026186 Fictitious business name(s): Gstyle Clothing Located at: 4621 32nd St. #3 San Diego, CA 92116 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: Miguel Lua 4621 32nd St. #3 San Diego, CA 92116 --Daniela Lua 4621 32nd St. #3 San Diego, CA 92116 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 24, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026838 Fictitious business name(s): RBW Security Located at: 6601 Imperial Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 12/06/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: RBW SD Inc. 6601 Imperial Ave San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026849 Fictitious business name(s): True Blue Transportation --All City Limo Services Located at: 8694 Lemon Ave #18 La Mesa, CA 91941 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: Ayub Abdusalam 8694 Lemon Ave #18 La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026557 Fictitious business name(s): Top Gun Auto Registration Located at: 787 Energy Way Chula Vista, CA 91911 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: Faribah A. Mirokorli 787 Energy Way Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 01, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026689 Fictitious business name(s): Goody’s Donuts Located at: 3244 Greyling Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 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: Ramy Hong 941 Kelton Road San Diego, CA 92114

--Van Khoth 941 Kelton Road San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 03, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026012 Fictitious business name(s): Youth-Adult Equilibrium Consulting LLC Located at: 2263 Ulric St. Apt. 17 San Diego, CA 92111 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: Youth-Adult Equilibrium Consulting LLC 2263 Ulric St. Apt. 17 San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026524 Fictitious business name(s): Luke’s Infusions Located at: 3827 Conrad Dr #36 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 12/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Larry S. Brazley 3827 Conrad Dr #36 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 01, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026319 Fictitious business name(s): Groveview Board & Care Located at: 2204 Groveview Rd. San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/20/1993 This business is hereby registered by the following: Teresita Pedrose 2174 Montcliff Rd. San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 29, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026836 Fictitious business name(s): Sapphire Things Located at: 3184 Afton Rd San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 12/04/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lauren Victoria Mosley 3184 Afton Rd San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026853 Fictitious business name(s): Salsa Azteca Located at: 4637 Hinson Pl San Diego, CA 92115 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: Quentin Sandrik 4637 Hinson Pl. San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026093 Fictitious business name(s): Tea tree Spa Located at: 7710 Balboa Ave #113 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was: 11/23/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Yajing Zhang 8514 Yucca St Santee, CA 92071 --Hong Miao 4060 Rosenda Ct Unit 229 San Diego, CA 92122 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 23, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025828 Fictitious business name(s): The Hair Mechanixx Located at: 103 1/2 Meadow Brook Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/19/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Antonio La’Mont Veasey 7505 Woodbine Way San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 19, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026046 Fictitious business name(s): Good 4 the Soul BBQ Located at: 4150 Bonillo Drive #106 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/16/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jacqueline Lynette Ford 4150 Bonillo Dr #106 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025481 Fictitious business name(s): CopyMex Located at: 4410 Glacier Ave #103 San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 11/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jose F. Garcia 4410 Glacier Ave #103 San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 16, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 16, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025263 Fictitious business name(s): V Lanie’s Gifts Located at: 7319 Hyatt Street San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vicky Sengsone Lanie 7319 Hyatt Street San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026067 Fictitious business name(s): Sierra Verde Landscaping Located at: 5321 Meade Ave San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/22/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Gabriel Gustavo Romero Baez 5321 Meade Ave San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024593 Fictitious business name(s): Rania Beauty Inc Located at: 4966 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 21153 El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 11/02/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rania Beauty Inc 380 N Mollison Ave El Cajon, CA 92021 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 02, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 02, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026144 Fictitious business name(s): Great Circle Newfoundlands Located at: 25275 Potrero Valley Rd Spc. 222 Potrero, CA 91963 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 07/12/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Regina A Reed 25275 Potrero Valley Rd. Spc. 222 Potrero, CA 91963 This statement was filed with

the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 23, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024758 Fictitious business name(s): Haul’n Off Located at: 3715 Nereis Drive La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 11/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Haul’n Off LLC 3715 Nereis Drive La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 04, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026048 Fictitious business name(s): Rad Dad Handyman Located at: 1849 Westinghouse St. San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/22/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dylan Markham 1849 Westinghouse St. San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025043 Fictitious business name(s): Good Vibez Beauty Located at: 3435 Camino del Rio South 310 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 11/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jonna Trichology and Hair Loss Clinic LLC 3435 Camino del Rio S. 310 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 08, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025643 Fictitious business name(s): Christ CornerStone Church --Cornerstone Koenonia Connections --Koenonia Family Ambassadors --CK Connections Located at: 2645 Massachusetts Avenue Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 152194 San Diego, CA 92195 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 10/29/2000 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christ CornerStone Church 2645 Massachusetts Avenue Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on

