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Protests Convulse Minneapolis After Fatal Shooting

By The Associated Press Investigators examining the shooting of an unarmed Black man

by Minneapolis police identified the two officers involved as seven-year veterans, but did not disclose the officers’ races.

The police department also began taking down protesters’ tents that went up after the fatal shooting on Nov. 15 of 24-year-old Jamar Clark.

Live television footage showed officers taking down the tents while several dozen protesters shouted at

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Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze were identified as the officers who responded to a reported domestic assault shortly after midnight on Nov. 15 the city’s north side, and wound up in a confrontation with 24-year-old Jamar Clark.

The police department released the officers’ personnel records, but redacted information on race, which the public isn’t entitled to under state law.

Police said Clark, a suspect in the assault, was interfering with medical

workers trying to treat the victim, and was shot when he scuffled with police. Some community members have alleged he was handcuffed when he was shot.

The state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which is leading an outside investigation into the shooting, released no other new information on Nov. 18.

Police initially said Clark was not handcuffed when he was shot, but authorities later said handcuffs were at the scene and that they are trying to determine whether Clark was

restrained.

“We’re still examining whether or not they were on Mr. Clark or whether or not they were just (fallen) at the scene. That’s what we’re trying to ascertain,” state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said at a news conference on Nov. 17.

The head of the Minneapolis police union, Bob Kroll, said on Nov. 18 that the officers were interviewed on Nov. 17.

“I hope they expedite the situation and wrap it up,” Kroll said.

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Milton Crenchaw, a member of the first allBlack unit in the Army Air Corps during World War II known as the Tuskegee Airmen, prepares to speak in a lecture series at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock, Ark. in 2007.

Milton Pitts Crenchaw, a flight instructor who trained hundreds of the U.S. military’s revered Tuskegee Airmen, has died in Georgia.

He was 96.

Crenchaw died on Nov. 17 at Piedmont Henry Hospital near Atlanta after battling cardiovascular disease and pneumonia, said his daughter, Dolores Singleton.

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BCCC Forms Taskforce to Examine Causes of April’s Unrest

By Deborah Bailey Special to the AFRO Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) President Gordon F. May, recently announced a city-wide task force to examine the root causes that led to the April 2015 unrest that resulted in the arrest of more than 250 people, reported physical damage to 350 structures and the looting of 27 drug stores across the city of Baltimore.

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Black Students Around US Complain of Casual, Everyday Racism

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It’s not always the slurs and the other out-and-out acts of racism. It’s the casual, everyday slights and insensitivities.

Sheryce Holloway is tired of White people at Virginia Commonwealth University asking if they can touch her hair or if she knows the latest dance move. At Chicago’s Loyola University, Dominick Hall says groups of White guys stop talking when he walks by, and people grip their bags a little tighter. And Katiana Roc says a White student a few seats away from her at West Virginia University got up and moved to the other side of the classroom.

As thousands of students took part in walkouts and rallies on college campuses across the country Thursday in a show of solidarity with protesters at the University of Missouri, many

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Students at Boston College raise their arms during a solidarity demonstration on the school’s campus, Nov. 12, in Newton, Mass. The protest was among numerous campus actions around the country following the racially charged strife at the University of Missouri. young Black people spoke of a subtle and pervasive brand of racism that doesn’t make headlines but can nevertheless have a corrosive effect.

There’s even a word on campuses for that kind of lowgrade insensitivity toward minorities: microaggression.

“It’s more the daily microaggressions than the large situations,” said Akosua Opokua-Achampong, a sophomore at Boston College. “Those also hurt.”

When Opokua-Achampong tells other students that she’s from New Jersey, some ask where she’s REALLY from.

“When you’re not White, you can’t just be American,” she said. (She was born in the U.S. to parents from Ghana.)

Janay Williams, a senior at the University of California Los Angeles, said she is the only Black person in her biology class and is routinely among the last picked for group assignments.

“Students don’t want to be in the same group as you with a group project, because they’re afraid you’re not going to do your share,” she said.

Jioni A. Lewis, a psychology professor at the University of Tennessee, said research has shown that the stresses of being a minority, on top of the usual pressures of adjusting to college, can cause some students to leave school.

Stories like that aren’t new, students said. But many said the revolt at Missouri — and the Black Lives Matter movement that was set in motion by the shooting of a black man in Ferguson, Missouri — have finally driven them to talk about it and confront it.

On social media, students are sharing their personal experiences with racism, using the hashtag “BlackOnCampus.”

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Alleged White Supremacists Plotting “Race War” Arrested in VA

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent Authorities in Virginia have arrested three so-called White supremacists who were reportedly preparing to trigger a “race war” that would involve attacks against Black churches and synagogues, according to the Associated Press.

Robert C. Doyle, 34, and Ronald Beasley Chaney III, 33, were detained after they attempted to purchase weapons and explosives from three undercover agents posing as illegal firearms dealers, the AP reported, citing an affidavit filed Nov. 9 in U.S. District Court in Richmond.

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At a panel discussion Wednesday, Williams explained that she’s not necessarily interested in becoming a doctor, but wants to study nutrition, holistic medicine, and healing naturally.

“I love the holistic side of medicine,” she said. Besides, she explained, during tournaments she actually has more free time than when she’s not playing. “I like to keep going,” she said. “I don’t like to be still.”

At the panel, part of the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Williams was interviewed along with Nike CEO Mike Parker, with whom she works closely. Asked what she’d be doing in 10 years, she quipped: “That’s why Mark and I are so close. Because I’m going to be the CEO.” The audience erupted in applause.

But Williams also made it clear that despite all her other activities, she’s not any less motivated by tennis — even though she never thought she’d be still playing at age 30, let alone now at 34.

“I think it’s really important to know what you’re good at — and I know what (Laurel Golio/Fast Company via AP) I’m good at,” she said.

In this image released by Fast “For me right now … I Company tennis player Serena love being on the court, Williams participates in a I love winning titles. panel discussion during Fast So as much as these Company’s Innovation Festival, opportunities come up, Nov. 11, in New York. and so many things come up, but is it going to interfere with my being the best in the world? If the answer is even close to yes, then I have to say no. I have the rest of my life to figure these things out.”

Williams was also asked about the much-discussed incident where she chased down a thief who’d grabbed her cellphone in a restaurant. Asked what she was thinking when she chased the guy down, she said: “I wasn’t, really.”

“I just jumped up and I ran,” she said, “and when I got there I thought, ‘Oh, what am I doing, this could be it!’” But the thief, professing confusion, handed the phone back from under his sleeve. The next day, she said, her father called and said, ‘Serena, if you need a phone, I’ll buy you three or four phones! Just please don’t do that again.’”

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Protesters say police arrested this man in London violently.

Racial profiling, it would appear, has a passport. Youth throughout the United Kingdom say that they are often stopped, searched, and interrogated by police officers similar to their U.S. counterparts. While they report far fewer incidents of actual death-related altercations with law enforcement, Black and Asian youth in London said they feel the full pressure of BWB – Breathing While Black in their daily activities.

Police records support their stories. For instance, law enforcement are 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against Black people than Whites in London and in some areas, large scale mobile metal detectors are erected to beat back violent crimes committed with knives. Guns are tightly regulated and difficult to obtain legally in the U.K. “It is bare racism that because I wear a hoodie or baggie pants that I can be pulled over and searched for a knife. I can be walking, on public transport – or even in a taxi, like Mark Duggins – and forced to be scanned,” Titus Newman told the AFRO, a youth leader who tutors kids after school. “It is true that some youths are going around committing crimes, but they are a few and the whole should not be made to suffer like we’re criminals.”

Duggins, was stopped by 11 specialist firearm officers while riding in a minicab in 2011 and being searched for weapons when he was shot and killed, which sparked the worst riots in London’s recent history.

Research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found that police stop powers where officers do not require suspicion of involvement in crime, known as “Section 60” stops, had increased exponentially in areas with high rates of Black and Asian youth.

Serena on Tennis, Fashion and Pre-Med Classes

By The Associated Press

Serena Williams is the top tennis player in the world and an emerging fashion designer. But she still needs something to do in that down time between matches. That’s where the pre-med

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These undated photos provided by the Henrico County, Va., Sheriff’s Department show Ronald B. Chaney III, left, Robert C. Doyle, center, and Charles D. Halderman.

Chaney III and Doyle, who are facing weapons charges after an FBI investigation into a plot to attack synagogues and black churches, were denied bond by a judge on Nov. 12.

A third associate, Charles D. Halderman, 30, is accused of plotting to rob a jeweler to help finance the enterprise, including purchasing land and stockpiling weapons for the anticipated “race war,” the five-page affidavit alleges.

All three men are felons with multiple previous convictions, authorities said. Doyle and Chaney are now charged with conspiracy to possess firearms after being convicted of felonies. Halderman is charged with a robbery conspiracy.

In the affidavit, FBI agent James R. Rudisill said the FBI learned of a Sept. 27 meeting at Doyle’s home “to discuss acting out in furtherance of their extremist beliefs by shooting or bombing the occupants of Black churches and Jewish synagogues, conducting acts of violence against persons of the Jewish faith, and doing harm to a gun store owner in the state of Oklahoma.”

A month following the culmination of that meeting, Doyle and Chaney met with an undercover agent to discuss the weapons purchase.

In a Nov. 8 raid, federal agents recovered more than 30 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition from Doyle’s home. One of the firearms he purchased from the undercover agents was a .45 pistol with silencer.

A similar search at Chaney’s home resulted in the arrests of his father 58-year-old Ronald Beasley Chaney Jr., and 52-year-old Terry Gunn Chaney on drug and firearms offenses.

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The shooting sparked protests, including one on Nov. 16 in which hundreds of people blocked traffic on an

interstate highway, leading to 42 arrests. A nationwide movement — Black Lives Matter — spawned by the

killing of black 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson last year has demanded an

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Jamar Clark’s sister, Danielle Burns, right, grieves as she and other family members gathered during a news conference held by the Minneapolis Urban League in Minneapolis.

end to police killings and the use of excessive force against unarmed black suspects.

Evans said investigators have video from several sources, including an ambulance, a mobile police camera stationed in the area, public housing cameras and citizens’ cellphones. But he said none of the videos captured the entire incident and none will be released while the investigation is ongoing to avoid possibly tainting it.

Asked whether any of the video shows Clark in handcuffs, Department of Public Safety spokesman Bruce Gordon reiterated that it captures a portion of the incident, but not everything, and said officials can’t discuss specifics because it could potentially taint witness statements.

Kroll said he hoped people who say Clark was handcuffed “make a statement to the BCA on that matter.”

He added: “If it turns out to be blatantly false, they should be charged with a crime.”

Pressed on the timeline for results of the BCA investigation, Evans said two to four months is typical but that the Clark case “has been given top priority.”

The FBI also has agreed to conduct a civil rights investigation into the shooting.

Authorities have said the officers involved weren’t wearing body cameras.

Evans said there is no police dashcam video of the shooting.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled on Nov. 17 that Clark died from a gunshot wound to the head. Clark’s father previously told The Associated Press that his son was shot over his left eye.

Clark’s brother, Jamine Robinson, 32, of Rochester, told the AP that family members went to the hospital

on Nov. 16 to take Clark off life support. He said he didn’t go because he didn’t want to see his brother in a hospital bed.

“I want the officer to be arrested, prosecuted and put in jail for eternity.

Life without parole,” said Robinson.

Protesters have set up tents around the 4th Precinct station near where the shooting occurred and said they won’t leave until authorities release any video they have of the incident.

The protests are just the latest expression of tension between the department and minorities in the city.

The rocky relations have led to discussions between police and minorities and the creation of task forces designed to quell concerns.

This spring, Minneapolis was selected for a U.S. Justice Department program to rebuild trust between police and the communities they patrol.

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mission, which is to make sure that we have the opportunity as well as the capability to provide to the president and others the deep rich insights that are necessary in order to advance in national security.”

The fund has supplied $250 million in funding to publicly-funded HBCUs since its inception in 1987, it says.

leadership positions.

