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Think Before You Suit Up COMMENTARY BY DR. JOHN E. WARREN See page 3

to California Superior Court

By Tanu Henry California Black Media

Two African-American women, both Democrats, are among Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 11 new appointees to California superior court judgeships in seven counties.

Newsom announced the appointments last Friday, his first batch of Superior Court nominations since becoming governor in January.

Eight of the 11 appointees are Hon. Terrie E. Roberts and Hon.Tricia J. Taylor

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Former U.S. Congressman John Conyers

By Stacy M. Brown

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NNPA Newswire Correspondent

Former U.S. Congressman John Conyers, whose 15-year fight to pass legislation that would make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a federal holiday, has died. He was 90.

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A police officer’s bullet shattered a window and fatally struck Atatiana Jefferson as she and her 8-year-old nephew played video games inside her Texas home.

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The longtime Michigan Democrat represented what is now the state’s 13th Congressional District (which includes

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Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean, who never identified Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) himself as a cop, and, without warning, fired into Atatiana’s “Police shooting policies need to change, not only for minorities window from outside the home, but for everyone,” said forensic psychiatrist and expert witness See POLICE page 2

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fatally striking the 28-year-old.

Just a week earlier, Ex-Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger received a 10-year prison sentence for unlawfully entering the home of 28-year-old Botham Jean and murdering him.

Guyger claimed she had worked a late shift, was tired, and entered an apartment she thought was her own. She said she mistook the successful accountant as an intruder.

Both Atatiana and Botham were Black. Dean and Guyger are White.

A study conducted earlier this year by researchers at three universities concluded that African Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than White people.

Researchers found that police will kill roughly 1-in-1,000 Black boys and men during their lifetime. For White boys and men, the rate is 39 out of 100,000.

In the aftermath of the killing of Atatiana, an attorney and former detective spoke with NNPA Newswire about police shootings. Because of the sensitive nature of his current assignment, we will refer to the former officer as Detective Jones.

Jones is working with several police departments to find better training solutions, primarily for situations when officers are interacting with individuals of color.

DETECTIVE JONES: Among my friends who are police officers, I’m considered one of the more— let’s say liberal, as it were.

I’m hoping we can bridge build and repair relations between my brothers and sisters of varying backgrounds. So, that’s where I’m coming from.

From the police side of things, I’ve seen racist cops.

Unfortunately, a lot of that is because of what the job can do to people.

But I think that the key to the current problems, aside from the racial issue, is what the police chief in Fort Worth said. He used the best possible words when he said we need to hire people with a servant’s heart, not people with a warrior’s heart.

A Soldier’s Mentality When I went to the police academy, which was some time ago, a lot of people were coming back from Iraq, and they were looking for jobs.

These people were trained killers because they’re soldiers. And, now you’re putting them not just [on the street] and giving them tactical solider-looking gear. And, they feel like they’re back on patrol in frickin’ Ramallah or Bagdad.

You know, when the soldiers are sent off to war, one of the ways that the government makes soldiers more effective is by dehumanizing them— calling them names like bugs.

It’s a good word to make to dehumanize them, and then they come home.

And, it’s not hard for them to jump into things by taking back that concept and using it with minorities. Whatever the minority may be in that community.

The minority could be White people. I know it’s not usually that, but it could be anybody.

So then when they use that language that, you know, aggressive and derogatory language against minorities, it’s just what they were trained to do as soldiers.

And, one of the things I can tell you from personal experience, and I mean, in the department that I was in when I started my law enforcement career in 1999, it was a small department.

And there was only maybe one military guy in there. And he had all the knowledge and the tactical gear and everything. Scary.

As soldiers kept returning home, that was easy pickings for police departments, you know, all over the country. They are hiring all of the time.

So, then the department starts getting, you know, an increasing number of ex-soldiers. And, now they’ve got their own culture. And, within

the department, they’ve almost created their own little thing. And the non-military cops see it, and they want to be part of it. So, they start to adopt the attitude a little bit.

It Starts at the Top You know, here’s what it boils down to—the negative aspects of hiring are so much stronger than the positive aspects. If you hire bad apples, it’s so much worse than the good you get from hiring good apples.

So, a lot of this focuses on hiring the right people.

Because when there’s a hillbilly cracker in the office, guess what? That is your department.

On the other side, cops are continually being taunted, and sometimes there are those purposefully agitating elements from the community. And it makes it difficult and sometimes impossible for them to do their job.

I think when it comes to hiring, police departments need to pay more attention to bringing in people who are servants.

They need to pay more attention to training officers.

Another thing, when I was in the police academy, we were trained on how to figure out when to shoot someone as opposed to not shoot someone.

parts of western Detroit) for more than 50 years. Conyers resigned in 2017.

Conyers was born in Detroit in 1929. He was elected to Congress in 1965 and immediately became a forceful voice in the Civil Rights Movement, co-sponsoring the Voting Rights Act of that same year.

Conyers was the first African American to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee and helped spearhead the 1994 Violence against Women Act. Conyers and 12 other African American members of the House of Representatives founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971.

“We always knew where he stood on issues of equality and civil rights in the fight for the people,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who now represents Conyers’ district, tweeted.

“Sad to hear of the passing of former Congressman John Conyers,” the Rev. Al Sharpton stated. “He worked with us on many civil rights cases as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and helped lead the fight for the Martin Luther King [Jr.] Holiday.”

“Most of us from Michigan loved our

congressman. He was idolized and was absolutely an icon. Not only was he an icon of the civil rights movement but we looked to him for leadership. This is a massive loss. All of us in business, the clergy, the community, respected, admired and aspired to be like John Conyers,” Said Hiram Jackson, President and CEO of Real Times Media.

“Congressman John Conyers decades ago held the first U.S. Congressional Hearings on Racially-Motivated Police Brutality; led the House Judiciary Hearings on Criminal Justice and Prison Reform in America; was co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC); and was a leading congressional advocate for the freedom of Angela Davis, the Wilmington Ten, and all political prisoners in the United States,” remarked Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association.

“Conyers was a constitutional scholar and political visionary whose longstanding vision for freedom, justice and equality was unparalleled in the Congress of the United States,” Chavis continued. “May God bless the freedom-fighting memory and legacy of The Honorable John Conyers.” Chavis stated.

That’s a considerable distinction right there.

In my career, I had a situation where I would have been justified in shooting and killing someone.

If I had done that in that particular situation, it would have been perfectly justifiable. But I also had a way out of it, and I got out of it. I didn’t have to kill anybody. The training would have said, kill, it’s the ABC’s. Pull out your gun and pull the trigger.

Training Not One-Size-Fits-All It’s not possible to train all departments across the country the same way. It’s not constitutional.

It’s not practical. The challenge is different from community to community.

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women. All of them are filling vacancies left open by retired justices.

Black women only make up around 5 percent of California’s more than 1,500 trial court judges. And only 19 out of the state’s 58 counties have ever had Black women superior court justices.

A national policy would not work as a stateby-state policy. And what happens is the communities end up electing their head law enforcement officer, unless they’re appointed by other elected officials.

“Thus in 39 counties, no African-American woman’s experiences have brought life to the law,” writes Alameda County Judge Brenda F. Harbin-Forte in the Daily Journal. HarbinForte, who is Black, researches and writes about the history of African Americans in the state’s judiciary.

The department should be a reflection of the sentiments of the community. If you’ve got a community that is mostly White and they don’t like Black people or vice versa, then that may well be reflected in the department for sure.

“Gov. Gavin Newsom follows the hard act of Gov. Jerry Brown,” she added. Former Gov. Brown, Harbin-Forte says, “made many historic appointments and created the most diverse court system in the history of our great state.”

Incompetent Law Enforcement Adversely Impact Us All

One of the two new African-American judges, Terrie E. Roberts, 54, lives in Chula Vista. She will now serve as a San Diego County Superior Court Judge.

Practices

The overwhelming majority of Americans will never work for a police department or a law enforcement agency.

Yet, law enforcement impacts all of us in one way or another.

African Americans are However, disproportionately affected. So, everyone has a responsibility to do what we can to not only understand the culture(s) that influence police practices at the local level, but to also raise our voices as impacted citizens when we see problems.

The killing of unarmed African Americans by officers that are sworn to serve and protect has reached epidemic proportions. No citizen, regardless of race or background, should fear being killed by police when he or she is sitting innocently in their home, or in any other nonthreatening situation.

“Police shooting policies need to change, not only for minorities but for everyone,” said forensic psychiatrist and expert witness Dr. Carole Lieberman.

“It is shocking that police still aren’t trained more effectively to shoot to disarm and not to kill. Their go-to automatic response seems to be, shoot to kill—especially where it concerns minorities,” Liberman stated.

“This is not only tragic for black people and other minorities, but it is dangerous for the police themselves to cause these neighborhoods to become frightened and then act in a selfprotective way which gets misinterpreted by the police.

“To shoot anyone in their own home should carry a severe penalty,” Lieberman concluded.

The other, Tricia J. Taylor, 39, who lives in the city of Los Angeles, is joining two others the governor appointed to serve as Los Angeles County Superior Court judges.

“Roberts and Taylor’s appointments are significant, said Dezie Woods-Jones, state president of Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA). “These appointments speak volumes. I am extremely

pleased and excited that there are two new highly professional and qualified AfricanAmerican Women judges appointed to the California Superior Court.”

Roberts, a former prosecutor and public defender, and Taylor, a former deputy district attorney, both bring broad experience in private law—as well as public law—to their new roles as justices.

Since 2008, Roberts served as a commissioner at the San Diego County Superior Court.

Before that, she was deputy district attorney at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. Roberts has also worked in private practice and served as a deputy public defender in San Diego County.

Before becoming deputy D.A. in Los Angeles County, Taylor also worked in private practice and at the Children’s Law Center, a public interest law firm and advocacy group.

In California, all of the state’s 58 counties have now voted to have a single superior court in each of their jurisdictions. That county superior court serves as the main trial court for each county. In June 1998, California voters approved Proposition 220, a constitutional ammendment that allowed the counties to fold their municipal and superior courts into one unified county superior court.

Annually, county superior court justices earn $213,833 and they serve nearly 34 million people across the state, according to the Judicial Council of California.