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November 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 17, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025996 Fictitious business name(s): eyeronically eyeconic Located at: 11160 Rancho Carmel Dr Ste 106 San Diego, CA 92128 County of San Diego --420 N Twin Oaks Valley Rd 308 San Marcos, CA 92069 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/20/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ronnesha Shantel Coleman 11160 Rancho Carmel Dr Ste 106 San Diego, CA 92128 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 20, 2026 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026026 Fictitious business name(s): Arren More Midwifery Located at: 3633 Camino Del Rio S Ste 206 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego --530 Telegraph Canyon Rd Unit D Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/22/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Emma Moreland 530 Telegraph Canyon Rd Unit D Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025325 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Coastal Agility Located at: 1911 Raymond Lane Oceanside, CA 92054 County of San Diego --2920 Briarwood Rd. Unit I-15 Bonita, CA 91902 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 11/06/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: North San Diego County Agility Club 1911 Raymond Lane Oceanside, CA 92054 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 12, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 12, 2026 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025292 Fictitious business name(s): Business Flair Located at: 4225 Estrella Ave. #6 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --PO Box 121846 San Diego, CA 92112 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/09/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Erica N. B. Williams 4225 Estrella Ave. #6 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 12, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 12, 2026 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025663 Fictitious business name(s): Rosewood Consulting Located at: 3143 Roadrunner Dr. S. 156 Borrego Springs, CA 92004

County of San Diego --PO Box 156 Borrego Springs, CA 92004 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Paul L Rosenboom 3143 Roadrunner Dr. S. 156 Borrego Springs, CA 92004 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 17, 2026 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024877 Fictitious business name(s): KG Consulting --Balanced Books Located at: 5210 Fiore Ter, L 306 San Diego, CA 92122 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/21/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Karina Guerrero 33746 Abbey Road Temecula, CA 92592 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 05, 2026 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025032 Fictitious business name(s): Friends of La Posada Located at: 7270 Spoonbill Lane Carlsbad, CA 92011 County of San Diego --PO Box 2194 Carlsbad, CA 92018 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 05/12/2014 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rapid Response Housing Solutions, Inc. 7270 Spoonbill Lane Carlsbad, CA 92011 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 08, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024818 Fictitious business name(s): Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina Located at: 1380 Harbor Island Drive San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego --18575 Jamboree Road Suite 500 Irvine, CA 92612 County of Orange This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 07/09/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: SSD Operating Co., LLC 1380 Harbor Island Drive San Diego, CA 92101 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 05, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025035 Fictitious business name(s): Don Elway --Elway or Noway Located at: 4212 48th St #3 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/01/2010 This business is hereby registered by the following: Leon Bolden III 4212 48th St Apt #3 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 08, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025214 Fictitious business name(s): 4 His Glory --ShayButtaBeauty --Tattered Lady Salon --Goldieloc’s & Styling Located at: 3560 James Cir Ap22 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/09/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shayna Cunningham 3560 James Cir Ap22 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025042 Fictitious business name(s): D & D Defense Contracting LLC Located at: 1616 Hilton Head Ct Apt #1260 El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 09/21/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: D & D Defense Contracting LLC 1616 Hilton Head Ct Apt 1260 El Cajon, CA 92019 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 08, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024716 Fictitious business name(s): Voice of Christ San Diego Located at: 830 63rd Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/03/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mariota Sola 830 63rd Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 03, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025078 Fictitious business name(s): Bismilahi Cab Located at: 6676 Mohawk St San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/25/2015 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ahmedsafi Mohamud Elmi 6676 Mohawk St San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 09, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025218 Fictitious business name(s): Konventional Kitchen Located at: 1006 Greenway Rd. 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: Eddie Williams 1006 Greenway Rd. Oceanside, CA 92057 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026

11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025234 Fictitious business name(s): Abbas Services --Abbas Hauling Located at: 5628 Zircon St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/19/2005 This business is hereby registered by the following: Daryl B Howard Sr. 5628 Zircon St. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 325 South Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 North County 37-2021-00050351CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Vernie Ann Scott Seach

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 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.

Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made:

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00050475CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tashemia Alia Jones To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Tashemia Alia Jones filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Tashemia Alia Jones PROPOSED NAME: Tasheemah Alia Majied 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: January 18, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 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.

