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Michael Brown Jr.: One Year Later

Editorial: Blue Uniforms: Protectors or Predators?

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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law

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Book Review: Between The World and Me

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‘The Wiz’ Finds Its Dorothy

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) were the main standouts of the 2016 presidential candidates at the Urban League convention on July 30 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Clinton came out swinging at Bush in a Continued on A3

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Peebles Replaces Fattah as Black Caucus Foundation Chair

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) resigned as the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) on July 30. This is the result of a 29-count indictment AFRO File Photo filed against him by the R. Donahue Peebles is a U.S. Attorney’s Office wealthy Black real estate in Philadelphia on July investor and developer.

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29 for misappropriating federal funds to pay off a campaign debt. On July 30, CBCF president and CEO A. Shuanise Washington announced his successor.

“Mr. R. Donahue Peebles, the immediate past vice chairman of the CBCF board of directors, will assume the role of chairman, immediately,’ Washington said.

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Inmate Pell Grant Proposal Divides Congress Along Party Lines

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Paulette Brown Takes Charge of American Bar Association in D.C.

Clinton Bashes Bush at National Urban League Convention

Arne Duncan is the U.S. Secretary of Education.

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com

On July 31, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a new initiative, “The Second Chance Pell Pilot Program.” This proposed program would allow inmates to received Pell Grants to pursue college and trade school education. Pell Grants are federal funds available to low-income higher education students that don’t need to be repaid.

“America is a nation of second chances,” Continued on A4

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Paulette Brown became the first Black woman elected as the president of the American Bar Association (ABA) at its annual meeting July 30 – Aug. 4 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Brown, a partner and chief diversity officer with the law firm of Locke Lord in Morristown, New Jersey, joins U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch as the leader of a large, predominantly White organization in the legal field.

Brown participated in the traditional “pass the gavel” ceremony taking the organization’s physical mantle from her predecessor, William C. Hubbard, on Aug. 3. She was officially ratified as the president by a vote of the ABA House of Delegates on Aug. 4.

Brown is a native of

U.S. Lawmakers Call for Universities, Retirement Plans to Discontinue Support of Payday Lenders

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com U.S. lawmakers and a body of national clergy gathered recently to demand universities and retirement plans divest their interest in ACE Cash Express – the nation’s largest payday lender.

The Interfaith Payday Lending roundtable convened

by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, ranking member of the Financial Services

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Paulette Brown is the new president of the American Bar Association.

Baltimore and received her bachelor’s degree from Howard University and her law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. Continued on A3

50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act The Voting Rights Act, passed on Aug. 6, 1965, protects the right to vote for every law-abiding American citizen regardless of race, culture, religion or creed.

Passage of the Act was spurred by an attack on nonviolent protestors marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama for voting equality, which is remembered as Bloody Sunday. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is one of the original marchers who was attacked on the bridge.

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Family Mourns the Late Bobbi Kristina

By The Associated Press R&B singer Bobby Brown emerged from the funeral of his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, staring toward the ground before lifting his head up and briefly gazing at the sky.

Dressed in all black, the grieving Brown was one of the first to exit the tensionfilled private service for Bobbi Kristina on July 1st at the St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, just north of Atlanta. Twenty-twoyear-old Bobbi Kristina was the only child between Brown and the late megastar singer

R&B singer Bobby Brown leaves a funeral service for his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown Aug. 1st in Alpharetta, Ga. AP Photo Whitney Houston.

Bobbi Kristina died in hospice care July 26th,

about six months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub at

her townhome.

Several celebrities showed up for the funeral including filmmaker Tyler Perry, Grammy-winning R&B singer Monica and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.

In the middle of the service Bobby Brown’s sister Leolah Brown walked out of the church and spoke to reporters gathered outside.

She said she was angry because Pat Houston was speaking at the funeral. Pat Houston is the sister-in-law and former manager for the late Whitney Houston.

“I told her that Whitney is going to haunt her from the

grave,” Leolah Brown told reporters outside the church.

She suggested that the feud between the Houstons and the Browns was far from over.

“It’s just getting started,” she said before going back inside the church.

An email to the Houston family rep was not returned.

For years, there’s been a longstanding rift between the families of the young woman’s famous mother and father. Bobby Brown briefly appeared at Houston’s funeral three years ago, saying he and his children were seated but asked repeatedly to move.

Brown said he left because he

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Bobbi Kristina’s death was grimly similar to the way her mother had died three years earlier.

Houston’s assistant found the singer’s lifeless body facedown in a foot of water in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel just before the Grammy Awards in 2012. Authorities found prescription drugs in the suite, and evidence of heart disease and cocaine in her body, but determined her death was an accidental drowning.

Bobbi Kristina was found in the townhome she shared with Nick Gordon, an orphan three years older, whom Houston had raised as her own. Bobbi Kristina referred to him as her husband. A police report earlier this year described the incident as a drowning, and authorities are investigating her death.

Relations between Gordon and other relatives have soured over the past few years, especially after Bobbi Kristina was hospitalized. A protective order barred him from being within 200 feet of Pat Houston. And a feud erupted over whether Gordon could visit Bobbi Kristina while she stayed in the hospital.

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said he and his office are interested in reviewing the investigative file to determine whether any charges will be filed.

Leolah Brown said she believes Gordon was involved in the death of her niece.

Lawyers for Gordon declined to comment.

Bobbi Kristina was raised in the shadow of her famous parents’ hugely public life.

She appeared alongside the couple in 2005 on the Bravo reality show “Being Bobby Brown,” which showed her parents fighting, swearing and making court appearances.

She attended award shows with her mother and father, walked red carpets with them and sang in Central Park with Houston as adoring fans watched.

Houston and Brown were married 15 years. Their tumultuous relationship ended in 2007.

Bobbi Kristina told Oprah Winfrey shortly after her mother’s death in 2012 that she wanted to carry on Houston’s legacy by singing, acting and dancing. But her career never took off.

In her short life, Bobbi Kristina became a social media sensation, sending more than 11,000 tweets and attracting 164,000 followers.

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National Survey Report:

Blacks Claim Unfair Treatment by Police

By The Associated Press A majority of blacks in the United States — more than 3 out of 5 — say they or a family member have personal experience with being treated unfairly by the police, and their race is the reason why.

This information, from a survey conducted by the Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research, comes as the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, approaches its first anniversary and the nation continues to grapple with police-related deaths of Black Americans.

Blacks said they felt especially targeted by the police. Half of Black respondents, including 6 in 10 Black men, said they personally had been treated unfairly by police because of their race, compared to 3 percent of Whites. Another 15 percent said they knew of a family member who had been treated unfairly by the police because of their race.

White Americans who live in more diverse communities — those where census data show at least 25 percent of the population is non-White — were more likely than other Whites to say police in their communities sometimes treat minorities more roughly, 58 percent to 42 percent. And they’re more likely to see the police as too quick to use deadly force, 42 percent to 29 percent.

Larry Washington, 30, of Merriville, Indiana, described his encounter with a White police officer when he was arrested for theft in Burbank, Illinois, as a teenager.

“When I got to the police station, the officer who arrested me told me that I looked like I wanted to do something about it,” Washington said, adding, “And he kept calling me ‘nigger.’”

“It’s been like this for a long time,” Washington said. “It’s just now that everybody starting to record it and stuff, it’s just hitting the spotlight. Most Caucasians, they think it’s just starting to go on when it’s been like this.”

The AP-NORC poll shows stark differences between Whites and Blacks when it came to attitudes toward law enforcement: —More than two-thirds of Blacks — 71 percent — thought police are treated too leniently by the criminal justice system when they hurt or kill people. A third of Whites say police are getting away with it, while nearly half — 46 percent — say the police are treated fairly by the criminal justice system.

—When asked why police violence happens, 62 percent of Whites said a major reason is that civilians confront the police, rather than cooperate, when they are stopped. Three out of 4 Blacks, or 75 percent, said it is because the consequences of police misconduct are minimal, and few officers are prosecuted for excessive use of force. More than 7 in 10 Blacks identified problems with race relations, along with poor relations between police and the public that they serve, as major reasons for police violence.

—Whites and Blacks disagreed over whether police are more likely

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Protesters walk through the streets after a standoff with police in Ferguson, Mo in 2014. to use deadly force against blacks.

Nearly 3 out of 4 whites — 74 percent — thought race had nothing to do with how police in their communities decide to use deadly force. Among blacks, 71 percent thought police were more likely to use deadly force against black people in their communities, and 85 percent said the same thing applied

generally across the country. Fiftyeight percent of Whites thought race had nothing to do with police decisions in most communities on use of deadly force.

Seventy-two percent of Whites said they always or often trust police to do what is right for them and their community, while 66 percent of Blacks said they only sometimes,

rarely or never trust the police to do what is right.

David A. Clarke Jr, who is sheriff in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, said Blacks have more encounters with police than Whites because of crime rates in urban areas. “If you have more interaction with the police because of the crime and the disorder in our urban centers — the American ghetto I like to say it — it’s going to skew the numbers,” Clarke said.

David Thomas, 80, of Vienna, Georgia, recalled being treated roughly when stopped by police as a young man in Savannah, Georgia.

He said relations between Black communities and law enforcement have improved since then.

“Everything is not right, but it’s better,” Thomas said. “We have bad cops and we have good cops. I don’t know where we’re going to from here, but we need police.”

The AP-NORC Poll of 1,223 adults, including 311 Black adults, was conducted online and by phone July 17th-July 19th, using a sample drawn from NORC’s probabilitybased AmeriSpeak panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points. For results among Black respondents, the margin of error is plus or minus 9.1 percentage points.

Respondents were first selected randomly using address-based sampling methods, and later interviewed online. People selected for Amerispeak who didn’t otherwise have access to the Internet were interviewed over the phone.

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speech to the predominantly Black audience, ridiculing Bush’s “right to rise” phrase.

“I don’t think you can credibly say you have the right to rise, and then say you’re phasing out Medicare or repealing Obamacare,” Clinton said. “People can’t rise if they can’t afford health care. They can’t rise if the minimum wage is too low to live on. They can’t rise if their governor makes it harder for them to get a college education. And you can’t seriously talk about the right to rise and support laws that

of discrimination that is still ongoing.”

Clinton talked about the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Sandra Bland and quoted statistics on Blacks receiving longer sentences than Whites and noted the mortgage inequality between the races. She talked about working as a lawyer for the Children’s Defense Fund, founded by noted Black child advocate Marian Wright Edelman, and about her years as first lady of Arkansas and the United States fighting for child health care insurance

“Race still plays a significant role in determining who gets ahead in America and who gets left behind.”

– Hillary Clinton deny the right to vote.”

Clinton said that racism is a part of American life and it isn’t right. “Race still plays a significant role in determining who gets ahead in America and who gets left behind,” she said. “And yes, while that is partly a legacy of discrimination that stretches back to the start of our nation, it is also because

and economic equality for women.

Clinton said that she, as president, would work to eliminate systemic inequities and racial disparities in the country because it is part of her belief that all Americans should be treated fairly.

In his remarks, Bush ignored Clinton and touched on the shooting deaths of

adults with no vision of a life beyond the life they know,” he said.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Sen. Bernie Sanders were the other Democrats that spoke to the Urban League. Dr. Ben Carson was the only other Republican, and African American candidate, that spoke at the Urban League convention.

Baltimore Named Host of NUL 2016 Convention The National Urban League will host its 2016 convention in Baltimore, Md. on Aug. 3rd-6th. “We are especially excited to bring the 2016 conference to Baltimore – a city with a long and rich civil rights history and much to offer our attendees and members,” said Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League, in a statement. “Our desire to come to Baltimore was also a timely one. We are committed to partnering with our affiliate, the Greater Baltimore Urban League, Mayor Rawlings-Blake and the entire city of Baltimore to empower residents and make a notable impact in the local community.” the nine worshippers at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina two months ago, saying that “for too long we’ve

been blind to the way past injustices continue to shape the present.”

However, Bush said that for too many Americans,

Editor’s note: Due to a miscommunication, The AFRO will not have interviews with the five candidates who addressed the Urban League, as we said we would last week.

struggling to survive is a way of life. “In our cities, we’ve got so many people who have never known anything but poverty, so many young

Brown

Continued from A1 She served as a municipal court judge in Plainsfield, N.J. and has worked as an in-house counsel for several companies.

Brown is a former president of the National Bar Association (NBA), the nation’s largest organization of Black attorneys, and the Association of Black Women Attorneys of New Jersey.

She has been active in the ABA for years and her activism culminated in August 2014 with her election by the House of Delegates as the organization’s first Black female president-elect.

In the ABA, the president serves a one-year term and the president-elect, who also serves a one-year term, can be described as “the president in waiting.”

Brown is the third African American to assume the helm of the ABA, following Dennis Archer of Detroit, who served from 2003-2004 and Robert S. Grey Jr. of Richmond, the organization’s leader from 2004-2005. She is also the fifth female to lead the ABA. In her address after the gavel ceremony, she announced initiatives on more diversity in the legal profession, taking on police brutality, and visiting all of the states of the Union during her term. “All lawyers deserve a little love from the ABA,” Brown said.

Brown said that part of her diversity initiative will be to encourage young people to pursue careers in the law. “It is important for our youth to see the diversity of our profession and for members to show them what is possible, because it’s

difficult to aspire to be something you can’t see,” she said.

Brown asked her colleagues to join her for a week of national service from Oct. 25-31 and talked about a new program, ABA Everyday, in which the benefits of being a member of the ABA are touted to all legal professionals that are eligible to participate in the organization. “Our sections, divisions and forums have something for everyone,” she said.

Brown’s family and friends attended the ceremony along with her Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sisters. She expressed happiness at being the leader of the ABA. “It is indeed a joyous day,” she said. “Although it has been almost 40 years since I started practicing law, on a day like today, I feel like an excited, newly minted lawyer who just learned that she passed the bar exam.”

On Aug. 1, one of Brown’s sorority sisters, Lynch, addressed the ABA, saying that one of the priorities of her administration will be to restore trust between communities and police. “The – Paulette Brown Department of Justice will be a committed partner to every community working to identify and implement strategies that will advance public safety, strengthen relationships and foster the enduring trust and respect they need to thrive,” Lynch said.

Lynch also said that her administration will continue to fight terrorism and is making progress in stopping human trafficking.

Lynch is the first Black female attorney general. She was sworn in on April 27 by Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C.

“Although it has been almost 40 years since I started practicing law, on a day like today, I feel like an excited, newly minted lawyer who just learned that she passed the bar exam.”

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Peebles

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estate entrepreneur, author, and founder and chairman of The Peebles Corporation. He is a District native and one of the most successful Black real estate investors and developers in the country. He owns properties in San Francisco, Boston, New York City, Miami, Miami Beach, and the District that includes the Courtyard by Marriott Convention Center

continue its efforts to develop opportunities for African Americans in all facets of life, from employment, economic empowerment and health care to education,” she said.

Fattah’s resignation takes place as the CBCF is preparing for its 45th Annual Legislative Conference that will take place primarily at the Walter Washington Convention Center from Sept. 1620. Thousands of people from across the country will come to the District to participate and attend scores of workshops and brain trusts on a wide range of topics that pertain to Black Americans.

Fattah also resigned – A. Shuanise Washington on July 29 as the ranking Democrat of Hotel downtown and an office building on the House Appropriations Subcommittee Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast. on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Washington thanked Fattah for his Agencies with the blessing of House three-year service and said that the work of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). the foundation will continue. “Despite the Despite stepping down from the subcommittee changes in board leadership, the CBCF will and CBCF leadership positions, Fattah said he

“Despite the changes in board leadership, the CBCF will continue its efforts to develop opportunities for African Americans in all facets of life, from employment, economic empowerment and health care to education.”

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U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.)

will fight the charges.

“As I have previously stated, I have never participate in any illegal activity or misappropriation of taxpayer dollars as an elected official,” he said in a statement. “For the last 21 years, I have represented the people of Philadelphia in Congress with honor and dignity, helping millions of families through my efforts focused on education, employment, mortgage relief and health care. I will proudly continue to serve my constituents and look forward to helping millions more.”

The representative is still performing his duties. On Aug. 4, he delivered remarks at the National Medical Association convention in Detroit. Fattah has made it clear, from published reports, that he will run for reelection in 2016.

Diane Bowman, the executive director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, told the AFRO that the party had no comment on Fattah’s legal troubles but added “let the man have his day in court.” A staffer for Pennsylvania Black Caucus Chair Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D-Philadelphia) told the AFRO that Brown did not have a comment on the Fattah matter either.

Inmate

Continued from A1 Duncan said. “Giving people who have made mistakes in their lives a chance to get back on track and become contributing members of society is fundamental to who we are [as a nation] and it can also be a cost-saver for the taxpayer.”

In 1994, a Republicanled Congress amended the 1965 Higher Education Act to eliminate Pell Grant eligibility for students in federal and state penal institutions. Ronald Moten, a District Republican who is a returning citizen and an anti-gang violence activist, said preventing inmates from getting Pell Grants was a mistake.

“When I was incarcerated in New Jersey, I had the chance to go to community college with the help of Pell Grants and I learned about African-American history and straightened myself up,” Moten, who attempted an unsuccessful run for the Ward 7 D.C. Council seat in 2012, said. “Taking college courses in prison helps people.

Classes gives people skill sets that will help them when they leave prison.”

According to a Department of Justice funded 2013 study from the RAND Corporation, inmates participating in correctional education – including college-level courses – were 43 percent less likely to return to prison within three years than inmates who didn’t participate in correctional education programs.

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) had a robust college education program for inmates at the Lorton Reformatory in Virginia. The program started in 1969 but closed in 1996 because of the District’s severe financial crisis at the time. Moten estimated that 97 percent of the people who attended UDC classes while at Lorton “were never locked up again.”

Debra Rowe, the executive director of Returning Citizens, an advocacy group for the city’s estimated 60,000 returning citizens, said she benefitted from UDC’s program. “I took courses while locked up in Lorton and it really changed my life,” Rowe said. “I really endorse what the Obama

administration is doing because taking classes gives people options and broadens their outlook on life.”

Rowe said that female inmates will especially benefit from the Pell Grant pilot because education gives women a sense of individual achievement and higher selfesteem.

Michael Rogers, a spokesman for UDC, told the AFRO he has heard of the

“The Restoring Education and Learning Act” (REAL Act) which would restore Pell Grant eligibility to federal and state prisoners.

Edwards, a 2016 candidate for the U.S. Senate, was the chief sponsor of the bill.

Edwards said that REAL Act will help former inmates compete in the nation’s economy. “We know that helping economically challenged individuals work

District, to work in its pilot program to help inmates get access to the Pell Grant pilot program.

