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Congress Must Vote so that Every American Can Vote

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United States’ Simone Biles displays her gold medal for floor at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 16. See story on page A2.

By Rep. Elijah Cummings

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Critics: Governor’s Promise to Heal Baltimore Rings Hollow

By Juliet Linderman, The Associated Press When Baltimore’s streets erupted in the worst rioting in 40 years, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan pledged to help heal the city. Instead, critics say, some of his administration’s

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services for their core supporters in Maryland’s largest city and a GOP governor committed to more fiscal restraint.

Baltimore’s rioting was triggered by the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who died of injuries in police custody.

Hogan’s response last year was swift: He called in the National Guard to help restore order and sent a strong message of support to local leaders.

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policy decisions over the last 16 months actually undercut local efforts to address the deep-seated poverty and violence that triggered the unrest in the first place.

The conflict highlights the differences between Democratic lawmakers who want expanded

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Adolf Hitler, German dictator, showed the white flag of Nordic prejudice Monday when he declined to welcome and shake hands with Cornelius Johnson, first American to win a championship at the Olympic Games.

The Nazi leader greeted Hilda Fleisher of Germany, winner of the women’s javelin throw, in his private box, shook her hand and told her she was a worthy example of German womanhood.

He did the same for Hans Woelke of Germany, who

of Baltimore and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area to share their experiences, both good and bad, with the police.

Kehinde Badmus, 26, works for DC Water in the Nation’s Capital. Badmus has had his encounters with police “shape” his perspective on being Black.

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won the shot put and immediately promoted him to a lieutenancy in the army.

He also had words of praise and a hearty clasp for Ilmari Saliminen of Finland who won the 10,000-meter Olympic race.

Hiter Runs Away Before the time to present Cornelius Johnson and David Albritton, American winners of the high jump, Hitler and his party arose abruptly and announced that they were going early in order to get away before Continued on A3

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Residents wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 12.

Driven out: Housing Crisis Looms in Flood-Stricken Louisiana

By Michael Kunzelman, Melinda Deslatte and Kevin McGill The Associated Press With an estimated 40,000 homes damaged by deadly flooding, Louisiana could be looking at its biggest housing crunch since the miserable, bumbling aftermath of Hurricane Katrina a decade ago.

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Pi Omega Chapter Recognized for International Service

1936 Black Olympic track stars dressed for opening ceremony-Germany.

At the 80th Grand Conclave of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held July 21-28 in Las Vegas, Nev. the Pi Omega Chapter, Graduate Chapter of Baltimore, Md. was recognized for its service. Pi Omega Chapter was recognized as the Fraternity’s 2014-2015 International Social Action Chapter of the Year (Large Chapter, 50+ Members). The Social Action Chapter of the Year is presented to the chapter that best implements the Fraternity’s mandated programs and provides significant community based programs to the local area and beyond.

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Manuel, 1st African American Woman to Win Swim Gold

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Simone Manuel leaned her head into her hands and cried when she recognized her historic achievement.

With her victory in the 100-meter freestyle, she became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming.

The 20-year-old Manuel upset world-record holder Cate Campbell of Australia and tied with Penny Oleksiak of Canada at the Rio Games on Aug. 11.

“I hope that I can be an inspiration to others, so this (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) medal is for the people who United States’ Simone Manuel come behind me and get into the sport and hopefully find love shows off her gold medal and drive to get to this point,” during the medal ceremony Manuel said. for the women’s 100-meter Campbell was on pace to freestyle final at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Aug. 12, in take her world record even lower when she made the turn out Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. front, with little sister Bronte right behind her. But the Aussie siblings, who teamed up to lead their country to gold in the 4X100 freestyle relay, couldn’t hang on.

Bronte faded to fourth, and Cate dropped all the way to sixth at the finish.

Instead, it was Manuel who touched at the same time as 16-yearold Oleksiak, the youngest swimmer in the field. The Canadian became the first swimmer born in the 21st century to win a gold medal in any Olympic sport.

Manuel and Oleksiak shared the top spot on the medal podium, with the U.S. anthem played first followed by the Canadian anthem.

Tears rolled down each of Manuel’s cheeks as she sang along.

“It’s been a long journey and I’m super excited with where it has brought me,” she said.

It was the first victory by the U.S. in the women’s 100 free since 1984, when Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer also shared gold.

The last Olympic tie for gold was in the men’s 50 free at the 2000 Sydney Games, when Americans Gary Hall Jr. and Anthony Ervin tied for the top spot on the podium.

At the time, Ervin was the first person of African-American heritage to win a gold medal. He is on the team again in Rio. Manuel’s victory took on added significance in a sport that still has few people of color, especially in light of the racial divide in the United States. She even mentioned “some of the issues with police brutality.”

“I think that this win helps bring hope and change to some of the issues that are going on in the world, but I mean, I went out there and swam as fast as I could and my color just comes with the territory,” Manuel said.

Until now, Cullen Jones had been the face of swimming for minorities in America, having won two golds and two silvers at the

last two Olympics. But Jones failed to make the U.S. team this year in what could have been his final attempt.

Manuel’s teammate, Lia Neal, earned silver on the 4X100 free relay in Rio and bronze on the same relay four years ago in London.

Maritza Correia won silver on the same relay at the 2004 Athens Games.

Manuel singled out Jones, Neal and Correia for blazing a path.

“This medal is not just for me,” she said. “It’s for some of the African-Americans that have came before me and have been inspirations and mentors to me. I hope that I can be an inspiration for others.”

Golden Girl: Biles Ends Historic Olympics with 4th gold

By The Associated Press Simone Biles starts each year by pulling out a notebook to write down her goals for the next 12 months. When 2016 dawned, for once she didn’t get too specific.

Make the Olympic team.

That’s it. Better to just leave things vague.

Besides, who could have written this? Eight days. Five (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) medals. Four of them gold.

United States’ Simone The last one draped over her Biles displays her gold neck following one final showmedal for floor during the stopping floor exercise on Aug. artistic gymnastics women’s 16. apparatus final at the 2016 Whether Biles will leave the Summer Olympics in Rio de games as the best gymnast of all Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 16. time is up for debate, a topic she will happily leave to others.

“I would never rank myself,” Biles said. “It’s weird.”

She’d rather let her envelope-pushing performance at Rio Olympic Arena do the talking. Her final act was perhaps her greatest.

On legs she joked felt like rocks, Biles put together 90 seconds of effortless joy. Her ceiling scraping tumbling and charismatic dancing — set to Brazilian-themed music designed for exactly this moment — ended with her bouncing off the mat before sprinting to the awaiting arms of longtime coach Aimee Boorman.

The two embraced, their journey that began when Biles was 6 ending — at least for now — with history. Biles became the fifth female gymnast to win four golds at a single Olympic meet and the fourth to win them on the traditional events.

Throw in the bronze Biles earned on the balance beam Aug. 15 and the 19-year-old will have a lengthy checklist when she gets to customs on her way home to Texas.

As for what comes next — besides the stardom that awaits back in the U.S. — Biles is unsure. She’d like to go have a normal life for a bit, at least as normal as it can be when she gets back to suburban Houston. Turning one of the biggest sporting events in the world into your personal showcase has a way of changing things.

“It’s kind of scary with this public eye being on me all the time,” Biles said. “It’s rewarding but I think we’ll get used to it.”

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Continued from A1 lawmakers, including $1 million for the Safe Streets program. The violence intervention initiative hires former felons and ex-gang members to mediate potentially violent conflicts. Without the $1 million, Safe Streets, which operates five sites in Baltimore’s most dangerous and crime-ridden neighborhoods, could be forced to close.

Lawmakers who supported the funding say Hogan’s actions deviate sharply from his message.

“The deeds have not backed up the words,” said Sen. Bill Ferguson, a Democrat who represents Baltimore City. “When we talk about Baltimore’s future, reducing crime is absolutely one of our most important priorities, and for an evidence-based program like Safe Streets to suffer the consequences of politics is devastating.”

The administration said lawmakers’ allor-nothing approach — which required the governor to approve or reject all the programs as a package — “trapped the funds in a budgetary political gimmick.”

“The Hogan administration has provided more than $20 million to Baltimore City to support violence prevention initiatives and remains committed to implementing programs and strategies that create real change in our communities,” Hogan spokeswoman Shareese Churchill said in a statement.

Hogan’s response to the unrest included a plan to raze whole blocks of vacant houses in East and West Baltimore to revitalize the city’s poorest neighborhoods. The legislature this year approved more than $92 million in new funds over five years to get the initiative going.

Hogan’s administration also notes that Baltimore gets more direct local aid than any other jurisdiction, as well as the highest K-12 funding per pupil. Baltimore is also slated to receive 69 percent of the state’s transportation grants in 2017, the administration adds.

Hogan’s 2014 election stunned the state, which had chosen just one other Republican governor in more than 40 years, and set the stage for a divided government.