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COMMENTARY

Halloween:

The Politics of

Think Before You Suit Up

By Dr. John E. Warren

By David L. Horne, Ph.D

Sr. Pastor, Eagle’s Nest Christian Center

Ephesians Chapter 6 verse 12 tells us that: “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but the rulers of the darkness of this world; against principalities, powers, spiritual wickedness in high places.” The warning issued in the words of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians has never been as important as it is today for those who are believers in Jesus Christ and his blood sacrifice for each of us. Halloween is the example of our fight against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against principalities, powers, spiritual wickedness in high places as I will show you in the discussion that follows.

Satan is the great counterfeiter. He seeks to imitate God and says so in his own words in Isaiah 14:13: “For thou hast said in thou heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north. I will ascend above the clouds, I will be like the most High.”

Clearly Satan desires to be equal to and worshipped like God. He sees himself is in competition with God, and because of Adam’s sin, He (Satan) has been given legal dominion over the earth because Adam forfeited what God gave him after he sinned. Halloween is about the exercise of such powers in the practice of Satanic worship and the spreading of his evil.

Let’s take a look at the conversation between Jesus and Satan after the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness. In Luke Chapter 4 verse 5, it is written: “and the Devil took him (Jesus) up into a high mountain and showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. Verse 6: “and the Devil said unto him, all this power will I give thee, and the glory of them for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will I give it.”

Clearly, Satan possesses kingdoms and powers. Jesus did not argue this with him. His kingdoms are ruled through his demons, who control regions of the earth and the powers in those regions. Remember Daniel 10:13, where the angel sent to bring Daniel the answer to his prayers from God made the following statement to Daniel: “But the prince of the Kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days, but lo, Michael, one of the chief princes came to help me, and I remained there with the kings of Persia...” In Ezekiel the 28th Chapter, 12th verse, Satan is referred to as the King of Tyrus.

Clearly, Satan exercises power through his principalities, rulers of darkness in his name, and spiritual wickedness in high places.

Today symbols of Halloween ae witches, Jack O’lanterns, ghosts, demons, practices of witchcraft, sacrifices and Satanic worship, costumes and kids running around saying ”Trick or Treat.” All of this is not as harmless as it appears to be and the practices of Halloween have grown into a 9 billion dollar business in the United States.

2.7 billion dollars of that goes to costumes; 2.7 billion dollars to candy; 2.4 billion dollars to decorations; 400 million dollars to postcards with 175 million people spending an average of $89.79 per person on related activities.

The roots of Halloween go back some 2000 years to two high holy days of the Celtics and the Druids who were their priests. The days dedicated to Satan, were May 1st the start of summer, and November 1st at the end of summer, the latter in honor of their God Samhain.

The Celtics as warriors took the heads of their enemies as trophies because they believed that the soul was housed in the head.

The taking of the head took the soul of their victims. The Catholic Church’s response to this was to make November 1st “All Saints Day,” a Blessed Day of Obligation

by Pope Gregory IV in the year 835.

The Day before all Saints Day was called the “Eve of Hallows,” with the word Hallows coming from the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9) where Jesus taught his disciples to pray: “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name” (or Holy be thy name). So the eve before November 1st, which was All Saints Day, became Hallows Eve, then the Hallows Evening, then Halloween.

Satan’s response to the night before All Saints Day also became a high holy day for Satanic worship. It was believed that on this night the veil between life and the afterworld was opened, permitting demons and spirits to seek bodies to inhabit for this night of wickedness.

Some put on a mask to give those demons the impression that the bodies they encountered were already occupied by other demons, hence the devilish faces seen on masks. The Jack O Lantern or pumpkin, hollowed out with a face carved in it, represented the head of a dead person, hence the eyes, nose and mouth carved as symbols of death. The candle was placed in the carved out pumpkin and placed in a window to drive away spirits, fooling them that the home was already possessed. Witches are considered the Queen of Halloween and the Jack- O-Lantern its King.

But, what does the Bible say about witches? In Exodus 22:18 it is written: “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.” Time and time again the Bible speaks out against witchcraft. In Galatians 5:20,

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idolatry and witchcraft are listed with the statement: “that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” In Deuteronomy 10:10 God gives a warning against what the Bible calls “heathen practices,” saying the following: “There shall not be found among you any one that makes the son of his daughter to pass through the fire (human sacrifice), or that uses divination (used by the witch of Endor to bring the Prophet Samuel from the dead to talk with king Saul in 1 Samuel 28:8), or an observer of times (reading clouds, etc.), or an enchanter (the reading of reflections on water), or WITCH.” Verse 11 goes on to say: “or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer” (one who speaks to the dead). Verse 12 says: “for all who do these things are an abomination unto the Lord, and because of these abominations, the Lord thy God will drive them out from before thee.”

Many of the people, things and practices that are now a part of Halloween are mentioned as shown here in the scriptures as against God and his ordinances. It is therefore not surprising that Halloween as a high Satanic Holy Night would include such rituals and persons.

The dressing up in masks and costumes carries a long association in the occult with demon possession.

The masks are (unknown to the wearer) contacts with the spirit world to invite the spirit to “possess them” while telling other spirits looking for a body to inhabit, that this one is already taken. This is why people in costume, play at acting out the character of the costume worn. “Trick or Treat” as a part of Halloween in the United States grew in the late 1940’s and by 1952 when Walt Disney presented his “Trick or Treat” cartoon, the movement became a permanent fixture in America, and is now associated with the costumes, a 9 billion dollar annual business.

Finally, let us look at what the Church of Satan says about Halloween. It gives even the most mundane people the opportunity to taste wickedness for one night.

They have a chance to dance with the devil. I see Satanists all over the world meeting in small groups on Halloween night and Halloweens 500 years hence “to raise a glass to the Infernal Host.” Former occultist Johanna Michaelsen, in her book, “Like Lambs to the Slaughter (page 192) says, “Halloween is also a prime recruiting season for Satanists.”

Know this, Halloween practices open doors to the occult and can bring forces into people’s lives, things they can’t understand or fight. Truly this is something to think about before one decides to participate in this Halloween.

While California is currently abuzz with the process of approving a viable Ethnic Studies curriculum so that future high school graduates will be better informed about the contributions of the state’s population to the development of the state, a simultaneous process that is even bigger and more important—the development of a Pan African Education model to help build the new Africa, is ongoing Colonial education in Africa was fundamentally aimed at teaching Africans that Europeans were superior in everything, and that the purpose of African life was to follow whatever Europeans said and go wherever they led.

Africans were to stay divided and quarreling among themselves, and the only unity they were to achieve was in their agreement to allow Europeans to do whatever they wanted in Africa and to Africans. Colonial education was aimed at teaching Africans to stay dependent on White outsiders.

Colonial education created tamed, servile, obedient passive servants of the system who saw the highest stage as being praised for being “good civil servants” or model students.

Neo-colonial education, the immediate successor of colonial education which is currently in vogue in Africa, similarly has been aimed at using African educators to teach African inferiority and European superiority.

In spite of colonial and neocolonial education, African independence occurred. Currently (counting Western Sahara), there are 55 independent African nations, with only Ethiopia having escaped colonial domination.

The first 50 years of African political independence bore witness not only to numerous coups d’etats based on African brainwashing resulting from the colonial educational system, but to a seemingly intractable problem in African self-reliance and development. There must now be a renaissance of Pan African education to remedy that multipronged problem.

Pan African education is to teach Africans that they must be united (a Union of African States), that they must forge and learn a single African language that all Africans will speak, and that they are stronger and more formidable when they are united in collaboration than they are separated, divided and disjointed.

Twenty-firstcentury Pan African education is about teaching all Africans the worth and positive value of being African in this world—and that being Black and African is neither a curse nor a shame.

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Pan African education is a common set of curricula measures designed to teach Africans to think of themselves as Africans first and foremost, and as Fulani, or Hausa, or Zulu, or Kikuyu, only secondarily.

As an example, when China became a sustained world power, many more Chinese wherever they were and are living in the world, felt proud of being Chinese. Similarly, Japan’s modern economic success has given the Japanese, whether in Los Angeles, Tokyo, New York, or wherever, added dignity and sheer pride in being Japanese.

Twenty-first-century Pan African education advocates the same for Africa and Africans, wherever they may be scattered.

So, one of the herculean tasks of the present and near future is to establish Pan African educational strategies wherever African people live, including the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, etc. As identified by the late Abdul Raheem, to African youth, “Pan African education must emphasize that African people are first and foremost Africans, which creates a sense of solidarity which transcends national boundaries, drawing substance from the struggles of African leaders and their people from all over the continent.”

Former Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia has said, “As …the purpose of European education is to Europeanize…so the purpose of Pan African education be to Pan Africanize. The process of Pan Africanizing African people must involve the establishment of specific, Pan African institutions to accomplish that feat. It would involve changes in curricula, curricular content, staffing patterns, student bodies, publications, school personnel, administration of schools, examination systems, and the establishment of integrative mechanisms, strategies and procedures that are conducive to school and larger social integration.”

Essentially, Pan African education aims at the integration of the masses of Africans including those in the Diaspora. Those in the Diaspora need not be physically integrated into Africa, but they must be mentally integrated into the plan for Pan African education.

Lastly, “A country is as good as its people, and the people are as good as their education.”

Professor David L. Horne is founder and executive director of PAPPEI, the Pan African Public Policy and Ethical Institute This article originally appeared in Our Weekly

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GRACE KAIGLER was born on April 05, 1929 in Magnolia, Mississippi. She was the baby of nine children born to the union of Tom Williams and Rosa Jennings Williams. Grace accepted Christ at an early age and united with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Grace graduated from Fernwood High School in 1948

IRENE ELIZABETH CLAYTON (Rena Elizabeth Ogletree) was born in La Grange, GA on October 11, 1938 to Adell Ogletree and Rufus Ogletree. Irene was the second child of three siblings; Ruth O’ Render and Earl Ogletree. Her father was a painter and an interior decorator. Her mother was a homemaker and worked as a maid.

In the early 50’s, while enrolled at Alcorn State University, Grace attended a 4H Club meeting and there she met a young serviceman named Frank Kaigler. They dated while he was away in Korea and on May 08, 1953, she married Frank, the love of her life. Together, they shared 58 1/2 years of marriage.

Irene went to school at Greenville Colored School Prima and Greenville Colored High School. She graduated on May 30, 1956, as valedictorian.

