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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDITION

Volume 121 No. 49

JULY 13, 2013 - JULY 19, 2013

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Centennial Celebration and Torch Tour Stops

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO

‘More Like a Family Reunion’ Gwen Boyd, Chair Centennial Celebrations

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO The Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn E. Boyd has been on a special assignment—chairing the Centennial Celebrations of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, of which she has been a member for many years.

“It is truly a very high

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honor to put this celebration together,” Boyd told the AFRO. But it was also a challenge: How to do you capture 100 years of pioneering leadership, stalwart activism, scholarship and sisterhood?

“Celebrating 100 years… we knew one event would not be enough. We wanted to make sure we captured the essence of the organization,” Boyd said. “It certainly gave all of us an opportunity to stretch our imagination.”

What emerged was a series of events, in a months-long observance.

It began Jan. 1 with the launching of the Torch Tour, during which selected members of the sorority bore an Olympic-style torch to 22 cities across the United States and the world.

That same day, the group also made history by becoming the first African-American women’s organization and the first Greek-letter organization to sponsor a float in the 124th

Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif.

The sorority also held a Hollywood Gala, a media blitz of the major morning shows in New York and a Founders Day Weekend in Washington, D.C., among other activities. And, the celebration will culminate at the sorority’s 51st Annual Convention, which convenes in Washington, D.C., July 11-17.

While the gathering is a business meeting, where new leaders will be elected, it will also feature the penultimate commemorative festivities.

On July 11, the city will rename the street where the Deltas’ headquarters is located, New Hampshire Avenue, NW, in the sorority’s honor.

“We are honored that we have such tremendous support from the city’s leadership,” Boyd said.

The sorority will also dedicate a stained-glass window in the Howard University Chapel and other projects on the campus, the Continued on A4

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Cynthia M.A. ButlerMcIntyre has led the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority through a tumultuous period in U.S. and world history. It is an era of inspiring highs, such as the election and reelection of America’s first Black president and the 100th anniversary of the Continued on A4

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Prince George’s Lawmakers Push to Normalize Life for Ex-Offenders

By Talib Babb Special to the AFRO The Prince George’s County Council is trying to make sure ex-convicts have a path into productive roles in society after prison now that Maryland has become the ninth state to “Ban the Box.” The state recently enacted legislation to remove questions about criminal history from state job applications and forced consideration of such questions until later in the hiring process.

Karen Toles Under Councilwoman Karen Toles’ proposed Non-Violent Offenders Reentry Initiative the policy would be expanded to promote employment of county residents who were incarcerated or convicted of a non-violent offense.

“We all know somebody in the community that is in this situation and I believe this county needs to give ex-offenders another chance,” said Toles.

Provisions in the bill include awards to businesses that help train or hire non-violent offenders and the requirement that 25 percent of new hires for county agencies come from the ranks of county residents who are recently released from incarceration for a non-violent offense.

“Nobody wants to be told who to hire or how to hire, we just want to make sure ex-offenders are given a chance,” said Toles.

The proposal comes as Maryland unemployment rates are in a steady, if shallow decline. As of April, the state’s unemployment rate is at 6.4 percent, a little more than one percent lower than the national rate which is at 7.5 percent.

Even so, finding work remains a struggle and the struggle is much tougher, human —Karen Toles resource and employment experts say, if your record includes a criminal past. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said she believes businesses have the right to be concerned about a potential employee’s past.

“Businesses want to succeed and they need to know about any candidate not just an ex-offender,” said Alsobrooks. “Businesses do not want to expose themselves to certain risks depending on a person’s criminal background.”

“I think it’s a stigma attached to them and it’s very easy to label people as horrible people,” said the Rev. Tony Lee of the Community of Hope AME Church, who tries to offer his church as a support system for those who were Continued on A3

“Nobody wants to be told who to hire or how to hire, we just want to make sure ex-offenders are given a chance.”

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Paris Jackson Denied Admission to Rehab Facility

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Single-Father Households on the Rise in U.S., Data Shows

The number of households headed by single fathers in the United States has increased nine-fold over the past half-century, demographers say.

In 1960, there were fewer than 300,000 single father households. In 2011, that number soared to more than 2.6 million, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey data. The surge more than doubled that of single mother households, which increased more than four-fold during that time period, from 1.9 million to 8.6 million.

As a result, the portion of single parent homes headed by men has increased from 14 percent to 24 percent.

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A Utah substance abuse treatment center has reportedly refused to accept Paris Jackson, the 15-yearold daughter of pop music icon Michael Jackson, for treatment of behavior disorders, according to news reports.

According the website TMZ, a rehabilitation center in Utah that has not been identified, rejected the request of the Jackson girl’s mother for admission, citing the prospects of disruptive attention from media, especially paparazzi, on the treatment facility.

Jackson has been hospitalized since June 5 after what California first responders described as an apparent suicide attempt. She was treated for what appeared to be self-inflicted cuts on her wrists and for ingestion of a possible hazardous amount of pain-killers at UCLA Medical Center, the same place where her father was pronounced dead four years ago.

Jackson’s mother Debbie Rowe, in a Twitter post, said, “My daughter has asked that I extend a huge thank

And a record 8 percent of households with minor children, overall, are headed by a single father, up from just over 1 percent in 1960.

In addition to the divergent rates of increase, there were other notable differences between single father and single mother households. Those fathers were more likely to be living with a partner—41 percent compared to the 16 percent of single mothers with a live-in partner.

They also tend to have higher incomes and are better educated, older and more likely to be White than single mothers.

Single fathers also differ from fathers who head households with two married parents; they are younger, less educated, less financially well-off and less likely to be White.

Several factors have contributed to the growth, a number of which have also driven the increase in single mother households and the decline of two-marriedparent households, the report stated.

Among those potential factors were a significant increase in non-marital births, high divorce rates, changes in the legal system that have opened up more opportunities for fathers to gain at least partial custody of children in the event of a breakup and a new public appreciation of fathers as caregivers.

Silver Spring Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Mother

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A 25-year-old Silver Spring man faces firstdegree murder charges in connection with the stabbing death of his mother, police said.

Fidel Washington was arrested June 28 and is being held without bail in the Montgomery County Detention Center after the body of Esperana Valle,

Fidel Washington

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Her body was found in the apartment by police who were responding to queries about Valle’s whereabouts after she had not reported for work and friends and co-workers could not account for her absence, police said.

According to law enforcement officials, she had been stabbed at least 40 times. Washington, who was cleaning his room when police arrived, told investigators initially that “someone came in and stabbed his mother,” police said.

Police said he later confessed to the killing and told police that he and his mother had argued about him being unemployed. According to charging documents, Washington assaulted her as “a way to control her” and remained in the apartment for roughly 36 hours before police arrived.

Washington appeared in court July 1, via a video monitor from the Montgomery County jail. District Judge Barry Hamilton delayed reviewing the terms of his bond pending a mentalhealth evaluation.

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Jennifer Hudson and Rel A Century of Service Amid a Sea of Red Washington View

By Alan King AFRO Staff Writer

On a bright, blazing Sunday morning with the lush green hills, thatched roofs and red clay roads snaking through the Royal Ezulwini Valley of region of Swaziland like a picture perfect postcard, a delegation of Delta Sigma Theta sorority members and guests were immediately moved to dig in their red purses to raise enough money to purchase windows Adrienne for an unfinished AME Washington church building framed only AFRO Columnist by cinderblocks.

From its founding in January 1913 by 22 Howard University women, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has stayed true to its original objectives of “sisterhood, scholarship and service” – with the emphasis on the latter.

This week the District of Columbia will see a sea of red, the organization’s trademark color, as thousands of Deltas descend on the nation’s capital to attend their centennial convention. But it’s certain that public service programs, not just partying are on the full, weighty agenda of the service organization that has grown to 200,000 members in 900 chapters worldwide.

Current Delta President Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre’s message is: “Standing on the shoulders of giants, Delta women continue to innovate and make a difference in the communities we serve. Following in the footsteps of our Founders, we are guided by our biennial theme, ‘A Sisterhood Called to Serve; Transforming Lives, Impacting

Communities.’”

One of the first public acts of Delta Sigma Theta was to participate in the March 1913 Women Suffragists March on Washington, a role they reenacted earlier this year.

And voting rights has been one of their priorities since, as promised in their response to continue pushing the cause last week after the Supreme Court’s decision to nearly nullify the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Service in a sea of red smiles: It was nearly a decade ago, December 2003, that as a journalist I accompanied about 40 Deltas on a mercy mission to South Africa and Swaziland during a whirlwind trip hosted by AME Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie and lead by then-Delta President Gwendolyn Boyd, who now serves as a co-chair of the Social Action Committee.

For a dozen days, I (a non-Delta) watched the sorors – dressed in all manner of red paraphernalia -- deliver medical supplies to the Delta House for AIDS orphans, donate school supplies to their adopted Adelaide Tambo School in Soweto, conduct educational workshops at Hillside School, hand out T-shirts to children in Khayelitsha township, and purchase handmade items simply to support microbusinesses at the Bruma Lake flea market for local women vendors.

At the time, Sikhumbufo Dube Thembalelihle, a social worker at the Delta House in Mbabane, Swaziland, remarked, “When the bus pulled up and we saw that all the ladies getting out were black, we said, ‘Oh my God, it’s Black coming to help Black,’ and it gave us so much hope.”

In 2003, under Boyd’s leadership, Delta Sigma Theta was recognized for its volunteer and humanitarian service worldwide by the United Nations and was granted Special Consultative Status as a designated NGO (non-governmental organization) by the Economic and Social Council to monitor the status of programs for women and children in the world.

Deltas have a long history of humanitarian aid to Africa.

sport-utility vehicle sought in connection with the murder of Hudson’s mother and brother.

Thematernity white, 1994 Chevrolet Jennifer other In 1955 the Hudson sorority and helped establish the hospital Suburban license relatives identified in Thika, positively Kenya, and donated about $20,000with to itIllinois in 1985.

It is now known at the Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital operated by the missionary sisters of the Holy Rosary and provides expanded health care services.

Physical and mental health is one of the pillars of the Delta’s Five Point Programmatic Thrust. The others are Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement and Political Awareness and Involvement.

The organization sponsors Delta Days at the UN as well as Delta Days in the U.S. Congress to inform lawmakers of public policy issues particularly affecting African American women, many of which have been researched and analyzed through The Delta Foundation think tank based in D.C. along with the sorority’s national headquarters.

Rolling up their red sleeves, the Deltas service programs include the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy, the Courtesy Photos Jabberwock Program and Cotillion, the Well Water Project in Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who Malawi, the Bless My Feet shoe distribution in Sub-Saharan was killed, as well as her brother, Jason.

Africa, and the Sanitary Pad Project that allows young girls to continue attending classes. plate X584859 was found on theDuring body ofthat her2003 7-year-old Delta mercy mission that I witnessed, Chicago’s West Side nephewMcKenzie, Monday, just Bishop thehours organization’s chaplain who wasafter received asuch 7 a.m. call afterposted his body found in anotedpolice then in was South Africa, how important

international service sojourns are. At that time, she said, “Now when I tell them that their brothers and sisters in America care about them, they can put a face to the names.”

And, surely they’ll remember the sea of red during those Delta days of service.

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District of Columbia police are increasingly relying on video footage pulled from the city’s network of surveillance cameras in criminal investigations, as officers identify more effective ways to deploy the devices and detectives find new uses for them.

Investigators retrieved video from the Metropolitan Police Department’s 123 closed-circuit television cameras and the district’s network of red light and Department of Transportation cameras 931 times in fiscal 2012 — an increase of 15 percent over the previous year, according to police department data. Police pulled video 796 times in fiscal 2011 and sought it 722 times in 2010.

Since neighborhood crime cameras were first installed in the district in 2006, they have become standard investigative tools, and police detectives are relying on them more than ever.

“It’s the first thing we look for,” said 5th District Cmdr. Andrew Solberg, who has studied the placement of cameras in his district to optimize their use. “If you go to a crime scene, all the officers and crime scene detectives will be looking up to find out if there is a camera nearby.”

District laws limit police authority to live-monitor video feeds, and detectives must request downloads from individual cameras for use in investigations. But as police become more familiar with the technology, officers are reconsidering how footage can help a case. No longer are police searching just for video that captures a crime, said Cmdr. James Crane, head of the department’s Tactical Information Division, which oversees the use of the cameras. Investigators now also seek out video that might show the getaway or disprove a suspect’s alibi.

“We see for investigations not only are they checking the scene of the crime but also for an alibi in another part of town to see if it supports the investigation,” Crane said. “For one homicide in upper Northwest, one detective asked for 36 hours of footage from a Southeast location.”

The upward trend in camera usage in the District seems poised to continue.

From January through May, police retrieved video 528 times, putting them on pace to pull surveillance footage from the network of cameras more than 1,200 times this calendar year. The majority of the footage — 379 videos — was retrieved from neighborhood crime cameras, while 149 videos came from transportation department cameras, Crane said. The data provided by police do not include videos retrieved from private cameras, such as those in businesses or apartment complexes,

but can include multiple videos pulled for one investigation.

Police said the department tracks crime in the areas around the cameras to determine whether they are providing useful evidence.

“Based on a recent study of the 10 crime cameras in the Northeast neighborhood of Trinidad, the department in April decided to move two cameras to different locations,” Solberg said.

“We did an overlay of where the cameras are and where the crime is, and said, ‘Are these two items matched up?’” Solberg said of the first assessment of cameras in the 5th District.

“The department’s study showed that crimes no longer were occurring near two of the 10 cameras. Whether crime was displaced to other areas of the neighborhood or was reduced altogether remains uncertain,” Solberg said. “But based on the results, he said, Wikimedia Commons the cameras should be checked against crime statistics more often and moved as needed.”

A camera more recently was moved from North Capitol and Seaton Place Northeast to Fourth and Bryant streets Northeast in the Edgewood neighborhood, which is a focus of the police department’s summer crime initiative.

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, after which surveillance video was used to identify two suspects, lawmakers and law enforcement officials across the country have called for broader use of cameras. In the district, Councilmember Tommy Wells, Ward 6 Democrat, is among those who supports expanding the Metropolitan Police Department’s access to the devices.

Lawmakers put into place restrictions when the cameras were first introduced that prevent police from regularly livemonitoring video feeds — unlike other cities such as Baltimore and Chicago — meaning the district’s cameras have not been as useful in reducing crime, according to a 2011 Urban Institute study. The four-year study concluded that “cameras alone did not appear to have an effect on crime in the district.”

Pointing to an arrest made several days after a March driveby shooting on North Capitol Street in which a suspect was identified through traffic-camera footage that caught his car speeding away from the scene, Wells said he hopes expansion of the department’s ability to live-monitor crime cameras will mean police catch criminals more quickly.

“If they had been able to use the camera in real time, they would have been able to catch them right off the bat,” said Wells, a candidate for mayor.

Prince George’s Lawmakers “If possible, we want to establish a hotline for them to talk to someone if they ever feel weak.”

Toles’ goal is to make this reentry program a “one-stopshop” for ex-offenders where they can get all the necessities they need for the real-world such as job readiness, job placement and anything else they may need assistance in.

She has implemented a task force to see how other reentry programs work. A source of funding for the project is uncertain at the moment. “We are in the infancy stage right now with this project,” said Toles.

“Once the task force does its research throughout the summer, then we will be able to be effective.”

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once incarcerated. The minister said he prefers the phrase “returning citizens” in lieu of the ex-offenders label.

“Some of these people, given the right resources, support system and direction, could be the most effective in helping build up the community and can be an asset to Prince George’s County,” Lee said.