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

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

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

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

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To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Vernie Ann Scott Seach filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Vernie Ann Scott Seach PROPOSED NAME: Vernie Ann Scott 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: January 18, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 25 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: 325 South Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00049686CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Audra Arevalo Duffer To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Audra Arevalo Duffer filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Audra Arevalo Duffer PROPOSED NAME: Audra Arevalo THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 06, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 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.

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00049020CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Pernell Swahili El To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Pernell Swahili El, Fatima Aracely Mota Swahili El filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: a) Pernell Swahili El --b) Hissani Pernell Swahili El ---c) Khalifa Ali Swahili El --d) Akbar Mustafa Swahili El --e) Fatima Aracely Mota Swahili El PROPOSED NAME: a) Pernell Sahel El --b) Hissani Pernell Sahel El --c) Khalifa Ali Sahel El --d) Akbar Mustafa Sahel El --e) Fatima Aracely Mota Sahel El 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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 04, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 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.

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00049290CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Rayvon Marie Hardin aka Rauon Marie Hardin aka Rayvon Marie Harden To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Rayvon Marie Hardin aka Rauon Marie Hardin aka Rayvon Marie Har filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ravyon Marie Hardin aka Rauon Marie Hardin aka Rayvon Marie Harden PROPOSED NAME: Rayvon Marie Hardin 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: January 04, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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

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 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00048491CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Patricia Ann Anderson To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Patricia Ann Anderson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Patricia Ann Anderson PROPOSED NAME: Patricia Ann Segrest Anderson 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: December 29, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 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.

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.

PRESENT NAME: Esteban Castillo

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00048109CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Javier Adolfo Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier Adolfo-Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier A Kenneth Hernandez-Green AKA Javier A K Hernandez-Green To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Javier Adolfo Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier Adolfo-Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier A Kenneth Hernandez-Green AKA Javier A K Hernandez-Green filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Javier Adolfo Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier Adolfo-Kenneth Hernandez AKA Javier A Kenneth Hernandez-Green AKA Javier A K Hernandez-Green PROPOSED NAME: Javier Green 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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 28, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 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.

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego 92101 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00047043CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Esteban Castillo To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Esteban Castillo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Cannabis: Continued from cover

Right now, California is in the process of approving a $30 million fund that will eliminate business fees for some entrepreneurs entering the cannabis business in the state. Last week, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) released the regulations it will follow to implement Senate Bill (SB) 166, the budget trailer bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in September establishing the fee waiver program.

The program creates pathways for individuals affected by the War on Drugs to enter into the cannabis industry.

Potential business owners who are living at or below 60 % of the Area Median Income; who were previously convicted or arrested of cannabis related offenses; or who live in a community negatively impacted by past cannabis policies would be eligible

PROPOSED NAME: Dante Leonardo Samuel Marco 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.

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African Americans, Democrats Say They Still Support BLM Movement

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 21, 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.

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 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

for the program.

The waivers go towards licensing fees for their p otent i a l business es which can range from $1,205 to $77,905. The DCC will start accepting fee waiver requests beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

The California Office of Administrative Law will publish the proposed regulations as being “under review” on its website: https://oal.ca.gov/. DCC will share instructions for submitting a public comment and participating in the regulatory process. The agency will also announce when the comment period, which will last five days, is open to the public.

“SB 166 is part of my continued mission for the Government to atone for the wrongs inflicted on people by supporting them with opportunities to enter and thrive in the cannabis market. I encourage anyone interested in the cannabis industry, especially equity cannabis applicants

The movement’s support appeared to peak in the wake of the police murder of George Floyd as global protests joined in the cry of Black Lives Matter. Photo: Courtesy of NNPA

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Following a recent poll that showed support for the Black Lives Matter Movement waning, conversations have commenced over the continued relevancy of the campaign.

Researchers conducted by the national polling site, Civiqs revealed that 44 percent of Americans support the Black Lives Matter Movement, while 43 percent said they oppose the campaign.

Approximately 11 percent of respondents reported that they neither support nor oppose the campaign, which began in 2012 in response to a jury’s decision to acquit George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

However, hidden in the details of the poll are subgroups that show the movement still enjoys the overall support of African Americans and Democrats.

Eighty-two percent of African Americans said

they support the campaign, while just 7 percent oppose. While 60 percent of Hispanic/Latinos still support the Black Lives Matter Movement, 51 percent of White Americans oppose.

