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Protesters stop traffic in St. Louis on Oct. 3. After marching to Jefferson Avenue and exiting the highway, most of the group was arrested for being on the interstate as part of the ongoing demonstrations against the acquittal of a White former police officer in the 2011 killing of a Black man.

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The mass slaughter of American citizens in Las Vegas is the latest account of White domestic terrorism in a country that has struggled with it for decades, especially with violence being used as a vehicle to suppress African Americans. It was Freedom Summer in the Deep South. The year was 1964, when hundreds of young adults mobilized to

help disenfranchised Black folks register to vote when they were denied that basic right. James Chaney, a native of Mississippi, was a 21-year-old civil rights activist. On June 21, 1964, Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, along with two White college students from New York, were kidnapped by the Ku Klux Klan, who shot them before burying their bodies in an earthen dam. Black folk from the South

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Off-Duty Officer Coached Kids, Was Respected Leader By the Associated Press

Off-duty Las Vegas police officer and youth football coach Charleston Hartfield was among those killed during the Las Vegas massacre, two of his friends said. Hartfield, 34, was known as a selfless, respected leader who brought out the best in his players, said Stan King, whose son played football for Hartfield. Troy Rhett, another friend of Hartfield’s through football, said he knew from social media that Hartfield was attending the Sunday concert. When he heard about the shooting, he texted him, hoping to learn Hartfield was safe. He never heard back, Continued on A4 U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Charleston Hartfield of the 100th Quartermaster Company was one of the people killed in Las Vegas after a gunman opened fire on Oct. 1, at a country music festival.

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Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival killing dozens and wounding hundreds.

who were active in the Civil Rights Movement during that era had a front-row seat to White domestic terrorism. During the East St. Louis Massacre of 1917 hundreds of African Americans were shot and killed. Going further back, more than 100 African Americans were murdered by White Southern Democrats in 1873 in Colfax, La. White domestic terrorism has occurred again, this time on Oct. 1 when Stephen Paddock, a White 64-yearold retiree, perched himself on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas and proceeded to shoot down upon 22,000 people

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attending an outdoors country music concert, killing at least 58 people and injuring more than 500 others; the majority of whom were White. Although many news outlets declined to indentify Paddock as a terrorist, his actions, much like the actions of terrorists during the Civil Rights Movement, shed light on the fact that not all terrorism in the United States is from foreign countries. “A great question . . . obviously there’s a huge White backlash now, just as Continued on A3

Fifty years ago Thurgood Marshall was sworn as a Supreme Court justice, making him the first African American to hold such a distinction. The AFRO was in the room as he took the oath of office, as the below story details.

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‘I, Thurgood Marshall, Do Swear… To Do Equal Right’ 96th justice takes seat on high court

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Oct. 14, 1967 By Ruth Jenkins WASHINGTON—Mrs. Cyrus W. Marshall Sr. got a double thrill, Monday. Her nephew, Thurgood Marshall, 59, set another in a series of racial precedents by taking a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. And shortly before the oath was administered to him President Johnson made a surprise Continued on A3

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Former football legend O.J. Simpson was released from the Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada Oct. 1. By The Associated Press Former football legend O.J. Simpson became a free man Oct. 1 after serving nine years for a botched hotel room heist that brought the conviction and prison time he avoided after his 1995 acquittal in the killings of his ex-wife and her friend. Simpson was released at 12:08 a.m. PDT from Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada, state prisons spokeswoman Brooke Keast told The Associated Press. She said she didn’t know immediately where Simpson was headed in his first hours of freedom, adding an unidentified driver met him and took him to an undisclosed location. “I don’t have any information on where he’s going,” said Keast, who watched Simpson in blue jeans, denim jacket and ball cap signing documents before his release. Her department released a brief video on social media of Simpson being told to “come on out” by a prison staffer. He responded “OK,” walked through an open door, and the video then cut to a nighttime street — apparently the prison exterior. Simpson has said he wanted to move back to Florida, where he lived before his armed robbery conviction in Las Vegas in a September 2007 confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers. But Florida prison officials said documents weren’t filed, and the state attorney general says she doesn’t want Simpson to live in the state. Neither Simpson’s attorney, Malcolm LaVergne in Las Vegas, nor state Parole and Probation Capt. Shawn Arruti, who has been handling Simpson’s case, immediately responded to messages.

Bannon Cancels Appearance Before Black Entrepreneurs; Lewandowski Touts Racism-free Economic Plan By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com

Race was the elephant in the room when Raynard Jackson, a Republican political strategist, invited White nationalist Steve Bannon and former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to speak at an event geared towards Black entrepreneurs. Though both speakers confirmed their attendance at the first annual Black Entrepreneurs Summit on Sept. 27, according to Jackson, Bannon cancelled on Sept. 26 to instead support Senate candidate Roy Moore in his

successful campaign in Alabama. Lewandowski, the event’s keynote speaker, assured the nearly 100 Black business owners that racism had no place in Donald Trump’s economic agenda. “Donald Trump started to remove the overburdening regulations that our small business owners face,” Lewandowski said. “What that means is opportunity for them to no longer be pejorative—the government—against the small business owners, which means access to more capital.” Jackson, who is the founder of the super PAC Black Americans for a Better Future, continues to tout the benefits of Black participation within and acceptance of a more powerful and economically-sound GOP platform—even if that participation means ignoring labels such as “White supremacist,” “White nationalist,” and “racist,” which have been used to describe some of the party’s members. According to Jackson, some Republicans including Lewandowski and Bannon, hold key insight into the very components that could strengthen Black businesses. “They say Trump and people like Steve Bannon are White nationalists. If it means that you are a White nationalist because you believe in controlling your borders, you want to sign trade deals that protect the American workers, you want to make sure that American sovereignty is never subjugated to outside organizations like the UN, the World Bank, IMF, the EU, then I am a White nationalist also,” Jackson said to thunderous laughter from the crowd. “I didn’t realize that was only relative to the White folks. I support Trump and people like him because we need someone to shake up the system. We’ve become fat and lazy…we have a digital economy with an analog government.”

Tennessee Church Suspect May Have Sought Charleston Revenge By The Associated Press

A note found in the car of a man charged with spraying deadly gunfire at a Tennessee church made reference to revenge for a White supremacist’s massacre at a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two years Metro Nashville Police Department via AP earlier, law enforcement officials told The Associated Emanuel Kidega Samson allegedly entered a church Press. The note could offer a in Tennessee on Sept. 24 glimpse into Emanuel Kidega and opened deadly fire an Samson’s mindset at the official said. time of Sunday’s shooting and a possible motive for the rampage, which left a woman dead and six other people wounded. The Associated Press has not viewed the note, but it was summarized in an investigative report circulating among law enforcement. Two officials read parts of the note to the AP. The report said that “in sum and in no way verbatim,” the note referenced revenge or retaliation for Dylann Roof, the White supremacist who killed nine Black worshippers at the South Carolina church in 2015 and has since been sentenced to death. It wasn’t clear what precisely Samson is alleged to have written about the Roof shooting, or whether his note contained other important details that might also speak to a motivation or state of mind. The law enforcement officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation. Metro Nashville Police declined to comment, saying it had not released the information. Samson has been charged with murder, and the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in Nashville quickly opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting. His public defender did not immediately return calls for comment. And spokespeople for the FBI, the U.S. attorney’s office and District Attorney General Glenn Funk declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.

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Keith Seeks Inclusion in Select Group of Black Vets in Congress master’s in that field in 1992 and earned a juris doctorate from Boston College School of Law in 1995. Keith served as a judge’s advocate for the Pam Keith is seeking to make history in U.S. Navy from 1995-1999 and worked with Florida by becoming one of the few Black District of Columbia law firms Morgan Lewis female veterans to win a seat in the U.S. from 2000-2002, Jones Day 2002-2007 and House of Representatives. Keith is the leading was a counsel to Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Democrat for Florida’s 18th congressional Smoak & Stewart from 2007-2011 and from district. She will face Rep. Brian Mast 2011-2014 was senior counsel for Florida (R-Fla.), a freshman, in next year’s general Power & Light Co./NextEra Energy. election and she told the AFRO she is up to The southeastern Florida district Keith the task of being a successful candidate and a seeks to represents stretches from Fort Pierce member of Congress. to Palm Beach and contains all of St. Lucie “I am running for Congress because I and Martin counties as well as the northeastern part of Palm Beach County. The district is 81 percent White and 12 percent Black. Keith was a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in 2016 but lost the Democratic nomination. She supports Obamacare, a woman’s right to choose, comprehensive – Pam Keith immigration reform, public education, and good services for veterans. She is a proud patriot, believe in the saying ‘to whom much is championing American diplomacy and global given, much is required’,” Keith said. “I have leadership and is pro-Israel and embraces the been a lifetime advocate with training in the peace process for that troubled region of the Navy and as a lawyer. I am prepared to be an world. advocate and there is a need for an advocate in Holding President Donald J. Trump Washington, D.C.” accountable will be a priority and she Keith, whose father served in the U.S. doesn’t have a problem with voting for his Navy and the U.S. Foreign Service, lived in impeachment, she said. “I have a better skills Turkey, Morocco, and Syria as a child before set than Rep. Mast,” she said. “He takes his moving back to the United States with her cues from his party’s leadership and he doesn’t family. She received her bachelor’s degree in stand up to the GOP and Donald Trump. rhetoric and communications in 1990 and a As a member of Congress, I will lead and By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com

“I am running for Congress because I believe in the saying ‘to whom much is given, much is required.’”

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Pam Keith is running for the House in Florida’s 18th congressional district. if necessary challenge elements of my own party.” In response, Mast’s office sent a statement to the AFRO, saying: “Congressman Mast’s focus is on working to serve the people in our community, including hurricane recovery

efforts and preventing harmful algal blooms, not on partisan politics and elections that are over a year away.” Keith notes that her race against Mast should be interesting, in that “it will be veteran versus veteran.” Mast is a veteran of the U.S. Army. While most political experts think the House will stay in Republican hands in 2019, there are whispers of Democrats taking it back because of the unpopularity of Trump. Keith said she will be able to be effective no matter which party is in control of the House. “I will be able to work with a GOP-led House,” she said. “Every vote that is taken drives a national conversation and while the Democrats may not control the House they will control the conversation.” Keith said she will join the Congressional Black Caucus if elected. If Keith is elected and all members of Congress are re-elected, she will be the 50th member of the CBC and the fifth African American in the Florida delegation, the most of any state. “I would like to see the CBC set up a candidate’s academy for people who want to run for public office,” she said. “We can recruit people from universities such as Harvard, Howard, Florida A&M University, Stanford, and Spelman who are interested in politics. We need to train and fund people for public service and teach people how to run for office.” Keith said the CBC should deliberately try to increase its numbers as a part of its growth strategy. She also said that Black organizations such as the HBCU alumni associations should get more involved in the political process and engage aggressively in fundraising activities.

White Terrorism Continued from A1 there was during the Civil Rights Movement with the KKK’s killings of the four little girls and then the three civil rights workers,” Jerry Mitchell, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative reporter at the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper in Mississippi, told the AFR}. “What we don’t know yet is where this backlash might lead in terms of politics and national leadership. Are we headed for a fractured nation?” Domestic White terrorism from the past --- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 and from the present --- nine Black parishioners and ministers were killed by Dylann Roof, a then-21year-old Confederacy lover/admitted White supremacist, on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. continue to not be labeled terrorism by law enforcement agencies. Other acts of White domestic terrorism also include the murder of

NAACP leader Medgar Evers, who was assassinated June 12, 1963 in Mississippi. He was shot in the back in his driveway by a Ku Klux Klan sniper.

The girls were: Addie Mae Collins (14 years old), Denise McNair (11), Carole Robertson (14) and Cynthia Wesley (14). And before that on Aug. 28,

“A great question . . . obviously there’s a huge White backlash now, just as there was during the Civil Rights Movement with the KKK’s killings of the four little girls and then the three civil rights workers.”

– Jerry Mitchell

There was also the Sept. 15, 1963, at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., four black girls were killed during a firebombing by the Ku Klux Klan.

1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago, was kidnapped, tortured, beaten to death, wrapped in barbed wire, tied to a cotton gin and thrown into a river

Marshall Continued from A1 entrance and quietly sat down immediately in front of Mrs. Marshall. Mr. Justice Marshall is the 96th justice and the first colored justice to serve on the nine man Supreme Court since its beginning in Feb. 1790. He was nominated to the court by President Johnson last June 13, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 30. For two years previously,

he served in another precedent-setting position as U.S. Solicitor General, also by appointment of President Johnson. Following Senate confirmation to the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Marshall took the Constitutional oath on Sept. 1. It was administered by Mr. Justice Black, in the absence of the Chief Justice. Normally the Constitutional oath—

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swearing to support and defend the Constitution—is taken in private with only the other justices present. So Monday morning, five minutes after the Supreme Court assembled at 10 a.m. he took the judicial oath, administered by the clerk of the court, John F. Davis, who first read the Presidential Commission of appointment. Chief Justice Earl Warren presided. Robed shortly before the oath was administered, Mr. Marshall said in a strong resonant voice: “I, Thurgood Marshall, do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and the

after he supposedly whistled at a White woman in a Mississippi store. The woman’s husband and her brother were charged with Till’s death but were acquitted. Till’s casket lies in the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Other acts of White terrorism that received less attention include: ---the 1873 mass shooting in Colfax, La., where up to 150 people, mostly Black, were killed following a controversial election in what has been called the Colfax Massacre. ---The 1917, in East St. Louis race riot that killed as many as 100 Black people. ---The 1919 lynching in Elaine, Ark., where about 237 Black people died after a White law-enforcement officer was killed during a confrontation.

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---The May 31, 1921, race riots in Tulsa, Oka. erupted following newspaper accounts stating that a young Black man assaulted a White female elevator operator. In 2015, a manuscript written by Buck Colbert Franklin, a Black Oklahoma attorney and father of renowned historian John Hope Franklin, was discovered. In the manuscript, Colbert Franklin wrote about the aftermath of the newspaper report, “Then whites were deputized and handed weapons, the shooting starts and then it gets out of hand. It went on for two days until the entire Black community is burned down.” That community was called “Black Wall Street.” According to the Tulsa Race Riots Commission, at least 300 people died. Most were Black. Like Till’s casket, Franklin’s manuscript is on display at the NMAAHC.

