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A Promising Journalist’s Life Cut Short

Prince George’s Residents Unsure about O’Malley’s Presidential Bid

By Linda Poulson Special to the AFRO

The local D.C. community paused to reflect on the life of Charnice Milton after a fatal event, still being investigated by the Metropolitan police, left the young journalist lifeless at only 27-years-old.

“Charnice was a talented reporter with an engaging manner that endeared her to her sources,” said Andrew Lightman, managing editor at East of the River magazine. “She was a valued member of the CCN news team completing several assignments a month. The organization will miss her contributions as will the communities of Wards 6, 7 and 8.”

Milton was killed after attending a monthly Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee meeting on the evening of May 27.

On the District’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) website it stated “Officers investigating the sound of gunshots in the area of Good Hope and Naylor Roads, Southeast,

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Charnice Milton was a talented young reporter. located an adult female suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in the 2700 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast.” According to Police Chief Cathy Lanier, one person has been identified as a suspect in the homicide.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser commented on the young reporter’s life as well. “One of us…our residents was gunned down. Charnice Milton was a very active resident in the District of Columbia, a reporter, she lived East of the River, she concentrated on issues that focused East of the River,” she said.

ANC 6C Commissioners and Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander (D) also shared statements about her life and work.

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By James Wright Special to the AFRO Prince George’s County has come through for a former governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley in his gubernatorial election and reelection bids. However, residents are ambivalent about his campaign for the White House.

On May 30, O’Malley announced his run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination at Baltimore’s Federal Hill Park before hundreds of supporters. O’Malley said he has the vision to be an effective leader for the country.

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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Monday reassigned the leader of the Transportation Security Administration and directed the agency to revise airport security procedures, retrain officers and retest screening equipment in airports across the country.

The TSA’s acting administrator, Melvin Carraway, is being reassigned to a different job in the

Department of Homeland Security.

Acting Deputy Director Mark Hatfield will lead the agency until a new administrator is appointed.

The directives come after the agency’s inspector general briefed Johnson on a report analyzing vulnerabilities in airport security — specifically, the ability to bring prohibited

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A growing movement to ban the sale of flavored tobacco near schools has now come to Baltimore. Representatives from Baltimore’s schools, Baltimore’s Health Department and the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council held an event, May 28, at Edmondson-Westside High School on how to keep young people from picking up the habit of smoking.

The event was the first in a series, including ones at Bethel AME and the Empowerment Temple, leading up to the June 1 introduction of a bill to outlaw the distribution of flavored tobacco within 500 feet of a school by City Councilwoman Helen L. Holton, District 8.

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By Charise Wallace Special to the AFRO

Prince George’s County Memorial Library System held a ground-breaking ceremony recently for its new 31,000-squarefoot Laurel Library building, almost twice the size of the original structure. The new building will replace the current building at 507 Seventh St. in Laurel, and both parents and young people are excited about the new structure.

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Prince George’s County Memorial Library System held a ground-breaking ceremony recently.

“It is an investment in our young people and the belief that you never stop growing,” said grandmother and retired K-12 teacher, Marjorie Newcombe. “I am looking forward to bringing the grandchildren here so that we can continue to learn and grow together.”

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From a small town in Oxon Hill, Md., Jason Reynolds knew he wanted to become a poet at age 8. At 31, Reynolds lives his dream and continues to invent future work as a graduate from University of Maryland. He has published three books, was honored with a Coretta Scott King Award, featured during Black History Month on singer/actress Beyonce’s website, and has just finished a 30 Poems in 30 Days work of art in April.

On April 28 at Hyattsville Branch Library, Reynolds spoke to over 30 middle and high school students about his journey to becoming an author.

He dreamt of being the next Queen Latifah (former ‘80s female rapper) and Langston Hughes (American poet). “I realized from here on out I’m going to be the next Queen Latifah and Langston Hughes put together…that was the connection that I made, said Reynolds” He struggled throughout

Meet Jason Reynolds: Maryland Native Turned New York Author

college, especially in his English classes, thinking his professors did not understanding his writing style. Reynolds said, “I didn’t read any books until I was 17 years old…most people don’t know this about me, but it’s true.”

Two weeks after Reynolds graduated, he moved to Bedford-Stuyvesant,

Brooklyn, New York to immerse himself in his career of writing poetry. He worked as an English teacher and in radio just to make a living, but soon connected with a publishing company to publish a book with over 30 poems he had written during his younger years, called My name is Jason, Mine Too.

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Author/Poet Jason Reynolds speaking at Hyattsville Branch Library to middle and high school students about his journey on becoming an author.

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Koster’s report shows that Black drivers were pulled over in Ferguson at a lower rate than the statewide average.

4-Year-Old Girl who was Shot in Chicago to Leave Hospital

CHICAGO(AP) — A 4-year-old girl who was shot in the head in Chicago is being discharged from the hospital.

Officials from the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital said Sunday that Jacele Johnson will be taken by ambulance to Minnesota on Monday morning.

The girl was shot outside a prom party in Courtesy photo. Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on Jacele Johnson, 4, was shot outside of a prom party on May 22. May 22. The Chicago Tribune reports that doctors said the bullet didn’t go too deeply into her brain, but that it’s too dangerous to surgically remove part of it.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Jacele was upgraded to fair condition last week.

According to the Sun-Times, officials did not say which facility the girl is headed to in Minnesota. The girl’s mother was planning to move the family to Minneapolis.

Kenyan Lawyer Offers Livestock for Malia Obama’s Hand in Marriage

Fifty cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats. That’s the dowry a Kenyan lawyer said he is willing to offer President Obama to gain his 16-year-old daughter’s hand in marriage when the president visits the African nation in July.

Felix Kiprono told The Nairobian newspaper that Malia Obama caught his eye when she was a mere 10 years old.

“I got interested in her in 2008. As a matter of fact, I haven’t dated anyone since and promise to be faithful to her. I have

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(Left) Felix Kiprono and Malia Obama (right). shared this with my family and they are willing to help me raise the bride price,” Kiprono said.

“People might say I am after the family’s money, which is not the case. My love is real,” he added. “I am currently drafting a letter to Obama asking him to please have Malia accompany him for this trip. I hope the embassy will pass the letter to him. I will hand it over to the U.S. ambassador with whom we have interacted several times.”

Kiprono expressed satisfaction that the object of his desire has Kenyan roots; President Obama’s father was born in Kenya.

And, he also promised to honor the “love of his life” with a unique proposal.

“As an indication that she is my queen, I will tie sinendet, which is a sacred plant, around her head,” he said. “I will propose to her on a popular hill in Bureti near my father’s land where leaders and warriors are usually crowned. The place is called Kapkatet, which means ‘victory.’”

The lawyer also spoke of his plans for their future.

“Ours will be a simple life,” he said. “I will teach Malia how to milk a cow, cook ugali and prepare mursik like any other Kalenjin woman.”

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s top law enforcer says the disparity last year between the number of Black drivers pulled over, versus motorists stopped who are white, was the highest since 2000.

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into the addiction of smoking, if our communities weren’t inundated with mentholated and flavored tobacco products,” said Councilwoman Holton, in a statement.

Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, has been working to bring similar legislation to cities in California and Minnesota. In December of 2013, Chicago passed a bill outlawing flavored tobacco products within 500 feet of schools.

In an interview with the AFRO, she said that tobacco usage was a social justice issue. “Menthol cigarettes have been disproportionately targeted to African Americans since the 1950s with cool jazz, imagery, and slogans.

Now most African Americans smoke menthol.” She added, “There are documents from the tobacco industry that show they targeted neighborhoods with ads,

free tobacco, advertising in magazines like Ebony and Jet and giving money to philanthropic groups. They systemically gave money to Black organizations to buy their silence.”

The event was postponed

Continued from A1 According to McGruder, about 20 percent of the population in Baltimore smokes. However, she said, accurate statistics are difficult to come by. “They [surveys of the population] don’t capture youth who have dropped out

Council was formed in California in 2008, said McGruder. “We initially formed in California because the state was cutting back on initiatives on tobacco control.

Things like Swisher Sweets, Black and Mild and blunt wrappers are all unregulated.”

Black communities need extra protection due to the legacy of their being targeted by tobacco companies, said McGruder. “This legislation prioritizes the health of inner city children, which are primarily people of color.

We’re left out of public policy in our communities,” said McGruder. “We’re denormalizing tobacco usage in communities with the heaviest smoking rates. We’re working with elected officials to build an African American Tobacco Control platform to protect our children from the targeting of tobacco companies.”

For more information go to savingblacklives.org.

Reynolds believed that was the start of his big-break as a poet until the 2008 recession. He eventually moved back to his childhood home with his mother. “I realized then that my dream had come true and my life hadn’t change,” he said.

Reynolds eventually moved back to New York to start a new career as a retailer, but quickly went back to writing. He decided to write novels, inspired by Walter Dean Myers’ book, The Young Land Lords. He realized there were no books related to the 1980s and 1990s era and began to writing his first novel, When I Was the Greatest. “For some strange reason, during the 1980s and the 1990s no books were being written about any of the things that I’m telling you right now,” he said. “There were no books being written about hip hop and drug usage…about what that was like – that struggle.

He gained major success at this point, and knew this was just the beginning. His most recent novel, released Jan. 6, is titled The Boy in the Black Suit. It is about a man who works at a funeral home grieving over his mom’s death from breast cancer.

