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STATE OF BLACK CALIFORNIA: NEW DATA SHOWS BLACK CALIFORNIANS FALLING BEHIND

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA

New data showing rising unemployment and widening economic gaps for Black Californians framed a statewide conference at UCLA, where more than 200 advocates, policymakers, elected o!cials, scholars, entertainers and community leaders gathered to examine the conditions facing Black Californians and to push solutions for a thriving Black California.

Hosted by the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies in partnership with the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), the “State of Black California” conference focused on collecting and confronting data on the condition of Black Californians and connecting it to community experience, policy and political power.

BUILDING BRIDGES OF SUPPORT

By Edward Henderson CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA

When Aurelle Garner stepped out of her car one summer evening and saw a group of youths marching down her street, her stomach dropped.

What had begun as slurs hurled at her and her transgender children at a local park had escalated to violent pounding on

‘I AM THINKING ABOUT IT,’ KAMALA HARRIS SAYS OF 2028 PRESIDENTIAL BID

By Steve Peoples and Matt Brown ASSOCIATED PRESS

A er chants of “run again!” "lled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she’s actively considering another presidential bid.

“I might. I am thinking about it,” Harris told Rev. Al Sharpton a er he asked directly whether she was going to run for president in 2028.

Harris’ comments came during the National Action Network’s annual convention, where more than a half-dozen potential candidates appeared this week, hoping to make inroads among Black voters — who comprise one of Democrats’ most powerful blocs.

$e Democrats’ next presidential primary season won’t begin in earnest until after November’s midterm elections, but this week’s conference showcased a collection of Democrats already jockeying for position in what promises to be a crowded competition.

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their front door. Garner said that, before that incident, local law enforcement had repeatedly minimized her reports of harassment.

It was not until she contacted the Legal Department at The LGBTQ Center Long Beach that her family "nally found help.

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STATES SUE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

By Michael Casey ASSOCIATED PRESS

A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general "led a lawsuit Wednesday, March 11, challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren’t considering race in admissions.

President Donald Trump

ordered the new policy in August a er he raised concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements and other proxies to consider race, which he views as illegal discrimination.

In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of a!rmative action in admissions but said colleges may still consider how race has shaped

students’ lives if applicants share that information in their admissions essays.

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Panel moderated by Dr. Safiya Noble featuring Assemblymember Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins, Dr. Tiera Tanksley, Senior Researcher, and Aloe Blacc, artist and activist, during the State of Black California event. PHOTO: CBM

Kamala Harris, former Vice President and 2024 Presidential candidate, arrives during the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York, Friday, April 10, 2026. PHOTO: Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo

PHOTO: San Diego State University Building, Wikimedia Commons

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Dr. Michael Stoll, UCLA professor and faculty director of the Black Policy Project, reported that Black unemployment rose from 5.6% to 7.5%, adding roughly 25,000 unemployed workers — the largest increase among racial groups.

$e rise was most pronounced among Black women, including those with college degrees — a pattern that highlights why the issue is particularly urgent, as the California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute (CABWCEI) reports that Black women are the primary earners in about 80% of Black households statewide.

$e data also showed rising involuntary parttime work and a growing number of individuals disconnected from both employment and education. Dr. Rhianna Rogers, senior vice presi-

dent of research and programs at the California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute, pointed to the economic pressures facing Black women, who o en serve as primary breadwinners while facing wage gaps and higher poverty rates.

In a "reside chat with Dr. Lorrie Frasure, director of the Bunche Center, Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber tied political power directly to participation and warned that forces outside California continue to shape local access and in%uence.

“If you don’t vote, you are allowing someone else to determine your future,” Weber said, urging attendees to use their “juice” — their individual in%uence — to push back against misinformation and policies coming out of Washington that a ect Black communities.

Next, the panel “Pathways to Success: Education, Arti"cial Intelligence and Opportunity in

California,” turned to the future and the question of who will shape it.

Participants included Assemblymember Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-San Diego), singer and activist Aloe Blacc, senior UCLA researcher Dr. Tiera Tannkley and moderator Dr. Sa"ya Noble, professor at UCLA.

Sharp-Collins framed the issue in terms of accountability and leadership. She said, “ $ere is a di erence between leading Blacks and Black leaders.”

She also raised concerns about the use of new technology in schools, asking, “Why are we experimenting on Black kids?”

“Blackness is codi"ed as failure,” Tannkley said, warning that data-driven systems can reinforce bias.

Noble raised broader concerns about arti"cial

intelligence, while Aloe Blacc emphasized the need to align education, visible opportunities and attainable jobs.

Sharp-Collins also made the case for belief and investment, saying, “It’s going to take someone to believe that all students can achieve.”

Throughout the conference, UCLA leaders, including Frasure and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dr. Darnell Hunt, stressed the university’s role in producing data that can inform public policy.

Members of the Legislative Black Caucus, including Bryan, Elhawary, Sharp-Collins and Richardson, pointed to the need to turn those "ndings into concrete policy solutions.

“You cannot develop policy if you don’t know the condition of the people,” Bass said.

“I don’t know where we’d be if it weren’t for their help,” Garner, who lives in Southern California, said. “ $ey didn’t just give legal advice. $ey helped us navigate a system that had otherwise dismissed us.”

$at support exists because $e LGBTQ Center Long Beach does not work in isolation.

$e Center partners with the AAPI Equity Alliance under California’s Stop the Hate program, a statewide coalition aimed at preventing hate and supporting survivors.

As the Los Angeles County Regional Lead, AAPI Equity Alliance works with the Center and dozens of other community-based organizations to connect people to legal aid, mental health services, and support. $e programs also work in tandem with CA vs Hate, the state’s antihate hotline and virtual reporting system that connects people across California with organizations like the LGBTQ Center Long Beach –that provide support services.