In the last several years, decreases to Pell Grant funding has prevented several low income and minority students from getting higher educations, according to news reports. News reports also suggest that a cut to federal funding is linked to low enrollment rates for HBCUs.

“Taking college courses in prison helps people.”

-Ronald Moten Pell Grant pilot program but there has been no discussion among university leaders as to whether the college education program for inmates will be reactivated.

In May, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) joined Reps. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn.), and Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.) to introduce a bill,

toward post-secondary study and training provides a better future for all Americans,” she said. “We should provide such opportunities to all to ensure that the cyclical process of repeat incarceration does not continue.”

Only an act of Congress can make Pell Grants available to all incarcerated individuals.

The Obama program will devise incentives to federal institutions and states and the

U.S. Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, isn’t a fan of the Obama program. “How we sustain the long-term sustainability of the Pell Grant program needs to be a national conversation, and as a part of that conversation, we should discuss whether this aid can help incarcerated individuals become productive members of society,” Kline

said. “Unfortunately, the administration has chosen again to stifle an important debate by acting unilaterally and without regard for the law. As I have said time and time again, if the administration wants to see meaningful change take place, it must stop governing through executive fiat and start working with the people’s elected representatives in Congress.”

When Moten was told of Kline’s comments, he took exception to his fellow party member.

“This is a great thing that the Obama administration is doing,” he said. “It is long overdue.”

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Committee, said they would petition the country’s most notable endowments, including the Harvard Management Company, and the University of California’s Board of Regents as well as state retirement plans in New York, Illinois, Colorado, Virginia, and Montana to divest their interests in the predatory lenders.

Divestment would require current interest in the ACE Cash Express to be sold off and no further investments be made.

Like “vice stock,” investments in things such as prisons, tobacco, and gun manufacturers that are considered by some to be morally or socially harmful, investments in ACE Cash Express, which was acquired by JLL Partners Fund in 2006, have proven particularly lucrative – with each store-front reportedly clearing more than a million dollars a year. The profit is generated directly from the default fees assessed on overdue short-term loans, most of which are obtained by the impoverished.

“Absent substantial reforms in their business practices, public employee retirement assets and university endowments should not support an industry that leaves thousands of Americans trapped in cycles of debt – especially companies that have violated federal law,” Waters said at the event on July 16. “I convened this group because it is important that the debate over payday lending includes the moral objections that it raises for people of faith.”

Roundtable panelists, including the Rev. Dr. Willie Gable Jr. from National Baptist Convention USA and Faith and Credit Roundtable and Rachel Anderson, director of the Faith and Credit Roundtable, Center for Responsible Lending discussed the impact of payday and small-dollar lending practices on the communities they serve. The panel also discussed federal, state, and local activities to combat payday lending, such as extending the borrower’s time to pay the loans back, as well as faith-based alternatives to small-dollar lending practices.

Waters said ACE Cash Express was guilty of “illegal debt collection tactics – including harassment and false threats of lawsuits or criminal prosecution – to pressure overdue borrowers into taking out additional loans they could not afford.”

The Rev. Graylan Hagler, senior minister at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Northeast D.C. was instrumental in pushing payday lenders out of the District in 2008. Hagler applauded Waters’ actions and told the AFRO that it was unconscionable to have the financial security of one group of Americans fortified by the dispossession of another.

“The [ACE] stocks are publicly traded and people gravitate towards them because they make money, but they make these obscene amounts of money off of people already struggling,” said Hagler, who called the rates of return better with a loan

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Universities and retirement plans are reaping profit from ACE Cash Express’ lending practices in poor communities. shark. “There’s no humanity in this.”

Unfortunately, vice stock – also known as the “sin bin” of investment – tend to outpace those that do not rely on a moral compass. In fact, evidence suggests that sin bin stocks not only sell but pay because there is a steady demand for their goods and services regardless of economic conditions, they operate globally, and tend to give a high margin of profit.

“I commend Waters’ effort because years ago the Department of Defense said payday lending was immoral because of the financial strain it placed on soldiers. How are we to say the practices are okay for the average citizen if they are not okay for the soldier? If it is harmful, morally, to the nation, divestment should be sought,” Hagler said.

ACE did not return AFRO inquires before press time.

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Obama: Iran Deal Builds on Diplomacy that Won Cold War

By The Associated Press President Barack Obama launched a blistering denunciation of opposition to his Iran deal Aug. 5th, arguing that none of the criticism stands up to scrutiny and warning that if Congress blocks the accord it will put the U.S. on the path to another Middle East war.

“The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some form of war,” Obama said in an address at American University.

“Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon.”

Seeking to isolate his critics, Obama said the rest of the world supports the Iran accord, with the notable exception of Israel. He reaffirmed his support for Israel’s security and said he doesn’t doubt the sincerity of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of the fiercest opponents of the agreement.

But in a blunt assessment of Netanyahu’s views, Obama said “I believe he is wrong.”

The president’s address, which lasted nearly an hour, was part of an intense summer lobbying campaign by both supporters and opponents of the nuclear deal. Members of Congress will vote next month on a resolution either approving or disapproving the pact.

Opponents of the deal say it would leave too much of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in place and allow Tehran to start rebuilding its program after a decade. Critics also contend Iran will use an influx of funds now frozen under international sanctions to boost terrorist activity around the Middle East.

The White House has urged lawmakers to vote solely on the deal’s ability to prevent Iran from building a bomb, not on its other destabilizing activities or anti-American sentiments.

Obama said that while Iranian hardliners may chant “Death to America” in the streets of Tehran, that’s not the belief of all Iranians.

“In fact, it’s those hardliners who are most comfortable with the status quo,” he said. “It’s those hardliners chanting “Death to America” who have been most opposed to the deal. They’re making common cause with the Republican caucus.”

Republicans, who are largely united in their opposition to the diplomatic deal, appeared unmoved by the president’s lengthy address. Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina accused him of relying on “endless strawmen to divert attention from his failed policies.”

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President Obama said the nuclear deal with Iran builds on the tradition of strong diplomacy that won the Cold War without firing any shots.

Obama drew on history to bolster support, saying the accord builds on an American tradition of “strong, principled diplomacy” with adversaries, including the former Soviet Union. He spoke at the same university where John F. Kennedy called for Cold War diplomacy and nuclear disarmament.

Recalling more recent American history, Obama cast the upcoming vote in Congress as the nation’s most consequential foreign policy debate since the 2002 vote to authorize the Iraq war. He said many of those who oppose the Iran pact are the same as those who pushed for the war, which is now known to have been based on flawed intelligence.

While Obama was an early opponent of the Iraq war, several of his top foreign policy advisers voted for the 2002 authorization, including Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the front-runner

for the Democratic presidential nomination.

They now say the war was a mistake.

The agreement between the U.S., Iran and international powers aims to dismantle much of Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from economic sanctions. The White House says the deal would cut off all of Iran’s pathways to a bomb and mandate robust inspections that would catch Tehran if it cheats.

Challenging those who say the U.S. should have layered tougher sanctions on Tehran and held out for a better deal, Obama said they “are either ignorant of Iranian society or they’re just not being straight with the American people.”

“If Congress were to kill this deal, they would not only pave Iran’s pathway to a bomb, they would accelerate it,” Obama said.

The White House is preparing for the likelihood that lawmakers will vote against the

deal next month and is focusing its lobbying efforts on getting enough Democrats to sustain a veto. Only one chamber of Congress is needed to sustain a veto and keep the deal in place.

Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said Aug. 3rd that the White House is confident it can sustain a veto “at least in the House.”

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, announced his support on Aug. 5th, saying there is “no credible path to a better deal if the sanctions get weaker and Iran’s nuclear program gets stronger. The agreement has flaws, but the prospect that a better deal would result from congressional rejection seems like pure fantasy to me.”

Democratic Rep. Mike Thompson of California, a former member of the House Intelligence Committee and a Vietnam War veteran, also announced his support.

NAACP to Offer Free Legal Aid to St. Louis County Kids

By Jim Suhr Associated Press Children appearing in St. Louis County family courts will be entitled to free legal representation under a program soon to be unveiled by the county’s NAACP chapter.

Details of the program will be unveiled Friday during an NAACP-sponsored community leadership brunch near St. Louis, a week after the U.S. Department of Justice released a report critical of the county’s family court system that handles about 6,000 youth cases each year.

The report on an inquiry launched in 2013 found that black children are treated harsher than whites in family court, and that juveniles often are deprived of their constitutional rights.

The NAACP said the findings are a concern and that it will work with local attorneys to provide gratis help for youths.

One attorney has agreed to lead the effort to “provide much needed relief and aid to children that have fallen prey to St.

Louis County’s failing family courts,” said Esther Haywood, the county’s NAACP president.

Treatment of the region’s black community drew increased scrutiny after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black, by a white police officer in St. Louis County’s Ferguson last August. In March, a

cases, scrutinizing court records, transcripts, policies and procedures, and external reports.

The report found that young people accused of wrongdoing in family court often lack adequate legal representation, are held without proper determination of probable cause, and sometimes plead guilty without fully understanding the consequences. It also alleged that black children are nearly 1 1/2 times more likely than whites to have cases handled formally, rather than through diversion or other informal means. They are 2 1/2 times more likely to be detained before going to trial, and three times more likely to be sent to the Division of Youth Services for parole violations.

“As we recognize the one-year anniversary of the tragic events in Ferguson, the launch of this program comes at an ideal time when leaders and citizens are looking for ways to eradicate the systemic forms of racism associated with the educational and criminal justice systems,” said John Gaskin III, an NAACP national board member.

“The report found that young people accused of wrongdoing in family court often lack adequate legal representation…”

Justice Department report cited racial bias and profiling in policing as well as a profit-driven municipal court system that frequently targets blacks, who make up about two-thirds of Ferguson’s populace.

In the family court’s case, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division analyzed data from nearly 33,000 juvenile

Federal Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law

By The Associated Press A federal appeals court struck down Texas’ voter ID law on Aug. 5th in a victory for the Obama administration, which had taken the unusual step of bringing the weight of the U.S.Justice Department to fight new Republican-backed mandates at the ballot box.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 2011 law carries a “discriminatory effect” and violates one of the remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act — the heart of which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013.

Texas was allowed to use the voter ID law during the 2014 elections, thereby requiring an estimated 13.6 million registered Texas voters to have a photo ID.

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Section 2 of the landmark civil rights law required opponents to meet a far higher threshold and prove that

Texas intentionally discriminated against minority voters.

“We conclude that the district court

did not reversibly err in determining that SB 14 violates Section 2 by disparately impacting minority voters,” the court wrote.

The Justice Department had argued that the Texas law, considered one of the toughest voter ID measures in the country, would prevent as many as 600,000 voters from casting a ballot because they lacked one of seven forms of approved ID. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately comment on the ruling.

A lower court had previously found that the voter ID was passed with the intent of discriminating against minorities. In striking down the Texas measure, however, the New Orleans-based appeals court did not find the voter ID requirement to be the equivalent of a poll tax.

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Blue Uniforms: Protectors or Predators?

There is an embedded terror in the U.S., and it is not the boogie man or ISIS. It’s racism. Racism is often expressed through stereotypes, unsubstantiated judgments, discrimination and violence.

Lately, racism has been portrayed by the very individuals sworn to protect the communities in this country, regardless of race, culture, sexual orientation or creed.

Sadly, such racism has lately to often resulted in the numerous deaths of unarmed, untried and frequently unfairly booked Black men and women. In spite of the fact that Black culture has throughout history long endured all forms of racial discrimination in all walks of life, the incidents of violent police abuses have rarely been made public as in the past 12 months since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson.

Recent months mirror a sorrowful dramatization of the tragic reality that Black men and women are too often required to face in this country. During the month of July alone, five Black women ended up dead in their cells before their arraignments.

• Raynette Turner, 43, was pronounced dead on July 27th in her jail cell in Westchester County, New York. She was accused of allegedly stealing crab legs. An autopsy is currently pending.

• A day before that on July 26th, Ralkina Jones, 37, from Cleveland was found dead in her cell. She was charged with assault, domestic violence, endangering a child, and criminal mischief. An autopsy reported that she died from suspicious injuries.

• On July 22nd, Joyce Curnell, 50, of South Carolina was found dead in her cell. She was arrested on a warrant for shoplifting. An autopsy is pending.

• Kindra Chapman, 18, from Alabama was also found dead in her cell on July 15th. The cause of death was reported as asphyxia by hanging. She was charged with first degree robbery.

• Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead in her cell on July 13th. She was charged with failing to use a turn signal. Authorities indicated that she committed suicide.

These tragic abuses only add to an unfortunate growing list of unarmed Black men, women and boys who have been killed at the hands of police officers: • Freddie Gray, • Walter Scott, • Michael Brown, • Eric Garner, • Samuel Dubose, • Tamir Rice, and • Jonathan Ferrell —most within the past 12 months.

Investigations continue to seek a rationale for why, when interacting with police, Black folks do not survive. Do these deaths signify the white hooded, cross-burning, racist philosophical figures of the past have today indeed evolved a different cloak of disguise that is too often effectively hidden by the blue uniforms worn by those we pay to protect us? We fear in too many instances, the truth may possibly lie in the saying “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

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Closing Balto’s City Jail--What Took Them So Long?

Now that Gov. Hogan has announced plans to “immediately” close the scandal plagued Men’s Detention Center housed in the Baltimore City Detention Center, questions must be asked.

Namely, why did it take so long? Report after report has pointed out the inhumane conditions that persisted at the jail as well as the scandal of Black Guerrilla Family gang members being so in control that they were able to run a drug smuggling business with the aid of guards.

As Hogan pointed out while announcing the closing, “For years, Maryland taxpayers were unwittingly underwriting a vast criminal enterprise run by gang members and corrupt public servants. Ignoring it was irresponsible, and one of the biggest failures in leadership in

Maryland history.”

Baltimore and Maryland leaders have expressed disappointment at not being involved in the Governor’s decision to close the jail. But these problems were not new and action should have been taken years ago. How could they have allowed them to fester for so long? Was it a case of out of sight, out of mind?

Hogan’s plan is light on details so far. Where will the prisoners go?

Will it be to a jail that inmate family members, particularly those in the Baltimore area, will be able to get to in a reasonable fashion? At the moment, there are more questions than answers. But at least a first step has been finally taken to eliminate a highly visible embarrassment that has for far too long been indescribably and unexplainably disregarded.

COMMENTARY

ON TRACK with the Greater Washington Urban League

A Journey of Mourning in Charleston George H. Lambert, Jr. Charleston, SC, is one of America’s most beautiful cities, but on June 29th I couldn’t see the beauty, because the pain cloaked it so thoroughly.

The day before, during a conference call of the leadership of the Urban League Movement, I had learned that one of the nine victims of the racist murders was the sister of Lillian Coakley, a retired National Urban League employee and dear friend of the organization. As a valued colleague, Lillian and I had shared many light moments together over the years.

Finding myself to be even closer to the tragedy than I had known, I booked a flight for South Carolina because Lillian asked me to come. For not the first time, I was the sole Black person on the plane, and as soon as I stepped into the airport, I was asked, “Are you here for one of the funerals?” It wasn’t necessary to tell the cab driver

my destination.

By 9:30 a.m., as I approached the church, sweltering Southern heat had already begun to bear down and me and the thousands of other mourners. We perspired together, accepted Gatorade from Red Cross volunteers, and made small talk. “This is our fourth service this week,” someone told me. Another found irony in the fact that all the Red Cross volunteers were white, while most of the mourners were black. Even in this moment of healing, I was struck by the polarization.

I learned about the church. One of the oldest black churches in the South, the Emanuel AME Church was founded by Denmark Vesey and served as a secret meeting place during a preCivil War era when blacks were not allowed to congregate in churches. Vesey drew strength and inspiration from the Biblical story of the Exodus and made explicit comparisons between black slavery and the Jewish slaves who fled Egypt.

Early in the nineteenth century, a plot laid here

for a slave rebellion was violently suppressed, and Vesey and 34 others were executed. Whites burned the church down, but it was eventually rebuilt in the center of Charleston. Booker T. Washington spoke there in 1909. In 1962, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech about voting rights.

The year after his assassination, his widow Coretta Scott King led a union march from Emanuel AME’s steps, with a thousand state troopers and national guardsmen looking on.

I learned more about Lillian’s sister, Myra Thompson. A former public school teacher and middle school guidance counselor, she had received her license to preach the day before the shooting. “This is a woman who I want to strive to be,” South Carolina’s Governor Nikki Haley said of Thompson. She had two children, two grandchildren, 12 siblings, and 50 nieces and nephews, so it took three buses to bring all of her relatives to the house of mourning.

Under the relentless South Carolina sun, I had plenty of time to reflect, but no answers

came. I thought about a previous trip with my wife to Luray Caverns in Virginia, where our awe at the natural wonder was besmirched by the great number of Confederate flags flying in the vicinity. I ruminated about the seemingly “over the top” opposition to our first black president’s accomplishments, and how this massacre put so much history into perspective.

And I recited to myself this verse from Exodus, which promises, in my interpretation, liberation that endures.

“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more forever.” KJV And as we wait, our work continues. But I will never forget my journey to Charleston.

Bull Connors of the South to keep Black people in “check”.

A lot of us may feel things have changed things due to the fact we have a Black president, and a few successful Black people. They say if you work hard, speak properly, dress properly, follow the law, and basically deny your Blackness as much as possible you won’t be gunned down in the middle of the street by police and can make a survivable wage. Forget about the fact that your people were forced here, built this country, released with not a cent to their names, and told make something out of nothing.

What separated Emmett Till from Trayvon Martin? The year is the main difference. Like George Zimmerman, Emmett Till’s murderers were also let off Scott free. It’s like 1955 with Wifi.

We have been bamboozled by a few

government-signed documents. The Confederate flag still waves proudly in many places. It symbolizes how we are still denied civil liberties daily. But, now we have a bunch of Black people who fail to realize their minds are still enslaved.

If we don’t wake up now, we will never really get free.

This article originally appeared on TriceEdneyWire.com. It is reprinted with permission.

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

Has Much Changed Since 1955?

T-Dubb-O and Rika Tyler Some may say much has changed since our grandparents were boycotting in the streets of the U.S. during the Civil Rights era. Some new laws and policies did in fact give Black people some of the same civil liberties as other citizens in this country.

However, we are still being mentally enslaved, figuratively lynched, and discriminated against as if Malcolm, Martin, Fannie Lou, Rosa, and others never left their homes. The Charleston church shooting was another reminder that laws cannot change the hearts of men.