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Russia’s Facebook Propaganda Targeted Blacks During Uprising Soviet Country Used Media to Divide By Hamil Harris Special to the AFRO Long before the death of Freddie Gray, community leaders like Jamye Wooten and the Rev. Heber Brown III in Baltimore were pushing for social change and skeptical about outsiders claiming to want to help the community. But after Gray’s death on April 12, 2015, the world witnessed a fiery eruption on the streets of Baltimore and among those in the epicenter of protest and Internet calls for action were allegedly the Russians. “We thought it could be undercover police, the Russians were not near the top of our line up,” Wooten, cofounder of Baltimore United for Change, told the AFRO. Wooten like the rest of the country learned from published reports that the Facebook page called “Blacktivist” was neither about Blacks nor activism for people of color. Instead it was allegedly operated by Russians meddling and taking advantage of people’s frustrations in Baltimore and other urban areas throughout the United States. “COPS RAID WRONG HOME AND ASSAULTED PREGNANT WOMAN,” the account said in one Facebook post, linking to a story of police violence. “INSANE! COPS PULVERIZED HANDCUFFED MAN” said another. According to CNN, another Blacktivist posts read “stand

“Millions of people consider Facebook a reliable platform to share and receive ideas without nefarious outside interference.” – Rep. Elijah Cummings together and end oppression….Our race is under attack,” but Wooten wasn’t skeptical. “In this era of social media and decentralized leadership models where there is really no barrier to entry, it’s important that activists exercise a level of discernment before retweeting and cosigning organizations that have no history of being on the ground,” he said. Brown, pastor of the Pleasant HopeBaptist Church in Baltimore, said he too was suspicious after he learned that the site creator was not from Baltimore and was apologetic: “We are looking for friendship, because we are fighting for the same reasons,” another post read. “It raised red flags in my mind because what we have been through in our history,” Brown told the AFRO. “So many people were in Baltimore after Freddie Gray and I was a little fed up with some of them.” Even though Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for allowing the alleged Russian meddling, Congress wants to know more. Rev. Jerome Stephens, legislative aide for Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) told the AFRO that, “No foreign government should

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Facebook’s The Blacktivist account now appears to have been part of the Kremlin’s covert efforts to stoke racial tensions and influence the U.S. election, according to CNN. ever interfere with local issues of any community in this country.” Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who is the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, is also looking into the matter. “I am deeply concerned about reports that voters in Baltimore may have been targeted by Russia’s underhanded attempts to contaminate our country’s democratic process and turn Americans against one another, he told the AFRO in an email Oct. 3. “Millions of people consider Facebook a reliable platform to share and receive ideas without nefarious outside interference. Facebook must now work vigorously to strengthen its advertising policies and renew users’ trust in the integrity of its systems.” According to various sources, the Russians have attempted to sow ill-will in the Black community for decades. In the late 1980’s Russian operatives, pretending to be reporters, would mingle with the Black press to build friendships and gain information on Black suffering. They also underwrote trips to

what was then the Soviet Union. But in the late 1980’s President Reagan and former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev ushered in a new era and combined with the fall of Communism there was a greater spirit of communism between the U.S. and Russia. But now it is unclear what President Donald Trump has in store for Russian President Vladimir Putin and what Putin, a KGB veteran, has planned for the US. “We shouldn’t be so naïve to think that Russia is the only country doing things like [this]. I’m sure the U.S. is also engaged in such practices,” Brown said. But despite the allegations Cummings told the AFRO in a recent interview that much of what is going on in the country with Trump are distractions that keep the focus off of real work with his White House. “What Trump has been able to do is distract us away from issues like making sure our children have good education and making sure that they have proper healthcare. We can’t be distracted,” Cummings said.

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Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman took to Twitter on Oct. 3 to challenge actor Steven Seagal to a 10-round fight. Seagal declined comment.

George Foreman Challenges Steven Seagal to 10-Round Fight By The Associated Press Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has challenged big-screen

tough guy Steven Seagal to a real-life fight. The 68-year-old Foreman posted a picture of the 65-year-old Seagal on

Twitter on Monday, writing: “I challenge you One on one, I use boxing you can use whatever. 10 rounds in Vegas.”

One We Lost Continued from A1 and Rhett said he learned through another friend Monday morning that Hartfield had died. Hartfield, who also went by “Chuck” or “Charles” or even “Chucky Hart,” was also a

military veteran and leaves behind a son and a daughter, Rhett said. Hartfield is also listed at author of a book titled “Memoirs of Public Servant” about his time as a Las Vegas police officer.

When fans asked Foreman on Twitter why he wanted to fight Seagal, Foreman replied that the martial artist “really can fight” and is big enough to defend himself. Foreman first won the heavyweight title in 1973 and again in 1994. Seagal made headlines last week for saying that NFL players kneeling during the national anthem were a “joke” and an “outrage.” A representative for Seagal told The Associated Press Oct. 3 that the star didn’t want to comment on Foreman’s offer.

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David McCoy Joins AFRO Family as New Advertising Account Exec.

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David McCoy, the AFRO’s new advertising account executive, is pictured with his three daughters. McCoy began the position on Sept. 11. By LaTrina Antoine AFRO Washington D.C. Editor Washington D.C. native David McCoy is the AFRO’s new advertising account executive for the Washington D.C. metropolitan region and other national areas. “One thing I want to accomplish here is making the AFRO’s presence more felt with residents and business owners,” McCoy, 37, said. With more than seven years of experience in the communications, advertising and sales marketing industry, McCoy said his specialties include networking and going after the sale with his “go-hard personality.” He previously worked as a client services representative at ICMARC, a non-profit financial services corporation that provides retirement plans and related services to public sector workers. McCoy also has experience as a sales

manager at a local Rent-A-Center store located in Landover, Md. In addition to becoming a manager, McCoy says his accomplishments include become a training manager and being a parent of three girls: Lyric, Marlie and Trinity. “My greatest, greatest accomplishment is being a dad,” he said. McCoy graduated from Northwest D.C.-based Duke Ellington High School from 1994-1998. He also attended Clark Atlanta University, receiving an associate’s degree in communications from 1998-2000 and Howard University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in communications from 2012-2014. “I had to be in it to win it,” he said, referencing is initial interview with the AFRO. McCoy is based in the AFRO’s D.C. office and can be reached at dmccoy@afro.com.

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COMMENTARY

Re-Thinking South Carolina’s Monuments to the Confederacy

Considering the recent events in Charlottesville, Va., and the ongoing debate over the legitimate place of Civil War and Reconstruction era monuments in this country, we, the members of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, express our unyielding commitment to building a more just, open and unified society. As a state-sponsored commission, with more than 25 years of state service, we are dedicated to the preservation of South Carolina’s African American history and culture and we understand the need to chronicle the past. However, we vehemently oppose any attempt to use “history” to push a White supremacist agenda or to intimidate those who still suffer the effects of our country’s past wrongs. As Voltaire said, “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” The Civil War and Reconstruction continue to divide Americans. The bloody and divisive conflict may have been a “struggle between brothers,” but the brothers were fighting over the continuation, legality and morality of slavery. Likewise, all of those who took up arms against the Union did something that would be a crime today. Honoring them in public places sends a convoluted message to our children, especially in this age of terrorism. Museums and educational spaces may be the best places for these figures so that they can be studied in context. Leaving them in public spaces provides opportunities for them to be worshipped. However, if removal is not the choice of the community, then a full educational and interpretive examination of who these men were is needed to understand the purpose of their monuments. Lastly, for the millions of Americans who were drafted during World War II to fight the Nazi menace –Voltaire and for all those today who honor their sacrifice, there can be no excuse for not immediately condemning those who call for ethnic cleansing and genocide on our own shores. We are disheartened by the emergence of so-called Alt-right with their associated groups like the KKK, White supremacists and neo-fascists organizations. Their ideas contradict our fundamental beliefs as Americans. Our Commission is committed to the promotion of healthy, open and constructive debate about the past. However, we are vigorously opposed to any acts of intimidation, violence or

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“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”

terrorism. We strongly urge the citizens of South Carolina to join us in condemning all forms of racism, discrimination and misrepresentations of the past and encourage all people to commit themselves to honest and respectful public discourse. Dr. Abel A. Bartley is the chair of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission.

‘Strange Fruit’ Is Still Hanging From the Trees For the past two Sundays, the world has been witness to a climactic moment in our nation’s history. Players from across the NFL expressed their dissent towards racial division and disunity. Some players, kneeled, some sat some raised fists and some linked arms. Last year, I was asked to participate in a panel discussion at a local college on Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem. As a scholar of racial violence in the United States, I have always looked at each episode through the eyes of the victim first, whose life had been cut off. Black protest in sports did not start with kneeling; it began when the first Black athletes began participating in sports. Jack Johnson, the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion, is often viewed as the pinnacle representation of such participation. However, people often forget other African American boxers that fought alongside Johnson, such as Joe Gans of Baltimore, Md. Black participation is equated to activism when you take into consideration what was taking place in the nation during that time. In 1902, Baltimore’s native son Joe Gans became the first Black World Boxing Champion of the 20th century. The success of Gans inspired Blacks from across the globe as Gans seemingly made a tremendous stride towards equality. At least 85 African

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Americans were lynched in the same year. What has changed since then? Over one hundred years later in 2015, 102 unarmed Black people were killed by the police. Only 10 of the 102 cases in 2015 resulted in officer(s) being charged with a crime, according to mappingpoliceviolence.org. Not only has the assault on Black and brown lives continued, they have remained consistent for the most part. Anytime people of color in United States history have spoken truth to power or protested nonviolently, there has been a faction of people that fail to consider the suffering of their fellow man and woman. Minorities have always been used as the scapegoats for what is wrong with America. As a result, citizens overlook and discount Black suffering. The most disrespectful thing about the dehumanizing and divisive responses to Colin Kaepernick’s protest is the attempt to spread division amongst two populations. The act of taking a knee is not a protest against veterans. Instead of critiquing the way that African American Athletes protest racial injustice these dissenters should actually use their anger and not just focus on symbolic expressions of patriotic gratitude. For years the United States has praised the military with her words, her performances and her traditions, but she has yet to tangibly show our military the respect they deserve. This same thing can be said about the ways in which African Americans have been treated historically, when it is convenient we are lifted up as representations of success, equality and diversity,

meanwhile Black bodies continue to swing from the branches of our democracy. We should examine these issues separately and collectively as issues that should not be tolerated in this country. A country that has yet to realize the true meaning of its creed, “that all men are created equal.” That is the point of the protest; that is the point of kneeling during the national anthem. The protest is to draw a line in the sand and capture the attention of the world so that we can address what is wrong in our nation. This year is already on pace to be one of the deadliest years measured for the number of individuals that are killed by the police with no signs of the crisis slowing down. Just ask the families of Jayson Negron, Jordan Edwards and Darius Smith - all young boys gunned down by police. Acclaimed jazz vocalist Billy Holiday first sang of “strange fruit swinging from southern trees” 78 year-ago. As the prison industrial complex has become the news system of Jim Crow segregation, today, the bullet has replaced the noose and in this current age, as Americans, regardless of color or creed we must ask ourselves if we can stand the killing of unarmed Black men and women. If not then we must once and for all deal with this byproducts of our nations original sin. Charles Chavis is the 2017-2018 Benjamin A. Quarles Doctoral Fellow at Morgan State University.

Maryland Takes the Lead in Making Prescription Drugs Affordable Prescription drugs are too expensive and many of us who need them, can’t afford them. A new law in Maryland aims to turn the tide on rising drug prices. On Oct. 1, Maryland became the first state in the nation to outlaw price gouging by manufacturers of generic and off patent prescription drugs. Thanks to the leadership of Attorney General Brian Frosh, who led the fight for our new law and is successfully defending it in court, these manufacturers will no longer be able to increase their prices in our state to an unconscionably high level. We at the Maryland Health Care For All! Coalition will work with the Attorney General’s office to make sure the law is fully implemented to protect Marylanders from prescription drug price gouging. We urge you to let us know if skyrocketing drug prices have hurt you or your family by telling us your story at healthcareforall.com/hearmystory. Unlike the Attorney General, Governor Larry Hogan did not help to enact this life-saving law. Although the Governor did not veto the law, he wrote a letter, which strongly criticized

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the measure and actually formed the basis for the drug manufacturers’ lawsuit to keep the law from taking effect. Fortunately, the federal court has so far rejected the arguments made by the drug corporations and Governor Hogan and has allowed our landmark price gouging law to go into effect. In his letter, Governor Hogan also criticized the General Assembly for not also addressing the cost of high-priced brand

A new law in Maryland aims to turn the tide on rising drug prices. name drugs. We believe our legislators, particularly Senate Finance Committee Chairman Thomas “Mac” Middleton and House Health and Government Operations Committee Chairman Shane Pendergrass, did a terrific job of crafting our

new law in a way which will significantly help Marylanders afford the drugs they need. We look forward to working with them to build on this progress in 2018 — and we hope the Governor will work with us this time and not try once again to undermine our progress. The prescription drug price gouging law was a historic first step and we will continue to lead as we move forward with proactive solutions so that Marylanders that are sick have access to life-saving, critical medicines. As we continue to strive to make prescription drugs more affordable, we hope to work closely with the over fifty statewide organizations which helped us to enact the price gouging law; including the NAACP, AARP, 1199 SEIU, MedChi (the state medical society), the Legislative Black Caucus and many faith groups. Together, we will continue to work toward our common goal of quality, affordable health care for all Marylanders. Vincent DeMarco is the president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, which works to educate Marylanders about feasible and effective ways to expand access to quality affordable health insurance for all residents.

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Ona Judge: The Slave Who Ran Away from George Washington By The Associated Press Stepping off a boat in a New Hampshire port in 1796, 22-year-old Ona Judge was on the run from the family of President George Washington. Judge, who was born into slavery and served Martha Washington for most of her young life, had slipped away from the president’s official residence when the capital was in Philadelphia and boarded a ship as the Washingtons prepared to return to their plantation house in Mount Vernon, Virginia. With a $10 reward posted for her capture, Judge knew she had to keep a low profile. She turned to the

Washington. No one else would come for Judge, but that didn’t mean life was easy. She was impoverished,

often depended upon charity, and outlived her three children and husband.

The is the MacphaedrisWarner House, located in Portsmouth, N.H., where at least eight slaves in the 1700s, including John Jack who would later offer shelter to Ona Judge, a George Washington family slave who escaped to New Hampshire.

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The story of Judge’s escape and life on the run in New Hampshire is the subject of Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s book. network of free Blacks in Portsmouth for help. “She gets off the boat. She is in a strange place,” said JerriAnne Boggis, director of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail. “She comes to Portsmouth and there is a dearth of people of color. So, she has got to be scared. She has been scared the whole time not knowing where she is going.” The story of Judge’s escape and life on the run in New Hampshire is the subject of Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s book “Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge.” Dunbar was named Oct. 4 as a finalist for this year’s National Book Awards. Fearing that Washington’s men were closing in on her, Judge would flee in 1799 to the home of a free Black family, Phillis and John Jacks, where she remained until she died in 1848. Washington would die several months later in 1799, followed several years after that by Martha

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Race and Politics

Recently I participated in the Holistic Parenting and Education Summit, an event Sean Yoes organized Baltimore AFRO by Kenyatta Editor Maconsyoes@afro.com Moon, the founder of the Nsoroma Academy of Holistic Thought, Baltimore’s only African centered school. The event, at New Shiloh Baptist Church’s Family Life

There was a beautiful, vibrant energy in the room, maybe the most truly child friendly “education summit” I’ve ever been a part of… Center in West Baltimore, featured presentations and education workshops by Macon-Moon, my good brothers Changa Bell, filmmaker and founder of the Black Male Yoga Initiative and Bobby Marvin Holmes, author, filmmaker, AFRO contributor and founder of Son of a Dream, among others. There was a beautiful, vibrant energy in the room, maybe the most truly child Continued on B2

Damaged Oaks May Lead to Carter Vs. Dixon For the 41st

HBCU Equity Lawsuit

Ruling Offers Glimmer of Hope

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO

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Two formidable Baltimore politicians, former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and former 41st District Del. Jill Carter may be eyeing the 41st District State Senate seat currently held by embattled Sen. Nathaniel Oaks. hold the advantage some say due to her commanding vote tallies in previous elections. “Jill certainly has won by a wide margin in the Technically the 41st district Senate seat is still occupied district,“Anderson said. by long time legislator Nathaniel Oaks. However, the pending Still, neither candidate has formally announced their corruption charges against him have fueled speculation that intention to run. Dixon told the AFRO she is still in the process two high profile candidates may vie for it next June when the of weighing her options. democratic primaries are held for state office seekers: Former “I’m between 50 percent to 75 percent,” she said. “I’m Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon waiting to meet with some key and ex-State Delegate Jill constituents to get their input Carter. before I decide.” The potential matchup Former Delegate Carter would pit two of the city’s best who currently heads the known and most formidable city’s Civil Rights and Wage politicians in a battle for the office says she is – Delegate Curt Anderson enforcement 41st district senate seat, and considering running but has offer a rematch between a also not decided. former mayor who resigned “At this point I am not from office and the top vote getter in that district. saying I will run, I am being asked forcefully by many people “They might smell blood in the water,” said Delegate Curt to run,” Carter said. Anderson (D-43). “Depending on what happens with the But the lack of clarity on who will be on the ballot next year charges.” didn’t stop either candidate from criticizing their prospective Oaks was appointed to the seat after Lisa Gladden resigned opponent. in 2016 due to health reasons. But six months after joining “Why didn’t she go for the seat when it was open,” Dixon the senate he was indicted on nine counts of bribery and fraud said, referring to the process during which Oaks was selected charges for allegedly accepting payments in exchange for by the Democratic Central Committee. helping FBI informants to procure a federal housing contract. “I think the 41st district has been neglected and I can use His trial is scheduled to begin in May. my skills and experience to change that.” Both Carter and Dixon have name recognition and decades But Carter was more blunt, noting Dixon’s prosecution for of experience in public office. But in the 41st, Carter would Continued on B2 By Stephen Janis Special to the AFRO

“They might smell blood in the water.”