Council members not only want to see ex-offenders hired, they want to offer them a smooth transition back into society.

“We want to set up a bonding program, many of them don’t have homes so we want to make sure they have a place to live and make sure they establish a positive network system,” said District 8 Councilman Obie Patterson.

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 51st National Convention July 11-17, 2013 Washington, DC

OPEN PUBLIC EVENTS THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013 • 9 AM - DELTA SIGMA THETA WAY - STREET UNVEILING

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State Sen. Nathaniel McFadden presents a certificate to Dr. Thelma Daley at a recent reception. See more in next week’s AFRO.

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birthplace of the sorority.

Other events include a step show at Verizon Center; a revival service at the Convention Center, where Pastor Frederick Haynes, of the Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, will preach; a Sunday morning worship service, at which Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, the first female bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination and descendant of Delta Sorority founder Vashti Turley Murphy, will give the word and a gospel concert featuring Yolanda Adams and Byron Cage on Sunday evening.

For many, however, it is the fellowship with other sorors that will bring the most reward.

“It’s more like a family reunion,” said Boyd.

Such sisterhood has defined the Deltas for 100 years, as has its fierce dedication to scholarship and service.

“The ... character of the organization and the vision of our founders is to give back to the community,” she said.

And that is what has made the organization thrive over so

1 700-1800 block of New Hampshire Avenue is going to be dedicated as “Delta Sigma Theta Way”

many decades.

“The women who join come with the intention to serve,” she said.

That kind of servantleadership has defined her personal experience, said Boyd, who is emblematic of the organization’s membership, which include women who are welleducated, earn competitive incomes and maintain positions of influence and respect within the greater community.

Orphaned at 13, Boyd was raised by her godmother and nurtured by her community in Montgomery, Ala. She was one of five Black students to integrate Jefferson Davis High School, where she helped establish a student interracial council, was a member of the math honor society, and performed choir before graduating as valedictorian in 1973.

“There were many who encouraged me and pushed me to continue my education and to reach my potential,” she said. “I am that product that we want to see coming

out of our communities.”

Boyd graduated summa cum laude from the historically Black Alabama State University in Montgomery with a degree in mathematics and minors in music and physics in 1977.

She received a fellowship to attend Yale University’s School of Engineering, becoming the school’s first African- American woman to receive a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1979. Following her graduation, Boyd worked briefly as an engineer at IBM in Kingston, N.Y. In 1980, she was offered a position as a submarine navigation systems analyst at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, and later filled several administrative positions, including her current job as the executive assistant to the chief of staff.

But Boyd’s passion is for service, and she said she has been “very intentional about rolling up [her] sleeve and being willing to give back.”

In 2000, Boyd was elected for a four-year term as the

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is a member of The Links, Inc., the National Council of Negro Women and Ebenezer A.M.E Church in Fort Washington, Md., where she serves on the ministerial staff.

“Congressman Shirley Chisholm [a Delta soror] said service is the rent you pay for being here,” Boyd said. “I want to make sure my rent is paid in full.”

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organization’s founding; and of debilitating lows, such as the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010, the rise of obstructionist conservative politics on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures across the country and the rolling back of civil rights victories, such as the recent gutting of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court.

Through it all, Butler-McIntyre has led “with a servant’s heart,” as she often describes her approach, which is informed by her faith.

A native of New Orleans, La., Butler-McIntyre was elected as the 24th president of the 200,000-member Delta Sigma Theta Sorority by a unanimous vote of over 800 voting delegates at the organization’s 49th National Convention in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 18, 2008.

Butler-McIntyre has been a member of the sorority for 35 years and held several local, regional and national offices.

A 1976 Dillard University alum, Butler-McIntyre is an educator who has impacted the lives of countless young people for over 30 years as a teacher, assistant principal, summer school principal and now a director of human resources for the Jefferson Parish Public School System in Harvey, La. In addition to her bachelor’s degree, Butler-McIntyre earned a master of education degree from the University of New Orleans at the age of 20 and also holds an honorary doctorate of divinity degree from the Christian Bible College of Louisiana.

The sorority president has received numerous recognitions for her service, which includes membership on the boards of several other organizations, including national board member of the National Council of Negro Women; a past national board member of the National Alliance of Black School Educators; the state secretary of the Louisiana Association of School Personnel Administrators; and founding president of AlgiersGretna Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, to which President Barack Obama appointed her in 2011.

In an interview with the AFRO, Butler-McIntyre reflected on the organization’s legacy and centennial celebrations, including the 51st National Convention in Washington, D.C., where a new president and other officers will be elected.

1. Why the choice of Washington, D.C., for the Centennial Celebration?

Washington, D.C., was the most appropriate place to have our 51st National Convention, culminating our Centennial Celebration, as it is the birthplace city of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. We could not have aptly celebrated 100 years of sisterhood, scholarship and service and honor the courage of our 22 founders without coming back “home” to where it all began. We also wanted to give our members the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of our founders and visit Howard University, where our founders collectively decided that this organization would be dedicated to serving the community and addressing needs and issues that pertain to the AfricanAmerican community.

2. How has the sorority evolved over the past century?

The sorority has grown substantially over the past century, going from an intimate group of socially conscious college women seeking to affect change on the campus of Howard University and throughout the country to an organization that spans around the globe – consisting of hundreds of thousands of members, representing over 900 chapters in the U.S. and abroad. So, as you can see, we have grown and will continue to expand our reach.

3. What factors have distinguished the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority from other sororities/fraternities/social groups?

I am proud to say that all the sororities and fraternities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council have programs and initiatives geared towards the betterment of our communities. I think what sets Delta Sigma Theta apart from them and other organizations

is the fact that we are the single largest predominately AfricanAmerican women’s organization in the country. Not to imply that the others do not, but we also make social action a top priority – as we commit to staying abreast of key legislation that dramatically affects the African-American community and relay the necessary information to our respective communities.

During our Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital and Delta Days at the UN, we make our presence known and our voices heard.

4. What factors were responsible for the sorority’s ability to survive and thrive throughout the past century?

As an organization founded on Christian principles, I can say with confidence that it was God’s never-ending grace that has allowed us to survive. The tenacious spirit of our founders; the awesome leadership of the 23 women that came before me to serve as the national president of this dynamic organization; the commitment of our members to be public servants have definitely propelled us forward over the past century and allowed us to thrive.

5. How has the sorority been involved or influenced by some of the defining moments in U.S/Black history?

Delta Sigma Theta and its members have been and remain in the forefront of some of this country’s most world-changing events. U.S. history, Black history and Delta history are all intertwined, as Delta Sigma Theta has incited change, demanded equality, and fought injustice since its creation.

The first public act of social advocacy Delta Sigma Theta participated in – two months after its founding – was the 1913 Women’s Suffrage March. As the only African-American organization present, our founders made the determination in that very moment that Delta Sigma Theta would not sit idly by while any group of individuals were denied their basic human freedoms. And since then, we have not strayed from that fighting stalwart spirit that has been engrained in every Delta woman.

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PEOPLE National Kidney Foundation of Maryland Honors Local Volunteers The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland (NKF-MD) recently held its annual Volunteer Awards Reception at The Baltimore Museum of Industry.

Sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Nephrology Associates, the Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center, the event recognized individuals and organizations for their time and hard work on behalf of the Foundation.

“Our volunteers truly are the lifeline of this lifesaving organization,” Cassie Shafer, NKF-MD’s president and CEO said in a statement. “We thank them for all their time and hard work in helping us in our fight against kidney disease, which remains #9 in the top 10 causes of death.”

NKF-MD honored 25 individuals, including two to AfricanAmerican volunteers.

Dr. Deidra Crews received the “Greater Baltimore Community and Patients Service Committee All-Star Award.”

An assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Associate Faculty at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, nephrologist and speaker, Crews has shared her time and expertise with NKF-MD in many ways.

She has served at screenings, presented a well-received Lunch & Learn at Lockheed Martin entitled, “Let’s Talk About Kidney Disease,” promoted screenings for kidney disease to the public and

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From left to right: Deidra Crews, M.D., Emcee Ron Matz (WJZ-TV reporter) and Christopher Simon, LCSW (NKF-MD board chairman).

represented the Foundation through media interviews, served on the health awareness committee, and volunteered to serve on the patient & community services committee’s advocacy subcommittee.

A Laurel, Md. resident, Crews also was a poster prize winner at NKF’s 2013 Scientific Session.

“Whether consulting with screening participants, presenting to an audience, or working behind the scenes, Dr. Deidra Crews is a faithful, motivating and enthusiastic volunteer,” NKF-MD stated.

Zeke Ayele received the “Baltimore Kidney Walk Planning Committee All-Star Award.” Ayele serves as director of IT at Independent Dialysis Foundation.

NKF-MD said in a statement, “Zeke Ayele is always exceeding expectations. The 11th annual Baltimore Kidney Walk was held in May and was the most successful Walk to date! He has been a part of the volunteer planning committee since the inception of the walk. His passion for the cause and his drive to ensure the event is seamless is reflected in the smiles of participants at the Walk.

His contributions range from recruiting teams and volunteers, setting up for the kickoff, securing in-kind donations and picking them up in a large moving truck he also gets donated. This year, he topped it all, after tirelessly helping with Walk day set up and clean-up, he assisted in transporting and delivering 25 sheets of plywood up to the roof of the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Hotel for the 2013 Rappel for Kidney Health event. That’s 32 floors – 25 sheets of plywood up 32 floors after setting up and tearing down a Kidney Walk for more than 3,000 people.”

NABJ Honors Boston University’s Michelle Johnson The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) recently named Boston University professor Michelle Johnson as its 2013 Journalism Educator of the Year.

The NABJ Board of Directors selected Johnson, an associate professor of practice in mulitmedia journalism at Boston University, to be recognized along with other top honorees this summer at NABJ’s 38th Annual Convention and Career Fair in Orlando, FL, the largest gathering of minority journalists in the world.

“Michelle is an exceptional Michelle Johnson journalist, a gifted teacher, a natural mentor, and an innovative thinker. All of which make her a valued resource for students and faculty alike,” NABJ President Gregory Lee, Jr. said in a statement.

“We are proud to honor her for her work in the classroom and for her continued work with NABJ Student Projects.”

“I appreciate being recognized for doing work that means so much to me. I’d like to thank NABJ, my home organization, for your support over the years, and in particular my colleagues and the students who rock the student newsroom every year,” Johnson said.

“I’m so proud and honored to be a part of such a great team.”

Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. She began her professional journalism career as a copy editor with The Evening Press (Binghamton, NY). After that stint, she joined The Boston Globe starting as a copy editor on the night desk, then moved up to layout, assistant political editor to senior

brought Johnson—and her multimedia and print experience—back to assistant night editor and then to copy desk supervisor. its campus, not as an adjunct, but as an associate professor.

While in this position she was one of 12 journalists chosen “Because I didn’t get to where I am alone, I strive to honor my for the John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University in 1993. mentors by giving back by helping to prepare the next generation This opportunity opened the door to her fascination with personal of journalists of color to excel and innovate,” Johnson said. “But computers and marrying it with reporting. truthfully, it’s also a lot of fun! It’s tough to get too jaded working Upon returning to the Globe as assistant business editor, Johnson around enthusiastic, energetic young people every day.” jumped at the opportunity to be on the team to launch boston.com, an Johnson’s commitment extends to journalism organizations such award-winning regional website.

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Lincoln University Concludes Second Year of Summer Academic Enrichment Program Lincoln University’s 2013 Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAE) concluded its extensive six-day program with a banquet last week honoring 36 high school students, double the participation of its inaugural program last year.

The residential program, which offers an ongoing schedule of educational, recreational and cultural activities, is meant to broaden their academic and creative abilities and to expose students to university life. Students participate in workshops, presentations and lively-discussions led by various University administrators, faculty and counselors on study skills and time management, career choices and decision-making, understanding the SAT exam and navigating the college admissions process.

“It was truly an honor to work with all the students who began and completed this program,” said Vice President for Student Affairs and SAE Program Director Dr. F. Carl Walton, before distributing certificates of completion Friday. “What you all have demonstrated is the commitment you have toward your futures. When you take your life into your own hands, anything is possible.”

Juwan Cheeks, a 16-year-old honors student and rising junior at Washington D.C.’s Eastern Senior High School agreed.

“You can have whatever you want in this world,” he said. “But you’ve got to want it.”

Cheeks and six other Eastern Senior High students were recommended by their schools Physical Education Teacher and Boys Basketball Coach Emmanuel Kakulu, who was a 2011 graduate of the university.

“Many of my students want to go to college, and for rising juniors, the process of selecting and applying to schools is set to begin,” said Kakulu.

“When I heard that Lincoln would be having a summer academic enrichment program, I had no reservations in recommending my students for participation. I know how profoundly Lincoln has affected my life. And although a weeklong summer

program cannot compare to four years of living and learning at an institution, it does in many ways mimic the life of a university student.”

To participate in SAE, rising juniors or seniors complete an application and are evaluated on grade point average, standardized test scores and a recommendation from a high school teacher or guidance counselor.

While last year’s inaugural program included mostly rising seniors, this year’s participants also included rising juniors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. “Your (the students) participation and completion tells more about who you (they) are than anyone else ever could,” said Lincoln University President Dr. Robert R. Jennings, who congratulated the participants. “It’s not only about getting these students to come to Lincoln, but about getting them to go to college.”

SGA Executive Treasurer Micheal Frazier and Charish Anderson, president of Lincoln’s Class of 2014 and its National Society of Leadership and Success, both seniors, were among a staff of nine upperclassmen counselors, who echoed the importance and necessity of the program.

“I grew up in Brooklyn, NY, with many peers who never saw college as a viable option,” he said.

“The Summer Academic Enrichment Program fosters rising juniors and seniors in an environment that stimulates ownership of success-defining principles. I’m honored and grateful to have had the opportunity to impact and serve these bright young students by showing them the Lincoln I have come to love.”

The university’s ability to double the outreach of a program serving high school students during a time when federal spending cuts have forced many universities and colleges to abandon such initiatives altogether is a feat that has not gone unnoticed.

Said Anderson: “The federal sequester has eliminated vital educational initiatives nationwide, making the Summer Academic Enrichment Program all the more integral.”

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HEALTH

Stress BeyondYour-Control Linked to Heart Disease

By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO

CDC: Women Prescription Drug Deaths Soaring

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By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO

Prescription drug abuse and misuse is killing women in record-breaking numbers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In a study conducted from 1999 to 2010, the CDC said that almost 48,000 American women died of prescription painkiller overdoses- 6,600 of that number- or 18 women a day- died in 2010.

“Our concern is that daughters, sisters, wives, and mothers are dying at overdose rates never seen before,” said Gail Hayes, a senior CDC Injury Center representative. “Women do so much to take care of their families and keep them healthy- but they also need to keep themselves healthy.”

According to Hayes, part of the issue arises from the fact that women are more likely than men to be prescribed painkillers by physicians—and they are being told to take these medicines at higher doses for longer periods of time.

Hayes also told the AFRO that every doctor needs to actively screen and monitor patients for possible prescription painkiller abuse or misuse, and that “states can help by increasing access [to] substance abuse programs.”

Conversing in detail about medications already prescribed, medical history, and pregnancy plans is a must, too.

“Physicians need to talk with their patients about the risks and the benefits of taking prescription pain killers,” she said. “especially if they have a patient that is pregnant or thinking about having children.”

Hayes added that another issue coming into play is the fact that Americans hold on to drugs they no longer need for possible later use or, even worse, for sharing with family or friends.

According to Maryland Poison Control, 74 percent of calls about overdoses and poisonings in 2011 were drug related.