Reynolds poems, 30 Poems in 30 Days are published on his blog called, I am Jason Reynolds. “I’ve done it for the last 5 years, but this is probably the hardest year because my brain can’t really think outside of multiple…outside all of the drama,” said Reynolds. “It is challenging.”

Reynolds mentioned that his next novel is centered on the issue of police brutality. He believes it will be a difficult one and that his readers may have a hard time discussing the issue.”We all know what’s going on in Baltimore…It is up to us to control the story,” he said.

In closing, Reynolds talked about being featured on Beyonce’s website during Black History Month. “I probably should have lead off with that,” he said. “It’s so weird…I felt a few ways…I’m just glad I had the opportunity to say what I wanted to say.”

on BlogTalkRadio, where he said his daughter was used as a shield when she was killed.

McClenton was not only there to honor his daughter but also to give honor to those who were murdered by killers not yet found.

“Let’s deal with the real issue,” he said referring to Blackon-Black crime. “The community needs to open cold cases that have not been solved instead of foolhardy talk.”

During the vigil, McClenton dropped to his knees, wiping tears from his eyes. “From this day forward it is a battle and I

will win it,” McClenton said as he and his companion Francine prayed, her hand clutching his shoulder.

Milton was an honors graduate at Ball State and Syracuse University where she received her master’s degree in journalism in 2011. She was a reporter for Capital Community News, writing articles for East of the River and Hill Rag magazines.

A silent vigil was also held by members of the press and the community to commemorate Milton on June 3 outside the Seniors Wellness Center, 3001 Alabama Avenue S.E.

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Black communities have a history of being targeted by tobacco companies. from earlier this year due to the riots over Freddie Gray.

“It’s real hard to get people’s attention when you’re stepping over dead bodies to talk about tobacco,” said McGruder.

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of school, they don’t cover incarcerated people. There is a historically high smoking prevalence among these groups.”

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Milton’s parents Francine Milton and Ken McClenton, along with religious leaders and a large crowd, honored the journalist’s life at the corner in Southeast where Milton was murdered on May 31 during a prayer vigil that was held in her honor.

“My baby was not shot by White policemen but by two Black men who were cowards and upon gang warfare in Wards 7 and 8,” McClenton yelled to the crowd. “Because of her, this place here is sacred ground.”

According to the Washington Post, McClenton hosts a show

Lack of Resources Continued from A1

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO Crossing signals disappear from intersections as one approaches the East Baltimore neighborhood of McElderry Park, whether from the direction of Patterson Park to the south or the pristine campus of the Johns Hopkins Hospital just a few blocks to the west. It is a reminder of the lack of investment, to say nothing of the resources that have been allowed to decay and disappear, in this heavily impoverished community, where young men populate street corners as they struggle to support themselves and their families.

“We ain’t got nothing we had when I was like 15, 16, 13,” said a 24 year old who gave the name Bones. “No recreation centers.

No parks. No types of organizations doing things like Safe Streets is doing. That’s the only thing we’ve got for this community right now.”

Safe Streets is a program of Living Classrooms that sends outreach workers to engage young people in neighborhoods plagued by violence as well as provide some community activities, but Bones says he can remember a time when there were about seven recreation centers in the area. Now most of what is left are the limited resources of the street economy.

“The only thing we’ve got out here is sex, drugs and money.

Whatever statistically we’re known for, that’s what we’re known for because we don’t have nothing no more,” said Bones.

That lack of resources in the neighborhood pushes many young men out into the streets, whether it is the lack of recreational options or the lack of jobs.

“Most of what young people are out here doing, they’re trying to feed their families,” said Gardnel Carter, violence interrupter coordinator with Safe Streets East. “If you take them out of that situation and give them something better, they wouldn’t be doing it.”

Bones would agree, saying the streets provide no real future, but that young people in places like McElderry Park see few alternatives.

“What it is is insanity,” said Bones of the street life. “These kids down here, such as myself, we’re used to doing the same thing over and over again seeking different results, because we don’t have nothing else to use but the things that we have, such as drugs, such as guns, such as females, such as prostitution . . . We’re using the same things we used when I was 15, 16. So what do you expect for the kids in the next generation coming up to do? Worse.

It gets worse.”

Radikal is a 27 year old affiliated with the Piru street gang who recently came home after doing 10 years in prison for a carjacking.

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Weeks after residents cleaned up a park in McElderry Park, debris was still awaiting removal by the city.

Radikal says he was an athlete and successful student until about 16, when his mother became addicted to drugs and he was left to the streets his mother had managed for so long to keep him away from. He says he wants to carve a different path for himself then the one he took at 17, but he is worried his past will limit his options to the point where the streets will be his only recourse.

“At the end of the day, I try not to go back into the wrong path, but I try not to waste my breath [either], because when a person is sick and tired of being sick and tired then they’ll do what’s beneficial for them to get on another level,” said Radikal. “Right now don’t nobody see no hope, but I’m highly optimistic [about] doing the right thing, but the thing is, they say I’m part of a gang, they say I’m a felon, so I automatically [am] scrutinized and chastised for who I became and what I’ve been through, when it

should be the other way around.”

“So, at the end of the day, I’m continuously being oppressed and I’m continuously being opposed, but I still just take the licking and keep on ticking. I just try to keep going forward with it because I do believe that at the end things will get better. But until I see things get better it’s hard for me to believe that, but I trick myself into believing it so hopefully things do get better,” continued Radikal.

But for things to get better, resources are needed, and residents of McElderry Park have found the city a less than willing partner as it has struggled to improve the neighborhood’s lot. Weeks after residents organized by the McElderry Park Community Association had cleaned up a park next to Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle School, bagging up trash and piling old 4 by 4 pieces of lumber with rusty nails protruding from them in one corner of the park, the Department of Public Works had yet to come and remove the debris.

“We need some rec[reation centers], and [to] get the park situated right,” said Deshawn Brown, 23. “We ain’t got nowhere for our leagues or nothing to [be held] . . . The only thing we’ve got here right now, as far as for us to do, is that park. They’re knocking down all the houses and all that, wish they would build something for us, but they ain’t doing that.”

David Harris, president of the McElderry Park Community Association says he is trying to obtain funds from the city to rehabilitate the park further, but that such support has been slow to materialize. Brown says that while the community is in need of more resources, money that comes into McElderry Park rarely serves to buttress the neighborhood. “[It serves] other interests, they ain’t doing nothing for the community. As you can clearly see everything is still the same,” said Brown.

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he takes the findings “very seriously.”

ABC News first reported Monday that undercover agents were able to smuggle prohibited items, such as mock explosives or weapons, through TSA checkpoints in 67 out of 70 attempts. ABC cited anonymous officials who had been briefed on the inspector general’s report.

In a statement issued Monday evening, Johnson said, “The numbers in these reports never look good out of context, but they are a critical element in the continual evolution of our aviation security.”

Johnson said he had directed TSA to take several corrective steps, including: —Immediately revising standard operating procedures for screening.

—Conducting training for all transportation security officers, and intensive training for all supervisory personnel.

—Retesting and reevaluating the screening equipment currently in use at airports across the United States.

—Continuing to conduct random covert testing.

Johnson said that in the longer term, he has directed TSA and DHS to “examine adopting new technologies to address the vulnerabilities identified by the Inspector General’s testing.”

The Homeland Security chief said that over the last year, “TSA screened a record number of passengers at airports in the United States, and ... seized a record number of prohibited items.”

Still, he said, the agency was “constantly testing and adapting the systems we have in place.”

Johnson also called on the Senate to confirm President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the TSA, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Pete Neffenger.

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The new building will be among the most child-friendly enclaves in the County, boasting lighted dinosaur footprints leading to the Discovery Island children’s room with a glass floor exposing a full-size velociraptor skeleton replica. The room will hold two children’s seating areas, one within a large dinosaur rib cage and the other decorated with volcano lava and light effects. In addition, an early literacy center with a digital learning table will help children develop pre-reading skills.

Among the elected officials who attended the groundbreaking were Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, Prince George’s County Council Member Mary Lehman, and Laurel Mayor Craig Moe. “With its bright spacious interior, high-tech learning tools, and child-friendly dinosaur displays, the new building will offer a wide range

is about to write it,” he said. “And that is why today, to people what their ideas are.” you, and to all who can hear my voice, I declare that I am a U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the only other declared candidate for president of the United States.” candidate for the Democratic nomination with former senators O’Malley, 52, served as Maryland’s governor from 2007Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb set to get in the race.

2015, two terms as mayor of Baltimore from 1999-2007 and on Belinda Queen-Howard, a longtime civic and political the Baltimore City Council from 1991-1999. Political observers activist in central Prince George’s County and a Democratic credit him with improving the state’s educational system and Central Committee member, said that it is great that O’Malley supporting progressive issues such as same-sex marriage, is running for president but she will not support him. marijuana decriminalization, and repealing the death penalty.

“I am for Hillary Clinton,” Queen-Howard said. “I think Critics, however, point out that he raised and created new she has the best chance to win the 2016 general election and taxes and that the business climate of the state suffered. The she can connect with women voters and get them to vote for recent unrest in Baltimore, critics say, is her. It is time for a change and it is time for because of his zero tolerance approach women to have the chance to lead.” to fighting crime instead of focusing on Queen-Howard is still upset over eliminating poverty as mayor.