The Thurgood Marshall fund, which is named after the nation’s first black U.S. Supreme Court justice, will act as a liaison by providing their names to the CIA, Taylor said.

Taylor said his fund would continue to help black men and women get college educations, but it is also the Black community’s

“I have a saying that ‘Only us can save us.’”

– Johnny Taylor Jr. Brennan said he would hold his senior managers accountable by spending more time addressing the issues of diversity at the CIA. The CIA must take the initiative to find these minority students who are qualified to join the CIA, he said.

As part of the process, Brennan said he wants to ensure that his senior managers are going to colleges to recruit Black candidates and that they are mentoring and sponsoring individuals within the CIA. Additionally, they should be coming up with ideas about how to realize their goals to increase diversity in

State University, was positive about the CIA’s efforts to include more Blacks in the CIA workplace.

“It opened my eyes more,” Tullmutt said. “If he took the time out to come here and speak to us, I know he’s serious about bridging the gap for diversity. I hope he lives up to his word.”

responsibility to ensure that young people who are willing to learn and qualified are introduced to career opportunities.

“I have a saying that ‘Only us can save us’,” he said. “The African American community has a responsibility to help some of these issues as well. My job and our job at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is to ensure that organizations like the CIA know that there’s incredibly talented source of really good students, ready to come work for their agency, if only they knew how to get there.”

Kenisha Tillmutt, a senior at Fort Valley

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the program that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created to train Black pilots for war, Singleton said.

“He began that whole flying experiment — I really think that’s what it was because they didn’t think it was going to work,” Singleton said Wednesday. “For a Black man to be able to fly, that’s just like an astronaut now,” she said.

The training at Tuskegee was the U.S. War Department’s answer to a shortage of pilots, along with mechanics and other ground support personnel needed to maintain aircraft for battle, according to historical accounts from Tuskegee University and Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a national group that supports the airmen.

In an era when Black

military personnel were being arrested while fighting segregation at installations like Freeman Army Airfield in Indiana, the Tuskegee Airmen were integrating the U.S. war effort at the front lines.

“At the same time that Black officers were incarcerated for resisting segregation at Freeman Field, for example, other black officers were earning Distinguished Flying Crosses and aerial victory credits by shooting down enemy airplanes in combat over Europe, while still other Black cadets were learning to fly military airplanes,” Daniel Haulman of the Air Force Historical Research Agency wrote in a 2015 chronology of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Crenchaw trained hundreds of pilots at the

Tuskegee Institute in eastern Alabama in the 1940s, according to a biography by the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.

“Crenchaw became a primary civilian flight instructor and eventually one of the two original supervising squadron commanders under Chief Pilot Charles A. Anderson,” the biography states. “He and Charles Foxx were the first instructors for the first group of student pilot trainees between 1941 and 1946.”

Later, Crenchaw helped establish an aviation program at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, according to the center’s biography.

When the Hollywood film “Red Tails” was released in 2012, bringing the Tuskegee Airmen’s story to a new generation, Crenchaw introduced the film to an audience at a Little Rock theater, Singleton said. He gave the moviegoers a firstperson account of the history they were about to see on the big screen.

Though he received many accolades for his service to the nation and his contributions to aviation, Singleton said her father was always humble.

“He loved people and he loved the United States of America,” Singleton said.

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Artistic Teens Take Up Residence at the White House

By Sope Aluko Howard University News Service Growing up, André Massey early on lived with a strained relationship with his father, as well as bullying from his peers, which caused him to often act out in rage.

A teacher suggested Massey, now 14, begin channeling his frustration and anger through creative writing. Now, the Savannah, Georgia teen, is even more grateful for taking his teacher’s advice. His poetry earned him a trip to the White House and award-winning recognition from first lady Michelle Obama.

Massey was one of 12 teens from youth programs across the world to receive the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award on Nov. 17.

The award, which is the nation’s highest honor for after-school arts and humanities programs, recognizes top afterschool programs that foster youth creativity while promoting the importance of academic achievement, improved graduation rates, and college participation by teaching youth about arts and the humanities.

The programs honored for their students this year included The Center for Urban Pedagogy Urban Investigations Program and Rosie’s Theater Kids ACTE II Program, both from New York City, The Deep Center Young Authors Project from Savannah, The Telling Room Young Writers and Leaders Program from Portland, Maine, the ArtMix Urban Artisans Program in Indianapolis, and the Caldera Youth Mentoring Program from Portland, Oregon.

Also honored were the Armory Center for the Arts Art High Program in Pasadena, California, Ogden Museum of Southern Art Summer Teen Docent Program from New Orleans, Washington Pavillion of Arts and Science, Action Arts and Science Program from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the CityDance DREAM Program in Washington D.C. , the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Ochestra Community Partnership Programs and the Spy Hop Productions, Digital Media Arts Program in Salt Lake City.

The First Lady thanked the parents, teachers, educators, and administrators for their hard work and dedication to

Photo by Cheriss May, Howard University News Service

Andre Massey, 14, from the Deep Center arts program in Savannah, Georgia received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Nov. 17 from First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. making the programs possible.

“I know that you all put in late nights and long hours

and late nights while dealing with endless phone calls and paperwork, budget meetings,

kid and parent complaints,” she said. “I know the payoff is worth it, because you all

know more than anyone else how the arts and humanities can transform people’s lives.

We now have the pleasure of welcoming kids from every corner of our country to the White House today.”

Massey, who received his award on behalf of Deep Center Youth Author Project, served as the student speaker of the day, detailing how he was able to overcome his greatest struggles through writing.

“My English teacher, Dr. Travis, made writing come alive for me,” he said. “It actually created a reason for me to come to school.”

After just one class in the writing program, Massey said, he noticed a change in himself, because he realized he could fully express his feelings, particularly his longing for a repaired relationship with his father.

It led him to write a poem called “Father,” which was published.

“The poem was very hard for me and my father to hear, but the experience has really changed both of our lives,” Massey said, while looking at his father in the front row. “He is my best friend now. I am a poet and I finally know where I fit in.”

Divers Discover Tuskegee Airmen’s Secrets in Michigan Lake

By Michael Cottman Urban News Service For Erik Denson, a NASA engineer at the Kennedy Space Center, descending 30 feet into the depths of Lake Huron to help preserve the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen was a cherished, unforgettable experience.

“I embarked on a mission of a lifetime,” said Denson, a graduate of Howard University. “One that would touch our hearts and souls.”

Early last summer, Denson and six other underwater explorers made history by conducting a fiveday archeological survey of a Bell P-39Q Airacobra fighter plane piloted by 2nd Lt. Frank Moody, a 22-year-old Tuskegee Airman from Los Angeles.

After crashing his plane on April 11, 1944, Moody’s body washed ashore in Port Huron, Michigan, a few months later.

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of fighter and bomber pilots who fought in World War II and were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Photo by Michael Cottman

Erik Denson and several other divers laid a wreath at the site where Tuskegee Airman Frank Moody crashed his plane in 1944.

Moody was flying a training mission over Lake Huron when his aircraft malfunctioned. He was one of seven documented Tuskegee

Airman whose planes nosedived into the Great Lakes as they trained to battle the Nazis in Europe.

David Losinski, a

helicopter pilot with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, and his son, Drew, were in a boat helping the Michigan Department of

Environmental Quality on an unrelated project when they spotted the submerged door of Moody’s airplane.

Losinski discovered Moody’s plane on April 11, 2014 — 70 years to the day after the pilot’s accident— and alerted archeologists from the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Denson, who works in eastern Florida, was part of the seven-person volunteer team that documented the wreckage, which included the engine, tail, gauge panel, wings and a radio. It marked the first time that black underwater explorers helped examine the remains of a submerged airplane once piloted by a Tuskegee Airman.

The African-American divers who surveyed Moody’s plane said their experience was emotionally — and historically — rewarding.

“The Tuskegee Airmen pilots were one of my inspirations for becoming an electrical engineer,” said Jay Haigler, a scuba diver from Washington who helped examine Moody’s airplane.

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The committee, chaired by Bryan Perry, General Counsel for BCCC, will host its kickoff event on the first week of December at the College. The task force will work through next spring and focus on four issues: limited access to education, poverty, lack of economic opportunities and the need for increased options for ex-offenders.

“BCCC has been at the heart of this unrest and its aftermath”, said Perry in an interview with the AFRO. Dr. May said that many BCCC students “ hail from neighborhoods and communities most affected by the uprising. They are troubled by the nagging lack of opportunity available to many city residents.”

This is the latest task force to examine the events of April. On Nov. 16 The Police Executive Research Forum released a report “Lessons Learned from the 2015 Civil Unrest in Baltimore” that focused on the police’s response. Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts asked for the report before he was let go by Baltimore

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake earlier this year. The report found that Baltimore police were underprepared and disorganized during the riots.

BCCC’s task force will be composed of 1520 members, comprised of students, faculty, staff and community residents. “Our students are from the surrounding community and our programs are for students and the community.

We have received good feedback from the community and look forward to their thoughts and ideas” Perry said.

The task force will issue recommendations to President May by May 2016. BCCC will also present its findings in a white paper that will be issued to local and state government officials, concerned businesses and the general community.

BCCC is the only community college in the city of Baltimore and the only state-sponsored community college in Maryland. “BCCC serves as a critical gateway for many students from Baltimore’s underserved communities “ said May.

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Gordon F. May, BCCC president, said the college will get to the root cause of the events of April.

“These brave men battled through racism while learning technical skills such as aeronautics and aerial combat fighting.”

He said the team located the plane’s wing— which was intact — and then removed seven decades worth of debris from it. “The star insignia (for the US Army Air Force Planes) could be seen on the tip of one of the wings. This was amazing to see this image. My heart was filled with emotion, my eyes filled with tears. This image was bringing Officer Frank Moody to life, Haigler said.

The members of the team found an intact cockpit window. “The last person who probably looked through this glass,” Haigler said, “was Officer Frank Moody.”

Moody was born in Castle, Oklahoma, on Dec. 18, 1921, according to historians. He entered the United States Army and graduated from Tuskegee University on Feb. 8, 1944 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Moody’s fighter craft was part of a four-plane flight that had taken off from Selfridge Field, an aviationtraining facility near Mount Clemens, Michigan, Lusardi said.

Military investigators concluded that Moody’s formation had been flying low, approximately 50 feet to 100 feet above the water, Lusardi said. They were lined up abreast with the flight leader slightly ahead when the accident occurred. Lt. Moody had just fired two bursts into the water when small pieces of debris were seen coming from the front right side of his plane. Lt. Moody’s fighter gave off a trail of black smoke, raised its nose slightly and then cartwheeled into the lake.

When the five-day mission ended, Denson brought a wreath aboard the dive boat and asked his fellow scuba divers to say a few words to commemorate the Tuskegee Airmen. “They were heroes,” Denson said, “true American heroes.”

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The Affordable Care Act is Succeeding As Americans pause in reflection during this season of our Thanksgiving, most of us would consider our families and health as the blessings that we most value. This insight about our core values helps to crystalize why the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) is fast becoming an accomplishment of historic proportions.

Last year, nearly 124,000 Marylanders enrolled for private health coverage for Elijah Cummings themselves and their families through Maryland Health Connection, the health insurance exchange that Maryland created in accordance with the ACA. Another 482,000 Marylanders signed up for no-cost or low-cost Medicaid insurance during 2014 under expanded Medicaid eligibility provisions.

The vast majority of these newly insured neighbors received discounts on their insurance premiums in accordance with our national commitment to making health care more affordable. Many had been denied protection in the past, either for financial reasons or due to preexisting medical conditions.

Deeply gratifying to me, personally, the number of uninsured Maryland children declined by more than 28 percent during the first year after the ACA became operational. By law, that essential protection for our young includes legally required access to pediatric dental care, a reform that I long have championed.

Despite the continuing, often partisan, political debate about expanding access to health care, we can be thankful that President Obama’s leadership and the resolve of Democrats in Washington and Annapolis have reaffirmed our community’s commitment to the health of our families.