Of that figure, cardiovascular prescriptions accounted for 5.2 percent of poisonings or overdoses, with antidepressants making up 5.9 percent. Antipsychotics, hypnotics, and sedatives made up 10.4 percent of all the calls in Maryland for that same year.

Stress- real or imagined-could be playing a significant role in the development of heart disease, say doctors in a recently published study.

According to the European Heart Journal, published by the European Society of Cardiology, stressing about life events both within and beyond our control can negatively impact health by increasing the chances of myocardial infarction (MI).

The study looked at 7,268 men and women over a period of 18 years, and questioned the subjects on how much of an impact they thought stress had on their health.

“Stress is experienced when a person feels that ‘environmental demands tax or exceed his or her adaptive capacity, resulting in psychological and biological changes that may place him or her at risk for disease,’” said the report.

“Participants who reported at baseline that stress has affected their health ‘a lot or extremely’ had a 2.12 times higher risk of coronary death or incident non-fatal MI when compared with those who reported no effect of stress on their health.”

Of the more than 7,200

people included, “there were 352 coronary deaths or first non-fatal MI events.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts heart disease as the number one killer of Americans, claiming at least 600,000 lives- or one in four deaths- every year. Coronary heart disease, or COH, accounts for 385,000 of those deaths as the most widespread heart-related illness.

Statistics published by the CDC show that heart disease was the root cause of 24.5 percent of African American deaths in 2008.

“Stress can be harmful to us if we don’t handle it appropriately,” said Davida I. Arnold, a licensed life coach and counselor in the Baltimore area. “I tell my clients that we can control our responses to stressful situations- I call it ‘ABCD.’” Arnold told the AFRO the first step to cutting down stress is to “Avoid” stressful circumstances when possible, and recognize when a situation can and cannot be side-stepped.

She also encourages those dealing with stress to “Be gentle” with their mind, body, and soul. Smoking, sedentary lifestyles, and carelessness about what foods are put into the body can contribute to

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“Stress- real or imagined-- could be playing a significant role in the development of heart disease…”

developing COH. “Sometimes we need to just take the pressure off ourselves, stop beating up ourselves for situations or mistakes that we’ve made,” said Arnold. “ ‘C’ is for choosing wisely- we can choose how we respond to things even though we may not be able to control situations or what happens to us.”

“Pain is inevitable, but suffering is a choice-the way that I say it.”

Arnold said the “D” is for designing a plan for stress before it arrives when possible.

“Exercise, music, breathing -whatever it is- if you plan for stress and know in advance what your tools are- you have a toolbox that is ready for you.”

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HHS Seeds Children’s Health Insurance Enrollment with $32 Million in Grants

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has unveiled the award of nearly $32 million in grants to boost the number of eligible children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

The Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants were awarded to 41 state agencies, community health centers, school-based organizations and non-profit groups in 22

renewal outreach.

“Today’s grants will ensure that more children across the nation have access to the quality health care they need,” said Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a statement July 2.

“We are drawing from successful children’s health coverage outreach and enrollment efforts to help promote enrollment this fall in Medicaid and the new Health Insurance Marketplace.”

Though eligibility requirements vary from state to state, in most jurisdictions, uninsured children 18 years old and younger whose family incomes are up to $45,000 per year (for a family of four) can qualify for either Medicaid or CHIP. The programs cover a range of benefits including doctor visits, emergency care, prescriptions, vision, vaccinations, dental, hearing and more.

Officials say that efforts to streamline Medicaid and CHIP

“The Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants were awarded to 41 state agencies, community health centers, school-based organizations and non-profit groups in 22 states.”

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states. Two of the grant recipients are multistate organizations.

The grants reflect the goals of the Affordable Care Act—to make health care universally accessible—and are part of the $140 million included in that legislation for enrollment and

enrollment and renewal practices, combined with robust outreach activities, have helped reduce the number of uninsured children. Since 2008, 1.7 million children have gained coverage and the rate of uninsured children has dropped to 6.6 percent in 2012.

This latest set of grants marked the third round of awards made in five focus areas: Engaging schools in outreach, enrollment and retention activities (nine awards); reducing health coverage disparities by reaching out to subgroups of children that are less likely to have health coverage (eight awards); streamlining enrollment for individuals participating in other public benefit programs such as nutritional or other assistance programs (three awards); improving application assistance resources to provide high quality, reliable Medicaid and CHIP enrollment and renewal services in local communities (13 awards); and training communities to help families understand the new application and enrollment system and to deliver effective assistance to families with children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP (eight awards).

Grant amounts range from $190,000 to $1 million.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg--the New Thurgood Marshall If you’re looking for the justice on the Supreme Court who mirrors Thurgood Marshall’s tenure on the bench, it is not Sonia Sotomayor, the “Wise Latina.” And it certainly isn’t Clarence Thomas. It is Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.

This became clear in the Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action case. With Elena Kagan recusing herself, the court voted 7-1 to send the case back to court of appeals for additional review. The lone dissenter was Ginsburg.

“The University of Texas at Austin (University) … has steered clear of a quota system like the one struck down in Bakke, which excluded all nonminority candidates from competition for a fixed number of seats….” she said. “Justice Powell’s majority opinion in Bakke ‘rules out a racial quota or set-aside, in which race is the sole fact of eligibility for certain places in a class.’ And, like so many educational institutions George E. Curry across the nation, the University has taken care to follow the model approved by the Court in Grutter v. Bollinger.”

In sending Fisher back to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the 7-1 majority emphasized that the lower court should apply a standard of strict scrutiny, meaning the university must prove that it has tried all available race-neutral approaches before allowing race to be considered a factor in admissions.

Ginsburg wrote in her dissent, “I have said before and reiterate here that only an ostrich could regard the supposedly neutral alternatives as race unconscious.”

Continuing to address the issue of race directly, Ginsburg said, “I have several times explained why government actors, including state universities, need not be blind to the lingering effects of ‘an overtly discriminatory past,’ the legacy of ‘centuries of law-sanctioned inequality.’

Among constitutionally permissible options, I remain convinced, ‘those that candidly disclose their consideration of race [are] preferable to those that conceal it.’”

In Shelby County v. Holder, the Voting Rights Act challenge, Ginsburg filed a dissenting opinion that was joined by Stephen G. Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan. The conservative majority struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, effectively gutting one of the nation’s most effective tools to curb discrimination against Black voters.

“In the Court’s view, the very success of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act demands its dormancy,” Ginsburg said. “Congress was of another mind. Recognizing that large progress has been made, Congress determined, based on a voluminous record, that the scourge of discrimination was not yet extirpated.”

She explained, “The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) has worked to combat voting discrimination where other remedies had been tried and failed. Particularly effective is the

VRA’s requirement of federal preclearance for all changes to voting laws in the regions of the country with the most aggravated records of rank discrimination against minority voting rights.”

Quoting a 1966 decision in South Carolina v. Katzenbach, Ginsburg said, “A century after the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments guaranteed citizens the right to vote free of discrimination on the basis of race, the ‘blight of racial discrimination in voting’ continued to “infec[t] the electoral process in parts of our country.”

The Voting Rights Act directly addressed that infection, Ginsburg stated.

“Although the VRA wrought dramatic changes in the realization of minority voting rights, the Act, to date, surely has not eliminated all vestiges of discrimination against the exercise of the franchise by minority citizens,” she said. “Jurisdictions covered by the preclearance requirement continued to submit, in large numbers, proposed changes to voting laws that the Attorney General declined to approve, auguring that barriers to minority voting would quickly resurface were the preclearance remedy eliminated.”

Ginsburg noted, “After considering the full legislative record, Congress made the following findings: The VRA has directly caused significant progress in eliminating first-generation barriers to ballot access, leading to a marked increase in minority voter registration and turnout and the number of minority elected officials. But despite this progress, “second generation barriers constructed to prevent minority voters from fully participating in the electoral process” continued to exist, as well as racially polarized voting in the covered jurisdictions, which increased the political vulnerability of racial and language minorities in those jurisdictions.”

She noted that Congress, not the judiciary, should have the final say on voting matters.

“The Constitution uses the words ‘right to vote’ in five separate places: the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments. Each of these Amendments contains the same broad empowerment of Congress to enact ‘appropriate legislation’ to enforce the protected right. The implication is unmistakable: Under our constitutional structure, Congress holds the lead rein in making the right to vote equally real for all U. S. citizens. These Amendments are in line with the special role assigned to Congress in protecting the integrity of the democratic process in federal elections.”

That’s language that would make Thurgood Marshall proud.

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

Guns Have Changed Our Lives Forever

Marian Wright Edelman

“My heart was shattered while I was working at 60 Minutes when my only sister was shot and killed by her husband. There was a restraining order that stopped nothing.

“She called me and told me she was worried he was watching her. The next night, April 15, he invaded the house.

Her children, my beautiful 11-year-old niece and 9-year-old nephew, witnessed their mother being shot in the head and in the stomach by their father. The murder was recorded on 911 because my little niece somehow had the strength and courage when her father was threatening her mother to call 911 and say, ‘You need to come right away because someone is going to get shot here.’ My big sister was buried on my 28th birthday.

“My niece could not save her mother’s life, nor could she keep her father in her life. He serves a life sentence in prison in Pennsylvania. My niece lives with memories and loss every day and through every milestone in her life with grace and profound humility. With a deep and abiding faith, she has forgiven her father and given her husband and two sons a life full of faith and hope . . . She lives with the memory of her father pulling the trigger. We all live with how that gun

changed our lives forever.

“There are many days when she still aches to be folded in her mother’s arms. There are days when she aches because her sons have never known their grandparents. Some wounds never heal.”

Patti Hassler, the Children’s Defense Fund’s vice president of communications, shared this story of her own family’s heartbreak when a gun changed their lives forever. Pamela Jean Hassler Groff was a beloved sister, daughter, and mother. Now her children have grown up without her and her entire family has been left to wonder what might have been if her husband—still serving his life sentence in prison—had not gotten his hands on a gun.

They are not alone. For the past 30 years, more intimate partner homicides have been committed with a gun than with all other weapons combined; more than two-thirds of victims murdered by a spouse or ex-spouse were killed by guns. Anger and jealousy do not last forever, but a gunshot fired in an impulsive rage often does. Easy accessibility to lethal guns makes a fatal difference over and over again.

Pamela Jean Hassler Groff did exactly what she was supposed to when her estranged husband became a threat: she sought and obtained a restraining order. It didn’t make a difference. In fact, in many states people who already have court orders against them because they are considered a danger are never required to surrender their access to firearms because the gun lobby has fought tirelessly in favor of them keeping their guns.

As a recent New York Times article explained: “Advocates for domestic violence victims have long called for stricter laws governing firearms and protective orders. Their argument is rooted in a grim statistic: when women die at the hand of an intimate partner, that hand is more often than not holding a gun. In these most volatile of human dramas, they contend, the right to bear arms must give ground to the need to protect a woman’s life. In statehouses across the country, though, the NRA [National Rifle Association] and other gun-rights groups have beaten back legislation mandating the surrender of firearms in domestic violence situations. They argue that gun ownership, as a fundamental constitutional right, should not be stripped away for anything less serious than a felony conviction — and certainly not, as an NRA lobbyist in Washington State put it to legislators, for the ‘mere issuance of court orders.’”

We can do better. We must do better.

Too many American families have had their lives changed forever by guns because too many Americans have easy, impulsive access to firearms, including hundreds of thousands of Americans who should never be allowed to have them. Now is the time to join thousands of supporters of common sense gun safety laws and demand the right to live free of the fear that your family could be the next to be devastated by gun violence.

Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

Obama Should Lead Fight to Revive Voting Rights Act President Barack Obama should lead a forceful drive to revive the Voting Rights Act, which was effectively disemboweled by the Supreme Court’s recent decision. All celebrate the 1965act as the most consequential civil rights legislation of the past century. Its passage was central to the building of the New South, opening the way to attracting foreign investment in auto factories, creating CNN, hosting the Super Bowl, even electing presidents. One afflicted with a poisoned heart is often blind to its effects. The South learned only after the civil rights legislation that segregation was blighting its own potential.

In 2006, the Congress, after weeks of hearings and thousands of pages of testimony and evidence, overwhelmingly reauthorized the law by a vote of 98-0 in the Senate and 390-33 in the House. Legislators chose to sustain Section 4 that identified which counties and states a history of discrimination sufficient that changes in Jesse L. Jackson had voting rights would be subject to prior approval by the Justice Sr. Department or a federal court under Section 5. Preclearance not only blocked laws with discriminatory effect, but it also inhibited efforts to suppress the right to vote.

But Justice John Roberts, writing for the court in a 5-4 decision, argued that “our country has changed.” He and the activist reactionaries on the court substituted their judgment for that of elected officials and struck down Section 4. Yet, the decision came after an election in which Republicans, particularly in Section 4 states, had pushed harsh restrictions on voting that would make it harder for minorities to vote. When the Miami Heat played the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals series, the games were rough, but proactive referees kept them from becoming

brawls. Justice Roberts’ decision, in essence, would pull the referees off the court.

With Republican office holders increasingly worried by the growing numbers of AfricanAmerican, Latino, Asian-American and other minority voters, measures to curtail voting rights have spread. It is perverse that the chief justice thought this was the time to overrule the congressional judgment.

Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) defended the court’s decision, saying that his state had witnessed “tremendous progress” in voting rights. Progress, no doubt, but in 2012 South Carolina passed a discriminatory voting act that was struck down by the courts. David Gergen said he was from North Carolina and “times have changed.” Change, yes, but in 2012, North Carolina pushed an aggressive agenda to curtail voting rights, including restrictive voting ID, elimination of early voting on Sunday, a ban on same-day voter registration and more. Similar reforms in Texas, blocked by a Section 5 preclearance review, were immediately taken up again when the court’s decision came down.

We need to keep the referees on the court. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has already pledged hearings to begin reformulating Section 4.

Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said that he hoped the House would find a “responsible way forward.” The president should elevate this issue so that Americans can see who stands for voting rights, and who stands in the way.

Over the past years, the new South has made progress, but that is in large part because the Voting Rights Act put referees on the field to enforce the law. Will Republicans join Democrats in reviving bipartisan support for remedying the Supreme Court’s wrong-headed decision? Or will they use the court’s decision to intensify their efforts to suppress the vote? By pushing hard for action, the president can help re-create the bipartisan support that is vital for our progress as one nation.

Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is founder and president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You can keep up with his work at www.rainbowpush.org.

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BUSINESS

Lash Love Business

up very poor in Northeast Washington, D.C. Their mother Cassandra grew up in a middle-class family in Florida.

“My dad is a mastermind when it comes to branding. He April Nelson and Kristyl Nelson may not pose a threat, just will make [your company] look like a million-dollar company yet, to television mogul Oprah Winfrey’s position on Forbes without even making a dollar,” Kristyl Nelson explained.

Magazine’s 2013 list of billionaire entrepreneurs, but the two “Women-owned businesses are thriving,” said Anie Borja, Upper Marlboro, Md. women are no strangers to the world of executive director of the National Women’s Business Council. successful business owners.

They can be successful, but their businesses do face different And, given enough time, skill and luck, Lash Love, the firm struggles than their male counterparts with regards to business the two African-American entrepreneurs launched could be the performance, revenue distribution and industry participation.” start of a climb up the financial ladder.

Becoming a makeup artist at age 15, younger sister Kristyl But don’t bother to tell the two sisters--April, 29, and landed the opportunity to dress the faces of R&B songstress Kristyl, 27-- that a beauty supply line built around eyelashes Mary J. Blige, gospel sensation Shirley Ceasar and gospel duo can’t make it.

