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Vol. 64 No. 32 | Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Serving San Diego County’s African & African American Communities 64 Years
Study Reveals Shifts in Economic Mobility for Black and White Americans By Stacy M. Brown NNPA NEWSWIRE SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
DESTINATION JOY! UNITES SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO
A new study from Opportunity Insights has revealed significant shifts in economic mobility trends in the United States over the past few decades, highlighting a narrowing economic divide between Black and white Americans and a widening gap between low- and high-income white individuals.
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San Diego Endorses Landmark Ca Political Playback:
Reparations Effort news you might have missed District 4 Councilmember Henry Foster brings forward atonement focused resolution
By Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA
Calif. Supreme Court Concurs: Racial Slurs Can Be Considered Harassment The California Supreme Court reinstated a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black PHOTO: Courtesy of CBM woman in the San Francisco Attorney’s Office after a coworker used a racist direct power rather than repeated harassment slur against her. or retaliation. Activist in Washington D.C. October 16, 2021 PHOTO: Shutterstock Courtesy of CBM
By Macy Meinhardt VOICE & VIEWPOINT STAFF WRITER In the lengthy journey to acknowledge and rectify ongoing injustices rooted in California’s history with slavery, the San Diego City Council voted 8-0 to support the California Legislative Black Caucus’s (CLBC) Reparation bill package.
“We must continue to address the disparities and repair the harm caused by the cruel and inequitable treatment that stemmed from Slavery,” said District 4 Councilmember Henry Foster, who brought the item forward to council. See REPARATIONS page 6
Twanda Bailey filed the lawsuit arguing that a human resources manager mocked her stating that the worker's compensation she claimed was not a “real issue.” Bailey worked as an investigative assistant at the DA’s office when she sued the city in 2015. A Superior Court and appellate court ruled against her. The courts argued that the incident did not meet the legal bar for discriminatory conduct. The court says its decision was based on a single reported incident from a coworker with no
However, the California State Supreme Court revisited the case and overturned the appeals court ruling. The new ruling obligates the judges to reconsider the lawsuit in the context of broader office relationships rather than an isolated incident when a racial slur was used against Bailey. Justice Kelli Evans acknowledged the historical context of the racial slur in a unanimous decision by the court judges. See PLAYBACK page 6
Online Programs Celebrating Snoop Dogg Has Exploded On The Olympics’ Global Stage James Baldwin’s th 100 BirthdAY By Jonathan Landrum Jr. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Decked out in a custom-made, Noah Lyles-themed USA sweatsuit, the ultra-smooth entertainer glided past adoring fans with flashing phone cameras into the Musee de l’Homme.
VOICE & VIEWPOINT STAFF The National Museum of African American History & Culture will explore writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin’s life and works in a series of online poetry workshops. Baldwin was a leading commentator on African American life and race who used his literary talent to challenge bigotry and homophobia. Born in Harlem in 1924 to Emma Berdis Jones and strict Baptist preacher David Baldwin, Baldwin took on significant family responsibilities as the eldest of nine. Between the ages of fourteen and seventeen, Baldwin became a preacher at the Fireside Pentecostal Assembly, where he developed a celebrated preaching style. His brief teenage preaching stint deeply influenced his writing and views on religion. Baldwin attended Frederick Douglass Junior High and DeWitt Clinton High School, where he began his literary career. After high
OK, the show can start — Snoop has arrived. Literally. At the Paris Games, grand entrances have become the norm in Snoop’s spectacular Olympic life. PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY 4.0
school, he worked various jobs and played guitar in Greenwich Village while writing. Meeting Richard Wright in 1944, Baldwin gained a fellowship that enabled him to move to Paris in 1948 to escape racial and sexual discrimination in the U.S. See BALDWIN page 6
“When the lights are on, that’s when I shine the best,” he told The Associated Press after returning from watching Lyles’ historic victory in the 100-meter sprint and filming a primetime segment with Mike Tirico and Stewart, a surprise guest.
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“This opportunity was nothing but a chance for me to show the world what it’s supposed to look like when you put the right person in the right environment,” Snoop said. See SNOOP page 6
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