Largely as a direct result of the ACA, the number of Marylanders still lacking essential health care coverage fell last year to 463,000 (7.9 percent) – progress that reflects both our highest values and the challenges that we still must overcome.

As we move forward toward our goal of universal access to affordable healthcare, we must not allow the relentless attacks on “ObamaCare” to cloud the American People’s perception of reality.

I continue to believe that the most effective (and affordable) answer to disparities in health care would be expansion of Medicare to everyone. However, the first, essential step

toward that goal was to establish access to affordable care as a federally guaranteed right for everyone, not a privilege.

The Affordable Care Act established health care access as a federal right. Now, the evidence is becoming clear that the ACA is succeeding in its practical, real life objectives of expanded access to care, enhanced quality of care, and cost restraint.

Consider these facts: Prior to Democratic enactment of the Affordable Care Act more than 18,000 Americans were dying prematurely each year due to their lack of affordable and timely access to care (according to the National Institute of Medicine). For Americans of Color, it is probable that the casualty rate was far more pronounced.

Prior to the ACA, the sharply rising costs of health care were not simply straining the budgets of government, businesses and families. Those rising costs threatened financial hemorrhaging from which our society could not easily recover.

President Obama and Democrats in Congress had to take action – and we did. With virtually no Republican support, the Affordable Care Act is now making demonstrable progress, both in expanding access to health care and in restraining rising health care costs.

Despite an expanding body of verifiable evidence that the ACA is making progress toward its national objectives, the struggle to achieve truly universal access to affordable, high quality health care continues.

Tragically, far too many Republican-dominated states have rejected the ACA’s federally-funded Medicaid expansion, leaving their less affluent citizens to confront illness and accidents alone and without adequate care.

Irresponsibly, many reactionary politicians, both in the Congress and in their presidential campaigns, continue in their efforts to destroy our expansion of health care — without offering any workable alternative of their own Yet, here in Maryland we can be thankful that our State continues to affirm our values of family and health by expanding – not denying— access to care. Early stumbles

notwithstanding, we remain leaders in a national movement that affirms the value of every human life.

I offer this expression of Thanksgiving at a time when open enrollment for 2016 through Maryland’s online insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act is now underway and, by most accounts, proceeding smoothly.

Maryland’s health insurance marketplace is the primary access point through which people can compare insurance plan benefits and costs — and the means by which we can obtain federal help with paying the cost of insurance for our families.

By all accounts, marylandhealthconnection.gov has solved most of the technical problems that hindered easy Internet access back in 2013, and the enrollment site is now far more user-friendly.

Marylanders can obtain additional information and assistance by calling the Exchange’s support center at (855) 642-8572. Extensive, face-to-face community outreach also is ongoing.

The Affordable Care Act will continue to succeed if we encourage everyone we know to seek the health insurance that every American needs. We all have an important part to play.

Doing all that we can to assure better health for our families and friends is truly an act of Thanksgiving.

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

Will Baltimore Get It Right This Time...?

The frustrations resulting from structural racism, poverty and increasing social and emotional inequities were ignited April 25, 2015 in response to the death of Freddie Gray while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. This death seemed to be the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back.

What ensued were several days of unrest that included rocks being thrown at police, fires being set at businesses in the community, peaceful demonstrations, spontaneous community clean up, and the coming together of many diverse individuals and groups to try to help.

For the record, Baltimore City has been in an “uprising waiting to happen” mode for a very long time. Even before the Baltimore riots of 1968, Baltimore was already two cities, one characterized by opulence, privilege and prosperity, and the other one trapped in a storm of entrenched poverty, despair and structural racism. And during Baltimore’s tale of two cities that were truly “separate and unequal” - two major sports stadiums were built, several downtown renaissances occurred and, most recently, a number of spacious, state-of-the art gambling casinos sprung up within the City lines to generate tax revenues and “special funds” earmarked to help pay for a litany of socio-economic pathologies plaguing Baltimore’s poor communities.

Richard Rowe

Since the uprising in April, monetary donations have poured into Baltimore to address critical, decades-long “separate and unequal” structural challenges that have been ignored and/or addressed with a tepid and specious City/ community-wide coordinated strategy. Requests for proposals have been meted out throughout the city like raindrops in April and more and more individual programs are being grant funded and supported to solve systemic and structural problems, even though it has been proven that the funding of individual programs-without a solid collaboration frameworkis a failed strategy.

In addition, numerous local community organizations and foundations have sponsored several town hall meetings and invited local and national “thought-leaders” to offer their perspectives on the origins of the uprisings followed with recommendations to address numerous socio-economic problems.

So, the stage has been set in Baltimore - once again to “get it right.” And, in order to “get it right” this time, key community stakeholders must engage in serious, open, honest discussions about the city’s humiliating socio-economic “racial divide,” which would include: • The uprising grew out of oppression and capricious cruelty that was perpetrated for decades.

• A lot of people in Baltimore (i.e. politicians, judges, lawyers, policemen, corporate leaders, religious leaders,

teachers, heads of public agencies, CEOs of community programs, CEO’s of public/private partnerships, educators, etc.) have benefitted immensely from unjust, unequal and unfair laws and policies that have devastated Black families and communities.

To “get it right” this time, there must be a real discussion about the economic damages and the associated cost wrought by decades of segregated housing policies, an under-resourced school system that has produced thousands of under-educated black children, City/State sanctioned systemic concentrated poverty, and draconian zero-tolerance policies in schools and Black communities, which have resulted in an over-populated/ over-resourced criminal justice system.

This is a moral moment and a moral challenge. Everyone in Baltimore is responsible for what happens going forward.

Those that are prosperous and “privileged” must speak out and those who have been ignored for so long and left with so little must speak up. Everyone in Baltimore must be held accountable.

If not, then the city will never be able to arrive at a true remedy that will provide for many decades of real prosperity, progress and peace for all of its citizens.

Richard Rowe is the executive director of the African American Male Leadership Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.

He can be reached at rrowe84@aol.com.

Don’t Change Hearts, Change Wallets

Lawrence W. Rodgers

Since the civil rights movement, there has been a major thrust within social justice movements to change the hearts of the dominant culture with the hope of those changed hearts changing the environment. It is time to let go of the language of changing hearts and, instead, embrace a language of organizing power for the sake of those who have been left out of the system.

The University of Missouri

president’s recent resignation is a case study demonstrating what happens when an economic engine (the football team) refuses to proceed unless change happens. Social justice movements must evolve to embrace this reality.

Capitalism has no conscience; it has no face, and the institutions it creates take on a mind of their own, and, even if individuals inside these institutions seek to be compassionate, they face strong resistance because of the never-ending pursuit of the bottom line by the institution itself. The powerful will never give up power without provocation.

The University of Missouri football team tapped into the Achilles’ heel of the capitalistic institution by stopping one of its economic engines until its demands were met. Ultimately, the team’s demands might be forgotten, but what should be remembered is its means of operation.

Organizing is a people power. For people who have no money, they still have their bodies. We as humans have the natural right to say no, but the most powerful no is the collective no. The institution can easily replace an individual, but it is much more difficult to replace a critical mass of people.

Let us move on from trying to change hearts but rather to improve the condition of those who are marginalized and disinherited.

Lawrence W. Rodgers is the pastor of Baltimore’s West Side Church of Christ. He specializes in social justice ministry and he is a MDiv. candidate at Howard University School of Divinity in Washington D.C.

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US Muslims Face Backlash After Paris Attacks

By The Associated Press Muslims around the U.S. are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and threats of violence.

Advocacy leaders say they have come to expect some anti-Muslim sentiment following such attacks, but they now see a spike that seems notable, stirred by anti-Muslim sentiment in the media.

“The picture is getting increasingly bleak,” said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations.

“There’s been an accumulation of anti-Islamic rhetoric in our lives and that I think it has triggered these overt acts of violence and vandalism.”

He said the rise in the level of anti-Muslim sentiment is reflected by some GOP presidential candidates, governors and others speaking out in opposition to the U.S. accepting more Syrian refugees.

Hooper said the council is seeing an increase in anti-Muslim incidents since Friday’s attacks in Paris that killed 129 people and wounded more than 350.

In Connecticut, the FBI and local police are investigating reports of multiple gunshots fired at the Baitul Aman mosque in Meriden hours after the attacks.

Leaders of the mosque don’t know the motive of the shooter or shooters, said Salaam Bhatti, a spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in New York, to which the mosque belongs. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a movement within Islam.

Bhatti said the shooting has not

rattled mosque members. He said many are from Pakistan, where conditions for the Ahmadiyya movement are much worse.

“It’s a teachable moment,” Bhatti said. “As we do raise awareness of attacks in mosques, we will see mosques do not respond in violence.

Islam teaches us to teach peace.”

At the University of Connecticut, authorities are investigating after the words “killed Paris” were discovered on Nov. 15 written beneath an Egyptian student’s name on his dorm room door.

Muslim leaders also have reported recent vandalism, threats and other hate crimes targeting mosques in Nebraska, Florida, Texas, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, New York and other states.

After the Paris attacks: — The Omaha Islamic Center in Nebraska reported that someone spray-painted a rough outline of the Eiffel Tower on an outside wall.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for the FBI and local police to investigate the incident as a possible hate crime, and they’re doing just that, according to Nasir Husain, general secretary of the center. Muslims in the central U.S. city are afraid, he said.

“We have men, women and children who come to the masjid to pray every day, and since these Paris attacks, they have reduced the frequency of their visits to the masjid with fear for their lives,” Husain said.

— In a suburb of Austin, Texas, leaders of the Islamic Center of Pflugerville on Monday discovered feces and torn pages of the Quran

AP Photo/Nati Harnik

Graffiti in the shape of the Eiffel Tower inside a circle is painted on the left side of the Islamic Center in Omaha, Neb., on Nov. 17. A Muslim civil rights group wants the FBI and local police to investigate the vandalism as possible hate crime, that may be related to the Paris terror attacks. that had been thrown at the door of the mosque. Muslim leaders also encouraged authorities to investigate the act as a hate crime.

— In a suburb of Houston, Texas, authorities on Nov. 17 arrested a man accused of threatening on social media to “shoot up a mosque.”

He was charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony.

— Two Tampa Bay-area mosques

in Florida received threatening phone messages on Nov. 13. FBI officials said the same person made the calls to the Islamic Society of St. Petersburg and the Islamic Society of Pinellas County. The person was identified and interviewed over the weekend, but investigators found no actual plans to carry out acts of violence, the FBI said. One of the calls threatened a firebombing.

Nihad Awad, national executive

director of the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations, asked law enforcement officials to step up patrols at mosques and other Islamic institutions.

In a statement, Awad added, “We urge public officials and presidential candidates not to scapegoat American Muslims and not allow Islam to be demonized by Islamophobes or by the anti-Islamic actions or terrorists.”

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Young Candidates Project a Glimmer of Hope

Anti-Drug Fence: A Symbol of Slain Baltimore Father

I don’t know if there has ever been a year quite like 2015 in the history of Sean Yoes Baltimore.

I can’t Senior AFRO remember Contributor a more relentless combination of murder, misery and mayhem (at least not in my lifetime), with the heartbreaking apex coming during the uprising in April.

Yet, the murder of 24year old Kendal Fenwick, a father raising his three children in Park Heights, on November 9, seems like more than just another debilitating blow against the collective psyche of our neighborhoods. Somehow the murder of a young brother simply attempting to protect his family and his home against drug-dealing, homegrown terrorists seems more diabolical, even during a year of soul crushing violence and pathos. Sometimes telling these stories day in and day out gets to me in a very visceral way.

Still, I was feeling at least slightly encouraged this passed Saturday (November 14).

I moderated a forum for mayoral and city council candidates, at the Maryland Academy of Technology and Continued on B2

By Briahnna Brown Howard University News Service

A Day in the Life of a Baltimore Charter School Photo by Naomi Harris

Students at Green Street Academy work on a science experiment.

By Naomi Harris Special to the AFRO The floorboards creak under shoes as the children cross the room to their lab groups and the room fills with chatter while the teacher instructs the 8th grade class from Green Street Academy to grab goggles.