Brown’s 2014 gubernatorial loss to O’Malley has been the gubernatorial Republican Larry Hogan. She said that it beneficiary of Prince George’s County shows that O’Malley does not have the voters. In 2006, O’Malley, with then Anthony political influence a presidential contender Brown, a delegate from Prince George’s should have.

County as his running mate, he won 78.6 “I think O’Malley did a great job in – Belinda Queen-Howard Maryland when it came to education but I percent of the county’s vote and in his reelection effort in 2010, he got 56 percent. didn’t like his stand on taxes,” James Dula, It appears that many Prince Georgians president of the South County Democratic have not embraced O’Malley presidential Club, said. “I don’t think you rule by ambitions. “It would do the Democratic taxation but innovation.”

Party presidential candidates to have a vigorous discussion Dula said that O’Malley is a “nice guy” but thinks he is a about the direction of this country, not a coronation,” Terry long shot for the nomination. “I think that Hillary Clinton is the Speigner, a former chairman of the Prince George’s County heir apparent,” he said.

Democratic Central Committee, said indirectly alluding to Queen-Howard said that O’Malley possibly has his eye former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign for on another post. “Honestly, I think he is running for vice the White House. “The candidates should go out and tell the president,” she said.

“Honestly, I think he is running for vice president.”

of resources for the Laurel community,” said Kathleen Teaze, CEO of Prince George’s County Memorial Library System.

“We’re excited to break ground.”

The new building will also include environmentally friendly features such as solar panels on the roof to generate electricity, two electric-car charging stations and permeable pavers in the parking lot to filter storm water. Likewise, a green plant wall will stand in a quiet room in the building.

Megan Drumgold, a new County supplant from Missouri, said she is excited by the developer’s decision to make the space multi-use and more innovative. The recent University of Missouri graduate said the space should make research more readily accessible within the area.

“When you’re in a college town, you expect Wi-Fi to be everywhere and to have digital access to journal resources and archived materials, but you also want to be able to take a snack break without leaving the research behind, so it is great that the

County has thought enough to integrate study rooms and a cafébookstore into the new space,” Drumgold said.

In addition to the café-bookstore and study rooms, the new Laurel Library will house a computer training lab, a conference room, meeting rooms with a 100-person capacity each, and a fireplace.

During construction, scheduled to finish by the fall of 2016, the library is temporarily located at 8101 Sandy Spring Rd. in Laurel. All programs and services are continuing at the temporary location, including story times, computer access, and Wi-Fi. Branch hours also remain the same.

The library renovation falls under Baker’s property tax increase proposal, providing $23.2 million in the capital budget to fund the replacement of the Laurel branch.

“You have to pay in the ‘now,’ for the future that you want for your kids and future generations,” Newcombe said. “This library will be of great importance to the young people, so the tax sacrifice, for me, is worth it.”

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Standing Up for An Educated America

The graduation ceremonies taking place across America this month should heighten our awareness of the continuing struggle to make college more affordable for every American.

A high-quality, affordable college education transformed my life, as it has for tens of millions of other Americans. As President Obama has observed, finding the way to pay for college remains the single most important investment that students can make in their own futures and the future of our nation.

Progress under Democratic Leadership During the depths of the Recession, many states responded to budget shortfalls by cutting funding for higher education. As a result, public four-year colleges were forced to increase the cost of tuition, students and their families suffered, and too many were forced to Elijah Cummings leave school.

In response, while we Democrats were still in the majority in Congress, we worked with President Obama to help students and their families meet those increased costs.

We increased Pell Grant funding for more than 8 million Americans by 70 percent and increased the maximum Pell Grant award by $1,000. As a result, Pell Grants will help more than 2 million additional students this year.

We also created the American Opportunity Tax Credit that provides up to $2,500 per student each year to help cover the cost of tuition, fees and books, providing 10 million students and their families an average benefit of about $1,800.

We reformed the student loan programs by directing that all federal student loans must be issued through the Direct Student Loan program—instead of subsidizing banks through the more costly Federal Family Educational Loan program. We saved taxpayers nearly $68 billion by 2020 and reinvested these savings in students.

We expanded income-based repayment options for student borrowers with unmanageable debt; increased investments in America’s community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving Institutions; and simplified the federal student aid application to make it easier to apply for financial aid.

Taken together, these reforms represented real progress toward making college more affordable.

Republican Reaction Following their election victory in 2014, however, Republicans in Congress reacted, proposing a budget that would slash public investments that benefit students and their families.

The budget blueprint recently agreed to by House and Senate Republicans would eliminate $90 billion in dedicated Pell Grant funding and let the American Opportunity Tax Credit expire after 2017 – resulting in a tax increase for millions of students and families.

Nine million students participated in the $33.7 billion Pell Grant program in the 2013-2014 school year.

If the mandatory funding is cut, there is no guarantee that Congress would use its discretion to pick up the costs.

Lower income students would be squeezed by the end of subsidized Stafford loans, on which the government pays the interest while the 28 million borrowers remain in school.

The Republicans also would reverse President Obama’s expansion of a student loan program that caps a borrower’s monthly bill at 10 percent of income and forgives the debt after 20 years of payment — and end Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which forgives any remaining student loan debt for borrowers who work in the public sector for 10 years.

These Republican budget-slashing proposals would harm Americans of every background — but African-American students and their families, who are more likely to take on education debt, would be harmed the worst.

How Many More Will We Mourn?

Standing Up for an Educated America The value of an educated population should be as apparent to Republicans as it is to me. Their own constituents would be harmed if their proposed cuts were to become law.

In a broader sense, moreover, our national security and economy are at stake. As President Obama has observed, “Today, more than ever, Americans need more knowledge and skills to meet the demands of a growing global economy without having to take on decades of debt before they even embark on their career.”

I am confident that Senator Mikulski, Senator Cardin and Maryland’s House Delegation will stand with the President in our effort to halt — or at least moderate — these harsh, unwise and short-sighted Republican budget cuts.

Yet, I also realize that only a broad, national outcry will preserve the higher education reforms that we have achieved — and keep our nation moving forward toward a more prosperous and sustainable future.

We need to stand together as a nation against these proposed budget cuts and work, in a bipartisan fashion, to achieve a better educated and more productive future for every American.

As a first step, we should allow the millions of Americans, who currently are being crushed by existing student loan debt, to refinance their loans at today’s lower interest rates. Proposed legislation that I am proud to co-sponsor — the Bank on Student Emergency Loan Refinancing Act (S. 793 / H.R. 1434) — would provide that relief.

We must do better, standing up for a better educated America. The stability of our middle class and our future prosperity as a nation depend upon the education of our people.

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

Freddie Gray wasn’t the only person to die at the hands of the police in April. Before Mr. Gray suffered three broken vertebrae during the course of his arrest by Baltimore police, 17-year-old Justus Howell was fatally shot by an unidentified officer in Zion, Ill. Like the death of Mr. Gray, Mr. Howell’s death was ruled a homicide.

On the day that Mr. Gray was laid to rest and protests and demonstrations against police brutality rung out in Baltimore, a group of local and federal law enforcement officers arrived at the home of 20-year-old Terrance Kellom, who was a suspect in a robbery case.

Less than 10 minutes after police entered Terrance Kellom’s home, he was dead, shot several times by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who was part of an inter-agency fugitive task force for reasons that remain unclear.

Cornell W. Brooks Then there was 37-year-old Natasha Mckenna. This 130-pound woman died after she was taser shocked four times by the Fairfax, Va. police Feb. 3, with her hands cuffed behind her back, shackled around her legs, with a hobble strap connecting both of the restraints. Police say they are still investigating.

More than 400 people have died while in police custody this year and the list keeps growing, according to an online database that compiles news reports of instances of use of deadly force. While there is no comprehensive national database compiled by law enforcement agencies of police’s use of excessive or deadly force in the United States, the number of people both severely and fatally injured while in police custody underscores a distressing symptom of the untested and overaggressive policing culture that has become commonplace in communities of color all across the country.

How many more lives of unarmed Black men and women, tragically and senselessly killed by police, will our nation have to mourn before our country moves to fix its unjust and ineffective criminal justice system?

The NAACP says no more.

The fight for better policing and greater accountability has been at the forefront of the NAACP’s work since its inception, and it’s a fight that we know how to win. One of our most recent achievements: the NAACP alongside its valiant coalition partners helping to dismantle the practice of stop and frisk in New York and leveraging a successful collaborative campaign to pass anti-racial profiling and police accountability measures. And we have no intention of slowing down.

Now the NAACP is doubling down on advocating for body worn cameras, car cameras and gun and taser cameras. The availability of video evidence of police interactions with civilians can lead to significant improvements in police accountability and trust among a community. Additionally, we must deploy the use of independent investigation bodies and the use of civilian review boards. But we cannot do it alone. Join us in our fight. Here are three simple ways that you can help.

• Join the NAACP: Become a part of the largest civil rights organization in the nation. When you become a member of the NAACP, you are doing more than joining an organization; you are becoming a part of a community. Our membership community is the reason we’ve been able to protect, defend, and fight for our civil rights and human rights for over a century.