Racism cannot be abolished by a document.

Murder is already illegal, but it seems to be totally

moral and legal in some circumstances for law enforcement and others who murder, rob, and extort Black people at will. Pictures from St. Louis during the Ferguson uprising were placed side by side with pictures from the 50s and 60s and you could not tell the difference between time frames in most pictures.

The media portrays us as “thugs” all while it also controls the influence of how the Black dollar is spent. The plantation was substituted for a school to prison pipeline that is worth billions, and minimum wage work that gives you just enough money to feed, clothe, and house yourself for your hard labor instead of “master” having to do so.

Every 28 hours a Black person is murdered by a police officer, security guard, or vigilante.

To us, these are versions of a modern day lynching. Systematic oppression, predatory policing, and the war on drugs has replaced the

T-Dubb-O, a Hip-Hop artist, is a director for Hands Up United, a grass roots organization building towards the liberation of oppressed Black, Brown and Poor people.

Rika Tyler, a community organizer and advocate for children, is a program director of Hands Up United.

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National Comedian Dramatizes District’s Lack of Representation

By Ben Nuckols Associated Press A District of Columbia lawmaker says comedian John Oliver’s TV show has done more to advance the cause of statehood for the District than any other event to date.

Democratic Councilmember Mary Cheh said Aug. 5 she’ll introduce a ceremonial resolution honoring Oliver for a segment that aired Aug. 2 on his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight.”

AP Photo Oliver spent 17 minutes exploring the District’s lack of John Oliver of “Last Week representation in Congress and Tonight” what that means for the city’s 658,000 residents. He argued that without statehood, people who live in the nation’s capital are denied democracy.

Cheh says she hopes that Oliver’s advocacy “will energize the rest of the nation.”

Republicans in Congress have long opposed statehood for the District. Last year, Congress held its first hearing on the issue in 21 years.

D.C. Summer Basketball League Teaches Girls About the Game

The DPR Girls Summer Basketball League become the most popular summer league for school-aged girls in the District.

Photo by Demetrius Dillard

By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO The Washington Mystics, Greater Washington Sports Alliance, and the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) formed a girls summer basketball league in 2007. The DPR Girls Summer Basketball League has gone on to become the most popular

summer league for schoolaged girls residing in the District, according to a league coordinator.

The league brings attention to girls’ excellence in basketball, in a maledominated sports world, and has grown tremendously since its inaugural season. It started with 140 girls and three age groups and has grown to roughly 750 girls and

four age groups – featuring competitors from D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland.

“The objective of the DPR Girls Summer League is to have a quality program for young ladies ages 8-18 to learn the rules and regulations [of basketball], sportsmanship and enjoy the game and competition against other young ladies from around the

region,” said Toby Strong, basketball coordinator for DPR Sports Health and Fitness.

The DPR Girls Summer Basketball League starts in June and ends mid-August with the championship games at the Verizon Center in Northwest D.C. Layla Wynn, a former basketball player for Cardozo Continued on B2

Christopher & Thorton Vie for Edward’s House Seat

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Most of the candidates who want to replace U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D) as the legislator from the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland have held elected positions. However, two of the most prominent hopefuls have not.

Alvin Thornton, a nationally-known political scientist and high-level administrator at Howard University and Warren Christopher, a retired Army Lt. Colonel with experience in prominent positions in the federal government, are candidates for Edwards’ seat. Neither has been elected to public office, but that isn’t stopping them from running.

Thornton said that he isn’t a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives “just to be running.”

“I want to be the voice of the people,” Thornton, a longtime resident of Prince George’s County, said to 40 supporters at his candidacy announcement on July 28. “This is not an election, it is a movement. We want to create a better future for our children.”

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Black-Owned Business Profile D.C. Author, Kimberly K. Parker, Uses Writing and Culture to Teach Others

By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO As a self-published author, Kimberly K. Parker is using her life experiences to educate, tell stories, and coach others into living their dreams. At the heart of Parker’s work is her love for writing. “I just love words. They’re so powerful, they have the ability to uplift or destroy, they can change a person’s outlook, [and] they can change a person’s life. So if they are there, why not utilize them,” Parker told the AFRO. As a child, she was often ridiculed and labeled proper, smarty-pants, and teachers pet. She was even called ‘white girl’ on several occasions because slang was not part of her day-to-day conversation. However, she continued to use the dictionary for new and interesting words and proceeded to put them on paper, making writing her primary source of expression.

In 2005, Parker self-published her first book, Out of the Mouths of Babes: Spiritual Insights for Practical Living, which was inspired by her two oldest children and their ability to transform her spirit through words. After the birth of her third child, she released the book’s sequel in 2011, Out of the Mouths of Babes: Daily Devotions from Our Greatest Teachers. In 2013, she released her first technical book, Writing an Essay is Like Playing Basketball, where she correlates players on a basketball court to essential pieces of an essay.

Parker works with first-time authors, helping them translate their thoughts onto paper and walking them through the steps of self-publishing. “When people hear book publishing, they think it’s this massive undertaking and it’s not,” she says. “To publish a book simply means to take your creative content and put it in a format that can be reproduced so others can enjoy it – that’s all it is.”

Parker’s latest book, published in 2015, documents one of her most life-altering experiences: teaching English to students in China through the international language program English First. In about 200 pages, she documents the challenges and successes of her year abroad in 2013.

“What I experienced in China is there is no glass ceiling.

They look at your base qualifications and if you’re a hard worker. If you prove that, you can advance,” she says. “So I started off as a foreign teacher in January and by June I was senior teacher because I put in the work. They needed someone to work 12 hours on Saturday, I did it, and my daughter was with me, too.”

During her time in China, Parker also witnessed a cultural awakening. “If you were of African descent and you were a child, I did not see you,” she says. The only children she saw who resembled herself were her own.

“When I saw that there were no beautiful Black faces consistently seen in China, I said I have a duty to offer this opportunity to as many Black children as possible,” says Parker, who is organizing a trip back to China in April 2016. “I have a grand vision of seeing this sea of beautiful Black faces at the Great Wall with our Kimberly K. Parker International t-shirts on saying ‘Yes we can, yes we did.’”

Parker is working on her next book, which will focus on the importance and ease of increasing vocabulary for adults and children alike. She takes these strategies into corporations and nonprofits during “Lunch n’ Learns,” teaching groups of busy professionals ways to refresh their English and language arts skills.

“I enjoy teaching in whatever capacity that may be, I welcome the opportunity,” she says. “I believe that we’re so marginalized as African Americans and oftentimes labeled in ways that are not true so any opportunity I have to expose a little insight to help a person change their thinking and foster change on the parts of others – it’s my duty.”

For more information, visit www. kimberly kparker. com.

Kimberly K. Parker is founder of Kimberly K. Parker International.

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needs new and fresh ideas.”

“We need access to opportunity to improve the quality of life in our communities and assistance to historically disadvantaged communities,” Christopher said in an interview with the AFRO. “The incumbent I challenged two years ago bought in the least amount of federal dollars of any member of Congress. I will be the representative that will bring in the federal dollars.”

The Fourth Congressional District comprises a large portion of Prince George’s County and part of Anne Arundel County. The 2010 census reported that it is 58 percent Black and has been represented by Edwards since 2008.

The district has consistently voted Democratic in recent presidential elections and is considered a Democratic stronghold in statewide general elections. Edwards is giving up the seat to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016.

Joining Thornton and Christopher in the Democratic Party primary on April 26, 2016 are former Prince George’s State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Maryland House of Delegates members Dereck Davis (D-District 25) and Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-District 21), former Prince George’s County Council member Ingrid Turner, and experienced Capitol Hill staffer Lisa Ransom, who also has never held public office.

Edward’s has not yet chosen a formidable successor, nor has the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee endorsed a candidate for the primary election.

Thornton is known throughout Maryland for his work as the chairman of the Maryland General Assembly’s Commission on Education, Finance, Equity and Excellence, which is called informally the “Thornton Commission.” The commission created a formula in the 2002 that ensured that Maryland’s less wealthy counties have access to equitable state school funding and resources as does the well-to-do jurisdictions.

Thornton was appointed to this task by then Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening (D) in 1999, and participated in numerous hearings and briefings throughout the state with no salary. “I have worked as a volunteer for various causes and issues for 35 years,” Thornton said. “There are some candidates in this race that if you

want them to do something, they have to be paid a fee. That’s not me.”

Christopher said his years as a combat veteran and advisor on military affairs on Capitol Hill, as well as working at a senior level position at the U.S. Department of the Interior, taught him the importance of good leadership at a high level.

On the issues, Christopher said he will work to see that Black colleges and universities are properly equipped financially, work to bring career and technical training back to the nation’s secondary schools and advocate for special assistance for English-limited speakers and those who are disabled mentally and physically.

Christopher also wants to create a public service corps that models the Peace Corps.

“I want to help our military officers, police officers and teachers help our country and we can help them with housing and assistance with paying student loans,” he said.

Thornton, as a U.S. representative, wants universal health care for all Americans and to address the income inequality between the “super rich and the rest of us.”

“I endorse free community college and restoring the integrity of the Voting Rights Act,” he said. “There should be no privatization of Social Security or Medicare. We need a fair criminal justice system because Black Lives Matter.”

Glenarden Mayor Dennis Smith said that while Thornton hasn’t held elected office, he should be in Congress in 2017. “I am excited that Alvin Thornton is running because he has the credentials to be a great congressman,” Smith said. “He is someone who is involved in the community and he has done it without a fee. He has national acclaim because of his work as a professional and as an activist in the community.”

Annette Leath-Burgess, a resident of Glenn Dale, Maryland, said that Christopher’s lack of a political office on his resume doesn’t bother her. “Warren speaks directly to people and he knows how to talk to single parents and veterans,” she said. “A lot of policy makers and politicians don’t speak to people oneon-one but Warren does and that is why I am supporting him to be my next congressman.”

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High School in Northwest and St. Mary’s College in Maryland, coaches the Lady Clerks team in the summer league. She has coached basketball for five years, including three years at H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast D.C. and two years at Cardozo, which is where she currently coaches.

For their fifth game the Lady Clerks defeated the Lady Riders 28-17 on July 21st at Fort Stanton Recreation Center in Southeast. “I think we did a great job today. We put

“My girls are pretty much beginners… but they’re really showing great improvement over this summer.”

– Layla Wynn in some new offensive and defensive sets and they ran it pretty well,” said Wynn.

“My girls are pretty much beginners – just picking up the basketball or maybe one or two years into the game – so we have a lot to learn, but they’re really showing

great improvement over this summer.”

Kayla Sims, Lady Clerks’ starting point guard, led the team with 17 points to go along with some key assists and defensive plays down the stretch. Sims, who will be a senior in the Fall at Cardozo, is a returning player from last summer and continues to improve, according to Wynn.

“As you saw tonight, she really was on fire. She really broke down the defense and actually got some great shots up from the three point line as well,” said Wynn.

Wynn said the league is a great alternative to AAU because it’s affordable and still offers legitimate competition. She said that the cost of her team and the coaches to participate in the league was only about $150, which is remarkably cheaper than AAU. The Potomac Valley AAU site {pvaaugirlsbasketball. d1scout.com} – D.C.’s district – showed the team entry fee for the 2015 District Qualifying Tournament at $350.

“I know growing up, there always was an issue with me because AAU was always so expensive. And D.C. Parks and Rec always offered me an opportunity to play during the summer, so I’m glad that I’m able to get my girls out here and also be able to share that with them over the summer.”

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Kappa Gamma Scholarship Presentation Luncheon

WASHINGTON AREA

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Seated: Robin Younginer, Savannah Younginer, Astra Armstrong and Karen Armstrong.

Standing: Ann Washington, Cecilia Mason, Marsha McCune, Yvette Fountain, Isabelle Williams, Barbara McKinney and Gloria Dixon Kappa Gamma Chapter of Alpha Pi Chi National Sorority awarded Savannah Younginer, a graduate from Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Northwest and Astra Armstrong, a graduate from Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest with $1,000 scholarships on July 18. The Scholarship Presentation Luncheon was held at the Country Club of Woodmore in Mitchellville, Md.

Happy 100th Theresa Point!

Theresa A Point, from Northeast D.C., turns 100 years old on Aug. 9. According to her family, she is known for her generosity over the years. Point has helped many family members pay for college to pursue their dreams of furthering their education. She has been a member of the Sodality at St. Benedict the Moor for over 70 years and raised several foster children. Her favorite quote, poem is “True friends are like diamonds, both precious and rare. fake friends are like Autumn leaves, you can find anywhere.”

Dress Like a Millionaire: Fashion Meets Business Savvy A private showing of fantastic garments and accessories, at a cost savings, will be available at a networking event on Aug. 7 from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., at Heydari’s Dress Like a Millionaire: Fashion Meets Business Savvy, 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE. Enjoy the event while sipping on wine and nibbling scrumptious delights, get tips from the experts, pass your business cards, and meet new friends. The event will include short addresses from Edgar Brookins, general manager, Washington Afro-American Newspaper and Patricia Green, public relations consultant and relationship marketer.

Hyattsville, Md.

Negro League of Legends Hall of Fame Week Bowling Benefit The Negro League of Legends Hall of Fame is hosting a bowling benefit on Aug. 14 at the AMF Capitol Lanes, 4601 Cooper Lane. Athletes, entertainers, radio and TV personalities, and Negro League players are expected to attend. It will begin at 1 p.m. The benefit will support the AMF Youth Bowling League. Cash prizes will be given to teams placing first, second and third. Teams must register to be eligible. Team Registration for five bowlers per lane costs $125. For more information call 202-565-5015.

Lanham, Md.

Negro League of Legends Hall of Fame Week Reception The Negro League of Legends Hall of Fame is hosting a reception on Aug. 14. The “They Played for the Game” reception will be held at the Paradigm, 4230_C Forbes Blvd. at 8 p.m. Comedian Marcellus Duckett is expected to attend. Attire is casual. Admission

costs $15. For more information, call 240-3531748.

Bowie, Md.

Negro League of Legends Hall of Fame Vintage Game The Negro League of Legends Hall of Fame is hosting an East/West Vintage Game on Aug. 15 at the Prince George’s Stadium, 4101 Crain Hwy. Gates will open at 1 p.m. and the game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Negro League Players will also have a memorabilia autograph signing. There will also be an Auto Showcase by the Metro-Vettes. For more information, call 240-353-1748 or email Legends@nllhof.org.

Washington D.C.

GWUL Hosts Back to School Fest The Greater Washington Urban League will hold a Back to School Festival on Aug. 15 at the Thurgood Marshal Center for Service & Heritage, 1816 12th Street NW. The festival will have free health screenings, healthy cooking demonstrations, live music, dance, food, and entertainment as well as fun activities for kids including a moon bounce and face painting. The organization and its community partners will also give away free backpacks stuffed with school supplies, free haircuts and hairstyles for kids, exciting raffle prizes and more.

H.E.L.P. Art for Change Showcase Helping Earth Loving People (H.E.L.P), a nonprofit organization is hosting the Art for Change (A4C) art showcase entitled: Art for Humanity on Aug. 18 at Busboys & Poets at 5th and K Street NW from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The art showcase will feature artwork from local artists and photographers. All the artwork is up for sale and there will also be an art auction featuring donated work. All the proceeds will go to the Art for Change (A4C) youth program. For more information please email us at helpingearthlovingpeople@gmail. com or visit our website at helpingearthloving. wix.com/helpingearth.

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Chelsey Green and Friends

Student performance by Michael Thomas, Syndey Smith, Caroline Jiang and Miranda Moss

Nicole Latham and Cynthia Northington

Photos by Rob Roberts On July 23, FAME celebrated 11 years of providing young people of every socioeconomic and cultural background with scholarships, instruments, summer intensive workshops, access to rigorous educational experiences, cultural and artistic excursions and much more. The event was held at the Newton White Mansion in Mitchellville, Maryland. and hosted by Tony Richards, WHUR/XM Radio. Community leaders, elected officials and Friends of FAME attended. FAME’s Chairman Harry Staley and executive director A. Toni Lewis presented awards to eight individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to help FAME. The awardees and FAME were also presented Certificates of Congressional Recognition by Congresswoman Donna Edwards.

The Honorees: Md. State Sen. J.J. Peters, Jackie Gales Webb accepting on behalf of Renee Nash, public relations director at WHUR; David Zahren, meteorologist, WJLA 7, Education Leadership Awardee; Prince George’s County Councilmen Obie Patterson, Government Leadership Awardee; Danielle White, accepted the Corporate Leadership Award for Lorenzo Creighton, MGM resorts; Prince George’s County Councilmen Derrick Leon Davis, Transformational Leader Awardee; Timothy Johnson, accepting on behalf of Rosie Allen-Herring, Community and Non-Profit Champion Award

Student testimonial

by Anthony Hamm Jr.

A. Toni Lewis, FAME founder & executive director

WHUR personalities, Tony Richards, event emcee and Jackie Gales Webb

Orlan Johnson, public affairs and religious liberty director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America

Restaurant owner Jimmy Marcos received the Award of Honor.

Lisa Weimin Liu, president of the United States-China Association of Commerce

Photos by Rob Roberts

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and Jim Coleman, president & CEO, Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation

Jessica Reynolds, regional manager, Md. Department of Business and Economic Development

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker plans on expanding the county’s trade reach to China. On July 17, Baker invited businesses to a complimentary Pre-Mission Briefing Breakfast at the Prince George’s Economic Development Corporation to educate, encourage and inform U.S. firms on identifying import and export opportunities. A panel spoke on topics including an overview of the

Harry Staley, president, Board of Directors, Karen Jackson, secretary, Board of Directors, Wilson and Joy Brown

Jeffrey Dutton, acting deputy director, Office of China & Mongolia, US Dept. of Commerce

2015 Trade Mission; attracting Foreign Direct Investment to Prince George’s County; and the value of doing business in China.

Baker will lead a delegation of 25 county businesses in a visit to the country from Sept. 4-12.

Lori Valentine, director of communications, Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation

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ARTS & CULTURE

Robert Ri’chard Talks ‘Chocolate City’

By Jannah Johnson Special to The AFRO Chocolate City, a film written and directed by Jean Claude La Marre, chronicles the life of a young man named Michael who goes from being a struggling college student to a successful male stripper. Michael meets the owner of a male strip club who persuades him to perform in amateur night at the club.

Michael is portrayed by Robert Ri’chard who although new to stripping is no stranger to Hollywood.

Ri’chard has been working in Hollywood since 1993 and has acted alongside Jamie Foxx, Samuel L Jackson, and Vivica A. Fox. Although this is the most adult role Ri’chard has played he believes the character of Michael is not very different from any he’s previously portrayed.