Mary Mary. It only seemed appropriate to turn this skill into “The most successful people in the world are successful Lash Love, with older sister and business partner, April. selling doing what they love to do. We love fashion. It’s every girl’s mink and fake mink eyelashes. dream. We just wanted to do something we love doing,” said At one time, the limited yet high-quality hair was only Nelson sisters. available to celebrities, but now mink lashes are available to Since February 2013 when Lash Love debuted at an the average consumer at an affordable price, courtesy of Lash Love. The Nelsons’ animal cruelty-free company uses Siberian Orlando, Fla. trade show, the company that specializes in mink shed seasonally by animals in Russia, collected, and mink fur and faux mink strip eyelashes. has expanded across used as waste. Lash Love also educates women on proper lash the nation , showcasing its product of Shecky’s Night Out in application and usage.

New York, PHAME Expo in Los Angeles, Calif. and recently Melinda “Small Biz Lady” Emerson, author of Become partnering with Fab.com.

Their parents are entrepreneurs. The family has once owned Your Own Boss in 12 Months, told Black Enterprise that aspiring small business owners should, “write up a life plan childcare centers, private schools, the Palms hotel in Jamaica, before writing up a business plan.” Emerson listed steps to a restaurant in Jamaica named after daughter Kristyl, and an art business. Their father John, a self-taught sketch artist, grew succeed that included identifying the consumer, developing the business plan, and launching the business while you are still working to survive.

Ironically, Lash Love Founders April and Kristyl launched their business while they were not working a full-time job to support themselves, yet simply supporting their parents’ businesses and used their savings to begin their business.

“Black-owned businesses continue to be one of the fastest growing segments of Lash Love Co-Founder Kristyl Nelson, 27, applying radio personality Sunni’s mink lashes our economy, showing rapid at WPGC’s 95.5 Birthday Bash growth in both the number

By Ashley D. Diggs AFRO Style and Trends Writer

Lash Love Co-Founder Kristyl Nelson demonstrates lash application using mink faux lashes to women at an expo of businesses and total sales,” said Census Bureau Deputy Director Thomas Mesenbourg in a 2011 report.

However, in a newly released June 2013 analysis by the National Women’s Business Council, businesses that earn less than $100,000 were more likely to die than those earning more than $100,000.

The study noted that all racial groups struggle with low revenue, but African- American women business growth rates are even less.

The Nelson sisters are to appear on WTTG/FOX 5 Morning News in Washington, D.C., to promote their brand. Lash Love will host a Beauty Pop Up vending booth at various hotels in the D.C. area during the Delta Sigma Theta Centennial gathering on July 12-14.

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The Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta (DST) Sorority and the Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community Service Foundation hosted its Inaugural S.T.E.M. Awards and Scholarship Gala honoring Trailblazers in this critical field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, Va. Honorees included: Cheryl McNair, founder/chairman of the board, D.R.E.M.E.; Joan Robinson-Berry,

Scholarship recipient Drew Bonner, seated, and his family along with Danielle Allen and her parents.

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Johnnie Milles and Lavern Chatman-Brown

Chapter/foundation leadership with Trailblazer Honorees: Fawn Coleman, Antoinette Mann, Rae Martel, Linda Gipson Hitchens, Marion Spraggins, Deborah Walls Foster, Honorees Maj. Gen (Ret) Charles Bolden, Linda Gooden, Joan Higginbotham, Christine Candio, Joan Robinson-Berry, Cheryl McNair, Linda Byrd-Johnson, Beverly Nance and Claudia Price Covington

vice president, Supplier Management Shared Services Group, The Boeing Company; INOVA Health System, accepted by Christine Candio, senior vice president; Joan Higginbotham, NASA Astronaut (Ret); Linda Gooden, executive vice president, Information Systems and Global Solutions, Lockheed Martin Corp. and Maj. Gen. Charles F. Joy Bingham, Jaylan Williams, Alexandria White Bolden, administrator, NASA. The evening and Leah Andrews ended with a special musical performance

by R&B singer, Lalah Hathaway and some After Glow dancing.

Regina Jones, co-chair and Tamika Taylor, floor manager

Mary Wair, DeGloria Hallman and Ola Willoughby

Duane Reed, Willa Reed, Cheron Burns, NASA Administer Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles Bolden, Jackie Bolden and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Reaves

Cheron Burns, Pamela Perkins, Izella Dornell, co-chair, Alotta Taylor and Gladys Pemberton

Anchors of WUSA9 News Now: Lesli Foster, JC Hayward, Derek McGinty, Andrea Roane and Anita Brikman

WUSA9 News Now, Andrea Roane, center, left, with some of the supporters of the fundraiser.

Cheron Burns, chair, fundraising committee with honoree Joan Robinson-Berry, right, with her spouse

Cancer Center is one of the region’s top It was time to break out the pink again providers of cancer treatment and care for the fifth annual DC Newsbabes to minorities, specializing in the research Bash. Twenty-one female news anchors and prevention of cancer in the area joined up with supporters among underserved and survivors to raise funds for the populations, Howard University Cancer Center , particularly June 27, at the Hamilton in Northwest, AfricanWashington, DC. In addition, the Americans.

Newsmen in Pink, a collective of male anchors from each station also participated.

Guests enjoyed specialty cocktails, sweet treats from JC Hayward, award winning Georgetown Cupcake and broadcast journalist for over music by DJ Flounder.

40 years in the D.C. market The Howard University gives her personal journey with breast cancer

Some of the female news anchors who came together to raise funds for breast cancer research

Miranda Smyre, DeGloria Hallman, Edgar Brookins and JC Hayward

Scholarship recipients: N’Dri Sligh N’Cho, seated, Danielle Allen, Morgan Woodyard, Kyra Fontaine and Rinas Osman; standing: Antoinette Mann, J.R. Edwards, Lockheed Martin, Nardos King and Fawn Coleman

Shawn Yancy and Laura Evans of FOX5 News.

Can you believe it? Yes, look-a-like dresses

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Musical performance

by Grammy award winner, Lalah Hathaway

Andrea Jefferies, regional director, South Atlantic Region, DST and Antoinette Mann, chapter president

Musical performance

by Todd Ledbetter

Recognition of guests by Tameka Tunsil and Cynthia Brown

Dr. Wayne Frederick, Howard University, 2nd from left, with cancer survivors Juone Dartlo, Alethea Ince and Dayny Morris

Andrea Roane, Monika Samtani, Shawn Yancy and Laura Evans

Ladies of the Howard University Dept. of Radiation Oncology: Candida Munguia; Dr. Danielle Singleton; Kim Hayes; Dola Adediran; Terri Hunter-Echols and Nichola Nolan

Doxie McCoy, Enid Doggett, Andrea Roane, DeGloria Hallman and Edgar Brookins

Danella Sealock, NBC 4 news with Cheryl Cooper Photos by Rob Roberts

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Meet the Pastor

FAITH

Who in your community most inspires you?

I could easily rattle off the names of Mary Hawes, who works with our HIV-Aids ministry; Bevenell Robinson, who works with battered women and domestic violence. Or, Patricia Derricott, who helped to organize our “New & Living Way” Substance Abuse Program. Or, I could mention Tina Buggs, who drives into our community all the way from Waldorf, Md. Or, Joyce Milton, our church clerk who although she does not have her own transportation, almost never misses a church service. I could mention my own wife, Roberta, who works in Baltimore, but presses her way to Washington, D.C. to serve in various capacities. I could mention all of our faithful financial contributors, but the fact of the matter is that my entire community and congregation have inspired me. Speaking of community, we are presently re-locating our ministry due to government restraints, new legislation on parking, and a general atmosphere of pushing churches out of the District. For the past several years there has been a hidden agenda by the government to go after church property through the use of laws and fines and schemes. Therefore, after several “run-ins” with the government we have relocated our ministry to Bowie right off Route 197 near Bowie State.

Name: Rev. Stephen E. Tucker Church: New Commandment Baptist Church,

Bowie, Md., 23 years Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana Education: Ball State University, BS, History Saint Mary’s Seminary, MTh Determined Biblical Institute, DD How did you hear your call to ministry?

I was called to the ministry under the leadership of the late Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr. at the New Shiloh Baptist Church.

While serving as a deacon and the superintendent of New Shiloh’s Saturday Church School, I was stunned to receive two phone calls on the same day with news that two very influential men in my life had been called home to be with the Lord.

They were from Atlanta, indicating that my former pastor, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Sr. (Daddy King as he was affectionately called) and from Indianapolis, indicating that my father-in-law, the Rev. C. C. Cornell (a pastor for over 60 years) had both passed. When the dust settled I began to experience a fierce tugging within my spirit on a daily basis.

I couldn’t serve enough or go to church enough to handle the tugging. I couldn’t hear enough sermons or be in enough places where ministry was taking place. I finally compelled myself to talk with my pastor, Dr. Carter, who sort of laughed and said, “I’ve been observing you and I thought we would be having this conversation much sooner....you held out a long time!”

The Rev. Stephen E. Tucker

What’s your favorite form of recreation? Self care?

At this stage of my life, that’s easy! My favorite form of recreation is spending quality time with my grandchildren, Kayden, 4, and Jordyn, 2, McDaniel. They are so precious, bright and fun to be around. I like to see the way they absorb church and blossom before my very eyes.

I play an occasional game of golf when I can. Of course, time with my lovely wife is always great. However, the grandchildren for both of us are sort of a joint venture project.

We both love them immensely.

What was the biggest surprise when you started ministry?

The biggest surprise for me when I started ministry was what I didn’t know. I discovered quickly that being around ministry was vastly different from being in ministry. I quickly enrolled in seminary in order to learn what I didn’t know and to be able to talk intelligently with other ministers and seasoned members of the church.

I was surprised at how much time was required to serve God in a ministerial capacity, but completely satisfied that my pastor required excellence and demonstrated excellence with the call. Finally, I learned that seminary does not teach you or prepare you for the great challenges that come with leading “our people.”

Of what aspect of your ministry are you most proud?

I am most proud that God allowed me to organize a church, plant it on the number one drug-trafficking block in the District of Columbia, and watch it grow. We began with 18 members and in less than two years had grown to 300. I am also most proud of the fact that we had literally nothing when we started.

Yet the Lord provided every need, allowed us to purchase a 100-year-old building directly across the street from public housing. In 1997, we were blessed to found Jobs Partnership along with a White Presbyterian businessman and a Catholic entrepreneur. More than 3,000 have received employment since its inception. More than 120 churches have participated in the program at some level.

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Rev. Tucker with his family; wife, Roberta, daughter, Steffani McDaniel and her husband, Joel, and their children, Jordyn and Kayden (center).

What’s the most exciting thing about your ministry?

The most exciting thing about our ministry is witnessing the miracles of God among the laborers in His vineyard. We have no lawyers or doctors or politicians or professional athletes or rich people in our congregation. Yet God uses who we have to accomplish great and marvelous things! When we started I was the only college graduate in the church. Twelve have received degrees since then. Many have been delivered from drugs and alcohol. Fifteen persons have been called into the ministry, two of whom are pastoring their own churches.

How does social media enhance your ministry, or not?

Coming from a sales background, I have been blessed to learn such things as marketing, advertising and selling. We promote our ministry via radio, website and Facebook.

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Youth ushers with their directors.

Talking, Tasting and Testifying Knowing that silence can foster sickness, Akeda Pearson came up with the idea to promote conversation to bring about healing and that was the seed for 3rd Sundays Tea, Tastings and Testimonials.

July is the end of the first series which originated through prayer and supplication, Pearson said.

“I feel my mission is to spark conversation, which is the initial step to overcoming domestic violence because silence hides violence,” she said.

“Often times than not, we remain silent while our loved ones, someone’s daughter, son, brother, sister, relative or friend experience abuse or even die as a result of domestic violence. Our society has literally become desensitized to violence.”

Domestic violence spans all cultures, races and regions throughout the world.

The monthly gatherings were established to: • spark conversation about some of the factors that manifest into domestic abuse • facilitate educational presentations for attendees to gain knowledge • distribute information about local, state and national resources • encourage sharing of information with families, friends, colleagues, neighbors, co-workers and communities and • provide an atmosphere of rich history with delicious tastings.

“When the idea was presented to Julia Faye Briggs, the owner of Tea by Julia Faye, she did not hesitate to support the idea,” Pearson said Previous events have been well attended by females 15 and older; however, more males are encouraged to attend. Due to limited seating, RSVPs are requested. Representation from DHMH, faith based organizations, safe havens and advocacy agencies is expected.

3rd Sundays Tea, Tastings and Testimonials will be held 4 p.m., July 21 at The Historic Stone Mansion, 4901 Spring Garden Drive, Baltimore, Md. RSVP to info@ akedapearson.com or call 410-367-8253.

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Rochelle Johnson, left, Akeda Pearson and Carole Campbell.

The Bailey family attended a recent book signing.

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Fruitvale Station

Martyr? Or Accidental Victim? Oscar Grant’s Tragic Story Film Review

By Kam Williams Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) and his girlfriend, Sophina (Melonie Diaz), were returning to Oakland in the wee hours of the morning after attending a New Year’s Eve 2009 celebration when their crowded train was stopped by police in response to a report of a disturbance. Oscar was among a number of male passengers ordered onto the platform at Fruitvale Station, where he was initially allowed to sit quietly with his back against the wall.

However, he was subsequently ordered to lie on his stomach so that he could be handcuffed and placed under arrest. When he resisted, a struggle ensued during which Oscar could be heard begging not to be tasered as a cop forced him to the ground.

Another officer pulled out a pistol and proceeded to shoot unarmed Oscar in the back, prompting the mortally-wounded young father to exclaim, “I got a 4 year-old daughter!” The entire incident was captured on a cell phone by a fellow straphanger who posted the video on YouTube, thereby instantly turning the controversial slaying into an international cause célèbre.

Had Oscar been callously executed or accidentally killed by a cop who had merely mistaken his .40 caliber weapon for his stun gun? This bittersweet biopic seeks to humanize the very colorful Oscar Grant by chronicling the events leading up to his death. In the last day of the charming 22 year-old’s life, we see Oscar inform his disappointed girlfriend that he’s lost his job as a clerk at the local supermarket. Later, he tucks daughter Tatiana into bed and promises to take her to Chuck E. Cheese the next day. And he ominously takes to heart his mom’s erroneous presumption that riding the train would be a lot safer than driving to San Francisco that fateful night.

Already winning awards at the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals, Fruitvale Station marks the remarkable writing and directorial debut of Ryan Coogler. A recent USC School of Cinematic Arts grad, the gifted 27 year-old exhibits the talents of a seasoned veteran here, crafting a character-driven tale that’s touching and emotionally-engaging without resort to either

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Michael B. Jordan in "Fruitvale Station." sentimentality or melodrama.

Some of the credit must also go to Michael B. Jordan for his compelling, warts-and-all portrayal of Oscar, a complicated soul with perhaps as many positive attributes as faults. The support cast deserves a share of accolades, too, for ensuring that the palpable production, one well grounded in a sobering, inner-city reality, never hits a false note.

Whether Oscar Grant deserves to be remembered as a martyr or a provocateur, this poignant portrait of him as a flawed free-spirit is moving enough to be remembered come Academy Awards season.

Excellent (4 stars) Unrated Running time: 85 minutes Distributor: The Weinstein Company

Lauryn Hill Starts Prison Sentence for Taxes The Associated Press Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill began serving a three-month prison sentence in Connecticut on Monday for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade.

Hill reported to federal prison in Danbury, said Ed Ross, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons. Inmates at the minimum security prison live in open dormitory-style living quarters and are expected to work jobs such as maintenance, food service or landscaping.

Hill, who started singing with the Fugees as a teenager in the 1990s before releasing her multiplatinum 1998 album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” pleaded guilty last year in New Jersey to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. Her sentencing also took into account unpaid state and federal taxes in 2008 and 2009 that brought the total earnings to about $2.3 million.

Her attorney had sought probation, arguing that Hill’s charitable works, her family circumstances and the fact she paid back the taxes she owed should merit consideration.

During her sentencing in May in Newark, N.J., Hill described how she failed to pay taxes during a period when she’d dropped out of the music business to protect herself and her children, who now number six. She said the treatment she received while she was in the entertainment business led to her decision to leave it.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Moser acknowledged Hill’s creative talent and work on behalf of impoverished children but called Hill’s explanation for her actions “a parade of excuses centering around her feeling put upon” that don’t exempt her from her responsibilities.

After she is released from prison, she will be under parole supervision for a year, the first three months of which will be spent under home confinement.

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It’s Giant Robots vs. Subterranean Sea Monsters in Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Showdown Pacific Rim Film Review

By Kam Williams When an undersea earthquake ripped a massive fissure along a fault line beneath the Pacific Ocean, it left a crevice wide enough for a race of subterranean sea monsters to escape and rise to the surface. Dubbed Kaiju, these Godzillalooking creatures quickly launched a series of assaults on cities all across the planet.

With millions of lives lost and many major metropolitan areas devastated, we find civilization teetering on the brink of oblivion as the world’s decimated nations decide to pool their dwindling military resources. That desperate collaboration leads to the creation of giant robots known as Jaegers.

Each of these high-powered weapons is simultaneously operated by two pilots whose minds are connected by a neural bond enabling them to share their every thought and emotion. The only problem with these state-of-the-art killing machines is that they’re soon being lost in battle faster than more replacements can be built.

The challenge of figuring a way to turn the tide in the war falls to Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba), Commanding Officer of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps. “We’re not an army anymore,” he laments, looking at the depleted, ragtag team of

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“We’re a resistance.”

Foremost among his intrepid crew members are Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam), a grizzled, American vet recently coaxed back into the cockpit. He’d retired after his copilot brother (Diego Klattenhoff) perished at the hands of a bloodthirsty Kaiju.

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“You know what happiness is?...

Happiness is a simple thing, man. It’s having something to look forward to.”

Excellent (HHHH) Rated PG-13 for pervasive violence and brief profanity In English and Japanese with subtitles Running time: 131 minutes Distributor: Warner Brothers

Rapper 50 Cent Denies Kicking Ex-girlfriend

Tracy Morgan’s Dream Comes True­—‘It’s a Girl!’

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan’s dream of having a daughter has become a reality. Morgan’s daughter, Maven Sonae Morgan, was born at 12:03 a.m. on July 2 in New York. Maven weighs 7 lbs., 3 oz.

“It’s A GIRL!!!!” Morgan tweeted.

The baby girl was born to Morgan’s fiancée Megan Wollver, a model, and is their first child. Morgan is the father of three boys with ex-wife Sabrina. They divorced in 2009. Morgan and Wollver have been engaged since September 2011.

Morgan told US magazine “You know what happiness is?... Happiness is a simple thing, man. It’s having something to look forward to.”

Morgan announced that they were expecting on the show “30 Rock,” where Morgan had been a cast member since 2006.

Morgan is to appear in two movies to be released in 2014: Rio 2 and The Boxtrolls.

At the other extreme, we have Mako Mori (Rinko Kinkuchi), an inexperienced trainee who has proven herself on a fight simulator but is yet to see any real combat.

However, as the sole survivor of a Kaiju ambush that leveled her hometown and claimed the lives of her entire family, the revenge-minded rookie is more then ready to confront the enemy. And so forth.

After establishing the motivations of each of the simplistically-drawn characters, Pacific Rim morphs dramatically into a spectacular, special f/x showdown.

Written and directed by Oscar-nominee Guillermo del Toro (for Pan’s Labyrinth), the visually-captivating sci-fi is most likely to be compared, and favorably, to the Transformers franchise for, here, it proves far easier to keep the good guys (robots) and bad guys (monsters) straight.

A mesmerizing, if mindless apocalyptic adventure that doesn’t ask anything more of an audience than to enjoy the action and root heartily for the heroes while consuming a copious amount of popcorn.

The Associated Press Rapper 50 Cent denies allegations he attacked his ex-girlfriend and trashed her condo.

The “In da Club” singer’s lawyer says there’s no warrant outstanding on the domestic violence and vandalism charges against 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson.

If convicted, he faces up to five years in jail and $46,000 in fines.

The woman told police that during a June 23 argument, Jackson began destroying property at her Toluca Lake condo before she locked herself into a bedroom. She says Jackson kicked open the bedroom door and kicked her, causing injury.

Police estimated about $7,100 in damage to the home.

The woman told police she had been in a three-year relationship and has a baby with Jackson.

His arraignment is July 22.

Birth of Daughter Blue Ivy Inspires Jay-Z’s Latest Album

By Blair Adams Special to the AFRO The softer side of Jay-Z—father, husband and provider—comes through in his latest CD. Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay-Z’s 12th studio album, after a long time between thrills for his fans, was released on July 4 and centers around the new joy of his life, his 18-month-old toddler, Blue Ivy Carter.

In a promotional commercial, the 43-yearold entertainer who was named Shawn Carter at birth, reveals his feelings about being a father for the first time and gushes about the first offspring of him and wife Beyonce.

“It’s something that we both created…..we still marvel at her,” Jay-Z said in a statement about Blue.

The fifteen-track album displays sides of Jay-Z that few have ever seen. He said in an interview, the “Jay-Z Blue” track “deals with the fact my pops left when I was young. He didn’t teach me how to be a man or how to raise a child, or treat a woman.”

“Jay-Z Blue” opens up with rap verse: “Life changed again I was already taking off/ My flight changed again/ Slight change of winds…. Baby needs Pampers…My baby getting chubby…Aww isn’t she lovely.

Magna Carta Holy Grail also includes a song titled “Heaven,” in which Jay-Z says Heaven is “his daughter’s laughter.” This album wasn’t the first time he referred to his bundle of joy.

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Deltas Light the Globe in a Torch Relay

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO

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hroughout the past six months, an Olympic-style torch has been making its way across the United States— and even parts of the world beyond. The ultimate destination is Howard University in Washington, D.C., where its arrival will mark the launch of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s 51st Convention from July 11-17.

The District is the ultimate stop of the multi-city Torch Tour, a symbolic relay that is among a slew of commemorations meant to honor the centennial anniversary of the sorority’s founding.

“Our motto is: Intelligence is the torch of wisdom. Our founders lit the torch 100 years ago [and] what they started here has impacted the world. So we wanted to carry on that torch,” said centennial chairwoman, the Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn E. Boyd, in an interview with the AFRO. The Delta Torch is a “burning symbol of the passion and commitment of the organization’s global reach;” and, beginning Jan. 1, selected members of the sorority have carried the Torch to 22 cities, representing the 22 founders of the organization.

The tour was launched in Los Angeles, Calif., and wended its way through scheduled stops, including: Seattle; Denver; St. Louis;

Oklahoma City; Dallas; Little Rock, Ark.; Chicago; Detroit; Cleveland; Mobile, Ala.; Atlanta and Augusta, Ga.; Tampa, Fla.; Greensboro and Charlotte, N.C.; New York; Baltimore; and New Orleans. It also went to Tokyo, Japan, and the Caribbean island of Bermuda.

The chosen cities are the hometowns of the organization’s living past-presidents and current Executive Committee members and the sites of two international chapters.

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The Delta Dears Steppers made a hit with the enthusiastic crowd.

Finally the TORCH has arrived in honor of Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley

The Rev. Dr. Tamara England, left, Hattie Jones Penn, Monica Watkins, Eleanor Peter Matthews, Robin Jacobs Photo by J.D. Howard

Photos by A. Lois DeLaine

The 22 TORCH Celebration Cities: Atlanta

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Los Angeles, California • Cleveland, Ohio • Tokyo, Japan • Mobile, Alabama • Seattle, Washington Atlanta, Georgia Denver, Colorado Augusta, Georgia St. Louis, Missouri Tampa, Florida Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bermuda Dallas, Texas Greensboro, North Carolina Little Rock, Arkansas Charlotte, North Carolina New Orleans, Louisiana New York, New York

Chicago, Illinois Baltimore, Maryland Detroit, Michigan Washington, D.C.

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Inextricably Linked Legacies

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The Murphy Legacy O

n behalf of the Afro American family of newspapers and the family of Founder Vashti Turley Murphy, we welcome Sorors, family and friends to the Centennial Celebration of Deltas Sigma Theta Sorority during the 51st National Convention. This is a historic gathering that honors the founding and the founders of our great sisterhood founded on Christian principles by 22 bold, brave and beautiful women. It is amazing that what these college students started in 1913 at Howard University has now grown to become the largest predominantly African American public service sorority. Collegiate and alumnae chapters are located all over the world from Tennessee to Tokyo, Germany to Georgia and the Caribbean to California.

Founder Murphy’s legacy is rich. She was a community activist, mentor, and institution builder and was known for her oratory. She was one of the charter members of what is now the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She was also one of two founders of the Philomathians an organization of women who are lovers of learning in Baltimore, Maryland.

Following in her Delta footsteps

were four Delta daughters and now six Delta granddaughters and seven Delta great granddaughters.

Delta Sigma Theta has been able to break through ordinary patterns of service to challenge the cultural pecking order that is often unfair, oppressive, and unjust with a consistent strategy of sisterhood, scholarship and public service. Members have dared to be innovative even when public policy and praxis were prohibitive.

The sorority will celebrate its rich heritage in the upcoming days. Sorors also look towards a bright future following in the footsteps of 22 brave, bold and beautiful founders who led the Women’s Suffragette March as their first public act in 1913.

Congratulations to National President Cynthia Butler McIntyre for providing the leadership and innovation to mount a convention with a historic record attendance in the nation’s capital. Congratulations also to Past National President Gwendolyn Boyd, and the host chapters for excellence in planning and execution.

The AFRO is honored to be a part of this historic occasion.

We will help you paint the town red and white!

Sisterly, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

Photo by Jay Baker

Wreath and Torch Ceremony honoring Founder Vashti Turley Murphy: Laura Morris Knight, Michele McNeil Emery, Beverly Boston, Gwendolyn A. Lindsay, Laura Phillips Byrd, all past presidents Baltimore Alumnae; Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley, 16th National President; Rita A. Cooper, Past President; Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, National Chaplain; Roslyn L. Smith, Dr. Charlene Cooper Boston, Sara H. Smalley, Mary J. Demory, Ruth J. Pratt, all past presidents; and Eleanor P. Matthews, President, Baltimore Alumnae.

Rev Dr. Frances Murphy Drapher, grand-daughter; Dr. Thelma T. Daley, 16th National President; Rev Dr Marie Murphy Braxton, grand-daughter; and Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, grand-daughter.

Procession to gravesite of Vashti Turley Murphy

Photo by Jay Baker

Great-great granddaughters Blake Alese Murphy Evans and Paige Colae Murphy Evans.

Great-grand daughters of Vashti Turley Murphy, the Rev. Vashti Jasmine Murphy McKenzie SaintJean and Qiana Jihan Smith Gabriel

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By Phillips Photography

Robin Jacobs, Eastern Regional Director; Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley, 16th National President, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, National Chaplain; and Thais Ridgeway, Eastern Regional Representative.

Photo by Jay Baker

Roz Smith, Rita Cooper, Laura Byrd Phillips

Monica Watkins, Torch Tour Baltimore-Annapolis ,Chair; Bernadette Adams, Torch Custodian; Thelma Thomas Daley, 16th National President; Hattie Penn President Annapolis Alumnae; Eleanor Matthews, President Baltimore Alumnae; and Cimmon Burris, Immediate Past President Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae.

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16 1. Always a group to remember the less fortunate at Christmas time, members of the Epsilon Sigma Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, wrapped gifts for Crownsville State Hospital. They are, from left, Darlean Cager, Bernice B. Brandon, Mary Spellman, Delores Jessup and Josephine Brown. Behind the mask is Mary Pool. The club also supported the AFRO’s musical festival to realize funds for the Mrs. Santa project.

2. Visiting sorors of the Delta Sigma Theta and AKA were feted by Lether Daniels at her home on Blaine Street

N.E. during the recent conventions. They are, front, 1st Lt. Juanita Graham, Alabama; Daniels, Loretta Watson; second row, Mable McGowen, Texas; Yvonne Jones, Mrs. Francis Austin, Texas; Alma M. Curry and Mrs. Clauses Clinton; back row, Oliver Clinton, William Watson, Milton Johnson, James Curry and Linwood Jones.

3. Deltas and consultants. Members of Delta Sigma Theta who have finalized plans for their Founders’ Luncheon are shown with their consultants who will hold a panel discussion on Black youth. They are, from left, Laura Knight, Judge Robert Bell, Elise Jude Mason, Attorney William “Billy” Murphy, Thelma T. Daley, Dr. James F. Cooper and Leah G. Hasty. In the back row are Karen D. Artis, Kathie McLaughlin, Martha Bradford, Frances Lucas, Alice Shelton, Mary Umphrey, Georgie M. Diggins and Delores Jessup.

4. On the March. Richmond Deltas probation line.

5. North Carolina Deltas study job opportunities, 1952 6. Dorothy Height is recognized by sorors. June 2, 1956 7. Among guests at the Mother-Daughter luncheon in Baltimore were, from left, Sandra Lamont and her mother Gwendolyn Lamont; Helen Cox and her mother. Ida Banks of Philadelphia; Elsie Dotson, her mother Estelle Tilghman and her daughter, Carolyn Ann Dotson and Ferne Johnson, great granddaughter of Estelle Tilghman.