Just 3 percent of who identify as Republican support the movement, and 86 percent oppose. Democrat respondents support the campaign by an 86 percent to 4 percent margin.

The movement’s support appeared to peak in the wake of the police murder of George Floyd as global protests joined in the cry of Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation cofounder Patrisse Cullors resigned earlier this year following allegations she parlayed her part in the movement into a multi-million-dollar lifestyle that included purchasing several properties in various locations.

Shortly before Cullors’ resignation, the foundation released a 2020 Impact Report that claimed it had raised more than $90 million.

Reportedly, 10 Black Lives Matter chapter leaders called for financial transparency and an independent investigation into spending funds. In addition, EBONY reported that the claims of “financial impropriety were a source of constant concern for several parents whose children had been killed by police in controversial shootings.”

EBONY cited Tamika Palmer, whose daughter Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville police as she slept in her home.

Samaria Rice, whose 12-year-old son Tamir, was killed on a playground by a Cleveland police officer.

Each has come out publicly and denounced the Black Lives Matter foundation and accused the organization of raising money off the blood of their children.

Michael Brown Sr., whose son Michael was walking home from a store unarmed and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, called for Black

Lives Matter to donate $20 million to non-profit organizations in Ferguson that are working to empower residents in exchange for the millions of dollars they raised in using his son’s name and image.

Cullors has countered that all the financial purchases she has made have come from her income, including a multi-year television deal with Warner Brothers, a book deal, speaking engagements, and consulting services.

Entertainer Tyrone Evans Clarke said during protests he participated in following Floyd’s murder, and he noticed many individuals willing to make sacrifices for the cause.

“It seems the U.S. doesn’t respect Black and Brown people’s lives,” Clarke stated.

“Cops were attacking peaceful protestors with tear gas and rubber bullets, and that didn’t help.

On top of that, look how long it took to put Floyd’s murderer behind bars. It feels like there is a knee on our necks every day just by being Black,” he said.

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and operators, to provide comments during the short window for feedback.”

Nicole Elliott, DCC Director, says the state will continue to invest in opportunities to make the licensing businesses more equitable, particularly for people who were impacted by the War on Drugs.

“We know access to capital remains a persistent challenge for California’s equity applicants and licensees,” she said.

“These waivers aim to address this challenge for those who need the most financial support.”

Bradford said for the government to truly understand the challenges entrepreneurs are facing, they have to make their voices heard and talk about the barriers to entry they face.

“These regulations are extremely important for determining who will and will not get application, licensing, and renewal fee

waivers, and the amount of help they will receive,” said Bradford. “It is vital that the Administration have an accurate understanding of people’s experiences in order to create a framework that respects them.”

Blunt says he welcomes the $30 million investment the state is making to help with licenses and other costs but entrepreneurs like him need more.

“We need a two-year tax break. We have to pay some sales taxes but the extra cannabis taxes we pay, we need to break to recover. We can save some of that money and reinvest in our businesses and have some money for security,” says Blunt. “My business makes around $5 million a year, but the money I spend on security and taxes alone is easily in the $2 to $3 million dollar range — and I’m not counting other expenses like payroll and other operational expenses. How will we ever make a profit?”

Funded: Continued from page 12

The meeting featured CEOs of three companies that received funding from Google through the company’s Black Founders Fund. One of them, AfriBlocks, is a Pasadena company that connects Africa-based IT workers with companies looking to procure their services in the U.S. The company works with IT specialists in seven African countries.

Many African nations have rapidly urbanizing societies, and the young people are tech-savvy and online. There is a largely untapped pool of tech workers.

“I wasn't aware of how much talent there was in Africa,” said Roger Roman, co-founder of AfriBlocks. “There’s a lot of talent on the continent.” Another recipient is Nedl, a social audio digital platform that allows people to host live group conversations or their own talk shows online.

Ayinde Alakoye, CEO of Nedl, said the company plans to roll out a new service that will allow people to monetize their words in the early part of next year.

Alakoye said Nedl was the only Black company that participated in another Google mentoring program for entrepreneurs: the company’s Startups Accelerator for Voice AI initiative.

A third company receiving funding from Google was The CLLCTIVE, a company that connects creators with new projects. According to Kelsey Davis, co-founder of The CLLCTIVE, the company “is the fastest and easiest way to make a portfolio online.” The company also connects creative people with brands who want to utilize their services, she said.

Wilson congratulated the entrepreneurs and thanked them for participating in the discussion.

