Vol. 64 No.9 Thursday, February 29, 2024

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Vol. 64 No. 9 | Thursday, February 29, 2024

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Serving San Diego County’s African & African American Communities 64 Years

District 4 Candidates

Make Final Appeals As Campaign Trail Closes A look into the final weeks of 79th State Assembly and District 4 Councilmember Races

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KEEPERS OF THE CULTURE CELEBRATES SD ICONS! SEE PAGE 4

VOTE EARLY,

PRIMARY MAR. 5th

The countdown is on for the March 5th primary election. While voters take a pen to the nominees they believe will best represent their district, District 4 candidates are still out in the field, hoping to make the most of their final days on the campaign trail.

REGISTRAR’S OFFICE & SELECT VOTE CENTERS

OPEN NOW!

Check Your Registration Status TODAY! www.sdvote.com

Primary questions voters are interested in knowing is what future leaders will do about the flood, homelessness, affordable housing, small businesses, community investment, road repair, Left column: D4 Candidates Tylissa Susberry, Henry Foster III, and communication, and education. Chida Warren-Darby; Right column: 79th state assembly candidates, Colin Parent, Racquel Vasquez, and LaShae Sharp-Collins. PHOTOS: Macy Meinhardt, Voice & Viewpoint

Remembering the Deliberate Destruction of Thriving Black Communities Throughout History

PRIMARY

Election 2024

KEY DATES Right Now! - Early voting has begun at the Registrar’s office, Monday–Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

FEB. 3 - Ballots went out to registered voters. FEB 6 - Official ballot drop boxes opened, through March 5. FEB 20 - Voter registration deadline. FEB 21 - If you missed the voter registration deadline, you can still conditionally register and vote. Visit the Registrr’s office or any vote center through March 5. FEB 24 - Select vote centers and the Registrar’s office open daily from 8 am to 5 pm through March 5. MAR 2 - All vote centers open daily from 8 am to 5 pm through March 4.

“Smoke billowing over Tulsa, Oklahoma during 1921 race riots,” now commonly referred to as a massacre. PHOTO: Library of Congress

By Aryka Randall CONTRIBUTING WRITER America has a long history with the erasure of Black and Brown communities and for the first time in a long time, histori-

ans are revisiting information on the way attacks on Black communities throughout history have impacted African American communities economically.

MAR 5 - Last day to vote! Hours: 7 am to 8 pm APR 4 - Deadline to certify the election. ***Check sdvote.com or see pg. 11 for vote center and ballot box locations and hours. If you returned your mail ballot through the U.S. Postal Service, track it every step of the way! Sign up for Where’s My Ballot? at sdvote.com

BE SURE TO VOTE!

See HISTORY page 2

ASPEN INSTITUTE SPARKS NONWHITE PEOPLE ARE INNOVATION AMONGST SAN DRASTICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENTS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT Tapping into the power of the youth…

PHOTO: Freepik

By Justin de Benedictis-Kessner ASST. PROF. OF PUBLIC POLICY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY THE CONVERSATION An energetic and lively room as Emcee Natty Carrizosa welcomes students in Prado Hall at Balboa Park on Feb. 21st. PHOTO: Macy Meinhardt/ Voice & Viewpoint

By Macy Meinhardt VOICE & VIEWPOINT STAFF WRITER Hundreds of high school students across San Diego Unified District convened last Wednesday for the Aspen Challenge; a youth-led mission to design solutions for humanity’s most complex and critical issues. See STUDENTS page 7

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ENDORSEMENTS & VOTING LOCATIONS

By Macy Meinhardt VOICE & VIEWPOINT STAFF WRITER

See CANDIDATES page 2

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Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve. The people who serve in local governments — cities, counties and other entities below the state level — represent the vast majority of elected officials in the U.S. My recent research with Diana Da In Lee, Yamil Velez and Chris Warshaw finds that, like in the federal and state governments, nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government. See GOVERNMENT page 2

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