Critics say Hogan’s policies favor his base

in suburban and rural communities. After Hogan canceled a $2.9 billion light rail line project that would have connected largely African-American swaths of East and West Baltimore and instead funded highway projects in other areas, the ACLU and NAACP filed a federal complaint arguing it “fits a long pattern of discriminatory decisions impacting AfricanAmericans in Baltimore.”

The Hogan administration said the Red Line rail plan was fatally flawed because a $1 billion tunnel would have been needed, and the governor has sought to deal with transit problems in other ways. On Aug. 12 he announced a $10 million federal grant to revamp the city’s bus system.

Baltimore City Council President Jack Young said he appreciates Hogan’s efforts to help the city, but is “concerned when any funds are being withheld from Baltimore.”

“In the aftermath of Freddie Gray, the governor was great about putting money into our youth education programs. I think the governor is concerned about how we’re spending money in Baltimore, but I’m encouraged that he’s listening,” Young said.

Initially the administration said it didn’t plan to find alternative funding for Safe Streets, as it has promised to do with about half of the programs in the $80 million package. On Aug. 16, Doug Mayer, a Hogan spokesman, said the governor is “exploring different options,” but didn’t elaborate.

Since the unrest last spring, Baltimore has seen a spike in homicides. In 2015 the city saw 344 killings, compared to 211 the previous year. So far this year the city has recorded 188 murders.

Safe Streets workers mediated roughly 800 conflicts last year that likely would have turned violent or deadly, Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen said.

Shortly after the funding loss announcement, Wen gathered some Safe Streets employees in a park outside the program’s newest site in West Baltimore, just blocks from where the worst of the rioting took place.

“You prevented gun violence, shootings, people from dying.” Wen said. “Families from being torn apart. You can’t put a dollar amount on that, and you can’t put a human value on

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“My brother and I drive pretty flashy cars, and we were with friends in Greenbelt, Md. when we were pulled over for nothing. The officers wouldn’t tell us their names, one saying my name is Officer Happy and the other threatening to kick my brother in the face. They sat us on the curb in the cold for nothing while a search produced nothing and they arrested my brother for saying he felt uncomfortable. Even though I co-signed on my brother’s car, they wouldn’t let me drive it home and we were stranded.”

Victor Ehienulo is an Information Technology specialist and graduate from Howard University. A rough upbringing in Landover, Md. combined with constant harassment from police motivated him to escape his surroundings.

“My history of police brutality has scarred me for life,” said Ehienulo. “It was one time when a police officer pulled me to the side in my neighborhood and punched me in the face, like ‘What are you doing around here?’ Just for being in my neighborhood, like I can’t help where I live” Thornal Coachman is a lifelong Washington D.C. resident and graduate of the University of the District of Columbia. A tutor by trade, his accomplishments couldn’t

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Kehinde Badmus, a D.C. resident, says he and his brother were threatened by the police after being pulled over. prevent him from a frictionfilled encounter with law enforcement.

“I was racially profiled

by Temple Hills PD after an officer pulled me over and said my registration wasn’t in their system,” said Coachman.

“The officer pulled me out the car and sat me on the

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curb for 20 minutes searching my vehicle before saying it was an accident because her scanner was broke and to just have a nice evening.”

Dominic Rowe is a Washington D.C. resident and student who has used his time at Morgan State University as an opportunity to immerse himself in the fight for bettering Baltimore. Rowe’s upbringing in the Trinidad area of D.C. and time in Baltimore has afforded him the perspective of possible solutions for the nations problems with police. But Rowe’s time in these urban areas have also unfortunately granted him his own stories involving the police.

“It was a wrong place wrong time situation, but minding my business nearly cost me my freedom as I had to run from jump-outs just for being Black in my neighborhood,” said Rowe.

Donika Gibson, a graduate of Morgan State University and current resident of Baltimore, is one of many peeved by the constant evasion of justice by cops who have managed to avoid facing repercussions for their actions. Lucky for her, her encounters with police have been marginal.

“I have only been pulled over once by police for not having my lights on at night, but that turned into them telling me that they thought my boyfriend resembled a robbery suspect just to hassle us,” she said.

Donald Logan, a lifelong Baltimore resident has been “lucky” not to experience the rigors of police brutality comparable to some of his friends.

“It was raining late at night on Route 295, and two White male officers pulled over and helped me change my tire,” said Logan. “The officer said you just look like you didn’t know what you were doing, we shared a good laugh at that”

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Walter Outlaw, a violence interrupter with Safe Streets, sheds tears at a meet up, in Baltimore, following a decision by Gov. Larry Hogan not to release a funding package that included $1 million for the program. that.”

Safe Streets has roughly 50 paid employees, Wen said, many of them former offenders trying to give back to their communities. The program also uses volunteers to connect with young people in high-risk neighborhoods.

Tears streamed down Walter Outlaw’s face.

He works as a violence interrupter for Safe Streets, and told the group he wished a similar

program had been in effect while he was growing up.

“When I was a kid I was looking for an adult to take me to the store and buy me a frozen cup, and it never happened,” he said.

“Bullets are being dodged for real. Tomorrow I don’t know if it’s going to be my last day, and we’re talking about whether or not we’ve got funding? Our lives are on the line, and we’re worried about funding?”

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bunking with friends or relatives, or sleeping in trailers on their front lawns. Others unable or unwilling to leave their homes are living amid mud and the ever-present risk of mold in the steamy August heat.

Many victims will need an extended place to stay while they rebuild. Countless others didn’t have flood insurance and may not have the means to repair their homes. They may have to find new places altogether.

“I got nowhere else to go,” said Thomas Lee, 56, who ekes out a living as a drywall hanger — a skill that will come in handy.

His sodden furniture is piled at the curb and the drywall in his rented house is puckering, but Thomas still plans to keep living there, sleeping on an air mattress.

Exactly how many will need temporary housing is unclear, but state officials are already urging landlords to allow short-term leases and encouraging people to rent out any empty space they might have.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, whose very name became a

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the crowds began leaving.

Uncertainty as to whether this discourtesy was intentional or not was cleared up Tuesday, when the German realm leader declined publicly to receive any of the winning group of athletes which included Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe.

Owens was led past the Hitler box and bowed. Der Fuehrer gave him a wave of the hand.

Afterwards, in his private quarters under the stadium, he did receive and congratulate Hein and Black, German winners of the hammer throw.

At least one white finalist whose name I am not at liberty to give, refused Hitler’s private congratulations.

Hitler was so anxious to greet Long, who finished second to Owens in the broad jump Tuesday, that he called Long while the latter was talking to Jesse.

Athletes Won’t Comment None of the American boys resented the Hitler slights. Papers at home have been full of the Nazi persecution of Jews and the government order to colored residents to take a vow to chastity or else submit to a sex operation.

They had also heard of German official statements that all Jews and colored races are sub-normal (unter-menchen).

However, they did not think the Nazi leader would show his prejudice in public, but none would make a statement. They had the Olympic championship, the gold medal, the wreath of laurel on their brows and the little pot containing an oak tree and the plaudits of the crowd of 100,000 still ringing in their ears.

Anti-U.S. Feeling There has been some anti-American feeling here undercover because the U.S. team at the opening exercises in marching past the Hitler reviewing stand did not give the Nazi salute or dip the U.S. colors. This

punchline during Katrina, said it will look into lining up rental properties for those left homeless and will consider using temporary housing units.

But FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate gave assurances that the temporary units won’t be the old FEMA travel trailers — a reference to the ones brought in after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that were found to have toxic levels of formaldehyde.

The flooding that has struck the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas has left at least 12 people dead. More than 30,000 have been rescued, and at least 70,000 have registered for federal disaster assistance. At the height, 11,000 people were staying in shelters, though that had dropped to 6,000 by Aug. 17.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said that only 12 percent of the homes in hard-hit Baton Rouge were covered by flood insurance, and only 14 percent in Lafayette. He called those figures shocking.

FEMA said more than 9,000 flood claims have been filed with the agency.

latter is forbidden by U.S. Army regulations.

Americans also kept their hats on during the playing of “Horst Wessel,” which is considered a national anthem.

Jesse Owens was not in the parade opening exercises, Sunday. He was excused because he had to compete Monday. So were 12 other Americans.

Haiti had one lone representative in the games. Up to Tuesday night five colored boys had won 50 of the U.S. team’s 83 points.

Cornelius Johnson and David Albritton, who have finished competition, toured the city in sweaters, old white trousers and suspenders. They gaped and the street crowds gaped politely back. Jesse Owens was mobbed by autograph seekers, when he tried to take a walk in the city.

Press Section Buzzes The American press section buzzed with comment when the Hitler snobbishness was confirmed.

Henry McLemore, U.P. correspondent, cabled home as follows: “Of all Old Man Nordic’s thousand s of children in the giant stadium. Hitler was the only man who couldn’t take it.”

Comment of Papers New York: The Daily Worker here said recently: “Hitker publicly insulted both Owens and the American team.”