“Goggles on,” Mr. Sarbanes calls out before instructing 4 students on how to prepare the lab for their science class.

The 23 students all wear the same uniform of gray pants, white shirts while some have on bright green ties. Once Mr. Sarbanes finishes telling the lab leaders what to do he tells students to read through the lab instructions.

Tyesha Hammond, 14-year-old resident of Baltimore, stops

to help one of her classmates fix her goggles before passing out materials to the class.

Green Street, a public charter school with a focus on sustainability, opened at its current location on North Hilton in West Baltimore in September and students and the administration are still getting used to the new home.

“The building was built in 1926 and we are expecting it to run like it was built in 2015,” Daniel Schochor, executive director of GSA, said.

“Every year is a new experience,” he said. “Even though you expand the structure each student has to be looked at as an individual.”

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Concerned residents, friends, political figures and police officers came together to finish what a slain father had started.

Kendal Fenwick, 24, was gunned down outside his home on Park Heights Avenue in west Baltimore. He was in the process of building a fence around his backyard to keep drugs and drug dealers away from his family home.

A truck driver, Fenwick wanted to give his three children a safe haven in the midst of a city plagued by violence. For his actions, police said, he became the 295th homicide victim in a city where murders have now climbed past 300.

On a bright, crisp Sunday morning, dozens gathered to pitch in and help complete that dream. Attorney Ivan Bates, a friend of Fenwick’s father, helped launch the event through social media with the hashtag #FinishTheFence.

“We decided we had to do something,” said Bates, who is also defending one of the police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. “I was able to get out of court early, go over to Home Depot, and I think I had the easy part. I was just getting the supplies.”

More than a dozen police officers from the department’s Community Partnership Division were digging holes and placing posts to help finish the fence.

About 10 members of the 300 Men March movement were also helping Sunday.

Baltimore City Councilman Continued on B2

Destruction of Alleged Baltimore Civil Rights Landmark Draws Criticism Courtesy Photo

Stephanie C. Hill is the new Chair of the Board of Directors of the GBC.

Stephanie Hill Elected Greater Baltimore Committee Chair

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent zprince@afro.com Baltimore activists are protesting the destruction of one of the city’s civil rights landmarks. On Nov. 12, a group of concerned citizens held a protest at 1234 Druid Hill Ave., a now-empty lot where “Freedom House,” a building with strong ties to the city’s civil rights movement, once stood.

The row house, owned

by Bethel AME Church, was torn down last week despite the pleas of neighborhood activists, who asked city officials to review the project’s permit and preserve the site. “This is a travesty,” said Johns W. Hopkins, director of Baltimore Heritage, a non-profit historic preservation group.

“This is an enormous loss. It was not just a hub but the hub for civil rights in

Baltimore City.” According to Louis Fields, president of the Baltimore African American Tourism Council, Freedom House had a storied history.

The row house was the home of Harry Sythe Cummings and his family from 1899 to 1911.

In 1889, Cummings became one of the first two Black men to graduate from the University of Maryland Law School. The following year, he became the first

By AFRO staff Stephanie C. Hill, Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin’s Ship & Aviation Systems line of business for Mission Systems & Training, was elected as the new Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Baltimore Committee, an organization of business and civic leader.

She is the first Black person elected as chair of GBC’s board.

Hill is a Baltimore native who joined the GBC’s board of directors in 2008. She was unanimously elected by the GBC’s Board of Directors on November 13. She replaces David Warnock, Managing Continued on B2

“It was not just a hub but the hub for civil rights in Baltimore City.”

– Johns W. Hopkins African American elected to the Baltimore City Council.

1234 Druid Hill Ave. was also home to Juanita Jackson Mitchell, the first Black woman to pass the bar in Maryland.

In 1970, it became the first headquarters of the Baltimore NAACP under the leadership of Dr. Lillie M. Jackson. In 1976, the Association for Study of Afro-American Life and History erected a marker honouring Dr. Jackson on the wall of the building.

Many civil rights campaigns were birthed in those offices, advocates said.

“When we were planning protests as Morgan students for Read’s and many other civil rights activities, this is where we came. We didn’t have anywhere else to go,” said Dr. Helena Hicks.

Hicks was among the Morgan State University students who staged sit-ins at Read’s drugstores throughout the city in January 1955, resulting in the desegregation of its 37 Baltimore-area lunch counters. “You’re talking almost a hundred years of history that we are letting go Continued on B2

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Health Sciences (the old Lemmel Middle School), just around the corner from where I grew up in West Baltimore and less than a five minute drive from where Brother Fenwick was gunned down.

The two most well known of the participants were former Mayor Sheila Dixon and Senator Catherine Pugh; they both made their cases for the virtues of experienced leadership during one of the most tumultuous times in the city’s history.

However, several young men and one young woman vying for the mayor’s chair and the city council, displayed political mettle of varying degrees and compelling back stories, which opened the eyes of this somewhat grizzled political observer.

ALERT: The following statements do not serve as an endorsement by me or the AFRO of any of the candidates named and aren’t meant to disparage those who aren’t.

Calvin Young, the 27-year old Poly and Harvard grad, has amassed an impressive resume quickly, which includes a stint with the Obama White House’s National Economic Council.

The rail thin northeast Baltimore native delivered his vision for the city with a confidence, which gave at least the appearance of political acumen.

Patrick Gutierrez, who this week officially became the 13th mayoral candidate tossed around several interesting ideas for

remedying assorted ills, particularly the city’s injudicious fiscal management. The former employee of Bank of America also showed some fire when I informed him during the forum that his time with the microphone was running short. “ I hear you bro,” was his retort. “But, I’m going for mine, I’m going for mine” he added emphatically.

Several of the candidates for Baltimore City Council, which has been beleaguered for decades were just as impressive, in some cases more so.

Zeke Cohen (1st District), a former middle school social studies teacher in West Baltimore, has been engaged in several social justice issues, (including lobbying for the Maryland Dream Act) and has shown impressive command of several issues prominent in Baltimore politics.

Marques Dent (3rd District), a veteran of the Air Force worked for the Pentagon in the support staff for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He’s the founder of D.E.N.T. (Delivering Educational Needs Together), which offers educational services at several locations around the city.

In the 5th District, two young brothers, Christopher Ervin and Sharif Small made strong presentations during the forum.

Ervin, who was formerly incarcerated has been a national advocate for criminal justice reform. Small, a native of Park Heights, is a financial planning professional.

I suspect there is going to be a vigorous battle for the 8th

Stephanie Hill

Landmark

Partner and co-founder of Camden Partners. Warnock stepped down from the position to run for mayor of Baltimore.

“It’s an incredible honor to take a leading role in supporting the Greater Baltimore Committee’s rich tradition of bringing privatesector innovation and ideas to the fore and develop lasting solutions to tough challenges and issues affecting the Baltimore region,” Hill said in a statement.

Hill said she will focus on social, transportation and economic issues.

down the tubes.”

Hicks also had harsh words for Bethel AME’s pastor Rev. Frank Reid. “This guy—I call him ‘Mr. Reid’ because I don’t give people titles they don’t deserve,” Hicks said. “A reverend doesn’t do things like this. A reverend is supposed to be a man of God who works for his people.”

Calls to Bethel AME seeking comment were not returned.

However, it appears that as owner of the property, the church was within its right to demolish the building once it had received approval from the Baltimore City Planning Department.

“Slavery was legal. Jim Crow was legal. Racism was legal. Didn’t make them right,” Fields said. “Tearing down this building may be legal because of who owns it, but [that] doesn’t make it right.” Hopkins said the destruction of this important landmark is part of an ongoing struggle to preserve historic civil rights markers in Baltimore.

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James Bentley contributed to this story.

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District council seat between two more strong young brothers, Russell Neverdon and Kristerfer Burnett. Burnett, who has been a dynamic community organizer for several years, lives in Edmondson Village and was instrumental in bringing the Village Market to the Edmondson-Westside High School.

Neverdon, another military veteran (Army National Guard), has been a successful defense attorney in the city. He has an insider’s insight into grimy underbelly of the criminal justice system and has strong ideas about law enforcement reform.

The only woman candidate for city council who participated in the forum was Jamie Frierson (9th District). She resided in Whitelock City for several years and has helped establish several non-profits in the city and is also president and CEO of an all-female mentoring program.

There’s a long time between now and April (well, really not that long). But, to see young men and women -- most of them men and women of color -- engaging earnestly in the political process, potentially bringing their impressive talents to a city in desperate need of leadership, helped me to see the glass as half full in the midst of the madness.

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

Baltimore Rebuilds Continued from B1

Brandon Scott, who spearheads the group, helped dig holes for the fence. Some of the members of the movement chatted with the police commissioner.

“Very few men step up to do what he did in the first place, and to do that and not have the support makes it even worse, Scott said. “So, we need to honor this gentleman—not just today, but every day moving forward.”

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Community members and leaders help put up a fence at Kendal Fenwick’s house.

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size to 875 students in a building of 145,000 square feet Hammond says she still feels comfortable talking to her teachers. Last year, when she had problems with her younger sister bullying her she talked to her advisory teacher about it.

“No matter what it is, even if it is a personal problem, I can just go up to my teachers and talk about it and they’ll be really supportive,” she said.

In classes set up differently, each of Hammond’s teachers use their rooms to engage students. The rooms buzz with energy and chairs spin on their axels as students stare up ahead at the screens.

Sarbanes maintains his student’s attention by calling out names to help him fill in

answers on a writeable wall.

For Sarbanes, the type of school does not matter as much as what the school can provide for its students.

“It’s much more about who is there, what the mission is and what the culture is like there,” said Sarbanes. “The vision is really compelling.”

The vision, according to the school administrators, is that the environment prepares students with “marketable skills” along with a “STEM curriculum, project-based learning, internships, and certifications” in certain field areas.

Hammond, for example, has five classes, lunch and an advisory period every day.

She wakes up at 6 or 6:10 a.m. and leaves her house by 6:55 to make the bus that will take her to school.

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She started at GSA in the 6th grade after starting school at Samuel F.B. Morse. Since then Hammond has joined the debate team in hopes of becoming comfortable talking in front of others.

“I got into debate because I want to be a lawyer, it’s been a goal of mine since the 5th grade, I thought it would help me because I don’t like speaking in front of people,” she said.

Hammond realized she wanted to be a lawyer because of what she saw around her.

“I’ve seen so many of my friends have problems with their parents, or aunts, or uncles going to jail for no reason or getting caught up in something that they’re not supposed to get caught up in,” Hammond said.

Such ownership of her education is a goal faculty hope will happen for students, said Schochor.

“With middle schoolers, particularly, it is really important that they have a sense of ownership and when they see their peers doing something then it makes them wonder how they can do it,” he said.

Part of GSA curriculum is also based on the progress reports from I Ready benchmark exams. The benchmark uses common core standards in an adaptive way, said Schochor. Many students who enter into the 6th are a grade or two behind, he said.

“We are going to have to make more than a year of growth per year for our students to get back to grade level and/or exceed grade level,” said Schochor.

For growth to happen the school pushes “urgency” on the administration, teachers and students through a competitive atmosphere between classes. Each class has average scores placed right next to each other so that everyone can see how the other classes are doing.

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Free Thanksgiving Dinners for Central Maryland Families

The United Way of Central Maryland is aiming to distribute 4,000 Thanksgiving dinners to low-income central Maryland families as part of the organization’s 23rd annual Harvest of Plenty. The Thanksgiving meals will be distributed to pre-registered families until Nov. 24 at 22 locations throughout central Maryland including social service agencies, faith-based providers, food banks, community action agencies and partner outreach programs. Dinner packages will feed a family of six and include traditional Thanksgiving meal items like a 10-12 pound turkey, stuffing, macaroni and cheese, green beans, collard greens, cranberry sauce and biscuit mix.

Individuals interested in providing a Thanksgiving dinner for a family can do so at uwcm. org/givethanks. For more information about the program call (410) 547-8000.