Fight For Black Participation Baltimore Area Church Events in Maryland Cannabis Industry Continues Compiled by Joi Thomas Special to the AFRO

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO The Maryland General Assembly’s Legislative Black Caucus (LBC) members had tough questions for State Agency officials and The Medical Cannabis Commission about Maryland’s nascent medical cannabis industry, during recent hearing in Annapolis. Caucus Chair, Del. Cheryl Glenn (D-45) told the chamber that she had assurances from Senate President Thomas “Mike” Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch that the bill

“No one should expect us to have any trust if it doesn’t go the way that we have been told it will go.” – Del. Cheryl Glenn she and Caucus leaders will develop to get more minority businesses at the table will be “fast tracked” for immediate passage by the General Assembly. “I have been assured that our bill will be House Bill and Senate Bill number one on the first day the General Assembly is in session,” Glenn said. Glenn and others called for a special session during the summer to pass legislation expanding the number of licenses Maryland issued for growing and processing medical cannabis after a similar effort failed in the last days of the 2017 session. The legislature did not come back into session after Miller and Busch promised to fast track the legislation in 2018. In Continued on B2

New Psalmist Baptist Church 6020 Mariam Dr, Baltimore, MD 21215 An Evening with Bishop TD Jakes Oct. 13, 7pm Bishop Walter Thomas, Pastor

Church of the Redeemed of the Lord 4321 Old York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212 Jonathan Nelson Live Recording “Home Again” Oct. 21, 6 pm Tickets: jonathannelsonhomeagain. eventbrite.com 32nd Pastoral and Church Anniversary Nov. 8- 12 Bishop Jerome Stokes, Pastor

Set the Captives Free Outreach Center 7200 Rutherford Rd #140, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 Career Fair Oct. 20: Veterans only10am - 11am; General Public- 11am - 2 pm Tickets: stcfcareerday. eventbrite.com Dr. Karen Bethea, Pastor

Rehoboth Light of the World Church 6707 Dogwood Rd, Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 Women’s Day Oct. 25 Rev. Benjamin Long, Pastor Greater Gethsemane Ministries 2525 E Preston St, Baltimore, MD 21213 Greater Baltimore Simultaneous Revival Oct. 8-11: Oct. 8 service 4pm, Oct. 9-11, Lecture 10 a.m., Service 12 noon Dr. Reginald Thomas, Pastor

Recent actions rendered by the U.S. District Court of Maryland have given HBCU advocates new hope in the long standing Maryland HBCU equity lawsuit (Coalition For Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, Inc. v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, et. al.). “Judge Blake issued a one-page order denying the substantive part of the state’s summary motions [to decide in favor of the State] without explanation,” Pace McConkie, director of the Robert M. Bell Center for Civil Rights in Education at Morgan State University, told the AFRO. “I think that gives us hope that the court is close to issuing its remedial order in this case,” McConkie added during testimony before the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus (LBC) in Annapolis recently. McConkie reviewed the major framework of the HBCU equity lawsuit for the Maryland lawmakers Continued on B3

Sex For Repairs Scandal Continues to Plague Public Housing

Taneeta Wilson, a resident of the Perkins Homes public housing development in East Baltimore points to crumbling plaster from her leaky kitchen ceiling. By Taya Graham Special to the AFRO “I hope they tear this place down, it isn’t safe! It’s got mice, Continued on B2

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‘Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America’

House of Delegates Election

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friendly “education summit” I’ve ever been a part of; children, from toddlers to pre-teens ran freely, laughing, playing tag and having unadulterated fun with impunity. Dr. Stacey Patton, the event’s special guest, who I interviewed at the end of the afternoon on stage, reveled in the joyous atmosphere as she entered the room. “This is like Black heaven,” she said. An award-winning journalist, Dr. Patton is also assistant professor of multimedia journalism at Morgan State University, a child advocate and author of the book “Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America.” For Patton, an adoptee, child abuse survivor and former foster youth, childhood was anything but “Black heaven.” “She was a cross between Joan Crawford, “Mommy Dearest”...and Sybil Dorsett’s mother (the abusive mother of the character from the book and movie, “Sybil,” the story of a woman with 16 distinctive personalities), in a Black body, that was my adoptive mother,” Patton said. The theme of her book is vastly more complicated than spanking vs. not spanking. “It is about Black children and freedom. It is also a book about Black America and our pain. It is an examination of history, racism, trauma, crime and policing, media, child welfare policy, science and medicine, popular culture, religion, humor, schooling, sexuality and who gets to be a child in America,” Patton writes. But, at its foundation, Patton digs up the roots of Black people disciplining our children by beating them.

“How did we go from being a West African people who once believed that our children were gods, that they were mystical, that they were magical, that they were reincarnated ancestors...people who never struck children or coerced them, to a people who now believe that the only way to nurture our

“White supremacy has oriented Black people to hate each other and taught us to weaponize ourselves against our children.” –Dr. Stacey Patton children through childhood into productive adults is to process their bodies through violence,” Patton said. “I hear Black parents say to me all the time, `If I don’t beat my kid, then the police will kill them, or they’ll end up in prison.’ Well, how’s that working for us? If whipping Black children was so effective at keeping Black people out of prison, then why do we have national conversations on mass incarceration and police brutality? It’s (beating children) not working.” During our conversation, Patton also spoke about the role

of White supremacy in informing parental choices in raising children, Black and White. “When you look at...American history, regardless of who is in office, White supremacy has oriented Black people to hate each other and taught us to weaponize ourselves against our children,” Patton said. “Because White supremacy is about destroying our children, period, irrespective of their race. So, that they grow up to underwrite the logics and horrors of racism. So, White children have to be destroyed so that they grow up to lack empathy, a sense of racial justice...no humanity.” At the end of our talk, a parent in the audience asked Patton about “shifting the paradigm” away from spanking. “It takes some humility that Black people aren’t used to practicing with their children...to say, `I know that...in the past this is what I’ve done...this is how I was brought up. But, I want us as a family to try and do something different.’ And it’s going to be difficult,” Patton said. “But, it’s the most powerful thing that your children will be able to watch you go through and take that journey with you, to take partnership. It never diminishes your soul to say, `I apologize, that I hurt you and I’m going to do better.’ It’s like all these psychological chains begin to break in that particular moment.” Sean Yoes is the AFRO’s Baltimore Editor. Please join him Oct. 9 for the launch of, The AFRO First Edition w/Sean Yoes, at afro.com.

Election

Continued from B1 corruption while she was mayor and subsequent resignation shortly after her conviction in 2010. “Time for her to give it up. She had a long career in politics and it ended badly. It’s over and that’s that,” Carter said. Since he was charged Oaks has maintained his innocence and has given no indications that he will step down, perhaps making the electoral machinations even more dicey. “Technically his trial could be postponed,” Anderson noted.

Oaks did not return a request for comment, The potential battle in the 41st comes amid a flurry of challenges to sitting state senators that are making the upcoming campaign season unusually active. State Delegate Cory McCray (D-45), has announced a run for the 45th district senate seat held by Senator Nathaniel McFadden. Similarly, Delegate Antonio Hayes (D-40), recently threw his hat into the ring in the 40th to unseat Senator Barbara Robinson.

Cannabis

Sex for Repairs

Continued from B1 the spring, the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission issued 15 licenses – none to minority businesses. “No one should expect us to have any trust if it doesn’t go the way that we have been told it will go,” warned Glenn. She hinted that the 50-member LBC will withhold cooperation on other General Assembly legislation if leadership does not followthrough on its promise to fast track medical cannabis legislation. The LBC hearing resulted in a dismal report on progress for African Americans interested in getting into the medical cannabis industry since the end of the 2017 General Assembly Session. In July, Governor Larry Hogan appointed 10 new commissioners to the Medical Cannabis Commission, including incoming chair, Brian P. Lopez, who testified before the LBC. Lopez pledged cooperation with the Legislative Black Caucus, saying he wanted to change the tone of the Commission. “I reached out to Delegate Glenn a few weeks ago. I wanted to get her thinking,” Lopez said. “We agreed that we wanted an open dialogue and to work collaboratively.” The Medical Cannabis Commission has come under fire after failing to approve any African American vendors despite the state law requiring the Commission to actively seek

State Delegate Mary Washington (D-43) has filed to challenge Senator Joan Carter- Conway, who has held the 43rd district senate seat for nearly 20 years. She says the upstart campaigns are a response to constituents who want more engaged representatives. “I think what a lot of us understand is there is a grassroots push to be more engaged,” she said. “The electorate is not accepting the top down approach anymore.”

Continued from B1 diversity in awarding licenses. “With the little insight that I do have about that commission, it’s been a lot of funny playing going on with that commission. It’s a lot of voodoo things that’s been going on in that commission,” said Delegate Bilal Ali (D-41). Delegate Nick J, Mosby (D-40) questioned state officials conducting a disparity study required by Hogan to analyze whether disadvantages exist in the cannabis industry. “What is the projected timeline for delivery of this report,” Mosby said, raising concerns about the report’s conclusion before the promised General Assembly emergency legislation. “We have to do this analysis properly, objectively and without any input for various stakeholders,” said Jimmy Rhee, Governor Hogan’s advisor for Minority Business Affairs. Medical cannabis advocates and potential Black cannabis entrepreneurs expressed concerns about accessing start-up funds needed to support entry into the industry. The Commission’s fee for growers is $125,000 for a two-year license. Dispensary fees are $40,000 annually. “I would implore the Caucus to do a couple of things,” said Bruce Branch, of Maryland’s Business Clergy and Partnership. “Why don’t we take a portion of all the drug money confiscated in the community and put it in a fund. This way, African Americans who do not have access to capital can go and get the help that they need.”

roaches, rats, mold, bedbugs— all kinds of pests…” said Danielle Harris a longtime resident of Perkins Homes. And her sentiment is echoed by many living in the public housing complex. The AFRO spoke to tenants about the conditions at Perkins Homes. Wanda, who only wanted her first name used, said black mold in her home triggered a health hazard, because she said she has an autoimmune disorder. “I started experiencing, in the bathroom and the kitchen, these big, black spots, like in the corner of the bathtub, which was, they say, mold… When maintenance came they sprayed white paint over the spots in the bathroom…the paint started to wash away in the shower but the mold was still there,” she said. As residents described deplorable living conditions for their families another story emerged—residents alleged women were being asked to exchange money or sexual favors for maintenance services already guaranteed

by their lease. Although many claimed they knew of women who had been harassed, only one woman came forward and shared her notarized statement of the harassment she experienced. According to a woman who did not want to be identified by name, the electricity was intermittent at her home, and her refrigerator would lose power. She says the management office dispatched a maintenance worker who installed a large generator in the kitchen to power her home. When she realized the generator made too much noise for her and her child to sleep, she asked for it to be removed. “He came back out to my house to pick the machine up, and he said it would cost me $150. I did not have it because it was the end of the month, and I had no more money to pay him. He stated to me, ‘Well, we can have sex to clear this bill up,’” according to her statement. This allegation echoes a similar scandal which emerged last year at Gilmor Homes.

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The city settled a lawsuit for almost $8 million after more than a dozen residents said they had been asked for sex in exchange for repairs. The AFRO contacted the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) and discovered there have been 18 complaints of sexual harassment in Perkins Homes since 2016. HABC communications director Tania Baker refused to comment specifically on the status of the sexual harassment complaints. “It is HABC policy not to disclose the outcome of any personnel investigation, as personnel matters are confidential by law,” was Baker’s response. Lucky Crosby a former public housing maintenance worker and whistleblower said that the lack of response was calculated, “I know that sexual harassment is still happening, I’ve heard the complaints and I know women have reported it...but they just sweep it under the rug,” Crosby said. The complaints about Perkins come as Beatty Development, the company that developed Harbor Pointe in Harbor East, allegedly is moving forward with plans to revitalize and redevelop Perkins Homes. The question remains, will this have any impact on the plans that Beatty Development and the City of Baltimore have for redevelopment. Last year, a development deal for Perkins with Virginia based CRC Partners fell apart for undisclosed reasons. Beatty Advertiser: BGE Development and Perkins Point Partners have promised, Publication: “high-quality housing Afro for American people of all income levels,” Insertion Date: Octthe 7, 2017 but have not yet released details of how many affordable Ad Size: 9.14” x 5” housing units will be available to residents who wish to stay Title: We’re Ready 24/7 in Perkins homes. Although residents theyreceived are still this publicati If yousay have struggling with in error, or conditions have any questions ab in Perkins andthe fearful ofdept. at Weber contact traffic retaliation for558 their2100. complaints, at (410) some are even more fearful the future of Perkins will have no place for them.

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assembled to hear testimony on a variety of pivotal issues impacting African-Americans across the state. The initial HBCU equity case was filed more than a decade ago and decided in favor of the state’s HBCU alumni, students and supporters, in 2013.

“I don’t know when, but I think there is great optimism that Judge Blake will report her decision soon.” – Pace McConkie

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“The state not only failed to discontinue the practice of duplication of programs, it maintained and perpetuated the practice over the years. So, in 2013 the court found that the state’s system of higher education was unconstitutional and remedies would be required,” McConkie said. HBCU advocates, alumni and students have anxiously awaited Blake’s final decision in the remedial portion of the trial that ended in June 2017. McConkie said Blake’s order to deny the substantive portion of the State’s summary motions is a good sign. “I don’t know when, but I think there is great optimism that Judge Blake will report her decision soon,” McConkie said. “Our historically Black campuses continue to be the number one issue for The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland” said Delegate and LBC Chair Cheryl D Glenn (D-45). “We plan to make sure that once the judge hands

down the ruling in this case, Attorney General Brian Frosh will not move to appeal it.” Glenn told her General Assembly colleagues and the audience assembled that Governor Larry Hogan said he would not push for an appeal in the HBCU case but made no promises about Frosh. Delegate Frank S. Turner (D-13,) expressed doubt that Maryland’s Higher Education Commission would actually carry out a decision by the court to transfer programs from predominantly White Institutions (PWI) to HBCUs and create new academic programs at HBCUs. “I don’t see the commitment to put new programs at historically Black institutions unless the state is forced to do so,” Turner said. “The court is going to struggle with the concept of transferring programs,” McConkie said. “But I do believe that based on the Judge’s findings of fact and conclusions of law that there will be an influx of new high demand programs at the HBCUs. It was the court’s idea that there would be academic niches created at each of the four HBI’s. I believe that’s going to happen,” McConkie said.

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Good neighbors know that the whole community shares responsibility for the education of its children. At Johns Hopkins, we believe in the great potential of Baltimore’s students, and we want to do our part to make their futures even brighter. That’s why we’ve formed partnerships with several Baltimore City public schools—supporting teachers and principals, enhancing programming, funding innovations, and adding high-tech tools for learning. Sharing resources with our youngest neighbors is important to us because when Baltimore thrives, we all do.

Johns Hopkins. Investing in our community.

Students work in Barclay Elementary/Middle School’s engineering and science lab. The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering has partnered with Baltimore City Public Schools and Barclay to create the city’s first pre-K through 8th grade school focused on engineering and computer science.

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Doris “Dorie” Miller was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross in recognition of his bravery during the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7,1941. On Sept. 23, the Dorie Miller VFW Auxiliary 5367 held their Annual Tea & Chinese Auction at Christ the King Episcopal Church, located in Woodlawn, Md. They offered Raffles Prizes had President Joyce Gardner and Commander of Dorie Miller VFW Post # 5367 George Johnson

a hat parade and live entertainment. The proceeds will benefit veterans and the relief fund.