Garner’s experience illustrates the kind of harm that o en falls outside the narrow legal de"nition of a hate crime but still leaves families traumatized and unsafe. It also shows how AAPI Equity Alliance’s leadership in the Stop the Hate ecosystem translates state funding and policy into real, on-the-ground support.

In May 2022, Patricia Roque said she and her parents were attacked a er a late-night stop at a fast-food drive-thru in Southern California. A er hitting their car, the other driver pulled alongside them and mocked them using a racist Asian accent. $en, he threatened to kill them. $e situation escalated when the man returned while the family was waiting for police and assaulted Roque’s father, fracturing his rib and choking her mother before bystanders intervened.

$e police arrived long a er it was over,” Roque told California Black Media (CBM). “By then, the damage was already done.”

For now, at least, there is no clear early favorite. But there did appear to be a favorite at Sharpton’s conference.

Harris, the nation’s "rst Black female vice president and the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 2024, earned the only standing ovation and the largest crowd of any other 2028 prospect this week.

$e following day, Roque’s family was connected to the Filipino Migrant Center (FMC), a community-based organization that has received Stop the Hate funding and works within the broader AAPI Equity Alliance network. FMC provided immediate support — helping the family navigate legal options, organizing emergency "nancial assistance to cover medical bills and missed work, and offering emotional and community care while the criminal case unfolded.

“But the process is long and complicated. When you need help right away, that delay is a huge barrier. FMC was there immediately,” Rogue said.

Black Californians, however, remain the most targeted group when it comes to reported hate crimes.

Nearly 48% of Asian American and Paci"c Islander adults in California reported experiencing a hate incident in 2024, according to Stop AAPI Hate research. Most incidents were not criminal, leaving survivors with little recourse through the legal system.

That gap is precisely where AAPI Equity Alliance and its partners focus their work. $e Stop the Hate framework prioritizes noncarceral responses, recognizing that policing alone o en fails survivors and can further harm Black, brown, and immigrant communities.

“ $is Administration’s unlawful and haphazard actions are threatening the well-being of Massachusetts students and the prosperity of our colleges and universities,” Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said in a statement. “ $ere is no way for institutions to reasonably deliver accurate data in the federal government’s rushed and arbitrary time frame, and it is unfair for schools to be threatened with "nes, potential losses of funding, and baseless investigations should they not ful"ll the Administration’s request.”

$e lawsuit was "led in federal court in Boston. Ellen Keast, an Education Department spokesperson, defended the data collection.

$e criminal case did not result in the accountability the family hoped for. But Roque said the support she received transformed her relationship to her community and to advocacy.

“Before this, I wasn’t involved in organizing at all,” she said. “$rough this process, I realized my voice mattered. FMC helped turn something traumatic into a way to support others and push for change.”

Stories like Garner’s and Roque’s are part of a much larger reckoning that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Asian Americans and Paci"c Islanders across the country experienced a surge in harassment, discrimination, and violence fueled by racist rhetoric.

In response, AAPI Equity Alliance partnered with San Francisco’s Chinese for A!rmative Action and the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University to launch Stop AAPI Hate in March 2020. Since then, the project has collected more than 9,000 reports nationwide documenting incidents ranging from verbal harassment and workplace discrimination to physical assault and child bullying.

“People tend to think about hate only when it

Sharpton noted that Harris earned more votes in her losing 2024 campaign than even former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

“Whatever she decides to do, she made a point in history,” Sharpton said.

Harris has raised the possibility of another presidential bid before in the 15 months since she le o!ce. She also recently launched a political action committee and began to travel across the United States to support Democrats,

“American taxpayers invest over $100 billion into higher education each year and deserve transparency on how their dollars are being spent,” Keast said in a statement. “ $e Department’s e orts will expand an existing transparency tool to show how universities are taking race into consideration in admissions. What exactly are State AGs trying to shield universities from?”

$e new policy is similar to parts of recent settlement agreements the government negotiated with Brown University and Columbia University, restoring their federal research money. $e universities agreed to give the government data on the race, grade-point average and standardized test scores of applicants, admitted students and enrolled students. $e schools also agreed to be audited by the government and to release admissions statistics to the public.

turns violent,” said Kiran Bhalla of AAPI Equity Alliance. “But there are everyday acts of discrimination that people endure constantly. Without some kind of recourse, that harm just keeps going.”

$e data helped spur unprecedented action in California. In 2021, the State Legislature passed the $165.5 million Asian Paci"c Islander Equity Budget, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Of that total, $110 million was dedicated to victim services, education, and outreach. In August 2023, California invested an additional $40 million to expand California’s Stop the Hate program to serve a broader range of communities a ected by hate and discrimination.

Today, the program supports roughly 100 nonpro"t organizations statewide. As Los Angeles County Regional Lead, AAPI Equity Alliance coordinates grantees, facilitates cross-community collaboration, and helps ensure services reach those most impacted.

A recently released survey estimated that approximately 3.1 million Californians directly experienced hate, with Native Hawaiian or Paci"c Islanders, Black or African Americans, and other communities of color, including Asian Americans, among those most likely to experience hate.

especially across the South.

The convention lineup this week featured Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Rep. Ro Khanna of California, and Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego.

Buttigieg, like many other 2028 prospects this week, laughed o a question about whether he would seek the presidency again.

$e memo directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to require colleges to report more data “to provide adequate transparency into admissions.” $e National Center for Education Statistics will collect new data, including the race and sex of colleges’ applicants, admitted students and enrolled students. McMahon said the data must be disaggregated by race and sex and retroactively reported for the past seven years.

If colleges fail to submit timely, complete and accurate data, McMahon can take action under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which outlines requirements for colleges receiving federal "nancial aid for students, according to the memo.