In 1956, Grace and Frank moved to San Diego, California. Frank worked at the San Diego Naval Shipyard while Grace became a homemaker and mother to their 2 girls, Cercytia and Jackie. Grace was a great homemaker. She loved to cook and some of specialities were fried chicken, greens and hot water cornbread. She was also known for making the best German Chocolate cake in town.

When the girls got older, Grace returned to college and earned an Associate Degree at San Diego City College in Early Childhood Development. Grace returned to work and throughout her career she was employed as a seamstress, a daycare/ preschool worker and a sales clerk. She retired from Handyman La Mesa (now known as Home Depot), after 19 years of service, having been honored with many awards & certificates.

Grace was a long-time member of the Eastern Star and Military Order of Purple Heart Chapter 49 Ladies Auxiliary.

Grace was a member of Calvary Baptist Church for many years under the leadership of Dr. S. M. Lockridge. After Dr. Lockridge’s passing, she joined New Life Baptist Church and served as a Deaconess until her health began to decline. She loved Pastor Troy & First Lady Owens and her New Life Church Family.

Peacefully on October 9, 2019 while sleeping, the Lord sent an Angel down and Grace was called home to join her beloved husband, parents and siblings.

Grace is preceeded in death by her husband Frank; parents; Tom and Rosa Williams, siblings; Ernest, Velma, Susie Mae, Bill, Mary C., Rosetta, Emile and Tommy and two cousins, Alberta and Isadore Simmons who were raised as their siblings.

She leaves to mourn her passing, daughters, Cercytia D. KaiglerStevenson, Jacqueline L. Kaigler; grandson, Kelvin Stevenson, granddaughter, Ashley Grace Ginn; great-grandson, Kymani Stevenson, godson, Charles Gooden and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

After graduation, Irene started her career as a teacher in Greenville, GA. On December 25, 1956, she accepted a marriage proposal from the love of her life, George T. Clayton. They were united in marriage on January 6, 1957 and traveled to San Diego, CA to start a life together.

They started their family with George Thomas, Jr., Dwayne Earl, and Tracey Ardell and three years later she had a fourth child Natalie.

After the children were old enough, Irene worked at San Diego Unified School District as a Teacher’s Aide, Student Teacher, and a Substitute Teacher. She continued with her education at San Diego City College and on to San Diego State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science.

Two months later she gave birth to her fifth child, Eurydice.

In the fall of 1975, Irene was hired as a full-time teacher with National City School District, and her career spanned twenty-five years.

Irene joined Christian Fellowship Congregational Church in 1980 and served on several ministries over the years.

In 1980, Irene became a member of The Daughter of Isis Temple No. 102 and No. 104, and S.P. Johnson Sr. Chapter #78 where she was a member of the chapters for over forty years.

Irene departed her earthly home on October 11, 2019 on her 81st birthday, surrounded by her loving family. She will be sadly missed by her children George Thomas, Jr., Dwayne Earl, Tracey Ardell, Natalie Jill, and Eurydice Irene; three grandchildren Natasha Burton, Namar Burton, and Nigel Burton two great-grandchildren Nylah Burton and Nasir Burton; one sister Ruth O’ Render (Ogletree); several nieces and nephews on both sides of her family; and a host of cousins and friends.

Irene was preceded in death by husband George Thomas Clayton, Sr.; father and mother; and brother Earl Ogletree.

We will always cherish her memories in our hearts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grace’s given name foretold her true character. She had a gentle, loving spirit and once you met her you were no longer a stranger. She lived a life of true Grace and she will be missed by all who knew her!

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NATIONAL AND LOCAL NEWS THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Week of October 23-29 Courtesy of The New Pittsburgh Courier

1948 - Kweisi Mfume is born Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Md. He became a congressman and head of the NAACP but later lost a bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

1827 - Inventor T. Marshall patents the fire extinguisher.

1911 - Famed gospel singer Mahalia Jackson is born in New Orleans, La. She is generally considered the greatest gospel singer that ever lived.

October 27 1891- Inventor P.B. Downing patents the street letter mailbox whose basic design remains in use today. Not much is known about Downing.

October 23 1775 - The Continental Congress approves a resolution barring free Blacks from the army fighting for American independence from England. The resolution came even though many free Blacks were already fighting in the war.

The motive behind the resolution came from Southern slave colonies which feared that by fighting in the war for American Independence, Blacks would also demand an end to slavery.

1911 - The National Urban League is formed. Next only to the NAACP, it becomes the second oldest and second largest Black self-help organization in America. It grew out of the spontaneous 20th-Century Freedom Movement for freedom and opportunity that came to be called the Black Migrations.

Central to the organization’s founding were two remarkable people: Mrs. Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Haynes, who would become the Committee’s first executive secretary.

1947 - The NAACP files an “Appeal To The World” with the newly founded United Nations concerning racial injustice in America. For its day, the filing was a bold move on the part of the NAACP and it angered many liberal and conservative Whites.

October 24 1892 - More than 25,000 Black workers are said to have joined a workers strike in New Orleans to protest working conditions, lynching and other social ills.

1935 - Facist Italy invades Ethiopia - at the time, one of only two independent countries in Africa. U.S. Blacks were among thousands protesting worldwide. Powerful Harlem, N.Y. Pastor Adam Clayton Powell Sr. was among those seeking aid for Ethiopia. Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie spoke at his church.

1935 - “Mulatto” opens on Broadway in New York City. The play written by famed Black Poet Langston Hughes becomes the first long-run Black play on Broadway. Written during the summer of 1930, “Mulatto” is Hughes’ first full-length play. Opening on Oct. 24, at the Vanderbilt Theatre, “Mulatto” ran on Broadway for more than a year and toured for two seasons.

1964 - The African nation of Zambia becomes independent from White Colonial Rule.

October 25 1940 - Black newspaper owner’s group-the NNPA (National Negro Publishers Association) -- was founded when John H. Sengstacke of Chicago Defender organized a meeting with other African American publishers designed for “harmonizing our energies in a common purpose for the benefit of Negro Journalism.” The group decided to form the National Negro Publishers Association. In 1956 the trade association was renamed the National Newspapers Publishers Association.

1948 - Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first Black general in the U.S. Army.

1958 - An estimated 10,000 students led by Jackie Robinson, Harry Belafonte, and labor leader A. Philip Randolph participate in a youth march for integrated schools in Washington, D.C. 1976 - One-time racist Gov. George Wallace grants a pardon to Clarence “Willie” Norris the last known survivor of the nine “Scottsboro Boys.” The group had been framed in a 1931 conviction for allegedly raping two White women.

October 26 1749 - The British Parliament legelizes slavery in the American colony, which would become known as Georgia.

1800 - Benjamin Banneker dies at 74. He had become a recognized inventor and scientist.

He also completed the design and layout of Washington, D.C., after L’Enfant returned to France.

1868 - B.F. Randolph, a prominent Black politician in South Carolina after the Civil War, is assassinated. He was believed to have been killed by former Confederate soldiers seeking to re-establish White racist rule in the state via terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan.

1960 - President John F. Kennedy intervenes to get Martin Lughter King Jr. released from the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, where he had been imprisoned because of his civil rights activities. The Kennedy action endeared him to Black voters.

1981 - Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young is elected mayor of Atlanta, Ga., becoming the city’s second Black mayor.

October 28 1798 - Levi Choffin, who is White, is born in the slave state of North Carolina but becomes a strong opponent of slavery.

He and his wife, Catherine, are credited with being among the original founders of the “Underground Railroad” - the sytem of transports and safe houses that enabled Blacks to escape slavery in the South to freedom in the North.

October 29 1929 - The Stock Market collapses ushering in the Great Depression bringing about Black unemployment rates ranging from 25 to 40 percent. The effects of the Great Depression would l;ast into the;start of Wp;rd War II which created massive war industry jobs and a second mass migration of Blacks from the South to the industrial North.

1994 - Famed dancer Pearl Primus dies.

She blended African and Caribbean dance and music with Black American traditions of blues, jazz and the jitterbug to form a new vibrant dance form. She formed a dance troupe and she personally appeared in such early Broadway hits as “Showboat” and “Emperor Jones.” Primus was known for her amazingly high leaps. In 1991, the first President Bush awarded her the National Medal of Arts.

2009 - A report is published suggesting that the old self-hate mantra of “I am Black enough; I don’t need any sunshine” could be shortening the lives of African Americans. Dr. Jonathan Mansbach’s report found, among other things, that American Blacks are not getting enough sunshine, or more specifically, vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin. Mansbach discovered, for example, that an astonishing 90 percent of Black children were vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D deficiency can contribute to various cancers, diabetes and weak bones.

LEGACIES IN BLACK

FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON (1854-1897) From Slavery to Priesthood

By Laura Johnson

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American parishes or communities. At this conference, the absence of African-American saints came to the forefront of discussion. Yes, there are black African saints, but no African-Americans.

In 1990, the U.S. Catholic Church designated November as Black Catholic History Month, a time to learn and At the time of the conference, there were four Africanfor African-Americans to share our rich culture and the American candidates at varying stages in the canonization process: then-Servant of God Father Augustus Tolton, contributions we have made to our Church.

Chicago; Servant of God Mother Mary Lange, Baltimore; This November, there is increased excitement in the air. Venerable Pierre Touissaint, New York; and Venerable Black Catholics everywhere are praising Pope Francis’ Henriette DeLille, New Orleans. Attendees discussed how June 11th declaration that Father Augustus Tolton (1854- they might advance these causes, and the consensus was to 1897), the first African-American to be ordained Catholic increase prayers for their causes. priest, had lived a life of heroic virtue. That declaration signified that Father Tolton, a former slave turned priest In 2016, with the approval of Christ the King’s pastor, who endured much discrimination and hardship before Father Tommy Jennings, Deacon Harry introduced to his untimely death at age 43, had consistently and the congregation his plan for supporting these sainthood exceptionally displayed the cardinal virtues (prudence, candidates through regular prayers for their causes. He temperance, fortitude and justice) and the theological asked parish groups to “adopt” one of the sainthood virtues (faith, hope and love) and that he is worthy to candidates and to provide one group every Sunday to lead the congregation in prayers, rotating every four months ascend to the second stage in the canonization process. among the four sainthood candidates. At Christ the King, There are four steps in the path to canonization, it is a four- this has continued to be a regular and integral part of the step process. First, a cause is opened and the individual Gospel Mass. is known as “Servant of God.” After approval of the candidate’s heroic virtues, he or she is named “Venerable.” I spoke recently with Deacon Harry, who now lives in The next stage, beatification, at which the candidate will Nashville, Tennessee, his family’s native home. I wanted to be known as “Blessed,” requires one miracle attributable hear his thoughts. I know he is a strong believer in prayer. He to his/her intercession that has been approved by the pope. said he was overjoyed with the pope’s decision to advance Canonization itself requires a second miracle and confers Father Tolton’s cause to the next stage and strongly believes that the persistent offering of the intercessory prayers were the title of “Saint.” answered in a relatively short period of time.