“You guys are the innovators, the unicorns,” she said. “The work you are doing and the moves you are making as young Black people is so important, so groundbreaking, so inspiring.”

Visit the Google Black Founders Fund website to learn more about the program and other recipients.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY Christians’ United in the Word of God 7965-B Broadway Street Lemon Grove, California 91945 Conference Call Worship Service: SUNDAYS 10:30 AM Call: 1-701-802-5400 Access Code 1720379#

Bishop / Pastor Adlai E. Mack

Rev. Luis A. Garcia, Sr. Pastor

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Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

Pastor Dennis Hodges First Lady Deborah Hodges

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.232.5683

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I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” Psalms 122:1

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St. Paul United Methodist Church of San Diego

Pastor Rodney and Christine Robinson

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“A new Hope, A new Life, A new Way through Jesus Christ 2 Corinthians 5:17 A change is coming”

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

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OBITUARIES Charise Lorene Benning

Mary Lee Anthony

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

1/22/1980

2/07/1936

12/12/1926

Justine Lavoile

SUNSET

SUNSET

SUNSET

11/6/2021

11/14/2021

11/18/2021

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY

Funeral services were held on December 3, 2021 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, with the burial following at El Camino Memorial. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

CHARISE LORENE BENNING was born on January 22nd 1980 in Oceanside, California to Brenda Yvonne Benning (Bone) & Noble Benning Jr.. Charise began her lifelong journey of continuous education at Scripps Ranch High School before moving onto college.

Charise became a very skilled tennis player traveling to various tournaments.

She actively played tennis up until discovering she was pregnant with her daughter Alexis. Being a young mom, Charise dove into exploring educational programs & parenting classes that ensured she graduated from high school on time. After working a few different jobs, & holding down an enjoyable career at Target, Charise became pregnant with Alexzander.

In November of 2005, Charise gave birth to her son Brendan. Shortly after the family moved to San Jacinto, CA. Charise opened her very own large license in-home childcare. Charise turned to photography. Charise made sure to dive in when booking events & became a well-rounded photographer.

Charise made sure to educate herself about the importance of Mental Health Awareness, Self-Love, & Social Injustice spread along multiple areas. Charise spent countless hours & decades advocating for mental health social services, as well as the criminal justice system. Charise took great pleasure in attending conferences for business.

Fellowship & Worship carried her throughout many seasons of her life. Charise was an active member of multiple congregations in her lifetime. Charise enjoyed churches like the San Diego Center for Spiritual Living (SDCSL), Eastlake Church, Torrey Pines Church, & others as well as participating in a supportive spiritual women’s life group which led to an annual trip of Worship & Reflection called the “HERE I AM-Women’s Advance”.

Charise enrolled full time at Palomar College to pursue 2 degrees simultaneously before transferring to UC San Marcos.

Charise’s legacy is carried on by her Daddy, Noble Benning Jr., 3 children; Alexis Yvonne, Alexzander Adelaja, and Brendan Walton, brother, Marcus D. Benning, niece Kardyn.

Charise is survived by her grandmother, Virginia Bone, as well as uncles, aunties, nieces, nephews, cousins, teachers, professional figures, friends, & more.

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY

Funeral services were held on December 1, 2021 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, with a burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

MARY LEE ANTHONY (HICKSON) was born February 7, 1936, in McKinney, Texas to Harp Hickson and Merle Hickson (McDonald). She was the younger of two children.

She spent her formative years in McKinney, Texas and moved to San Diego, California and graduated from San Diego High School.

She met her love, Bennie Clark Anthony while singing and performing in her singing group the Creoletts. They were married and from their union three sons were born Tony, Craig, and Brigham.

She accepted Christ at a young age and fellowshipped in San Diego starting with Bayview Baptist Church and ending with Christian Fellowship Congregational Church. She was active in ministry at church, singing in the choir. She participated in women’s bible study and other church events.

Mary worked at The Broadway department store. Mary was fond of working with her hands in the garden and she was known for her quilting and sewing and supporting her husband’s businesses they owned,” Anthony’s Linen Shop”, Skyline’s “Anthony’s Coffee Shoppe’’, “and “Anthony’s Auto Shopper and Repair” Mary enjoyed singing, catching up with her friends and family, and watching her grandchildren. She loved her trips to the Casino. She loved pictures and making yearly calendars out of everyone’s school and Christmas pictures.