Campbell argues the survey is rushed and “leaves institutions vulnerable to inadvertent errors and unreliable data that could lead to

Instead, the work centers on data and research, policy advocacy, community care, and public education. $rough school-based programs, legal advocacy, emergency assistance, and survivor-centered services, the network aims to interrupt cycles of harm before they escalate.

For survivors like Garner and Roque, that support has made the di erence between enduring trauma in silence and "nding a path toward healing and collective power.

“When people experience hate, there’s o en a profound sense of isolation,” Bhalla said. “$is work helps people get back to school, back to work, back to their lives. It reminds them they’re not alone.”

Get Support After Hate:

California vs Hate is a non-emergency, multilingual hotline and online portal o ering con"dential support for hate crimes and incidents. Victims and witnesses can get help anonymously by calling 833-8-NO-HATE (833-866-4283), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. PT, or online at any time. Anonymous. Con"dential. No Police. No ICE.

is story was produced in partnership with CA vs Hate. Join them for the rst-ever CA Civil Rights Summit on May 11, 2026. More information at www.cavshate.org/ summit.

Harris was more explicit. $ree times she repeated, “I’m thinking about it,” when Sharpton asked her about a 2028 White House run.

She continued: “I am thinking about it in the context of who and where and how can the best job be done for the American people. $at’s how I’m thinking about it. I’ll keep you posted.”

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cost penalties and baseless investigations into their practices and that jeopardizes student privacy and could lead to individuals being easily identi"ed.”

$e government uses the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or IPEDS, to gather information from thousands of colleges and universities that receive federal aid. $e coalition also argues that the new data collection demands jeopardize student privacy.

“Many institutions have data protection obligations to their students, which are placed at risk by the Administration’s new IPEDS demands for in-depth information about individual students,” the plainti s wrote in the lawsuit.

Aurelle Garner, who received services from The LGBTQ Center Long Beach (Sponsored by AAPI Equity Alliance) to aid her transgender children. PHOTO: Courtesy of AAPI Equity Alliance

EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION

POLITICAL CANDIDATES AND THE BLACK PRESS

With about six weeks until the California Primary on June 2, 2026, there are a number of candidates in the Democratic Party seeking the gubernatorial nomination for the November General Election. Most of them are so busy campaigning in their own silos that they appear to have forgotten that Black people in California do vote and that we will be voting on June 2nd, 2026.

The real problem is how the candidates seem to determine how to reach the Black Voter. Many of the Black people who do vote are not on social media. Many of the people on social media do not vote.

Newspapers, before social media, and even now, carry the pulse of the people. The Editorials and commentaries reflect the mood and views of the people. In the Black community, the Black Press has been the “trusted messenger" for 199 years. The Black Press which we know as our

Black newspapers, are the institutions we recognize and trust. How then can a candidate say he or she respects and wants the Black vote when they refuse to advertise their candidacy with Black newspapers, i.e., the Black Press?

One candidate for Governor was recently asked whether his campaign would seek to advertise in the Black Press. His response was that he had given some money to a well known Black journalist. The implication is that such a one time, one person advertisement should have been sufficient for all Black people. The only question for us should be, who else is running besides that individual?

How can it be alright to spend millions of dollars with White Media for the White vote, and okay not to spend any dollars to reach the Black Vote? We as Black people must return to the idea that when you disrespect our institutions, then you disrespect us. Let us not forget that people respect where they place their money.

‘IT’S

A NEW WORLD. IT’S THE SAME CONSTITUTION.’

By David W. Marshall

$e U.S. Constitution was meant to be a timeless document with guidelines, but the Founders recognized that a changing society means the law of the land will require future amendments. While more than 11,000 amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been proposed since 1789, only 27 have been rati"ed.

In the Bill of Rights, dra ed by James Madison, the "rst 10 amendments were added to guarantee individual liberties and place limits on the power of the federal government.

$ey were dra ed and introduced to the First Congress by Madison in response to pressure from anti-Federalists who feared the implications of having a strong central government.

$e original Second Amendment was written during a di erent era, shaped by militias and the fear of slave uprisings. $e Second Amendment states: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Southern leaders and anti-Federalists were worried that the new federal government would weaken or disarm state militias that were used for slave patrols and shock troops against revolts. Madison was referring to the ability of white civilian volunteers being orga-

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nized by the state to police, terrorize, and crush Black resistance. Today, people in powerful positions with ulterior motives are determined to erase the original context and rede"ne the meaning of Constitutional amendments to defend their versions of liberty, citizenship, and democracy. $e success in changing the meaning behind the Second Amendment cannot be ignored.

First, it was the Second Amendment; now it’s the 14th. $e president, who attempted to abolish birthright citizenship by executive order, believes that the Constitution does not guarantee automatic citizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil. Many agree with the president’s assessment and his bid to upend birthright citizenship in our nation. Despite their grandstanding when claiming to “uphold the Constitution,” they want to play by their own rules when de"ning who automatically receives citizenship. Changing the rules concerning naturalization and birthright citizenship becomes a target for those fearful of a changing nation and what it could mean when the United States eventually becomes a majority-minority nation. Rede"ning what it means to be an “American” is a power strategy. It has always been an issue of national identity for the overall purpose of exclusion and maintaining control.

Citizenship in the United States is a legal status that entitles citizens to speci"c rights, duties, protections, and bene"ts. Citizenship serves as a foundation of fundamental rights derived

WIN A WAR WE IGNORE

By Aswad Walker HOUSTON DEFENDER

$ere’s a dangerous lie circulating among us:

$at what Black people are experiencing right now is just another rough political season, another pendulum swing we can ride out by keeping our heads down and minding our own individual business.

$at lie is deadly.