8. A January, 1957 cotillion.

9. Bernice McDaniels, center rear, poses with her guests at the Delta Sigma Theta Christmas Ball. They are

Geraldine Griner, Trudy Luck, Ada Woodland, Palestine Anderson; rear, Blanche Beckham, Vashti Christmas, McDaniels, Helen Gaddis and Lillie Branch. January 13, 1961

10. Delta Founders’ Day supper group, from left, Doris R. Nash, Frances Gaines, Harriet P. Trader and Vendetta T. Wagner, 1962 11. Newly inducted Delta sorors of Alpha Mu chapter, A&T College, Greensboro, N.C., are from left,

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Shirley Cherry, Orlando, Fla.; Renee Edgerton, Louisburg, N.C.; Lillie Cotton, Rochester, N.Y.; Thelma Feaster, Greensboro, N.C.; Cockenham of Winston Salem, N.C., and Mary Tyson; back row: Barbara Shaw, Joan Vaughtor of Crewe, Va., Maxine Murrey, Newark, N.J. and Allegray Wilder, Belhaven, N.C. December, 1962

Winners in the Junior Class were, first row: Emery Tooney, Ricardo Kimbers and George Cure. Intermediate Class members were Phillip Clash, Nathaniel Rollings and Jenerette Dixon. Senior Class winners were Darrell Gray, George Forbes and Ronald McKnight, 1968

12. The following young women were presented by the Fayetteville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta in its annual Jabberwock and Sweetheart Ball in the Lilly Gymnasium at Fayetteville State College. They are, from left, Robertha Gibson, Annette Brown, Ida Feemster, Rozita Bullock, Carolyn McKoy, Carolyn McIver, Patricia Carver. On the second row are Deborah Beckett, Evelyn McCoy, Ida McCallum, Juanita Graham, Elmerene Davis, Peggy Mack, Wilma Baldwin, Lucille Elliott, Joann Harris. Third row, Pauline Jones, Cathine Williams, Rozzell Crossling, Paris Ann Moore, Delois Purdie, Olga Prince, Ella Knight and Carolyn Walton. Feb. 22, 1964

15. Delta Sigma Theta sorority rolled out the red carpet for its Founders’ Day luncheon in Washington at the Mayflower Hotel. Feb. 8, 1969

13. Zeta Epsilon, a new chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, was established on Coppin State College

campus. Members are, from left, Lynda Mathis, Margaret Walkins, Lorraine Breaux, Dannette Christmas, Rosemary Bachus, Peggy Moore; second row, Deborah Chavis, Kendall Vaughn, Shirley Hunter; third row, Jacqueline Blackwell, Jean Adams and Georgia Goslee. 1968

14. Winners in the Delta Sons’ oratorical contest were cited at a luncheon held at the Statler Hilton Hotel.

16. These 66 Miami debutantes sponsored by the Miami Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

visited Bethune-Cookman College. June 3, 1969

17. The Baltimore Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority observed the 58th anniversary of its founding at an “Honor-In” luncheon, January 16 at the Emerald Gardens. The Planning Committee committee included, from left, Gloria Marrow, Sue Miles, Doris Nash, Louis Jackson and Lydia Mussenden. Standing are, Delores Baden, Frances Gaines, Minnie Cesar and Helen Bellamy. President of the chapter is Thelma B. Cox. 1971 18. The Rev. Agnes Alston, who gave the invocation at the 65th Founders’ Day luncheon, is chatting with

Aloha McCullough, president of the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter. 1978

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19. Recording artist Bill Withers served as emcee for the first Delta Black Renaissance in the Arts, a showcase of new talent in the performing, visual and literary arts, premiering at the national convention in Dallas. With Withers are Josie Johnson, chairperson of the gala; Hortense Canady, Delta national president; Nikki Giovanni, award presenter; Jeanne Noble, award presenter; LeBaron Taylor, vice president/general manager, divisional affairs, CBS Records and Micki Grant.

20. Elnora B. Fullwood, chairperson of the 23rd Annual Honor’s Day program and Roslyn L. Smith, president of the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter, DST, welcome guest speaker, the Honorable Judge Robert M. bell, Court of Appeals, Maryland. May 27, 1995 21. This refurbished home in northwest Baltimore enables the Delta Living Project to provide a residence

for single mothers 18-21 and their children. Delta sorors Cynthia Thomas, vice president of the board, left, and Sylvia Wooden, member of the open house committee, pose with year-old Tabby.

22. Mayor Marion Barry presents the key to the city.

23. Dr. Dorothy Height, president National Council of Negro Women; Yvonne Kennedy, national Delta president and Dr. Camille Cosby receive a check from the Rice Hosiery Corporation in this 1992 photo.

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Delta Outreach – Exceeded Only by Its Vision

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO On March 3, 1913, the day before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson, 5,000 women marched along the streets of Washington, D.C. “in a spirit of protest against the [then] present political organization of society, from which women [were] excluded,” particularly at the ballot box.

At the very back of the procession was a conspicuous group: the 22 founders of the newly-minted Delta Sigma Theta sorority and their supporters. It was the first public act of the sorority, the only African-American women’s organization involved in the Women’s Suffrage Parade.

Taking a stand against the status quo demanded bravery—the parade was often impeded by gangs of drunken men who shoved, kicked, tripped, jeered, manhandled and spat upon the marchers with impunity from attendant police, who did nothing to protect the parade and often joined in the abuse.

But those Black women bore even greater burdens along that route from the Capitol to the Treasury—the weight of the rampant racism that permeated American society and even disapproval from White suffragists, who didn’t believe the right to vote should extend to Black women.

And, yet, the Deltas marched.

“Our founders made the determination in that very moment that Delta Sigma Theta would not sit idly by while any group of individuals were denied their basic human freedoms,” said National President Cynthia Butler-McIntyre. “And since then, we have not strayed from that fighting stalwart spirit that has been engrained in every Delta woman.”

Even after 100 years of existence, social and political activism has been, and continues to be, a hallmark of the organization, leaders and other observers say.

“We are social activists; that is our mission and our calling,” said the Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, co-chair of its Social Action Commission.

“We try to be change agents in every generation, just like our founders were.”

The Deltas’ activism began, and continues to be, in the political sphere.

“We have a voice in everything. We have thousands of members and we let our voices be heard loudly and clearly,” Rev. Boyd said. “We have documented responses to almost every issue that impacts our communities.”

The sorority encourages participation in the political process through nonpartisan voter registration and mobilization drives.

And every year, the sorority engages in a Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital, a legislative conference during which delegates attend legislative briefings and issue forums, and receive training on developing advocacy skills, navigating the legislative process, legislative letter writing, congressional testimony, resolution writing, and coalition building.

Sorors also swarm Capitol Hill, and meet with legislators to advocate on behalf of particularly issues.

“You stand on the shoulders of giants! Sorors like Shirley Chisholm, Carrie Meek and Carol Mosely-

D.C. students enjoy STEM workshops.

Courtesy Photos

Students learn how to put together Turbo Boxes.

These students participated in the Delta STEM event at Morgan State University, July 7.

They solve the mystery of which marker was used from the Master Chromatogram of an ink sample.

Photos by A. Lois DeLaine Ed.D.

Students received scholarships totaling more than $11,000 through the Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley.

Braun have fought the battles, but it is our time to win the war on poverty, racism, sexism classism, violence against women, violence against our young men, and the abuse of our children,” Butler-McIntyre admonished sorority members during this year’s Delta Days in March.

The sorority’s activism does not only manifest in places of power, however, but also in direct outreach and service to the community.

“Outreach is why we exist; we exist to serve,” said Boyd, the organization’s 22nd president. “And we not only talk about it but we do it.”

The sorority runs several programs as part of its community outreach.

“Our programs are the lifeblood of our organization,” Butler-McIntyre told the AFRO. “We strive to educate and mentor our youth, stimulate our communities and make them economically viable, provide much needed resources to underdeveloped countries, promote health and healthy living; and ensure our members and communities are aware of legislative decisions that dictate the well-being of their day-to-day lives.”

The programs fall within the group’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrusts: Economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental health and political

awareness and involvement.

A major focus has been on education. Youth initiatives include: The Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy, which was created with an eye toward boosting the self-esteem and academic and overall success of 11- to 14-year-old girls.

Chapters engage in a range of activities to attain those goals, such as computer training, self-esteem and etiquette workshops, field trips for science experiences and for college exposure, and special outings to cultural events, fancy dinners, museums, plays, and concerts. Delta GEMS targets African-American at-risk, 14- to 18-year-old adolescent girls and help them develop a roadmap for college and career success and for individual growth and leadership. And the EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence) program attempts to achieve the same goals with young men.

The Financial Fortitude Initiative is another program in which the group provides information from a variety of financial institutions to help members of the sorority spread financial education throughout communities in order to build wealth and financial security.

The Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund was the answer to the global call to aid those affected by the 2010

earthquake. Delta Sigma Theta joined with Water Education International and provided funds to rebuild an elementary school that was destroyed in the earthquake. It is named the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Elementary School – The Cynthia M. A. ButlerMcIntyre Campus.

The Journey to Wellness initiative promotes healthy habits and lifestyles and encourages the spiritual wellbeing of African-American families.

The sorority also promotes clean water though its water tanks and wells initiative, raising the awareness of thousands of people who die each year due to “water-borne illnesses.” Water wells are

Students watch the Marshmallow Man expand and discover what happens when air is removed. scheduled to be installed in the Delta sponsored schools in Ghana and Kenya.

The organization has also sponsored a hospital maternity wing in Kenya, a group home for orphans and another for the disabled in South Africa.

The group has received international recognition for its efforts. In 2003, the Deltas became a non-governmental organization (NGO) with special consultative status at the United Nations, one of only two African-American organizations to hold that status.

Rev. Boyd, under whose leadership that status was attained, said the honor reflected the breadth of the sorority’s outreach.

“Our impact has been strong and wide and broad and deep in all these areas and we intend to continue,” she said.

The group has also been hailed by President Obama for their century-long dedication to service.

“Delta Sigma Theta has always stood for opportunity, knowledge and power. In the early days, the founding Deltas marched for women’s suffrage on the streets of this city, and today, you are still living up to that legacy,” said President Obama in a message to the sorority during their Founders Day Weekend in January. “Thank you for everything you’ve done in the last century and all you will do in the new one.”

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Sigma Theta is infused into the history of this organization,” said Delta National President Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre, who hails from New Orleans, in a statement.

“We honor our founders and past national presidents as we bring the flame they ignited in us so many decades ago back to their cities.”

At each stop, there were regionally and culturally appropriate celebrations – such as a Mardi Gras-type fête in New Orleans and a waterfront event in Seattle – that included historical reflections, music, acknowledgments from officials and more.

“The response in each city was tremendous,” said Boyd, who led in the arrangements of the events. “Our organization worked very hard to ensure the publicity was

there and that the events were appropriate and timely.”

And beyond attendance, the events produced the outcomes that were expected, she added.

“It (the tour) was meant to celebrate but there’s always a programmatic angle to what we do,” Boyd said. “We were also using it to electrify young people to pursue their education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).”

For example, at one stop, 1,200 young people were invited to a local HBCU, where representatives from 50 companies in the STEM fields came to talk to them and offer information; one student also received a $22,000 scholarship for college.

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Honoring Civil Rights Pioneers

Photos of Reads Drug Store and Demonstrators

The street becomes Vashti T. Murphy Way

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Baltimore Area Chapters recognized the efforts of Civil Rights Pioneers in Baltimore during the 1955 and 1963 sit-ins at Read’s Drug Store, Northwood Theatre and the Hecht Company’s Rooftop Restaurant.

This day was part of the Maryland activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and to recognize the Deltas and activists who took part in the Civil Rights Movement in the Baltimore area.

The program was held near the historic Read’s Drug Store at the corner of Lexington Street and Park Avenue, the location of one of the first sit-ins held to desegregate lunch counters in 1955 by courageous students from Morgan State University.

Invited guests included members of the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women, civil rights activists, local officials and other organizations.

Dr. Thelma T. Daley and Vashti Turley Murphy, founder of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority were honored. Dr. Daley is a Maryland native and Baltimore area resident, a prominent educator and advocate of women’s rights.

The culminating activity concluded with naming the corner of Park Avenue and Lexington Street Vashti Turley Murphy Way. Photos by A. Lois DeLaine Ed.D.

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UNKNOWN HEIRS J o s h u a A . D o r s e y, whose address is 319 Farragut Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Barbara D. Whitfield AKA Barbara Whitfield , who died on December 26, 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 January 12th, 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 12th, 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 12th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Daily Washington TRUE TEST COPY Law Reporter REGISTER OF WILLS Afro American TYPESET: Tue Jul 09 13:01:47 EDT 2013 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/13 News Paper Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM638 Virginia Albert Humphrey AKA Virginia Alberta A. Humphrey Decedent Ashley Lavon Leak,Esq. 6856 Eastern Avenue, N.W. SUITE 208 Washington,D.C 20012 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sandra C. Humphrey, whose address is 1646 Fort Davis Place, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20020 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Virginia A. Humphrey AKA Virginia Alberta Humphrey, who died on December 9, 2012 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 12,2014. 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 12, 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 12, 2013 Name of newspaper: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American Newspaper Sandra C. Humphrey Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/2013

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IN RE: Amitai Bezalel Bick-Raziel Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Amitai Bezalel BickRaziel having filed a complaint for judgment changing Amitai Bezalel Bick Raziel’s name to Amitai Bezalel Bick Raziel 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 20th day of June 2013.

ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The Afro American Newspaper, a newspaper in general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that publication must begin no later than 12 days after the filing of this application; and it is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name of an adult will be held in Judge-inChambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001, on the 8th day of August 2013 at 2:30 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 Judgein-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 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/declaration of service JUDGE A TRUE COPY TEST:

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM617 Annie E. Lucy AKA Annie Edna Lucy Decedent Robert E. Cappell 3405 Epic Gate Bowie, MD 20716 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS R o b b y n T. M a y f i e l d whose address is 712 Booker Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Annie E.Lucy AKA Annie Edna Lucy who died on September 29, 2011 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 12th, 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, 12th, 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 12th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter Arfo American News Robbyn T. Mayfield Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM590 Theresa Dorothy Miller Battle Decedent Kathy BrissetteMinus Esquire Law Office of Kathy Brissette-Minus, LLC 9701 Apollo Drive, Ste 230 Largo, MD 20774 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Robert Leon Battle, whose address is 1136 Barnaby Terrace, SE, Washington, DC 20032, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Theresa Dorothy Miller-Battle, who died on March 15, 2001 with a will, and will serve withCourt 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 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 28, 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 December 28, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 28, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Robert Leon Battle Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 06/28, 07/05, 07/12/13

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PROBATE DIVISION 2013ADM585 TYPESET: Tue Jun 25 12:40:09 EDT 2013 Washington, D.C. Jonas McNair INSERTION DATE:_________________ 20001-2131

Decedent Administration No. NOTICE OF 2013ADM580 APPOINTMENT, Superior Court of Earl E. Baker NOTICE TO the District of Decedent CREDITORS District of Columbia AND NOTICE TO PROBATE Legal Advertising RatesDIVISION NOTICE OF UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington, D.C. October 1, 2008 APPOINTMENT, Ora SmithEffective and Gloria Ba20001-2131 NOTICE TO ker, whose addresses Administration No. CREDITORS are 12328 Sandy Point 2013ADM567 AND NOTICE TO Court, Silver Spring, MD DIVISION Teresa Luck Banks PROBATE UNKNOWN HEIRS 20904 and 5020 10th Decedent (Estates) Pauline M. Baker whose Street, NE, Washington, address is 4234 Lane D C 2 0 0 1 7 w e r202-332-0080 e apNOTICE OF Place, N.E. Washington, pointed personal repreAPPOINTMENT, DC 20019,was apsentatives PROBATE of the estate NOTICES NOTICE TO pointed personal repreof Jonas McNair, who CREDITORS sentative of the estate of died on May 10, 2013 AND NOTICE TO Earl E.per Baker who died with a will, and will$serve UNKNOWN HEIRS $180.00 a. Order Nisi 60 per insertion 3 weeks Court supervi- Terry M. Banks whose on November 14,2008 b. Small Estates (singlewithout publication $ 60 per insertion without a will, and will sion. All unknown heirs address is 1303 c. Notice to Creditors a n d h e i r s w h o s e Sawbridge Road, Res- serve without Court suwhereabouts are un- ton, VA 20194 was ap- pervision. All unknown 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks known shall enter their pointed personal repre- heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are un2. Foreign insertion per 3 weeks a p p e a r a n c e i n $t 60 h i spersentative of the estate of$180.00 known shall enter their proceeding. Objections Teresa Luck Banks who$360.00 d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion per 6 weeks a p p e a r a n c e in this to such appointment (or died on April 5, 2013 proceeding. Objections e. Standard Probates to the probate of de- without a will, and will$125.00 cedent´s will) shall be serve without Court su- to such appointment or to filed with the Register of pervision. All unknown t h e p r o b a t e o f d e Wills, D.C., CIVIL 515 5thNOTICES heirs and heirs whose cedent´s will shall be filed Street, N.W., 3rd Floor whereabouts are un- with the Register of Wills, a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 80.00515 5th Street, Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . known shall enter their$ D.C., N.W., 3rd Floor Washing20001, on or before a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s $ 200.00 b. Real Property December 28, 2013. proceeding. Objections ton, D.C. 20001, on or Claims against the de- to such appointment before December 28 cedent shall be pre- shall be filed with the 2013, Claims against the FAMILY sented to the under- COURT Register of Wills, D.C., decedent shall be presigned with a copy to the 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd sented to the under12:37:55 EDT 2013 202-879-1212 Register of Wills or filed Floor Washington, D.C. signed with a copy to the with theDOMESTIC Register of Wills RELATIONS 20001, on or before Register of Wills or filed with a copy to the under- D e c e m b e r 2 8 , 2 0 1 3 with the Register of Wills 202-879-0157 signed, on or before Claims against the de- with a copy to the underDecember 28, 2013, or cedent shall be pre- signed, on or before be forever barred. Per- sented to the under- December 28, 2013 or be forever barred. Persons a. Absent Defendant sons believed to be heirs signed with a copy to the$ 150.00 or legatees of the de- Register of Wills or filed believed to be heirs or b. Absolute Divorce $ 150.00 cedent who do not re- with the Register of Wills legatees of the decedent who do not receive a ceive a copy of this notice with a copy to the under-$150.00 c. Custody Divorce by mail within 25 days of signed, on or before copy of this notice by mail its first publication shall December 28, 2013 or be within 25 days of its first publication shall so ininform the Register of ext. forever barred.

