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Confidential medical data of gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and other female U.S. Olympians was hacked from a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posted online Tuesday, Sept.

13, 2016. WADA said the hackers were a “Russian cyber espionage group” called Fancy Bears.

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Confidential medical data of gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and other female U.S. Olympians was hacked from a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posted online on Sept. 13.

WADA said the hackers were a “Russian cyber espionage group” called Fancy Bears.

They revealed records of “Therapeutic Use

Exemptions” (TUEs), which allow athletes to use otherwise-banned substances because of a verified medical need.

Williams, who won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the Rio Olympics last month, issued a statement via her agent in which she said she was granted TUEs “when serious medical conditions have occurred,” and those exemptions were “reviewed by an anonymous, independent group of doctors, and approved for legitimate medical reasons.”

Williams revealed in

2011 she had been diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, an energy-sapping disease.

“I was disappointed to learn today that my private, medical data has been compromised by hackers and published without my permission,” Williams said.

“I have followed the rules established under the Tennis Anti-Doping Program in applying for, and being granted, ‘therapeutic use exemption.’”

Another athlete named was women’s basketball gold medalist Elena Delle Donne, who had thumb surgery on

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She wrote on Twitter that she’s taken medication to treat ADHD since she was a child.

“Please know I believe in clean sport, have always followed the rules, and will continue to do so as fair play is critical to sport and is very important to me,” Biles Continued on A3

Sharpton Credits Obama Administration on Criminal Justice

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Sept. 13 and posted a postop pic on Twitter, along with a statement saying she takes prescribed medication approved by WADA. In a statement, USA Gymnastics said Biles — who won five medals, four gold, in Rio last month — was approved for an exemption and had not broken any rules.

benched because of his color when his school plays the University of Georgia here, November 9, has brought a demand from writers and fans that the game should be canceled if Myers does not play.

Upon the request of the Georgia athletic officials that the only Negro member of the team be barred from that game, it is understood that the athletic authorities at the local institution have secretly agreed to do so, and publicly declared that “Myers is out because of injury.”

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The Rev. Al Sharpton praised the Obama administration for improving the criminal justice system nationally. The National Action Network’s annual Legislative and Policy Conference “From Demonstration to Legislation” took place on Capitol Hill and the White House on Sept. 6 and 7. According to the organization’s Facebook page, the conference is designed to allow NAN members to interact with elected members of Congress, fellow activists, and advocates to establish concrete ways to achieve Dr. King’s dream. Sharpton uses the conference as a call for action on various issues that affect the Black community.

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Black Women Do Yoga, Too

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Practiced for more than 5,000 years, yoga has been a solution for mental and physical conditions, including depression, arthritis, and poor balance. According to Northwestern Medicine, more Black women are finding added health benefits to channeling their energy through yoga.

Throughout the District, but particularly in Wards 6,7, and 8, Black women are finding that mindfulness training – breathing, balance,

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NATION & WORLD Prominent Ferguson Activist Found Fatally Shot

By Ericka Morgan Special to the AFRO

Darren Seals, a controversial Ferguson activist who rose to prominence after the police shooting of Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014, was found dead under suspicious circumstances Sept. 6, according to news reports.

At around 1:50 a.m., Sept. 6, St. Louis County Police found the 29-yearold’s lifeless body, which had sustained at least one gunshot wound, inside his burning Darren Seals car on Diamond Drive in Riverview, just 12 miles from his home, according to news reports.

More than 100 people gathered at the site that same night for a candlelight vigil in Seals’ honor, and became infuriated when they found police had not put crime scene tape around the area and that bullet casings were on the ground, The Guardian newspaper reported.

“We were literally stepping on the ashes from his car and his body,” Tamara “Bates” Dodd, a St. Louis hip-hop artist and activist, told the publication. “That was probably the thing that shook me up the most, seeing little kids walking past, not knowing what they’re standing on.”

St. Louis County Police are investigating Seals’ death as a homicide, but have not shared a possible motive behind the shooting.

Seals was an unabashed and outspoken critic of police brutality and one of the loudest voices emerging out of the Ferguson protests. He was also a controversial and fierce critic of the Blacks Lives Matter Movement; however, saying the national-level organization had co-opted the Ferguson protests and never given back to the local community that had jumpstarted the movement.

In a Twitter post last year, Seals wrote: “#BlackLivesMatter is a gay/feminist movement not a Black movement they are not ‘leaders’ they’re thieves who exploited the work of Black ppl.”

Still, many—including BLM activists with whom he had sometimes-vicious disagreements—took to social media to honor the fallen Seals.

“We can live in a world where people don’t die by violence. Nobody deserves to die. We did not always agree, but we should be alive today,” well-known Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson, whom Seals once physically attacked during an argument, posted on Twitter, Sept. 6.

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President and First Lady To Attend Dedication of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

By AFRO Staff

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the opening ceremony of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. ET. President and Mrs. Obama will be joined by former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Congressman John Lewis, Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton and the museum’s founding director, Lonnie Bunch.

The President will deliver remarks during the ceremony.

The occasion will be marked by readings of African American literature and musical performances, including a performance by jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, who created

(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Barack Obama, right, with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, stand at attention as the national anthem is played during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington on Sept. 11.

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Additional details and attendees will be announced in the coming days. For more information on the National Museum of African American History and Culture, visit nmaahc.si.edu/.

Kaepernick’s NFL Supporters: KC’s Peters Raises Fist, 4 Dolphins Kneel During Anthems

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Opening day in the NFL saw Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters raise a black-gloved fist during the national anthem, a protest amplified later on Sept. 11 when four Miami Dolphins kneeled on the sideline with hands on their hearts as “The Star Spangled Banner” played in (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) Seattle.

From left, Miami Dolphins’ Jelani The protests Jenkins, Arian Foster, Michael were inspired by Thomas, and Kenny Stills, kneel San Francisco backup quarterback during the singing of the national Colin Kaepernick , anthem before an NFL football the first NFL player game against the Seattle Seahawks, who chose to sit Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Seattle. and take a knee during the anthem in preseason games to call attention to what he termed the oppression of Blacks and other minorities.

“I chose to get involved to see if I could create change, raise awareness. And I want to make it clear that there is no disrespect to the military or to police officers —I’m not about that. I love everyone,” said Miami’s Jelani Jenkins, one of the Dolphins to kneel. “I would like to keep moving forward in the right direction with everybody: equal rights, equal opportunity. From my position, it doesn’t seem that it’s happening. That’s why I took a stand.”

Several teams, including the Chiefs and Seahawks, saw their players link arms during the anthem. Peters, the 2015 defensive rookie of the year, was the last person in the Chiefs line and had his arm free to raise it.

“He spoke up about something he felt he needed to speak up about,” Peters said last week. “I salute him for that.”

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WADA previously warned of cyberattacks after investigators it had appointed published reports into Russian state-sponsored doping.

“These criminal acts are greatly compromising the effort by the global antidoping community to re-establish trust in Russia,” World Anti-Doping Agency director general Olivier Niggli said in a statement.

WADA said it “extended its investigation with the relevant law enforcement authorities.”

Last month, hackers obtained a database password for Russian runner Yuliya Stepanova, a whistleblower and key witness for the WADA investigations. She and her husband, a former official with the Russian national anti-doping agency, are now living at an undisclosed location in North America.

A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected WADA’s statement blaming Russian hackers as unfounded.

“There can be no talk about any official or government involvement, any involvement of Russian agencies in those actions. It’s absolutely out of the question,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement carried

by Russian news agencies. “Such unfounded accusations don’t befit any organization, if they aren’t backed by substance.”

The International Olympic Committee said it “strongly condemns such methods which clearly aim at tarnishing the reputation of clean athletes.”

“The IOC can confirm however that the athletes mentioned did not violate any antidoping rules during the Olympic Games Rio 2016,” the Olympic body said.

The top American anti-doping official said it was “unthinkable” to try to smear athletes who followed the rules and did nothing wrong.

“The cyberbullying of innocent athletes being engaged in by these hackers is cowardly and despicable,” said Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

The name “Fancy Bears” appears to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to a collection of hackers that many security researchers have long associated with Russia.

In a statement posted to its website Sept.

13, the group proclaimed its allegiance to Anonymous, the loose-knit movement of online mischief-makers, and said it hacked WADA to show the world “how Olympic medals are won.”

“We will start with the U.S. team which

has disgraced its name by tainted victories,” the group said, adding that more revelations about other teams were forthcoming.

Internet records suggest Fancy Bears’ data dump has been in the works for at least two weeks; their website was registered on Sept.

1 and their Twitter account was created on Sept. 6.

Messages left with the group were not immediately returned. A French name and phone number associated with the site both appeared to be bogus. A mailing address listed by the hackers appeared to point to a florist east of Paris; messages left with the business were not immediately returned.

more affluent women. A fact the Northwestern Medicine research found common among study participants.

“Many women are in need of help with their depression and coping with daily life, but they don’t seek it out because of limited access

School of Medicine in Chicago. “Our study shows that there are alternatives to traditional mental health treatment, such as mindbody approaches, that effectively alleviate symptoms, and can be done autonomously in the comfort of their own home.”

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“I was depressed because my body was not mine anymore and it wasn’t just that I had gained weight, but that I also was out of breath and could not carry the weight very well,” Rainey told the AFRO. “Once my doctor cleared me to start taking heated yoga, my weight went down quickly and my balance returned.”

At Waterside Fitness and Swim Club in Ward 6, Edith Hickman, Patricia Bennett, and Margarita Torres, are among a group of ladies who enjoy the benefits of yoga in an indoor pool with instructor Pamela Wilson.

“I needed the exercise after knee replacement surgery and found that the water was a pleasant experience. My doctor said I would not have come this far along had I not joined this class,” Hickman told the AFRO. “A lot of people want to exercise, but either don’t feel their bodies can tolerate jumping around, so they are inside watching television.

Yoga works for all body types, ages, and races, and if you can get into a class like this one where you do it in a pool, it is even better.”

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and stretching techniques – are improving their overall mind and body functions.

“I used to hear those people with those mantras going ‘Ohm’ and thought it was devilment,” Kay-Ann Mitchell, a retired postal worker told the AFRO, laughingly. “It was a new experience to walk into the class and see Black women from wall-to-wall and a Black instructor. Once I saw improvement in my mobility after just one class, I started Ohm-ing louder than anyone.”

She said that before joining a yoga class provided by the Hillcrest Department of Recreation, she experienced both the physical symptoms of joint pain from hip replacement surgery, and mental anxiety caused by the loss of income following her husband’s death.

Mitchell said that although race had a lot to do with accepting yoga as a mental health alternative to drugs because “some things Black people just ought not do,” she also had to get over the idea that yoga was designed for

Yoga works for all body types, ages, and races, and if you can get into a class like this one where you do it in a pool, it is even better.”

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to high-quality mental health services and the stigma within their families and communities,” said Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg

For Tomiko Rainey, gaining more than 100 pounds carrying twins, brought weakened muscle tone, stressed joints, and a need to get rid of the baby fat quickly. Living in the Petworth area of Northwest D.C., Rainey said the yoga classes she had taken during college in California were initially not available.

But, three months after her twin sons were born, a new studio opened just blocks from her

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Penn State, 7-0. While 30,000 looked on at the Yankee Stadium last Saturday Myers, carrying the ball for frequent gains, drove the violet in to victory.

Called “Half the Team” So powerful was Myers that one white writer referred to him as “Half of the N.Y.U. team.” Another spoke of him as a “human catapult, who flung himself recklessly at the whiteshirted Penn State line, and who reaped all the N.Y.U. glory.”

Chick Meehan, N.Y.U. coach, said an inmpied agreement existed between the two colleges not to use colored players.

Mrs. Myers is not eager for her son to play. She fears Southerners would intentionally seek to cripple him. Meehan admitted that Georgia “would try to put Dave out.”

Writing of Myers, Ed. Sullivan says in the Graphic: “If a New York City university allows the Mason-Dixon line to be erected in the center of its

playing field, then that New York City university should disband its football team for all time.”

Myers Praised “Dave Myers is a fine type of colored boy. The fact that he has served as president of the student council at Stuyvesant High School, the highest elective honor in the school, proves his caliber.

If the University of Georgia cannot see its way clear to allow Myers to play against the Southern team, the N.Y.U. should cancel the game. Regardless of how Myers may feel about it and no matter how willing he may be to subordinate his claims to the unfair demands of his school, New York University should not deliberately cruelly affront this colored lad.”

“Last Saturday it was this Dave Myers who singlehanded beat Penn State for N.Y.U. It was Myers pulled out of the line to become an offensive back, who supplied the scoring punch that the Violets lacked against Fordham the week

previous.”

“Playing clearly and well, Myers has covered himself with glory at New York University, risking his neck for a school that will now turn around and bench him because University of Georgia asks that the colored line be drawn.”

“What a shameful state of affairs this is. And I believe the colleagues call it sportsmanship. “ Has Precedents Demands of Southern white schools that race athletes be barred from games in which they play is not new. Last year Ray Vaughn, Colgate star, now coaching at Morehouse College, felt the sting of prejudice he was dropped from the lineup when Colgate played Vanderbilt and Virginia Polytechnic.

The previous year Vaughn did not make the trip when Colgate played the Naval academy, because it was felt that he “would not be welcome at Annapolis.”

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COMMENTARY

Trump, Blacks and Muslims

African Americans are largely Christian and the Christian church has historically been the center of Black life. The church has been Jason Nichols the epicenter for social and community programming, for political organizing, and at times even for recreation.

Both presidential campaigns realize the influence African American clergy have over their communities. The Trump campaign has made a concerted, though many would argue disingenuous, effort to attract Black votes by meeting with pastors and attending an African American church in Detroit.

While focusing on the Black church is a tried and true method for galvanizing and energizing the Black electorate, the Trump campaign is showing their naiveté and cultural ignorance by simultaneously threatening to take away the civil liberties of Muslims. African Americans view Muslims and Islam very differently than much of the United States.

Christian Blacks still have reverence for Muslim icons like Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, and supported the latter in his quest for respect and religious freedom. Even if they don’t agree with Islamic theology, they venerate the asceticism, dedication and steadfastness of many Muslims both in the U.S. and abroad.

In December, Trump proposed a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”

The GOP nominee has suggested his wisdom was greater than the Constitution and has switched from talk of banning a religion to banning the territories in which Muslims live. The far right has applauded Trump’s desire for “extreme vetting” of Muslim immigrants. However, African Americans will see through the campaign’s plans.

Firstly, African Americans were front and center for Trump surrogate Pastor Mark Burns meltdown after being exposed on national television for fraudulent claims of being a member of a Black Greek letter organization and a college graduate. Many Black men and women who earned their way into such organizations by pledging and maintaining decent grades were truly offended. More importantly, it showed that Trump is not particularly good at vetting people.

Secondly, a significant portion of the African American and immigrant Black population is Muslim.

13% of African Americans whose parents were born in the US are Muslim, while at least 23% of Muslims in the US identify as Black, according to the Pew Research Center. One can surmise that though Blacks are sitting in the pews of a local church, they may have a brother, sister or neighbor who identifies as Muslim.

Black Americans also have respect for the Nation of Islam. An argument can be made that the Nation doesn’t represent orthodox forms of Islam, neither positively or negatively. While it is most certainly a gateway for African Americans to orthodox Islam, they view themselves unequivocally as Muslims.

A message of Islamophobia will certainly not resonate with Blacks. Malcolm X, a Muslim human rights activist, when referring to Christian preacher Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Dr. King wants the same thing I want. Freedom.”

Likewise, African American Christians see common values and mutual purpose with God fearing, law abiding Muslims around the world.

Jason Nichols is a full-time lecturer in the African American studies department at the University of Maryland College Park and the current editor-in-chief of Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal of HipHop Culture, the first peer-reviewed journal of hip-hop studies.

Set Corey Jacobs Free From Prison He Deserves a Grant of Clemency from President Obama As the daughter of a formerly incarcerated mother I know, from personal experience, that when one person goes to prison the whole family goes to prison.

Mass incarceration has devastated families and communities across America. There is a real problem here and a need to help those affected.

The United States makes up nearly 5% of the world’s population and almost 25% of the world’s prison population. Today, there are 2.3 million people incarcerated and over 70 million have criminal records in this country. This state of mass incarceration comes with a price tag of nearly $80 billion annually.

While the numbers are astonishing, to truly understand the issue, we must look beyond the numbers and see heartbeats.

17061112. This number was assigned to my client Corey Jacobs 16 years ago when he began serving time in federal prison for nonviolent drug convictions. Corey had no prior felony convictions.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ website, Corey’s release date is not a series of numbers. It is letters. Four of them. LIFE. With no parole in the federal system, Corey has been fundamentally condemned to die in prison.

Over two decades ago, Corey, now 46, made a bad decision to become a drug dealer with a small group of college friends in Virginia. Corey was convicted based primarily on the testimony of co- conspirators who testified in exchange for reduced sentences.

Due to federal laws, Corey was held accountable for all “reasonably foreseeable” quantities of drugs attributed to the several people

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involved in the conspiracy. Corey was by no stretch of the imagination a drug kingpin and absolutely no dimension of his conduct was violent.

Despite facing the grim reality of dying in prison, Corey has worked diligently to prove that he is deserving of a second chance at life. Corey has devoted himself to extensive rehabilitative programming, completed three self-improvement residential programs, and received over 100 learning certificates that have enhanced his education and personal development. Extraordinarily, Corey earned over half of these certificates in the past five years.

Corey is the only defendant left on his case still behind bars after a co-defendant, who was also serving life without parole, received an unquestionably deserving grant of clemency from President Obama not long ago.

Notably, Judge Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., who sentenced Corey to life in prison under mandatory sentencing laws, believes that Corey deserves clemency like his co-defendant. In a letter supporting Corey’s pending clemency petition, Judge Morgan confirmed that he is “certain” that he “would not have imposed a life sentence on [Corey] had the laws at the time not virtually mandated it.”

There is no doubt that a prison sentence was warranted in Corey’s case. But he doesn’t deserve to come out of prison in a body bag.

Unfortunately, Corey is not alone. The United States locks up too many people for far too long. Thousands of men and women continue to labor in prison under the dark cloud of a sentence that would be substantially lower if handed down under current laws. No question, drugs harm society. But allowing nonviolent drug offenders to die in prison is not only morally wrong and inhumane – it is absolutely

offensive to the values of this country.

For many nonviolent drug offenders their only hope for freedom is for Congress to change the laws or clemency from President Obama.

A rainbow of mercy crossed Capitol Hill last year yielding unprecedented bipartisan agreement in Congress that our criminal justice system is in need of serious reform.

The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123) is a crucial bill pending in the Senate that would pull back mass incarceration and save tax payers billions of dollars. We must urge Congress to pass this over-due, life changing legislation.

President Obama has is committed to reinvigorating the clemency process through his administration’s groundbreaking initiative to prioritize clemency applications for individuals like Corey.

Just last month, President Obama granted clemency to 214 people.

The White House reports that this act of mercy brings the President’s clemency total to more than the last nine presidents combined. I am in hopes that the President will continue to show dedication to this critical initiative and regularly grant clemency to large groups of deserving people through the end of his term.

There is nothing more urgent than freedom.

Brittany K. Barnett-Byrd is the #ClemencyNOW Campaign Manager at #cut50 a national bipartisan initiative to safely and smartly cut America’s prison population in half. She is also founder of Girls Embracing Mothers, a Texas-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls with mothers in prison.

Black History Research Pays Off for Descendants of Slaves “Why are you digging up that old stuff?” friends asked as I searched old records and plodded through cemeteries seeking to find my roots. While I did not uncover an unbearable truth, a friend did.

While tracing his family tree, he learned that American Catholic priests of the Jesuit order owned several large plantations in Maryland, and held hundreds of slaves. These priests also founded Georgetown College (now University). In 1838 when faced with financial difficulties, in order to pay the school’s debts, they boarded

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272 men, women, and children on a ship, and sent them to Louisiana to be sold. The story was later told that they all succumbed to fever and died in mosquito-infested swamps. But they did not die; they lived, and many of their descendants, still Catholic, survive to this day.

They ended up in the area of Maringouin in Iberville parish and in Ascension parish. Impressive plantation houses now dot the area testifying to the opulent lifestyle afforded by those whose slaves worked in the sugar fields.

Georgetown University’s President has acknowledged its involvement in slavery, and the school is wrestling with how to make

amends. One recommendation is for the University to give preference in admissions to the descendants of the Maryland slaves. Another is to increase financial assistance for those who are eligible.

The average cost to attend most of Georgetown’s undergraduate academic programs is approximately $50,000 per year. According to recent data, only 6 percent of the University’s undergraduates are African American.

The magnitude of this tragedy cannot be denied, but amends can—and must—be made.

Margaret D. Pagan is the author of “The Fulani Girls.” She lives in Baltimore. She can be reached at margaretpagan.com

The Presidential Elections and Military Senior Leaders The use of U.S. generals and admirals (or “Flag Officers” as they are called when grouped together) as endorsers of American Presidential candidates has been done before; however, never as much in recent history as today. 12 high-ranking military officers eventually served as President, from George Washington to Dwight David Eisenhower.

As with most things in politics there is good in this and bad in this. The garnering of support of retired military officers to assist in the development of national John R. security policy and to give a Hawkins III hint of the types of potential appointed Defense Department civilian leaders is a good thing. The gathering of military officers, like harvesting food for sustainment in the fall, is the part that I think arguably is bad.

At first glance, when hearing that 88 retired Flag Officers have signed-up for Donald Trump and that 95 retired Flag Officers signed-up for Hillary Clinton, one might be impressed. Obviously they all have their reasons. Retired Air Force General Lloyd “Fig” Newton, a four-star and the first African American Thunderbird pilot, a Hillary Clinton supporter, has stated that he felt a “moral imperative” to endorse Secretary Clinton because of her demonstrated “…experience, temperament, critical thinking and level-headed leadership.”

From my foxhole, if you are trying to determine who has the personal attributes needed to be a Commander in Chief then such endorsements as General “Fig” Newton are most admirable. Having said that, if American voters want to know who has the best plans for the well-being of service members you may be better served by listening to retired senior enlisted members, or non-commissionedofficers. If you want to determine who has the best plans for the families of those serving in the military it probably is best to listen to the military spouses or retired single parent service members. If you want to determine who has the best plans for veterans, then you should get the opinions of veterans receiving or attempting to receive those services.

I ask that you note that when looking for endorsements for candidates concerning military policy, I refer to retired or prior-

service personnel; not those currently serving. Those currently serving are not to endorse one candidate over another when speaking in their official capacity and the determination of official capacity versus otherwise can be a very subjective call and best avoided. I can remember during Republican and Democratic administrations, escorting many uniformed members to Capitol Hill to testify on budget issues and personally testifying and at times thinking many different thoughts but being required to say only “…I support the President’s budget.”

From my foxhole, it is essential that the next President step up to the plate on day one with the experience and understanding of the international picture and a feeling for the differences between yester-year warfare involving force-on-force such as that fought by General Patton and the Asymmetric and Cyber warfare of today(as in terrorism-antiterrorism and insurgency-counterinsurgency). While there will be time for briefings the position of Commander in Chief is no place for on the job training.

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.

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reduced more sentences for non-violent drug offenders than the last eight presidents combined,” Sharpton told attendees. “This is a president that has had a task force on policing. This has been an action administration.”

Sharpton also commended U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who was part of the conference and reflected on the progress made by the DOJ. “From my perspective, there is no issue that is more important than that we step back, take a look at what we’ve been doing, and to reshape our system to make our criminal justice system better,” said Sally Yates, deputy attorney general of the DOJ. “We are not going to jail our way into safer communities. We are five percent of the world’s population but 25 percent of imprisoned. We have four times more people in prison than China. The federal prison population has exploded 800 percent since 1990. Today, there are 2.2 million people in prison.” Yates said that $80 billion is spent on prisons, which takes up one third of the country’s budget.

During a panel discussion on criminal justice reform, experts in the field, including Ron Davis, director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice; Roy Austin, deputy assistant to the president for Urban Affairs, Justice, and Opportunity; and Elias Alcantara, senior associate

director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs spoke about the ailments of the current criminal justice system and President Obama’s attempts to change it. “People under the old scheme will be under the new scheme (referring to crack/cocaine violations); the President does not want to see solitary confinement for juveniles, and due to poverty being held in jail because they can’t pay their bail,” said Austin.

He said the President is working on job, educational, and mental health training for the incarcerated, ways to stop juveniles from entering the prison pipeline, and policies that will help incarcerated

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Black Caucus Foundation Focuses on Voting Rights

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus and its foundation recently announced that the focus of their annual legislative conference will be on protecting and increasing the voting rights of people of color.

The 46th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference kicked off on Sept. 14 at a press conference that took place at the Walter E. Washington

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Chief Justice John Roberts (left) administers the oath of office to Carla Hayden (right) as the 14th Librarian of Congress during a ceremony in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in D.C. Sept. 14. Hayden, a former Chicago children’s librarian, is the first woman and African American to serve in the role. Holding the bible is Hayden’s mother, Colleen, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is second from left.

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Convention Center in Northwest D.C. A. Shuanise Washington, the president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which runs the legislative conference, stressed the importance of the voting rights of Blacks. “We have made great strides in increasing AfricanAmerican voter registration and turnout, but significant barriers remain,� she said. “African Americans still Continued on B2

D.C. Celebrates African American Museum Opening The District of Columbia administration, led by a host committee, announced the events that will celebrate the grand opening of the nation’s first national African-American museum.

A string of District community events will celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culture, scheduled for Sept. 24. The host committee is being co-led by Frank Smith, the founding director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, and Charles Hicks, chair of the D.C. Black History Celebration Committee, an organization that works to promote AfricanAmerican history programs and events in the city. “We’re the welcome party for the new museum,�

Smith – Paul Brathwaite said. “Our people are hungry for this information. We’re happy to have this new museum among our ranks because, among other things, [it] will increase the . . . African American participation in our museum community in Washington, D.C., which has traditionally been underrepresented.�

On Sept. 24, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to be joined by former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, and U.S. Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts at the opening ceremonies. President Obama is expected to deliver remarks.

The host committee has scheduled activities from Sept. 1824. Smith said that children’s activities will be a key component of the events. “Studies have shown that children who visit museums do better in the arts and sciences,� he said.

On Sept. 18, there will be a concert and musical program,

“A Historical Odyssey from the Cradle to Liberation� featuring a 200-voice choir including chants, slave songs, and spirituals at the Shiloh Baptist Church, starting at 5 p.m. On Sept. 22, the host committee’s official opening ceremony and reception will take place at the Civil War museum, where D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) will serve as the host. The reception is sponsored by the Phi Sigma chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority.

On the day of the museum opening, there will be a series of watch parties in the District, including: the civil war museum, Ben’s Chili Bowl’s U Street location, Asbury United Methodist Church, and the Florida Avenue Grill starting at 10 a.m. and

“This is a moment in history to be a part of.�

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The Cadillac of Rock and Roll pioneer Chuck Berry is one of the exhibits featured in the new Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. The museum is scheduled to officially open on Sept. 24. ending at noon. Later that day, at the Civil War museum from 2:30-3:45 p.m., there will be a theatrical presentation, “Battle Hymn of Freedom,� that was written by Clarence Anthony Bush and tells the story of the Fort Pillar Massacre of 1864 in which more than 300 soldiers were killed.

At 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 the host committee will hold a

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U.S. Rep. Karen Bass is the co-chair, with Rep. Lacy Clay, of the 46th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.

Mamadou Samba is the executive director of the District’s Mayor’s Office on African Affairs.

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier raised the ire of the city’s judicial executives during a press conference on Sept. 7 when they stood in agreement that the city’s criminal justice system was failing. While the initial sentiment came in the heated rush to locate a repeat offender believed to be responsible for the death of his estranged girlfriend, residents and social workers have long complained of the system’s disrepair. “The criminal justice system in this city is broken,� Lanier said at the press conference. “It is beyond broken.�

Constance Young knows well just how flawed the District’s criminal justice system has become over the last three decades.

With two of her three sons serving time in penal institutions in other states, and considered habitual – D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier offenders, Young told the AFRO that her sons should have been placed in mental institutions or remanded for longer periods of time, rather than ushered through a revolving door of prison stints. “As their mother, I can say what others will not – two of my boys have had anger and aggression issues that caused them to lash out at society in general. I did what I could to get them into some type of facility for emotional troubles, but it was their levels of violence that made criminal courts step in,� Young, a Ward 8 resident, said. “Once they were placed in juvenile halls, they quickly learned how to manipulate the Continued on B3

“The criminal justice system in this city is broken. It is beyond broken.�

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The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) and the Congressional African Staff Association (CASA) held a panel discussion on Sept. 9 in the U.S. Capitol’s Visitor Center. The forum, “Diaspora in Dialogue: Demographics, Public Policy and ConneXions,� allowed an open discussion about the experiences of nativeborn Africans living in the nation’s capital.

Diana Konate, president of the CASA, said, “ We work to try to debunk the myths about Africa and Africans on the Hill.�

Mamadou Samba, the executive director of MOAA, noted the importance of the discussion and its timeliness. “This is September and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared this month ‘African Heritage Month’�, she said. “This month we will increase awareness and promote the diversity of the African community. We want the people of the District of Columbia to know who we are and what we are doing.�

In March 2015, MOAA and the George Mason University Institute for Immigrant Research published a report called “Diversity in the District: African Immigrants in Washington, D.C.� and reveals in detail what countries African immigrants come from, where they live in the city, and what their occupations and income levels are.

The report states there are

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D.C. Police Fatally Shoot Md. Motorcyclist

By Briana Thomas Special to the AFRO The Metropolitan Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one Maryland man dead after he crashed his motorcycle into a police car on Sept.11.

Around 4:30 a.m., Terrence Sterling, who resided in Fort Washington, Md., was seen driving erratically near the 1700 block of U Street NW by a police officer. Moments later at the corner of 3rd Street and M Street, NW Sterling, 31, was seen driving recklessly by another officer. The police officer tried to exit the squad car in attempts of stopping the motorcycle, but Sterling allegedly rammed his motorcycle into door of the car where the officer w as exiting. The officer shot Sterling and he later died at a local hospital, according to police reports.

Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham gave a similar account of the incident in a video on Twitter a few hours after the shooting.

Newsham said the police officers were able to stop the motorcycle about a block North of New York Avenue as Sterling tried to flee and struck the police car. At that point shots were fired. “Fortunately we do have some witnesses who are out here cooperating with us,� Newsham said in reference to piecing together the events of the shooting.

At least one of the witnesses of the fatal scene has a different description of the shooting.

One witness recorded the incident on his cell phone. “They just shot this dude,� the witness said in the video that shows Sterling lying on the ground on the side of the marked police car, while the two officers involved try to give the victim medical assistance.

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Continued from D1 “Drum Circle” event in which drummers can come to Malcolm X Park to drum for the spirit of the ancestors, elders, and youth.

Some organizations will hold events and offer memorabilia that are not directly connected with the host committee or the African-American Museum. For example, the Washington D.C. Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, in concert with the Hillcrest Children and Family Center, will hold a “History Makers Soiree” on Sept. 23 at the headquarters of the American Institute of Architects, with the event starting at 7 p.m.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which manages the Washington, D.C. area’s bus and Metrorail system, said it will offer its customers four limited edition SmartTrip commemorative cards that showcase the museum and icons in African-American history. “Metro’s diverse workforce and ridership reflect the diversity of our region, and we’re honored to play a role in connecting

the public to this important new Smithsonian museum,” Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld, said.

AT&T is also slated to give $1 million to the museum.

“It’s important to understand the challenges and accomplishments of a culture because it helps us to understand who we are as a country.” David Huntley, senior executive vice president and chief compliance officer, said in a statement released on Sept. 14.

Douglass Sloan, a District political activist and commentator would like to take his family to attend the opening ceremony, but has a problem. “I need to get some tickets,” Sloan told the AFRO. “I would love to see the museum because it will show the rich history of African Americans. I commend the people who organized the museum for their time and efforts.”

While Sloan wants a ticket, Bowie, Md., resident Paul Brathwaite is already set. He said

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his family “will be at the dedication on Sept. 24.”

“I was fortunate enough to work on the legislation to make the museum a reality in 2005

as the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus,” he told the AFRO. “This is a moment in history to be a part of.”

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face challenges from an enduring legacy of having been deprived to vote. And so, we must challenge restrictive voting measures wherever they exist.”

The co-chairs of the conference are U.S. Reps.

Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Lacy Clay (D-Mo.).

“This year’s Annual Legislative Conference theme, ‘Defining the Moment, Building the Movement,’ highlights the social and political moments in American history,” Bass said.

“The CBCF plays a vital role in continuing this legacy with its first-ever Voting Rights series and Black Voter Turnout Day.” Voting rights is one of the many topics pertaining to African Americans that will be addressed at the legislative conference from Sept.14-18.

CBC members will sponsor and lead issue forums and workshops on a wide range of issues such as minority health disparities, increasing government contracts for minority businesses, the state of Black women, an update on the status of HIV/AIDS and the expanding political and civic empowerment.

Almost all of the forums, workshops and braintrusts will take place at the convention center.

The signature annual conference events such as the

Celebration of Leadership in the Fine Arts (Sept. 14), the National Town Hall meeting (Sept. 15), the Prayer Breakfast (Sept. 17 in the morning) and the Phoenix Awards Annual Dinner (Sept.

17 in the evening) will also take place at the convention center with the exception of the fine arts gala. The fine arts gala will take place at Sidney Harmon Hall.

The Phoenix Awards Dinner will be the last time that President Obama will give a keynote address at the event as the nation’s commander-in-chief. The president will be joined by Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary R. Clinton, members of the Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, U.S. Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) and Black billionaire Robert Smith, who will receive awards.

“The 2016 presidential election will be the first election in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act,” Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), the chairman of the CBC said. “It is imperative that the African-American community understands how this change may impact their ability to vote. CBCF’s Voter Protection Series is a critical step in this direction.”

The Voter Protection

Series will be presented with the cooperation of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and the Judiciary Braintrust, the Voting Rights Caucus and the Voting Rights Alliance on Sept. 16 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. with such national leaders as NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks, Barbara Arnwine, founder and president of Transformative Justice Coalition and the Rev. William Barber II, executive director of the North Carolina-based Repairers of the Breach.

The foundation has on its website a voting rights toolkit that Clay said “is designed to help all citizens better exercise their right to vote.”

“The nullification of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act could have a far-reaching impact on voter turnout and, as a member of the Voting Rights Caucus, this is a concern of mine,” Clay said.

Butterfield said that high Black voter turnout could not only help a candidate win the White House but increase the numbers of the CBC. “The way I see it now, we will have a new CBC member from Orlando, Richmond, Va., and Wilmington, Del.,” Butterfield said. “If the presidential election goes the way I hope it does in November, we may have a Black U.S. senator from Virginia in 2017.”

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system and both have spent their adult lives in and out of jail.”

The number of repeat violent offenders is difficult to quantify and track, according to Lanier, due in large part to a criminal justice system that has allowed many defendants to be released with limited or unreliable electronic monitoring. Calling the breakdown “complex,” Lanier cited a case in which the GPS tracking device of a man arrested and allowed out on home detention registered inoperable, but only after he went on a crime spree through the District and parts of Maryland that included a robbery, carjacking a vehicle, and a shooting.

“That person’s GPS went offline Aug. 12, but we didn’t know it. The agency that supervises that person didn’t tell anybody or do anything with it . . . That shouldn’t happen,” Lanier said. “And it’s happening over and over and over again. Where the hell is the outrage? People are being victimized who shouldn’t be. You can’t police the city if the rest of the justice system is not accountable.”

In the District, the courts often rely on the input of federal

agencies to determine bail, detention, the filing of charges and the monitoring of suspects under court supervision. In addition, police tend to use a broad definition of offender, often referring to those charged but not found guilty of crimes.

Political scientist Wilmer J. Leon III told the AFRO that the revolving door of the D.C. criminal justice system makes it difficult for average citizens to trust fully in the courts because the very people they testify against, or who they rebuff for crime, return to the scene of the crime or neighborhood without having been punished or rehabilitated. “That inability to seek out and receive justice within Black communities lends itself to the resistance many have in getting involved in the first place,” said Leon, who documents the politics of the criminal justice system in his new book Politics: Another Perspective. “It takes a lot of courage to trust in the criminal justice system and ‘snitch’ on your neighbors or in some cases, your own kids. When that trust is broken it, in turn, breaks the system.”

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16,000 African immigrants living in the District, primarily in Wards 1 and 4, with a lesser presence in Wards 5 and 6 and scant representation in Wards 2,3,7 and 8. The report shows that Ethiopians constitute 7 percent of all immigrants surveyed and make up 45.2 percent of African-born immigrants.

While Ethiopians are the chief Africans in the District, the report reveals that nationally, it is Nigerians that are dominant.

Nevertheless, Nigerians have a significant presence in the District second to Ethiopians with 2.2 percent of all immigrants and 13.1 percent of native born Africans.

Msia Kibona Clark, a scholar at Howard University’s Department of African Studies, served as the moderator of the discussion with experts that included James Witte, a George Mason University scholar; Lydia Nylander, a commissioner on the District’s

Commission on African Affairs; and Fatmata Barrie, chair of the Montgomery County, Md. African Affairs Advisory Group.

Clark quoted statistics that show African educational attainment is almost equal of that to Asians and mentioned data that Africans lived in large cities and even small cities such as Sioux Fall, S.D. Witte, who worked on the “Diversity” report, said during the discussion that “Africans tend to be well-qualified for the job market.”

“Africans are more likely to have a $50,000 a year income than the average American and they are trained to be in managerial and professional careers more than the average American,” he said. “We just don’t see this here we see it across the country. Despite this educational and professional attainment, Africans are still

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“The victim hits the police car just enough to put a small dent in it. It didn’t damage the bike and then once he hit the car pop, pop pop,” the witness told a local news station. “I duck down I got back up and I see the guy on his bike just fall.”

The officers involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave.

The police told the AFRO that there have been eight officer involved shootings as of Sept. 13.

less likely to be professional successes.”

Nylander said that discrimination is a fact of life for many Africans but they don’t dwell on it.

“Africans are reticent to talk about race because many of them don’t see this as a primary concern. They have learned to deal with not getting a job or an interview because of the difficulty non-Africans have pronouncing African names,” she said.

Barrie agrees with Nylander. “Africans encounter discrimination in the U.S. but they stay here and more are coming,” she said.

But, Samba, who wasn’t part of panel, said things are getting better for Africans living in the District.

“We now have an African liaison on the D.C. police force that helps with Africans who don’t speak English well but are versed in their native tongue,” he said. “However, there is still work to be done.”

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Islamic Leadership Institute of America Hosts Voices for Change The Islamic Leadership Institute of America will be hosting a Voices for Change event on Sept. 16 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Stamp Student Union, located at 1021A Union Lane.

The event will include spoken word, poetry, original oratory and much more. Tickets cost $5, and can be purchased on Eventbrite. For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, visit islamicleadership.org.

Washington, D.C.

Street Organized Noize Hosts JAM Street Organized Noize will be hosting a community drumming session on Sept. 16 at the Archives Metro Station, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, from 4:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.

The event is free of charge and is open to all ages. Musicians should bring their drums, instruments and voices. For more information about the event, visit streetorganizednoize.com.

Chinese Disco Hosts Free Comedy Show Chinese Disco will be hosting a free comedy show Sept.

16, at 7 p.m. at 3251 Prospect Street NW. Drink specials will include $5 Budlights and $5 wines. The event is open to ages 18 and up, but performers must be at least 21 years old. The winner will receive a free drink and $25. For more information about the event, visit eventbrite.com/e/free-comedy-show-atchinese-disco-tickets-27666209377?aff=es2.

Dardanella Hosts The Great Gatsby Party on the Lawn 1930s musical group Dardanella is scheduled to host The Great Gatsby Party on the Lawn on Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW. General admission tickets are $55, and Gatsby fans under 14 years old may attend free of charge. Take a flash to the past and enjoy dress, music, and games from the 1910’s, 1920’s and 1930’s! Period attire is strongly encouraged. For more information, visit ticketfly.com.

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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History held its 101st Founders’ Day Program Sept. 9 at the Howard University Blackburn Center in D.C. The theme for the

Brenda Cox, Lomax A.M.E. Church Barbara Spencer Dunn and Bettye Gardner, Founder’s Day co-chairs

program was “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories, ‘A Conversation on the Life and Legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson.’” Panelists included: Evelyn Brooks Thomas Battle escorting D.C. Del. Higginbotham, president, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) ASALH; Pero Dagbovie, into the ballroom Michigan State University; John Whittington Franklin, National Museum of African American History and Culture and Reginald Chapple, Office of Partnership and Philanthropic Stewardship, National Park Service.

Jackie Gales Webb, WHUR; Ezekiel Dennison, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, president, ASALH; Barbara Spencer Dunn; Bettye Gardner and Reginald Chapple, National Park Service

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Kiamsha Steering Committee Co-chairs Seylon Edmundson and D’Andre Warren

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ASALH leadership, branch members and program participants

Nine trailblazers were awarded at the Salute to Her: Beauty of Diversity Awards Luncheon Aug. 27 at the Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. Awardees included Lyanla Vanzant, empowerment guru; Kim Kimble, celebrity stylist; Wanda Durant, philanthropist; Cora Masters Barry, community activist; Carla Reid, WSSC CEO; Carol Dudley, Howard University; Micheline Bowman, Fox 5 News; Maise Dunbar, president and founder Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge and Jerri Evans, Turning Natural. The honorees received awards for their work in encouraging and empowering Black women.

Men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity with Sylvia Cyrus

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Award recipients Iyanla Vanzant (spirit award) and Cora Barry (Champion of Children Award)

U..S. Navy Recruiting: Maisie Dunbar, Maisie Spa Lounge, Khalah Morris, ORS Olive Oil, Johnna Guese, Namasae Labs and Terri Kershaw Buck

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Three Local Women Create ‘Earth’s Enrichments’—Skincare Products with Integrity and Organic Ingredients The three friends started off solely doing skin care, creating one of the few USDA certified soap bars. However, as natural hairstyles increased in Three African American women quit their jobs popularity, so did their demand for quality hair care. to start a business about something they were more “Currently our most popular products are our hair passionate about, an all-natural skin and hair care care products,” said Wilson. “We started working company. In 2012, Baltimore’s own Tehma Smith on our haircare line due to the demands of our Wilson, Michelle Davenport Johnson and Ronae customers. They were loving our all natural skin Brock created Earth’s Enrichments, a line that uses care and kept asking for haircare.” wholesome ingredients to make both lavish and As women of color and business owners, they affordable. each have seen the value of Black owned business “We didn’t feel comfortable producing a and how it can help the community. “It’s important product that could harm someone further down the for us as African Americans to initially realize the road, so we definitely knew we wanted to have the buying power that we have in general. And then best ingredients that were also pure,” said Johnson it’s important to be responsible to use that buying in an interview with the AFRO. “We wanted to do power within our own community to support our things with a clear conscious and wanted to ensure community, to uplift our community and to give a quality product.” back to our community. If you support Black After struggling to find products that suited the businesses then in return Black business have the various needs of their diverse family members, responsibility and will be able to support the Black the trio decided to create their own line that could community as a whole,” said Wilson. benefit all ages, backgrounds, and ages. The best “It’s important to invest and promote within the way to do this was to choose all natural and USDA African American community because we certainly Organic Certified ingredients. “Our whole entire do that beyond the community,” said Brock. process speaks to the integrity of our products, (Courtesy photo) “Although we want support from everywhere and our company, and us as individuals,” said Wilson.

Co-owners Ronae Brock, Tehma Smith Wilson and Michellle Davenport Johnson created our products are designed for all skin types, body What makes Earth’s Enrichments unique is that types, genders and racial context.”

Earth’s Enrichments, an all natural USDA Organic Certified skin and hair care line in their company uses fresh and safe ingredients, The company strives to combine their morals, Baltimore. rather than cutting corners by using cheaper personas, and love for skin care to create something chemicals and preservatives like their competitors. positive that gives back to the community. “We try Their products are free of sulfates, artificial coloring, parabens, phthalates, petroleum and GMOs. They are to be role models, not just for our children and the people in our family, but for women in the community,” also cruelty free and almost all of their products are both vegan and gluten free. said Wilson.

“Having customers come back saying that they really love your product, that’s another sign that we’re Earth’s Enrichments can be purchased at Whole Foods, Dawson’s Market, David’s Market and online doing the right thing. We’re providing the right products for our customers who love and appreciate it and at their website earthsenrichments.com. From September 14-21, readers can receive 25% off any order need it,” said Brock. using the promo code AFRO.

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‘Queen Sugar’ Shows Trials, Triumphs of Black Family Life Baszile told {Elle}. “From that point on, the story took on the history connected to sugar. It became my mission to learn about the history of sugar cane and fold in the history of African The opening scene of the new OWN Americans in this industry, from slavery, to drama “Queen Sugar” creates an intimate the revolts of the Caribbean, to today. All of narrative of Black bodies in White spaces it became part of the story. It took another six to drive a deliberate, slow-paced narrative years to create the universe of this book.” reminiscent of everyday life.

As for the anticipated drama of the new Adapted from Natalie Baszile’s novel series: there is plenty of it. With a directorial of the same name and directed by Oscar team made up of women only, DuVernay said nominee Ava DuVernay, the series features that episodes are “full-bodied.” the Bordelon siblings, Charley (Dawn-Lyen “These are [siblings] who have all gone their Gardner), a basketball wife, who manages separate ways, but they carry a sense of family the career of her NBA-star husband, Nova and responsibility with them wherever they’ve (Courtesy photo) (“True Blood’s” Rutina Wesley), a journalist gone. They’re trying to reconcile with each engaged in an affair with a married man; and The saga of the Bordelon family on OWN’s new drama ‘Queen Sugar’ showcases other who they are now and who they used to contemporary Black life in the sugar cane fields of Louisiana.

Ralph-Angel (Kofi Siriboe), a single father be,” DuVernay said in an interview with Oprah with a shady past, trying to raise his young Winfrey, who serves as the show’s executive son. Each wrestles with their personal dramas while attempting to manage the affairs of their producer. “We really rally around the idea or presenting a robust, contemporary Africanfather’s struggling sugar plantation.

American family in this moment, in America, right now.”

Set in Louisiana, the show is situated as a contemporary examination of Black life across “Queen Sugar” is DuVernay’s first major project since “Selma,” her 2014 Oscar-nominated generations. There are familial and cultural nuances to “Queen Sugar” that are not often seen in film about Martin Luther King’s historic 1965 voting rights campaign. modern filmmaking, and certainly not with prime television, save for shows such as “Top of the “It’s important that these images are made, that they are amplified, not only for Black Lake” or “Fargo.” people, but for everyone because it effects the way Black people see themselves, but also the “I visited a friend in New Iberia, Louisiana, and I saw sugar cane in the middle of July. The way we are seen,” DuVernay said. “It has a different pace and different tone and a different cane was ten feet tall. The stalks were rustling in the breeze. I just knew this was the place,” intention, I believe.”

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The Hampton vs. Howard ‘Classic’ Puts HBCUs on Big Stage recruiting tool for sure.”

One of the classic weekend’s staple events has become the debate between elite students In the world of HBCU sports, the college from the two schools. This event, which is free football’s fan base is smaller though just as passionate. and always staged at Crampton Auditorium on But unlike the major colleges, who play the regular Howard’s campus, has become the academic season for the lucrative postseason games, the rewards equivalent of the football game with some of the for teams and their fans come during the regular undergraduate intellectuals from both schools season where the pomp and circumstance of bowl arguing complex social, academic, and cultural season comes to life in the form of classics. issues.

When Hampton meets Howard on Sept. 17 at RFK This year also marks the first time the Stadium in Washington, D.C., Black College Football festivities will include a Diversity in Sports will be on center stage in the nation’s capital. The fifth forum and career fair at the Mayflower Hotel.

Nation’s Football Classic, traditionally referred to as Howard Bryant of ESPN will be the lead the battle for the “Real HU” bragging rights each year, moderator for discussions with industry leaders puts the game on a stage that takes this rivalry takes and officials from major sports organizations on a whole new level. giving interested students a chance to interview “You don’t have to give a lot of rah-rah speeches for jobs and internships. this week because it’s a big game for both teams,” Both teams will be looking for their first (Courtesy photo) Hampton coach Connell Maynor told the {AFRO}. victory after opening the season with losses When Hampton and Howard meet in the Nation’s Classic this Saturday Black College “It’s huge for both programs and HBCUs”. to tough non-conference opponents. Hampton Football will play on a major league stage at RFK Stadium.

Maynor and Howard coach Gary Harrell were lost to Old Dominion to open the season before Black College National Champions during their losing to William & Mary 24-14 last weekend. playing days at North Carolina A&T and Howard Howard has been outscored 104 – 27 in losses “The tradition and the change of venue gives the community a respectively. As elite championship winners during their days in the to B1G teams Maryland and Rutgers in lucrative paydays for their chance to enjoy the event,” said Harrell. “Playing at RFK Stadium is Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference they are invested in the success of program. always a great experience for our guys being in an old NFL venue”. this classic.

Great Black College football rivalries between teams with For the first three years Howard faced Morehouse with the Bison Games such as these are opportunities to share the culture and a close regional proximity have become the recipe for the success of winning those games. Hampton became the Bison’s foe in the classic traditions of HBCUs during a weekend of social activities. In these classics. They can prove to be a financial windfall for schools for the first time in 2015. The closer proximity, conference affiliation, addition to Saturday’s action on the field the events surrounding the and municipalities alike. In many metropolitan areas – densely and larger alumni fan base has seemed to give this matchup the game are designed to promote and recognize the history of service populated with HBCU alumni - the weekend of sports, civic, and potential for long term success. to others by the students, faculty and alumni of both schools while social activities is the only time their fans can watch them compete in “We like playing in D.C.,” Maynor said. “We recruit in this area promoting academic excellence and community service. person. hard and go after the same players so winning this game is a great

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By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Baltimore City Council is expected to take a final vote on the $5.5 billion Port Covington Project, including the $600 million TIF requested by Sagamore Development, next week. Much has been made of the revised Memorandum of Understanding between Sagamore and community leaders leading to a new $100 million community benefits agreement. “This agreement signals a brand new day for Baltimore,� said BUILD co-chair The Rev. Glenna Huber. While the agreement is not perfect, it is a significant step forward for this city,� Huber said.

Sagamore executives are encouraged by a preliminary vote 12-0 in favor of the Port Covington Project by the Council on Sept. 13 and a new MOU recently negotiated with community leaders and city council officials that increased the amount of local hiring, a pledge to invest $10 million in minority/women-owned businesses and the mandatory inclusion of affordable housing, among other things. While some community, civic and business interests hailed the revised agreement others like Maryland Working Families and Build Up Baltimore continue to oppose the deal. “This is the real thing,� said Alicia Wilson, Vice President for Community Affairs at Sagamore Development Corporation and a Baltimore native.

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Baltimore protesters outside an appearance by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. they go through, leaving their family behind, leaving all they have just so they can come here and make a better living,â€? said a young woman who identified herself as Brenda, an 18-year Organizers of a “Maryland for Trumpâ€? rally in support old immigrant from Mexico City. of his appearance at the National Guard convention at the The anti-Trump group was represented by various factions Baltimore Convention Center, Sept. 12, of Baltimore’s activist community who called for “over 2,000 people to including, the Baltimore chapter of greet Donald Trump‌(and) pack the the Southern Christian Leadership streets with overwhelming support for Conference, The People’s Power the next President of the United Statesâ€?

Assembly of Baltimore and the West seemed to fall significantly short of their Wednesdays, anti-police brutality group – Tawanda Jones headed by Tawanda Jones. stated goal. Instead of 2,000 people, Trump supporters numbered closer to two “To me Trump represents hate, he’s dozen. against Muslims, he’s a sexist, racist pig to me and I’m just And by 12 noon, an hour before the Republican nominee going to keep it frank,� said Jones. “We don’t need nobody like was scheduled to appear at the Inner Harbor, Trump supporters him. It’s bad enough we’re going through all these injustices (who were almost all-White) were outnumbered 2 to 1, by a happening all around the world...it would be almost like voting very diverse (ethnically, racially and sexual orientation wise) Hitler in, we know his (Trump’s) MO.� anti-Trump force.

Following his appearance in downtown Baltimore, Trump “It’s important for me to be here today, because me as an made a surprise visit to a diner in the Baltimore County immigrant I feel like people should know the struggles that community of Dundalk, a Republican stronghold.

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While the carjacking rate continues to rise in Baltimore, police have identified a pattern in the thefts: teens stealing cars for adults to commit crimes in them.

Maj. Kimberly Burrus, commanding officer of the district detective section, said that they began to recognize the pattern back in May, a few days after police apprehended everyone involved in the “bump-and-rob� style carjackings the city saw earlier this year. “We noticed that we were still having a steady increase in the carjackings, but the M.O. was totally different,� Burrus told the AFRO. “These were a little more aggressive, they always involved a weapon.�

Police have identified the Pimlico area as the epicenter for these carjackings; the vehicles involved were both stolen and recovered in this area.

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When police officers encountered “Christopher� he was standing in the street, “speaking religious verses and arguing with himself� –naked.

In response to what police believed was “mental illness,� three officers attempted to handcuff him for the ride to a hospital for evaluation.

When he resisted by “attempting to grab and bite officers,� Christopher was stun gunned into submission. There were no documented attempts to de-escalate the situation.

By the time he arrived at a hospital, he was calm, but now both Christopher and two officers had physical injuries.

Christopher was never formally under arrest or charged with any crime. And his case, detailed in the Department of Justice’s investigation report on the Baltimore Police Department released in August, is not unique.

Calls for help with mental health are turning into unnecessary use of force cases by police nationwide, according to the report.

In addition to targeting African Americans for unconstitutional stops, searches, and arrests, the DOJ said the “BPD’s use of force against individuals with mental health disabilities or experiencing crisis violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.�

The report found that one in every four excessive

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Race and Politics

Trump Support in Some Parts of Md. is Insidious

On Sept.

12, Charles Street downtown was the battle line between supporters of Donald Trump, who Sean Yoes made an Senior AFRO appearance at Contributor the National Guard convention at the Baltimore Convention Center, and a very zealous, “never Trump,� group. One scraggly joker on a bike approached the front line of the energized anti-Trump people, yelling, “vote Trump,� and spitting at some of them. Bad move.

Seconds later he was flat on his back, then dragged away by police. After that, the Trump troops clearly, as we say in West Baltimore, didn’t want it.

I sent a Facebook message to Tawanda Jones, the indefatigable, anti police brutality activist and leader of, “West Wednesdays,� who was part of the anti-Trump forces (along with me) after the Sept. 12 confrontation. “We shut it down,� was her succinct summation of the day’s events. No doubt.

But, in my mind there was never any doubt really.

Trump supporters (the vast majority who reside outside of Baltimore City) had asked for 2,000 people, “to greet Donald Trump‌.(and) pack the streets with overwhelming support for the next president of the United States.â€?

Fail.

Anti-Trump forces outnumbered his supporters about 2-1. Although one report I saw suggested there were about 100 Trump supporters.

If there were, a bunch of them must have been hiding on the bus they rode into the city on. Ultimately, Trump supporters from Montgomery

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Police Pursue Ashburton Shooter of Teen

By Michelle Richardson Special to the AFRO

At about 1:15pm on Sept. 10, Baltimore city police were dispatched to the 900 block of Ashburton Street, in the western district, for a reported shooting.

When BCPD officers arrived, they located a 15-year old male suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. The teen was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

He is expected to survive.

Police believe the teen was involved in an argument with a 61-year old man.

According to the authorities, during the argument the man pulled out a gun and shot Baltimore Police Department the victim.

The suspect then fled the scene before Thomas Bradley authorities arrived. is being sought in Police have identified the suspect as 61connection with a year old Thomas Bradley. There is an arrest shooting.

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County, or Harford County, the Eastern Shore or wherever they come from essentially loathe Baltimore City and are simultaneously terrified of it and its largely Black residents. So, there was no way the vast majority of the “Trumpers” were going to risk, “(walking) down the street without getting shot,” to borrow part of Trump’s twisted recent pitch for Black support.

Yet, despite the weak turnout for Trump downtown, be clear he does have support in Maryland, some of it from powerful corners, much of it insidious. The pro-Trump crowd was allowed to amass, and erect Trump signs on the private property of the Bank of America building on Pratt Street, because we were told by Baltimore City Police that they, “had permission,” to do so. What other major American corporations support Trump on the low?

The day of the Trump appearance in Baltimore, White supremacist and Trump supporter David Duke was posting photos of anti-Trump protesters on his Twitter account.

How the hell did Duke get those pics? He certainly wasn’t roaming around downtown Baltimore, he doesn’t have the stones. We can only assume one of the so-called, “Trump deplorables,” I witnessed assiduously filming every move protesters made and immediately shared the footage with the former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.

Speaking of the Klan, Trump, after his appearance at the Convention Center made a surprise stop at a popular diner, in Dundalk, once (maybe still) one of the last strongholds of the Klan in Maryland. Dundalk is in Eastern Baltimore County, where Trump captured 77 percent of the vote (compared to 54 percent

Port Covington statewide) in the recent Maryland Republican Primary.

Let me be clear; Trumpers are constitutionally protected to vote for him from Worcester County to Baltimore City in our state. The reason I decided to personally join the protest against Trump in Baltimore is because I was born and raised in West Baltimore, two minutes away from Mondawmin Mall where the uprising jumped off last April. Since 2007, there have been more than 2,388 homicides in Baltimore City of mostly poor, mostly Black males. During that same time (post zero tolerance policing policy) hundreds of thousands of mostly poor, mostly Black males have been arrested and a huge swath of those arrested were never charged with a crime or the charges were dropped.

We’ve endured the death of Freddie Gray, the subsequent uprising, the indictment of the six officers connected to Gray’s death (and trial of four), the searing Department of Justice Report against the Baltimore City Police Department. The plight of Black people in Baltimore isn’t a reality show, it’s real. Yet, Trump and his supporters seemed determined to make Baltimore a shadowy backdrop and it’s mostly poor, mostly Black residents and their pathology his props as he spews his often racist rhetoric. However, those who love our city have the right to let them know they can’t do it with impunity.

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

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A search of Maryland’s online Judiciary search for Thomas Bradley didn’t produce any criminal charges but minor violations from the housing authority for failure to maintain property and a

building not fit for human occupancy.

Bradley’s last known address is in the Ashburton community where the shooting took place.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Bradley is urged to contact authorities at 911.

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surrounding the proposed site for Port Covington and as well as meetings to craft a revised agreement. “Coming from this city, being a youth in this city, it is an honor to now be in this position where I feel like I can really help move progress,” Wilson said.

Last week, Sagamore Development, City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young and other city council members joined leaders of the SB-6 Coalition and BUILD (Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development) to unveil the new MOU. It replaces the original MOU Sagamore development signed with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake in January.

The highlights below provides a synopsis of how expenditures promised by Sagamore Development will be used, based on language in the new MOU: FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS $39 million – Local priorities identified by the SB-Six coalition neighborhoods. Sagamore brokered an agreement with six South Baltimore communities that includes $5 million cash infusions for each community. (This agreement was brokered with the SB-6 coalition in July and remains consistent in the new MOU.) $25 million – Workforce development training center and initiatives. (this represents new funding committed over a 15-year period). $10 million – Venture loan/equity fund investment in minority and women-owned companies in Baltimore city. This amount includes $1.6 million for a micro-lending program providing 0% loans to Baltimore entrepreneurs (over a 12-year period).

INCLUSIONARY HOUSING AGREEMENTS: Sagamore’s amended MOU increases the project’s commitment to affordable housing to 20% overall. The increase from the prior commitment of 10% affordable housing is one of the sticking points that originally caused community groups to oppose the deal.

However, there are important caveats to note, based on the company’s ability to obtain assistance from the state or federal government to cover costs through vouchers and tax credits.

More than 7000 housing units are planned for the Port Covington project.

• Caveat – this agreement is contingent upon the ability of Sagamore Development Corporation to obtain housing vouchers or similar assistance for inclusionary housing. Sagamore will seek Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC’s) to develop affordable housing at 60% or below AMI with a commitment of 5% housing at 50% or below AMU. • Caveat #2 - If Sagamore cannot obtain LIHTC’s then the affordable housing units will be offered at 80% or below AMI. • Caveat #3 – Only a portion of the affordable housing units will be built on-site at Port Covington. The rest will be constructed in communities across the city.

• Caveat #4- If Sagamore can’t create onsite units “on a financially reasonable basis” the company can opt to contribute to Baltimore’s Inclusionary Housing Offset Fund at a maximum rate of $40,000 – 60,000 per unit.

HIRING AGREEMENTS: The new agreement includes stronger language for local hiring and increases local hiring goals from 20% to 30%. BUILD-UP Baltimore and Maryland Working Families wanted to see stronger commitments to prevailing wages for all workers connected to Port Covington.

COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION: In an interview with the AFRO, Baltimore Development Corporation President, Bill Cole pledged that the Port Covington Project would not result in hurting the funding formula for the city’s public schools.

However, Councilman Stokes, City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises and other school advocates were nervous that agreements were not firmly in place to assure the project would not adversely impact public education.

NOW thru OCT 9

The new agreement stipulates that Sagamore will not request TIF bonds if there is a projected decrease in funding for Baltimore City Schools and no plan in place to fill the gap.

The final vote comes after 11 city-council members signed a petition to force last week’s preliminary vote. Councilman Carl Stokes, chair of the Council’s Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee abruptly adjourned a recent committee meeting that would have moved the bill forward.

Stokes said he has now “pledged his full support” to the Port Covington Project and will support a final vote in the coming week. The bill will then go Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake who is expected to sign it.

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force cases between 2010 and 2016 involved a person with mental illness or in a mental health crisis.

“Due to a lack of training and improper tactics, BPD officers end up in unnecessarily violent confrontations with these vulnerable individuals,” said the report.

Lt. Jarron Jackson told the AFRO that the BPD does have the Behavioral Emergency Services Team (BEST) program, which provides 40 hours of instruction to police academy trainees. The BEST program focuses on de-escalating mental health crisis calls and tying persons in need to mental health services- not the legal system.

“Officers are taught how to deal with persons that are going through a mental health or emotional crisis,” said Jackson, but only hostage negotiations situations receive accompaniment by a mental health professional.

Though the BEST program became part of the police academy in 2010, the Department of Justice was still able to identify a clear pattern of injustice in dealings with Baltimore’s mentally ill.

The BEST program was in operation when “Christopher” was stunned in 2011. There is no evidence that anyone tried to reach out to members of the BEST program or a local crisis intervention team, according to the DOJ report.

Leaders in the mental healthcare field and some nominees from April’s primary election agree the system of handling calls for help with mental crisis or illness needs improvement.

Zeke Cohen (D), poised to represent the first district, said many of the “…mentally ill are also struggling with homelessness addiction, job loss and other forms of trauma. There is no continuum of care. Providers work incredibly hard to address what comes in the ER door, but there should be a larger framework for dealing with mental illness and homelessness in our city.”

Sen. Catherine Pugh, who clenched the democratic nomination for mayor in the April primaries, told the AFRO “There are programs that are already in Baltimore when we talk about mental health issues.”

When asked if she was in favor of mental health professionals responding with police when advance knowledge identifies a mental health crisis or illness, Pugh said “Let me be real clear- I’m not the mayor yet.”

Upon fully assessing resources available, where money is currently going, need, and citizen’s best interest, Pugh said if she does become mayor, she will make sure the City adheres to any mandates in the consent decree. The consent decree will be worked out between DOJ and BPD officials in the coming months with the help of public input.

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Pennsylvania Ave. Will Rise on Stage Hello my dear friends, I hope everything is well with you. I give condolences to my fans that have lost someone since I last spoke to you and get well wishes to those of you who are sick and shut-in. Just remember, God is in control and everything will be alright. In this column I have some cheery things to talk to you about as always. So sit back and relax and enjoy. I hope, if you are able, I will see you at some of these events.

I want to start off by telling you about a musical stage play, I feel is the best of the best and of course next to my heart because it is about the famous, historical Baltimore Pennsylvania Avenue. Honey child! Let me tell you, you got to go see this show. It is absolutely awesome. And you can take this to the bank.

The young lady, Rosalyn Gaines, who wrote this play Rosalyn Gaines, is very gifted and talented. founder, playwright and She is the founder and the artistic director of Kuumba Artistic Director of “The Ensemble will present the Kuumba Ensemble.� In this musical play “The Avenue,� stage play she brings back which showcases the legendary icons, the ambiance Motown music of yesterday of the Royal Theater and with actors bringing back Pennsylvania Avenue in its the life notables who made hey-day during the 1940’s-the the historic Pennsylvania 60’s.

Avenue in Baltimore. This The show will feature sell out event will take place the legendary acts of Dinah on Sept. 17 at the Woodlawn Washington, Cab Calloway, High School, 1801 Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn Woodlawn Drive, 7 p.m. For Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, ticket information call 443Sam Cooke, Jerry Butler and 413-1470.

Martha & the Vandellas.

The ensemble’s Klick Band mastered the Motown music of yesterday, while lindy hop dancers compliment the showcase with fancy dance routines.

Rosalyn preserved the history of the Royal Theater by using the showcase as a teaching mechanism to stimulate the memories of old-timers and enlighten the knowledge base of the younger generation and she Steve Wilson, saxophonist, and Roberta Highres, pianist, will perform at An Die Musik, located 409 N. Charles Street on Sept. 17. For ticket information call 410-3852638.

Club House at the Forest Park Golf Course, 2900 Hillsdale Road, Baltimore. There will be music, dancing, food, cash bar and I will be there doing a book-signing with my 2 books. For ticket information call Fannie Harris at 410-367-6364.

Oh, girlfriend. I have a lot more stuff to tell you, I just hope I don’t run out of space. Edmondson High School Class of “63’ is having their “High School Memories Dance� on Sept.

16, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the American Legion Post #122, 424 Painter Mills Road, Owings Mills, Md. It is BYOB, free setups and buffet dinner. For more information contact Virginia at virginia2745@gmail.com.

St. James Episcopal Church-Lafayette Square is hosting their “Annual Homecoming Crab Feast and Bull Roast� on Sept. 18 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Tall Cedars, 2501 Putty Hill Avenue in Parkville, Md. Music will be provided by DJ Mike Jones. For more information contact Viveca at 410-960-6664.

My church, First Corinthians Baptist Church, is celebrating their Annual Family and Friends Day with an “Old Fashioned Crab Feast� on Sept. 18 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rosedale Gardens, 8037 Philadelphia Road, Rosedale, Md. Music provided by DJ J-Black and the Habit Band. For tickets contact Rev. Gregory Barnes at 443-810-6593.

Look friends, I really have to go now. I believe I am now out of space and out of time. Remember if you need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or email me at rosapryor@aol.com.

Until the next time, I’m musically yours.

did a damn good job of it. In celebration of their 30th year Pastoral & Church Anniversary, the Life Builders Church will feature “The Avenue� featuring The Kuumba Ensemble on Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Woodlawn High School, 1801 Woodlawn Dr. in Baltimore. For tickets contact Rosalyn Gaines at 443-413-1470.

Guess what folks? There will be an “Old Pimlico Reunion.� That’s right.

All the folks who lived in northwest Baltimore in the Old Pimlico Road area, including Reisterstown, Park • Learn new skills Heights, Paton and Denmore • Gain practical knowledge Avenue, are invited to attend • Explore exciting career options on Sept. 18 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rawlings-Fulton • Pursue your passion

• Discover your path • Start your adventure here

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION Send your upcoming events to tips@afro.com. For more community events go to afro.com/Baltimoreevents

For information on any of our career training or life enrichment courses, call 443-840-4700.

Visit CCBC’s booth at the Baltimore County African American Festival!

Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Conference

The Iron Sharpens Iron conference is on Sept. 17 at 5625 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, Md. 21224 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s designed to enhance men in personal and professional growth and development. There will be workshops on fatherhood in the home, expungments, life insurance, the mortgage process and health and wellness. Free haircuts will given from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Contact Leroy Allen at 443-870-3570 for more information

The incredible value of education. www.ccbcmd.edu/ConEd

‘Mother’s Lament’ at Morgan State University

Morgan State University and the Mid- Atlantic Symphony Orchestra are hosting a tribute to families who have lost loved ones to violence on Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. in the Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, Md. 21251. Two new works by James Lee III with poetry of Vincent Dion Stringer will also be presented. For more information go to murphyfineartscenter.org

Waters A.M.E Church’s Homecoming Service

In celebration of 173 years as a historic religious institution, Waters African Methodist Episcopal church is kicking off its annual homecoming service on Sept. 18 at the 11 a.m. service. Bishop John R. Bryant is the speaker. For more information about the celebration and festivities call Gwendolyn Statham at 443-326-0041 or call the church at 410-675-2640.

1ST ANNUAL EVENING OF JAZZ FUNDRAISER Year Up Baltimore presents its first Annual Fundraiser featuring the renowned keyboardist Marcus Johnson. The event will support our programs and the talented young adults of Baltimore, while celebrating our continued success serving Opportunity Youth and honoring our valued partners and supporters—at the individual, corporate and community level.

DATE & TIME

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Sunday, September 25, 2016 4:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.

VIP Reception 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WHERE

Grey Rock Mansion 400 Grey Rock Road Pikesville, MD 21208

CASUAL CHIC DRESS CASH BAR, LITE FARE, VENDORS SILENT AUCTION Ticket Donation: $50.00 per person For more information and ticket sales please contact: Derrick Taliaferro at 410-487-2784 or email at dtaliaferro@yearup.org.

You may also visit Eventbrite.com to get tickets, just search for Year Up Jazz

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Featuring Renowned jazz keyboardist Marcus Johnson and The Urban Jam Band

Year Up strives to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. All proceeds benefit Year Up Baltimore programming and scholarships.

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Helen McDonald

Helen McDonald, Sen. Catherine Pugh and Adolph McDonald

Helen McDonald’s children, Tirell, Rhonda and Terry

Addie Brown, Janet Merritt, Rosemary Atkinson, Doris Smith and Marian Finney

In celebration of a milestone of birthdays, Helen McDonald invited more than 150 of her “closest” friends to her 80th birthday party on July 30 at Martin’s West.

The invitation read, “Attire: All White” and the Martin’s banquet hall was overflowing with many variations of summer whites, including the decorative fan for the female guests and the white handkerchiefs for the males.

The first daughter of the late Theola and Theodore Lunn, Mrs. McDonald grew up in a family of eight children.

Mrs. McDonald is the first sibling in the family to reach 80; two older brothers are deceased.

After graduating from Frederick Douglass Sr. High School, Mrs. McDonald attended Coppin State College (University) and received both her B.S. and M.ED. She married her teenage sweetheart, Adolph McDonald in

Charles Cephas, Charles Downs, James Griffin and Russell Hopewell

Gloria Campbell, Dr. Thelma T. Daley, Michele Emery, Mary Demory, Laura Phillips Byrd and Gwendolyn Lindsay

1958, and is the mother of one daughter, three sons, ten grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. Mrs. McDonald is a retired Baltimore City Public Schools administrator.

Ledonia Kimball, Lucretia Billups, Dr. Mabel Murray and Flora Johnson

Barbara Banks, Mildred Harper, co-coordinator, Gladys Rice, cocoordinator, Rhonda Alexander, were given gifts by Helen McDonald

Eleanor P. Matthews, Antoinette Lyles, Brenda Sykes, Gladys Rice and Valerie Fraling

Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

Kelly Vaughn and Simone Johnson The Associated Black Charities (ABC) hosted its Women on the Move Empowerment and Networking event on Sept.

8 at the Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore.

Awards were presented to women who owned their business, Theresa Harrison, George Street Services, women who lead a business, Brenda Boyd, Tuttie’s Place, Venus Hicks, Feed the Village Forever, and women who own a small business, Sheila Stenhouse Lee, Learning Everywhere, Monique Smith, R.E.

Harrington Plumbing and Heating Co. Honorees also included women who are making a difference in the community (30 years and under), Tammira Lucas, Shantell Roberts. Honorees for making a difference in the community (31 years and over) were Mae A.

Lisa Settles, Patricia Tunstall, Sabrina Johnson-Turner and Everene Johnson-Turner

Nicole Kirby, Kirsten Allen, Danielle Torain and Ashley Webb

Erika Woods, Karen Bond and Nikita Haysbert

John and Beverly Carter

Beale, Jacqueline Caldwell, Carolyn Green, Kadija Hart, and Sheila Dews Johnson.

After the networking reception, the crowd gathered for a lively panel discussion moderated

by Marsha Jews, host of WEAA’s “Keep it Moving.”

Sponsors included The AFRO American Newspaper, McCormick, Whiting-Turner, United Way, Mahogany, UM Medical Center, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Cover Girl and Southwest.

Sophonia Hardaway and Annette Fisher

Michele Emery, Diane Hocker and Marcine Britton

Vonnya Pettigrew and Jeanne Hitchcock

Patricia McHugh Lambert, PK Law, Dennis Schrader, Secretary of Appointments, Office of the Governor, Diane Bell-McCoy, President/ Cheryl Hitchcock, Denise Smith and CEO Associated Black Charities, Inc. Anne S. Davis

Cardella W. Coleman, Joan Whte McCain, Marika Pinkett

Wanda Draper and Valencia King, COO, ABC

Tameika Hollis, Lenora Howze and Iesha Pankey Tessa Hill-Aston, NAACP, Maxine Webb, Riun Hargrave and Baneak Hargrave

Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine