Prince Georges Afro-American Newspaper August 3 2013

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDITION

Volume 121 No. 52

AUGUST 3, 2013 - AUGUST 9, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scaffolded

By Zachary Lester AFRO Staff Writer

surprise and dismay that the statue was only partially visible.

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Renovation is underway at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Northwest Washington to remove the controversial “drum major” inscription from the side of the structure.

On a recent afternoon, the 30foot statue, a likeness of King with arms folded emerging from a “Stone of Hope” was surrounded by Martin Luther King Jr. scaffolding, some of Memorial is scaffolded as work it draped in white. is underway to remove a quote Tourists who visited from the structure. the site expressed

Reynolds, 27, of Chicago, who visited the memorial with a group of friends who had driven to town for a long weekend. She looked up at the statue of King with a frown.

“I heard they were going to change it, but I thought it would already be done,” Reynolds said.

“Isn’t the march on Washington coming up soon? I will be back then and I want to see the whole thing.”

Despite the scaffolding, visitors posed for pictures in front of the statue.

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Beyoncé Lands in D.C. During Her ‘Mrs. Carter World Tour’ Beyoncé, 31, also known as “Queen B,” dazzled her way through a wellchoreographed two-hour performance which featured renditions of her most popular songs and nine costume changes, empowering girls and women and enticing men the way only she can.

Thousands of fans stood for as long as eight hours in a line that wrapped around the Verizon Center, waiting in almost breathless anticipation to see the highly acclaimed “Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” show. Beyoncé is married to rapper/mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.

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By Blair Adams AFRO Staff Writer All hail to the queen, the Queen B, that is.

After months of traveling the country, the “Mrs. Carter World Tour,” the most recent concert tour by singer/ dancer/songwriter/ actress Beyoncé, finally stopped in Washington D.C. for two sold-out performances on July 29 and 30 at the Verizon Center in Northwest Washington.

At the July 29 concert,

Civil Rights Leaders Meet with Obama on Voting Rights

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent The Voting Rights Act is down, but not out, and civil rights leaders joined President Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. at the

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White House July 29 to discuss renewed efforts in the fight against voter discrimination.

In a statement released after the meeting, Al Sharpton, civil rights activist and president of the National Action Network said: “Today

the United States President and Attorney General met with a broad coalition of civil rights and voting rights leaders to assure us that they will continue to work with us to protect every American’s right to vote.”

Sharpton continued: “We

had a great alarm when the Supreme Court ruled against Section 4 of the Voting Rights

Act but after meeting with the President and the Attorney General we were assured that

the Voting Rights Act may be wounded but it is not dead. It Continued on A4

Circuit Court Clerk Marilynn Bland Accuses Deputy of Assault

By AFRO Staff It all started behind closed doors, some sort of disagreement between Circuit Court Clerk Marilynn M. Bland and Chief Deputy Clerk David J. Billings III. By the time it was over, Bland had accused her second in command and long-time political supporter of assaulting her.

According to what Bland told police, Billings came into her office uninvited just before 9:30 a.m. on July 9. When she tried to open the door to let another staffer in, Billings, the doctor of divinity who has been her right hand for more than a decade— he successfully ran her elections for Marilynn Bland Prince George’s County Council and her current position—grabbed her hand and pushed it off the door handle, then pushed her backward.

A court document said she then left out of a back door and contacted authorities. Bland said her wrist was injured. She was treated on the scene by Prince George’s County fire and rescue officials for minor swelling to her wrist. Her blood pressure was elevated, according to a police report.

Billings, who turned 76 the day before, has been charged with second-degree assault in the July 9 incident. He was released on his own recognizance. “Def[endant] is to have no violent contact with Marilynn Bland,” the police document said.

Meanwhile, neither Billings nor Bland answered calls at their offices.

Several people who know Billings, who asked that their names not be revealed, expressed shock that he had been arrested for allegedly assaulting Bland. He has been among her closest confidantes since he ran her campaign for council in 2002, they said.

“He’s the reason why she’s in public office,” said one lawyer who has known Billings since he came to Prince George’s County. “I am sure that he would never intentionally have injured her.”

The alleged assault is not Bland’s first time to be involved in physical controversy. In 2010, she was accused of assaulting W. Randy Short, who worked in her office, allegedly when she grew angry that he had started a meeting without her. Short told authorities that Bland “grabbed me by my collar, screaming, yelling, cursing.” County prosecutors did not prosecute Bland.

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Al Sharpton and other voting rights advocates speak with press after meeting with President Obama.

National Urban League Annual Convention

Fifty Years Later, Jobs Dominate Civil Rights Agenda

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief PHILADELPHIA – One of the primary goals of the 1963 March on Washington was finding or creating jobs for Blacks. At a panel discussion during the annual convention of the National Urban League, jobs was mentioned more frequently than any other topic as leaders discussed the famous march 50 years ago and an upcoming one planned for Aug. 24.

Barbara Arnwine, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said employers are

increasingly using measures that have nothing to do with job performance that disproportionately limit the ability of African-Americans to gain employment.

“I need you to make sure that your state has a law that says very clearly that you cannot use the fact that somebody has been arrested as a reason not to employ them,” she told convention delegates. “A mere arrest tells you nothing.”

Sounding more like an evangelical preacher than the lawyer that she is, Arnwine drew loud applause when she said, “You need a state law

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Charges Against Maryland RB Brown Dropped

By Eric Tucker Associated Press Prince George’s County prosecutors are dropping charges against Maryland Continued on A4

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Kenneth Love, a former police officer, prison and juvenile correctional officer, U. S. Army sergeant, and former regional director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, said he used his diverse experience to create the report, which is the latest of several safety and security reports he has published for children and females.

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Legislation that was hurriedly revised by Republicans in the North Carolina legislature would make extensive changes to the state’s voting laws that could marginalize certain groups, voting advocates say.

House Bill 589, which initially would have required voters to present photo identification before casting a ballot, sat stagnant for three months after the House approved it. Then, in a sudden flurry of activity over the last few days, Senate Republicans piled on several substantive alterations to voter registration, early voting and campaign financing among other modifications, before the Senate Rules Committee passed the bill on a hasty

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voice vote July 23, according to the Associated Press.

Activists say the contents of the legislation and the fact that Republicans introduced and pushed the changes through in the last week of the session raises troubling questions.

The new omnibus bill adds a slew of additional provisions.

It shortens early voting by a week, eliminates same-day registration, increases restrictions on provisional voting, ends pre-registration for high school students before their 18th birthday and prohibits counties from extending early voting hours on the Saturday before Election Day to accommodate emergencies, such as long lines.

The measure also increases maximum individual campaign contributions from $4,000 to $5,000, it repeals publicly funded elections for judicial races, and weakens disclosure requirements showing who pays for political ads.

As per the bill’s original intent, voters would have to present a government-issued photo ID at the polls and student IDs issued by the state’s public universities and community colleges would not be accepted. It also would allow any registered voter of a county to challenge the eligibility of another voter, it eliminates straight-ticket voting and outlaws paid voter registration drives.

Supporters of the legislation say it is necessary to combat voter fraud, which they say is widespread and usually undetected.

But Democrats and nonpartisan voting activists say GOP claims of voter fraud are often exaggerated and have little basis in fact. Instead, they claim, the measures are often aimed at suppressing the votes of African Americans, Hispanics, the young, the elderly and the disabled.

North Carolina’s House Bill 589, which is expected to be passed by the majority-Republican Senate, is the latest in a series of Republican-led efforts to suppress voter turnout, activists say. And such efforts are likely to balloon in number in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision last month that stymies enforcement provisions of the Voting Rights Act that were meant to protect against racial discrimination in the election process.

Trayvon Martin Dominates Lead Hearing of Congressional Caucus on Black Males

Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin’s father, vowed to continue fighting for his son and for other “Black and brown” boys in America during the inaugural hearing of the Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys July 24.

A 17-year-old unarmed Trayvon Martin was killed after being stalked by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, and shot during a tussle with the 29-year-old.

“We’ve taken that negative energy and we’re trying to turn it into a positive,” Martin said of his son’s death. “A lot of people will tell you that nothing positive can come out of death but I disagree and I disagree wholeheartedly because it is what we can do tomorrow as a nation, as a people, to stop someone else’s child from being killed.”

Later, Martin said he hopes his son’s legacy is a positive turnaround in some of the troubling issues facing American society.

The forum was titled “The Status of Black Males: Ensuring Our Boys Mature into Strong Men.” It was the first for the caucus formed in March by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.).

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Jennifer Hudson and Rela Making Ends Meet on Minimum Wages Washington View

By Alan King AFRO Staff Writer

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Hudson other has threatened Is it any wonder that health care. Not only has the pay scale helped her business businesses Soand Wal-Mart not1994 to develop with had Illinois license relatives positively hundreds of fast food to succeed, she said it has been copied by other restaurants six proposed stores identified in the city evenSuburban though they started workers across the country in the community. “We have low turnover, which saves us construction on three of them. They have asked the mayor to this week are walking out money, and our employees care about their work, which veto the bill. and striking at their jobs shows in the quality of service they provide and the quality of Many worried about jobs that would be lost at the Skyland demanding to form a union the food they turn out. If my small restaurant can pay higher site in Southeast. Some, like Rev. Grayland Hagler have been and to have their wages entry wages, certainly the big chains can too,” she said. pushing back against what he called Wal-Mart’s scare tactics. increased to as much as $15 According to the statistical data and studies conducted by He told the AFRO “are we supposed to simply roll over when an hour? From California to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, “No matter some economic bully comes along and tells us how to run our New York their chant can be how you look at it the minimum wage is just too low.” In a affairs when we are called on to take care of our people?” heard: “We can’t survive on report released earlier this month they compared the current He doesn’t fear Wal-Mart leaving when the District is $7.25.” minimum wage against various benchmarks, such as inflation experiencing such growth in new residents with higher incomes. Rev. Hagler pointed to Costco, which opened its A full-time job, 52 first D.C. store at the Dakota Crossing shopping center in weeks a year, with not a Adrienne the Northeast Ft. Lincoln community, as a model big box single work day off, at the Washington retailer willing to pay employees fair wages of $11.50 an hour federal minimum wage AFRO Columnist starting out. of $7.25, can earn about Holly Sklar, president of Business for Minimum Wage $15,000 annually, but still Courtesy Photos which is seeking $10.10 minimum wage over the next three be 19 percent below the Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who years, told theasAFRO the opposing arguments that poverty line salary for a family of three. For that same fulland workers’ average productivity, age and education. “For was killed, well that as her brother, Jason. increased wages results in job loss or lost business is not time minimum-wage worker, there is not a single state in the example, if it had kept up with inflation at its peak in 1968, supported by recent data she pointed to on her organization’s nation where you can afford a two-bedroom apartment at the federal minimum wage would now be $10.75 an hour. plate washigher found on the bodyItofisher 7-year-old website. also not true, she said, thatX584859 states with market rate rent. And, anyone classified as a “tipped wage” And if the minimum wage had grown along with workers’ Chicago’s West being Side after nephew Monday, justless hours minimum wages are competitive; California an employee, such as a waitress or domestic worker, has not had productivity, it would be as high as $17.19 today.” police received a 7 a.m. call after his body was found in a example. their minimum hourly rate of $2.13 increased in two decades.

Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage of “The biggest problem for Main Street businesses is lack It’s time for low-wage workers to reap some benefit from $7.25 since 2007 although President Barack Obama has the slow but steady economic recovery. asked the lawmakers to raise it to $9. By the way, members of of customer demand,” Sklar said, noting that minimum wage workers have less buying power today than minimum wage In Baltimore, city officials have not moved on the debate Congress earn $174,000 a year. workers in 1956. Meanwhile, corporate profits are at their to raise the minimum wage. However, Amanda Rothschild, Some states and cities are setting their own rates, highest since 1950, as a percentage of national income, while Maryland and Virginia at $7.25; the District’s at $8.75. co-owner of Charmington’s, a Baltimore coffee house, told the share going to employees is near its low point. “We can’t A number of labor groups are calling for $11 an hour; the the AFRO, “I want my employees concentrating on our and Dallas Cowboys players

By Alan King Business for Minimum Wage organization is campaigning for build a strong economy on a falling wage floor.” customers, not worrying how they will afford to pay rent or Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, AFRO Staff Writer Veteran journalist Adrienne Washington writes submitted weekly for $10.10 in increments over the next three years. put food on their own table.” among the names to the AFRO about relevant issues in the District, Maryland and Rothschild said she’s never regretted the decision to Under the recently passed D.C. Council “living wage” election officials.

Presidential candidate John Northern Send correspondence herthose at editor@ bill, which applied only to big retailers like Wal-Mart, the pay her 30-member staff $8 an hour to start with benefits Hurdtosaid workers, who McCain’sVirginia. attack on ACORN – afro.com minimum wage would be raised to $12.50 an hour at those including paid vacation and sick leave, shift meals, and were doing those things without Associated Community ACORN’s knowledge or permisOrganization for Reform Now – sion, were fired. confirms the success of the “The evidence that has surorganization, the head of the faced so far shows they faked group says.

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“That’s just to say Attend The Satanic Beyoncé Concert Tonight!” tight tops and It concluded, “Neither that someone’s running scared D.C.-area activist Rocky Twyman had one message for “They just basically had signs walking around saying stiletto heels; ACORN nor its employees have because of ACORN’s success.” the thousands of people he encountered July 29 in front of the Beyoncé and Jay-Z were ruled by demons,” said accountant career women been found guilty of, or even McCain, who is running for Verizon Center: April Batty, 30, of Baltimore, who encountered Twyman as she dressed to president on the Republican tick- charged with, casting fraudulent Beyoncé Knowles is a demon and if you attend her concert, stood in line waiting to get into the July 29 show. “He also had the nines out at ACORN in the votes.” et, lashed you are consorting with evil. a sign about the first lady destroying, I guess the title of first in fabulous The problem came about prifinal debate against Barack The mission started earlier that day when Twyman gathered lady, by supporting Beyoncé and Jay-Z. He had a third sign but sundresses Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way at the White House with several other citizens who believe that I didn’t see what it said.”

ACORN operates. Rather than on the verge of maybe perpetratand funky rely on volunteers, it pays peoBeyoncé is demonic to urge First Lady Michelle Obama to Some of people who encountered him were not receptive to ing one of the greatest frauds in ensembles; ple, many of them poor or unemvotercouples, history in this country, distance herself from the singer. Top-selling performer Beyoncé his message, Batty said. and ployed, to sign up new voters. maybe destroying the fabric of came to the District to perform shows on July 29 and July 30 “They would scream or start yelling ‘Beyonce!’ or showing some as The idea was to help both those democracy.” at the District’s Verizon pictures of her in front of old as the being registered and those doing Factcheck.org, a non-partisan Center. The singer and her him,” she said. performers the registration.

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Audience members sang. lege, he moved to Chicago.

ACORN has over the years seen youth who are struggling take his message to the “Welcome, D.C.!” sheadvo- They Became a community organizer. its share of criticism while danced.

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Wade Montgomery, metro area leader of the Pray at the with unemployment at this national stage.

There, Obama met Madeleine cating for affordable housing, said, sending the crowded-toAt one point, performing Pump Movement, holds a sign encouraging Michelle time,” said Twyman. He “I’m going to look up Talbot, of the living wages, healthcare for the capacity arena into a frenzy. on two part stages, sheChicago catapulted Obama not to attend the Beyoncé concert. Rocky Twyman, branch of ACORN. Hethe was so underserved— and while organsaid he believes that Jay-Z the Beyoncé tour schedule “How y’all doin’?” herself from one to other, founder of Pray at the Pump, holds a sign about demons impressive that he was asked izing voter registration drives. and Beyoncé’s music is and see where she will be Were they ready to over a crowd of screaming to possessing Beyoncé and Jay-Z. train the ACORN staff.

But none has been as withering “corrupting young people,” and when,” said Twyman, have some fun, she asked, fansWhat in the section. didstanding ACORN in Chicago and baseless as this one. especially the ones in the “Then I’ll get in touch with receiving a deafening “I love you, Beyoncé!” engage in? Bullying banks. the With the presidential election Black community. our people in different response. section screamed.

Intimidation tactics. Disruption less than two weeks away, Twyman, 64, of Rockville, a retired public relations states and try to do what we’ve done here, all over the country.”

“Ladies, who runs the She culminated twoof business. ACORN the forced ACORN’s detractors allege the consultant who describes himself as a devout Christian, came to Twyman admitted that his group of protesters is often small. world?” she asked, launching hour show with her ballad, “I organization has engaged in mas- banks to issue risky home loans. public attention several years ago when he founded the Pray at On July 29, they numbered six. The next day, only two. into her 2011 hit, “Run theafter Was The same types of loans that sive voter registration fraud Here.” the Pump Movement, a group that held prayer vigils at local gas But that doesn’t matter, he said. caused the reported discovery of bogus World.”

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“It goes back to the verse in the Bible that says ‘When two in today. names, such as Mickey Mouse He is a regular fixture in front of the White House and on or three are gathered together in my name I will be with them Capitol Hill, where he has held dozens of vigils to protest and I will bless them.’ We saw God bless us during Pray at the everything from the fight between President Obama and Pump Movement, when whenever we prayed, the prices came Congress to Black unemployment. down.”

Twyman said he decided to hold the protests at the White He believes a similar phenomenon will follow the Beyonce Identification Statements House and Verizon Center because of the urgency of his protests.

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Civil Rights Agenda Continued from A1

Panelists on the National Urban League’s Redeem the Dream panel were (l to r) Al Sharpton, Lennox Yearwood, Melanie Campbell, Marc Morial, DeVon Franklin, Barbara Arnwine and Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

that says to employers that credit checks have nothing to do left behind.” with your ability to work. If your credit is bad, it’s because He said many U.S. tax and trade policies are misguided. you don’t have a job. Get real.”

“American public policy is focused on job creation,” Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network, Morial said. A significant part of it is focused on job said the private sector needs to assume a larger role in creation in the wrong places. For example, there’s a huge reducing Black unemployment, which stood at 12.7 percent infrastructure rebuilding program that the people of the when Obama took office and rose to 13.7 percent in June, United States are paying for. The problem is it’s for the twice the White employment rate of 6.6 percent. According to reconstruction of and rebuilding of Bagdad. It’s for the the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 2.5 million Blacks reconstruction of Kandahar…Your and my tax dollars are are unemployed. being invested. That could be and should be redirected to “Ever since President Obama has been in, there has Philadelphia, to Baltimore, to Boston. Secondly, United been an increase in jobs in the private sector, but Black States trade and tax policies are encouraging job creation. unemployment has not decreased. Why? Because we work But they are encouraging job creation in China, in India and National Urban League Photo by Lawrence Jenkins overseas.” [disproportionately] in the public sector,” he explained. “So while the private corporations who now don’t have to deal with us because the Supreme Court Morial said recent changes in federal student loan programs are threatening the existence of is knocking down affirmative action, they are not hiring us. The public sector is being cut down some historically Black colleges. with agencies and programs – we’re being minimized in the public sector.”

Morial recounted a recent conversation with Norman Francis, president of Xavier University But Sharpton said Blacks have the economic leverage to force companies to hire more in New Orleans, who noted that changes to the student loan program will “cost the member African-Americans. colleges of the United Negro College Fund $50 million.”

“We need to renegotiate Black America’s understanding – we called them covenants – with “There is something deeply flawed when young people who have gone to high school, graduated the private sector,” he said. “The court can say all it wants about affirmative action, we have the from high school, gotten admitted to colleges and universities, successfully completed one year and cannot go back even if they have A’s and top-level scores. They can’t go back because of money.” consumer power to say to companies that do business in our communities that, ‘You must have Morial said if the Federal Reserve can lend money to banks at zero interest rates, similar targets of doing jobs in our community.’ They can’t make us buy from those who won’t hire us.” accommodations need to be made to save HBCUs. Jesse Jackson said that all levels of government should also be held accountable.

In response to a question from a convention delegate about whether there should be a national “In Chicago, there are 81,000 vacant lots,” he stated. “They cut public housing and they boycott of Florida, where George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder for shooting Trayvon foreclosed on private housing. They’ve cut public transportation, cut trauma care. Cut public schools. There is no present plan to bring us out of that isolation. And I think the government has Martin, a 17-year-old African American, Sharpton said he would support a boycott if it were carefully planned, saying, “You got to hurt who has hurt us.” some obligation.”

The death of Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old, was mentioned throughout the panel “We’ve got a $15 trillion economy in the United States of America, the largest economy in discussion about how to strike down Stand Your Ground laws. the world,” according to Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League. “And it is unacceptable – Dr. King talked about it and Whitney Young talked about it – for there to be “We are now right back where we were 50 years ago, where states are superseding our federal civil rights,” Sharpton said. these vast oceans of poverty amid all the plenty. So many are doing well and so many people are

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is not even critically wounded; it can and will be revived.”

Last month, the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, effectively neutering what many called the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Movement. Section 4 required all or parts of 15 states with track records of voter discrimination to get “pre-clearance” from the Justice Department or a federal court for any changes they wanted to make to voting laws. Within hours after the Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, a number of state lawmakers from previously covered states announced plans to move forward with restrictive voting laws that disproportionately affect minorities, the elderly and young voters. Texas is one of those states.

The Lone Star State has a history of voting discrimination, the latest entry due to redistricting plans that disproportionately affected minority

voters.

During a speech at the National Urban League’s annual convention Attorney General Eric Holder said that, “the State of Texas should be required to go through a preclearance process whenever it changes its voting laws and practices.”

Holder plans to use remaining sections of the law go after states that continue practices that intentionally discriminate against voters.

Barbara Arnwine, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said that uncovering and fighting voter discrimination in the current landscape is a daunting task, but she was encouraged to see how much the Department of Justice is strategizing and positioning itself to be a real force in combating racial discrimination.

Kasim Reed, mayor of Atlanta,

said that civil rights leaders and voting rights advocates will be doing more education than ever.

“While there are a number of adverse tactics being used to undermine the right to vote,” said Reed. “While there are a number of adverse tactics being used to undermine the right to vote, if we do our job we will make sure that people maintain access to the ballot.”

Reed said that he plans to work with mayors across the nation to form partnerships with civil rights organizations to assist in voter engagement and education.

Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, said that voters must “be particularly vigilant on proposals in state legislatures when they happen, not when they gain momentum, but when they happen.”

Arnwine said that her group will be looking at all the states and plans

to conduct hearings nationwide to assist Congress in obtaining the data that will be necessary to create a new voting map. “[President Obama] is committed to making sure that the right to vote is secure and strong and that he’s also calling on people to do everything they can to protect their right to vote,” said Arnwine.

“Ultimately, it’s about what the citizens will do.”

Arnwine’s group is part of a larger coalition formed to assist embattled voters around the nation.

The Election Protection Website is www.866ourvote.org; telephone, 866-OURVOTE. Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, said that young voters have increased their civic engagement, rallying around recent Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act.

“Our young people are connecting the dots,” said Campbell.

“They connect the Stand Your Ground law to the voting rights law, so part of what’s going to happen during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, you will see young people coming here for training and teach-ins, because they understand that the rights that need protecting all center around the Voting Rights Act.” The commemorative march in Washington will be on Aug. 24.

“The Supreme Court decision has had a catalyzing effect. The Trayvon Martin tragedy combined with the Supreme Court decision [in Shelby v. Holder] really has energized people,” said Morial. “You’ve got Moral Mondays in North Carolina, the Dream Defenders in Florida.

The great thing about the Dream Defenders is seeing young people that are engaging and they’re not looking for permission.”

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Sherrietta Smith, 39, of Charlotte, N.C., after taking pictures with relatives in front of the memorial.

“I understand that a lot of people thought it was unnecessary to change it, but if there is anything controversial about it, they needed to fix that.

The attention should be on Dr. King and what he stood for. His words, as they were said, should be on it. Why would anybody change his words anyway?” she said.

The “drum major” inscription, one of several King quotes at the memorial site, was called into question by author and poet Maya Angelou. She said the shortened version of King’s words made him seem to be arrogant. The wording on the memorial reads: “I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.”

King’s actual quote was: “If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was

a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter.”

The words were part of a sermon, entitled “The Drum Major Instinct,” delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where he had been baptized, preached a sermon at age 19 that led to him being ordained as a minister and served as co-pastor with his father, Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., known as “Daddy” King. He delivered the sermon on Feb. 4, 1968, exactly two months to the day before he was assassinated, according to the National Park Service website and historical accounts.

Some had hoped that the wording would be changed to reflect the original quote, but the decision was made late

last year to remove it instead.

Officials of the National Park Service have pledged to have the work completed byAug. 28, the 50th anniversary of the March on Photo by Avis Thomas-Lester Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which is expected to bring untold thousands of tourists to the nation’s capital and the memorial to commemorate the historic event.

The memorial was dedicated on Aug. 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

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running back Wes Brown, weeks after he was accused of assaulting a police officer who was trying to question him about a shooting, a spokesman said Monday.

Prosecutors decided to dismiss the case after reviewing the evidence ahead of a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 7, said John Erzen, a spokesman for the county state’s attorney’s office.

Brown was arrested near the campus in College Park this month after police said he assaulted an officer who was trying to question him about a non-fatal shooting in Baltimore. Police said at the time that Brown fled from the officer and used someone else’s cell phone to secretly record his conversation with the officer.

But Erzen said the conversation was never actually recorded and that the

phone wasn’t stolen because Brown had given the owner collateral.

He said prosecutors now believe Brown was resisting an unlawful arrest, as he was permitted to do, instead of illegally assaulting an officer.

“There’s nowhere to go with this at this point. We don’t believe after screening ... that any crimes were committed. We’re not going with charges,” Erzen said.

After the arrest, the university suspended Brown from school and said he was not allowed to participate in any football-related activities.

He was the Terrapins’ secondleading rusher as a freshman last season, finishing with 382 yards on 90 carries and two rushing touchdowns.

Jason Shapiro, a lawyer for Brown,

said he would work to get Brown back in school and on the football team. He said there was never any basis for his client to be arrested and that he had done nothing wrong.

“They were placing him under arrest before he allegedly ever assaulted the police, recorded the police or stole anyone’s cell phone,” Shapiro said. “So what were they placing him under arrest for?”

A Baltimore police spokesman, Det. Jeremy Silbert, said Monday that Brown remains a person of interest in a non-fatal shooting in that city last month. Shapiro said his client was not at all a suspect and had no involvement in that case.

“He never did anything in Baltimore that would result in charges being lodged against him,” Shapiro said.

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HEALTH

FDA Seeks Public Opinion Before Deciding Fate of Menthol Cigarettes

By Alexis Taylor AFRO Staff Writer Although all the expert opinions from health officials are in, authorities at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have one more voice to listen to before they decide the fate of menthol in cigarettes- the voice of the American people.

The FDA completed an in-depth study on menthol in cigarettes and released their finding on July 23, the same day it issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking for public input.

“The evaluation talks about a lot of different associations between menthol cigarettes and outcomes,” said Jennifer Haliski, a press officer with the FDA. “There is greater initiation, greater addiction, and menthol makes it harder to quit.”

And smokers agree.

“Unfortunately, I’ve been smoking since before I could

legally do so due to my father’s smoking habits,” said Jeffrey Goodman, a 23-year-old stage technician from Upper Marlboro, Md.

FDA Cites Firms for Unapproved Diabetes Treatments; Warns Consumers

By Alexis Taylor AFRO Staff Writer

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to avoid unapproved drugs to treat diabetes and related symptoms and has ordered a halt to the sale of a score of diabetic treatment compounds.

The federal agency in July issued warning letters to 15 companies selling a total of 20 products that claim to alleviate, cure, or prevent diabetes and complications of the disease to stop selling the products.

“It’s a violation of the

prescription- you always need a valid prescription.”

The FDA is telling consumers to steer clear of unapproved products with labels that claim to “lower your blood sugar naturally,” decrease risk of kidney disease, or “replace medicine in the treatment of diabetes.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8.3 percent of Americans, or 25.8 million people, are being treated for diabetes or related conditions as of 2011.

Diabetes and associated illnesses are the leading cause of kidney failure and blindness for many adults,

“... steer clear of unapproved products with labels that claim to “lower your blood sugar naturally,” decrease risk of kidney disease, or “replace medicine in the treatment of diabetes.”

Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act because some of these products are illegally sold as ‘natural treatments for diabetes’ but they contain undeclared drug products that are actual active ingredients and can cause harm,” said Christopher Kelly, a spokesman for the FDA. “These products are dietary supplements that simply make claims to cure diabetes in ways that dietary supplements can’t. We even have subscription drugs that are being sold through online pharmacies without a

according to the CDC. Kelly, who’s been with the FDA for more than six years, told the AFRO that whether the products are bought online or over the counter- at the heart of the issue is safety.

“We find that consumers delay seeking proper medical treatment and that leads to an increased risk of developing more serious complications.”

In warning letters July 15, the companies were told to halt sales of the unapproved products and respond to the FDA within 15 days about how they will correct the

violations or face further action by the FDA which could include “seizure, injunction, and or criminal prosecution.”

Included are Enhance Nutraceutical in Malaysia, which markets Diaberex online, and Chicago’s Health King Enterprises and Balanceuticals Group, Inc., which sells a “Sugar Balancer” that a representative said isn’t specifically for diabetes treatment Neuliven Health did not respond to requests for comment on their product, Glucocil, which is still listed for sale on the firm’s website, and representatives of Nature’s Health Supply, Inc. in Camarillo, Calif., sellers of Diabetes Daily Care, declined to comment.

While some companies are ignoring the warning letters, some are complying.

Omar Lalani, director of PharmaTerra, spoke with the AFRO about the Mercer Island, Wash.-company’s product, ProBeta, also being marketed, without FDA approval, to control diabetes.

“We pulled it as soon as we received the warning because we are being as cautious as we can,” said Lalani, who disagrees with the FDA’s claim and said that the product is safe for consumers.

“Our customers are shocked and saddened by this decision.”

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Anastasia Marie Laboratories, Inc. twice refused to comment on FDA assertions about Diapedic Foot and Leg Treatment, which allegedly “relieves neuropathy pain… invigorates circulation… and speeds wound healing.”

Though the product is listed as not approved for diabetes treatment by the FDA, it is still the subject of the most prominent advertisement on the first page of their website.

“The first time I smoked a cigarette it was a Newport King short, I can still remember how smooth it felt,” he said of the popular menthol cigarette. “Now, as a young adult who has quit smoking more than three times, I find that every time I do quit, I crave that smooth menthol taste.”

Goodman told the AFRO that he sometimes awakens from his sleep in “cold sweats, craving menthol,” and that after waking up, finishing a meal, or before going to sleep it is the only thing his body constantly desires.

“Honestly, if they took all menthol cigarettes off the market I’d be upset because I’d have to try and manage the craving without an easy way, but happy because I’d have to finally quit smoking them.”

President Obama, who has battled his own cigarette addiction over the years, took measures to tighten regulations on the sale and marketing of cigarettes in June 2009.

“More than 400,000 Americans now die of tobacco-related illnesses each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States,” said Obama in transcripts from June 22, 2009, when he signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. “More than 8 million Americans suffer from at least one serious illness caused by smoking. And these health problems cost us all more than $100 billion a year.”

The law placed cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and loose tobacco under FDA regulation and banned flavored tobacco while leaving menthol cigarettes legal.

Packaging requirements also tightened, as the law required companies to display health-warning labels on 50 percent of the front and back of cigarette packages. The Tobacco Control Act also eliminated the usage of words like “light,” and “mild” on tobacco products.

The Altria Group, a tobacco conglomerate that owns three different tobacco companies like Philip Morris USA, agreed with the FDA regulation in 2009.

“We have just received the latest information related to the FDA’s review of menthol cigarettes and are currently reviewing the information,” said the company.

“We will provide our perspective to the FDA through the public comment process.”

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2. a person who has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a role model.

3. organ, eye and tissue donors.

Become someone’s hero today by registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor when you renew your license at the MVA or visit:

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION Aug. 2 Belly of Nina Simone

The Source Theatre, 1835 14th St. N.W. D.C. 8-9 p.m. Some of D.C.’s top belly dancers will perform to the legendary songs of Nina Simone and explore the emotional depth of this talented musician. $20.

For more information: Bellyofninasimone. eventbrite.com.

Liner Notes: The Award Tour

Atlas Theatre, 1333 H St., N.E. D.C. 8 p.m. Liner Notes looks to explore the background information to popular music. Each show is jam-packed with over 40 songs, original poetry and actual liner notes from many famous albums. $20.

For more information: Atlasarts.org.

Aug. 3 DMV Kidz Expo 2013

National Harbor, Parking Lot G, Fort Washington, Md. 10 a.m.

The First Annual DMV Kidz Expo will be the resource for kids in the area. Enjoy seminars, entertainment activities and more. $3-$12.

For more information: DMVKidzexpo.com.

Aug. 4 National Black MBA Association Crab Feast and Fish Fry

East County Community Recreation Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring, Md. 12 p.m. The D.C. Chapter of the National Black MBA Association will present its annual Crab Feast and Fish Fry. $35.

For more information: MBACrabfeast2013. eventbrite.com.

Aug. 10 FestAfrica 2013

Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring Civic Center, Silver Spring, Md. 1 p.m.

Maryland’s largest African festival will feature musical performances by local African bands, cultural dances and fashion shows.

For more information: 410608-0420.

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OPINION

Rebuilding an America in Which Everyone Counts As President Obama and America move forward with full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, this nation continues to be embroiled in the fundamental struggle for human dignity that Dr. King addressed at the Lincoln Memorial 50 years ago.

Although the President did not stress this historic perspective during his seminal remarks on Congressman economic renewal at Knox Elijah Cummings College last week, he made it clear that the movement to assure affordable health care for every American is a moral, as well as economic, imperative.

The President believes, as do I, that the harsh reality of too many Americans’ dying before their time - or being crushed economically by uninsured accidents or illness - is within our ability to overcome.

Both our morality and practicality demand reform. These reforms, in turn, are a logical progression in Dr. King’s vision of an America in which everyone counts.

For decades now, this nation has experimented with “trickledown economics.” The results of that experiment are in, and, for America’s middle class, that top-down vision has failed.

That reality, more than any other factor, is why Americans voted for President Obama and progressive members of Congress in 2008 and 2012. They voted for policies that will expand our prosperity outward from the middle class - rather than downward from most wealthy and powerful of our society.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) that a Democratic Congress passed, President Obama signed into law, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld is a core component of our progressive response to the public outcry for change. It already is making a difference in people’s lives.

During the last three years, due to the ACA, 6.6 million young adults up to age 26 have obtained insurance through their parents’ plans; 6.3 million people with Medicare have saved over $6.1 billion on their prescription drugs, and 34 million have received a free preventive service.

Notwithstanding the political hype from opponents, these

are real, practical and welldeserved contributions to people’s lives. Now, our challenge is to successfully implement the next stage of health insurance reform.

On Oct. 1, less than two months from now, we will begin open enrollment in the ACA’s new Health Insurance Marketplaces. Americans who are looking for new, better or more affordable health coverage will have the opportunity to choose quality health insurance coverage from numerous private health plans.

Those who qualify will be able to sign up for expanded Medicaid coverage. Those whose income is a little higher will be able to receive slidingscale premium tax credits to make their coverage more affordable. Small businesses will obtain help in insuring their employees.

For the public’s convenience, these Health Insurance Marketplaces will be accessible to both consumers and employers through a centralized federal website (www.

HealthCare.gov). Here in Maryland, our marketplace will provide direct local access, including HealthCare Access Maryland (www.healthcareaccessmaryland.org) and Healthy Howard (www.healthyhowardmd.org).

These on-line marketplaces, along with the convenience and expanded competition among insurers that they will provide, are important practical elements in advancing our progressive vision. Another is the increased federal support to Maryland’s Federally Qualified Community Health Centers.

On July 10, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $1.6 million in grant awards to help Maryland health centers enroll the uninsured in their new ACA health coverage options. That outreach effort will be critical to the nearly 300,000 patients served last year, one-quarter of

Focus on Poverty, not the Middle Class

whom were uninsured.

For those of us who believe in the vision of an America in which everyone counts, it is important that each of us know the facts about our progress toward full ACA implementation. As the President noted in his Knox College speech, there are those who are actively working to assure that the reforms fail.

Along with my Democratic colleagues, I will continue to do my part in setting the record straight, both for the general public and for small business owners who now will be able to afford health insurance for their employees. I hope and trust that we all will do the same, helping friends and family members obtain the health insurance that they so desperately need to thrive and survive.

Five decades after Dr. King cried out for jobs and freedom, our challenge to America remains the same.

We are in this life together. Every American must count.

Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House.

Several of us were sharing our views on radio George E. Curry Sunday night with Gary Byrd when my friend and colleague Cash Michaels urged us to remember that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated while organizing poor people.

This is a good time to remember that as President Obama seeks ways to strengthen the middle class and civil rights leaders focus on celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963 March on Washington.

The idea of organizing a Poor People’s Campaign was discussed during a Nov. 27-31, 1967 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) planning session in Frogmore, S.C. With the nation’s attention focused on the Vietnam War, Dr. King wanted to redirect the conversation to what the Bible calls the least among us by focusing on jobs and income.

Dr. King’s idea was to bring poor people from all over the country to Washington, D.C. in order to put a face on the suffering of people. While still firmly committed to nonviolence, his plan was for a dramatic presence that would disrupt traffic and shut down the nation’s capital.

“We ought to come in mule carts, in old trucks, any kind of transportation people can get their hands on. People ought to come to Washington, sit down if necessary in the middle of the streets and say, ‘We are here; we are poor; we don’t have any money; you have made us this way,’” King said. “‘And we’ve

come to stay until you do something about it.’”

Just as his close advisers had urged him not to give his “I Have a Dream Speech” in 1963, variations of which they had heard earlier, most of Dr. King’s inner circle disagreed with his decision to embark on a Poor People’s Campaign.

Children advocate and former civil rights attorney Marian Wright Edelman recalled in her book, Unfinished Business, “William Rutherford, who had organized the Friends of SCLC in Europe in 1966 and was appointed executive director of SCLC during the summer of 1967, declared that, ‘basically almost no one on the staff thought that the next priority, the next major movement, should be focused on poor people or the question of poverty in America.’ At the time James Bevel wanted to remain focused on combating slums in northern cities, Hosea Williams promoted voter registration campaigns in the South, Jesse Jackson wanted to continue to develop Operation Breadbasket, and Andrew Young worried that SCLC’s budget of under a million dollars necessitated smaller campaigns in the South.”

But Dr. King forged ahead, calling for $30 billion to be spent on anti-poverty measures, employment and housing construction. King was helping organize garbage workers in Memphis when he was assassinated. Ralph D. Abernathy, his successor and close friend, continued with plans for the Poor People’s Campaign.

Instead of the militant protest Dr. King had envisioned, however, the highlight of the Poor People’s March to

Washington was not shutting down the capital, but the erection of Resurrection City, a collection of tents pitched in D.C. In the view of many observers, Dr. King posed a greater threat to the power structure when he began organizing poor Blacks and Whites. But there is an even better opportunity to unite poor people today because so many Whites have become impoverished as a result of a recession and high unemployment.

Still, poverty among working-class non-Whites remains about double that of Whites.

Mark Rank, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, believes Dr. King was on to something when he sought to unite poor people across racial lines.

“Poverty is no longer an issue of ‘them,’ it’s an issue of ‘us.’ he told the AP. “Only when poverty is thought of as a mainstream event, rather than a fringe experience that just affects Blacks and Hispanics, can we really begin to build broader support for programs that lift people in need.”

This is no time to keep Dr. King frozen in the memory of the 1963 March on Washington or his “I Have a Dream” speech while neglecting his true calling to eradicate poverty five years later. As he said, “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA).

The U.S. Senate finally stepped up to ensure that student loan rates would not double. There have been weeks of back and forth, but now senators says they will tie student loan rates to the federal funds rate, which means that in the short-run the lowest student loan rates will be 3.86 percent, up slightly from 3.4 percent. The bad news is that these loan rates may rise up to a rate of 8.25 percent, depending on prevailing interest rates. All other loan rates, including those for graduate students, for Parent PLUS loans, and others, will rise as well.

It may seem a victory that student loan rates don’t rise much higher than they were in June. The connection of rates to the federal funds rate, however, connects the notion of supporting student to the oscillations of the economy.

One might argue that many have no economic security. The mortgage holder with a variable mortgage is subject to interest rate fluctuations as they manage a balloon payment. Those with underground mortgages are victims of interest rate variables as they try to dig themselves above ground. Surely, though, students who are financing their education in order to invest in the health of our nation should have different rules. When I graduated from college in 1974, interest rates hovered between

9 and 10 percent. The student loan interest rate was 2 percent.

Why? My cohort was no more or less brilliant than any other.

We were part of our nation’s plan for its future, which should be the case for today’s young people.

Many hoped that the deal on student loan interest rates would take into account the federal funds rate (the rate to which the Federal Reserve Bank offers to banks) is well below 1 percent. From that perspective, even the existing rate of 3.4 percent suggests that the government is taking in more than it gives out. It’s complicated – there are other costs that must be considered in the lending process. It’s complicated, but shouldn’t our students get as close to the same deal that banks and others get?

Allowing student loan interest rates to fluctuate, to the detriment of students in an environment when rates are certain to go up is to slap our students in the face. We need more graduate and professional students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs.

It seems hypocritical to articulate these needs and then to undercut the means to meet them. There are more than $1 trillion outstanding in student loan obligations. The average student graduates with $27,000 in debt. Since nearly half of all students graduate with no debt at all, this means that the average debt for those who borrow is closer to $40,000.

Many students with a talent for organizing, human resource allocation, or classroom teaching are diverted from their goals because their first priority is to pay student loan debt. We are starving our civil society institution, and those who would serve them, by placing money over affinity and creativity. This has been happening for decades, but the current student loan dustup reminds us that we have not provided the safe space for our young people that we should.

The Senate bill passed 80-18 with some Democrats rejecting it because of its flaws. Others, like the progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), elected as a financial whiz and people’s advocate, chose to go with the one-year “okey-doke” rather than dig her heels in for the long run fight.

In some ways, Warren is right. The finger in the dike approach saves students this year, and so it is better than nothing. When, though, is better than nothing simply not good enough. Stay tuned. The vote on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act will happen next year. Are students waiting and watching? What about parents? Is there a political lobby to turn this mess around?

Student Loan ‘Solution’ is Not Good Enough

Julianne Malveaux

Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is president emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

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The Virginia State Alumni Association of Prince George’s County hosted an “Evening of Jazz” fundraiser recently at the Lake Presidential Mario White, director of development, Golf Club in Upper VSU Reginald F. Lewis School of Business (center) and guests Marlboro, Md., the group’s first fundraiser.

VSU Alumni from the 1960s through the class of 2010 attended along with key members VSU’s staff. Also in attendance was Mario White, director of development at VSU’s Reginald F. Darrel Snowden, Brenda Stitch Finch, president Lewis School of of the Northern Virginia alumni chapter, Edgar Business. For more Brookins, Kathi Driver, Julian Jackson information about the alumni group, go to http:// VSUAA-Prince George’s County vsuaapg.wix.

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Charter members, Joan Brown & France Suggs entertain guests Miriam Brewer and Karen Willis

Thomas Brown and Sharron Credle

Guests enjoy “An Evening of Jazz”

Rose Miller, charter president, VSUAA-Prince George’s County, Md.

Courtesy photos Guests enjoy “An Evening of Jazz”

Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Marcus Young (on the keyboard) & Band

VP Sharron Credle and event chair, Valerie Granderson-Davis

Calling all Trojans to the dance floor!

Chapter presidents, past and present: (front row) – Annette Debisette, Roberta Haines (present); International First VP Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Luana Dean and Carolyn Coleman; (back row), Lorethea Fields, Stacey Mangham and Mary Jackson

AKA Chapter Presidents of five local chapters

On June 8, 2013, at the Gaithersburg Washingtonian Marriott Hotel, Xi Awards Luncheon. The keynote speaker was Mrs. Dorothy Buckhanan Roberta Haines, PhD., Anniversary Committee Co-Chair Mary Jackson, Sigma Omega(XSO) Wilson, International First Vice-President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

PhD, and Luana Dean, Esq. in hosting over 300 guests that included the Chapter celebrated XSO honored nine individuals and organizations in the areas of Youth, 32nd, 29th, and 27th North Atlantic Regional Directors, Mrs. Constance 30 years of service Leadership, Health Awareness, Economic Security, Poverty Eradication, Pizarro, Mrs. C. Edith Booker, and Mrs. Erma Barron, respectively. with a Community Leadership Training, Educational Excellence, Service to All Mankind, and Twenty-nine women came together to charter XSO Chapter on June Service Excellence the President’s Award. Former XSO Presidents joined Chapter President 11, 1983, to serve the needs of Upper Montgomery County, MD. This award-winning chapter has donated Xi Sigma Omega over $115,000 in college scholarships to choir sings Xi Sigma Omega chapter members and AKA International First VP Dorothy Buckhanan Montgomery County high school seniors who Wilson (seated, center) have distinguished themselves as leaders.

French Pope Jr. Photos by Rob Roberts receives the Chapter Leadership President Training Roberta Haines, Immediate Past President Excellence Award Luana Dean and International First VP Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson display the Proclamation issued by the Montgomery

County Council

Chapter member LaNay Coleman and her daughter Alexis

Chapter VP Renee Gaskin-Martin introduces the keynote speaker

Luncheon Co-Chairs Luana Dean and Mary Jackson are thanked for their service by chapter president Roberta Haines

Chapter hostess Stephanie Jameison acknowledges distinguished guests

Dr. Bola Idowu accepts the Health Excellence Award on behalf of the African American Health program

Prem Puri, CEO (center) accepts the President’s Award on behalf of Classic Homes of Maryland

32nd North Atlantic Regional Director Constance R. Pizarro brings greetings

Judith Cook, Founder/Executive Director of Women Who Care Ministries accepts the Poverty Eradication Excellence Award

Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson delivers the keynote address

The NCNW Section of Montgomery County, Md. accepts the Service to All Mankind Excellence Award

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HBCU NEWS

Still No Answers in Death of Hampton Freshman

By Bria Freeman Special to the AFRO As the new school year approaches, students from Baltimore to the Hampton Roads region of Virginia remember David Tolulope Esan, the Hampton University freshman who drowned in a campus swimming pool during a schoolsponsored celebration in March.

Esan, 17, a graduate of Western School of Technology and Environmental Science in Baltimore County, was attending a chaperoned, freshman week party on March 20 when his body was found at the bottom of the 12-foot end of the pool by a football player, one of the crowd estimated at 100-150 people. He was transported to nearby Sentara CarePlex Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

As they mourn, friends and family questioned how this student, who didn’t know how to swim and was typically careful near water, ended up dead

at an event that was supposed to be supervised by university administrators and security in a pool that should have been monitored by lifeguards. David was buried on April 5, the day before he would have turned 18.

Witnesses said that at the party there was music and dancing, along with some horseplay that resulted in people being pushed into the indoor pool.

David’s brother, Daniel, 21, a rising senior at the University of Maryland College Park, said the family is still trying to come to terms with his brother’s death. Their parents, Kemi and Ade Esan, hired an attorney, Jasper Nzedu, a criminal and personal injury lawyer who is president of the Northern Virginia chapter of African Christian Fellowship, USA, shortly after David’s drowning. They have also hired an investigator to conduct a probe independent of the investigations by campus and Hampton City Police Department.

He told the AFRO that the case has not been resolved.

“No, not yet,” he said. “The investigation is still going on.”

Daniel said that the family has received information that verified student statements that David was spotted in the water by the football player, who jumped in, along with other students, to try to save him. “The lifeguard was the last to jump in,” he said.

He said the family has also learned that there were university administrators in the pool area, as university spokeswoman Yuri Milligan said shortly after the incident.

“They were at the gate collecting money,” Daniel said. “You can’t monitor the pool and be at the gate.”

Hampton University police, Hampton city police and Milligan did not return several messages left early this week regarding investigations into David’s death on the campus.

FAITH

D.C. Baptist Convention Weighs into Battle Against Large Retailers brave repudiation of these shoddy threats.”

Alex Barron, regional manager for Wal-Mart, said in a recent essay in the Washington Post that the proposed wage requirement would “inject unforeseen costs to the equation that will create an uneven playing field and challenge the fiscal health of our planned D.C. stores.”

Walker said the legislation will ensure that District of

By Krishana Davis Special to the AFRO Religious leaders have gotten into the fight against large retailers in the District of Columbia in support of ensuring residents of the city are making living wages.

Rev. Patrick J. Walker, president of the Baptist Convention of the District of Columbia, said he is urging D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to sign the Large Retailer Accountability Act 2013 (LRAA).

“The Mayor should be more concerned about the citizens of the District of Columbia being able to have living wages—than the outside big box retailers who come in and make millions in our city,” said Walker. “The taxpayers have given more than enough to bring these retailers in; now it’s time for the retailers to give something back to our workers.”

The act, which passed in the D.C. city council on July 10, would require large retailers with more than $1 billion in annual sales and stores of more than 750,000 square feet to pay employees a living wage of $12.50 an hour. Currently minimum wage in the district is $8.25.

The bill states it will help to promote living wage jobs and help working families “make ends meet and protect the health, safety and welfare of our community.”

According to the AFL-CIO, “The LRAA would lift thousands of working families in Washington, D.C., out of poverty and support decent wages across the retail industry.”

Walker and other supporters of the legislation are worried that Gray, who lobbied to bring Wal-Mart, a huge retailer and corporate chain store operator, in D.C. would veto the bill. The chain is scheduled to open six stores in D.C., which would employ at least 1,800 people.

“Large and extremely profitable corporations from outside the District attempted to bribe local officials with promises of

“... now it’s time for the retailers to give something back to our workers.”

-- Rev. Patrick J. Walker

Columbia residential spending, fueled by wages that enable them to meet the rising cost of living, would remain in the city.

“It’s more than just about jobs,” said Walker. “Being underemployed is almost as detrimental to our community as being unemployed.”

Walker said he is urging the mayor to join the district’s council in creating a “unified front” against larger retailers who want to undercut District of Columbia residents. He said local government is created to stand up for their constituents and keep their best interest in mind.

A slew of other civil rights organizations, labor unions and faith leaders support the act, too.

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ARTS & CULTURE

On the Go with Essandoh!

By Kam Williams Hypnotizing audiences as D’Artagnan, the slave who was mauled to death by dogs in Django Unchained, Ato Essandoh stars as Dr. Matthew Freeman in the second season of BBC America’s highest-rated series premiere ever, “Copper.” Born in Schenectady, New York on July 29, 1972, Ato also returns as the fan-favorite former carjacker and Watson’s (Lucy Liu) possible replacement, Alfredo Llamosa, in CBS’ “Elementary.”

On the big screen, Ato is widely recognized for his memorable performances in Garden State, Blood Diamond and Hitch, and for equally-stellar work on such TV shows as “Blue Bloods,” “Damages,” “The Good Wife” and “Law & Order,” to name a few. Prior to acting, he studied chemical engineering at Cornell University, where he took a dare to

appear in a stage production of “Paper Moon.”

Ato immediately fell in love with the stage and with acting, and moved to New York City to study under the tutelage of James Price. He went on to do many Off-Broadway shows, even penning his own play and co-founding the writing/performance group “The Defiant Ones.”

Kam Williams: Hi Ato, thanks for the interview.

Ato Essandoh: My pleasure, Kam. KW: You got a degree in engineering from Cornell, my alma mater. So, how did you end up an actor?

AE: Hah! I was randomly offered a part in a play while at school. I was going to turn it down, but my girlfriend at the time insisted that I do it. It was a singularly thrilling

God’s Graffiti: Inspiring Stories for Teens

Book Review by Kam Williams

“I was raised in poverty, surrounded by drug dealers, gangs and community violence.

My mother was addicted to crack cocaine and alcohol. I rarely went to church… [Yet] somehow God’s grace found and saved me when no one and nothing else could...

“God’s Graffiti” takes a look at young men and women in the Bible who overcame family and community challenges… Their stories give us some practical guidance for our own lives.

You have the ability to do amazing things through your faith in God, the courage to try something different, and the help of a few committed people.”

— Excerpted from the Introduction (pages xiv-xv)

Sadly, this is an era when the bulk of African-American children are being raised by single-moms with little investment in their lives on the part of their deadbeat babydaddies. The absence of a father figure in the home ostensibly plays a big role in the high dropout, unemployment and crime rates presently plaguing the black community.

Romal Tune could just as easily been another statistic. After all, his mother was a crack head who never took him to church.

And the absence of his dad meant he grew up on the streets where he got mixed-up with the wrong crowd and started dealing drugs by the time he was a teenager.

Miraculously, however, he found Christ and came to see the light and, benefitting from a new purpose, eventually graduated from both Howard University and Duke

Divinity School. Today, Reverend Tune routinely ministers to the underserved as the founder of a couple of organizations dedicated to at-risk youth.

God’s Graffiti is a mix of memoir and motivational resource designed as a prescription to put juvenile delinquents on a proper path. The book’s title was inspired by the author’s observation of how the Lord often “takes what looks like a mess and transforms it into something amazing.”

What makes the opus very relevant is how it relies on scriptures to remind the reader of the humble beginnings which many a Biblical figure had to overcome en route to finally flourishing. Again and again, from the prostitute Rahab, to the abandoned Ishmael, to the orphaned Esther, to the unfairly accused Joseph, we see how these unlikely heroes ultimately conquered their considerable challenges.

For instance, Moses, the prophet who would part the Red Sea prior to leading his people to the Promised Land, was born a slave. To his credit, he survived being placed as an infant in a basket on which was allowed to drift away on the Nile by a mother desperate to save her son from certain death at the hands of the pharaoh’s henchmen.

Written in a down-to-earth style certain to resonate with the targeted demographic, God’s Graffiti simultaneously addresses such salient subjects as bullying, sex, suicide, eating disorders, drugs, alcohol, divorce and abusive relationships. A timeless tool offering profound, faith-based advice for troubled teens in need of reasons to believe in a better tomorrow.

experience. It just stuck with me.

I found myself back in New York City a few years after graduation and decided to take some acting classes at night after my consulting job.

That was it. I just couldn’t shake it.

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Ato Essandoh as Doctor Matthew Freeman on “Copper.”

KW: Congratulations on having two hit TV shows at the same time!

AE: Thanks!

KW: Being American, how did you come to land the role on Copper, a BBC production?

AE: I auditioned. Twice. The second time was in front of Tom Fontana, the show’s creator. I didn’t think I was going to get it.

Months later, on Christmas Eve no less, I got the good news.

KW: Tell me a little about your character, Dr. Matthew Freeman.

AE: Freeman, an ex-slave, is an AfricanAmerican doctor practicing in the notorious “5 Points” New York City neighborhood. He is brilliant, driven and has a keen desire to help others and leave the world in a better place than he found it. That is his solemn duty. Despite the overwhelming bigotry of the times, Freeman strives to remain an example of African-American achievement.

KW: On Elementary, you play a very different character, Alfredo Llamosa, a former carjacker. What’s he like?

AE: Alfredo is cool. He’s lived the proverbial “Hard Knock Life.” He’s turned things around following a bout with drug

addiction and now wants to help others, particularly Sherlock. Like Freeman, Alfredo has the same sense of duty about improving the lives of others. Oh, and he rocks fresh gear!

KW: Which one is more like the real-life you?

AE: It’s close, but I think I lean towards Freeman. But not by much. Yeah, if Freeman and Alfredo had a kid, it would be me.

KW: You were mauled to death in “Django Unchained.” What was it like being directed

by Quentin Tarantino and working opposite Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz?

AE: If you’re planning on getting mauled by dogs, this is the most fun you’ll ever have.

Quentin was absolutely a dream to work for.

He’s savant level brilliant and savagely funny.

Jamie and Christoph were charming and generous. Leo, who I’ve worked with before on Blood Diamond, is a consummate pro. I repeat: If you are going to get mauled by dogs, this is the most fun you’ll ever have.

KW: What is the key to your knack for delivering memorable performances in support roles in movies like “Hitch” and “Blood Diamond?”

AE: I just try to help tell the story as best as possible. It helps when you’re working for fantastic directors like Andy Tennant and Ed Zwick. I pretty much just do whatever they tell me.

KW: Thanks again for the time, Ato, and best of luck with both shows.

AE: Thank you kindly, Kam.

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CRIME BLOTTER

Prince George’s Man Pleads Guilty in Daylight Kidnapping and Assault

A Capitol Heights man has pled guilty in connection with the abduction, robbery and assault of his pregnant girlfriend, according to a recent news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. According to the release, Christopher Devese, 22, pled on July 9 to kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon, robbery, and felony contempt. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 13.

Devese faces a likely prison time of four to seven years.

Government evidence in the case showed that April 27, at about 12:30 p.m., Devese chased the victim, his girlfriend, in a car from Capitol Heights into the District. She had called 911 to report the incident. At a gas station in the 4900 block of South Dakota Avenue, NE, Devese smashed the woman’s car window, pulled her out, put her in his car and drove her to an alley, where he beat her in the stomach with his fist, the release said. Devese drove the woman back to Capitol Heights, where he assaulted her again until his mother stepped in to help the victim.

District Man Gets Prison Sentence For Attempted Sexual Assault

Ronnie Moore, 48, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced July 23 to four years in prison on charges stemming from an incident in which he lured a woman into his car and then tried to sexually assault her, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. Moore pled guilty in May to assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse and felony threats. As a result of the plea, Moore must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and faces 10 years of supervision upon release.

According to evidence, on March 10, 2012, Moore was driving at the intersection of Branch and Pennsylvania avenues S.E. when he saw the victim, then 19, waiting for a bus. Moore offered her a ride after mentioning her mother, whom he knew.

The woman accepted the ride.

As he drove, Moore complimented her and asked if she would have sex with him for money. When she refused, Moore threatened to kill her if she did not comply. The victim punched Moore in the face and eventually was able to escape the car. Moore sped off. On June 20, 2012, the victim saw Moore in line at a supermarket on Alabama Avenue SE. She notified a police officer working in the store and Moore was arrested.

D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Porn Dustin Metz, 30, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty on July 24 to possession of child pornography, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and other officials.

Metz, who is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 17, faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Metz told authorities statement, between September 2012 and April 2013 he possessed child pornography on his home computer. He used a peer-to-peer file sharing program to download to his computer numerous images and videos depicting child porn and made those images and videos available for other users of the program to download. He deleted the images and videos after viewing them.

Officers who executed a search warrant at his home on April 17 seized two laptop computers that provided evidence that he possessed child porn on both. He was arrested on May 9.

District Man Sentenced to Four Years for Stealing from Cars

Antoine Dyson, 42, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a four-year prison term on charges stemming from a Capitol Hill robbery and a theft from an automobile in a downtown parking lot, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced July 25 in a statement.

Dyson pled guilty in May 2013 to robbery and first-degree theft. According to evidence, Dyson stole a briefcase containing an iPad and an iPod from an SUV parked at the Grand Hyatt in the 1000 block of G Street NW. Months later, he stole a wallet from a woman’s purse at the Matchbox restaurant in the 500 block of 8th Street SE. He is suspected in more than 70 car break-ins from January 2011 to November 2012.

Prince George’s County Prince George’s Man Guilty in 2010 Murder of Man inside Downtown Office Building-Disposed of Body in Frederick County Marvin Palencia, 38, of Hyattsville, was found guilty by a jury recently of first-degree murder while armed and other charges in the slaying of a man in a downtown office building, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced in a statement.

Palencia, who was also found guilty of two gun charges and tempering with evidence, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 11.

Authorities said that on Nov. 11, 2010, Palencia shot the victim, Jacobo Vazquez, 36, in the chest and the back of the head in the laundry room of an office building in the 100 block of Constitution Avenue NW. Both men worked there.

Palencia was angry because Vazquez was in a relationship with his wife, from whom he was separated, but hoped to reconcile.

Prior to the murder, Palencia threatened Vazquez and warned him not to return to work. He then purchased a gun illegally and verified Vazquez’s work schedule. After killing Vazquez, Palencia put the body in a cardboard box, wrapped the box in duct tape, plastic, and a cord, and then dumped the body on the side of the road on Interstate 70 in Frederick County, according to the statement.

In his haste to wrap the box, however, Palencia unknowingly attached his work ID to it. He was arrested nine days after the killing.

Baltimore Drug Dealer Who Imported Cocaine Hidden In Flip Flops Gets 15 Years

Lorenzo Solomon, 28, of Baltimore, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to 188 months in prison June 24 in connection with a conspiracy to import cocaine from St. Vincent and distribute it in Maryland, according to an announcement by U. S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and other officials.

Solomon’s sentence was enhanced after officials determined that the drug dealer was the leader of the conspiracy and that he obstructed justice by attempting to intimidate witnesses to prevent them from testifying against him.

According to the evidence presented at Solomon’s four-day trial, between April and December 2010, Solomon arranged with his co-conspirators in St. Vincent to send him packages containing up to a kilogram of cocaine at a time hidden in the soles of flip-flops. The shoes were then mailed to his home and the addresses of others in Maryland, the statement said.

To pay for the drugs, witnesses testified that Solomon arranged to have several friends and family members send large amounts of cash via Western Union and Moneygram, most frequently in $2,000 increments, which Solomon provided them. According to court documents, more than 17 individuals sent a total of $117,270 from the U.S. to St. Vincent between April and November 2010.

According to trial testimony, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, on November 26, 2010, intercepted a package of the cocaine-filled shoes that were earmarked for Solomon, but were addressed to one of his friends who lives in Takoma Park. Investigators then tried to deliver the package on Dec. 6, 2010, but got no response. They left a note on the door announcing the package and provided a number for the person to arrange delivery. At Solomon’s direction, delivery of the package was arranged for the next day. After the package was delivered, phone records show that a call was placed to Solomon to let him know of the delivery. A short time later, HSI agents executed a search warrant, recovering the drugs.

Co-conspirator Ronnie George was also arrested after he arrived to pick up the package for Solomon.

Solomon left the area, eventually traveling to St. Vincent, where, in February 2011, he filed paperwork with the St. Vincent government to form a business, apparently in an effort to create a cover story as to why he had sent so much money to St. Vincent. Solomon returned to the United States in March 2011. On April 6, 2011, George and Solomon were indicted on drug conspiracy charges. George was arrested and pleaded guilty, but Solomon was not located until after George’s sentencing in March 2012.

According to witness testimony, Solomon pressed a woman witness to change her story to keep him from being implicated in the drug conspiracy. Some witnesses told authorities they or members of their families had been threatened. Because of the threats, Solomon was jailed on the first day of the trial, March 12, where he remains.

George, 27, of Owings Mills, pled guilty and received one year and one day, the statement said.

Baltimore Upper Marlboro Man Convicted in Conspiracy to Steal $1.4 million from Baltimore Housing Authority

A federal jury on July 24 convicted Daren Kareem Gadsden, aka “D,” 36, of Upper Marlboro, for conspiring to steal almost $1.4 million from a Baltimore City Housing Authority bank account, according to a statement by U. S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and other officials.

“Daren Gadsden stole from the Baltimore City Housing Authority by transferring money directly out of the Authority’s bank account,” said Rosenstein. “The $1,399,700 in taxpayer funds stolen from the Baltimore City Housing Authority was supposed to be used to provide housing, not to line the pockets of criminals.”

According to evidence in the case, in 2009, Gadsden owned a property in Baltimore that was rented to a low income individual whose rental payments were paid by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City directly to Gadsden’s bank account. Witnesses testified that in late 2009 and 2010, Gadsden made a series of inquiries to another bank where he had an account about how to use his computer to make electronic transfers to and from his account at that bank.

In early 2010, the Housing Authority lost a few thousand dollars when a series of unauthorized electronic transfers

debited funds out of the Housing Authority’s account and into Gadsden’s bank account. After being confronted by Housing Authority officials, Gadsden denied any wrongdoing, but paid the Housing Authority $1,400 to cover some of its losses, according to the statement.

In 2010, Gadsden and several co-defendants conspired to execute a larger scheme. Gadsden contacted Tyeast Brown to plan the fraud. Brown, in turn, contacted William Alvin Darden and Keith Eugene Daughtry, securing from Daughtry his social security card and birth certificate, which she provided to Darden. On May 19, 2010, Darden obtained a Maryland driver’s license with his photograph, but in Daughtry’s name, using Daughtry’s social security card and birth certificate as proof of identity. Darden then used the fraudulent license to open a bank account in the name of Keith Daughtry Contracting LLC. Gadsden had registered the entity with the state of Maryland. Darden also provided a mailing address for the company that was a rented mailing store mailbox.

According to testimony, beginning in July 2010, Gadsden and his co-conspirators electronically transferred funds from the Housing Authority account into the Keith Daughtry Contracting LLC account. Then they electronically moved the money to other banks and made cash withdrawals from in person and from ATMs. Gadsden faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the bank fraud conspiracy and 22 years for additional crimes. Sentencing is set for October 24.

Tyeast Brown, aka “Peaches,” 42, of Suitland; William Alvin Darden, 46, of Washington, D.C; and Keith Eugene Daughtry, 52, of Washington, D.C., all pled guilty in the scheme. Daughtry and Brown were sentenced to 41 months and 36 months in prison, respectively, and each was ordered to pay restitution of $1,399,700. Darden is expected to be sentenced later this year.

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AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff

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SPORTS

Wall’s Worth: Is the Wizards Point Guard Worth $80 Million? are better than Wall but would be making less should the Wizard get his extension. Washington stinks for a reason and it’s because the ownership gives out crazy deals like this proposed one. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan and supporter of Wall. But he has a lot more to prove and some of that money he’ll be receiving could go to adding valuable teammates to get this team to winning form.

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley The Washington Wizards are discussing a five-year, $80 million deal with 2011 top overall pick John Wall. The deal would be the first max contract the Wizards have given out since former star Gilbert Arenas, and Wizards fans saw how that worked out. While Wall’s been solid in his first three years in D.C., he hasn’t been spectacular, only flashing consistent all-star play during the final two months of last season.

Equipped with speed, quickness and athleticism, the 22-yearold Wall is still a work in progress. And while tattoos aren’t necessarily the reason that skeptics withhold their blessings on such a deal, the fact that he hasn’t made an all-star team or led his club to a winning record begs the question: Is John Wall worth the max contract? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question.

Riley: Absolutely. Fortunately for Wall, being the only true semblance of a headliner on this team should give him the max by default. Who else on the club is deserved of such a deal and who would the Wizards replace Wall with should they try to lowball him and negotiations turn ugly? The final two months of the 2012 season was enough for me to see the potential in Wall starting to come to fruition. With his jump shot falling over the months of March and April, Wall was unguardable and unreal, averaging 23 points and nearly eight assists with five rebounds over the final two months. If that’s the “new” Wall that the NBA is going to get going forward then he’s worth every penny.

Riley: No matter how you slice it it’s clear that Wall is a top talent in this league. The fact that Washington went 4-28 with him out but had a winning record at one point during last season with him at the helm proves how much he’s worth to this team. He may not fall in the category of other players who are currently getting max deals from their teams but he’s certainly worth it to Washington. Again, if he’s truly arrived like he showed during parts of last year then it’s a good deal for the team. Keep in mind that many projected him to break out last season before his knee injury set him back at the start of the year. With him coming back from this summer healthy and having used his time inside USA Olympic minicamp well, he should be ready and willing to tear the competition apart next season.

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Green: Just because he’s the most talented player on one of the worst teams in the league shouldn’t guarantee him a max deal. Washington has been in the lottery every year since Wall’s arrival and I can easily think of a handful of point guards on winning teams that arguably

NFL’s Forgotten Who Deserve a Place in the Hall of Fame We are fast approaching the NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, and for me this is a bittersweet time. Year after year I have to sit in front of my TV and wonder what kind of drugs some of the sport writer voters are taking. When I look at the selections and wonder why so many notable players are being left off the winners list I have to bite my tongue when I yell at my TV. I am aware that some of the voters weren’t born when some of the neglected players were plying their trade on the gridiron. But, that is no excuse. I remember the old dude saying, “If you don’t know, ask somebody.” There are some young readers who don’t know what I am talking about, but

Green: I’m big on paying for production, not potential. I just can’t take his last two months of NBA action and extrapolate that into believing he’s worth the maximum. And even one AP Photo season of anything close to what he did over the last two months still wouldn’t be enough for me. Now, two seasons of 23 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds would make a believer out of anyone, but paying athletes big dollars after stellar season performances with contract negotiations looming is always risky business. And it’s usually a business the Wizards come up short in. I want the kid to get paid.

I just hope they keep enough money around to give him some help so that the Wizards can actually win some games for a change. No one wants to see overpaid losers.

if they follow this process they will be reminded how former Washington Redskins receiver Art Monk was shunned for so many years. When Art retired he had stats rivaling those of Jerry Rice and a ring on his finger. Finally somebody woke up and decided he deserved a spot in the Hall.

I can make an argument for quite a few deserving players, like Monk, who don’t have a place in Canton. Local fans will remember the 1958 Championship game between the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts. Fortunately the Colts won, but the Giants had a Hall of Fame worthy QB in Charlie Conerly. Charlie came into the league in1948 and was voted Rookie of the Year. He was League MVP in 1959 even after his loss to the Colts of the previous year. I have two fond memories of Conerly: his loss to my beloved Colts in ’58 and his post-retirement role as the Marlboro Man on TV. Unfortunately the hatred for the then Los Angeles Raiders has caused some bias in the HOF voting. Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler was affectionately known as “the Snake.” For fans fortunate enough to see him work, they saw a left-handed magician. Ken was selected for the Pro Bowl four times. He was among those voted to the all-decade team of the ‘70s.

And, he was able to add a little jewelry to his collection resulting from his Super Bowl win against the Minnesota

Vikings.

Former quarterback Jim Plunkett is another Raider who can’t get any love from the voters. Jim was Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and won Super Bowls with two different teams. He was voted Super Bowl MVP, and when he retired he had 25,000 yards passing. The irony in all of this is these guys played when the quarterback wasn’t treated as though he was wearing a dress.

When it comes to being worthy of Hall of Fame consideration, I think these guys should not be among the forgotten, but be in line in front of quite a few who have been enshrined. But, that is just my opinion.

There is an amusing story connected to quarterbacks that I would like to share. When Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw was at Louisiana Tech, he was back-up to Phil Robertson.

Both were drafted by the NFL, but Phil missed the woods of Louisiana and returned home to hunt ducks and whatever else was in season.

Terry parlayed his NFL career in to a small fortune, while Phil invented a duck call that has garnered his family multi-millions. This is not an advertisement, but if you like humorous TV, tune in to Duck Dynasty for the antics of Phil Robertson’s bunch of backwoods millionaires.

Nats’ Fire Hitting Coach to Jumpstart Offense

By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor (July 22-25) Offensive Woes Continue in 3-1 Series Loss against Pirates The Washington Nationals entered the week in deep trouble, so much that they fired their hitting coach, Rick Eckstein, for a lack of offense that has plagued the team all season long. But Eckstein’s termination didn’t help much as the Nats still lost 4-of-7 games played this week, including a 3-1 series loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first loss came in Game One against the Pirates. Washington trailed 5-0 through the first five innings, but they charged back to make it a close contest before losing, 6-5. Jayson Werth nailed two home runs and Adam LaRoche added another home run, proving the Nats’ bats were a bit motivated following the firing of their hitting coach. Still, it wasn’t enough to avoid the loss.

Game Two was a complete struggle for Washington’s offense as they recorded just three hits in the entire game in a 5-1 loss.

The offense wouldn’t improve any more in Game Three as the Nats’ had just five hits in a 4-2 loss; the lack of offense squandered one of starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg’s lone impressive performances of the season. Stras lasted eight innings, giving up just two hits and one run while striking out 12 batters.

Washington, however, finally got the offense rolling in Game Four as the team had 14 hits in a 9-7 win over the Pirates. Three different batters had at least three hits, including Bryce Harper who nailed the first walk-off home run of his career to snap Washington’s losing slump.

(July 26-27) Walk-off Homers Push Nats up, 2-1 in Series against Mets Washington played a double-header on July 26 against the New York Mets, one game serving as a makeup contest. The First Game was an 11-0 loss as starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann pitched perhaps his worst game of the season. Zimmermann gave up five runs in five innings pitched before he was pulled from the mound. Washington put up eight hits but couldn’t find a way to home plate in the shutout loss.

The Second Game played that night was a 2-1 win. Washington only had six hits but one of them was a walk-off home run by Ryan Zimmerman, the second walk-off home run win for the Nats in two days.

Washington added more home runs in a 4-1 win in Game Three against the Mets; Ian Desmond, Denard Span and Bryce Harper each hit home runs as starting pitcher Dan Haren picked up his first win since May. Haren gave up just three hits and one run in seven innings pitched and closer Rafael Soriano came in to record his 26th save of the season.

Analysis:Anytime a team fires coaches this late in the season it’s a dead giveaway that the team may be slipping away from playoff contention. However, Washington terminating its hitting coach may have been what the team needed because there has been some spark from the team at plate. The team still falls into offensive slumps that last multiple games at a time, but it was inspiring to see the Nats’ nailing home runs at the end of this week.

Nats’ Player of the Week: Bryce Harper Harper recorded eight hits, four runs, four RBIs and two home runs this week.

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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 January 14, 2014, 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: July 19, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Reginald Harris Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 07/19, 07/26 & 08/02/13

TYPESET: Tue Jul 16 17:22:52 EDTTue 2013 TYPESET: Jul 16 LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM676 Shirley L. Mcclain Decedent Ethel MItchell Wills and Trust Suite 1045, 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Levi Holliday, whose address is 1346 Perry Place NW, Washington, DC 20010, was, appointed personal representative of the estate of Shirley L. Mcclain, who died on June 20, 2013 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 January 19th, 2014.

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 January 19th, 2014, 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: January 19th, 2013 Name of newspaper: The Washington Afro American Washington Daily Law Reporter Levi Holliday Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM316 Eugene Hollimon Decedent Ara D.Parker 5627 Allentown Road, Suite 100 Camp Spring, MD 20746 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Martina L. Brown, whose address is 1539 41st Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 was, appointed personal representative of the estate of Eugene Hollimon, who died on December 23, 2012 with a will, and will service 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 January 18th, 2014.

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 January 18th, 2014, 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: July 19th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Newspaper Washington Law Reporter Martina L. Brown Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

REGISTER OF TYPESET: TueWILLS Jul 16 7/19, 7/26, 8/2/13

Superior Court of TRUE TEST COPY the District of REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Tue Jul 16 18:24:30 EDT 2013 District of Columbia 7/19, 7/26. 8/2/13 PROBATE DIVISION

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM651 Robert D. Lucus Decedent Ronald Dixon Bynum & Jenkins 1010 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ronald Dixon & Myra Joy Branch whose addresses are 1010 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 and 11917 Gardenia Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Robert D. Lucus, who died on June 10, 2013 with a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before January 19, 2014.

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 January 19, 2014, 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: July 19, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Ronald Dixon Myra Joy Branch Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 07/19, 07/26 & 08/02/13

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM661 Gertrude Lunsford Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Juliette J. Lunsford, whose address is 853 Van Buren Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gertrude Lunsford, who died on March 27, 2013 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 .

20001, on or before January 19, 2014.

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 January 19, 2014, 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: July 19, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Juliette J. Lunsford Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Wed Jul 31 07/19, 07/26 & 08/02/13

Superior Court of the District of Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0004634 IN RE: KImberly Eileen Boozer Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Kimberly Eileen Boozer having filed an application for judgment changing the name from Kimberly Eileen Boozer to Abena Manyara Njeeri and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 8th day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican, a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than 12 days after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers,

cases; it is by the Court this 8th day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican, a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that2013 the publica17:23:27 EDT LEGAL NOTICES tion must began no later than 12 days after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 26th day of August, 2013 at 3:00 p.m..If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) business days in advance of the hearing with Judge-In-Chambers and mail a copy to the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further ORDERED, that: the applicant must send the application for change of name of an adult and notice of final hearing to the applicant’s creditors personally or by certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/declaration of service.

So Ordered Judge

TYPESET: Tue Jul 16 07/19, 07/26 & 08/02/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM645 Gertrude B. Scott Decedent Shraga Kawior, Esq. 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 822 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nathaniel J. Mayes, whose address is 5320 Thomas Sim Lee Terrace, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Gertrude B. Scott, who died on June 1st, 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 (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 January 19, 2014.

Claims against the decedent shall be pre18:31:01 2013 sented EDT 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 January 19, 2014, 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: July 19th, 2013 Name of newspaper: The Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Nathaniel J. Mayes Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

REGISTER OF TYPESET: TueWILLS Jul 16 7/19, 7/26, 8/2/2013

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM693 Clarence Alston, Sr. Decedent Ferguson Evans, Esq. 601 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 900 South Bldg Washington, DC 20004 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Latetia Alston, whose address is 21 52nd St. Washington, DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Clarence Alston, Sr, who died on August 18, 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 JnauaryEDT 19th, 2014.

10:34:41 2013 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 January 19th, 2014, 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: July 19th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter The Afro American Personal Representative Latetia Alston TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/19, 7/26, 8/2/13

law in such cases; it is by the

law in such cases; it is by Court this 18th day of July the Court this 23rd day of 2013, hereby July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of ORDERED, that a copy this Order be published once of this order be published a week for three (3) consecuonce a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in tive weeks, in The AfroAfro American, a newsAmerican, a newspaper of TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:17:14 EDT 2013 paper of general circula- TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:16:49 general circulation of the Dis- TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:18:49 E EDT 2013 TYPESET: Tue Jul 16 17:25:34 2013 of LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES tion of EDT the District trict of Columbia; and it is fur- LEGAL NOTICES Columbia; and it if further ther ORDERED, that publicaSuperior Court of Superior Court of ORDERED, that the publicaSuperior Court of tion must begin no later Superior Court of the District of the District of tion must began no later than the District of than 12 days after the filthe District of District of Columbia District of Columbia two weeks after the filing of District of Columbia ing of the application; District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION the application; and is further PROBATE DIVISION and it is further PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. ORDERED, that the FINAL W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . ORDERED, that the FIWashington,D.C. 20001-2131 20001-2131 HEARING on this application NAL HEARING on this 20001-2131 Administration No. Administration No. 20001-2131 application to change to change name will be held Administration No. 2013ADM694 2013ADM400 Administration No. name of an adult will be Durand Adrian 2013ADM711 in Judge-in-Chambers, Sterling Jackson 2013ADM735 held in Judge-InBeverly D. Harold Room 4220 in the District of Shirley E. Byrd Ford, Sr. Decedent Chambers, Room 4220 Decedent Decedent Columbia at 500 Indiana Decedent James C.Beadles, Esq. in the District of Colum- Danielle P. Turnipseed NOTICE OF Avenue NW Washington DC Bert W. Kapinus, Esq. PO Box 6368 bia at 500 Indiana Ave- 8710 Cameron Street APPOINTMENT, 20001, on the 5th day of 5503 44th Avenue Silver Spring, MD nue N.W., Washington, #1513 NOTICE TO September, 2013 at 2:45 pm. Hyattsville, MD 20781 D.C. 20001, on the 11th S i l v e r S p r i n g , M D 20916 CREDITORS Attorney If any person desires to op- Attorney day of September, 2013 20910 AND NOTICE TO NOTICE OF pose this application, that at 2:30.,p.m. If any per- Attorney NOTICE OF UNKNOWN HEIRS APPOINTMENT, person or his or her attorney APPOINTMENT, Janice Harold, whose son desires to oppose NOTICE OF NOTICE TO must be present at the hearNOTICE TO address is 251 10th Ave this application, that perAPPOINTMENT, CREDITORS ing or file written detailed CREDITORS NOTICE TO SE Hickory, NC 28602, son or his attorney must AND NOTICE TO be present at the hearing objections five (5) days in adAND NOTICE TO CREDITORS was appointed personal UNKNOWN HEIRS vance of the hearing with UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NOTICE TO representative of the or file written detailed Nelson C. Johnson, objections five (5) busiJudge-in-Chambers and mail B r e n d a B i l l i n g s l e y, UNKNOWN HEIRS estate of Beverly D. Har- ness days in advance of whose address is 651 a copy of the applicant or ap- whose address is 240 old, who died on May the hearing with Judge- Christine Obsborne, 33rd Street, Newsport whose address is 1444 plicant’s counsel; and it is fur- J e f f r e s o n S t r e e t 18th, 2013 without a will, In-Chambers and mail a News, VA 23607, was Potomac Heights Drive, and will serve without copy to the application or ther N.W.Washington , D.C. appointed personal reCourt supervision. All un- applicant’s counsel; and Fort Washington,MD presentative of the estate SO ORDERED 20011-6630 was apwas appointed personal known heirs and heirs it is further JUDGE pointed personal reprerepresentative of the of Sterling Jackson who 17:23:57 EDT 2013 are ORDERED, that: whose whereabouts 7/26, 8/2, 8/9 sentative of the estate of died on July 24th, 2011 TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:24:45 EDT unknown shall enter their the applicant must send estate of Durand Adrian without a will and will Shirley E. Byrd,2013 who died Ford, Sr., who died on appearance in this the application for on July 19th, 2012 withserve without Court suJanuary 1st, 2013 withproceeding. Objections change of name of an out a will and will serve pervision.

All unknown SUPERIOR COURT OF to such appointment adult and notice of final out a will and will serve heirs and heirs whose without Court superviwithout Court superviTHE DISTRICT OF shall be filed with the hearing to the applicant’s whereabouts are unsion. All unknown heirs COLUMBIA Register of Wills, D.C., creditors personally or by sion. All unknown heirs known shall enter their and heirs whose PROBATE DIVISION 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd registered or certified a n d h e i r s w h o s e a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s whereabouts are unW a s h i n g t o n , D . C . whereabouts are unFloor Washington, D.C. mail and show proof of known shall enter their proceeding. Objections known shall enter their 20001-2131 20001, on or before service by filing the a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s to such appointment appearance in this Foreign No. January 19th, 2014. affidavit/declaration of proceeding. Objections shall be filed with the proceeding. Objections 2013FEP77 Claims against the de- service.SO ORDERED Register of Wills, D.C., to such appointment Date of Death to such appointment cedent shall be pre- JUDGE TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:16:29 shall beEDT filed 2013 with the 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd June 17, 2004 shall be filed with the sented to the under- 08/2, 8/9, 8/16/13 Register of Wills, D.C., Floor Washington, D.C. Napoleon Turner, Jr. Register of Wills, D.C., signed with a copy to the 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 20001, on or before FebDecedent 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Register of Wills or filed Superior Court of Floor Washington, D.C. rauary 2, 2014. Claims NOTICE OF Floor Washington, D.C. the District of with the Register of Wills 20001, on or before against the decedent APPOINTMENT District of Columbia 20001, on or before with a copy to the underJ a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . shall be presented to the OF FOREIGN PROBATE DIVISION January 26, 2014. signed, on or before undersigned with a copy PERSONAL W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . Claims against the deClaims against the deJanuary 19th, 2014, or cedent shall be pre- to the Register of Wills or REPRESENTATIVE 20001-2131 cedent shall be prebe forever barred. Persented to the under- filed with the Register of Administration No. AND sented to the undersons believed to be heirs signed with a copy to the Wills with a copy to the 2013ADM692 NOTICE or legatees of the de- Valija S. Bilzens signed with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed undersigned, on or beTO CREDITORS cedent who do not re- AKA with the Register of Wills fore February 2, 2014, or Gloria Turner whose ad- Register of Wills or filed ceive a copy of this notice Valija Skairdrite Bil- with a copy to the under- be forever barred. Perdress is 11018 Forest with the Register of Wills signed, on or before sons believed to be heirs by mail within 25 days of zens Way, Fort Washington, with a copy to the underAKA its first publication shall Valija Vanders Bilzens January 26, 2014, or be or legatees of the designed, on or before MD 20744 was apforever barred. Persons cedent who do not reso inform the Register of AKA pointed personal repre- January 26, 2014, or be believed to be heirs or ceive a copy of this notice Wills, including name, Val Bilzens sentative of the estate of forever barred. Persons legatees of the decedent by mail within 25 days of address and relation- Decedent Napoleon Turner, Jr., de- believed to be heirs or who do not receive a NOTICE OF ship. ceased, by the Probate legatees of the decedent its first publication shall copy of this notice by mail APPOINTMENT, Date of Publication: Court by the Court for who do not receive a so inform the Register of NOTICE TO within 25 days of its first Prince George’s County, copy of this notice by mail July 19th, 2013 CREDITORS publication shall so in- Wills, including name, State of Maryland, on within 25 days of its first Name of newspaper: address and relationAND NOTICE TO form the Register of June 29, 2004.

Daily Washington ship.

UNKNOWN HEIRS. Wills, including name, Service of process may publication shall so inLaw Reporter J.Lawrence Kent, whose address and relationDate of Publication: be made upon Brenda C. form the Register of Afro - American address 6259 Executive August 2, 2013 Wagner, Esq., 1425 K Wills, including name, Janice Harold B l v d . R o c k v i l l e , M D ship.

Name of newspaper: Street, N.W. Washing- address and relationPersonal 20852 was appointed Date of Publication: Daily Washington ton, DC 20005 whose ship.

Representative personal representative July 26. 2013 Law Reporter of the estate of Valija S. Name of newspaper: designation as District of Date of Publication: Washington B i l z e n s A K A Va l i j a Afro-American Columbia agent has July 26, 2013 TRUE TEST COPY Afro-American Skaidrite Bilzens AKA Washington, DC been filed with the Regis- Name of newspaper: REGISTER OF TYPESET: TueWILLS Jul 16 17:22:27 EDT 2013 Valija Vanders AKA Val Daily Washington ter of Wills, D.C. Washington 7/19, 7/26, 8/2/13 Bilzens, who died on Law Reporter Nelson C. Johnson The decedent owned the Law Reporter November 9, 2011 with a Personal Christine Osborne f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f Afro-American will, and will serve withSuperior Court of Representative Personal Columbia real property: out Court supervision. All Brenda Billingsley the District of Representative 1513-28th Place, S.E., unknown heirs and heirs Personal District of Columbia TRUE TEST COPY Washington, DC 20020. whose whereabouts are Representative PROBATE DIVISION REGISTER OF WILLS unknown shall enter their TRUE TEST COPY The decedent owned 202-829-2467 Washington,D.C. a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s REGISTER OF WILLS District EDT of Columbia TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:24:20 2013 per- TRUE TEST COPY 20001-2131 proceeding. Objections 7/26, 8/2/, 8/9/2013 sonal property.

