James Campbell

President

Lavern Scriven

First Vice President

Lizet Angulo

Second Vice President

Vere Williams

Treasurer

Murial Taylor

Secretary

Crystal Stinson

Assistant Secretary

Front Row:(left) Lizet Angulo, 2nd Vice President; James Campbell, President; and Murial Tayor Secretary.



Back row: Executive Committee - Carla Yates, J. Michael Yates, Evelyn Glasper, Ariel Lattimore, Lakiesha Campbell and Marcy Taylor.

Executive Committee

Shenell Adams, LaKeisha Campbell

Frances Flowers, Evelyn Glasper

Ariel Lattimore, Maude Mitchell

Peggy Moore, Gloria Roberts

Marcella Taylor, Carla Yates

J. Michael Yates, Bill Thomas and

RJ Thomas

Committees

Legal Redress

-LaVern Scriven

Communication, Press and Publicity - Lizet Angulo

Veterans Affairs

-Basil Kimbrew 

Membership

- LaKeisha Campbell

Freedom Fund

- Vere Williams 

MISSING FROM PHOTO:

LaVerne Scrivens (1st Vice President), Vere Williams (Treasurer), Crystal Stinson, Frances Flowers, Maude Mitchell, Peggy Moore, Gloria Roberts, Bill Thomas and RJ Thomas.

February

Black History Month

Written by Marcella Taylor

January 16, 2023

The 15th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Peace March, hosted by the High Desert Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was back in all its glory after a two-year hiatus. Chartered on Sept. 17, 2006, the High Desert Chapter serves the local cities of San Bernardino County through scholarships, blood drives, voter registration events, and many other necessary services and activities. The march and ceremony that followed near Victorville City Hall thankfully escaped the rain on a brisk Monday January morning. Large banners representing Dr. King, the Deltas, the Tuskegee Airmen, and NAACP Branch 1082, as well as signs held by the Delta Gems Youth Group, were prominently displayed. 

The program included a welcome by Deltas President Frances Lewis, opening and closing prayers by local pastors, and the Presentation of the Colors by Riverside Preparatory School California Cadet Corps 380th Battalion. "The National Anthem" and a rousing rendition of "What's Going On?" were among the musical selections. Keynote speaker Regina Weatherspoon-Bell, speaking on the theme "Moving Forward," encouraged those in attendance to progress and give back to their community, while at the same time giving thanks to the many leaders that came before in the often-dangerous struggle for civil rights.  

Civil Rights Memorial essay winner, sixth grader Natalia Jackson of Irwin Academy School of Performing Arts, seemed well beyond her years as she read her essay and posed for photos with her newly constructed plaque honoring Frances E. W. Harper, who fought for women's rights and suffrage. The unveiling marked the ninth yearly plaque to be erected at the Victorville Civil Rights Memorial, "dedicated to those who changed our nation for the benefit of all people."

Thanks goes out to the Deltas Sorority, the Delta Gems, the City of Victorville, CalRTA (Retired Teachers), Victor Valley's Women Club, No Drugs America, NAACP Branch 1082, NCNW, the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as the other organizations, churches, and individuals who supported and continue to support the event every year. Thanks also to the MHS Board members who attended: Director Mike Phillips, long-time supporter Treasurer Carol Wiley, and President and NAACP member Marcy Taylor. We appreciate all of you.

Photographs by Marcella Taylor

February 14th, Tuesday

President's Day

February 20th, Monday

The Mohahave Muse

Mohahve Historical Society P.O. Box 21

Victorville, Ca 92393

Volume 26 Issue 2 February 2023 1 MHS website: www.mohahve.org Email: Mohahve64@gmail.com (Stormie Reid - Webmaster)

Marcy President: Marcy Taylor, VP: Delvin Harbour, Treasurer: Carol Wiley, Rec Secy: Meera Maheswaran, Corres Secy: Stormie Reid Directors: Mary Dutro. Dennis Hom, Eric Mandeson, Mike Phillips, Rick Schmi

February Field Trip - Bell Mountain, Sycamore Rocks Our Feb. 25 field trip will explore the Bell Mountain area of northeast Apple Valley, originally a Black homesteading community.

One of its first residents was Carrie Story, born into slavery, who homesteaded 160 acres without the help of a husband.

We will meet at the service station at the southeast corner of Dale Evans Parkway (formerly Bell Mountain Road) and Waalew at 10:00, directly across from the southern border of the Murray's Overall Wearing Dude Ranch.

Following a walking tour of the remains of the ranch, and a driving tour to the Raglan Ranch and other Bell Mountain sites, we will head to the airport, the location of the former McCarthy and Corwin ranches.

After a short break there, our last stop will be Sycamore Rocks, an early movie location, where the ending scenes of Herb Jeffries's "The Bronze Buckaroo" and "Harlem Rides the Range" were shot.

Please be sure to wear good walking shoes, and bring a drink, and a snack or sack lunch if you so desire. You may sign up for this trip at the Feb. 23 meeting, at the Apple Valley Legacy Museum, or by calling (760) 985-1918.

Charlie Wilson - Forever Valentine

Editor's Comments:

January Edition - Article and Photographs regarding Jimmy Smith were by Marcella Taylor