With regard to Venerable Father Augustus Tolton’s cause, two reported miracles of healing have been attributed to Deacon Guess stated that there is a film, “Tolton,” still in him and are currently under review. Auxiliary Bishop production, but he was asked to view a pre-screening of the Joseph Perry of Chicago, as postulator, oversees and early scenes that center around Father Tolton’s boyhood.

He believes this film will allow people to get to know the directs all activity for Father Tolton’s cause. man and identify with his life struggles and hopefully will In 2015, Deacon Harry Guess of Christ the King Parish increase prayers to him and for his canonization. in San Diego attended a conference for priests, deacons and lay ministers, who served primarily African- In addition to the four already mentioned, there are now two

more African-Americans for whom causes for canonization have been opened; both causes are at the diocesan level of research and approval. Julia Greeley (1833-1888) was a slave in Missouri. Freed by the Missouri legislature, she is known to people in Denver as the “Angel of Denver” for her charity work. Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990) of Jackson, Mississippi, was known for her extraordinary spirituality and holiness.

Xavier University and Xavier Institute of Black Catholic Studies have announced the establishment of a resource center of Black Coalitions to function as the hub to unite all guilds advancing the cause of African-American candidates for canonization. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry of Chicago will be the moderator and chair of the center. Coalition members include National Black Clergy Caucus, National Black Sisters Conference, National Association of Black Deacons and National Black Catholic Seminarians. Xavier University and Institute of Black Catholic Studies will serve as host and administrators.

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BAPAC Talks Mental Health at General Meeting

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“We have here some of the top mental health professionals in San Diego County,” said Ellen Nash, BAPAC SD Chair. After a brief introduction by Dr. Brenda Miller, BAPAC SD Chair, Health and Wellness Chair, the discussion was moderated by Dr. Suzanne Forbes-Vierling, who gave an overview of the historical data and current statistics surrounding disparities in mental health treatments, transgenerational trauma experienced by African Americans, the experiences of black youth in foster care, the disproportionate rates of incarceration and suicide amongst black youth, and the need for the African American community to “pay attention to what’s going on.”

trauma and flip it on it’s head. Remember those experiences and regard them as assets.

Make the conversation about healing,” she said. Mr. Dial stressed that, “We can’t hold on to some of the things that sustained us in slavery to survive.” African Americans need to, he said, seek help, seek forgiveness of each other, and nurture a sense of empathy for what others are going through.

The two hour session was an important solutions-oriented convening surrounding the reality that a need exists for evolved, culturally competent mental health treatment and protocols for African Americans living here in San Diego.

About 65 people were in attendance at the Educational Cultural Complex last Saturday, October 19 as BAPAC (Black American Political Association of California) held its monthly meeting. This month panelists from the county and local mental health community were invited in for a presentation on the State of Black Mental Health in San Diego.

Other panelists included Dr. Machita Masters, Dr. Keisha Clark, Dr. Charlotte Houston, Ms. Spshelle Rutledge, MPH, and Kendrick Dial, MSW. Clark commented on the lack of leadership positions amongst African Americans here in San Diego, which can impact African American self perceptions and sense of worth. Dr. Masters noted, that, in the face of untreated trauma among friends and family, “As a people, we The purpose of the meeting was to discuss need to learn how to support each other and some of the mental health issues facing uplift each other.”

African Americans and possible solutions to the challenges we face, particularly in San Dr. Houston pointed out that she’s chosen Diego County. to focus on resilience. “I choose to take the

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Big B Boy and family get help with fair housing resources.

Monday, November 18, the exhibits and comment forms are available at: • The Southeast Family Resource Center (4588 Market St.) • Malcolm X Library (5148 Market St.) • Skyline Library (7900 Paradise Valley Rd.) • Jackie Robinson Family YMCA (151 YMCA Way)

During Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and its community partners invited the public to a Community Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, October 19 at the CARE Community Center offices located at 12 N. Euclid Avenue, National City, CA 91950. There were free mammograms, health screenings, flu shots, food distribution, domestic violence resources, and informative breast cancer and domestic violence panels for all.

Local resident, Big B Boy, got signed up three months ago with the CARE Center team. He came to the Wellness fair to get much needed resources for him and his young family. The 28 year-old said, with the CARE Center, he’s found a way to get help and stay out of trouble.

“I signed up for fair housing for my four-year old son and my girl. I just came here and I told them that I need help, I need counseling.

I don’t want to be in the streets. I really want help. Me being the age that I am, there’s not a lot of outlets for us. I’m just trying to break the chain,” he said.

Like Big B Boy, the community seems to be catching on to what the center has on offer.

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• New Harvest Church (3060 54th St.) • St. Rita’s Church (5124 Churchward St.)

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Wellness 5k & Festival

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On Saturday October 26, 2019 at 7am, it was all going down in the healthiest of ways as San Diego’s 4th Annual Hip Hop Health and Wellness 5K & Festival got underway. The community event started at the Educational Cultural Complex, located on 43rd and Ocean View Blvd, with a 3 mile run/walk. The participants headed east towards 47th street, making a left on Imperial Ave where upwards of six hundred runners made a turn towards Euclid Ave before reversing their course back to ECC. This family friendly event had live music, healthy food, fresh juices, a children’s play zone, art, an elder village, special guest appearances and much more.

Vice Chairman Greg Cox made an appearance on behalf of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, which adopted a “Live Well San Diego” vision for a healthier San Diego. He presented an honorary Proclamation to commend the San Diego Hip Hop Health And Wellness 5K and Festival for its outstanding service, leadership and commitment to the health and wellness of county residents, and declared the 26th of October to be San Diego Hip Hop Health and Wellness 5K and Festival Live Well San Diego Day throughout San Diego.

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Local star personalities engaged in a panel discussion revolving around hip hop and wellness. The day was hosted by Festival Co-Chairman, Carl Overstreet Jr, often referred to as “C.O.” Representing the four panel speakers were Jam’n 95.7’s Frankie V, reuniting with his former cohost, Tati, who now works for Star 94.1, and Dr. Leonard Thompson and DJ Artistic. In addition, rappers Big June and Mitchy Slick, who were once gang rivals, came together to speak on the do’s and dont’s of the rap game. Not to be left out, Rob $tone a triple platinum single artist spoke on the mental pressures of having a platinum record. Lastly, C.O. dedicated this beautiful community event to his late father Big C.O., and all of the elders of the village past and present.

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Sunday, October 26th was a special day at American Legion Post 310. It was a time set aside to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Legion organization dating back to 1919. The initial meeting was held in Paris, France.

Today there are 55 departments, one for each of the 50 states and five areas which are the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and the Philippines. The chapters within each department (state) are known as Auxiliary Units or Posts.

The Dennis T. Williams Auxiliary Post 310 here in San Diego, California was at the forefront of the Legion’s celebration this week at their local headquarters on 47th Street, San Diego, CA. Under the leadership of Unit 310 President, Margaretta Hickman, there was an elaborate program which included distinguished guests from Chula Vista, CA. There was a great meal served up to all present including an anniversary cake.

The American Legion was chartered by congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States. Today there are over 12,000 chapters and 2 million members worldwide. There are legendary stories of the importance of the American Legion Post 310 in San Diego and its importance to African Americans in particular. Best wishes to Post 310 on this celebratory occasion.

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Years and Going Strong!

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The National Council of Negro Women held their 53rd Annual Community service Luncheon. This year’s theme was “Change Agent:” People making a difference in their community. The honorees came from several walks of life but they all had one thing in common: a passion for helping people and activism.

The honorees were: Tinesia Conwright, BA, MBA, Founder of FANCY (Focused and Naturally Confident Youth) Teen Girls Expo; Armand King, Co-Founder of Paving Great Futures, an organization whose goal is to foster Economic, Social and Political Development for those in marginalized and at-risk communities; Staci Dent, BA, MBA, Principal at Horton Elementary School. Staci is an engaged community leader and compassionate Educator-Activist. Also honored was Tamara Parker, BS, MPH with the UCSD RELINK Program. Tamara’s aim is to be the voice for the underserved as they reenter society; and Sheri Jones, Co-Founder of Black San Diego, a website that brings Black-Owned businesses together.

In addition, Mrs. Tina Bernal, Retired Educator, Activist and NCNW Historian received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the SOCAL Regional National Council of Negro Women Section and Miss Jolina Diggs, President of NCNW Youth Group received a Leadership award from the section.

Honoree, Tamara Parker reflected, “I’m deeply honored to be here today. My goal at RELINK is to reduce recidivism, increase mental healthcare access and help these young people get a second chance at life.” Guests were treated to wonderful food, music, singing and door prizes.

The event culminated with The Mistress of Ceremonies, Mrs. Lori Howard and her husband, Thomas, giving away several weekend getaway packages through their R.O.C. Worldwide Travel Agency.

“This luncheon is the one and only fundraiser that supports our Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), which is going on its 20th year, and the other outreach programs NCNW puts on,” said NCNW President Pamela Hendrickson. If you would like more information about the National Council of Negro Women, please send emails to pambicam66@yahoo.com.

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Super Flag Football Jamboree Article and photos by Darrel Wheeler Contributor

Some of the best five-to-sevenyear-old ballers in America’s finest City gathered at National City’s EL Toyon Park to wrap up the 2019 season.

Last Saturday was their last Saturday to run, block, catch, throw and snatch flags from

their competitors as SDYF flag football players. Oceanside, South Bay, Balboa, Tierrasanta were some of the teams that showed up and showed out to celebrate the end of another exciting football season.