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Date of Publication: copy of this notice by mail Publication: 06/28/13 25 days of its first Date For Proof of Publication, pleasewithin call 1-800-237-8892, ext. of244 Name of newspaper: publication shall so in- June 28, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American form the Register of TYPESET: Tue Jun 25 12:39:46 EDTLaw 2013 Washington Wills, including name, Afro-American LEGAL NOTICES Reporter address and relation- National Law Journal Pauline M. Baker ship.

Personal Ora Smith Date of Publication: Superior Court of TYPESET: Tue Jun 25 12:40:50 EDT 2013 Representative Gloria Baker June 28,2013 the District of TRUE TEST COPY Personal Name of newspaper: District of Columbia REGISTER OF Representative Afro-American PROBATE DIVISION TYPESET: TueWILLS Jul 09 Superior Court of 6/28, 7/5, 7/12/13 Washington Law of Washington, D.C. the District TRUE TEST COPY Reporter 20001-2131 District of Columbia REGISTER OF WILLS Terry M. Banks Administration No. PROBATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF Personal 2013ADM585 TYPESET: Tue Jun 25 12:40:09 EDT 2013 Washington, D.C. THE DISTRICT OF 06/29, 07/05, 07/12/13 Representative Jonas McNair 20001-2131 COLUMBIA Decedent Administration No. PROBATE DIVISION TRUE2013ADM580 TEST COPY NOTICE OF Superior Court of REGISTER OF WILLS Washington, D.C. APPOINTMENT, the District of Earl E. Baker NOTICE TO 20001-2131 District of Columbia Decedent 6/28, 7/5, 7/12/13 CREDITORS Administration No. PROBATE DIVISION AND NOTICE TO 2013ADM655 Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF UNKNOWN HEIRS 20001-2131 Estate of APPOINTMENT, Ora Smith and Gloria BaAdministration No. NOTICE TO Ann M. Roberts ker, whose addresses 2013ADM567 CREDITORS Deceased are 12328 Sandy Point Teresa Luck Banks AND NOTICE TO NOTICE OF Court, Silver Spring, MD Decedent UNKNOWN HEIRS STANDARD 20904 and 5020 10th Pauline M. Baker whose PROBATE Street, NE, Washington, NOTICE OF address is 4234 Lane Notice is hereby given DC 20017were apAPPOINTMENT, Place, N.E. Washington, that a petition has been pointed personal repreNOTICE TO DC 20019,was apsentatives of the estate CREDITORS pointed personal repre- filed in this Court by Patriof Jonas McNair, who AND NOTICE TO sentative of the estate of cia K. Roberts for standied on May 10, 2013 UNKNOWN HEIRS Earl E. Baker who died dard probate, including with a will, and will serve Terry M. Banks whose on November 14,2008 the appointment of one without Court supervi- address is 1303 without a will, and will or more personal represion. All unknown heirs Sawbridge Road, Res- serve without Court su- sentative. Unless a coma n d h e i r s w h o s e ton, VA 20194 was ap- pervision. All unknown plaint or an objection in whereabouts are un- pointed personal repre- heirs and heirs whose accordance with Superknown shall enter their sentative of the estate of whereabouts are una p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Teresa Luck Banks who known shall enter their ior Court Probate Division Rule 407 is filed in proceeding. Objections died on April 5, 2013 a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s to such appointment (or without a will, and will proceeding. Objections this Court within 30 days to the probate of de- serve without Court su- to such appointment or to from the date of first pubcedent´s will) shall be pervision. All unknown t h e p r o b a t e o f d e - lication of this notice, the filed with the Register of heirs and heirs whose cedent´s will shall be filed Court may take the acWills, D.C., 515 5th whereabouts are un- with the Register of Wills, tion hereinafter set forth.

Street, N.W., 3rd Floor known shall enter their D.C., 515 5th Street, 0 Admit to probate the will Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . appearance in this N.W., 3rd Floor Washing- dated 02/25/2002 exhib20001, on or before proceeding. Objections ton, D.C. 20001, on or ited with the petition upon December 28, 2013. to such appointment before December 28 proof satisfactory to the Claims against the de- shall be filed with the 2013, Claims against the Court of due execution cedent shall be pre- Register of Wills, D.C., decedent shall be preby affidavit of witnesses sented to the under- 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd sented to the under- 0 Appoint an unsusigned with a copy to the Floor Washington, D.C. signed with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed 20001, on or before Register of Wills or filed pervised personal repwith the Register of Wills D e c e m b e r 2 8 , 2 0 1 3 with the Register of Wills resentitive. with a copy to the under- Claims against the de- with a copy to the undersigned, on or before cedent shall be pre- signed, on or before Date of First Publication December 28, 2013, or sented to the under- December 28, 2013 or be July 12, 2013 be forever barred. Per- signed with a copy to the forever barred. Persons Names of Newspapers: sons believed to be heirs Register of Wills or filed believed to be heirs or Washington Law or legatees of the de- with the Register of Wills legatees of the decedent Reporter cedent who do not re- with a copy to the under- who do not receive a Afro-American ceive a copy of this notice signed, on or before copy of this notice by mail by mail within 25 days of December 28, 2013 or be within 25 days of its first Patricia K. Roberts its first publication shall forever barred. Persons publication shall so inSignature of so inform the Register of believed to be heirs or form the Register of Wills, including name, legatees of the decedent Wills, including name, Petitioners/Attorney. address and relation- who do not receive a address and relation- 12802 Foxhound Court Upper Marlboro, MD ship. copy of this notice by mail ship.

20772 Date of Publication: within 25 days of its first Date of Publication: 06/28/13 publication shall so in- June 28, 2013 Register of Wills Name of newspaper: form the Register of Name of newspaper: Afro-American Clerk of the Probate DiWills, including name, Afro-American Washington Law vision address and relation- National Law Journal Reporter ship.

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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 December 28, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 28, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Byron B. Hope, Jr. Roxane J. Hope Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013AMD559 Vernon P. Martin AKA Vernon Paul Martin Decedent Jamison B. Taylor 1218 11th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS NIcholas A.Martin, whose address is 6609 10th St. Apt C2, Alexandria, VA 22307 appointed personal representative of the estate of Vernon P. Martin AKA Vernon Paul Martin who died on August 16, 2011 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 5th, 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 5th, 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 5th, 2013 Name of newspaper WDLR: Afro-American NIcholas A. Martin Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS TYPESET: Tue Jul 02 7/5, 7/12, 7/19/13

Superior TYPESET: Tue Jun 25 12:36:14 EDTCourt 2013 of 06/29, 07/05, 07/12/13 Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0004140 IN RE: Robert Lee Washington, Jr Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Robert Lee Washington, Jr. having filed a complaint for judgment changing Robert Lee Washington, Jr.´s name to SaRaia Rochelle Washington 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 June 2013.

ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The Afro American Newspaper, a newspaper in general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that publication must begin no later than 12 days after the filing of this application; and it is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name of an adult will be held in Judge-inChambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001, on the 5th day of August 2013 at 4:00 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 Judgein-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 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/declaration of service JUDGE A TRUE COPY TEST: 06/29, 07/05, 07/12/13

the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM603 Stephen Gregory Marshall Decedent Nathan A. Neal, Esq Law Offices of Nathan A. Neal, PLLC 3108 Cherry Road, NE Washington, DC 20018 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Nicola Tiese Marshall, whose address is 4616 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Stephen Gregory Marshall, who died on January 10, 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 January 05, 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 05, 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 05, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Nicola Tiese Marshall Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM563 David Creech Decedent James E. McCollum, Jr. and McCollum and Associates 7309 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 117 College Park, MD 20740 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gloria Creech Kirk, whose address is 514 Underwood Street, NW, Washington, D.C.20012, was appointed personal representative of the estate of David Creech, who died on March 24, 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 December 28, 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 December 28, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 28, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Gloria Creech Kirk Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM611 Brenda Williams Decedent Richard Basile 6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 416 Greenbelt, MD 20770 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Marcia Lee, whose address is843 21st Street, NE, #3, Washington, DC 20002, appointed personal representative of the estate of Brenda Williams, who died on October 25, 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 January 05, 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 05, 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 05, 2014 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Marcia Lee Personal Representative

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13FSP404 IN RE: Vera Azemekie Ngezem Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Vera Azemekie Ngezem having filed a complaint for judgment changing Derwin Ikennam Ngezem´s name to Derwin Ikennam Onumajuru and having applied to the court for an Order of Publication of the notice required by law in such cases; and it is by the Court this 7thday of July 2013.

ORDERED, that all persons concerned show cause, if any there be, on or before the 22nd day of July 2013, why the prayers of said complaint should not be granted; provided that a copy of this order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before said day in the AfroAmerican.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM640 Bertrell Knight Ivy Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ella D. Knight, whose address is 535 Oglethorpe Street, NE, Washington, DC 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Bertrell Knight Ivy, who died on February 21, 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 13:08:31 2013 D.C., RegisterEDT of Wills, 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Ella D. Knight Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0004276 IN RE: Sylvia Ann Keys Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Sylvia Ann Keys having filed a complaint for judgment changing Sylvia Ann Hatch´s name to Sylvia Ann Keys 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 24th day of June 2013.

ORDERED, that the publication must begin no later than 12 days after the filing of the application; and it is further ORDERED, that FINAL HEARING on this application to change name of an adult will be held in Judge-in-Chambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001, on the 12th Day of August 2013 at 3:15 p.m. If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his 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, 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 registered or certified mail and show proof of service by filing the affidavit/declaration of service.

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0003471 IN RE: Sheila Katherine Ford Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Katherine Sheila Ford having filed a complaint for judgment changing Katherine Sheila Ford´s name to Sheila Katherine Ford 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 17th day of May 2013.

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 publication must begin no later than 12 days after the filing of the application; and it is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on the application to change name of an adult will be held in Judge-InChambers, Room 4220 in the District of Colum13:09:37 EDT 2013 bia at 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001, on the 5th day of July, 2013 at 10:00 am.

If any person desires to oppose this application, that person or his or her attorney must be present at the hearing of 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 the 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/ declaration of service.

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013AMD619 Juanita West Decedent John Noble Attorney-at-Law 451 Hungerford Drive Suite 750 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Donald R. Brew, Sr. whose address is 3396 Highview Terrace, SE Washington, DC 20020 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Juanita West, who died on April 10th, 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 January 12th, 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 12th, 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 12th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Newspaper Washington Law Reporter JUDGE Donald R. Brew, Sr. A TRUE COPY TEST: Personal TYPESET: Tue Jul 09 13:03:17 EDT 2013 Represetative 07/12, 07/19, 07/26/13 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF TYPESET: TueWILLS Jul 09 7/12/, 7/19, 7/26/13 Superior Court of

the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM599 Joseph Brown AKA Joseph Sterling Brown, Sr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Cornelia V.Myrick whose address is 24 Cleveland Terrance, West Orange, NJ 07052 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Joseph Brown AKA Joseph Sterling Brown, Sr. who died on May 6, 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 EDT probate 13:50:34 2013of 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2013 Name of newspaper WDLR: Afro-American Cornelia V. Myrick Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/2013

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM658 Lorraine Kydd Decedent Darryl Kydd Brooks, Pro Se 5818 3rd Place NW Washington, DC Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Darryl Kydd Brooks, whose address is 5818 3rd Place NW, Washington, DC, 20011 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Lorraine Kydd Brooks, who died on February 26, 2006 without a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 12th, 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 12th, 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 12th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Washington Law Reporter Afro American Personal Represenattive Darryl Kydd Brooks TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/12, 7/19,7/26/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM510 Elizabeth McCray Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS LaJuan McCray and Ruth Brown, whose addresses are 207 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 and 12701 Livingston Road, Ft. Washington, MD 20744, were appointed personal representatives of the estate of Elizabeth McCray, who died on April 16, 2005 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before December 28, 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 December 28, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 28, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter LaJuan McCray Ruth Brown Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM597 Joanne Elizabeth Johnson Decedent Wesley L. Clarke 1629 K. Street, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Dia M. Johnson, whose a d d r e s s i s 1 3 11 8 Eddington Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Joanne Elizabeth Johnson, who died on October 22, 2012 without a will, and will serve 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 Deecember 28, 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 Deecember 28, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: June 28, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Dia M. Johnson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM618 Etta Lucille Thompson Decedent John Noble Attorney-at-Law 451 Hungerford Drive Suite 750 Rockville, MD 20850 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Gwendolyn Thompson, whose address is 4404 Bowen Road,SE. Washington, DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Etta Lucille Thompson, who died on April 14, 1995 without a will. 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 January 5th, 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 5th, 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 5th, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Newspaper Washington Law Reporter Gwendolyn Thompson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 7/5, 7/12, 7/19/13

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013AMD607 Benjamin F. Pressley Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Annie Pressley, whose address is 13237 Whitechurch Circle, Germantown, MD 20874 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Benjamin F. Pressley, who died on April 2, 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 Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2013 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter July, 12,2013 Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 07/12, 07/19, 07/26/13

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Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division Case No. 13-0004120 IN RE: Johnathan Tyrell Wallace Applicant ORDER OF PUBLICATION CHANGE OF NAME Johnathan Tyrell Wallace having filed a complaint for judgment changing Johnathan Tyrell Wallace’s name to Diamond Saria Scottand 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 June 2013.