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Evelyn Eaton

Ella and Bridgett

Connie Alcorn and Rhonda Stokes

Jameselle Dukule and Sharon Ozel

Christine Heinz, Janie Clark, Claudia Brown, Jean Tillary, Michelle Carter

Award Winner Valerie Bell Thomaswith family and friends.

Hat Parade models, Nicole, Ebony and Tashea

Dorie Miller VFW Auxiliary 5367 Members

On Sept. 30, the National Coalition of 100 Black Woman (NCBW) held the 28th Annual Torchbearers Awards Breakfast at Martin’s West Baltimore. Phyllis Reese was the chair for this year’s breakfast. Mayor Catherine Pugh, Senator Joan Carter Conway, Dr. Leana Wen and Mrs. Wenda Royster were honored. Mistress of Ceremonies for the event was Amy Yensi, Eyewitness News Reporter,WJZ-TV. Key Landa McLaurin,Award Winner Wenda speakers were Landa McLaurin, president, NCBW Royster and Dr.Marian Davis-Foster and Michelle-McNeill Emery, national president, NCBW. Musical selections were performed by Anitra McKinney of Morgan State University and the Shades of Blue, Ladies Jazz Quartet.

Mayor Catherine Pugh

Senator Joan Carter Conway Torchbearer Award Winner

Tammy Hawley, Diane Hocker and Lenora Howze National Coalition of 100 Black Woman, Baltimore Chapter

Ms.Anitra McKinney Morgan State University Singer Landa McLaurin, Dr. Thelma Daley, Gwen Skillern and Valerie Bell Thomas

Tiffany Mathis The Journey Continues, Robin Murray President ,The Twinks Social and Civic and Le’Vonia M. Gourgue Vice President, The Journey Continues

Michell Emery, Betty Clark, Valerie Fraling, Dr. Ann O. Emery, Diane Hocker and Dr. Thelma Daley.

The Twinks Social and Civic Club of Baltimore, hosted their annual Pearls and Promises Prayer Breakfast at Columbus Gardens in Perry Hall, Md.

on September 30. The breakfast honored women of courage who survived breast

cancer. Rev. Ruth Travis was the guest speaker.

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Kim Cooper, Vickie Burks Linda Mitchell-Holmes, Marlene Edwards, Diane Kane, Jackie Farmer, Joe Smith and Nicole Gould

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Carolyn Dunn and Celestine Knight The Twinks Social and Civic Club, Baltimore Chapter

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The Speaker of the hour and a Breast Cancer survivor Rev. Dr. J. Ruth Travis

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Smithsonian African American History Museum Gets Own Stamp By Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO The United States Postal Service will immortalize the Smithsonian National Museum of African American and Culture on a Forever stamp slated to be issued next week. On Oct. 13, the USPS will hold a dedication ceremony at the museum. The stamps will be available across the nation the same day. “Black history is inseparable from American history, and the Black experience represents a profound and unique strand of the American story,” the U.S. Postal Service said in their announcement. “This stamp issuance recognizes the richness of that experience by celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.” The stamp comes nearly a year after the institution, the 19th Smithsonian museum, opened on the National Mall – the museum celebrated its first anniversary on Sept. 24. In that year, nearly 3 million people visited the museum. “What’s really clear is that people need to find a place where they can understand history, that they can get the facts, places where they feel free to have the conversations,” National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch told NPR host Michele Martin, Sept. 23. “We’ve noticed a great movement towards the museum in a way that’s made the museum both a symbol and a metaphor.” The stamp itself is based on a photograph of the museum that shows a view of its northwest corner. The upper-left corner reads “National Museum of African American History and Culture.” The museum is the only national museum that focuses exclusively on Black life, art, history and culture. Its collections represent all regions of the United States and note the ties between African Americans and the African diaspora all over the world. Meanwhile, the Postal Service on Oct. 3 released four Forever stamps in Brooklyn that honor author Ezra Jack Keats’ iconic book “The Snowy Day.” The popular children’s book,

“Black history is inseparable from American history.” – U.S. Postal Service

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture Forever Stamp. published in 1962 was the first mainstream book to feature a Black child as the central character. It received the 1963 Caldecott Medal for Keats’ illustrations. In addition, the Postal Service has, at the request of Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), agreed to issue new Alzheimer’s awareness stamps. Those 60-cent stamps will raise money towards research and treatment for the disease – its proceeds are slated for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A scheduled date for its issue has not been released.

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From Beatmaker to Scoring Commercials Volition Sound Branding By Jannah G. Johnson Special to the AFRO

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The first group of students to graduate from the Lazarus Rite, an organization which works with returning citizens in an effort to help them rejoin society.

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Baltimore Non-Profit Helps Returning Citizens Rejoin Society By Jennifer Wright Special to the AFRO For convicted felons getting out of jail, it is often difficult to re-establish themselves in society. Many businesses will not hire them, they are often denied access to educational opportunities and the resulting difficulties can often lead to them returning to the prison system. A one year-old Baltimore-based organization is attempting to change that. The Lazarus Rite, founded one year ago by Christopher Ervin provides returning citizens with a second chance in society. The non-profit organization provides citizens with an educational program that includes job-readiness, group sessions, individual assessments, and referral services. More than twenty years ago Ervin was convicted of a drug felony. In the ensuing years he joined the Marines, earned a degree from Coppin State University and a Master’s degree in criminal law from the University of MarylandCollege Park, been a radio host of a criminal justice show, testified before the Maryland General Assembly about criminal justice reform and run, unsuccessfully, for city council in Baltimore’s 5th District. “The Lazarus Rite was created to address the very intentional, policy protected intention to legally marginalize and thus relegate predominantly Black people, to servitude. The 13th amendment clearly states that: ‘Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,’” Ervin told the AFRO. “In other words, as

punishment for crime, slavery and involuntary servitude is back in play. So at Lazarus Rite, we train people for an economic opportunity to lift them out of a perpetual state of low income servitude. This is how we will bring Baltimore back.” The education and job-readiness Courtesy photo Christopher Ervin program also provides training for is the founder of obtaining a commercial driving license, an industry Lazarus Rite Vice President Lazarus Rite. Wanda Ascencio said is growing and willing to hire returning citizens. “It’s very inspirational,” a student named Mike said to the AFRO. “We get exposed to different resources.” Pointing to a board in one of the class rooms, he said, “Those are different jobs we might have a chance of landing.” The program also assists with conquering personal issues such as anger management. “Even though this program is still in its beginning stages, I’ve learned so much,” said student Sherrell Evans. “Besides what we learn from CDL training and the guest speakers that come in here, she [Ascencio] taught me how to think on a different level. I have a very aggressive nature, especially for a female. She taught me to look at situations differently.” The program’s first graduation occurred Sept. 28 with 45 students graduating and 10 of them receiving their CDL license.

Wendell Hanes is a Maryland native who is making noise behind the scenes as the owner and lead composer of the Volition Sound Branding company, which creates and licenses music for advertisements, films and TV. Hanes was born in Columbia, Maryland and took an interest in music at a young age. His comapny, Volition Sound Branding Company, has offices in Glenelg, Md. and New York, N.Y. “I got into the whole musical scene when I got into a car accident when I was younger, I was inside the house for a whole summer and I would go into the studio in my house because I couldn’t go outside and do anything,” Hanes told the AFRO. “I got my first initiation into the music industry when I did some remixes for Sony music for a number of their artists such as Kool G Rap, Nas, Grandaddy IU, The Hoodratz. I did 3 or 4 songs for Epic records and that really helped catapult me into deeper recording sessions within the industry, the pay for these remixes and records I was doing wasn’t much and it felt like a struggle to just get the project so I wanted to forge ahead with combining my editing and music so it was a combination of sound and picture.” Hanes has worked with Sony, Spike Lee, and countless celebrities such as Nicki Minaj, Future and Rihanna. He has also scored a number of prominent commercials including the NBA Finals opening music, the ESPN sports center theme and a McDonalds jingle along with countless other commercials and popular sports events. Although he landed good projects working for large companies he later struck out on his own and decided to start the Volition Sound Branding Company. “I always felt like I was leader and I could always do more and when I was working at a company I felt underutilized and that I could have more creative control on my own. I reached a point in my career where the company I was working at, I felt I was accelerating at a rate quicker than my company was, I

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Wendell Hanes started out making beats for hip hop icons such as Kool G. Rap and Nas before transitioning to scoring commercials. wanted to build my own reputation and name in the industry, and I felt like I could create a company where I could push the initiatives that I felt were most important to my vision which was expanding beyond commercials like working on television, documentaries, more on the music side of things and I wanted autonomy.” Hanes said. When asked if he had any advice for up and coming forces within the industry, Hanes pointed out the importance of being passionate about what you do. “Don’t do it for the money, do what you really love doing and the money will come, when you do things for the money you’re short sighted, letting money motivate you is a short-sighted decision, do something you love so much that it doesn’t feel like you’re working, think about the passion. I was making music for commercials and television and things and I didn’t even feel like I was working. Also, always set your bar to your own standard, the most important person to impress is yourself. If you set your bar and your expectations for yourself above the expectations others have for you then you’ll surpass other people’s standards and meet your own.” Hanes has recently worked on several documentaries and a book. He is also working on a cartoon and a three part book series entitled “The 30-30 Career: Making 30 Grand in 30 Seconds Producing Music for Commercials.” To check out more of Hanes’ work visit volitionsound.com.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Always choose to heal, not to hurt, to forgive not to despise, to persevere not to quit, to smile not to frown, and to love not to hate! At the end of life, what really matters is not what we bought, but what we built, not what we got, but what we shared, not our competence but our character, and not our success but our significance. Live a life that matters. Live a life that cares...â&#x20AC;? Ritu Ghatourey â&#x20AC;&#x153;No matter how many of your wishes remain unfulfilled, if you have someone who loves you for being you, your life is worth living.â&#x20AC;? Ritu Ghatourey What a ride from Indiana to Harlem and now Baltimore during her journey, Marsha Reeves Jews has learned how to â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep it moving.â&#x20AC;? After her last show on WEAA 88.9, Marsha announced the launch of her own network WKIM (We Keep It Moving) debuting October 30, 2017. The after party was at SNAC by Nancy, where premiere restaurateur Kevin Brown, assisted by Wanda

Watts, prepared a late night supper of penne pasta with vodka sauce, macerated figs and goat cheese on baguette, arugula and field greens salad with assorted sweet grapes drizzled with Vidalia onion vinaigrette and ice cream for dessert. Among the guests celebrating and toasting Marsha were States Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Knicole Mosby-Taylor, Pat Tunstall, Lillian Smith, Victor Holiday, Tom Maze, Carolyn Wainwright, Pat Roselle, Catalina Byrd, Tamm E. Hunt, Doni Glover, Kim Chase, Aaron Maybin, Rick McClearn and publisher of World Bride magazine, Myrdith Leon-McCormack. See you on the radio Marsha. Congratulations to our hometown international actor Shawn Carter Peterson, on his stellar performance as Bassanio in William Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Merchant of Venice, at Villa Foscari La Malcontenta in Venice, Italy. After his performance in Italy, Shawn flew to Baltimore to celebrate his dad Harold Petersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement from the Social Security Administration after 41 years and 11 months of exemplary service. Harold was so elated that Shawn, a celebrated producer, pianist, stage, TV and movie actor took time from his busy schedule to escort his dad on his last day at SSA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only just begunâ&#x20AC;? SSA lost years of experience with the retirement of Harold, Delle Lewis, Barbara Hook and Marilyn Young. In the words of Don Cornelius, wishing you, â&#x20AC;&#x153;love, peace and soul!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;How would you feel if I told you I loved you? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just something that I want to do. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be taking my time, spending my life, falling deeper in love with you. So tell me that you love me too.â&#x20AC;? Ed Sheeran â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are talkingâ&#x20AC;? about the fairytale wedding of Southern Blues owner Anthony Leonard, son of Shelly Leonard and grandson of Miss Shirley Ball, longtime owner of Starlight Lounge to Meghan Mason. Singing happy anniversary to Pam â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miss Maybelleâ&#x20AC;? and Lamont Hill on their second wedding anniversary. Congratulations to Servant Purcell Wylie and the Carpenter House as you celebrate your third anniversary. May you continue to grow in the name of the Lord. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome to the champagne life. Where trouble is a bubble in the champagne glass. Dreams and reality are one and the sameâ&#x20AC;Ś Got an addiction for life and this living, like everydayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my birthdayâ&#x20AC;Ś Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toast it up.â&#x20AC;? Ne-Yo The legendary Tiger Lil knows how to celebrate her birthday with family and friends gathering throughout the day at Pat Chaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s to wish this spirited star maid a

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happy birthday. Tiger Lil and I have been friends for close to five decades as she announced to the partygoers, I had not missed her birthday celebrations in 47 years. Lil letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;toast it upâ&#x20AC;? to another 47 years. For those of you counting I started attending her parties in grade school. Influential developer, Pless Jones hosted a sit- down dinner at Colinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant for family and friends in celebration of his birthday. Great seeing former Mayor Sheila Dixon among the invited guests. Joyce Gillardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 70th poolside birthday party was such a big hit that friends want her to host another party soon. The delicious food catered by Cleatus Parker and associates was both eye pleasing and delicious. Among the special guests helping Joyce celebrate were longtime classmates, family and friends ranging in age from two to eighty. Joyce wowed the crowd in a party dress designed by Gerri Salley. Happy birthday Herb Brown, Tim Watts, Karen Chase, Milton â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipâ&#x20AC;? Hamiel, Jean Powell, Dyra Johnson, Stacy Queen, Anita Stanford-Curry, Lynette Harris, Dwight Pettit , Karen Hill, my grandson Gregory Packer Jr., IOTA founders Frank Coakley and Lonnie Spruill and a happy 75th birthday Eugene Smalley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?â&#x20AC;? Khalil Gibran Sending our prayers of comfort to Australia Harris on the death of her mother Beatrice Perry; to Edward â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peteyâ&#x20AC;? Anthony on the death of his mother Annie Clark; to Antoinette Ford on the death of her father Frederick Harrid and to Reginald Haysbert on the death of his wife Mary Haysbert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somebody prayed for me, had me on their mind, they took the time and prayed for meâ&#x20AC;? Dorothy Norwood Recently Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m reminded of the old Negro spiritual â&#x20AC;&#x153;somebody prayed for meâ&#x20AC;?; in recent weeks with the devastation left behind in the wake of the hurricanes and the shocking senseless shooting in Las Vegas, we all have been praying and kneeling. We cannot give up hope and like our ancestors who relied on spirituals and prayers to survive maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too late to go back to the old time religion that gave our ancestors hope in the darkest of hours. A luta continuaâ&#x20AC;Ś(The struggle continues)

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM000994 Sylvester Charles Hazel Jr. Decedent Jamison B Taylor 1218 11th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Anthony McDuffle, whose address is 2401 Martin Luther King Ave., SE, Washington DC, 20020 wasappointed personal representative of the estate of Sylvester Charles Hazel Jr., who died on November 4, 2015 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before March 22, 2018. 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 March 22, 2018, 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: September 22, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Anthony McDuffie Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM001040 Patricia A Evans Decedent William A Bland Bland, Esq 80 M Street, Ste 330 NW Washington, DC 20003 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marc A Evans and Lori A Evans, whose address is 5512 Smita Place, Lanham, MD 20706 and 4016 Edmonton Court North, White Plains MD 20695, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Patricia Ann Evans AKA Patricia A Evans, who died on August 22, 2016 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 March 22, 2018. 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 March 22, 2018, 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: September 22, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Marc A Evans Lori A Evans Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM387 Lucille Tolliver Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marquita Moye, whose address is 504 Brummel Court, NW, Washington, DC 20012 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Lucille Tolliver, who died on February 10, 2016 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 March 15, 2018. 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 March 15, 2018, 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: September 15, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Marquita Moye Personal Representative