• Help us pass the End Racial Profiling Act: The End Racial Profiling Act has been re-introduced in both the U.S. Senate the U.S. House of Representatives. The End Racial Profiling Act comprehensively addresses the insidious practice of biased treatment by law enforcement because of who you are, or who you are perceived to be, by law enforcement. Call your U.S. senators and representative in Washington and tell them to pass the End Racial Profiling Act. The switchboard phone number is (202) 224-3121.

• Support America’s Journey for Justice: Last year, our “Journey for Justice” campaign began with a 134-mile, 7-day march from Ferguson to Jefferson City, Mo., to join members of the Ferguson community in protesting the death of Michael Brown at the hands of the police, and to provide leadership to the predominantly young activists, participants in democracy. This year, we are continuing our work with America’s Journey for Justice - a trek along the 850-mile route from Selma, Ala., to Washington, DC through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia - to highlight the need for criminal justice and voting reforms because our lives matter and our children deserve to live.

Every American deserves the opportunity to grow and thrive and reach their full potential. And every American child has the potential to become our nation’s leading scientists, entrepreneurs, scholars, lawmakers and law enforcement officials. It is us who must protect them. The NAACP remains committed to this promise - fighting to ensure that communities of color, our children especially, are judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin in the eyes of the law. For 106 years, this is what we have stood for and we will not waver.

I recently attended my grandson Austin Ragland’s graduation from pre-school in Buford, Ga. Yes, you read correctly – pre-school.

It’s never too soon to begin celebrating academic achievement, as his graduation from pre-school attests. So, PaPa was excited about going to Austin’s graduation ceremony and seeing him don a cap and gown for the first time to receive his “diploma.”

In addition to wanting to support every significant event in Austin’s life, PaPa realizes, to borrow a phrase from Jesse Jackson, that he has more yesterdays than tomorrows. I don’t know how many such celebrations I’ll be around for, so the sooner we begin celebrating, the better.

At 5 years old, Austin is extremely smart. He read more books than anyone else in his age-group and thanks to his parents, learning is fun to him. He frequently wants to practice his site words, even on weekends, without being asked and loves reading to Grammy.

I was expecting to hear some reference to Austin’s quickly developing intellect at his graduation, but was I ever disappointed. Miffed is a more accurate description. Naw, I was pissed.

When it was Austin’s turn to receive his diploma, he had been instructed to run to the front of the room, which he did.

“Austin Ragland – as you can see, he’s our best boy runner,” the presiding teacher said. “He’s really fast. Give me a hug.”

I said beneath my breath, “He does more than run.” And the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.

Let’s be clear: Austin’s pre-school has done a wonderful job providing him with a firm educational foundation. I believe his teachers are good-hearted, caring individuals who have Austin’s best interests at heart. Still, I find it troubling that of all the things they could have said about Austin, they chose to focus on his speed.

To be fair, they did the same things to some of Austin’s White classmates – one boy was praised for his athletic skills. So, I don’t view it as conscious racism. But I don’t know Austin’s White classmates, I know him. And I know how critical it is to highlight brain over brawn.

Fortunately, Austin is a good athlete – he plays basketball and soccer – and he’s an excellent student.

But his parents and grandparents want him to know that what he does academically is far more important than what he does on the basketball court or soccer field. In my grandson’s case, he will definitely get that

reinforcement from his family. But I fear some of his friends might not receive the message. And that’s why it’s so important that educators be aware of the messages they are consciously and unconsciously transmitting to young Black boys in particular.

As education consultant and prolific author Jawanza Kunjufu observes, “Visit a kindergarten class and observe Black boys in action. They’re eager, they sit in the front, they’re on task. They love learning.”

But by the time they are in the 9th grade, they have absorbed a different message, one where academics are not valued as much as they should be.

Kunjufu explained, “Boys don’t drop out in the 12th grade. They physically drop out in the ninth grade, but they emotionally and academically drop out in the fourth grade.”

A contributing factor, according to Kunjufu, is the composition of the teaching force.

“Can you imagine African Americans may be the only group expecting someone else to educate their children?” he wrote. “White female teachers constitute 83 percent of the U.S. elementary teaching force.

African American students are 17 percent of public school students nationwide, but represent only 6 percent of the teachers.

“Unfortunately, African American males constitute only 1 percent of the teaching population. There are schools without one African American male academic teacher. They are employed as custodians, security guards, and P.E. teachers. Often schools will hire an African American male to be assistant principal which translates into being in charge of all male behavioral problems.”

Make no mistake about it, Black girls, who are suspended or expelled from school at higher rates than White girls, also deserve special attention and should not be ignored in the rush to create new programs and opportunities for Black boys and men. Still, visit any college campus and you’ll notice the severe underrepresentation of Black males.

After the graduation ceremony, one of the administrators told Grammy that Austin will be attending a challenging kindergarten in the fall and volunteered, “He’ll probably be placed in the gifted class.”

To me, sharing that with the audience would have been much better than merely proclaiming that he was the fastest student in the class. He was also one of the smartest and that should not have been overlooked.

Black Boys Do More Than Run George E. Curry

Cornell William Brooks is president/CEO of the Baltimore-based NAACP. This article is part of an op-ed series on behalf of the Civil Rights Coalition on Police Reform. For more information, please visit lawyerscommittee.org.

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and can be reached through georgecurry.com, or on Facebook and Twitter.

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Commencement speaker, Rep. Elijah Cummings, left, and Bowie State University president, Dr. Micky L. Burnim

The singing of the Alma Mater

Graduates’ processional

Faculty members

Faculty and special guests

Farewell remarks by senior class vice president Kelly Wallace Cassandra Clayborne, summa cum laude with a 4.0 grade point average

The BSU Madrigal Singers

Conferring of degrees by Dr. Weldon Jackson

John A. Word Sr., president, BSU National Alumni Association inducts new alums.

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Greetings from LaVesha Huff, president, Graduate Student Association

Robert Jamerson III, Robert, Yolanda Epps, Rhonda Spinner, Chergel Abbott, Kara Brown, Aaron Abbott, graduate; Denize Jamerson, Al Abbott, Poiter Abbott, Gwen Blade, Darnell Brown and Clinton Whitaker

Jessica Cullins-B.S. Criminal Justice; Ashley Hooston-B.S. Criminal Justice and Kenyetta D. Hazel- B.S. Communication

Deandre Smith, Lona Smith and Talmow C. Smith

Ciera Dotson, Jewel White, Mondrahm Miller, Amirah Lockhart and Afryea Lucas

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Roderick Johnson, pres., SGA

Kandace Thomas from Los Angeles, Calif. with dollar decorations

Graduate Myeshia E. Peacock and daughter Madison

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The graduating class of 2015 2nd Lieutenant being commissioned into the U.S. Army by Capt. Joy Eastlach

Andrea Reuben and Kristina Saxon

Richard G. Exum, CSU Foundation Board Chair

Dr. Sadie R. Gregory, provost, vice president

Dr. Emerson “Randy� Hall Jr.

President Mortimer H. Neufville

Janiera Jackson CSU 2014 and Shannon Wellington CSU 2015

Coppin Choir

Graduate Sandra Ray

Michael McCoy Graduate Myeshia E. Peacock with sisters Alisha and Marissa

Preylen Thompson waiting to go on stage

Keynote speaker Johnny C. Taylor, president/CEO Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Jose Baez with daughter Julianna and family

Trey Hair Prof. Vanessa Coles

State Sen. Nathaniel McFadden enjoys the commencement

Jay Hurst, Danielle Tolliver, Yvonne Jackson, Claude Garner and graduate Claudia Garner

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Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, Howard president, welcomes the graduating class

The induction of the graduates into Howard’s Alumni Association by Chris Washington, president

Morgan Freeman, Doctor of Humanities

Dr. Elsie Scott The Welcome- Tyrone L. Hankerson Jr., B.A. legal communication, School of Communications

Ursula Burns, commencement speaker and Vernon Jordan, Board of Trustees

Greetings from Stacey J. Mobley, chairman, Howard University Board of Trustees

The passing of the torch from Alexis Jones, Class of 1965, to Jasmine N. Hart, magna cum laude, B.B.A., marketing, School of Business

Rev. Anthony J. Brownlow, M.Div/ MBA and Rev. Dr. Cain Hope Felder, professor, Biblical Studies, Howard School of Divinity Rev. Marcia L. and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson

Rev. Dr. George E. Holmes and WHUR DJ Tony Richards

Noah, Kai Dabney, Alexander Dabney, Jeffrey Hernandez, Tami Dabney and Shnae Walker

Lt. Col. Darryl Terrell, Air Force ROTC and Lt. Col. Crede Lyons, Army ROTC Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) with graduates

Courtney Howard, magna cum laude, B.A., telecommunications management is surrounded by her family and friends. They are Felisa Woods, Dr. Crystal Johnson, Madison Howard, Calvin Evans II, Shirley Combs, Jamie Nealy, Calvin Evans Sr., Wade Philip Howard-Parker, Phillip Howard, Jermaine Woods and Christian Howard

Aneesal Duke, Joii Duke, Lashawn Moore and Jazzmine Duke

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Chloe M. Martin, master’s, personality psychology and Dorneshial Thomas, master’s, clinical psychology

Jamie Glover, front, Brittney Johnson, Reta Johnson, mother; Ariel Johnson, daughter; Minnie Johnson, grandmother and Mark McKintosh. Patrick Freeman, uncle, back and Hoseatta Williams, godmother

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The class of 1965 had a large attendance.

