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George Newell​

George Newell George Newell has a long history in local government and community organizations. After moving to California from his home in Oklahoma in 1970, Mr. Newell established and managed the Veterans Reentry Program for Vietnam Veterans at Monterey Peninsula College. In 1974, George moved to Santa Cruz to work for Santa Cruz County and …

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November Reflection

November Reflection by Thomas Sage Pederson These are the views of Thomas Sage Pedersen, and are not the reflections of TWDCC and The Black health Matters Initiative. The other day I was reading about the spiritual concept of oneness , the idea we are all one, the idea that we are connected with one another …

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October Reflection

October Reflection by Thomas Sage Pederson These are the views of Thomas Sage Pedersen, and are not the reflections of TWDCC and The Black health Matters Initiative. In High School I was not a motivated student. I spent a lot of time playing music in my band, partying and ditching classes. Basically I was alienated …

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September Reflection

September Reflection by Thomas Sage Pederson There are a lot of themes that come up in The Black Story Project  around the black experience here in Santa Cruz, California. Themes such as Isolation, exotification, blatant racism and general sense of “otherness”.   As someone who was raised in white dominated space I resonate with these themes. …

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