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Standard Probates $125.00 unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their CIVIL NOTICES appearance in this a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ proceeding. 80.00 Objections to such appointment (or b. Real Property $ 200.00 to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be TRUE TEST COPY filed with the Register of REGISTER OF WILLS FAMILY COURT Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 09/15, 09/22, 09/30/17 202-879-1212 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:50:25 EDT 2017 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before DOMESTIC RELATIONS March 29, 2018. Claims TRUE TEST COPY 202-879-0157 against the decedent SUPERIOR COURT OF REGISTER OF WILLS shall be presented to the THE DISTRICT OF TRUE TEST COPY undersigned with a copy COLUMBIA 09/22, 09/29, 10/6/17 REGISTER OF WILLS to the Register of Wills or PROBATE DIVISION a. Absent Defendant $ 150.00 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:48:57 EDT10/6/17 2017 filed with the Register of Washington, D.C. 09/22, 09/30, TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:49:47 EDT 2017 b. Absolute Divorce $ 150.00 Wills with a copy to the 20001-2131 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:51:43 EDT 2017 undersigned, on or beForeign No. c. Custody Divorce $150.00 fore March 28, 2018, or 2017FEP000110 Superior Court of Superior Court of be forever barred. PerDate of Death the SUPERIOR COURT OF the sons believed to be heirs June 19, 2017 District of Columbia TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:50:51 EDT 2017 THE DISTRICT OF To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 262, Public Notices $50.00 & District of Columbia or legatees of up the deJaqueline Carlan HarPROBATE DIVISION COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION cedent who do not revey Washington, D.C. depending on size, Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. ceive a copy of this notice Decedent 20001-2131 SUPERIOR COURT OF Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 1-800 by mail within 25 days of NOTICE OF Administration No. THE DISTRICT OF(AFRO) 892 20001-2131 Administration No. first publication shall APPOINTMENT 2017ADM000306 COLUMBIA please call 1-800-237-6892,its ForeignFor No. Proof of Publication, ext. 244the Register of 2017ADM001036 so inform OF FOREIGN Jessie W Prince PROBATE DIVISION 2017FEP000109 Katie L Johnson Wills, including name, PERSONAL Decedent Washington, D.C. Date of Death Decedent address and relationREPRESENTATIVE Diann Dawson 20001-2131 July 30, 2017 NOTICE OF ship. AND 2101 Steuben Way TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:44:32 EDT 2017 Foreign No. Victor C Wright APPOINTMENT, LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Date of Publication: NOTICE TO Silver Spring , MD LEGAL NOTICES 2017FEP000111 Decedent NOTICE TO September 29, 2017 CREDITORS Attorney Date of Death NOTICE OF CREDITORS Name of newspaper: Tony Woodson whose NOTICE OF Superior Court of May 5, 2017 APPOINTMENT AND NOTICE TO Afro-American address is 13316 Fort APPOINTMENT, the Paul A Snyder OF FOREIGN UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington Washington Road, Fort NOTICE TO District of Columbia Decedent PERSONAL Sibyl A Johnson, whose Law Reporter Washington, MD 20744 CREDITORS PROBATE DIVISION NOTICE OF REPRESENTATIVE address is 231 Lastner Phyllis M Frazier-Young was appointed personal AND NOTICE TO Washington, D.C. APPOINTMENT AND Lane, Greenbelt, MD representative of the Personal UNKNOWN HEIRS 20001-2131 OF FOREIGN NOTICE TO Representative Diann Dawson Attorney- 20770 was appointed estate of Jaqueline CarAdministration No. PERSONAL CREDITORS at-Law, whose address is personal representative lan , deceased by the Or- Alexis A Wright-Portis 2017ADM822 REPRESENTATIVE 2101 Steuben Way, Sil- of the estate of Katie L phan’s Court for Prince whose address is 1332 Jerry Ambers Haley Sr. TRUE TEST COPY AND Johnson, who died on REGISTER OF WILLS Georges County, State of 3 0 t h S t r e e t S E , ver Spring, MD 20905 Decedent NOTICE TO was appointed personal July 3, 2017 without a Maryland , on September Washington, DC 20020 William a Bland, Esq CREDITORS 09/29, 10/6, 10/13/17 representative of the will, and will serve with- 12, 2017, was appointed personal Darlene M Snyder whose 1140 Connecticut Ave, e s t a t e o f J e s s i e W out Court supervision. All Service of process may representative of the address is 277 Park Ave- NW Prince, who died on unknown heirs and heirs be made upon Manuel estate of Victor C Wright , nue, Lake Forest, IL #1100 November 14, 2010 with- whose where-abouts are Geraldo, 1316 Penn60045 was appointed Washington, DC 20036 deceased by the Orout a will, and will serve unknown shall enter their s y l v a n i a A v e S E , p h a n ’ s C o u r t f o r personal representative Attorney Washington, DC 20003 Montgomery County, of the estate of Paul A without Court supervi- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s NOTICE OF sion. All unknown heirs proceeding. Objections whose designation as State of Masryland, on Snyder, deceased by the APPOINTMENT, a n d h e i r s w h o s e to such appointment District of Columbia August 24, 2017, NOTICE TO Circuit Court for whereabouts are un- shall be filed with the agent has been filed with Service of process may LakeCounty, State of IlCREDITORS Register of Wills, D.C., the Register of Wills, be made upon JoAnn J linois., on July 3, 2017, known shall enter their AND NOTICE TO 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd D.C. appearance in this UNKNOWN HEIRS Wright, 6418 5th Street, Service of process may proceeding. Objections Floor Washington, D.C. The decedent owned the NW, Washington, DC be made upon Thomas Phyllis M Frazier-Young, to such appointment (or 20001, on or before f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f 20012 whose designa- Hartnett Esq., 209 Penn- whose address is 543 to the probate of de- March 22, 2017. Claims Colombia real property: tion as District of Colum- s y l v a n i a A v e . , S E , 4 2 n d S t r e e t , N E , cedent´s will) shall be against the decedent 5 1 5 E S t r e e t , S E , bia agent has been filed Washington, DC 20003 Washington, DC 20019 filed with the Register of shall be presented to the Washington, DC 20003 whose designation as was appointed personal undersigned with a copy Claims against the de- with the Register of Wills, District of Columbia representative of the Wills, D.C., 515 5th D.C. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor to the Register of Wills or cedent may be preagent has been filed with estate of Jerry Ambers filed with the Register of sented to the under- The decedent owned the the Register of Wills, Haley Sr., who died on Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . following District of 20001, on or before Wills with a copy to the signed and filed with the Colombia real property: D.C. June 15, 2013 without a March 22, 2018. Claims undersigned, on or be- Register of Wills for the 1332 30th Street., SE, The decedent owned the will, and will serve withfore March 22, 2017, or District of Columbia, against the decedent f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f out Court supervision. All Washington, DC 20020 shall be presented to the be forever barred. Per- Building A, 515 5th Claims against the de- Colombia real property: unknown heirs and heirs undersigned with a copy sons believed to be heirs Street, NW, 3rd Floor cedent may be preUnit 101, 116 North whose whereabouts are to the Register of Wills or or legatees of the de- Washington, D.C. 20001 sented to the under- Carolina, SE, Washing- unknown shall enter their filed with the Register of cedent who do not re- within 6 months from the signed and filed with the ton DC, 20003. appearance in this Wills with a copy to the ceive a copy of this notice date of first publication of Register of Wills for the Claims against the de- proceeding. Objections by mail within 25 days of this notice. undersigned, on or beDistrict of Columbia,515 cedent may be pre- to such appointment (or fore March 22, 2018, or its first publication shall 5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, sented to the under- to the probate of deTony Woodson Washington, D.C. 20001 signed and filed with the cedent´s will) shall be be forever barred. Per- so inform the Register of Personal within 6 months from the Register of Wills for the filed with the Register of sons believed to be heirs Wills, including name, Representative(s) date of first publication of District of Columbia, 500 Wills, D.C., 515 5th or legatees of the de- address and relationTRUE TEST COPY this notice. cedent who do not re- ship. Indiana Avenue, N.W., Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Date of Publication: REGISTER OF WILLS ceive a copy of this notice Alexis A Wright-Portis Washington, D.C. 20001 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Date of first publication: by mail within 25 days of September 22, 2017 Personal within 6 months from the 20001, on or before September 22, 2017 its first publication shall Name of newspaper: Representative(s) date of first publication of March 29, 2018. Claims Name of newspapers so inform the Register of Afro-American against the decedent TRUE TEST COPY this notice. and/or periodical: Wills, including name, Washington Darlene M Snyder shall be presented to the REGISTER OF WILLS Law Reporter The Daily Washington Date of first publication: address and relationPersonal undersigned with a copy Sibyl A Johnson Law Reporter ship. Representative(s) to the Register of Wills or September 22, 2017 Personal The Afro-American Date of Publication: TRUE TEST COPY filed with the Register of Name of newspapers Representative 09/22, 09/30, 10/6/17 September 22, 2017 REGISTER OF WILLS Wills with a copy to the and/or periodical: TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:51:43 EDT 2017 Name of newspaper: undersigned, on or beDate of first publication: The Daily Washington TRUE TEST COPY Afro-American fore March 28, 2018, or September 30, 2017 Law Reporter REGISTER OF WILLS Washington Name of newspapers be forever barred. PerThe Afro-American SUPERIOR COURT OF Law Reporter sons believed to be heirs and/or periodical: 09/22, 09/30,Wed 10/6/17 TYPESET: Oct 04 13:50:51 EDT 2017 THE DISTRICT OF Diann Dawson, Esq 09/22, 09/30, 10/6/17 The Daily Washington or legatees of the deCOLUMBIA Personal cedent who do not reLaw Reporter PROBATE DIVISION Representative ceive a copy of this notice The Afro-American SUPERIOR COURT OF Washington, D.C. by mail within 25 days of 09/29, 10/6, 10/13/17 THE DISTRICT OF 20001-2131 TRUE TEST COPY its first publication shall COLUMBIA Foreign No. REGISTER OF WILLS so inform the Register of PROBATE DIVISION 2017FEP000109 Wills, including name, Washington, D.C. Date of Death 09/22, 09/30, 10/6/17 address and relation20001-2131 July 30, 2017 ship. 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Donald R. Jackson whose addresses are 304 41st St., NE, Wash., & 7975 Audubon Ave., #102, Alex., VA, 22306, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Margaret Jackson, who died on FebTYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:46:42 ruary 18, EDT 1996 2017 without a LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs Superior Court of whose where-abouts are the District of unknown shall enter their District of Columbia appearance in this PROBATE DIVISION proceeding. Objections Washington, D.C. to such appointment (or 20001-2131 to the probate of deAdministration No. cedent´s will) shall be 2017ADM001050 filed with the Register of Tillman Frizzell Jr Wills, D.C., 515 5th Decedent Street, N.W., 3rd Floor NOTICE OF Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . APPOINTMENT, 20001, on or before NOTICE TO March 29, 2018. Claims CREDITORS against the decedent AND NOTICE TO shall be presented to the UNKNOWN HEIRS Aretha S Frizzell , whose undersigned with a copy address is 218 46th to the Register of Wills or Street, NE, Washington, filed with the Register of DC 20019-4639, was ap- Wills with a copy to the pointed personal repre- undersigned, on or besentative of the estate of fore March 29, 2018, or Tillman Frizzell, Jr, who be forever barred. Perdied on January 28, 2012 sons believed to be heirs with a will, and will serve or legatees of the dewithout Court supervi- cedent who do not resion. All unknown heirs ceive a copy of this notice a n d h e i r s w h o s e by mail within 25 days of whereabouts are units first publication shall known shall enter their so inform the Register of Wills, including name, appearance in this proceeding. Objections address and relationto such appointment (or ship. to the probate of de- Date of Publication: cedent´s will) shall be September 29, 2017 filed with the Register of Name of newspaper: Afro-American Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington Law Reporter Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Donald A Jackson 20001, on or before Donald R Jackson March 29, 2018. Claims Personal against the decedent Representatives shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or TRUE TEST COPY filed with the Register of REGISTER OF WILLS Wills with a copy to the Oct 04 09/29, 10/6, Wed 10/13/17 undersigned, on or be- TYPESET: fore March 29, 2018, or be forever barred. PerSuperior Court of sons believed to be heirs the District of or legatees of the deDistrict of Columbia cedent who do not rePROBATE DIVISION ceive a copy of this notice Washington, D.C. by mail within 25 days of 20001-2131 its first publication shall Administration No. so inform the Register of 2017ADM1062 Wills, including name, address and relation- Melvin E Halsey Decedent ship. Lilia C Machado Date of Publication: 5029 Backlick Road, September 29, 2017 Suite A Name of newspaper: Annadale, VA 22003 Afro-American Attorney Washington NOTICE OF Law Reporter APPOINTMENT, Aretha S Frizzel NOTICE TO Personal CREDITORS Representative AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS TRUE TEST COPY Major Chris Flanagan, REGISTER OF WILLS whose address is 2626 Pennsylvania 09/29, 10/6, 10/13/17 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:46:20 EDT Ave., 2017NW, Washington, DC 20037, was appointed personal representative of the Superior Court of estate of Melvin E Halthe District of sey, who died on April 10, District of Columbia 2017 witha will, and will PROBATE DIVISION serve without Court suWashington, D.C. pervision. All unknown 20001-2131 heirs and heirs whose Administration No. whereabouts are un2017ADM001075 known shall enter their Inez L Rowley appearance in this Decedent proceeding. Objections Westley L Clarke to such appointment (or 1629 K Street. Ste 300 to the probate of deWashington, DC 20006 cedent´s will) shall be Attorney filed with the Register of NOTICE OF Wills, D.C., 515 5th APPOINTMENT, Street, N.W., 3rd Floor NOTICE TO Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . CREDITORS 20001, on or before AND NOTICE TO March 29, 2018. Claims UNKNOWN HEIRS Marlin Rowley , whose against the decedent address is 3905 Seaham shall be presented to the Ct., Planop TX, 75925 , undersigned with a copy wasappointed personal to the Register of Wills or representative of the filed with the Register of estate of Inez L Rowley , Wills with a copy to the who died on June 24, undersigned, on or be2017 witha will, and will fore March 29, 2018, or serve without Court su- be forever barred. Perpervision. All unknown sons believed to be heirs heirs and heirs whose or legatees of the dewhereabouts are un- cedent who do not reknown shall enter their ceive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of appearance in this proceeding. Objections its first publication shall to such appointment (or so inform the Register of to the probate of de- Wills, including name, cedent´s will) shall be address and relationfiled with the Register of ship. Date of Publication: Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor September 29, 2017 Name of newspaper: Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 20001, on or before Afro-American March 29, 2018. Claims Washington against the decedent Law Reporter Major Chris Flanagan shall be presented to the Personal undersigned with a copy Representative to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the TRUE TEST COPY undersigned, on or be- REGISTER OF WILLS fore March 29, 2018, or be forever barred. Per09/29, 10/6, 10/13/17 Wed Oct 04 sons believed to be heirs TYPESET: or legatees of the decedent who do not reSuperior Court of ceive a copy of this notice the by mail within 25 days of District of Columbia its first publication shall PROBATE DIVISION so inform the Register of Washington, D.C. Wills, including name, 20001-2131 address and relationAdministration No. ship. 2017ADM001043 Date of Publication: Lillian O Sharp September 29, 2017 Decedent Name of newspaper: NOTICE OF Afro-American APPOINTMENT, Washington NOTICE TO Law Reporter CREDITORS Marlin Rowley AND NOTICE TO Personal UNKNOWN HEIRS Representative Donald G Sharp, whose addres is 713 D Street, TRUE TEST COPY NE., Washington, DC REGISTER OF WILLS 20002, was appointed TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:41:01 2017 personal EDT representative 09/29, 10/6, 10/13/17 of the estate of Lillian O Sharp, who died on May 18, 2017 without a will, Superior Court of and will serve without the Court supervision. All unDistrict of Columbia known heirs and heirs PROBATE DIVISION whose whereabouts are Washington, D.C. unknown shall enter their 20001-2131 appearance in this Administration No. proceeding. Objections 2017001058 to such appointment Margaret Jackson shall be filed with the Decedent Register of Wills, D.C., Meritta S White 300 New Jersey Ave. 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. NW 20001, on or before Suite 900, PMB#9 March 29, 2018. Claims Washington, DC 20001 against the decedent Attorney shall be presented to the NOTICE OF undersigned with a copy APPOINTMENT, to the Register of Wills or NOTICE TO filed with the Register of CREDITORS Wills with a copy to the AND NOTICE TO undersigned, on or beUNKNOWN HEIRS Donald A. Jackson and fore March 29, 2018, or D o n a l d R . J a c k s o n be forever barred. Perwhose addresses are sons believed to be heirs 304 41st St., NE, Wash., or legatees of the de& 7975 Audubon Ave., cedent who do not re#102, Alex., VA, 22306, ceive a copy of this notice were appointed personal by mail within 25 days of representatives of the its first publication shall estate of Margaret Jack- so inform the Register of son, who died on Feb- Wills, including name, ruary 18, 1996 without a address and relationwill, and will serve with ship. Court supervision. All un- Date of Publication: known heirs and heirs September 29, 2017 whose where-abouts are Name of newspaper: unknown shall enter their Afro-American Washington appearance in this proceeding. Objections Law Reporter

PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM986 Genoveva Eugenia Stano Decedent Phillip E Stano Eversheds Sutherland LEGAL (US) LLP NOTICES 700 Sixth Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Phillip E Stano, whose TRUE TEST COPY address is 13311 DeerREGISTER OF WILLS brook Drive, TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:44:57 EDT Potomac, 2017 MD 20854, was ap09/29, 10/6, 10/13/17 pointed personal representative of the estate of Superior Court of Genoveva Eugenia the District of Stano, who died on April District of Columbia 6, 2017 without a will, PROBATE DIVISION and will serve without Washington, D.C. Court supervision. All un20001-2131 known heirs and heirs Administration No. whose whereabouts are 2017ADM822 unknown shall enter their Jerry Ambers Haley Sr. a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Decedent proceeding. Objections William A Bland Esq to such appointment (or 80 M Street, SE, to the probate of deSuite 330 cedent´s will) shall be Washington, DC 20003 filed with the Register of Attorney Wills, D.C., 515 5th NOTICE OF Street, N.W., 3rd Floor APPOINTMENT, Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . NOTICE TO 20001, on or before CREDITORS March 8, 2018. Claims AND NOTICE TO against the decedent UNKNOWN HEIRS shall be presented to the Phyllis M Frazier-Young , undersigned with a copy whose address is543 to the Register of Wills or 4 2 n d S t r e e t , N E , filed with the Register of Washington, DC 20019, Wills with a copy to the was appointed personal undersigned, on or berepresentative of the fore March 8, 2018, or be estate of Jerry Ambers forever barred. Persons Haley, Sr. who died on believed to be heirs or June 15, 2013 without a legatees of the decedent will, and will serve with- who do not receive a out Court supervision. All copy of this notice by mail unknown EDT heirs and 13:45:58 2017heirs within 25 days of its first whose whereabouts are publication shall so inunknown shall enter their form the Register of appearance in this Wills, including name, proceeding. Objections address and relationto such appointment (or ship. to the probate of de- Date of Publication: cedent´s will) shall be September 8, 2017 filed with the Register of Name of newspaper: Wills, D.C., 515 5th Afro-American Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . Law Reporter 20001, on or before Phillip E Stano March 29, 2018. Claims Personal against the decedent Representative shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy TRUE TEST COPY to the Register of Wills or REGISTER OF WILLS filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the 09/8, 09/15, 09/22/17 undersigned, on or be- TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 fore March 29, 2018, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs Superior Court of or legatees of the dethe cedent who do not reDistrict of Columbia ceive a copy of this notice PROBATE DIVISION by mail within 25 days of Washington, D.C. its first publication shall 20001-2131 so inform the Register of Administration No. Wills, including name, 2017ADM1139 address and relation- Esther L Wilson ship. Decedent Date of Publication: Nakia V Gray Esq September 29, 2017 9701 Apollo Drive, Name of newspaper: Suite 100 Afro-American Largo, MD 20774 Washington Attorney Law Reporter NOTICE OF Phyllis M Frazier-Young APPOINTMENT, Personal NOTICE TO Representative CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO TRUE TEST COPY UNKNOWN HEIRS REGISTER OF WILLS Rosa L Wilson, whose address is 2939 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:45:25 EDT Dr., 2017 Dis09/29, 10/6. 10/13/17 Charredwood trict Heights, MD, 20747 was appointed personal representative of the Superior Court of estate of Esther L Wilthe son, who died on August District of Columbia 1, 2017 without a will, PROBATE DIVISION and will serve without Washington, D.C. Court supervision. All un20001-2131 known heirs and heirs Administration No. whose whereabouts are 2017ADM001056 unknown shall enter their Russell Washington appearance in this Decedent Yvonne Davis Smith, proceeding. Objections to such appointment Esq shall be filed with the 2501Northampton Register of Wills, D.C., Street, NW. DC 20015 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Attorney Floor Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF 20001, on or before April APPOINTMENT, 6, 2018. Claims against NOTICE TO the decedent shall be CREDITORS presented to the underAND NOTICE TO signed with a copy to the UNKNOWN HEIRS Eva A Washington , Register of Wills or filed whose address is 7546 with the Register of Wills Alaska Avenue, NW, with a copy to the underWashington, DC 20012, signed, on or before April were appointed personal 6, 2018, or be forever representative of the barred. Persons believed e s t a t e o f R u s s e l l to be heirs or legatees of Washington, who died on the decedent who do not August 4, 2017 without a receive a copy of this nowill, and will serve with- tice by mail within 25 out Court supervision. All days of its first publicaunknown heirs and heirs tion shall so inform the whose whereabouts 13:47:06 EDT 2017 are Register of Wills, includunknown shall enter their ing name, address and relationship. appearance in this proceeding. Objections Date of Publication: to such appointment October 6, 2017 shall be filed with the Name of newspaper: Register of Wills, D.C., Afro-American 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Washington Floor Washington, D.C. Law Reporter Rosa L Wilson 20001, on or before Personal March 29, 2018. Claims Representative against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy TRUE TEST COPY to the Register of Wills or REGISTER OF WILLS filed with the Register of 10/6, 10/13, Wed 10/20/17 Wills with a copy to the TYPESET: Oct 04 undersigned, on or before March 28, 2018, or be forever barred. PerSuperior Court of sons believed to be heirs the or legatees of the deDistrict of Columbia cedent who do not rePROBATE DIVISION ceive a copy of this notice Washington, D.C. by mail within 25 days of 20001-2131 its first publication shall Administration No. so inform the Register of 2017ADM001141 Wills, including name, Lucretia J Jones address and relation- Decedent ship. NOTICE OF Date of Publication: APPOINTMENT, Septemeber 29, 2017 NOTICE TO Name of newspaper: CREDITORS Afro-American AND NOTICE TO Washington UNKNOWN HEIRS Law Reporter Jerome Mcilwain, whose Eva A Washington address is 1 53rd St. SE, Personal Washington, DC 20019, Representative was appointed personal representative of the TRUE TEST COPY estate of Lucretia J REGISTER OF WILLS Jones , who died on July 14, 2010 without a will, 09/29, 10/6, 10/13/17 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:43:10 EDT with 2017 and will serve Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unSuperior Court of known shall enter their the appearance in this District of Columbia proceeding. Objections PROBATE DIVISION to such appointment Washington, D.C. shall be filed with the 20001-2131 Register of Wills, D.C., Administration No. 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 2017ADM986 G e n o v e v a E u g e n i a Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April Stano 6, 2018. Claims against Decedent the decedent shall be Phillip E Stano Eversheds Sutherland presented to the undersigned with a copy to the (US) LLP 700 Sixth Street NW, Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills Suite 700 with a copy to the underWashington, DC 20001 signed, on or before April Attorney 6, 2018, or be forever NOTICE OF barred. Persons believed APPOINTMENT, 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 relationLEGAL NOTICES ship. Date of Publication: September 29, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Donald G Sharp Personal Representative

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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 April 6, 2018. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the underLEGAL signed withNOTICES a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 6, 2018, 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: October 6, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jerome Mcilwain Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM001130 Rudy W Baylor Decedent Darryl F White 302 Mississippi Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ebony Baylor, whose address is 11302 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 , was TRUE TEST COPY appointed personal reREGISTER OF WILLS presentative of the estate of Rudy W EDT Baylor , who 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/17 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:37:42 2017 died on February 6, 2017 without a will, and will serve without Court suSuperior Court of pervision. All unknown the heirs and heirs whose District of Columbia whereabouts are unPROBATE DIVISION known shall enter their Washington, appearance in this D.C. 20001-2131 proceeding. Objections Administration No. to such appointment 2017ADM1145 Derricka Regina Wil- shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., liams 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Decedent Floor Washington, D.C. William A Bland Esq 20001, on or before April 80 M Street, SE #330 6, 2018. Claims against Washington, DC 20003 the decedent shall be Attorney presented to the underNOTICE OF signed with a copy to the APPOINTMENT, Register of Wills or filed NOTICE TO with the Register of Wills CREDITORS with a copy to the underAND NOTICE TO signed, on or before April UNKNOWN HEIRS 6, 2018, or be forever Nancy Elizabeth Williams, whose address is barred. Persons believed 1329 49th Street, NE, to be heirs or legatees of Washington, DC 20019, the decedent who do not was, appointed personal receive a copy of this norepresentative of the tice by mail within 25 estate of Derricka Re- days of its first publicagina Williams, who died tion shall so inform the on September 13, 2016 Register of Wills, includwithout a will, and will ing name, address and serve without Court su- relationship. pervision. All unknown Date of Publication: heirs and heirs whose October 6, 2017 whereabouts are un- Name of newspaper: known shall 13:39:37 EDTenter 2017their Afro-American Washington appearance in this proceeding. Objections Law Reporter Ebony Baylor to such appointment Personal shall be filed with the Representative Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. TRUE TEST COPY 20001, on or before April REGISTER OF WILLS 6, 2018. Claims against 10/6, 10/13, Wed 10/20/17 Oct 04 the decedent shall be TYPESET: presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed Superior Court of with the Register of Wills the with a copy to the underDistrict of Columbia signed, on or before April PROBATE DIVISION 6, 2018, or be forever Washington, D.C. barred. Persons believed 20001-2131 to be heirs or legatees of Administration No. the decedent who do not 2017ADM001106 receive a copy of this no- James F Johnson tice by mail within 25 Decedent days of its first publicaNOTICE OF tion shall so inform the APPOINTMENT, Register of Wills, includNOTICE TO ing name, address and CREDITORS relationship. AND NOTICE TO Date of Publication: UNKNOWN HEIRS October 6, 2017 Joanne Johnson , whose Name of newspaper: address is 4101-12th, Afro-American Street, NE, Washington, Washington DC was appointed perLaw Reporter sonal representative of Nancy Elizabeth the estate of James F Williams Johnson , who died on Personal August 26, 2017 without Representative a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All TRUE TEST COPY unknown heirs and heirs REGISTER OF WILLS whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:39:59 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/17 a p p e a r aEDT n c e 2017 in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment Superior Court of shall be filed with the the Register of Wills, D.C., District of Columbia 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd PROBATE DIVISION Floor Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 20001-2131 6, 2018. Claims against Administration No. the decedent shall be 2017ADM1080 presented to the underAnthony Jackson signed with a copy to the Decedent Register of Wills or filed Alan Solomon with the Register of Wills 7910 Woodmont Ave with a copy to the underSte 1430 signed, on or before April Bethesda Md, 20814 6, 2018, or be forever Attorney barred. Persons believed NOTICE OF to be heirs or legatees of APPOINTMENT, the decedent who do not NOTICE TO receive a copy of this noCREDITORS tice by mail within 25 AND NOTICE TO days of its first publicaUNKNOWN HEIRS tion shall so inform the William Jackson , whose Register of Wills, includaddress is 7152 Townline ing name, address and Road, Rome NY, 13440 relationship. wasappointed personal Date of Publication: representative of the October 6, 2017 estate of Anthony Jack- Name of newspaper: son, who died on May 29, Afro-American 2017 without a will, and Washington will serve without Court Law Reporter supervision. All unknown Joanne Johnson heirs and heirs whose Personal whereabouts are unRepresentative known shall enter their 13:40:41 EDT 2017 a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s TRUE TEST COPY proceeding. Objections REGISTER OF WILLS to such appointment shall be filed with the TYPESET: 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/17 Wed Oct 04 Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. Superior Court of 20001, on or before April the 6, 2018. Claims against District of Columbia the decedent shall be PROBATE DIVISION presented to the underWashington, D.C. signed with a copy to the 20001-2131 Register of Wills or filed Administration No. with the Register of Wills 2017ADM1079 with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April Roscoe Dawkins 6, 2018, or be forever Decedent barred. Persons believed Yvonne Davis Smith, to be heirs or legatees of Esq the decedent who do not 2501 Northampton St. receive a copy of this no- Washington, DC 20015 tice by mail within 25 Attorney NOTICE OF days of its first publicaAPPOINTMENT, tion shall so inform the NOTICE TO Register of Wills, includCREDITORS ing name, address and AND NOTICE TO relationship. UNKNOWN HEIRS Date of Publication: Caryl Dawkins- Wright , October 6, 2017 whose address is 1909 Name of newspaper: Gales Street, NE, Afro-American Washington, DC 20002 Washington was appointed personal Law Reporter William Jackson representative of the Personal estate of Roscoe DawRepresentative kins , who died on August 10, 2017 without a will, and will serve without TRUE TEST COPY Court supervision. All unREGISTER OF WILLS known heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/17 unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. 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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY INVITATION TO BID INVITATION NO. 170120 Small Diameter Water Main Replacement-12b2 The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is soliciting bids for Invitation No. 170120: ”Small Diameter Water Main Replacement 12b2”. The following listing enumerates the major items of work included in the contract: *Approximately 1.5 miles of water mains and associated valves and appurtenances. *Copper water services 2 inch and smaller in public and private space. *Curb stop /curb stop box, meter box and penetration through building wall and connection to first fitting inside the building including installation of a shut-off valve and pressure reducing valve. TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:38:15 EDT 2017 *Permanent pavement and surface restoration.

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DIVISION $5, 000,000.00 and $6, This project is estimated PROBATE to cost between Washington, D.C. 500,000.00. 20001-2131

Foreign No. DC Water will receive Bids until 2:00 p.m., local standard time on November 2017FEP000105 15, 2017. Date of Death October 11, 2001

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be Creek conducted on October 17, 2017. James Michael The Conference will begin at 11:00 a.m. and end at 1:00 p.m. in the Decedent OF Visitor Center located at 5000 Conference Room at DC Water’sNOTICE Blue Plains APPOINTMENT Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20032. All attendees are required to OF FOREIGN make reservations for this Conference by submitting to dets-construction. PERSONAL bid.inquiry@dcwater.com the name, title and firm name of the attendee(s), by 3:00 p.m. on October 16,REPRESENTATIVE 2017. AND NOTICE TO

This project may be funded in part by the U. S. Environmental Protection CREDITORS Agency (EPA). Share Objective for2017 Minority TYPESET: WedA Fair Oct 04 13:39:10 Perry J EDT Becker whose and Women’s Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) participation in thisGallant work of 32% and 6%, respecaddress is 14300 tively, has been established. M/WBEs at the 32% and 6% FoxParticipation Lane, Suiteby218, Superior Court ofis a contract level, respectively, goal. The was contract requires bidders to Bowie, MD 20715 the personal reconduct directed outreachappointed to M/WBEs. The program requirements are fully DistrictinofUSEPA’s Columbia”Participation presentative the estate defined byofDisadvantaged Enterprises in ProPROBATE DIVISION of James Michael Creek , curement under EPA Financial Assistant Agreements - May 27, 2008.” Washington, D.C. deceased by the OrPlease be aware that program participation requires M/WBEs are made 20001-2131 phan’s Court forfullest Princeextent practicable through aware of contracting opportunities to the Administration No. Georges County, State of dedicated outreach and recruitment 2017ADM1079 Maryland., activities. on August That 10, is, bidders for DC Water construction contracts must make prescribed ”good faith efforts” to ensure Roscoe Dawkins 2017, that M/WBEs receive a ”fair share”ofofprocess procurement Decedent Service may opportunities funded by EPA. For further please to 40 C.F.R.§ 33.301, or contact DC Yvonne Davis guidance, Smith, be maderefer upon Steven Water Rhonda Green at 202-787-2276. Esq Grants CoordinatorMcMahon, Hanson, & 2501 Northampton St.