The Honorable Graca Simbine Machel, chancellor, University of Capetown was the Commencement speaker.

Class of 1965 class agent, Carol Whitaker with Dr. Darryl Talley Foundation board member Rev. Marsha Evans Holmes with Dr. Marcia Henson Coakley and Sharon Evans Attaway

Dr. Burney Hollis read the citations for the conferring of honorary degrees.

Dr. David Wilson, Morgan State University president

Morgan State University Choir performed “Some Day.” Rev. Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, Board of Regents vice chair Board of Regents

Faculty members Prof. Melvin Miles, far right, conducted Morgan’s band on “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Dr. Patricia Welch, dean, School of Education and Urban Studies

The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, chairman, Board of Regents

2nd Lt. Commissioned Officers recognized were Andresa Turner, Harold Ogunbo, Elijah Lake

Some of the 2015 graduates

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Biology major, Lenjo Kilo and his mother celebrate his graduation.

Grand Marshall, Professor Wadgy Mahmoud, Ph.D.

National League of Nursing CEO, Dr. Beverly Malone accepts Honorary Doctor of Science degree

Graduate Sherla Cannon and her father Nathaniel Cannon

Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Color Guard, Washington, D.C. Rev. Dr. Rosetta Bryson (UDC Alumna, ’92) senior pastor, Word of Life Kingdom Church, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Senior Class President, Leon Lockett

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks to graduates.

Dr. Edwin J. Nichols (center) is awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Board Chair, Dr. Elaine Crider and Interim UDC President James E. Lyons

Professor Richard Odom, UDC choral conductor

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Tawfeek Matuq, student commentator for the Class of 2015, graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.

The UMES Concert Choir sings “Battle Hymn of the Republic. “

Dr. Gregory L. Parham, assistant secretary for administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture gave the commencement address.

The UMES Department of Public Safety Color Guard presents the colors as the National Anthem plays.

Shabria Johnson, Baltimore, Md., received her B.A. in English.

Jasmin Dixon, Baltimore, Md., listens as Dr. Terri Smith reads her name to receive her B.S. in business administration.

Lindsay Wallace receives her B.S. in exercise science from Dr. Bell.

Douglas Moore, with his B.S. in business administration with a concentration in marketing, will begin his career as an analyst with the Balto.

Department of Transportation.

Assante Thomas, Washington, D.C., graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in criminal justice

Dr. Juliette B. Bell, UMES’ 15th president, gives her opening remarks.

Trevon Bowers, Baltimore, Md., receives his B.A. in sociology.

Corrinne Russell, Baltimore, Md., receives her B.S. in general agriculture.

The international flags complete the processional for the 128th Spring Commencement.

Aundrea Townsend from Clinton, Md is pleased to have her B.A. in English.

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The Long, Hot Summer

Summer Destinations Around Picturesque Maryland

By Donna Owens

Summer’s pleasures can seem all too fleeting, but now’s the time to savor the season in all its sunny, color-drenched glory.

Thanks to Maryland’s diverse landscape, picturesque vistas dot every corner of the state. Many are perfect for taking in summer Steamboat Cruise on the Eastern Shore

mansions and local watermen harvesting their catch.”

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Summer’s charms come alive in the picture postcard town of St. Michaels in Talbot County, nicknamed the Hamptons of the Eastern Shore. Take a cruise down the tree-lined, scenic Miles River aboard the Patriot--a 65-foot steamboat replica in operation since 1969.

“The vessel heads 10 miles up the river, which is part of the Chesapeake Bay Estuary,” says captain John Marrah.

“Views include wildlife,

For information, call 410-745-3100 or www. patriotcruises.com. Guided maps for walking are also available at the Talbot County Office of Tourism in Easton. www.tourtalbot.org.

destinations –whether the view is by train, car, bike, or even from a kayak.

So come along for an easy summer sojourn. We’ll motor along historic roadways, take a lazy ride or rush down rivers, and wind our way through majestic mountains– all within a few hours of Baltimore or less.

Itineraries vary, but options include traversing the Shenandoah, Potomac and Monocacy Rivers, and their tributaries, as well as

transportation to and from the river is included. And select trips include a picnic lunch.

Specialty trips in canoes or kayaks range from gourmet

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The Patriot is a 65-foot steamboat replica in operation since 1969.

The team at River and Trail Outfitters launched its trips four decades ago. Today, they do a brisk business giving adventure lovers a river view of trees, beautiful stretches of mountains and the historic town of Harpers Ferry, via raft, canoe, kayak or tubing.

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Spend the day kayaking on the Potomac River.

Antietam Creek. Staffers say they can map your route, or provide trained guides; safety equipment as well as

camping and whitewater excursions to jaunts that stop

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African American Heritage Festival June 20–21

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Zipline adventures are other scenic outings that River and Trail Outfitters accommodates.

Experience the heritage in Baltimore.

I’ve traveled all over the world as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, but I always came back to Baltimore. You can’t help but feel energized here. Look at our world-renowned African American museums, filled with stories of triumph over adversity. Look at our colorful neighborhoods—the creativity in the art, the food, the culture. Baltimore is a place to learn and discover. You owe it to yourself to visit.

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‘Marley’ is Wicked Irie!

Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO

Before arriving at Center Stage for the May 31 matinee performance of “Marley,” I was a little worried that my expectations of the show may be too high. After all, for nearly a month, I’d heard scads of folks singing very high praises and lauding everything about the production. Then, Center Stage Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah and his cast captured the heart of Baltimore, by taking to the streets and staging a concert at the intersection of North and Pennsylvania Avenues, to help the city heal during difficult times. Sometimes, those kind of accolades can be hard to live up to, and that can be a hard act to follow, literally.

No worries…

When your theater-going experience begins with sand between your toes in the lobby, that alone let’s you know it’s going to be some kind of special. Fill the space with reggae tunes pulsating from a wall of speakers and dancing, taking you “dung a yard” to Trench Town, throw in some Jamaican Rum Punch, and it’s on. Start the musical with a heart-pumping performance by Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder jammin’ on stage and folks dancing in the aisles, encouraging you to join them, and you know that everything is going to be alright.

The story focuses on Robert Nesta Marley’s life during his two-year term of self-imposed exile from Jamaica, after the unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1976, and intertwines dynamic musical performances with solid acting for its telling. Mitchell Brunings’ heartfelt rendering of the complexities of Marley as a musician, man of faith (“Jah Rastafari”), husband, family man, man of the people, lover and all else makes it difficult to believe that this is his first acting gig.

If you’ve ever seen the YouTube video of his blind audition performance singing “Redemption Song” for The Voice of Holland 2013, then you know that Brunings channels Marley through song in a way that really grabs your attention. In a Center Stage press release, KweiArmah says of Brunings. “His soulful, gorgeous voice and deep respect for Bob’s music and life make him the perfect fit for this production.”

He is absolutely correct, and Kwei-Armah’s eye for talent was spot on when he contacted the singer after viewing that video and arranged an immediate trip to Holland to meet with him.

Actually, it’s difficult to identify anything about this production that isn’t spot on, other than the fact that it closes June 14.

As the revolving stage, modeled after an LP (record album), transports members of the cast and audience from concert stages to Marley’s home across the road from Prime Minister Manley’s residence, Chris Blackwell’s office at Island Records in London and Lalibela, in the mountains of Ethiopia and beyond, sliding backdrops with scenery projected onto them, much of it animated, complete the scenes, brilliantly. On stage, Marley’s music carries us through the musical’s scenes, literally and figuratively.

Reggae music is meant to be felt, spiritually and physically, and each song

Mitchell Brunings

performed during “Marley” had the audience singing and swaying, or up on its feet.

From the soul stirring vocal arrangement nuances, backed by an outstanding band of musicians who rocked the house, to choreography that punctuated the force of the music’s delivery and used

the entire theater as its stage, all of those involved have undoubtedly made the Marley family and Tuff Gong Pictures L.P. proud to have given their approval.

The authenticity of the Patois (dialect) spoken during the performance is striking but not surprising.

According to Production Dramaturg Gavin Witt, many of the members of the cast have a familial connection to Jamaica or Caribbean culture, which was highly desirable during auditions. And, the production made extensive use of voice and acting coaches. Jaime Lincoln Smith (the actor portraying Neville Garrick, Bob Marley’s art director) had the distinct honor of spending time with the real Garrick, who visited while the show was in production.

There’s a lot of good to be said about “Marley.”

Its storyline, casting, production… even the timing of its run. Who knew? At a time that Baltimore needed healing, the cast of a musical about a man who wanted to give a free concert for the people to heal his nation gave a free concert to help heal a city. The message is in the music.

And, the show ended with “One Love.”

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Discover where heroic battles were fought, submarines sunk, lighthouses lit, and Ghost Fleets docked. Watch the sunset over the horizon and enjoy a tasty supper provided by Lotus Kitchen.

Only two of these special history cruises are scheduled: Saturdays, June 6 and September 12 from 6-8 p.m. The boat leaves from the dock of the Calvert Marine Museum; be sure to stop in for its educational exhibits. Tickets are $60 per person in advance. Email mccormmj@co.cal.md.us or call 410-326-2042, ext. 41. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call 410326-2042.