Frederick T. Birhali, New York Times, wrote: “German nationalism and the prejudice that seems to go along with it revealed themselves somewhat disagreeably this afternoon.”

Stuart Cameron, United Press, said: “It was also noteworthy that when Johnson made his third try for a new world’s record after winning the high jump, the loudspeaker blared forth with the distances in the shot put and the band played loudly.”

From Daily Worker The Daily Worker added this: “Nazi government officials, who have been preaching ‘Aryan superiority’ over the black race – were further chagrined by the showing of the performances of the colored athletes.”

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COMMENTARY

Congress Must Vote so that Every American Can Vote

On August 6, principled Americans of every background commemorated the 51st anniversary of that historic day in 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. With a few strokes of his ceremonial pen, the President joined a bipartisan congressional majority in affirming every American’s right to vote as the foundation of our democracy Five decades later, the principle that voting is a fundamental American right that must never be conditioned nor denied is a bedrock value of our society. Yet, even today, there are those who act as if our presence in the voting booths of our nation is a privilege — and not our constitutional right.

Tragically, there are those who are doing all that they can to prevent even registered American voters from casting their ballots.

As we have seen in the years since the Supreme Court’s Elijah Cummings ruling in Shelby County v. Holder in 2013, we must remain vigilant and fight to protect the right to vote from the Republican governors and state legislatures that are actively seeking to silence entire communities, including our own.

We are under attack. Yet, it is not enough for us to stand and declare the truth, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observed, that “the denial of this sacred right is a tragic betrayal of the highest mandates of our democratic tradition.”

We must act, challenging the evil of voter suppression wherever and whenever it raises its ugly head. We must marshal the forces of our democracy on every front of this struggle — in our legislatures, in our courts, and in our communities.

For the first time in a critical election year since 1965, a year in which the Presidency, Congress and Supreme Court are all at stake, we will be without the full protections afforded by the Voting Rights Act. It has now been more than a year and a half since we proposed legislative corrections to Shelby County v. Holder in the Voting Rights Amendments Act of 2015, nearly 14 months since we advanced further reforms in the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015.

The constitutional voting rights of millions of Americans hang in the balance. Yet, the Republican majorities in both the Senate and House continue to refuse to give these corrective measures an up-or-down vote.

In the Shelby County case, as the Rev. Jesse Jackson has observed, the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, John Roberts, justified weakening the Voting Rights Act’s “preclearance” requirement for jurisdictions with a past history of racial discrimination on the theory that we now live in a “post-racial” society.

Yet, contrary to the Chief Justice’s theory, dozens of Republican-dominated state legislatures enacted laws in the wake of Shelby that make it more difficult for minorities, young people the elderly, and impoverished to vote.

Fortunately, the Voting Rights Act, although weakened and more burdensome for aggrieved voters to implement, is not yet dead.

On July 29, for example, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit struck down North Carolina’s voter restriction laws, writing that “the new provisions target African Americans with almost surgical precision.”

Other federal and state courts have prohibited or limited voter suppression legislation in Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas and Ohio.

Nevertheless, as the Brennan Center for Justice has pointed out, 15 states will have voting

restrictions in place this year for the first time in a presidential election — and in a number of those states, the presidential candidates are currently very close in the public opinion polls.

The outcome in November’s elections, and the future of our nation, may well depend upon not only upon which Americans choose to vote, but also upon whether they are permitted to vote and have their votes counted.

I emphasize again that the Presidency, Congress and the makeup of the Supreme Court are all at stake on Nov. 8, decisions that will directly affect our families and the generations yet to be born.

Every American has a stake in the outcome, and every American should make his or her choices known.

While we can be hopeful that the courts will continue to uphold our most fundamental right as citizens by striking down state voter restriction legislation, we cannot rely solely upon the courts to uphold our rights.

Congress must act.

That is why I have called upon House Speaker Paul Ryan to put country before politics —to immediately act on legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act to ensure that all Americans have their rightful voice in our democracy.

Congress must vote so that every American can vote.

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

Education is Therapeutic If something or some activity is therapeutic it’s generally good for you. From my foxhole, education fits into that definition. You do not have to be on the receiving end of the education for it to be therapeutic for you. You can be the one providing the education. The education provided or received does not have to be from a text book to be good for you.

As schools get ready to John R. start a new year, the issue Hawkins III of education is top of mind for many people. For young students, it might mean the end of summer vacation. For those in higher education, it may mean a chance to renew friendships and preparing for the future. Hopefully for teachers it means it is time to begin the instruction and role-modeling that can affect the future of society.

Formal education is important and key to the success of

all society. So is the education that takes place outside of the classroom. If all human beings have minds like sponges, then from my foxhole, it is important that you help determine, as much as you can, those things that soak into the sponge.

Mentoring and tutoring are as important for the development of today’s youth as is formal education and, when you do it, it makes you feel good. Even if you don’t feel inclined to mentor, tutor or counsel a group of youngsters, you may want to participate in this therapeutic activity by simply encouraging a youngster to take advantage of some form of education or training. School from preschool through High school can be free and, given scholarships and special programs, higher learning can be done by scholarship or other means. Even though I definitely wasn’t the sharpest pencil in the box, I received scholarships and government assistance to the point that I never paid a penny for my preschool through law school education.

At a conference I attended recently, a young man who has served time in prison and now speaks to groups of community activists, made it clear that the youth of today will be educated, one way or another. Either by being plugged into their music and on the corner without our guidance and counsel or listening to their music and on the corner with our guidance

and counsel. The decision is ours.

If you find yourself saying, “Look at ‘em, they don’t know how to act,” I ask you did you or anyone teach them how to act? I agree, everyone doesn’t have the inclination to provide counsel and mentoring personally. However, everyone can publically insist that the government institutions paid for by our taxes and the organizations to which we give donations do all they are supposed to do to mold the minds of our youth for a better society. And to the young readers, try spending some time relating the good and the bad that has molded your life to date and what you have experienced.

From my foxhole, I guarantee you, that the time you are willing to spend to educate and help direct the behavior and priorities of the youth of today will be therapeutic for them and for you.

Maj Gen US Army (ret) John R. Hawkins III, JD, MPA is President and CEO of Hawkins Solutions Intl., a government relations and lobby company. His last military assignment as a “two star” was Dir., Human Resources Directorate for the Army world-wide and prior to that Deputy Chief Public Affairs for the Army, world-wide.

Baltimore City Council Turns Its Back on $15 Minimum Wage Eight Baltimore city council members voted against Councilperson Mary Pat Clarke’s $15 minimum wage an hour bill and one abstained to defeat her bill. They agreed with Donald C. Fry, head of the Greater Baltimore Committee. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, while in the past has said that she will sign the bill if it passes the city council, has not been a vocal advocate of the legislation.

Fry said, “A $15-per-hour-minimum wage in Baltimore will create significant challenges for many businesses and put Baltimore at a serious competitive disadvantage for new and expanding business.” He added that the layoff of workers would follow. He projected businesses would leave Charm City.

The city then would lose needed tax and reduce its workforce. The Greater Baltimore Committee’s mission is to improve the area business climate, and it did just that. The group represents business interests. It is the most influential business group in town. Many say that the “real city hall”

Ken Morgan

resides within its offices.

Let us return to the birth of the minimum wage in the U.S. Organized labor, low-wage workers, and the masses of the unemployed forced President Roosevelt during the “Great Depression” era to pass sweeping worker friendly legislation.

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 passed earlier gave private sector employees the right to form trade unions and to collective bargaining. It also included the right to strike.

The Fair Standards Labor Act included a federal minimum wage of 25 cents an hour. Workers welcomed the federal law, but thought it inadequate to keep the “wolf from the door.”

Businesses small and large for the most part opposed it. They cried wolf.

Returning to the present, at a recent rally to urge the Baltimore City Council to raise the minimum wage to $15, Carolyn Taylor-Chester, a black worker told WJZ TV, “We don’t have enough money to live on and pay our bills.” She said, “I am robbing Peter to pay Paul, and basically, I am unable to pay my bills.”

Katrina Johnson is a housekeeper the Sun reported. “At $15 an hour, I would be able to take care of my bills and

everything else, and I wouldn’t need the assistance I receive from social services,” She proclaims to be living from paycheck to paycheck. Taylor-Chester and Johnson are both black. Blacks comprise about 63 percent of Baltimore’s population.

Clarke’s bill even with its weaknesses boosted the quality of life for its black residents. Some statistics reveal why.

About 24 percent of Baltimore residents live at or below the poverty level –many who work. For children below the poverty level it rises to 35 percent. Whites make about twice as much as blacks. The unemployment rate for black young men between the ages of 20 and 24 is 37 percent compared to 10 percent for whites.

Many black Baltimoreans are currently living in a “Great Depression”. It is déjà vu all over again.

The treatment for them is $15 an hour minimum wage now and a union. “Black Lives Matter” where are you?

Dr. Ken Morgan is an activist scholar and Asst. Professor Urban Studies at Coppin State University.