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Washington, DC are 20015 Street, Suite 405, of Procurement, 5000 Bid documents available at NW, the Department Attorney Avenue, SW, Washington, Washington, 20004 Overlook DCDC 20032. Sets of Bidding Documents OFfor a non-refundable whose designation as can beNOTICE procured $50.00 purchase price each, payable APPOINTMENT, District ofform Columbia to DC Water. Payment must be in the of a money order, certified check NOTICE TO agent has been filed with or a company check. Documents can be shipped to Bidders providing a CREDITORS the Register of Wills, Federal account number. AND Express NOTICE TO D.C. UNKNOWN HEIRS

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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 April 6, 2018. 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 April 6, 2018, 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: October 6, 2017 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Caryl Dawkins-Wright Personal Representative

Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Building A, 515 5th Street, NW 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. (Strike preceding sentence if no real estate.)

The Water Wright Blue Plains Treatment Plant is a CarylDC Dawkins, f o l lAdvanced o w i n g D i sWastewater trict of secured facility. isPersons intending real to pick-up Bidding Documents are to whose address 1909 Colombia property: G a l e s the S t rDepartment e e t , N E , of1/2 contact Procurement 202 787 2020 for access auinterest in 603atElmira Washington, DC 20002 St. SE, Washington, DC thorization. was appointed personal 20032 (which was or13:40:19 EDT 2017 the dered to be conveyed to representative For procurementofinformation contact DC Water Procurement Dept. via estate ProcurementConstructionInquiry@dcwater.com of Roscoe Daw- Harriet L Creek pursuant email; For DETS-Construction.Bid.Inquiry@ and technical will serve information without DC contact: CA D48374 dcwater.com. Please insert the IFB No. inthe the deSubject Line. Court supervision. All unClaims against View Water’s website at www.dcwater.com. whoseDC where-abouts are sented to the under-for current and upcoming unknown shall enter their signed and filed with the solicitations.

Perry J Becker Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: October 6, 2017 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American TYPESET: Wed20/17 Oct 04 14:11:44 EDT 2017 10/6, 10/13, 10/

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2017ADM1099 Howard F Stewart Sr. Decedent Theodora H Brown, Law Office TRUE TEST COPY 3127 Cherry Road NE REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, DC 20018-1611 10/6, 10/13/ 10/20/17 TYPESET: Wed Oct 04 13:38:15 EDT 2017 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, SUPERIOR COURT OF NOTICE TO THE DISTRICT OF CREDITORS COLUMBIA AND NOTICE TO PROBATE DIVISION UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington, D.C. Patricia A Mason, whose 20001-2131 address is 1389 Foreign No. Sheridian Street, NW, 2017FEP000105 Washington, DC 20011 , Date of Death was, were) appointed October 11, 2001 personal representative James Michael Creek of the estate of Howard F Decedent Stewart Sr. , who died on NOTICE OF August 29, 2017 witha APPOINTMENT will, and will serve withOF FOREIGN out Court supervision. All PERSONAL unknown heirs and heirs REPRESENTATIVE whose whereabouts are AND unknown shall enter their NOTICE TO appearance in this CREDITORS proceeding. Objections 13:39:10 2017 Perry J EDT Becker whose to such appointment (or address is 14300 Gallant to the probate of deFox Lane, Suite 218, cedent´s will) shall be Bowie, MD 20715 was filed with the Register of appointed personal re- Wills, D.C., 515 5th presentative of the estate Street, N.W., 3rd Floor of James Michael Creek , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . deceased by the Or20001, on or before April phan’s Court for Prince 6, 2018. Claims against Georges County, State of the decedent shall be Maryland., on August 10, presented to the under2017, signed with a copy to the Service of process may Register of Wills or filed be made upon Steven with the Register of Wills McMahon, Hanson, & with a copy to the underAssociates, 419 7th signed, on or before April Street, NW, Suite 405, 6, 2018 or be forever Washington, DC 20004 barred. Persons believed whose designation as to be heirs or legatees of District of Columbia the decedent who do not agent has been filed with receive a copy of this nothe Register of Wills, tice by mail within 25 D.C. days of its first publicaThe decedent owned the tion shall so inform the f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f Register of Wills, includColombia real property: ing name, address and 1/2 interest in 603 Elmira relationship. St. SE, Washington, DC Date of Publication: 20032 (which was or- October 6, 2017 dered to be conveyed to Name of newspaper: Harriet L Creek pursuant Afro-American t o J u d g e m e n t o f Washington Absolute Divorce, See Law Reporter DC CA D48374 Patricia A Mason Claims against the dePersonal cedent may be preRepresentative sented to the undersigned and filed with the TRUE TEST COPY Register of Wills for the REGISTER OF WILLS District of Columbia, Building A, 515 5th 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/17 Street, NW 3rd FloorWashington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. (Strike

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Can the NFL Sustain Anthem Protest Demonstrations? By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley Special to the AFRO

The world’s most popular sport took some big hits last week. National anthem protests around the NFL drew down the Twitter wrath of Donald Trump, who unleashed a series of venom-filled tweets towards athletes against anthems. Athletes have responded viciously to Trump’s remarks, while many fans have not shown their support of those players. Boos have continuously serenaded stadiums during anthem kneels, while cable networks have offered refunds to NFL season subscribers. Can the NFL shield sustain its popularity amid anthem protests? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate this question. Riley: The NFL was already dealing with a full deck of PR nightmares including concussions, drug use and domestic violence. Viewership was already taking a hit and youth participation around the country is down. Adding a raciallycharged topic could be a death blow similar to baseball’s 1994 strike, which took years for MLB to recover from. In a league comprised primarily of Black players, it’s going to be impossible for White America to sympathize with a division of athletes upset with how one-sided race is in the U.S. Green: Racism in sports isn’t new, especially to the NFL, but today’s Information Age and social media platforms have changed life as we know it for everyone. The league could never do away with protesting without backlash from social media, the new driving force of mass communication. Instead, I can see the league eventually coming up with some gimmick way to make money off of player protests. Similar to the way they’ve made money off of Breast Cancer Awareness or Military Pride. It’s all about the money to them cats. Riley: In order for anything to sustain, it must be able to produce and reproduce. The NFL is the center of so much controversy that it’s quite possible that parents nationwide will potentially steer their sons away from playing football. Concussion scares had already shifted the mindset of many parents, and sprinkling in some anthem protests into the homes of ex-military, former firefighters and police officers could sever all support for the gridiron. The lifeblood of football originates

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The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, center, take a knee prior to the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Ariz. from youth football and if participation was already down, it probably won’t rise after this. Green: Youth participation might be down in America but other countries are producing NFL players nowadays. The NCAA is the ultimate football factory, not Pop Warner. There might be fewer amateur athletes playing, but that’s probably a

good thing. The truly talented phenoms will continue to play, and the players who never really loved the game or had lower chances of advancing will simply bow out. Football is a passionate sport. The extra antics and media headlines won’t affect the determination of those who have true love for the sport. And as long as the job is still paying millions, there are going to be people willing to play simply for the money.

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Someone Could End Up Spending 80 Years in Jail All Because the NCAA Refuses to Pay Student-Athletes By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor pgreen@afro.com What a mess the NCAA has gotten itself into. Ten people were arrested on Sept. 26 after a two-year FBI investigation led to charges of solicitation of bribery and other fraud conspiracy charges. Those arrested include college basketball coaches, sports management agents and shoe sneaker executives. Several others who weren’t arrested are being investigated for their possible involvement in the illegal funneling of money to players. All that drama over nothing. Or, if we’re really keeping it real here, all that drama because the NCAA refuses to cut the players a slice of its multi-billion dollar cash cow. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen college players or coaches get busted for violating NCAA policies against taking money as an amateur. But I must admit, this is the first time I remember FBI stepping into the picture and handing out potential life sentences as punishment. Some reports claim that those involved in this scandal could face up to 80 years in prison. And all I keep thinking is: someone may do nearly a century in the pen, all because a little bit of money is being given to young African-American men in an industry that generates billions of dollars. That might sound like a reach, but in the grander scheme of things, that’s exactly what’s going on here. The money that has been allegedly funneled to some of these players is mere pennies in comparison to what the NCAA

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Shown in this picture are coaches and assistant coaches being investigated by the FBI for solicitation of bribery and other fraud conspiracy charges. (l to r) Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, Southern California assistant coach Tony Bland, Arizona’s assistant coach Emanuel Richardson, Oklahoma State University assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans, and Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. makes off the backs of student athletes. The NCAA, or more specifically, the colleges and universities that make up the NCAA, rakes in billions of dollars annually. There’s a 14-year, $10.8 billion deal with CBS to air the NCAA Basketball Tournament that produces $770 million annually for the NCAA alone, aside from what the associated universities see. Then there’s college football, which by some reports generates more than $3 billion each year The Indianapolis Star recently reported on the exclusive deals that several colleges and universities have with shoe and sports apparel companies that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The University

of Texas and Ohio State University, for example, each have deals with Nike worth $250 million, according to the Star. The University of Michigan inked an 11-year deal worth $169 million for its players to exclusively wear Nike shoes and uniforms. The University of Louisville, which recently fired legendary college basketball coach Rick Pitino after it came to light that he was also being investigated by the FBI for his involvement in funneling money to players, is reported to have a 10-year, $160 million deal with Adidas. All that money on the line, and it’s no wonder coaches, recruiters and even shoe execs are getting busted trying to pay recruits to play

for their respective schools. It’s actually common sense for them to do so. Why wouldn’t an Adidas executive attempt to directly pay star prospects to sway them to join the universities that are contractually required to don their brand? If I’m Under Armour, and I’ve agreed to pay UCLA $250 million over 15 years for its players to wear my brand, I’m going to want the best college athletes possible playing for UCLA so they can be seen wearing Under Armour. That way, everybody eats, right? The brand eats because the world is watching star players performing with the brand’s name on their backs, and the schools eat by getting paid

enormous amounts of money. The only problem is that everybody isn’t eating. The players are the ones actually out there performing these phenomenal athletic feats that create so much money, yet they’re restricted from taking any of it. The NCAA claims it is protecting student athletes from being exploited, but we all know that’s a fat load of crap. The only things the NCAA and the various university presidents are protecting from exploitation are their own pockets. The universities collecting all of the money simply don’t want to share any of it with student-athletes, regardless of the fact they’re only making that money because of the abilities of those student-athletes. With a majority of student-athletes in NCAA basketball and football being African-Americans, I can’t help but question if the NCAA’s refusal to pay them isn’t race related. In these days and times, with the racial division of our country fully exposed, it would be naive to think otherwise. So many young Black men and women could be making real, legal money for their talents and services, which would drastically benefit their lives. Instead, they’re forced to take illegal money under the table thanks to the rules of an organization that has no shame in milking every single dollar and cent from their blood, sweat and tears on the court or field. The FBI potentially locking up those coaches and shoe company execs is just a distraction from the true crime being committed: universities stealing billions of dollars from student athletes. Well, enough is enough. It’s time to pay our student athletes what they’re owed.

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March for Justice

D.C.-Area Organizations Push Lupus Awareness By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com

On the heels of a gathering of lupus educators patients, and pharmaceutical companies, critical gaps in public awareness have been found. Despite disproportionately impacting African-American women, lupus remains largely enigmatic among screenings and awareness within the Black community. Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease with the ability to damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/ or organs), is often diagnosed when a person’s immune systems goes haywire and begins to fight and destroy healthy tissue rather than viruses, bacteria, and germs. The Lupus Foundation of America, The Lupus and Allied Diseases Association and the Lupus Research Alliance convened a daylong panel in College Park, Md. Sept. 25, to discuss the disease that is two to three times more prevalent among women of color and among the metropolitan’s Black population. Sufferers are “more likely to have organ system involvement, more active disease, and lower levels of social support compared with White lupus patients, “according to the foundation. The meeting sought to bring those suffering with the disease, both to the attention of the Food and Drug Administration pharmaceutical companies and potential supporters. Continued on D2

March for Black Women

March for Racial Justice Photos by Rob Roberts

On Sept. 30, two marches – the March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women -- included men and women from several different racial and ethnic backgrounds, marching in unity, to the DOJ to advocate for Black women and racial equality. See more photos on B4.

Prince George’s County

Arts Festival Fetes Black Women’s Artistic Expression

By Kristin Gray Special to the AFRO The multidimensional facets of Black womanhood and the artistic mediums that represent it are the crux of an upcoming festival hosted by the Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC). The Prince George’s County Black Arts Festival is scheduled to take place on Oct. 7 at the museum and explores the intricacies of Black women’s identity, beauty standards, and notions of sisterhood. The festival goes beyond traditional concepts of Black women’s physical and artistic expression, as it actively includes gender non-conforming and transgendered women. Maleke Glee, the interim executive director of PGAAMCC and a Prince George’s County native, said the festival is the brainchild of former Executive Director Chanel Compton. He also said event organizers wanted to include Continued on D2

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Parents React to Former School Aide Sentencing to 100 Years

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Is There a Place for D.C. Area Youth at NASCAR? By Lindi Vilakazi Special to the AFRO

Former NFL player and Prince George’s county native Shawne Merriman brought NASCAR to youth in the metropolitan area Oct. 2. Just months following his initial visit to D.C. for the launch of his “Light’s Out” clothing line, Merriman hosted his very first “Light’s Out Youth Activation Drive” event at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. “Number 36 car, Jeffrey Nguzi – who’s one of two African Americans in the sport – our initiatives were the same. Really just to bridge the gap. NASCAR is a great sport and unless you’re able to have the opportunity to go to these tracks and go to the events, you’ll never know,” Merriman told the AFRO. Merriman’s partnership with NASCAR was an intricate part of blending his vision and program together. He says he is happy to bring kids from his home town to a NASCAR arena. Students from area schools such as James Madison High School in Vienna,

Va., were bussed to the event in addition to children from the Baltimore and D.C. areas. “Growing up as a kid I watched NASCAR TV all the time and I just saw them going at 180 miles an hour, 200 miles an hour around a circle– it didn’t look that exciting,” he said. “But when I went to the track in 2008 when I was invited to be the grand marshal in this Montana race in Montana, it just opened my eyes to something way bigger. It’s so much excitement, and adrenaline, and energy. And once the children get to experience it for the first time I think they’re going to be hooked like I was.” Merriman said he expected about 10,000 to 15,000 people in addition to the students. “Big up to them too because, you know obviously, it’s been out there and they’ve talked about it, NASCAR diversity issue, but NASCAR has not only opened its arms to me but to supporting this cause.” While the Confederate flag was once a staple at NASCAR events, in 2015 the organization asked, but did not insist, attendees to not Continued on D2

Prayer Brings Strength After Tragedies By Hamil Harris Special to the AFRO

Massive hurricanes have ravaged much of the Caribbean Islands, floods have gutted homes from Florida to Texas and a Las Vegas shooter has killed and wounded hundreds at a country music concert. And yet, despite the magnitude of the pain, local pastors say that the Bible and constant prayer are still critical to heal, help and to guide people. “The church is an essential player for us today,” said Rev. Henry P. Davis, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover, Md. “When they talked about the shooter in Las Vegas they said he had no politics and no faith, this is part of the problem.” Davis focused much of his ministry on community outreach through numerous programs each week that include Tuesday night bible study, after school programs, food pantries and church services several times each Sunday.