“All of the characters I play all have one thing in common and that’s that they’re average people going through an extraordinary experience. Even though I’m transitioning from being a child star to an adult star there’s still the same theme through all of the characters,” said Ri’chard in an interview with the AFRO. Ri’chard was on the UPN sitcom One on One for many years. “When I come across fans in the airport, or anywhere else, they all come up to me and comment that they love my characters, it’s actually been a blessing growing

from all the characters I’ve played through the years,” he added.

Although Ri’chard has been acting for 22 years he still deals with a bit of stage fright from time to time. During the shooting of Chocolate City he definitely had some bouts of nervousness. “The pressure of getting out on stage is really difficult, all of the other stuff, the movie and the acting stuff that’s something I’m used to doing, that’s my profession.

I love that but getting on stage in front of all those women was probably the biggest challenge but the ironic thing was as nervous as I was when I actually went onstage every single fear went away,” said Ri’chard.

Some may categorize Chocolate City as simply a black Magic Mike but Ri’chard insists that that is not the case.

“The movie is surprisingly hilarious, we have complications, thrills, fights, and every girl gets to have her dessert and get a treat,” he said. “The movie as a whole is a great film and so entertaining and it’s for everyone, guys, girls, everybody can enjoy it.”

On the set Ri’chard got to work with experienced actors and actresses such as Michael Jai White and Vivica A. Fox and believed it to be a learning experience.

“I take what I do very seriously and they’re all very professional, I’ve been acting for about 20 years so it felt good walking onto a set knowing everyone was professional as well, it felt good

knowing I could play mental chess with someone with all of that experience and have that healthy competition going on,” said Ri’chard.

“It’s a great movie with a great

Chocolate City can be purchased through Video on Demand and is available on Blu Ray and DVD.

SPORTS

AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff

Did the Seahawks Overpay Russell Wilson?

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Writers After three consecutive postseason appearances and back-toback Super Bowl visits, Seattle Seahawks’ signal caller Russell Wilson was in line for a big payday.

The fourth-year quarterback has exceeded expectations from his third round draft position in 2012 to become one of the top playmakers in the NFL and he’ll now be paid like it. Wilson agreed to a four-year, $87 million contract extension from the Seahawks on July 31st, just as he was set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a $3 million salary for the season.

The deal represents the escalating contracts of the newer crop of young, franchise quarterbacks, such as Cam Newton, who signed a whopping five-year, $103 million contract in June with the Carolina Panthers. That group also includes the likes of Miami’s Ryan Tannehill, who re-signed for $96 million back in May. And while Indianapolis’ Andrew Luck waits in the wings for his newest deal, Wilson will vault immediately between Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger in contracts based on the yearly average.

Despite a championship in 2014, Wilson doesn’t have the gaudy statistics and passing accolades which typically justify such high salaries. And since the Seahawks haven’t overly relied on Wilson’s arm to win games in years past, the question must be asked: Did Seattle overpay for their young signal caller?

Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green of the AFRO Sports Desk debates the question.

Green: I remember critics blasting the Baltimore Ravens for giving signal caller Joe Flacco a six-year, $120 million deal because he didn’t have the blistering stats to partner with his Super Bowl trophy. My stance then was the same as it is now: If you’re an upcoming quarterback piloting a title team then you need to be paid like it.

Stats can cloud production, and when it comes to Wilson, he just wins games. The Seahawks are banking on Wilson’s evolution to make their decision look like a wise one. But, even if Wilson never takes his game to the next level, at least we know where he’s at in his career now.

‘Chocolate City’ DVD Review

Black Answer to ‘Magic Mike’ Released on DVD

By Kam Williams

Cash-strapped Katherine McCoy (Vivica A. Fox) is holding down a couple of jobs to make ends meet while praying that her sons stay on the straight and narrow path until they can make it out of the ghetto. Though

Robert Ri’chard

storyline,”said Ri’chard. “Everyone who I’ve spoken to that has seen it loves it we’ve gotten great feedback.”

I don’t care if my quarterback throws only 10 touchdowns a year and passes for 100 yards per game. If your signal caller comes up big in January then he needs to be paid like it.

Riley: Seattle’s dominance over the past several seasons has been fueled by their depth, their defense and their run game. Wilson has made some big plays over the course of his Seahawk career, but it’s been a team effort that has gotten Seattle to the next level. Paying Wilson such a lofty contract will severely limit the resources available for Seattle’s other talented players which will definitely have an impact on their roster.

Seattle was in a tough position considering they obviously had to re-sign Wilson, but his success has been aided heavily by other important factors on that team.

Green: Teams evolve and Seattle will be forced to rely more on Wilson as the team grows older. Paying him now was just another investment into the ball club’s future. The salary cap won’t allow NFL teams to remain together for long.

So, while a fast defense, a bruising offensive line and a star running back have all played major roles, they’re not roles that

grown, both boys still live at home; yet neither is helping their struggling singlemom much, financially.

At least the younger one, Michael (Robert Ri’chard), is close to graduating from college and works part-time at a diner as a short order chef. But he hasn’t even been able to save enough from that minimum wage position to have his car fixed, so he has to travel around Los Angeles via bicycle. By comparison, his 30 year-old brother Chris (DeRay Davis) is a trashtalking hustler who’s more interested in hanging out on the streets than in finding gainful employment.

The siblings’ fortunes change the day they decide to patronize the local gentlemen’s club. For, while Michael is relieving himself in the men’s room, he’s approached by the owner (Michael Jai White) about stripping there on Ladies’

Night.

Initially, the handsome hunk hesitates out of concern about how his girlfriend (Imani Hakim) and his Bible-thumping mother might react to his moonlighting in his birthday suit. However, after taking the time to watch girls go gaga over other buff beefcake (played by Tyson Beckford, Ginuwine and others), he decides to throw caution to the wind.

So, on the advice of his brother-turned-promoter, he takes the stage name “Sexy Chocolate.” I suppose Magic Mike might have been a tad too transparent, even for this unapologetic rip-off.

Nevertheless, despite soon raking in the big bucks, Michael’s life starts to come apart at the seams.

His grades plunge from As to Fs. His mother becomes suspicious about whether his sudden gains are ill-gotten.

And his girlfriend gets the surprise of her life the evening she shows up at the club to take in a show with her BFFs in tow.

Written and directed by Jean-Claude La Marre (the Pastor Jones franchise), Chocolate City is basically a blackface version of Magic Mike that trades shamelessly in the same sort of titillating fare which made that flick a runaway hit a few years ago. A derivative, estrogenfueled, overcoming-the-odds saga strictly recommended for females interested in seeing sepia-skinned Adonises gyrate while disrobing to mind-numbing disco.

Good (2 stars) Rated R for profanity, brief violence, partial nudity and pervasive sexuality Running time: 90 minutes Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment

are designed to last as long as the part the quarterback plays in a franchise. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are close to 40 years old and still going strong. Wilson, 26, has his whole career ahead of him, so locking him up now while the team tries to ration salaries throughout the roster only made sense.

AP Photo

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signed a four-year $87 million contract.

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Riley: Considering the role that Wilson played in both of Seattle’s Super Bowl seasons, I’m not so sure that his contract was justified. Just because he’s young doesn’t mean that gobs of money should be sunk into his future.

Seattle can take a page from Baltimore, who graced Flacco with a huge contract back in 2013 and have finished third in their own division in consecutive seasons with an 18-14 record over that span.

The Ravens had to reshuffle money to afford Flacco’s contract and that maneuver has cost them the team depth that helped them compile a threeyear record of 34-14 between 2010 and 2012 to go along with their title trophy. Wilson was intent on coming out of the summer as one of the top paid quarterbacks in the league. He got his wish, and now it’s up to the Seahawks to try to work his massive deal into everyday operations as the team attempts to return to the Super Bowl next season.

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SPORTS

Book Review

Letter To A Generation: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Realistic Definition of Freedom in America

By Dr. Granville M. Sawyer Jr.

‘Time Well Spent’ A few days ago my phone rang, and when I picked it up there was the voice of Wanda Pearson. Wanda is the gatekeeper of the AFRO, whether you are calling on the phone or attempting to gain admission.

To get past Wanda without the right credentials or reason is like trying to recreate the Normandy Invasion. The reason for the call was for me to decide if I wanted to speak with some lady who was trying to reach me.

I always return calls but, to be honest, I would just as soon take castor oil. The caller was Vonnya Pettigrew, whom I found out is the president and CEO of The Root Branch Film Academy.

She wanted me to address a group who was working on a project. The lure of my recliner and the promise of a nap suggested she had no chance. Then she uttered the magic word, “kids.” When it comes to kids, I am all in.

I took the bait. I was accompanied by Mrs. L, who took the wheel. This saved me from getting into a cussing match with every nimrod who drives worse than me and happened to be in my way at

Statue; Ke’arie Young, Reginald F. Lewis; Sydney Thomas, Harriet Tubman; and Kyree’ Chichester, Negro Baseball League. Sydney Thomas was the only girl in the group, and it was pointed

“Then she uttered the magic word, “kids.” When it comes to kids, I am all in.” the time. When we arrived, we passed through the guard station that resembled Homeland Security, and Ms. Pettigrew picked us up and delivered us to the kids. We were introduced to each kid and told of their assignment.

There was Kyan Burris, One Room School House; Kiongozi Owomale, Freedom

out that she was from out of town, spending the summer with her grandma.

I realized from her questions that she was very bright. Her topic of Harriet Tubman stirred me to mention that I once did a paper on Tubman, too (she wasn’t very impressed). Since the Negro Leagues was my reason for

being there, Kyree’ Chichester was seated next to me.

This young man was very bright but never spoke above a whisper. Now, my hearing is such that I wouldn’t hear a freight train passing through my bedroom at 3 a.m.

However, I answered what I thought were his questions and since he wasn’t asking to borrow any money, all went well. To put a little in the day, I decided to share a few tongue-in-cheek sayings about some of the players. I hope you will enjoy them.

It was said of “Cool Papa” Bell that he could walk into his hotel room, hit the light switch and be in bed before the room got dark. Satchel Paige said, “Bell hit a line drive past him on the mound and got hit by the ball sliding into second.”

“Satchel” had so much control he could throw his pitches over a match book cover for a strike. Although “Satchel” is the most memorable, “Smokey” Joe Williams was reputed to throw so hard that blind people would go out to the park just to listen to him pitch. The list is too lengthy to put on this page, but the best thing is for me, it was time well spent.

To know the truth about the incredible battle black people in America fight to survive and thrive, you must read Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. In a graphic, eloquent and passionate missive to his teenage son, Coates writes about white America, he calls them The Dr. Granville M. Sawyer Jr. Dreamers, and their attitude toward black people today.

Coates begins the book with his experience growing up in West Baltimore. He reflects on the violence and fear that were always present in his neighborhood— but not outside of it.

“This country was really built on – the destruction of black bodies and families rather than the romanticized vision people who call themselves white have today,” Coates writes.

And whether you agree with him or not, the fact that so many unarmed black men and women, including Coates best friend, have died at the hands of white male police officers is painful testimony to the truth of his words. This reality prompts Coates to ask the question blacks have been asking since we were brought to this country, “How do I live free in this black body?”

Coates does an excellent job of describing the complete isolation and entrapment he felt in West Baltimore, “…there could be no escape for me or, honestly, anyone else.” Despite his initial belief, Coates did get out, with the help of his parents.

His mother taught him how to read at four, and his father, a research librarian, introduced him to the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University. They helped him

“How do I live free in this black body?”

– Ta-Nehisi Coates develop the intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills he needed to be successful in the world beyond West Baltimore.

Coates acknowledges the vital role his family and friends played in his success, “…I didn’t always have things, but I had people, I always had people. I had a mother and father who I would match against any other. I had a brother who looked out for me all through college.” Of his friends Coates says, “…I had friends who would leap in front of a bus for me.

You need to know that I was loved.” And, he ties that love to his son, “…I have always loved my people and that broad love is directly related to the specific love I feel for you.”

That power to embrace and strengthen has been part of Black culture since time immemorial. I know this because I grew up in a family that loved and mentored me. From an early age, they taught me how to think critically and challenged me to pursue excellence in everything I did. As an educator at an HBCU I do the same thing for my students. This is the strength of black communities in America; it is how we will continue to survive and thrive in spite of gross injustices done to us — just as Mr. Coates did, I did and so many others but more are needed.

Coates doesn’t tell his son how to deal with the conflicting worlds, ideas, desires, emotions, motivations and futures that a young black person faces today. He tells his son that culture, history, beliefs and values are more powerful definers of groups and how they relate to each other than any artificial declarations such as race. His message— knowledge is power; the power to choose your circumstances in life. Cotes gives his son, as well as those of us fortunate enough to read Between the World and Me, a powerful and provocative epistle that challenges us to see and understand the African American experience in America.

Dr. Granville M. Sawyer Jr., is the author of “College in Four Years: Making Every Semester Count.” An authority on helping minority students achieve success in higher education, he is a professor of finance and director of the MBA program at Bowie State University. He writes about education and life at GranvilleSawyer.com and tweets @ProfGMS.

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY SOLICITATION NO.: 0031-2015 Partnership Program for Affordable Housing for Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) invites affordable housing property developers and private owners in the District of Columbia to submit a written proposal demonstrating their project eligibility, qualifications and interest in securing project-based vouchers that will serve homeless veterans or chronically homeless veterans.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS will be available at the Issuing Office at 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 300, Administrative Services/ Contracts and Procurement, Washington, DC 20002-7599, between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm, Monday through Friday, beginning on Monday, August 3, 2015; and on DCHA web site at www. dchousing.org.

SEALED PROPOSAL RESPONSES are due to the Issuing Office by 11:00am on Monday, August 17, 2015.

Contact the Issuing Office, LaShawn Mizzell-McLeod on (202) 535-1212 or by email at lmmcleod@dchousing.org for additional information.

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50 Cent’s Bankruptcy Papers Show 7 Cars, Businesses in Red

By The Associated Press

Rapper Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, has been testifying in front of a jury about his finances, his business deals and the media attention surrounding his recent bankruptcy filing, in New York.

Rapper 50 Cent owns seven cars valued at more than $500,000 and pays $72,000 a month to maintain his Connecticut mansion, according to bankruptcy court filings.

His businesses, however, posted losses of more than $10 million last year and in 2013.

His Farmington property is his most valuable. It’s listed in papers filed Monday in a Connecticut court at nearly $8.3 million.

His cars include a 2010 Rolls Royce and a 1966 Chevrolet coupe.

The filings show losses of more than $10 million in 2013 and 2014, with expenses outstripping income and losses posted in 50 Cent’s records, adult film and G-Unit Brands AP Photo

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New Jersey Teen, Shanice Williams, to Star as Dorothy in NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live!’

NBC has found the young woman who will ease on down the yellow brick road.

The network Aug. 5th unveiled newcomer Shanice Williams from New Jersey as its Dorothy for the Dec. 3rd live production of The Wiz Live! She later told The Associated Press that she’s ready for the challenge.

“Right now I’m just ready to jump in and show the world what I have to offer because I’ve been waiting for the moment — it feels like forever. I’m only 19 but it feels like so long just asking, ‘How is this going to happen for me?’ So now that it’s finally here, I’m just happy to have this opportunity.”

Williams joins a cast that includes Queen Latifah as The Wiz, Mary J. Blige as the Wicked Witch of the West and David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion.

The show is adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with a book by William F. Brown, and music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls.

The production opened on Broadway in 1975 and won seven Tonys, including best musical.

The original Broadway production featured Stephanie Mills as Dorothy, Dee Dee Bridgewater as good witch Glinda and Andre De Shields as the Wiz. Mills returned as Dorothy in a 1984 revival.

A 1978 movie version of The Wiz starred Diana Ross, Lena Horne and Richard Pryor in those respective roles. Michael Jackson costarred as the Scarecrow, with Nipsey Russell as the Tinman and Ted Ross as the Lion.

Williams said she idolized Mills and said Ross was amazing in the film, but she wants to make Dorothy her own. “I will always remember how iconic they made the role but I also want to bring myself into it and give Dorothy a little bit of Shanice, you know?”

NBC has revived the live TV musical, scoring nearly 19 million viewers for The Sound

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of Music starring Carrie Underwood in December 2013, although less than half that number tuned in for last year’s Peter Pan Live!

NBC’s partner on the TV version will be Cirque du Soleil’s new stage theatrical division, which will then present The Wiz on Broadway for the 2016-17 season.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM810 Horace Brown Decedent John A Waller 3130 Cherry Rd. NE Washington, DC 20018 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, VACATION NOTICE TO CREDITORS RENTALS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS OCEAN CITY, Emma Jo Brown, whose MARYLAND. Best address is 4021 22nd selection of affordable Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was aprentals. pointed personal repreFull/ partial weeks. Call sentative of the estate of for FREE brochure.

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TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:50:23 EDT Objections 2015 LEGAL NOTICES to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., Superior Court of 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd the District of Floor Washington, D.C. District of Columbia 20001, on or before PROBATE DIVISION January 24, 2016.

Washington, D.C. Claims against the de20001-2131 cedent shall be preAdministration No. sented to the under2014ADM1343 signed with a copy to the William Lewis Cowling Register of Wills or filed Decedent with the Register of Wills NOTICE OF with a copy to the underAPPOINTMENT, signed, on or before NOTICE TO January 24, 2016, or be CREDITORS forever barred. Persons AND NOTICE TO believed to be heirs or UNKNOWN HEIRS legatees of the decedent Nathan A. Neal, Attorney who do not receive a at Law, whose address is copy of this notice by mail Law Offices of Nathan A. within 25 days of its first Neal, 209 Kennedy publication shall so inStreet, NW, Washington, form the Register of DC 20011, was apWills, including name, pointed successor/ address and relationpersonal representative ship. of the estate of William Date of Publication: Lewis Cowling, who died July 24, 2015 on November 1, 2014 Name of newspaper: without a will, and will Afro-American serve without Court suWashington pervision. All unknown Law Reporter heirs and heirs whose Emma Jo Brown whereabouts are unPersonal known shall enter their Representative appearance in this proceeding. Objections TRUE TEST COPY to such appointment (or REGISTER OF WILLS to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be 07/24, 07/31, 08/07/15 filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before Superior Court of January 24, 2016. the District of Claims against the deDistrict of Columbia cedent shall be prePROBATE DIVISION sented to the underWashington, D.C. signed with a copy to the 20001-2131 Register of Wills or filed Administration No. with the Register of Wills 2015ADM793 with a copy to the underArthur R. Smith, Jr. signed, on or before Decedent January 24, 2016, or be James C. Beadles, Esq forever barred. Persons 2341 Massanutten believed to be heirs or Drive legatees of the decedent Silver Spring, MD who do not receive a 20906 copy of this notice by mail Attorney within 25 days of its first NOTICE OF publication shall so inAPPOINTMENT, form the Register of NOTICE TO Wills, including name, CREDITORS address and relationAND NOTICE TO ship.