What’s unfolding isn’t random, happenstance, or temporary. It’s a coordinated, escalating assault—across law, politics, culture, education, business, media, and religion—aimed at reducing Black life in America to something disturbingly close to a modern-day chattel reality.

Citizenship Under Attack

Our citizenship is being hollowed out in real time. Black people legally registered to vote

have been purged from state and county voter rolls by the hundreds of thousands since 2013’s Shelby v. Holder case. $e legal and political apparatus designed to protect us from discrimination in housing, banking, employment, and education has been systematically dismantled.

$e very tools Black people relied upon to challenge racist and illegal practices have been blunted or removed. $is isn’t oversight. It’s strategy.

Blocking Black Advancement

At the same time, Black advancement is being deliberately obstructed.

Moves to earn advanced degrees, fund businesses, and scale professional careers are being met with new barriers at every turn.

Erasing our History and Future

Education, long recognized as both a battleground and a lifeline, has been placed under siege.

from and protected by the Constitution and laws of the United States. $e 14th Amendment makes it very clear in its de"nition of citizenship. It reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”

According to this description, there are two primary pathways to American citizenship, as speci"ed in the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. Birthright citizenship is the process by which persons born within the territorial limits of the United States are presumed to be citizens. Secondly, naturalization is the process by which an eligible legal immigrant applies for citizenship and is ultimately accepted. $e Supreme Court is currently hearing oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, in which the question of birthright citizenship is argued before the highest court.

As the Trump administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer, Solicitor General D. John Sauer, made his arguments before the court, Chief Justice John Roberts replied: “It’s a new world. It’s the same Constitution.” We need Chief Justice Roberts and the majority of the Supreme Court to get this one right.

Marshall is the founder of the faith-based organization TRB: e Reconciled Body and author of the book “God Bless Our Divided America.”

Black contributions to U.S. and world history are being erased from classrooms. College professors and K–12 teachers are losing jobs or being threatened with termination for even discussing our story.

Policing, Deportation, and Occupation

$e assault does not stop at policy; it has teeth. ICE agents have arrested and deported countless law-abiding U.S. citizens and immigrants who followed legal procedures, many of them Black—African Americans and Black immigrants from African and Caribbean nations. Militarized police forces are being deployed, giving o more than a vibe of “occupation.”

Silencing the Truth-Tellers

And on cue, Black journalists, tasked with telling uncomfortable truths, are under attack. $e arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are meant to warn, threaten, and scare. Silence is being enforced, not requested. $e message they want us to take from this: resistance is futile.

And while it has taken nearly 400 years for some white Americans to "nally acknowledge the reality of indiscriminate violence by law

enforcement—a er the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti—Black people have known this truth for generations.

The Cost of Complacency

Yet, for many of us, life continues as business as usual: go to work, go home, scroll, shop, and hope things blow over.

What Fighting Back Actually Means

If anything is going to change for the better, it will not be because help "nally arrives on someone else’s timetable. It will be because we act. By “we,” I mean Black individuals doing their part within organizations, institutions, and communities to create the structures, protections, goods, and services we need.

If the assault on Black humanity is ever to stop—if Black advancement and thriving are to become concrete again—it will be because we rebuild our walls: unity and community, cooperation, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, creativity, purpose, and faith. $ese are not abstract ideals. $ey are survival strategies.

By Dr. John E. Warren

PUBLISHER, SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWSPAPER CHAIRMAN, NNPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Annie Mary Emily Lashae

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Service was held April 14, 2026, at New Life Baptist Church.

Emily Lashae Rew was born on March 9, 1989, to Dwayne Michael Rew and Pamela Snowden in San Diego, CA. From the age of 9, she was raised by her father, and they were like two peas in a pod.

As a child, Emily was a founding member of New Life Baptist Church in 1997, where she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and was baptized by her uncle, Pastor Troy Owens. She was actively involved in the Junior Usher Ministry, Youth Ministry, Sunday School, Youth Choir, and Women of New Life. Emily matriculated through the San Diego School District. She attended Alice Birney Elementary and Knox Elementary Schools, Roosevelt Middle School, and Scripps Ranch High School, where she graduated in 2007. After graduation, she continued her education at United Education Institute, where she became certifed as a Pharmacy Technician.

Upon completing her certifcation, Emily began working as a Pharmacy Technician at CVS before eventually changing career paths. Because of her love for the environment and children, she left CVS and became a canvasser for Greenpeace and International Children, organizations that fght poverty, provide education, and support children’s health globally.

Although she dedicated much of her time to meaningful causes, Emily also drove for Lyft and Uber on the side. This experience sparked her love for driving and being outdoors, which ultimately led to her fnal position with Lyft and her move to Temecula.

Emily was quiet in spirit but very outgoing. She loved spending time with her close cousins at Granny’s house and cherished moments with her family and friends.

Emily passed away on March 24, 2026.

She leaves to cherish her memory her father Dwayne Rew (Eva), her mother Pamela Snowden, her sisters; Ashley Hornsby and Camille Rew, her brothers; Ondre Jackson, Cameren Wilburn, and Dwayne Rew, her grandmothers; Shirley (“Granny”) Hillard and Bettye Snowden, her grandfathers; George Rew and JohnnyRay Modest, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

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Annie Mary Huffman was a loving, funny, and thoughtful woman whose life refected faith, devotion, and quiet strength. Born on April 4, 1931, in Bay Springs, Mississippi, she passed away on March 23, 2026, in Murrieta, California. Her 94 years were marked by grace, perseverance, and a deep commitment to those she loved.

Annie Mary lived a life that spoke volumes without needing to raise its voice. She believed life’s true measure was found in love, kindness, and faith. Though she did not have a formal education, she was rich in wisdom about life, family, and faith. Her steady spirit brought comfort and encouragement to all who knew her.

She was hardworking and devoted, and her greatest achievement was the love and care she gave to her family. Her legacy was built day by day through sacrifce, patience, laughter, and prayer. She showed that strength can be gentle, faith can be quiet, and a life of service is one of true purpose.

A devoted Christian, Annie Mary lived her faith daily. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and spending time with family. She loved attending church, where her devotion inspired others. In every seed she planted, every meal she prepared, and every moment she shared, she expressed a life rooted in gratitude and care. Her home was a place where people felt welcomed and valued. She is survived by her children; Mary Christine Paschal, Annie Justine Pratt, Jimmie Lewis Moore, Jerry Glen Payton, Janet Denise Davis, and Annie Maria Haywood, along with many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and extended family. To them, she was a source of wisdom, tradition, and enduring love.

Those who knew Annie Mary will remember her loving nature, warm humor, and thoughtful spirit. She made people feel seen and cared for, and her presence brought comfort and joy. Her life reminds us that true greatness is often found in quiet acts of love and faith.

Her life stands as a testament to choosing faith, love, and purpose. She planted seeds of kindness and nurtured a family with devotion. Her memory will remain a blessing and an inspiration.

Though she has departed this life, her spirit lives on in the love she gave and the lives she touched. Her memory will continue to guide and inspire all who knew her.

IN MORE NEWS FAMILY HEALTH

What to Know About Long COVID

Long COVID is a chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV2 infection causing persistent or fluctuating symptoms that can present for at least 3 months. Long COVID symptoms, ranging from mild to severe, can emerge over weeks, months, and sometimes years.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, these are the basic facts to know about Long Covid. Who is at risk?

Anyone can get Long COVID, especially those who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 more than once. Studies have shown that some groups of people are more likely to develop Long COVID than others, including (not a comprehensive list):

• People who did not get a COVID19 vaccine

• Pe ople who have experienced more severe COVID-19 illness

• P eople with underlying health conditions

Prevention

Research shows COVID-19 vaccination is the best available tool to prevent Long COVID. Other steps you can take to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 include:

• Staying up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

• P racticing good hygiene (practices like handwashing that improve cleanliness)

• Taking steps for cleaner air

• When you may have a respiratory virus:

• T aking precautions to prevent spread

• Seeking healthcare promptly for and/or treatment if you have risk factors for severe illness; treatment may help lower your risk of severe illness

Testing and diagnosis

Because Long COVID is not one illness, there is no approved test that can determine if your symptoms are due to Long COVID. A positive SARS-CoV-2 test is not required for a Long COVID diagnosis. Seeking care from a healthcare provider to create a specific medical management strategy is recommended. Your healthcare provider considers a diagnosis of Long COVID based on:

• Your health history

• If you had a diagnosis of COVID19 by a positive test, symptoms, or exposure

• A health examination

The Many Names, and Many Roles, of Grandparents Today

By Kristen Amundson

What did you call your grandparents? What do your grand children call you?

Are you Grandma and Grandpa? Nana and Papa (the current favorites in the U.S.)? Mimi and PopPop? In some families, the name for grandparents is the result of the oldest grandchild’s mispronunciation, which is why my grandparents came to be called Amah and Amak.

the woods” may have moved to a retirement community two time zones away.

There’s no one best way to be a grandparent. But there are things you can do to make sure you are the best grandparent for your grandchild. Here are some things to consider:

Your age. Grandparents who have their first grandchild in their 50s will see their role dif ferently from grandparents whose first grandchild is not born until the mid-60s.

e many names for grandparents re"ect the di erent roles these family elders play. In a time of demographic changes, the role of a grandparent is very di erent from being a grandparent a generation ago. There are still plenty of grandmothers like Mrs. Doubtfire or Grandma Walton, wearing an apron and serving freshly baked cookies. But today, you’ll also find grandparents running big corporations or running for Governor of their state. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly was elected for the first time at the age of 69.

Some grandparents are on track to visit all seven continents, while others want to run a half-marathon. The grandparents who used to live “over the river and through

For example, younger grandparents may still be working full-time.

If your own children expect you to become a full-time caregiver, sometimes called a “Granny Nanny,” you need to think carefully about your own health. Be honest about what you are physically able to do.

Your financial health. Some grandparents can rely on Social Security, pensions, and investments for support. Others may need to continue working just to make ends meet. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 6 million seniors over the age of 65 have a yearly income ($14,040 or less) that puts them below the poverty line.

Your willingness to follow the parents’ rules. The hardest thing for

grandparents to accept is often that they are no longer the stars of the parenting show. Parents get to set the rules, even if grandparents don’t agree. (“Parents have the right to be wrong” is a good motto to remember).

What your grandchildren and their families most need. A young family trying to save money to purchase a home may need to move in with grandparents while they are saving. A child with special learning needs may need to be driven to a tutor after school when parents are in the office. Parents may need the “emergency care” grandparent to pick up a sick kid at school or keep a child with a fever home for a day.

Once you have identified the things your grandchildren most need, try to look at what needs you might be able to meet. Clear communication is the best way to make sure there are no unpleasant surprises. It takes love, patience, organization, and clear communication to be a good grandparent. But the rewards – close family ties, successful grandchildren, even your own health – are worth all of it.

Virginia grandmother Delores McQuinn puts it this way: “If I’d known that being a grandmother was so much fun, I’d have asked, ‘God, could you please send me the grandkids first?’”

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"FENCES"

at The Old Globe Haunts and Heals

By Barbara Smith Contributing Writer

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him, lands like a harsh verdict.

The Old Globe Theatre’s current production of Fences arrives as a living, breathing reckoning. Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg and running through May 4, August Wilson’s enduring masterpiece, though written over four decades ago, still resonates in its examination of family, honor, duty, and betrayal, pressing its emotional truths squarely into the present.

Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Fences examines race in America alongside the generational weight of poverty, trauma, and deferred dreams. At its center is Troy Maxson, a former Negro Leagues baseball player now working as a sanitation laborer. The play captures the specific constraints faced by Black men of Troy’s era while also speaking broadly to the fragile architecture of family life—how love, pride, and disappointment can coexist in uneasy balance.

Wilson’s language, richly rendered under Sonnenberg’s direction, creates a world so vivid we see ourselves in it.

Dorian Missick brings commanding depth to Troy. His opening monologue, complaining that only white men are allowed to drive garbage trucks, establishes a man shaped by injustice, fluent in grievance, and prone to mythmaking. As best friend Bono later jokes, Troy has “more stories than the devil got sinners.” Yet beneath the bravado lies a man formed by violence and deprivation, raised by a father “who ain’t cared nothing about kids” and left without the emotional tools to break that cycle. Missick’s performance captures both the magnetism and the damage, making Troy at once formidable and painfully human.

The play’s emotional spine is the fraught relationship between Troy and his son Cory, played with clarity and conviction by Omari K. Chancellor. Cory represents a new generation—hopeful, ambitious, and willing to believe in possibilities Troy has long dismissed. Their drama intensifies with Cory’s wounded question, “Why don’t you like me?” Troy's blunt reply that it's his duty to provide, not to like

With an almost all-male cast, De’Adre Aziza brings grace and grit to her character Rose, Troy’s wife of 18 years. Rose is the play's moral compass, and Aziza gives her warmth in the opening scenes, playfully skirting Troy’s bawdy advances. In a key Act II scene, when she reveals her own silenced dreams in a devastating monologue, describing planting her seed in "hard soil" that would never bloom, it is in many ways the production's emotional high-water mark, with Rose wresting power back from a man who never noticed she'd surrendered it.

Rondrell McCormick’s Bono serves as both companion and conscience, matching Troy’s storytelling rhythms, shucking and jiving in the yard with his buddy, while quietly challenging his missteps. As the play’s truth-teller, Bono grounds the narrative, offering insight without judgment. Donathan Walters brings an angelic sweetness to Gabriel, Troy’s brother, whose war injury leaves him straddling innocence and prophecy. With trumpet in hand, Gabriel’s belief that he will open the gates of Heaven adds a spiritual dimension that hovers over the play.

Music pulses throughout the production. Blues connects the scenes, while Rose’s gospel hums beneath the household’s ordinary rhythms. Lyons (Mister Fitzgerald), Troy’s eldest son, embodies another artistic thread, insisting he needs music “to get out of bed in the morning.” These elements deepen the play’s emotional texture, connecting personal struggle to a broader cultural expression.

The design work is equally effective. The Maxson home— modest, tidy, and carefully maintained—anchors the story in a recognizable reality. Nearly all the action unfolds in the yard, where the slowly constructed fence becomes a central symbol. As Bono observes, some people build fences to keep others out, while others build them to keep people in. Here, the fence reflects Rose’s desire for unity and Troy’s instinct toward isolation. Lighting by Sherrice Mojgani, informed by a visit to Pittsburgh’s Hill District, further enhances the production’s authenticity. The final scene shifts the tone toward grace in the character of young Raynell, played endearingly by Justus Alexander, giving rise to the hopeful notion that a child shall lead the way.

Wilson’s language, richly rendered under Sonnenberg’s direction, creates a world so vivid we see ourselves in it. This production reminds us why Fences endures: it tells the truth about how we fail each other—and how, sometimes, we find our way back.

PHOTOS: Rich Soublet II

HOOP

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

Sa n Diego's College of Continuing Education Foundation held their first, but not last, annual Hoop Hysteria basketball fundraiser at the Jackie Robinson YMCA inside the Michael Brunker gymnasium on April 12th.

Community leaders and local hoopsters put some air in their Air Jordans and entertained the curious crowd of supporters with their no-look passes, three-point capabilities, slam dunks, and more hoops magic moments.

"I think this is a cool event and it's fun," said San Diego prep basketball legend and current SDSU men's basketball coach Jay-Dee Luster.

The special Hoops event also featured a halftime awards recognition of achievements presentation for Lincoln High girls' CIF Championship basketball team, presented by 4th District City Councilmember Henry Foster III and SDCCE President Tina King.

The attendees were also treated to a raffle, a performance by a local rapper, a shooting skills contest, and a host of other activities with the help of the event's MC Armon Harvey.

Outreach resources were also available at the fun day function.

"This is a good way to bring attention to the YMCA and also let people see what great things SDCCE is

doing for our kids and everybody in this community," Lincoln Hornet boys basketball coach Jeff Harper shared.

Former NBA player and Lincoln High alumni Dominique McGuire, former NFL wide receiver Tyrrell Williams, and San Diego-raised entertainer Lil Niqo were some of the hoopsters that came to show their support for the first annual Hoops Hysteria’s worthy cause.

By CW, The Freelancer

Fa milies and children came together for a fun and exciting day at El Toyon Park in National City on April 4th at 12 noon for the 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Prevail Gifts and Creations. The event was made possible with the help of Nebo's Soul Food, Baby Girl Snow Cones, and Snazzy’s Treats

The park was full of energy as kids lined up to take part in not just one, but three different Easter egg hunts. Children ran across the grass collecting col orful eggs while parents cheered them on. Many families stayed throughout the day to enjoy all the activities that were offered. ere was something for every one to enjoy. Guests were treated to free food, drinks, and desserts, which brought people together to relax and connect. Kids also had the chance to get creative at the egg coloring station and have their faces painted in bright, fun designs.

There were also raffles that added excitement, giving families a chance to win prizes. Another favorite moment for many was taking pictures with the Easter Bunny, creating memories that will last long a$er the day ended.

The event created a strong sense of community and gave families a safe and welcoming place to celebrate together. It was clear that a lot of effort went into making sure everyone had a good time.

As the rst event of its kind, it set a positive tone for future gatherings and showed what can happen when local businesses and organizations work

Darrel Wheeler

IN MORE NEWS

e Mike Norris Foundation Meets At Live Well Center

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff

Anumber of people gathered at the Southeastern Live Well Center last Saturday to celebrate the work of the late Mike Norris, our beloved neighborhood photographer whom many called the “Gordon Parks” of San Diego. A small, loyal group has established the Mike Norris Legacy Foundation to encourage young people with scholarships and community support. There was a video presentation of Mike with pictures of him, some of

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currently, president of Wilmington Hospital. Hicks takes on his new role at ACP this July.

Undisputed 6th Annual Weekend Festivities

By CW, The Freelancer

Members of the Undisputed SD Motorcycle Club gathered in Ramada Inn for their 6th Annual Weekend, drawing riders and supporters from across Southern California. The event kicked off Friday, April 10, with a meet-and-greet that set a

relaxed tone for the weekend, giving attendees a chance to connect and welcome visiting clubs.

Saturday, April 11, featured a daytime party that brought music, food, and a strong turnout. Organizers followed up with a “Black Out” party from 8 p.m. to midnight, closing the evening with a highenergy atmosphere.

Undisputed San Diego President “Sticc Em Up” and Social Club President “Bam Bee” of the San Diego social club Tru to Tha Fact were both present during the weekend’s activities.

Attendees described the weekend as well-organized and positive, highlighting the club’s continued presence and influence on the local motorcycle community.

American College of Physicians Names

First Black EVP & CEO, LeRoi Hicks

As reported in AfroTech, LeRoi Hicks becomes the first African American physician to hold the title of Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization in the states.

In a statement, Hicks shared:

“I am humbled to be selected to lead ACP at a time when internal medicine physicians are navigating profound challenges and unprecedented opportunities in a rapidly evolving health care environment. My experience in executive leadership, patient care, and academic medicine has prepared me to champion ACP’s mission and strategic imperatives. I look forward to working with ACP’s leadership and staff to deliv er programs and services that support internal medicine physicians across every stage of their career and advance equitable access to high–quality care for all.”

According to a press release from ACP, Hicks’ selection comes after a national search and recommendations for the organization's Board of Regents. Hicks, known as a clinical system leader for his research on health equity and healthcare disparities, has been the recipient of numerous awards for his work.

Dr. Hicks graduated from Howard University before receiving his medical degree at Indian University School of Medicine in 1995. After completing his residency at Mount Auburn Hospital, Dr. Hicks completed a fellowship in general medicine and faculty development at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and earned a Master of Public Health Degree from the Harvard School of Public Health in 2001.

Since 2014, Dr. Hicks has served in a range of roles at ChristianaCare in Delaware, including; Chief Medical Officer of Wilmington Hospital, Campus Executive Director, and

Cardi B Course to Launch at Howard University

AfroTech also reported recently, that Howard University will introduce a three-credit course called “The Cardi B: Am I The Drama? The Art, Production, Marketing, and Cultural Impact of Hip-Hop” that centers on the rapper’s 2025 album.

Professor Jasmine Young, director of Howard University’s Warner Music/Blavatnik Music Business Center, will be teaching the course in partnership with Dr. Msia Kibona Clark, associate professor in the Department of African Studies and director of the hip-hop studies minor, and Professor Pat Parks, assistant professor and area coordinator in the Department of Theatre Arts, according to USA Today.

Young shared on LinkedIn that the course will examine the album in the context of music, business, marketing, media, gender studies, production, and cultural theory.

The course will be available in the fall of 2026.

A Salute to Our African Nations

Zimbabwe's Path to Independence: April 18th, 1980

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER:

This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations. This acknowledges our respect and appreciation of our brothers and sisters among us as we work together to build better lives.

Zimbabwe achieved independence on April 18, 1980, after years of conflict and negotiations to end White minority rule. In 1965, Ian Smith had declared unilateral independence from Britain, prompting international condemnation and economic sanctions.

Armed resistance by African nationalist groups during the Rhodesian Bush War forced the government to negotiate a transition to majority rule.

The 1979 Lancaster House Agreement paved the way for democratic elections and full independence. On April 18, 1980, Zimbabwe officially became a sovereign nation, with

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Robert Mugabe as its rst prime minister. Independence Day remains a major national holiday, symbolizing the end of colonial rule and the beginning of self-governance.

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his works on display, as well as a discussion of his life’s work and contributions to the San Diego community.

PHOTOS: CW, The Freelancer

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is business is conducted by:

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Fictitious business name(s): An4el0 Ca-'et 1534 Skyline Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego is business is conducted by: An Individual e rst day of business was: 04/06/2026 is business is hereby registered by the following: Giovanni Zertuche 1534 Skyline Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 06, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on April 06, 2031 04/16, 04/23, 04/30, 05/07

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Fictitious business name(s): Mit-i0 Deli4ht0 516 Carlos St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego is business is conducted by:

A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above is business is hereby registered by the following: Events by Mitris Delights LLC 516 Carlos St. San Diego, CA 92102 State of Incorporation/ Organization California is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 11, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on March 11, 2031 04/16, 04/23, 04/30, 05/07

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2026-9007762

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L15'hatic T-an67ilit1

438 Camino Del Rio S. Ste. 213 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego

566 Gardner Street Apt. 103 El Cajon, CA 92020 is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 07, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on April 07, 2031 04/16, 04/23, 04/30, 05/07