“The church is an essential player for us today.” – Rev. Henry P. Davis

When former Prince George’s County, Md. teacher’s aide, Deonte Carraway, was sentenced to 100 years in prison last week – he pleaded guilty to sexually defiling and abusing dozens of children in his care – parent Perry Davis was Courtesy photo relieved but still uneasy. The father of three said 100 years would Deonte Carraway was not erase the pain and trauma sentenced to 100 years in Carraway caused. It also would not prison. repair the breach in safety he feels when sending his children to school. “It’s a sick, sick mentality that drives a person to shatter a child’s innocence and no matter how often you hear about these types of things happening, I think I was naïve that it could happen among Black folks and within a school,” Davis told the AFRO. “I look at everyone differently now.” Davis’ children attend a Christian school in Clinton, Md. yet Carraway’s access to children remains troubling. “It could be anyone, anywhere,” he said. Many share Davis’ fears. About 90 percent of children who are victims of sexual abuse know their abuser(s) and count them as either family or trusted by their families. Additionally, according to the non-profit Darkness to Light, which works to aid parents in eliminating sex abuse, age is a significant factor in sexual abuse. The organization found that though a risk exists for children of all ages, those most vulnerable to abuse are between the ages of 7 and 13 – with the median age for reported abuse being 9. Race and ethnicity also proved vital in the factors for child sexual abuse, with Black children facing almost twice the risk of sexual abuse their White counterparts. Melanie Tilden, a mother of a two in Largo, Md. said she and her husband worried about allowing their daughters to attend

From Prince George’s County to Capitol Hill people have gained strength in recent weeks through worship, talking and fellowship. At the Capitol Heights, Md.-based Gethsamane United Methodist Church the local chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference hosted a program Sept. 30 featuring Dr. Andrew Angelos, from John Hopkins University who talked about “The Impact of Mental Health Issues for African Americans living with HIV-AIDS living in Prince George’s County.” Several congregations were involved in that event including Walker Mill Baptist Church, Spirit of Peace Baptist – also located in Capitol Heights -- and Suitland, Md.-based Ascension Baptist Church. Rev. Ronald Triplett, a pastor at Gethsemane, said the event was just one of many things his congregation is doing to meet needs in the community. Rev Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, said during a segment on Chanel 9 that in times like these “there is a danger of despair, the danger of hopelessness and that’s where faith and community can be incredibly helpful.”

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By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Former NFL player Shawne Merriman and youth from the D.C. area visited the Dover International Speedway in Delaware on Oct. 2.

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Prince George’s County HS Football

DuVal Blows Out High Point 44-0 By Daniel Kucin Jr. Special to the AFRO Lanham, Md.-based DuVal High School shut out High Point High School, located in Beltsville, Md. on Sept. 29. Tigers running back David Dupree stole the show after he rushed for 172 yards and accounted for five total touchdowns including a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. DuVal cornerback Marcus Jones was responsible for three interceptions from Eagles quarterback Vernon Patten, and he helped set the tone defensively and leading his team to victory. Both teams came into the match 3-1, but DuVal reigned supreme as they look forward to taking on 4A rival Eleanor Roosevelt, located in Greenbelt, Md. on Oct. 7. The Raiders recently dominated Clinton, Md.-based Surrattsville High School 52-7 on Sept. 29. High Point, on the other hand, will try to bounce back against Surrattsville (1-3) on Oct. 6. The Rams look to keep their winning ways moving forward as Suitland gears up to take on Upper Marlboro, Md.-based Frederick Douglass High School in a clash of undefeated squads on Oct. 6. Northwestern hopes to capture its second win of the season against Bladensburg High School on Oct. 7. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., shutout Parkdale High School located in Riverdale, Md. 47-0 on Sept. 29. Wise senior running back John Oliver had 17 carries for 144 yards and three touchdowns while averaging over eight yards per carry. Pumas senior wide receiver Brandon Harrell Jr. led his team with two receptions for 37 yards, finding the end zone twice. Wise senior Tyrin Brooks led the Pumas with seven tackles, and senior cornerback Dennis Stokes pulled down an interception, defensively. The undefeated Pumas will take on Bowie High School on Oct. 7 and Parkdale will face off against Laurel High School on

Festival

Continued from D1 women whose expression of womanhood defied traditional standards. “We see that by far and large while Black women have been celebrated, those women are excluded. Not only are they excluded from the celebration, they are excluded from the discussion, as far as violence and harm and a lot of the ways Black women are disenfranchised in our community,” Glee told the AFRO. “The numbers are really disgusting; the rate Black trans women are dying in our country. So, our museum can be a safe place for them to feel included in the community . . . How it’s most intimately tied to the exhibition is through one of the exhibiting artists, Kokumo Kinetic. She’s a trans woman and her art work will be in the exhibition. Many of the women are queer and of masculine presentation, so they’re not necessarily gender conforming.” In addition to the exhibition, the performance lineup features 12 musicians who are mostly from the Washington D.C. area. Singers, rappers, and poets include Ace Ono, Odd Mojo, Jennifer Falu, Joy Postell, Mo Browne, Latraia Price and event dee jay Tomi Yeyo. The festival, titled “Rated PG”

Saturday as well. Oxon Hill High School knocked off Fairmont Heights High School located in Capitol Heights, Md. 47-0 on Sept. 29. Penn State University commit Daniel George accounted for 148 allpurpose yards and hauled in his fourth interception of the year. He also ran back a 75-yard kickoff return and a 50-yard punt return for two scores respectively. Photo by Daniel Kucin Jr. Clippers senior David Dupree, DuVal High School running back, accounted for 172 yards in a game against quarterback Dajuan High Point High School on Sept. 29. Rollins threw a pass to senior receiver Latreal Charles H. Flowers High School located in Springdale, Md. Brame for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Brame led Oxon Hill narrowly edged past Brandywine, Md.-based Gwynn Park High with 58 receiving yards on only two receptions. School 14-7 on Sept. 29. In a tightly contested battle, Flowers Oxon Hill secured its fourth win of the season in the running back Zebadiah Suku struck first with a touchdown run landslide victory as the Clippers get set to face off against from two-yards out in the third quarter. Oxon Hill, Md.-based Potomac High School on Oct. 7. Winless Then, Gwynn Park’s Kamari Brown hooked up with Fairmont Heights will take on Central High School (1-4), Michael Brown Jr. on a 20-yard touchdown to strike first later located in Capitol Heights, Md. on Saturday as well. in the third quarter. Flowers junior quarterback Julius Duvall Forestville, Md.-based Suitland High School remains put the final nail in the coffin in the fourth quarter after he undefeated after shellacking Northwestern High School, hurled a 20-yard touchdown pass to Andre Patterson to ensure located in Hyattsville, Md. 27-12 on Sept. 29. Rams five-footthe Jaguars remain undefeated. nine, 185-pound running back Anthony Squire led the way with After suffering the first loss of the season, Gwynn Park will 175 yards rushing on 22 carries for three touchdowns. get ready to take on Fort Washington, Md.-based Friendly High Suitland wide receiver Donovan Henry caught four School on Oct. 7 and Flowers will do battle against Largo on receptions on a season-high of 104 yards receiving. Saturday as well. Northwestern senior running back Shaka Victor had 14 carries for 40 yards, and he scored two touchdowns for the Wildcats.

“The numbers are really disgusting; the rate Black trans women are dying in our country. So, our museum can be a safe place for them to feel included in the community . . .” – Maleke Glee will also entertain and educate attendees with a pop-up beauty shop, Black-owned vendors, food trucks, guest speakers and an appearance by Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks. Performer Odd Mojo, who describes herself as an “emcee from Maryland” on her Instagram page, said festivals like “Rated PG” are essential to women’s empowerment and advancing visibility for Black artists. “I’m so hype for this festival. This event is very unique compared to other venues I’ve performed at because of the lineup. Female is the future,” Odd Mojo said. “I love being around talented and positive energy with my sisters. I think there will be a good turnout.” Glee said the festival will highlight Prince George’s County’s unique culture and thriving arts scene, which is sometimes

eclipsed by larger Baltimore and Washington, D.C. communities. “I think the festival and museum are great cultural landmarks in the county. The county has produced great artists, scholars, and historians that represent Prince George’s County well and sometimes our narrative and story gets lost in the larger cities Baltimore and D.C. But I would argue there would be no Baltimore and D.C. without the richness that is Prince George’s County. So, I think the visibility of this festival is knowing we have artists who are from Baltimore, D.C. and New York and with them they have a fan base that will travel to our region and also get an opportunity to see native Prince Georgian’s displaying their art on stage and in the gallery space.”

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sleepovers and trips away from home, but not so much about school employees. Like Davis, Tilden said following the Carraway sentencing, a family meeting allowed the kids and the parents to share concerns. “We asked them a lot of questions and tried to make them feel as comfortable about talking about their bodies and experiences as possible, but I think my husband and I were a bit embarrassed,” Tilden told the {AFRO}. “The girls were very open and a few things came to light about social media that we need to address, but we all feel better about guarding them from predators.” Darkness to Light suggests several tips for parents concerned about how much to talk to their

Church

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In September, several thousand people gathered for the Congressional Black Caucus Prayer Breakfast where Gospel Artist Shirley Caesar and Bishop Charles Blake Leader of the Church of God in Christ, in St. Louis, turned the Walter E. Washington Convention Center into a sanctuary. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee’s (D-Texas), after spending part of September helping hundreds of victims of the Houston Hurricane, welcomed the event. “The prayer breakfast was about goodness,” Jackson-Lee told the AFRO.

children about sexual predators, which include: Show interest in the children’s day-to-day lives; Know who the child spends time with, including other children and adults; Ask your child about the kids adults they encounter, such as teammates or coaches; Choose caregivers carefully; Become familiar with the warning signs of child sexual abuse, and notice any changes with your child, no matter how small; and Encourage children to speak up if they believe their boundaries have been crossed. Carraway, who served as an aide at Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary School, pleaded guilty to 23 counts of sex abuse and child pornography charges stemming from the abuse of children as young as nine-years-old.

Lupus “Bishop (Charles) Blake said when we are the most diminished that’s when the miracles come, a miracle is coming.” Rocky Twyman, an activist, musician and founder of the Pray at the Pump Movement, a movement that began in 2008 by D.C. residents who assembled at gas stations to pray for lower gas prices, was also at the event. He said in the wake of Las Vegas people of faith have to engage in “spiritual warfare,” and that can only be done by using “the spiritual weapons of prayer and fasting.. We must pray like never before.”

NASCAR

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“NASCAR is a great sport and unless you’re able to have the opportunity to go to these tracks and go to the events, you’ll never know.” – Shawne Merriman display the divisive symbol. Today the Confederate flag is still flown by patrons, although in smaller numbers than in the past. Merriman told the AFRO he intends for the launch event to be the first of many throughout the year around. “Everybody is not going to be a professional football player or a professional

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“This meeting is a tremendous opportunity for people with lupus to share how the disease impacts their lives and what types of treatments make the most difference,” said Sandra C. Raymond, CEO of the Lupus Foundation of America. “The FDA, the pharmaceutical industry and those who treat people with lupus need to hear these voices and understand the urgent need to improve the standard of care for people living with this disease and deliver better treatments to improve their quality of life as fast as possible.” Some 63 percent of people with lupus reported being incorrectly diagnosed, with 55 percent seeing four or more physicians before being accurately diagnosed. The diagnosis confusion is because lupus symptoms are often like the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, blood disorders, fibromyalgia, diabetes, thyroid problems, Lyme disease and a number of heart, lung, muscle, and bone diseases. Fatima Walker, a Ward 4 resident who has lived with lupus for more than 26 years since

her diagnosis, told the AFRO that for years she was treated for other illnesses, including chronic fatigue, without any resolve. “It took about seven years until the lupus diagnosis stuck – and I am grateful for it, because now the treatments are much more effective,” Walker said. “Initially, the rheumatoid arthritis was the diagnosis, which didn’t make sense to me because that was something my grandma had . . . This has been rough, but at least I’m on the right page.” Even more concerning for health advocates than the masking of symptoms lupus presents, is that nearly 73 percent of Americans between the ages 18-34 have either not heard about lupus or know little or nothing about lupus – this is the very age group at greatest risk for the disease. Nearly 300 people attended the panel, including 120 people living with lupus. A Lupus Research Alliance Washington D.C. Walk with Us to Cure Lupus is scheduled to be held on Oct. 21.

athlete, but you can be involved in NASCAR. You can be involved in the organization. You could possibly work with NASCAR in the future and things like that. NASCAR is a huge, huge company. There’s all kinds of opportunities to do that and hopefully I can provide some of that and kind of open the door,” said Merriman.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Washington, D.C.

716 Monroe St., NE Brookland Farmer’s Market Craft for a Cause The last outdoor costume event of the season is scheduled to be held at the Brookland’s Farmer’s Market, located at 716 Monroe St., NE, on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon. Enjoy the crisp air as you create hats and necklaces for children in hospitals and care facilities. The event is free to attend. Tickets for the event are on eventbrite.com. America’s Islamic Heritage Museum, 2315 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE Islamic Heritage Month – Day of Dignity Celebration The Day of Dignity is a family program that provides free food produce, hot meals, school supplies, family activities, and entertainment. The event is scheduled to be held on Oct. 7 at America’s Islamic Heritage Museum, located at 2315 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Garfield Park -- 2nd St., SE & F St., SE Capitol Hill Jazz Fest The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation’s mission is to serve the Washington D.C. jazz community by providing a weekly jam session, an annual jazz festival, and arts advocacy on behalf of D.C. jazz musicians. The Capitol Hill Jazz Fest, will occur on Oct. 7 at Garfield Park -- 2nd St., SE & F St., SE. The Jazz Fest serves as The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation’s leading annual event. The dynamic festival and conference brings together musicians, community leaders, and policy professionals to address policy concerns that directly affect musicians on a local and national level. The conference will serve as an outlet for local music vendors to be introduced to broader audiences. For further information on Hill Fest, visit HillFest.org.

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600 Watkins Park Dr. First Baptist Church of Glenarden Hosts He Loves Me Women’s Conference The First Baptist Church of Glenarden, located at 600 Watkins Park Dr., is scheduled to host the 2017 He Loves Me Women’s Conference on Oct. 5-7. The conference is slated to begin on Oct. 5 at 7 a.m. The three-day conference will feature speakers nutrition coach Ro Brock, guest psalmist Moriah Peters and others.

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5701 Livingston Rd. Shachah World Ministries 2017 Serious Only Sisters Conference The Serious Only Sisters Conference 2017 will be hosted by Shachah World Ministries, located at 5701 Livingston Rd. The conference is slated to run from Oct. 6-7. It is scheduled to begin on Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The conference lasts two days and will feature Betrina Lyons, prophetess of Now Faith International Ministries, Mary Davis of United Nations Church International - Fredericksburg and others. For more information, email shachahworldministries@gmail.com.

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• Marches Pay Homage to Blacks •

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On Sept. 30, men and women from across the United States, and abroad, marched to the U.S. Department of Justice through two marches – The March for Racial Justice and the March for Black Women — to advocate for racial justice, equity, and to address issues of White supremacy.

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The Members of Faith Strategies: Rev. Graylam Hagler, Rev. Wanda Thompson, Rev. Amanda Poppei, Rev. Donald Robinson and Lynna Schaefer

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Rae Martel, Pamela Ansley, Anthony Steeple, Judy Jackson, Joyce Felder, Delphia Ridley, Francine and Johnnie Jackson

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Under the leadership of the co-Founders Jamie Tettey and Sam Washington, the D.C. Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance hosted its first annual HBCU Alumni Soiree Sept. 6 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Northwest, Washington, D.C. More than 50 HBCU alumni chapters celebrated the History, Legacy, and Community Involvement of HBCU graduates and alumni in the community. They also honored alumni in the following HBCU Alumni categories: Business, Public Policy, Community Marc Clark and Involvement, Simone NelsonHonoree Allison Warren and Education, Media/ Seymore, FOX5 TV Robert Warren Communications, and Young alums. WHUR Radio’s Harold Fisher served as the guest emcee.

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Tabitha Williams, marketing manager, Xfinity, Stacey Burnette, senior director, government & regulatory affairs for D.C. and Prince George’s County

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