UNKNOWN HEIRS Date of Publication: E d w ard Allen Metz, July 24, 2015 whose address is 832 Name of newspaper: Dryden Road, ZanesAfro-American ville, OH 43701, was apWashington pointed personal repreLaw Reporter sentative of the estate of Nathan A. Neal Arthur R. Smith, Jr., who Personal died on January 24, 2015 Representative witha will, and will serve without Court superviTRUE TEST COPY sion. All unknown heirs REGISTER OF WILLS and heirs whose whereabouts are un07/24, 07/31, 08/07/15 known shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before January 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM794 Evadne D. Brooks Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Stephen Victor Brooks, whose address is 5718 1st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Evadne D. Brooks , who died on April 7, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (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 24, 2016.

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 24, 2016, 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 24, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM830 Pauline M. Carr Decedent Michael B McGovern Esq 1320 Nineteenth Street NW Suite 300 Washington, Dc 20036 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Julian M Carr Jr., whose address is 1813 Tulip Street NW, Washington, DC 20012, wasappointed personal representative of the estate of Pauline M Carr who died on October 7, 2014 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before January 24, 2016.

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 24, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Personal 20001, on or before and will serve without Representative FAMILY COURT J a n u a r y 2 4 , 2 0 1 6 . Court supervision. All unClaims against the de- known heirs and heirs TRUE TEST COPY 202-879-1212 cedent shall be pre- whose whereabouts are REGISTER OF WILLS unknown shall enter their sented DOMESTIC to the under- RELATIONS signed with a copy to the a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s TRUE TEST 07/24, 07/31,Tue 08/07/15 TYPESET: Aug 04 14:52:48 EDTCOPY 2015 202-879-0157 Register of Wills or filed proceeding. Objections REGISTER OF WILLS with the Register of Wills to such appointment (or with a copy to the under- to the probate of de14:49:30 EDT 2015 07/24, 07/31, 08/07/15 Superior Court of signed, on or before cedent´s will) shall be $ 150.00 a. Absent Defendant the District of TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:49:00 EDT 2015 January 24, 2016, or be filed with the Register of District of Columbia b. Absolute Divorce forever barred. Persons Wills, D.C., 515 5th $ 150.00 PROBATE DIVISION believed to be heirs or Street, N.W., 3rd Floor c.

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Alton Stanton Cox, Jr. AND NOTICE TO with a copy to the Date of Publication: Decedent UNKNOWN HEIRS January 24, 2016, or be July 24, 2015 James E. McCollum, Jr. Chicquita Johnson, forever barred. Persons Name of newspaper: McCollum & whose address is 3109 E Associates, LLC TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:52:27 2015 believed to be heirs or Afro-American LEGALEDT NOTICES Street SE, Washington, 7309 Baltimore Ave., legatees of the decedent Washington DC 20019, was apwho do not receive a Law Reporter Suite 117 pointed personal repre- College Park, MD 20740 Superior Court of Patricia Anne Murray copy of this notice by mail sentative of the estate of Attorney within 25 days of its first the District of Personal Columbus Jones Jr., who District of Columbia Representative publication shall so inNOTICE OF died on May 3, 2015 withform the Register of PROBATE DIVISION APPOINTMENT, out a will, and will serve Wills, including name, Washington, D.C. TRUE TEST COPY NOTICE TO without Court superviaddress and relation20001-2131 REGISTER OF WILLS CREDITORS sion. All unknown heirs ship.

Administration No. AND NOTICE TO and heirs whose Date of Publication: TYPESET: Aug 04 14:50:50 EDT 2015 2015ADM843 07/24, 07/31,Tue 08/07/15 UNKNOWN HEIRS whereabouts are un- Deloris Machel Cox, Edith Blanche Murray July 24, 2015 known shall enter their whose address is 32645 Decedent Name of newspaper: appearance in this Afro-American NOTICE OF Racquet Club Way, Lake Superior Court of proceeding. Objections Elsimore, CA 92530 was Washington APPOINTMENT, the District of to such appointment (or appointed personal reLaw Reporter NOTICE TO District of Columbia to the probate of deMichelle Teresa. Scott CREDITORS presentative of the estate PROBATE DIVISION cedent´s will) shall be of Alton Stanton Cox, Jr., Personal AND NOTICE TO Washington, D.C. filed with the Register of who died on April 24, Representative UNKNOWN HEIRS 20001-2131 Wills, D.C., 515 5th 2015 with, a will, and will Patricia Anne Murray, Administration No. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor serve without Court su- whose address is 1735 TRUE TEST COPY 2015ADM818 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

REGISTER OF WILLS pervision. All unknown 3 3 r d P L S E # 2 0 2 , Harriet E Brown 20001, on or before heirs and heirs whose Washington, DC 20020, AKA January 24, 2016. where-abouts are un- was appointed personal H a r r i e t E v a n g e l i n e 07/24, 07/31, 08/07/15 Claims against the deknown shall enter their representative of the Brown cedent shall be preestate of Edith Blanche Decedent appearance in this sented to the under- proceeding. Objections Murray, who died on NOTICE OF signed with a copy to the to such appointment (or June 8, 2015 without a APPOINTMENT, Register of Wills or filed will, and will serve withto the probate of deNOTICE TO with the Register of Wills cedent´s will) shall be out Court supervision. All CREDITORS with a copy to the underfiled with the Register of unknown heirs and heirs AND NOTICE TO signed, on or before Wills, D.C., 515 5th whose where-abouts are UNKNOWN HEIRS January 24, 2016 , or be Street, N.W., 3rd Floor unknown shall enter their Michelle Teresa Scott, forever barred. Persons W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . appearance in this whose address is 20404 believed to be heirs or 20001, on or before proceeding. Objections Heritage Farm Terr., legatees of the decedent J a n u a r y 2 4 , 2 0 1 6 . to such appointment (or Gaithersburg, MD 20886 who do not receive a Claims against the de- to the probate of de- was appointed personal copy of this notice by mail cedent shall be pre- cedent´s will) shall be representative of the within 25 days of its first sented to the under- filed with the Register of estate of Harriet E Brown publication shall so insigned with a copy to the Wills, D.C., 515 5th AKA Harriet Evangeline form the Register of Register of Wills or filed Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Brown, who died on Wills, including name, with the Register of Wills W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .

March 7, 2015 with a will, address and relation- with a copy to the under- 20001, on or before and will serve without ship. signed, on or before J a n u a r y 2 4 , 2 0 1 6 . Court supervision. All unDate of Publication: January 24, 2016, or be Claims against the de- known heirs and heirs July 24, 2016 forever barred. Persons cedent shall be pre- whose whereabouts are Name of newspaper: believed to be heirs or sented to the under- unknown shall enter their Afro-American legatees of the decedent signed with a copy to the a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Washington who do not receive a Register of Wills or filed proceeding. Objections Law Reporter copy of this notice by mail with the Register of Wills to such appointment (or Chicquita Johnson within 25 days of its first with a copy to the under- to the probate of dePersonal publication shall so in- signed, on or before cedent´s will) shall be Representative January 24, 2016, or be filed with the Register of form the Register of Wills, including name, forever barred. Persons Wills, D.C., 515 5th TRUE TEST COPY address and relation- believed to be heirs or Street, N.W., 3rd Floor REGISTER OF WILLS legatees of the decedent W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . ship. who do not receive a 20001, on or before Date of Publication: 7/24, 7/31, 8/07/2015 copy of this notice by mail J a n u a r y 2 4 , 2 0 1 6 .

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TYPESET: Tue2015 Aug 04 TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:48:40 EDT LEGAL NOTICES

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015NRT21 Mary Ellen Hilliard Decedent NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST Mary Ellen Hilliard (name of deceased settlor) whose address was 3747 H u n t i n g t o n S t . , N W, Washington, DC 20015 created a revocable trust on February 5, 2015, which remained in existence on the date of her death on April 29, 2015 , and Carl Messineo, whose address is 617 F l o r i d a Av e . N W, Washington, DC 20001 is the currently acting trustee, hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the trust should be mailed or directed to Carl Messineo at 617 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001 The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor’s creditors, costs of administration of the settlor’s estate, the expenses of the deceased settlor’s funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor’s residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances.

Claims of the deceased settlor ’s creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before January 24, 2016 6 months after the date of the first publication of this notice). An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1) April 29, 2016(one year from date of death of the deceased settler) or (2) January 26, 2016(6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust’s existence, the Trustee’s name and address, and the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.

The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification.

Aug 04 14:48:40 EDT 2015 This Notice must be mailed postmarked within 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualurt of ified beneficiary of the of trust and any other person umbia who would be an ISION interested person within D.C. the meaningof D.C. Code, 31 sec. 20-101(d) n No. Date of Publication: 21 July 24, 2015 ard Name of newspaper: Afro-American OF Washington Law OF Reporter LE Carl Messineo Personal d (name Representative settlor) TRUE TEST COPY as 3747 REGISTER OF WILLS . , N W, 07/24, 07/31, 20015 TYPESET: Tue08/07/15 Aug 04 ble trust , 2015, in exisSuperior Court of e of her the District of , 2015 , District of Columbia ssineo, PROBATE DIVISION is 617 Washington, D.C. N W, 20001-2131 20001 is Administration No. acting 2015ADM826 fter the William Andrew Corley nications Decedent ould be NOTICE OF d to Carl Florida APPOINTMENT, gton, DC NOTICE TO s subject CREDITORS eceased AND NOTICE TO costs of UNKNOWN HEIRS the setAndrew Bonds, whose xpenses address is 3519 14th settlor’s Street, NE Washington, sal of reDC 20017, wasappoinatutory ted personal representasurviving tive of the estate of Wilen to the liam Corley, who died on sed setOctober 29, 2014 without probate a will, and will serve withquate to out Court supervision. All claims, unknown heirs and heirs es, and whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their eceased appearance in this ors are proceeding. Objections nst the to such appointment ust propshall be filed with the ented to Register of Wills, D.C., address n or be515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 2016 6 Floor Washington, D.C. date of 20001, on or before n of this January 31, 2016. n to conClaims against the dethis trust cedent shall be prenced by sented to the underApril 29, signed with a copy to the om date Register of Wills or filed eceased with the Register of Wills uary 26, with a copy to the underrom the signed, on or before cation of January 31, 2016, or be 3) ninety forever barred. Persons Trustee believed to be heirs or n a copy legatees of the decedent ment and who do not receive a the percopy of this notice by mail ’s exiswithin 25 days of its first e’s name publication shall so inthe time form the Register of encing a Wills, including name, address and relationproceed ust propship. nce with Date of Publication: trust beJuly 31, 2015 n of the Name of newspaper: h an acAfro-American menced Washington e knows Law Reporter judicial Andrew Bonds sting the Personal st or the Representative ived nootential TRUE TEST COPY hereafter REGISTER OF WILLS judicial in sixty 07/31, 08/07, 8/14/15 tion. ust be ed within

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15 days of its first publication to each heir andofqualSuperior Court ifiedthe beneficiary District ofof the trust and any other person District of Columbia wPROBATE h o w o uDIVISION ld be an interested person W a s h i n g t o n , Dwithin .C. the meaningof D.C. Code, 20001-2131 sec.

20-101(d) Administration No. Date 2015ADM86 of Publication: July Minas-Bekov 24, 2015 Ivan Name of newspaper: Decedent Afro-American NOTICE OF Washington Law APPOINTMENT, Reporter NOTICE TO Carl Messineo CREDITORS AND NOTICEPersonal TO Representative UNKNOWN HEIRS TRUE TEST COPYEsq, Patrick C. Horrell, REGISTER OF WILLS whose address is 1304 07/24, 07/31, 08/07/15 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20005, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Ivan MinasBekov, who died on November 24, 2014 with a will, and will serve with Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before January 31, 2016.

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 31, 2016, 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 31, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Patrick C. Horrell, Esq Personal Representative

DC 20017, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Annette Wooten, who died on May 31, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose 14:46:59 2015 where-abouts are unLEGALEDT NOTICES known 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 31, 2016.

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 31, 2016 , 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 31, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Joanne Wooten Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 07/31, 08/07, 08/14/15

TYPESET: Tue Aug 04

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2015FEP75 Date of Death May 18, 2013 Wyseola Fannell Jordan Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Randall Fitzgerald Jordan whose address is 2505 Ann Arbor Lane, Bowie, MD 20716 was TRUE TEST COPY appointed personal reREGISTER OF WILLS presentative of the estate of Wyseola Fannell 07/31, 08/07,Tue 08/14/2015 TYPESET: Aug 04 14:47:51 EDT 2015 Jordan, deceased, on September 19, 2013, by the Orphans Court for Superior Court of Prince Georges County, the District of State of Maryland.

District of Columbia Service of process may PROBATE DIVISION be made upon Wanda Washington, D.C. Jackson, 3346 Penn20001-2131 sylvania Ave, WashingAdministration No. ton, DC 20020, whose 2015ADM842 designation as District of Doris Lee Beynum Columbia agent has Decedent been filed with the RegisNOTICE OF ter of Wills, D.C. APPOINTMENT, The decedent owned the NOTICE TO following District of CREDITORS Columbia real property: AND NOTICE TO 4618 Sargent Road, NE, UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington, DC 20017.

Willetta Young , whose Claims against the deaddress is 3521 Min- cedent may be prenesota Ave SE, 202 sented to the underWashington, DC 20019, signed and filed with the was appointed personal Register of Wills for the representative(of the District of Columbia, 500 estate of Doris Lee Bey- Indiana Avenue, N.W., num, who died on May Washington, D.C. 20001 20th 2015 without a will, within 6 months from the and will serve without date of first publication of Court supervision. All un- this notice. (Strike known heirs and heirs preceding sentence if no whose whereabouts are real estate.) unknown shall enter their Randall Fitzgerald appearance in this Jordan proceeding. Objections Personal to such appointment Representative(s) shall be filed with the TRUE TEST COPY Register of Wills, D.C., REGISTER OF WILLS 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Date of first publication: Floor Washington, D.C. 07/31/15 20001, on before Name of newspapers 14:48:14 EDTor2015 J a n u a r y 3 1 , 2 0 1 6 . and/or periodical: Claims against the de- The Daily Washington cedent shall be pre- Law Reporter sented to the under- The Afro-American signed with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed 07/31, 08/07, 08/14/15 with the Register of Wills TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 with a copy to the undersigned, on or before Superior Court of January 31, 2016, or be the District of forever barred. Persons District of Columbia believed to be heirs or PROBATE DIVISION legatees of the decedent Washington, D.C. who do not receive a 20001-2131 copy of this notice by mail Administration No. within 25 days of its first 2015ADM857 publication shall so inMaurice B. Lyles form the Register of Wills, including name, Decedent address and relation- Thomas H. Queen, Esq 7961 Eastern Avenue ship.

Suite 304 Date of Publication: Silver Spring, MD July 31, 2015 20910 Name of newspaper: Attorney Afro-American NOTICE OF Washington APPOINTMENT, Law Reporter NOTICE TO Willetta Young CREDITORS Personal AND NOTICE TO Representative UNKNOWN HEIRS Avon E. Barbour, Sr., TRUE TEST COPY whose address is #62 REGISTER OF WILLS Joshua Drive, Magnolia, DE 19962, 07/31, 08/07,Tue 08/14/15 TYPESET: Aug 04 14:45:09 EDT was 2015appointed personal representative of the estate of Maurice B. Lyles, who Superior Court of died on June 24, 2015 the District of with a will, and will serDistrict of Columbia vice without Court suPROBATE DIVISION pervision. All unknown Washington, D.C. heirs and heirs whose 20001-2131 whereabouts are unAdministration No. known shall enter their 2015ADM874 appearance in this Annette Wooten proceeding. Objections Decedent to such appointment Whitney Cleaver Smith shall be filed with the Esq Register of Wills, D.C., 11414 Livingston Rd 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Fort Washington, MD Floor Washington, D.C. 20744 20001, on or before Attorney January 31, 2016.

NOTICE OF Claims against the deAPPOINTMENT, cedent shall be preNOTICE TO sented to the underCREDITORS signed with a copy to the AND NOTICE TO Register of Wills or filed UNKNOWN HEIRS with the Register of Wills Joanne Wooten, whose with a copy to the underaddress is 1231 Delafield signed, on or before Place, NE, Washington, January 31, 2016, or be DC 20017, was apforever barred. Persons pointed personal repre- believed to be heirs or sentative of the estate of legatees of the decedent Annette Wooten, who who do not receive a died on May 31, 2015 copy of this notice by mail without a will, and will within 25 days of its first serve without Court su- publication shall so inpervision. All unknown form the Register of heirs and heirs whose Wills, including name, where-abouts are un- address and relationknown shall enter their ship. appearance in this Date of Publication: proceeding. Objections July 31, 2015 to such appointment (or Name of newspaper: to the probate of de- Afro-American cedent´s will) shall be Washington filed with the Register of Law Reporter

representative of the estate of Martha R. Bishop AKA Martha Ruth West Bishop , who died on April 24, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:42:32 EDT 2015their shall enter LEGAL NOTICES unknown aLEGAL p p e a r a nNOTICES ce in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or Superior Court of to the probate of dethe District of cedent´s will) shall be District of Columbia filed with the Register of PROBATE DIVISION Wills, D.C., 515 5th Washington, D.C. Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 20001-2131 Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Administration No. 20001, on or before Feb2015ADM869 Brian Raynor Sickles ruary 7, 2016. Claims against the decedent Jr. TRUE TEST COPY shall be presented to the Decedent REGISTER OF WILLS undersigned with a copy NOTICE OF TYPESET: Aug 04 14:45:35 EDT 2015 to the Register of Wills or APPOINTMENT, 07/31, 08/07Tue & 08/14/15 filed with the Register of NOTICE TO Wills with a copy to the CREDITORS Superior Court of undersigned, on or beAND NOTICE TO the District of fore February 7, 2016, or UNKNOWN HEIRS District of Columbia J a m a l B r i a n B a i l e y, be forever barred. PerPROBATE DIVISION whose address is 2310 sons believed to be heirs Washington, D.C. Rosecroft Court, Oxon or legatees of the de20001-2131 Hill , MD 20745, was ap- cedent who do not reAdministration No. pointed personal repre- ceive a copy of this notice 2015ADM698 sentative of the estate of by mail within 25 days of Tobba Watts Brian Raynor Sickles Jr., its first publication shall Decedent who died on June 18, so inform the Register of Paul D Hunt 2015 without a will, and Wills, including name, 717 S Street NW will serve without Court address and relationSuite 300 supervision. All unknown ship.