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Note: The same project information will be presented at each meeting. Brief presentations will be given at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. The public can stop by anytime between 5:30 and 8 p.m. * The Maryland State Highway Administration will provide information on the US 301/MD 5 MattawomanBeantown and the US 301/MD 228/MD 5 Business Planning Studies only at the June 11 Progress Meeting.

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), in collaboration with Prince George’s County and Charles County, is hosting progress meetings to provide updates on the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Study (SMRT). The ultimate goal of the SMRT Study is to select a locally preferred alternative for high-capacity rapid transit improvements along the MD 5/US 301 corridor from the Branch Avenue Metrorail station to the Waldorf/White Plains area.

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Cille earned his undergraduate degree from the Indiana University School of Journalism, followed by a graduate degree from Ohio University.

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Photography in 1988 for a photo essay on crack cocaine addicts in a Miami housing project.

In 2008, he shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service with Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull, for “exposing mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital.”

“Michel du Cille was a talented photojournalist whose images were compelling, thoughtprovoking and immensely powerful,” National Association of Black Journalists President Bob Butler said in a statement.

“While some see the visual image as enhancements to a story, he composed images which were limitless in their ability to themselves tell honest stories.”

Cille also served on the board of the National Press Photographers Association and the National Press Photographers Foundation.

Cille, 58, died on Dec. 11 from a heart attack while on assignment in Liberia.

Cille will be honored Aug. 8 at the association’s Convention and Career Fair in Minneapolis, with his family and friends in attendance.

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Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM548 Dorothy Mae Johnson Decedent Alan Frankle, Esq 751 Rockville Pike Suite 7 Rockville, MD 20852 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ramona Louise Johnson & Cedric Johnson, whose addresses are 709 Roxboro Place, NW, Washington, DC 20011 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Dorothy Mae Johnson, who died on April 15, 2015 with 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 (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 22, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Ramona LouiseJohnson Cedric Johnson Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM607 Johnnie M. Dowdell Decedent David W. Kestner 5849 Allentown Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746 301-423-1000 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Patricia A. Boston & Pamela A. Lemons , whose addresses are 8156 Mississippi Rd, Laurel, MD 20724 and 12809 Norwood Lane, Ft. Washington MD 20744 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Johnnie M. Dowdell, who died on April 14, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 5, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 5, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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the District of Legal Advertising Rates District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Effective October 1, 2008 Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. DIVISION PROBATE 2015ADM33 (Estates) Tyler C. Melton Decedent 202-332-0080 Johnny M Riddick, Esq PROBATE 505 Capitol Court, NE NOTICES Suite 100 Washington, DC 20002 TYPESET: Tue May 26 16:26:48 EDT 2015 a. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks Attorney NOTICE OF$ 60 per insertion b. Small Estates (single publication APPOINTMENT, Superior Court of c. Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO the District of CREDITORS$ 60 per insertion District of Columbia $180.00 per 3 weeks 1. Domestic PROBATE DIVISION AND NOTICE TO 2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion Washington, D.C. $180.00 per 3 weeks UNKNOWN HEIRS 20001-2131 Reginald C. Melton, d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion $360.00 per 6 weeks Administration No. whose address is 3416 e. Standard Probates $125.00 2015ADM571 Dix Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019 was ap- Illean Montgomery pointed personal repre- Decedent CIVIL NOTICES NOTICE OF sentative of the estate of APPOINTMENT, Tyler C. Melton, who died a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00 NOTICE TO on August 26, 2014 withTYPESET: Tue May 26 16:25:50 b. Real Property $ 200.00 CREDITORS out a will, and will serve AND NOTICE TO without Court superviUNKNOWN HEIRS sion. All unknown heirs Superior Court of TRUE TEST COPY Jacqueline Maddox, a n d h e i r sFAMILY w h o s e COURT the District of REGISTER OF WILLS whereabouts are un- whose address is 1421 District of Columbia 202-879-1212 TRUE TEST COPY Howard Rd, SE, known shall enter their PROBATE DIVISION TRUE TEST COPY 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/15 REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, DC 20020, a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s DOMESTIC RELATIONS Washington, D.C. REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Tue May 26 16:25:32 EDT 2015 proceeding. Objections was appointed personal 20001-2131 06/05, 06/12,Tue 06/19/15 TYPESET: May 19 15:12:48 EDT 2015 202-879-0157 representative of the TYPESET: Tue May 26 16:25:13 EDT 2015 to such appointment Administration No. 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/15 shall be filed with the e s t a t e o f I l l e a n 2015ADM596 Superior Court of Register of Wills, D.C., Montgomery, who died Sylvia A. Hunter the District of Superior Court of a. Absent Defendant Superior Court of 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd on October 17, 2013 $ 150.00 AKA District of Columbia the District of the District of Floor Washington, D.C. with, a will, and will serve$ 150.00 Sylvia Ann Hunter b.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, Lemar Richardson, or legatees of the de- 20001, on or before Sylvia A. Hunter AKA APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO Sylvia Ann Hunter, who whose addresses are cedent who do not re- November 29, 2015. died on January 8, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS 642 Brandywine St. SE, ceive a copy of this notice CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO Claims against the de- with a will, and will serve Washington, DC 20032 AND NOTICE TO by mail within 25 days of cedent shall be pre- without Court superviUNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS its first publication TYPESET: Tue May 26 16:26:29 EDT 2015shall sented to the under- sion. All unknown heirs Patrick C. Horrell, Esq, & 127 Galveston St., SW LEGAL so inform the Register of NOTICES whose address is 1801 #301, Washington, DC Terry Satterfield, whose signed with a copy to the a n d h e i r s w h o s e 20032 were appointed address is 1012 AnWills, including name, Register of Wills or filed whereabouts are un1 8 t h S t r e e t N W, personal representatives d e r s o n P l a c e , S E , address and relation- with the Register of Wills known shall enter their Washington, DC 20009, Superior Court of ship. was appointed personal of the estate of Benita Washington, DC 20032, the District of with a copy to the under- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Date of Publication: representative of the Richardson, who died on was appointed personal District of Columbia signed, on or before proceeding. Objections March 28, 2015without a representative of the estate of Joyce Ann January 30, 2015 PROBATE DIVISION November 29, 2015, or to such appointment (or Carter, who died on will, and will serve with- estate of Brenda SatName of newspaper: Washington, D.C. be forever barred. Per- to the probate of deout Court supervision.

All terfield, who died on April November 17, 2012 withAfro-American 20001-2131 sons believed to be heirs cedent´s will) shall be unknown heirs and heirs 4, 2015 withouta will, and out a will, and will serve Washington Administration No. or legatees of the de- filed with the Register of with Court supervision. whose whereabouts are will serve without Court Law Reporter 2015ADM33 cedent who do not re- Wills, D.C., 515 5th All unknown heirs and unknown shall enter their supervision. All unknown Tyler C. Melton Reginald C. Melton ceive a copy of this notice Street, N.W., 3rd Floor heirs and heirs whose h e i r s w h o s e appearance in this Personal by mail within 25 days of W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Decedent whereabouts are un- proceeding. Objections whereabouts are un- Johnny M Riddick, Esq Representative its first publication shall 20001, on or before to such appointment (or known shall enter their known shall enter their 505 Capitol Court, NE so inform the Register of November 29, 2015. to the probate of de- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s appearance in this TRUE TEST COPY Suite 100 Wills, including name, Claims against the deproceeding. Objections cedent´s will) shall be proceeding. Objections REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, DC 20002 address and relation- cedent shall be preto such appointment (or filed with the Register of to such appointment (or sented to the undership. to the probate of de- Attorney to the probate of de- Wills, D.C., 515 5th TYPESET: Tue May 26 16:26:48 EDT 2015 signed with a copy to the 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/15 NOTICE OF Date of Publication: cedent´s will) shall be Street, N.W., 3rd Floor cedent´s will) shall be Register of Wills or filed May 29, 2015 APPOINTMENT, W a s h i n g t o n , D .

C . filed with the Register of filed with the Register of with the Register of Wills 20001, on or before Name of newspaper: NOTICE TO Wills, D.C., 515 5th Wills, D.C., 515 5th Superior Court of with a copy to the underAfro-American CREDITORS Street, N.W., 3rd Floor November 29, 2015. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor the District of signed, on or before Claims against the de- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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Washington, D.C. sons believed to be heirs signed with a copy to the Claims against the dePersonal whose address is 3416 Claims against the de20001-2131 or legatees of the deRepresentative cedent who do not reAdministration No. cedent shall be pre- Register of Wills or filed cedent shall be pre- Dix Street, NE, Washing2015ADM571 sented to the under- with the Register of Wills sented to the under- ton, DC 20019 was apceive a copy of this notice TRUE TEST COPY signed with a copy to the with a copy to the under- signed with a copy to the pointed personal repre- Illean Montgomery by mail within 25 days of REGISTER OF WILLS Register of Wills or filed signed, on or before Register of Wills or filed sentative of the estate of Decedent its first publication shall November 29, 2015, or with the Register of Wills TYPESET: Tue May 26 16:25:50 2015 of Tyler C. Melton, who died NOTICE OF with the Register of Wills so inform EDT the Register be forever barred.

Perwith a copy to the under05/29, 06/05, 06/12/15 APPOINTMENT, on August 26, 2014 withwith a copy to the underWills, including name, NOTICE TO signed, on or before sons believed to be heirs signed, on or before out a will, and will serve address and relationCREDITORS November 29, 2015, or or legatees of the de- November 22, 2015, or without Court superviSuperior Court of ship.