She was a devoted wife and mother who loved her husband, children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Harp Hickson, Merle Hickson (McDonald), her husband, Bennie Clark Anthony, Son, Craig Lynn Anthony and sibling, Arthur Hickson.

On Sunday morning, November 14, 2021, Mary Lee Anthony was called to glory. She leaves to cherish her memory and carry on her legacy. Children; Tony (Linda) Anthony, Brigham (Anita) Anthony, daughters-in-law; Ester Anthony-Thomas and Jennifer Anthony, Grandchildren; Jervae’ Anthony, Abrie Anthony, Angelo (Maiesha) Anthony, Sylvia Anthony, Angelina Anthony, Richard Williams, Eddie Thomas, Adrianna Williams, Armaund Anthony, Arthur Anthony, and Isaac Anthony, Great grandchildren; Maliyah Anthony, Amiyah Anthony, Abrie Anthony Jr., and Keenan Ealdama-Anthony, a host of nieces and nephews, family and friends.

Our memories build a special bridge when loved ones have to part to help us feel we’re with them still and sooth a grieving heart.

Our memories span the years we shared, preserving ties that bind, They build a special bridge of love and bring us peace of mind.

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JUSTINE LAVOILE was born on December 12, 1926 in the city of Aquin located in southern Haiti. She was the first of a set of twins, the second one was her twin brother, Justin. Unfortunately, he died at an early age. She never had a chance to enjoy her twin brother. At 12 years old, Justine moved to Port Au Prince, the capital city of Haiti, to live with her sister to attend a better school. There, she was enrolled in a trade school where she learned how to design clothing and broderies. In her early twenties, she moved back to her hometown Aquin to start a small business of making and selling clothes. She also started to teach many young girls her trade so they could make a living. She also opened up a small restaurant. She was doing very well economically.

In 1988, because her children were grown and moved away, she moved to the United States to be closer to her older daughter Francoise who resided in San Diego, California.

Justine Lavoile was a loving mother to her 4 daughters, a caring grandmother to her 8 grand-children, and 3 great grand-children. She had a great and generous heart.

She became a Seventh Day Adventist. She practiced what Jesus preached in the Gospel “Do well to whoever mistreated you.” Her favorite Bible passage was the “Lord Prayer” but above all, she loved Jesus and rarely missed church. She will be greatly missed.

Justine Lavoile is survived by her 4 daughters; Francoise Toussaint, Suze Lalanne, Kettelie Saint-Elias, Guerda Lavoile, her sister, Celia Saint-Cyr, her 8 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.

I want to present my condolences to everyone affected by her passing, especially to the Lavoile family, Toussaint, Saint-Cyr, Jean-Baptiste, Saint-Elias, Saturne, and Eugene. May God be with you.

T he Lord is close to

Memories Build a Special Bridge

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

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY

Funeral services were held on December 2, 2021 at Paradise Valley Church, with the burial following at Greenwood Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Kevin Weaver General Manager

the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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FDA Panel Backs First-of-a-kind COVID-19 Pill From Merck

By Matthew Perrone AP Health Writer

A panel of U.S. health advisors on Tuesday, November 30, narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the virus. A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if used during pregnancy.

The group's recommendation came after hours of debate about the drug's modest benefits and potential safety issues. Experts backing the treatment stressed that it should not be used by anyone who is pregnant and called on FDA to recommend extra precautions before the drug is prescribed, including pregnancy tests for women of child-bearing age.

The vote specifically backed the drug for adults with mild-to-moderate COVID19 who face the greatest risks, including older people and those with conditions like obesity and asthma. Most experts also said the drug shouldn't be used in vaccinated patients,

who weren't part of the study and haven't been shown to benefit from the medication.

The FDA isn't bound by the panel's recommendation and is expected to make its own decision before year's end.

The drug, molnupiravir, could provide a muchneeded weapon against the virus as colder weather pushes case counts higher and U.S. officials brace for the arrival of the new omicron variant. It is already authorized for emergency use.

Merck hasn't specifically tested its drug against the new variant but said it should have some potency based on its effectiveness against other strains of coronavirus.

But that uncertainty frustrated many panelists as they grappled with whether to back the treatment for millions of Americans.

“With no data saying it works with new variants I really think we need to be careful about saying that this is the way to go,” said Dr. David Hardy of Charles Drew University

School of Medicine and Science, who ultimately voted to back the drug.

The panel's narrow-but-positive recommendation came despite new data from Merck that paint a less compelling picture of the drug's effectiveness than just a few weeks earlier.