Washington, DC 20004 heirs and heirs whose Date of Publication: Attorney where-abouts are un- August 7, 2015 NOTICE OF known shall enter their Name of newspaper: APPOINTMENT, Afro-American appearance in this NOTICE TO proceeding. Objections Washington CREDITORS to such appointment Law Reporter AND NOTICE TO Tondelayo V. Williams shall be filed with the UNKNOWN HEIRS Personal Register of Wills, D.C., D e b o r a h P a t t e r s o n , 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Representative whose address is 13716 Floor Washington, D.C. Kaywood Drive, Wood- 20001, on or before Feb- TRUE TEST COPY bridge, VA 22193 was ruary 7, 2016. Claims REGISTER OF WILLS appointed personal re- against the decedent presentative of the estate shall be presented to the TYPESET: 08/07, 08/14,Tue 08/21/15 Aug 04 of Toba Watts, who died undersigned with a copy on April 30, 2015 with a to the Register of Wills or 14:47:28 2015with- filed with the Register of will, and EDT will serve SUPERIOR COURT OF out Court supervision. All Wills with a copy to the THE DISTRICT OF unknown heirs and heirs undersigned, on or beCOLUMBIA whose whereabouts are fore February 7, 2016, or PROBATE DIVISION unknown shall enter their be forever barred. PerWashington, D.C. appearance in this sons believed to be heirs 20001-2131 proceeding. Objections or legatees of the deAdministration No. to such appointment (or cedent who do not re2015ADM921 to the probate of de- ceive a copy of this notice Estate of cedent´s will) shall be by mail within 25 days of Earl Toles filed with the Register of its first publication shall Deceased Wills, D.C., 515 5th so inform the Register of NOTICE OF Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wills, including name, STANDARD Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . address and relationPROBATE 20001, on or before ship.

Notice is hereby given J a n u a r y 3 1 , 2 0 1 6 . Date of Publication: that a petition has been Claims against the de- August 7,2015 filed in this Court by Tia cedent shall be pre- Name of newspaper: Staton AKA Toles-Staton sented to the under- Afro-American for standard probate, signed with a copy to the Washington including the appointRegister of Wills or filed Law Reporter ment of one or more perwith the Register of Wills Jamal Brian Bailey sonal representative. with a copy to the underPersonal Unless a complaint or an signed, on or before Representative objection in accordance January 31, 2016, or be with Superior Court Proforever barred. Persons TRUE TEST COPY bate Division Rule 407 is believed to be heirs or REGISTER OF WILLS filed in this Court within legatees of the decedent 30 days from the date of who do not receive a TYPESET: Aug 04 14:40:56 EDT of 2015 08/07, 08/14,Tue 08/14/15 first publication this nocopy of this notice by mail tice, the Court may take within 25 days of its first the action hereinafter set publication shall so inSuperior Court of forth.

0 form the Register of the District of Order any interested Wills, including name, District of Columbia person to show cause address and relationPROBATE DIVISION why the provisions of the ship.

Washington, D.C. lost or destroyed will Date of Publication: 20001-2131 dated July 21, 1999 July 31, 2015 Administration No. should not be admitted to Name of newspaper: 2015ADM831 probate as expressed in Afro-American William Thomas Butler the petition Washington Jr Register of Wills Law Reporter AKA Clerk of the Probate DiDeborah Patterson William T. Butler Jr. vision Personal Decedent Date of First Publication Representative NOTICE OF August 7, 2015 APPOINTMENT, Names of Newspapers: TRUE TEST COPY NOTICE TO Washington REGISTER OF WILLS CREDITORS Law Reporter AND NOTICE TO Washington TYPESET: Aug 04 14:39:47 EDT 2015 07/31, 07/07,Tue 07/14/15 UNKNOWN HEIRS AFRO-AMERICAN Elaine Sabrina Butler, Tia Staton whose address is 5574 B AKA Superior Court of St . SE Apt 204 Washing- Toles Staton the District of ton DC 20019, was ap- 1822 11th Street, NW District of Columbia pointed personal repre- Washington, DC 20001 PROBATE DIVISION sentative of the estate of Signature of Washington, D.C. William Thomas Butler Petitioners/Attorney 20001-2131 Jr., who died on July 3, TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 Administration No. 2015 with a will, and will 08/07, 08/14/15 2011ADM451 serve without Court suJanice Marie Autry pervision. All unknown Superior Court of Decedent heirs and heirs whose the District of Robert M. LaBelle whereabouts are unDistrict of Columbia 7 2 1 3 B u r t o n w o o d known shall enter their PROBATE DIVISION Drive appearance in this Washington, D.C. Alexandria, VA 22307 proceeding. Objections 20001-2131 Attorney to such appointment (or Administration No. NOTICE OF to the probate of de2015ADM846 APPOINTMENT, cedent´s will) shall be Barbara Annetta Price NOTICE TO filed with the Register of Decedent CREDITORS Wills, D.C., 515 5th Shanta Ramson, Esq AND NOTICE TO Street, N.W., 3rd Floor 4705 Sandy Spring Rd. UNKNOWN HEIRS Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

R o b e r t M . L a b e l l e , 20001, on or before Feb- Burtonsville, MD 20866 whose address is 7213 ruary 7, 2016. Claims Attorney NOTICE OF Burtonwood Drive, Al- against the decedent APPOINTMENT, exandria VA 22307 was shall be presented to the NOTICE TO appointedEDT personal 14:46:14 2015 re- undersigned with a copy CREDITORS presentative(s) of the to the Register of Wills or AND NOTICE TO estate of Janice Marie filed with the Register of UNKNOWN HEIRS A u t r y, w h o d i e d o n Wills with a copy to the LaVon Bean, whose adJanuary 23, 2011 without undersigned, on or bea will, and will serve with fore February 7, 2016, or dress is 9018 Allentown Court supervision. All un- be forever barred. Per- Rd., Ft. Washington, MD known heirs and heirs sons believed to be heirs 20744, wasappointed whose where-abouts are or legatees of the de- personal representative unknown shall enter their cedent who do not re- of the estate of Barbara Annetta Price, who died appearance in this ceive a copy of this notice proceeding. Objections by mail within 25 days of on March 24, 2010 withto such appointment (or its first publication shall out will, and will serve to the probate of de- so inform the Register of without Court supervicedent´s will) shall be Wills, including name, sion. All unknown heirs filed with the Register of address and relation- a n d h e i r s w h o s e whereabouts are unWills, D.C., 515 5th ship. known shall enter their Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Date of Publication: appearance in this Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . proceeding. Objections 20001, on or before Feb- Name of newspaper: to such appointment ruary 7, 2016. Claims Afro-American shall be filed with the against the decedent Washington Register of Wills, D.C., shall be presented to the Law Reporter 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd undersigned with a copy Elaine Sabrina Butler Floor Washington, D.C. to the Register of Wills or Personal 20001, on or before Febfiled with the Register of Representative ruary 7, 2016. Claims Wills with a copy to the against the decedent undersigned, on or be- TRUE TEST COPY shall be presented to the fore February 7, 2016, or REGISTER OF WILLS undersigned with a copy be forever barred. Perto the Register Wills or sons believed to be heirs TYPESET: Aug 04 14:40:10 EDT of 2015 08/07, 08/14,Tue 08/21/15 filed with the Register of or legatees of the deWills with a copy to the cedent who do not reundersigned, on or beceive a copy of this notice Superior Court of fore February 7, 2016, or by mail within 25 days of the District of be forever barred. Perits first publication shall District of Columbia sons believed to be heirs so inform the Register of PROBATE DIVISION or legatees of the deWills, including name, Washington, D.C. cedent who do not readdress and relation20001-2131 ceive a copy of this notice ship.

Administration No. by mail within 25 days of Date of Publication: 2015ADM879 its first publication shall August 7, 2015 Martha R. Bishop so inform the Register of Name of newspaper: AKA Wills, including name, Afro-American M a r t h a R u t h W e s t address and relationWashington Bishop ship.

Law Reporter Decedent Date of Publication: Robert M. Labelle NOTICE OF August 7, 2015 Personal APPOINTMENT, Name of newspaper: Representative NOTICE TO Afro-American CREDITORS Washington TRUE TEST COPY AND NOTICE TO Law Reporter REGISTER OF WILLS UNKNOWN HEIRS LaVon Bean Tondelayo V. Williams , Personal 08/7, 08/14, 08/21/15 whose address is 10038 Representative Allentown Road, Fort Washngton, MD, 20744 , TRUE TEST COPY was appointed personal REGISTER OF WILLS representative of the estate of Martha R. 08/07, 08/14, 08/21/15 Bishop AKA Martha Ruth West Bishop , who died on April 24, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th 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 relationLEGALand NOTICES ship.

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20001-2131 appearance in this Administration No. proceeding. Objections 2005ADM000600 to such appointment Alonzo D.Green shall be filed with the Decedent Register of Wills, D.C., Robert M Labelle 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd 7213 Burtonwood Dr Floor Washington, D.C. Alexandria, VA 22307 20001, on or before FebAttorney ruary 7, 2016. Claims TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:39:25 EDT 2015 NOTICE OF the decedent LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES against LEGAL NOTICES APPOINTMENT, shall be presented to the NOTICE TO undersigned with a copy CREDITORS to the Register of Wills or Superior Court of AND NOTICE TO filed with the Register of the District of UNKNOWN HEIRS Wills with a copy to the District of Columbia R o b e r t M . L a b e l l e , undersigned, on or bePROBATE DIVISION whose address is 7213 fore February 7, 2016, or Washington, D.C. Burtonwood Dr., Alexan- be forever barred. Per20001-2131 dria VA 22307, wasap- sons believed to be heirs Administration No. pointed personal repre- or legatees of the de2015ADM847 sentative of the estate of cedent who do not reWilbert J. Gray Alonzo D Green, who ceive a copy of this notice AKA died on March 9, 2005 by mail within 25 days of Wilbert Jesse Gray, Jr. with a will, and will serve its first publication shall Decedent withCourt supervision. so inform the Register of Shanta Ramson, Esq All unknown heirs and Wills, including name, 4705 Sandy Spring Rd. h e i r s w h o s e address and relationBurtonsville, MD 20886 whereabouts are un- ship.

Attorney known shall enter their Date of Publication: NOTICE OF a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s August 7, 2015 APPOINTMENT, proceeding. Objections Name of newspaper: NOTICE TO to such appointment (or Afro-American CREDITORS to the probate of de- Washington AND NOTICE TO cedent´s will) shall be Law Reporter UNKNOWN HEIRS Darnita D Brooks L a C h e l l e R o b i n s o n , filed with the Register of Kenneth A. Fenwick whose address is 1710 Wills, D.C., 515 5th Personal Linden Park Pl., Bowie, Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Representative MD 20721, was ap20001, on or before Febpointed personal representative( of the estate of ruary 7, 2016. Claims TRUE TEST COPY Wilbert J.Gray Jr.AKA against the decedent REGISTER OF WILLS Wilbert Jesse Gray Jr., shall be presented to the who died on February 22, undersigned with a copy 08/7, 08/14, 08/21/15 2015 witha will, and will to the Register of Wills or TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:41:21 servewithout Court su- filed with the Register of pervision. All unknown Wills with a copy to the heirs and heirs whose undersigned, on or beSuperior Court of whereabouts are un- fore February 7, 2016, or the District of known shall enter their be forever barred. PerDistrict of Columbia sons believed to be heirs appearance in this PROBATE DIVISION proceeding. Objections or legatees of the deWashington, D.C. to such appointment (or cedent who do not re20001-2131 to the probate of de- ceive a copy of this notice Administration No. 14:44:39 cedent´s EDT will) 2015 shall be by mail within 25 days of 2014ADM117 filed with the Register of its first publication shall Ethel Y. Ross so inform the Register of Decedent Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wills, including name, Wesley L. Clarke address and relation- 1629 K Street, NW, Ste Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before Feb- ship.

300, Washington, DC ruary 7, 2016. Claims Date of Publication: 20006 against the decedent August 7, 2015 Attorney Name of newspaper: shall be presented to the NOTICE OF Afro-American undersigned with a copy APPOINTMENT, to the Register of Wills or Washington NOTICE TO filed with the Register of Law Reporter CREDITORS Robert M. LaBelle Wills with a copy to the AND NOTICE TO Personal undersigned, on or beUNKNOWN HEIRS Representative fore February 7, 2016, or Wesley L. Clarke, whose be forever barred. Peraddress is 1629 K Street, sons believed to be heirs TRUE TEST COPY NW, Ste. 300, Washingor legatees of the de- REGISTER OF WILLS ton DC 20006, was apcedent who do not repointed personal repre08/04, 08/07, 08/21/15 ceive a copy of this notice sentative of the estate of EDT 2015 by mail within 25 days of TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:42:10 Ethel Y. Ross, who died its first publication shall on May 12, 2003 without so inform the Register of a will, and will serve withWills, including name, out Court supervision. All Superior Court of address and relationunknown heirs and heirs the District of ship. whose whereabouts are District of Columbia Date of Publication: unknown shall enter their PROBATE DIVISION August 7, 2015 appearance in this Washington, D.C. Name of newspaper: proceeding. Objections 20001-2131 Afro-American to such appointment Administration No. Washington shall be filed with the 2015ADM890 Law Reporter Register of Wills, D.C., Russell S Kilgore LaChelle Robinson Decedent 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Personal Floor Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF Representative 20001, on or before FebAPPOINTMENT, ruary 7, 2016. Claims NOTICE TO TRUE TEST COPY against the decedent CREDITORS REGISTER OF WILLS shall be presented to the AND NOTICE TO undersigned with a copy UNKNOWN HEIRS 08/07, 08/14, 08/21/15 Darnita D. Brooks and to the Register of Wills or TYPESET: Tue Aug 04 14:39:00 EDT 2015 Kenneth A. Fenwick, filed with the Register of whose addresses are Wills with a copy to the 3206 Geaton Dr., Upper undersigned, on or beSuperior Court of Marlboro MD 20774 and fore February 7, 2016, or the District of 3855 St. Barnabas Rd. be forever barred. PerDistrict of Columbia sons believed to be heirs #201, Suitland MD PROBATE DIVISION 20746, were appointed or legatees of the deWashington, D.C. personal representatives cedent who do not re20001-2131 of the estate of Russell ceive a copy of this notice Administration No. S.Kilgore, who died on by mail within 25 days of 2015ADM665 September 6, 2013 with- its first publication shall Clifton E. Jackson out a will, and will serve so inform the Register of AKA without Court supervi- Wills, including name, Clifton Edward Jack- sion. All unknown heirs address and relationson a n d h e i r s w h o s e ship.

Decedent whereabouts are un- Date of Publication: William A. Bland Esq known shall enter their August 7, 2015 1140 Connecticut Ave a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Name of newspaper: NW #1100 proceeding. Objections Afro-American Washington, DC 20036 to such appointment Washington Attorney EDT 2015 shall be filed with the Law Reporter 14:41:45 NOTICE OF Wesley L. Clarke Register of Wills, D.C., APPOINTMENT, Personal 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd NOTICE TO Representative Floor Washington, D.C. CREDITORS 20001, on or before FebAND NOTICE TO ruary 7, 2016. Claims TRUE TEST COPY UNKNOWN HEIRS against the decedent REGISTER OF WILLS Jon W. Jackson and Clif- shall be presented to the ton E. Jackson Jr, whose undersigned with a copy 08/7, 08/14, 08/21/15 addresses are 3410 Cur- to the Register of Wills or tis Dr #301, Temple Hills, filed with the Register of MD 20746 and 5706 30th Wills with a copy to the Ave, Hyattsville, MD undersigned, on or be20782were appointed fore February 7, 2016, or personal representatives be forever barred. Perof the estate of Clifton E. sons believed to be heirs Jackson, AKA Clifton Ed- or legatees of the deward Jackson, who died cedent whoINDIAN HEALER do not PSYCHIC rePSYCHIC HEALER on April 4, 2015 without a ceive a copy INDIAN HOLY SPIRITUALIST of this notice INDIAN PSYCHIC HEALER will, and will serve with- by mail within 25 HOLY days-SPIRITUALIST ofSAI RAM PANDIT HOLY SPIRITUALIST out Court supervision. All its first publication shall PANDIT - SAI RAM unknown heirs and heirs so inform SERVICED RAM INSAI 20 COUNTRIES thePANDIT Register-of whose whereabouts are Wills, SERVICED IN 20 COUNTRIES including name, GOOD NEWS FOR THE SUFFERING PEOPLE SERVICED IN 20 COUNTRIES unknown shall enter their address GOOD NEWS FOR THEEVIL SUFFERING PEOPLE and relationFROM BLACK MAGIC, SPIRTS, OBIYA, appearance in this GOOD NEWS FOR THE SUFFERING PEOPLE ship. VOODO, FROM BLACK MAGIC, EVIL SPIRTS, OBIYA, WITCHCRAFT, LOVE, KIDS, MONEY, proceeding. Objections Date of FROM BLACK MAGIC, EVIL SPIRTS, OBIYA, Publication: VOODO, WITCHCRAFT, KIDS,&MONEY, JOB, HEALTH, PEACELOVE, OF MIND, ETC. to such appointment (or August VOODO, WITCHCRAFT, LOVE, KIDS, MONEY, 7, 2015 JOB, HEALTH, PEACE OF & ETC. ANY KINDS OF PROBLEM SAI RAMMIND, HAS SOLUTION to the probate of de- Name JOB, HEALTH, PEACE OF MIND, & ETC. ofSPECIALIST newspaper: ANY KINDS OF PROBLEM SAI RAM HAS SOLUTION IN BRINGING LOVED ONES BACK cedent´s will) shall be Afro-American ANYSPECIALIST KINDS OF PROBLEM SAILOVED RAM HAS SOLUTION IN FOR BRINGING ONES BACK CALL APPOINTMENT filed with the Register of Washington SPECIALIST IN BRINGING LOVED ONES BACK CALL FOR APPOINTMENT Wills, D.C., 515 5th CALL FOR APPOINTMENT Law Reporter Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Darnita D Brooks Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

Kenneth A. Fenwick 20001, on or before FebPersonal ruary 7, 2016. Claims Representative against the decedent shall be presented to the TRUE TEST COPY undersigned with a copy REGISTER OF WILLS to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of 08/7, 08/14, 08/21/15 Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 7, 2016, or be forever barred. PerSAI RAM sons believed to be heirs SAI RAM SAI RAM or legatees of the deGOOD NEWS FOR THE SUFFERING PEOPLE cedent who do not reADVERTISING GOOD FOR THEEVIL SUFFERING PEOPLE FROMNEWS BLACK MAGIC, SPIRTS, OBIYA, ceive a copy of this notice GOOD NEWS FOR THE EVIL SUFFERING PEOPLE FROM BLACK MAGIC, SPIRTS, OBIYA, VOODO, WITCHCRAFT, LOVE, KIDS, MONEY, by mail within 25 days of FROM BLACK MAGIC, EVIL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE VOODO, WITCHCRAFT, LOVE, KIDS,&OBIYA, MONEY, JOB, HEALTH, PEACE OF SPIRTS, MIND, ETC. its first publication shall VOODO, WITCHCRAFT, LOVE, KIDS, MONEY, JOB, PEACE OF & ETC. ANY KINDSHEALTH, OF PROBLEM SAI RAMMIND, HAS SOLUTION so inform the Register of JOB, HEALTH, PEACE OF MIND, & ETC. ANY KINDS OF PROBLEM SAILOVED RAM HAS SOLUTION SPECIALIST IN BRINGING ONES BACK Wills, including name, ANY KINDS OF PROBLEM SAI RAM HAS SOLUTION SPECIALIST IN FOR BRINGING ONES for BACK CALL APPOINTMENT needed Advertising Sales RepLOVED address and relationSPECIALIST IN BRINGING LOVED ONES BACK CALL FOR APPOINTMENT ship.

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CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for GS 15813RMECU Building Envelope Improvements will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, in Room 6 located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, July 31, 2015 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $100.00.

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All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is E13002Over Three Story Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $2,000,000.01 to $3,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at The Site: 401 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. Principal Items of work for this project are: 1. Demolition 2. Concrete 3. Fencing 4. Window/Curtain Wall 5. Conveying 6. Fire Suppression 7. Plumbing/HVAC 8. Drywall/Painting 9. Electrical 10. Site/Scaffolding The MBE goal is 10% The WBE goal is 3% CONTRACT NO. GS 15813R APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED: Steve Sharkey Director, Department of General Services TYPESET: Wed Aug 05 13:33:04 EDT 2015 CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION CITY OF BALTIMORE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PUBLIC NOTICE

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PROJECT NO. 1244 - PLANNING AND DESIGN CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR HANOVER STREET BRIDGE MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PLAN The City of Baltimore Office of Boards and Commissions has been requested by the Transportation planning Division, Department of Transportation, to certify the qualifications of firms to provide planning and design consultant services for the federally funded project TIGER VI 2014 Hanover Street Bridge Multimodal Corridor Plan.

The scope of the planning and design services will identify feasible methods of rehabilitating or replacing the Hanover Street Bridge, improve multimodal corridor accessibility and freight access as well as highlight ways to enhance access to economic opportunities. The services will include evaluation of the existing Hanover Street Bridge, preliminary engineering to determine future cross sections of a rehabilitated bridge or a new structure, identifying traffic operation, recreational amenities, quality of life TYPESET: Wed Aug 05 13:33:04 EDT the 2015 enhancements, and safety throughout corridor. The planning study will result in a corridor plan for the area designated to encourage development and private investment in the Middle Branch Waterfront and surrounding CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION area. It will identify bridge, multimodal, and roadway typical sections that can best meet the needs of residents, businesses and commuters. The BALTIMORE comprehensive corridor CITY plan OF for the Hanover Street Bridge Corridor will BOARDS AND include both aOFFICE design OF master plan for the COMMISSIONS Hanover Street Bridge Corridor PUBLICplan NOTICE and an investment implementation for local transportation connections and community integration. Collectively, these documents will be the culPROJECT 1244 - PLANNING ANDstudy DESIGN SER-of mination ofNO. a comprehensive planning that CONSULTANT evaluates a variety VICES FOR to HANOVER STREET BRIDGE MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR alternatives the existing structure and adjacent roadway network.

PLAN The design consultant must have experience in bridge structures and The City of Baltimore and Commissions has been refoundation design as Office well asofinBoards replacement and rehabilitation of bridge quested Transportation planningand Division, Department of structuresbyin the accordance with all Federal Maryland State Highway Transportation, certify theThis qualifications of firms to provide planning and Administration to standards. includes experience with Rall-type bascule design consultant servicesBeaux for theArts federally funded project TIGERmust VI 2014 span and open spandrel arch structures.

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Consultantstomust be familiar with AASHTO Highway guidelines and LRFD Bridge guidelines as well as Baltimore City, Maryland State Highway The design consultant must have Highway experience in bridge structures and Administration (SHA), and Federal Administration (FHWA) design foundation design as well as in replacement of bridge criteria. Specifications for Federal Aid Projectsand willrehabilitation follow the latest version structures accordance with all Federal and Maryland State Highway of the SHAinStandard Specification for Construction and Materials.

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The duration of $150.00 Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Disadvantaged Business Enterprises the professional services contract is estimated to be four (4) years.

One (1) (DBE) participation goals apply to this contract. DBE’s will be afforded full consultant will be awarded the contract. opportunity to your submitad, in response to this notice and not be subject to To place call 1-800-237-6892, ext.will262, Public Notices $50.00 & discrimination thequestions basis of inrace, color, national origin, age, sex, or Should youdepending haveonany this matter, please contact Ms. Valorie on size, Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.84 per inch. disability in consideration of an award via (23email CFR 200, LaCour, Chief Transportation Planning at 49 CFR 21 and 26) 1-800 (AFRO) 892 valorie.lacour@baltimorecity.gov .

The DBE goal is 25%.

For Proof of Publication, please call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244 Each prime consultant applying for the Project will be required to complete The proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firmsServices must be Quesnamed and submit an original Architecture-Engineer and Related and identified as aProject DBE within Item 6 ofwith thefive Architecture-Engineer and tionnaire for Specific (FS255) along (5) copies, to the Office Questionnaire forFS255 Specificand Project in the spaces ofRelated BoardsServices and Commissions.

The the (SF255) five copies must be provided on for or identifying outside consultants/associates anticipated for LEGAL NOTICES submitted before 12:00 p.m.key (Noon) on utilization for this project.

Firms will not be considered for specific project if August 28, 2015. they apply as both a sub consultant and prime consultant.

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The application for this project Architecture-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project (FS255) cannot be supplemented with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, organization charts, etc. All such information should be incorporated into the appropriate pages. Applications should not be bound. Applications should simply be stapled in the upper left-hand-corner. Cover Sheets should not be included.

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August 8, 2015 - August 14, 2015, The Afro-American TYPESET: Wed Aug 05 13:59:40 2015 LEGALEDT NOTICES CITY OF BALTIMORE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PUBLIC NOTICE PROJECT # 1243 PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANT SERVICES Energy (Power, Steam & Cooling) Supply and Purchase Economic Assessments The City of Baltimore Office of Boards and Commissions has been requested by the Department of Public Works (DPW) to advertise for services of an Energy Financial Analysis consulting firm. The City of Baltimore Office of Sustainable Energy (OSE) is seeking a consulting firm to provide financial analysis of the sources and systems of energy used by Baltimore City (primarily power and steam) and purchasing options, as well as the pricing of power that can be purchased through the Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Committee.

The Firms interested in providing these services must demonstrate and document: *Experience in the development, construction, and ownership of solar projects in Maryland and in the BGE service area. Thus having the practical experience in siting and financing and obtain regulatory and BGE approvals necessary to implement solar projects. *Experience in the development of Combined Heat and Power projects, financing, obtaining Empower and BGE approvals, and developing the interconnections with BGE to enable operation when the BGE supply is not operating. *Experience in the development, siting, and economic feasibility of small- to mid-range energy systems (electric, heat cooling, other) for improved reliability and financial performance of energy supply for the City Government facilities. *Experience with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements related to the development and operation of small energy generation facilities. *Experience with the methods of financing including taxable and nontaxable, partnership and other structures for financing energy ventures. *Experience and knowledge of obtaining the BGE approvals necessary to implement solar, CHP and other energy projects and obtaining the interconnection agreements. Experience in obtaining Public Service Commission approvals (e.g. Certificate for Convenience of Operation) and PJM approvals (grid operator). *Experience in power purchasing wholesale and retail, contract structures and development of portfolio model for purchasing, identifying means of reducing power cost through restructuring accounts and usage. *Knowledge of the power pricing structure of the Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Committee to determine options for fair methods of pricing the members and reducing the cost of power to the City of Baltimore. *Experience with marketing Tier 1 and solar renewable credits in Maryland.

The scope of the work for the contract should include but not limited to: *Review the Baltimore City accounts to determine the priority of accounts to include in virtual net metering program for solar projects. *Assist with the development of solicitation for solar and CHP and other energy supply projects. *Create financial models for evaluation of energy systems and purchasing options for energy. *Evaluate the Baltimore region purchasing cooperative pricing structure and determine if equable to the City and make recommendations as to how to restructure. *Evaluate the economics of grid connected power suppliers for gas and renewable energy. *Assist in providing preliminary feasibility (financial and technical) and potential locations that will meet interconnect requirements for energy facilities. ?Evaluate financial feasibility for opportunities that will supply energy and/or energy related products for Tier I applications *Evaluate financial feasibility of energy storage technologies for City facilities. *Assist in determining of financial benefit and impacts of new technologies. *Assist the City during project implementation phase to insure project is remaining consistent with projected financial performance. *Evaluate micro-grid opportunities for City government facilities and review privately developed micro * grid applications in the City. *Evaluate appropriate financial structures for the above opportunities. *Assist in evaluating the City Government (boilers, diesel generators etc) energy assets for replacement/right sizing and the economics of alternatives. *Advise the City in selling renewable energy credits for Tier 1 and solar.

DPW reserves the right to hold a second interview with eligible consulting firms.

The city intends to select the services of one (1) or more firms for a three (3)-year period with the option of two (2) one-year extensions. The initial budget for the contract is $400,000 of which the profit and overhead shall not exceed 10% of total direct costs.

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Firms interested in submitting a proposal as a prime consultant for this project should submit a ”Letter of Interest” to the Office of Boards and Commissions, 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215 (EMAIL: OBC.Consultants@baltimorecity.gov). Since these letters are utilized to assist small, minority and women business enterprises in identifying potential teaming partners, the letters should be submitted within five (5) days of the date of the project’s advertisement. The letter should contain a contact person. Failure to submit a ”Letter of Interest” will not disqualify a firm submitting a proposal for the project.

Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5) copies, to the Office of Boards and Commissions. The Federal Form 255 and the five copies must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on September 4, 2015. Submittals may not be accepted after this deadline.

Prequalification Requirement

The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide professional liability, auto liability and worker’s compensation insurances as required by the City of Baltimore.

MBE/WBE Requirements

The MBE goal is 9% of contracted price.

The WBE goal is 1% of contracted price.

Both the proposed Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise firms must be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project.

Any submittals that do not include the proper MBW/WBE (in some instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration for this project.

Verifying Certification Each firm submitting an SF 255 for consideration for a project is responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the project are TYPESET: Aug 05 14:07:45 EDTand 2015 certified byWed the Baltimore City Minority Women?s Business Opportunity Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the directory AUTHORITY OFshould BALTIMORE occur daily,HOUSING firms submitting SF 255s call theCITY MWBOO at (410) REQUESTexpiration FOR PROPOSALS 396-4355 to verify certification, dates and services that the MBEs ACQUISITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF and WBEs is certified to provide.

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RFP NUMBER: B-1800-15 A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a contract goal if: The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (”HABC”) is requesting proposals from interested qualified entities to provide comprehensive Payroll 1.The firm has and a financial interest in the MBE oraWBE. and Human Resource Management System or (HRMS).

2.The firm has an interest in the ownership control of the MBE or WBE. 3.The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on (Article 5 subtitle 28-41).

Monday, September 21, 2015.

A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the Arequirements non-mandatory pre-proposals conference willBaltimore be held on of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of the CityWednesday, Code when August 26, a2015, at 10:00 a.m.,to at E. Fayette Street, Room 416, executing contract is subject the417 following penalties: suspension of a Baltimore, Maryland, 21202. contract; withholding of funds; revision of a contract based on a material breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services to HABC has minimum of twenty percent (20%)for of the total the City forestablished a period nota to exceed goal two (2) years; and, payment damages dollar amount ofCity. the proposed contract for Minority Business Enterprise incurred by the (”MBE”) utilization, applicable to all minority and non-minority businesses proposing to provide Local Hiring Law the requested services as the prime contractor. No goal has been established for participation of Women-owned businesses (”WBEs”), however, strongly encourages and affirmatively proArticle 5, Subtitle 27 HABC of the Baltimore City Code, as amended (the ”Local motes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts.

This includes:

It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business opportunity in the City-s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5, Subtitle 28 of the Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Minority and Women’s Business Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women?s Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract.

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The MBE goal is 9% of contracted price.

The WBE goal is 1% of contracted price.

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Each firm submitting an SF 255 for consideration for a project is responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the project are certified by the Baltimore City Minority and Women?s Business Opportunity Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the directory occur daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call the MWBOO at (410) 396-4355 to verify certification, expiration dates and services that the MBEs and WBEs is certified to provide.

Non-Affiliation A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a contract goal if: 1.The firm has a financial interest in the MBE or WBE. 2.The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of the MBE or WBE. 3.The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE (Article 5 subtitle 28-41).

A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the requirements of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of the Baltimore City Code when executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of a contract; withholding of funds; revision of a contract based on a material breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services to the City for a period not to exceed two (2) years; and, payment for damages incurred by the City.

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It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business opportunity in the City-s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5, Subtitle 28 of the 13:22:36 EDT Wed2015 Aug 05 13:21:58 TYPESET: EDT Wed2015 Aug 05 13:21:16 Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Minority and Women’s Business TYPESET: Wed Aug 05 TYPESET: Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women?s Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract.

If an architectural, engineering, and surveying is listed in the proposal for CITY OF BALTIMORE the Project, that organization must be pre-qualified by the Office of Boards DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and Commissions for each discipline at the time of submittal for this Project.

PUBLIC NOTICE Information regarding the prequalification process can be obtained by ESTABLIHSMENT OF GRADES calling the Office of Boards and Commissions at (410) 396-6883. If not an architectural and engineering (A&E) firm, then no prequalification is reThe Chief of the Engineering and Construction Division, designee of the quired.

Director of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation will be in his office. Room 720, Charles Benton, Jr. Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, Insurance Requirements Baltimore, Maryland 21202 on August 7, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide pro- noon for the purpose of hearing and considering protest and explain matters fessional liability, auto liability and worker’s compensation insurances as in connection with establishing the grade for TR-00073 contract (Hawkins Point Road Bridge & Road Improvements). required by the City of Baltimore.

Any submittals that do not include the proper MBW/WBE (in some instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration for this project.

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Should you have any questions regarding the scope of the Project, please contact Mr. Bill Merritt of the Office of Sustainable Energy @ (410) Responders shall also comply with all applicable requirements of Section 3 396-1221. of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. Section Firms interested in submitting a proposal as a prime consultant for this 1701u. project should submit a ”Letter of Interest” to the Office of Boards and Commissions, 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215 (EMAIL: The RFP may be obtained on or after Monday, August 17, 2015, at the OBC.Consultants@baltimorecity.gov). Since these letters are utilized to following location: assist small, minority and women business enterprises in identifying potenHousing Authority of Baltimore City tial teaming partners, the letters should be submitted within five (5) days of Division of Fiscal Operations, Purchasing Department the date of the project’s advertisement. The letter should contain a contact 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414 person. Failure to submit a ”Letter of Interest” will not disqualify a firm Baltimore, Maryland 21202 submitting a proposal for the project.

Attention: John Airey, Chief of Contracting Services Tel: (410) 396-3261 Fax: (410) 962-1586 Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5) copies, to the Office of Boards and Commissions. The Federal Form 255 and the five Questions regarding the RFP should be directed in writing to the address copies must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on September 4, and individual indicated above, and must include the reference: HABC RFP Number B-1800-15.

2015. Submittals may not be accepted after this deadline.

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Both the proposed Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise firms must be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project.

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If an architectural, engineering, and surveying is listed in the proposal for the Project, that organization must be pre-qualified by the Office of Boards and Commissions for each discipline at the time of submittal for this Project.

Information regarding the prequalification process can be obtained by calling the Office of Boards and Commissions at (410) 396-6883. If not an architectural and engineering (A&E) firm, then no prequalification is required.

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City of Baltimore Department of Finance Bureau of Purchases Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Estimates of Baltimore will be received until, but not later than 11:00a.m. local time on the following date(s) for the stated requirements: August 12, 2015 *STORM DRAIN VIDEO CAMERA AND ACCESSORIES B50004206 August 26, 2014 *REPLACING COOLING TOWERS AT PATAPSCO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT B50004196 *HAZARD REDUCTION RELOCATION SERVICES B50004221 September 9, 2015 *VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR AND INSTALLATION SERVICE B50004167 THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY VISITING THE CITY’S WEB SITE: www.baltimorecitibuy.org

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM810 Horace Brown Decedent John A Waller 3130 Cherry Rd. NE Washington, DC 20018 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Emma Jo Brown, whose address is 4021 22nd Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Horace Brown, who died on February 9, 1995 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 24, 2016.

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 24, 2016, 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 24, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Emma Jo Brown Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 07/24, 07/31, 08/07/15

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM847 Wilbert J. Gray AKA Wilbert Jesse Gray, Jr. Decedent Shanta Ramson, Esq 4705 Sandy Spring Rd. Burtonsville, MD 20886 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS LaChelle Robinson, whose address is 1710 Linden Park Pl., Bowie, MD 20721, was appointed personal representative( of the estate of Wilbert J.Gray Jr.AKA Wilbert Jesse Gray Jr., who died on February 22, 2015 witha will, and will servewithout Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before February 7, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before February 7, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: August 7, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter LaChelle Robinson Personal Representative TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 08/07, 08/14, 08/21/15

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2015FEP79 Date of Death May 12, 2012 Bernice Luella Green Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Margo Ericka Jackson whose address is 1605 Aragona Blvd. Fort Washington, MD 20744 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Bernice Luella Green, deceased by the Register of Wills Court for Prince Georges C o u n t y, S t a t e o f Maryland., on February 21, 2014.

Service of process may be made upon Jay Haigler , 3445 Massachusetts Ave,SE., Washington, DC, 20019-2947 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 5040 Hanna Place, SE, Washington, DC 20019 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.

Margo Ericka Jackson Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: August 7, 2015 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American 08/07, 08/14, 08/21/15

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Marylanders score big thanks to the Maryland Lottery.

In Fiscal Year 2015, the Maryland Lottery generated $1.762 billion in sales and more than $524 million in profit, which is contributed to the state’s General Fund. Since its inception in 1973, the Maryland Lottery has generated more than $14.4 billion to support the good causes of Maryland, including pre-K–12 and higher education; public health; public safety; and the environment.

mdlottery.com The Maryland Lottery encourages responsible play. For confidential help or information at any time about gambling problems, please visit mdgamblinghelp.org or call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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Concerns Raised Over Closing of Baltimore Jail

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent zprince@afro.com

Photo by Jannah Johnson

Amy Bernstein and her mentee Jasmine Henderson.

Baltimore’s YouthWorks Closes Out Its Summer

By Jannah Johnson Special to The AFRO

While Summer officially still has several weeks to go, one Summer program is ending. Baltimore’s YouthWorks, which gives student participants internships in the public and private sector for five weeks, ended July 30th.

To mark the occasion the Maryland Department of General Services celebrated those who worked for the Maryland State Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and the Department of General Services .

YouthWorks is a summer placement program in Baltimore City that provides teens in the area with paid internships for five weeks during the summer.

The ceremony took place on a sunny morning and featured speakers such as Brandon Scott, city councilman (District 2), Sam Malhotra, Department of Human Resources secretary and YouthWorks students.

Many of the students had reservations initially about being in the program, but any negative expectations they had quickly dissipated when they were actually in a work environment.

Jasmine Henderson, another student said, “I thought they would be in my face every five minutes telling me what to do.

Instead, my mentor took me to meetings and let me work on projects on my own”

The immediate closing of the beleaguered Baltimore City Detention Center’s men’s facility generally is being hailed as positive move, but concerns remain about where and in what conditions the displaced inmates will be housed.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the abrupt closure of the notorious Men’s Detention Center July 30th, citing its history of unbridled corruption, deplorable living conditions and financial infeasibility.

“The Baltimore City Detention Center has been a black eye for our state for too long,” Hogan said.

“The practice of continually dumping hard-earned taxpayer money into this disastrous facility will not continue under my watch.”

The Detention Center, the busiest jail in the state, made national headlines in 2013 for a sex, drugs and corruption scandal involving the Black Guerilla Family, a gang that ran an extensive illegal enterprise from the jail – including smuggling drugs, cell phones, tobacco and other contraband into the downtown jail and other facilities –with the help of correctional officers, four of whom were impregnated by the gang’s leader.

Public Safety Secretary Stephen Moyer told the AFRO that Governor Hogan brought him in to root out corruption in the Department of Corrections, and that the closure of the Men’s Detention Center is part of the solution.

“We have over 11,000 employees, 95 percent of whom are great employees.

But, as with any business of this size, we have a couple of bad actors who we needed to remove,” he said.

But the rampant vice in the state-run jail was only aided by the disgraceful and unsafe conditions at the

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announcing the “immediate” closing of the Men’s Detention Center housed in the Baltimore City Detention Center.

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jail, Moyer said. The Men’s Detention Center, part of a maze-like warren of about a dozen buildings, was built before the Civil War. And, despite 11 renovations and repairs costing more than $10 million in the past five years, the facility remains barely usable. In fact, portions have even been closed off because of crumbling, unstable infrastructure.

“This is by far the worst existing open facility that I’ve ever seen. Every time I go over there I look at the conditions I’m appalled,” said Moyer, who made many visits to the facility in his 24 years as a state police officer. “This entire place should have been torn down decades ago….

We need to provide livable, modern facilities for inmates.”

In addition to the physical conditions of the jail making it unsafe for detainees and employees, running the facility was not fiscally feasible, Moyer said. A capital plan had called for overhauling the entire BCDC complex, including demolishing the Detention Center, in the next eight to 10 years. But not only was the facility proving to be a bottomless draw on taxpayers’ dollars, but the decline in the state’s prison population meant there was plenty room in other correctional facilities to house the 750 or so inmates currently being housed in the Men’s Detention Center.

Debra Gardner, legal director for the Baltimorebased Public Justice Center praised the facility’s closure as a “positive step” that was

“long overdue.” But, she added, there is much more that needs to be done.

In June, the Public Justice Center, American Civil Liberties Union and other legal partners filed a motion to reopen the federal case Duvall v. Hogan citing inhumane conditions such as an infestation of vermin, black mold and other unsanitary complaints in the Men’s Detention Center and other facilities in the Baltimore jail system. In 1991, the state took over operations of the jail due to continued problems.

In 2002, the Department of Justice deemed that certain conditions at the BCDC “violate the constitutional rights of inmates.” Yet, those conditions remained.

“We have had serious

concerns with the provision of health care and mental health care throughout the facility; we have serious concerns about the physical conditions for inmates with disabilities; and we’ve had serious concerns about the safety and sanitation standards in the women’s detention center and throughout the facility,” Gardner told the AFRO. “We’re hoping that not pouring good money after bad – now that the men’s detention center is being closed – will allow the state to focus on other areas.”

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Ballerina Misty Copeland Inspires Baltimore Girls

dancers of color in the spotlight.

When asked if she considers herself an activist, Copeland said “I’ve never thought of myself in that way. I’m just speaking Ballet dancer Misty Copeland isn’t from Baltimore. She’s my truth and experiences.” not even from Maryland. Regardless, the California-by-way“I started to really talk about race so openly when I became of-Missouri native’s visit to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on friends with this very small dance community of African August 1st felt like a homecoming.

Americans and just connecting with them and realizing we’ve This past June, Copeland was promoted to the role of all had these experiences and things need to change. It was just principal dancer at the famed American me knowing that people could benefit from Ballet Theatre in New York. She is the first hearing what’s going on.”

Black person to hold the position in the What does she think is needed to help company’s 75 year history. Her Baltimore more minority dancers make it to the top? appearance marked her first official day on “I think at this point it’s about the job. continuing the conversation…as well as The event was a chance to promote starting programs that are really going to Copeland’s two books: her memoir titled work,” Copeland said.

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, and “It’s really starting from the root and her children’s book Firebird. There was a reaching out to communities that don’t have question-and-answer period where audience the exposure or the means to be part of the members could submit questions, followed classical ballet world.” by a book signing.

She said that she’s seen changes, but People began lining up outside the knows that the process will take some time.

Misty Copeland spoke at the museum at least an hour before the event Copeland was born to a single mother, Reginald F. Lewis Museum on was to start. Lots of families, many with who struggled to provide for her family.

Aug. 1st.

Courtesy Photo She says she would not have the life she has young girls, were among those in line.

Every seat inside the museum’s theater was without ballet. filled, as were the seats that lined the museum’s upper lobby.

“I’ve always talked about how much the arts can do for “Misty Copeland could have chosen to spend this particularly someone,” she said. “I never imagined any of these things would historic day in any number of ways,” museum director A. Skip be happening in my career. It’s so incredibly special that I have Sanders told the enthusiastic crowd gathered for a glimpse of the the opportunities that I have. But that’s all because of ballet and dancer. it’s all connected to ballet in some way.”

“You’ve got the magic ticket,” he said, after thanking them She said fame has taken some getting used to, but she for their patience. embraces it.

Fans sat in rapt attention, even bursting into applause at times “More people come up to me and want to touch me and hug while Copeland spoke. me, which I understand,” she said. “I think it’s important for Before the public event, Copeland answered questions me to be real, especially to the younger generation. It’s not this from local media. Among the subjects she touched on: how person up on a pedestal but I am them and that’s what I’ve tried she is handling fame, why she feels obligated to speak on her to voice so much. It’s not about me as an individual but it’s about experiences as a black woman and what it will take to put more what I represent.”

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“CRAB FEAST PARTIES GOING STRONG” For more information, Hello folks, hope everything is well with you. The weather call Pat Wheatley at has been great and I am enjoying every moment of it. I have 410-922-9231. been out and around everywhere doing my book signings and The Movers and I appreciate all of you who have invited me to their event, no Shakers Social Club matter what kind of event, no matter if it is indoors or out. I do not have steamed will be there. crabs, but they have a Now folks, this is a steamed crab season and it is better whole lot of fun every than last year, because Maryland crabs are plentiful this year. second Friday from 8 The Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival is coming August p.m. until 12 midnight 22nd at National Harbor, Md. It is held under the cover of the grand tents, 300 Waterfront Street for two sessions from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. This is the 6th Annual year of this Maryland tradition. The festival is an All-youcan-taste extravaganza complete with over 60,000 crabs, lots of beer, arts and crafts, live music, family fun and so much more. For more information and tickets, go to www. mdcrabfeast.com/home.

Closer to home, there is another crab feast hosted by St. Edwards featuring hand-dancing and line Roman Catholic Church on dancing with a light buffet at the Patricia Johnson’s 6th Sunday, August 9th from 3-7 p.m.

Elks Lodge, 411 E. Pennsylvania Annual African American at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, 6526 Avenue, Towson, Md. All are Authors Expo will be Holabird Avenue in Baltimore. welcome who are over 21. For held at the Radisson Music by DJ Mike Jones. For more information, call 410-241North Baltimore Hotel, tickets and information call 2919.

2001 Greenspring Drive, 410-925-2573.

If you are looking for places Timonium, Md. on Sat. Aug. Enjoy another Maryland that are safe and have good 15th. It is free and open to Crab Feast hosted food and/or great entertainment, the public and is a family fun

by Red Hat Hons here are some of my favorite event including hundreds The Caton Castle Lounge & Book Club on places. Check them out and of authors from all over Package Goods, 20 S. Caton August 8th from let them know that “Rambling the country showcasing Ave. in Baltimore, will host a 2-6 p.m. at the Rose” told you. They are: The their books, including Rosa dynamite jazz show on Sat. Corinthian Lounge American Legion Post #285, “Rambling Rose” Pryor. For Aug. 8th from 6-10 p.m. with & Restaurant, 7101 2324 McElderry Street in more information, call 443the Mark Meadows Quintet Windsor Mill Road Baltimore, 410-522-0935; Arch 421-2070. featuring a tribute to Bobby in Windsor Mill, Social Club, 2426 Pennsylvania Timmons and Wayne Shorter Md. All-you-canAvenue in Baltimore, 410-669with Mark on piano, Elijah eat chicken, crab soup, 9856; Avenue Bakery, 2229 Pennsylvania Avenue, 410Balbed on sax, Romeir salads, corn on the cob, 225-3881; Colin’s Seafood Grill & Bar, 3653 Offutt Road, Mendez on bass and Aaron soda, water and beer and Randallstown, Md., 443-272-7818; Caribbean Paradise, Seeber on drums. of cause hot steamed crabs. 1818 N. Charles Street, 410-332-8422; Duffy’s Lounge &

The Spindells will perform at the 21st Annual Ruth M. Kirk Family Fun Festival at the Franklin Square Park on North Carey and West Fayette Streets on Sat. Aug. 8th with many other bands.

Restaurant, 3412 Frederick Road, 410-945-1011; Elks Lodge #1043, 2008 Harford Road, 410-366-9412; 5 Mile House, 5302 Reisterstown Road, 410-578-8831; Granny’s Restaurant, 10300 Mill Run Circle, Owings Mills, Md., 410-654-0101; Maceo’s Lounge, 1926 N. Monroe Street, 410-523-3117; Melba’s Place, 3126 Greenmount Avenue, 410-366-6536; Poets Athletic Club, 918 E. North Avenue, Roots Bar & Lounge, 2148 Vine Street, 410-945-7398 and Caton Castle Lounge, 20 S. Caton Avenue, 410-566-7086 .

Mark your calendar and meet me at the Caton Castle Lounge for a musical treat and party you will not see anywhere else on Saturday, August 22nd, 6-10 p.m. for the NFL Hall of Fame Lenny Moore and Greg Hatza Sportsman Lounge Reunion featuring Greg Hatza on organ, Peter Fraize on sax, Brian Kooken on guitar, Robert Shahid on drums and special guest Sam King on sax.

MY LAND OF MERCY! Honey Child! Caton Castle will never be the same. Only go if you love good music and good food, otherwise stay away and make room for us. I will see you there.

Well, my dear friends, I am of time and out of space, but remember if you need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or email me at rosapyror@aol.com. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M MUSICALLY YOURS.

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This year’s Summer Spirit Festival features Erykah Badu.

Send your upcoming events to tips@afro.com. For more Baltimore-area events

Lauryn Hill at Pier 6 August 7th at 7:30 p.m., Ms. Lauryn Hill will take the stage at Baltimore’s Pier Six Pavilion. She will perform her classic hits from “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” as well as new music from the compilation “Nina Revisited… A Tribute to Nina Simone.” Tickets range from $40 - $125 for the show and doors will open at 6:00 p.m.

Summer Spirit Festival

2015 It’s the Summer Spirit Festival’s 10th anniversary on August 8th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. This year’s festival features Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Tony, Toni, Tone, Floetry, Estelle and more. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the concerts begins at 3 p.m. Purchase tickets at merriweathermusic.com.

Community Outreach and Health Fair Speak to My Heart Ministries are hosting a Community Outreach and Health Fair on August 9th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3903

West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Contact Stacey Tate at 443.799.9192 for event information.

Groovin in Old Goucher The Old Goucher Business Alliance presents Groovin in Old Goucher, a live music series and marketplace fashion showcase. Go on August 14th at 5 p.m. to Calvert Street Park, between 22nd and 23rd streets, Baltimore, MD for some live entertainment. Please bring lawn chairs and blankets.

To become a vendor call Caprece Jackson Garrett at 443.695.9384.

DMV DJ Mixathon Music lovers and young professionals alike are invited to the 1st annual DMV DJ Mixathon on August 15th

at the Horseshoe Casino Plaza, from 12 noon to 8 p.m.

The mixathon is to support, celebrate and award DJs in the DMV. This event is rain or shine. The admission and parking are free. Advance registration at achicmix. eventbrite.com is required.

This event is produced by HeidnSeek Entertainment and co-hosted by Boulevard of Chic.

Baltimore Rising: Summoning the Village Dr. Camara Jones, a physician, will discuss how racism directly affects health and wellness and how certain health policies cause a racial disparity and endanger the safety of communities of color in an event held by the Baltimore Mental Health Alliance on August 21st at

Coppin University in the Health and Human Services Building, room 103, at 1 p.m. 2500 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD. Hip Hop Green Dinner The Land of Kush, a vegan restaurant in Baltimore, is reaching out to the community to deliver a vegan dining experience geared towards urban youth and young people who identify with the hip hop culture. Come break bread with us on September 18th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Downtown Cultural Art Center on 401 North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD. For details or to sponsor and partner contact Naijha at Naijha@thelandofkush or call 443.844.5046. There will be special guest speakers and performances.

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will be moved to correctional institutions in and around Baltimore.

But relatives of inmates and their legal advocates remain concerned about what the move would mean for their clients’ constitutional rights.

“Our concern is this: We don’t have a clear plan about what’s going to happen with these individuals,” said Natalie Finegar, deputy district public defender, in an interview with WYPR, Baltimore’s National Public Radio station. “Where are these folks going? Are we going to have access to them? Is the access going to be within Baltimore so that it’s reasonably efficient for my attorneys to get there? And what’s their health care going to look like there, because health care concerns are spread all across the Department of Corrections?”

Moyer has said that family members will have access to several telephone numbers to gain information about where their loved one has been moved. He also said he has assured the Public Defender’s Office that it would have access to clients. But beyond that, he could not offer more details.

Finegar said she is not reassured because it is not clear whether Moyer’s plan has factored in things like the conditions at the other DOC institutions in the Baltimore area.

For example, she said, “Over at the Jail Industries Building, they recently shut down their visitation booths, and so our office was being forced to go up on a tier where inmates are folding laundry and have what is supposed to be a private conversation about an upcoming trial there.

“Even if they open up the visitation area, there are only three or four booths there,” she added.

“So putting 800 people into these local areas where the visitation is already in too high of a demand is just going to increase the problem.”

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Summer Survival Basketball League opened on July 6th at the Bentalou Recreation Center, 222 North Bentalou Street in Baltimore. The youth league features boys ranging from ages 9 to 13. The games are played Monday through Thursday at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and will conclude on August 13th.

In January ITSUITSYOU formed the Summer Survival Basketball League pilot program. ITSUITSYOU is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that provides individual development, image consultation, suits and associated apparel to economically challenged males. Visit www. itssuitsyou.org for more information.

Devin McNeal and Jordan Darden keep track of the score and time

Home of the Bentalou Project Survival Summer League

The Hornets ( 9yrs. and under ) get ready for the game

League Officials Paul Franklin and wife, Celeste Nelson The tip off!

The Heat (9yrs. and under ) ready to play

Gavin Fayall at the foul line

The winning team, The Wizards (9yrs. and under ) with Coach Earl Kutcher

Last minute coaching

The tip-off for the 13yrs. and under game

The Warriors (13yrs. and under ) with Coach Dony'e Moses

The Cavaliers (13yrs. and under) with Coach Vernon McCoy

Good sportsmanship at the end of the game

Photos by Anderson Ward

Gospel Artist Carronne Jones singing her newest single “The Best In Me”

Pastor Michael Parker of AMES United Methodist Church of Bel Air

Aktiv Choice World Outreach Ministries hosted its annual Aktiv Empowerment Zone community festival on July 25th on the campus of Mary E Rodman Recreation Center.

There were activities for kids; adults and the community such as a moon bounce house, games, artists singing, dancing and prayer. The Aktiv Empowerment Zone is a nonprofit organization that focuses on educating and empowering young people in the areas of education, career development and lifestyle counseling.

Parents and children creating together at the Arts&Crafts table

Members of the Freely Give Ministry getting ready for the festivities to start

Danielle and Jabrea Arm Glam enjoying the day selling there merchandise

Artist Rochelle Parks with Utrecht Music and singers Gernard Carter, Corren McEachern, and Sabrena Wright

Leticica A. Fitts sharing her books and African art with the community The Pampered Chef is ready to spice up your afternoon

Praise Dancer Ashley Morgan lifting everyone’s spirits Founder Tyrone Brown enjoying some time with local snow cone vendors

Pastor Devrin Lindsay from Giant Steps Church of Baltimore

Gospel Rapper AJ Davoice Taylor

The Seek & Find Players ready to groove with the crowd

The young and older generations join hands in listening to Pastor Michael Parker’s worship Photos by TC Caldwell

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