AND NOTICE TO be forever barred. Per- cedent who do not re- be forever barred. Per- sion. All unknown heirs the District of Date of Publication: UNKNOWN HEIRS sons believed to be heirs ceive a copy of this notice sons believed to be heirs a n d h e i r s w h o s e District of Columbia May 29, 2015 by mail within 25 days of or legatees of the deJ a c q u e l i n e M a d d o x , or legatees of the dewhereabouts are unPROBATE DIVISION Name of newspaper: its first publication shall whose address is 1421 cedent who do not recedent who do not reWashington, D.C. known shall enter their Afro-American Howard Rd, SE, ceive a copy of this notice so inform the Register of ceive a copy of this notice a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s 20001-2131 Washington by mail within 25 days of Wills, including name, by mail within 25 days of proceeding. Objections Washington, DC 20020, Administration No. Law Reporter its first publication shall address and relation- its first publication shall to such appointment was appointed personal 2015ADM596 William Simpson Jr. ship. representative of the so inform the Register of so inform the Register of Sylvia A. Hunter Personal shall be filed with the e s t a t e o f I l l e a n Date of Publication: Wills, including name, Wills, including name, Representative Register of Wills, D.C., Montgomery, who died AKA May 29, 2015 address and relationaddress and relation515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd on October 17, 2013 Sylvia Ann Hunter Name of newspaper: ship. ship.

TRUE TEST COPY Floor Washington, D.C. with, a will, and will serve Decedent Afro-American Date of Publication: Date of Publication: NOTICE OF REGISTER OF WILLS 20001, on or before without Court superviWashington May 22, 2015 May 29, 2015 APPOINTMENT, November 29, 2015. sion. All unknown heirs Law Reporter Name of newspaper: Name of newspaper: NOTICE TO Claims against the de- a n d h e i r s w h o s e Maurice Richardson Afro-American Afro-American CREDITORS 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/15 cedent shall be pre- whereabouts are unLemar Richardson Washington Washington AND NOTICE TO sented to the under- known shall enter their Personal Law Reporter Law Reporter UNKNOWN HEIRS Representative Terry Satterfield signed with a copy to the a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Patrick C. Horrell, Esq William Simpson Jr, Personal Register of Wills or filed proceeding. Objections whose address is 5307 Personal with the Register of Wills to such appointment (or TRUE TEST COPY Representative Representative with a copy to the under- to the probate of de- Vienna Drive, Clinton, REGISTER OF WILLS signed, on or before cedent´s will) shall be MD 20735 was apTRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY You know you’re November 29, 2015, or filed with the Register of pointed personal repreREGISTER OF WILLS REGISTER OF WILLS sentative of the estate of be forever barred. Per- Wills, D.C., 515 5th 05/30, 06/05, 06/12/15 in the know...

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Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 22, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Phillip C. Williams Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM573 Martha L. Fenwick Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gwendolyn Fenwick, whose address is 20 T Street NW, Washington DC, 20001, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Martha L. Fenwick, who died on April 26, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before November 22, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 22, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Gwendolyn Fenwick Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM608 James Jones Decedent Andrew T. Richardson, III 1629 K Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jacqueline Jones, whose address is 4923 Brooks St., NE, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of James Jones, who died on December 26, 2008 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 December 5, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 5, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 5, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American TRUE TEST COPY Washington REGISTER OF WILLS Law Reporter TRUE TEST COPY TRUE TEST COPY Jacqueline Jones REGISTER OF 2015 WILLS TYPESET: Tue May 19 15:15:56 EDT REGISTER OF WILLS Personal 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/15 TYPESET: Tue May 19 15:14:32 EDT 2015 TYPESET: May 19 15:15:16 Representative EDT 2015 05/22, 05/29,Tue 06/05/15 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/15 TRUE TEST COPY Superior Court of TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS the District of Superior Court of Superior Court of REGISTER OF WILLS District of Columbia the District of the District of TYPESET: May 26 06/05, 06/12,Tue 06/19/15 TYPESET: Tue May 19 15:13:29 2015 PROBATE DIVISION DistrictEDT of Columbia District of Columbia 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/15 Washington, D.C. PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Superior Court of Superior Court of Administration No. 20001-2131 20001-2131 the District of the District of 2015ADM10 Administration No. Administration No. District of Columbia District of Columbia Edward B. Stewart 2015ADM498 2015ADM572 PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION Decedent Mary Freeman Rose Louise Coghill Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF 20001-2131 Decedent Decedent 20001-2131 Administration No. APPOINTMENT, NOTICE OF NOTICE OF Administration No. 2014ADM74 APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO 2015ADM531 Violet Minor NOTICE TO NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent Robert Anthony Fields CREDITORS CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO James E McCollum Jr Sr. AND NOTICE TO AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS McCollum & AssoDecedent UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS Dionne M. Gaddy, whose 3012 Irma Court R a y m o n d L . G r i e r, address is 10464 Markby Kevin Tyree Coghill, ciates Llc Suitland, MD 20746 whose address is 25 Car- Court White Plains, MD whose address is 5219 7309 Baltimore Ave, Suite 117 Attorney rie Place, Emal, NJ 20695, was appointed 5th Street, NW, Washing- College Park, Maryland NOTICE OF 08081, was appointed personal representative ton, DC 20011 was ap- 20740 APPOINTMENT, personal representative of the estate of Edward pointed personal repre- Attorney NOTICE TO of the estate of Mary B. Stewart, who died on sentative of the estate of NOTICE OF CREDITORS Freeman, who died on December 7, 2014 with- Rose Louise Coghill, APPOINTMENT, AND NOTICE TO April 17, 2015 with a will, out a will, and will serve who died on December NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS and will serve without 20, 2008 without a will, CREDITORS Monica M. Fields, whose Court supervision. All un- without Court supervi- and will serve with Court AND NOTICE TO address is 3012 Irma known heirs and heirs sion. All unknown heirs supervision. All unknown UNKNOWN HEIRS Court, Suitland, MD whose whereabouts are a n d h e i r s w h o s e heirs and heirs whose Janice Edwards, whose 20746 was appointed unknown shall enter their whereabouts are un- whereabouts are un- address is 3940 Bexley personal representative a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s known shall enter their known shall enter their Place, Apt 512, Suitland of the estate of Robert proceeding. Objections a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Maryland 20748 was apappearance in this Anthony Fields, Sr., who to such appointment (or proceeding. Objections proceeding. Objections pointed personal repredied on February 6, 2015 to the probate of de- to such appointment to such appointment sentative of the estate of without a will, and will cedent´s will) shall be shall be filed with the shall be filed with the Violet Minor, who died on serve without Court sufiled with the Register of Register of Wills, D.C., Register of Wills, D.C., December 4, 2013 with a pervision. All unknown 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd will, and will serve withWills, D.C., 515 5th heirs and heirs whose Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Floor Washington, D.C. Floor Washington, D.C. out Court supervision. All whereabouts are un- W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before 20001, on or before unknown heirs and heirs known shall enter their 20001, on or before November 22, 2015. November 22, 2015. whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this November 22, 2015. Claims against the de- Claims against the de- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s proceeding. Objections Claims against the de- cedent shall be pre- cedent shall be pre- proceeding. Objections to such appointment cedent shall be pre- sented to the under- sented to the under- to such appointment (or shall be filed with the sented to the under- signed with a copy to the signed with a copy to the to the probate of deRegister of Wills, D.C., signed with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed Register of Wills or filed cedent´s will) shall be 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with the Register of Wills filed with the Register of Floor Washington, D.C. with the Register of Wills with a copy to the under- with a copy to the under- Wills, D.C., 515 5th 20001, on or before with a copy to the under- signed, on or before signed, on or before Street, N.W., 3rd Floor November 22, 2015. signed, on or before November 22, 2015, or November 22, 2015, or W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Claims against the deNovember 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Per- be forever barred. Per- 20001, on or before cedent shall be prebe forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs November 29, 2015. sented to the under- sons believed to be heirs sons believed to be heirs or legatees of the de- Claims against the deor legatees of the decedent shall be presigned with a copy to the or legatees of the decedent who do not re- cedent who do not reRegister of Wills or filed cedent who do not re- ceive a copy of this notice ceive a copy of this notice sented to the underwith the Register of Wills ceive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of signed with a copy to the by mail within 25 days of Register of Wills or filed with a copy to the underby mail within 25 days of its first publication shall with the Register of Wills its first publication shall signed, on or before its first publication shall so inform the Register of with a copy to the underso inform the Register of November 22, 2015, or so inform the Register of Wills, including name, be forever barred. Per- Wills, including name, Wills, including name, address and relation- signed, on or before November 29, 2015, or address and relationsons believed to be heirs address and relationship. be forever barred. Pership. or legatees of the deship.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM593 Judy E Martin Decedent Thomas DeCaro, Decaro & Howell PC 14406 Old Mill Rd #201 Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nikita Petties, whose address is 419 Newton Place, NW, Washington DC 20010, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Judy E. Martin, who died on April 2, 2014 witha 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 November 29, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 29, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 29, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Nikita Petties Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1363 James A. McRae Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Arza Gardner, Dion Mcrae,Donte Mcrae whose addresses are 2224 16th Street, NE Washington DC, 20018 and 7204 Quantum Leap Lane, Bowie MD 20720 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of James A Mcrae, who died on June 25, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before November 29, 2015.