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Meet the New Miss Black USA

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D.C. Remembers Chris Barry

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com District residents are mourning the untimely death of Marion C. Barry, the son of the late Ward 8 D.C. councilmember and former Mayor Marion S. Barry. Marion C. Barry, known mainly by his middle name “Christopher” was pronounced dead of an apparent drug overdose on Aug. 14. He was 36 years old.

According to news reports, Christopher was allegedly smoking K2, a synthetic drug and PCP, a hallucinogen.

The District has recently seen a rise in synthetic drugs use. See “D.C.’s Drug Face Continues to Change” article on afro.com.

“This tragedy once again

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Jeffrey E. Thompson was sentenced to three months in prison for illegal campaign finance activities.

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com On Aug. 15 District of Columbia businessman and political fundraiser Jeffrey E. Thompson received a three-month prison sentence followed by a 90-day home confinement term for his role in illegal campaign finance activities.

“On March 10, 2014, Thompson pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to two felony charges.”

Thompson, 61, will be incarcerated for a scheme in which he and his companies covertly steered about $3.3 million in illegal contributions to at least 28 political candidates and their campaigns, according to a statement released by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on

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Tonnille Watkis, the new Miss Black America, intends to use her platform to serve as a positive role model for the Black community and raise awareness about heart disease.

By Akira Kyles Special to the AFRO Proving that the third time really is the charm, Connecticut resident Tonille Watkis claimed the honor of 2016 Miss Black USA on Aug. 7 during the annual pageant at the University of the District of Columbia. Amidst her win, she received pushback from other women because of the racial distinction.

“People will constantly question why there’s a Miss Black USA, why there’s a Miss Black Connecticut, why do you need that type of pageant, things of that nature,” she said. “It’s just this feeling of negativity, like Miss Black USA is undeserving of that recognition you would give maybe a Miss USA because of the word ‘Black.’”

Even so, Watkis, 25, is elated to receive the honor and sees her platform and work as important. “The honor of being Miss Black USA means everything to me. I come from a bi-cultural family,” she told the AFRO. “In recognizing the duality of who I am as a Black woman, as well, I’m able to stand up for this marginalized group within the Black community and I can say

D.C. City Council

Who Will Take Over Orange’s Council Seat?

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com Vincent Orange stepped down as an at-large member of the D.C. Council. By doing so, he ignited an intra-party battle for his seat.

On Aug. 15, Orange formally resigned from the District’s legislative body after a combined 13 years of service. He will assume the presidency of the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce and was anxious to do so. “I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide ‘Service above Self’ as the Ward 5 council member from 1999-2007 and as the at-large member from May 2011 until today,” he told a crowd of 25 gathered to hear his announcement at the John A. Wilson Building.

Orange also served as the District’s Democratic National

Committee member from 2008-2014.

Orange’s major accomplishments include modernizing McKinley Tech High School, new textbooks for District students, helping to increase the District’s minimum and living wages, sponsoring legislation benefiting Certified Business Enterprises and small businesses, and authoring the bill recognizing D.C. Emancipation Day. However, there are still things Orange would like to see his former colleagues do before the Council period ends Dec. 31.

“I challenge you to pursue free tuition for D.C. residents to earn associate degrees at the University of the District of Columbia, to reduce the digital divide and provide free WiFi and access to the Internet in the nation’s capital, provide mobile shower buses for the homeless, and free personal

hygiene products for our homeless women,” he said.

After the announcement, Orange delivered his documents to the Office of the District of Columbia Secretary and D.C. Board of Elections, as required by law.

Orange’s resignation will force the elections board to declare the at-large seat that he held vacant. Then the D.C. Democratic State Committee (DCDSC) will have the obligation to fill the position.

The front-runner to get the position is Robert White, who defeated Orange in the June 14 Democratic Party at-large council seat primary.

White wants to serve out the remaining months of Orange’s term and simultaneously run in the November 8 general election for the four-year term starting on Jan. 2, 2017.

“We need leaders who

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I’m a representative of what it means to be a Black woman too.”

During her reign, Watkis adopted the Miss Black USA Heart Truth Campaign to raise awareness about the effect of heart disease on Black women. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease kills nearly 50,000 Black women per year with only 1 in 5 actually believing that heart disease could be a potential risk. “What we want to do is educate people about the risk factors even starting at a very young age. I hope to raise awareness to women in their early 20s because it’s never too late to take care of yourself and learning how to take care of yourself and learning how to take preventative measures so that you can reduce the risk factors,” she said.

Even though Watkis experienced challenges during her preparation for the pageant, such as finding sponsors, her ultimate goal is to spread the message of Black beauty throughout the world. “I still feel like we don’t have enough positive role models who are shedding great light and doing great things of this age group and I want to be that representative,” she said, referencing her initiative “No Boxes

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Marion C. Barry was the only child of former D.C. Mayor Marion S. Barry. highlights the pressing need to get drugs off of our streets, including dangerous synthetic drugs. While often believed to be harmless, synthetic drugs can induce immediate, psychotic and deadly reactions,” D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said in a statement, referencing that The Office of the Attorney General is working on educating the public and the business community to ensure that city neighborhoods and children are safe from drugs. Besides K2, other common synthetic drugs are Spice, Trainwreck, Scooby Snax and Bizzaro.

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D.C.’s People’s Counsel Appeals Exelon-Pepco Merger Decision

By James Wright Special to the AFRO jwright@afro.com The Office of the People’s Counsel recently filed an appeal against the District of Columbia Public Service Commission’s decision on the Exelon-Pepco merger because it is uncomfortable with the process the commission used to approve it. On Aug. 12, Sandra Mattavous-Frye, the People’s Counsel of the District of Columbia (OPC), filed a Petition for Review requesting the District of Columbia Court of Appeals examine the commission’s June 17 order approving the Exelon-Pepco merger.

“OPC is appealing the [commission’s] order because it has a number of procedural weaknesses that must be addressed by the D.C. Court of Appeals,” Mattavous-Frye said. “Judicial review is critical not only because the decision impacts this case, but all cases going forward in terms of the process and procedures the commission uses in making its decisions. It concerns the amount of process, or lack thereof, afforded to all parties; and the manner in which the settlements are decided.”

The commission approved the $6.8 billion Exelon-Pepco merger on March 23 despite reservations from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D), Matavous-Frye, a number of D.C. Council members, and the majority of advisory neighborhood commissioners.

In the approval, Exelon agreed to a one-time rate credit for customers, a community benefits package that includes credits and assistance for low-income and elderly residents as well as grants to non-profit organizations, an Exelon office in the District and an investment in the city’s solar and other alternative energy programs.

On June 30, Pepco requested the commission grant a rate increase of 5.25 percent to most District customers, a move that upset merger opponents such as advisory neighborhood Continued on B2

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Chris Barry Continued from B1

“Some thought Christopher lived a life of privilege, but he experienced the pain that often comes with that so-called privilege,” D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said in a statement released Aug. 15. “Many beyond his friends and family feel the deep loss of Christopher in the springtime of his life.”

Christopher was the only child of Marion and Effi Barry and was born on June 17, 1980, while his father was serving his first term as mayor.

Christopher’s stepmother, former D.C. first lady Cora Masters Barry, said she was shocked when she heard the news.

“Christopher’s sudden death has been devastating news to me,” Cora said in a statement obtained by the AFRO. “My heart is broken. I am in shock.”

Cora extended her condolences to Christopher’s grandmother, Polly Lee Harris, his only living direct biological relative after the death of his father in 2014. Effi Barry died in 2007.

Christopher attended St. Albans School for a few years and then left the District with his mother to live in Hampton, Va., after his parents divorced in 1993. He eventually returned to the city and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School where he also played football.

Christopher was a student at Hampton University and the University of the District of Columbia.

Christopher worked on construction jobs in the Hampton Roads area and in the District. When his mother died in 2007,

he delivered a moving address at her funeral in the Washington National Cathedral.

He also named his construction business, Efficiency Contractors, after Effi Barry. Christopher was active in his father’s 2004, 2008, and 2012 Ward 8 council re-election efforts.

D.C. Council member LaRuby May (D-Ward 8), who ran and won against Christopher in 2015 to get his father’s council seat, said that her former opponent was a man who cared about the people who lived east of the Anacostia River.

“As a small business owner Christopher continued the legacy of his father by many times offering residents in our community their first job,” May said. “Christopher’s hiring practices did not discriminate because of your background or your neighborhood; he simply wanted to make sure that our people were given a chance in life. Mr. Marion Christopher Barry will be remembered by Ward 8 as a son, a brother, a friend and fighter.”

The residents of Ward 8 also expressed their condolences on Christopher’s passing. “I was one of his best friends, he cared a lot about the community, I got a job from him,” said Gregory Mobley. “He gave a lot of people jobs...he was trying to get big contracts.”

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) said, “Christopher Barry’s untimely passing is a sad ending to the Marion Barry legacy. Christopher never asked for the burden

that comes with being part of a famous politician’s family.”

Christopher’s personal friends and allies are saddened by his death. “This has been a very tough two days for me,” Former 8B04 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Anthony Lorenzo Green told the AFRO on Aug. 15. “It seemed that he was evolving into a more positive individual each day.” Green was a strong supporter of Christopher’s 2015 campaign.

Markus Batchelor, a candidate for the Ward 8 D.C. State Board of Education seat, said he knew Christopher but wasn’t close to him. Nevertheless, Batchelor said Christopher was “very intelligent and wise beyond his years.”

“Christopher had a legacy of his own and like his father, was an unapologetic advocate for the marginalized people of the city,” he said.

Both Green and Batchelor confirmed that Barry was very interested in running for Green’s old seat. “He left me a message recently saying that he wanted to run for 8B04 and who should I talk to and things like that,” Green, who lives in Ward 7, said. “I didn’t have the chance to return the message, though.”

A candlelight vigil was held Aug. 17 for Christopher at Woodrow Wilson in Ward 3.

Christopher’s home going services weren’t finalized by AFRO press time.

“The honor of being Miss Black USA means everything to me.”

my greatest supporter, she is amazing and wonderful. Thanks to her, my aunt, my grandmother, my grandfather, I never really felt like I was missing any part of my family because I don’t really have a relationship with my father. So I really identify with that saying ‘it takes a village to raise a child,’” she said.

Watkis received $6,000 in scholarship money and is scheduled to do a photo shoot. She is heading to Ghana soon and will be modeling in the country’s fashion week from Oct. 21-13.

Linda Poulson contributed to this article.

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Allowed,” a one woman show for underprivileged young girls to helps them understand and take care of their bodies.

Watkis, a Jamaican American, attended Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y., where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre with a concentration in acting. Watkis also attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where she earned a diploma in classical acting. She said she wants to be a philanthropist and an actress.

– Tonille Watkis Watkis was raised by a single mother, Valerie Campbell, along with her aunt and grandparents. “My mom is absolutely

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will pull us together so we can focus on finding new ways to build affordable housing, getting our unemployed residents into careers, and building schools that give our kids a real shot,” White said in a statement to the AFRO. “Since Vincent Orange resigned before the end of his term and the law requires the [DCDSC] to appoint a replacement, I have asked members of the committee to appoint me, the Democratic nominee, so that I can get to work on these issues immediately and we can avoid unnecessary divisive politics.”

Anita Shelton, a veteran member of the DCDSC, wants the appointment as well. “The next four months are very critical to the residents of this city,” Shelton, a strong advocate for women in

politics, told the AFRO. I am the best person [to] represent the people on the council for those four months. I have a long history of working on behalf of the people and I am a loyal Democrat.

Shelton said White needs to focus on the general election. “I think Mr. White should spend his time getting the vote out in November and encouraging people to vote,” she said. “Only 21 percent of the voters showed up for the June 14 primary and that’s not good.” Shelton also said she does not plan on running for the at-large position in the future.

The DCDSC is set to meet on Sept. 10 and will likely choose Orange’s successor. The council is scheduled to resume business on Sept. 20 and is likely to accept the decision of the DCDSC.

Merger

Continued from D1 commission chairman Andy Litsky in Ward 6.

Pepco officials said the increase was necessary to pay for increased costs of business operations and that it was the first increase requested in three years. “My staunch commitment from the beginning of this case to today – to ensure that District consumers receive maximum benefits from the merger – dictates that OPC exhaust all reasonable remedies and not let bygones

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be bygones,” Matavous-Frye said in her appeal. “At the same time, the OPC will actively litigate and oppose Pepco’s $85 million increase request.”

Outcomes from the appeal process could include a court of appeals order to the commission to modify the merger agreement while allowing the merger to stand or to reject the merger outright. If the appeals court rejects the merger, all of the

activities of Exelon-Pepco could come to a standstill.

“The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia upheld its March 23 order approving the merger of Exelon and Pepco, affirming its decision that the merger is in the public interest,” according to a statement Vincent Morris, communications director for Pepco, sent to the AFRO on Aug. 15.

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Aug. 15. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips and leaders of the Washington field offices of the FBI and IRS. The thrust of the U.S. Attorney’s case alleged secret campaign on behalf of then 2010 District mayoral candidate Vincent Gray (D).

Gray, who served as mayor

from 2011-2015 and is now running for re-election to the Ward 7 council seat, has repeatedly denied knowledge of the secret campaign.

Thompson also contributed to many District and federallyelected officials over the years including D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), and D.C. mayors Marion S. Barry, Anthony Williams, and Adrian

Fenty as well as a number of the D.C. councilmembers.

Thompson is the former chairman, CEO and majority owner of Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio and Associates (TCBA), a corporation that provided accounting, management, consulting, and tax services. At one time, TCBA was one of the largest Black-owned firms of its kind

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Thompson is also the former chairman, CEO and owner of D.C. Healthcare Systems, an investment holding and for-profit corporation. D.C. Healthcare Systems was one of the few Black-owned firms in the country that provided managed-care services for a state-level jurisdiction. His business generated millions of dollars annually.

On March 10, 2014, Thompson pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to two felony charges. The first, a federal charge, was conspiracy to violate federal campaign laws and to submit false filing to the IRS. The second, a District offense, was conspiracy to violate the District’s campaign finance laws by defrauding the District Office of Campaign Finance.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.

In addition, Thompson was assessed a $10,000 fine and three years’ supervised release after his prison term.

According to Phillips, who made the announcement in December 2015, Gray will not face any charges related to the campaign probe of Thompson.

August 20, 2016 - August 26, 2016, The Afro-American

3 Murders Add to Wave of D.C. Homicides

By Briana Thomas Special to the AFRO

A Maryland man was fatally shot on the afternoon of Aug. 13 in Southeast D.C. The shooting is one in a wave of recent District murders, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Authorities responded to a call in the 1400 block of V Street, SE. the afternoon of Aug. 13. Officers found Gary Thompson, 19, from Suitland, Md., unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound to his back. Thompson was taken to a local and later died, police said.

Several murders also occurred during the week of Aug. 8-Aug. 14, including the Aug. 10 slaying of William Lassiter, 52, who was shot on the 900 block of Mount Olivet Road, NE, police said.

Officers said they heard gunfire in the area of Mount Olivet Road and New York Avenue around 1:45 a.m. and found the victim suffering from a gunshot injury. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

A third shooting took the life of another man on Aug. 8 in Northwest D.C. Authorities said they arrived at the 5700 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. around 7:10 p.m. Police said they found Donald Stephen Johnson Jr., 45, injured from gunfire behind Emery Recreation Center. Johnson was transported to an area hospital where he later died.

Police said they are searching for suspect Herman Lee Cook Jr. pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder while armed. Police described Cook as, “. . . a black male, 5’8” tall, 250 pounds, with brown eyes, medium complexion, and black hair (balding on top).”

Authorities said he is considered armed and dangerous.

Aquita Brown, spokesperson for the police department, told the AFRO Aug. 15 that no arrests have been made in any of the three murders.

According to the police, there have been a total of 2016 Total 85 homicides in D.C. as of Aug. 17, a 10 percent decline from the same time a year ago. Data shows that there have been two homicides on V Street Past Seven Days Southeast, one homicide in the immediate area of Mount Olivet Road Northeast and three homicides on Georgia Data as of Aug. 17 Avenue Northwest in 2016.

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Black Public Relations Society Bloggers Week Reception

The National Black Public Relations Society is scheduled to hold a Bloggers Week Welcome Reception on Aug. 19 at Avery’s Bar and Lounge, 1370 H Street NE from 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. The Bloggers Week Reception gives an opportunity for Bloggers, Journalists and Social Media gurus to mix, mingle and network. Tickets can be purchased at http://tinyurl.com/za7g44g.

2700 Martin Luther King Avenue SE. The event is cosponsored by the Federal City Public Service Foundation. Community Day is an annual fair presented by the chapter with intentions to engage the greater community and foster health, education and political awareness. The event is free for all and will feature activities such as health screenings, fitness demos, live entertainment, free food and more.

DK Filmmorks Happy Hour Fundraiser

DK Filmmorks is holding a Happy Hour fundraiser Aug. 19 to support “The Runaways,” a powerful tale of overcoming domestic abuse with the power of love in the face of adversity. An IndieGoGo fundraising campaign is currently underway to help bring the film project to fruition.

The Happy Hour is scheduled to be held at Khan’s Bar and Grill, 1125 H Street NE from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is free, but interested attendees should register at http://tinyurl. com/zzrszak.

The Yoga Expo Convention

The Yoga Expo is scheduled to hold its convention at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, on Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The expo strives to inform and empower the community to make lifestyle choices that are healthy for the mind and body. The Yoga Expo showcases local teachers and environmentally-conscious brands that uplift the body, mind, and soul. Tickets cost $37.92. Children under 12 are free. For more information, visit theyogaexpo.org.

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Catcher Laurence Richmond of the East team

The West Team

Negro League James “Jake” Sanders, Birmingham Black Barons & Kansas City Monarchs; Washington Redskins #43 Larry Brown and Ed Hudson Detroit Stars

The Negro League Legends Hall of Fame (NLLHOF) held its 13th Anniversary Celebration from July 27-30. The vision of the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame is to educate young and old residents about the contributions of the Colored Professional League and the Negro leagues in American Baseball history. There were more than 3,000 players that played from the 1900s to the early 1960s. The celebration included a Charitable Car Show and an East/West Vintage Game at the Prince George’s Stadium located at 4101 Crain Hwy in Bowie, Md. The game is played by former Major League Baseball (MLB) players, collegiate, and recent high school graduates dressed in vintage jerseys attire appropriately representing the diversity of players, Negros, Hispanics, Cubans, Dominicans and Caucasians, who “Played for the Love of the Game,” in the early to mid 1900s. The 7th annual East/West Vintage baseball game took place on July 30.

The East Team

Negro League Frank Evans , Cleveland Buckeyes; Birmingham Black Barons descendantsJeanette, Brenda, Elizabeth and Bonnie present Dwayne Renal Sims the Frank Evans Appreciation Award

Rev. Dr. Henry P. Davis, III Pastor First Baptist Church of Highland Park

NLLHOF Board member Dr. Gloria B. Herndon

Lisa White (left) gives a 43” Smart TV to Beatriz Brown and her children

Special guests Edgar Brookins, Afro-American Newspapers; Ebony McMorris, RADIO One/Reach Media; and Prince George’s County Clerk Honorable Syndey Harrison

Special guest and game announcer Winston Chaney RADIO One WYCB Spirit, Lisa White Tri-Star Realty Event sponsor, and Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff Maj. Dwayne S. Boardman

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Joyce Ward

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William “Kip” Ward

Reston Chapter of The Links leadership

In an effort to get students prepared academically, emotionally, socially and spiritually for the upcoming school year, the Reston chapter of The Links held a High eSTEAM Day at the Brother’s Fun Camp from July 25-Aug. 5 at the Heritage Fellowship Church, 2501 Fox Mill Road in Reston, Va. Gen. Kip Ward and the Mighty Military Men spoke to students at the High eSTEAM event on July 27. The event’s programs included sessions on excellence in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and focused on high self esteem, personal growth and development and mentoring.

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USAF Lt. Col. (Ret.)Dwight Dean; Wendy Dean, National PTA and Mom and Alverez LeCesne, DOJ and volunteer

(L to R) Mamie Parker, High eSteam coordinator; Doris Brown, Art Facet chairperson; Margaret H. Waters, cofounder; and Beulah Willis-Brown, co-founder, hold signs of encouragement for the students

Reston Chapter of The Links

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Candice Patton Makes ‘The Flash’ Run

By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Candice Patton has broken new ground appearing on the CW Network’s “The Flash” as the potential love interest of the show’s superhero lead. It is the latest in a list of impressive credits that include appearances on “The Game,” “Entourage,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Young and The Restless.” Her portrayal of the smart, independent, yet familyoriented and vulnerable journalist Iris West on “The Flash” greatly contributed to the program being number one on the CW Network in its first season. Now about to enter its third season, it continues to be a critical and commercial hit for the network.

Much has been made of the fact that Patton, who is scheduled to appear at Baltimore Comic Con in early September, is the first African-American to play the character of Iris West, who is White in the original comic books. The Iris West character first appeared in DC Comics’ “The Flash” in 1956.

When the non-traditional casting of Patton as West was first announced there were racists comments about her all over social media. Thankfully it did not scare off the holders of the franchise who have cast Kiersey Clemon, another Black woman, to play West in the upcoming movie version of “The Flash.”

Patton was raised in Texas and is now based in LA. However, she spends the bulk of her time in Vancouver Canada where the show is shot. Asked about her experience working so far from home she told the AFRO, “Shooting in Vancouver, I feel luckier than other places because we’re in the same time zone as L.A. It’s a two and a half hour flight.

Candice Patton is one of the stars of the television show ‘The Flash.’

It makes it difficult because Canada is a different country so that means every time I’m flying back and forth I have to go through customs. It’s not an easy thing but every job has its difficulties but of all places to shoot, Vancouver is a pretty good one.”

The Flash will begin its third season in October with the highly anticipated Flashpoint arc where Barry Allen aka The Flash, played by Grant Gustin (“Glee”) has reset the timeline so that his mother was never murdered. This also means he never moved in with Iris and her father Joe, played by Jesse L. Martin (“Law and Order”). Hence, his relationship with Iris will be decidedly different from what it has been for the past two seasons. Patton assures us that “No matter where we go, there’s something about Iris that is always the same which is really nice. She is always a fixed point.”

Fans of Iris West also advocate for a broader role for her and more character development. With regard to her own opinion about her character she states, “I definitely have ideas and as a creative person I imagine where my character could end up but I also try and separate myself from that because I have no control over those things. The writers and producers it’s kind of their jobs to take these characters on the journey that they imagine but I am always vocal about what I would like to see for Iris. You know her being a reporter is huge part of who she is and a huge part of who she is in the comics so I am always advocating seeing more of that. I’d love to see her be editor at “Picture News”[Central City Pictures News is the newspaper in the city the Flash lives in].”

As for who Iris is as a person, “She has a charm about her that makes people want to speak to her. I think that’s one of her biggest strengths.”

D.C. Central Kitchen Caters to Underprivileged Communities

By Charise Wallace Special to the AFRO D.C. Central Kitchen (DCCK), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., is providing low-income communities healthy foods by partnering with local corner stores.

Founded in 1989 by Robert Egger, D.C. Central Kitchen’s primary mission is to feed the homeless and poor.

The organization has provided citizens in homeless shelters, halfway houses and non-profit organizations with food donated from local business that would otherwise end up going to waste. Not only does the organization cook the food into healthy meals, it also offers a 14-week culinary program.

“We’re in a unique position to be able to work as a colleague with these folks. Not as someone who’s managing their program or supervising their program or funding their program from a direct grant perspective, but a colleague working together to try to create better solutions, said CEO Mike Curtain during an interview with m|Oppenheim TV, a web based broadcaster.

Founder Egger has moved on to start L.A. Kitchen, which focuses on providing senior citizens with healthy meals.

After 26 years in business, DCCK has approximately 150 employees and volunteers preparing roughly 5,000 meals a day. 12,000 to 13,000 meals a day are provided as a whole

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DCCK provides below market price fresh produce to under served communities. when including their partnerships with groups such as the District of Columbia Public Schools system.

Several years ago DCCK began partnering with local corner stores to provide them with produce at wholesale prices, which allows the stores to sell the foods to consumers at below

market prices. The program is called Healthy Corners.

“We wanted to get creative and say, ‘Well what can we do that will allow people to purchase healthy food that is affordable and that is right there in their communities? Rather than having to travel long distances to grocery stores,’” said Chief Development Officer, Alexander Moore, in an interview with the AFRO. “What we found was that they didn’t have spare refrigeration equipment, they didn’t have spare shelving…it was risky to put fresh produce on the shelves,” Moore said.

Starting in 2011, DCCK has worked with corner stores in about 30 locations in Wards 5, 7 and 8. Today, they are at 71 corner stores and are also in Wards 1, 4 and 6, according to Moore.

DCCK is also studying opening pop-up shops at corner stores close to schools catering to elementary and middleschool students.

“Having that access to healthy foods at school and then in the corner stores is changing their attitudes towards healthy eating as a whole,” said Moore. “We’re really passionate about healthy eating and empowering people to make healthy choices.”

DCCK will host its annual fundraiser, Capital Food Fight, on Nov. 10. The event will see a live cook off between four well-known chefs and food from 75 area restaurants.

For more information go to dccentralkitchen.org.

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By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO For the second time in 32 years a piece of Baltimore’s football championship legacy bolted for Indianapolis. While Lee Hull, former head coach of Morgan State University, didn’t pack his Mayflower trucks and sneak off in the middle of the night, he did take the did take the distinction of bringing Morgan State’s first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship since 1979 with him by taking his talents to Indiana to become the wide receiver coach with the NFL’s Colts.

Hull left an infrastructure of discipline and confidence that remains as the Bears get set to open a season where they are ineligible for the post season. Morgan failed to make the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) requirements during the 2014 championship season and won’t be able to compete for the MEAC berth in the Celebration Bowl this year.

The APR violations sent a shakeup through the athletic department where veteran athletics director Floyd Kerr retired.

There has been a new commitment to improving compliance as the University made the investment by adding staff and restructuring that division.

“It’s about establishing a new normal where we’re chasing 3.0 and 4.0 GPAs instead of doing just enough to stay eligible to play ball,” said interim head coach Fred Farrier. “We want our student athletes to be highly successful athletically and academically because that will translate to success as professionals and contributors to the community after they graduate”.

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Morgan’s linebackers are expected to play faster and more physical football this year.

Farrier was Hull’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the championship run and looks to add his personality and build on what his former boss did. He was a graduate assistant under Alabama’s Nick Saban at Michigan State and has a knack for building prolific offenses at all stops throughout his career.

“A lot of what I do was taken from coach Saban since he was the guy who gave me my first chance to coach,” said Farrier. “The true value is developing a plan on Sunday through Friday so that when the time for competition comes you can perform at a peak level.”

Despite finishing 4-6 in 2015 and being ineligible for

postseason there is still cause for optimism. Morgan was the fifth ranked offense in the MEAC last year averaging 330 yards per game. However, their inefficiency in the red zone and turnovers derailed them at critical times especially against Hampton, North Carolina Central, and Norfolk St. which was the difference in defending their MEAC title.

Those issues should be resolved by the return of an explosive rushing attack. The Bears lost their all-time single season rusher Herb Walker to an academic casualty last year and his replacement, Lamont Brown, was lost to a knee injury.

Walker, Brown, and 2015’s leading rusher will play behind an inexperienced offensive line that was forced to play earlier than expected but grew and should anchor the unit.

Chris Andrews, a graduate transfer from Wagner University, is working with the first team offense and appears to be the starting quarterback when the season opens.

Receiver Thomas “T.M.” Martin could be his primary target, after missing last season due to academics, although the depth at that position will give him a multitude of options.

A concern will be depth on the defensive line - led by senior A.J. Agbelese - which could be a challenge in a conference whose contenders are among the national rushing leaders. Farrier wants linebackers, including Greg Gibson, Demarie Whitaker, and Malachi Washington “to play faster and more physical” this year.

Morgan’s schedule is favorable without facing defending champion North Carolina A&T. NC Central and Bethune Cookman also come to Baltimore. They can still be a championship team though not eligible for postseason.

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Commissioner Davis on the Devastating DOJ Report A couple of weeks ago Baltimore City Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said on my radio show “First Sean Yoes Edition,” Senior AFRO a little Contributor more than a year after the uprising and the (premature) conclusion of the trials of six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, morale within the rank and file of the police department is, “in a better place.” However, Davis also described morale as, “sometimes a house of cards.”

Well, given last week’s release of the Department of Justice’s devastating pattern of practice report on the already beleaguered BCPD, the socalled house of cards symbolic of the rank and file’s morale has come tumbling down once again. There might even be a few cards missing from the deck too.

Some have called the DOJ’s 163 page report the longest and the worst indictment of a major city law enforcement agency in memory.

Yet, Davis, seemingly unflappable, remains confident he can lead the way in dragging his besieged department through hell to that better place, where it is, in his words, “the model for this nation.”

“When you give DOJ unfettered access into your organization and allow them to look under every rock, you’re more than likely going to provide more information, that they’ll be able to, in our case, criticize,” Davis said on Aug. 15’s “First Edition.”

“And it is devastating. It’s devastating to read the words, `bias based discriminatory policing, based on ethnicity,

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New Faces of City Council Grapple with DOJ Findings

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Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against Blacks, repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report.

By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO New faces will soon appear on the Baltimore City Council, bringing with them their own experiences, views, and ideas on how to grow and protect Charm City.

Winners of the April 26 Democratic primary election spoke with the AFRO about possible solutions to the police brutality, discrimination and repeated constitutional violations by the Baltimore Police Department recently identified by the Department of Justice. While the election is on Nov. 8, the last time a Republican was on the City Council was in 1942.

The DOJ report found that hundreds of thousands of unconstitutional stops, illegal and publicly degrading strip searches, tasings, and physical

assaults have eroded the public trust- especially in the Black communities that have been targeted.

The findings weave an intricate picture of how these encounters turn into thousands of arrests with no probable cause, thus creating thousands of dismissed cases that clog the

first district. “Part of this has to do with the deep legacy of racism and White supremacy that has shaped the city’s history and remains with us today.”

Cohen said the City needs to “completely overhaul what it means to be a police officer in Baltimore in 2016- starting

“…the City needs to ‘completely overhaul what it means to be a police officer in Baltimore’…”

– Zeke Cohen criminal justice system.

“Folks in this town have been living under a deeply oppressive regime of zerotolerance policing for a long time,” said Zeke Cohen, who won the primary as a Democratic nominee for the

with how we recruit” – even if that means hiring reputable members of the community with distant marijuana convictions. New Maryland police officers are not allowed to have ever used drugs.

“Policing needs to come

from within our communities,” said Cohen, a former teacher in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood. “Officers policing communities they don’t feel are their own is deeply problematic.”

Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, who is poised to represent the fifth district, said when citizens have officers who live in their neighborhood responding to calls for service “they have a different interaction because they are looked at as a friend or a neighbor.”

Both Schleifer and Cohen said the failed war on drugs and mental health crisis in Baltimore should also be addressed with better servicesnot aggressive policing.

“We have to stop trying to arrest our way out of the drug problem and focus like a laser on repeat offenders that are wreaking havoc on our

Baltimore $15 Minimum Wage on Hold-For Now

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO

Baltimore City Council has finally decided – not to decide yet on the $15 an hour minimum wage. The Council voted 8(yes) 6(no) to 1(abstain) to send the bill back to committee this week.

Council chair Bernard C. ”Jack” Young had just started a roll call vote on the bill when the bill’s sponsor, Mary Pat Clarke (District 14), stood to request that the legislation be sent back to committee.

After the council meeting ended, Clarke explained to reporters that she had recently been contacted by the National League of the Blind and Disabled with concerns about the bill. She wanted to ensure the group had sufficient time to work through their issues with city council.

But Clarke was also under no illusions about the uncertainty surrounding the bill’s chances for passage given the current city council.

“The City Council is still divided,” said Young who unsuccessfully sought a compromise of $11.50 an hour.

Clarke and City Council Labor Committee Chair, Robert Curran did not rule out waiting until the new Council session starts in December to re-introduce the legislation. communities,” said Cohen, who believed there should be “a larger framework to deal with mental illness and homelessness in Baltimore.”

John Bullock, who won the primary in the ninth district, agreed with the report and other tentative council members on the issue of better training for officers.

“Part of it is de-escalation.

When someone is having a

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BUILD’s Case Against Port Covington

Winston Acquitted, Promises to Sue Baltimore Police Department

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO

On the night of February 21, Aaron Winston was attending an event at the Mosaic Nightclub at Power Plant Live, when a skirmish ensued, resulting in a friend being arrested. Winston reportedly approached Officer Andre Smith, a colleague, asking what was going on and pleading for his friend to be released.

According to Winston, Officer Alexandros Haziminas grabbed Winston, pulled his arm out of the socket and broke it in two places.

“Officer Haziminas is 6’2 350 lbs, Mr. Winston is 5’6 150 lbs” said J. Wyndal Gordon, Winston’s attorney, during a news conference on Aug. 17.

According to reports, Officer Haziminas rode in the ambulance with Winston where Winston was taunted and interrogated. The interrogation and taunting continued at Winston’s hospital bedside, where the nurse reports officers made jokes at the expense of Freddie Gray, who died while

By Maliik Obee Special to the AFRO

The Port Covington Project is the $4.4 billion mixed-use development dream of Under Courtesy image Armour sportswear mogul Kevin Artist’s rendition of what the Port Covington Project Plank and his company Sagamore would look like.

Development. Port Covington would transform 260 acres on the city’s South side into the state’s largest mixed-use development. Locals are also keenly aware that Port Covington has asked the City of Baltimore to embrace the vision and contribute more than $535 million to Port Covington through TIF (Tax Increment Financing) funding.

But not everyone in town is sold on the Port Covington dream. Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD), a non-partisan, community-based, multi-faith organization that has been part of the local landscape since the late 1970’s, is not convinced the Port Covington project is in Baltimore’s best interest – certainly not in its present form. BUILD is far from the only organization raising concerns about the Port Covington Project. But with more than 20,000 members spread across Baltimore, the faith-based organization represents a force to be reckoned with.

BUILD members have met with Marc Weller, president of Sagamore Development. However, BUILD Co-Chair Andrew Connors said Weller has not made commitments regarding jobs or affordable housing for Baltimoreans. “As the City Council president has said, now is the time for negotiation. Sagamore has not responded to the City Council president’s call and they have not responded to our call to come to the table and negotiate,” Connors emphasized.

BUILD hired Tischler Base to conduct a fiscal impact analysis on the Port Covington proposal. Several aspects of the Port Covington plan were found to be inadequate, including the absence of a comprehensive market analysis, an understatement of municipal operating expenses that would need to be devoted to the project, and an understatement of land acquisition costs.

BUILD is calling on the City Council to delay voting on the project until the city conducts its own independent comprehensive review of the proposal. The organization also wants Sagamore to commit to a minimum of 51% local hiring for the Port Covington project, engage in profit sharing with the city, reimburse the city for any loss in education funds from the state due to rising property values associated

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(From left to right) Attorney J. Wyndal Gordon, Aaron Winston and Edward Winston, holding a picture of the police officer who allegedly hurt Winston, and the Rev. Cortly ‘C.D.’ Witherspoon (back) at a news conference announcing Aaron Winston’s acquittal on Aug. 17.

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mental health crisis dealing with force and a lack of understanding exacerbates the problem,” said Bullock. “There has to be training in terms of cultural sensitivity in the neighborhoods -but also training in dealing with problems in a more sensitive way.”

According to the report, “Until July 2016, BPD policies on force failed to encourage any deescalation strategies.” These instances of excessive force have left hundreds of Baltimoreans injured and in some instances, dead.

Both Bullock and District Eight’s primary winner, Kristerfer Burnett, agreed the lack of accountability highlighted by the report is a major problem.

“Who’s running the show here?” asked Burnett. “If officers are committing crimes they need to be terminated or arrested. We

have a report on our hands that shows a lack of accountability-nothing happens at all and investigations are going nowhere.”

Burnett wants to see more done in the civilian review board process, and Bullock told the AFRO he wants to see officers held personally accountable for their actions.

“It’s a challenge when the Board of Estimates has to pay these settlements out,” said Bullock, referencing the millions of dollars the City has paid in settlements for excessive force and deaths in custody. “It would be interesting if we were able to have officers start paying restitution.”

Both the Baltimore Police Department and the Department of Justice have agreed to work together with the community to increase accountability through “policies, training, and data collection and analysis.”

Cohen, Schleifer, Bullock, and Burnett all agreed that the city is moving in the right direction.

“There is a lot of work that has to be done,” said Bullock. “It is going to require a huge lift by the city’s public officials and the police

department to ensure that everyone will be treated in a fair manner and have justice in Baltimore City.”

Community input into the broad reforms that must be addressed with the consent decree should be directed to Community.Baltimore@usdoj.gov.

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in police custody last April.

“The nurse had to ask them to leave” said Gordon. Winston’s arm needed metal screws and required surgery. The subsequent filing of charges by the Baltimore Police received scrutiny, resulting in Commissioner Kevin Davis responding to the case in a press conference.

“We want to find out why the officers left [Winston] at his bedside at the hospital,” Davis said on Feb. 26. “And we’re trying to find out exactly what happened with the three officers in the club.”

Facing two counts of Second Degree Assault, two counts of Resisting/Interfering with Arrest, Obstructing and Hindering, Disorderly Conduct and Failure to Obey Reasonable and Lawful Order, Winston was acquitted of all charges.

Winston’s father, Edward has been vocal about the accountability of the Baltimore Police Department since the his son’s arrest.

“This is a challenge to see what [Kevin Davis] does, to see if he is a man of his word” said Edward Winston. Edward Winston was referring to Davis’ pledge to “implement necessary reforms in our agency” following the release of a scathing report from the Department of Justice which highlighted how the Baltimore Police Department routinely violates the constitutional rights of African-Americans.

“Let the officers know that I’m coming at them hard,” said Aaron Winston. “I think the citizens of this city quite frankly feel that there is no justice when it comes to the Baltimore City Police Department.”

Faced with $90,000 in medical bills and a permanently damaged arm, Winston and Gordon are preparing civil litigation.

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disproportionately impacting African American communities, disproportionately impacting young people, dehumanizing people with strip searches, in front of their girlfriends.’ That’s tough to read, but it strengthens my resolve,” Davis added.

The DOJ report specifically outlines the myriad of problems with training the men and women of the BCPD. “In our profession, 18,000 police departments, just under a million cops in America, the least progressive discipline within most police departments, the least progressive, ironically is training,” Davis explained.

“In fact, until recently in Baltimore the only types of interactions that we train police officers in with the community is how do you interact with a suspect, how do you interact with a victim, a witness, a confidential informant or a reporting person. And it was just recently that we developed an academic curriculum that teaches people how to communicate with people and that’s something unfortunately

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that’s all too new to our profession and is really behind a lot of our problems,” Davis added.

Yet, thousands of Baltimore residents, mostly Black, mostly poor men, women and children who have been victimized, brutalized and some killed due to misconduct within the BCPD were imperiled disproportionately because of the so-called, “zero tolerance,” policing policy implemented by former Baltimore mayor, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley in the late 1990’s.

And while zero tolerance was officially abandoned during the administration of Sheila Dixon (around 2008 or 2009) the DOJ report makes it plain the nefarious impact of zero tolerance still persists.

“I think we have to have a conversation both inside and outside of the organization,” Davis said.

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We also have to tell our community, that hey, we have to have a different conversation about some of the issues and solutions to the issues in your neighborhoods,” Davis added.

Still, Davis contends simply treating the citizens the BCPD is sworn to serve and protect with the humanity they deserve is foundational to the department becoming viable for all going forward.

“I told this to my command staff: If we want to start in one place, out of those 163 pages, if you want to pick one thing to tell your people, it’s how you speak to other people, your tone, your words, your inflection,” Davis said. “Let’s just start with how we speak to people. And then let’s get better from there,” he added.

“Maybe excited is the wrong word, but I’m determined to jump into this with everything I’ve got and help move this city forward.

Is it going to take decades?

Absolutely not. Within three or four years the residents of Baltimore will see a different police department.”

Sean Yoes is a senior contributor for the AFRO and host and executive producer of First Edition, which airs Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on WEAA 88.9.

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Communities United, The NAACP, American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Justice Fund joined BUILD members, union leaders and concerned citizens at the Council’s work session on Aug. 16, reinforcing concerns raised for months that in its current form, the Port Covington deal would further divide an already racially and economically divided city.

Build Co-Chair Connors hopes the City Council will slow down and judiciously consider the impact the Port Covington agreement will have on the future of all Baltimoreans. “This is the largest public subsidy ever requested in the history of the state of Maryland. We don’t think you should rush something like this through,” Connors warned.

“It has the potential to either further divide us over the next 40 years or set a path to uniting us over the next 40 years.”

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Charles Covington, Baltimore’s own gifted musician, magician, chess master, mathematician, former weight-lifting champion, college professor, professional sketch artist and author performed last week in concert at the Kennedy Center with the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra, featuring the music of Jimmy Smith.

Kenny Hamber, renowned R&B recording artist, is returning to Baltimore to perform at the New Africa Festival on Aug. 20 at Druid Hill Park from noon to 8 p.m. Free for the whole family.

Rodney Kelley, renowned guitarist, and his band will perform at the Coppin State University Summer Concert on August 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Coppin State Library Quad, 2500 W. North Avenue.

I believe that this weekend will be the best of the best. Plan to pull out your picnic basket, folding chairs, blankets, dancing shoes and lots of fun because we are going to the New Africa Festival on Aug. 20 at Druid Hill Park all day long from noon until 8 p.m.

At this festival will be Travis Winkey, the “Prince of Fashion, Dressing for Success Fashion Show”; The Ebony’s, Simply Black, the First Impression, “Heat”, “Mann” (formerly of the Softones), “Bridget, Kenny Hamber and with Reggie Wells (Oprah Winfrey’s former makeup artist) and yours truly, Rosa Pryor, aka “Rambling Rose” as your Host and Hostess.

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Hundreds of people attended the 9th Annual Baltimore Fashion Week held August. 12 -14 at the War Memorial in Baltimore. Some of Baltimore’s best new designers participated. The Fashion Umbrella Fashions by Darryl “Loud Boi” Neal Foundation, which sponsored the event, is a grass roots organization that champions inner city youth by providing educational opportunities and resources to engage youth. The event was hosted by “Complex” from Brooklyn, NY. and Nicole “Coley Cole” from Virginia Beach, Va.

Director Sharon Nixon with Host Nicole “Coley Cole”

Designer Robyn Boyd

Olivia Connor and Darlene C. Graham

Fashions by Karyn Kittrell

Fashions by Valerie Miller

Designer Darryl “Loud Boi” Neal

“Emerging Designer” Karyn Kittrell with Host Nicole “Coley Cole”

Photos by Anderson R. Ward

Fashions by Adrienne Harps

Fashions by Darryl “Loud Boi” Neal Designer Adrienne Harps with models

Host “Complex” interviews designer Leah Howard

Kid’s Fashions by Saphari

One of Baltimore’s biggest nights in gospel music was held on Aug. 7 at the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn. Radio host J. Nicole Jones and Doresa Harvey, host, Heaven 600 Radio, served as co-hosts for the event. Rev. Dr. Fred Newsome is founder of the awards show.

Awards were presented to music artists in the categories of female vocalist of the year, solo artist of the year, songwriter of the year, new single of the year and actor of the year.

Minnie Carter Sherri Woodley Michele Tucker

A Dancing Daughter of Deliverance

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Tonya Thompson Niesha Monroe Anissa Stewart performs “Majesty”

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Doresa Harvey, Heaven 600 Radio personality served as co-host

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Mike Flowers and Master Plus One performed, “Breathe through Me, Speak to Me”

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