Last week, Merck said final study results showed molnupiravir reduced hospitalization and death by 30% among adults

in rats showed the drug caused toxicity and birth defects when given at very high doses. Taken together, FDA staffers concluded the data “suggest that molnupiravir may cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant individuals.”

FDA is weighing a blanket restriction against any use in pregnant women or allowing it in rare cases.

Some panelists said the option should be left open for pregnant mothers who have highrisk

COVID-19 and may have few other treatment options.

This undated file image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication molnupiravir. (Merck & Co. via AP)

infected with the coronavirus, when compared with adults taking a placebo. That effect was significantly less than the 50% reduction it first announced based on incomplete results.

That smaller-than-expected benefit amplified experts' concerns about the drug's toxicity for human fetuses.

FDA scientists told the panelists earlier Tuesday that company studies

Dr. Janet Cragan, who backed the drug, said that even with tight restrictions some pregnant women would inevitably take the drug.

“I don't think you can ethically tell a woman with COVID-19 that she can't have the drug if she's decided that's what she needs,” a panel member and staffer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I think the

ARTICLE CONTINUATION Puryear is no stranger to HBCU golf. He graduated in 1992 from Tennessee State University where he was captain of the golf team.

The team was led by Catana Starks, the first woman to coach a men’s golf program at the highest collegiate level.

“We want to build something that no one has seen,” Puryear said. “HBCU golf is getting stronger and better. I don’t feel pressured (by Curry or Howard) to win.

All of the pressure that I have, I put on myself.”

Howard’s men’s and women’s golf team could have the same success as previous teams he has coached, Puryear said, which is why he reached out for Everett Whiten Jr. Everett Whiten Jr., a junior majoring in marketing, received a call from Puryear just two days after he found out Hampton University discontinued their golf program due to budget cuts caused my COVID-19. Whiten played multiple sports until 12 years old. His dad played golf and wanted him to play as well, but basketball had

his heart. Whitten gave golf a chance in middle school and hasn’t looked back.

attributes his early success to hard work, the coach and his teammates.

Since joining the university’s golf team, Whiten has finished in the top 10 at the Georgetown Invitational, top 15 at the Howard Invitational and won the Towson Invitational.

“I use the donations from Curry as an opportunity,” he said. “We are really blessed because the coach has a lot of experience. He knows how to shape great golfers.”

He credits much of his success to Puryear.

Puryear said Curry’s financial support for the program attracted him to the head coaching job. Puryear said he has since found Curry is personally really invested into the program.

“The biggest thing is the support that Curry shows,” he said. “We have talked many times. He is a big supporter of the kids and actually wants them to play well.”

Justin Green, a first-year bu s i n e s s m an a ge m e nt major, said golf is the main reason he came to Howard.

The university wasn’t on his radar until he saw the donation from Curry, he said.

Green has qualified and played in four of the five tournaments this season. He

In two seasons Puryear has had three athletes win an event.

Kendall Jackson, a firstyear finance major from Pearland, Texas, said that she reached out to Puryear after learning about the donation from Curry.

“I have always wanted to play golf at a HBCU,” she said.

After talking to Puryear and meeting some of her teammates, she was sold, she said.

Jackson said that there is a small ounce of pressure with all the eyes on the program.

“I feel pressured slightly, but it’s more of a responsibility to be good,” she said.

“The chemistry between us is good. We live together, have team bonding outside of golf, and support one another.”

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final decision has to come down to the individual woman and her provider.”

Merck's drug uses a novel approach to fight COVID19: It inserts tiny errors into the coronavirus' genetic code to stop it from reproducing. That genetic effect has raised concerns that the drug could spur more virulent strains of the virus.

But FDA regulators said Tuesday that risk is theoretical and seems unlikely.

While Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherap eutics were the first to submit their COVID-19 pill to the FDA, rival drugmaker Pfizer is close behind with its own pill under review.

Pfizer's drug is part of a decades-old family of antiviral pills known as protease inhibitors, a standard treatment for HIV and hepatitis C. They work differently than Merck's pill and haven't been linked to the kind of mutation concerns raised with Merck's drug.

REPORTED TESTS

7,762,531

HOSPITALIZED

18,599

ICU

1,910 SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 12/1/21

COUNTY COVID-19

VACCINATION RATES

BY RACE / ETHNICITY

Black or African American 3% Race and Ethnicity Unknown 5.1% Other/ Multiple Race 12.1%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.7%

Asian 11.8%

The U.S. government has agreed to purchase 10 million treatment courses of Pfizer's drug, if it's authorized. Both drugs require patients to take multiple pills, twice a day for five days.