WASTED: A Celebration of Sustainable Food Event Article and photos by Shea McGee Contributor

Oct. 20, at Kitchens for Good, located in Southeast San Diego at the Jacobs Center, the event titled “Wasted: A Celebration of Sustainable Food” was put together to challenge the premiere chefs and mixologists in San Diego in changing the way they create dining experiences using ingredients that they would otherwise discard. Local top tier chefs from all over the county, including featured Chef Lamar Moore who hails from Chicago, came with their best, using those things normally “reserved” for the trash can. But even with the savory dish served up by Chef Moore, the ingredients in question were worth saving.

Events like these serve a great purpose in fulfilling the need for understanding food sustainability and taking care with our waste, and not just for those preparing the meals but for those consuming it. The hall swarmed with patrons of the event and with general admission going for $115 a ticket, they were going to get their money’s worth in education and tasting delectable samples and drinks.

“This is a great event, and we’re just happy to be here, and we hope to return next year,” a male attendee and his partner mentioned, both in their 40s. Everyone made their rounds at the many tables set up with chefs preparing and then presenting their dish of choice. Amongst those tables included live music, cooking taking place on stage, and raffle items up for auction.

“Sour Patch Pork Belly” made

by Executive Chef A.G. Warfield

Outside of the hall even more chefs and selections of great foods ranging from sweet to savory, from Mexican fare to Italian were on hand. Upon entrance, ticket holders were given a glass, a hybrid of a spoon and fork as well as three “pogs” which were used for voting. You had to choose the best in sweet and savory, and cocktails with boxes were placed on the chefs’ tables where attendees dropped their “pog” to vote for their favorites.

Tasting samples of an interesting “Sour Patch Pork Belly” made

by Executive Chef A.G. Warfield, he simply said the dish was inspired from a previous dinner party he had done, and instead of tossing the ingredients like he normally would have, he decided to incorporate it into the dish. “I decided to put it to use instead of trash it, and that’s what this event meant for me, to rethink how I cook and the ingredients I use.”

“It’s important that we have these conversations,” commented San Diego Food System Alliance Outreach Coordinator, Sarah Feteih.

“Especially regarding childhood hunger, food equity, availability to fresh produce, and food deserts in communities around the county.”

The conversation was one that was illuminating. The only hope was for that conversation to continue outside of the glitz of the event being had, and to really make a difference and put it into action outside of those walls.

Same for Chef Filippo Piccini of Solare and the potato dish he served using parts of meat one wouldn’t use normally, but he found a place for it as well as the skin of the potato.

“I grew up very poor,” said Chef Piccini, “so we had to use everything, we could not waste it.” The sample that he presented at the event is also available on his restaurant menu, so he practices what he preaches, making sure to use every ingredient as much as he can.

Included at the event were not only delicious eats but education on hand regarding food sustainability and the importance of confronting food waste in our community.

San Diego Food System Alliance Outreach Coordinator, Sarah Feteih

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS AFRICAN LEADERS AND RUSSIANS OLD ENEMIES TEAR SIGN NUCLEAR DEALS IN A UP PEACE PACT

‘WINNING WEEK’ FOR PUTIN AFTER ELECTIONS

‘TARNISHED BY FRAUD’

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Taking advantage of the RussiaAfrica summit and the presence of dozens of African leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin advanced his goal of expanding Moscow’s geopolitical clout.

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At the two-day summit in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, the Russian president resurrected old bonds forged by the Soviet Union with the result that arms shipments are now flowing from Moscow to Algeria to Mozambique. Consultants are assisting embattled strongmen with election strategies and development plans for natural resource projects.

As the summit opened, Russia landed two nuclear-capable bombers in South Africa on a training mission. The two Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers touched down at Waterkloof air force base in Tshwane, the South African National Defense Force confirmed.

Praising what it said were strong diplomatic links between the countries, the South African body added: “Our relations are not solely built on ‘struggle politics’, but rather on fostering mutually beneficial partnerships based on common interests.”

Rwanda is the latest African country to sign a nuclear deal with the Russian state atomic company Rosatom.

Russian Tu-160 bomber arriving in South Africa

The nuclear pacts come despite an African Nuclear-WeaponFree-Zone Treaty—also called the Pelindaba Treaty—which obligates Parties not to develop, manufacture, acquire, or possess any nuclear explosive device. Parties may engage in peaceful nuclear activities but must conclude safeguards agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Opened for signature in 1996, it came into force in 2009 with 40 countries signing on.

The deals between Russia and several African countries have raised concerns among environmentalists who say nuclear energy is not always clean and does not come free.

Other new military deals include Nigeria which will receive 12 Russian-made Mi-35 attack helicopters, according to the RIA Russian news agency.

“Rosatom is prepared to help our African partners in creating a nuclear industry,” Putin declared, with “the construction of research centers based on multifunctional reactors.”

Rosatom is also in talks with Ethiopia to build a nuclear power station there, Interfax quoted the Russian company as saying.

Putin has called for trade with African countries to double over the next four to five years, adding Moscow had written off over $20 billion in African debts.

Michael Gatari, the head of nuclear science and technology at the University of Nairobi, said African countries can pursue nuclear technology but must get their own people to manage the nuclear reactors.

Russia was seeking business in Africa, not giving away gifts, he observed.

“Africa is not going to get a free reactor… They’re selling their technology… Of course, there is a component of ‘we will train your people, we’ll do this,’ but if you calculate the cost, it’s we who cough.

So the African countries should move into it with a business vision.”

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Of Nigerian and British parentage, Evaristo is the first black woman to win the Booker Prize, which honors the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK and Ireland.

Ron Charles, Book World critic, wrote about Evaristo’s latest book: “Girl, Woman, Other”— “It’s a breathtaking symphony of black women’s voices, a clear-eyed survey of contemporary challenges that’s nevertheless wonderfully life-affirming.

“The Booker Prize has done a great service in giving an astonishingly creative, insightful and humane writer the worldwide attention she has long deserved.”

Bernadine Evaristo

England’s most prestigious literary prize has been awarded to Bernadine Evaristo, an AngloNigerian writer, for her eighth work of fiction, to be shared with Margaret Atwood, author of “The Testaments” in a surprise double award approved by the judging panel.

In the book, the author tells the stories of 12 black women living in Britain, between 19 and 93 years of age over the course of several decades and with various sexual orientations.

Evaristo, who lives in Britain and whose father was raised in Lagos and left Nigeria for Britain in 1949, participated in this year’s annual Ake literary festival in Lagos because it was important to “bridge the gap” between people in

Africa and its diaspora.

Similarly, she hoped to bridge the gap in the UK where she felt the debate surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union had led to an increase in “street level bigotry”.

“Literature speaks to our humanity and hopefully that’s what this book is doing, so hopefully it is helping people understand and create empathy about people they aren’t necessarily coming into contact with,” she said.

Hopes for a lasting peace between longtime rivals Frelimo and Renamo are fading fast as a recent vote for president of the southern nation of Mozambique has been muddied by claims of fraud, unjustified use of state resources, as well as sporadic violence including the murder of an election observer.

“An unlevel playing field was evident throughout the campaign,” a member of the European Mission was reported to say.

“The ruling party dominated the campaign in all provinces and benefited from...incumbency, including more police escorts and media coverage than opponents.”

Opposition parties say that bullying tactics and corruption should invalidate the elections of Oct. 15 that returned Filipe Nyusi, Frelimo’s candidate, to the presidency. But adding gunpowder to the mix is the prospect of a massive $50 billion investment by the American oil giant Exxon Mobil and the French company Total SA. Exxon is planning to produce 15.2 million tons of liquified natural gas (LNG) per year, while Total SA, developing in the same region, will produce 12.9 million tons.

Mozambique is counting on the projects to boost income in what is the world’s 7th-poorest country by gross domestic product per capita.

But available oil billions may prove a dangerous temptation in a country that has earned below grade marks for corruption in numerous ratings.

GlobalSecurity.org wrote: “The scale and scope of corruption in Mozambique are cause for alarm.

This corruption is a symptom of democratic and governance weaknesses in the country, and these structural weaknesses amplify a threat that has the potential to undermine Mozambique’s future development progress.

“As a consequence, Mozambique’s nascent democratic government and the significant success of the country’s development efforts are at risk.”

And in December 2018, a fourcount indictment was returned by a grand jury in the Eastern District of New York, charging three former senior Mozambican government officials, and three former Londonbased investment bankers for their roles in a $2 billion fraud and money laundering scheme that victimized investors from the United States and elsewhere.

Even Pope Francis, ending his September visit to Mozambique, took the time to scold political and business leaders who allow themselves to be corrupted by outsiders.

But at a rally in the capital Maputo, Nyusi assured supporters that his new regime would be different and better. He pledged to further develop Mozambique and hasten the implementation of the twomonth-old peace deal with Renamo—a rebel group turned opposition party.

“I will work so that we can have a prosperous, equitable and fair Mozambique,” he told the crowd, who were in attendance with vuvuzelas. “In these elections, the Mozambican people won.”

Evaristo said it was important for the book to be recognized because of the shortage of published literature either by, or about, black women in Britain.

“We need to see ourselves ref lected in the society we’re living in. The fact that I have to draw attention to the fact that we are pretty absent from literature is a real problem because I think a lot of people don’t notice that.”

The prize comes with an award of $62,800 which will be split between Evaristo and Atwood. The book can be purchased through Amazon.

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BUSINESS/FINANCE Put Together a Professional Team To Reach Your Business Goals

By Arnetta Tolley

Specifically, you might want to put together a team comprised of your financial advisor, your CPA or other tax professional, and your attorney. Together, this team can help you with many types of financial/tax/legal connections.

For starters, you may decide, possibly upon the recommendation of your financial advisor, to sell some investments and use the proceeds to buy others that may now be more appropriate for your needs.

If you sell some investments you’ve held for a year or less and realize a capital gain on the sale, the gain generally will be considered shortterm and be taxed at your ordinary income tax rate. But if you’ve held the investments for more than a year before selling, your gain will likely be considered long-term and taxed at the lower, long-term capital gains rate, which can be 0 percent, 15 percent or 20 percent, or a combination of those rates.