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

Date of Publication: May 29, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Arza Gardner Dion Mcrae Donte Mcrae Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM594 Ellene Heath Decedent Mack C. Allen 3300 Wheeler Road, SE Washington, DC 20032 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Mack C. Allen and James Heath Jr., whose addresses are 3300 Wheeler Rd, SE, Washington, DC 20032 and 7204 S Osborne Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Ellene Heath, who died on June 29, 2003 with a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before November 29, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 29, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 29, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Mack C Allen James Heath Jr. Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM581 Patricia Adams Decedent Wesley L. Clarke 1629 K Street Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Wesley L. Clarke, whose address is 1629 K Street, Ste 300.Washington, DC 20006 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Patricia Adams, who died on March 29, 2014 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before Noveber 29, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 29, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2014ADM1320 Vasco P. Eldridge Decedent Dennis Eshman Esq 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Dennis Eshman, Esq, whose address is 1629 K Street, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Vasco P. Eldridge, who died on January 15, 2009 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before November 29, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 29, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 29, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Dennis Eshman, Esq Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM555 Horace Elwood Park Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Diane Brent Farmer, whose address is 11000 Belton Street, Upper Marlboro MD, 20774 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Horace Elwood Brent, who died on October 28, 2012 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 22, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 22, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Diane Brent Farmer Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM537 Collette Dickerson Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Bridgette Remekie and Jonathan Dickerson, whose addresses are 4612 Kane Place, NE #1, Washington, DC, 20019, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Collette Dickerson, who died on March 9, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before November 22, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 22, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Bridgette Remekie Jonathan Dickerson Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM610 Mary J Stewart AKA Mary Juanita Stewart Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Natisha Braxton, whose address is 4615 G Street SE Washington, DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Mary J. Stewart AKA Mary Juanita Stewart, who died on January 7, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 5, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before December 5, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 5, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Natisha Braxton Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM545 Eva Melvina Trivino AKA Eva Trivino Ling AKA Eva Trivino Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jovana M. Cooke, whose address is 9282 Adelphi Rd., Apt 204, Aldelphi, MD 20783, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Eva Melvina Trivino, AKA Eva Trivino Ling, AKA Eva Trivino who died on October 15, 2014 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before November 22, 2015.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before November 22, 2015, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: May 22, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Jovana M. Cooke Personal Representative

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By Kamau High Special to the AFRO FIFA, the soccer organization responsible for the World Cup, is mired in corruption allegations. The United States and Switzerland are investigating the group over allegations of bribery, specifically of countries paying for other countries for their vote on where to hold the World Cup. The World Cup brings in tens of millions of dollars in advertising revenue, broadcasting rights and marketing. In addition, its autocratic leader, Sepp Blatter, was just re-elected for his fifth four year term, meaning he has been ruling the body since people first heard about Monica Lewiskiny and Titanic won 11 Oscars. While several top officials have been arrested and are awaiting extradition to the United States, Blatter, so far, has not been accused of any wrong doing.

Just as members of FIFA were being arrested in Sweden, where they had gathered for Blatterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election, EA Sports, maker of the long-running FIFA video game series, announced they were finally adding womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams to the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal set of events. There were some caveats, however. There would only be 12 national teams, including the U.S. and Canada, and there would be no leagues such as the National Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer League in the U.S. or the Football Association Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super League in the U.K. By comparison, in FIFA 15, the last soccer game release by EA, there were about 50 international menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams and over 30 leagues.

Now, it is more than likely that many of these features will be introduced over the next few years as the developers take in feedback and look at how the game is received by the public. Video game making is a difficult business, especially for sports games that come out every year. Every feature added is another that can not be worked. Still, it stings that the first introduction many people will have to playing

womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer is this stripped down version.

On the one hand, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad there are finally women in a big time soccer video game. I have a daughter who plays soccer and I play the FIFA series. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be nice to watch the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup starting on June 6 and then be able to say to my daughter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play as that team we just watched on T.V.â&#x20AC;?

On the other, what took so long? There have been women focused soccer games before such as Mia Hamm Soccer 64 back in 2000. But this is the first time women have been added to one of EA Sportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; signature franchises. Part of the delay was probably due to fear of chuckleheads on Twitter. One such enlightened individual wrote after the announcement, â&#x20AC;&#x153;FIFA 16 career mode- â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Your star striker will be out for 9 months due to pregnancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

This is not EA Sportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first time having women in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s video games, thankfully. Women have long been playable in the now defunct Tiger Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; golf games and women have

previously made appearances in EAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NBA Live series, the NBA Street series and the EA NHL series as well. Reaching further back, there were women in Beach Spikers Vollyball, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Vollyball and several Sega tennis games. Today, you can play as a woman in HB Studioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current The Golf Club.

2K Sports, maker of the best-selling NBA 2K series, has so far not put any women in any of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball games however. And the current iteration of EAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NBA Live games also have not had playable female teams. Announcements about both of these series will be happening at E3, the annual major video game conference held in Los Angeles later this month. And while I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect either franchise to announce the inclusion of the WNBA, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it be nice if they did?

Kamau High, a journalist living in Baltimore, can be reached at kamauhigh@yahoo.com.

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Finally, your graduation day, a day you have dreamed about is here. Now what! Many of you are graduating from college ready to enter the job market or pursue higher learning or like 5-year-old Colin just beginning the education cycle; whatever you do, you determine your destiny you can make a difference. Just remember everyone started in elementary school. Like the sky and the ocean there is no limit to what you can achieve just believe in yourself. We dedicate Living for the Weekend to you.

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Congratulations to Baltimore city school teacher Ebony Gross recipient of a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in education from Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Jaime Arribas Starkey-El graduated summa cum laude from Morgan State University with a double major in physics and engineering physics. Jaime interned at the California Institute of Technology Graduate Aerospace Lab. The son of proud parents Betty StarkeyEl and Jaime Arriba, as a future inventor, Jaimie has been invited again to meet President Obama.

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Justin Carney graduated magna cum laude from Catonsville Community College with an associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in photography; he will attend Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. He is the son of proud mom Michaun Carney.

Sydnie Taylor graduated from Polytechnic Institute with honors and will attend University of Maryland Baltimore County Honors College. Her proud parents are Paul and Dawn Taylor.

Naysa Jeffers, daughter of Bryant and Chanda Jeffers, graduated from George Washington Center for Arts and Technology. A vocal major, she will attend Liberty University majoring in artist development.

Nasja Frazier-Griffin Hocker graduated from New Town High School and will attend Bowie State University her proud parents are Diane and Frank Hocker.

Julian G. Chavis graduated from Baltimore School for the Arts where he majored in theater. A recipient of a generous scholarship he will attend Stevenson University. He is the son of proud mom Denise Chavis.

Tyra France, daughter of proud parents Wendell â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peteâ&#x20AC;? and Paula (Linda) France graduated from Gerstell Academy in Carroll County and will be attending North Carolina Wesleyan College.

Jeffrey Wheaton Jr. graduated from Calvert Hall; he will be attending Shepherd University where he will be on the football team. Proud Parents are Jeffrey and Michele Wheaton.

Matthew Lee Packer graduated from South County High School in Fairfax Station, Va.; he will attend William and Mary where his brother Gregory will be a senior. He is the son of proud parents Lisa and Gregory Packer and grandson of proud grandmother me.

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Dr. Mallory Crawford â&#x20AC;&#x153;74â&#x20AC;? wants Coppin State Alumni to join him, 11 a.m., June 7 at New Shiloh Baptist Church 2100 N. Monroe St at the Baccalaureate worship service.

Sending bunches of flowers and get-well wishes to Bill Proctor, Howard Jessamy and Erica Cryor as they continue to recover.

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Call me Caitlyn! Welcome to your new life Caitlyn Jenner may you find happiness. In the end itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about you. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think where manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.â&#x20AC;?

William Butler Yeats

Sending prayers of condolences to Del. Cheryl Glenn on the death of her husband Ben Glenn; to Ruth Ross on the death of her husband Norman Ross; to Valerie MattisonBrown and family on the death of her mother Dorothy McCall-Mattison; to Shirley and William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billy Bonesâ&#x20AC;? Andrews on the death of her sister Glorious Mitchell; to Franklin James and family on the death of his greatgrandmother Artchie Bell Barber and to VicePresident Joe Biden and family on the death of his son Beau Biden.

DC Housing Authority Public Hearing and Public Comment Notice The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) is providing notice of a Public Hearing and comment period to solicit comments on the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed 2016 Moving to Work (MTW) Plan. MTW is a HUD program that allows select public housing authorities to design and implement innovative programs and policies with the intent to: 1) reduce costs and improve efficiencies; 2) encourage residents to obtain employment and become economically self-sufficient; and 3) increase housing choices for low-income families. The Public Hearing will take place on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM at 1133 North Capitol St., NE in the 2nd floor Board Room. Written comments on the proposed plan initiatives will be accepted thru June 24, 2015 via e-mail at MTW@ dchousing.org or by mail sent to Kimberley Cole, Director of Planning, DCHA, 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20002.

To request a copy of the plan initiatives, please call (202)216-4462 or send an e-mail to MTW@dchousing.org.

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