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Vol. 65 No. 25 | Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Serving San Diego County’s African & African American Communities 65 Years

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FATHER’S DAY IN THE COMMUNITY

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Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900. PHOTO: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Courtesy of Texas State Historical Association

FREEDOM

he following is the story of Juneteenth, a day of celebration in African American communities across the country. The following is the development of that Independence Day for Black people starting in the state of Texas. It is reprinted here so that we may continue to understand this very special part of our history: Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans See JUNETEENTH page 11

DR. WEBER SAYS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS OUR LIFELONG DUTY

NATIONWIDE ‘NO KINGS’ PROTESTS

Push Back on Trump’s Parade, Policies, and Power

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; Remembering ;

Mrs. Gerri Warren

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One of the televised 2000+ No King's By Stacy M. Brown protests held across the country on Saturday, June 14, 2025. BLACK PRESS USA SENIOR PHOTO: Screenshot via MSNBC/ NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT Voice & Viewpoint.

From Bethesda, Maryland, to Atlanta, Georgia, across New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, and more than 2,000 other cities and towns nationwide, tens of thousands of Americans turned out Saturday in unified protest Donald Trump’s military parade, his 79th birthday, and what they described as his authoritarian leadership. In many cities, demonstrators carried signs and photos of former President Barack Obama — a visual rebuke of Trump, who has frequently lashed out at his predecessor. Some participants called Obama a symbol of the democratic ideals they believe Trump is working to dismantle. See NO KINGS page 2

In a Time of Discord

California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber (far right) speaks at the Public Policy Institute of California’s 2025 Speaker Series on June 12 in Sacramento. The panel focused on advancing civic education and engagement across the state. PHOTO: Antonio Ray Harvey/ CBM.

By Antonio Ray Harvey and Regina Wilson CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA On June 12, California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber participated in the Public Policy Institute of California’s (PPIC) 2025 Speaker Series in Sacramento, where she joined a panel of civic leaders to discuss how to build stronger civic education and engagement

systems across the state. By week’s end — on June 14 — she stood before a hometown crowd in San Diego, launching her 2026 re-election campaign against a tense national backdrop: the violent murders of two Minnesota state officials, escalating political unrest, and a wave of coordinated protests across the country. See DR. WEBER page 2

THE TRAVEL BANS' CHILLING IMPACT By April Ryan WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF AND WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT “Another shameful moment for our nation’s foreign policy” is what ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Greg Meeks calls

JUNTEENTH CROSSWORD PUZZLE!

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President Trump’s latest travel ban on 12 countries. President Trump reinstated his first-time travel ban based on national security concerns. [As of] June 9, 2025, at 12:01, citizens of the designated countries are banned from entering the United States.

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