On the other hand, if you sell an investment and realize a capital loss, you may be able to apply the loss to offset gains realized by selling other, more profitable investments and also potentially offset some of your ordinary income. So, as you can see, the questions potentially

JONATHAN HALL IS NEW YMCA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

As you work toward achieving your goals in life, you will need to make moves that contain financial, tax and legal elements, so you may want to get some help — from more than one source.

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On September 9, Jonathan Hall joined the YMCA of San Diego County in the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

raised by investment sales—“Should I sell?” “If so, when?” “If I take some losses, how much will they benefit me at tax time?”— may also be of importance to your tax advisor, who will need to account for sales in your overall tax picture. As such, it’s a good idea for your tax and financial advisors to communicate about any investment sales you make.

Your tax and financial advisors also may want to be in touch on other issues, such as your contributions to a retirement plan. For example, if you are self-employed or own a small business, and you contribute to a SEPIRA—which is funded with pre-tax dollars, so the more you contribute, the lower your taxable income—your financial advisor can report to your tax advisor (with your permission) how much you’ve contributed at given points in a year, and your tax advisor can then let you know how much more you might need to add to move into a lower tax bracket, or at least avoid being bumped up to a higher one. Your financial advisor will be

the one to recommend the investments you use to fund your SEP-IRA. Your financial advisor can also help you choose the investment or insurance vehicles that can fund an estate-planning arrangement, such as an irrevocable living trust. But to establish that trust in the first place, and to make sure it conforms to all applicable laws, you will want to work with an attorney experienced in planning estates. Your tax professional may also need to be brought in. Again, communication between your various advisors is essential.

These are but a few of the instances in which your financial, tax and legal professionals should talk to each other. So, do what you can to open these lines of com mu nic at ion—bec ause you’ll be the one who ultimately benefits from this teamwork.

Arnetta Tolley is an Edward Jones Financial Advisor. This article originally appeared in the Pasadena Journal.

A results-focused and collaborative strategic finance leader with diverse industry experience, Hall comes to San Diego from the Des Moines, Iowa area where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Krause Group, Ltd, leading finance for this $3B international, diversified company.

Prior to Krause, Hall led the finance organizations for some of the most recognized brands in the world. For nearly a decade, he served as CFO for Walmart Services, a business unit of Walmart Stores, Inc., and held various executivelevel finance and strategy roles for Walmart’s health and wellness business unit, operations, eCommerce and US corporate development.

In the early 2000s, Jonathan

served as the first CFO for the supply chain business unit of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., covering North America and Western Europe. He has also held senior-level finance and strategy positions with Sara Lee Bakery, J. I. CaseIH, and began his career in the banking world with First National Bank of Chicago more than 25 years ago.

“I am humbled to be offered this opportunity, excited about the tremendous growth ahead of us, and look forward to bringing my skills and experience to help the Y continue its journey to double its impact,” said Hall.

the Association for Financial Professionals.

Hall received his master of business administration degree in finance and strategy from the University of Chicago, and his bachelor of art degree in economics from Boston University.

He is a Certified Treasury Professional and serves on the Board of Directors for

Hall joins the Y as Paul Sullivan, longtime Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the YMCA of San Diego County, retires. Sullivan leaves a 17-year legacy with the association locally, and a total of 30 years with the YMCA nationally.

Adjust Your Finances as Life Happens Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Update or change your spending to make sure you’re making the right decisions for you.

A spending plan is a wellthought-out strategy that turns a budget into a manageable part of everyday life. If you already have a plan, what’s next? Most people understand the importance of sticking to a plan, but as your life changes and you work toward new goals, your spending habits will likely shift as well. When you don’t account for these changes, it’s easy to fall short of your goals.

Learning to adapt to changes is key to creating a healthy relationship with your finances. Taking control of your money means customizing your plans to your needs, so it’s important to remember to be flexible and open to change.

To make sure your spending plan works, track and adjust your spending on a regular basis. Here’s what that might look like.

Know when to adjust your spending plan 1. Your income changes.

This includes both increases and decreases: events like a promotion, a job loss, a raise, or other changes.

2. Your situation changes.

This includes moving, getting married, having a child, or having a loved one pass away.

3. Your financial goals change. Maybe you’re ready to start saving for a wedding or a down payment on a house.

Or, maybe you want to pay off student loans or credit card debt in the near future.

Adjust expenses in your spending plan Look for opportunities within your expenses to make changes. Here’s how to do so: 1. Re-examine where your money is going. It’s valuable to keep regular tabs on how you are spending money. Keep an eye out for “lifestyle creep”— these are small changes you’ve gradually made, such as going out to eat more, or making slightly more expensive purchases. Perhaps you’ve been promoted at work and want to splurge a little on yourself with new clothes. It’s OK to enjoy your accomplishments, but be sure to think about how this may affect the rest of your spending plan in the longterm. Look for balance: if you want to start spending 10% of your income on clothing or entertainment when you used to spend 5%, then look for ways to cut in other areas.

2. Find opportunities to reduce spending. As you reevaluate your plan, look for things you continue to pay for but don’t actually use.

This might be a subscription or service that doesn’t offer what you need anymore.

For example, if you recently got married, you and your spouse may want to

consider consolidating your subscriptions to help cut costs.

Be sure to review expenses that are coming out of your account automatically that you may have forgotten about.

3. Find opportunities for discounts and deals. Every year or so, take another look at what you’re paying for items like insurance, internet, or other utilities. You could benefit from finding a new service provider or negotiating a lower rate. Perhaps you’ve even shopped at a store enough that you’re eligible for discounts. Being aware of these opportunities can help with your financial goals. Small changes like this can add up and make a big difference when you’re working toward a goal such as saving up for a down payment on a house or paying off student loans debts.

Don’t forget to make adjustments to your plan as you go through these steps.

To be valuable, your spending plan needs to be flexible. By both meeting current financial goals and knowing when it’s time to adjust, you can make sure you’re getting the most out of your resources. © 2019 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A All rights reserved.

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HEALTHY LIVING County Seeks Community Input for

Southeastern Live Well Center Design

Photos and article courtesy of the San Diego County Office of Behavioral Health

Southeastern San Diego community members are invited to provide their input on three designs under consideration for the County of San Diego’s newest Live Well Center.

Renderings of the three proposed designs will be on display at nine different community locations during a three-week period in which residents can view and provide written comments. Three other sets of the 4-foot by 3-foot posters will rotate through a variety of locations during that time. In addition, the images and information about the project, including the list of locations and an opportunity to provide feedback, will be featured at www.livewellsd.org/ centralregion.

From Friday, October 25, through Monday, November 19, the renderings will be on public display at locations that include the Southeast Family Resource Center, Malcolm X Library, Skyline Library, Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, Second Chance and Logan Heights Library, with more to be added. The rotation locations include Central Region Public Health Center, the San Diego Hip Hop 5K, Urban Collaborative Project Block Party, New Harvest Church and St. Rita’s Church.

After the displays are collected, the community’s comments will be consolidated for review and consideration by the county for the project implementation. The contract is expected to be awarded in early 2020.

“This Live Well Center is meant to bring resources to the community and we want local residents to have a say in what it’s going to look like,” said County Supervisor Greg Cox. The Southeastern Live Well Center is scheduled to break ground in fall 2020 and open in summer 2022. Once complete, the center will serve as a hub for community meetings, educational opportunities and workforce training in addition to the County services that will be available.

In response to earlier community input, the design proposals include outdoor amenities such as a wellness and meditation garden, a walking path connecting to Chollas Creek, a coffee cart, local artwork representing the culture and history of the community, a play area for children in the Family Resource Center waiting area and dedicated workspace for community organizations.

greater transparency, said Supervisor Nathan Fletcher. “I made it a priority after entering office, and worked with City Councilmember Monica Montgomery, to push for more resources and amenities at the new facility that reflect the needs and wants of the neighborhood. We got those into the scope of work and now the residents can give input on how each contractor plans to incorporate them.”

Services that members of the community will be able to access include: medical insurance coverage, food and nutrition assistance, family strengthening services, financial and employment assistance, public health, behavioral health, child support, restorative justice, services for older adults and people with disabilities and military and veterans’ services. The Live Well Center also will include a 4,000 square foot conference center that can be used for community meetings.

The 80,000 square foot Center, at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Market Street, is located near public transportation and will include a multi-story parking structure.

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The $75 million Southeastern Live Well Center will be the sixth regional community service hub providing a variety of health and community services to San Diego County residents. Live Well Centers are operating in National City, Chula Vista and Escondido, and the Lemon Grove center is open for business while undergoing major renovations. A new Live Well Center is also under construction in Oceanside.

View of West Side and Garden Area

View of Entrance from Market Street looking West

THE SOUTHEASTERN LIVE WELL CENTER is scheduled to break ground in fall 2020 and open in summer 2022

View from Chollas Creek Trail looking West

View of Entrance from Market Street looking South

Corner of Euclid Avenue and Market Street

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The 80,000 square foot Center will be at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Market Street

View from Chollas Creek

View from Market Street

For more information and an opportunity to provide feedback visit www.livewellsd.org/ centralregion

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that continues to inspire young people as seen by the reaction of the students. The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author contributing the most distinguished American literature for children.

View from Market Street

View from Euclid Avenue

View from Parking Garage

After the recitation, Kwame went on to share his story with the students about his beginnings, how he wrote in his local Panera Bread, and his steadfast belief in his work. The co-founder of the nonprofit Literacy Empowerment Action Project (LEAP) for Ghana, Alexander submitted his pieces to publications but struck out, receiving rejection letters at each turn, but he never gave up, he said.

UNTY OF SAN DIEGO SOUTHEASTERN LIVE WELL CENTER - PROPOSAL B Even with rejections, the author still pushed through, selfpublishing his pieces when major publications would not accept them. Through this, he was discovered. The book, The Crossover, went on to be nominated and subsequently win the 2015 Newbery medal. The medal honor changed his outlook, and, he said, it caused him to ponder what would have happened if he’d given up. Would he have received that call?

It was a lesson in perseverance that he shared with Wilson students, and it is one that proves to be invaluable for young, impressionable minds.

