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Vol. 62 No. 6 | Thursday, February 10, 2022

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Serving San Diego County’s African & African American Communities 62 Years

Ca Black Women Leaders Talk Politics, Health, Economics, and More Featuring local and national articles and information highlighting our rich African American heritage.

‘FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR’ FEATURES

Interview with District 7’s Councilmember Raul Campillo

Photo: CBM

Dr. John Warren, far left, interviews Councilmember Raul Campillo (right) on December 29, 2021 during a G.O.D.Radio1.com broadcast. Warren, publisher of the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint, spoke with Campillo during a segment of his ‘From The Desk of The Editor’ G.O.D.Radio1.com talk show. Campillo represents San Diego’s largest council district, covering Linda Vista, Mission Valley, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta, Del Cerro, Grantville, Allied Gardens, and San Carlos. The interview was one of the first in a series of ongoing Q&A interviews Dr. Warren is conducting with elected officials to address issues important to local San Diegans. Campillo discussed upcoming changes to District 7, San Diego Riverwalk, the San Diego State University in Mission Valley complex, and more. The next ‘From The Desk Of The Editor’ will feature Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher. Have a question for your local elected official? Call in and join the discussion Wednesdays at 7pm at GODRadio1.com, (858) 251-6111. Photo: VV via Facebook.

By Charlene Muhammad California Black Media

a range of is­sues important to Black wo­-men in California.

Hundreds of African Amer­ican women, professionals from different backgrounds and all corners of the Golden State, came together on Jan. 31, to discuss

California Black Woman’s Col­ lective, California Black Media and Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) organized the event, which was held

to release and discuss the findings of a report titled the “State of Black Women in California 2022 and Beyond: Essays from Black Women Thought Leaders.” More than 700 people registered for the virtual event. See LEADERS page 2

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER & Covid-19 Updates SEE PG. 12

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The Voice & Viewpoint’s 9th Annual Gala

Lady Hornets vs. Lady Tigers

Black History Month Educational Events to Enjoy!

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SOURCE: County of San Diego a/o 2/2/22

Year Of The Tiger: Black Tech

Professionals Meet For Success By Ahliyah S. Chambers Contributing Writer The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and Black Tech Link, all San Diego based organizations, co-hosted a networking mixer to kick off Black History Month 2022. The “Year of the Tiger” Kickoff Mixer also launched a month-long awareness campaign in the urban inner city to encourage more Blacks to pursue college and careers in Tech, as well as to bring more awareness to inequity within the Tech Industry. Over a hundred people gathered at the 3167 Gallery on Tuesday evening to connect and learn from San Diego Black professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs. The audience included a diverse range of Black professionals from software engineers to yoga instructors. As a part of the mixer, several speak-

How Our Portraits and Family

Photographs Defied Stereotypes By Janette Greenwood Professor of History, Clark University

Panelist discuss pandemic-impacted career options at a networking mixer for local Black Tech professionals hosted by NSBE, Black Tech Link and NBMBAA. The event was held Tuesday, February 1, 2022 in Logan Heights at the 3167 Gallery to kick off Black History Month. Photo: Ahliyah S. Chambers.

ers participated in a panel discussion called “Pivoting during the Pandemic.” Speakers included: Shane Harris, CEO of S Harris Communications, Jennifer Hairston, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Manager from Illumina, Fred Grier, a Ma r k e t i n g Ma n a g e r at Deloitte, Daniel Quiñones, Project Manager at Nasland

Engineering, Sacha Brackins, Founder of Brackins Creative Agency, and Josi Swonetz, Corporate Counsel at Best B u y He a lt h . T h e p a n e l ists opened up about their journeys and gave recommendations on how Black professionals can find successful pathways in business and technology. See TECH page 10

Unstable. Criminal. Im­pov­erished. For decades, the Black family has been denigrated as dysfunctional. The evolution of radio, film, and t e l e v i s i on i n t h e 20th centur y only amplified demeaning images, providing “proof ” to white Americans of Black inferiority and a justification for denying them their rights. When those malicious im­ - ages first started to proliferate, Black Americans found an effective way to resist. They seized upon the camera to represent themselves. Seemingly a “magical instrument” for “the displaced and marginalized,” as critic bell hooks

writes, the camera provided “immediate intervention” to counter the images used

Portrait of the Reverend William B. Perry, Sallie G. Perry, and their Children Bessie and William Jr., about 1908. Photo: Frank Morrill, Clark University and the Worcester Art Museum

to deny them their rightful place in American society.

A record of everyday Black Americans In 2013, a historian named Frank Morrill, discovered over 230 p or t r ait s of p e o ple of color among the 5,300 glass negatives of photographer William Bullard that he owns. Bullard, a w h it e n e i g h b or of most of the people he photographed in Worcester, made these portraits from 1897 to 1917. Their images defy stereotypes of dysfunction by portraying the vitality of Black family life just a few decades after emancipation. See PORTRAITS page 2

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