‘The Emperor of Sound’ Book Signing

The Towson University Black Student Union are hosting a book signing for producer, rapper, songwriter and now author, Timbaland on Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. at Towson University, University Union, Chesapeake Room, 8000 York Road, Towson Maryland.

Contact Kenny Abrams at abramins@comcast.net for more information.

National Ocean Exploration Day

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Timbaland will be signing copies of his new book ‘The Emperor of Sound’ on Nov. 20 at Towson University.

Join the National Aquarium for National Ocean Exploration Day on Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is free. For more information visit aqua. org.

Free Food at the New Hope Academy

Baltimore-based craft condiments company Tessamae’s All Natural will be distributing 30K pounds of fresh produce on Nov. 21 for free at the New Hope Academy, 900 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The African Children’s Choir

The international African Children’s Choir are performing at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 306 East 23rd St, Baltimore, Maryland on Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. Call (301) 733-2149 for more details.

Free Thanksgiving Dinner

The Freedom Temple Laborers in His Harvest Men’s Ministry are hosting a free dinner on Nov. 23 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Freedom Temple AME Zion Church, 2926 Hollins Ferry Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. All are invited. Call (410) 636-4747 or visit freedomtempleamez.com for more information.

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“How very special are we for just a moment to be part of life’s eternal rhyme. How very special are we to have on our family tree Mother Earth and Father Time. He turns the seasons around and so she changes her gown but they always look in their prime. They go on dancing their dance of everlasting romance, Mother Earth and Father Time. The summer larks return to sing, oh, what a gift they give. Then autumn days grow short and cold, oh, what a joy to live. How very special are we for just a moment to be part of life’s eternal rhyme. How very special are we to have on our family tree Mother Earth and Father Time.” Charlotte’s Web “Getting a standing ovation was kind of humbling that so many people are so happy that I have been named for this award. It’s an accolade.” -Morgan Freeman The Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee awards breakfast at the Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys had more than 150 movers and shakers arising early to honor Congressman Elijah Cummings.

After Mayor Rawlings-Blake’s introduction of Congressman Cummings, the spirited crowd showed their appreciation to the Congressman for his tenacity and support for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the Benghazi hearings with a rousing standing ovation. The guests in attendance were, Nick Mosby, Sheila Dixon, Rev. Alvin Hathaway, Yvette Lewis, Cereta Spencer, Elijah Kelly, Joe and Tessa Hill-Aston, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Angela Gibson, Charles Thomas, Herb Brown, Michael Mays, Darryl Strange, Kenny Brown, Senator Shirley NathanPulliam, Naon Allen, State Senator Nathaniel McFadden, Scherod Barnes, Nina Harper, Joyce Smith, Delegate Cheryl Glen, Vernon Simms, Wes Moore, Bilal Ali, Councilmember Sharon Green-Middleton, Councilwoman Ricky Spector, State Senator Cathy Pugh, City Council President Jack Young, Terrell Boston Smith, Anthony Jones and Lucinda Ware. Karenthia Barber, fundraising chair was lauded for leading such a successful event with committee members Gary Brown, Betty Clark and Sylvia Williams.

“Johnny, Johnny Dollar, lady, lady, lady why do you holler? Ain’t nobody seen your Johnny Dollar. I can’t get no sleep in this noisy street I’ve got to move, I’ve got to find me a quiet place.” -Garnet Mims Charles Owens and the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce’s “Business after Dark” happy hour at the R L Hotel located in Baltimore‘s business district was a perfect opportunity for visitors to explore the uniqueness of Baltimore. Guests’ speakers were James Hamlin owner of Avenue Bakery and longtime jeweler Sonny Morestein of Morestein Jewelers. The scrumptious complimentary buffet included crab cakes, steak, crème Brule and an array of passed foods and desserts.

“All great achievements require time.” -Maya Angelou Michael Bruce’s art show at Baltimore’s Eubie Blake Center displayed various facets of Michael’s artistic abilities including black and white photos, color photos, pencil and ink. Michael was in awe that his childhood friends and fellow artists came from New York and D.C. to support his latest venture. The guests enjoying the exhibit were Stephanie Stevenson, Yvonne Williams, Karen Brice, Roxy Humphrey, Marty King, Pam King, Yvonne West, Dina Jolly, Rod Manning, Steward Beckham, Paul Beckham, Guy and Sharon Richardson, Derrick Kane, Atyia Brown, Robert Roach, Rod Ivey, Dyra Johnson, Pamela Pitt, Charan Banks, Sharon Foster, Patsy Cannon, Theron Williams, Clinton Long, Wesley King, James Gray, Joe Howard, Annette Smith, Monique Downs, Koren Waters, Buzz and Joy Locke, Vernon Ross, Paul and Kathy Ball, Brenda Stewart, Pat Roselle and Jay Baker.

“Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon” Since I was attending Michael’s exhibit, it was the perfect opportunity to have brunch with my friends John Carter, William Hudson and Tony Randall at their restaurant Phaze 10 on Howard Street. The Sunday jazz brunch menu had so many choices I finally decided on the mouthwatering steak egg and potato dish and a refreshing glass of champagne. WEAA’s Ernestine Jones was hosting the Jazz Brunch.

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The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture celebrated its 10th Ellis Marsalis Jr. Anniversary with a gala on Nov. 14 at the museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

Those in attendance included many of the Baltimore mayoral candidates and other luminaries.

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Reginald F. Lewis Museum’s New Curator Talks Social Change

By Lisa Snowden-McCray Special to the AFRO

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Charles E. Bethea is the new Chief Curator at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore.

Charles E. Bethea, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum’s new Chief Curator and Director of Collections and Exhibitions, knows he is coming to Baltimore at a particularly significant time for the city.

He started the job in October, just months after the death of Freddie Gray and the unrest that followed. Crime in Baltimore is on the rise and the city is in the middle of deciding what to do with its numerous Confederate monuments. In an interview with the AFRO, Bethea said that be believes that the museum has a role to play in the city’s life.

“One of the beautiful things about the museum as a whole -not just the Reginald F. Lewis -- but museums as a whole, is that museums are about social change,” Bethea said. “They are vehicles and venues for that discussion and dialogue. There are not too many organizations or industries out there that allow for such – in theory – an unbiased approach to a particular subject matter.

“We’re a history museum so we want to tell history and we’re going to be unapologetic about the history which we portray. But to maintain our relevancy in current events, we are the vehicle to help that discussion take place.”

As curator, Bethea is tasked with managing the museum’s art and exhibitions. He must determine what pieces the museum needs and acquire them, organize exhibitions, plan for special projects and oversee research.

He said that so far, he has spent a lot of his time in Baltimore doing an assessment of the museum.

“I want to take an in-depth look at the type of collections we

currently have, fill in some blanks within those particular collections, and go after more objects and what-have-you just to make us a little more robust in certain areas of history and culture,” he said.

He said he also foresaw more visits like ballerina Misty Copeland’s visit to the museum back in August, which drew lines that snaked out the doors and down the block.

“I think that there’s a nice marriage between curatorial work and education work,” he said. “Misty Copeland was a byproduct of the exhibition ‘Dance Theater of Harlem’ that was here at that same time.

It’s always the exhibitions that are wonderful and great but if they’re not blockbusters it’s the educational program that sustains the life of the exhibitions.”

Before coming to Baltimore, the Bladensburg, Maryland native served as the executive director of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, chief operating officer and curator at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago and the director of educational programming at the Hampton University Museum in Virginia.

He said he was attracted to museum work, particularly at Blackfocused institutions, because he rarely saw himself in the museums he visited growing up.

“My older brother and I used to go to the art museums all the time,” he said. “I never really saw myself in those museums and I was wondering why. I mean, we exist. It just prompted me to learn as much as I can about my history, about my culture not just African American culture, but how we fit within the overall construct of American history.

Bethea replaces Michelle Joan Wilkinson, who left the museum in 2014 after six and a half years.

‘Carter High’

Film Explores the Other Side of ‘Friday Night Lights’

By Mark F. Gray Special To The AFRO Making good decisions and performing at an elite level helped Greg Ellis become an all pro defensive lineman during a 12 year NFL career. As executive producer of the movie “Carter High,” Ellis is using his talent as a football player to impart lessons from an iconic Dallas high school program whose championship was stripped after several players were incarcerated and involved in academic fraud with a lead actor who brings personal experiences from Baltimore to his role.

Charles S. Dutton plays Coach Freddie James, the man who built Carter High School’s program into a powerhouse. James, who won 147 games during his legendary career, led them to the Texas 5A championship in 1988 only to have it vacated for using an academically ineligible player “The script is perfect for a Charles Dutton character,” said Ellis in an interview with the AFRO. “Helping kids out by sharing his story is what he does all day every day. This role really fits him perfectly”.

Dutton was convicted of manslaughter in the 1970s and, in addition to being an actor today, is a motivational speaker.

The cast also includes rapper David Banner and Vivica A. Fox, who plays James’ wife.

“I appreciate her attitude about smaller films and helping independent filmmakers take the craft to the next level if the story is worth being told,” said Ellis. “ “Carter High” is the dramatic recollection of the 1988 football program from the Dallas suburbs that was the last to win a Texas High School championship. Some experts say it was the greatest high school football team ever featuring four future NFL players including Jesse Armstead, the only three time Parade All America prep standout

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Charles S. Dutton is one of the stars of ‘Carter High.’ ever. Though Armstead would play college football at the University of Miami and win two national championships before his NFL career, his path would have been different without personal discipline.

Two other Division I recruits – Derric Evans and Gary Edwards – were convicted for their roles in a series of video store and restaurant robberies. Evans was sentenced to 20 years while Edwards was sentenced to serve 16 in 1989 though he was paroled in 1993.

They were among 15 students, including six football players, who participated in what came to be known as “Carter robberies”.

Edwards’s questionable Algebra grade was the catalyst for the demise of their championship season.

“This story still resonates because it shows how some of the best players can get caught up making bad decisions and how it affected their lives,” said Ellis. “With so much attention on high school

athletes and sports this movie shows bad decisions alter your life”.

Social wounds divided the community, but, there is still a mythical quality that surrounds them. Carter beat Odessa Perrimen 14-9 in the 1988 state semifinals that was chronicled in the 1990 best seller and 2004 movie “Friday Night Lights.” The portrayal of the team in that movie alienated many from the Dallas suburb but the reverence of the team is what attracted Ellis to make this film.

“This ‘Carter High’ thing is the other side of ‘Friday Night Lights’,” Ellis said. “They were more popular in Dallas than the Cowboys at the time. The team got 37 minutes of airtime during that movie which is unthinkable considering the story was about Odessa Perrimen’s season”.

Ellis, who played 10 years with the Dallas Cowboys, launched his film company Play Now Enterprises after retiring in 2010. Being a former pro athlete proved to be a catch 22 while embarking on this new challenge. There were some who doubted his credibility while others were attracted to his celebrity.

“Carter High” is the company’s first major project and Ellis hopes that it won’t typecast him as a filmmaker. Stephen Spielberg and Tyler Perry are his filmmaking role models and he plans to vary his projects while giving independent writers and directors a break.

“My goal is to entertain and enlighten you at the same,” said Ellis.

‘Carter High’ is in theaters now.’

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Book Review

Ray Lewis’ Book Takes An In-Depth Look at the Troubled Man Beneath the Helmet

By James Bentley Associate Editor jbentley@afro.com Let me preface this review by saying that I am born and raised in Baltimore City.

Growing up with no football team sucked and the only thing worse were the old stories of how great the Colts were before they moved to Indianapolis in the middle of the night.

To me, the greatest day in Baltimore City’s football history is April 20, 1996. That was the first draft for the new Baltimore Ravens and in that first round General Manager Ozzie Newsome selected Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden from UCLA with the 4th overall pick, and future Hall of Fame inductee Ray Lewis from Miami, with the 26th pick. Ogden and Lewis would lead the team to win Superbowl XXXV in 2001 and Lewis would again win in 2013. That win, at Super Bowl XLVII, would be Lewis’ final game.

