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Trump and the Dangers of the Republican Party

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This photo of 16 Black, female cadets in uniform with their fists raised while posing for a photograph at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. was the subject of controversy after some said the raised fist represented an endorsement of the Black Lives Matter movement. The U.S. Military Academy said on May 10 that it concluded the group photo didn’t violate any Department of Defense rules limiting political activity.

Willie’: Chronicles 20th Century Evolutionary Life of Legendary Black Baltimore Businessman

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Failing in Place–The Maryland Legislators’ Wall of Shame

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By Saschane M. Stephenson Special to the AFRO In the midst of the 2016 General Assembly session, the faculty leadership of Maryland’s four Historically Black Institutions (HBCU’s)—Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Bowie State University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore—held a rally in Annapolis to announce the creation of the HBCU Faculty Caucus.

The purpose of the group was to be a united voice in support of HBCU equity issues and to exert pressure on state legislators to do the right thing: make the State of Maryland obey a federal judge’s orders to stop its continuing policies and practices which maintain and perpetuate racial discrimination and segregation in

higher education.

Over three weeks ago, the AFRO put a bright spotlight on the apathy and alleged ignorance of members of the Baltimore City state delegation, particularly those who belong to the Legislative Black Caucus, as they voted in support of the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 (“2016 Partnership Act”), demonstrating that they could fall in line with the desires of the General Assembly’s top leadership and the express will of the Chancellor of the

AFRO Contest

Eighth Grader’s Highlight Heroes

By Brandi Randolph Special to the AFRO For the AFRO’s 19th Annual Black History Month celebration, we asked eighth graders to submit creative artwork that portrayed their community heroes. To help inspire them, the AFRO wrote several articles during Feb. highlighting local community heroes in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. areas.

These ranged from activists to organization founders and even included community heroes from the AFRO’s extensive archives.

The AFRO asked students from local school districts to tell us about their community heroes. Students chose to submit poems, sculptures, drawings, paintings, videos, essays, songs etc. We chose six students from the Banneker Middle School in Continued on A4

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DNA Evidence Leads to Dropped Murder Charge in 1998 Baltimore Slaying

By Juliet Linderman The Associated Press A man who was has been in prison for about 18 years after he was convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of a 16-year-old girl is expected to be released this week after new tests showed that DNA on the victim’s T-shirt did not match his.

By Juliet Linderman The Associated Press

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According to a source close to the Legislative Black Caucus, the group never met to discuss the harmful impact the 2016 Partnership Act’s House and Senate bills would have on Baltimore City’s Morgan and Coppin universities. This is an especially stunning admission in light of the federal district court’s ruling in the HBCU equity lawsuit that the State of Maryland continues to operate a separate and unequal system of higher education that is segregated by race and which discriminates against students attending the four HBCUs. Such practice by the State of Maryland was declared by the court in the HBCU equity lawsuit to be in violation of the United States Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which

Malcolm Jabbar Bryant, 42, was convicted of stabbing Toni Bullock on Nov. 20, 1998. Bryant was arrested a few weeks after Bullock was killed. Police said the girl was walking with her best friend when a man grabbed her, demanded money and pulled her into a vacant lot before stabbing her. Police had said robbery was the motive.

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Arresting Officer in Freddie Gray Case Chooses Bench Trial

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University System of Maryland.

Delegate Frank Conaway, Jr. made excuses on “The Carl Douglas” radio show that he and others had signed on to “the vision” of Michael Erin Busch, Speaker of the House, as it pertained to giving funds to the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore while excluding consideration of increased funding for Historically Black Institutions such as Morgan State University and Coppin State University.

The six winning entries to this year’s Character Education contest.

A police officer charged in the Freddie Gray case chose on May 10 to stand trial before a judge rather than a jury, eliminating a potential wild card in the divisive and emotionally charged case.

Officer Edward Nero was one of three officers who arrested Gray when he made eye contact with one of them

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and took off running in a high-crime area in April 2015. The officers took Gray, a 25-year-old black man, into custody and he was placed in the back of a police van, where he was critically injured during a 45-minute trip to a nearby police station.

He died a week later, sparking protests and fueling the Black Lives Matter movement, becoming a rallying cry in the growing national

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NATION & WORLD

Ferguson’s 1st Black Police Chief Sworn In

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Delrish Moss is sworn in as the new Ferguson chief of police by Judge Donald McCullin at the Ferguson Community Center on May 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson’s first Black police chief is taking over as the St. Louis County town introduces reforms intended to address concerns about racial bias.

Veteran Miami officer Delrish Moss will be sworn in Monday afternoon.

Moss has said he hopes to diversify the mostly White department as it rebounds from the fallout of months of unrest that followed the fatal 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown. A judge last month approved Ferguson’s settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to amend the municipal code, eliminate bias and reform the courts and police department.

Moss spent 20 of his 32 years in Miami as public information officer. He replaces Tom Jackson, who resigned in March 2015 following a Justice Department report critical of Ferguson’s criminal justice system.

3 Girls Charged in Fatal Delaware School Restroom Fight

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Three teenage girls have been charged in a high school restroom assault in Delaware that left a 16-year-old girl dead, authorities said May 9.

The Delaware attorney general’s office announced the charges after meeting earlier in the day with the mother and older brother of the victim, Amy Joyner-Francis.

Joyner-Francis, a sophomore at Wilmington’s Howard High School of Technology, died April 21 after a fight broke out

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shortly before classes were to begin.

Authorities said a 16-year-old girl, the only person believed to have struck Joyner-Francis, is charged with criminally negligent homicide, which is punishable by up to eight years in prison. Prosecutors said they will seek permission from Family Court to have the girl tried as an adult in state Superior Court.

The other two suspects, also 16, are charged with thirddegree criminal conspiracy, which is punishable by up to a year in prison, they added. They will be tried in Family Court.

The Associated Press is not naming any of the suspects because they are juveniles.

Authorities noted that while the evidence indicates that all three suspects were involved in planning a confrontation with Joyner-Francis, only one actually hit her. Authorities did not disclose a motive for the confrontation.

“The individuals responsible for Amy Joyner-Francis’s death are minors, but they must be held accountable for their actions,” the state Department of Justice said in a statement.

Authorities disclosed Monday that Joyner-Francis died of sudden cardiac death, with a contributing factor of physical and emotional stress because of the physical assault. An autopsy did not detect any internal injuries or significant blunt force injuries.

“In layman’s terms, the medical examiner determined that Amy died from a cardiac incident that she was vulnerable to because of a pre-existing heart condition, but the cardiac incident would not have occurred if Amy Joyner-Francis she had not been assaulted,” the DOJ statement read.

According to a police affidavit, a video of the assault obtained by investigators shows a girl striking Joyner-Francis repeatedly in the head and torso with what appears to be a closed fist. As the attacker leaves, Joyner-Francis then attempts to stand up.

“Witnesses confirm that Joyner-Francis then began exhibiting disorientation and collapsed shortly thereafter,” the affidavit reads.

Authorities also said in court documents that written and oral communications among the three suspects indicate that the assault was planned over the course of the preceding 20 hours.

Women Who Died at the Hands of L.A.’s Notorious ‘Grim Sleeper’

By The Associated Press

Lonnie Franklin Jr. was convicted of 10 murders and one attempted murder in the serial killings that were dubbed the work of the “Grim Sleeper” because of a 14-year gap in slayings that spanned two decades in South Los Angeles and targeted vulnerable young Black women in the inner city.

Franklin was found guilty of killing: — Debra Jackson, 29, was shot three times in the chest and

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“(Top left clockwise) Debra Jackson, 29; Henrietta Wright, 34; Barbara Ware, 23; Bernita Sparks, 26; Mary Lowe, 26; Lachrica Jefferson, 22; Alicia Alexander, 18; Princess Berthomieux, 15; Valerie McCorvey, 35; Janecia Peters, 25. her body was found under a carpet remnant in an alley on Aug. 10, 1985.

— Henrietta Wright, 34, was shot twice in the chest and found in an alley under a green blanket with a gag stuffed in her mouth on Aug. 12, 1986.

— Barbara Ware, 23, was shot once in the chest and found under a pile of garbage and a gas tank in an alley on Jan. 10, 1987.

— Bernita Sparks, 26, was shot once in the chest and found in a trash bin with her shirt and pants unbuttoned and one shoe off on April 15, 1987.

— Mary Lowe, 26, was shot in the chest and beaten. Her body was found behind a large shrub in an alley with her pants unzipped and panties missing on Nov. 1, 1987.

— Lachrica Jefferson, 22, was shot through the heart and found under a mattress in an alley on Jan. 30, 1988, with a napkin over her face that had the word “AIDS” written on it.

— Alicia Alexander, 18, was shot and strangled and found naked under a blue foam mattress in an alley on Sept. 11, 1988.

— Princess Berthomieux, 15, was strangled and discovered naked and hidden in a bush in an Inglewood alley on March 9, 2002.

— Valerie McCorvey, 35, was strangled and found with her pants pulled down at the entrance to an alley on July 11, 2003.

— Janecia Peters, 25, was shot in the back and strangled.

Her naked body was found in a trash bag in a trash bin on Jan. 1, 2007, in the same alley where Sparks’ body was found 20 years earlier.

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violation requires significant remedial relief to undo the harms and inequities visited upon these institutions and students for decades.

In fact, the State funding to the College Park and UMB campuses to be allocated under the 2016 Partnership Act was crafted, considered and adopted while the State in the HBCU equity lawsuit remains in court questioning and vigorously opposing the costs of a remedial proposal offered by the plaintiff coalition of HBCU students, faculty, alumni and supporters as being essential to the enhancement of the State’s HBCU’s and the elimination of the continuing vestiges of the long-standing segregated system of higher education in Maryland.

Shame

Close to 95% of the Baltimore City elected state officials voted “Yes” over and over again on the 2016 Partnership Act. The undeniable and collective failure, by the Baltimore City state delegation and, in particular, the Legislative Black Caucus members, to stand up in support of the City’s HBCU’s is appalling at best, and at minimum downright shameful.

And herein lies the shame: no discussions were held and no questions were raised by these legislators as the proposed 2016 Partnership Act bills created a megaflagship institution of the College Park and UMB campuses that could only be established and maintained over the years by draining resources from the State’s other institutions of higher education and which, in particular, diminish the institutional identity and presence of the two HBCU’s in Baltimore City.

On this ground alone, other voices were raised in opposition to the bills, including the faculty and student leadership of both Traditionally White and HBCU institutions.

On this ground, a former Chancellor and a sitting Regent of the University System of Maryland testified against the bills. But nary a word from the Baltimore City state delegation and the Legislative Black Caucus.

Again, this is especially egregious in light of the continuing equity lawsuit litigation and the State’s concrete obligation to direct substantial financial, programmatic resources to the HBCU’s in order to remedy its past proven discriminatory conduct. These legislators never raised their voices to question the impact of the 2016 Partnership Act on the State’s HBCU’s and, in particular, Morgan and Coppin, nor did they inquire as to the legitimacy of the State directing substantial new funding to the already enriched College Park and UMB campuses while opposing the funding of comprehensive remedies necessary to fix the Constitutional violations at issue in the on going HBCU equity litigation.

Not one question was even raised as to why the 2016 Partnership Act bills’ practical merger of the College Park and UMB campuses was such an educationally and fiscally sound proposal while the proposal of a more modest merger of the University of Baltimore into Morgan State University -- one proposed component of a comprehensive remedy offered in the equity lawsuit litigation but vehemently opposed by the State -was an “extreme, costly and untenable” proposal that could not even be considered consistent with sound educational practices and justification. The silence of these legislators was deafening as was their collective failure to advance the interests of the HBCUs and their constituent communities.

Following is the AFRO “Wall of Shame.” It is on the

members of the Legislative Black Caucus, because they claim their mission is to provide leadership in advocating and implementing programs and policies that serve the best interests of the Black community. The lingering question is: When are Black legislators going to stop throwing Black schools under the bus for their own personal ambitions?

These members of the House and Senate, who are all members of the Legislative Black Caucus, did not vote to stop the 2016 Partnership Act legislation.

Black Caucus Senate Members Joanne C. Benson Joan Carter Conway Ulysses Currie Lisa A. Gladden Delores G. Kelley

Nathaniel J. McFadden C. Anthony Muse Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Catherine E. Pugh

Black Caucus House Members Curtis S. (Curt) Anderson Angela M. Angel Vanessa E. Atterbeary Darryl Barnes Erek L. Barron Talmadge Branch Benjamin T. Brooks Sr. Alfred C. Carr Jr. Jill P. Carter Frank M. Conaway Jr. Dereck E. Davis Diana M. Fennell Tawanna P. Gaines Cheryl D. Glenn Antonio L. Hayes Keith E. Haynes Terri L. Hill Marvin E. Holmes Jr. Carolyn J. B. Howard Michael A. Jackson

Jay Jalisi Adrienne A. Jones Tony Knotts Cory V. McCray Dan K. Morhaim Nathaniel T. Oaks Edith J. Patterson Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk Pamela E. Queen Barbara A. Robinson Sheree L. SampleHughes William C. Smith Jr. Charles E. Sydnor III Frank S. Turner Michael L. Vaughn Jay Walker Alonzo T. Washington Mary L. Washington C. T. Wilson

When Delegate Curt Anderson, who represents Morgan’s district, can willfully sponsor a bill that limits access to desperately needed investment dollars and enthusiastically welcomes imbalanced competition a stone’s throw away from Morgan State University, there has to be accountability.

The same applies to State Senator Catherine Pugh, who recently won the Baltimore City Democratic Mayoral primary. Pugh, an actual graduate of Morgan State University, campaigned to move Baltimore forward, but she stood in the shadows voting “Yes” at first and then absent at the final vote for the Act that sets Morgan, its students, faculty, and educated Black constituents backwards by giving well-funded White Institutions access to millions more dollars. In actual fact, the development of Morgan on the eastside and Coppin in West Baltimore would go a long way in creating the kind of city she seeks to foster.

While supporters of the 2016 Partnership Act argue that it did not bring about a literal merger of the Traditionally White College Park and UMB campuses , it is still a sly ruse and

Officer

Continued from A1 conversation about the treatment of black men by police. On the day of his funeral, rioting and looting broke out and a city-wide curfew was imposed as the National Guard rolled in to help restore order.

Nero, one of six officers charged, faces assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office charges.

His trial is scheduled to begin May 12 and is expected to last about five days. The trial is seen as a bellwether case for the other two arresting officers who face the same charges. They have all pleaded not guilty.

Nero is the second officer to stand trial. Late last year, a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous decision in the case against Officer William Porter, who checked on Gray several times after he was put in the police van.

Nero’s decision means

Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams will hear the case and that there will be a verdict, unlike Porter’s trial.

Nero’s trial will also likely focus more on technical legal arguments.

The judge on Tuesday also ruled that any mention of the knife in Gray’s pocket will be prohibited during trial.

Prosecutors contend it was a legal folding knife, while the officers say was an illegal switchblade.

Additionally, Williams ruled that though attorneys will be allowed to make mention of Gray’s spinal injury, they cannot go into detail about the nature of it.

Similarly, Williams said he would allow video footage, rendered from city cameras and the cellphones from bystanders, to be entered into evidence, though any audio in which Gray can be heard screaming will be excluded

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Baltimore Police Officer Edward M. Nero faces assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. as prejudicial. Background information about Gray’s criminal record will also be

excluded, Williams ruled.

The trials for the officers have been on hold for about

cunning perpetuation of “de jure segregation” practices by the State of Maryland and her legislators. The 2016 Partnership Act facilitates the merging of existing and new resources to already well-heeled and privileged Traditionally White Institutions to the detriment of the State’s other institutions. And consistent with the State’s history of segregation and discrimination, that harm is visited tenfold upon the four HBCU’s and their academic programs.

Applying Pressure

In an emergency situation if there is a wound, you apply pressure to stop the bleeding. Morgan State and Coppin State universities in the City of Baltimore are wounded and hemorrhaging from both a lack of investment and the impact of the decades long protracted duplicative academic programming practices by the State of Maryland that threaten their survival.

With the passage of the 2016 Partnership Act, the “pressure” that stops the bleeding begins with a demand for answers from every single member listed on the “Wall of Shame.”

It’s not that elected officials may not do good work occasionally, but there are clear moments in time when one bad act overshadows many small acts of good because it is done either willfully or out of indifference. In the long struggle for civil rights and equal educational opportunity, it is the indifference of good people that often stands as the greatest obstacle to progress. And it is the indifference of good people that facilitates the harmful actions of the bad actors among us.

Lawmakers in the Legislative Black Caucus are counting on voters to overlook their regulatory “dis” to Maryland’s HBCUs, where they have set up the constituent institutions of the University System of Maryland to receive at minimum $18M in mandatory funding for the next five years above and beyond their normal share of public dollars. It goes without saying, however, that most of these institutions are Traditionally White campuses with whom Bowie, Coppin and UMES must compete for any share of those funds. We already know how that battle has played out historically. Morgan, which operates outside of the University System of Maryland, would have no access to such additional funds. At the same time, none of this additional funding will come close to the amount of money the State of Maryland will redirect to the Traditionally White College Park and UMB campuses to establish and maintain the new megaflagship institution that is now created by the 2016 Partnership Act. The politicians will hope that no one legitimately asks why they continue to support the perpetuation of the inequities of segregation in Maryland’s higher education system with laws and policies that fly in the face of the findings and conclusions of a federal judge in the HBCU equity lawsuit lost by the State of Maryland in 2013 and which continues now in the ever so important remedial phase of the litigation.

Maryland is not above complying with the federal Civil Rights laws and the U.S. Constitution and Baltimore City state legislators cannot act without accountability in their belief that they get to operate as though they are above the law when it comes to our HBCU’s As members on Maryland’s “Wall of Shame” contemplate what they have done to harm students at Baltimore City’s and Maryland’s HBCU’s, perhaps they’ll envision a time when they will more consistently find the conviction to do more than fall in line like toy soldiers when the leadership of the General Assembly gives a command. five months while attorneys argued about whether the officers should be forced to testify at one another’s trials.

Maryland’s highest court ruled they did, and one of the officers is expected to take the stand in Nero’s trial.

The officers initially asked Williams for a change of venue, citing the extensive media coverage. Attorneys argued that because of the high-profile nature the case, jurors would likely be inherently biased, having already formed opinions about the case and its players, and might feel pressure to render a guilty verdict in order to quell any future unrest.

Williams denied the requests.

A bench trial has advantages and disadvantages for the defense, according to attorney Warren Alperstein, who is not involved in the case.

“The disadvantage of having a bench trial is that you’re putting all your eggs in one basket. In a bench trial there is no hung jury, it’s all or nothing for the defense,” he said.

On the other hand, a judge is uniquely positioned to understand the nuances of the law. The state is likely to argue that the three arresting officers violated Gray’s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.

The defense will presumably argue that the officers acted within a law that allows officers to pursue, detain and pat down suspects who flee unprovoked from law enforcement from a high drug trafficking area.

“It’s my belief a judge is better equipped to apply what amounts to be fairly technical and complex law than a jury would be able to do,” Alperstein said.

DNA

Continued from A1 Toni’s friend, the only eyewitness, picked Bryant out of a photo lineup array that the Baltimore Police Department no longer uses.

At a news conference on May 11, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said it was dark and rainy the night Bullock was killed, and the witness likely only had three or four seconds to glance at the attacker.

In light of the new DNA test, attorneys for Bryant asked for a new trial and, with no objection from prosecutors, a Baltimore Circuit Court judge granted the motion. When the

judge did that, prosecutors dropped all charges.

Bryant walked silently out of the courtroom, still handcuffed and shackled, and visibly overcome by emotion.

His mother, Annie Bryant, shouted “Hallelujah!” from the gallery.

“Eighteen years,” she said outside of the courtroom. “It was a horror.”

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said she understood how painful the exoneration is for Bullock’s family.

“They must deal with the unsettling reality that the killer has not been brought to justice,” Mosby said. “We

want them to know their daughter has not been forgotten.”

Mosby also apologized to Bryant and his family.

“My heart breaks for Malcolm Bryant, who was only 25 years old when he was sentenced,” she said. “Now 42, it’s hard to reconcile that we live in a world that would take 17 prime years away from an innocent man for a crime in which he had no part.”

Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Bullock’s slaying is now “an active case. We will take pursuit of this killer seriously.”

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Montgomery County and here showcase their submissions as well as at a ceremony on May 16 at the Reginald F. Lewis African American Museum.

There the finalists will receive recognition and prizes. Thank you to everyone who submitted work to this contest. Here are the six finalists and a little bit of what their artwork is all about.

Julia Vital’s painting portrays her favorite teacher, Ms. Pope, as a strong female figure.

Anthony Glen’s scrapbook details all the ways his father has been his hero.

Lia Tejada

A papier-mâché sculpture represents Tejada’s hero, her art teacher, Ms. Jennifer Epinoza. She describes how Ms. Epinoza has helped her over the years (from a kind word when Tejada is having a bad day to teaching Tejada how to use art to cope with her emotions).

Lia Tejada’s papier-mâché sculpture of her teacher Ms. Espinoza and her reasoning for selecting her as a community hero.

Amie Panneh

Using animated pictures and cut outs from magazines about superheros Panneh showcases her creative ability to tell us what makes her grandmother her community hero.

Anthony Glen

This well put together scrapbook chronicles the life lessons that Glen’s father taught him. For example, Glen’s father encouraged him to try out for soccer, master bike riding and become the ultimate ninja warrior.

Lanice Kear

In this imaginative drawing Kear portrays why her mother is her community hero. Her mother is drawn as someone at a help desk which gives the viewer a glimpse into her mother’s selflessness and caring nature.

Laylah Smith Amie Panneh’s collage showing why her grandmother, Eva Roberts, is a community hero.

Laylah Smith’s painting and poem pay homage to the hero her mother has been in her life.

Smith’s community hero is her mother who she portrays as a strong tree and the accompanying poem describes her mother as someone with a strong foundation.

Julia Vital

Vital’s community hero is her favorite teacher. She is Vital’s community hero because she teaches Vital things that she enjoys, is always there for Vital and greets Vital with a smile every school day.

Lanice Kear shows artistic promise with her drawing that highlights her mom as the hero.

PUBLIC MEETINGS:

Proposed Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) Program at Joint Base Andrews The Air Force is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) Program at Joint Base Andrews. Through this program, the Air Force would construct a new Presidential Complex with a multi-bay hangar to accommodate the proposed replacement to the aircraft used to transport the President of the United States, Heads of State and other senior officials.

To gather feedback, the Air Force is holding two, identical public scoping meetings.

The meetings will be held in an open house format, to allow attendees to arrive any time during the meeting and speak to project representatives at poster stations.

Your participation will assist Air Force representatives in identifying public issues and concerns associated with the PAR Program and defining the scope of analysis for the EIS. The meetings will take place on: • Monday, May 23, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

• Tuesday, May 24, 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.

VFW Post 9619 6527 Suitland Road Morningside, MD 20746 If you are unable to attend one of the open house meetings, comments may be submitted on the project website, www.parprogrameis.com.

You may also submit written comments to: United States Air Force, AFCEC/CZN 2261 Hughes Ave, Suite 155 JBSA Lackland, TX 78236-9853 ATTN: Mr. John Guerra Comments requested by 28 May 2016.

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Ken Burns, Maker of Docs About the Black Experience, Honored having been impacted by the NEH over the course of his 36-year career. He said the current culture’s wars have “manufactured a false dialectic just to accentuate otherness” – a process the NEH and documentary filmmaking works against in order to retain a nuanced and sophisticated view of history.

“I have never been a particular lover of history – especially where documentaries were concerned because of these themes of African-Americans as tragically Black.

It only took one Ken Burns film, ‘Unforgivable Blackness, the Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson,’ to change my outlook,” George Washington University student, Morris Artis told the AFRO. Past Jefferson Lecturers include actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith (2015), biographer Walter Isaacson (2014), and filmmaker Martin Scorsese (2013). The lectureship, established in 1972, carries a $10,000 honorarium set by statute.

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Modern historians and social scientists often note that history, as written by the victors, tends to omit the very narratives that make the American story pliable, nuanced, and balanced. Few, however have championed a type of restorative history necessary to offer more clear and concise stories than filmmaker Ken Burns.

With a keen eye for hidden narratives and loss subjects, Burns has created a popular history filmmaking genre that returns the gaze to everyday Americans. For his work, the National Endowment for the Humanities honored Burns, May 9 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities, the 2016 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities.

NEH awarded grants to the Brooklyn-born Burns in support of 15 films over three decades— from his first film in 1981, “Brooklyn Bridge,” to the forthcoming “Vietnam,” which will premiere on PBS in the fall of 2017.

After experimenting with film and documentary techniques in high school, Burns applied for an NEH grant to support his first documentary film “Brooklyn Bridge,” which aired on PBS and was nominated for an Academy Award. Many historians claimed, the documentary was the first time, the stories of the men who built the bridge and

“Because we are celebrating our 50th anniversary, we were especially eager to select a person who represents the best qualities of NEH’s deep and diverse portfolio.”

– William D. Adams

the struggles between unions, developers, and ethnicities were evidenced. It also established a new standard among documentary filmmakers.

“Because we are celebrating our 50th anniversary, we

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Ken Burns was honored May 9 by the National Endowment for the Humanities for his documentary work on Black livelihoods.

were especially eager to select a person who represents the best qualities of NEH’s deep and diverse portfolio,” said William D. Adams, chairman of NEH. “His work combines deep humanities research with a rich feeling for American life and culture and unparalleled public reach and appeal.

Ken is one of the great public intellectuals and historians of our time, and he is also a terrific speaker.”

Burns’ work includes some of the most prolific documentaries about American life, including the series “The Civil War,” which brought both enslaved Blacks and women to the foreground, and “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson,” detailing the anger raised in the age of White supremacy of having a Black man as a representation of ultimate masculinity.

For Burns, the honor, he said was immeasurable,

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COMMENTARY

Trump and the Dangers of the Republican Party Even looking beyond the campaign speeches and rallies of this election year, the contrast between the political parties on civil rights has been striking — and, where the Republican candidates and their positions are concerned, alarming.

Last week, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich suspended their presidential campaigns — virtually assuring that billionaire Donald Trump will Elijah Cummings be the Republican nominee for President of the United States.

I was asked for my own view of Mr. Trump during a National Association of Black Journalists conference at Morgan State University last week, and I acknowledged that I consider him to be “dangerous” for our country.

It’s a serious problem, I continued, when the number one candidate of the Republican Party actively works to turn Americans against each other, using language that encourages his supporters to respond to their frustration and anger with violence toward others.

To be fair, before they dropped out of the presidential race, both Senator Cruz and Governor Kasich condemned Mr. Trump’s rabble-rousing. However, neither adequately addressed the underlying fears, frustrations and economic deprivations that are fueling the growing discontent in America.

To the contrary, the Republican response to the growing inequalities in income and wealth in America has been to push for further tax breaks for powerful corporations and our most wealthy citizens, starve practical job creation policies, and oppose our efforts to better regulate predatory economic behavior by our nation’s economic elites.

In the Congress, the current Republican majority has also been relentless in its attacks on America’s social safety net and our efforts to expand affordable health care to all Americans.

They have refused to moderate the tsunami of big money that is distorting our political system — or even to require that those powerful interests disclose who is funding the attack ads that dominate our television screens.

Perhaps, most dangerous of all to our democratic system, the Republican congressional majority has refused even to allow a vote on bipartisan efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act to full strength.

Meanwhile, their Republican allies in state legislatures

where they hold the current majorities have taken full political advantage of a weakened Voting Rights Act through measures that are calculated to limit our participation as American citizens in the choice of who will govern us.

As William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP recently observed, “We again struggle for unfettered access to the ballot, especially for the most vulnerable among us.”

I would have to agree. Yet, I also remain convinced that the most effective antidote to the reactionary virus that threatens our Republic continues to be enlightened Americans who, in Dr. King’s empowering vision, “exercise the full measure of our citizenship.”

Where voter ID laws make it more difficult for our elderly, young, and least affluent neighbors to vote, we must reach out and help them obtain the identification they need.

Where cynical purges of the voting rolls (as in Ohio) seek to deprive those in our communities of their most fundamental civil right, we must help each other to correct those errors.

Where, like North Carolina, Republican dominated election boards have reduced the number of polling places — or where, like Wisconsin, Republican legislators have made it more difficult for students to register and vote — an engaged citizenry, nevertheless, has the power to make democracy work as it should.

In 2016, this is our test, the challenge not only for those of us who are Americans of Color but for us all, whatever may be our racial background.

Yet, notwithstanding the obstacles that we now face, I remain confident in our ability to prevail — and here is why.

As I have observed in the past, in 2012, African American voters accounted for President Obama’s entire margin of victory in seven states: Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. If we roll up our sleeves and embrace our legacy as citizens during the next six months, so

can it be in 2016.

I should also note that these same seven states (along with Illinois, Wisconsin and North Carolina) will hold elections in November in which we have the ability to restore the United States Senate as the truly deliberative governing body that our Constitution envisions.

Notwithstanding the efforts to suppress our votes by Republican legislators, Republicans in the Congress and a slim 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court, here is the truth.

Acting in coalition with our progressive allies, active participation by Americans of Color in voter registration drives, voter-turnout campaigns and Election Day mobilization will determine the direction of the Presidency, the Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States for years to come.

We must rise to the challenge because we cannot afford to fail. We are fighting for our future and for the generations of Americans yet to be born.

Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

Seniors Face Civil Legal Challenges in Baltimore The greatest number of Maryland’s low-income minority elderly live in Baltimore City. In 2010 nearly 41 percent of lowincome minority adults 60 years and older lived in Baltimore City, according to the Maryland Department of Aging. As the executive director of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), I’ve seen first hand the legal challenges facing these vulnerable adults. Sadly, simply being of an older age makes these Baltimoreans targets of various forms of abuse that can rob them of their livelihoods, their homes and their selfsufficiency.