ORDERED, that a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in The Afro American Newspaper, a newspaper in general circulation of the District of Columbia; and it is further ORDERED, that publication must begin no later than 12 days after the filing of this application; and it is further ORDERED, that the FINAL HEARING on this application to change name of an adult will be held in Judge-inChambers, Room 4220 in the District of Columbia at 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001, on the 5th day of August 2013 at 3:30 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 Judgein-Chambers and mail a copy to the applicant or applicant’s counsel; and it is further JUDGE A TRUE COPY TEST:

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 13:08:35 EDT 2013 20001-2131 Administration No. 2013ADM641 Alice V. Downs Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Tina R. Holmes, whose address is 325 Jefferson St., NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Alice V. Downs, who died on December 7, 2012 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 5, 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 5, 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: 07/05/13 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Tina R. Holmes Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 07/05, 07/12, 07/19/13

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Service of process may be made upon David W. Buckley, 1828 L Street, N . W. , S u i t e 2 7 0 , Washington, D.C. whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the 13:11:16 EDT 2013 fLEGAL o l l o w i n g NOTICES District of Columbia real property: Unit 501, 1711 Mass a c h u s e t t s Av e n u e , N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, 500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice William A. Carnahan Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: July, 12th, 2013 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter TYPESET: Tue Jul 09 13:12:34 EDT 2013 The Afro-American 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/13

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Superior Court of Superior Court of the District of the District of District of Columbia District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 20001-2131 Administration No. Administration No. 2013ADM600 2013ADM625 Lawrence C. Clarence Christopher Edward James Decedent Decedent NOTICE OF NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO NOTICE TO CREDITORS CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS UNKNOWN HEIRS Nancy G. Christopher, Meka R. Burch, whose whose address is 1077 address is 2317 Hartford 30th St. NW, Washing- S t r e e t , S E , # 3 0 1 , ton, DC 20007 was ap- Washington, DC 20020 pointed personal repre- was appointed personal sentative of the estate representative of the Lawrence C. estate of Clarence EdChristopher, who died on ward James who died on December 24, 2012 with June 2, 2013 without a a will, and will serve with- will, and will serve without Court supervision. All out Court supervision. All

by Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley unknown heirs and heirs unknown heirs and heirs Superior Court of whose whereabouts are whose whereabouts are the District of unknown shall enter their unknown shall enter their District of Columbia appearance in this appearance in this Free agency in the National Basketball Association has PROBATE DIVISION proceeding. Objections proceeding. Objections W a s h i n g t o n , D .

C . gotten off to a roaring start just one week into the summer to such appointment (or to such appointment 20001-2131 to the probate of de- shall be filed with the madness.

A few big names changed teams and a few stayed Administration No. cedent´s will) shall be Register of Wills, D.C., 2013ADM653 filed with the Register of 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd close to home. But obviously the biggest fish in the market was Wills, D.C., 515 5th Floor Washington, D.C. Ernest Lewis snagged on July 5 with reports surfacing around mid-afternoon.

Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 20001, on or before Decedent NOTICE OF Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

January 12th, 2014.

The Houston Rockets got their man. After a nearly three-year APPOINTMENT, 20001, on or before Claims against the deNOTICE TO J a n u a r y 1 2 . 2 0 1 4 . cedent shall be precircus surrounding the future of all-star center Dwight Howard, CREDITORS Claims against the de- sented to the underAND NOTICE TO cedent shall be pre- signed with a copy to the “Superman” has finally landed in Houston with the services UNKNOWN HEIRS sented to the under- Register of Wills or filed of all-star guard James Harden and rising prospect Chandler signed with a copy to the with the Register of Wills Ronald Taylor, whose address is 2515 Fairhill Register of Wills or filed with a copy to the underParsons at his side. Is Houston ready for takeoff? Perry Green and with the Register of Wills signed, on or before D r i v e , S u i t l a n d , M D with a copy to the under- January 12th, 2014, or 20746 was appointed Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question. signed, on or before be forever barred. Per- personal representative of the estate of Ernest January 12, 2014, or be sons believed to be heirs Lewis who died on March forever barred. Persons or legatees of the deRiley: I’ve mentioned this before live on-air and I’ll reference believed to be heirs or cedent who do not re- 11th, 2013 without a will, and will serve without legatees of the decedent ceive a copy of this notice it again: When Dwight Howard is one of your top two players, Court supervision. All unwho do not receive a by mail within 25 days of known heirs and heirs your team won’t win. I have nothing against Howard or what’s copy of this notice by mail its first publication shall within 25 days of its first so inform the Register of whose whereabouts are grown into a regular headache circling around his behavior publication shall so in- Wills, including name, unknown shall enter their form the Register of address and relation- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s and waffling, but his offensive game still isn’t where it needs proceeding. Objections Wills, including name, ship. to such appointment to be to power a team to a championship. Making the NBA address and relation- Date of Publication: shall be filed with the ship.

July 12th, 2013 Finals a few seasons ago as a member of the Orlando Magic Register of Wills, D.C., Date of Publication: Name of newspaper: 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd July 12, 2013 WDLR had more to do with a bevy of shooters and an out-of-body Floor Washington, D.C. Name of newspaper: Afro-American 20001, on or before playoff performance from the former hot-shooting forward Daily Washington Meka R. Burch January 12th, 2014.

Law Reporter Personal Hedo Turkoglu than it did Howard. The big man did score Claims against the deAfro-American Representative cedent shall be preNewspaper TRUE TEST COPY 40 points in a closeout Game 6 that summer against the sented to the underNancy G. Christopher REGISTER OF WILLS Tue Jul 09 13:11:48 EDTa copy 2013 to the signed with heavily favored Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James but Personal TYPESET: 7/12, 7/19/, 7/26/13 Register of Wills or filed Representative once Orlando took to the big stage against the Los Angeles with the Register of Wills TRUE TEST COPY TYPESET: TueWILLS Jul 09 13:10:57 EDTCOURT 2013 OF with a copy to the underSUPERIOR REGISTER OF Lakers in the Finals, Howard’s offensive repertoire, or lack THE DISTRICT OF signed, on or before 7/12/, 7/19, 7/26/13 COLUMBIA January 12th, 2014, or thereof, really took center stage. Sadly, he’s still the same PROBATE DIVISION be forever barred. PerSuperior Court of offensive player that he was five years ago and that won’t be W a s h i n g t o n , D .

C . sons believed to be heirs the District of 20001-2131 or legatees of the deDistrict of Columbia good enough in what’s now a tougher Western conference.

Foreign No. cedent who do not rePROBATE DIVISION 2013FEP70 ceive a copy of this notice Washington, D.C. Date of Death by mail within 25 days of 20001-2131 04/06/08 Green: Howard and Harden together should make magic its first publication shall Administration No. CARL IVEY so inform the Register of 2013ADM632 whether it’s on the pick and roll or whether it’s just Howard Decedent Wills, including name, George F. Sullivan, Jr. NOTICE OF address and relationDecedent cleaning the glass for put-backs. This Houston team is basically APPOINTMENT ship.

NOTICE OF OF FOREIGN Date of Publication: the same team Howard had in Orlando except for a dominant APPOINTMENT, PERSONAL July 12th, 2013 NOTICE TO and dynamite wing in “the Beard” Harden. We don’t know if REPRESENTATIVE Name of newspaper: CREDITORS AND AND WDLR NOTICE TO current center Omer Asik will be traded but those two defensive NOTICE TO AFRO UNKNOWN HEIRS CREDITORS Ronald L. Taylor Silky Sullivan, whose towers together, should Asik stick around, would be a steel Personal address is 5410 Tinkers Monica N.C. Ivey whose fortress. We keep hearing about Harden and Parsons but what address is 4804 Representative Creek Place, Clinton, MD 20735 was appointed Wheeler Rd, Oxon Hill, TRUE TEST COPY Asik did last year from a defensive and rebounding perspective REGISTER personal representative MD 20745 was apTYPESET: OF TueWILLS Jul 09 13:51:29 EDT 2013 of the estate of George F. pointed personal repre- 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/13 was simply impressive as he averaged 11 rebounds per game.

Sullivan, Jr. who died on sentative of the estate of An aggressive shooting guard combined with two legitimate big June 6, 2013 without a Carl Ivey, deceased,by Superior Court of will, and will serve with- the Register of Wills the District of men in the paint proved to be a working formula for the Lakers out Court supervision. All C o u r t f o r P r i n c e Columbia unknown heirs and heirs George’s County, State for a few seasons. I don’t see why it couldn’t work in Houston.

Civil Division whose whereabouts are of Maryland, on May 7, Case No. 13-3883 unknown shall enter their 2008. a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Service of process may IN RE: Riley: The formula wouldn’t work in Houston because both of proceeding. Objections be made upon Betty MarEdward Washington to such appointment lene Taylor, 1410 Girard those seven-footers in L.A., Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, had Applicant shall be filed with the St., NW, #B12, Washingskilled post moves and Gasol had the ability to hit jumpers from Register of Wills, D.C., ton, DC 20009 whose ORDER OF 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd designation as District of PUBLICATION far out, opening up space for Bynum and Kobe Bryant to operate.

Columbia agent has Floor Washington, D.C. CHANGE OF NAME 20001, on or before been filed with the RegisE d w a r d Wa s h i n g t o n J a n u a r y 1 2 , 2 0 1 4 . ter of Wills, D.C. having filed a complaint Claims against the de- The decedent owned the for judgment changing cedent shall be pre- f o l l o w i n g D i s t r i c t o f Edward Washington´s sented to the under- Colombia real property: name to Lakiesha Kiera signed with a copy to the 1 5 2 0 2 3 r d S t . S E , Washington and having Register of Wills or filed Washington, DC. applied to the court for an with the Register of Wills Claims against the deOrder of Publication of with a copy to the under- cedent may be prethe notice required by signed, on or before sented to the underlaw in such cases; it is by January 12, 2014, or be signed and filed with the the Court this 3rd day of forever barred. Persons Register of Wills for the July 2013. believed to be heirs or District of Columbia, 500 ORDERED, that the legatees of the decedent Indiana Avenue, N.W., publication must begin who do not receive a Washington, D.C. 20001 no later than 12 days copy of this notice by mail within 6 months from the after the filing of the apwithin 25 days of its first date of first publication of plication; and it is further publication shall so in- this notice.

ORDERED, that FINAL Monica N.C. Ivey form the Register of HEARING on this apPersonal Wills, including name, plication to change name Representative(s) address and relationof an adult will be held in TRUE TEST COPY ship.

Judge-in-Chambers, In a recent conversation, it came to my attention that my boss REGISTER OF WILLS Date of Publication: Room 4220 in the District June 12, 2013 of Columbia at 500 Inwas interested in knowing if there are any African-American Date of first publication: Name of newspaper: diana Avenue, N.W., 07/12/13 Afro-American Washington, DC 20001, drivers racing in the Indianapolis 500.

Washington Law on the 21st Day of AuName of newspapers Reporter After pondering this for a minute, it occurred to me that there gust 2013 at 2:30 p.m. If Silky Sullivan and/or periodical: any person desires to opPersonal The Daily Washington are very few Black motor racing fans in comparison to other pose this application, Representative Law Reporter that person or his atThe Afro-American spectator sports. Soccer, hockey and auto racing seem to be the torney must be present at TRUE TEST COPY TYPESET: Tue Jul 09 13:12:12 EDTor 2013 the hearing file written step-children of Black American’s interest in sports.

07/12, 07/19, 07/26/13 REGISTER OF WILLS detailed objections five (5) business days in adTo answer the question, there is some interest among Black 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/ 2013 SUPERIOR COURT OF vance of the hearing with THE DISTRICT OF Judge-in-Chambers and drivers towards motor racing. As far as I can remember, back COLUMBIA mail a copy to the apPROBATE DIVISION in the 80’s comedian Bill Cosby joined a few other investors plicant or applicant’s Washington, D.C. counsel; and it is further in the sponsorship of Willy T. Ribbs. Ribbs was the first Black 20001-2131 ORDERED, the apForeign No. plicant must send the apdriver in modern times to make the field at Indianapolis. His 2013FEP66 plication for change of Date of Death name of an adult and nobest finish was 21st.

January 5, 2013 tice of final hearing to the Thomas W. Adams applicant’s creditors perAs an Indy car racer, Ribbs success was limited and he Decedent sonally or by registered NOTICE OF walked away to find a real job. But, after a 20-year vacation, or certified mail and show APPOINTMENT proof of service by filing Ribbs came back to participate in the first Baltimore Grand Prix.

OF FOREIGN the affidavit/declaration PERSONAL of service.

In 2002, George Mack strapped himself into one of these REPRESENTATIVE AND JUDGE land rockets, but his success was so limited he is no more than NOTICE TO • Your A TRUE COPY TEST: CREDITORS a footnote.

William A. Carnahan 07/12, 07/19, 07/26/13 History whose address is 2158 I have always viewed IndyCar racing as a sport I should put Florida Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 on a suit to watch. The open wheel cars are equipped with so • Your was appointed personal much technology that an astronaut should be driving. representative of the Community estate of Thomas W. AdIf I am going to spend an afternoon watching cars running ams , deceased, on March 20th, 2013, by the • Your around in circles, I prefer NASCAR. I am aware that NASCAR Circuit Court for Arlington County, State of Virginia was born in the bowels of the “Good Ole Boy” mentality, and News Service of process may be made upon David W. I am still a fan.

Buckley, 1828 L Street, N . W. , S u i t e 2 7 0 , Back in the day, drivers were running moonshine in fast cars Washington, D.C. whose to stay a few steps ahead of the law. This led to bragging on designation as District of Columbia agent has the speed of their vehicles, which led to Saturday races. Some been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. entrepreneur came up with the idea to put them on an oval track The decedent owned the following District of and charge admission to spectators. Often the first prize was no Columbia real property: Unit 501, 1711 Mass a c h u s e t t s Av e n u e , N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Claims against the de-

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Permission for Liftoff? What to Expect from Houston Rockets Next Season

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I like what Golden State did in acquiring veteran forward Andre Iguodala. That was a power move and if their big men David Lee and Andrew Bogut come back healthy next season then you have to pencil in the Warriors for a top-two team next year. And don’t forget about Oklahoma City or San Antonio. I just can’t get into Howard’s offense. We praise him as this dominating center but when the postseason comes around, he’s just a 20 points-per-game scorer, which has never been enough for a title and won’t be unless he improves. Maybe Kevin McHale or Hakeem Olajuwon can teach him some tricks but at age 28 as of this December, when is he going to learn those tricks?

Green: In Howard’s last few playoff series he’s averaged 17 and 10, 27 and 15 and 18 and 11 with just over two blocks per game in his last three postseasons. I say that’s enough to get it done in today’s age where perimeter players are the ones pushing teams to titles. Look, I agree with you on the premise that Howard will never be an elite scorer. I don’t think he has the skills or mentality to become a great offensive player. But he doesn’t need to be one in Houston. A team may not be able to win a ring if Howard is one of their top two scorers but that won’t be the case with the Rockets. Houston knows its money player is Harden and I expect Howard to understand that and fall off his demand for the basketball in critical situations. All Howard needs to do is rebound and protect the rim on defense, and he can do both very well. If he does that and allows the shooters around him to do their thing, Houston will prosper.

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In Danville, Va., during the heat of this new form of entertainment, young Wendell Scott was learning at the knee of his mechanic father. Soon he learned how to drive and drive fast. Not wanting to waste his life in the cotton fields, he opted for a stint in the Army. When he returned home, he adopted the cloak of a moonshiner.

He made and delivered his own white lightning. It was necessary to have a fast car and the driving skills to evade the police. He soon realized that he was as good, or better, than the White drivers he had been watching at these Saturday contests.

Through some trickery, he managed to gain entry in one of the races. This was like donning a deer costume and walking through the woods during hunting season. Through perseverance and a lot of skill he managed to carve a niche in this previously all-white sport. He was the Jackie Robinson of what became NASCAR. In 1952 he acquired a license to compete in what had become a sport of national interest. He had a career of wins and crashes.

In 1963 he won the Grand National which at the time was the Super Bowl of Sprint Car Racing. Scott continued to race for another 10 years, often competing in repurposed equipment and retread tires.

After Scott retired, there was quite a lapse until NFL running back Joe Washington and NBA legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving sponsored a team. Although the pair were stars in their respective sports, their effort to put together a winner on the racing circuit bombed.

The latest news comes from former MLB legend Reggie Jackson who is showing interest in sponsorship. I wish him luck, because the sport could really use more diversity.

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