That game and detailed memories of many others, make up a good portion of this book. In addition, Lewis discusses his early childhood, growing up without a father and even the origin of his name--he was named after a military man who paid his mother’s maternity ward bills. He remembers growing up in a house with his single mother,

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In ‘I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory’ Ray Lewis tells the story of his 17 year NFL career.

Sunseria Smith, and his four siblings. He also remembers the abuse he and his mother suffered at the hands of men in her life.

Lewis talks about his introduction to football, his evolution to a blue chip recruit in high school and his ascension to wrestling

state champion in his senior year. The part of the book many non-Ravens fans will be interested in is Lewis’ detailed retelling of what happened on Jan. 31, 2000 in Atlanta.

On that night Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar were stabbed to death following the Super Bowl. Lewis and his group had been involved in a fight with another group of which Baker and Lollar were a part of. Lewis and two companions were charged with murder and Lewis ultimately took a plea and testified against his two companions. Lewis never directly linked his two friends to the killings, and they were acquitted.

Lewis goes through the different outfits he wore, his trip to Atlanta and expresses multiple times that he has moved past the events, how people treated him and how he felt. It seems that Lewis is still hurt by those accusations and how he was treated, in custody and in public, as a result of them.

Lewis does touch on the Baltimore unrest and seeing “his city” burn. He talks about his hurt as he watched the city explode in riots and violence and how he showed up to help in any way he could.

Faith is the common thread that ties this book and Lewis’s life together. The book is a mixture of Lewis’s spiritual talk, motivational speeches and his football history. For this football fan, that’s more than enough.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Foreign No. 2015FEP122 Date of Death September 19, 1997 Benjamin A Crichlow, Jr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS D o r i s H . C h r i c h l o w, whose address is 10120 Campus Way South, #304, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Benjamin A. Crichlow, Jr., deceased by the Orphan’s Court for Prince George’s County, State of Maryland, on June 11, 2015 , , ,Service of process may be made upon Rio King, 5321 Chillum Place, NE, Washington, DC 20011 whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 5321 Chillum Place, NE, Washington, DC Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Building A, 515 5th Street, NW., 3rd Fl, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1332 Patsy Coates Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Andre Coates, whose address is 14 53d Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20019, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Patsy Coates , who died on October 30, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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Date of Publication: November 20, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Andre Coates Personal Representative

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1162 Charles Edward Barley Sr. Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Ophelia W Barley, whose address is 6323 Walton Avenue, Camp Springs, MD was appointed personal representative of the estate of Charles Edward Barley Sr, who died on July 9, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 16, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 16, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Objections Date of Publication: to be heirs or legatees of Date of Publication: dressis 7801 Klovstad Edward G Fisher to such appointment (or November 20, 2016 the decedent who do not November 20, 2015 Decedent to the probate of de- Drive, Fort Washington, Name of newspaper: receive a copy of this no- Name of newspaper: MD, was appointed perNOTICE OF cedent´s will) shall be Afro-American tice by mail within 25 Afro-American sonal representative of APPOINTMENT filed with the Register of days of its first publica- Washington Washington the estate of MArvin OF FOREIGN Wills, D.C., 515 5th tion shall so inform the Law Reporter Law Reporter PERSONAL Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Fleming AKA Marvin Veronica Wallace Register of Wills, includWhitney Fleming, who Barbara J Outlaw REPRESENTATIVE Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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TYPESET: Wed Nov 11 TYPESET: 13:18:32 EST Tue2015 Nov 10 16:28:15 2015 TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 16:25:25 EST 2015 TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 16:27:32 2015 TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 16:26:12 2015 LEGAL NOTICES LEGALEST NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALEST NOTICES LEGALEST NOTICES Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM806 Melvin R Parks Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Joyce E Thomas , whose address is 566-48th Place, NE, Washington, DC 20019 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Melvin R. Parks, who died on February 6, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

20001, on or before May 13, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May 13, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: November 13, 2015 11/13, 11/20/15 TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 16:29:17 EST 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington SUPERIOR COURT OF Law Reporter Joyce E Thomas THE DISTRICT OF Personal COLUMBIA Representative PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. TRUE TEST COPY 20001-2131 REGISTER OF WILLS Administration No. 2015ADM946 11/13, 11/20, 11/27/15 Estate of Jeannetta W Keitt TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 Deceased NOTICE OF STANDARD SUPERIOR COURT OF PROBATE THE DISTRICT OF Notice is hereby given COLUMBIA that a petition has been PROBATE DIVISION filed in this Court by WesWashington, D.C. ley Clarke for standard 20001-2131 probate, including the Foreign No. appointment of one or 2015FEP120 more personal repreDate of Death sentative. Unless a comJune 5, 2012 plaint or an objection in Evelyn Delores accordance with SuperBuckmon ior Court Probate DiDecedent vision Rule 407 is filed in NOTICE OF this Court within 30 days APPOINTMENT from the date of first pubOF FOREIGN lication of this notice, the PERSONAL Court may take the acREPRESENTATIVE tion hereinafter set forth.

0 AND In the absence of a will or proof satisfactory to NOTICE the Court of due execuTO CREDITORS tion, enter an order deterMonique Ithine Holloman mining that the decenwhose address is 5531 dent died intestate.

Central Ave, SE, 0 Appoint a supervised Washington, DC 20019 personal representative was appointed personal Register of Wills representative of the Clerk of the estate of Evelyn Delores Probate Division Buckmon, deceased by Date of First Publication the Orphans Court for November 13, 2015 Prince Georges County, Names of Newspapers: State of Maryland, on Washington Law ReOctober 27, 2015. porter Service of process may Washington be made upon Monique AFRO-AMERICAN Ithine Holloman 5531 Wesley L Clarke Central Ave, SE, 1629 K Street, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20019 Washington, DC 20006 whose designation as Signature of District of Columbia Petitioners/Attorney agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, 11/13, 11/20/15 TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 16:28:42 EST 2015 D.C. The decedent owned the following District of SUPERIOR COURT OF Colombia real property: THE DISTRICT OF 5531 Central Avenue, COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION SE, Washington, DC Washington, D.C. 20019 20001-2131 Claims against the deForeign No. cedent may be pre2015FEP123 sented to the underDate of Death signed and filed with the December 19, 2014 Phyllistine Veronica Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, 515 DeVille 5th St. NW 3rd FloorDecedent ,Washington, D.C. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT 20001 within 6 months OF FOREIGN from the date of first pubPERSONAL lication of this notice.

REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS William D Armstrong Sr. whose address is 6711 Hasting Dr. Capitol Heights, MD 20743 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Phyllistine Veronica DeVille, deceased by the Orphan’s Court for Prince George’s County, State of Maryland, on January 9, 2015, Service of process may be made upon whose designation as District of Columbia agent has been filed with the Register of Wills, D.C. The decedent owned the following District of Colombia real property: 1366 Emerald St., NE, Washington, DC 20002 Claims against the decedent may be presented to the undersigned and filed with the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Building A, 515 5th Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 within 6 months from the date of first publication of this notice. (Strike preceding sentence if no real estate.)

William D. Armstrong Sr. Personal Representative(s) TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS Date of first publication: November 13, 2015 Name of newspapers and/or periodical: The Daily Washington Law Reporter The Afro-American 11/13, 11/20, 11/27/15

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Author Wes Moore Shares ‘Giving Back’ with Maryland Students

Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1268 Faith Marie Kim Land AKA Faith Wagner AKA Faith Kim AKA Faith Kim Taylor Decedent Steve Hoofnagle, Esq 1401 Mercantile Lane, Suite 105 Largo, MD 20774 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Jeremiah J. Land, whose address is 1825 Monroe St., NE, Washington, DC, 20018 was appointed personal representative of the estate of Faith Marie Kim Land, AKA Faith Wagner AKA Faith Kim AKA Faith Kim Taylor who died on November 17, 2011 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are (Photo credit: James Bentley) unknown shall enter their Wes Moore spoke with students from Baltimore’s KIPP Ujima Village appearance in this proceeding. Objections Academy. to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., By James Bentley 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Associate Editor Floor Washington, D.C. jbentley@afro.com 20001, on or before May 13, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be On Nov. 16 more than 200 students from six schools across the state of Maryland presented to the undersigned with a copy to the gathered at The Southwest Anchor Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library for the 3rd Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills Annual “Actions to Impact” service event hosted by best-selling author and combat with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May veteran Wes Moore.

13, 2016, or be forever This year’s “Call to Service” event featured a discussion of Moore’s new fictional barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of novel “This Way Home”, a Q & A session with the students and a giving component. the decedent who do not receive a copy of this no- Prior to the event, each class participated in a food drive to donate non-perishable tice by mail within 25 items to the Maryland Food Bank to assist with their Thanksgiving efforts. The studays of its first publication shall so inform the dents collected over 50 pounds of food items.

Register of Wills, includThe participating schools in this third annual event were Forest Park High School, ing name, address and relationship.

William Pinderhughes Middle School, National Friends Academy, KIPP, Anacostia Date of Publication: November 13, 2015 TRUE TEST COPY Senior High, Baltimore Montessori and Dwight D Eisenhower Middle. Each partici16:27:52 EST Name of newspaper: REGISTER OF2015 WILLS pating class also received signed copies of Moore’s new book.

Afro-American TRUE TEST TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 16:27:08 ESTCOPY 2015 Washington 11/13, 11/20, 11/27/15 REGISTER OF WILLS When asked why it is important for him to come speak to Baltimore students Law Reporter TYPESET: Tue Nov 10 16:25:55Jeremiah EST 2015 J. Land Moore said “This is my home. Baltimore holds an incredibly special place in my heart 11/13, 11/20, 11/27/15 Superior Court of Personal the District of Representative and always will. When I think about the future of our city, the future of our city is Superior Court of District of Columbia going to school every day in our city schools. So anyone that cares deeply about the the District of PROBATE DIVISION TRUE TEST COPY District of Columbia Washington, D.C. future of Baltimore has to care deeply about our students and the kind of futures they REGISTER OF WILLS PROBATE DIVISION 20001-2131 TYPESET: Tue Nov 17 13:59:49 EST I2015 Washington, D.C. can create. will always, when I have a moment, just say ‘thank you’ to them, to their Administration No. 11/13, 11/20, 11/27/15 20001-2131 2015ADM1301 teachers, to their administrators and let them know that their work does matter. It matAdministration No. Annie Lee Stewart 2015ADM1296 Superior Court of Decedent ters to all of us.”

Gerald Charles Allen the District of Julius P. Terrell, Esq Decedent District of Columbia 1455 Pennsylvania Sebastian Krop, EsPROBATE DIVISION Ave., Ste 400 quire Washington, D.C. Washington, DC 20004 1330 New Hampshire 20001-2131 Attorney Ave NW 111 Administration No. NOTICE OF Washington, DC 2015ADM1329 APPOINTMENT, 20036-6300 Carlton D Poston NOTICE TO Attorney AKA CREDITORS NOTICE OF Calrton Davis Poston AND NOTICE TO APPOINTMENT, Decedent UNKNOWN HEIRS NOTICE TO Rhonda R Brown DeBorah Jackson, CREDITORS 9900 Greenbelt Road, whose address is 5116 AND NOTICE TO Ste E173 Lanham, MD Bass Place., SE UNKNOWN HEIRS Washington, DC 20019, Anita Allen, whose ad- 20706 was appointed personal dress is 5344 Central Attorney NOTICE OF representative of the Ave. SE., Washington, APPOINTMENT, estate of Annie Lee DC 20019, was apNOTICE TO Stewart, who died on pointed personal repreCREDITORS June 30, 2015 without a sentative of the estate of AND NOTICE TO will, and will serve with- Gerald Charles Allen, UNKNOWN HEIRS out Court supervision. All who died on June 4, 2011 unknown heirs and heirs without a will, and will L o u i s e S t e v e n s o n , whose where-abouts are serve without Court su- whose address is 4744 unknown shall enter their pervision. All unknown Benning Rd, #204, NE, heirs and heirs whose Washington, DC 20019 appearance in this whereabouts are unproceeding. Objections known shall enter their was appointed personal to such appointment a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s representative of the shall be filed with the proceeding. Objections estate of Carlton D Register of Wills, D.C., to such appointment Poston AKA Carlton Da515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd shall be filed with the vis Poston, who died on Floor Washington, D.C. Register of Wills, D.C., October 1, 2015 with a 20001, on or before May 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd will, and will serve with13, 2016. Claims against Floor Washington, D.C. out Court supervision. All the decedent shall be 20001, on or before May unknown heirs and heirs presented to the under- 13, 2016. Claims against whose where-abouts are 2015 Cultural Affair Committee Members - From left to right- Kim H. Walker, signed with a copy to the the decedent shall be unknown shall enter their Register of Wills or filed presented to the under- a p p e a r a n c e i n t h i s Carrie Hiers, Letori Robinson, Anthony McCarthy, and Carlton R. Smith. proceeding.

Objections with the Register of Wills signed with a copy to the with a copy to the under- Register of Wills or filed to such appointment (or

By Da’Rrell L. Privott signed, on or before May with the Register of Wills to the probate of de13, 2016, or be forever with a copy to the under- cedent´s will) shall be barred. Persons believed signed, on or before May filed with the Register of to be heirs or legatees of 13, 2016, or be forever Wills, D.C., 515 5th Baltimore Black Pride, in conjunction with The Center for Black Equity Baltithe decedent who do not barred. Persons believed Street, N.W., 3rd Floor W a s h i n g t o n , D .

C . to be heirs or legatees of more, held its 13th Annual Cultural Event on Oct. 10 at the Eubie Blake National receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 the decedent who do not 20001, on or before May Jazz Institute and Cultural Center in Baltimore, Maryland. days of its first publica- receive a copy of this no- 20, 2016. Claims against tion shall so inform the tice by mail within 25 the decedent shall be The event was an awards celebration designed to recognize the many outstandRegister of Wills, includ- days of its first publica- presented to the undertion shall so inform the signed with a copy to the ing community members and supporters. The AFRO American Newspaper was the ing name, address and Register of Wills, includRegister of Wills or filed relationship. major media sponsor of the event. Speakers included Carl Stokes, Baltimore City ing name, address and with the Register of Wills Date of Publication: relationship. with a copy to the underNovember 13, 2015 12th District Councilman, Merrick Moise, Center for Black Equity, and Carlton R. Date of Publication: signed, on or before May Name of newspaper: November 13, 2015 20, 2016, or be forever Smith, 2015 Cultural Affair Committee.

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11/13, 11/20, 11/27/15 Date of Publication: 11/13, 11/20, 11/27/15 November 20, 2015 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Louise Stevenson Personal Representative Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1302 Stuart Henry Baker Decedent Jamison B Taylor 1218 11th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Attorney NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Susan Carol Taylor , whose address is 3010 St Georges Ave., North Vancouver, BC, V7N, was appointed personal representative of the estate of Stuart Henry Baker, who died on August 2, 2015 without a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before May 13, 2016. Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before May 13, 2016, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

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Superior Court of the District of District of Columbia PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. 20001-2131 Administration No. 2015ADM1287 Lucille M Greene Decedent NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Sheila Anderson and Carolyn Mccoy, whose addresses are 210 Dauntly St., Upper Marlboro MD 20774 and 919 Shady Glen Dtr. District Heights, MD 20742, was appointed personal representatives of the estate of Lucille M Greene, who died on January 7, 2015 with a will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose where-abouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment (or to the probate of decedent´s will) shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .

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The Afro-American, November 21, 2015 - November 27, 2015

More Clean Energy for DC We want a cleaner and greener District. The Pepco Holdings-Exelon merger will bring $7 million to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, add more than $10 million into the District’s Green Building Fund and make it easier for customers to connect their solar panels to the grid.

Exelon will also significantly expand solar energy in the District and purchase wind energy – enough to power more than 23,000 homes.

The merger also brings other benefits that will help our neighbors like a one-time direct bill credit of more than $50 per residential customer and increased reliability standards that would lead to fewer and shorter power outages.

We support the merger, and we made our voices heard. You can, too. Go to PHITomorrow.com where you can sign the petition and send a letter to voice your support.

“The merger will make it easier for customers to add solar energy in their homes.”

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Bowser Faces Scrutiny at Home Over Exelon-Pepco Support

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), by all accounts, led a successful District delegation to China recently.

She is, however, facing ethical questions regarding a political action committee she was affiliated with and the proposed Exelon-Pepco merger. The mayor came under fire for supporting the

– Sherice Muhammad Exelon-Pepco merger after first being against it.

The D.C. Public Service Commission convened community hearings on the merger on Nov. 17-18 at its headquarters in front of a packed room that consisted of foes and proponents of the merger. Opponents of the merger raised questions about Bowser’s support, particularly in light of revelations that the proposed D.C. United Stadium will have property close to it named after Pepco.

“Why, just days before that settlement was announced, did Pepco give the mayor’s office $25 million for vague naming rights connected to the proposed D.C. United Soccer stadium?” Shipla Joshi of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network said at the hearing. “Moreover, did the mayor’s controversial Super PAC – FreshPAC – ask Pepco and Exelon for donations to the PAC during the exact same period the mayor’s office was negotiating with the companies over a merger settlement? These are questions to which the public deserves answers.”

On Nov. 11, opponents of the merger announced they filed an ethics complaint with the District Board of Ethics and Accountability questioning the mayor change of mind. The merger opponents aren’t comfortable with Bowser’s agreement with Exelon to provide a major company office in the District and hold off rate hikes until 2019, among other things.

Ward 7 advisory neighborhood commission chairman Sherice Muhammad is suspicious of what the mayor is doing. “Among the lengthy list of reasons why this is horrendous for District ratepayers, the mayor’s deal, at its core, reeks of the stench of corruption and scandal,” she said. “There’s nothing in the deal to protect D.C. residents from rate hikes or job losses. Is that because Continued on D2

The Push for Black Teen Adoption

By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the AFRO ssherman@afro.com Thomas Caston has few recollections of his birth parents. Adopted at 11 through an agency that found homes for “hard to place” children, Caston

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“…the mayor’s deal, at its core, reeks of the stench of corruption and scandal.”

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Readings were presented by (left to right), Dr. Rex Ellis, Joan Mulholland, Cameron Grace Gamble and La Fleur Paysour during a special ceremony held outside the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture that is scheduled to open in Fall 2016.

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By Savannah Harris Howard University News Service Hundreds of people gathered at an inaugural event for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Nov. 16 to celebrate the completion of the museum’s exterior in a year that marks three significant moments in American history.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The museum’s founding director, Lonnie Bunch, launched the night of celebration, which included music, Continued on D2

“… no child should feel as if they are not anchored to the world around them.”

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D.C. Group Combines Hip-Hop and Chess

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim Special to the AFRO If the Bravo Zulu Chess Club needed a positive sign about their readiness for a national chess tournament next month, they got it at the 10th annual Bum Rush the Boards Hip-Hop Chess Tournament. The young warriors at Bravo Zulu won first-, second- and third-place team prizes in the beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections of the tournament on Nov. 14 held at the Columbia Heights Recreation Center, 1480 Girard Street NW. “They worked hard for this,” said Shaka Greene, founder and executive director of Bravo Zulu Chess, a district-based nonprofit that trains students to compete in chess tournaments and teaches them how the principles of chess relate to life.

“This is a very good indication of where we are as a team,” he said.

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Dorothy Height’s hats included in the NCNW “Messages of Our Mother” exhibition

National Council Uses Hats to Salute Civil Rights Advocate Dorothy Height

By Linda Poulson Special to the AFRO

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) recently held a celebration in homage to their chair and president emeriti, Dorothy Height.

The event commemorated the organization’s 80th birthday and showcased the stylish hats Dorothy Irene Height wore as she advocated for equality and human rights for all people.

The hat exhibition, called “Messages of Our Mother,” included more than 50 hats from Height’s collection of 250 hats at the Washington, D.C. Hilton in Northwest on Nov. 13. Height served as president of the organization for 40 years (1957-1997).

“This is the first time we are displaying her hats; they are part of her estate. I thought it was appropriate for the 80th anniversary of the NCNW to salute the council with the hats of Dorothy Height,” said Alexis Herman, president of the Dorothy I. Height Education Foundation and cochair of the Uncommon Height Gala. She was also the former secretary of labor in the Clinton administration.

“So we have hats representing eight decades, and each decade has a special theme, so we have historical hats; the first hat she wore with Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt, the hat she wore to Barack Obama’s inauguration . . . we have hats that are representative of – Alexis Herman organizational partnerships, like Delta Sigma Theta, her famous red hats.” Height was a member of the Deltas and the national president from 1946 to 1957.

“We call them her crowns, Queen Dorothy, because she loved to wear the halos, especially in the evening,” Herman said. She said that some of the hats are in the Smithsonian’s inventory and will be part of the African American Historical Museum when it opens next year.

In addition to the hat celebration, the organization held its 14th annual Uncommon Gala Awards on Nov. 13. Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds received the organizations Crystal Stair award, sharing the honor with Sidney Poitier, Vernon Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, and others.

“Dorothy Height had a great relationship with Babyface, “ Herman said. “She supported his fundraising efforts for the Little Blue House in Washington, D.C., and the border babies initiative he championed.”

“The Crystal Stair Award is taken from Langston Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son” and purses together those qualities of Dorothy Irene Height’s service to others and service to community,” said Daley. “Babyface has given that service many people may not know, but he’s given a lot of service to the community.”

“. . . I thought it was appropriate for the 80th anniversary of the NCNW to salute the council with the hats of Dorothy Height.”

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Bravo Zulu Chess founder and CEO Shaka Greene, flanked by two of his top players, Zahir Muhammad (right) and Zion Utsey (left). Both players won first place in the advanced section of the 10th Annual Bum Rush the Boards Hip Hop Chess Tournament held Nov. 14 at the Columbia Heights Recreation Center.

“We use chess as a way to get more of our young people engaged in the game, because the game has a lot to do with strategy and forward-thinking and not being impulsive.”

– Lemuel “Life” LaRoche

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placements. But creating happy endings for waiting children, according to Caston and local adoption advocates, requires dispelling myths about both adoption and rearing children of color.

There were 415,129 children in the U.S. foster care system as of September 30, 2014, with 107,918 of them available for adoption, according to the Administration for Children and Families under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Studies show that Black children who come into contact with the child welfare system are disproportionately represented in foster care, and are less likely than children of other racial and ethnic groups to move to a permanent placement.

“I remember being that kid with no parents and feeling isolated and rejected because the natural gravitation was towards adopting infants or toddlers,” Caston told the AFRO. “The plan was always to foster and adopt once I became an adult because no child should feel as if they are not anchored to the world around them.”

Susan Punnett, executive director of the Family & Youth Initiative, an organization that works exclusively with teens in foster care said that perhaps the most pressing need remains in placing teen populations. “Teens are hidden from view and the system protects their confidentiality so we don’t hear about them,” said Punnett, who said many teens do not want friends to know they are in foster care or in need of adoptive parents. “Many people also think children are in foster care because of something they did rather than something that was done to them (or care that was not provided to them).”

Punnett told the AFRO that the latter assumption reinforces misconceptions that foster children are “bad” children. “Add to that the fact that they are teens, an age that most people do not look forward to parenting, and it makes sense that people would not consider adopting a teen from foster care,” Punnett said.

Many advocates point to other misconceptions about adoption as a whole that hinder placements, including: expense to foster or adopt, difficulty of meeting qualifications, including not owning their own home; poor health conditions; or being single. “We have a unique program that allows adults and teens in foster care to form relationships naturally. The more adults who meet and get to know teens who need families, the more teens who will find families,” Punnett said. “Getting to know each other breaks through whatever questions/fears/myths people might have had.”

In addition to the Wednesday’s Child segments that appear on D.C.’s NBC4, weekly, those interested in learning more about adoption can attend this year’s annual Adoption and Foster Care Expo on Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Historical Society of Washington, 801 K Street NW in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit adoptionfosterexpo.org.

a dramatic visual arts display, remembrances and congratulations.

“Tonight we commemorate the meaning of freedom, a term that was never abstract to African Americans,” Bunch said.

Blacks’ triumphs through centuries of harsh discrimination were honored and remembered during the celebration, including the premiere of a seven-minute projection depicting over 150 years of Black progress, from Harriet Tubman to the “Black Lives Matter” movement.

The visual piece, “Commemorate and Celebrate Freedom” by filmmaker Stanley Nelson, bounced 3-D Cheriss May, Howard University News Service images of some of the nation’s BeBe Winans performs “Stand” at a special ceremony outside the Smithsonian National black heroes — Frederick Museum of African American History and Culture that is scheduled to open in fall 2016.

Douglass, Ida B. Wells, the Rev. Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X — off the New “This building is homage to the fact that so much of our Orleans-inspired ironwork exterior, which tipped a hat to Black history is hidden in plain sight,” Bunch said. craftsmen of another time. The piece was show from Nov. 17When the building opens officially in the fall of 2016, it 18. will include a wide array of Black memorabilia and history, including Harriet Tubman’s hymnal, a lace shaw give to her by Queen Victoria and family photographs of her funeral; a Jim Crow railroad car, Chuck Berry’s red Cadillac convertible, remnants from a slave ship found off the coast of South Africa, works of celebrated Black artists, a slave cabin, Emmett Till’s casket, Muhammad Ali’s protective boxing gear and a Tuskegee Airmen training plan.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) cited cultural contributors like composer, pianist and band leader Duke Ellington, singer and composer Marvin Gaye and actress and singer Pearl Bailey, all of whom were born and raised in the nation’s capital.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) called the District of Columbia, “a crucible of African American history.”

After a reading of Margaret Walker’s “For My People,” scored by Darin Atwater and performed by the Soulful Symphony, an assemblage of instrumentalists and vocalists. Gospel singer BeBe Winans sang “America America” and “Stand” alongside the symphony.

Cheriss May, Howard University News Service “The message is very clear,” longtime activist D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton delivers remarks at a special and national radio personality Joe Madison said. ceremony outside the soon to open Smithsonian National Museum of “This is not just a museum for African Americans, African American History and Culture. but for the world, and we are part of the world.”

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Continued from D1 National K-12 Scholastic Championship in Orlando, Florida, Dec. 4-6. “We know we need to grow to not just be able to go down there and compete but to win,” Greene said. “But this was a step in the right direction.”

The Bum Rush the Boards Hip-Hop Chess Tournament is a signature event of Words Beats & Life, a district-based nonprofit that uses Hip Hop culture to promote positive change.

“This type of flavor in the chess world is rare,” Greene said.

“The vast majority of tournaments that we go to, the students that get off the van with us are the only ones who look like us.

The event represents a refreshing alternative to the more traditional chess tournaments that require silence and focuses exclusively on chess. “Aaaaaaay-yoo!” DJ 2-Tone Jones called out at the beginning of the event, eliciting a hearty, “Aiight!”

from the crowd.

“Even though the kids are dedicated in chess, they’re still kids and they want to have fun,” said David Curry-Johnson, a senior official with Words Beats & Life, explaining why tournament organizers use lessons in DJ-ing, graffiti art, and breakdancing to keep young participants engaged between rounds.

But, the event has appeal beyond the district.

Lemuel “Life” LaRoche, executive director of Chess & Community, a Georgia-based nonprofit that uses chess as a learning tool for “at-risk” youth in Athens-Clarke County, brought about a dozen members from his organization’s team – the Classic City Knights – to compete in Bum Rush the Boards for the past several years. Many of the players have prior involvement in the juvenile justice system.

“We use chess as a way to get more of our young people engaged in the game, because the game has a lot to do with strategy and forward-thinking and not being impulsive,” LaRoche said. “And all these jails that are being built are being built because our kids are so impulsive.”

Whereas some may regard chess as a game for “nerds” or “intellectuals,” Laroche said the Hip Hop themes within Bum Rush the Boards makes chess more relatable, similar to the way The Wu-Tang clan used chess iconography in its music in the late 90s and 2000s. “Hip Hop is the language of the youth,” he said, which was verified by 14-year-old Troy of Athens, Georgia.

“If you like rap and you like chess, it makes you even more comfortable,” he said.

source said the off-year contribution limit for political action committees has “been in effect for years.”

D.C. Council members Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) and David Grosso (I-At Large) have publicly been critical of FreshPAC. When FreshPAC was closed, Grosso expressed satisfaction.

“Regardless of the legality of the FreshPAC and its operations,

investments into two key District economic developments projects: The Wharf/Southwest Waterfront, which will receive $100 million, and the long-awaited Skyland Town Center, will get $55 million. The mayor said the investments promise to bring affordable housing and job opportunities to the city.

“For the District of Columbia to reach its full potential, we need more investment in affordable housing and job creation,” Bowser said in a statement on Nov. 11. “As mayor, I will continue to identify opportunities, at home and abroad, that strengthen communities and create pathways to the middle class.”

In a conference call with reporters on Nov. 13, the mayor also announced a joint venture of D.C. Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Children’s Medical Center to establish a laboratory space in translational research in pediatric care. She said that China – which has the second biggest economy in the world after the U.S. – and the District have strong tourism ties.

“In 2014, we had 220,000 tourists from China visit the District of Columbia,” the mayor said. “That has generated jobs and millions in tax revenue.”

Jeffrey S. DeWitt, the District’s chief financial officer, said the mayor’s party met with 150-200 investors while in China and noted that Shanghai, with a population of 24 million, is three times the size of New York City proper. “We want to be economic partners with China and grow that partnership,” DeWitt said. “That could mean advances in tech and innovations industries and companies. This was an incredibly productive visit.”

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In response, the mayor’s media relations representatives have repeatedly said that the Exelon negotiations were transparent and in the best interests of District residents.

In addition, on Nov. 10, Ben Soto, a leader in FreshPAC, a political action committee created by Bowser’s friends to influence the political process in the city, was disbanded with the blessing of the mayor. “I am grateful for the support of many residents who support our agenda,” the mayor said.

“However, FreshPAC had become a distraction.”

A source familiar with campaign finance in the District told the AFRO that FreshPAC wasn’t doing anything illegal as long as there was no coordination between the mayor and it, the source said. “In odd years, which are off-election years in D.C. a person can contribute as much as they want to a political action committee.

In election years, a person has a limit of $5,000.” The

“…the unchecked influence of large donors in campaigns undercuts the voices of everyday D.C. residents.”

– David Grosso the unchecked influence of large donors in campaigns undercuts the voices of everyday D.C. residents,” Grosso said. “We should strive for collegiality, but the people of the District of Columbia expect and deserve a council that is not just a ‘rubber stamp’ for the mayor.”

Bowser and dozens of government, non-profit, and private sector leaders toured China from Nov.7-13. During the trip, the mayor’s party visited Beijing, China’s capital city and Shanghai, its largest city, and met with the mayor of cities, business leaders, and investors.

On Nov. 11, the mayor announced $155 million of foreign

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Bowie State University Presents ‘The Fourth of April’ Play Bowie State University is showcasing their play “The Fourth of April” from Nov. 19 - Nov. 22 at the university’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, 14000 Jericho Park Road. The play celebrates the 150 year anniversary of the university as it highlights the historic protest in 1968 when students marched to the Maryland State House demanding more funds for campus renovations. Tickets range from $5 to $12.

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Stop the Hunger Now Program The Lambda Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, in partnership with the Heritage Fellowship Church, is sponsoring a Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging event on Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2501 Fox Mill Road. The program will allow participants to combat hunger by funding and packaging high protein, healthy foods. Each meal package can feed up to six individuals and costs 29 cents. For more information, visit akalko.org/programs/ stophungernow/.

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Mentoring To Manhood Annual Gala Mentoring To Manhood is celebrating 10 years of service in Prince George’s County with its annual gala on Nov. 20 from 6:30 p. m. – 9:30 p. m. at 13905 Central Avenue. The event will honor Thomas Graham, vice president of Pepco Holdings; David Harrington, the county’s Chamber of Commerce president; and Warren E. Connley of NASA. Tickets can be purchased on

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Azur Soleil Organics Hosts Open House Azur Soleil Organics is hosting a preholiday open house event on Nov. 21 from 4 p. m. – 8 p. m. in studio 15 at the Monroe Street Market, 716 Monroe Street N.E. The event will showcase the shop’s organic products, which range from shea butter lip

eventbrite.com/e/m2ms-men-whomake-the-difference-awards-2015tickets-17314911366. For more information, contact Erika Phyall at (240) 501-8905 or mentor@ m2minc.org.

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Lula Washington Dance Theatre at Publick Playhouse Lula Washington Dance Theatre will be performing at the Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road on Nov. 21 at 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. Lula Washington Dance Theatre is a nationally renowned Black performing arts dance company that blends African, modern, and ballet styles to create cutting-edge

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Prince George’s County Lawmakers Pass Bill to VA Attorney General Plans to Hire More Minority Police Ban Electronic Cigs Associated Press

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Attorney General Mark Herring has announced an initiative to increase the number of minority police officers in Virginia.

Herring said Nov. 18 that a $50,000 grant from his office will launch the project in Danville and Martinsville. Police departments there will conduct a survey to identify barriers to minority employment, then develop a plan based on the findings. The data and the subsequent plans will form the basis for a model that can be shared statewide.

Danville, with a 49 percent Black population, has only 19 Black officers on its 128-member police force. Martinsville has a 45 percent Black population, but only four of its 51 officers are Black.

Herring says it’s important to have a diverse team of officers who understand the culture and experiences of the people they serve.

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Associated Press Prince George’s County lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in all places where smoking is prohibited — except at the forthcoming MGM casino resort.

The bill passed in the Prince George’s County Council Nov. 17 by an 8-1 vote. Council member Todd Turner (D-District 4), who introduced the bill, says the bill’s aim is to limit people’s exposure to the vapor, similar to measures against public tobacco smoking that seek to limit secondhand smoke exposure.

An amendment proposed by council member Derrick Leon Davis (D-Mitchellville) exempts National Harbor’s new MGM National Harbor casino from the ban, a move he says protects future businesses in the county. The casino is expected to open in the summer.

If approved, the ban would go into effect early next year.

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Corease Doty and Angelica Alton, American Diabetes Association

Strayer University Faculty: Ursula Garcia-Mayes, Sean Zitney, Tamara Dorsey, Arvio Lee and Carmen Thompson

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WPGC Radio 16th Annual “For Sisters Only” Expo 2015 was held on Oct. 31 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. There were Special performances

by Jazmine Sullivan, Vivian Green, Dru Hill, Rare Essence and a panel with the men of BET’s “Being Mary Jane!” The one-day event focused on the needs, issues and lifestyle of today’s women. In addition to the musical performances, there were product demos, health screenings, seminars and shopping for everything from clothing to accessories to art and automobiles.

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Rebekka King, Ingrid Rose and Theresa Barley

R&B singer Jasmine Sullivan

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U.S. Coast Guard: Pol. Lance Turner, ITC Brendon Flakes and Lt. Leslic Downing

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Bernise Rainey and daughter, Jai’Nise

BernNadette Stanis (Thelma from “Good Times”)

Barbara Arnwine, who led the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for more than 25 years, launched a new civil rights organization Nov. 3 that has been well received by U. S. Rep. John

Barbara Arnwine and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)

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Conyers (D-Mich.), among other members of Congress, luminaries, activists and civil rights leaders. Conyers was honored with the organization’s first award for his 50 years of work for justice as the “dean” of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Rev. Omarosa Manigault, emcee and Kimmey Doney, vice president, Wells Fargo

Mike Clark and Rev. Omarosa Manigault Barbara Arnwine and Faith T. Blackburn Fravis Marquez, Joel Segal, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Ben Ptashnik and Mike Hersh

Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio)

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Garland Nixon

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