Claims TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:23:29 EDT 2013 TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:25:13 E Administration No. to such appointment (or 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/2013 against the decedent REGISTER OF WILLS 2013ADM659 to the probate of demay be presented to the 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 Superior Court of cedent´s will) shall be Randolph O. Grant Jr. undersigned and filed the District of filed with the Register of SUPERIOR COURT OF Decedent Superior Court of with the Register of Wills Wills, D.C., 515 5th District of Columbia THE DISTRICT OF Clinton L. Evans, Jr the District of for the District of ColumStreet, N.W., 3rd Floor PROBATE DIVISION COLUMBIA 1629 K Street, N.W. District of Columbia bia, Building A, 515 5th Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Washington,D.C. PROBATE DIVISION Suite 300 PROBATE DIVISION Street, N.W. 3rd Floor, 20001, on or before 20001-2131 Washington, D.C. January 26, 2014. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 20001 W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Administration No. 20001-2131 20006 20001-2131 Claims against the dewithin 6 months from the 2013ADM683 Foreign No. Attorney Administration No. cedent shall be predate of first publication of Robert James Goglia 1994FEP155 NOTICE OF sented to the under2013ADM725 this notice Decedent Date of Death signed with a copy to the APPOINTMENT, Gloria Turner Sarah F. White NOTICE OF Register of Wills or filed July 2, 1994 NOTICE TO Decedent Personal APPOINTMENT, with the Register of Wills Decedent CREDITORS NOTICE OF Representative with a copy to the under- Donna Moultrie NOTICE TO AND NOTICE TO APPOINTMENT, TRUE TEST COPY signed, on or before CREDITORS NOTICE OF UNKNOWN HEIRS NOTICE TO REGISTER OF WILLS January 26, 2014, or be AND NOTIICE TO APPOINTMENT Lautrec W. Radcliff, forever barred. Persons CREDITORS Date of first publication: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF FOREIGN whose address is 328 AND NOTICE TO believed to be heirs or July 26, 2013 Jeannette Goglia whose PERSONAL Watercrest Court, AuUNKNOWN HEIRS legatees of the decedent Name of newspapers address is 3036 Park REPRESENTATIVE burn, Alabama 36830 who do not receive a Cassandra White, whose and/or periodical: Place NW Washington AND appointed personal recopy of this notice by mail address is 4221 Gorman The Daily DC 20001 was appointed within 25 days of its first NOTICE TO presentative of the estate Street, was appointed Washington personal representative publication shall so inCREDITORS of Randolph O. Grant, personal representative Law Reporter form the Register of Charles Moultrie whose of the estate of Robert Jr., who died on June of the estate of Sarah F. The Afro-American TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 17:17:52 EDT 2013 Wills, including name, James Goglia, who died address is 13005 Can12th, 2013 with, a will White, who died on May 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 address and relation- non Place, Upper Marl- on May 1st, 2013 without and will serve without 9th, 2012 without a will ship. boro, MD 20774 was ap- a will and will serve withCourt supervision. All un- Date of Publication: and will serve without out Court supervision. All pointed personal Superior Court of known heirs and heirs July 26, 2013 Court supervision. All unrepresentative of the unknown heirs and heirs the District of whose whereabouts are known heirs and heirs Name of newspaper 17:25:00 EDT estate of Donna Moultrie, whose whereabouts are unknown shall2013 enter their Daliy Washington District of Columbia whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their deceased, by the RegisLaw Reporter appearance in this unknown shall enter their PROBATE DIVISION a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Afro American ter of Wills, Orphans’s proceeding. Objections W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . appearance in this proceeding.

Objections J. Laurence Kent C o u r t f o r P r i n c e to such appointment (or proceeding. Objections 20001-2131 Personal George’s County, State to such appointment to the probate of deto such appointment Administration No. Representative of Maryland, on July 2, shall be filed with the cedent´s will) shall be TRUE TEST shall be filed with the 2013ADM679 COPY Register of Wills, D.C., 1994. filed with the Register of REGISTER OF WILLS Register of Wills, D.C., Decedent 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Service of process may Wills, D.C., 515 5th 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd John Powell Floor Washington, D.C. be mad e up on Earl Street, N.W., 3rd Floor TYPESET: Floor Washington, D.C. 7/26, 8/02, 8/09/13 Tue Jul 23 17:23:04 EDT 2013 Darryl F. White 20001, on or before Thomas Moultrie, 2816 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before P.O. Box 5201 Q Street, SE, Washing- J a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 .

20001, on or before January 26, 2014.

Tokoma Park, MD Claims against the deton, DC 20020 whose January 19th, 2014.

Claims against the deSuperior Court of 20913 cedent shall be predesignation as District of Claims against the decedent shall be prethe District of Attorney sented to the underColumbia agent has cedent shall be presented to the underDistrict of Columbia signed with a copy to the NOTICE OF been filed with the Regissented to the undersigned with a copy to the PROBATE DIVISION Register of Wills or filed APPOINTMENT, ter of Wills, D.C. signed with a copy to the W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Register of Wills or filed NOTICE TO The decedent owned the with the Register of Wills Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills 20001-2131 CREDITORS f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f with a copy to the underAdministration No. with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before Columbia real property: AND NOTICE TO 2013ADM714 with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 26, 2014, or be 1446 Howard Rd, SE, Lot UNKNOWN HEIRS signed, on or before Barbara N. Legerwood January 26, 2014, or be forever barred.

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January 19th, 2014, or Carlos Powell, whose forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or NOTICE OF The decedent owned be forever barred. Peraddress is 1323 Monroe believed to be heirs or APPOINTMENT, District of Columbia per- legatees of the decedent sons believed to be heirs Street, NE, Washington, legatees of the decedent NOTICE TO sonal property. Claims who do not receive a or legatees of the deD.C. 20017 was ap- who do not receive a CREDITORS copy of this notice by mail against the decedent cedent who do not repointed personal repre- copy of this notice by mail AND NOTICE TO within 25 days of its first may be presented to the ceive a copy of this notice sentative of the estate of within 25 days of its first UNKNOWN HEIRS publication shall so inundersigned and filed by mail within 25 days of John Powell, who died on publication shall so inRoger B. Legerwood its first publication shall whose address is 265 with the Register of Wills form the Register of April 13th, 2013 without a form the Register of so inform the Register of Missouri Ave., N.W. for the District of Colum- Wills, including name, will, and will serve with- Wills, including name, Wills, including name, Washington, D.C. 20011 bia, 515 5th Street, N.W. address and relationout Court supervision. All address and relationship. address and relation- was appointed personal 3rd Floor, Washington, ship. unknown heirs and heirs Date of Publication: Date of Publication: ship. representative of the D.C. 20001 within 6 whose whereabouts are July 26, 2013 months from the date of Date of Publication: July 26, 2013 estate of Barbara M. unknown shall enter their Name of newspaper: Legerwood, who died on first publication of this no- Name of newspaper: January 19th, 2013 Daily Washington a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Washington May 2, 2013 without a tice.

Name of newspaper: Law Reporter proceeding. Objections Law Reporter will, and will serve withDaily Washington to such appointment Afro-American out Court supervision. All Charles Moultrie Afro-American Law Reporter Newspaper unknown heirs and heirs Personal shall be filed with the Newspaper Washington Jeannette Goglia whose whereabouts are Representative Register of Wills, D.C., Afro American Cassandra White Personal TRUE TEST COPY 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Lautrec W. Radcliff unknown shall enter their Personal a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Representative REGISTER OF WILLS Personal Representative Floor Washington, D.C. proceeding. Objections Date of first publication: TRUE TEST COPY Representative to such appointment 20001, on or before REGISTER OF WILLS July 26, 2013 J a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . TRUE TEST COPY shall be filed with the Name of newspapers TRUE TEST COPY Claims EDT against the de- REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Tue Jul 23 18:11:07 2013 Register of Wills, D.C., 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 and/or periodical: REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Wed Jul 31 10:35:37 EDT 2013 cedent shall be pre515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Washington 7/19, 7/26, 8/2/2013 Floor Washington, D.C. sented to the under- 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 20001, on or before Law Reporter signed with a copy to the Superior Court of J a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 . Afro-American Superior Court of Register of Wills or filed the District of 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13 Claims against the dethe District of with the Register of Wills Columbia cedent shall be preColumbia with a copy to the underPayment Policy for Civil Division sented to the underCivil Division signed, on or before signed with a copy to the Case No. 13-00004910 legal notice adverCase No.13-0005030 January 26, 2014, or be Register of Wills or filed

August 3, 2013 - August 9, 2013, The Afro-American

IN RE: Elizabeth Russell Crosbie Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Elizabeth Russell Crosbie having filed an application for judgment changing the name from Elizabeth Russell Crosbie to E. Russell Crosbie and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 23rd day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in Afro American, a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it if further ORDERED, that publication must begin no later than 12 days after the filing of the application;

with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 26, 2014, 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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Afro Newspaper Washington Law Reporter Roger B. Legerwood Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

IN RE: CeTenia Elizabeth Howard Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

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CeTenia Elizabeth Howard having filed an application for judgment changing the name from CeTenia Elizabeth Howard to Achim Jeremiah Howard and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 18th day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican, a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of

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: July 26, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Newspaper Carlos Powell Personal Representative (301)686-3980 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/26, 8/2. 8/9/13

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0004677 IN RE: Debra Christiana Holmes Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Debra Christiana Holmes having filed an application for judgment changing the name from Debra Christiana Holmes to Debra Christina Holmes Taylor and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 10th day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican , a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 28th day of January, 2013 at 3:15 pm.If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) days in advance of the hearing with Judge-in-Chambers and mail a copy of the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further Ordered, that: the applicant must send the aplication for change of name of an adult and notice of final hearing to the applicant’s creditors personally or by registered or certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/ declaratiof of service.

SO ORDERED JUDGE 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM400 Sterling Jackson Decedent James C.Beadles, Esq. PO Box 6368 Silver Spring, MD 20916 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nelson Johnson whose address is 651-33rd Street, Newport News, VA 23607 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Sterling Jackson, who died on July 24th, 2011 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Washington Afro-American Nelson C. Johnson Personal Representative

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Family Court Domestic Relations Branch Docket No. 2012 DRB 4047 Judge Judith A. Smith KIROS KIDANE Plaintiff, v.

ABRAHALE AYELE Defendant, ORDER OF PUBLICATION This matter comes before the Court on the plaintiff’s Motion to Serve by Publication, filed April 25, 2013, and the plaintiff’s Supplement to Her Motion to Serve by Publication, filed on June 13, 2013.

The plaintiff filed a Complaint for Absolute Divorce on December 11, 2012, but has been unable to serve the defendant.

Accordingly, on the 24th day of July, 2013, this court granted Her Motion to Serve by Publication.

The Court will grant her request for the defendant to be constructively served by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks pursuant to D.C. Code 13-340.

WHEREFORE, it is the 24th day of July, 2013, hereby ORDERED that the plaintiff shall publish this Order at least once a week for three successive weeks. Plaintiff shall complete publication by August 30, 2013. It is FURTHER ORDERED that if the defendant does not file an answer by September 23, 2013, the clerks’ office shall enter default against him. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the scheduled August 15, 2013 hearing is CONTINUED to September 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 102.

Failure of a party to file a copy of the marriage certificate in advance or bring one to the hearing may result in a delay of the issuance of the judgment of absolute divorce.

SO ORDERED. Judith N. Macaluso Associate Judge 08/02, 08/09, 08/16/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM761 Rhoda Ann Veney Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS George W. Veney whose address is 17051 Antares Circle Ninilchik, AR 99639, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Rhoda Ann Veney, who died on July 5th, 2013 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Newspaper George W. Veney Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0005047 IN RE: Idris Addis Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME

Idris Addis having filed an application for judgment changing the name from Idris Addis to Idris Addis Mesfine and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; it is by the Court this 23rd day of July 2013, hereby ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The AfroAmerican a newspaper of general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that the publication must began no later than two weeks after the filing of the application; and is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington DC 20001, on the 10th day of September, 2013 at 2:30 pm.

If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing or file written detailed objections five (5) days in advance of the hearing with Judge-in-Chambers and mail a copy of the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further SO ORDERED that notice be sent to the applicant’s creditors personally or by registered or certified mail and that proof of service be made by filing the affidavit/declaration of service in name changes cases; and it is further SO ORDERED that notice be sent to the Immigration and Customs E n f o r c e m e n t A g e n c y, Washington Field Office, District 7, MS 2480, 2675 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, Virginia 20598-2480 personally or by registered or certified mail and that proof of service be made by filing the affidavit/declaration of service in name changes cases.

SO ORDERED JUDGE 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM691 Walter J. Malone Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Neal G. Malone, whose address is 1606 A Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Walter J. Malone, who died on December 30, 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Neal G. Malone Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 08/2/, 8/9, 8/16/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM744 Martha Reed Harris Decedent 3421 25th Street,SE Washington, DC 20020 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Darcel Harris, whose address is 66 Pennsylvania Ave. Westmister, MD 21157 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Martha Reed Harris who died on April 30th, 2013 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: The Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro American Darcel Harris Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 8/2/, 8/9, 8/16/13

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2010FEP7 Date of Death September 9th, 2008 Decedent Alafe Adeyemi NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Adebimpe Bamiduro whose address is 10903 Sunflower Court, Bowie, MD 20721 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Alafe Adeyemi, deceased,by the Orphan Court for Prince Georges C o u n t y, S t a t e o f Maryland, on October 13th, 2009.

Service of process may be made upon L’Wanda Rosemond 1527 KIngman Place NW Washington, DC 20005 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Columbia Property: 811 46th Street Washington, D.C. 20010. The decendent owned District of Columbia personal property.

Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia,Building A, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

Adebimpe Bamiduro Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: August 2, 2013 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The AfroAmerican Newspaper 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington,D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM755 Naomi R. Williams Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Diane Jackson whose address is 4920 Blaine Street, NE, washington, D.C. 20019 was, appointed personal representative of the estate of Naomi R. Williams, who died on May 30th, 2013 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 February 2, 2014. 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 February 2, 2014, 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: August 2, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington Law Reporter Afro-American Diane Jackson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/13

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