Throughout Kwame’s storytelling, Alexander and Preston (through his steady strums of the guitar) encouraged students to call out responses when possible. They took questions from the young participants, with one young man asking, “Why are

there no periods in your poems?” Alexander’s answer was that he wanted the writing to flow, and to only have the reader stop when he wanted by using the punctuation when necessary. Another young lady asked, “What inspired you?” The poet responded that students, his children, and his family inspired him. “Who is the most supportive of your writing?,” a young man asked. “My parents,” Alexander replied, and went on to note that his college professor had a hand in his support as well.

After a fun contest that included both students and teachers, Alexander and Preston ended the gathering with an inspirational song. As the auditorium began to clear out,

Alexander shared how he came upon the idea to use music and call-and-response that day. “We attended an open-mic night, and thought how great it would be since we’ve never seen that done before for this,” he answered.

He also noted how important getting children into literacy is, as evident by his countless speaking engagements around the nation and abroad. The visit benefitted the youth in a way that even if it doesn’t touch every single child in the room, at least one will receive the message and become inspired, possibly even becoming the next award-winning poet and author, like Kwame Alexander himself.

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Shelby Taylor Docker 4109 Ibis St San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This statement was filed with LEGAL NOTICES the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 25, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS This fictitious business name NAME will expire on October 25, 2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 NAME STATEMENT -----------------------------------2019-9025817 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Fictitious business name(s): NAME STATEMENT San Diego Inspectors of 2019-9024142 Election Fictitious business name(s): --Emeka's Wellness Center San Diego County --Inspectors of Election Emeka's Therapeutic --Wellness H.O.A. Inspectors of Located at: Election 7870 Broadway --Lemon Grove, CA 91945 Community Association County of San Diego Inspectors of Election The business is conducted by: --An Individual Maintenance Corporation The first day of business was Inspectors of Election 01/01/19 --This business is hereby Homeowners Association registered by the following: Inspectors of Election Charles Chukwuemeka --Molokwu Property Owners 7870 Broadway Association Inspectors of Lemon Grove, CA 91945 Election County of San Diego Located at: This statement was filed with 744 N. 2nd Street the Recorder/County Clerk of El Cajon, CA 92021 San Diego County on County of San Diego October 02, 2019 The business is conducted by: This fictitious business name A Corporation will expire on Registrant Has Not Yet Begun October 02, 2024 To Transact Business Under 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 The Name(s) Above -----------------------------------This business is hereby FICTITIOUS BUSINESS registered by the following: NAME STATEMENT Keystone-Inland, Inc. 2019-9025883 744 N. 2nd Street Fictitious business name(s): El Cajon, CA 92021 Garlic & Thyme County of San Diego --This statement was filed with Garlic And Thyme the Recorder/County Clerk of Located at: San Diego County on 480 Alta Rd October 24, 2019 San Diego, CA 92179 This fictitious business name County of San Diego will expire on The business is conducted by: October 24, 2024 A Limited Liability Company 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 ------------------------------------ Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under FICTITIOUS BUSINESS The Name(s) Above NAME STATEMENT This business is hereby 2019-9026120 registered by the following: Fictitious business name(s): Donovan Cafe LLC Chic Hair Studio 480 Alta Rd Located at: San Diego, CA 92179 2611 Lemon Grove Ave County of San Diego Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with County of San Diego The business is conducted by: the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on An Individual October 24, 2019 The first day of business was This fictitious business name 10/28/19 will expire on This business is hereby October 24, 2024 registered by the following: 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 Tamara Smith -----------------------------------1632 Presioca St. #16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Spring Valley, CA 91977 NAME STATEMENT County of San Diego 2019-9025729 This statement was filed with Fictitious business name(s): the Recorder/County Clerk of Ramirez Towing San Diego County on Located at: October 28, 2019 805 51st Street This fictitious business name San Diego, CA 92114 will expire on County of San Diego October 28, 2024 The business is conducted by: 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 An Individual -----------------------------------The first day of business was FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 10/23/19 NAME STATEMENT This business is hereby 2019-9025961 registered by the following: Fictitious business name(s): Pablo Ramirez Imagine Simplicity 805 51st Street Makeup, Esthetics, and San Diego, CA 92114 Reiki County of San Diego Located at: This statement was filed with 3405 Kenton St Unit 211-A the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego, CA 92110 San Diego County on County of San Diego October 23, 2019 --This fictitious business name 4109 Ibis St will expire on San Diego, CA 92103 October 23, 2024 County of San Diego 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 The business is conducted by: -----------------------------------An Individual FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Registrant Has Not Yet Begun NAME STATEMENT To Transact Business Under 2019-9025572 The Name(s) Above Fictitious business name(s): This business is hereby Arriven Quality registered by the following: Independent Living Homes Located at:

910 Euclid Ave #1 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 740578 San Diego, CA 92174 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 10/21/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tiffani Aaris Bolden 910 Euclid Ave #1 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 21, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 21, 2024 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9025366 Fictitious business name(s): Alterations By Jasmine Located at: 10393 Friars Rd San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 10/18/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vanessa Jasmine Dinh 3422 Streamview Pl San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 18, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 18, 2024 10/31, 11/07, 11/14, 11/21 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9025278 Fictitious business name(s): Danson School Finance, LLC Located at: 8253 Loma View Ct Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The 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: Danson School Finance, LLC 8253 Loma View Ct Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 17, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 17, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024284 Fictitious business name(s): B&R New Leaf LLC Located at: 962 S. Mollison Ave #13 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 1759 El Cajon, CA 92022 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: B&R New Leaf LLC 962 S. Mollison Ave #13 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 03, 2019

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This fictitious business name will expire on October 03, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9025043 Fictitious business name(s): JAM's Smog Test Located at: 7319 Broadway Lemomn Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 10/15/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Yaneth Guadalupe Mendoza 763 Concepcion Avenue Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 15, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 15, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024412 Fictitious business name(s): Ridge To Rake RoofinG Located at: 1568 Alcala Ct San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego The 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: Robinson Building Consultants 1568 Alcala Ct San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024487 Fictitious business name(s): Slaters 50/50 Located at: 2750 Dewey Rd #193 San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego The 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: R&D Business Holdings LLC 2750 Dewey Rd #193 San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9025042 Fictitious business name(s): Arrive Youth & Family Services Located at: 5505 Stevens Way #741442 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The 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: Arrive Youth & Family Services, LLC 5505 Stevens Way #741442 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 15, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 15, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023567 Fictitious business name(s): Beauty Gazer Imagery Located at: 1823 Historic Decatur Rd

San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Karina Bryant 1823 Historic Decatur Rd San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 25, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 25, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024843 Fictitious business name(s): Mr Spicy Located at: 6618 Mission Gorge Rd San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 09/11/14 This business is hereby registered by the following: MR. SPICY, INC. 6618 Mission Gorge Rd San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 11, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 11, 2024 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024977 Fictitious business name(s): The BU Spot Bundles Unlimited Located at: 2766 47th St. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Kieshauna Nicole Myers 2766 47th St. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 14, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 14, 2024 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024433 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Junk Specialist Located at: 1857 Isla Del Campanero San Diego, CA 92173 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Jaime Antonio Llamas 1857 Isla Del Campanero San Diego, CA 92173 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2024 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023664 Fictitious business name(s): Spoony's Unique Eats Located at: 6840 Quebec Ct #3 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/26/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Riley Griffin III 6840 Quebec Ct #3 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with

the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 26, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 12, 2024 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023901 Fictitious business name(s): Nuñez Decks & More Located at: 3144 Central Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Oscar Orlando Nuñez Espinoza 3144 Central Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 30, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 30, 2024 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022292 Fictitious business name(s): Kertain Smooth Salon Located at: 3007 Clairemont Dr. #21 San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego --1055 S. Mollison Ave. #49 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Mia Maria Kelley 1055 S. Mollison Ave. #49 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 12, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 12, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024495 Fictitious business name(s): Nobel Private Security Located at: 5003 Imperial Ave. Ste. 114-A San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 08/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nobel Private Security 5003 Imperial Ave. Ste. 114-A San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 07, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 07, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9022430 Fictitious business name(s): Kake Empire Located at: 1540 Green Bay St. #201 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/13/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tarik Sahah Harrison 2124 San Padre Ave. Hemet, CA 92545 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 13, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 13, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023720 Fictitious business name(s): Superior Concepts in Early Literacy --Dance into Literacy Located at: 312 Falconfire Way San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Martha Yvonne Gooden-Lewis 312 Falconfire Way San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 26, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 26, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024151 Fictitious business name(s): HandymanMWC Located at: 4767 59th Street San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 15118 San Diego, CA 92175 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 10/01/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Michael William Crow 4767 59th Street San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 02, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 02, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023806 Fictitious business name(s): Grace Unity Baptist Church Located at: 6328 Brooklyn Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Unincorporated Association - Other than a Partnership The first day of business was 09/01/14 This business is hereby registered by the following: Unity Missionary Baptist Church 6328 Brooklyn Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 27, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 27, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024035 Fictitious business name(s): Junk It 23 Located at: 540 62nd St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/12/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Yazmin Guadalupe Haros Amador 540 62nd St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 01, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 01, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9024175

Fictitious business name(s): STeeL The BAND Located at: 7272 Sarnac St San Diego, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 08/30/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Troy Peets --Rose Thomas 7272 Sarnac St San Diego, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 02, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 02, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023354 Fictitious business name(s): The Venue on Third --The Venue Chula Vista --The Venue Clairmont --The venue Coronado --The venue Del Mar --The Venue El Cajon --The Venue Escondido --The Venue Imperial Beach --The Venue La Jolla --The Venue La Mesa --The Venue Menu --The Venue National City --The Venue San Diego --The Venue Event Services --The Venue Party Rentals --The Venue Catering --The Venue Event Catering --Venue Event Catering --The Venue Hospitality Group Located at: 871 Showroom Place Suite 104 Chula Vista, CA 91914 County of San Diego The 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: The Venue at Eastlake L.L.C. 871 Showroom Place Suite 104 Chula Vista, CA 91914 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on September 23, 2024 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9023354 Fictitious business name(s): The Search Bar --The Search Bar and Grill --The Search Bar and Lounge --The Search Bar Cafe --The Search Bar Bistro --The Search Bar and Dinner --The Search Bar and Cantina --The Search Bar San Diego --The Search Bar El Cajon --The Search Bar Del Mar --The Search Bar Clairmont --The Search Bar La Mesa --The Search Bar Downtown

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INVITATION FOR BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: CONSTRUCT JOINT USE FIELD AND PROVIDE SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT INNOVATION MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DEMOLITION OF PORTABLE BUILDINGS AT CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on NOVEMBER 8, 2019 in front of the main office Innovation Middle School, 5095 Arvinels Ave, San Diego, CA 92117. Upon Completion, all will proceed to Carver Elementary School, 3251 Juanita Street, San Diego, CA 92105. Contractors must be present and sign in at both sites in order to bid this project.

PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ20-0128-24).

GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO INVITE SUBCONTRACTORS TO SITE VISITS. All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on NOVEMBER 21, 2019, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Under Public Contract Code 3400, the District has made a finding that the following particular materials, products, things, or services are designated by specific brand or trade name in order to match other products in use on the particular public improvement either completed or in the course of completion: • Specification Section 07 42 00 Exterior Composite Cladding • Specification Section 32 84 02 Planting Irrigation- Joint Use Field The project estimate is between $3.6 million and $4 million. This is a PSA project and requires prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: A or B. All late bids shall be deemed nonresponsive and not opened. Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging. Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 949-285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning October 29, 2019. Bid packages will not be faxed. PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) §20111.6, each contractor wishing to bid as a prime to the District for projects estimated at $1,000,000 or over, or any subcontractor performing the license classifications of A, B [if performing the work of] C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and/or C-46 wishing to submit a bid to a bidding prime contractor must be prequalified in order to bid. Projects estimated at 10 million or greater require audited financials. Go online to https://www.sandiegounified.org/contractor-prequalification to download the most current prequalification application for your company. Completed applications must be submitted to the District no later than November 7, 2019, which is 10 business days before the bid opening due date. Any questionnaires submitted later than this deadline will not be processed for this Invitation for Bids. The District encourages all general contractors bidding as a prime contractor, and all MEP subcontractors to request a questionnaire, complete it and submit it as soon as possible. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)]. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as nonresponsive. Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/ Public-Works/PublicWorks.html. PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid. PROJECT STABILIZATION AGREEMENT (PSA): This project is subject to the Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) adopted by the Board of Education on July 28, 2009. The complete agreement is available for viewing and downloading at www.sandi.net - Proposition S & Z. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package.Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5854.

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The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative(s) to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

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

from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

A Hearing on the petition will be held at the following court on November 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Department 504 located at the Superior Court of California 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 If You Object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

The name and address of the court is: Central 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Douglas E. Geyman 750 B Street, Suite 2870 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 232-3533

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Summons Filed: March 06, 2019 Order For Publication Filed: August 13, 2019 If you are a creditor or a 10/24, 10/31, 11/07, 11/14 contingent creditor of the -------------------------------------decedent, SUPERIOR COURT OF you must file your claim with CALIFORNIA the court and mail a copy to the County of San Diego personal representative South County Region appointed by the court within Family Law the later of either (1)four 500 Third Avenue months from the date of first Chula Vista, CA 91910 issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of Case Number: 19FL009038S the California Probate Code, Notice to Respondent: or (2)60 days from the date of Mertan Clarke mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under You have been sued by section 9052 of the California Petitioner: Probate Code.

Shanetha Buchanan Other California statutes and You have 30 calendar days legal authority may after this Summons and Petition affect your rights as a are served on you to file a creditor. You may want to Response (form FL-120) at the consult with an attorney court and have a copy served knowledgeable in on the petitioner. A letter, phone California law. call, or court appearance will not protect you.

You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you do not file your Response If you are a person on time, the court may make interested in the estate, you orders affecting your marriage may file with the court a or domestic partnership, your Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of to pay support and attorney fees and costs. any petition or account as provided in Probate Code For legal advice, contact a section 1250. lawyer immediately. Get A Request for Special help finding a lawyer at the Notice form is available from California Courts Online the court clerk.

Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at Attorney for petitioner: the California Legal Services Armando P. Salazar SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT website (www.lawhelpca.org), CBN 129598 Andrea O’Hara, M.A. - Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer - Strategic Sourcing and or by contacting your local P.O. Box 2104 Contracts Department CZ20-0128-24 county bar association.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION: Marketers: continued from page 1

“Take a look at how African Americans make their decisions, whether it’s physically or digitally… what we found is that when it comes to making decisions, we abundantly are going to use recommendations as our first line of research,” said Cheryl Grace, Nielsen’s Senior Vice President of U.S. Strategic Community Alliances and Consumer Engagement.

The influence of African American consumers is extensive.

“You can reach 92 percent of African Americans in any given week on the radio. When you look at radio, and you compare the consumption habits of how much time we’re spending across these platforms, you’ll see that the advertising spent with African American-focused media doesn’t necessarily add up,” Grace noted.

Part of that problem is the lack of diversity at advertising agencies, she stated. “There need to be more people of color in those firms,” Grace stated. Perhaps a more diverse and inclusive workforce would enable marketers to better appreciate that African American interests are not monolithic. They encompass everything from good food, great music and the latest fashion trends to healthcare and the environment.

Driven by their tech affinity, passion for sharing experiences, and powered by their omnichannel thirst for information and recommendations, the nation’s 48 million Black Americans are now just approaching their peak earning years, according to the Nielsen report, “It’s in the Bag: Black Consumers’ Path to While climate change and protecting the environment is Purchase.” more vital than ever, African The report noted that African Americans typically are Americans are adopting and forgotten in the conversation. adapting media and technology in “African American shoppers are their shopping journey to fit their increasingly passionate about unique needs and culture. African their environment, including Americans love the latest trends. buying local,” the report’s authors The 50-page report suggests that noted. marketers should be aware that African Americans demand that When asked, “How important is product information and feedback it to buy local” in multiple food opportunities integrate across categories, African American multiple media channels. consumers named produce as the most important category for local African Americans are more sourcing. Sixty-one percent said it likely than the total population was extremely or very important, to agree that advertising provides followed by bakery and prepared meaningful information on most foods at 56 percent, eggs at 55 platforms. However, companies percent, and dairy at 52 percent. that advertise directly to Blacks have decreased their investments. Understanding the environmental Advertising dollars targeted to and safety concerns of Black Black consumers declined by $1 consumers can help marketers billion between 2017 and 2018, understand what matters most according to the Nielson report. to African Americans consumers Nearly 40 percent of Black in making decisions along their consumers are saying that they shopper journey, the report’s are the first among their friends authors said. to try new products and services, surpassing the total population by The top 3 environmental/food 29 percent. safety concerns among Black consumers are: “Pesticide/ “Take a look at how African herbicide use in food production” Americans make their decisions, (76 percent), “Antibiotic use in whether it’s physically or animal production” (71 percent), digitally… what we found is that and “Rising prices due to trade when it comes to making decisions, tariffs” (68 percent – 21 percent we abundantly are going to use higher than the total population). recommendations as our first line of research,” Cheryl Grace, Nielsen’s The report concluded that Senior Vice President of U.S. the African American path to Strategic Community Alliances purchase is social and circular, and Consumer Engagement, told with the transaction being NNPA Newswire. a critical step in the process before consumers express their “African Americans rely on passionate feedback about their recommendations, and that’s experience, be it positive or interesting,” Grace stated. The negative. report’s authors said Black Americans are 48 million strong, “Brick and mortar stores, online with nearly 25 million being retailers and service providers millennial age or younger as of should each strive to provide an 2018. However, they are already experience that not only satisfies dominating industries from music Black consumers, but creates to fashion, and many others. buzzworthy raves that will quickly be passed on to friends, African Americans also are family and virtual networks in creating apps and digital spaces their discovery, awareness, and to serve their own unique needs decision making processes,” the when the opportunity demands authors wrote. it, according to the report. “In a world bombarded by constant new “Developing strategies to media options and technologies, connect with African American companies that want African consumers, and assuring that American consumers’ dollars must their culture is understood and understand what most influences respected, as well as ensuring that these consumers and how they their expectations are exceeded, influence others on their path to will provide far-reaching purchase,” Grace stated. influence and growth throughout all consumers for many years to “Developing authentic strategies come in the evolving American that evolve from listening to Black mainstream,” Grace stated. consumers’ needs and demands is not only the best way — but the only way — for brands to realize the powerful growth opportunity ahead….African Americans have a $1.3 trillion annual buying power, and we watch 15 hours or more every week of traditional television,” Grace stated.

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Black Life: A Conversation Article and photos by Brian Goodin

Contributing Writer

Saturday afternoon October 26th, inside the exquisite confines of the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, there was an interesting and most educational indulgence of conversation going on about Black Life.

A very astute audience of 50 or so people gathered in the Museum Boardroom, a rather quaint spot a couple of stories down inside this beautiful building. Curators Gaidi Finnie, Executive Director of the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts and Keith Rice, Cal State Northridge Historian Archivist for the Tom and Ethel Bradley Center, moderated a discussion on the exhibition of photos and film presented last month in partnership with the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts.

The poignant and visual engagement touched on the reverence of the Civil Rights Movement. It spoke to the essence of change in America during that time period, something so often overlooked in our educational system.

Dr. Denise Rogers, Professor of Art History at San Diego Mesa College hosted this well narrated event. There was also poetry and song performed by members of Black Xpression, including Ronald Wayne Williams, Kovu, Cheryl Songbird, author Ashley Nicole and Ramel J. Wallace.

AROUND TOWN The Counselor-A Three Act Play

By Paul Wm. Taylor Sr. CAT Theatre 2957 54th Street November 1-10 Friday and Saturday shows at 8:00pm Sunday ‘s 3:00pm $18.00 Admission $15.00 For Seniors (Over 55), Military and under 16. Based loosely on a career as a counselor of 36 years in Missouri and other states. It examines serious school and social issues. Call 702-338-3548 for discount tickets.

Paul Wm. Taylor Sr……..as…………Mr. Tyler Marlon Daito……...…as………..Mr. Santo Jayne Warren…………....as……………..Ms. Heal Kathleen Edwards………...as……………..Ms. Hanks Jennifer Cramer……..…...as……………..Ms. Baker Janiece Marie Island...as…….Zee and Bridget Yadira Deskins…as……...………..Jada Sonya Godette……….as……………..Ms. Obasa Patricia Williams…..as……………..Dr. Black Sharonda G. Morris….as….……....Dr. Black Amir Byrd……..as……………..Carlos