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2026-9007761

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566 Gardner Street Apt. 103 El Cajon, CA 92020 is business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above is business is hereby registered by the following: Nadia Ann Flores 566 Gardner Street Apt. 103 El Cajon, CA 92020 is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 07, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on April 07, 2031 04/16, 04/23, 04/30, 05/07

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Fictitious business name(s): S7'e-io- Mo8ile Ti-e 3030 Rondevoo Road

Lemon Grove, CA 91945

County of San Diego is business is conducted by: An Individual e rst day of business was: 04/07/2026 is business is hereby registered by the following: Eleazar Smith 3030 Rondevoo Road Lemon Grove, CA 91945 is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 07, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on April 07, 2031

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County of San Diego is business is conducted by:

An Individual e rst day of business was: 04/03/2026 is business is hereby

registered by the following: Hassan A Kalif 3810 Winona Ave. Apt. 120 San Diego, CA 92105 is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 03, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on April 03, 2031 04/16, 04/23, 04/30, 05/07

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Hea31'0 S5okeho70e

300 Park Way

Chula Vista, CA 91910

County of San Diego

2912 Via Suspiro San Diego, CA 92173

is business is conducted by:

An Individual

e rst day of business was: 04/01/2026 is business is hereby registered by the following: Stephen omas 2912 Via Suspiro San Diego, CA 92173 is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 06, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on April 06, 2031 04/09, 04/16, 04/23, 04/30

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342 Euclid Ave. Ste. 406 San Diego, CA 92114

County of San Diego is business is conducted by: An Individual e rst day of business was: 02/02/2026 is business is hereby registered by the following: Charos Lewis-Goodman

342 Euclid Ave. Ste. 406 San Diego, CA 92114 is statement was led with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 06, 2026 is ctitious business name will expire on April 06, 2031 04/09, 04/16, 04/23, 04/30

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!is business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above

!is business is hereby registered by the following:

Robyn Sherrell Kinsler

4112 Blackton Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941

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!is ctitious business name will expire on March 16, 2031

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division, Hall of Justice

Case Number

26CU017380C

Petitioner or Attorney: Zachary and Saba Danford

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Zachary and Saba Danford led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

a. PRESENT NAME: Deen Yusef Araya Danford

PROPOSED NAME: Hamza Deen Araya Danford [ rst] [middle] [last]

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: May 19, 2026 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To !nd your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/!nd-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE

SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

!e court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date speci ed, and no ti6mely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issue the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O#ce for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certi ed copies.

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

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

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

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

!e address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 04/16, 04/23, 04/30, 05/07

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division Case Number 26CU016034C

Petitioner or Attorney: Alan W. Cheung, Esq. 185615

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner

Grace Elizabeth ShiwmangalAlfaro led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

a. PRESENT NAME: Grace Elizabeth ShiwmangalAlfaro

PROPOSED NAME: Nirvana Shiwmangal

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: May 12, 2026 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

(To appear remotely, check

in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To !nd your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/!nd-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

!e court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O#ce for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certi ed copies.

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

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

A RESPONDENT

OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN

OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS

(excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the speci-ed date. .e court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date

!e address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 04/02, 04/09, 04/16, 04/23

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse Case Number 26CU015970C

Petitioner or Attorney: Aster Solomon Anteneh on behalf a minor

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Aster Solomon Anteneh on behalf a minor led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

a. PRESENT NAME: Bethlehem Tadesse Andualem

PROPOSED NAME: Betty Tadesse Andualem

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the

reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: May 12, 2026 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To !nd your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/!nd-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

!e court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issue the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

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

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

A RESPONDENT

OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN

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

!e address of the court is:

330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 04/02, 04/09, 04/16, 04/23

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101

Hall of Justice Courthouse Case Number

26CU015321C

Petitioner or Attorney:

Judith Ann Bynnom AKA

Judith Ann Bledsoe AKA

Judith Ann Major

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner

Judith Ann Bynnom AKA

Judith Ann Bledsoe AKA

Judith Ann Major

led a petition with this court for a decree changing names

as follows:

a. PRESENT NAME:

Judith Ann Bynnom AKA

Judith Ann Bledsoe AKA

Judith Ann Major

PROPOSED NAME:

Judith Ann Bynnom [ rst] [middle] [last]

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: May 11, 2026

Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To !nd your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/!nd-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

!e court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O#ce for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certi ed copies.

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

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

!e address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 04/02, 04/09, 04/16, 04/23

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division, Hall of Justice

Case Number 26CU011890C

Petitioner or Attorney: Chyenne Cierra Diaz, Rodney Christopher Diaz Jr.

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Chyenne Cierra Diaz, Rodney Christopher Diaz Jr. led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

a. PRESENT NAME: Chyenne Cierra Diaz

PROPOSED NAME: Chyenne Cierra Shadow

b. PRESENT NAME: Rodney Christopher Diaz Jr.

PROPOSED NAME: Red Shadow

c. PRESENT NAME: Kindelyn Lucy Diaz

PROPOSED NAME: Kindelyn Lucy Shadow

NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: May 4, 2026 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To !nd your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/!nd-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

!e court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

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

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

A RESPONDENT

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

!e address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 03/26, 04/02, 04/09, 04/16

PROBATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Anna Louise Luna

Case Number: 26PE000205C

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Anna Louise Luna

A Petition for Probate has been led by Anthony Giovanni Walker in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

!e Petition for Probate requests that Anthony Giovanni Walker be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

!e petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. !e will and any codicils are available for examination in the le kept by the court.

!e Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.

(!is authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) !e independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 11, 2026 at 1:30 P.M. in Department 502 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division, Central Courthouse

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of rst issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as de ned in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice