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Presidential Candidates Reflect on the Legacy of S.C. Confederate Flag

By James Wright Special to the AFRO

The deaths of nine Blacks at a church last week in Charleston, S.C. has raised the issue of that state’s capitol flying the Confederate flag on its grounds and the candidates for president are weighing-in on the issue.

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the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives as well as 31 out of the 50 state governorships. However, they want control of the White House in 2016 and some Republican leaders are turning to their Black party members to get advice on how to do that.

Ralph Chittams Sr., a Black Republican activist who lives in Ward 7, said that in order for his party to win Black votes next year, a straightforward approach is needed.

“Don’t lie to people and be honest about everything,” Chittams said he tells national GOP

leaders. “People respect honesty. When you are honest, the people will decide and the party should not get caught up with what the political hacks and strategists are saying.”

Blacks supported the Republican Party from its inception in 1854 because of its strong anti-slavery leanings. The Black politicians during the Reconstruction Era were practically all Republicans.

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Black Housing: A Tale of Two Recoveries

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent Looking back at the past, racial discrimination clearly played a key role in the housing crisis and the resulting financial collapse.

And looking forward, the Great Recession will continue to have a disparate impact on Black homeowners for generations to come, according to a new report by the ACLU. “Not only were black homeowners devastated by the housing market collapse, they are now being left behind. It is very much a tale of two recoveries,” said Rachel Goodman, staff attorney with the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, in a statement.

While there have been several socioeconomic analyses in the wake of the recent recession, this study, conducted for the ACLU by the Social Science Research Council, focused mainly on Black and White Americans who owned homes sometime between 1999 and 2011.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail after an alleged assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of UCLA, where his son is on the football team, police said.

Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs, was freed June 22 after posting bail, several hours after his afternoon arrest, jail records showed.

Officials did not identify the victim of the assault or say what led to it. No one was seriously injured, campus police said in a statement.

The jail records show that Combs’ bail was $160,000, but sheriff’s officials reached by phone said he posted $50,000. The reason for the discrepancy wasn’t clear.

Combs’ son Justin Combs is a redshirt junior defensive back on the UCLA football team, which has been working out on campus.

He has played in just a handful of games in his three years with the team.

The son of another major rap star also plays football for the Bruins. Snoop Dogg’s son Cordell Broadus is a wide receiver who signed with the team this year.

Football coach Jim Mora Hip-hop music mogul thanked his staff for their Diddy was released professionalism in handling the from jail after an alleged situation. assault.

“This is an unfortunate incident for all parties involved,” Mora said in the statement from campus police. “While UCPD continues to review this matter, we will let the legal process run its course and refrain from further comment at this time.”

Combs’ representatives did not immediately respond to requests for details or comment.

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DETROIT (AP) — A wall of silence surrounds a shootout at a block party in Detroit that left a 19-year-old gunman dead and 11 other people wounded, police Chief James Craig said Sunday from the site where about 300 people had barbecued and celebrated hours earlier.

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Detroit Police Chief James Craig talks to media June 21, near the scene of a block party where three men exchanged gunfire on June 20 in Detroit. about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Chief James Craig said officers are seeking two men believed to have exchanged gunfire with the victim, Malik Jones. So far, he said, witnesses and the injured haven’t been much help.

“This is a passionate plea for the neighborhood to say something and step up,” Craig said, standing a few feet from a small child’s chair and a table. “These are urban terrorists … We are fortunate we don’t have any young children recovering from a gunshot wound.”

Residents have been reluctant to cooperate with police, the chief acknowledged, with witnesses apparently concerned that they may put themselves at risk.

“I understand the fear … but are we going to let these urban terrorists take over our city?” Craig asked. “This must end. We are fighting hard … but we cannot do it alone.”

He said officers were fanning out around the west side neighborhood Sunday.

“Speak up. Say something. Your silence is not acceptable,” Craig said. “Somebody is going to talk.”

Four women and seven men were injured, the oldest of them 47. All were either in stable condition at hospitals or back home on Sunday, Craig said.

According to the chief, the 19-year-old had been shot and wounded recently and Saturday’s exchange of gunfire was believed to be in retaliation.

The double basketball court is run by the adjoining DexterElmhurst Community Center, said Helen Moore, chairwoman of the private group that manages the center.

“It’s a good community,” Moore said. “I know there are people in the community that know what happened and are afraid to speak up.”

“I’m not afraid of anything but God,” she added.

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College or Chaos? ‘Dope’ Explores the Thin (Funny) Line Between the Two

By Kam Williams 17 year-old Malcolm (Shameik Moore) was raised by a single-mom (Kimberly Elise) in a rough section of L.A. where he’s turned out to be more of a milquetoast than a menace to society. He’s actually so nerdy he’s formed a funk band called Oreo with a couple of fellow geeks, Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) and Jib (Tony Revolori). The tight-knit BFFs carefully negotiate their way through the perilous gauntlet lining their path to school, doing their best to hide the fact that they do “white sh*t” like getting good grades in hopes of going to a good college and making it out of the ghetto.

Malcolm has his heart set on Harvard, which just might happen, given his high SAT scores. In terms of his application, he still has to finish his personal essay and then do a decent job in his upcoming interview with esteemed alumnus Austin Jacoby (Roger Guenveur Smith), the check-cashing magnate.

However, what might prove more of a challenge is simply keeping his nose clean the rest of senior year. After all, he encounters danger on a daily basis, whether it’s bullies trying steal his sneakers or neighborhood gangstas pressuring him to join the Bloods.

Malcolm’s unraveling starts when, against his better judgment, he accepts an invite from a girl (Zoe Kravitz) he has a crush on to a drug dealer’s (Rakim Mayers) birthday party at an underground nightclub. His first mistake is even entering the seedy, subterranean rave.

His second is asking Nakia to dance, because she’s also the object of the macho birthday boy’s affection.

Then, when a gunfight suddenly breaks out, Malcolm grabs his backpack and runs for his life, unaware that his rival in romance

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Shameik Moore (left) plays a nerd who finds that the streets aren’t so far away from his normal world. has hidden a stash of contraband there. So, the next thing you know, Malcolm’s on the run from a number of unsavory characters who covet the carefully-packed powdery substance.

Thus unfolds Dope, a cleverly-scripted, coming-of-age comedy reminiscent of the equally-sophisticated Dear White People.

Narrated by Forest Whitaker, this laff-aminute, fish-out-of-water adventure mines

most of its humor at the expense of an emboldened 98-pound weakling who’s used to having sand kicked in his face.

The picture was directed by Rick Famuyiwa (Brown Sugar) who keeps you entertained by turning more than a few conventions on their heads. The film also features a very pleasant soundtrack which includes a couple of crowd-pleasing tunes by 11-time, Grammy-winner Pharrell Williams.

A rollicking roller coaster ride around the ‘hood that’s basically a hilarious cross between Kid and Play’s House Party (1990) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004).

Excellent HHHH Rated R for profanity, nudity, sexuality, ethnic slurs, drug use and violence, all involving teens

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flag presently symbolizes White Southerners position that states should have the right to self-determination without federal government interference and for some flag enthusiasts, the political and economic subjugation of people of color.

The national discussion on the Confederate flag started when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican candidate for president, tweeted “Take down the ConfederateFlag at the SC Capitol.”

“To many, it is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor #Charleston victims.”

In response, President Obama, who defeated Romney in 2012, thanked his

former opponent by tweeting, “Good point, Mitt.”

Blacks see the Confederate flag as a symbol of racial oppression.

Democrats agree with Blacks on that view.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, considered the leading

South Carolinians have served in our military and who are serving today under our flag and I believe that we should have one flag that we all pay honor to, as I know that most people in South Carolina do every single day,” Clinton recently told the Associated Press.

(I-Vt.), a Democratic candidate, tweeted that “the Confederate flag is a relic of our nation’s stained racial history” and “it should come down.”

However, the Republican candidates differ in their approach to the issue.

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“The Confederate flag is a relic if our nation’s stained racial history and it should come down.”

-Sen. Bernie Sanders

Democrat for the 2016 presidential nomination, said that she would personally like to see the flag removed.

“I think about how many

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is vying with Clinton for the Democratic nomination, said in an email to supporters that he thinks the flag should be taken down.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders

White conservative votes, as a base, for political success in national elections and are careful not to offend them.

On June 22, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) called for the flag to be taken down and she was

joined later on that by Sen. Lindsey Graham, the only South Carolinian in the presidential race.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pointed out that his state took down the Confederate flag in 2001 when he was in office.

“Following a period of mourning there will rightly be a discussion among leaders in the state about how South Carolina should move forward and I’m confident that they will do the right thing,” Bush said.

Bush was joined by former New York Gov. George Pataki in that assessment.

Still, Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) along with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, corporate executive Carly Fiorina,

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum have said in essence that the people of South Carolina need to decide the issue.

“It’s not an issue for someone running for president,” Huckabee said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on June 21.

Dr. Ben Carson, the only Black major candidate for the White House in 2016, said on Fox News June 21 that the, “Confederate flag causes a lot of people angst. I think the people of South Carolina should sit down and have an intelligent discussion about what can they use that captures their heritage, captures the heritage of America and allows them to coexist in peace.”

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Baltimore and D.C. Pastors React to Murder of S.C. Preacher at any church. I’m saddened that we’re going away praying in these prayer circles. What is this thing with our prayers? Why are we continuing to talk when we’re not addressing what’s going on with our young people? Most of the people creating these issues, whether it’s the looting or the killing, have no spiritual faith.

You turn around and another in a few weeks we’re going to see another incident like this. What can we do? We need to bring ethics back. But it won’t be done in the church because most young people don’t go to church.”

By Kamau High and LaTrina Antoine AFRO Editors Reverberations are being felt across the country as more becomes known about the brutal slaying of The Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney and 8 members of his Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Pinckney, an influential figure well-known in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area, was killed on June 17. A suspect, Dylann Roof, 21, was taken into custody after being captured in North Carolina on Friday. Throngs of mourners filed past Pinckney’s open casket at the South Carolina Statehouse on June 24. The killings launched a searing look at the number of Confederate flags and memorials that adorn government buildings.

President Obama issued a brief statement noting the tragedy of having to make statements about these kind of mass shootings repeatedly over the course of his presidency and that he and First Lady Michelle Obama knew the pastor personally, who was also a State Senator.

“At some point we will have to come to terms with the fact that these crimes don’t happen in other advanced countries, especially at this frequency,” he said.

In addition, Representative G.K. Butterfield (N.C.), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued a statement. “I’m deeply saddened to learn of the tragic shooting that took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Emanuel AME has long stood as a place of refuge in times of distress and comfort in times of sorrow. It is where congregants joined together to worship, celebrate and find peace. It is difficult to comprehend that a house of worship known for joy and tolerance could become a scene of hate and tragedy.

My deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences are with the families of the nine parishioners who lost their lives to cowardly and despicable violence. Last night’s shooting is inexcusable, senseless and will not be tolerated in our country. I ask that we come together in prayer for the victims’ families and the entire Charleston community, and hope that the swift pursuit of justice will provide some comfort in this time of unimaginable

Rev. Dr. Jonathan Weaver, pastor, Greater Mt. Nebo AME Church in Bowie, Md.

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South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard stand over Sen. Clementa Pinckney’s body as members of the public file past in the Statehouse, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. grief.”

In the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area pastors of AME churches were universal in their expressions of sadness over the death of the pastor and his parishioners.

Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, pastor, Empowerment Temple, Baltimore “We grew up in the national church conventions together. The Reverend was very outspoken. He was one of those who championed for the removal of the Confederate Flag from the State House. He spoke on the floor of the legislature against violence and mentioned Freddie Gray. He promised to be a rising member of the church in the State of South Carolina both physically and in the church.

There are so many unanswered questions.

I think nationally there will be a day of mourning. He gave his life both physically and spiritually.”

Rev. Ann Lightner Fuller, pastor, Mt. Calvary AME, Towson, M.D. I did not know him personally but I’ve been to his church. When I saw his face on television, I said ‘Oh, my God,” I know that man. It’s a tragic loss to the community. I think of how those hearts of his parishioners must be so broken right now. It’s like a family member being taken from us. We had an impromptu prayer meeting today. We prayed for the pastor and his family and for the members of the church whose lives were taken from them. We prayed for the young man who committed this heinous act. He must have a evil spirit in him to pull a trigger nine times. African-American churches always have their arms wide open because that’s the kind of churches they are. If they were in a prayer meeting, I can promise you they welcomed him. We have to live every day as if it was our last. Who expects to go to prayer meeting and be gunned down?”

Rev. William A. Gray, pastor, St. Stephens AME Church, Essex, M.D.

“To suffice to say that I was shocked and certainly very dismayed at what took place in Charleston, S.C. It is a painful reminder that we are in the midst of a very violent prone culture, not only in this country but in other parts of the world as well. But those of us within the faith community, and more specifically, believers in Jesus Christ must redouble our efforts to exemplify a life for which HE would be pleased, to bring about reconciliation and a spirit of unity amongst all of us regardless of race, nationality, creed or ethnicity.”

William H Lamar IV, Pastor, Metropolitan AME Church, Washington, D.C. “I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragedy that befell our sister church, Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The Late Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney, the pastor of Mother Emmanuel and a South Carolina state senator, was among the fallen.

He was a highly esteemed colleague in ministry. This evil act cannot be separated from the legacy of conquest, colonialism, imperialism, slavery, and violence that mars the history of the United States of America. The perpetrator used “Birth of a Nation” style rhetoric as his rationale for this dastardly deed. This is not an anomalous event. This is America.”

“I’m saddened. It’s sad when it happens

Black GOP Leaders Continued from A1 The tide began to change to the Democrats when Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidency over Herbert Hoover in 1932. Blacks were attracted to Roosevelt’s New Deal policies and the activism on their behalf by his wife, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

In 1956, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower was re-elected president with 39 percent of the Black vote and in 1960, his vice president, Richard M. Nixon, received a respectable 32 percent in his losing presidential effort.

No Republican presidential nominee has received that level of Black support since, because of The Southern Strategy, invoked by Nixon in 1968, to get the White vote.

There have been positive developments for Republicans seeking Black support in recent years. In 2004, President George W. Bush won 16 percent of the Black vote in Ohio and that gave him four more years in the White House against Sen. John Kerry (D).

In 2013, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) won reelection with 21 percent of the Blacks voting for him, a landmark considering that the state is considered one of the most Democratic in the country.

In 2014, Ohio John Kasich (R) won 26 percent of the Black vote in his race for re-election, with one out of every three Black men and one in four Black women voting for him.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is the Black member of his party

in his chamber and the House has two Black Republicans: Reps. Will Hurd (Texas) and Mia Love (Utah).

Orlando Watson, in a CNN piece on Feb. 10, 2014, said that the Republican National Committee is hiring Black political operatives to work in minority neighborhoods.

“These efforts are critical because people, regardless of background, don’t always care what you know until they know you care,” he said.

“I am in the community every day. It is not enough to show up in the community every once in a while or go to Howard University to make a speech and never come back.”

He said that Republicans “have to stop talking to the choir and get in the trenches to empower people.”

“Free enterprise can be used to help returning citizens and Black people prosper,” Moten said.

Rep. Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke at Moten’s event about the benefits of entrepreneurship and its ability to life people out of poverty. When asked by the AFRO how Republicans can engage the Black community, he answered quickly.

“We need to go where we -Ron Moten are not invited,” Young said.

“We need to show up and listen and share your heart.”

Some political observers believe that putting a Black, such as Scott, as a vice presidential candidate on the 2016 GOP presidential ticket will get a lot of Black votes. Chittams doesn’t agree.

“I have grown to really, really like Tim Scott and he should stay right where he is,” he said. “He should not waste his time in a do-nothing position like vice president.”

“I explain to people that the Republican Party could have the solutions to many of the problems Blacks face.”

Ron Moten, a resident of Ward 7 and a GOP activist, teamed up with the Jack Kemp Foundation on June 16 at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center at St. Elizabeths East Campus to talk about returning citizens and entrepreneurship opportunities. It is these types of programs, Moten said, that will attract more Blacks to the GOP. “I explain to people that the Republican Party could have the solutions to many of the problems Blacks face,” he said.

Black Housing Continued from A1 and economic landslide), all families saw significant declines in household wealth. But beginning in 2009, most White households began to rebound – median White household wealth, both home equity and otherwise, exhibited zero loss. In Black households, however, wealth continued to seriously decline: home equity dropped an additional 13 percent and non-home-equity wealth fell another 40 percent.

One factor driving the trend is that housing prices have recovered differently in various communities, Goodman said.

And then there’s the lingering impact of the racially discriminatory subprime loans that precipitated the economic decline in the first place.

“Because predatory loans were so disproportionately distributed, there were and still are people of color saddled with these predatory loans who are still going through foreclosures and bearing the burden of large mortgage payments,” the attorney said.

The divergent recoveries and the resultant widening wealth gap and other disparities

present dire implications for the future, the report concluded. “We believe that wealth disparity and residential segregation are at the core of quite a lot of other issues that the Black community is dealing with,” Goodman said.

“Before the housing crisis, we were

equity disparity between White and Black households nearly erased by 2050, according to the report. Given the unequal impacts of the recession, however, by 2031, a typical Black household’s wealth is forecast to be nearly 40 percent lower than it would have been and the wealth gap is forecast to increase to 4.5

“Not only were black homeowners devastated by the housing market collapse, they are now being left behind. It is very much a tale of two recoveries”

- Rachel Goodman, ACLU

making some progress toward addressing that disparity, particularly among homeowners,” she added. But, because of predatory lending and lingering impacts of recession, those trend lines have shifted.

“We just lost another couple generations of potential equality in this country, and we’ve been waiting so long,” Goodman said.

The nation was on track to see the home

percent. And, by 2050, White descendants of the study’s survey participants are projected to have 1.6 times the home equity of Black descendants.

While there have been a lot of “good intentions” as it comes to policy, it is clear policymakers need to act to halt the financial crisis’ devastating impact on Black families, Goodman said.

“There is a mortgage fatigue in Washington; people no longer want to talk about, they want to move on, but it’s still impacting actual people,” Goodman said.

“And, without some corrective policy changes it may be 30-40 years before the AfricanAmerican community gets back what it lost during the recession.”

The study offers several recommendations including: regulating mortgage servicers to stamp out racial disparities in their practices; reforming the secondary mortgage market to encourage inclusive lending and discourage discrimination by originators; and also ensuring the pendulum doesn’t swing so far as to deny credit to worthy Black mortgage applicants.

“Steps can be taken right now to help close the growing racial wealth divide, and to ensure that the next generation has the benefits of assets and savings that bring a more secure future,” said Sarah Burd-Sharps, co-director of the Social Science Research Council’s Measure of America project and co-author of the study.

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11th Street Bridge Park Community Meetings

The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education (FAME) will celebrate the life of Wayne Curry on June 27 at 6 p.m. at the Kay Theatre, 3800 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. The event will feature national recording artist, Eric Roberson; Nat Adderley, Jr., international pianist, composer and former music director and arranger for music icon Luther Vandross; Tulani (a.k.a. Rashida Jolley), vocalist, harpist and songwriter and youth musicians from Prince George’s County. Tony Richards, Sirius/XM/FM Radio will host the event. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2015/fame-music-life. Proceeds from the event will go to The Wayne K. Curry Lung Cancer Disparity Awareness Fund and FAME.

11th Street Bridge Park will hold two equitable development community meetings on June 27 to help ensure the park will become a driver of inclusive development. The meetings will be held at R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE from 9 a.m. – noon and at 200 I Street SE from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. A thirty-minute open house will take place before both meetings.

The meetings are part of Bridge Park’s Equitable Development Task Force, which was created to develop a series of programs and policies to encourage equitable development in the neighborhoods surrounding the park. Participants must bring their IDs to access both meetings. To RSVP for the event, visit www.bridgepark.org/events/calendar.

HBCU Alumni Run, Walk

The third Annual D.C. Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance 5K Run/2K Walk, Health & Wellness Fair will take place at 8 a.m. on June 27 at Howard University, 2400 Sixth St NW. Corporate sponsors for 2015 include Kaiser Permanente, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Pepco. The mission of the alliance is to engage and reactivate the alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), jointly participate in social activities, and collaborate to raise scholarship funds for all participating alumni chapters in the D.C. metropolitan area. The alliance’s goal is to host over 1,000 HBCU alumni and supporters for the 5K Run/2K Walk, Health & Wellness Fair.

Safeway Capital Barbeque Battle

In its 23rd year, the Safeway National Capital Barbeque is one of the largest and most unique food and music festivals in the country. The battle, scheduled to take place on Pennsylvania Ave, NW between 9th and 14th Streets on June 27 -28 at will enable area residents to enjoy barbeque cooked by some of America’s top chefs. The two-day event will also feature performances by 30 local bands, including the Chuck Brown Band and kids activities, interactive exhibits, rides games and more. Admission for adults is $15. Children 12 and under get in free, For more information visit www.bbqdc.com or call 202-8283099.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION Annual Crab Feast

The Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Iota Chapter is hosting their annual crab feast at Tiffany East, 4116 East Lombard Street beginning at 11am on June 27. Come enjoy good food, steamed crabs, line dancing, raffles and fun. The cost is $55. Contact Dr. Ditra Scruggs at 443.804.8219 for more information.

26th Annual Community Outreach

Zion and Oliver Community Outreach is hosting its annual day of food, fun and fellowship on June 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the corners of Caroline and Lanvale streets. . The parade will kick off at 11 a.m. at the corners of Caroline and Eager streets. This is an free event. Volunteers, vendors and participants are welcome. Contact Louis Keating at 410.837.4181 for registration and additional information.

‘Sacred Jazz’

Local jazz great, John Lamkin and his quintet are performing at Grace

Presbyterian Church on June 27 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Donations are $25.00 adults; $10.00 for children under 12years and younger. Call 410.466.4000 for more information.

‘Legacy Continues’

The Greater Baltimore Section National Council of Negro Women are presenting their annual Two for Tea on June 28, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Double Tree by Hilton Baltimore North, 1726 Reistertown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208. Tickets are $45. Students with IDs $30. Contact 443-406-NCNW for more information.

The 6th Annual Unsung Heroes Award Dinner

The Sisters Saving the City are honoring African American Volunteers on June 28 at the Delta Community Center, 2501 Springhill Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215 at 4 p.m. Sisters Saving the City recognizes its responsibility to lift up our Black males who care about their community. Not only do these role models care but they are willing to do the work through their volunteerism to help black youth. Contact Kathryn Cooper Nicholas 410-601-0380 for more information.

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COMMENTARY

Dylann Roof is a Terrorist and Should Be Treated Like One Before Dylann Roof allegedly went on a shooting rampage at the historically Black Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., in which 9 people, including the pastor and state senator, were killed, someone

minority regime who ruled what is present day Zimbabwe in the late 1960 and 70s.

In a the rambling screed, that seems to have been written by Roof, segregation is praised, slavery is

to take up arms against Blacks.

[All spelling and grammar mistakes are the author’s] “I hate with a passion the whole idea of the suburbs.

To me it represents nothing but scared White people

“Who is fighting for these White people forced by economic circumstances to live among negroes?

No one, but someone has to.”

–Dylann Roof

Dylann Roof burns an American flag.

uploaded a racist manifesto to lastrhodesian.com. The last Rhodesian is, of course, a reference to Rhodesia, a white

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dismissed as not that bad and Blacks are not only stupid and violent but also “slick.” And then there is a plea for Whites

running. Running because they are too weak, scared, and brainwashed to fight.

Why should we have to flee

the cities we created for the security of the suburbs? …what about the White people that are left behind? ...Who is fighting for these White people forced by economic circumstances to live among negroes? No one, but someone has to.”

Roof embraced the Confederate flag, a treasonous artifact of the losing side that is still venerated in places like South Carolina and, sadly, Maryland, by posing with it and having it on his license plate. As the American flag, which Roof enjoyed burning, flew at half-mast over the

South Carolina Capitol this weekend to mark the death of nine innocent people the symbol of the modern racist flew mere feet away at full mast.

While some have called for Roof to not be labeled a terrorist, it is clear in his actions and his intent that he meant to terrorize Blacks and encourage Whites to engage in a race war. He is no different than the ISIS and Al Qaeda terrorists who encourage Muslims to attack American targets, like Nidal Malik Hasan, who shot 13 people at the Fort Hood

military base in Texas in 2009. If Roof had his way the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, in which whites rampaged through a Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, would become common modern occurrences. That his actions were motivated by hate is a given. Last week the Justice Department announced it was considering whether to consider it a crime of domestic terrorism in addition to a hate crime. It’s time they moved from considering to charging: Dylann Roof is a terrorist and should be treated like one.

Police Officers are Not the Only Threat Black Men Face Black men continue to die at the hands of bad, racist, or untrained police officers. I fully support the investigations into these deaths as well as activism and advocacy to change policing in America, and yet—at the risk of going overboard on the bad news—Black men face a multitude of other threats today.

This month, as we celebrate Father’s Day, I cannot shake the sense that George H. in too many ways, we are at Lambert Jr. a higher risk of dying than whites. To name just a few ways we can die: • Diabetes is 60% more common in black Americans than in white Americans. Blacks are more than twice as likely to suffer a limb amputation and more than five times more likely to suffer kidney disease than other people with diabetes, according to WebMD • African-Americans are three times more likely to die of asthma than white Americans according to WebMD • Black men have a 40% higher cancer death rate than white men, according to WebMD • Black Americans are four times more likely to be murdered than the national average, according to the Violence Policy Center. (More than 85% of the black murder victims are male.)

• The suicide rate for Blacks aged 15-34 years old, is now higher than it has been in more than fifty years, according to the Center for Disease Control. In fact, suicide ranks third among leading causes of death for young black males.

Altogether, the Center for Disease Control says black male life spans are nearly five years shorter than those of white men.

Enough of the bad news. Our response to these sobering statistics should not be hopelessness but action. We have the know-how to curb all these risks and more. What’s needed are the courage and resources to change—and save—lives. Here are a few examples.

“Enough of the bad news. Our response to these sobering statistics should not be hopelessness but action.”

• Programs that encourage exercise and healthy eating are proven to prevent type 2 diabetes. In Missouri, Ohio, and other states, the Urban League has partnered with corporate sponsors on an effective “Save Our Sons” program.

• Aggressive intervention can combat asthma. A study of the Harlem Children’s Zone’s Asthma Initiative extended hope that “such an intervention could meaningfully reduce costly use of

inner-city hospitals, improve school attendance, and improve the quality of life of thousands of this nation’s most vulnerable children and families affected by asthma.”

• Many of the deadliest forms of cancer are treatable if detected early enough, but doctors are useless if we men do not visit them. Cultural barriers that stand between medical appointments and us must be conquered.

• If we are serious about reducing those murder and suicide rates, sensible gun legislation is long overdue in this country.

As National Urban League president Marc Morial wrote a few years back in the Huffington Post, “Something must be done now to make our country safer.”

I personally believe that economic empowerment is the greatest antidote to all of the imbalances described in this column. The sad fact is that when you stand on the lower rungs of the economic ladder, death is more likely to come at a younger age. Our community needs to enact a range of solutions to prevent premature deaths, but above all, we need to plug into the education and training opportunities that boost earning power.

Simply put: poverty kills.

If there are social or institutional obstacles in the way of economic empowerment, we must come together to surmount them. It’s not about the money. It’s about living longer, more fulfilling lives—for ourselves and our children. We wish all Black men good health, increased economic empowerment, and a strong sense of personal empowerment fueling your drive to better health and economic growth. Enjoy the month Fathers.

George H. Lambert, Jr. is the President and CEO of the Greater Washington Urban League.

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D.C. News

Mayor Bowser Gets Mixed Reviews

By James Wright Special to the AFRO

The mayor of the District has been in office for half of a year and she has pleased some residents but disappointed others.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) took office in January and immediately faced weather challenges and a fatal accident in the Washington Metro transit system at the L’Enfant Plaza

administration, there are some residents who are not happy.

“I don’t feel her presence in the community and it is disheartening,” Jauhar Abraham, an anti-gang violence activist who lives in Ward 8, said. “She said that in her last debate as a candidate for mayor that she was going to work with the community regarding public safety. What she does with that is put more police on the streets and I don’t think she understands

“Mayor Bowser has done some great things in the short time she has been in office” –Joshua Lopez Station. She flexed political muscle when both of her candidates in the Ward 4 and 8 D.C. Council races won their seats recently.

Two weeks ago, Bowser worked to keep D.C. United, Washington’s D.C. professional soccer team, from moving to Loudoun County, Va., by announcing a stadium deal in the Buzzard Point section of Southwest Washington.

However, despite Bowser’s accomplishments in the first six months of her

the tensions between the police and low-income residents.”

Abraham said that there is tension between the residents of the Woodland Terrace housing project and nearby neighborhoods and Bowser hasn’t done enough to stem the ill feelings and the violence.

“Her approach to the Woodlands is truly off,” he said. “When there is a problem in Ward 8 she sends her MOCR (Mayors Office of Community Relations) worker

Business Profile

These Young Men are Too “FLYE” to Follow

By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO High school athleticism is a yearlong experience. During game season, student athletes practice vigorously for competition after school and on weekends. During summer months, players train and condition for next season. A timeconsuming commitment, sports becomes life.

Summer Nutrition Program Feeds Millions of School Kids Wikimedia Commons

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser faces criticism after six months in office. and while Markus Batchelor is a fine young man he doesn’t understand street culture.

This is no criticism of Markus because we want all of our young people to be just like him.”

Constance Woody, a longtime resident in Ward 7, has doubts about Bowser and her selection of the ward’s MOCR. “I don’t think she has done much of anything as mayor,” Woody said. “The MOCR here in Ward 7 doesn’t seem to know what he is doing and I have had several interactions with him. To me, he is a reflection of his boss, the mayor.”

The MOCRS in Ward 7 are Wendell Felder and Brian Wood.

Sandra “S.S.” Seegars, is a former advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 8 said that Bowser has not retained quality executive-level personnel.

“She should not have let William Howland go,” Seegars said, speaking of the D.C. Department of Public Works director who has worked with three previous mayors. “He was doing a good job cleaning up the snow. I guess now she is going to get her own person.”

Bowser has kept D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson and D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier from the mayoral administration of Vincent C. Gray.

Seegars said that Courtney Snowden, the deputy mayor for greater economic opportunity, seems confused about her duties.

“I was at a meeting when Snowden was the speaker a few days ago,” she said. “It seems to me that Courtney Snowden doesn’t know what she is supposed to do. I do know that she is a friend of the mayor’s and I guess that is Continued on B3

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO Hunger does not take a summer break. For millions of families that rely on free breakfast and lunch programs through public schools, summer break can often mean the end of two nutritional meals per day. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), known in the District as the D.C. Free Summer Meals Program (FSMP), began this week, to provide reimbursement for free nutritious meals and snacks for children 18 and younger.

The summer of 2013 marked the first major increase in the number of low-income children eating summer meals in 10 years. In July 2013, the Summer Nutrition Programs grew to serve nearly three million children, an increase of 161,000 children or 5.7 percent from 2012, and the largest percentage increase since 2003. The District of Columbia was among the five top-performing states reaching at least one in four lowincome children in July 2013. Maryland ranked 13th with more than 50,000 school-aged youth participating in summer meals programs – an increase of 7.4 percent from 2012 to 2013.

“For 40 years, USDA has supported summer meal programs that keep children in low-income communities active and engaged when school is out, while providing critical nutrition and reducing the learning loss that often occurs during the summer months,” said Secretary Vilsack. “Programs like these allow communities to take the lead role in preventing hunger and focus their efforts in local areas with the greatest need. Over the long haul, this program can result in children performing better in school, which in turn can put them in a better position to be competitive in the global workplace.”

The Free Summer Meals Program has a lot of sponsors including: public and private local education agencies; state, local, and municipal governments; residential camps; and private non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status.

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“When you initially meet these kids, 90 percent of them all have aspirations of going to the NFL, however studies show that 0.08 percent of high school athletes actually make it,” Sam Sesay, cofounder of Future Leaders and Young Entrepreneurs (FLYE) Members of the Future Leaders and Young Entrepreneurs organization Inc. told the AFRO. at Roosevelt High School in Prince George’s County, Md. Photo Courtesy of FLYE Inc. FLYE works master’s degree in entrepreneurship from Southern Methodist with the Raiders Varsity Football Team at Eleanor Roosevelt University in Dallas, Texas and B.S. from George Mason High School in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The University on a full track scholarship. organization was conceived in September 2013 by Sesay and Each week, participants engage in interactive sessions led Cortni Grange, both Roosevelt alumni by former athletes who share experiences transitioning from and former athletes who are passionate about youth development. The duo created sports to careers in education, medicine, law, government, business and more. the organization to show minority males Additionally, programming is segmented to focus alternative avenues to success outside of professions popularized by cultural norms. on a range of topics. The FLYE Gentleman program teaches participants how to treat women respectfully “We want to teach them life outside and how to make better decisions; Too FLYE to Follow of football and to create life skills that are going to help them for the rest of – Sam Sesay their lives,” says Sesay, who received his Continued on B3

“We want to teach them life outside of football and to create life skills that are going to help them for the rest of their lives.”

Arlington Community Foundation Leaders Named Man and Woman of the Year

By Melanie R. Duncan Special to the AFRO

Photo by Christina Sturdivant

Frances Montez, Atlas Ingram, and Portia Etheridge are retiring educators from Minor Elementary School.

Retiring DCPS Teachers Share Words of Wisdom

By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO

As a new class of teachers graduate from college and prepare to enter the D.C. Public School system, there are a few things they should know. “It’s not easy – it takes about five years to get it under your belt,” Portia Etheridge, a retiring Continued on B3

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Judge William T. Newman and Wanda Pierce are local heroes without a spotlight. The charitable contributions made through their leadership over the Arlington Community Foundation have been making a difference in Virginia for over 20 years. Nu Xi Zeta, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority has named them the 2015 Woman and Man of the Year and honored them on June 24.

“The ACF has raised a lot of money and done a lot of great work, and unfortunately a lot of people don’t even know it exists,” said Krysta Jones, the fund development chair for the chapter and national director of social action for the sorority at large. “[Wanda] had done a great job of using her corporate experience with building the community foundation. Judge Newman was the first African American elected to the Arlington county board. It’s kind of a coincidence that he was the impetus behind the community foundation.”

Newman, the founder of the foundation was inspired to start it in 1991 after seeing how The San Francisco Community Foundation supported those in need after a devastating earthquake in 1989. He is now the president emeritus of the nonprofit organization, which actively promotes, protects and improves the quality of life for those who live or work in Arlington.

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D.C. Prays for Charleston Victims

By LaTrina Antoine Washington D.C. Editor As the nation remembered the nine lives lost in the Charleston, S.C. church shooting, so did clergy and residents in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.

Two prayer vigils were held on June 19, at the Metropolitan AME Church and the African-American Civil War Memorial and Museum. During the vigils mourners remembered the victims, preached togetherness and forgiveness, and discussed topics prevalent in the struggle for African American justice and equality including White supremacy, “Black Lives Matter,� and church bombings. “I am grateful that God’s greatness is not diminished by tragedy,� Rev. Tony Lee, senior pastor of Community of Hope AME Church in Temple Hill, Maryland, said during the prayer vigil. “We pray for the healing of

community‌.We are here from all different views, from all different backgrounds, from all different stations in life believing that the Lord can make a way.�

During the vigil, Lee spoke of an experience with a White Uber driver in Charleston. He said the driver told him that

bring great healing‌[but] God was still in the midst of it all.�

Churchgoers prayed for the families of the victims: Cynthia Hurd, 54; Susie Jackson, 87; Ethel Lance, 70; Rev. DePayne MiddletonDoctor, 49; Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41; Tywanza Sanders, 26; Rev. Daniel Simmons

“We are here from all different views, from all different backgrounds, from all different stations in life believing that the Lord can make a way.� – Rev. Tony Lee something happened in his heart after he heard Christians were killed in church. Lee told the congregation that the driver showed him that “sometimes it takes great pain to

Sr., 74; Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45; Myra Thompson, 59.

The vigil outside the museum rang a different tune, calling for restitution and

justice for the lives lost. “What was on that paper [Bill of Rights],was to stop your struggle, said Eugene Puryear, D.C. Council At-Large candidate. “The war for Black America has not stopped‌. We have to change our mindset.â€?

He added, “This is a struggle for Blacks, but also a struggle for human beings.�

A poster of the fallen was displayed with each victim pointed to so the crowd would know who they were as their names were called. “How many days will it take when we say we can’t take no more!� Abdul Khadie Muhammad, a member of the Nation of Islam, said.

According to Bishop Adrian A. Taylor, Sr. of the Shabbath Commandment Church in Oxen Hill, Maryland, the only way to gain justice was to hurt the pockets of White supremacists. “We need to organize and boycott,� Taylor said.

Linda Poulson contributed to this article.

Nova Salud: Tackling HIV/AIDS Among Minorities in Northern Virginia

By Maria Adebola AFRO Staff Writer Since its inception, the nonprofit Nova Salud Inc. has been working to break down financial and social barriers to HIV/AIDS services while fighting to shatter the stigma that surrounds the disease.

The organization, funded by the Virginia State Department of Health, works to improve and strengthen the health and well-being of Latinos and African Americans living in the Northern Virginia community by providing HIV/AIDSs services such as free testing, prevention education, counseling, and medical referrals to treatment centers.

While its focus is primarily in the AfricanAmerican and Latino communities, Nova Salud, also works with the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered community to provide HIV testing, and access to care for

HIV and those living with the disease. “We focus on the Latino and Black community in Virginia because the numbers, nationally and locally, shows that there is a disparity of new HIV infection diagnoses among these races,� said Rod McCoy, program coordinator for Nova Salud. “It is disproportionately impacting African Americans and Latinos, and we have to focus our efforts there.�

According to McCoy, the organization plans to provide HIV testing on June 27 at numerous organizations, centers, and facilities in Northern Virginia, including the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria as well as centers in Arlington. The initiative is being done, in conjunction with National HIV Testing Day, to provide testing services to a large number of African Americans in the area.

The CDC states that gay and bisexual men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group in the United States. Among

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Virginia who are at risk and support those already infected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our preference is to go to the places where our target communities are to provide on-site HIV testing and education,â&#x20AC;? McCoy told the AFRO. In Northern Virginia, there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that many agencies that specifically focuses on the Black and Latino community, McCoy noted.

Thus far, when it comes to getting the word out about getting tested, Nova Salud test 200 people monthly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This month we averaged 800, in terms of outreach and testing,â&#x20AC;? said McCoy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The month of June, typically is our most productive month between our activities for gay pride and for National HIV Testing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rod McCoy Day, which is every June 27.â&#x20AC;?

McCoy said that those who get tested can get their results the same day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone who tests positive for HIV and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re confirmed positive after the second tests that we administer, our next step is to make sure that they get connected to medical services and or any other services that they need,â&#x20AC;? McCoy said when asked about the steps Nova Salud takes in providing accessible resources to those tested positive for HIV. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the places we refer people who have tested positive for HIV is Inova Juniper and Whitman Walker Health, if a person prefers to go to D.C. or outside of their neighborhood to get services.â&#x20AC;?

Nova Salud boasts 99.9 percent accuracy in its HIV screening test with an average of 20 to 30 minute wait period for testing results.

The organization also ensures that its clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record and information are kept confidential, during and after testing.

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HIV infection in the United States are women.

About 23 percent of people living with HIV in the United States were women in 2011.

Unfortunately, African-American and Hispanic women make up a large proportion of persons affected by the disease.

A 2010 National HIV Surveillance, from the Virginia State Department of Health reports that by race, there were 38.6 percent of HIV infections among African-Americans in Virginia. When looking at HIV cases each year, 59 percent of newly diagnosed cases were African-Americans. Blacks are seven times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV infections than their White counterparts.

Through its prevention approach, Nova Salud is working with local churches, homeless shelters, substance abuse treatment centers, and community-based organizations to lower the rate of minorities in Northern

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in a community in what we call the Arlington View area of Arlington where there were quite a few community leaders who inspired me and who were always giving back to the community,â&#x20AC;? Newman said while a guest on the Virginia Leadership Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s television show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Seat at the Table.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Along with being around them, observing, watching them, and my parents encouraging me of course, I always felt that if I ever got in the position to be able to do something to give back to the community, that was something that was very important to me and was something I wanted to do as well.â&#x20AC;?

He is currently the chief judge for the Arlington Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial

of being named the 2015 Woman of the Year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something I really want to put more emphasis on is raising as much awareness as I can to make sure people know who we are. I want to make sure I do everything I can to help the Arlington Community Foundation.â&#x20AC;?

She has lived and worked in Arlington for 25 years but is originally from Boston, Massachusetts where she earned her undergraduate degree in economics from Harvard University and a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Business Administration from Columbia University.

Pierceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last job was with the African American Nonprofit Network before joining the foundation.

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June 27, 2015 - July 3, 2015, The Afro-American

Local Grammy Chapter Talks the Business of Music

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO Like a bitter refrain that reoccurs too often, fame among African-American music artists has often been saddled with financial woes linked to poor business practices.

Whether it is the artist unaware of the contract demands or limitations, or issues with copyright and engineering masters, Black Music Month has become a time to study the music business to avoid the financial pitfalls of fame.

This June, the D.C. chapter of The Recording Academy, also known as the Grammys, held a day-long seminar for its members to offer insight into the latest industry innovations and changing platforms.

On hand for the event was Grammy-award winning artist Estelle, whose panel discussion with Bryan Calhoun, co-founder of Freeform Development, a music technology company, highlighted how new technologies, including social media influence the music world.

“We want to bring the benefit of information to our members, which include the best practices and tools in

business. We know that we’re not Los Angeles, New York, and Nashville, but we want to ensure that the members in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have the same accolades and access they deserve,” Wendi Cherry, D.C. Recording Academy executive director

core issues local Grammy members navigate. Social media is at the heart of a shifting music business that wants access quick, precise, and constantly. But how does that translate into business?

“I’ve been around for years, then I did a guest

Photo by Shantella Sherman

Calhoun interviews Grammy-winning recording artist Estelle during The Recording Academy D.C. Chapter’s day-long seminar on the music industry’s latest innovations and changing platforms. told the AFRO. And while artists like Estelle move fluidly across genres and geographic spaces to gain major music success, the business of international copyright, downloads, and royalties remain among the

appearance on the American television show ‘Empire’ and all of sudden, I’m an overnight success,” Estelle said laughing.

“The song I sang was from years ago, but suddenly an entire group of people who did not know my music, have it to

economically and that is good but she is concerned that the mayor is too focused on certain projects like the soccer stadium.

“Many people don’t care about that soccer stadium,” she said. “They want a better quality of life.”

Joshua Lopez, a friend of Bowser, said that it is impossible to meet everyone’s expectations.

“Mayor Bowser has done some great things in the short time she has been in office,” Lopez said. “She had a budget

that addressed affordable housing, a serious problem in this city and she is making progress with improving education in the middle schools.”

Lopez said that City Administrator Rashad Young, Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner and Snowden are great talents. He reminds the mayor’s critics that change will not come overnight.

“Mayor Bowser is still working under the previous

enjoy. The difference is now I have to have a social media presence and people want to know what I am eating and wearing, what my every move is, and sometimes you just don’t think as an artist that that is part of the business. It is.”

For others, like Nathan Wingo, whose family managed a music hall in Omaha that Black performers used for live recordings, understanding the business means the difference between shuttering the doors.

“There are so many aspects of performing, recording, and copyrighting in this business that used to be done with only handshake deals. I can’t do things like my dad and granddad did them, so these types of seminars become my college,” Wingo said.

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers, and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education, and human services programs.

Mayor Bowser Continued from B1

what is important.”

Dr. E. Faye Williams, the chair of the National Congress of Black Women, said that she supports Bowser but the mayor needs to improve.

“My biggest disappointment is that the city is not a comfortable place to be,” Williams said. “The repair of our streets is horrible and that is everywhere in the city, not just in certain neighborhoods.”

Williams said that the city is continuing to develop

mayor’s budget but when her budget kicks in this fall, people will see positive change,” he said.

The AFRO contacted Bowser’s communications office for comments regarding the criticism of residents for this article but didn’t receive a response by press time.

Black Business Continued from B1

teaches participants the importance of leadership and FLYE Entrepreneurship teaches core business skills culminating in a pitch competition.

Participants also gain access to significant perks. In April 2015, they were invited to attend a White House roundtable discussion with representatives from A&E Television, the Washington Wizards, and the Washington Nationals where adult mentors discussed leadership, decision-making, the importance of school and goal-setting, among other topics. In May 2015, Washington Wizards All-Star Guard John Wall and designer clothing company Sean John outfitted four of FLYE seniors with tuxedos for prom.

In the wake an outcry in the Black community for respect of Black bodies, many young Black males are left in the dark for guidance on how to conduct and value themselves. “There needs to be positive reinforcement shown to them that you can make it despite all the bad things that are happening,” says Sesay. “There are successful black men who are doing great things in this world and [youth] can pattern themselves after these guys and not really have to pay attention to what the news is showing.”

Moving forward, Sesay hopes the organization can provide a light for more young men throughout the D.C. metro region.

“There are just so many more kids who can experience the different things that the guys at Eleanor Roosevelt are experiencing,” he says.

For more information on FLYE visit www.flye.org.

Summer Nutrition Program Continued from B1

Outpatient Pediatric Dietician Angela Boad of Children’s National Medical Center said that the biggest risk of poor nutrition during the summer months is weight gain.

“Big contributors are an increased intake of calorie dense, nutrient deficient foods, convenience items and more processed foods,” said Boad. “Additionally, kids have more irregular meal patterns – no longer waking up early for school, no structured time for their meals.”

The program runs June through August with most sites opening June 22 and closing August 22. Meal times and dates vary by location.

During the school year, more than 21 million children rely on free and reduced priced meals provided by the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, but only 3.8 million participate in USDA’s summer meal programs: the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch Program’s Seamless Summer Option.

Retiring DCPS Teachers Continued from B1

kindergarten teacher at Miner Elementary the call to be a much-needed role model. “A School told the AFRO. lot of [these children] do not have a male “A lot of [young teachers] leave before five presence at home and they need somebody years because they’ve got a false perception as a father figure,” says Ingram, who began of what this is about,” says Etheridge who is his career wearing a suit and tie everyday retiring after 47 years of service, 23 of which to exemplify the importance of professional were at Miner in Northeast D.C. appearance as a Black man.

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The Patuxent River Chapter of The Links held a luncheon on May 17 with exiled Burundian Princess Esther Kamatari, author and France’s first Black supermodel. Young ladies from Montgomery County, Md. schools, including Princess Esther Kamatari, Sheila Ginyard Ogilvie, Germantown Elementary School and Roberto Animatrice and M. Parker Anderson Mabry, translator Clemente Middle School, as well as 20 girls attending the Franklin Military Academy in Richmond, Va. were in attendance.The luncheon and reception was held at the William F. Bolger Center in Potomac, Md. Entertainment was provided by musical artist Smooth Soundz.

Photos by Rob Roberts

Entertainment by Yuma Bellomee and Ni Demboya and the West African Drummers

LaTanya G. Higginbotham

Princess Esther Kamatari with members of the Patuxent River (Md.) Chapter of The Links

Entertainment by Smooth Soundz

Taheba Byrd, Stacey Mangham, Stephanie Jameison, Sandra M. Britt, Esq., Shelia Harrison

Carlotta Boone

Germantown Elementary School (GEMS) receiving certificates of completion with Ann Everett, vice president of Program and Amy Bryant,

chair, Services to Youth Facet for the

Patuxent River (Md.) Chapter of The Links

Erma Wither, Ph.D., Ann Everett, Sandra M. Britt, Esq., Princess Esther, Shirley Watkins Bowden, Kimberly Jefferies Leonard, Ph.D., Barbara Nance Mckee, chairperson

On May 6, the Virginia VLI founder Leadership Institute and CEO Krysta Jones brought together over 100 supporters to honor several leaders from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. at the Lyceum in Old Town

Morgan Kumi, Princess Esther Kamatari, Olvia Bello-Burgos, Christine (Kemi) Xu

Connecting Links, Adam Mckee (Md. R.,) Wesley Webb, Vernon Mabry, Princess Esther Kamatari, Leroy (Lee) Everett, Al Britt, Lawrence Cross, R. Kirk Bowden

Seated: Takara McLaughlin and Arlean Leland; Standing: Sandra M. Britt, Esq. and Evon Ervin

VLI executive member La’Ketha Prioleau

Top Leader Under 40 Jason Andrean

2015 VLI Scholarship winner Marlo Thomas Watson

Young men of the Mu Nu Chapter, Omega Psi Phi’s Game Changers Program: UCF Executive Director Donald Williams (front row), Darius Namulo, Jeuanni Sutton, Tieone Tyler, Ore Awogboro and DeMond Battle. Chris Earl (back row), Zeeshawn Ahmed, Josiah Holmes, Steve Vilmenay, Richard Epperly

Top Leader Under 40 Derrick Wood

Alexandria. Founded in 2006 to increase the number of Black elected and appointed officials, the institute works tirelessly to help prepare leaders who will work on innovative and collaborative solutions. Each year, the

2015 Trailblazer Awardee Brenda Kelley-Nelum

Top Leader Under 40 Sandra McLean

institute recognizes community and political leaders from across the area, in the hopes that the awardees will inspire others to do their part and ‘take their seat at the table’.

Courtesy photos

La’Ketha Prioleau, VLI executive team member and Kisha Dyson, VLI supporter

Nicholas Jordan, VLI 2015 Top Leader awardee and Catherine Read, VLI supporter

VLI 2015 Top Leaders: Sidney Locks (Washington, DC), Nicholas Jordan (Arlington, Va.), Christopher Chauncey Watson (Washington, DC), Sandra McLean (Dumfries, Va.), Jason E. Andrean (Washington, DC), Krysta Jones, (founder and CEO), LaDonna J. Sanders (Alexandria, Va.), Charles Phillipe Jean-Pierre (Washington, DC), LeVar Jones (Washington, DC), Monika Jones (Alexandria, Va.), Derrick Wood (Dumfries, Va.)

Derrick Wood, VLI 2015 Top Leader awardee, VLI Guest, Brenda Kelley Nelum, VLI 2015 Trailblazer awardee, Ramunda Lark Young, VLI 2014 Top Leader awardee, Marlo Thomas Watson, VLI 2015 Scholarship awardee, Sandra McLean, VLI 2015 Top Leader awardee, Krysta Jones, founder and CEO, Don Scoggins, VLI 2012 Trailblazer awardee and VLI Guest.

Christmas Hutchinson, president of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alexandria chapter; Sonja Caison, owner of the Cleaning Authority, and Top Leader Under 40 awardee, Monika Jones

June 27, 2015 - July 3, 2015, The Afro-American

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ARTS & CULTURE

UniverSoul Promises Unique, Joyous Circus Experience

trapeze artist.

Walker, a former concert and theater promoter who worked with the Jackson 5 and the Commodores, said he had a If the UniverSoul Circus, the black-owned extravaganza that particular goal in mind when he formed the circus. will be performing in the National Harbor from June 24 to July “The vision was to explore the various talents other than 19, is anything, it is dazzling, funny and incredibly unique. singing and dancing that Black performers had to offer,” he The circus, which has been touring the nation for 21 years, said. “The UniverSoul Circus introduced a different culture features the acrobatics, gymnastics, animal acts and clowns and to circus artistic expression. In doing this, it accelerated comedy that audiences have come to know and love from such the opportunities for people of African descent in the circus festivals. industry on a global basis.”

But only Since those at UniverSoul early years, will they find UniverSoul has themselves grown multisinging and culturally. It not dancing in only includes a carnival African-American atmosphere performers, but infused with also performers hip hop, classic from Africa, R&B, jazz and Trinidad and gospel jazz, or, Tobago, Ethiopia, as audiences China, and South in Baltimore America. experienced Walker recently, have said the key to the local state the success of attorney and UniverSoul for a city council more than 20 member years is staying perform as the connected to the ringmasters. audience.

It was just “The passion last month that and commitment Baltimore City we have for our State’s Attorney, audience drives Marilyn Mosby, every creative the woman who decision we indicted six make,” he said. police officers in “Seeing smiling the nationallyfaces, watching Courtesy photos publicized death our fans dance, A performer from the Color Me Caribbean Dance Troop dances for the crowd of Freddie Gray, sing and laugh while on stilts. joined her city makes it all councilman worthwhile.” husband to lead Among the the UniverSoul audience in dancing and singing during its four- many performers at the UniverSoul Circus, the audience will week engagement there. see: All of those unique turns are African what makes this Dreams Circus culturally-infused Pole Act event the show The sevenCedric Walker member acrobatic said he was team from Addis –Cedric Walker Ababa, Ethiopia, striving for when he created the maneuver circus in 1994. skillfully along “As the most 30-foot vertical interactive circus in the world, we want you to be a part of the poles. show.” Walker said. “It’s all about getting up dancing, singing along and watching incredible performances that will blow you Trinity: Trio Hand Balancing Act away.”

Strength, flexibility, fluidity and grace are what audiences This year’s theme is “Your Life Matters,” an unapologetic can expect from the young women of this balancing act trio. blend of entertainment, morality and social commentary that Hailing form Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Trinity marks its infuses African-American culture into a traditional circus setting, Walker said. It is truly a show for all ages, he added.

Navas Brothers: Wheel of Death One person Also in their who carries the first year with the responsibility UniverSoul Circus, of maintaining Ecuadorian brother the audience’s duo Ray and enthusiasm is Ronnie Navas’s Ringmaster performance will Lucky Malatsi. have audiences on “It’s very the edge of their challenging to be seats as they run the ringmaster,” and jump along a Malatsi said. giant steel wheel “It’s my job to circulating high in keep the crowd the air. entertained between acts, to The Wuhan interact with call Flying Trapeze and response.

The But I love a 13-member challenge.” aerial group Malatsi was from Wuhan, only 11years old China, will dazzle when he joined audiences as they the circus. He fly, flip and catch has been with one another from UniverSoul for an oscillating 14 years, first trapeze. performing in a duo contortionist Color Me act, and also has Caribbean: experience as Caribbean an acrobatic hip Dance, Limbo Young women from the Trinity Hand Balancing act perform a stretching stunt. hop dancer and and Stilts

By Kelly-Ann Brown Howard University News Service

“As the most interactive circus in the world, we want you to be a part of the show.”

Courtesy photos

Scenes from the movie, “Fresh Dressed,” a film that celebrates the fashion that emerged from Hip-hop culture.

‘Fresh Dressed’ Film Review

Fashion Documentary Revisits the Rise of Hip-Hop Designers

By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO

When rap arrived back in the late Seventies, more than the music burst on the scene. The performers’ outlandish costumes also had a profound effect on American culture which proceeded to mimic everything from MC Hammer’s balloon pants to Run DMC’s fedoras and Adidas outfits.

As the genre matured, the more business-savvy artists opted to capitalize on their influence by launching their own clothing lines. They figured, why send the stock of fashionistas like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger through the roof when they could wear their own labels onstage?

Subsequently, industry newcomers such as Daymond John’s FUBU and Puff Daddy’s Sean John kick-started brands which became multi-million dollar household names available in fine stores everywhere.

That surprising development is the subject of Fresh Dressed, a visually-captivating celebration of the sartorial splendor which blossomed during the Golden Age of Rap. The fascinating documentary takes a delightful stroll down Memory Lane courtesy of reams of archival footage featuring folks in garish, spray-paint-colored outfits. It also has plenty of present-day reflections on the phenomenon by plenty of Hip-Hop icons: Nas, Pharrell, Kid, Play and Damon Dash, to name a few.

The movie marks the impressive writing and directorial debut of Sacha Jenkins, who has deftly interwoven all of the above elements into an informative history lesson that’s worth the investment even if you’re not a fan of rap. For instance, you’ll learn how to avoid getting “vicked” (Ebonics for “victimized”) which is a distinct possibility if you’re dumb enough to walk through the ‘hood wearing a pair of the latest Air Jordans.

Believe it or not, gangstas build their wardrobe around their sneakers, since looking “fresh” (aka “stylish”) starts with the feet. As Kid reminisces, “People were killed for their shoes,” so “the one thing you never wanted to hear was someone asking you your shoe size.”

Back in the day, if you decided to walk a mile in a man’s moccasins, you meant that literally, not figuratively. Hey, that way, you’d not only have his shoes, but you’d have a decent head start on the barefoot sucka.

A nostalgic tribute to a materialistic generation weaned on conspicuous consumption where capped gold teeth and gaudy clock necklaces were trendy fashion statements.

Excellent (4 stars) Unrated Running time: 90 minutes Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn This dance troop from Trinidad and Tobago combines high energy Caribbean dancing with stilt performances as well as a limbo act taken a step further with the addition of flames.

The Willy Family: Motorcycle Globe of Death Hailing from Colombia, this family combines excitement and danger with four motorcycles riding at high speeds within a single spherical steel cage.

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The Afro-American, June 27, 2015 - July 3, 2015

June 27, 2015 - July 3, 2015, The Afro-American

Hello everyone, I hope everything is well with you. I am telling you right now we are going to have a ball this weekend. From the photos on this page you can tell what to look for. Most of the events this weekend are outdoors and I am praying that we do not have any liquid sunshine. But we have a few that are going to be inside. One of those events is the Delfonics Classic Soul Show which will be on Saturday, June 27 from 8 p.m. until 12 midnight at the Arch Social Club 2426 Pennsylvania Avenue. Also on this show are two other acts; Diane and the Ravenettes and “Mann”. It is BYOF, and cash bar. For more information, call 443-525-2715.

Charm City Jazz presents “A tribute to the music of Aretha Franklin and George Duke” featuring Karen Franklin and Ronnie Queen backed by Fahrenheit on Sunday, June 28 at 4 p.m. at the Magooby’s Joke House & Soundstage, 9603 Deereco Road in Timonium, Maryland. For ticket information, call 443-858-9781.

There is a children and family summer event hosted by the Pimlico Merchants Associations featuring food, performers, music, moon bounce, face painting, game boots and a step show. The will also have speakers, information boots, a Zumba presentation, Spoken word, African Dancers & Drummers, Baltimore City Parks & Recreation; YBI Fashion Show and a book mobile as well as book give-a-ways, Live entertainment, vendors and more. This event is happening at Park Heights Avenue and Spaulding Avenue from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. For vendor information, call 410-542-6925.

Bilal Ali Productions presents a tribute to Anita Baker featuring national recording artist, Ashley, Blez Coe, and Courtney Hicks in a night of smooth jazz and R&B 10th Annual back to school supply drive at the Best Western Ballroom, 1800 Belmont Avenue, Windsor Mills, Maryland on Saturday, June 27. Doors open 7 p.m. Dinner is included with your ticket. For more information, call 443-540-7797.

There will be the “Annual Saint John’s Day Worship Service” hosted by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland; the Honorable Lee A. Taylor, Jr. Most Worshipful Grand Master on Sunday, June 28 at 3 p.m. at the Willard W. Allen Masonic Temple Samuel T. Daniels Sanctuary on Eutaw Place and Lanvale Street in Baltimore.

The service is open to the public. Go and enjoy.

“Women of Distinction Ensemble” is one of the major acts at the Pimlico Merchants Association outdoor event.

They are a Baltimore based group of women over the age of 50. They get together in song and dance to uplift others of all ages through their interpretation of African and Caribbean dance. Through their dances and songs they tell stories of the lives of people’s celebrations such as, remembering past wars,

Liberty Road Business Association will host an outdoor event called, “Liberty Live” at Kings Point Square, 9900 Liberty Road in Randallstown, Maryland. It is a family-friendly outdoor concert with live entertainment and many, many vendors every Friday from June 26 thru August 7 except for July 4 from 6-9 p.m. This is open to the public and free.

For Vendors information, call Kelly Carter at 410-655-7766.

The Enlisted Association Chapter #9 & Auxiliary present its 3rd Annual Black & White Ball on Sunday, June 28, from 5-9 p.m. at the Forum Caters, 4210 Primrose Avenue.

Live entertainment by The Slagz Band and DJ Diamond.

Open buffet and open bar is included with ticket. For more information, call 443-963-5711.

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marriages, births, coming of age, special holidays, retirement and deaths. The Woman of Distinction’s Mission is to raise the spirits of, and support, communities through song and dance. Go and enjoy the event.

Well, my dear friends; that is all I got for you right now, but just in case I don’t talk to you before next week, you all have a very happy, fun and most of all safe 4th of July.

I have to go now, I am out of space, but if you need me, call me at 410-8339474 or email me with your flyers and press releases and pictures to rosapryor@aol. com.

Until the next time, I’m musically yours.

“The Women of Distinction Ensemble” is one of the entertainers that will perform at the Pimlico Merchants Association and the Neighborhoods United is having their “First Annual Children Summer Event. Open to the public and free at 5400 Block of Park Heights Avenue on Saturday, June 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM700 Carolyn Lee Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Anthony Lee, whose address is 1036 Barnaby Terr SE , Washington, DC 20032, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Carolyn Lee, who died on March 16, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 26, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 26, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 26, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Anthony Lee Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM460 Evelyn R. Heigh Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Dennis E. Heigh, whose address is 3104 V Place SE, Washington, DC 20020 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Evelyn R. Heigh, who died on April 1, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 12, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 12, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 12, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Evelyn R. Heigh Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM456 Eva E. Bell Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Yvette Bell Harris, whose address is 320 15th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Eva E. Bell, who died on December 1, 2014 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 12, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 12, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 12, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Yvette Bell Harris Personal Representative

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REGISTER OF WILLS REGISTER WILLS 06/26 , 07/03, 07/10/15 TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:33:47 EDTOF 2015 TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:32:11 EDT 2015 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/15 06/12, 06/19, 06/16/15 TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM668 Mattie E Resper Decedent James E McCollum Jr McCollum & Associates LLC 7309 Baltimore Ave, Suite 117, College Park, Maryland 20740 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Beryl Resper, whose address is 3703 Silver Park Drive, #304, Suitland, MD 20746, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mattie E Resper, who died on April 14, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Beryl Resper Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/15

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM731 John L. Powell Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Weldon T. Powell, whose address is 5128 3rd NW Washington, DC 20011 wasappointed personal representative of the estate of John L. Powell, who died on March 24, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 26, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 26, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 26, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Weldon T. Powell Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM670 Thomas J Caplis Decedent Donald R. Dinan, Esq Roetzel & Andress, LPA 600 14th St. SE Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Wavalouise M. Caplis, whose address is 528 1/2 14th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20007, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Thomas J. Caplis, who died on March 9, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Wavalouise M. Caplis Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/15

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December 26, 2015, or Superior Court of Date of Publication: be forever barred. PerTRUE TEST COPY the District of May 26, 2015 sons believed to be heirs REGISTER OF WILLS District of Columbia Name of newspaper: or legatees of the dePROBATE DIVISION Afro-American cedent who do not reTYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:31:27 EDT 2015 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15 Washington, D.C. Washington ceive a copy of this notice 20001-2131 Law Reporter by mail within 25 days of Administration No. Joyce C. Pegues its first publication shall Superior Court of 2015ADM682 Personal so inform the Register of the District of Leon V. Thompson, Sr. Representative Wills, including name, District of Columbia Decedent address and relationPROBATE DIVISION NOTICE OF ship.

TRUE TEST COPY Washington, D.C. APPOINTMENT, Date of Publication: REGISTER OF WILLS 20001-2131 TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:31:07 NOTICE TO June 26, EDT 2015 2015 Administration No. CREDITORS Name of newspaper: 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15 2015ADM699 AND NOTICE TO Afro-American Mary L. Pegues UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington Superior Court of Leon V. Thompson, Jr., AKA Law Reporter the District of whose address is 1015 Mary Pegues Vivian Fields District of Columbia Decedent Kings Heather Drive, Personal PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE OF Bowie, Maryland 20721 , Representative Washington, D.C. APPOINTMENT, was appointed personal 20001-2131 NOTICE TO representative of the TRUE TEST COPY Administration No. CREDITORS e s t a t e o f L e o n V. REGISTER OF WILLS 2015ADM696 AND NOTICE TO Thompson, Sr., who died John Fields UNKNOWN HEIRS on February 5, 2014 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15 Decedent without a will, and will Joyce C. Pegues, whose Robert M. McCarthy address is 6401 7th serve without Court suEsq pervision. All unknown Street, NW, Washington, 4405 East West Hwy heirs and heirs whose DC 20012 was appointed Suite 201 whereabouts are un- personal representative Bethesda, MD 20814 known shall enter their of the estate of Mary L. Attorney Pegues, who died on appearance in this NOTICE OF February 7, 2015 with a proceeding. Objections APPOINTMENT, to such appointment will, and will serve withNOTICE TO shall be filed with the out Court supervision. All CREDITORS Register of Wills, D.C., unknown heirs and heirs AND NOTICE TO 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd whose where-abouts are UNKNOWN HEIRS Floor Washington, D.C. unknown shall enter their Vivian Fields, whose ada p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s 20001, on or before dress is 1407 E St., SE, December 26, 2015. proceeding. Objections Washington, DC 20003 Claims against the de- to such appointment (or was appointed personal cedent shall be pre- to the probate of derepresentative of the sented to the under- cedent´s will) shall be estate of John Fields, filed with the Register of signed with a copy to the who died on March 26, Wills, D.C., 515 5th Register of Wills or filed 2014 without a will, and with the Register of Wills Street, N.W., 3rd Floor will serve without Court with a copy to the under- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . supervision. All unknown signed, on or before 20001, on or before heirs and heirs whose December 26, 2015, or December 26, 2015. whereabouts are unClaims against the debe forever barred. Perknown shall enter their cedent shall be presons believed to be heirs appearance in this or legatees of the de- sented to the underproceeding. Objections cedent who do not re- signed with a copy to the to such appointment ceive a copy of this notice Register of Wills or filed shall be filed with the with the Register of Wills by mail within 25 days of Register of Wills, D.C., with a copy to the underits first publication shall 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd so inform the Register of signed, on or before Floor Washington, D.C. Wills, including name, December 26, 2015, or 20001, on or before address and relation- be forever barred. PerDecember 26, 2015. sons believed to be heirs ship.

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TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 06/20, 06/26, 07/03/15 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM671 Tommy E. Richardson Decedent Elton F. Norman, Esq. The Norman Law Firm PLLC 8720 Georgia Ave. Ste 703 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Anthony Richardson, whose address is 18222 Flower Hill Way Gaithersburg MD 20879, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Tommy E Richardson, who died on May 24, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Anthony Richardson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/19, 06/26, 07/3/15

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1387 Ernest Twyman Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Audrey Boyd, whose address is 1528 Heather Hollow Circle, Silver Spring, MD 20904 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ernest Twyman, who died on November 16, 2014 without and without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 12, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 12, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 12, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Audrey Boyd Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM678 Estella White Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra White, whose address is 1124 Chicago Street, SE, Washington DC 20020, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Estella White, who died on December 14, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sandra White Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1177 Jean L. Jordan 10:33:27 EDT 2015 AKA Jean Lash Jordan Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Neenah Jordan Kelliebrew, whose address 817 57th Place, Fairmount Heights, MD 20743 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Jean L. Jordan AKA Jean Lash Jordan, who died on September 30, 2014 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 26, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 26, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 26, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Neenah Jordan Kelliebrew Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2015FEP61 Date of Death September 23, 2008 Charles W. Womble Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Stephen Hudgens whose address is 146 Quincy Place, NE, Washington, DC 20002 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Charles W. Womble, deceased, by the Probate Court for Wayne County, State of Michigan, on May 13, 2015.

Service of process may be made upon Stephen Hudgens, 146 Quincy Place, NE, Washington DC 20002 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 21 54th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019, 1669 Montello Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20002. The decedent owned District of Columbia personal property.

Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, 500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. Stephen Hudgens Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/15

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM282 Joseph Leroy Cherry Sr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Laquetta Lofton, whose address is 5520 Bass Pl, SE, Washington, DC 20019, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Joseph Leroy Cherry, Sr., who died on September 10, 2010 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 12, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 12, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 12, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Joseph Leroy Cherry Sr. Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1313 John L. Prather Decedent Lawrence J. Anderson, Esq 119 N Henry Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Christina Devonn Steele, whose address is 14091 Big Crest Lane, Unit 409, Woodbridge, VA 22191 , was appointed personal representative of the estate of John L. Prather, who died on April 17, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington TRUE TEST COPY Law Reporter REGISTER OF WILLS Christina Devonn Steele TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:30:24 EDT 2015 Personal 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/15 Representative

TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:34:59 EDT 2015 Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM269 Marion R. McMillian Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Maria E. Williams, whose address is 105 Springhouse Way, Apt 202, Newport News, Va 23602 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Marion R. McMillian, who died on October 12, 2014 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Maria E. Williams Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/15

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM704 Carolyn M. Johnson Decedent Thomas H. Queen, Esq 7961 Eastern Avenue Suite 304 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jeffrey Johnson, whose address is 5712 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Carolyn M. Johnson, who died on May 5, 2013 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before December 26, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 26, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 26, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jeffrey Johnson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM674 Gene R. Martin Decedent Wesley L. Clarke 1629 K Street Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gayle Martin, whose address is 2031 Brooks Drive, Forestville, MD 20747 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gene R. Martin, who died on June 8, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 26, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 26, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 26, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Gayle Martin Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/26, 07/03, 07/10

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TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:29:14 EDT 2015 TYPESET: Tue Jun 23 10:29:37 EDT 2015 LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM717 Mary Ellen Goggins Decedent Evelyn Miller 5151 Wisconsin Ave. #350 NW Washington, DC 20016 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jacqueline V. Goggins, 10:30:04 EDT 2015 whose address is 203 Old Dunham Bridge Rd, Greenville, SC 29611 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary Ellen Goggins, who died on December 29, 2000 with a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 26, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 26, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 26, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jacqueline V. Goggins Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM685 Val E. Lewton AKA Val Edwin Lewton Decedent Robert J. Coyne 400 University Boulevard West S i l v e r, S p r i n g , M D 20904 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Claudia A. Minicozzi, whose address is 1425 Manchester Lane, NW, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Val E. Lewton AKA Val Edwin Lewton , who died on April 24, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 26, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 26, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 26, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Claudia A. Minicozzi Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/15

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM677 Bernice N Johnson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra Boswell, whose address is 4010 21st Ave. Temple Hills, MD 20748 , was appointed personal representative of the estate of Bernice N Johnson, who died on April 17, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 19, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sandra Boswell Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM705 Susie H. Austin Decedent Thomas L. Campbell, Esquire 3807 Minnesota Avenue NE Washington, DC 20019-2660 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Thomas L. Campbell, Esquire, Successor Personal Representative, whose addressis 3807 Minnesota Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Susie H. Austin, who died on August 14, 2013 with a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 19, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 19, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 20, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Thomas L Campbell Successor Personal Representative

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CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Public Notice CHARM CITY CIRCULATOR The original intent of the Charm City Circulator (CCC) was to reduce traffic congestion, spread the use of the existing parking supply, tie growing communities together for residents and visitors, and connect transportation modalities by providing a safe, alternative mode of public transportation while reducing automobile congestion and air pollution in the City’s Central Business District.

Funding for the CCC program was achieved by restructuring the City’s parking tax. While the CCC’s operating expenses have increased over the years, the revenue derived from the parking tax adjustment has remained stagnant. In addition, issues with the supplier of the initial CCC fleet have necessitated significant unforeseen and unfunded expenditures. Subsequently, the CCC is operating at a deficit and will be for the near future.

In an effort address this deficit and maintain our goal of traffic mitigation, it is proposed that the CCC system be restructured. Through this process, CCC operations will be adjusted to make the program sustainable while continuing to meet ridership needs. Adjustments to the program include: *Elimination of the Banner Route * Federal grant funding for the Banner Route has ended. Commuters can utilize MTA Local Bus Route #1 to access Fort Avenue and Fort McHenry. *Implementation of uniform operating hours for all routes: *Monday through Thursday 7:00 am - 8:00 pm *Friday 7:00 am - 12:00 am *Saturday 9:00 am - 12:00 am *Sunday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm *The Orange Route will be modified and the following stops will be eliminated: 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 226, 227 *The following Orange Route stops will be added: Fayette Street at Poppleton Street, Fayette Street at Fremont Avenue, Fleet Street at Exeter Street, and Central Avenue at Bank Street *The Green Route will be modified and the following stops will be eliminated: 101,104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126 *The following Green Route stops will be added: Fayette Street at Colvin Street, Fayette Street at Holliday Street, Fayette Street at St. Paul Street, Baltimore Street at Calvert Street, Fleet Street at Exeter Street, Fleet Street at Caroline Street, Fayette Street at Wolfe Street (eastbound), Washington Street at Jefferson Street, and Madison Street at Wolfe Street *Purple Route Northern Extension will be implemented The majority of the proposed changes are scheduled to take effect on July 20, 2015, except for the Purple Route Northern Extension which is expected to occur in the Fall of 2015. The restructured Charm City Circulator map is available at www.charmcitycirculator.com and www. baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/Transportation.aspx for public engagement and comment.

Interested members of the public are encouraged to provide feedback and comments on the proposed changes. The comment period is currently open through July 8, 2015. Citizens may mail or email testimonies/ comments through midnight, July 8, 2015 to the Department of Transportation, 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 559, Baltimore, MD 21202 or to info@charmcitycirculator.com (using ”CCC Proposed Changes July 2015” as the subject). All public comments received will considered by the responsible administrator prior to taking final action on the proposed service adjustments.

Several public informational sessions will also be held during the month of July. Please visit www.charmcitycirculator.com and www.baltimorecity.gov/ Government/AgenciesDepartments/Transportation.aspx for additional information and updates on meeting dates and times.

Persons unable to attend the hearings may mail or email testimonies/ comments through midnight, July 8, 2015 to Department of Transportation, 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 559, Baltimore, MD 21202 or info@ charmcitycirculator.com (with CCC Proposed Changes July 2015 as the subject).

In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, all Baltimore City, Department of Transportation meetings are conducted in locations accessible to persons with disabilities and materials can be provided in accessible formats or translated into languages, other than English, upon request. All requests for reasonable and/or special accommodations must be made at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled meeting date If you would like to request accessibility or language accommodations (foreign or sign), please telephone 410-396-6818 between 8am and 4pm, Monday through Friday.

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TYPESET: Jun 24 12:49:27 EDT 2015 TOWN OF GREENSBORO GREENSBORO, MD GREENSBORO WASTEWATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Owner: Mayor and Council of the Town of Greensboro, MD, a Maryland Municipal Corporation (the ”Town”) Address: Town Hall, 113 South Main Street; Greensboro, MD 21639 Sealed Bids for the construction of the Town’s new Greensboro Wastewater Conveyance System, Contract No. RWS-2, generally comprised of a new submersible pumping station and valve vault, emergency generator and force main, air release valve vault and related appurtenant work will be received by the Town of Greensboro, Town Hall until 2 p.m. (Local Time), August 5, 2015, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following location(s): Town Hall; 113 South Main Street; Greensboro, MD 21639 Copies on disk of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Town Hall, upon payment to the Town of Greensboro of $20 for each set. Access to Contract Documents will also be available via web site. Please contact Mary Murray at mmurray@rkk.com (with a copy to Kelly Duffy at kduffy@ rkk.com) to be provided access to the web site. Provide the business name, contact name, and contact email. If the documents are obtained at the Town Hall, please also send Mary Murray/Kelly Duffy all contact information for receiving addenda. Contractors are responsible for printing all documents required for bidding.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10 a.m. on July 14, 2015 at Town Hall, 113 South Main Street; Greensboro, MD 21639. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The contractor must furnish the Owner with a performance bond and a payment bond.

The Contractor will be required to meet provisions of the federal construction contract legislation and to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Contract Work Hour and Safety Standards Act, Executive Order 11246, and U.S. Department of Labor regulations implementing provisions of the above acts and orders.

Small, minority and women’s businesses and labor surplus firms are encouraged to submit Bids. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any or all bids.

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

The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Department of Public Works in Room 6 located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, June 26, 2015 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $100.00.

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

All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is B02552Sewer Construction or G90099-Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $15,000,000.01 to $20,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 300 Abel Wolman Municipal Building, Large Conference Room on July 2, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. The CCTV videos of the sewers included in this project will be made available for viewing/copying to interested parties at the office of Pennoni Associates, Inc., 8818 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, MD 21045. Refer to IB-8 for additional details.

Principal Items of work for this project are: *Sewer cleaning and closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection *Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining of sanitary sewers *Excavate and replace segments of sanitary sewer via point repairs *Manhole repair and rehabilitation work *Sewer house connection (SHC) repair and rehabilitation work *New manhole and cleanout installation work This project is a recipient of the State Revolving Loan The MBE goal is 17% The WBE goal is 16% SANITARY CONTRACT NO. 914 APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED: Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. Director of Public Works

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CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for Sanitary Contract No. 939R-Maiden’s Choice Pressure Sewer Condition Assessment and Uplands Sewer Replacement will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.

The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Department of Public Works in Room 6 located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, June 26, 2015 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $100.00.

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

All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is G90010Stream Restoration or B02552-Sewer Construction Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $1,000,000.01 to $2,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 300 Abel Wolman Municipal Building, Large Conference Room on July 2, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. Principal Items of work for this project are: *Sewer cleaning and closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection *Stream restoration *Sewer replacement This project is a recipient of the State Revolving Loan

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The Harlem Wizards basketball team hosted a charity basketball game at Coppin State University on June 13. The team entertained fans of all ages with their hilarious humor and world class tricks. The event was held to benefit Carver High School’s JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp.) program and the Alliance for Career and Education’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) initiatives.

ACE, a Maryland-based nonprofit, provides high school students and adults the tools and skills they need to transition to college, careers and independence. There were over 14 area schools that attended including 450 students from City Springs Elementary/Middle School. Event sponsors included Klein’s ShopRite supermarket and Zenedge Energy Drinks. From Left to Right- Harlem Wizards Team Member- Arthur Lewis Jr. aka ( King Arthur ) & Brenden Williams, 4 year old Star of the half-time show winner.

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The Afro-American, June 27, 2015 - July 3, 2015

Sandtown-Winchester’s Kids Safe Zone Lets Kids be Kids

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Lisa Snowden-McCray Special to the AFRO

It’s a little after 3 p.m. on a hot and sunny Thursday in June and the Kids Safe Zone is packed. Little boys crowd along the row of video games that line one wall of the room where the program is housed, their eyes transfixed. In another corner, a group of girls dance along to the computerized figures on {Just Dance}, a video game where the goal is to keep up with the choreography on screen. There are other groups of kids too – some reading, some watching a cartoon on television, and others playing with toys.

“It’s usually organized chaos,” said program coordinator Tonette McFadden The Kids Safe Zone is the brainchild of Ericka Alston, the director of PR, Marketing & Business Development for The Penn North Community Resource Center.

The community center had already been working for over 20 years to meet the needs of adults in the Sandtown-Winchester community. Why, Alston asked, didn’t they start working to help the kids there as well?

“When the riots happened [in April] and the cameras were rolling, we had an international platform. Every person that was asked ‘What’s the problem in SandtownWinchester, why are people rioting?’ – every single person said that there are no recreation centers, there are no after school programs. The kids have nowhere to go but on the streets,” Alston said.

“I looked at my executive director and said, ‘Why can’t we be the rec?’ I said that and he handed me a key to 1,000 square feet of a vacant laundromat. Didn’t know he was going to do it that fast!”

The Kids Safe Zone opened on June 1. The program operates seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The program has just one employee, McFadden, who makes sure the place is clean and the kids are busy and fed while they are there. There are also community members, some parents and grandparents, who volunteer their time.

“It’s exhausting but it’s also fulfilling, McFadden said. “Some parents are active… but there are some cases where the children, you know they’re being neglected. Once they start coming here, they don’t want to leave.”

Alston said that the program operates 100 percent on donations. Every toy, every chair, every snack the children get has been given to the program. Alston envisions a time where the program can hire more than one employee. She would also like for the center to eventually be able to keep its doors open 24 hours a day, for children who don’t have adults at home late at night to look after them. Because of this, the group has started a page on the crowdfunding website GoFundMe.com. The link to donate to the Kids Safe Zone is http://www.gofundme.com/wh9a8dw

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The event was hosted at Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore and was held to uplift the community following the turmoil caused by the city’s uprisings.

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Baltimore Area Leaders Seek to Remove a Number of Confederate Symbols in Maryland

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO Baltimore area leaders are moving to address Maryland’s use and endorsement of Confederate symbols in the aftermath of the racially motivated shooting that left nine dead at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, the oldest Black AME church in the south.

On Monday (June 22), Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called on the state of Maryland to stop issuing specialty license plates with the flag, a still potent symbol of slavery and White supremacy, while Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz has asked Baltimore City for permission to rename Robert E. Lee Park to Lake Roland Park (the park is owned by the city but has been operated and funded by the county since 2009).

“The mayor finds the Confederate flag to be divisive and offensive. She believes that it should not be allowed as a symbol on Maryland license plates and should be recalled,” said Howard Libit, director of strategic planning and policy for the mayor’s office, in an email to the {AFRO}.

In Annapolis, the mayor’s call is already generating activity among Democratic party leaders in the General Assembly. Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County) is in the process of drafting a letter – to be signed by himself, senate majority leader Sen. Catherine Pugh (D-Baltimore City), chair of the Legislative Black Caucus Del. Barbara Robinson (D-Baltimore City), and Del. David Moon (D-Montgomery County) – to the Maryland Secretary of Transportation Pete Rahn on the issue.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down a decision (Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc.) which held, in part, that license plates constitute government, not private speech. In light of this, Raskin says, the continued appearance of the Confederate symbol on Maryland license plates constitutes the endorsement of that symbol by the state itself.

“The Confederate flag is the preeminent symbol of slavery, secession, armed rebellion against the government, White supremacy, and racial violence. It was the flag that waved during the Civil War for those forces that were attacking Union troops, and then even in the 20th century, after Brown v. Board was handed down, the Confederate battle flag was resurrected as the symbol of racism, Jim Crow, apartheid, and racial violence throughout the country. So hey, if [license plates] are government speech, we should dissociate ourselves from it as quickly as possible,” said Raskin.

The name of Robert E. Lee Park in Baltimore County has been an issue for county staff going more or less back to the time the county took over operation of the park in 2009, according to County Executive Kamenetz.

The decision had been made to request the name change three months ago (the city alone

has the authority to change the name under the current agreement with the county), but the formal request was not made until the events in South Carolina moved the name change up the priority list.

“Lake Roland [Park] would better describe the central amenity in the park and also be a more inclusive term that we want to represent in our increasingly diverse county,” said Kamenetz.

Kamenetz’s request to the city comes on the heels of a number of racial controversies that have occurred in Baltimore County. Back in March, a number of residents from the county’s Bowleys Quarters area posted comments to Photo by Roberto Alejandro Facebook indicating that the best way to deal with unknown Blacks in the neighborhood was to shoot them. In January, Kelli Murray, a Baltimore County emergency dispatcher, left her job after comments she made on Facebook criticizing police brutality against Black men drew the ire of the local police union and others, who saw Murray’s comments as a critique of police in general and called for her removal (Murray was not removed by the county, but chose to resign when she felt the county was doing little to investigate harassment she had received after her post began to draw attention).

Kamenetz insists, however, that those incidents had no bearing on the request for the name change. “I think that the county has a good record in recent years for promoting diversity and inclusion. That being said, because we are such a large county (830,000 residents), there’s still some knuckleheads out there who choose to voice their opinion whether reasoned or not. But in terms of county leadership, our goal is to promote diversity and inclusion, and having this name change symbolically furthers that goal,” said Kamenetz.

Baltimore City councilman Brandon Scott, anticipates that the city will move to approve Kamenetz’s request. “I don’t think we’ll fight that at all,” said Scott, adding, “It’s extremely important that we change the name of the park.”

“We know what General Lee stands for, we know what that name stands for and what it means to so many people across this country. Not just those of African-American descent like myself, but other folks who understand that our country has a history that is not always a great history, and we have to try to remove that stuff from public [places] whenever we can. We wouldn’t have a park in our city named after Hitler, so we shouldn’t have one named after Mr. Lee as well,” said Scott.

Baltimore City councilman Carl Stokes also said that he does not anticipate a fight over renaming the park, though there may be some discussion about whether ‘Lake Roland Park’ will win out as the alternative.

“I think it’s a great idea to rename the park,” said Stokes. “I’ve been thinking about it 40 years, why it’s named for Robert Lee and why we have the monuments to Robert Lee and other Confederate quote-unquote heroes. . . . I don’t see any opposition, I support it, [and] I think almost everyone in city leadership and government will support it also.” ralejandro@afro.com

With Aim to B’More Program, Mosby Report: Autopsy Finds ‘High-Energy Looks to Address Structural Issues Injury’ in Freddie Gray’s Death Driving Crime

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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby (at the podium) announces her office’s new Aim to B’More Program, overseen by Deputy Director of Crime Control and Prevention Deborah Spector (forefront, directly to right of Mosby).

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO You cannot decouple crime from its link to economics. With Aim to B’More, Baltimore City’s state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby is looking to provide a pathway out of the criminal justice system for first-time, non-violent drug offenders.

Aim to B’More is a diversionary program that targets first-time, non-violent offenders and offers them a chance at a guaranteed job and expungement of their record if they successfully complete the program. A defendant deemed eligible for the program, and who agrees to its terms, will have to serve 150 hours of community service, after which she will enter a job and life skills program that will culminate in a job with long-term potential, something that separates this program from others offered to persons who have had contact with the criminal justice system, says Mosby.

“The uniqueness of

this program is that we have partners – we’ve partnered [via] public-private partnership – they understand the importance of trying to get to the structural and systemic issues around why crime takes place and it comes down to economics.

A lot of these young people don’t have very much to do, they don’t have a job. But at the end of the day, this program will allow them to not only have a job, but a career,” said Mosby in an interview with the {AFRO}.

While there is no age limit for Aim to B’More – which was modeled after Kamala Harris’s ‘Back on Track’ program in Los Angeles, California – Mosby says most first-time, nonviolent felony drug offenders fall within the ages of 1824. The inaugural class of participants in the program, numbering seven when we spoke, fell between the ages of 19-22.

For Deborah Spector, deputy director of crime control and prevention for the Baltimore City state’s

attorney’s office, and the person who oversees Aim to B’More, the program has the potential to prevent an initial contact with the criminal justice system from becoming a cycle of contacts.

“I think that the beauty of the program is that we are reaching out and changing the course of a person who’s having their first interaction with the criminal justice system, and we are seeking to make that their last interaction, and move the direction in a positive way and change the course of their lives so that they end up being productive members of society, instead of a person who continues to have contacts with the criminal justice system,” said Spector.

Spector spent 18 years serving as a public defender before joining Mosby’s administration (there was a three-month break inbetween, said Spector), and saw firsthand the consequences for persons who have had contact with the criminal justice system Continued on D2

BALTIMORE (AP) — A medical examiner found Freddie Gray suffered a “high-energy injury,” most likely caused when the Baltimore police van he was riding in suddenly slowed down, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun. The report says Gray’s death could not be ruled an accident and is instead a homicide because officers didn’t follow safety procedures “through acts of omission.”

Police arrested Gray, 25, on April 12 and he died a week later, prompting protests and rioting.

A grand jury indicted six officers on various charges; one officer faces the most serious charge of second-degree “depraved-heart” murder. They have pleaded not guilty.

A spokesman for the Maryland medical Freddie Gray examiner and for the prosecutor’s office declined Tuesday to release the report, but State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby condemned the leak in a statement.

“I want to make it very clear that the state’s attorney’s office did not release the Freddie Gray autopsy report. As I have repeatedly stated, I strongly condemn anyone with access to trial evidence who has leaked information prior to the resolution of this case,” she said.

Attorneys for the officers released a joint statement saying they had not yet received the report, although Mosby is expected to turn it over to the defense by Friday. The defense attorneys said they believed only the prosecutor and the medical examiner’s office had copies.

The newspaper reported it obtained a copy of the autopsy, and sources who verified it for the Sun requested anonymity because of the high-profile nature of the case.

Although officers loaded Gray into the van on his abdomen, the medical examiner surmised Gray may have gotten to his feet, then been thrown into a wall when the van abruptly changed direction. Because Gray wasn’t belted in and had his wrists and ankles shackled, he was “at risk for an unsupported fall during acceleration or deceleration of the van.”

Police and an attorney for the Gray family have said previously that Gray suffered a severe spine injury.

At the University of Maryland Medical Center, Gray tested positive for opiates and cannabinoid, according to the autopsy.

According to the report’s chronology: Gray suffered no injuries to suggest a neck hold or anything stemming from physical restraint during his arrest. Assistant Medical Examiner Carol Allan noted that in bystander video, Gray is seen bearing weight on his legs and speaking as officers load him into the van.

The van made several stops. At the second stop, officers placed an identification band and leg restraints on Gray. “Reportedly, Mr. Gray was still yelling and shaking the van. He was removed from the van and placed on the ground in a kneeling position, facing the van doors, while ankle cuffs were placed, and then slid onto the floor of the van, belly down and head first, reportedly still verbally and physically active.” The most significant injury to Gray may have occurred after this stop.

During a fourth stop, authorities said van driver Caesar Goodson called for help and Officer William Porter got involved. “The assisting officer opened the doors and observed Mr. Gray lying belly down on the floor with his head facing the cabin compartment, and reportedly he was asking for help, saying he couldn’t breathe, couldn’t get up, and needed a medic. The officer assisted Mr. Gray to the bench and the van continued on its way.”

When the van made a fifth stop to pick up a second arrestee, Sgt. Alicia White helped check on Gray. “Mr. Gray was found kneeling on the floor, facing the front of the van and slumped over to his right against the bench, and reportedly appeared lethargic with minimal responses to direct questions.”

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The Afro-American, June 27, 2015 - July 3, 2015

Baltimore-Centric Make-up, Focus of Police Reform Workgroup Could Undermine Its Efforts

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO The Lt. Col. from the Montgomery County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office had come armed with notes and a Powerpoint presentation, prepared to discuss hiring and recruitment policies before the Public Safety and Policing Workgroup in Annapolis on June 23.

The only problem? His slides and presentation were about the Baltimore City Police Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started doing this [presentation] for all of Maryland, but it became a very long presentation.

I wanted to focus on what I thought the General Assembly was more concerned with,â&#x20AC;? explained Photo by Roberto Alejandro Lt. Col. Bruce Sherman Audience members, made up predominantly of law enforcement, listen to testimony about why his first slide had before the Public Safety and Policing Workgroup in Annapolis on June 23. the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baltimore Cityâ&#x20AC;? prominently at the top, even that gave rise to it in the first place, it has the potential to though Sherman is a representative of the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in undermine the work of the group as it looks to identify Montgomery County. potential statewide law enforcement reforms (and it Del. Curt Anderson (D-Baltimore City), co-chair of the has already robbed the workgroup of a presentation on workgroup, explained that they were interested in hearing Montgomery Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hiring and recruiting practices). One about practices throughout the state, not just Baltimore City, of the most common refrains from both legislators and law but Sherman could be excused for his perception of the enforcement officials opposed to legislative reforms in this workgroupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus. arena is that issues of police abuse and community disconnect The group, after all, was organized by Maryland House and are a Baltimore City problem that does not touch much the Senate leadership as a response to the demonstrations and riots rest of the state, rendering statewide action unwarranted. that rocked Baltimore City in the aftermath of the death of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why are we changing a law for Baltimore City thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Freddie Gray, who died April 19 from injuries sustained while going to affect about 22,000 police officers, when you even in Baltimore police custody. mentioned itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only a few bad apples in Baltimore City?â&#x20AC;?

Of the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20 members, seven are from asked House Judiciary Committee member Del. John Cluster Baltimore City, including both co-chairs. And after two (R-Baltimore County) on March 12, while hearing testimony hearings, the most frequent questions have revolved around on House Bill 363, which would have created a new felony the demographics of the Baltimore Police Department, for police officers who commit, while on duty, a felony or particularly with respect to its percentage of Black officers, misdemeanor carrying a potential sentence of one year or and the percentage of officers actually living in the city (the more. next most frequent topic is the regularity of psychological The question may as well have been rhetorical, and it evaluations post officer hiring). encapsulated one of the more common attitudes in the General While the Baltimore City-weighted nature of the Assembly where law enforcement reform is concerned. The workgroup is understandable in light of the conditions Public Safety and Policing Workgroup is supposed to be working towards developing recommended legislative reforms for consideration by the entire legislature come January, when the 2016 legislative session gets underway. But the make-up of the group, the preponderance of questions asked by the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members, and a history of treating law enforcement issues as Baltimore Cityspecific problems not meriting statewide action could work to undermine the workgroupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts.

Workgroup member Del. Antonio Hayes (D-Baltimore City) admits he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a little bitâ&#x20AC;? worried that the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work could come off as Baltimorefocused, but thinks that perception is mostly driven by our proximity to the Freddie Gray unrest and that it will recede with more hearings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there is enough representation from various parts of the state, and some vocal members of the workgroup that represent different perspectives from around the state, whether it be law enforcement or some of the concerns have been expressed 2x2 that is the smallest unless we

by Baltimore City DECREASE font . . . But [representatives]. itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been made pretty to the members of the committee that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a statewide workgroup looking at policing across the board,â&#x20AC;? said Hayes. ralejandro@afro.com

Aim to Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;More Program Continued from D1

but were then afforded few resources as an alternative to the streets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately, that person with their first possession with intent to distribute, or distribution charge, often went back to that distribution kind of crime, and this information in [Aim to Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;More] changes [that pattern], it opens all new doors,â&#x20AC;? said Spector.

Aim to Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;More is currently in a pilot stage, and the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office is tracking metrics in order to determine potential areas of strength or weakness, as well as overall success, measured principally in terms of Aim to Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Moreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impact on recidivism. In implementing the program, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office has partnered with the Center for Urban Families and its STRIVE Baltimore workforce development program, which already had partners like Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Lifebridge Health in place and in a position to provide jobs to successful participants (some employers require the successful completion of an unpaid internship prior to receiving a job offer).

If Aim to Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;More proves successful, Mosby hopes that other private sector business partners will come forward to sign-on to the program and help provide a viable alternative to street economies for young Baltimoreans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we have a small number of individuals, and most of the time itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young people, who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have economic opportunities the result is crime. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad for everybody â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a small number of individuals defining the perception of our city. The business community needs to understand that everybody has a stake in the outcome and the perception of our city, and so, if the issue is really systemic and about economics, there are ways for the business community to be able to assist,â&#x20AC;? said Mosby.

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New Programs Keep City Kids Busy Over the Summer options. She said that both the school board and the mayor’s office have worked hard to make sure that children have things to do in the summer. She said that programs like these take a great deal of human and fiscal investments.

Starnes said that so far, the school board has heard nothing but positive feedback from parents about the programs, and that officials hope to be able to offer the new programs in years to come.

He added that during the summer, any student 18-years-old or younger can get free breakfast and lunch at schools where summer activities are being held, regardless of whether they are taking part in a summer program or not.

“We want to stress that. That’s extremely important,” he said.

Check to see what schools will be holding summer programs by logging on to Baltimore City Schools’ website: www.baltimorecityschools.org

By Lisa Snowden-McCray Special to the AFRO Baltimore students will have two new ways to keep busy while schools are out this summer.

In May, city schools representatives announced the addition of two new educational programs: The Learning Express and The Summer Arts Academy. Both programs will run from June 29July 31, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at select city schools.

The Learning Express is geared toward students in grades one through grade three. It will divide participants’ days between educational and enrichment activities. The Summer Arts Academy allows participants the chance to learn about all forms of art.

Both programs are full, but interested parents can still submit applications to be wait-listed.

The city also offers other programs for students ranging from grade five to grade 12. The programs give students a chance to learn about robots, catch up on classes they may have struggled with during the school year, or take new classes. Students can also use the summer to take Advanced Placement courses for AP credit.

The programs are all free, thanks to contributions from the mayor’s office, local partners like the YMCA of Central Maryland and fundraisers.

“We are really pleased with the community support,” said Dr. Nakia Hardy, Executive Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning. “It speaks to community support and engagement.”

Hardy said the programs are part of City schools’ efforts to make sure that students have

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The Afro-American, June 27, 2015 - July 3, 2015

The Philomathians, an organization which honors women who are making significant contributions to the community, demonstrated its commitment by recognizing five “Women on the Move” and one “Woman to Watch” at the Forum on May 2, in Baltimore, Maryland. The Philomathians tag line is “Lovers of Learning.”

The Women on the Move included Ariel Symone Bowers, research analyst, Space Telescope; Sheri J. Booker, instructor, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women; Tamira Dunn, CEO/Founder, Dream Girls Mentoring Program, Camay Jackson, 2015 Morgan State University Graduate;

and Chichi Nygah-Nash, administrative chief, Baltimore City Department of General Services.

The Honorable Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City State’s Attorney was honored as The Philomathians 2015 Woman to Watch.

The Philomathians are also involved in stimulating interest in learning, surfacing the challenges that face women, to studying aspects of contemporary life and encouraging participation in the cultural and intellectual life of the community.

Dr. Thelma T. Daley is president; Rev. Marie Braxton is vice president. The Philomathians was founded in 1932 by Vashti Turley Murphy and Vivian Johnson Cook.

Gwendolyn Rooks, Lisa Shipley, Elise Jude Mason, Felicia MurphyPhillips and Rev. Marie Braxton, vice president Dr. Thelma T. Daley, president presents the Woman to Watch Award to The Honorable Marilyn Mosby, JD, Baltimore City state’s attorney Women on the Move Honorees were Chichi Nygah-Nash, Ariel Symone Bowers, Tamira Dunn, Camay Jackson and Sheri Booker

Dr. A. Lois De Laine, Dr. Thelma T. Daley, Honorable Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City’s state’s attorney and Laverne Turner

Mattie Mumby, Rita Turner and Blanche Beckham

Laura Knight, Eleanor Matthews, Gwendolyn Lindsay and Rita Cooper Nikita Haysbert, Jessie Douglas and Faith Thomas

Carolyn Roberts, Kay Muhammad, Alma Roberts, Veris Lee and Sara Jerkins. Seated: Dr. Geraldine R. Waters

Doris Cole, Deanna Brown and Geraldine Young Norma Scott, Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey and Jean Tucker-Mann

Jacqueline Richardson, Anne Roberts, Dolores Winston and Shirley Johnson

Dr. Jesse Weaver, Alice Pinderhughes, Jennifer Bannister, Crafton Reed, Orlo Reed. Seated are Helen Lee (100 yrs. old) and Gladys Reed (96 years old)

Monica Walker, Dr. Flossie Windley and Alexa Walker

On April 24, The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) Conference and Reception was Photos and story

by Da’Rrell Privott

Sen. Catherine E. Pugh and Bernard C. “Jack” Young, president of the Baltimore City Council

Marion Patterson, Ellen D. Howard and Jacqueline Massey

Photos and story by Dr. A. Lois DeLaine

held at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

The members of organization were here in town for their Executive Board Meeting and were convening with Senator Catherine Pugh, President of NBCSL and host of the event. The venue was excellent with Dr. A. Skipp Sanders, the Executive Director, of this beautiful museum, celebrating its tenth year.

Dr. Sanders was on hand to give a welcoming

speech to the NBCSL members and guests. A NBCSL press conference was also held in response to African Americans being killed by police officials where several elected officials weighed in.

There was jazz by The Rodney

David Haley, State Of Kansas Senator, Kansas Senate District 04, and Da’Rrell L Privott Dr. A. Skipp Sanders, executive director of The Reginald F. Lewis Museum gives welcoming speech

Cory V. McCray, The Maryland House of Delegates Legislative District 45 Baltimore City; Alonzo T. Washington, State Delegate District 22, Prince George’s County; Antonio Hayes,40th District Delegate; Brandon M. Scott, Baltimore City Council, 2nd District

Sen. Catherine E. Pugh and Laura Hall Alabama House of Legislature,19th District Delegate Joseline A. Pene and Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks

Barbra Staples King, Dr. Walker Roberson, Roslyn L. Smith, Donnie E. Trotter, assistant majority leader Chicago, Illinois, State Senator, 17th District, Citscko Staples Miller, and Yvette Williams

Verna L. Jones-Rodwell and Bernard C. “Jack” Young

The Rodney Kelley Experience

Kelley Experience, a delightful catered dinner, as well as the opportunity for the members to take part in collaborating with other elected officials from all over the nation.

J Johnny L. Ford, mayor Tuskegee, Alabama, and Roslyn L. Smith, interim executive director for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Johnny L. Ford , mayor Tuskegee, Alabama, speaks at NBCSL

Cori A. Ramos, director of sales & special events of The Reginald F. Lewis Museum

Rosalie Turpin-Belcher, Dr. Anna McPhatter, Dr. Patricia Welch, Kim Sydnor and Grace Coffey

Chimaobi Chijioke , BGE manager major accounts, Sen. Catherine E. Pugh and Alexander G. Nunez, BGE vice president governmental & external affairs

Dr. A. Skipp Sanders and Tabb Bishop

Ammanuel C. Moore, Fredrick Cager, Bernard C. “Jack” Young, president of the Baltimore City Council, Delegate Curt Anderson, Curt Anderson Jr; and City Councilman Carl Stokes

Members and guests gather at the round table Front Row (left to right): Rep. Ray Hull (RI), Rep. Gloria Fox (MA),Rep. Laura V. Hall (AL),Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (SC), Rep. Vanessa Lowery-Brown (PA) and Tabb Bishop. Second Row (left to right) (Unknown), Rep. Sharon Beasley-Teague (GA), Former Del. Verna Rodwell (MD), Del. Cheryl Glenn (MD), Del. Barbara Robinson (MD) Rep. Helen) Miller (IA), Sen. Catherine Pugh (NBCSL President), Rep. Regina Barrow (LA), Rep. Greg Porter (IN) – (NBCSL President),Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler (GA) , NBCSL Chaplain Third Row (left to right): Sen. David Haley (KS), (Unknown), Rep. Harold Love, Jr. (TN), Rep. Karla May (MO), Bernard Young , president, City Council, Del. Nathaniel Oaks (MD) and Sen. Donne Trotter (IL)

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