American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%

White 37.2%

Latino or Hispanic 27.2%

SOURCE: County of San Diego.

Last updated 12/1/2021

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

CURRY: Continued from page 13

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

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/COVID19/Order-of-the-State-Public- Health-OfficerBeyond-Blueprint.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/ guidance-for-face- coverings.aspx#June15guidance.

In San Diego County, persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, 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.sandiegocounty.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: 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.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: June 14, 2021 WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego EXPIRATION OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS 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.

Date: June 14, 2021 HELEN ROBBINS-MEYER Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

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BLACK HISTORY 1881

1922

WILLIAM H. SMITH APPOINTED HOUSE LIBRARIAN

BIRTH OF REDD FOXX

When William Henry Smith was promoted from Library Messenger to House Librarian of the 47th Congress (1881– 1883) in 1881, it was “the generally expressed opinion that Smith was the ablest man possible to place in charge of the library”.

During the following session of Congress, he was demoted to an Assistant Librarian by the Southern Democratic majority.

When Republicans came back into power in 1888, Smith was again promoted to House Librarian. He retired from employment by the House in 1891, after the conclusion of the 51st Congress.

Smith was known for his amazing memory, as well as publicly standing with Frederick Douglass to oppose segregated schools. He was also a wellknown founding member of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church.

1930

John Elroy Sanford, better known by the stage name “Redd Foxx”, was famous for his raunchy and blunt stand-up routines. He recorded over 50 stand-up albums, besides performing stage shows. Foxx was a known friend of Malcom X, who called him “Chicago Red”.

In the 1970s, his fame increased when he took on the role of Fred Sanford in the show Sanford and Son. In the 1980s, he moved on to The Redd Foxx Show, and in the 1990s he was part of the sitcom, The Royal Family. Foxx wrote for several of the shows he acted in, and also collected a handful of movies and guest roles throughout his career.

DEATH OF RUBE FOSTER

In 1991, Foxx had a heart attack on the set of The Royal Family. Famous for fake heart attacks and pratfalls from his Sanford and Son years, nobody immediately realized there was a problem. When the paramedics arrived, they managed to resuscitate Foxx. He was taken to the hospital, but died hours later. He is considered one of the top comedians of all time.

Andrew “Rube” Foster, often called “The Father of Black Baseball”, is considered one of the best pitchers of the 1900s.

He was a player, manager, and executive in the Negro Leagues.

As a player, he was part of the Waco Yellow Jackets, Hot Springs Arlingtons, Chicago Union Giants, Philadelphia Giants, and Cuban X-Giants of Philadelphia (all Black teams), as well as the Otsego Independents (a multi-ethnic, semi-pro team). He simultaneously managed and played for the Chicago Leland Giants, which he later owned and renamed to the Chicago American Giants. He is most famous as one of the co-founders of the Negro National League.

In 1926, Foster had a break with reality and was admitted to an asylum. He never

recovered, passing away in 1930. After his death, the Negro National League began to decline. Over 3000 people attended his funeral.

Foster was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981, one of the first members of the Negro Leagues to be elected and the first inducted as an executive and pioneer.

A Gospel Explosion: A Night of Praise at Calvary Baptist Church As the night went on, a lot of soulful praise filled the night. The event was well supported and spent by all who were in attendance. The audience was on their feet

By Earlene Barkley Contributing Writer

praising along with all the excellent talent.

KeeEso and The Church Boyz of Los Angeles, along with the Flint Cavaliers from Flint, Michigan, graced the floor. People were shouting and praising God all night.

Finally, the main attraction, Dr. Dorinda ClarkCole, graced the floor. She sang with background singers Mr. David Dredden and Undefeated, who did a fantastic job. Dr. Cole sang many more signature favorites. The crowd stood on their feet shouting, singing, and praising God.

On Sunday, November 21, 2021, the Queen of Gospel Quartet, Evangelist Earlene Barkley and New United Christian Workers, presented the legendary Dr. Dorinda Clark-Cole in concert, along with other recording artists.

The night was well-spent by everyone who attended.

Evangelist Barkley and New United Christian Workers thank everyone from San Diego all the way up to Oakland that supported this ministry from the bottom of their hearts.

“We love you for every capacity of help and support. It was greatly appreciated. To God Be the Glory,” they said.

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