Baltimore City Tax Sales While they may seem insignificant, unpaid property taxes and water bills can lead to a tax sale in many jurisdictions across the country, and particularly so in Baltimore City where tax sale occurs for failure to pay $750 in unpaid property taxes. Seniors can lose their home and all of the equity in it for unpaid taxes and other municipal bills for modest delinquencies. Their homes are sold through public auction and the eviction process begins quickly. Without proper legal representation, these seniors may not have the opportunity to reclaim their homes after they enter a tax sale. The month of May is when the tax sale process in Baltimore kicks into high gear, so it is imperative to seek civil legal counsel if seniors find themselves – and their home – in a tax sale. Two places to

start are with the auction website bidbaltimore.com for a list of properties up for tax sale and a list of tax sale relief resources at taxsalehelpbaltimore.org.

Bankruptcy More than 60 percent of American households headed by a person aged 60 and older had some form of debt in 2013.

Among them, the median debt was $40,900—or double what it was in 2001, according to the National Council on Aging.

When an individual falls behind on his or her bills, collections efforts can be unrelenting. The impact on seniors can be devastating with serious emotional and physical consequences. Recently, MVLS has seen a surge in the number of clients who are seeking bankruptcy because they desperately want creditor harassment to stop. Bankruptcy is an expensive and time-consuming process. The filing fee alone costs more than $300. An alternative to filing for bankruptcy is a program we call “bankruptcy bypass.” The Bankruptcy Bypass Program is for low-income Marylanders with consumer debt issues who can avoid filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy because they are collection proof. Individuals may be collection proof if they do not have income or property or if they are living on a fixed income such as Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or a pension.

Generally, once a creditor is assured an individual is collection proof they will move on, knowing that they are

unlikely to collect any money from the individual. It almost always takes only a letter and a phone call from an attorney to get that message across and stop the harassment.

Identity Theft MVLS has seen a number of cases of tax identity theft, which can cost the taxpayer in many ways. In some cases, clients trusted a fly-by-night tax preparer that stole their identity or modified their tax return to increase a refund, and walked away with their money – usually through a direct deposit to the preparer’s bank account. What’s more, sophisticated identity thieves are filing returns using the social security numbers of those who do not have a filing requirement – often the elderly and the deceased. Filing taxes every year, even if a senior doesn’t need to file, can help prevent identity theft. It’s also important to file early in the tax season and not wait until April 15. No one can claim to be them if they’ve already filed.

There are civil legal services providers across Maryland, including MVLS, that can help seniors understand their civil legal rights and guide them through the challenges they face.

In many cases, it only takes a phone call to start down the right path to protection against abuse.

Everyone knows that a commencement is all about the great students who have completed their courses of study; however the 148th commencement at Howard University was that and more.

As greats such as L. D. Britt, world renowned surgeon and educator, Ambassador Horace G. Dawson, distinguished in education and diplomacy and Cicely Tyson, actress and humanitarian received Honorary Doctorates, there was one more to come; President Barack Hussein Obama.

The 44th President of the United States of America received a Doctorate of Science because of his work in securing the “affordable Health Care Act” but to me he really commenced as an active advocate for African Americans. His speech was electric and you could feel the vibrations of love and inspiration from him that were embraced by the graduates, their families, supporters and even people on the street passing by.

So, from “…my foxhole” this is how it went.

Interestingly, President Obama who already has many degrees exclaimed he ”…got a degree from Howard”.

Now this is not about Howard U.; it just happened to be the

place.

In 1854, before there was a Howard University which came about in 1867, there was an Ashmun Institution in Chester PA, that was renamed Lincoln in 1866. Bowie State, the oldest HBCU in Maryland, and Morgan State U., and Maryland Eastern Shore, Hampton University, North Carolina A&T, and Virginia State and many-many more have educated African Americans and all others for many years. Commencements there over the years have taken place; however, given this was one of the last graduations the president would attend before his term expires, this one seemed special.

The President of the United States, a Black man, did not speak, but he preached – and it was well received. What got me most was how people hearing it on loud speakers from outside the heavily secured area stopped on the streets of Washington, D.C. and listened and many even had tears in their eyes.

There was much too much to quote but as he recognized a young lady who was a “…first-time-college graduate from a family,” too many to chronicle exclaimed “…me too.”

From my foxhole, the “Brother President – if I may call him that” arrived. He did not speak of “…the melting-pot”; but rather he spoke of the need for the African American to look

to the future with optimism. He spoke of how hard it is to be a Black person, even today to excel and to be prosperous. He also charged the graduates with appreciating their newly acquired greatness as those possessing degrees of which many of their grandparents and parents only dreamed; and then told them, as we say in the military, “…drive on and achieve greatness.”

He made it clear that the graduates must “…commence” not only on their careers and future degrees, but “…must vote and encourage others to vote.” He made it clear that to those who achieve greatness much is required; and that they have achieved it and must do much with it.

He even made a statement that ”… I finally got a degree from Howard.” Not exactly sure what he meant, because I’m not clairvoyant; however, I think it might have had something to do with the relevance of HBCUs; but then again, I’m just sayin from my “foxhole.”

Bonnie A. Sullivan

Bonnie A. Sullivan Esq. is executive director of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), a statewide organization serving Maryland’s low-income residents by offering free legal services and full representation for civil legal cases.

President Obama Preaches at Howard University John R. Hawkins III

Maj Gen US Army (ret) John R. Hawkins III, JD, MPA is President and CEO of Hawkins Solutions Intl., a government relations and lobby company. His last military assignment as a “two star” was Dir., Human Resources Directorate for the Army world-wide and prior to that Deputy Chief Public Affairs for the Army, world-wide.

May 14, 2016 - May 20, 2016, The Afro-American

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WASHINGTON-AREA

Ward 5 Could Be Powerful Bloc on D.C. Council

Howard University Commencement

By James Wright Special to the AFRO Jwright@afro.com

D.C. Voter registration deadline is May 16.

Metrorail Maintenance Rolling Shutdowns, Early Closings Coming to D.C. System

By James Wright Special to the AFRO Jwright@afro.com Metropolitan area residents and leaders voiced their support of a draft plan to improve Metrorail’s safety and reliability even though adjustments to the system will mean closing some stations for weeks at a time and others early.

Paul Wiedefeld, general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) held a press conference on May 6 to announce his “SafeTrack” draft plan. The plan includes substantial changes in the way the Metrorail system will operate because of an

“The plan is going to take some sacrifice from all of us.”

– Paul Wiedefeld aging infrastructure and malfunctioning equipment and parts. He said expanded track work will take place starting in June to improve Metrorail safety.

“The plan is going to take some sacrifice from all of us,” he said. “But it is clear that the current approach is not working, more aggressive action is necessary.” A final version of the plan is scheduled to be released to riders on May 16, according to a press release.

Since his selection as general manager of the system, the second busiest transit and bus system in the nation, on Nov. 30, 2015, Wiedefeld has made upgrading the rail system a priority and has taken bold steps to insure customer safety. During the blizzard earlier this year, Wiedefeld shutdown the entire system from 10 p.m. on Jan. 22 to limited service on Jan. 25, which was an unprecedented move by a general manager.

The plan includes 15 socalled “safety-surges,” which will shut down parts of the system for weeks at a time, over the next year that work on repairing equipment and updating the technology of the rail system. Also, Wiedefeld said, beginning on June 3, the rail system will close at midnight each night instead of being open till 3 a.m. on Continued on B2

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Civil rights icon Vernon Jordan awards honorary doctorate degree to President Barack Obama. See more photos on B4.

By Howard University News Service President Barack Obama told the graduates of one of the nation’s leading HBCUs that America is “a better place today” than it was when he graduated from college, but more work needs to be done and urged them to participate in the political process if they want to see change.

“When you don’t vote, you give away your power,” Obama said told the more than 2,300 graduates of Howard University. “Change is the effort of committed citizens. …

Change requires more than speaking out; it requires listening to those with whom you disagree, and being prepared to compromise.”

Obama along with Dr. L.D. Britt, Ambassador Horace Greeley Dawson Jr.; and actress Cicely Tyson received honorary doctorate degrees from the university. Obama’s degree was presented by civil rights icon Vernon Jordan.

Under overcast sky and the constant threat of rain, Obama

told the graduates and their families that there were no Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and few Black judges when he received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1983. “A lot of folks didn’t even think Blacks had the tools to be a quarterback,” he said. “When I was a graduate, the main Black hero on TV was Mr. T.” Today, he said, “we’re producers, studio executives. We’re no longer small-business owners, we’re CEOs. We’re mayors, representatives.

He said there is still work for –President Obama Howard’s graduates and others to do. “Racism persists, inequality persists,” he said. He cited income inequality, as well as disparities in unemployment, pay and criminal justice. Disease and conflict worldwide, along with new challenges from terrorism and climate change are also problems that need to be addressed, he said.

“So, make no mistake Class of 2016, you’ve got plenty of work to do,” he said. “So, enjoy the party, because you’re going to be busy.”

Ward 5, located primarily in Northeast Washington with a sliver in Northwest, can count four D.C. Council members as residents, with three of those lawmakers making up three-fourths of the council’s at-large contingent. D.C. Council members Vincent Orange (DAt Large), Anita Bonds (D-At Large), David Grosso (I-At Large), and Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) all call Ward 5 home .

“When my wife and I were looking where we wanted to live in the city, we decided that we didn’t want to be pioneers,” Grosso told the AFRO. “We wanted to live in a place where there is racial,

“When you don’t vote, you give away your power.”

Millennials Favor Liberal Political Jobs at D.C. Fair

MD Man Slain in D.C. on Mother’s Day

By James Wright Special to the AFRO Jwright@afro.com

By Briana Thomas Special to the AFRO

On May 9, Democratic GAIN, an association that focuses on the training and development of progressive political professionals, particularly millennials, held a job fair at the headquarters of the National Education Association (NEA) in the District. The event was attended by more than 140 people. The executive director, Kouri Marshall, told the AFRO that this is no ordinary job fair.

“We have organizations and associations who are interested in hiring people and hiring them now,” Marshall said. “We are trying to get people, especially people of color and women, hired by these progressive organizations. We are really trying to get people hired in significant roles such as communications director, head of human resources, and finance directors.”

Millennials are Americans born from 1980-2000, an estimated 83.1 million people according to a 2015 U.S. Census Bureau estimate. In 2015 Millennials, the largest group of Americans ever by generation, passed by Baby Boomers, born between 19451965, in number.

Millennials have shown

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DCSEU Workforce Development graduate London Summers and DCSEU Managing Director Ted Trabue at the 2016 graduation. Summers is now employed by DCSEU.

D.C. Program Prepares Residents for Green Jobs

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent zprince@afro.com Washington, D.C. residents are being trained for and gaining opportunities in the renewable energy industry through a unique program created to establish the city as a leader in the sustainability movement.

The DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) was established by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 and is a project of the Sustainable Energy Partnership. The agency is contracted by the District not only to promote a reduction in the use of fossil fuel energy but also to increase green jobs, which many experts have said are the jobs of the future.

“Quite frankly, this was an experiment because this has not been done anywhere else in the country,” said the DCSEU’s Managing Director Ted Trabue of the program, which has been in operation since 2011. “We’re blending an energy efficiency program with a social equity program which is quite different to what happens in other states.”

At the time the Clean and Affordable Energy law was

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A Maryland man died early May 8 after being shot in Southeast, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Police are investigating the homicide of Don Lavae Williams Jr., 34, from Waldorf, Maryland after he was shot in the 2900 Block of Nelson Place, SE. The fatal shooting happened around 1:47 a.m. Police said they responded to a call for sounds of gunfire and found Williams suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital where he died.

On May 9, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Anthony Blackmone, 21, Southeast, in connection with the April 23 homicide of Nuru Frenche, 23, in Deanwood in Northeast D.C. Blackmone was charged with first-degree felony murder. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June

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D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At large) lives in Ward 5. economic, and age diversity with a number of white-collar residents. We settled on Michigan Park and it is great to be in an area of people with different backgrounds.”

Grosso pointed out that Orange and Bonds are longtime residents of the ward and that McDuffie grew up in the ward.

Ward 5 has 74,308 residents according to the most recent census statistics and 77 percent of those residents are Black. The Black population of the ward has decreased from 86 percent in 1990 to its present rate largely because of the influx of young Whites who have settled in neighborhoods such as Bloomingdale and Michigan Park.

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As of May 11 there have been 41 homicides in the city, an 8 percent rise from the same time a year ago.

“You have to be careful about where you are going,” Jasmine Crooks, 21, Bowie, Maryland told the AFRO May 10. She said she practices not focusing on her cell phone while she’s walking around the city, “Be aware of your surroundings.”

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weekends.

Additionally, there will be weekday work on rail lines that will start as early as 8 p.m. in many cases. Wiedefeld said there is a draft comprehensive schedule of track work starting in June where some stations could be closed for weeks.

For example, the Blue/Silver and Orange line rail lines from Eastern Market station to Minnesota Ave./Benning Road will have reduced service from Aug. 20 to Sept. 16, 2016, with Stadium-Armory and Potomac Avenue stations shutdown during that time. These lines have a large number of Black customers because the trains are traveling to predominantly Black areas that are east of the Anacostia River and central Prince George’s County communities.

Buses will be available to riders who need the StadiumArmory and Potomac Avenue stations, as with the other “safety-surge” areas. The draft plan urges customers to use

alternate transportation means to travel to avoid delays in their personal schedules.

“Metro’s safety culture change depends on support from the entire region,” he said. “We have to begin by understanding that safety trumps inconvenience.”

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III is behind Wiedefeld’s plan. “Over the past several months it has become clear to leaders around this region that we must invest and fix our Metro system and we must do it now,” Baker said. “I welcome the announcement from Metro of their new SafeTrack Plan as a potential path forward to complete three years’ worth of maintenance, repair, and upkeep within the next 12 months.”

Paul Brathwaite, a Bowie, Maryland resident, who sometimes uses Metrorail to get to his job in downtown Washington, said that Wiedefeld is doing the right thing.

“Safety is the first, second and third priority of the Metro system,” Brathwaite told the AFRO. “So many people don’t have confidence in the system but this is the first steps to enhancing safety.”

However, even though the local response to Wiedefeld’s plan gained acclamations, federal officials are not pleased by the metro system’s performance in regards to safety.

The AP reported that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said May 10 that he is considering an entire shutdown of the Washington Metro subway system if local officials do not follow a safety directive by the DOT. Foxx told the AP that Wiedefeld’s plan “ambitious” and said it did not address the root cause of the problem. “We have the ability to withhold (federal) funds from Metro. We have the ability to shut Metro down, and we’re not afraid to use it,” Foxx said.

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passed, the District was, and still is, struggling with unemployment problems in many parts of the city, Trabue said.

“The way this program was designed to address that problem was both to help in promoting energy efficiency and also providing unemployment relief and stimulating opportunities for D.C. businesses to learn about this new paradigm of green energy and become part of the green industry,” he said.

At least one-third of the agency’s contracts go to local businesses.

“Our goal every year is to create 88 fulltime-equivalent jobs,” Trabue said.

Based on D.C. law, the criteria for the program’s job creation component are: 1) Persons employed must be D.C. residents; 2) Jobs must pay the living wage of $13.85 an hour or higher; 3) The work that is done must be in support of the overall mission of energy efficiency and increased use of solar energy; 4) The job must be included on certified payroll; and 5) Job must comprise at least 1,950 hours of work per year.

“We’ve fared very well against that goal.

Only in one of the five years we have not achieved that goal and that was due to a

clerical error,” Trabue said.

The participants are taught skills such as interviewing and résumé preparation. And they do 6-month externships, where they gain onsite training, experience and certifications at participating DCSEU contractors or customers

employers brought in up front.”

Howard University, for example, has collaborated with DCSEU for four years, hosting externs and even offering employment to some graduates.

Alfonzye Chisholm, director of the Office of Sustainability at Howard, was the keynote speaker at DCSEU’s recent graduation ceremony, and said of the graduates: “I have interviewed many people over the course of my career, and that’s – Ted Trabue professionals in all walks of life. I can say this in truth and honesty [that] I don’t think I’ve ever interviewed better prepared people than these externs that came to my office.”

Jonathan Lopera, a 2015 alumnus of Howard University, graduated from the DCSEU Workforce Development program this year.

“Before I got into DCSEU, I tried to apply for jobs in D.C. and couldn’t get one. And then I tried in Maryland and Virginia and

“Quite frankly, this was an experiment because this has not been done anywhere else in the country.” and earn wages paid by DCSEU. The agency then assists graduates with job placement.

Last year, 97 DCSEU graduates gained jobs and the program has an average placement rate of 85 percent. However, this year, it had a 100 percent placement rate.

“The typical placement rate of workforce development programs is south of 35 percent,” Trabue said, further saying of DCSEU’s success, “You have to have private-sector

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still couldn’t get a job. It was very hard,” the 24-year-old told the AFRO. At DCSEU, Lopera said he learned interviewing and other job training skills and practical knowledge about green jobs that better-prepared him for his job search. And, he has landed a job as an electrical engineer—his field of study—at an architectural firm in D.C. “I feel pretty blessed about it. I feel good,” he said of his new position.

Kerri Chambers, a 2015 DCSEU graduate, has since moved to Detroit to participate in an exclusive Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ two-year leadership development program. Through that program, Chambers will have the opportunity to work in seven different engineering positions for the automotive company, and is also required to obtain a master’s degree from a local university, which will be financed by the company.

“What the DCSEU workforce development has done for me…is help me to see what so many other people had already said they see in me,” Chambers said in a recorded interview.

“I came in with a certain set of confidence, but the program helped me flourish and blossom into the person that I’m ultimately going to be.”

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chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, Bonds chairs the Committee on Housing and Community Development and is the chairman of the D.C. Democratic State Committee, and Grosso is the chairman of the Committee on Education, a key panel as District leaders focus on improving in that area.

Ward 5 has long been a force in District politics. One of its voting precincts, 66, consistently has the highest turnout in District elections and the Ward 5 Democrats is highly regarded in political circles. “The Ward 5 political machine is a little more organized and more successful than the other wards,” Leo Alexander, a 2010 candidate for mayor and a political activist in Ward 4, told the AFRO. “That is why you have

“The Ward 5 political machine is a little more organized and more successful than the other wards.”

– Leo Alexander the at-large candidates from that ward. Anita Bonds and Vincent Orange are products of the Ward 5 Democrats. As far as Grosso is concerned, he ran a great shoe-leather campaign in 2012 and ran against an incumbent, Michael Brown, who was involved in scandal.” Brown, the son of former U.S. Secretary Commerce Ron Brown, is currently serving a prison sentence for bribery.

Orange was elected to the council as the Ward 5 representative in 1978 and

served until 2007. He got back on the council in an April 2011 special election as an at-large member, was re-elected in 2012, and is seeking reelection this year.

Bonds was selected to the council by the D.C. Democratic State Committee in late December 2012 because Phil Mendelson was elected as the council chairman that year. Bonds won election to the body in an April 2013 special election. Bonds was re-elected in 2014.

McDuffie was elected

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in a special election in May 2012 to replace D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr., who resigned because of legal troubles. He was re-elected in 2014.

Frank Wilds has lived in Ward 5 for decades and serves as the advisory neighborhood commissioner for district 5A01. Wilds, who votes in the 66 precinct, recognizes that his ward is represented well on the D.C. Council but is still troubled by it. “We have four representatives on that council and Ward 5 should carry a lot of weight but we don’t,” Wilds told the AFRO. “Plus, the mayor grew up in Ward 5. With the clout that we have on the council, we should be above Ward 3 but instead we get less than all the other wards except Ward 8.”

Wilds said the problem isn’t the politicians at the John A. Wilson Building, where the mayor and city council work, “but the citizens who need to be more active in the community.”

Alexander agrees with Wilds on the Ward 5 council members seeming lack of political clout.

“Where is the growth in Ward 5?” he questions. “I have not seen where they have benefitted Ward 5. I see growth on the Rhode Island Avenue corridor but that was the result of Vincent Orange and Harry Thomas.”

Grosso said that he and his three colleagues don’t work as a bloc on the council even though they collaborate on legislation. “We never have tried to work that way,” he said. “We do have similar interests but we have never come together as a bloc.

Kenyan talked about us getting together some time ago but it never materialized.”

their political strength with their strong support of Barack Obama in his presidential election in 2008 and his reelection in 2012, although the House and Senate being held

by Republican majorities showed the limits of their power.

Many millennials are attempting to change the workplace through their use of social media and more tolerant attitudes on issues such as same-sex marriage and the role of women and minorities in American society.

Organizations at the fair seemed to recognize the value of millennials and included environmental groups such as the League of Conservation Voters, Environmental America, and Clean Water Actions and politically-oriented organizations such as DC Vote, Emily’s List, the Virginia Democratic Party, and the Hillary Clinton for president campaign. Advocacy organizations such as Planned Parenthood and the Center for Community Change had tables and labor unions such as the NEA and AFSCME were seeking professionals, along with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, groups working to elect Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, respectively.

There were long lines at the Clinton campaign table with a staffer taking the time to talk to each prospective employee.

One of those prospects was Khadijah Brydson, a millennial who is a staunch Clinton fan. “I am going to vote for Hillary Clinton because her experience as the secretary of state, U.S. senator, and first lady makes her the best candidate in the race,” Brydson, a resident of Silver Spring, Maryland, told the AFRO. “My family has supported the Clintons in the past. I like Secretary Clinton because she isn’t afraid to address issues that are important to the American people.”

Brydson is an experienced political professional. She has worked with the DCCC as a field organizer and wants to continue hone her advocacy skills. “That is why I am here at this job fair,” she said. “I want to learn a lot more in the field of advocacy and I wanted to see who can offer me that opportunity.”

While most of the job fair participants seeking employment lived in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, there were a few who didn’t. Maceo H. Karriem is a student at LaGuardia Community College in Queens, New York City.

Karriem eagerly spoke with recruiters and seemed to take in the experience of the fair. He was upbeat after leaving the Clinton and the D.C. Vote tables. “I am here to expand my horizons,” Karriem said. “I wanted to see what goes on in the nation’s capital and help African Americans in D.C. who don’t have a vote in Congress.”

Millennials weren’t just looking for jobs; they were some who were recruiting. Darnetta Hollis is the operations coordinator for the District-based Center for Community Change that focuses on helping low-income communities, especially those of people of color, create social movements to improve their living conditions. “We have a number of positions available,” Hollis told the AFRO. “We are not necessarily looking for millennials but they are definitely welcome to apply with us.”

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Howard University held its 148th Commencement exercise May 7 on campus. The event featured U.S. President Obama as the keynote speaker.

Obama is the sixth sitting president to speak at Howard University’s commencement exercises.

Other speakers who addressed graduates and families included Oscar nominee Cicely Tyson; Rev. Bernard Richardson; and Stacey J. Mobley, chairman, Howard University Board of Trustees among others.

Cicely Tyson

United States President Barack Obama

Photos by Rob Roberts

Stacey J. Mobley, chairman, Howard Board of Trustees

Gwendolyn Love Kimbrough, 74 -- oldest member of the 2016 graduating class

Rev. Bernard Richardson Valerie Jarrett, Vernon Jordan, President Obama, and Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) and Michael Eric Dyson

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker

Queenate Chinweokwu (Doctor of Dentistry)

Members of Howard University faculty

Ivah Mitchell, Celeste Mitchell, Kamau Mitchell (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and Mahala Mitchell

Amanda Hercules (Bachelor of Science in Health Education) and Brionna Huskey (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science) James Baskerville, Pearl Hughes, Demetrie Baskerville (Bachelor of Business Administration) and Demetric Wikkiams-Baskerville

Morgan Taylor, Nancy Parrish, Everett V. Eberhardt II, Eric Eberhardt (Bachelor of Health Sciences Magna Cum Laude), Mia Taylor (Bachelor of Health Sciences), Kota Ebernardt, Evevett Eberhardt Sr., Carla Irish, Morgan Taylor and Chelsea Taylor

Aminta Ghilyard, Malika R. Ghilyard (Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance), Kim Gaines (Mom), Bettye Gaines and Dwayne Jones

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Baltimore, the District and Va. Hip Hop Artists Collaborate and Succeed Goopy Dre- With a name that plays on one of the areas most popular drugs (PCP), Goopy Dre is a gritty rapper from Landover, Md. He only has one mixtape out (“Tales Of The Struggle”), but he oozes potential.

By Maliik Obee Special to the AFRO The Baltimore Washington D.C. Metropolitan area has never been more prevalent in the world of hip-hop as it is today. Long removed from the days of Nonchalant and Section 8 Mob making splashes on the scene in the ‘90’s, D.C. has burst on the scene thanks to artists like Wale, Fat Trel and Shy Glizzy. Baltimore is less than an hour away, but despite the proximity, the cities are as different as fraternal twins. Charm City has also experienced mild mainstream exposure through artists like King Los and B Rich.

Recently, the two areas have been working to establish themselves in the industry, here are some artists to watch:

Baltimore Young Moose – 22-year-old Young Moose has pushed himself to the forefront of the Baltimore rap scene, making a name for himself in the studio and the streets. There aren’t many artists in the city that can say they have gone viral on the internet, let alone operate a clothing store. The East Baltimore emcee is often compared to his idol Lil’ Boosie, and the two have more in common than the reality raps they spit. Moose is currently fighting several charges, in which his vivid street lyrics are being used against him.

Young Moose

YBS (Lor Scoota & Skola

Will Tha Rapper – Will Tha Rapper has generated a large buzz in the “DMV” area with Goopy Dre

his local hit “Pull Up Hop Out”. He’s already made it to WorldStarHipHop and has garnered hundreds of thousands of views on Youtube before graduating high school.

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YBS (Lor Scoota & Skola) – While Young Moose holds the crown of top dog in East Baltimore, Lor (pronounced Lil) is the West Baltimore equivalent. Since scoring the regional hit “Bird Flu” with D.C. rapper Shy Glizzy, Scoota has been making a name on the mixtape scene with his “Still In The Trenches” series. YBS Skola is fast on Scoota’s trail, making a name for himself with the underground hit “Gettin Money.” Hailing from West Baltimore’s Edmonson Village, Skola combines a syrupy flow with catchy hooks.

Skola’s “No Pen Just Paper” project is currently featured on Tidal and Apple Music.

Will Tha Rapper

Chaz French – Born in the nation’s capital and raised in Maryland, Chaz French has become one of the most talked about artists in the area. Bursting on the scene with his 2014 project “These Things Take Time”, Chaz French has caught the attention of outlets like Hot New Hip Hop and Billboard. The blogs are taking notice, it’s time for you to as well.

Nappy Nappa - A true lyricist whose style is reminiscent of A$ap Rocky with a D.C. twist, Nappy Nappa has the “it” factor.

The biggest draw for Nappy Nappa is his creativity, especially in his well-crafted visuals for tracks like “Knw Me” and “DC Daily News.” A relative unknown that just oozes marketability and uniqueness.

Chaz French

Nappy Nappa

Tino Loud - Washington D.C. artist Tino Loud is one of the most versatile artists in the area. His 2015 mixtape “Dehaven” has propelled him up the local ranks. Combining lyricism with song writing ability, Tino Loud is definitely an artist to watch for.

Prince George’s County Big Flock – Camp Springs, Md. artist Big Flock is the biggest name out of Prince George’s County. Since breaking onto the local scene with his 2013 mixtape “Trilluminati,” Flock has released a slew of mixtapes, garnering hundreds of thousands of listens.

Big Flock

4DaFame – This quartet of emcees from

4DaFame

Cheverly, Md. have hit the ground running, making a name for themselves with a slew of collaborative and individual projects. Even with member (Solo) being currently incarcerated, the group has managed to garner plenty of attention in the area.

The group has singles with other notable area artists like Ant Glizzy, Slutty Boyz and 3OhBlack.

Virginia GoldLink – One of the most introverted artists in the area, GoldLink has generated a major buzz without hardly showing his face. Similar to hip-hop legend MF Doom, the Viriginia artist is awkwardly mysterious, but that doesn’t take away from his talent. You can catch him at the biggest music festivals this summer or pick up his project “And After That, We Didn’t Talk” on Itunes.

Tino Loud

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New D.C. Fashion & Art Gallery Opens as the ‘The Museum’ ‘Just Dance’: Serena Recounts

The Museum on opening night.

By Charise Wallace Special to the Afro The Museum isn’t your typical art gallery. After launching on April. 8, many young D.C. residents are already showing up at this creative space.

Greg Harrison, general manager, said The Museum is an attempt to influence young leaders in the world of fashion and art through his eyes.

“I expected more,” said Harrison.

“I’m an extremist.”

Before Harrison became an owner of his own art gallery, he was heavily involved in the music industry. In 2008 he owned a “multifaceted marketing and managing company” which helped build brands for their clients involved in music, entertainment, sports management and more.

As a proud native of D.C., he has worked with music artists who have taken their talents outside of the district (respectfully) while working with Wale

and Northeast rapper, Fat Trel.

Growing up in Southeast, D.C., Harrison saw his city rapidly changing for the better and worse, but knew in order for him to continue to see his city grow in a positive direction, it would start with working with other inspirational artists who shared his passion.

Even though the fashion and art gallery carries an un-Googleable name, it is far from an actual museum.

Harrison focuses on the “root” word of museum, “muse.” He wants his shop to become “a source of inspiration” for other artists to follow. “We wanted to display artwork from the old D.C. culture,” said Harrison.

Thus far, The Museum has hosted an array of pop up shops, a fashion show collaboration with Reebok, a book signing with Karen Civil, author of “Be You & Live Civil,” and listening parties.

Located in Northeast, D.C., The Museum is surrounded by a small

market strip that serves more nutritional meals than your average fast food carryout most may run into while in D.C. “This looks like Fairfax District in L.A. to me, so to me this is going to be Fairfax,” said Harrison. “I want to have that coffee shop feel. This is a more family and more neighborhood feel…it’s like that pure culture.”

Inside the art space the feel of the energy of urban culture and a modern lifestyle is everywhere.

From graffiti that says, “The Museum” to an exclusive sneaker collection displayed (Twitter) as art to hand crafted chairs and a sofa blocked off by a gated rope, because it is not art but furniture for sale for between $2400 and $7500.

Further inside the building there are canvas paintings, a station for people to curate posts on social media, figurines, sneakers, and clothing and accessories from well-known designer labels like Ceast and Desist, Billionaire Boys Club and Publish Harrison collaborates with many brands by hosting pop up shops before selling any of the designer’s merchandise at The Museum. “When we do pop up shops that’s how we introduce new brands,” said Harrison.

The Museum even has their own private label that is sold in the store, like their original Southeast hoodies, called “S.E” as well as designer fitted baseball caps.

As for how the art displayed is picked, “For the most part we’ve been getting artists who’ve been organically hitting us up,” said Harrison.

For more information go to themuseumdc.com.

Taking Part in Beyonce Video

Tennis legend Serena Williams talks about being part of Beyoncé’s record setting video, ‘Lemonade.’

By The Associated Press Beyoncé told Serena Williams to dance and the tennis champion let loose. Top-ranked Williams recounted on May 7 how she came to have a part in the singer’s video, “Lemonade.”

Williams says, “I have known the director since I was like nine years old. I know Beyoncé pretty well, so they were like, ‘We would love for you to be in this particular song. It’s about strength and it’s about courage and that’s what we see you as.’”

Williams’ appearance came on the song “Sorry,” which features Beyoncé showing her man the stupidity of his cheating ways. Williams says, “She told me that she just wants me to dance, like just be really free and just dance like nobody’s looking and go all out. So that wasn’t easy in the beginning, but then it got easier. … I thought that particular song on the visual album was really a strong song, and it was also really fun at the same time.”

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Chuck D. Gives Voice to Basketball Film About Haywood

(AFRO file photo)

Spencer Haywood with his then wife, supermodel Iman, and their child Zulekha in 1979.

By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO At the intersection of sports and hip hop culture is the collaboration of basketball hall of famer Spencer Haywood and rap music icon Chuck D. Their cinema chemistry is born of a mystic synergy between two fans separated by more than a decade in age who marveled at each other’s skills from afar and unite for the documentary “Full Court.”

“Full Court” is the life story of Haywood from cotton fields in Mississippi to NBA stardom. This is also a love story about his 12-year marriage to supermodel Iman and an addiction to cocaine that almost derailed his career. It is also the story of how he defied the system that now gives some of the NBA’s best players a chance to set themselves up financially after one year of college though many treat him as a pariah. “[Today’s] players need to know this history because nobody has ever talked about it,” said Haywood. “Why don’t any of the all-time greats acknowledge how they got there?”

As fate would have it, a subliminal kinship developed between Haywood and Chuck D. when Chuck D. put up on his wall a New York Daily News front page depicting Haywood when he was acquired by the Knicks in 1978. As a child Chuck D. drew pictures of Haywood, pictures that made their way into the film.

Once the preparation for the project began they found other similarities. Haywood was born in Mississippi where Chuck D. has family roots. They also learned that April 22nd - Spencer’s and his father’s birthday – was also the day that Chuck’s father was born “I was on that timeline when Spencer Haywood was making his way into his professional career,” said Chuck D. “He’s a hero from my timeline when I was impressionable”.

Haywood, who waited 35 years before his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, was the first player to challenge the game’s establishment for the right to leave college early and play in the NBA. It was a battle that went to the Supreme Court where in 1971 they ruled 7-2 that the NBA had been operating illegally by denying players a chance to make a living.

Chuck D. is the narrator for another in a series of sports documentaries which has turned into quite the second act in an illustrious career that began as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy in the late 1980s. He grew up on Long Island, New York and was greatly influenced by the civil rights climate of the late 1960s which defined his lyrics.

Chuck D. was also a fan of basketball and the New York Knicks and was the voice of NBA TV’s critically

acclaimed “Dr. J” documentary.

“I watched him play in the 1968 Olympics when I was eight,” Chuck D. adds. “With John Carlos, Tommie Smith, and George Foreman and all the political stuff that was going on I paid close attention to the Olympics.”

Haywood capitalized on playing for a USA Basketball team whose top players boycotted the Mexico City games in support of the civil rights movement. With players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wes Unseld, and Elvin Hayes remaining home, Haywood set an U.S. Olympic record for scoring in the tournament which stood for 44 years.

Despite opening the opportunity for young players to enter the NBA early Haywood is not revered by the generations of players who followed him. In fact, Haywood says, that when he walks into arenas players are reluctant to show respect or appreciation and generally try to avoid him.

AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff

Is Durant to D.C. Still an Option?

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley Special to the AFRO

The offseason fate of Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant is just around the corner whether the Thunder win it all or not.

The lanky forward has declined to give insight about his upcoming summer free agency so rumors have spread like wildfire, naturally.

Early chatter of a possible return home as a future Washington Wizard was the sexy slogan early on, but mentions of seemingly any and every team have entered the equation. Boston is expected to make a run, Los Angeles could make Durant the next Laker superstar or maybe even a union with Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors is possible.

The San Antonio Spurs even threw their names in the hat as news broke last week that they are looking at scenarios regarding Durant’s acquisition. So many teams have been reported to be “interested” in pursuing the 2014 MVP this summer that the Wizards could be slipping in their chances to land the Maryland-born native.

Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate will Washington still be the preferred destination if Durant leaves Oklahoma.

Green: Anytime a front office of the Spurs’ caliber enters (AP Photo/Eric Gay) the room, it’s going to take a similar big brass team to hold its Oklahoma City Thunder forward own, and the Wizards just don’t have that. Wizards General Kevin Durant (35) slowly walks Manager Ernie Grunfeld has his own list of local critics who up court during the first half in question his decisions as a personnel man in the District, and Game 2 of a second-round NBA this is the guy who the city needs to land Durant? basketball playoff series against Golden State’s front office has been flawless over the the San Antonio Spurs on May 2 last couple of seasons in piecing together a championship in San Antonio. roster. Front office executive extraordinaire Danny Ainge will headline the Celtics’ pursuit of Durant this summer and people are still talking about the job he did when he landed Boston’s Big Three back in 2007. Landing a player of Durant’s caliber is a high-level mission and I just don’t believe the Wizards have the people in place to do that–now that these marquee franchises have risen as contenders.

Riley: The Durant-to-D.C. movement was never about Grunfeld, though, but a simple feel-good story. Durant’s roots from the District was always the driving force behind the topic and it will continue to be that if Durant does, in fact, decide to leave Oklahoma.

The hometown factor and the attractive backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal were the District’s two main chips in the game since every team will pretty much be able to offer Durant the same money.

It was well understood that retaining Durant’s services was obviously going to take some pitching by any general manager or team, but the allure of playing for the same city that raised him already gave Washington a leg up, much as in the case with LeBron James.

Green: The hometown aspect should weigh heavily in a potential decision but unlike James’ situation, Durant still has yet to win anything. We applauded James’ choice to go back to Cleveland after a four-year stint in Miami that actually ended in two titles and four consecutive Finals appearances. Even if the Thunder don’t win it all this season, the potential of them winning multiple championships will outweigh the allure of returning home. Will the Wizards be able to offer the same stability and promise of not only being competitive but winning it all?

The franchise hasn’t won anything since 1978, and if you compare Washington’s organization to the ones that will surely be after Durant, the lack of recent success will definitely be a deterrent. Durant’s spent his whole career building up an organization. I highly doubt a near-10-year veteran is looking to go to a team where he has to help it rebuild into a contender.

Riley: Durant’s insertion into any lineup immediately makes that team factor and the Wizards aren’t too far off into becoming a dominant force inside the Eastern Conference. Outside of James and the Cavs, there isn’t a team that sticks out as a true challenger. But, a threesome involving Durant, Wall and potentially Beal would be good for 50-60 wins fresh out the gate inside the East. Aside from this season, Washington’s had some solid success over their last two postseasons.

They gave the contending Indiana Pacers a run for their money in Wall’s first playoff appearance in 2014 and the team could’ve upset the 60-win Atlanta Hawks in the 2015 playoffs had Wall not broken bones in his hand and wrist in Game 1 of that series, which Washington eventually lost 4-2. It doesn’t take much to piece together a contending team in the East. And when you factor in that former Thunder coach is now in Washington, I think the Wizards’ chances of landing Durant are just as good as any team.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM400 Gilda Brown AKA Gilda Mae Brown Decedent Rodney Carlos Mitchell 1629 K Street, NW, #300 Washington, DC 20007 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bonita Fortune, whose address is 4323 19th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gilda Brown, AKA Gilda Mae Brown, who died on September 21, 2014 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before October 29, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: April 29, 2016 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Bonita Fortune Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2011ADM283 Betty J Ferguson Decedent Marilyn Cain Gordon 7603 Georgia Ave, NW, Ste 304 Washington, DC 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marilyn Cain , whose address is 7603 Georgia Avenue Nw, Ste 304, Washington, DC 20012 was appointed personal representative Betty Ferguson of the estate of Betty Ferguson , who died on March 13, 2011 witha will, and will serve withCourt supervision.

All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding.

Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 29, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before October 29, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: April 29, 2016 TRUE TEST COPY Name of newspaper: REGISTER OF WILLS Afro-American Washington TYPESET: Mon Apr 25 13:52:41 EDT 2016 04/29, 05/6, 05/13/16 Law Reporter Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2016ADM419 Addie U. Williams Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sheila Willis, whose address is 1324 Levis St, NE Washington, DC 20002, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Addie U. Williams, who died on March 4, 2016 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment or to the probate of decedent´s will shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before October 29, 2016.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before October 29, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: 04/29/16 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sheila Willis Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia TRUE TEST COPY PROBATE DIVISION REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Mon2016 Apr 25 13:53:54 EDT 2016 TYPESET: Wed May 11 TYPESET: 13:25:58 EDT 04/29, 05/6, 05/13/16 Administration No. 2016ADM153 LOST PASSPORT Jo Iris Williams Superior Court of Decedent Tanzania passport isthe District of Darryl F White sued to Alexander J. District of Columbia 302 Mississippi Ave Ankiza in Dar-EsPROBATE DIVISION Silver Spring, Maryland Salaam, July 2003.

W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20910 Lost at Washington 20001-2131 Attorney DC, National Mall, Administration No. NOTICE OF March 5 2016, if found 2016ADM401 APPOINTMENT, please mail to EmBernard C. Johnson, Jr NOTICE TO bassy of the United AKA CREDITORS Republic of Tanzania Bernard Carroll AND NOTICE TO at 1232 22nd St. NW Johnson, Jr UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington DC Decedent Renee Kelly , whose adJamison B. Taylor dress is 3707 Everton 1218 11th St. NW Street , Silver Spring, Washington, DC 20001 Maryland, 20906 was apAttorney pointed personal repreNOTICE OF sentative of the estate of APPOINTMENT, Jo Iris Williams, who died NOTICE TO on November 15, 2015 CREDITORS with a will, and will serve , AND NOTICE TO without Court superviUNKNOWN HEIRS sion. All unknown heirs Patricia Annette John- a n d h e i r s w h o s e son, whose address is whereabouts are un4002 28th Ave. #203, known shall enter their Temple Hills MD 20748, a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s was appointed personal proceeding. Objections representative of the to such appointment (or estate of Bernard C. to the probate of deJohnson Jr Aka Bernard cedent´s will) shall be Carroll Johnson, Jr, who filed with the Register of died on Feburary 3, 2016 Wills, D.C., 515 5th without a will, and will Street, N.W., 3rd Floor serve without Court su- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . pervision. All unknown 20001, on or before heirs and heirs whose O c t o b e r 2 9 , 2 0 1 6 . whereabouts are un- Claims against the deknown shall enter their cedent shall be preappearance in this sented to the underproceeding. Objections signed with a copy to the to such appointment Register of Wills or filed shall be filed with the with the Register of Wills Register of Wills, D.C., with a copy to the under515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd signed, on or before Floor Washington, D.C. October 29, 2016, or be 20001, on or before forever barred. Persons O c t o b e r 2 9 , 2 0 1 6 . believed to be heirs or Claims against the de- legatees of the decedent cedent shall be pre- who do not receive a sented to the under- copy of this notice by mail signed with a copy to the within 25 days of its first Register of Wills or filed publication shall so inwith the Register of Wills form the Register of with a copy to the under- Wills, including name, signed, on or before address and relationOctober 29, 2016, or be ship. forever barred. Persons Date of Publication: believed to be heirs or April 29, 2016 legatees of the decedent Name of newspaper: who do not receive a Afro-American copy of this notice by mail Washington within 25 days of its first Law Reporter publication shall so inform the Register of Renee Kelly Wills, including name, Personal address and relationRepresentative ship.

Date of Publication: TRUE TEST COPY 04/29/16 REGISTER OF WILLS Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law 04/29, 05/6, 5/13/16 Reporter Patricia A. Johnson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 04/29, 05/06, 05/13/16

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C . publication shall so indied on September 10, 2016 Pirsch & Associates, TYPESET: Tue May 03 14:19:34 EDT LEGAL 20001, on or before form the Register of NOTICES 2012 without a will, and PLLC November 6, 2016.

Wills, including name, will serve with Court su1307 Duke Street, Claims against the deaddress and relationpervision. All unknown Superior Court of Alexandria, Virginia cedent shall be preship. heirs and heirs whose the District of 22314 sented to the underDate of Publication: whereabouts are unDistrict of Columbia Attorney signed with a copy to the May 6, 2016 known shall enter their NOTICE OF PROBATE DIVISION Register of Wills or filed Name of newspaper: appearance in this APPOINTMENT, Washington, D.C. with the Register of Wills Afro-American proceeding. Objections NOTICE TO 20001-2131 with a copy to the underWashington to such appointment (or CREDITORS Administration No. signed, on or before Law Reporter to the probate of deAND NOTICE TO 2016ADM426 November 6, 2016 , or be Lorraine B Lucas cedent´s will) shall be UNKNOWN HEIRS Katherine Meneda forever barred.

Persons Jerome B Austin filed with the Register of Lorraine B. Lucas and Austin believed to be heirs or Personal Wills, D.C., 515 5th Jerome B. Austin, whose Decedent Representative legatees of the decedent addresses are 33341 P. Elizabeth Pirsch Esq Street, N.W., 3rd Floor who do not receive a Huntley Sq. Dr. #Cl, Tem- Pirsch & Associates, Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . copy of this notice by mail TRUE TEST COPY ple Hills, MD 20748 and PLLC 20001, on or before within 25 days of its first REGISTER OF WILLS 3610 Neighbor Ln. Chev- 1307 Duke Street, November 6, 2016. publication shall so inerly, MD 20785, were ap- Alexandria, VA 22314 Claims against the deform the Register of pointed personal repre- Attorney cedent shall be preTYPESET: Tue May 03 14:19:12 EDT 2016 Wills, including name, sentatives of the estate 05/6, 5/13, 5/20/16 sented to the underNOTICE OF address and relationof Katherine Meneda signed with a copy to the APPOINTMENT, ship.

Austin, who died on Register of Wills or filed NOTICE TO Superior Court of Date of Publication: November 24, 2015 withwith the Register of Wills CREDITORS the District of May 6, 2016 out a will, and will serve with a copy to the underAND NOTICE TO District of Columbia Name of newspaper: without Court supervisigned, on or before UNKNOWN HEIRS PROBATE DIVISION sion. All unknown heirs Afro-American November 6, 2016, or be Washington, D.C. a n d h e i r s w h o s e Lorraine B. Lucas and Washington forever barred. Persons 20001-2131 whereabouts are un- Jerome B Austin, whose Law Reporter believed to be heirs or Administration No. known shall enter their a d d r e s s a r e 3 3 3 4 1 legatees of the decedent Huntley Sq. Dr. #C1, 2015ADM549 appearance in this Nathan A Neal, Esquire who do not receive a proceeding. Objections Temple Hills, MD 20748 William Francis Frye Personal copy of this notice by mail to such appointment and 3610 Neighbor Ln, Sr. Representative within 25 days of its first shall be filed with the Cheverly MD 20785, Decedent publication shall so inRegister of Wills, D.C., were appointed personal Nathan A. Neal, TRUE TEST COPY form the Register of 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd representatives of the Esquire REGISTER OF WILLS Wills, including name, Floor Washington, D.C. e s t a t e o f K a t h e r i n e 209 Kennedy Street NW address EDT and 2016 relation20001, on or before Meneda Austin who died Washington, DC TYPESET: Tue May 10 17:34:11 ship.

N o v e m b e r 6 , 2 0 1 6 . on November 24, 2015 20011-5214 05/6, 5/13, 5/20/16 May 6, 2016 Claims against the de- without a will, and will Attorney Name of newspaper: cedent shall be pre- serve without Court suNOTICE OF Superior Court of Afro-American sented to the under- pervision. All unknown APPOINTMENT, the District of Washington signed with a copy to the heirs and heirs whose NOTICE TO District of Columbia Law Reporter Register of Wills or filed whereabouts are unCREDITORS PROBATE DIVISION Ara D Parker with the Register of Wills known shall enter their AND NOTICE TO Washington, D.C. Personal with a copy to the under- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s UNKNOWN HEIRS 20001-2131 Representative signed, on or before proceeding. Objections Nathan A Neal, Esquire , Administration No. November 6, 2016, or be to such appointment whose address is 209 2015ADM1467 TRUE TEST COPY forever barred. Persons shall be filed with the Kennedey Street, NW, Eva N. Owens REGISTER OF WILLS believed to be heirs or Register of Wills, D.C., W a s h i n g t o n , D C Decedent legatees of the decedent 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 20011-5214 was apAra D. Parker who do not receive a Floor Washington, D.C. 05/06, 05/13, 05/20/16 copy of this notice by mail 20001, on or before pointed personal repre- 5827 Allentown Road sentative of the estate of Camp Springs, MD within 25 days of its first N o v e m b e r 6 , 2 0 1 6 . publication shall so in- Claims against the de- William Francis Frye., Sr. 20746 , who died on December Attorney form the Register of cedent shall be preNOTICE OF Wills, including name, sented to the under- 29, 2009 with, without a APPOINTMENT, address and relation- signed with a copy to the will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unNOTICE TO ship.

Register of Wills or filed known heirs and heirs CREDITORS Date of Publication: with the Register of Wills whose whereabouts are AND NOTICE TO 05/6/2016 with a copy to the under- unknown shall enter their UNKNOWN HEIRS Name of newspaper: signed, on or before a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Ara D. Parker , whose Afro-American November 6, 2016, or be proceeding. Objections address is 5827 AllenWashington Law forever barred.

Persons to such appointment (or t o w n R o a d , C a m p Reporter Lorraine B. Lucas believed to be heirs or to the probate of de- Springs, MD 20746, was legatees of the decedent cedent´s will) shall be appointed personal reJerome B. Austin Personal who do not receive a filed with the Register of presentative of the estate Representatives copy of this notice by mail Wills, D.C., 515 5th of Eva N. owens, who within 25 days of its first Street, N.W., 3rd Floor died on September 10, publication shall so inTRUE TEST COPY Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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cedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 13, 2016 LEGAL NOTICES Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Madeline W. Queen Personal Representative

personal representative of the estate of Mary Jane Kirby, February 2, 2015 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose TYPESET: Wed May 11 whereabouts 13:12:27 EDT are 2016unknown shall enter their LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES appearance in this proceeding. Objections Superior Court of to such appointment (or the District of to the probate of deDistrict of Columbia cedent´s will) shall be PROBATE DIVISION filed with the Register of Washington, D.C. Wills, D.C., 515 5th 20001-2131 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Administration No. Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

TRUE TEST COPY 2015ADM675 20001, on or before REGISTER OF WILLS Jerome Gladden November 13, 2016.

Decedent TYPESET: Wed May 11 13:13:14 EDT 2016 Claims against the de05/13, 5/20, 5/27/16 NOTICE OF cedent shall be preAPPOINTMENT, sented to the underNOTICE TO signed with a copy to the Superior Court of CREDITORS Register of Wills or filed the District of AND NOTICE TO with the Register of Wills District of Columbia UNKNOWN HEIRS with a copy to the PROBATE DIVISION Wesley L. Clarke, whose November 13, 2016, or Washington, D.C. address is 1629 K Street, be forever barred. Per20001-2131 Ste 300, Washington, sons believed to be heirs Administration No. DC 20006 was appointed or legatees of the de2011ADM561 personal representative cedent who do not reLinda Niki Bayer of the estate of Jerome ceive a copy of this notice Decedent Deborah Cason Daniel, Gladden, who died on by mail within 25 days of January 16, 2014 without its first publication shall Esq 503 D Street, NW Suite a will, and will serve with so inform the Register of Court supervision.

All unWills, including name, 200 known heirs and heirs address and relationWashington, DC 20001 whose where-abouts are ship.

Attorney unknown shall enter their Date of Publication: NOTICE OF appearance in this May 13, 2016 APPOINTMENT, proceeding. Objections Name of newspaper: NOTICE TO to such appointment (or Afro-American CREDITORS to the probate of de- Washington AND NOTICE TO cedent´s will) shall be Law Reporter UNKNOWN HEIRS Ross W Koenig Deborah Cason Daniel, filed with the Register of Personal whose address is 503 D Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Representative Street, NW, Suite 200, W a s h i n g t o n , D .

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Washington, DC 20001, was appointed personal 20001, on or before TRUE TEST COPY representative of the November 13, 2016. REGISTER OF WILLS 17:31:58 EDT 2016 Claims against the deestate of Linda Niki TYPESET: Wed May 11 16:16:39 EDT 2016 Bayer, who died on May cedent shall be pre- 05/13, 05/20, 05/27/16 14, 2009 without a will, sented to the underand will serve with Court signed with a copy to the Superior Court of supervision. All unknown Register of Wills or filed the District of heirs and heirs whose with the Register of Wills District of Columbia whereabouts are un- with a copy to the underPROBATE DIVISION known shall enter their signed, on or before Washington, D.C. November 13, 2016, or appearance in this 20001-2131 proceeding. Objections be forever barred. PerAdministration No. to such appointment (or sons believed to be heirs 2015ADM1082 to the probate of de- or legatees of the de- Sol Z Rosen cedent´s will) shall be cedent who do not re- AKA ceive a copy of this notice filed with the Register of by mail within 25 days of Sol Zalel Rosen Wills, D.C., 515 5th AKA Street, N.W., 3rd Floor its first publication shall Sol Rosen so inform the Register of Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

AKA 20001, on or before Wills, including name, S. Rosen O c t o b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 6 . address and relation- Decedent Claims against the de- ship.

Michael Dickman cedent shall be pre- Date of Publication: 414 Hungerford Dr 211 sented to the under- May 13, 2016 Rockville, MD 20850 signed with a copy to the Name of newspaper: Attorney Register of Wills or filed Afro-American NOTICE OF with the Register of Wills Washington APPOINTMENT, with a copy to the under- Law Reporter NOTICE TO Wesley L. Clarke signed, on or before CREDITORS Personal October 13, 2016, or be AND NOTICE TO Representative forever barred. Persons UNKNOWN HEIRS believed to be heirs or Lewis Weinger, whose legatees of the decedent TRUE TEST COPY address is 778 Hachnas who do not receive a REGISTER OF WILLS at Orchim, Tekoa, Israel copy of this notice by mail 90908, 13:12:12was EDTappointed 2016 within 25 days of its first TYPESET: Wed May 11 personal representative publication shall so in- 05/13, 05/20, 05/27/16 of the estate of Sol Z form the Register of Rosen AKA Sol Zalel Superior Court of Wills, including name, Rosen, AKA Sol Rosen the District of address and relationAKA S. Rosen, who died District of Columbia ship. on May 26, 2015 witha PROBATE DIVISION Date of Publication: will, and will serve withWashington, D.C. May 13, 2016 out Court supervision. All 20001-2131 Name of newspaper: unknown heirs and heirs Administration No. Afro-American whose whereabouts are 2016ADM504 Washington unknown shall enter their Earl Davis Law Reporter appearance in this Deborah Cason Daniel Decedent proceeding. Objections NOTICE OF Personal to such appointment (or APPOINTMENT, Representative to the probate of deNOTICE TO cedent´s will) shall be CREDITORS TRUE TEST COPY filed with the Register of AND NOTICE TO REGISTER OF WILLS Wills, D.C., 515 5th UNKNOWN HEIRS Street, N.W., 3rd Floor TYPESET: May 11 Bluette 13:12:58 EDT 2016 E. Lambert-Davis 05/13, 05/20,Wed 05/27/16 , whose address is 5805 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

42nd Ave, #210, Hyatts- 20001, on or before April ville, MD 20781, was ap- 2, 2016. Claims against Superior Court of pointed personal repre- the decedent shall be the District of sentative of the estate of presented to the underDistrict of Columbia Earl Davis, who died on signed with a copy to the PROBATE DIVISION March 12, 2016 without a Register of Wills or filed Washington, D.C. will, and will serve with- with the Register of Wills 20001-2131 out Court supervision. All with a copy to the underAdministration No. unknown heirs and heirs signed, on or before April 2016ADM455 whose whereabouts are 2, 2016, or be forever Dorothy E Spriggs unknown shall enter their barred. Persons believed Decedent to be heirs or legatees of appearance in this NOTICE OF proceeding. Objections the decedent who do not APPOINTMENT, to such appointment (or receive a copy of this noNOTICE TO to the probate of de- tice by mail within 25 CREDITORS cedent´s will) shall be days of its first publicaAND NOTICE TO filed with the Register of tion shall so inform the UNKNOWN HEIRS Register of Wills, includGayle A Vailes , whose Wills, D.C., 515 5th address is 517 Peabody Street, N.W., 3rd Floor ing name, address and relationship.

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DC 20011, wasappoin- 20001, on or before Date of Publication: ted personal representa- November 13, 2016. October 2, 2015 tive of the estate of Doro- Claims against the de- Name of newspaper: thy E Spriggs, who died cedent shall be pre- Afro-American on April 4, 2016 without a sented to the under- Washington will, and will serve with- signed with a copy to the Law Reporter 17:31:43 EDT 2016 Lewis WeingerPersonal out Court supervision. All Register of Wills or filed Representative unknown heirs and heirs with the Register of Wills whose whereabouts are with a copy to the underunknown shall enter their signed, on or before TRUE TEST COPY November 13, 2016, or REGISTER OF WILLS appearance in this proceeding. Objections be forever barred. Perto such appointment sons believed to be heirs 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/2015 shall be filed with the or legatees of the deRegister of Wills, D.C., cedent who do not re515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd ceive a copy of this notice Floor Washington, D.C. by mail within 25 days of 20001, on or before its first publication shall November 13, 2016. so inform the Register of Claims against the de- Wills, including name, cedent shall be pre- address and relationsented to the under- ship. signed with a copy to the Date of Publication: Register of Wills or filed May 13, 2016 with the Register of Wills Name of newspaper: with a copy to the under- Afro-American signed, on or before Washington November 13, 2016, or Law Reporter Bluette E. be forever barred. PerLambert-Davis sons believed to be heirs Personal or legatees of the deRepresentative cedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of TRUE TEST COPY its first publication shall REGISTER OF WILLS so inform the Register of Wills, including name, May 11 13:11:57 EDT 2016 05/13, 05/20,Wed 05/27/16 address and relation- TYPESET: ship.

Date of Publication: Superior Court of May 13, 2016 the District of Name of newspaper: District of Columbia Afro-American PROBATE DIVISION Washington Washington, D.C. Law Reporter 20001-2131 Gayle A Vailes Administration No. Personal 2016ADM125 Representative Mary Jane Kirby Decedent TRUE TEST COPY Randy Alan Weiss, REGISTER OF WILLS Esq- Weiss LLP 1750 K Street, NW, 05/13, 05/20, 05/21/16 Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ross W Koenig, whose address is 206 6th St., NE, Washington, DC 20002, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary Jane Kirby, February 2, 2015 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th

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of the estate of Dora Ann Elizabeth Murphy, who died on December 18, 2006 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall TYPESET: Tue May 10 17:33:22 EDTenter 2016their aLEGAL p p e a r a nNOTICES ce in this LEGAL NOTICES proceeding. Objections to such appointment Superior Court of shall be filed with the the District of Register of Wills, D.C., District of Columbia 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd PROBATE DIVISION Floor Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before 20001-2131 November 13, 2016.

Administration No. Claims against the de2016ADM453 cedent shall be preMarjorie Gonzalez sented to the underDecedent signed with a copy to the NOTICE OF Register of Wills or filed APPOINTMENT, with the Register of Wills NOTICE TO with a copy to the underCREDITORS signed, on or before AND NOTICE TO November 13, 2016, or UNKNOWN HEIRS be forever barred. PerMatthew Plight, whose sons believed to be heirs address is 4519 Clay or legatees of the deStreet, NE, Washington , cedent who do not reDC 20019, was apceive a copy of this notice pointed personal repreby mail within 25 days of sentative of the estate of its first publication shall Marjorie Gonzalez, who so inform the Register of died on March 21, 2010 Wills, including name, without a will, and will address and relationserve without Court suship. pervision. All unknown Date of Publication: heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are un- May 13, 2016 Name of newspaper: known shall enter their Afro-American appearance in this Washington proceeding. Objections Law Reporter to such appointment Sheree R Murphy shall be filed with the Personal Register of Wills, D.C., Representative 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. TRUE TEST COPY 20001, on or before REGISTER OF WILLS November 13, 2016.

Claims against the de- TYPESET: Tue May 10 05/13, 05/20, 05/27/16 cedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Superior Court of Register of Wills or filed the District of with the Register of Wills District of Columbia with a copy to the underPROBATE DIVISION signed, on or before Washington, D.C. November 13, 2016, or 20001-2131 be forever barred. Per2016ADM493 sons believed to be heirs Terron A. Solomon or legatees of the de- Decedent cedent who do not re- Wesley l Clarke ceive a copy of this notice 1629 K St., Ste 300 by mail within 25 days of Washington, DC 20006 its first publication shall Attorney so inform the Register of NOTICE OF Wills, including name, APPOINTMENT, address and relationNOTICE TO ship.

CREDITORS Date of Publication: AND NOTICE TO May 13, 2016 UNKNOWN HEIRS Name of newspaper: Eugene Solomon, whose Afro-American address is 310 S Washington Pleasantville, RD , Law Reporter Warner Robbins, GA Matthew Plight 31088, was appointed Personal personal representative Representative of the estate of Terron A Solomon, who died on TRUE TEST COPY April 16, 2016 without a REGISTER OF WILLS will, and will serve without Court supervision. All TYPESET: May 10 17:33:07 EDT 2016 05/13, 05/20,Tue 05/27/16 unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their Superior Court of appearance in this the District of proceeding. Objections District of Columbia to such appointment (or PROBATE DIVISION to the probate of deWashington, D.C. cedent´s will) shall be 20001-2131 filed with the Register of Administration No. Wills, D.C., 515 5th 2016ADM454 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Corine R Miles Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Decedent 20001, on or before Wesley L. Clarke November 13, 2016.

1629 K Street, Ste 300 Claims against the deWashington, DC 20006 cedent shall be preAttorney sented to the underNOTICE OF signed with a copy to the APPOINTMENT, Register of Wills or filed NOTICE TO with the Register of Wills CREDITORS with a copy to the underAND NOTICE TO signed, on or before UNKNOWN HEIRS November 13, 2016, or Annie Travers, whose be forever barred. Peraddres is 1050 New Jer- sons believed to be heirs sey Ave, NW, Apt 708, or legatees of the deWashington, DC 20001 cedent who do not reappointed personal re- ceive a copy of this notice presentative of the estate by mail within 25 days of of Corine R Miles , who its first publication shall died on October 23, 2015 so inform the Register of without a will, and will Wills, including name, serve without Court su- address and relationpervision. All unknown ship. heirs and heirs whose Date of Publication: whereabouts are un- May 13, 2016 known shall enter their Name of newspaper: appearance in this Afro-American proceeding. Objections Washington to such appointment Law Reporter shall be filed with the Eugene Solomon Register of Wills, D.C., Personal 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Representative Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before TRUE TEST COPY November 13, 2016. REGISTER OF WILLS Claims against the decedent shall be pre- 05/13, 05/20,Tue 05/27/16 TYPESET: May 10 sented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed Superior Court of with the Register of Wills the District of with a copy to the underDistrict of Columbia signed, on or before PROBATE DIVISION November 13, 2016, or Washington, D.C. be forever barred. Per20001-2131 sons believed to be heirs Administration No. or legatees of the de2016ADM465 cedent who do not reMary Rice Briley ceive a copy of this notice Decedent by mail within 25 days of Shelby G. Hamilton, its first publication shall so inform the Register of Esq Wills, including name, 1907 Barrington Court address and relation- Mitchellville, MD 20721 Attorney ship.

NOTICE OF Date of Publication: APPOINTMENT, May 13, 2016 NOTICE TO Name of newspaper: CREDITORS Afro-American AND NOTICE TO Washington UNKNOWN HEIRS Law Reporter Madeline W. Queen, Annie Travers whose address is 465 Personal Riggs Rd., NE, WashingRepresentative ton, DC 20011 was appointed personal repreTRUE TEST COPY sentative of the estate of REGISTER OF WILLS Mary Rice Briley, who died on March 15, 2016 TYPESET: Tue May 10 17:32:14 EDT 2016 05/13, 5/20, 5/27/16 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs Superior Court of and heirs whose wherethe District of abouts are unknown District of Columbia shall enter their appearPROBATE DIVISION ance in this proceeding.

Washington, D.C. Objections to such 20001-2131 appointment (or to the Administration No. probate of decedent´s 2016ADM495 Dora Ann Elizabeth - will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Murphy 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Dawn Jackson, Esq Floor Washington, D.C. 1300 Caraway Court, 2001, on or before suite 100 November 13, 2016 .

Largo, MD 20774 Claims against the deAttorney cedent shall be preNOTICE OF sented to the underAPPOINTMENT, signed with a copy to the NOTICE TO Register of Wills or filed CREDITORS with the Register of Wills AND NOTICE TO with a copy to the underUNKNOWN HEIRS signed, on or before Sheree R Murphy, whose address is 7308 Barlowe November 13, 2016, or be forever barred. PerRoad, Landover, MD, sons believed to be heirs 20785 was appointed personal representative or legatees of the deof the estate of Dora Ann cedent who do not reElizabeth Murphy, who ceive a copy of this notice died on December 18, by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall 2006 without a will, and so inform the Register of will serve with Court suWills, including name, pervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose address and relationwhereabouts are un- ship. known shall enter their Date of Publication: May 13, 2016 appearance in this proceeding. Objections Name of newspaper: Afro-American to such appointment Washington shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Law Reporter Madeline W. Queen 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Personal Floor Washington, D.C.

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CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for ER Contract No. 4036-Urgent Need Stream Repair 1 will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.

The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, in Room 6 located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, May 13, 2016 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.

Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.

All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 4 South Frederick Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is G90128Urban Stream Restoration & D02800-LandscapingCost Qualification Range for this work shall be $1,000,000.01 to $2,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 300, Abel Wolman Building, Large Conference Room on May 31, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. Principal Item of work for this project are: On-call construction services for various environmental restoration projects. Environmental restoration projects may include retrofit, conversion or repair of an existing stormwater management pond, installation of water quality best management practices, stream restoration, stream bank stabilization, emergency repair of storm damage, facility greening, structural and non-structural stream stabilization and maintenance activities, state and local permit acquisitions.

The MBE goal is 14% The WBE goal is 10% ER CONTRACT NO. 4036 APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED: Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. TYPESET: Wed May 11 14:23:27 EDT 2016 Director of Public Works CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE OF LETTING

APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor, TYPESET: May 11 14:23:46 EDT 2016 Clerk BoardWed of Estimates CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for BALTIMORE CITY NO. TR16019; CONDUIT SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS CITYWIDE JOC will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204 City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. JUNE 8, 2016. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of MAY 13, 2016 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $75.00. Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package. All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prerequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call (410) 396-6883 or contact the Committee at 4 South Frederick Street 4th floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is B02553 (DUCT LINE CONSTRUCTION). Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $8,000,000.00 to $9,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on MAY 27, 2016 at 417 East Fayette Street, RICHARD CHEN CONFERENCE ROOM, 7TH FLOOR, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Principal Items of work for this project is -Break Out Existing Ducts - 12,000 LF; Type Y Duct Section 1-3”, 1-4” or 1-5” ID ” 6,000 LF & Concrete Encased Split Duct, 3”, 4”, or 5: 6,000 LF. The MBE goal is 27%; WBE goal is 3% APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor, Clerk Board of Estimates TYPESET: Wed May 11 14:24:34 EDT 2016 CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for BALTIMORE CITY NO. TR16010; STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ON BRIDGES CITYWIDE JOC 1 will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204 City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. JUNE 22, 2016. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of MAY 13, 2016 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $75.00. Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package. All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prerequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call (410) 396-6883 or contact the Committee at 4 South Frederick Street 4th floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is C03300 (CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION) & C05100 (STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION). Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on MAY 31, 2016 at 417 East Fayette Street, ROOM 725, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Principal Items of work for this project is -Maintenance of Traffic LS; Materials for Preservation & Minor Rehabilitation - LS & Equipment for Preservation & Minor Rehabilitation LS. The MBE goal is 26%; WBE goal is 8% APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor, Clerk Board of Estimates

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN ANALYSIS AND SELECTION OF HEALTH CARE PLAN AND PROVIDERS RFP NUMBER: B-1817-16 The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (”HABC”) will accept proposals from interested an qualified individuals or firms to aid HABC in the selection of health, prescription, dental, vision care, life insurance, short term disability and long term disability plans and providers. The project shall include an analysis and evaluation of HABC’s health, prescription, dental, vision care, life insurance, short term disability and long term disability plans, development of a Request for Proposals (?RFP?) to obtain proposals for the 2017 and 2018 plan years (with three (3) one year renewable options) and the analysis and selection of qualified and cost effective providers of health, prescription, dental, vision care, life insurance, short term disability and long term disability services for 2017 and 2018 (with three (3) one year renewable options).

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CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate, addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for GS 15806, Restrooms & Roof Replacement - Police Department Southeast District will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore , Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 29, 2016.

Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. The bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.

The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, in Room 6 located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, May 13, 2016 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $100.00.

Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.

All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be pre-qualified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested contractors should call 410 396-6883 or contact the Committee at 4 South Frederick Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. If a bid is submitted by a Joint Venture (”JV”), then in that event, the documents that establish the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is E13004 Rehabilitation of Structures.The Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $100,000.01 to $500,000.00 A” Pre-Bidding information” session will be conducted at The Site: 5710 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224 on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. Principal Items of work for this project are: 1. Thermal & Moisture Proofing 2. Interior Renovations 3. General Requirements 4. Site Conditions The MBE goal is 27% The WBE goal is 8% CONTRACT NO. GS 15806

Bidders shall also comply with all applicable requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. Section 1701u.

The RFP and all supporting documents may be obtained on or after Monday, May 16, 2016, from the following location: Housing Authority of Baltimore City Division of Fiscal Operations, Procurement Department 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Attention: John Airey, Chief of Contracting Services Tel: (410) 396-3261 Fax: (410) 962-1586 Questions regarding the RFP should be directed in writing to the address and individual indicated and must include the reference: HABC RFP TYPESET: Wed Feb 17 above, 13:37:30 EST 2016 B-1817-16.

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Race and Politics

Can the City Council Be the Change We Want to See?

This week Baltimore’s Board of Elections officially certified all the results of Sean Yoes last month’s Democratic Senior AFRO primary.

Contributor State Sen. Catherine Pugh was formally declared the winner with 36.6 percent of vote. Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon came in second with 34.7 percent.

“I want to first and foremost thank the voters of Baltimore for honoring me with their support and trust,” Pugh said in a statement on May 9, following the certification of the results. “I am excited to focus on the general election and then begin the process of moving the city forward,” she added.

Pugh has also said, “Change is on its way,” in the days following the Primary Election, even as she continues to align herself closely with outgoing Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

Pugh was photographed literally embracing SRB recently during a so-called, reconciliation event at Druid Hill Park, observing last April’s uprising. Some argue Pugh’s juxtaposition to the lame duck mayor and some kind of mandate for, “change,” is dubious at best.

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‘They Call Me Little Willie’: Chronicles Easing 20th Century Evolutionary Life of Reentry for Legendary Black Baltimore Businessman the Newly Freed

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How the AFRO covered William “Little Willie” Adams during his heyday.

By Maliik Obee Special to the AFRO In the United States of America, everyone loves a rags to riches story, a tale of triumph over adversity. Longtime Baltimore journalist, and former editor of the AFRO, Mark Cheshire pens the biography of William “Little Willie” Adams, one of Charm City’s most infamous figures. The book, “They Call Me Little Willie” chronicles Adams’ journey from adolescent sharecropper to numbers runner to political power.

Cheshire digs deep and follows the paper trail of Adam’s adulthood through archives of newspapers which includes the AFRO and The Baltimore Sun. Cheshire also shakes the Adams family tree and finds individuals that refute or verify stories tracing back to Adams’ childhood in Zebulon, N.C. Raised by his sharecropper grandparents, Adams’

enterprising mindset led him north to Baltimore. Adams used his savvy and mathematical skills to become a player in Baltimore’s underground numbers racket, eventually rising from runner to banker at a time when there were few people of color with the funds to run a numbers operation.

An entrepreneur in the truest sense, Adams turned his illegal fortunes into lucrative Black-owned businesses as people of color fought for integration and opportunity.

Adams fought for the rights of African-Americans during the height of the Civil Rights Era while simultaneously expanding Baltimore’s Black economy.

Adams established upscale clubs, clothing boutiques and businesses while fighting to integrate Baltimore’s golf courses.

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“An entrepreneur in the truest sense, Adams turned his illegal fortunes into lucrative Black-owned businesses…”

Shryce Hall was an active participant in the unrest that erupted in Baltimore’s streets last April. Why? “Just to go against the police,” she said, revealing a photo of her screaming at a patiently poised officer and waving a wad of cash in the camera. The death of Freddie Gray brought back memories of Hall’s own negative experiences with police officers in the past.

Why the cash? She was prepared to be arrested, because she knew what she was doing was wrong. But her ill feelings toward the police defeated her conscience.

“It was my bail money,” the 51-year-old mother of two told the AFRO. Looking back, Hall is not proud of her behavior that day. She then believed that the police only came around to make arrests. Today, she has a different perspective, especially since she now calls a policeman her friend.

“I had no respect for the police until I met Officer Horne,” said Hall. The two crossed paths at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC), where she was a detainee, preparing to transition back into the community. Officer Robert Horne was there to help her.

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Fresh Faces, New Energy, New City Council

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO There will be at least eight new members of the next Baltimore City Council, many of whom are under 45.

The AFRO spoke with six of them to get a sense of what the next generation of Council members has planned. With the election of a new Mayor and an assortment of potential new City Council members, Baltimoreans are expressing hope for a transition from unrest to unity and greater attention to basic quality of life issues, according to firsttime Democratic hopefuls and incumbent winners in Baltimore’s recent City Council Democratic primary.

The newly elected democratic Council hopefuls will, in all likelihood, be elected to the City Council after Baltimore’s general election in November. The vast majority of Baltimore voters are registered in the Democratic party. New faces and their incumbent colleagues have already begun the process of connecting with constituents in their districts to map out priorities for moving Baltimore forward.

Zeke Cohen, winner of the District One Democratic primary, is one of the youngest

Robert Stokes (District 12)

Kristerfer Burnett (District 8)

John Bullock (District 9)

Photo by Chanet Wallace

Baltimore Students Get Free Glasses

By Crystal Nunn Special to the AFRO

Vision To Learn, a non-profit that provides free eye exams and free eyeglasses to students in low-income communities, hosted its first ever Baltimore event at Hampstead Hill Academy on May 10. Sixty students received free glasses at the event, which is being made possible through the partnership of ‘Vision toLearn’ with Baltimore Health, Baltimore City Public Schools, the Casey Foundation, the Abell Foundation and Johns Hopkins University. Former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis was also in attendance.

Zeke Cohen (District 1)

Isaac “Yitzy” Shleifer (District 5)

Shannon Sneed (District 13) Courtesy photos

Some of the Democratic primary winners who, if they win the election in Nov., will be on the City Council for the first time. new council hopefuls. “The best thing about the First District is our people. Yet far too often we remain separated and segregated from each other. Part of my work will be to bring communities together across lines of difference,” Cohen said in an interview

with the AFRO. Cohen’s aspirations for bringing people together in District One are echoing across the city in District 5 by Isaac “Yitzy” Shleifer, who will replace Rochelle “Rikki” Spector, the District’s City Councilwoman for the past

40 years. District 12 victor, Robert Stokes, who won a contentious primary over eight other Democratic opponents, also sees unity as a first order of business for his district.

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telling Adams’ story.

Despite spending several chapters reporting Adams’ 1951 indictment for organized crime and subsequent 1954 conviction overturn, Cheshire does not get bogged down in legalese.

Adams eventually invested his efforts and money into businesses and politics, backing companies such as Parks Sausage Co. and former mayor William Donald Schafer. Parks Sausage Co. was one of the first Black businesses to go public on Wall Street.

Cheshire works to quell the theories that Adams was just an illegal hustler, shining a light on his quiet philanthropy and business acumen. These acts range from establishing scholarship programs to giving money to strangers to fund their ideas.

Adams’ friendship with legendary boxing champion Joe Louis is also documented, from his first encounter to golfing

with baseball legend Jackie Robinson to Adams investing in a soft drink for Louis (Joe Louis Punch).

The accomplishments of Adams are chronicled fluidly and told in the context of their turbulent times. From the mid -1930’s through the 1970’s, Adams thrived in multiple fields, despite tremendous adversity. While he dropped out of school to become a sharecropper, Adams earned a high school diploma while balancing the numbers racket and several business ventures.

Cheshire details the opposition forces Adams faced, from Baltimore Police to politicians.

Most importantly, Cheshire examines the true power that Adams, who died in 2011, possessed. From a bike repairman to one of the most respected political figures of his time, Adams

was known from the lower to the upper class.

“They Call Me Little Willie” is short but sweet, breaking the narrative that Adams was just a gangster. Reading the book it’s hard to believe he was a gangster at all, but rather an optimist who jumped at opportunities and saw potential where others did not. Cheshire puts into perspective not only the strides Adams made for himself, but his help in advancing Baltimore as a whole. The book is a master class on the evolution of Baltimore and the trials and tribulations of a major figure in his quest to help himself and others.

For those that grew up in the times of Adams reign in the streets or politics, this book will be a great refresher as well as a learning tool. For the younger generation, it’s an inspiring look at someone who controlled his destiny and succeeded.

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aspirations in Baltimore seemingly for decades. Still, of the council’s 14 seats, eight will be filled by new occupants creating the largest upheaval in Baltimore City government in many years.

I recently spoke with two of the youngest (both millennial 20-somethings) prospective members of the council during my radio show on May 5. Ian Schlakman is competing to represent the city’s 12th District as a member of the Green Party in the General Election. Kristerfer Burnett, faced several formidable opponents during the Democratic Primary to represent the 8th District (one of the city’s most economically diverse) and emerged victorious. He’ll face Republican challenger Joseph Brown in November’s General Election. On the day we talked the news of Baltimore City Public School CEO

Gregory Thornton’s eminent departure was in the headlines and the ubiquitous issue of transparency -- or lack thereof -- dominated the conversation.

“We’re hearing everything in the shadows,” Schlakman said. “If it’s hard for me to figure out what’s going on, obviously for our families

“We’re hearing everything in the shadows…”

– Ian Schlakman and school children it’s incredibly difficult to figure out what’s going on,” he added.

Thornton’s firing and the secretive search for his successor is indicative of the opaque nature of city politics, according to Burnett.

“When you have so much distrust...it could have been a fair process for all we know, but we don’t know,” Burnett said. “It continues to lend itself to this notion that people aren’t involved in the process and we don’t necessarily care to have the community’s voice in any process, whether it’s on North Avenue or in City Hall,” he added.

Burnett further bolstered his argument by pointing to what many believe were widespread Election Day shenanigans. He said there is the strong perception the election process may have involved, “some sort of hidden hand not doing it correctly.”

Of course the 900 pound gorilla that will fill the City Council chambers and confront

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Sean Yoes is a senior contributor for the AFRO and host and executive producer of First Edition, which airs Monday through Friday, 5-7 p.m. on WEAA 88.9.

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challenges that face our families. But now I hope we can rally into unity by common goals and hope for a better Baltimore,” Shleifer said. Stokes agreed that the election initiated a kind of unity that candidates must now transform to work on issues.

“Even before the election, I met with eight community presidents.

I worked on bringing them together so that we can work together to solve some of the problems in the 12th District, like cutting this crime rate and bringing our youth together,” said Stokes.

However, for new Democratic primary winners Shannon Sneed (District 13), John Bullock, (District 9), and Kristerfer Burnett (District 8), basic issues such as crime reduction, connection to jobs and improving trash collection come first.

“From the door knocking I have done during the campaign job creation is the number one concern for District 13 – tying resources to opportunities.

Affordable housing is a close second. We want to make sure folks make decent wages and can afford to live in our community,” Sneed said.

Burnett agreed. “After canvassing 8,000 homes during my listening campaign in District 8, the most pressing issue residents have shared with me along this journey are a need for greater access to employment opportunities that pay familysupporting wages, enriching after school programing for our youth, and an end to the violence that has devastated families and communities though out our city,” he said.

John Bullock’s District 9 residents made it clear: it’s time to remove the trash. “In my efforts to stay connected with our communities, one of the biggest things we heard about was ‘trash’.

Clearly, we have other issues such as abandoned and sub-par housing in our district, but trash is a major issue,” Bullock said.

Incumbent Council candidates Eric Costello and Bill Henry will continue to focus on expanding constituent services. Costello, who will serve his first full term on City Council if elected in

resources they need to meet with success on the outside.

The Reentry program is one of four community outreach initiatives established by the Community Collaboration Division (CCD) of the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD). The purpose of the program is for the BPD to collaborate with community and faith-based organizations to deliver evidence-based transitional services behind the wall as well as accountability and services beyond prison walls.

One of the services provided is ELEVATION, a 12-week life skills training program that “teaches men and women detainees to set personal goals and be accountable for life choices.”

Officer Horne is among four officers assigned to facilitate group sessions in collaboration with workers of Baltimore’s Safe and Sound Campaign, a movement launched in 1996 to improve the lives of children, youth, and families. Classes address anger management, drug education, parenting, relationships and spiritual growth. The spiritual aspect of rehabilitation is critical to transition, said Horne, who has volunteered with the Department of Corrections as chaplain for the Muslim population for 18 years.

The CCD has also established partnerships with the Center for Urban Youth and Families’ STRIVE program to provide workforce readiness and retention services and Baltimore Cares, an organization that provides treatment for mental illness and substance abuse disorders.

When Hall was released two months ago, a team of reentry officers showed up to assist with the transition. She had no food, no money, and an overdue electric bill. These are among some of the barriers people face when reentering the community following incarceration. Unaddressed and exacerbated mental health issues, housing, and unemployment are others. But because of her participation in the reentry program, most of those barriers were removed.

“I heard about what they do while I was in the detention center, but I actually experienced it once I got home,” said Hall. “I was dazed and confused; I called them as soon as I was released and they were there. I was taken care of. I don’t know what would have happened if I didn’t have their support.”

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November understands access to services is critical for District 11 residents. “I would like to continue the work my office has done with outreach and accessibility. We will help constituents with problems they face with the city bureaucracy,” he said.

Henry, who will return to City Council for a third term if successful in November, will remain consistent with his current agenda on behalf of District 4. “As someone who has always been committed to community empowerment, economic justice, responsive government and a sustainable future, my priorities for a third term will not change. I will continue to balance providing effective constituent services for my district with the development of progressive legislation that will benefit the City as a whole,” Henry said.

Edward Reisinger, incumbent District 10 City Councilman and Council Vice-president will work on “crime, education, affordable housing and decent paying jobs” for the residents of his district and the entire city, he said. District 6 incumbent Sharon Green Middleton will – Shannon Sneed work on these same issues and ensure District six has “healthy, safe 21st Century Schools, senior opportunities, youth afterschool programs, greening/urban faming, transportation and revitalization.”

District 2 incumbent Brandon Scott, currently the youngest City Council member, faced two opponents during the primary election who said he wasn’t doing enough to stem violence and crime plaguing sections of his District. Scott replied, “I will continue to focus on crime through a complete public safety approach using all city agencies and partners to address it. This of course includes the beginning of the 300MenMarch’s Street Engagement Unit season and my partnership with North East Citizens on Patrol,” Scott said.

(All Democratic Primary Winners were contacted for this story).

“We want to make sure folks make decent wages and can afford to live in our community.”

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the new members next year (unless the deal is done before they arrive, which seems like more of a possibility each day) is the massive Port Covington development project.

“It’s hard for me to wrap my head around that one,” Schlakman said in reference to the more than half billion dollar Tax Increment Financing (TIF) attached to it.

The young entrepreneur went further. “I would like to see an alternate to the BDC (Baltimore Development Corporation), to help small businesses.” Given the city’s current political climate Schlakman may have a better chance of building a bridge to Mars.

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Spring Brings Much Live Entertainment Hello everyone, I hope all the mommies had a wonderful Mother’s Day Weekend. Hoping this weekend brings more warm weather with the sun and less of the liquid sunshine (rain).

We are going to start out by telling you about the KarmaFest, which has been at Oregon Ridge for 7 years, but has been in existence for 10 years. This year the KarmaFest is taking place on May 14 and 15 at Oregon Ridge Park in Hunt Valley, Maryland. They are expecting over 3,000 people per day. You will enjoy lots of music featuring: Telesma, Troll Tribe, Unity Reggae Band, drumming, dancing, 150 vendors, over 50 lectures and workshops, good food, (vegan/vegetarian) and yoga. It is a truly a fun event to take the whole family. For ticket information go to karmafest.com/tickets.

For many of you who do not have access to a computer, I guess you had to wonder like me, why they did not give a phone number. Terrible Situation! Has technology gone so far that you no longer use phone calls?

Griot Grandmother Edna Lawrence, known affectionately as “Grandmother Edna” has over 30 years of community services and is an inductee at the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center/Museum as an Unsung Heroine of Maryland. Griot’s are the oral vessels that flow generations of stories passionately from decade to decade. Grandmother Edna is a dedicated soul to these traditions. For upcoming events, call 443-683-4696.

Rose” loves you. Enjoy this wonderful weather God is giving us, even if we do have the liquid sunshine, we are still blessed if you look at the news and what is going on in other parts of the world especially in Canada, you know we have nothing to complain about. Treat others as you wish to be treated.

Well, honey child. If you are a jazz lover then “Jazzway 6004” is what you should put on your calendar. Yes this private club is open for their new season of live exquisite jazz shows. Their spring concerts are now listed on their new website; jazzway6004. org. Highlights includes: Akua Allrich, soul singer, in May and Warren Wolf in June, just to name a couple. By the way, they are looking for volunteers for the May and June events and for the longer term, so email mmkatz@ jazzway6004.org if you are interested. Jazzway6004 Lounge is located 6004 Hollins Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21210. For more information, call 410-9524528.

Well, folks, I must go enjoy the photos and read the information I displayed on my page this week. Thanks for reading me every other week here in the Afro, “Rambling

supporting

Greg Hatza with Sam King, Brian Kooken, and Robert Shahid, four fantastic, gifted musicians hanging out after their gig.

Remember if you need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or email me

Unity Reggae Band consists of: Mark Leary, Meredith Leary, David Saunier, Eddie Hrybyk, Devlin McDonald, Chitran Pavan, Shaka Wood and Tedd Zagan. They will be performing at the KarmaFest this weekend at Oregon Ridge. at rosapryor@aol.com. Those of you who do not have computer skills can mail your press releases, photos and flyers to: 214 Conewood Avenue, Reisterstown, Maryland 21136.

Until the next time, I’m musically yours.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Send your events to tips@afro.com. For more community events go to afro.com/baltimore-events.

Baltimore Child Abuse Center’s ‘Be A Hero’ The Baltimore Child Abuse Center is hosting ‘Be A Hero’ on May 13 at PAZO, 1425 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 at 7:30 p.m. The event celebrates members of the Baltimore community for their commitment to keeping children safe from sexual abuse and trauma. Call 443-984-3013 or visit bcaci.org for more information.

Haitian Flag Day Champagne Tea Join the Fieffe4 Haiti Foundation on May 14 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for Haitian Flag Day Champagne Tea at the Owen Brown Interfairth Center in Columbia, MD. The goal is to provide access to summer camp for youth in Bainet, Haiti. For more information contact Francena Bean Waters at 410-669-8247 or visit fieffefoundation.org.

Baltimore City College High School Choir Annual Knight of Music Gala Concert The Baltimore City College High School Choir will present its Annual Knight of Music Gala Concert on May 14 at 5.p.m at John Hopkins Thomas B. Turner Auditorium, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205. For more information call 410-6628125 or visit friendsofbccc.org.

businesses

Good neighbors spend money where they live. When local business owners succeed, their prosperity has a positive effect on the surrounding community.

Our HopkinsLocal initiative is a multimillion dollar commitment to build, hire, and buy locally. That means Johns Hopkins will increase participation of local and women- and minority-owned firms in our construction projects. We’ll also purchase more goods and services from local vendors, and increase our hiring of city residents, with a focus on neighborhoods in need of job opportunities.

Investing in our own backyard is important to us because when Baltimore thrives, we all do. Learn more at hopkinslocal.jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins University. Investing in our community.

Jeffrey Hargrave, founder of the Baltimore-based construction firm Mahogany Inc., has been a contractor on multiple Johns Hopkins building projects.

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Aris T. Allen, Jr., Karyne J. Allen and Butch McAdams

The Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter National Coalition of 100 Black Women hosted their 24th annual Tasting Event “Men Who Cook” on May 1 at Martin’s West in Baltimore, MD. Many came out to taste an array of signature dishes cooked by men in the Baltimore community.

Patricia Roberts, member and Landa McLaurian, president of NCBW

Amanda Everett Bruce Johnson and Margaret Barksdale

Alonana L. Scales, Ayris T. Scales, Terri F. Bennett, James McClain and Ajani Bennett

Jordan Selby, Fandreia Bowman, Jessica Selby, Roland Selby, Jr., Dionne Curbeam and Sylvia Booker

Teressa Freeman, Barry Freeman, Morgan Freeman and Jessica Vaden

Francine S. McElveen, Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Dr. Audrey Freeman

Seated, Betty Clark, Michele Emery and Mary Demory. Standing, Dr. Elaine Simon, Denise Mattei and Barbara Barton

Host Dr. Carla Hayden (center) with Sen. Verna Jones Rodwell and Dr. Gary Rodwell

The Mood Swings Big Band, composed of doctors and other medical professionals

Colleen Hayden and board member Doreen Bolger

On April 9, the Central Library of Enoch Pratt in Kate Powell and board member Baltimore, MD was transformed into a banquet Kempton Ingersol, Brown hall for the Pratt Library Annual Gala with a big Capital Management band playing music, as the crowd of partygoers enjoyed an evening of fun, and a delicious assortment of dishes from several stations.

The guests were also treated to interactive exhibitions and a rare look in the Pratt Library’s special collections.

Ania Charles, Nicole and James Henderson The event chairs were Allan and Clare Jensen. Dr. Carla Hayden is CEO of Enoch Pratt Free Library and was nominated

by President Barack Obama to be the Librarian of Congress in Feb.

Pratt Library Staff Ny’ilah Covington, Katie Zimmerman, Deborah Taylor

Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

Glen Middleton and Saul Schniderman

Vallencia McClure and Allyson Black, BGE

Dr. Carla Hayden, CEO Pratt Libraries, with co-chairs Dr. Allan Jensen and Claire Jensen

Photos by JD Howard

Marie Long and Dr. Wilbert Walker

The Shakers performed for the guests.

Elva E. Tillman and James E. Jones